Chapter 70: Cheating at the Car Race
Two days later.
On the track, the roar of engines was deafening.
A strong, hot wind blew across the face. A McLaren Speedtail made a sharp turn on the track, then followed with a beautiful tail-flick, zooming far away in an instant.
Although it was very fast, within seconds it was caught by the previous international king of cars, the Aston Martin Vanquish Volante.
The rest of the cars were eliminated one after another. Only these last two teams were neck-and-neck, making it difficult to determine a winner.
“Look at that! Is that the Aston Martin Vanquish Volante?! It’s my first time seeing it! I heard it’s a global limited edition! You can’t buy it no matter how much money you have!”
“So what? Our Black Panther’s McLaren is not inferior at all, alright? Go! I’m betting on you!”
“Wow! The captain of Ghost Horse is so handsome! Ling He! He has never been defeated! I love him so much, aaaaah!”
The cheers of the spectators and the roar of engines rose and fell one after another.
Although it was a competition held by a private club, its scale was comparable to an international race. Those present were all people of status, and the contestants on the track were almost all super-competitors who had won two consecutive races.
So they all came with stakes and skill.
“The race has now entered the white-hot stage. Every car is putting in all its effort for the championship position. Let us wait and see who can have the last laugh in this contest of speed and passion!”
The commentator spoke with great enthusiasm.
Jiang Chuzhou sat in the SVIP viewing gallery with his legs crossed. He took a sip of juice, picked up his binoculars, and scanned the track. Currently, the Ghost Horse team he had bet on had the lead, but the Black Panther team behind them was biting hard and could be overtaken at any moment.
Black Panther.
Also top-tier in international races.
If they won, they could replace Ghost Horse and successfully join the Wind-Chaser Racing Club—a place every racer dreamed of. The salary here was high, the benefits were good, and even the cars were top-of-the-line.
However, Jiang Chuzhou didn’t have high hopes for this team.
Although the Black Panther team had five members from the national team, they each had their own thoughts. It was hard for them to unite. Even their planned routes and operational strategies were made on the fly. How could they win?
It was better to just watch his Ghost Horse take the championship.
Jiang Chuzhou gave a confident snort. He had just taken a sip of the juice on the table when he heard the commentator shout with excitement: “They’ve overtaken! Black Panther has overtaken! They’ve left Ghost Horse far behind! This sudden speed and explosiveness—it’s as if they’ve been plotting this for a long time!”
Everyone in the spectator area stood up in disbelief.
Jiang Chuzhou sprayed out a mouthful of juice, nearly choking to death. He frantically grabbed his binoculars. He saw that the two teams, which were originally almost equal, were now one in front and one behind. The Ghost Horse he had bet on had actually been overtaken with ease…
“What the f*ck!”
He slammed the railing in anger. Looking at the track, he shouted in a panic: “Give it some power! How did you get overtaken! My five million! Hurry and pass them!”
Just as the Aston Martin was at its limit and about to approach the McLaren, Jiang Chuzhou thought there was hope. Before he could even smile, the McLaren suddenly took a stride, pulling away again at an incredible speed!
“What the fck! This is fcking cheating, right?!”
Seeing the McLaren as fast as the wind and disappearing without a trace, Jiang Chuzhou cursed loudly, nearly throwing his binoculars.
Halfway through his tantrum, he soon realized something was wrong. With the Aston Martin’s speed, it shouldn’t have been left so far behind by the McLaren…
The speed was a bit too ridiculous, wasn’t it?
The McLaren Speedtail can reach a top speed of 120 meters per second. Even with a formally modified engine, it can only reach 180 meters per second. Now this speed was surely more than 180, right?
He had watched car races for so many years; his understanding of various cars was deeper than even that of professional racers.
“Could they really be cheating…”
Jiang Chuzhou muttered to himself, but then he quickly denied it. Although the McLaren had exceeded conventional speed, it still remained within a normal range. Furthermore, this was a major race with a live broadcast; cheating was impossible.
Also, there were referees watching. If it were truly a violation, the referee should have called for a stop, but the race was still ongoing.
“My five million…”
Ever since his bank cards were frozen by his father and he had no money to spend, he finally knew that money is hard to earn and ‘crap’ is hard to eat.
His heart ached!
The Black Panther emblem on the McLaren’s hood was exceptionally dazzling in the sunlight.
Qin Lou pulled down his black baseball cap. His profile was stern, and he was hidden in the crowd in an unremarkable windbreaker.
He had seen that emblem from a distance. It was indeed the same team logo as the one that had kidnapped his brother all those years ago.
But… the people racing weren’t the culprits from back then.
Did the clue go dead again…
He lowered his eyes in disappointment. He had been searching for his brother for all these years. Whether he was dead or alive, he only wanted to know the truth…
Until the commentator announced Black Panther’s victory and the whole place cheered, he still hadn’t been able to find anything unusual.
The winning team and fans interacted with enthusiasm.
The other team, who had lost, walked off the field in silence.
“Captain, we did our best…”
“Yeah, we thought we could win. It turns out Black Panther still had a card up their sleeve. We were too careless.”
Ling He wiped his face. A silver earring was visible among his chestnut hair. His skin was cold white with a trace of immaturity that hadn’t yet completely faded—a proper “Little Milk Dog.”
