Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 420 - 422: I Didn’t Hit Anyone!

Chapter 420: Chapter 422: I Didn’t Hit Anyone!

Because earlier, his gaze had been fixed on the area far in front of him, he hadn’t paid attention to the space under the car. Even if he had, from his line of sight, he couldn’t see beneath the vehicle. The armored car’s unique shape provided slightly clearer visibility than a regular small car, but there was still a curve in front. If someone were lying directly in front of the car, it would be impossible to see them.

Upon hearing that scream, the question he had just asked Zeng Xiaoxiao became completely irrelevant.

Could it be... she really hit someone?

Xiao Yi’s heart involuntarily tensed up. If it were true, he hoped the injuries weren’t too severe and that there was still hope for survival.

Although he was a skilled doctor, as he had said to the Qian Fuchen brothers and the Ma family father and son that day, he was just a doctor, not a deity. He didn’t have the power to wrestle lives from Yama.

With such a vehicle, moving fast and hitting a person, the impact would likely be fatal if the angle of the hit was unfavorable and compounded by a bout of bad luck. This was why out of ten car accidents, nine resulted in death.

The force of that impact was truly terrifying, capable of rupturing your organs in an instant.

"Big brother... Big brother, how are you doing? Please don’t be in trouble, oh what would I do if you died, ah ah..."

In the midst of Xiao Yi’s thoughts, another piercing scream arose. A man burst out from the side, his face etched with an expression of extreme misery as he emerged.

"It’s impossible, I didn’t hit anyone, I definitely didn’t hit anyone!"

Zeng Xiaoxiao looked at the man rushing towards her, listened to his desperately sorrowful cries in front of the car, and her face instantly turned pale as she vigorously shook her head.

"Let’s go down and take a look."

Xiao Yi didn’t say much, just gently patted her shoulder and gave her a comforting look.

"Okay."

Zeng Xiaoxiao nodded, quickly unbuckled her seat belt, then, somewhat frantically, opened the car door and rushed out. Watching her turn and exit the vehicle, Xiao Yi’s hand also reached for the door, and he turned towards the exit.

He hadn’t fastened his seat belt earlier, which was why his forward momentum had been so great.

This...

As soon as Xiao Yi stepped out of the car, he went around to the front and his expression involuntarily changed, his eyebrows suddenly furrowing.

He saw a man, about forty years old, lying in a pool of blood in front of the car. The thick trail of blood in front of him was shockingly vivid. The forehead, especially the brow area, was completely obscured by blood. Other parts of his body also had scattered specks of blood. The man who had rushed over was crying out in agony in front of him, "Big brother, wake up... please..."

The mournful look on his face was so poignant that it could make any onlooker’s heart ache.

Zeng Xiaoxiao also got out of the car, and upon witnessing this scene, her already nervous complexion turned even paler, her eyes filled with disbelief and panic, utterly at a loss.

"This is too tragic!"

"Yes, Old Man Zhang was just killed like that."

"These city people, they’re heartless, driving their cars as if they were airplanes..."

"..."

Unbeknownst to them, a few onlookers had gathered at the side of the road, dressed in very plain and ordinary clothes, seemingly residents of the nearby area, some even holding tools like hoes, all pointing and starting to talk amongst themselves.

Xiao Yi had not spoken a word yet, just his eyebrows slightly knit together.

"I didn’t... I didn’t hit anyone!"

Zeng Xiaoxiao seemed as if she might cry, her eyes holding a hint of pleading as she looked towards Xiao Yi, as though she was trying to tell him, and also convince him of her innocence.

"You bastard, I’ll fight you!"

Hearing Zeng Xiaoxiao’s words, the man who had been wailing incessantly seemed to suddenly snap out of his grief. He raised his head, his eyes blood-red as he looked towards Zeng Xiaoxiao, his gaze as ferocious as that of someone seeking vengeance, and he pounced towards her with force.

"Ah........."

Zeng Xiaoxiao had never experienced anything like this before. Seeing the man’s beast-like pounce, her eyes suddenly revealed a hint of terror. She let out a startled cry and even forgot to dodge.

She watched helplessly as the man lunged at her.

