novelraw Chapter 468 - 219: Conflict (Part 2)
Chapter 468 - 219: Conflict (Part 2)
"Gao Bo, tell that Jingshang to quickly notify the Police Headquarters command center, and have the traffic division block off the Nanzawa road. If there’s no time, then expand the blockade circle and make sure to trap him within the Tama Region. We absolutely cannot let them enter Tokyo city center!"
As he pulled out the satellite map on his phone, he contacted Gao Bo via walkie-talkie.
"Screech——!"
Just as Lang Shaobo turned onto the south gate street of the campus, two black Toyota Alphards suddenly sped past them.
"Suspicious vehicles spotted at the south gate, license plates were Sumida 59 12-24..."
As soon as the words fell, Gu Ji hurriedly urged the vehicle to turn around.
Lang Shaobo gritted his teeth, stepping on the brake and turning the steering wheel simultaneously, the rear wheels skidded on the asphalt, drifting as they spun out gray smoke, quickly catching up.
Lang Shaobo was driving Hao Tongxi’s Toyota Camry, which had a slight power advantage over the fully-loaded Toyota Alphard.
The chase quickly brought them into Hachioji City District.
"Don’t worry about the traffic lights, just rush through!"
"Alright!"
Lang Shaobo followed Gu Ji’s command completely, incessantly honking the horn as he floored the gas pedal.
Vehicles around them hurriedly swerved to the sides, sounding their horns in response, seemingly cursing their dangerous driving behavior.
They were closing in on the convoy.
The Alphard behind suddenly decelerated, positioning itself on the right side of Gu Ji’s vehicle, occupying the middle lane. The window rolled down, revealing a gangster with a face full of flesh and a beard as thick as a wild boar’s.
He turned to look at Lang Shaobo inside the car, grinning broadly.
In the next moment, the gangster made a hard turn of the steering wheel, causing the front of the Alphard to swerve abruptly.
"Watch out——!"
Gu Ji shouted, and with a thunderous "boom", the Alphard slammed into the driver’s side door. The entire Camry body underwent a directional shift, uncontrollably zigzagging in an "S" curve.
"Slow down! Steady it!!"
At the critical moment, Gu Ji dragged Lang Shaobo’s head with his right arm and firmly grasped the steering wheel with his left hand, "Lang! Quickly slow down!"
"Clang", another thunderous sound.
The Alphard pressed its body down completely, sandwiching the Camry between its body and the road’s crash barrier. "Screeching", a piercing sound grated on the nerves as sparks flew from Gu Ji’s side door and the barrier!
Lang Shaobo came back to his senses and immediately slammed on the brakes, finally breaking free from the encirclement.
Before he could catch his breath, Gu Ji instructed him to accelerate again, "Do you know the PIT maneuver? Align the front part of your vehicle with the rear wheels of the target vehicle, make contact with the target’s side, then quickly turn to strike!"
"I’ll give it a try..."
Though he hadn’t tried it before, he had seen it done; after hearing the instructions, Lang Shaobo instantly visualized it.
He started accelerating again.
When they caught up to the Alphard again, both vehicles were already damaged, with deformed doors and wrecked paintwork.
Seeing that Gu Ji and his team dared to charge again, the gangster driver tried the same old trick.
Just as he was about to decelerate and sandwich them, the right front of the Camry had already aligned with the left rear of the Alphard.
Lang Shaobo’s eyes were bloodshot, and his arms trembled due to the tension. He took a deep breath and frantically shouted, "Hold on tight, Mr. Gu! Ah!!"
"Bam! Screech——!"
The powerful impact caused the Alphard body to shift instantly, its rear tires losing traction and starting to skid.
Before the gangster driver could react, the SUV behind couldn’t dodge in time, smashing into the side of the Alphard, launching the already uncontrollable vehicle into the air, flipping once before crashing heavily onto the ground with a "boom"!
"Oh! We did it! Mr. Gu! We did it!!"
