"Tang Tang," Zuo Mu said softly, as if nothing had happened.
"What?" Tang Tang answered instinctively upon hearing her name.
"Fasten your seatbelt!"
"???"
Before Tang Tang could fully understand, he stepped on the accelerator. The steady car roared, and a neat stream of smoke billowed out from the exhaust.
"Ah!" Tang Tang was completely caught off - guard by Zuo Mu's sudden acceleration. She was stunned. Only after the car had sped up did she silently fasten the seatbelt around herself again and again.
"What's wrong, brother?" Tang Tang could tell that Zuo Mu was in a bad mood, so she asked tentatively.
"Nothing," Zuo Mu said mockingly, looking at the rear - view mirror with an extremely indifferent tone. "Someone is playing hide - and - seek with us."
Tang Tang almost immediately understood what Zuo Mu meant. She looked behind and only then noticed that, at some point, a low - key private car was closely trailing them.
What did they do?
This was Tang Tang's first thought.
What's the purpose of this car following them?
This was her second thought.
Looking at Zuo Mu's serious face, Tang Tang kept quiet and didn't want to say much.
The best thing to do at this moment was to stay quiet and not disturb Zuo Mu.
Zuo Mu smoothly switched between accelerating and braking, driving the car alternately fast and slow. The car behind them also followed suit, speeding up and slowing down in tandem.
This confirmed their suspicion.
The other car was indeed after them.
Zuo Mu's actions became more obvious. The other side seemed to know they had been discovered, so they stopped pretending and openly tailed their car.
It was really annoying.
The scorching outside temperature couldn't stop this chase.
After a while, Zuo Mu seemed to be bored with the game. He looked at the rear - view mirror playfully and glanced at Tang Tang. He found that the girl had closed her eyes and didn't want to watch much.
"Tang Tang, don't be afraid. It's okay. Open your eyes and trust me," Zuo Mu said while dealing with the trailing car and trying to comfort Tang Tang.
Tang Tang's long eyelashes fluttered like a wet butterfly's wings due to fear, but it didn't help the situation.
Zuo Mu's persuasion finally worked. She carefully looked around.
The car behind them seemed to have been through a lot of trouble and was no longer as close as before.
But it still refused to give up. Even though it had been led around in circles, the other side didn't back down.
"They won't shed a tear until they see the coffin," Zuo Mu snorted and stepped on the accelerator again. Seeing this, the other side also accelerated in a hurry.
Soon, after driving in circles with the other car, Zuo Mu turned into an old alley that he rarely took.
The alleys were narrow. This area had long been marked for major demolition projects, with the prominent red character "demolition" clearly visible.
Zuo Mu, being familiar with this place, drove through it as if there was no one around.
Since this area was marked for demolition, many people had moved out. As a result, there were very few people in this large area.
Zuo Mu's driving maneuvers were extremely fancy. He swerved left and right, and Tang Tang was almost dizzy in the car.
The other side also seemed to be extremely frustrated.
After a while, Zuo Mu slowed down the car.
Tang Tang was puzzled: Are we not playing cat - and - mouse with those people anymore?
She looked behind the car curiously and was pleasantly surprised to find that the car that had been following them was gone.
"Where's the car?" Tang Tang excitedly wriggled around, but was restricted by the seatbelt.
Silly girl～
Zuo Mu smiled indulgently and replied, "Of course I got rid of it."
"Brother, you're so amazing～" Tang Tang praised sincerely.
Zuo Mu modestly said, "It's nothing, nothing."
However, after getting along for so many days, Tang Tang felt that this guy was extremely proud.
The smug look on Zuo Mu's face seemed to be saying "It's just so - so."
Tang Tang decided to keep quiet. If the people who had been following them saw this, they would probably be angry.
After this thrilling little episode, Tang Tang realized that her whole body was soaked in cold sweat.
Zuo Mu turned left and right, looking forward and backward from time to time. After confirming that they had truly shaken off the tail, he drove the car onto the main road.
Everything happened so fast, like a dream.
Tang Tang stared at the little dangling toy in front of the car with a thoughtful expression.
Zuo Mu looked confident, as if he had expected this.
"Brother, who on earth did we offend?" Tang Tang didn't understand why they were misunderstood and followed even when they went out.
"The culprit," Zuo Mu said without wasting words. These two words were enough for the people around to speculate.
Hearing this, Tang Tang felt a strong sense of powerlessness well up in her heart.
Again and again, they had done nothing wrong.
She was a bit angry and couldn't hold back her emotions. She cursed out loud, "When will this end?"
Seeing that Tang Tang was unhappy, Zuo Mu's driving of the steady car changed a bit.
What had he done wrong? Why did he have to play a game of cat - and - mouse just to pick up his own kid from school?
"However, doesn't the other side's impatience mean that we're getting closer to the truth?" Tang Tang said slowly.
Looking at the problem from this perspective made Zuo Mu less anxious.
"Brother, this means we should continue investigating in this direction," Tang Tang said with increasing confidence. "I don't believe that with so many elites on this case, we can't solve it."
Indeed, Wang Lin's case was quite special.
The victim hadn't shown up until now.
It had to be said that sometimes the inaction of the official authorities or their attempt to suppress the matter only piqued the curiosity of those following the case.
Blocking was not as effective as guiding.
It was a pity that there were always some high - and - mighty people who didn't understand this truth.
On the forum and in many hidden corners, this case had quietly started to ferment.
Of course, Zuo Mu and Tang Tang didn't think of this at the moment.
They just simply wanted to get rid of those people's malice.
As time passed, Zuo Mu finally managed to safely break free from the other side's pursuit.
He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
He could feel the blood vessels throbbing in his temples, which had been aching since last night.
Zuo Mu was so tired that the first thing he did when he got home was to close the door and flop onto the bed.
As soon as his head touched the pillow, Zuo Mu fell into a deep sleep.
Tang Tang originally wanted to play a little prank. She quietly pushed the door open and only then found that Zuo Mu was already sound asleep.
She tiptoed over to take a look and noticed details that she hadn't paid attention to before.
Probably really exhausted, Zuo Mu's eye circles were dark. Whenever he didn't get enough rest, his dark circles would appear.