Chapter 254 - The Attractive Voice
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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
nI got fooled?
nTang Yuanchu’s eyes were wide-opened at that sight!
nThat kind of driving was certainly in violation of the traffic regulations.
nHe certainly had the ability to do the same, but he didn’t dare to.
nIf he did that, that would be breaking the law intentionally.
nTang Yuanchu could only cuss but to continue driving to get out of the expressway first.
nWhen they managed to do a U-turn and get back on the expressway again, of course, the black car would have been long gone.
nTang Yuanchu was a little distressed. “Boss, I’ve been tricked.”
nHaving encountered such a situation, everyone was annoyed as well.
nBut they also knew that Tang Yuanchu was not at fault.
nAt that instant, he could also follow suit by doing the same thing. However, that was a dangerous act as it might cause an accident, whose fault would that be then?
nBai Muchuan: “You’ve done well!”
nTang Yuanchu still felt bitter about it. “I’m not a good driver.”
nBai Muchuan showed him a disapproving glare before turning to Tu Liang. “Check that black car!”
n“Okay.”
nTu Liang was the group’s “Butler”.
nHe was in charge of food, lodging, expenditure, and administrative tasks.
nTu Liang quickly contacted the headquarters of Serious Crime Division One.
nFor a department that was just established, the job responsibilities of each department had just been straightened out.
nA woman picked up the call and her voice sounded rather attractive to the ear.
n“Hello, is this Captain Bai?”
nXiang Wan had woken up when Tang Yuanchu left the expressway to make the turnaround.
nBut she remained in her position like a kitten; she was a little dazed and hence remained quiet.
nHowever, she got fully awakened by the girl’s attractive voice.
nTu Liang had turned on the speaker mode.
nCough! He cleared his throat upon hearing that. “It’s me, Tu Liang.”
nThat alluring voice responded, “Oh, what’s up, Old Tu?”
nChecking the car number plate was an urgent matter. But after hearing her soft voice, Tu Liang unconsciously slowed down his speed of talking.
nHe had remembered the car number plate from earlier. Hence, he could recite the car number plate without effort. “Cheng Xin, have you jotted down the car number plate?”
n“Yes. I’ve taken it down. When do you need me to get back to you?”
nWhat a question…
nCough! Tu Liang cleared his throat again.
nBut before he could reply, Bai Muchuan had already exploded in anger.
n“Of course the sooner the better! Do you even have to ask that?”
nWith a subordinate that was so slow-moving, anyone would also be triggered.
nIt was just that besides Bai Muchuan, no one else dared to flare up at Cheng Xin.
nThe voice at the other end got even softer after hearing Bai Muchuan’s voice.
n“Captain Bai, are you guys still in Xi City? There’s one thing that I need to report to you. Several heads of departments visited our division and Vice Captain attended to them. They also asked about the case we are currently handling…”
nBai Muchuan: “So what happened?”
nCheng Xin: “I don’t know!”
n“The Vice Captain will know what to do,” said Bai Muchuan, “hurry up and give that car number plate to the Intelligence Team.”
n“Yes,” Cheng Xin added, “Captain Bai, there’s still one more thing…”
nBai Muchuan furrowed his eyebrows in annoyance. “What is it?”
n“In the meeting that was chaired by Vice Captain today, he talked about sending more manpower to this case,” said Cheng Xin, “I was thinking since there are currently no other cases on hand, can I join you—”
n“You can’t. You’re not a detective!”
nBai Muchuan interrupted her before she could complete her sentence and he blinked at Tu Liang.
nTu Liang caught the hint and immediately hung up the phone.
nIt was now back to the state of silence.
nXiang Wan slowly raised her head and saw that Bai Muchuan was still unhappy. She opened her mouth and wanted to say something but didn’t.
nSome things were better left unsaid. As long as she knew what he was troubled over, that would be enough.
nBesides, they were not alone. The best option was probably to just keep quiet about it.
n“You’re awake?” Bai Muchuan broke the silence.
n“Yes.” Xiang Wan revealed a somewhat sly smile. “Something happened earlier?”
n“There was a suspicious car.” Bai Muchuan gave an account of what happened earlier to Xiang Wan.
nXiang Wan looked at the long expressway as she listened; the number of vehicles on the expressway looked like moving beetles. “We need not fret,” remarked Xiang Wan, “as long as we are their target, they will definitely appear again.”
