lcionline Chapter 293 Prepare to dig a hole
Chapter 293 Prepare to dig a hole
Seeing the vehicle that was following him speeding by, Lu Chen's face was as gloomy as a pool of stagnant water, and his eyes were shining with determination and courage. He turned around and whispered to Hans and others behind him: "Get in the car! Let's catch up and see who these guys are."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Chen flashed and got into the car first. Hans and the others did not hesitate at all. They moved quickly and neatly, following Lu Chen into the car. In the blink of an eye, everyone was sitting firmly in their seats. The car engine roared, like a wild horse running away, galloping out and closely biting the strange vehicle in front.
The car in front seemed to have sensed the intention of Lu Chen and his gang, and the driver immediately used all kinds of thrilling driving skills, rushing on the road, trying to disrupt Lu Chen's pursuit plan. However, all this was in vain. Lu Chen just smiled slightly and whispered to Locke beside him: "It's your turn to drive."
Locke raised his lips slightly, revealing a confident smile. He took the steering wheel, a hint of teasing flashed in his eyes, staring closely at the car that was fleeing madly in front of him, and sneered: "With this little ability, you still want to escape from my grasp? If you don't drive the car into the sea today, you can't get rid of me!"
Faced with Locke's provocation, the people in the car in front were obviously not convinced. They continued to step on the accelerator and rushed left and right, but they could not get rid of Locke's pursuit no matter what. Finally, seeing that they could not get rid of Lu Chen, they simply parked the car on the side of the road. Seeing this, Lu Chen was secretly happy and quickly signaled Locke to stop. The car slowly stopped, and a thrilling chase came to an end for the time being.
After Locke skillfully stopped the car, Lu Chen opened the door without hesitation and took Hans with him. They walked straight to the driver's seat of the car in front. Lu Chen raised his hand and gently knocked on the window, signaling the people in the car to get out immediately.
The people in the car looked at Hans, who was holding a gun and standing like an iron tower behind Lu Chen, with fear in their eyes. Their legs began to tremble uncontrollably. One of them lowered the window with a trembling body and said to Lu Chen in a pleading tone: "Mr. Lu, please be magnanimous and forgive us this time! We swear that we will never follow you again!" His voice became hoarse with fear, as if he would collapse at any time.
Lu Chen glanced at the people in the car with cold eyes, muttering to himself: "These guys look like insignificant little people. I don't need to waste too much time with them." So, he said in a low voice: "It's not difficult for me to let you go, but you must tell me honestly who sent you to follow me and what your purpose is. If you dare to tell a lie, don't blame me for being rude and sending you directly to the police station. Since you know me, you should also know the relationship between me and Chief Fefferi. When you get to the police station, I believe that the chief will definitely take good care of you."
Hearing this, the faces of several people instantly turned extremely ugly. Their voices trembled with obvious fear and pleading: "Mr. Lu, please be magnanimous and let us go! If we give out the mastermind behind the scenes, my family will be in danger of their lives!"
Lu Chen frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he asked again: "In that case, what is your purpose in following me?"
Several people looked at each other, hesitated for a while, and then slowly replied: "As soon as you leave New York City, we will immediately report to our superiors and explain in detail the route you choose."
Lu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking secretly in his heart: It seems that someone has indeed set his sights on him. However, it is difficult to tell who is eyeing him. After all, he has made many enemies over the years, and there are many who want to kill him.
Realizing that he was being watched secretly, Lu Chen knew that he must not let these people go easily. After a little thought, he came up with a plan and said, "I do plan to leave the city today, and my destination is Washington. You can report the truth to your superiors. Tell him that if you have the guts, just come and kill me."
After Lu Chen finished speaking, he led Hans back to his car. After entering the car, he directly instructed Locke:
"Locke, find a phone booth around here and pull over. I need to make a call."
Locke heard this and responded without any hesitation:
"Got it, boss. I remembered we passed a few phone booths not long ago, so I turned around and went back."
Lu Chen nodded slightly to show his approval. After obtaining Lu Chen's permission, Locke quickly and flexibly started the car, turned the steering wheel with ease, turned the front of the car, and sped towards the nearest telephone booth.
Looking at the figures of Lu Chen and his group gradually going away, the guys who had been following them secretly finally breathed a sigh of relief. One of the men asked in a panic:
"What should we do now? Should we report the situation to our superiors?"
"What is there to report? We have been completely exposed a long time ago. How can we still have the face to report the situation!" A black youth sitting in the car retorted loudly in a very bad tone.
"That's not what I'm asking. What I want to ask is whether we need to report what Lu Chen just said to the higher-ups." Another guy who seemed to be the leader of the group pondered for a while before speaking.
"Since Lu Chen told us all these things so bluntly, there must be some problems here. In my opinion, it would be safer not to report it for the time being."
"But what if Lu Chen comes back to cause trouble for us later? After all, he has already seen us! With the power and means he has, it would be easy for him to find us as long as we stay in New York!"
The dark-skinned young man continued, "If that's the case, then we might as well just flee New York."
"You can indeed run away, but I have younger brothers and sisters at home who need to be taken care of. If I run away with you and leave my mother alone, how can she take care of the two of them?" Someone immediately raised an objection with concern.
