Chapter 1: This is what life is all about

  As soon as Qin Yan came out of the bar, he found himself being followed.

  It was a Santana parked by the side of the road, although there were many cars parked along the roadside, it looked ordinary, but with his Wu Dao Baizhongtian's keen senses, he easily detected that several pairs of eyes were fixed on him through the brown glass.

  When he got into a taxi, Santana also started following closely, which made him even more certain that his previous judgment was correct.

  Qin Yan originally planned to go to Han Baichuan's home, but Han Junhua was seriously injured and hospitalized, and Han Junguang 'committed suicide' in the afternoon. At this time, Han Baichuan must be very busy and cannot be at home.

  Can Han Baichuan's butt be clean as the vice mayor of Pingjiang City?

  Of course, it can't be said that there are no clean and honest officials in the world. However, at the level of vice mayor, it's really rare to find someone who is completely clean. Qin Yan didn't think Han Baichuan was one of them. If someone's hands aren't clean, they will definitely leave traces behind. The last place that might be left with clues is usually their home. But he didn't expect that before he could even take action, he would be followed by an unknown person.

  It's unrealistic to go to Han Baichuan's home now, so Qin Yan said through the rearview mirror after scanning the Santana behind: "Master, let's go to the Municipal Public Security Bureau."

  Wanting to go to Han Baichuan's home to find evidence, these people can't be allowed to follow, just going to the Public Security Bureau for a turn, these tails will not dare to follow again even if they are brave.

  "Alright, take a seat."

  The taxi driver was a man in his forties, who looked like an outgoing and generous person. As soon as the taxi started moving, he opened his mouth to talk.

  The radio is playing the news, which is about a certain official's second generation committing rape. The high-ranking parents use their power to turn black and white around, find lawyers to defend their innocence, and even bite back at the victim as a bar girl who actively seduced their son, causing a huge social response.

  "Nowadays, having power is everything, isn't that just like calling a deer a horse?" the taxi driver complained.

  "Yes, people like him should be taken out and shot."

  Qin Yan responded with a smile, her eyes glancing through the rearview mirror at the Santana behind them, which had been keeping a distance of about thirty meters.

  Suddenly.

  The Santana which had just run out of sight stopped, and a sweet-looking girl was waving her hand by the roadside.

  When she saw the taxi stopping, she quickly ran over and leaned against the car window, saying to the taxi driver: "Master, can I hitch a ride? I've been standing for over ten minutes and still haven't gotten a cab, please?"

  Taxi drivers of course hope for carpooling, so they can earn more money, on the condition that the first passenger agrees.

  He turned his head to Qin Yan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, and gave him a sincere smile: "Little brother, this girl has been standing for a long time, and it's not safe to stand outside at night. How about we give her a ride? Don't worry, I'll definitely send you to your destination first."

  The girl looked about twenty-three or four years old, not an extreme beauty, but her round face was very cute and smiled exceptionally sweetly.

  With the initiative in Qin Yan's hands, the girl quickly shifted her target and smiled sweetly: "Big brother, help me out, let Master send you to your destination first, it won't make a difference."

  "Come on." Qin Yan glanced at her and nodded in response.

  "Thank you!"

  The girl was overjoyed and opened the rear door of the taxi, got in, and the taxi started again. The Santana that had stopped at the same time as the taxi also started again.

  The taxi driver continued to talk nonsense, Qin Yan responded with a few words, the sweet girl in the back seat didn't say anything, occasionally laughing at the driver's humorous words.

  As time passed bit by bit, the dazzling lights on both sides of the street outside the car also gradually became sparse.

  I don't know when it started, but the number of cars following behind has been increasing, from just one car at first to as many as five.

  The situation in the taxi also underwent a subtle change, most notably that the driver was no longer as humorous as he had been at first, and would intentionally or unintentionally glance at Qin Yan.

  "Isn't it strange, why I haven't stopped yet?"

  Qin Yan's expression was very calm, he still maintained his previous sitting posture, and said indifferently: "First, through chatting, divert my attention, until I found out that it wasn't the road to the Public Security Bureau, the car had already arrived at a relatively remote place. At this time, if I shouted stop, hmm... beauty, just like now, so I didn't shout stop..."

  Just as he was halfway through his words, a handgun stretched out from the back seat of the car and pressed against his lower back. The owner of the gun was none other than the sweet girl who had hitched a ride with them.

  The taxi driver and the sweet girl couldn't help but exchange a glance, it turned out that their plan had already been seen through by each other.

  But...

  Since he had already figured out the mystery ahead of time, why didn't he take self-rescue measures, but instead let the taxi drive to a remote area and put himself in a disadvantageous position?

  Their carefully arranged actions were exposed, this person's intelligence is beyond doubt, and they would not be foolish enough to put themselves in a situation where they would never recover.

  So this means he has been keeping it from bursting out all along because it is beneficial for him!

  The taxi driver continued to step on the accelerator, his left hand controlling the steering wheel, and his right hand holding a gun pressed against Qin Yan's right temple: The temple and the back of the heart were both pressed by a gun, this was absolutely a dead end, but the taxi driver and the sweet girl, surprisingly had a kind of inexplicable worry.

  "We're not in the suburbs yet, and there are still people around. I bet you don't dare to shoot." Qin Yan said with a smile.

  "Shut up!"

