LRAB Chapter 76: The Madman
Chapter 76: The Madman
Chen Jiaqi glanced outside the command vehicle and saw a police motorcycle parked quietly not far away in the rain.
"Car keys!" Chen Jiaqi stretched out his hand without giving a chance to speak.
"Madam, it's too dangerous, Yuan Qingnan..." The deputy tried to dissuade him.
"The key, I don't want to say it a third time!" Chen Jiaqi's voice suddenly rose, her eyes blazing with fury. The deputy, intimidated by her imposing presence, instinctively handed over the key.
Chen Jiaqi grabbed the motorcycle, pushed open the command vehicle door, and the icy rain instantly soaked her hair. Without even looking, she rushed to the motorcycle, straddled it, and the heavy frame slumped beneath her. She inserted the ignition key and gave it a sharp turn!
"Boom!"
The furious roar of the engine instantly drowned out the sound of the rain and the sporadic gunshots from the warehouse area in the distance, as if a sleeping steel beast had been completely awakened.
The exhaust pipe spewed out scorching white steam, which evaporated in the cold rain. Chen Jiaqi twisted the throttle sharply, and the heavy motorcycle, like a black arrow released from a bow, tore through the rain and sped along the coastal highway! The tires kicked up muddy waves, leaving a long trail of water behind it.
The wind howled in her ears, and the icy rain lashed her face like whips, stinging. Chen Jiaqi crouched low, her eyes, sharp as a hawk's, fixed on the dark, turbulent sea ahead. Her mind raced: If Yuan Qingnan wanted to escape, where was he most likely to go? Sai Kung? Or Lantau Island, with its complex terrain and easy concealment? Or…would he be so audacious as to choose the nearest, seemingly most dangerous landing point?
The speedboat tossed violently in the raging waves, like a toy tossed about by a giant hand. Yuan Qingnan stood steadily at the stern, the cold rain washing over his expressionless face. The titanium alloy case in his hand was securely fastened to his belt with a special lock. He glanced back; the police searchlights flared futilely in the rain, the speedboat's engine roaring and drowned out by the storm.
"Chairman, we've shaken off the marine police! But radar shows three helicopters approaching at high speed five nautical miles ahead." Ichifu, piloting the speedboat, reported in a low voice. Speedboats are easy to shake off, but helicopters in the air are not so easy to shake off. Once they are caught, they will not be able to get rid of them. Moreover, although this speedboat has a crazy performance, it consumes a lot of fuel. At most, it will run out of fuel in half an hour and stop. They only have a half-hour window of opportunity to escape.
Yuan Qingnan didn't respond; his sharp gaze swept across the dark coastline ahead. Suddenly, his keen eyes caught a glimpse of a blinding light tearing through the darkness and moving at high speed on the cliffside road!
"Hmph." A barely audible snort escaped his nostrils. Someone actually dared to chase after him alone? They're courting death! He quickly assessed the speed and trajectory of the light and ordered Yifu, "Three o'clock, that gap in the cliff, full speed ahead, prepare to land."
The speedboat swerved sharply, its engine roaring at its limit, like a shark that had caught the scent of blood, charging straight towards a steep cliff face carved out by the waves! There, jagged rocks and crashing waves made it no ordinary landing spot.
Chen Jiaqi's heart sank as he watched this scene unfold.
What a madman! This Yuan Qingnan is a complete desperado; landing in a place like that, the slightest mistake could mean certain death.
But this also confirmed her judgment: the other party had chosen the most dangerous and unexpected path.
The mountains here are high and the forests are dense. Once you enter the jungle, it is too dark and the forest is too dense to be tracked down even by helicopter.
Seeing that Yuan Qingnan and his group were about to land on the beach, Chen Jiaqi slammed on the brakes without hesitation. The heavy motorcycle screeched on the slippery road and came to a steady stop at the edge of the cliff road. She jumped off the motorcycle, her movements as fast as lightning, and rushed to the edge of the cliff, leaning down to look down.
Below, the speedboat, like a runaway cannonball, darted precariously between towering waves and reefs, each jolt sending shivers down the spine. Yuan Qingnan's figure loomed intermittently at the bow, as steadfast as a rock. The speedboat was hurtling towards a slightly gentler rocky platform at a gap in the cliff face!
Chen Jiaqi immediately drew her .38 revolver from her waist. Without the slightest hesitation, relying on the amazing intuition and shooting instinct honed by years of training as a female police officer, she decisively pulled the trigger towards the engine of the speedboat below.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The crisp sound of gunfire stood out starkly against the wind, rain, and crashing waves. The bullet struck the water behind the speedboat, sending up a spray of water. But the distance was too great, the wind and rain too intense, and the moving target too turbulent; a fatal hit was unlikely in such a hasty situation!
On the speedboat, Yuan Qingnan suddenly looked up and gave Chen Qihua the middle finger on the cliff. As long as they landed and entered the forest, the mountains were high and the sea was wide, and birds could fly freely.
"Boom!"
With a dull thud, the speedboat, propelled by the giant wave, slammed into the rocky platform. The hull groaned in agony as it shattered into pieces, the immense impact sending the people on board flying like rag dolls!
The next scene caused Chen Jiahua's pupils to shrink. At the moment of impact, Yuan Qingnan leaped high into the air like a ghost, displaying superhuman flexibility and control in mid-air, managing to avoid most of the fatal impact force. He landed precisely on the slippery reef, rolled to dissipate the force, and stood up steadily.
The other four Heavenly Kings also secured their positions peacefully based on their own abilities.
The others on board were not so lucky. Some were hit and suffered broken bones, screaming as they fell into the surging waves, while others were thrown onto the rocks, their fate unknown.
Yuan Qingnan didn't even glance at the miserable state of his men; his cold gaze returned to Chen Jiaqi on the cliff. His eyes were like those of someone looking at a dead man.
How ruthless and vicious the Japanese are! They don't care about the lives of their men at all.
Chen Jiaqi knew he had to do something, at least to stall Yuan Qingnan and the arrival of reinforcements.
So he gritted his teeth, first tucked the .38 into his waistband, and then climbed down the steep, slippery, moss-covered cliff face, using both his hands and feet.
Although she was a woman, Chen Jiaqi was agile and swift, like an antelope leaping on a cliff, and incredibly bold, completely disregarding the raging waves below that were about to devour everything.
No wonder she was once a senior instructor of the "Super Flower" (a term referring to female female instructors).
A hint of surprise flashed in Yuan Qingnan's eyes: "Hong Kong actually has such an extraordinary woman?"
Kazuo and Jiro stepped forward slowly and whispered, "Chairman, you go ahead. We'll handle this woman."
Yuan Qingnan nodded, shook his trench coat, picked up his suitcase, and disappeared into the dense forest with Ghost Claw Three and Four Dogs.
"Stop!" Chen Jiaqi shouted as he tumbled down the cliff, but his path was blocked by Yifu and Erlang.
"Hey beautiful, what's the rush? Play with us brothers for a bit first."