Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 124 Summoning the Ghost Truck
"Who followed us?"

Han Su and Xu Ji, alerted by the warning, felt a chill run down their spines. Looking back, they saw a hazy shadow behind them. Squinting, they realized that in the darkness, which seemed even darker than usual, there was a ghostly vehicle slowly following them.

There were three vehicles, and none of them had their lights on.

'Is it someone following Wei Lan, or Xu Ji, or perhaps they're here specifically for me?'

'Whose people are these?'

Han Su was filled with doubt, and his brows furrowed tightly. For a moment, he couldn't figure out these questions at all.

All I know is that they've been following me like this. How am I supposed to safely hand over the mechanical fragments?
"Change your destination and find a place you think is safe."

Seeing that he couldn't shake off the car behind him, Han Su spoke to Xu Ji.

Xu Ji immediately said, "Go to the seaside clubhouse, signal to the cars behind, and have the security team meet us at the next intersection. Also, have someone force those cars to stop and find out their identities!"

The driver nodded and sped forward, passing Wei Lan's vehicle. He then signaled them to follow by flashing his turn signal.

Meanwhile, in Wei Lan's car behind them, the chubby assistant, seeing someone following them, was already sweating profusely with anxiety: "Didn't we say the mission wasn't completed? How come someone else is following us?"

"And what happened to you just now? Fighting with someone from the Crystal Skull shouldn't have left you like this, right?"

"It's not like we're directly facing their sacrifices..."

Wei Lan was in a bad state, but seemed to be in a very good mood, and said with a smile, "What's the rush?"

"Isn't the eldest son of the Xu family sitting in the car in front of me? Is his life less precious than mine?"

The assistant was speechless: "Is this how you calculate the accounts?"

Amidst the laughter, Wei Lan glanced at the approaching car in the rearview mirror and narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Going out of the city on a mission might lead to malicious infiltration by high-ranking individuals; attending a cocktail party might result in being reprimanded by a senior colleague; and even returning home could lead to being followed by strangers in a car..."

"Now I finally understand why you're so unlucky..."

"..."

Upon closer reflection, a fierce killing intent flashed deep within her eyes, which were adorned with gold eyeshadow.

At the same time, Xu Ji and Han Su's vehicle was accelerating. Once they left the private road of the Lilac Mansion and officially entered the city area, the situation would improve. The origin of the people following them was unknown, but there was no need to cause them trouble.

But unexpectedly, just as they were about to leave the private road, the three cars behind them suddenly turned on their headlights and accelerated forward at the same time.

At the same time, the vehicle's dashboard became chaotic, filled with various noises, as a mysterious signal had tampered with the radio.

A hoarse voice rang out, chuckling, "Gentlemen, we mean no harm. We just want to check the contents of your vehicle. Rest assured, we will let you leave after the inspection."

"examine?"

Han Su's eyes turned cold as he slowly asked, "Which department are you from? Why are you checking our car? Do you have any documents?"

"Identification..."

But the voice on the radio let out a mocking laugh, saying, "It would indeed be a bit troublesome if we were in the city, but it would be much simpler outside the city, wouldn't it?"

As he finished speaking, the radio suddenly filled with static, hissing and crackling.

Han Su reacted quickly.

This wasn't background noise, but rather the vehicles behind suddenly chanting some obscure and incomprehensible incantation.

The night outside the car suddenly became even thicker.

It was as if the air had suddenly been filled with all sorts of incomprehensible things, creating utter chaos.

The driver in front, who had been calm and composed, suddenly changed his expression and swerved the steering wheel sharply.

"crunch..."

The wheels rubbed against the ground, emitting a pungent, burnt smell, and the car suddenly veered off course.

Han Su and Xu Ji inside the car were jolted violently. Looking up, they understood why the driver had suddenly turned the steering wheel.

There was a straight road in front of them, but at some point, the road suddenly turned, like a twisted snake, abruptly extending in another direction.

The driver could only hurriedly turn onto the bend, but only after turning did he realize that he had failed to enter Qinggang City and instead turned onto the road leading out of the city at the fork in the road.

Looking back, they saw that Wei Lan's vehicle had also been affected by the same thing, suddenly turning into the road.

The two cars that were carrying her clothes continued to drive along the original road.

When I looked again, the road was still straight, and the sudden turn seemed like an illusion.

"So, if you don't have identification, you're not one of us?"

Han Su thought to himself, then turned his head and saw that the cars were speeding up and getting closer and closer to them.

They hadn't turned on their lights at first, just trailing from a distance, but seeing that they had successfully forced the two cars out of the city, they suddenly became blatant, not only turning on their lights but also switching on their high beams without any regard for the consequences, which were extremely blinding.

