"Hello, Master Dong, this is Zhengyang."
"Zhengyang, I've been trying to contact you these past few days, but I haven't been able to..."
"Oh, you've been gone for a while. Is there anything wrong, Master Dong?" Xu Zhengyang asked, thinking that Chen Chaojiang probably didn't take Dong Yuebu's side seriously at all, so even though he received Dong Yuebu's call, he didn't tell him.
Dong Yuebu hesitated for a moment and said, "It's nothing, I just wanted to tell you that Wenqi has been discharged from the hospital and is now recuperating at home. When do you have time to come over for a visit? Our family will treat you to a meal."
"No need, no need, Master Dong, you're too kind," Xu Zhengyang said with a smile.
"You've never been to our house before, so why don't you come as a guest and get acquainted with the place?"
Xu Zhengyang had no choice but to say, "Alright, alright, in the next couple of days. I'll pay you a visit when I have time. Hehe, I'll call you in advance."
“Alright, it’s a deal!” Dong Yuebu said quickly.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Zhengyang didn't think about anything else. He put on his helmet and gloves and signaled to Chen Chaojiang that he could leave.
The motorcycle sped south.
Xu Zhengyang figured Dong Yuebu's invitation was simply a gesture of gratitude for the great help he had given them last time. Visiting his home would be a good idea; it was hard to refuse such hospitality, especially since they were on good terms. If he insisted on not going, it would seem like he was putting on airs.
Indeed, Dong Yuebu and his family of three were extremely grateful to Xu Zhengyang.
It's been almost a month since Yuan Suqin was discharged from the hospital, and Yu Shuhua and Dong Wenqi haven't seen Xu Zhengyang since. Dong Yuebu also saw Xu Zhengyang twice later, both times when he was helping him get his driver's license. They wanted to invite Xu Zhengyang to a meal, but he declined, saying he didn't have time.
After their daughter was discharged from the hospital, the mother and daughter kept complaining to Dong Yuebu. Xu Zhengyang was a great benefactor to their family, and they should treat him to a meal to express their gratitude. Not to mention going to some fancy restaurant, he's rich and doesn't care about that. Inviting him to their home as a guest was a must.
Dong Wenqi felt both gratitude and curiosity towards Xu Zhengyang.
She thought that young man, plain-looking and always wearing a simple, honest smile, was a strangely peculiar and very honest person. Despite being from a wealthy rural family, his speech was full of rustic slang, yet he managed to speak with and connect with the police chief, and dared to directly and violently assault people to vent his anger…
Volume 3, Judge Chapter 133: My New Car, Those Damn Robbers
It was a little after 3 p.m.
There was no wind. The air was dry and cold.
The sky was crystal clear, a deep blue as if it had just been washed with water.
On Yingbin West Road in Fuhe City, a brand-new white Audi A4 slowly drove out from the side gate of Dongsheng Automobile Sales and Service Co., Ltd.
Xu Zhengyang was driving, and Chen Chaojiang was sitting in the passenger seat.
"Chaojiang, this guy is actually a little nervous at first..." Xu Zhengyang said with a smile.
"I'll drive," Chen Chaojiang said, giving him a disdainful look.
"No way!" Xu Zhengyang firmly refused.
After getting his driver's license, Xu Zhengyang was itching to buy a car to drive around in, but because he wanted to spend more time with his family, he didn't rush to buy one. Now, after returning from his trip to the underworld, he's even more eager to buy a car and drive it.
At first, he thought he could just spend a few hundred thousand yuan to buy a Passat or Bora, but he never expected that as soon as he uttered this idea, he would be severely scorned by Master Gu, Yao Chushun. He said, "Damn it, look at your pathetic self! You have millions in savings, and you want to buy a car worth a few hundred thousand yuan? You have the nerve to drive it in front of my Gu Xiang Xuan shop? People will laugh at you to death if they see it. Look, this is the car that the antique shop owner drives..."
Xu Zhengyang retorted, "Why don't you buy a nice car?"
"I, cough cough, I can't drive." Yao Chushun blushed, then glared at him with his triangular eyes and said, "You son of a bitch. A country bumpkin is a country bumpkin. He doesn't know how to enjoy life, he doesn't know what high-class is or what consumerism is... Young people, driving a luxury SUV, wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses, how cool is that?" Yao Chushun said this with an expression of longing and a hint of intoxication.