Just when the man was about to pounce on her, Xiao Yi stepped in. He moved his foot gently and extended a hand, grabbing the man’s hand as he said calmly, "Friend, let’s talk this over calmly. Nobody wanted this accident to happen, and we can discuss a solution together, but please don’t get physical."

"You bastards, my brother was killed by you, and I want you to pay with your lives... sob, sob..."

The man’s hand struggled in Xiao Yi’s grasp, and with his other hand, he tried to hit Xiao Yi’s face. Unfortunately, just as his hand was raised, it was also caught by Xiao Yi. No matter how much he struggled, he couldn’t break free, and at last, he started to cry even more.

"I said we would take responsibility, but there’s no need for violence," Xiao Yi insisted, frowning slightly with a trace of displeasure in his eyes.

If it weren’t for the fact that he felt guilty about being in the wrong, and considering that the other party had suffered an accident, he would have slapped the man already for daring to attack Zeng Xiaoxiao.

After speaking, he glanced at the man lying on the ground, his gaze filled with a flicker of sympathy and guilt. He let out a long sigh and said to the man before him, "Repaying life with life is impossible, and it’s not a reasonable solution. We didn’t do it on purpose. Nobody wants accidents to happen. It was just that—an accident. All we can do now is to offer you some financial compensation."

"The man is dead, what’s the use of money... You city folks think you’re so great just because you have money, but this was a living person’s life! My brother... why was your fate so hard!"

Upon hearing Xiao Yi’s words, a brief flash of joy crossed the depths of the man’s eyes, but it was quickly masked by a wave of grief. While speaking, his bloodshot eyes were fixed intently on Zeng Xiaoxiao.

"I didn’t... I really didn’t, I didn’t hit anyone..."

Zeng Xiaoxiao, looking at the man’s frightening gaze, involuntarily stepped back, her eyes filled with terror as she shook her head vigorously, "I really didn’t hit him, really not..."

"You won’t admit it? The man ended up under your car, you wretched girl, I’ll fight it out with you..."

Hearing Zeng Xiaoxiao’s words, the man seemed to be provoked and with force, lunged towards Zeng Xiaoxiao once more.

"This chick really has no conscience, causing an accident with conclusive evidence, and she still denies it?"

"Indeed, her heart is just too bad... Despite her decent appearance, who would have thought she could be so heartless..."

"No wonder people say women have hearts like snakes and scorpions, the most venomous of all. It seems to be true..."

"......"

The onlookers began to point fingers at Zeng Xiaoxiao, their anger growing, and some even looked at her with a spark of rage in their eyes...

"I truly didn’t do it, I really didn’t, my speed was 81 kilometers per hour, with a minimum distance of 30 meters from him. My car’s braking system has been modified; the maximum braking time is just 1 second, and my reaction time is 0.05 seconds. At the point my car stopped, there was still at least a three-meter distance from him, how could it possibly have hit him!"

Zeng Xiaoxiao, seeing those pointing and accusatory glances, was so anxious she felt like crying, but still she loudly and stubbornly spoke out.

She found it hard to accept that she had killed someone. Although she was born into great privilege and liked to play pranks on others, enjoying all sorts of games—everyone who knew her called her Little Witch and found her a headache—deep down, she was very kind-hearted. She had never even killed a chicken, let alone a person. This was too much for her to accept... Moreover, she always felt that... it simply wasn’t possible...

Hmm?

Listening to Zeng Xiaoxiao’s words and seeing the anxiety on her face, Xiao Yi felt a stir in his heart.

Had it been anyone else making those claims, he might have dismissed them outright or even thought them delusional. But he knew Zeng Xiaoxiao very well—she was no ordinary genius, especially when it came to calculations and numbers, she had an exceptional gift. If she was so sure that she hadn’t hit anyone, then...

Xiao Yi’s gaze shifted back to the man lying on the ground, his eyes emitting a piercing essence.

"Oh!! So you drive a modified car... You heartless woman, I’ll fight it out with you..."

The moment the man heard Zeng Xiaoxiao’s words, his gaze flickered with panic, but in an instant, he seized on the huge loophole in what she had just said and loudly voiced his accusation... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)