For a moment, everyone fell into silence. After a while, the leader finally spoke up to break the deadlock: "How about this, we report Lu Chen's exact words to the organization behind him, and then explain the situation to them, saying that we don't want a penny of today's commission."
As soon as the voice fell, the leader started the car without hesitation and drove towards the nearest telephone booth. Not long after, they arrived at their destination smoothly. As soon as the car stopped, the leader quickly got out of the car and rushed to the telephone booth in two steps. After entering the booth, he took out a coin from his pocket and skillfully put it into the phone. Then he picked up the receiver and started dialing the number...
At the same time, Lu Chen and his companions quickly found the next telephone booth. Lu Chen walked into the booth quickly, put a coin into the coin slot without saying a word, and then held the receiver firmly, ready to make a call.
He was calling Eric. Since someone wanted to cause trouble for him outside of New York, Lu Chen had to take precautions in advance. He planned to ask Eric to send dozens of his men to follow him to Washington. Not only that, he also asked Eric to equip these people with K-type rifles. In this way, even if those troublemakers appeared, he would have nothing to fear.
Soon, Eric's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Hello, my name is Eric. Who are you and what can I do for you?"
Lu Chen put the microphone close to his mouth and said in a deep voice: "Eric, it's me, Lu Chen."
"Boss! Is there any task for me to complete?"
"Eric, I plan to go to Washington, but I have received reliable information that someone will ambush me on the way. Therefore, I hope you can dispatch a few dozen brothers to travel with me."
"What? Someone actually wants to ambush you, boss! Do you know who the other party is? Are a few dozen brothers enough? Do you need me to arrange some extra people to help you deal with this matter?"
Eric on the other end of the phone was so shocked that his voice involuntarily became several times louder as he shouted at Lu Chen.
Lu Chen thought for a moment and responded, "I don't know who is planning to harm me, but I plan to lure out those guys who are trying to plot against me. Therefore, the number of people going with me cannot be too large. A few dozen people are enough. If there are more people, I'm afraid those people will not dare to show up. As long as you can equip these dozens of brothers with K-type rifles, even if the enemy has hundreds of people, we can still easily deal with them."
After hearing what Lu Chen said, Eric on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, and then he said, "Okay, Boss, where are you now? I'll send someone to you right away."
Lu Chen looked around and replied, "I'm currently at XX Street in New York. I'll be waiting for them in the phone booth here."
Lu Chen hung up the phone without hesitation after he finished speaking.
After Lu Chen hung up the phone, Eric immediately stood up and walked out of the office in a hurry. He would not listen to Lu Chen's arrangement! In his opinion, only a few dozen people were too few and not enough to deal with various possible situations. So, he decided to personally lead a group of people to follow Lu Chen, so that if Lu Chen encountered danger, he could also launch a rescue operation in time.
After Eric left the office, he immediately started organizing people. He quickly gathered together all those who had no tasks at the moment.
After everyone had gathered, Eric scanned the crowd with sharp eyes and silently estimated the number of people in his mind. After some estimation, he nodded secretly, thinking that these five or six hundred people should be enough to deal with most of the difficult problems.
Then, he strode to the front of the crowd, faced them all, and said in a loud voice: "I called you here because there is an important task that needs you to complete."
When the group heard that they had a task assigned to them, everyone seemed extremely excited. They all stared at Eric expectantly, eagerly waiting for what he would say next.
Eric continued:
"The boss is going to Washington this time, but he got the news that someone will ambush him on the way. But we don't know who this person is. So the boss plans to lure this person out and kill him. Now I want to select dozens of people with good shooting skills from among you, and take the new guns I brought back to protect the boss. Do you have anyone to recommend yourself?"
Before Eric could finish his words, dozens of people came out one after another, and they said to Eric in unison:
"We have more than 30 people who are the best shooters. Please let me protect the boss!"
These people have firm expressions and sharp eyes, revealing confidence and determination. They are all elites who have undergone rigorous training and are fully confident in their marksmanship. Everyone is eager to be selected and take on the responsibility of protecting the boss.
Eric looked at these dozens of people with satisfaction, and then said:
"Okay, it's you guys. Go get the guns and bullets from the logistics staff. Each of you should bring five magazines. After getting the equipment, drive to meet up with the boss. The boss is waiting for you at the telephone booth on XX Street."
After hearing Eric's words, the more than 30 people who stood out immediately showed ecstatic expressions on their faces. They left the team happily and walked towards the logistics department with brisk steps.
The rest of the people were ready to turn around and leave when they saw that there was nothing to do. However, at this moment, Eric called them out. After the thirty-odd people gradually walked away, Eric said to the rest of the people:
"I'm keeping you here because I have other tasks for you."
Hearing this, the remaining group of people immediately became energetic again, with excitement flashing in their eyes. Eric then said:
"I think the boss's plan is not foolproof. The main problem is that we can't be sure how many ambushes the other party will arrange in the local area to wait for the boss. Therefore, I decided to lead you to follow the boss quietly, in case of emergency, and support the boss at any time. So, wait for a moment, and after those people leave, you also go to the logistics department to collect equipment. Remember, you only need to collect automatic weapons."
As soon as Eric finished speaking, these people immediately responded in unison:
"Understood, sir!"