533: Chapter 528: Street Racing Gang 533: Chapter 528: Street Racing Gang “Near your home?”
Ye Tian furrowed his brow slightly, Zhu Rou’s expression was serious, it seemed that what she was about to talk about was a very important matter!
“Yes!
At first, I didn’t know!
My boss told me that in the last few days, several children have gone missing in Jiangcheng, and they were all three-year-olds!
The boss said that this was news provided by the police, but whether it was true or false was unknown, and that I needed to verify it near my home.
After verification, we couldn’t report the specifics because we were afraid of causing public panic; we just had to issue a vague announcement to keep the public vigilant.”
“As for the missing children, the police have already filed a case; they will handle it.”
“What!?”
Hearing Zhu Rou’s words, Ye Tian suddenly shot up in alarm.
“Rou, is what you’re saying true?”
Ye Tian sought confirmation again, and Zhu Rou earnestly nodded.
“I’ve also called to verify with the local office near my home, it’s absolutely true!”
“…”
Ye Tian sat down once more, his expression somber.
In Ye Tian’s mind, an image surfaced, shockingly, it was of Tian Shisan, the black-cloaked man he had fought just a few days ago!
He had nearly utilized the entire underworld forces of Jiangcheng to search for him, but to no avail; this showed that Tian Shisan’s ability to hide and his counter-surveillance skills were exceptionally clever.
With Tian Shisan’s capabilities, as long as he stayed in one spot and kept a low profile, it would be impossible to find him, but for some reason, he needed three-year-old children, so he had made his move, yet he couldn’t go too far.
In other words, Tian Shisan, this peerless expert, was very likely hiding near Zhu Rou’s home!
“Ye Tian, what’s wrong?”
Seeing Ye Tian deep in thought, Zhu Rou asked with some concern.
And Ye Tian immediately perked up!
“Rou, tonight, I want to go to your house!”
To be able to find Tian Shisan, going to have a look around Zhu Rou’s neighborhood was necessary.
However, Ye Tian’s words were misunderstood by Zhu Rou, the young girl whose romantic feelings had just begun to blossom…
“What?
You want to come to my place?”
A blush spread across Zhu Rou’s small face, and she shyly avoided Ye Tian’s eyes.
“I’m not mentally prepared yet…
but it’s not like I can’t…
We just kissed, so it’s not too fast…
But it’s my first time, will it hurt…
Do I need to prepare anything”
In her words, Zhu Rou seemed particularly coy, leaving Ye Tian somewhat speechless; however, he didn’t immediately clarify but decided to play along with the mistake.
“What’s the matter?
The first time?”
“Yes.”
Zhu Rou hung her head low, her voice especially soft.
“But there’s a first time for everything!
It hurts the first time, the second time it won’t hurt so much!”
Ye Tian said playfully, and Zhu Rou blushed even more deeply.
“Mhm, I’ll try my best…
I think Yun Xinyan must be better at this than me…
But we’re all women, I won’t lose to her…”
In Zhu Rou’s mind, her thoughts had already begun to wander far and wide.
“Wake up!
Snap out of it!”
Ye Tian chuckled, pulling Zhu Rou back from her fantasies.
“Rou, the reason I want to go to your house is to search for the culprit who’s abducting three-year-old children!”
Ye Tian gave it to her straight, and Zhu Rou was suddenly taken aback, disappointment flashing in her eyes.
“The culprit?”
Zhu Rou said in surprise; she had just discussed the missing three-year-old children situation with Ye Tian, it was something the police were supposed to investigate, there really was no need for Ye Tian to trouble himself.
“Yes!
This culprit must be very formidable and well-hidden; if we rely on the police, it’s likely they won’t be able to crack the case!” Ye Tian spoke earnestly, “But since he’s come out to kidnap children, it means he must have left behind his scent.
I want to go to your place and see if I can still find this scent and solve the case?”
“You…”
Hearing Ye Tian’s explanation, Zhu Rou’s face turned even redder.
If this was Ye Tian’s true intent, then had she not been letting her imagination run wild for nothing, foolishly misinterpreting the situation?
“Ye Tian!
You big jerk!”
Zhu Rou cursed in embarrassed anger, while the corners of Ye Tian’s mouth curled up slightly.
“A man isn’t bad, a woman won’t love him!
Rou, I’m just such a charming bad guy!”
Seeing Ye Tian’s carefree demeanor, Zhu Rou couldn’t be bothered to say more.
After a brief emotional adjustment, Zhu Rou asked the waiter to come over for the check.
After paying the bill, Zhu Rou led Ye Tian to where she lived…
This was the old district of Jiangcheng, with many old houses and narrow alleys everywhere, making the terrain complex.
No wonder Tian Shisan chose to hide here; finding a specific person in this place is truly tougher than ascending to heaven.
