But things are different now.
With his meridians sealed, Xia Che was unable to recover his strength while running.
With physical strength constantly being depleted, there's not much left that can be used.
"Is this really the end for us today?"
Xia Che sighed. His body couldn't take it anymore. Like a middle-aged man in his forties, even if his wife was charming and alluring, he was powerless to help.
Looking back, the team member he had tricked earlier with Durant's crossover was now ashen-faced, his anger practically overflowing from his eyes.
The distance between the two seemed to fluctuate between near and far.
During the chase, the road under repair became quiet.
Xia Che led the main run, followed by the entire R group. None of them spoke; they just ran while the others chased.
Chasing is extremely physically demanding, so besides running, you should try to conserve energy in other ways.
If anyone were to pass by here, they would surely be startled by this eerie scene.
Thirty men in suits, none of them uttering a sound, desperately chased after the fleeing blond-haired man. The scene was silent, but the expressions on each man's face were different; some were angry, some were ferocious, and some were grinning wickedly...
That's really weird.
"No way... You have your reasons for pursuing me, and I also have my reasons for not being pursued. Damn it, I can't just give up like this."
Xia Che's vision blurred; the thing he feared had finally come to pass.
He was out of energy.
Every step he took became so difficult at this moment. Xia Che kept panting heavily, as if he was about to exhale his lungs.
My mouth was filled with a metallic taste, and my heart was pounding at its limit, as if it was about to jump out of my throat.
The most obvious result of strenuous exercise is oxygen deficiency.
Even though Xia Che's lungs were squeezed to their limit, he still couldn't draw out even a single breath of oxygen.
Finally, with a thud.
Xia Che leaned against the wall and sat down on the ground, waving his hand with exhaustion on his face: "I'm out of options. Do whatever you want with me. I'm done with this."
A bitter smile played on his lips.
There's really no other way.
The Xing family's action team arrived suddenly, and it's already quite impressive that I've been able to hold them off for so long.
Xia Che estimated the time in his mind; about half an hour had passed since he notified Wen Chenlu.
This is my personal time limit.
He looked around at the silent surroundings; there wasn't even a bird passing by, let alone Wen Chenlu.
"So the notification came too late after all..."
Xia Che sighed.
Even if Wen Chenlu were to get here from Lishi Quyuan, it would still take about an hour, no matter how fast she tries.
Damn it, the Xing family is like hyenas that have smelled blood. Before this, Xia Che really didn't expect to run into them here.
Xia Che also sensed how difficult the other party was to deal with.
There's no way to get rid of it.
Once you're targeted, there's only one path left: being caught.
Xia Che had tried everything he could, but he still couldn't escape being caught.
Before him, dark figures landed one after another, gradually growing from one or two to a total of thirty.
Thirty men in suits stood in front of Xia Che, their shadows covering him completely. The oppressive atmosphere made Xia Che swallow hard.
Damn it...
What will these people do to themselves next?
Should we just physically beat him up?
Or is it...?
I don't really think I need to get stronger, do I?
Xia Che gasped in shock.
Thirty strong men could easily take on me now.
"Not running away anymore? Damn it... How can you run so fast? Among ordinary people, you'd be considered a tough guy."
The R group member who almost let Xia Che escape from his grasp finally breathed a sigh of relief now that the dust had settled.
To be honest, Xia Che is the fastest runner he has ever met.
On several occasions, Xia Che almost managed to escape openly and legitimately right under their noses.
If it weren't for the fact that all members of Team R mobilized this time, it's hard to say whether they could have caught up with this kid.
The man wiped away the cold sweat that still lingered in his heart, turned to look at the captain, and said respectfully, "Captain, you can come now."
"Well done."
The leader of Team R walked over slowly, first patting the man's shoulder approvingly, then paused and said lightly, "This guy can really run. I'm old, and when I exercise, I don't care about anything else, so... I have no recollection of what happened just now."
Then, he turned his head, his gaze sweeping across the faces of his subordinates, "And you?"
The group exchanged glances, their eyes meeting in the air, and they immediately understood.
The captain was trying to help Xia Che's brother who almost let him go earlier; everyone could see that.
Since the person has been caught, there's no need to mention this matter again when reporting back to Master Xing.
They immediately shouted in unison, "Me too! We didn't see anything!"
"Thank you... thank you boss, thank you all."
The man felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders, and even his eyes welled up with tears.
He knew exactly what it meant for these people to cover up his actions within the iron-fisted Xing family action team.
Deceiving superiors and concealing the truth is the thing that Master Xing cannot tolerate the most.
But they did it anyway without hesitation.
It could even be said that if this matter is exposed, the entire R group will face a reshuffle, which will inevitably be a bloodbath.
For aristocratic families of the Xing family's caliber, worldly laws no longer apply; they have their own set of rules that are unique to them.
"I'm saying... While it's true that your brotherhood is touching, and Xing Zhicheng is definitely not a good person, but... I'm still here, and you think you've caught me? Isn't that a bit too insulting?"
Xia Che's lips twitched incessantly, then he said with a serious expression, "I haven't lost my fighting ability yet, I'm quite a threat."
He couldn't stand these people's displays of genuine emotion. They seemed to have forgotten they were even there, ostentatiously flaunting their brotherhood, practically ready to put on some background music and say, "Brothers, let's hug and have a heart-to-heart talk..."
You're insane!
Can't you show some respect for me?
I'm going to tell you all right now, believe it or not?!
"If you stole the Tears of Atlantis, then we should indeed be on high alert. After all, there aren't many people in the world who could do that. But unfortunately, you didn't."
Despite being mocked by Xia Che, the leader of Team R remained expressionless. He calmly looked at Xia Che and said indifferently, "Your escape just now has proven that you are just an ordinary person with no combat ability. I don't know where you got that sapphire, but for us..."
"You're already prey caught in our trap; you pose no threat to us anymore." [Something came up unexpectedly; four updates will resume tomorrow.]
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