He clenched his fists in frustration, his anger having nowhere to go. In the end, he could only sigh: “It’s fine. I want to be alone for a bit.”
Just as Qin Lou stood up to leave, suddenly, from the corner of his eye, he saw a man walking out.
He was hugging the Black Panther team members. He should be their coach.
That face…
Qin Lou’s pupils shrank, and his blood began to boil.
It was him?
It was him!
It was the Black Panther captain whose cheating had been exposed years ago!
He was actually related to this race!
Fine, he had finally appeared…
Couldn’t be a racer, so he became a coach…
He wouldn’t mistake him. The face that appeared in his dreams every night was now standing not far away in the flesh. Although the other was already pot-bellied and his face had aged a lot, he wouldn’t mistake him even if he died!
His fingers unconsciously clenched into a fist.
The feeling of hatred made him draw blood from his palm.
Why?
Why could a wicked person return so triumphantly, while his young brother was forever left in his eighth year, never able to grow up again?
Qin Lou’s eyes suddenly turned red. His gaze was fixed on that coach, and the surrounding sounds seemed to stop.
Everyone seemed to be frozen in place.
He rushed over like a madman, pulled out the dagger from his boot, and tore the man into a thousand pieces.
Suddenly, he was pulled back to reality.
The noisy human voices sounded.
The coach, who had been bleeding profusely, was standing there alive and well.
It turned out that just now was only a fantasy.
Qin Lou shook his head, desperately suppressing this impulse. Right now, there were too many eyes. If he rushed over to kill someone, he would probably be caught too; it wasn’t worth it.
In any case, he had found the culprit from back then.
He would find a suitable time to take his revenge.
Thinking this, Qin Lou calmed down. Seeing that no one around had noticed him, he put on his mask, pulled up his collar, and then slowly stepped back two paces and turned to leave.
On the viewing gallery, Jiang Chuzhou saw a tall, familiar back view through his binoculars.
“Why does that look so much like Bodyguard Qin…”
He was instantly excited, wanting to see clearly, but the figure disappeared in the blink of an eye. He couldn’t find him anywhere.
His heart ached for his money. Was he so heart-aching that he was having hallucinations?!
Before he could think further, a sudden sharp pain hit his lower abdomen. Jiang Chuzhou bent over in pain. Dammit, he drank too much soda and now his stomach really hurt…
He hurriedly turned and went into the building to find a bathroom.
But in this huge viewing gallery, there wasn’t even a place to use the bathroom!
“Motherf*cker, I’m going to… hiss… I’m going to complain about you!”
Jiang Chuzhou cursed.
He had no choice but to take the elevator down, and somehow ended up at the Black Panther team members’ breakroom.
He couldn’t care about anything else anymore.
He had to relieve himself!
Jiang Chuzhou found a bathroom, went in, closed the door, and couldn’t wait to pull down his pants…
Finally, he had relieved himself. He put on his pants, flushed the toilet, and was about to go out when he suddenly heard two people talking outside the door:
“Say, our captain modified the car without permission and even used that kind of fuel that increases speed. If we win like this, we won’t be discovered, will we?”
“What are you afraid of? Isn’t winning enough? Besides, the coach is covering for us. Let’s just focus on taking the prize money!”
“That’s true…”
What?!
They really were cheating?!
Jiang Chuzhou’s eyes widened. He hurriedly pressed himself against the door to eavesdrop for more secrets. However, the doorknob of the bathroom door was already broken. He had just put his hand on the door when he stumbled and fell out from the inside!
“Ah…!”
The sudden movement startled the two team members. “Who?! Who’s there?”
“Ow, that hurts…”
Jiang Chuzhou bared his teeth in pain, clutching his bottom.
The two approached. They were shocked:
“Young Master Jiang?! Why are you in our breakroom?”
“You people!”
Jiang Chuzhou scrambled up, limping. He pointed at their noses and cursed angrily: “You actually dare to cheat right under my nose?! Do you want to die? I’m going to tell the organizers right now!”
The two looked at each other, their faces darkening: “Since Young Master Jiang already knows, then we can’t let you leave…”
Jiang Chuzhou’s heart skipped a beat. Seeing them rubbing their palms together, he was instantly scared and backed away until his back hit the wall.
“You—you want… muffled noises…”
Before he could finish, his mouth and nose were held tight. The intense feeling of suffocation caused him to faint.
Looking at the man who had fallen, Member A was very panicked: “What do we do now? Why did it have to be Young Master Jiang! If the fact that we cheated gets out, the money will be gone, and we’ll never be able to race again in our lives!”
Member B: “Hurry and notify the coach!”
Within minutes, Jiang Chuzhou was gagged, tied up, and thrown into an abandoned car factory.
He woke up fuzzily to see a pot-bellied man with his back toward him on the phone. It was the Black Panther coach!
He looked around in terror. The heavy smell of car oil made him want to vomit.
He instinctively wanted to speak, but found his mouth was still gagged.
Before he could think of how to escape, the Black Panther coach had already turned and found him awake. Those sinister eyes shone terrifyingly in the darkness.
“Mmm, mmm, mmm…!”
Jiang Chuzhou was terrified and began to struggle desperately.
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