Chapter Forty-Four

  "I will take Mr. Huangfu's words to heart, so I'll bid farewell first." The man slightly bowed his body to show respect to Huangfu Xiong, then stood up and left.

  Huangfu Xiong raised his hand and gestured, and the steward beside him hastily escorted the other party to the door.

  "Grandfather, what's going on?" After Xin'an's helper walked away, a handsome man with fair skin and a slender figure slowly came down from upstairs and asked Huang Fu Xiong.

  "I asked Mr. Feng to send someone to assassinate Zhao's son, but in the end, both snipers... didn't survive." Huangfu Xiong narrowed his eyes.

  "Is anyone left alive?" The man raised an eyebrow and repeated, after a pause, furrowing his brow: "What power in Hong Kong dares to oppose the Huangfu family and the Xin'an gang?"

  "Besides the Tang family, there is no second person!" At the mention of the Tang family, Huangfu Xiong was filled with indignation. Since fleeing to Hong Kong after the war and rising from humble beginnings to becoming wealthy, he had been a rival of Tang Mingzong for decades. In the world of Hong Kong jewelry, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers; in his lifetime, he must distinguish himself as superior to him!

  "The only one who can help the Tang family now is probably Jiang Jianbang." The man was actually Huangfu Ze, who had approached Ai Ziqing under the alias An Ze.

  "Jiang Jianbang? It depends on whether Tang Mingzong is willing to sell his precious grandson. Besides, can Jiang Jianbang withstand the joint boycott and siege of all major financial groups in Hong Kong?" Huang Fu Xiong shook his head, indicating that he didn't take this person seriously.

  "He continued: 'How's your trip to the mainland to meet that little girl going?'"

  Huang Pu sighed, "That girl is unpredictable and suddenly dropped out of school, I only found out that she was in the US recently, seems like she started some kind of internet company."

  "Haha, her Jade Stone Pavilion is now well-known to all. This Ai girl does have some ability and brains, but I still don't agree with you getting close to her, it's too childish! If there's an obstacle, it should be eliminated as soon as possible." Huang Fu said solemnly.

  "Grandpa, I just think she's really interesting, a 17-year-old chairman, don't you think it's fun?" Huang Puze raised the corner of his lips, thinking of Ai Ziqing's clear eyes and fluffy short hair, which was indeed very interesting.

  "No matter how you say it, she's just a seventeen-year-old girl, but her eye for jade is indeed good." Huang Fu Xiong thought of the piece of jade that had cost him dearly and narrowed his eyes, saying: "The girl's business isn't urgent, this time I called you back mainly because of the Tang family's affairs..."

  ……

  The last day of spring outing, the school organized an outdoor barbecue for everyone at the Mountain Top Park on Taiping Mountain.

  This time, the outdoor barbecue was attended by both Ying Huang and Lianyue universities, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious. At this moment, Ai Ziying was holding a string of grilled fish, brushing sauce on it repeatedly.

  "Tablemate, have this one." Tang Luo walked over with two strings of roasted fish and sat down beside Ai Zi Qing under the strange gazes of those around them, handing over a string that was already cooked.

  "Ah, thank you." Ai Zi Qing saw that he had brought two strings over to share with her, and it would be impolite to refuse, so she smiled and accepted them.

  "Mainland sister, then give me this string." Li Hui stared at the string that Ai Zi Qing was roasting again, her eyes shining brightly. The roasted fish had a golden color and an even sauce, making one's appetite surge just by looking at it.

  "Hmm." Ai Zi Qing smiled and raised her hand, just about to pass the roasted fish to Li Hui, when a pair of slender large hands intercepted it from mid-air, taking the roasted fish in hand.

  "Hey, Wen! What's going on with you these two days? You're just wandering around us, are you dissatisfied that the mainland girls aren't kicking enough?" Li Hui saw this and got angry, standing up and shouting loudly.

  "I saw her roast a string for you to eat, how come you're still not full?" Wen Yao Hui said with a sideways glance at Li Hui.

  "You...!" Li Hui's face turned red upon hearing this, she indeed snatched all the roasted mainland sister had made, but it wasn't entirely her fault, who could resist something so delicious?!

  "So this string belongs to me." Zhao Zijun suddenly appeared, reaching out from behind Wen YaoHui's back, his target directly pointing at the roasted fish skewer.

  Who is Wen Yao Hui? This skill can make people easily approach him? So Zhao Zi Jun did not live up to everyone's expectations and pounced on nothing, while Wen Yao Hui had already dodged to one side and swallowed the roasted fish.

