bioinnovel Chapter 119 First Snow in Jinghai!
Chapter 119 First Snow in Jinghai!
Three days.
A full seventy-two hours.
The silver-gray warehouse in the northern suburbs of Jinghai City had its doors tightly shut, so tight that not even a fly could get in.
Only in the quiet of the night could one occasionally hear a few turbo-like roars or the hissing of a high-frequency laser cutting metal, making Old Chen, who was guarding outside, tremble with fear.
The young lady gave a strict order: no one was allowed to approach.
Old Chen could only wrap himself in his military overcoat, squat on the hood of the Bentley, and smoke, while also fending off wave after wave of corporate spies trying to gather information for his son-in-law.
Finally, on the evening of the third day.
The sun had just withdrawn its last rays, and the sky was unusually overcast.
"laugh--"
With a sound of hydraulic pressure being released, the heavy alloy door of the warehouse slowly rose.
Nie Qingcheng jumped out of the car almost instantly.
She hasn't had a moment's rest these past three days, working in her car and taking naps whenever she gets tired. Even a multi-billion dollar contract couldn't keep her from leaving her car for even a second.
The gate was fully open.
A wave of heat, a mixture of engine oil, ozone, and some indescribable burnt metallic smell, hit me.
The smoke dissipated.
Zhang Yan came out.
His current appearance was far from good; his hair was a mess, like a bird's nest, and a layer of bluish stubble had sprouted on his chin. His originally white T-shirt was covered in oil stains and metal shavings.
But his eyes were frighteningly bright.
It's like a madman who has just completed a masterpiece of art.
"nailed it?"
Nie Qingcheng, wearing high heels, went up to him without minding his smell and took out a handkerchief to wipe his face.
"Okay, all done."
Zhang Yan grabbed her hand, grinned, revealing a set of bright white teeth, and said, "Wife, come in and inspect the goods."
Nie Qingcheng followed him into the warehouse.
The lights in the center of the warehouse were all on, making it as bright as day.
Amidst the pile of discarded scraps, a vehicle sat quietly... If you didn't know it was a car, Nie Qingcheng would have thought it was some kind of alien spacecraft that had come out of a science fiction movie.
It's entirely matte black, with lines so smooth they resemble a stretched drop of mercury.
The most outrageous thing is that it doesn't have wheels.
The two huge front and rear wheels are completely hollow, with only a specially made composite rubber outer ring connected to the vehicle body through some invisible magnetic levitation structure.
The turbofan engine at the rear of the car, originally belonging to a civilian aircraft, was shrunk by half by Zhang Yan's modifications, yet it still exudes a breathtakingly violent aesthetic.
"Code name 'Chengying'"
Zhang Yan walked over and patted the cold car body.
"Buzz—"
A ring of eerie blue breathing lights suddenly lit up around the vehicle, powered by the miniature reactor that had been removed from "Big Black".
The entire vehicle did not touch the ground, but was suspended in mid-air, about five centimeters off the ground.
"Land-based aircraft".
Zhang Yan turned to look at the stunned Nie Qingcheng. "How was it? Was the assignment alright?"
Nie Qingcheng took a deep breath.
She walked around the car and reached out to touch the hovering wheels that had no physical connection to it.
"Zhang Yan".
"Um?"
"If you were to drive this thing on the road..."
Nie Qingcheng swallowed hard. "The traffic police will go crazy."
"It's okay, I've checked."
Zhang Yan shrugged. "This vehicle doesn't have wheels, so strictly speaking it's not a motorcycle. It belongs to the category of 'magnetic levitation low-altitude aircraft,' which isn't covered by traffic laws."
To exploit loopholes.
This is absolutely exploiting a loophole!
Nie Qingcheng couldn't help but laugh out loud. Looking at the disheveled but radiant man in front of her, a string in her heart was suddenly plucked.
"I want to sit."
Nie Qingcheng looked at him.
"Now?"
Zhang Yan glanced outside. "It's getting dark."
"Right now."
Nie Qingcheng tossed the Hermes bag to Lao Chen, and without caring that she was wearing a dress, straddled the back seat.
The hovercar dipped slightly, then steadily supported her.
"Alright, then I'll take you on a tour."
Without wasting a word, Zhang Yan strode over and got into the driver's seat.
There was no roar of ignition, only a very faint electrical hum.
"Hold me tight."
As soon as Zhang Yan finished speaking, Nie Qingcheng's arms were already tightly wrapped around his waist.
next second.
A black lightning bolt silently tore through the night outside the warehouse and vanished from Old Chen's sight in an instant.
The cigarette butt in Old Chen's hand fell to the ground.
"Good heavens... that's not a car, that's a will-o'-the-wisp!!"
……
Leaving the industrial park, there is a straight riverside highway.
Zhang Yan did not drive too fast, keeping his speed at around 80 km/h.
But the experience of driving this car is amazing.
There was no vibration from tires rubbing against the ground, no roar of the engine; it felt like flying close to the ground, with only the sound of the wind whistling in your ears.
"Are you cold?"
Zhang Yan tilted his head slightly, and his voice carried on the wind.
"It's not cold!"
Nie Qingcheng pressed her face against his broad back, feeling the warmth emanating from the man's body.
This feeling is a million times more comfortable than sitting in a Rolls-Royce.
Just then, a cold drop landed on Nie Qingcheng's nose.
Then came the second drop, and the third drop.
"Is it snowing?"
Nie Qingcheng looked up in surprise.
Under the streetlights, fine, dense white fluff began to fall, and the fall grew heavier and heavier.
Jinghai is located in the south, where winters are damp and cold, but it rarely snows, let alone this kind of heavy snowfall.
"Stop the car! Stop the car now!"
Nie Qingcheng suddenly patted Zhang Yan's waist.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Zhang Yan braked suddenly, and the car came to a steady stop on the side of the road.
"Look!"
Nie Qingcheng pointed to the sky, as excited as a little girl seeing candy, "It's snowing! It really is snowing!"
Snowflakes danced in the air under the dim streetlights along the riverbank, melting instantly upon landing on the water.
The whole world seemed to fall silent all at once.
"Zhang Yan, let's take a walk."
Nie Qingcheng jumped out of the car, not caring whether her high heels, worth tens of thousands of yuan, would get wet, and stepped directly onto the thin layer of snow.
What about the car?
Zhang Yan pointed to the priceless "Cheng Ying".
"Leave it here, no one can steal it."
Nie Qingcheng took his hand, "Walk with me for a bit, just this short distance."
Zhang Yan smiled helplessly.
He tapped the controller on his wrist, and "Cheng Ying" immediately entered stealth alert mode, its breathing light went out, and it quietly floated in the shadows of the trees.
The two walked hand in hand along the boardwalk by the river.
The snow fell heavier and heavier, soon covering their hair with a layer of white.
"I've heard that if two people walk together in the snow until their hair turns white, they'll grow old together in this lifetime."
Nie Qingcheng reached out and caught a snowflake, her voice very soft.
"So, does this count as cheating?"
Zhang Yan grabbed her hand and stuffed it into his pocket. "You've only walked 500 meters and your hair has turned white. That's quite efficient."
"You have no sense of romance!"
Nie Qingcheng rolled her eyes at him, but shrank closer to him.