They even faintly heard a few gunshots, but they weren't being fired at their vehicles; instead, they were being fired into the night sky, as if to intimidate them.

The night sky was filled with an atmosphere of oppression and panic.

"Young Master..."

Upon hearing the gunshot, the driver in front sighed heavily and suddenly looked down and pulled a pistol from his pocket.

With one hand on the steering wheel, he turned it with one hand and "whoosh," cocked the gun. He looked up at Xu Ji in the rearview mirror. His expression startled Xu Ji, and even Han Su became alert.

Then the driver said, "They are trying to force us away from the city. I don't know their purpose, but if we keep driving like this, we will fall into their trap. Now I will find a chance to go out and hold them off for a while. Please come to the front and drive, young master."

"There's a road that turns back into the city after three kilometers. I know you often go out racing, so that should be fine, right?"

Xu Ji was stunned by these words and blinked helplessly.

"They fired..."

In Wei Lan's car behind, his chubby assistant with small eyes was also sweating profusely with anxiety: "Why did we turn out like that? The city is different from the outside world..."

At this moment, Wei Lan had already taken out a makeup mirror from her handbag. Although her face was still pale, she was relaxed as if she was about to go out for a stroll.

He told his assistant, "We'll be going back to the city with them later. Don't wait for me. Remember to give him this makeup case."

The chubby assistant with small eyes was sweating profusely, and reached out to tug at her, asking, "What are you doing?"

"Your mental strength has recovered to less than 20%. If you force yourself to fight, and something goes wrong, you'll miss the match..."

Wei Lan laughed and said, "There's no other way. I've been paid to protect him..."

The assistant went crazy: "It's just three gold coins! How much time has passed? Are you going to protect him for the rest of your life?"

……

……

"Call Miss Wei Lan and tell her not to act rashly!"

At that moment, in the car in front, Han Su suddenly spoke to Xu Ji, guessing that Wei Lan, who loved to join in the fun, was probably considering making a move.

He then looked up at the driver and said, "Put your gun away, put your hands on the steering wheel, and keep this speed!"

His expression was too calm, and Xu Ji had great trust in Han Su. The driver glanced at Xu Ji's expression and could only obey the order, continuing to face forward and speeding up.

Han Su looked at the lights of Qinggang City in the rearview mirror, which were getting farther and farther away, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

'You're the ones who forced me out of the city...'

At that moment, he had no idea who was following behind him, nor did he know why they were searching his car.

But it doesn't matter anymore. Haven't I faced enough troubles already?

There's no time to investigate everything. Right now, I just want to get back and study the mechanical fragments as soon as possible. And these people, now that they've caught up, they must have been mentally prepared, right?

'I don't have time to play games with you guys...'

Thinking to himself, he slowly raised his hand and clenched his left palm.

As the barely audible incantation was uttered, neither Xu Ji beside him nor the driver in front could hear what he was chanting.

A sense of danger seemed to permeate the air; the wind grew heavy, and veiled whispers filled the air. Faintly, one could hear the sound of a truck horn.

……

……

"It's about time to stop them!"

Having already left the city some distance, someone in the car chasing behind gave an order.

The men in the car drew their guns. One of them, sitting in the passenger seat, sneered and slowly reached for the radio, chanting an incantation. Outside the car window, an invisible force began to slowly emerge.

But before they could finish chanting the incantation, the driver suddenly paused, craned his neck to look at the night sky, and said:

"Brother, it's getting foggy."

"Foggy?"

The person inside the car, who was filled with anger, paused for a moment and looked out of the car.

Sure enough, fog rolled in, thick and hazy, obscuring not only their view of the vehicles ahead but also the road conditions and fences on both sides of the road. An indescribable feeling of oppression arose involuntarily within them.

"Quickly, get out of this section of road..."

He suddenly looked up and gave an order, but before he could finish speaking, a whistle blew, abruptly interrupting him.

The strangest thing is, why did the horn sound come from the left?

"Di-"

It didn't give people much time to imagine.

In the thick fog, where even the left and right fences were invisible, when someone heard a horn coming from the left side of the car, they even had a vague feeling that they might have been driving haphazardly and accidentally turned their car sideways.

But the next moment, an instinctive fear overwhelmed them instantly. Invisibly, they felt the wind pounding against the car body and the ground trembling.

Suddenly, everyone in the car felt an invisible sense of urgency and grabbed their guns.

"not good……"

But the one who reacted the fastest among them had already noticed. With a shout, disregarding that the vehicle was still moving, he suddenly opened the back door and, with all the strength he had, leaped out of the car.

(End of this chapter)