"They?" Chu Ge raised an eyebrow in surprise and asked, "Who are they?"
Huo Tianqian chuckled awkwardly, his smile tinged with a bit of embarrassment, "I’ve made some brothers in Su City during this period. They are all Ancient Martial Artists, some Postnatal, some Innate, mostly at the Middle Stage. If we all join forces, we should be able to hold off against those Japanese for a while.
After all, Huo Tianqian is a gangster at heart, no matter where he goes, he always develops his own power circle. And with his status in Shanghai, not many would refuse to give him face.
Unless it’s major Sects like the Tang Sect, or big families like the Tang Family and the Shen Family, who wouldn’t flatter him.
Chu Ge nodded slightly, "That’s good, I’ll give Elder Jian a call to come and back us up."
Chu Ge hadn’t expected that there would come a day when he would actively call Jian Chunqiu for help. If the old man knew, he’d surely beat him up again.
Chu Ge took out his phone, only to see several missed calls flashing on the screen. It turned out he had set his phone to silent during the auction.
Chu Ge first returned a call to Zhao Wuji.
As soon as the call was answered, Zhao Wuji’s extremely anxious voice came through, "Mr. Chu, you finally returned the call! Those Japanese went looking for trouble with you!"
Chu Ge lifted his eyelids slightly and glanced at the rearview mirror. The black jeep behind them was sticking to them like a dogskin plaster, unable to shake them off.
"I already know! Right now, they’re right behind us."
Right now, they had a car to maintain some distance from these people, even if they knew Martial Arts they wouldn’t be able to jump in front of them, but once they stopped, he and Huo Tianqian, both unarmed, would surely be beaten to a pulp.
"I’ve contacted Elder Jian already, he’ll rush over immediately. During this time, Mr. Chu, you must be careful."
At that moment, the people behind suddenly honked the horn, and after a few more words with Zhao Wuji, Chu Ge quickly hung up the phone.
He drove intently, noticing the black jeep behind them was getting closer.
Chu Ge furrowed his brow; he had already floored the gas pedal.
Huo Tianqian was also frantic, constantly looking back nervously, "Mr. Chu, they’re getting closer, what should we do?"
Chu Ge, who was now speeding towards Su City from the outskirts, decided to use a very risky maneuver to shake them off.
Not far ahead was a crossroads, and Chu Ge turned on the signal light.
Huo Tianqian was both anxious and puzzled, "Mr. Chu, you turned on the signal light, now won’t they know where we are going?"
Chu Ge’s lips curved into a slight sneer but said nothing more.
In the black jeep behind them, Yamamoto Buki gripped the steering wheel tightly, seeing the turn signal of Chu Ge’s car ahead, he curled his lips disdainfully, "Big Brother, you see that? With Chu Ge’s intelligence, I really don’t understand how those people before were defeated by him!!"
Big Brother in the passenger seat furrowed his brow, he didn’t think Chu Ge was easy to deal with, "You better be careful, this might be one of Chu Ge’s tricks."
Yamamoto Buki snorted, "What kind of trick could it be? The typical Chinese strategy is feinting one way and attacking another. If he turns on his left turn signal, he’ll turn right. I’ve already seen through their petty tricks."
"I’m telling you, Chu Ge is no ordinary man, you must not underestimate him!"
Big Brother didn’t think Chu Ge’s thoughts were that simple, otherwise, even the best Ninja of the Great Japanese Empire would not have been defeated by him.
But at this moment, Yamamoto Buki was too eager to win against Chu Ge; he had wanted to confront Chu Ge ever since he set foot on the land of Huaxia.
The mere thought of facing Chu Ge directly soon stirred excitement in Yamamoto Buki.
"Third, don’t forget that Chu Ge is just an ordinary person now, and our main mission today is to get our hands on the secret manual. As for the rest, we’ll talk about it after Second Brother has completed his task!"
Yamamoto Buki hummed softly, he certainly remembered that Chu Ge was now just a Martial Arts-less trash, which is why he had specifically brought an antidote, in case something like today’s event happened. He had the chance to confront Chu Ge face-to-face, but he turned out to be powerless, which felt like a hollow victory to him.
Big Brother glanced at him sidelong, noting the redness and excitement in his eyes, and shook his head helplessly, "Yamamoto Buki, if you don’t follow my orders, you can go back to Japan!"
Big Brother maintained a calm tone as he spoke, so Yamamoto Buki didn’t take his words to heart.
Suddenly hearing this, he instinctively hit the brakes, "Big Brother! What do you mean by that?"
Yamamoto Buki sharply turned to look at him.
Big Brother looked straight ahead, his expression always indifferent, "I’ve said it, today’s mission is not about Chu Ge, but that secret manual! If you want to fight Chu Ge, you have to give him the antidote first. If you give him the antidote and he regains his Martial Arts, it will be a very troublesome matter for us! We haven’t got our hands on the Earth Ganoderma yet. What if the mission fails? Can you bear that responsibility?"
Just as Yamamoto Buki wanted to argue with Big Brother, the black Maybach in front suddenly braked hard.
Yamamoto Buki was overjoyed, ready to pass in front of them, when suddenly he saw Chu Ge’s car swiftly turn around, then sped past them at a very high speed.
Yamamoto Buki had no time to react, and by the time he hurried to turn around, Chu Ge’s car had already gone a good distance ahead.
Yamamoto Buki was furiously angry inside, he banged the steering wheel resentfully, his eyes red as he glared at Big Brother, "Are you satisfied now?"
Big Brother also looked a bit displeased, pressing his lips together in contemplation, before saying, "From Dang City to Su City, there’s only one road to take, no matter where they detour from, they must go over that overbridge. Let’s head to the bridge to intercept him!"
Due to the geographical reasons of Su City, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with a large river blocking the only open side, crossing the bridge was the only way through.
As long as they got there first, they would be able to block Chu Ge.
Yamamoto Buki’s anger hadn’t subsided, he grunted heavily, "Let’s hope so!"
His eyes fiercely fixed on the car of Chu Ge, now impossible to chase, he clenched his teeth, "Chu Ge, I must have a good fight with you!"