558 Run!
The opening ceremony of the racing competition was held in the Birmingham suburbs on the day before Christmas Eve. All racing teams would arrive at the official race venue following the opening ceremony
The day before the opening ceremony began, Alicia received the tickets Matthew had sent her. She was so happy that she kept begging Tammy to go with her. Tammy was drowsy the entire way because they had an early start in the morning. She grumbled, "What's the big deal about this? It is only an opening ceremony, not a race. Do you realize this will be over once everyone has brought their cars in? | don't think it'll even last half an hour. | can't believe I'm waking up so early for that."
Alicia said, "I'm not interested in the official game! I'm only here to take a photo with Kevin."
"Who's Kevin?"
"A very cute racer. He was on a variety show last year and is now very famous."
"How cute can he be? Is he as cute as Scott?" Tammy asked mockingly
Alicia flipped through the brochure, looking for a picture of Kevin
"They are not the same type. Here! This is Kevin."
Tammy frowned and asked, "Are you sure? He's a reserve player for my company's team. He's not even a regular on the team. Why do you find him attractive?"
"What? He's a backup player?!" Alicia went completely still. She wouldn't have known it if Tammy hadn't pointed it out. On the brochure, Kevin's name had a yellow line next to it, indicating that he was a substitute
"How did that happen?" With her eyes widened in shock, Alicia asked
Tammy yawned and appeared to be about to fall asleep. She looked around and froze when she noticed someone
"Alicia."
"Yeah?"
"Look!"
Alicia turned to face the front row, following Tammy's gaze. She asked after seeing the man, "Isn't that Dominic? What id he doing here?"
Tammy frowned when she noticed the logo of Brisco Group on the small flag Dominic was holding. Brisco Group was Carousel Group's biggest competitor
"Dominic seems to be on your opponent's team." Nudging Tammy, Alicia said with a sly smile
Tammy mockingly looked at Alicia and said, "Of course | noticed that! | hate him!"
"You don't have to judge him that way, Tammy. It's just a game, and everyone is playing fair."
"Brisco doesn't care about fairness or even morals." Tammy snorted after she said so
"What's the matter?"
"This happened a few years ago. Back then, the real estate industry wasn't so heavily regulated. So, the Brisco group demolished many old buildings with bulldozers and even killed some residents. From then on, they are known for their tough demolition practices."
"Really?" Alicia asked, surprised
"They've also done a lot of dirty deeds." Tammy didn't want to bring up these heinous details again. She cast a glance at Dominic and then frowned
"That's Kevin! Tammy. I'm going to ask him for an autograph. Wait for me here!" Alicia then quickly ran away
/t seems you did come here just to see Kevin. Then why did you ask me to come here with you? Tammy thought
At that point, the opening ceremony had already begun. As the teams of each brand entered the field, the host introduced them to the audience
At the same time, the audience could hear the roaring engines and see the floating smoke
While most of the audience were cheering like crazy, Tammy remained silent as she had no interest in racing at all. She waited for Alicia for a long time before deciding to go looking for her. Absentminded and bored, Tammy followed the sign's instructions and walked to the lounge
Looking at the Brisco brand logo on the lounge door, Tammy sighed
She thought to herself, What's going on with me, today? Why on earth would | go to the lounge for the Brisco group? Urgh!
She was about to leave when she heard a man talking inside the lounge. "The only thing you have to do at the opening ceremony is to wreck the Carousel Group's car. You should kick their racer out of the official competition."
Tammy froze, unable to believe what she was hearing. All of a sudden, Alicia came up behind her and asked, "What are you doing here? I've been looking for you for a long time. | just came back from getting you some coffee." Alicia winked at Tammy while holding two cups of coffee
Then conversation in the lounge came to a halt. Sensing that something was off, Tammy grabbed Alicia's arm and shouted, "Run!"
"My coffee!"
The two girls ran down the wall in a frenzy. Immediately after that, two men walked out of the lounge and began running after them, shouting, "Stop!"
Alicia's face became pale with fear. "Who did you piss off again?" she asked Tammy as she ran
"Stop asking! | don't have time to explain it right now."
"Ah! | can't run anymore!" Alicia had used up all of her energy. And the two men were getting closer and closer to them at that moment. In the blink of an eye, Tammy shoved Alicia behind a trash can at the intersection. While panting, she whispered to Alicia, "Stay here. Don't move until they leave."
Then Tammy slowed down on purpose. And she started to run quickly after the two men behind her had caught up
"Stop!" The men shouted again
After she left the venue, Tammy noticed tall grass in front of her. Just as she was about to say something, a hand reached out from the grass, covered her mouth, and yanked her in
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