The weather in Shibuya in May was mild but fickle; it was sunny in the morning, but by the afternoon, a light rain suddenly started, its sporadic nature causing some irritation.
In fact, Zhang Jie had never been particularly fond of rain; every time it rained, he would feel an inexplicable sense of annoyance because the rain would make him damp and inconvenient to go out.
For instance, at this moment, he was sitting in a lounge chair, looking at the rain outside and couldn't help but grumble, "This rain isn't going to last until tonight, is it?"
Han, who was busy modifying a car, looked up, glanced outside, and chuckled, "Don't worry, the race doesn't start until tonight. It's still early."
Just then, Zhang Jie's phone suddenly vibrated; he opened it to find an anonymous message.
"The item will leave Shibuya at 12 AM tonight."
There was nothing else besides this sentence, and tonight was indeed the night DK had invited him to race. The item would be moved out tonight, so it seemed they intended to take the item away through this race.
However, no one knew what the route would be tonight.
According to Han, the route for every underground race was announced at the last minute. Firstly, to prevent participants from cheating by practicing beforehand. Secondly, it also increased randomness.
But for those living in Shibuya, this wasn't too difficult, as they were already very familiar with the roads here. Even a blind-box-style race track route wouldn't affect them much. The only one at a disadvantage would probably be Zhang Jie himself.
To this, Zhang Jie responded, "It's a piece of cake." He had already memorized the entire map of Tokyo.
Although his memory wasn't entirely comprehensive, it was close enough, and it shouldn't be a problem to handle the race.
By the time Han finished modifying the car, it was already past 9 PM. The two ate something and then got into the car, heading to the MODI Building.
When they arrived at the MODI Building, the underground parking lot was already packed with people, and more than a dozen contestants were revving their engines in their cars.
They slowly drove in. There were hot girls dancing, Black guys passionately kissing hot girls in a corner, and some newbies to car modification checking their engines.
The whole scene seemed chaotic yet harmonious.
There was even a young Black man carrying a portable speaker, which was playing "Tokyo Drift."
The atmosphere on the entire third underground level was very lively, filled with the unique style and vibe of Tokyo's underground world.
"It really feels a bit exhilarating," Zhang Jie lowered his car window, looked at the hot girls outside, and couldn't help but whistle.
"Exhilarating? Wait until the race; even more exhilarating things will happen." Han indicated that it was still too early for that.
After getting out of the car, they found DK already waiting there. Seeing the two arrive, he spread his arms and walked over.
"I thought you wouldn't dare to come," DK teased, looking at Zhang Jie.
Zhang Jie fist-bumped DK and joked, "What are you talking about? How could I not dare to come?"
DK raised an eyebrow, said nothing, then fist-bumped Han and walked back.
Han then whispered to Zhang Jie, "If nothing goes wrong, the box will start moving tonight. It's very likely to be in your car."
"In my car?" Zhang Jie was stunned. "Where did I get a car?"
Han pointed to the other side, to the nissan s15 that Zhang Jie had driven last time.
"So this car is for me to drive? No, when did you bring this car over?"
Zhang Jie expressed his shock.
"If you don't have a car, you can't participate in this race, and you can't complete your mission, can you?" Han said this without any surprise.
However, Zhang Jie also realized something.
"Are you also leaving after this mission is completed?"
Han pulled out a bag of snacks from somewhere, tore it open, and ate one. "After this mission starts, there's no way I can stay in Tokyo any longer, as it will also implicate me. So, I'm preparing to go to Brazil."
Goodness, he had already planned his escape route. It seemed this mission would indeed not be too smooth.
No wonder he hadn't seen his Mazda RX-7; it turned out he had already sent it away.
Zhang Jie touched the sports belt tied around his suit waist; all the remaining bullets were inside.
It was also no wonder that Han was driving a Honda S2000 today; this car was a bit too casual.
After wandering around for a bit, Zhang Jie returned, as he couldn't understand Japanese at all.
Upon returning, Zhang Jie saw Han toss him a set of keys—the car keys for the nissan s15.
"Good luck."
The time was approaching 12 AM.
All the contestants, a total of 23 cars, were already prepared in the basement.
Then, a large group of men in black suits walked in, each carrying two black boxes. They then went to the back of the cars, opened the trunks, and placed the boxes inside their trunks.
Subsequently, DK's voice came through the car radio.
"Good evening, everyone, you crazy burning boys. What's in the back of your cars now is the cargo that needs to be delivered for this race. You must deliver it to Tokyo Port in the shortest possible time to complete the race."
At this moment, everyone realized that the race route this time was from Shibuya to Tokyo Port, a total of 25km, which normally takes about 32 minutes to drive.
"However, due to the urgency of this cargo, you only have 25 minutes. Are you ready?"
His answer was a series of roaring engine sounds.
DK put down his walkie-talkie, turned to look at Zhang Jie beside him, and a smile played on his lips.
At this moment, the atmosphere reached its climax; everyone was cheering, and all the girls were screaming loudly.
Then, Nira, DK's girlfriend, walked forward in a sexy outfit and stood between DK's and Zhang Jie's cars.
She gestured left and right, and the hot girls nearby screamed wildly, "Ready!"
And the time was gradually approaching midnight.
At this moment, Nira reached into her top, pulled out her bra, looked at all the vehicles again, and then slowly raised the bra in her hand.
"I really don't understand, are there no Japanese women? Do they have to find a mixed-race one?" Han couldn't help but grumble, then turned and left.
Amidst the roaring engines, she smiled and then suddenly threw the bra in her hand into the air.
The moment the bra landed, all the cars roared to life and then shot out like arrows from a bow.
The leading car was still DK's nissan 350z, closely followed by Zhang Jie's nissan s15.
Both cars sped out at extreme speed, then drifted through the corners with incredible flair, disappearing into the third level.
The crowd's atmosphere was completely ignited at this moment; they frantically rushed towards the elevators, chasing down to the second level, then the first, and finally ran to the ground level.
Immediately after, they watched the nissan 350z and nissan s15 burst out of the bridge onto the ground, but this time they didn't stop, instead continuing to charge forward.
Time was short; they had no time for chitchat.
At this moment, DK's voice came through Zhang Jie's car.
"Come on, let's have a good race!"
Zhang Jie didn't reply, but instantly pressed the clutch, shifted gears, and floored the accelerator. The nissan s15 surged forward a section, running neck and neck with the nissan 350z.
The two exchanged glances, then simultaneously shifted gears!
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