1980 Desperate pursuit
"Boom, boom!"
When the accelerator pedal is pressed to the end, the speed reaches the extreme, and the illusion of participating in Formula 1 is instantly generated, even through the window, you can feel the swishing wind is continuing to flow backwards, it seems that even the body has begun to enter a faint state of weightlessness, the whole heart floats, the tension, the excitement, the fierceness, so that the body secretes a lot of dopamine and adrenaline, and it explodes.
"Whoosh!"
In this way, the car broke through the encirclement, and then left all the vehicles behind, and the sparseness and exuberance of "clearing the clouds and seeing the bright moon" grew from the depths of the heart, and even the illusion of escape appeared, and the cheers and applause were automatically launched - but only for Anne.
Although it was just a momentary collision, the situation was very critical, starting from the crowd in the arrival hall of the airport to the encirclement of iron barrels, in just less than twenty minutes, the emotions remained tense, and it really made people feel like they had walked several times on the high-altitude wire rope.
Annie's reaction is completely understandable, if not the only normal one - Nolan is not good at expressing himself, while Lan Li is able to completely control himself, and neither of them reacts normally.
"Whoa! Whoa!" Anne raised her hands in the air, and couldn't help but cheer loudly, celebrating the moment of escaping death, but looking at Nolan and Lan Li who did not react, Anne was also a little weak, "Hey, you two, aren't you going to give a reaction? At least we need to thank the driver, don't we? You guys make me feel a little nervous, isn't that right?"
That's when chaos resumed.
"Horn!"
"Honk!
"Horn!"
The sound of the trumpet sounded like a celebratory firework, sounding everywhere, and the vigorous sound was playing a symphony that was not in a context at all, as if the fifteen members of the entire orchestra, each immersed in their own world, playing their own game, the scene was chaotic.
The piercing sound echoed for a long time on the empty and quiet highway, inexplicably making people sound the ancient wedding tradition of blowing suona and beating waist drums to greet relatives, but this suona band should never have cooperated, and they wanted to mess up this wedding, which made people laugh and cry.
But why?
Obviously, the driver had just honked his horn to warn and threaten the car blocking the road in front of him, so that he had the opportunity to escape from the encirclement and avoid a large-scale serial accident...... A means of support, a means of echoing, so everyone couldn't wait to press the horn and join this "carnival".
Entertain to death, entertain to death, entertain to death.
Although this phrase has become more and more common, almost everyone already knows it, but at this moment, the deeper meaning of this sentence is clearer than ever—sarcasm, banter, absurdity, spoof, helplessness, and sadness, as if you saw a sad clown trying to perform on the street but no one wanted to stop for him.
Anne's words stayed on her lips like this, and even her expression could not change, and she paused for a moment, too ridiculous to know how to react.
"Huh. Hehe. ”
A dull burst of laughter faintly overflowed, Lan Li still couldn't hold back after all, everything tonight was really ridiculous, ridiculous once, endured and endured, when the highway horn sonata began to perform, that absurdity reached the extreme, and then formed a black comedy effect, Lan Li laughed directly like this.
Even if you are a human being in two lifetimes, such a magical sight is second to none.
Anne and Nolan exchanged a look with each other, originally thinking that the other party would be worried, but they found that there was a smile in each other's eyes, and the corners of their mouths rose little by little, but in the end they couldn't hold back, so they clapped their hands and laughed heartily, laughing completely wantonly.
All the tension and fear, all the confusion and absurdity, all the accidents and stumbling up, all turned into laughter at this moment, and the shoulder lines that were so tense that they were almost stiff were finally able to relax, and then the control valve was opened, and the laughter could not be stopped.
Even the driver was infected and laughed alongside.
But the smile and relaxation were only temporary, and then the convoy appeared again in the rearview mirror, and the cars still couldn't shake off completely, and chased after them again.
"What should I do?" Anne's mood was a little flustered, and she hadn't had time to savor the happiness of the rest of her life, and then realized that the crisis had not been resolved, "Will they follow all the way?"
Lan Li could sense Annie's gaze, although he didn't want to admit it, he had no way to deny it, and he hesitated again and again but gave a positive answer, "Yes, they will follow all the way to the hotel, find out where we are staying, if they can, they may even stay in the same hotel, hoping to create a chance encounter in the lobby or corridor or bar." ”
"Phew, now I'm pretty sure, this is flesh and bones. Nolan came to a straight conclusion.
