Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 550 - 548: Originally wrong

Chapter 550: Chapter 548: Originally wrong

Chapter Five Hundred and Forty-Eight

A sneer of contempt surfaced at the corner of his mouth. So it turned out, he was just driving a car borrowed from Chen Jianguo. I knew it, there was no way he could afford such a fine car!

However, at this moment, he seemed to have completely forgotten that whether Chen Jianguo was willing to lend him the car or he had bought it himself, the fact remained that Xiao Yi was already driving it. And what he hadn’t considered was why Chen Jianguo would allow a country bumpkin like Xiao Yi to drive his car, and how he was able to handle it so well!

And just when Li Ziming had breathed a sigh of relief,

On the highway, not far ahead of him in a BMW, someone had just plunged into an immense shock.

"Young Master Gao... I just... I think I saw Xiao Yi?"

Wang Qiang, sitting in the passenger seat, looked exhausted with stubble on his face as if he were a refugee fleeing from disaster. He had been dozing off when he suddenly jolted awake as if he had seen a ghost, stammering as he turned to Gao Junjie who was driving.

"Hm?"

Observing Wang Qiang’s expression, the other three people in the car were momentarily taken aback, but it was just for an instant. Li Han and Zhao Hu’s heads drooped back down, completely ignoring Wang Qiang. They simply were not in the mood to entertain Wang Qiang’s ramblings. They thought he was experiencing hallucinations. They were on the highway, leaving G City for another city. How could they possibly see Xiao Yi?

"Where?"

Yet Gao Junjie, driving, still asked.

"That... that Maserati, did you guys see it?"

Wang Qiang’s gaze had already returned to the vehicle ahead, the red Maserati that had just passed by him. His finger was pointed tightly at the silhouette ahead.

"Snap!"

Following where Wang Qiang’s finger pointed, Gao Junjie’s expression instantly changed. In a moment of shock, he forgot they were on a highway. His foot slammed on the brakes, and the car, which had been speeding along, came to an abrupt halt. His forehead smacked into the steering wheel.

The other three in the car also slammed into things: the windshield, the seats in front of them.

It took a moment for Gao Junjie to snap out of it and quickly release the brake, continuing to drive and maintain a steady forward pace.

"Young Master Gao, what’s going on?"

The other two, after the scare, had gone pale and finally lifted their heads, looking at Gao Junjie with a trace of bewilderment.

"I saw that country bumpkin!!"

Gao Junjie’s eyes showed a hint of deep resentment as he stared at the red car ahead.

"What?"

Li Han and Zhao Hu couldn’t repress their astonishment any longer, their expressions one of shock as they both looked at the Maserati’s body. If it were just Wang Qiang, it might have been his hallucination, but it was impossible for Gao Junjie to be hallucinating too, was it? They believed that even if they were hallucinating, Gao Junjie certainly wouldn’t!

"It’s really him!"

After Gao Junjie deliberately sped up, Li Han and Zhao Hu could finally see clearly the figure driving the Maserati ahead, the familiar face they knew so well seemed to be deep in thought, gazing ahead and piloting the vehicle.

Disbelief was written all over their faces!

They were no ordinary people. Although they now knew they were fleeing G City like stray dogs, they were once people of extraordinary background. Though they couldn’t recognize this as a limited edition Maserati, they clearly knew what a Maserati signified in terms of status and wealth!

At the peak of their wealth, with over a hundred million in assets, even their parents had not been willing to buy them such a car!

Yet Xiao Yi, a man they had always thought to be nothing but a provincial yokel, was driving such a car, and what’s more, he seemed extremely familiar and contented at the wheel!

"I remember now, it was him last time! The last time we saw a Maserati on the road, the driver was him!"

Wang Qiang suddenly recalled something, his face turning red as he let out a shout of realization.

At the sound of Wang Qiang’s voice, the other three in the car also suddenly remembered.

That time, they went for a drive in an utterly gloomy mood when a car "scorned" them harshly. It zoomed past them, nearly causing a collision. They cursed the driver out fiercely afterward, but regrettably, they couldn’t catch up to confront the other party.