Lang Shaobo stared straight at the scene in the rear-view mirror, unable to believe he pulled it off, shouting at the top of his lungs to vent the earlier frustration from being hit.
"Catch up! Catch up!"
"Oh, right!"
In this crisis, with adrenaline surging, Lang Shaobo completely forgot he was an embassy staff member, immersing himself in the role of capturing criminals!
Gu Ji’s command now, to him, was almost like an imperial decree.
The gas pedal revved to its limit.
Originally planning to perform another PIT stop, but the Alphard appeared prepared this time, constantly changing lanes, never giving him the chance for an American side-stop.
They were about to pass through the Modo Region.
In desperation, Gu Ji steeled his resolve:
"Hit him straight in the rear!"
"Really ram?"
"Really ram!"
Without another word, Lang Shaobo floored the gas pedal, but just as the car hood was about to hit the Alphard’s trunk, Gu Ji suddenly noticed from the windshield that the side door of the Alphard seemed to move, "Watch out!!"
Just then, a massive black shadow was suddenly thrown out from inside the car.
Fortunately, Gu Ji warned him in advance, and Lang Shaobo hurriedly turned the steering wheel, swerving the car to the right.
But the sedan behind couldn’t react in time, slamming into the black shadow, sending it flying.
In mid-air, Gu Ji vaguely saw a mist of blood spraying everywhere.
It was a person!!
"Stop! Stop immediately!!"
"Screech!"
Lang Shaobo braked to a sudden stop.
Gu Ji quickly opened the door and jumped out, waving his arms crosswise to alert the following cars while swiftly running towards the body lying in a pool of blood.
It was a man in his forties, with pale skin, silver-brown short hair, a well-defined face, dressed in a dark gray suit. If it weren’t for all the blood, and the conspicuous brown shoes and shattered glasses scattered around, he would appear as a handsome scholar.
He rushed forward.
The right chest of the brown-haired man was completely deformed from the collision, ribs pierced into the lungs causing a pneumothorax, along with massive blood filling the airways, he struggled to breathe, coughing blood continuously.
The man was beyond saving!
"Who did this! Are you the leader of the Fusong Gang? What did you tell them!" Gu Ji asked in English, attempting to draw resonance from the murderer before probing the truth.
"Cough cough...ugh..."
The brown-haired man coughed up blood, his eyes dimly gazing at Gu Ji, "Liangben Society, it’s Liangben Society...cough cough...May the Holy Lord protect! May the Holy Lord..."
Before he could finish, his pupils began to dilate.
Gu Ji touched his carotid artery with two fingers, feeling no pulse, he was completely dead.
"Damn it!"
No useful information to be extracted, he couldn’t help but curse before beginning to search the brown-haired man’s belongings, wallet, phone, faculty ID card, driver’s license, passport, etc...
Additionally, he found a hidden pocket inside the suit, containing an Apple phone.
Gu Ji unlocked the phone with facial recognition.
First was the photo album, in the private folder, he indeed found crime photos, a dilapidated factory, inside were numerous scantily clad female stowaways being washed with hoses like livestock by snakeheads.
Additionally, there were some screenshots of electronic documents.
In the signatory section, he saw a familiar name: Shajit Debunat!
[Target: Successfully locate Fusong Gang leader Shajit Debunat!]
[Japan police will arrive on the scene in 4 minutes and 16 seconds;]
[Xia Country’s National Security Special Service and SWAT will arrive on scene in 15 minutes and 29 seconds;]
[Note, you have been exposed to the view of Xia Country Embassy staff member and bystanders’ phones.]
[Please make your choice!]
[A. Leave with Shajit Debunat’s information, threaten his family to find the important snakehead hiding spot!]
[B. Interrogate Liangben Society gang members for clues about Ah Bu Zhongben!]
[C. Leave the information, subdue Liangben Society gang members, and hand them over to the Japanese police!]