<h4>Chapter 1409: Chapter 1717: The Carjacker (1)</h4>


    "Hey, big bro, what are you up to?" Ling Chen looked at Ling Gengqiu, asking with a headache.


    Ling Gengqiu took a sip of coffee. The bitter taste didn’t sit well with him, and he frowned slightly, saying, "Nothing much, I was just driving. Who knew those people would go crazy chasing me, and causing a mess. I thought I’d give you a call, but then they tried to arrest me, so of course, I taught them a lesson. Hey! You got here just in time, help me sort this out. I’ve got a dateter."


    Ling Chen rubbed his forehead, feeling his head swell.


    "My dear ancestor, those people are police officers. Do you know what the police are? Going against them is asking for trouble."


    "What’s so special about the police?" Ling Gengqiu said indifferently, "They’re all wimps. I can knock them down with just a couple of kicks." After a pause, Ling Gengqiu seemed to think of something and added, "That woman outside is not bad, really strong, but unfortunately, all brawn and no skill. If she were given a little training, she might be an expert."


    There’s no need to ask, Ling Gengqiu was referring to Xia Mutong. Back then, Xia Mutong was captured by the God Organization and forcibly subjected to an enhancement experiment, which increased her strength several times. Later, Ling Chen rescued her from the hands of the God Organization, and her enhanced strength remained.


    Recently, Xia Mutong has been solving cases one after another. Her outstanding abilities even earned her amendation from the Ministry of Public Security. All of this is closely rted to her bodily enhancement.


    "Bro, the police enforce thew. Going against them won’t do you any good, and I might not be able to help you." Ling Chen was helpless. If he had known Ling Gengqiu would cause such a mess, he wouldn’t have let him drive off. Now, not only did he cause trouble, but he also alerted the police. It’s really troublesome.


    "Enforce thew?" Ling Gengqiu thought for a moment and said, "You mean... they’re government officials?"


    Government... Upon hearing this peculiar term, Ling Chen was slightly stunned and immediately understood. Many of Ling Gengqiu’s thoughts were still centuries old, from a time when there were only government officials, no police stations.


    "Although the terms are different, the meaning is pretty much the same."


    Ling Gengqiu frowned slightly and said, "In our time, people from the martial arts world dreaded dealings with government officials the most. Kid, seems like this is serious."


    Ling Chen nodded. His ancestor finally realized the gravity of the situation.


    "Since it’s so serious, I’ll leave it to you to handle. I’ll wait for your news at home."


    Hearing this, Ling Chen was taken aback, and by the time he reacted, Ling Gengqiu had vanished. Looking at the slightly shaking window pane, Ling Chen couldn’t help but crack a wry smile. He thought Ling Gengqiu would face the music bravely, who knew he’d slip away instead.


    Sigh! Such a hassle.


    Ling Chen shook his head helplessly. There was no choice; he had to step in to smooth things over.


    As he stepped out of the café, Xia Mutong immediately approached him, her eyes looking past him, "Where is he?"


    Ling Chen shrugged, looking helpless as he said, "Don’t bother looking, he’s already run away."


    "What, run away?" Xia Mutong’s face fell, looking at Ling Chen angrily, "You must have instructed him to flee and evade thew."


    "Injustice, I’m wronged." Ling Chen hurriedly raised both hands, saying innocently, "I originally wanted him to turn himself in, but who knew he’d slip away when I wasn’t paying attention."


    "I don’t care." Xia Mutong tossed her head, refusing to believe Ling Chen’s nonsense, "He’s someone you know. Either you find him and hand him over to me, or you help him face justice. The decision is yours."


    Ling Chen said bitterly, "Is there a third option for me?"


    "No."


    "Alright then." Ling Chen sighed. He definitely couldn’t hand Ling Gengqiu in, given Ling Gengqiu’s character, who knows what trouble he’d stir up if brought to the police station. Sigh! He’s my ancestor, after all. If the ancestor makes a mistake, it’s up to me to handle it.


    "Officer Xia, in that case, I’ll go with you." Ling Chen extended his hands obediently.


    Upon seeing this, a nearby officer immediately pulled out a pair of handcuffs, preparing to put them on Ling Chen. However, Xia Mutong quickly stopped their action. She rolled her eyes at Ling Chen, saying grumpily, "These things are useless on him. If he really wanted to leave, none of you could stop him."


    Hearing this, Ling Chen grinned: "Officer Xia, you know me best."


    "Phooey! Only a ghost would know you. Get in the car. Wait till we get back, and you’ll see how I’ll deal with you."


    Ling Chenughed it off, obediently getting into Xia Mutong’s police car.


    "You guys take the other cars, I can handle this one alone." Xia Mutong sent her colleagues off and then started the engine, driving the police car towards the station.


    On the way, Ling Chen gazed at the scenery outside the window, asionally teasing Xia Mutong. However, knowing his nature, she didn’t engage in his teasing.


    Talking to himself was dull, so Ling Chen looked around bored. Seeing a newspaper on the backseat, he casually picked it up. Reading the headline news, Ling Chen found it interesting and asked with a smile, "Officer Xia, are you in charge of this case?"


    "It’s not happening in East Sea City, what’s it got to do with me?"


    "Tsk tsk! Even nowadays, someone dares to hijack a prisoner transport. Really bold,pletely disregarding the police." Ling Chen remarked.


    "Don’t you think this case is strange?"


    "Strange? What’s strange about it?"


    "Take a closer look at the report. I don’t believe you can’t spot the issue."


    With Xia Mutong’s words, Ling Chen immediately focused on the content of the news, examining it word by word. After finishing the entire report, he finally understood what Xia Mutong meant by ’strange.’


    "None of the criminals in that transport were major offenders, and none had ties to any criminal organizations. Plus, the ones who hijacked the transport weren’t aiming for a single target; they rescued everyone. These criminals have no connections with each other, so who on earth would go to such lengths to save all of them? Or is it to divert attention, hiding the actual target?"


    Xia Mutong nodded, saying, "Your spection makes sense. But this case isn’t under our jurisdiction, so there’s no need for us to poke our noses in."


    As they talked, Xia Mutong gradually slowed down, looking at the traffic jam ahead and couldn’t resistining, "It’s all your friend’s fault. If not for him, we wouldn’t have had toe this far. With the traffic like this, it’ll take at least an hour to get back."


    Ling Chen chuckled and said, "How about we find a ce to rest a bit first, and I’ll buy you a coffee?"