nEveryone fell silent.
n“Teacher Xiang.” Tang Yuanchu grinned. “Give us an analysis. Back in Jin City, I really enjoyed listening to you analyzing all the cases.”
nHe totally had the face of a fanboy.
nWell, this young man is obviously trying to get into Bai Muchuan’s good books , thought Xiang Wan.
nPffft! She couldn’t hold her laughter.
n“There’s nothing much to analyze. If it’s just a coincidence, when they disappeared, they will not show up again. If we are their target, then what are their motives? They can’t just be following behind to smell petrol from our car, right? Since they have not achieved their aim, they will definitely appear again.”
n“That sounds reasonable!”
n“…”
nWell, he sure behaved like a fanboy, but Xiang Wan was unable to continue.
nBai Muchuan squeezed her hand. “We’re reaching the Rest Area soon. We can take a break and go to the restroom.”
n“Yes Sir!”
nIn a long ride where everyone was as though huddled together in a small space, a break was much appreciated.
nWhen they arrived at the Rest Area, Xiang Wan wanted to go to the Ladies. Bai Muchuan quickly got down as well. “I’ll accompany you.”
nXiang Wan: “…”
n“You can enter the Ladies?” She teased.
nBai Muchuan looked around the surrounding; he could see mountainous landscapes all around. There was no other structure besides this small and lonely Rest Area. He felt a little worried. “Better safe than sorry.”
n“Okay.” Xiang Wan did not reject that.
nBai Muchuan turned his head around and nodded at his team members.
n“Everyone be on your guard!”
n“Got it!”
nThe Rest Area was not big, but there were quite a number of cars parked there.
nXiang Wan stretched herself and looked around the place. “Do you think the car that was tailing us could be among these cars?”
nBai Muchuan stopped in his tracks and squinted his eyes. “You feel that he’s going to get himself into trouble?”
nXiang Wan: “What if he has nothing to fear?”
nIf they were so bold to follow a vehicle on the expressway, would they be afraid to stop over at the Rest Area?
nBai Muchuan was in thought when his phone rang.
nHe frowned when he took a look at his phone. “Hello?”
nIt was Cheng Xin. “Captain Bai, I have the report with me now. I’m afraid… you’ll be disappointed.”
nBai Muchuan couldn’t stand her mellow voice. His eyebrows crinkled deeper than before. “Just tell me the results!”
nCheng Xin: “That car is registered under the Criminal Investigation Unit of Xi City.”
nBai Muchuan: “…”
nWhen detectives were out for investigations or work on a case, the vehicles they use would not be their usual police car number plate.
n“Alright.”
nBai Muchuan hung up the call and looked at Xiang Wan.
nThe Rest Area was a rather windy place. Xiang Wan did not hear the contents of the call.
nNevertheless, the wind carried a faint gentle voice of a woman to her ears. Xiang Wan could not help wearing a faint smile on her face.
n“What’s the situation?” She asked.
n“… What’s the situation?” Bai Muchuan’s brain was a little hot.
nHe felt like this was an “answer wrongly and you’ll die” question!
nSeeing Bai Muchuan pulling a long face, Xiang Wan was simmering with laughter. “What else is there? I’m talking about the case. What do you think I’m talking about? Don’t tell me… there’s some other situation?”
nWomen!
nBai Muchuan laughed, his palm landed on her head and tousled her hair.
n“The current situation is there’s no situation! Go on, I’ll wait outside for you.”
nKnowing that the black car was registered under the Xi City police force, he was not as worried as before.
nIn this period while they joined hands to solve the 121 case, the Xi City detectives actually wanted to shake off Serious Crime Division One and went on ahead to Nanmu by themselves was actually quite understandable. After all, the case was in their hands to begin with.
nBut… why did they have to follow them?
nBai Muchuan stood outside the toilet and lighted a cigarette.
n“Captain Bai?”
nBai Muchuan was standing at the path to the toilet. Anybody who came out of the toilet would be blocked by him.
nHence, this guy, who had just finished washing his hands and was flicking his hands to get rid of excess water, had to greet him in order to get out.
nCaptain Bai turned around, but there was not a hint of surprise on his face. “Captain Zhang? What a coincidence!”
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