  "What? Want to try?" Wen Yao Hui raised an eyebrow.

  "Racing!"

  Taekwondo.

  The two of them began to bicker like children.

  "It's all cold now." Ai Zi Qing munched on the roasted fish sent by Tang Luo, speaking in a relaxed tone.

  Both of them hummed and gathered around the stove on Aizi Qing's side.

  "It seems I'll have to find time to arrange a match for the two of you." Ai Zi Qing spat out a fish bone and pulled out a tissue to wipe her mouth.

  The two corners of their mouths twitched, and they knew what she meant by "trying".

  "Oh? Speaking of racing, I heard that there's a racing club in West Kowloon that rented a piece of land last year and built a track with a maze mode, which is very interesting. I heard they're currently recruiting their first batch of drivers."

  The speaker was Jiang Meiwen, who had just seen the scene where Tang Luo roasted fish for Ai Ziying. At this time, she had a complicated taste in her heart and found an opportunity to interrupt, intending to get Tang Luo's attention.

  "Ah, I've already signed up for that one. It's indeed a maze mode, the venue is surprisingly large, and participants need to bring their own food to find their way out. However, this underground event is extremely dangerous." Zhao Zijun nodded upon hearing this, looked at Ai Ziqing and said:

  "Two people in a group, the co-pilot can bring their own partner, why don't you come with me to liven things up."

  "Me?" Ai Zi Qing raised an eyebrow.

  "Zhao Zijun, I've also signed up for the racing track at Jiu Long Club. This time it's not just about driving skills, but also about luck and insight. Since you've also signed up, let's have a competition when the time comes, how about that?"

  As everyone looked up, they saw Yang Zhijie with his hands clasped behind his back and his long legs striding towards this side, the words just now were what he said to Zhao Zijun.

  These days, Yang Zhijie has also been very quiet and hasn't bothered Ai Ziying, as if the matter had passed.

  "How about a try?" Zhao Zijun said disdainfully, "Why not add some stakes this time? Otherwise, you'll always come to me for a rematch after losing, it's really boring."

  Yang Zhijie heard this and didn't turn pale, but instead smiled as usual, looking at Ai Zi Qing: "No problem, but she must participate in the competition, and this time's stake is her!"

  "What did you say?" Zhao Zijun followed his line of sight, turned his head and saw that it was actually Ai Ziqing. He immediately stood up with a gloomy face.

  "Aren't you afraid? Don't forget, it was you who asked for stakes just now." Yang Zhijie smiled lightly:

  "My request is not excessive, if you lose, she will publicly become my mare, this is what many women can't get." By the time he said this, he had already collected his smile and looked at Ai Ziqing with a face of disdain among the many men.

  "If you lose, you have to wear your underwear and do a lap of honour in it at the end of the game."

  Everyone turned their heads in surprise again, looking at Ai Ziqing who was smiling and laughing with a playful face.

  Turned back and looked at Yang Zhijie's pale face, burst out laughing!

  "Classmate..." Tong Luo La grasped Ai Zi Qing's hand, furrowing his good-looking eyebrows, concern evident in his voice.

  Ai Zi Qing turned back, patted his hand and slightly shook her head saying: "It's nothing."

  It was settled like this. No one saw Jiang Meiwu sneering coldly on the side.

  ……

  "Yang Zhijie's driving skills may not be as proficient as mine, but he's no fool. He's right, this time the track test is not just about driving skills, but more importantly, it's about insight. The entire track is separated by earthen walls, and every road can either lead to multiple paths or a dead end. Making a U-turn on the track would be a huge waste of time." Zhao Zijun said with a frown in the room.

  "How can we agree to such a request, the outcome of this match is 50-50 for both sides, isn't it a bit too reckless?" Wen Yao Hui's face was soft and gentle, just like the image of a prince in anime, but his tone was flat and emotionless.

  At Yizi Qing's request, the two words "Shifu" are changed to be called from behind. After all, it would be a bit awkward in front of people.

  Ai Zi Qing slightly shook her head, if they utilized their special abilities to find a way out, their chances of success should be quite high.

  "So she raised an eyebrow and looked at the two people who had suddenly run into her room: 'I'll have my own plans when the time comes, but what are you doing running into my room for no reason?'"

  The two were very embarrassed. Originally, it was because they were worried about her, so they rushed over in the evening to discuss it, but she didn't take it to heart at all, making the two of them extremely awkward.

  ……

  The three-day excursion came to an end, and Ai Zi Qing, Li Hui, Xiang Yao, and Liu Jia Bao returned to their dormitory with heavy luggage.

