Chapter 34 Speeding Electric Scooter
“Speaking of which, Master, I don’t think I’ve ever properly introduced myself to you,” An Qinglian said with a sweet smile under the bright corridor lights of the police station. “My name is An Qinglian, ‘An’ for safe, ‘Qing’ for clear, ‘Lian’ for lotus. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Master Liu.”
As she spoke, An Qinglian extended her hand to Liu Haoyu.
Liu Haoyu looked at her slender hand, which was covered in calluses, and without hesitation, shook it.
“Just call me Liu Haoyu.”
“Okay, Master, no problem, Master.”
After they had vaguely become acquainted, Liu Haoyu glanced at the time and then said to An Qinglian.
“It’s getting late now. Everyone go home and find their own families. It’s very dangerous at night, don’t linger outside for too long.”
“That’s true, I have to go to work tomorrow.”
After they left the police station, An Qinglian patted her electric scooter.
“Master, let me give you a ride.”
“There’s no need, the place I live is very close to here.”
“Oh, don’t be so polite with me about this.”
An Qinglian made a slightly frightened expression and continued.
“Besides, look at me, I’ve encountered so much danger these past few days. If I don’t have someone to accompany me, I’m really scared.”
“…Alright.”
In the end, Liu Haoyu did not refuse her invitation.
“Let me drive.”
It felt a bit strange for a man as old as Liu Haoyu to sit in the back seat of an electric scooter.
An Qinglian was naturally happy to be free.
“Here are the keys.”
Twisting the throttle, the electric scooter left the police station and merged onto the main road.
The wind at night was a bit cold, and Liu Haoyu, sitting in front, naturally blocked most of the cold wind for An Qinglian.
Seeing that it was just the two of them, An Qinglian couldn’t help but ask.
“Master, can I go back to my rental apartment now?”
“Living in the Martyrs’ Cemetery all the time feels a bit awkward…”
“And if something like this happens again, it’s really dangerous.”
Facing An Qinglian’s string of words, Liu Haoyu glanced at her through the rearview mirror.
Her forehead’s complexion was very dark, it was obvious…
This young girl was not out of danger yet.
As for himself, it was the same.
Liu Haoyu looked at himself in the mirror, a shadow lingering on his face, refusing to dissipate.
“Not yet.”
“Oh…”
An Qinglian’s face turned a bit grim. She had thought she was safe, but she wasn’t. This immense sense of loss and unease made her feel a bit flustered.
While driving, Liu Haoyu explained.
“The killer who was targeting you has been brought to justice, but that dirty thing is still lurking in the dark corners, watching you. Once you go back, you might encounter it again. So, to be safe, it’s better to continue staying at the Martyrs’ Cemetery.”
This time, An Qinglian fell into thought. After a long silence, she finally spoke, tentatively saying.
“In that case… Master, can I go and stay at your place?”
An Qinglian had to muster a lot of courage to consider this.
For a girl to live under the same roof with a man she had barely met was, in itself, a dangerous thing.
But for An Qinglian, she had no other choice. Even though there was no killer now, living in a tent in the Martyrs’ Cemetery provided no sense of security at all.
Why not directly ask to stay at Liu Haoyu’s place for a few days?
Perhaps it would be safer that way.
“Are you that trusting of me?” Liu Haoyu said nonchalantly. “But unfortunately, I’m currently staying in a hotel.”
“Then I’ll pay half the money!”
“…”
Liu Haoyu had intended to refuse, but alas… he didn’t have much money left either, and he was naturally willing to share the cost.
Moreover, as An Qinglian said, it would indeed be safer this way.
There was still no trace of the ghost infant lurking in the dark.
It was like a hidden viper, capable of taking An Qinglian’s life at any moment.
What was even more troublesome was that it had also set its sights on his life…
“That can be arranged.”
“Yay!”
An Qinglian cheered happily.
“Thank you, Master!”
“No need to thank me.”
Liu Haoyu maintained his cool, handsome image.
Well… perhaps it was because An Qinglian wasn’t wearing white stockings.