  The taxi driver is no longer as humorous as before, and he says to the sweet girl in the back seat: "Little snake, tell the boss that the big fish has been caught!"

  If you tell me to shut up, I'll shut up, but isn't that humiliating?

  Qin Yan seemed to not notice the two guns, and continued: "You're just small-time henchmen, maybe you have family? Even if you don't have family, you must have friends or lovers, right? In short, as long as you haven't made up your minds to die, it means you still have affection for this world, doesn't it?"

  "Shut up!" The sweet girl in the backseat poked him in the spine with a handgun, full of threatening meaning.

  "If you shoot me here, although your mission can be completed, there is a 100% chance that you won't get away, unless you are Superman."

  Qin Yan's expression remained calm, as if he were not the one involved but rather an onlooker: "At that time, your superiors or employers will be very happy because they got what they wanted, and you... haha, may be silenced by those above, or maybe sent to a shooting range by the police uncle, in short, this life is completely over."

  Yes!

  They absolutely cannot fire a shot here; otherwise, although the mission can be completed, they will not be able to enjoy the fruits of victory and will even lose their lives.

  "Now, trouble you two to throw the gun out of the car, otherwise I'll take action. Anyway, it's death, and I'd be happy to drag two people down with me."

  "You... you're dreaming! Believe it or not, I'll shoot you dead with one bullet!" The taxi driver roared in anger.

  "I don't believe it."

  Qin Yan finally moved, slowly raising his right hand and making a gesture towards the gun pressed against his temple: "You have the scent of Silriel perfume on you, this is a fragrance that little girls like to use, but surprisingly, there is no smell of gunpowder on your body. If I'm not mistaken, you must have a very beautiful daughter? Believe me, although this place is not in the city center, it's also not an uninhabited wilderness. As soon as the gun is fired, it will be discovered by many people, and the shooting incident will be treated as a major case. The police will seal off the entire area immediately, and you won't be able to escape. Imagine when your daughter finds out that she has a father who is a criminal, even a murderer with a gun... how will she look at you? How will she live in the future? How will she be criticized by others? Heh... being hated by one's own daughter must be very painful?"

  As he spoke each sentence, the taxi driver's face turned uglier, and by the time Qin Yan finished speaking, the driver's hand holding the gun began to tremble.

  Don't shoot!

  Absolutely no shooting!

  "Beauty, does your boyfriend know you're a murderer?" Qin Yan didn't turn his head back, but the sweet girl knew that this sentence was directed at herself.

  "He knew!"

  The sweet girl's voice was cold and stern, although she was very curious about why Qin Yan knew she had a boyfriend: "He is the same kind of person as me, so I don't have any worries. As long as you dare to make a move, I'll beat you up!"

  "Really? I don't believe you'd do that, do you think after you die, your boyfriend will be heartbroken and cry for you to the point of death? Haha... He'll be with another woman, your bed will be slept in by another woman, your money will be spent by another woman, your man will be good to another woman, you..."

  "Or I'll shoot you dead with one shot!" The sweet girl shouted sternly.

  "Little snake!"

  Just as Qin Yan's hand was about to touch the taxi driver's gun, the taxi driver suddenly turned the muzzle and aimed it at the sweet girl in the back seat.

  The sweet girl's brain was completely muddled, her eyes wide with shock as she exclaimed: "What are you doing? Are...are you crazy?"

  "Throw the gun out of the car window!" the taxi driver shouted.

  "Do you know what you're doing?" The sweet girl was furious.

  "Of course I know."

  The taxi driver said in a low voice while driving: "As he said, I can't shoot, nor can you, and I certainly can't let him take my gun away. So we have to throw the gun away. Little Snake, you know, I have a family, a wife, a daughter, we're not professional killers, it's impossible for us to risk our lives for some money, if we shoot here, we'll definitely die!"

  Bang!

  Bang!

  Two minutes later, two handguns were thrown out of the front and rear windows. The sweet girl didn't want to be killed by the taxi driver, and the taxi driver didn't want to be used as a human shield by Qin Yan, so throwing the guns was the only way out.

  Of course, what can be used as a weapon is not just a gun. A dagger that kills people will not make a sound. At this moment, the weapon pressed against Qin Yan's back has become a dagger.

  Bang!

  Just as the sweet girl thought she couldn't be threatened anymore, the aluminum alloy partition between the front passenger seat and the back seat was violently smashed open with a big hole by a fist. Immediately after that, she only felt her hand lightening up, the dagger flew away, and an icy chill flashed across her neck.

  After the chill came a surging hot current, she somewhat absent-mindedly raised her hand to touch her neck, and saw that her hands were all covered in bright red blood.

  Just now, between the sparks of electricity, she was cut off by her own dagger!

  Blood splattered all over the back seat in an instant, the sharp dagger changed hands and was pressed against the taxi driver's carotid artery. Qin Yan smiled lightly and said: "Let me guess what you're thinking... You're thinking that with my speed, a handgun may not be effective, so why did I still waste my breath telling you to throw away your handguns? It's a very simple question, because I wanted to test my grasp of human nature. The fact proves that I succeeded."

  Seeing the taxi driver's face filled with fear and shock, the dagger swept across his neck artery, Qin Yan sighed softly: "Are you still thinking, how can I ruthlessly kill such a sweet girl? The killer is always killed, should I still foolishly proclaim mercy to someone who wants to kill me?"