That time, it was Wang Qiang who spotted Xiao Yi. He called out to him.

But during that time, no one believed him.

Everyone thought he was hallucinating because he had just been bullied by Xiao Yi.

In their eyes, Xiao Yi was nothing but a country bumpkin. A Maserati was out of the question—they doubted he could even drive a Santana. They believed that a country bumpkin like Xiao Yi probably didn’t even know how to drive!

Everyone fell silent.

In their hearts, they recalled many things in an instant...

They suddenly realized that they might have always been wrong...

The Xiao Yi they had always considered a country bumpkin might have been fooling them all along... he never... he was just pretending to be a pig to eat tigers...

They remembered that incident at the birthday party...

They all knew that if it wasn’t for thinking Xiao Yi was a country bumpkin, if it wasn’t for wanting to humiliate him, to make him look foolish, Chen Jianguo wouldn’t have been slightly dissatisfied with them, let alone kicking them out of the villa...

And if Chen Jianguo hadn’t done that, their families would not have taken action against Chen Jianguo afterward...

Moreover, their families’ action against Chen Jianguo was largely due to their significant efforts behind the scenes...

If their families had not acted against Chen Jianguo or the Jianguo Group at that time, they would not have faced such a disaster... they... they would not have left G City exhausted and despondent like dogs that had lost their homes...

All of this was because of Xiao Yi... because of their misjudgment of him...

In their hearts, they couldn’t help but feel an intense regret and pain...

But unfortunately, there is no such thing as a pill for regret in this world...

.................

Under normal circumstances, the abnormality of Gao Junjie and the others would never have escaped Xiao Yi’s notice. But firstly, on this expressway, Xiao Yi never thought of being on the lookout, and secondly, his mind was preoccupied with the case, while he also controlled the car at high speed. Thus, he was unaware that he had not only encountered Li Ziming by chance but also had an encounter with the Four Young Evil Masters including Gao Junjie.

Otherwise, with his current mood, even though he wouldn’t bother with Li Ziming, whom he sees as no different from a good-for-nothing scion of the Li family, based on the previous actions of Gao Junjie and the other Four Young Evil Masters at Chen Xue’s party, he definitely wouldn’t have let them off easily. Although he intended to leave their lives for Fatty Tang to deal with, a light punishment was inevitable.

The car sped along rapidly. As it left the urban area of G City behind, the Maserati soon demonstrated its speed and performance advantage. Xiao Yi, who had rarely ventured out and hadn’t experienced the thrill of high-speed driving for a long time, got a rush from the extreme speed. Temporarily setting aside all his troubles and concerns, he stopped pondering those damned problems and focused wholeheartedly on driving, fast forwarding into the distance.

The red lightning split the night ahead, continuously overtaking one car after another on the road, leaving them all behind. Many people only saw a red shadow flash by before their car had already sped away.

"Damn it, who’s that jerk!"

"Another rich second-generation seeking death, I bet..."

"This is outrageous..."

"......"

"Wow, so cool, what kind of car is that guy driving? His driving skills are insane!"

"Damn... How can someone drift like that? Is that even human..."

"......"

On the road, cursing was heard from car to car, with people wanting to curse the person ahead, but unfortunately, neither their cars nor their skills could keep up. They had barely made out the red shadow recklessly charging toward them before they could react, only to see a fleeting shadow ahead. It was impossible to catch up, so all they could do was curse a few times...

Then there were those who had an immense love for cars and racing, especially those who were crazily racing on the streets. While others cursed the legend of the rich second-generation, these enthusiasts’ eyes shone, and they gasped in amazement at the terrifying performance of that car and the perfect driving skills exhibited by the driver... Some of them felt a strong competitive urge sparked by the car, wanting to catch up, but no matter how hard they tried, all they could see was a lingering image that grew more distant and vague. Eventually, they could only give up reluctantly...(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to give it a recommendation vote or a monthly vote at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my biggest motivation.)