After that, neither of them spoke.
Electric scooters under the new national standard were not fast, only 25 kilometers per hour.
For Liu Haoyu, who often raced at midnight, this speed was comparable to a stroll.
It was like enjoying the scenery.
However, for some reason, Liu Haoyu had a vague and bad premonition.
He took out the Candle to confirm that there were no ghosts around.
Since Qin Liu was currently staying inside the Red Jade, the Candle was not lit, which meant… there were no ghosts around.
But was that really the case?
Liu Haoyu was not sure.
His sharp intuition had saved him many times in supernatural events, so he trusted his intuition more than anything else.
“What’s wrong?”
An Qinglian, feeling a bit drowsy and sleepy, saw Liu Haoyu take out a Candle and looked puzzled.
Since they were still strangers, An Qinglian held onto both sides and kept a certain distance from Liu Haoyu.
“Something’s not right…”
Liu Haoyu’s bad feeling grew stronger. At this moment, the Candle in his hand suddenly emitted a faint blue flame.
The entire Candle erupted in flames, burning with great speed. In less than three seconds, the Candle had melted into a pool of wax.
The skyward flames also startled An Qinglian.
“What’s going on?”
At this moment, Liu Haoyu’s face looked grim.
The speedometer on the electric scooter not only broke through 25 km/h but was now rapidly increasing.
In less than 4 seconds, its speed had reached 100 km/h, and it still wasn’t stopping.
It was still accelerating!
The sudden acceleration almost threw An Qinglian off.
Liu Haoyu quickly suppressed the electric scooter, which was like a runaway horse.
“Hold on tight!”
The current speed had already exceeded the maximum displayed on the electric scooter’s speedometer.
But based on Liu Haoyu’s experience, the speed of this electric scooter had reached 180 km/h… and it was still accelerating!
At this speed, the oncoming wind could make it impossible to open one’s eyes.
Due to the suddenness of the situation, Liu Haoyu was not wearing any protective gear.
Therefore, at this speed, even hitting a small stone could be fatal for both of them.
“What on earth is happening?!”
The oncoming wind made An Qinglian hug Liu Haoyu’s waist. She was extremely panicked.
After all, she had been riding electric scooters for many years, and this was the first time she had seen one that could reach 200 km/h.
Such an abnormal event made her exclaim that it was ghostly.
But Liu Haoyu didn’t have time to explain it to her.
The situation was extremely critical. With his eyes unable to open due to the wind, he had to put on his gas mask to barely see the road ahead.
At this speed, an ordinary person couldn’t last ten seconds.
Fortunately, Liu Haoyu often raced at night, and it was now 2:30 AM, so there were not many people on the road.
But even so, Liu Haoyu was controlling the electric scooter with extreme caution.
However, there was still a very serious problem: Liu Haoyu was not familiar with this area. If he took a wrong turn, let alone a dead end, even a sharp bend could lead to a fatal crash.
“Which road is straighter!?”
“Near Shigui Reservoir, turn right!”
An Qinglian pointed to the road ahead on the right. As a local, she knew that the road in that area was very straight and new.
“Screech!!”
Just a small turn created a drifting sensation, and even a long black tire mark was left on the ground.
After smoothly completing the turn, the electric scooter’s speed remained between 180-200 km/h.
The good news was that the road ahead was very straight.
The bad news was that the electric scooter’s battery indicator wasn’t moving at all.
No one knew when this would end.
Several modified sports cars were parked on the roadside of Shigui Reservoir.
These were often street racers in this area.
“Yo, Brother Wu, your new car is nice.”
“Of course. It has a 6.4 V8 engine, accelerates to 100 km/h in 4.9 seconds, and has a maximum horsepower of 468. It cost me a lot of money to get this thing imported.”
Although he said it like that, anyone with eyes could see the pride on Brother Wu’s face.
The surrounding street racers also laughed, but they jokingly said.
“High configuration doesn’t mean strong performance. As the saying goes, a master never blames the environment.”
“Hmph! Then have the guts to race a scooter against me?”
