America: John Wick 1924

Chapter 66 Drifting! Accelerating! Successfully playing the role of a "race car driver"!
Even Olivia, who prides herself on her "daring driving," was shocked by Li Yu's "disregard for brakes" driving style, and her face turned pale.

Before long, she suddenly saw a sharp 90-degree turn ahead.

"Hey! Priest! Slow down! Can't you see the bend ahead?!"

Li Yu said calmly:
"To shake off the police car, you can't slow down."

After saying that, he began to operate the machine—he had to alternately press the accelerator and brake with both feet like piano pedals, and turn the steering wheel with both hands like a ship's rudder.

Squeak squeak squeak squeak—!
The heavy truck drifted around the street corner, leaving a trail of tire tracks on the road.

Unlike the traditional cornering method of "slowing down first and then turning the steering wheel", his clean drift was so perfect that the car did not slow down much after passing the street corner!
Once the car was on the new road and the body was straightened again, the speed instantly returned to its maximum value!
"We...we've rounded the bend...?"

Olycia blinked in disbelief, then subconsciously touched her entire body, as if to make sure that all her parts were still intact.

Experiencing racing-level drifting on a truck... this is an experience not everyone can have.

Hugo, who was in the back of the carriage, was equally frightened and shouted irritably:

"Mr. Li, how dare you criticize Olivia's driving style as too reckless?"

Li Yu smiled helplessly:
"Hold on tight, everyone. We'll have to step up our game if we want to shake off the police convoy. Olivia, do you know any places around here with lots of curves?"

Upon hearing this, Olycia's expression froze.

She anticipated what Li Yu was planning and instinctively felt resistant.

However, the hope of escaping the police pursuit rested entirely on Li Yu.

After a brief internal struggle, she gritted her teeth:
"Go straight first, then turn right, then turn left, and you'll enter Fortune Street. There are a lot of curves there!"

"clear."

Soon, thanks to Li Yu's high-speed driving, the three people in the car arrived safely at Fujin Street.

Olycia is right, there are indeed a lot of curves here.

Looking at the dense bends ahead, Olycia, who already anticipated what was going to happen next, swallowed hard.

She had just sworn that she would never wear a seatbelt, but now she obediently tightened her seatbelt.

Squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak—!
Squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak—!
The continuous drifting sounds echoed in all directions.

Li Yu skillfully manipulated the steering wheel, accelerator, and brakes, smoothly and perfectly navigating one bend after another.

The police car squad behind them didn't have driving skills as superb as Li Yu's.

To navigate the curves smoothly, they have to slow down and turn the steering wheel little by little.

As a result, the gap between them and Li Yu and others widened.

However, to some extent, the method of "relying on repeated drifting around corners to get rid of pursuers" is like killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own.

Hugo huddled into a corner of the carriage, clinging tightly to the railing, struggling to maintain his balance and enduring the discomfort caused by the carriage swaying.

In comparison, Olycia's situation was much more miserable.

She didn't have Hugo's heavy build, nor did she have anything to hold onto, so she was just tossed and turned like a roly-poly toy.

If she hadn't fastened her seatbelt beforehand and the car windows hadn't been closed, she probably would have been thrown out long ago.

"Priest! Slow down! Slow down! You're about to hit the wall!"

"Don't worry, I'm a great driver, there won't be any accidents. See those four cars ahead? I'll get past them!"

Olycia looked up and saw only two cars ahead.

"Priest! There are only two cars ahead!"

Squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak—!
Li Yu jerked the steering wheel, narrowly missing the gap between the two cars.

"Oh, there were only two cars? I must have been seeing things. Oh dear, look, there are four more cars ahead!" "I know I was wrong! I'll never play tricks on you while driving again! Slow down this damn speed! Are you trying to take us to the moon?!"

As luck would have it, a crescent moon hung high in the night sky in front of the truck.

Li Yu smiled:

“I’m trying.”

……

……

By the time the police convoy had rushed out of Fujiong Street, the truck carrying Li Yu and the others had already vanished.

Left with no other option, they had to pull over and end the pursuit.

The police officers who got off the truck one after another pushed up the brims of their hats and stared blankly at the wide street where there was no longer any sign of the truck.

"My God... what did I just see? A truck was going as fast as a race car..."

"That car was going so fast, how could we possibly catch up..."

"The person driving that truck must be a professional race car driver..."

……

……

San Francisco, northern suburbs—

Li Yu drove straight to the deserted outskirts of the city, and only after confirming that there were no pursuers behind him did he finally drive off.

He had barely parked the car when a brief system notification sounded in his mind:
[Ding! A series of impressive driving skills were executed in succession; the car sped through the streets of San Francisco at extremely high speeds. Successfully portrayed as a "race car driver"!]

[“Racing Driver” Progress: 0% → 15%]

Not only did it test the power of the new skill "Vehicle Proficiency Lv.B", but it also gave me some experience... This "highway chase" was definitely worth it.

Li Yu leaned back in his chair and let out a long breath:

"Phew... We're finally safe... Hmm? Olycia, are you alright?"

Olycia was seen leaning against the car window, her eyes lifeless and her face pale.

"Priest...don't talk to me...I feel terrible right now...uh...uh...!"

She hurriedly pushed open the car door, leaned out, and with a "wow," sprayed out handfuls of "rainbows."

Li Yu consciously looked away and got out of the car, refusing to look at her disheveled appearance.

Having confirmed that "Redthroat" was not the person he was looking for, and having also escaped the police pursuit, everything was settled... Whenever this happens, I really want to have a cigarette.

Since Olympia had just said she didn't smoke, Li Yu consciously moved to the downwind side, took out a cigarette, and lit a match.

Suddenly, Hugo, whose face was equally grim but who didn't spew rainbows like Olivia, staggered out of the carriage and walked toward Li Yu.

"Mr. Li, do you have any extra cigarettes?"

"Please."

Li Yu threw out a cigarette and a match.

Hugo reached out and took the cigarette box, glanced at the packaging, and smiled.
"Mr. Li, do you also like to smoke Marlboro cigarettes?"

The cigarette I love to smoke is actually Soft Yuxi. Li Yu thought to himself.

In America at that time, finding a soft Yuxi cigarette to smoke was indeed a bit difficult, so Li Yu could only use Marlboro as a substitute.

(End of this chapter)