  "My goodness, I'm dead!" Li Hui threw the package of souvenirs she bought at Taiping Mountain onto the table, took off her shoes and climbed onto the bed, sprawling out in a big 'X' shape.

  "Who told you to buy so much? High-end inspectors are indeed rich." Xiang Yao put down the only backpack and started cleaning up the table.

  "My god, are you talking nonsense again! Whether my family has money or not is none of your business! Are you saying that my dad is corrupt and took bribes?!" Li Hui's short temper was immediately ignited, she sat up and shouted, then fell back onto the bed weakly.

  "Neurosis." Xiang Yao now found it too much trouble to even glance at Bai, and after wiping the table, she took the rag to the bathroom to clean.

  Ai Zi Qing had already gotten used to the way they interacted with each other, from initially secretly despising them to now being completely indifferent, her skills could be said to have improved by leaps and bounds.

  "Pa" Ah Bao lit a cigarette, putting the cigarette in his mouth: "Mainland sister, if Zhao Zijun loses this time, you'll have to be Yang Zhijie's wife. Does he have any confidence?"

  When Ah Bao asked about this matter, Ai Zi Qing put down the things in her hand, closed the cabinet door and turned around to say: "You can just wait and see him 'run naked'!"

  "Then I must go." Ah Bao took a deep drag on his cigarette, exhaling rings of smoke as he raised an eyebrow.

  "Come on, we must go then. I said so, Zhao Zijun's driving skills are absolutely no problem." Li Hui regained her energy, sat cross-legged on the upper bunk and poked her little head out.

  ……

  Zhao Zijun and Yang Zhijie's wager on a fight somehow got out and became known to the whole school.

  The track is located in a low and barren mountain outside the city. Due to the large number of trees being cut down, the mountain is unusually empty. This time, it was rented by the racing club and built into a maze track, which can be said to be making good use of things.

  The maze track of the Western Kowloon Racing Club was overcrowded on the opening day, with people from all walks of life gathering together. The influx of a large number of students surprised the organizers.

  "There are 20 contestants in this competition, the first section of road is a common competition, and there will be live broadcast throughout. After that, there are two fork roads, from then on, the contestants start to go their separate ways. The live broadcast also ends at this point."

  However, at regular intervals, camera equipment will record the athletes' journey and our big screen will broadcast it in a jumping manner.

  After driving for a while on the forked road, different forks will appear in front of you, to your left and right. If you take the wrong path, you may end up circling around within the track.

  But if you choose the right direction, you will see a red arrow on the lower right side of the mud wall. However, after that, there will be another fork in the road with different paths that either loop back or lead to a dead end. Unless you are very lucky and see a red arrow on every path, you will be fortunate!

  But don't worry, the red arrow just serves as a hint. This does not mean that only roads marked with a red arrow can reach the destination.

  So this requires testing everyone's grasp of direction and attention to detail!

  There is another point to note, we do not have convex mirrors installed at road corners! I think everyone can understand the meaning of this! That is to say, drivers cannot see if there are vehicles rushing towards them at high speed when turning! This is very dangerous! So it's not that every contestant who enters the venue will walk out safely!

  "This is also a great test of the driver's skills and judgment, in a moment we will give each contestant a distress signal tube, if an accident occurs, let your co-driver release the signal for help in time."

  The organizer announced the rules of the game, that is, there are no rules. Everything is just for the ultimate goal of reaching the finish line!

  Although there may be a risk of collision, the earthen walls around are not particularly hard, and inside the earthen walls is a very thick foam sponge. On the other hand, it also isolates the sound from the other end, which is also the root cause of the danger." Zhao Zijun, wearing a black racing suit, stood beside his modified Porsche with Ai Ziqing to explain.

  "It looks very dangerous." Ai Zi Qing sighed.

  "It's extremely dangerous, most of the drivers who participate in this underground racing are crazy, they wildly seek thrills and enjoy it. The unwritten rule of this competition is that all dangers are self-responsible, the organizer only provides the venue and prize money, nothing more. But these generous prizes have also become one of the reasons to attract these madmen."

  Zhao Zijun shrugged his shoulders and handed the helmet to Ai Ziqing, smiling: "Don't worry, I'll protect you."

  Ai Zi Qing was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "Then I'll have to trouble you."

  "Mainland girl! Good luck!" Li Hui and others jogged over, "Being able to ride in Director Zhao's car is truly a blessing!"

  This mouth without concealment, Ai Zi Qing rolled her eyes greatly.

  Zhao Zijun could only smile lightly and cover up his embarrassment.