Xu Zhengyang ignored him, but he was also thinking about whether he should really buy a better car.
When asked, Chen Chaojiang said, "Let's buy an Audi."
Xu Zhengyang nodded in agreement without hesitation, since Chen Chaojiang would be driving the car frequently anyway. So the two headed straight to the Audi dealership. They were thinking of getting the same Audi A8 that Li Bingjie usually rode in, but when they asked about the price, Xu Zhengyang, this country bumpkin, was immediately shocked. Well, even if they could afford it, they wouldn't go that crazy.
After much deliberation, Xu Zhengyang finally settled on the Audi A4, finding it pleasing to the eye and more beautiful than the A6 and A8.
Buying and registering a car is usually a complicated and troublesome process, and this is exactly what Xu Zhengyang dreads most. Firstly, he doesn't understand it, and secondly, he's currently quite lazy and finds the hassle unbearable. However, money talks, and Dong Sheng Automobile Sales and Service Co., Ltd. provides excellent service. "Once you decide to buy the car and pay, leave the registration to us," they say. The company is located right across from the vehicle management office, and Dong Sheng Automobile Sales and Service Co., Ltd. is an established business with many connections there. So, from purchasing the car to paying the purchase tax, insurance, and all the other tedious procedures, until the license plate is finally registered, everything was done in less than a day!
Xu Zhengyang was extremely satisfied with this, feeling that the 400,000 yuan was well spent.
Xu Zhengyang was a simple and unfussy person. He didn't care about license plate numbers at all. When asked to choose a license plate number, he just picked one randomly and that was it.
It was Xu Zhengyang's first time driving his new car on the road, so he was a little nervous. However, after driving for a short while on the North Ring Road, his initial excitement and nervousness vanished. He drove quite skillfully from the North Ring Road to the West Ring Road, and then to the South Ring Road, thoroughly enjoying himself!
When they reached the intersection of South Ring Road and Huamao Street, Xu Zhengyang pulled over and planned to switch places with Chen Chaojiang so that he could drive for a while.
Although Chen Chaojiang appeared calm and indifferent, Xu Zhengyang could tell from his long, narrow, icy eyes that the guy was secretly itching for something.
Because of the cold weather, there were hardly any pedestrians on the roadside. Only cars kept speeding by.
Just as Xu Zhengyang was about to get out of the car, he saw a young woman riding a bicycle approaching from behind in the rearview mirror. He stopped, thinking he would wait until she had passed before opening the door. The woman was wearing a purple down jacket, a thick white scarf around her neck, and the hood of the jacket pulled up over her head. The cold wind had made her pretty face flushed red. A child's seat, which looked to be only eight or nine months old, was strapped to the back of the bicycle. The baby was wrapped up tightly, with the mouth and nose covered by the scarf, leaving only a pair of beautiful big eyes showing. The baby was waving its little arms, which were wrapped in gloves and the sleeves of the down jacket, looking around.
Xu Zhengyang thought to himself, "This woman is really something. Why is she taking her child out for a stroll in this cold weather?"
As the bicycle passed by, the baby happened to look out the window with his big eyes. Although Xu Zhengyang knew the child wouldn't see him, he still smiled at the baby from the driver's seat.
Watching the bicycle turn south in front of him, Xu Zhengyang smiled and said, "Come on, why don't you drive for a bit?"
As Xu Zhengyang was speaking, he was about to push open the door to get out of the car when he noticed another motorcycle approaching from behind, carrying two men wearing helmets. Xu Zhengyang had to stop again, and only after the motorcycle turned south in front of him did he open the door.
Before he could get out of the car, Chen Chaojiang suddenly said, "Wait, something's not right!"
Xu Zhengyang was taken aback, then followed Chen Chaojiang's gaze southward, his eyes narrowing instantly, gleaming with a cold light.
The motorcycle that had just passed by suddenly slowed down as it passed the young woman and baby's bicycle. The man on the back reached out and grabbed the baby, quickly pulling him off the frame and holding him close. Perhaps he hurt the baby while pulling him away? The baby burst into tears.
Almost at the same time the crying began, the motorcycle sped south.
