Chapter 2308 - 2308: Tailgating and Pursuit

In order to deal with Liu Zhizhong, Lu Liang and his flunkies really did put in some effort.

The main thing was, they even switched the cars they were using to tail Liu Zhizhong, so he wouldn't recognize their license plates.

After all, when they'd followed him before, the car that got stopped had a plate number that only differed in the last digit from another A6—one ended with a 6, the other with a 7—so as not to arouse Liu Zhizhong's suspicion.

So Lu Liang's two flunkies went and rented a Tesla and a Volkswagen, doing a double tail, each one following for a while.

Another two flunkies pulled back to outside the hotel, went up to the high-rise across the street, and used a telescope to watch for when Liu Zhizhong would come out.

As for Lu Liang, with a heart full of pain, he actually went into the Shell Hotel's Western restaurant as well.

Only, when he first went in, he asked at the front desk, and sure enough, found out that Gu Yan had booked a private room there, which made his heart twist with sour pain all over again!

Forget it, Lu Liang also booked another private room, not far from the one Gu Yan had reserved, but unfortunately the soundproofing here was good, so he couldn't hear what the two of them were saying.

Liu Zhizhong and Gu Yan, meanwhile, entered their private room like normal and were enjoying a pretty sumptuous Western meal, the kind for two. You could call it a regular two-person set meal, or you could call it a couple's set.

Anyway, it was just the two of them, normally enjoying a Western meal, and what they talked about was also very normal.

What they talked about the most, first, were the questionable points and difficult topics in Gu Yan's civil service exam prep; second, was Gu Yan expressing her regret about her older sister.

Liu Zhizhong just ate and chatted like normal, steady and composed, hardly showing any oddness.

Gu Yan, too, was still acting pretty normal.

Only, when Liu Zhizhong used the excuse of going out to the front desk to buy a pack of cigarettes, he took the chance to pay the bill in advance.

Gu Yan had only made a reservation and hadn't paid yet; the bill Liu Zhizhong settled was just over 1,500 yuan, not much, really not much.

As for the cigarettes, Liu Zhizhong smoked very little, and it was the slim kind, very light in taste, that wouldn't leave a strong smoky smell.

When they finished eating and Gu Yan called the waiter over to settle the bill, she found out that Liu Zhizhong had already paid.

Gu Yan even complained a little, saying, "Brother Zhizhong, what are you doing? I clearly said I was treating you to this meal, how did it end up with you paying?"

Liu Zhizhong said it was fine, that it was normally "gentlemen first"—she wasn't short of money now, and her Brother Zhizhong wasn't short of money either; even if she wanted to eat big meals every day, he could afford to treat her.

Gu Yan smiled and said, "How could I let you treat me every day?"

Liu Zhizhong chuckled, didn't say anything more, and only after the waiter cleared the table did he sit with Gu Yan for a while, drinking some after-meal tea, before getting up to leave.

At a moment like that, Gu Yan still felt a bit reluctant to part, but Brother Zhizhong had to go back to Dongnan City—he still had to work tomorrow!

It was just that, while she stayed here preparing for the exam, she could only use the identity of Liu Zhizhong's girlfriend to deal with Lu Liang, so he wouldn't come bother her again.

Liu Zhizhong also especially told her that if Lu Liang came again with flowers to confess, or bothered her in some other way, she should just call the police directly; report him a couple more times, and he'd be done.

With him arranging it like that, of course Gu Yan listened.

Afterwards, Gu Yan still walked Liu Zhizhong down to the underground parking lot.

When they got there, Gu Yan naturally recognized Lu Liang's car and the four flunkies' cars, and she even said that they were actually still at the hotel, hadn't left yet?

Liu Zhizhong said to ignore them; this was a hotel, what if they were staying here, that was their right. The main thing was for her not to be afraid—call the police if she had to. Lu Liang was a love maniac, sure, but he wouldn't go so far as to do something truly outrageous to her; on that point she could rest easy, he had a good eye for people.

Hearing him say that, Gu Yan accepted it and believed it completely.

Of course, Liu Zhizhong was right—Lu Liang wouldn't cross the line with Gu Yan, but when it came to Liu Zhizhong, he absolutely would.

Soon, Liu Zhizhong got into his car.

Looking at his brand new car, Gu Yan couldn't help saying, "Brother Zhizhong, you came to the Provincial City to buy a car?"

In her understanding, with all the money Liu Zhizhong had now, buying a Volkswagen like this was no problem. And only in the Provincial City could you get a car this nice so quickly, done in a day or two.

But Liu Zhizhong smiled slightly and said, "No, a friend lent it to me. For now, I'm not planning on buying a car yet, haha…"

"Oh…" Gu Yan didn't quite believe it, but still nodded. "Then your friend's pretty good to you! Actually, you could buy a car just for getting around, you know!"

"Haha, we'll talk about it later! That's it then, Gu Yan, you study hard, the exam's in just a few days. If there's anything you don't understand, just ask me."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Zhizhong."

"You're welcome."

After they said goodbye, Liu Zhizhong started the car and slowly drove out of the parking lot.

In the rearview mirror, Gu Yan stood there, a little dazed, watching him, until he turned a corner and disappeared.

In fact, at that moment, Gu Yan was a bit shocked inside.

Because when Liu Zhizhong's car started, there was almost no noise at all, especially quiet; even when he stepped on the gas, the sound was very small, very low.

Looking at the logo on the back of the car, she found it hard to believe—was there really such a Volkswagen? How could it be so quiet?

After her sister married Zhang Xiaoyang, Gu Yan had ridden in plenty of nice cars, but none of them were as quiet as this one of Liu Zhizhong's, it was just too silent.

Clearly, this had to be a higher-end imported Volkswagen, right? Heh… Gu Yan could only explain it to herself that way.

As for Liu Zhizhong, once his car drove out of the parking lot entrance, he was quickly spotted by Lu Liang's men in the high-rise across the street.

They were using a high-powered telescope, so the view was crystal clear, and they were a bit surprised.

That dog Liu Zhizhong had actually gotten himself an imported Volkswagen SUV?

Lu Liang's man immediately notified his teammates and reported the situation.

Right away, the two rental cars that had long been waiting in the hotel parking lot—a Tesla and a Volkswagen Teramont—both set off, pretending not to know him, following behind Liu Zhizhong's Volkswagen at a measured pace.

What they didn't expect was—huh?—Liu Zhizhong was getting on the highway; one look and you could tell he was heading back to the Southeast, right?

So they immediately contacted Lu Liang and the other two guys to ask what to do.

Lu Liang decided on the spot: "Go, we'll all head back to the Southeast and talk there, hehe… Once we're in the Southeast, it'll be even easier to take care of you, you bastard!"

Lu Liang went back down to the underground parking lot, got into his super A8, and the other two subordinates each took an A6, and they all headed back toward the Southeast together.

Of course, the three of them stayed far behind, just so as not to make Liu Zhizhong suspicious.

Once Liu Zhizhong's car got on the highway, it was really highway all the way, with his speed never dropping below 150; he sped along like the wind, having a blast. Anyway, his plate was on the Provincial white list, so he could just open it up and run.

This car really was excellent; going over speed bumps on the highway felt perfectly smooth and natural, you couldn't feel a bit of jolting—truly worthy of being a custom luxury car…

Liu Zhizhong was having the time of his life driving, but for Lu Liang's two flunkies trying to keep up, it was a whole different story…