Chapter 714 (2/2)

BANG…

At an intersection about ten kilometers away from the Paradise Manor, the rear tire of the SUV with a Beijing plate number drove by Cheng Yangfan explode. Fortunately, he was a very skilled driver and constantly pushed the brake while both his hands controlled the steering wheel before the car gradually stopped at the roadside.

“Something’s strange.”

Cheng Yangfan frowned as he got off the car and walked to the rear to look at the rear tires. He found that a flying knife had stabbed the tire, and the main cause for the tire to burst out was this flying knife.

Whoosh!

A hazy figure silently appeared behind him. Despite being a tracker and detection expert of the Phantom Special Combat Squad, he only noticed that someone already had a sharp dagger on his neck just as it happened. The sudden crisis caused all the fine hairs all over his body to stand erect and cold sweat to come out. His whole being was as though falling into an ice hole.

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?

He roared inwardly. He was very confident in his reflexes and sensing ability. Even Yu Shuqing, the captain of his Phantom Special Combat Squad, could only get 7 meters close to him without getting noticed. Closer than that, he would never be able to escape his perception.

“Don’t look back if you don’t wanna die.”

A low and deep voice sounded behind him. Feeling a bit of fear, Chen Yangfan nodded silently. His voice was a bit hoarse as he asked, “Who are you?”

A man’s sneering voice replied, “You don’t need to know who I am. Just answer my question. Who sent you to track Mouse, and who are you?”

Mouse?

Cheng Yangfan recalled the two middle-aged men he had seen before. His mind raced and said, “It seems that you are of the same group of people who took Mouse. I don’t have the convenience to disclose my identity, but I guarantee that I have no ill intention toward that guy.”

The man behind him seemed to ponder for a moment and then said slowly, “The more you know, the quicker you’ll die. Though you have yet to answer my question, I can tell from your words and stance that you’re a soldier, and you should be an elite affiliated with some special squad in the Chinese military. I warn you. Go back and tell your leader. Do not ever try to investigate Mouse again, or else…”

Two seconds later, Chen Yangfan realized that the dagger placed on his neck was gone already, and there was no sound of the man behind him anymore. Just as he turned his head, he gasped as he found that no one was behind him. There was no trace of that mysterious man at all. His sharp eyes quickly glanced at the pedestrians passing by, and yet, he could not find any trace of that man with his professional skills.

“Just two or three seconds?”

Chen Yangfan felt dread and panic. He did not believe that someone’s speed could be quick to this degree. It was just two or three seconds, and he was already 60 meters away at least. He could not even see his form. It was like the man just vanished in thin air.

His gaze then landed on the throwing knife that pierced the tire. At this moment, he finally realized that it was not the tire that ran on the throwing knife, but someone definitely had shot the throwing knife toward the tire when he drove the car by. Upon realizing this, his heart jolted and he immediately went back to the driver’s seat without hesitation, and then called his captain, Yu Shuqing.

“What’s the situation?” Yu Shuqing’s cold voice transmitted from the phone.

“I just encountered an expert, Captain,” said Chen Yangfan in a bitter tone. “This guy is simply like a ghost. He used a throwing knife to blast off the rear tires of my car, and he did it when my speed was about 80 to 90 km/h. Furthermore, this fellow appeared behind me and placed a knife on my neck without me being able to realize that he was approaching me. The most terrifying thing is that, two seconds after he stopped talking to me, I suddenly turned around but he had vanished. According to my judgment of the surrounding environment, he had already left for at least 60 meters away in just two or three seconds.”

“THAT’S IMPOSSIBLE!” Yu Shiqing shouted. “You’re a soldier, Yangfan. DO NOT make such a joke with me. Even a martial arts grandmaster who is good at speed is impossible to sprint a distance of 60 meters in two seconds. Also, I know perfectly well about your skills. You won the state tracking competition twice in a row, while your combat sense has also reached a better level than mine in the last drill. It’s just impossible for anyone to place a knife on your neck without you being able to react at all.”

“But it is the truth, Captain,” said Chen Yangfan in a bitter tone. “I can’t believe it myself, but it did really happen, and I was forced to believe it.”

Yu Shuqing fell silent for a few seconds and asked, “Then what about old Mouse?”

“I lost his track,” said Chen Yangfan. “That man correctly guessed that I’m from a special force, but he did not know much further than that. Also, he issued a warning to be passed on to my superior, that is: we are to never investigate Mouse again, otherwise…”

Yu Shuqing squinted his eyes, and coldly asked, “What else did he say?”

“Nothing. But his murderous aura is very strong,” said Chen Yangfan. “I dare say that the number of people he has killed should be not less than three digits, else he wouldn’t have such a strong murderous aura.”

After pondering for a long while, Yu Shuqing finally said, “Since you’ve lost his track, then come back now! As long as this old Mouse has yet to leave Shanghai, we’ll find him sooner or later.”