“Still...” Tong Hua circled Horsey several times before asking curiously, “Can this thing actually be driven on public roads?”

Ji Jue nodded. “It can. At least, that’s what the traffic police said.”

Tong Hua blinked. “They didn’t stop you?”

Ji Jue flashed her a smug grin. “They couldn’t catch up.”

Unlike the perpetually innocent and sharp-minded young lady that Tong Hua was, Wen Wen simply chuckled, shaking her head as she took another drag on her cigarette. She was about to tell him not to be too reckless, that if anything went wrong, he should remember to run. Looking at him now… Yeah, there was absolutely no need to worry about him.

Noticing more and more people looking their way, she couldn't keep slacking off any longer. She waved him off and said, “Alright, alright. Have a safe trip, kid.”

“Thanks.” Ji Jue grinned. After one last look back, he swung a leg onto Horsey's footboard. Amid the puttering roar of its engines, the armored senior mobility vehicle sped off in grand fashion.

***

By the time he reached the Security Bureau’s designated assembly point, the vehicle...