Diary of a Criminal Investigator

Chapter 661: Pursuit at the Halfway Point

The little girl is Chen Kai’s granddaughter.One of the reasons the opponent returned this time should be to take the girl away.

So the little girl is safe.

"Okay, agreed! Be careful!"

For now, tracking Chen Kai’s movements through the little girl is possible.

"Yes!"

Lu Chuan did not hesitate.

A taxi was already coming from afar, and Lu Chuan needed to act quickly.

Flagging down a taxi, Lu Chuan pulled out his badge.

"I’m a police officer, follow that car in front, but not too closely."

Police?

The taxi driver perked up at once.

A scene he’d seen 800 times in TV dramas was finally happening to him?

"Officer!"

The driver was obviously a bit excited.

"Are you on a mission?"

Lu Chuan nodded, and the driver continued, "Don’t worry, officer, my driving skills are top-notch."

"Are we gonna have a chase later?"

"Will there be a shootout?"

"Running a red light is okay, right?"

"If the car is totaled, will I get compensated with a new one?"

"What about lost wages?"

Lu Chuan...

What a chatterbox!

"Driver, just drive normally, it’s a taxi ahead, follow it, don’t let it get away."

A shootout...

Do you think this is the Beautiful Country?

Even though Lu Chuan said so, the driver remained excited.

Every time he shifted gears, Lu Chuan could almost feel the restrained roar of the gearbox.

The little girl’s grandfather evidently had no counter-surveillance skills.

The taxi driver ahead was just driving normally.

After more than ten minutes, the car stopped at the entrance of an alley.

The old man got off with the child and headed straight into the alley.

From about a hundred meters behind, Lu Chuan paid the fare and prepared to follow them in.

"Brother? That’s it?"

The driver seemed a bit unwilling to stop.

Finally cooperating with the police on a mission, and that’s it?

Where was the promised street chase?

Where was the promised shootout?

Lu Chuan had no time to bother with the taxi driver, quickly following into the alley.

As soon as he turned the corner, a flash of a knife came at Lu Chuan’s throat like a poisonous tongue!

Quick!

The blade moved fast as lightning, and the angle was tricky.

The timing the attacker chose was also perfect.

It was right as Lu Chuan’s steps crossed each other, rounding the corner.

At this moment, Lu Chuan, turning his body, had unstable footing and balance, making it hard to react effectively.

Whoosh!

As the dagger slashed, it seemed to bring a gust, stabbing straight at Lu Chuan’s throat beneath his eyes.

Lu Chuan’s pupils dilated rapidly, even reflecting the blade’s gleam.

Because of his body’s forward inertia as the dagger thrust forward, Lu Chuan couldn’t retreat.

In a hurry, Lu Chuan, still turning the corner, gripped the wall with his right hand.

His whole body shifted from rushing forward to leaning against the right wall.

Slash!

But the knife light was still unavoidable.

The dagger didn’t pierce Lu Chuan’s throat but stabbed into his left shoulder.

The attacker’s strike was not only swift but also powerful.

The entire dagger blade sunk deeply into flesh and blood.

At this point, Lu Chuan could see the attacker’s appearance clearly.

Very ordinary, and after stabbing him, his face showed only a hint of surprise because he missed the neck, nothing else.

In a split second, after stabbing Lu Chuan’s shoulder, the attacker didn’t even pull out the dagger.

A knee strike was aimed straight at Lu Chuan’s chest!

If it hit precisely, nearly all of Lu Chuan’s ribs would fracture.

But just as the attacker was about to succeed, he flew backward.

When Lu Chuan was stabbed, he knew the attacker was Chen Kai’s other bodyguard, nicknamed Dagger.

When Lu Chuan was stabbed, as the knee strike came, Lu Chuan didn’t stand idle, his right leg had already attacked.

A kick aimed at the assailant’s waist.

This kick broke the distance between them, rendering the knee strike ineffective.

However, Lu Chuan didn’t come out unscathed.

Rip.

The dagger in the attacker’s hand withdrew as he retreated, leaving Lu Chuan’s shoulder.

Spraying a handful of blood.

Lu Chuan’s left arm was virtually incapacitated for combat.

Bleeding continuously, he had to end the fight quickly.

Otherwise, the attacker might not need to lift a finger, just stop Lu Chuan from staunching the bleeding. In less than 10 minutes, he’d be down.

But the opponent clearly had no intention of stopping. After being kicked away by Lu Chuan, he rushed back swiftly.

He also wanted to end Lu Chuan quickly.

Lu Chuan sneered.

Not afraid of you attacking, just afraid of you running.

Lu Chuan had been wounded because the attacker occupied a very advantageous position.

Plus, Lu Chuan genuinely didn’t expect the opponent to ambush at the alley entrance.

Clearly, Chen Kai had anticipated the police would tail his granddaughter.

He also knew that once she left the kindergarten, the police would surely follow.

So, he had Dagger lie in ambush at the alley entrance beforehand.

Whoever came, they’d kill him directly.

Because the number of pursuers would be limited, they couldn’t possibly have a large group pressing in.

So, as long as they dealt with the police tracking his granddaughter, they bought precious time for escape.

The opponent lunged forward with the dagger, while Lu Chuan did not dodge but countered with a faster straight punch.

If it connected, the dagger could pierce through the fist.

But just when the dagger and fist were about to collide.

Lu Chuan’s fist suddenly turned into a palm, dodging swiftly by two centimeters.

Then rapidly swung sideways.

Smack!

The opponent’s right hand holding the dagger was struck aside strongly.

Lu Chuan seized the opportunity for a leg sweep.

The opponent also reacted quickly.

When Lu Chuan lifted his leg, the opponent lifted theirs.

Thud!

A muffled collision of legs, they again created distance.

Truly an expert!

Although Lu Chuan hadn’t gone all out right now, he had used seventy to eighty percent of his strength, yet the opponent matched his pace.

Fight!

Since acquiring combat skills from the system reward, Lu Chuan hadn’t yet fully showcased them.

In practice at the Criminal Investigation Team, he could easily overpower others with just thirty to forty percent of his strength.

Even in a fight with Lan Bingyu, the strongest in combat, Lu Chuan only used seventy to eighty percent.

This opponent was almost as fierce as Lan Bingyu!

Honestly, Lu Chuan was getting excited.

Rushing forward with a faster pace, this time Lu Chuan’s speed significantly increased.

In the opponent’s eyes, it was as though the person facing him had changed.

Dagger’s originally calm expression finally showed a ripple.

He had encountered Hua Country’s police before, even killed a few at the border.

The woman he ran into at the mall last time was particularly strong, capable of fighting him to a draw.

If it hadn’t been for her companion getting hurt by Fierce Ghost, he wouldn’t have injured her so quickly.

But this guy was clearly tougher than the woman in the mall!