In her panic, the young woman lost control of the violently shaking bicycle, screamed, and fell to the ground. She sat up abruptly and glanced at the rear rack, only to realize with horror that her child was gone! She turned her head in terror to look at the speeding motorcycle, realizing that her child had been snatched. She immediately got up and ran after it, crying out in anguish, "Someone has snatched my child! Help!"
However, the weather was freezing cold, and there were already few pedestrians on the road. In addition, once Huamao Street crossed the South Ring Road and went south, it was out of the city, so there were even fewer vehicles and pedestrians.
So no one paid any attention to the young woman's cries.
Two cars that were speeding past did not stop when they overtook the motorcycle, completely ignoring it.
It's certain that the people in those two cars witnessed the child snatching incident firsthand, but... they probably thought it was none of their business and decided to mind their own business.
Xu Zhengyang snapped out of his shock, slammed the car door shut, shifted gears, and stepped on the gas!
The Audi A4's tires screeched, a cloud of smoke billowed up, and the Audi roared as it suddenly turned right and sped south.
"Damn it! How dare you do such a heinous thing right under my nose? How can I let you off so easily?" Xu Zhengyang was furious and wished he could catch those two and tear them to pieces immediately! In Xu Zhengyang's mind, these people who snatch children were more despicable than drug dealers. Even tearing them to pieces and skinning them alive would not be enough to vent people's hatred for them.
Putting aside how heartbroken and distressed the child's biological parents must have been by taking the child away, didn't you even consider the possibility of accidentally hurting such a tiny baby when you were doing this?
Moreover, stealing and selling babies is an utterly heinous crime.
The motorcycle ahead wasn't a 250cc sports car like Xu Zhengyang's, but a regular 125cc motorcycle, traveling at most 80 or 90 km/h. So even though the motorcycle was already quite far ahead when Xu Zhengyang started driving, the Audi A4 quickly caught up with it.
After catching up, Xu Zhengyang began to have concerns. If it weren't for the baby in the robber's arms, given his current furious state of mind, he would have definitely driven his car and motorcycle and run them over, killing them and dragging their ghosts to the underworld, throwing them into the slowest river of the Sanzu River, so that they would suffer endless torment.
But that won't work now!
After catching up with the motorcycle, Xu Zhengyang began to slow down, running alongside it and gradually moving closer to the side, trying to force the motorcycle to stop.
However, although motorcycles are not as fast as cars, they are much more agile and convenient.
When the robbers saw the white Audi A4 catch up with them, they tried to squeeze them to the side to force them to stop. They immediately slowed down and then braked suddenly. Before the Audi A4 could react, it had already driven more than ten meters away before stopping. The motorcycle roared past the suddenly stopped Audi and sped past, then turned left at the next intersection and drove into Hesha Town.
Xu Zhengyang was in a real hurry! He slammed on the gas pedal and drove off to catch up!
After the motorcycles entered the town, they began to turn into the narrow streets and alleys, trying to shake off the Audi A4 that was chasing them, because cars could not easily drive in the narrow alleys of these villages and towns.
These two robbers had no idea that they were extremely lucky today, having encountered the judge of Fuhe City.
Well, he was indeed very lucky. It's difficult for ordinary villains to run into the judge when they're doing bad things, and more than two months ago, they didn't even have the judge.
After the motorcycle drove into the narrow alley and disappeared from sight after turning two corners, Xu Zhengyang stopped the motorcycle with a helpless and furious expression, and angrily pounded on the steering wheel repeatedly.
"What's the rush? Are you a god?" Chen Chaojiang coldly reminded him.
"Hmm." Xu Zhengyang suddenly snapped out of his anger and anxiety. That's right, I am the Judge! In this territory of Fuhe City, who can escape my grasp?
Thinking this, Xu Zhengyang sneered and decided not to chase after them. He figured the robbers had taken the child to sell it, not to eat or kill it, so the infant wouldn't be in much danger for the time being. Therefore, Xu Zhengyang narrowed his eyes, a cold, sinister smile on his face, and mentally tracked the route and direction of the two robbers on their motorcycle.
The robbers were cunning. They drove around Hesha Town, making several turns, and stopped on the main street. After looking around, they drove towards Huamao Street.
Xu Zhengyang sneered as he reversed the car, turned, and drove the Audi A4 onto the street, heading straight for the motorcycle.
When the robbers saw the Audi A4 that had been chasing them from afar, they panicked and quickly turned into the alley.
