Chapter 118: Ambush in the Rain
On the provincial highway out of Fuzhou, a light rain fell, creating a hazy mist.
“It feels great to have a car.”
In the Chevrolet, Su Jiu rested one hand on the car window, blowing a bubble gum bubble. She occasionally glanced out the window, seeing the sea on the other side still gloomy, as if something was still lurking.
Time to leave here. Back to see what the ring space has refreshed. My father and the others should have used up the ordered medicinal herbs, so it should be quiet for a while.
She withdrew her gaze and glanced at Lu Xin, who was chatting on her phone in the passenger seat. Lu Xin asked indifferently, “Who sent you over?”
The other party had been playing on their phone since getting in the car, like a wooden person. As for the three in the back, they were no different.
“Officer Lin said you were preparing to return to Huayang and asked us to accompany you back. It seems to be for training at my sister’s school.”
Lu Xin obediently put away her phone and replied immediately.
“What? Your sister, Lu Ke?”
Su Jiu almost lost control of the steering wheel, a bubble popped on her face, and she thought, “Holy crap, the person who calls me senior is going to be my teacher at school?”
What is this situation!
“Of course! However, we are a special task force from the provincial city this time, and our main mission is to cooperate with the prefecture-level city in investigating the frequent appearance of monsters in urban areas.” Lu Xin said seriously.
“Then what about your teacher? Is no one leading you? You should all just be Warrior Class, right?”
Su Jiu glanced in the rearview mirror. They all wore black iron medals. Her eyelids twitched, and a sense of foreboding washed over her.
At this moment, the three in the back stopped playing on their phones and sat up straighter.
“Our teacher went back to school to report in, but didn’t Senior Gao Yier, an eighth-tier warrior, possess enough ability to deal with the monsters in this small city? Besides, we are only here for supervision.” Lu Xin subtly glanced at Su Jiu, then at the text message on her phone, and said cautiously.
Hearing this, Su Jiu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it wasn’t the ridiculous situation she had imagined. She didn’t want to lead four useless people to investigate some Ancient God Sect monster crisis.
Her ideal scenario was to finish the Gaokao well, then slack off in Eagle Country, and then slack off at Magical Capital University.
After exiting the highway, the rain outside seemed to be getting heavier, hitting the car window with a “thump thump thump!” sound, which was somewhat frightening.
“Beep beep beep!”
A few minutes later, the phone on Su Jiu’s phone mount rang.
She reached out, swiped to answer, and switched to speaker. Yu You’s voice came through:
“There seems to be some situation in your hometown, Huayang. We don’t have any informants there. I shouldn’t have assigned you any more tasks, but since it’s just supervision and investigation, it doesn’t matter.”
Su Jiu was about to refuse directly, thinking, “Investigate what? I just want to slack off and cultivate.”
However, what Youyou said next made her unable to refuse.
“Hmm—the activity funds are 300,000. You owe me 290,000 from the express delivery you couldn’t afford to sign for a few days ago. I’ve already reported it for you.”
Soon, the government APP on the phone broadcasted a task notification—Successfully received activity funds of 10,000 yuan.
“Got it, Sister Youyou.”
The surrounding environment instantly fell silent. Even with Su Jiu’s thick skin, she felt a little embarrassed and quickly agreed before hanging up the phone.
Damn it, a few days ago, she didn’t have enough money to pick up the express delivery… In the bar, the only people she knew were Youyou and the Old Man.
When the Old Man opened his balance and saw 2.58 yuan, Su Jiu knew the seriousness of the situation… It seemed that most people in the bar used merit for transactions.
“Actually, funds are just superficial. What we need for inspections and training students is not money, but heart.”
Su Jiu squinted at the students beside her and found that they didn’t seem to care about the money. She was slightly relieved. With so much merit, she wasn’t short of money…
At this point, Su Jiu roughly understood why these four people had come to her, looking dusty and travel-worn. They completely regarded her as their boss.
Then, along the way, Su Jiu listened to some old-fashioned songs and started chatting with these college students. They were curious about how she had rescued Ling Ling from the midst of thousands of soldiers.
To stay awake while driving, she didn’t mind telling them the story in detail, as it wasn’t a secret anymore. When Su Jiu reported the situation to her superiors, they had praised her deeds in short videos, but without revealing details like her rank and name…
“You… you are an Advanced Stage Warrior like us? You must be joking!” Lu Xin opened her mouth wide, showing an expression that said, “Don’t take me for a fool.” A Warrior Class member fighting against ten to twenty Battle Generals in the sky.
Even with backup, it was an incredible feat!
The three in the back also started chattering. One of the male students, based on Su Jiu’s description, imagined a stealthy persona and sighed, “I thought Boss, you just went in with overwhelming force. I didn’t expect you to be playing the stealth game.”
Being bored, Su Jiu decided to brag with them. She raised her eyebrows and said, “Of course. Have you played Assassin’s Creed? I was like a Leap of Faith…”
Because Su Jiu didn’t seem as cold and aloof as Lu Xin described, another girl wearing a blue butterfly hairpin playfully said, “Boss, if you had asked us to go together, maybe our academic credits would have been met.”
Su Jiu chuckled and continued bragging about how she outsmarted them…
Lu Xin glanced at the three in the rearview mirror, her mouth twitched. If she hadn’t seen the dead woman in the train carriage, she would have believed it.
…
Their address to her changed from “Senior” to “Boss.” Although they still felt Su Jiu was remarkable, she didn’t seem much superior to them.
The title “Boss” seemed more personable than “Senior.”
Su Jiu smiled, not minding it. She felt it was more natural. Since she accepted the mission, they would all be colleagues from now on.
The rain grew heavier. Although there were very few cars on the highway, Su Jiu didn’t dare to drive too fast. It wasn’t that she couldn’t react, but she was afraid of scratching her new car.
After an unknown amount of time, they reached a bend in the road, a place prone to skidding or accidents.
The girl with the butterfly hairpin smiled and said, “When we get to Zhiyuan High School, Boss, you wait for us at home first. We need to give those high school students some special training.”
“I wish I could…”
As she was speaking, Su Jiu’s expression turned cold. Her blood-red pupils flashed. Her speed gradually decreased. The three in the back were confused, knowing they were on the highway.
“There are several people ahead!? Are they going to intercept us?” Lu Ke exclaimed, her eyes wide. She seemed to see a flash of white light, and the subtle presence of external qi, then her face turned pale – they had Battle Generals among them.
“They are our own people…”
But seeing the golden lantern medal on their chests, she slowly relaxed.
“No—be careful, they might be related to that K Organization.”
As the car slowly approached, Su Jiu looked at the person leading them, at his dejected face and the medal on his chest. Her eyes narrowed slightly. Wasn’t this the same person who was with the man with the Long Sword during the coastal investigation?
As expected, in the next moment—
“Hand over that thing, or die!” a low female voice came from the front, seemingly filled with anger.