Lan Li did not refute.
But Lan Li thinks the funniest and most frustrating part is that it can be seen from the last "gravity" publicity that he doesn't mind announcing his location.
Because in the information age, there is no way to keep secrets, and ubiquitous social networks always have a way to find the exact location, not to mention, their trip is for publicity, and all the itinerary is closely related to the media, fans, and the public, and there is no need to hide their whereabouts. But even so, avid fans still chose to follow the car, and the scale of the car is more than several times larger than seven months ago.
But now, Lan Li didn't want to dwell too much on this one detail - if the truth really worked, there would have been no vehicle collision accident just now.
Lan Li adjusted his sitting position, patted the driver's seat, and said in Chinese, "Let's raise the speed, and on the premise of ensuring driving safety, get to the hotel as soon as possible, and don't fall into the encirclement again." I know you can face fines and violations for speeding, so let your company come to me with subsequent fines. ”
Originally, Lan Li still wanted to say "penalty points", but on the one hand, he had never driven a car in the magic capital in his previous life, and he didn't know whether to score points for speeding, and on the other hand, he didn't want to show that he was too familiar with Chinese culture, and for him who had never lived here, the details of penalty points were a bit too much.
But Lan Li believes that the driver will consider it himself.
Sure enough, the driver's eyes lit up as he looked in the rearview mirror, "Really?"
Lan Li smiled, "Really. ”
"Okay!" the driver said cheerfully, twisting his neck, and the joints burst into a clicking sound, as if it was just a warm-up so far, and then, the speed of the car soared, because the huge inertia caused Lan Li's back to hit the back of the seat, and then just clinged to it.
Anne and Nolan were stunned when they saw this, and Anne asked, "What did you tell him, and why does he seem to be preparing to participate in the Fast & Thrill drag race now?"
"Is he a former racer?" Nolan couldn't hold back, "Why do I think it's a little bad?" Lan Li, what did you just say?"
"Ah...... I felt as if I had opened a Pandora's box. Lan Li himself was also confused, "I just hope to be able to get to the hotel as soon as possible and not get caught in the encirclement again, because the situation is really too dangerous." But why does it feel weird that I feel like I'm in a Luc Besson taxi?"
"That's not a wonderful description, isn't it?" Nolan's eyes widened, and there was a rare look of surprise on his cheeks, which had not been much expressionless.
In 1998, French director Luc Besson served as the screenwriter and producer of the comedy film "Taxi Express", which tells the story of a taxi driver who is a racing master, he is so passionate about racing that he modified his taxi, which can speed up to 120 miles in an area with a speed limit of 30 miles, and never has any accidents, so superb skills have also allowed him to help the police solve many cases.
The film was very popular all over the world after its release, and later released four sequels, which can be regarded as a masterpiece of French commercial cinema.
Now, Lan Li uses this movie as a metaphor, and the implication cannot be clearer: one of the most classic scenes in the movie is that every passenger in this taxi wants to vomit because the speed is too fast, but because the speed has reached the extreme, they can't vomit, and only when it comes to the park, can they vomit happily.
This...... It doesn't seem like a good thing.
"Buzz. ”
The phone began to ring, Anne picked up the phone in a nervous situation, the caller was her assistant, she could only briefly explain the situation, "Lan Li's mobile phone doesn't seem to ring, I don't know...... But just had a little bit of an accident of friction, rest assured, we're all okay, and now we're on our way to the hotel, well, it's not the best time to call...... We're fine, don't worry. After hurriedly speaking, she quickly hung up the phone, and Anne clutched the handle above her head.
Then, Lan Li and the two companions joined hands to truly experience the thrill of "speed and excitement/emotion", in the early hours of the morning in the streets of the magic capital, the rapid passage of the city into a glimpse of the city, the cool night breeze and the blurred light and shadow created an illusion of traveling through the time tunnel, and the adrenaline burst made this journey exciting and pleasant.
However, in order to avoid accidents, the speed was not completely reached to the extreme, and the main purpose was to make it impossible for the tail behind to form an encirclement.
As a result, the tail hanging far behind him always lingered, far or near behind, and followed Lan Li and his party all the way to the hotel.