"What''s she doing? Why hasn''t she started yet? Joseph''s already gone."


    "Joseph is sure to win."


    "Just a woman, what can you expect from her! The racetrack is our turf, the domain of us men."


    Charley clenched his fists, watching nervously.


    At that moment, L mmed the gas pedal, and the high-performance sports car, like a wild horse set free, bolted forward at breakneck speed, disappearing in an instant from the sight of the crowd. It all happened so fast that the crowd only saw a blur speeding away.


    "That was some impressive."


    "Didn''t think she had it in her."


    "Did you guys notice? Her driving style is just like Aaron''s from the international scene."


    "Why do you say that?" the newbie asked, puzzled.


    "You don''t know Aaron? He always gives his opponents a three-second head start and still wins."


    "I counted. She waited exactly three seconds."


    "What the heck! Aaron''s a girl?"


    "Just a coincidence. Aaron wouldn''te here."


    In no time, there was a heated discussion about L in the crowd.


    Charley and his friends heard the chatter, feeling both shocked and puzzled.


    He thought, ''Could L be Aaron? Aaron is his idol!''


    Eleanor nudged Charley. "Charley, do you think L looks like Aaron?"


    Gilbert''s eyes widened. "No way, you guys don''t really believe that, do you?"


    He thought, ''How could L be Aaron? Aaron is an internationally recognized racer.''


    Charley didn''t say anything but shook his head. Eleanor bit her lip.


    Up in the air over the mountain, two helicopters flew one after the other toward the track.


    Michael, dressed in ck, sat in the back seat of one helicopter, resting with his eyes closed.


    His subordinate, wearing night vision goggles, looked ahead and noticed something unusual. "Boss, there''s another helicopter ahead." Michael opened his eyes, put on the goggles, and looked ahead. "It''s not from the Pr area."


    "So what do we do?"


    "Just bypass it." Michael found it odd to see helicopters from other regions in Pr.


    "Don''t bypass it; Catch up."


    "But what about our cargo? It will dy us."


    "What? Are you the boss now?"


    The subordinate immediately fell silent. "As you said."


    They slowly followed up.


    The helicopter ahead was focused on the two speeding cars on the mountain. "Target locked, that Lykan Hypersport." "Sling is ready for deployment."


    Joseph was feeling smug, his mind filled with thoughts of L. When he eventually noticed, L''s car was not far behind.


    Momentarily surprised, Joseph quickly got serious, flooring the elerator and zipping ahead, leaving L behind as he tackled the curves.


    L, observing from behind, eyed Joseph''s car and smirked.


    The uing turn was sharp. L shifted gears and sharply turned the steering wheel, executing a drift that made the tires screech.


    It was at that moment L paused, the thunderous sound of helicopter rotors catching her attention. With her heightened senses, she immediately looked up and saw the helicopter above, its rope swinging towards her.