Xu Zhengyang drove slowly to a street corner, turned north, and then quickly turned right again at another intersection. As he approached the entrance to a very narrow alley, Xu Zhengyang slowed down, driving slowly and waiting for the motorcycle to get closer to the alley entrance so that it wouldn't have time to turn around and escape before blocking it.
Soon, the roar of motorcycles came from that extremely narrow alley.
Xu Zhengyang stepped on the gas, and the car sped forward, blocking the entrance to the alley.
Almost simultaneously, Chen Chaojiang pushed open the car door and rushed into the alley.
Xu Zhengyang also hurriedly got out of the car. He didn't even bother to run in front of the car. He reached out and pressed the hood, pushed off with his feet, and flipped the car over in mid-air, jumping into the alley.
The alley is very narrow, less than two meters wide.
The two robbers had already driven to within seven or eight meters of the alley entrance when they suddenly saw the Audi A4 that had been relentlessly chasing them blocking the alley entrance. They quickly braked and stopped.
Before they could even react, the passenger door of the car opened, and a figure rushed out of the vehicle.
The robber sitting in the back seat holding the child reacted faster. Knowing that it would be inconvenient for the motorcycle to turn around in this alley and that there was no time to do so, he hurriedly jumped off the motorcycle with the child in his arms and turned to run back.
Chen Chaojiang rushed forward. Just as the robber on the motorcycle reacted and twisted the throttle in an attempt to knock Chen Chaojiang over, Chen Chaojiang pushed off the ground with his toes, leaped up, and landed accurately on the motorcycle handlebars with his left foot. He passed over the motorcycle and the robber's head, landing several meters away from the motorcycle.
Because the fleeing robber was carrying a child, Chen Chaojiang couldn't immediately chase after him and strike him hard, fearing that hitting him would injure the child. So, Chen Chaojiang took a few steps, and when he was within arm's reach of the robber, he suddenly shouted. The robber turned his head hastily, only to see a figure suddenly leap into the air, pushing off the wall beside him, swooping over his head like a hawk. When he turned his head in alarm, a pale-faced young man stood steadily three or four meters away. The young man had long, narrow eyes, colder than the winter air, and his thin, slightly red lips parted slightly, uttering a chilling voice: "Put the child down."
Perhaps it was because of his guilty conscience that the robber was so afraid of a young man who looked to be only in his early twenties. He instinctively turned and ran, only to see something that surprised him even more.
His accomplice drove a motorcycle recklessly into another young man who was rushing out of the alley.
The young man abruptly stopped his forward momentum. Just as the motorcycle was about to hit him, he moved to the right at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye. At the same time, his left leg was raised high, exceeding the height of the motorcycle's rearview mirror, and kicked the helmet visor of the robber driving the motorcycle!
With a loud bang, the robber was sent flying backward, his motorcycle crashing into the wall before lurching forward and slamming into the door of the brand-new white Audi A4 blocking the alley entrance, finally collapsing to the ground. Even after falling, the motorcycle's rear wheel continued to spin rapidly, scraping against the ground, leaving two long, deep scratches on the Audi door before finally stopping.
Xu Zhengyang didn't even look at the damage to his newly bought car behind him. Instead, he squinted and steadily walked forward. He kicked the robber who had been kicked off the motorcycle and was struggling to get up. The robber was sent flying more than half a meter into the air. His head hit the wall, and he fell heavily to the ground, crying out in pain.
Xu Zhengyang stepped forward, raised his foot, and kicked the robber's arm hard. With a crisp crack, the robber's shrill scream echoed through the alley.
The baby, who was already stunned by the series of events, was frightened by the scream and started crying again.
With a thought, Xu Zhengyang sent his divine power slowly into the baby's mind, soothing him and calming him down quickly.
The robber holding the baby stood there dumbfounded. Because he was wearing a helmet, his expression couldn't be seen, but he was probably terrified by Xu Zhengyang's skills and what had happened to his companion.
A muffled, terrified voice came from inside the helmet: "No, don't come any closer! I'll... I'll kill him!"
The robber, trembling, held the baby in front of him as a shield.
Xu Zhengyang's anger surged even more. Damn it, they actually want to use such a young child as a shield? My ancestors for a hundred and eighty generations!
Despite his anger, Xu Zhengyang still had to consider the baby's safety.