Chapter 478: Hand It Over
The next second, the man collapsed limply to the ground.
Xiao Ye, his expression unchanged, got in the car and headed straight for his destination.
This time, his destination was a small city in Country N.
The city was vast, but it was also near the border, so it had numerous fortifications.
And that bomb had been delivered here.
As Xiao Ye turned the steering wheel, he glanced in the rearview mirror.
Sure enough, someone was tailing him.
He'd been targeted the moment he got off the plane, right after leaving the airport. Not only that, but they had also started tailing him by car this quickly.
There was only one possibility: Xiao Ye's identity had been compromised.
The people who wanted to seize the cube knew that Xiao Ye was the one carrying it.
'It seems there really is a traitor by General He's side,' 'otherwise, how could they have moved so fast?'
Xiao Ye, his expression unchanged, slammed his foot on the accelerator.
The moment he sped up, the car behind him, no longer caring about being discovered, accelerated as well, sticking to him relentlessly.
A moment later, another car pulled out from a side street to the left, its purpose the same: to eliminate Xiao Ye.
Xiao Ye yanked the steering wheel, and the car spun in a complete circle on the spot.
The car behind him slammed on the brakes without thinking.
But Xiao Ye didn't stop; instead, he quickly threw the car into reverse.
Only then did the pursuers realize they'd been tricked by Xiao Ye. They had expected a head-on confrontation, but who knew it was just a feint!
Xiao Ye kept reversing until he reached the next intersection, where he quickly turned and sped away.
The two cars continued their pursuit.
This country was relatively poor, so there weren't many cars on the road, and none of them were very good.
Take the one Xiao Ye was driving, for example—a pickup truck that was already clanking and rattling.
He watched as a third vehicle appeared.
Xiao Ye was getting impatient. 'Are these guys ever going to give up?'
'Looks like I'll just have to take care of them.'
He floored the accelerator, jammed the steering wheel with his sunglasses, and stuck his arm out the window.
BANG!
A single bullet hit the front tire of the car behind him.
The driver was going too fast; the car spun half a circle on the spot and crashed heavily into the median barrier.
'One down, on to the second!'
In just a single minute, Xiao Ye had wiped out all three cars.
Suddenly, the truck began to slow down.
He glanced at the dashboard. 'Damn it, out of gas!'
He'd had the tank filled when he rented the car.
Turns out this old truck wasn't just noisy, it was leaking gas!
He had no choice but to stop the truck.
Fortunately, he wasn't far from the city limits, so he decided to just walk.
He hadn't been walking for long when an electric scooter pulled up beside him. The driver asked, "Need a ride? Only two hundred."
The local currency wasn't worth much; two hundred was equivalent to about ten yuan in the Dragon Country.
Xiao Ye glanced at his scooter. It looked pretty new and clean. "Alright, let's go."
The first time in his life he'd ever ridden an electric scooter was here, in Country N.
'The breeze feels pretty good.'
Once they reached the city, Xiao Ye paid the driver and turned to enter a shopping mall.
No matter how important the mission was, a man had to eat.
He found a random restaurant, went inside, and had just sat down when several more people walked in.
Xiao Ye only needed a single glance to know they were here for him.
Especially with the conspicuous bulges at their waists, as if they were afraid people *wouldn't* know they were armed.
A total of three men had come.
Judging by the look in their eyes, they were clearly the type who weren't afraid to die.
Xiao Ye didn't move.
The three men strode over in unison.
Simultaneously, they drew their pistols, aimed at Xiao Ye, and pulled the triggers.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The sound of gunshots rang out, sending the other patrons scrambling for cover with their hands over their heads.
But Xiao Ye remained unfazed and fearless. He had already dodged, spinning to the side of the three men and lashing out with a kick!
「Two minutes later.」
The three men were hog-tied and thrown on the floor.
Xiao Ye walked toward the counter. The young employee in charge of handing out orders was pale with fright. Seeing Xiao Ye approach, he plopped right down on the floor. "D-don't kill me!"
"I'm not going to kill you. I just want to know where my food is."
He had ordered food, and he was damn well going to eat his fill before leaving. Was he supposed to leave hungry after all that exercise?
The kid was stunned. It took him a moment to process this before he stumbled over to bring the food.
The local food looked rather unappetizing. Xiao Ye wasn't used to it and didn't force himself, so he had simply ordered a hamburger and fries.
He sat at a table by the window, eating his hamburger one bite at a time.
Even though it was just ordinary, cheap food, he savored it as if it were a grand feast, his etiquette impeccable.
After finishing his meal, he ignored the three men who were still making muffled groans and walked out of the restaurant.
Before leaving, he placed a stack of cash on the table. "This is for your boss to cover the repairs. Don't go pocketing it."
"Y-yes, sir!" the young employee stammered in reply.
He didn't snap out of it until Xiao Ye had completely disappeared from sight.
By then, he felt not a trace of fear, but rather a sense of exhilaration and excitement.
He hurried into the back kitchen. "Oh my god, did you see that? That guy is an absolute pro! He actually had the presence of mind to eat after all that!"
"I bet he's some kind of hero trying to save the world! Or... a legendary assassin!"
Leaving the mall, Xiao Ye headed straight for a car dealership next door.
The salespeople inside saw that he was a foreigner and didn't show much interest.
Even if foreigners had money, they weren't suckers willing to pay a higher price for the same car they could get in the Dragon Country.
Vehicle import tariffs in West Africa were very high, so the price of any vehicle shot up the moment it entered the region.
The other salesmen were drowsy, but finally, a young man who looked to be in his teens stood up. "Sir, are you here to look at cars?"
Xiao Ye pointed to one of the cars. "This one. Fill it with gas. I want to drive it off the lot right now. Can you do that?"
The young man was taken aback. "You... you mean drive it away right now?"
"That's right. I'm in a hurry."
"Okay! Please wait a moment!"
The young man went to handle the payment and paperwork. Seeing this, the other salespeople were filled with regret.
One of them even tried to swoop in and steal the sale, but Xiao Ye didn't even give him the time of day.
The young man quickly completed the procedures and had the car filled with gas.
Xiao Ye got into the car and, under the astonished gazes of the onlookers, drove right off.
"Hey... isn't the doorway about the same width as the car?"
When they realized this, they rushed over, only to find that the doorframe on both sides was completely undamaged.
This meant he had driven straight through. That kind of skill was on par with a professional race car driver!
The car hadn't gone far before a few more "roadblocks" appeared.
Seeing cars emerge from the front, back, left, and right, Xiao Ye hit the brakes and slowly came to a stop.
He had just bought this car and needed it for the rest of the journey; he didn't want it to get wrecked so soon.
As the car stopped, several people got out of the four surrounding vehicles simultaneously.
Although they were dressed in ordinary clothes, their eyes were fierce and their faces utterly vicious. This was a group of ruthless killers whose hands were stained with blood!
"Kid, hand over the item, or you're not leaving here alive today!"