Hungry Wolf and Wang Bingbing searched for so many days without success, which is understandable…
“By the way, Zhu Rou, are you sure that all the missing children are from around here?”
Ye Tian once again confirmed, and Zhu Rou glanced around before saying, “Yes, all the children are from this neighborhood.”
“That’s good!”
With that said, Ye Tian used his clairvoyant ability to begin searching each house methodically.
This old urban district, merely a few square kilometers in size, housed tens of thousands of people.
The houses were old and dilapidated, and the layout was intricate and complex.
Searching every household would be futile, no matter how many people were involved.
Therefore, Ye Tian had no choice but to use his ability, even though using it was extremely draining physically, but it was still the fastest way!
To thoroughly search the few square kilometers of the old urban district would likely take about two or three hours.
Of course, Ye Tian’s abilities must remain unknown to Zhu Rou, so he affected an air of casual ease, strolling and looking around.
Zhu Rou, unaware of what Ye Tian was doing, could only silently follow him.
Throughout the journey, Ye Tian concentrated intensely, not uttering a single word.
Zhu Rou didn’t want to disturb him, so she kept silent as well.
After searching for about half an hour, Ye Tian had found nothing…
“Swoosh!”
Just then, a motorcycle sped towards them, not slowing down and heading straight for Ye Tian and Zhu Rou.
“Watch out!”
In a critical moment, Ye Tian quickly embraced Zhu Rou, turned his body, and dodged the oncoming motorcycle.
But after evading one motorcycle, another was already bearing down on them.
However, no matter how fast the motorcycles were, they weren’t faster than Ye Tian.
He tenderly lifted Zhu Rou and, with a sidestep, let the other motorcycle zip past, not even grazing Zhu Rou…
Having dodged two motorcycles, Ye Tian took Zhu Rou to the side.
It wasn’t just those two motorcycles; there were more than a dozen others following behind.
These motorcycles were ridden by teenagers and twenty-somethings who looked like troublemakers.
It seemed they were street racing in the area…
But the roads in Jiang Cheng’s old urban district were narrow and crowded with inhabitants, making street racing very unsafe.
A slight lack of attention could result in an accident.
These hooligans did not consider this at all and continued to ride recklessly!
“You deserved to die if you stand in the way!”
“Heh, heh!
Not getting out of the way for Big Brother?
If you get hit, it’s on you!”
“Move it, move it, this turf is ours!”
…
Seeing Ye Tian successfully dodge two motorcycles while holding Zhu Rou, some of the hooligans on the following bikes slowed down and took a longer look at Ye Tian.
However, they showed no sign of regret, instead they were chattering incessantly.
——These guys were totally oblivious to the danger of racing and their own mistakes.
Facing these hooligans, Ye Tian couldn’t help but sneer and stated, “If it weren’t for pressing matters, I would definitely beat you to death!”
After all, the pressing issue was to find Tian Shisan and defeat him…
So, for now, Ye Tian had neither the time nor the energy to deal with these racing troublemakers.
However, the eyes of these racing thugs were sharp, and Ye Tian’s words immediately reached one hooligan’s ears.
He took out a whistle and blew it fiercely!
“Whistle—”
The sound was loud, even the racing front-runners heard the urgent call to gather and turned their bikes around, coming back.
Soon, more than a dozen motorcycles had neatly lined up in front of Ye Tian.
The whistle-blowing troublemaker immediately told all his comrades, “Guys, this jerk said he’s gonna beat us to death!”
Upon hearing this, the street racing gang became enraged.
More than a dozen hooligans got off their motorcycles.
They took clubs and other weapons from the motorcycle trunks and approached Ye Tian with a sense of invincibility.
“Daring to say that you’re going to beat us to death, do you really have a death wish?
Do you know that we’re the bosses of this place?”
“Humph!
We’ve been racing in the old city without anyone ever stopping us, let alone anyone daring to curse at us!
Today you’re in for it, kid; you’re as good as dead!”
…
The ruffians were menacing, and Zhu Rou was so frightened that she hid behind Ye Tian.
These racing thugs were all big and burly, the shortest of them standing a head taller than Ye Tian.
In their eyes, the averagely-built Ye Tian naturally didn’t amount to much.
“You can eat whatever you want, but mind what you say!
You disrespect us on our turf; it’s good for you to learn a lesson!”
One ruffian, gripping a baseball bat, snarled as he stepped towards Ye Tian.
So many troublemakers, each armed with a weapon, caused Ye Tian’s face to show a trace of distress, not from fear, but because they were wasting his most precious time!
Given the circumstances, it was difficult for him to extricate himself, so Ye Tian could only protect Zhu Rou behind him, his fists tensing up with a slight accumulation of power…