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Chapter 120 I thought dying for love was just an ancient legend
Chapter 121 I thought dying for love was just an ancient legend
"Oh no!"
Seeing that the car was about to crash into the guardrail, Louise had no choice but to swerve the steering wheel sharply in the opposite direction.
In an instant, accompanied by the tooth-grinding screech of tires, the car narrowly missed the edge of the guardrail, wobbling and barely managing to get back to the center of the road, yet still maintaining a heart-pounding speed.
"What on earth is going on—" Louise was now completely focused on controlling the steering wheel, not daring to be distracted for a moment.
After all, given the volume of traffic on the overpass and the sudden, insane speed, a slight misstep could cost the lives of all three people on board.
Even the brakes failed; no matter how hard Louise pressed the pedals, the car wouldn't slow down.
But just then, the car radio clicked twice and turned on automatically without anyone turning it on or off.
A soothing classical melody, utterly incongruous with the current critical situation, began to play, accompanied by a specially processed voice with a noticeable static: "Now, let's play a very special song, Bodevard's version of 'You Win, You Die!'"
"Dedicated to Lady Louise Lane!"
In an instant, a look of seriousness flashed across the eyes of Louise and Jaeger in the back row.
This is clearly the warning text that Louise saw on the handkerchief before going on stage at the previous dinner!
Sure enough, the person who caused this situation was the same one who had tried to kill Louise by falling with the Green Cross Sword!
The voice didn't stop there; it continued: "The only regret is that your colleague, Mr. Kent, was also in the car."
"And the chairman of the Parrels Group."
"How pathetic! You've dragged two innocent people down with you—"
"But you took what didn't belong to you, so you have to pay the price."
Good night, ladies and gentlemen! This close of your eyes should be your eternal sleep!
The moment the radio broadcast abruptly stopped, the car, which was already speeding far too fast, accelerated again!
"This won't do." Clark pressed a button in the car, and the roof opened, the howling night wind instantly whipping at him, muffled his voice. "We have to find a way to get out of this car!"
"Are you crazy, Kent!" Louise shouted. "Jumping out of a moving vehicle at that speed? That's practically suicide!"
"It's alright, as long as we—" Clark's voice was interrupted by a sudden turn of events before he could finish speaking.
Louise frantically turned the steering wheel all the way in one direction, barely managing to make it around the bend that had just appeared in front of her at that speed.
But this isn't a racetrack; drifting in a place like this truly tests a driver's skill and reflexes.
Moreover, it is also very dangerous.
Therefore, the instant Louise breathed a sigh of relief after successfully making the turn, she saw a scene in the rearview mirror that nearly stopped her heart—
Langdon, who had somehow gotten up, still holding the Escalius Medal trophy and seemingly wanting to say something to Louise, was unfortunately thrown off the car by the sharp turn! (Note)
"Landon!" Louise exclaimed, her eyes wide, instinctively calling him by his first name without even using his surname.
In her haste, she failed to notice the look in Clark's eyes.
In fact, Clark knew that Langdon had deliberately been thrown out.
Receiving the subtle signal in Langdon's eyes as he was thrown aside, Clark gritted his teeth and could only go along with Langdon's utterly absurd statement.
But now, in order to have a reason to leave, he had to follow the script and suddenly stood up.
Then, right before Louise's shocked eyes, Clark leaped straight out!
Leap! Out!
That wasn't all. While still in mid-air, Clark had to suppress his shame and shout out in a piercing voice, "Landon—not one!"
Louise: ? ? ?
She watched helplessly as Langdon, who had just been thrown out, plunged off the edge of the elevated railing and disappeared into the spiraling viaduct, into the abyss-like sky.
Clark followed suit and leaped out, as resolute as a seal diving into the water, his expression carrying a touch of tragic grandeur.
What kind of "You Jump, I Jump" plot is this?!
So your relationship is that deep?!
Louise stared in disbelief as the two men plummeted into the air one after another like dumplings being dropped into a pot, but she had to quickly regain her composure and force herself to suppress the sadness that "two friends had actually committed suicide together," and focus her attention on the car, which had already reached its speed limit.
However, Louise's driving skills may have exceeded the expectations of those behind the scenes. She gritted her teeth and persevered for so long at such high speeds, which made them restless.
The next second, the airbags, which had not been subjected to any violent impact, suddenly deployed and rapidly inflated, trapping Louise in the driver's seat, making it impossible for her to move or even reach for the steering wheel!
In the instant she lost control, the car under Louise, like a raging bull, hurtled straight toward the guardrail of the elevated highway at the bend ahead!
Louise's pupils dilated immediately.
She could only watch herself rush headlong toward death, unable to do anything about it. (Note: This sounds far-fetched, but Clark fell down in the same way in the anime.)
Considering that Jaeger did it on purpose, this is actually quite reasonable.