Chapter Twenty-Three: Desperate Survival
"Is there no other way but to wait?" said Ah Jian became impatient.
"Hey, it's been an hour and a half since the patrolling policemen came, is it so wasted an afternoon!"
"Otherwise, check the phone number of the traffic police brigade in this jurisdiction and ask when it will be opened to traffic!" I think this is the most concerned issue for everyone at present.
The signal near the mountainous area here is also not good, intermittently, the plum has been brushed several times, and the number cannot be queried through the mobile phone network.
Ah Jian couldn't wait to call 110.
"What do you say?" Su Ji remembered to widen his eyes and asked Ah Jian.
"Hell ... Ah Jian paused and choked out three words.
"Ah??" Everyone was confused by his answer.
"The place where we were blocked happened to be the junction of Sanwen County and Wangli County, where Yanghe Town is located. Kin replied.
"Uh, and then?" the group asked.
"The phone can be reached in Sanwen County, but the 110 duty office in Sanwen County said that this area is under the jurisdiction of Wangli County. Ah Jian explained.
"Whatγγγγγγ This.... "Everyone who learned the truth almost fainted.
Later, I saw that the "old drivers" on the truck also got out of the car one after another and came out to move their muscles. This provincial highway is the only way for them to work, so they are already very familiar with this route, and they are not surprised by such traffic jams, and they seem very calm.
Some drivers took out cigarettes, took two puffs to relieve fatigue, some walked around and chatted with each other, and what was more interesting was that a silver-gray minivan followed by our car, and the driver with a flat head in the car leaned out of his head, and after looking around, he actually took out a folding table from the trunk, and the three people in the car gathered around and fought the landlord.
Ah Jian was dumbfounded when he looked at it: "Damn, this will work!"
About another hour later, just as the four of us were bored, suddenly, a small red car not far in front of us started.
Su Ji suddenly became energetic, quickly opened the car door, jumped into the driver's seat, started the engine, and yelled: "Quick, get in the car, you have to keep up with the car in front of you to change lanes!"
At this time, the trucks were not moving, and the cars were very agile one after another, moving rapidly.
"It's a high-priced dish, it's a big traffic jam, and it's really congested to pass through this area. Ah Jian couldn't stop complaining.
"It's good to be able to crawl, don't you see that the trucks are still lined up!"
Time moved to the evening, the west-facing glow was particularly intense, directly hitting the car window, shaking so that Su Ji couldn't open his eyes, Ah Jian volunteered: "Su Ji, you have been driving for a long time and are already tired, you rest for a while, pull over, I will do it for you!"
Su Ji heard Ah Jian's help and responded with relief: "Okay, you come and drive, pay attention to the road conditions, I'll be there for a while!"
Unexpectedly, the car drove and stopped at a fork in the road, and there was a blue sign on the side of the fork, which read: "The tunnel entrance in front of this road has a small area of collapse and is being repaired, please follow the road sign to detour." β
Ah Jian looked at it calmly, the route marked by the sign was a two-lane winding mountain road, and there was no other route to choose from, so he could only bite the bullet and spiral up the mountain road.
At first, Ah Jian drove cautiously, and gradually followed more cars behind, and after being overtaken by the continuous "swish", Kin suddenly became angry, stepped on the accelerator, and pulled the speed up.
This winding mountain road should have been built for a certain number of years, and it is very dilapidated. It is estimated that since the opening of the tunnel, few vehicles have passed through this road, and the road surface is uneven, with large cracks and rugged slopes.
On one side of the road, there is a danger of landslides, and on the other side is a cliff, because of the age, some iron railings have not been repaired after being damaged, which is very dangerous.
I looked through the car window, near me was a cliff, the altitude was already very high, below was the legendary "Abyss", I took a deep breath of fright, my heart trembled so much, I closed my eyes and didn't dare to look again.
Before he could calm down, he only heard Ah Jian's exclamation of "ah", followed by a loud "squeak", and the car vibrated violently - the tire burst!!!
Before, the road surface was full of potholes and slender cracks, but Ah Kin was driving fast, and suddenly a huge "crack" similar to the size of a ditch appeared, and the tire burst before he could brake.
Ah Jian panicked all of a sudden, a little overwhelmed. Su Ji said calmly: "Don't panic, hit the steering wheel, turn on the double flash, and pull over." β
Fortunately, the place where the car was parked is an empty field, the original grocery store that was in business seems to have been abandoned, there is an iron sign erected next to a row of bungalows, hanging a long red background and white words "Xinxin store - add water, toilet is free", through the gray glass window, see that there are some sundries scattered inside, no one has operated.
"Originally, I wanted to take care of their business, even if I could only buy a few buckets of instant noodles and fill my stomach hot. Damn, what kind of situation is this, people go to the empty building!" Ah Jian grumbled.
"That's it, I could have asked the locals in the store where to repair the tires, but now I'm confused, the spare tire in the car has never been changed, and I don't know if the tools are complete?"
"Yuzu, get out of the car quickly, don't add weight to the car, if it's cold, wrap the little quilt!" Meizi was very worried and beckoned me to come down.
Two women wrapped in thin quilts dismantled from the red backrests watched two men who had never changed the spare tire clumsily the car with tools and unload the tires with wrenches.