Hearing Kieran's order, Julie hesitated until the car next door suddenly rolled down its window, revealing a shadowy figure.
The guy wore a mask and hat. Looking closely, you could see his eyes giving off a murderous vibe. Julie got scared and instantly floored the gas pedal.
Kieran reached out and grabbed the steering wheel, "Floor it!"
Julie pushed the pedal to the metal, gripping the steering wheel tightly.
"Let go," Kieran ordered.
With the other car closing in on them again, Julie had to rely completely on Kieran. She immediately let go, but didn't ease off the gas.
"Ease up on the pedal," Kieran's voice drifted from the right.
Julie eased up on the pedal, gripping the car window tightly, feeling like she was holding onto her last straw. Kieran yanked the wheel to the left, the car hugging the one next to it, forcing it towards the edge of the bridge. If they didn't stop, they'd surely be pushed off.
So, the car next to them had no choice but to hit the brakes.
"Step on the gas!" Kieran commanded, his body already leaning towards Julie.
Julie obeyed, pressing down on the gas pedal, and the car shot off like an arrow.
Seems the other party anticipated Kieran might pull the same trick, so they decided to strike first, aiming for Julie's car.
But they didn't expect Kieran to suddenly tell Julie, "Ease up on the gas."
Just as their car was about to crash into Julie's, she eased off the gas and made a sharp U-turn.
The incoming car crashed into the bridge railing. The car behind it, just catching up, didn't have time to react and saw Kieran and Julie's car fading into the distance.
"Speed up!" Kieran said.
Julie pressed the gas pedal, the car instantly sped up.
The two cars behind them immediately chased after them, but there was already some distance between them.
After getting off the bridge, Julie remained vigilant, driving a bit further, the car finally returned to the city center.
"Stop the car!" Kieran ordered.
Julie immediately slammed on the brakes, parking the car sideways on the roadside.
Kieran quickly pulled the handbrake, the car shifted to Park, then he quickly helped a shaken Julie unbuckle her seatbelt, "Get out!"
Kieran pushed open the car door, quickly ran to the driver's side and opened the door.
Julie was pretty freaked out.
He took her hand and pulled her out of the car, then led Julie towards the pedestrian street. This was a tourist area in the city center, designed to look like a retro old street.
Kieran led Julie into an alley, then pushed her against the alley wall. Only then did Julie, trembling, take out her phone.
"What are you doing?" He grabbed her trembling hand.
Julie looked up innocently, "I was going to call the cops..."
Kieran scanned the surroundings, his eyes landing on a red brick not far away. He turned around, picked up a brick, and handed it to Julie. He then grabbed another brick and dialed Karl's number, "28, Maplewood Lane, bring people here now!"
After hanging up, Julie looked at the brick in her hand, confused, "We should have shaken them off by now, they can't possibly catch up..."
Before she could finish, a flurry of footsteps suddenly echoed from the entrance of the alley. Hearing the footsteps getting closer, Julie was so nervous she didn't dare to breathe, gripping the brick in her hand even tighter.
Kieran threw the brick in his hand at three men in casual clothes. They were distracted by the sound of the brick, no longer heading towards the alley.
Taking advantage of one of them being distracted, Kieran charged at him, grabbed his baton, and slammed it into his knee.
The baton hit hard, and the man instantly dropped to his knees in pain.
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