Chapter 001: Death Highway
A new song that has just been hot recently cut to the headphones, Yi Nanfeng felt that someone was patted on the back, and then took off the headphones in one ear and turned his head in confusion. My business trip for market research has just ended, and there are no people I know on this intercity high-speed bus.
"Brother, is there a fire?" A dark-skinned middle-aged man in the back seat asked embarrassedly with a cramped smile. "My lighter is out of gas, so it's convenient."
Yi Nanfeng smiled slightly, and subconsciously prepared to take out the lighter from his bag, but suddenly seemed to realize something, stopped his movements, and shook his head politely: "I'm sorry, I think it's better to wait until I get out of the car to smoke."
Seeing that the middle-aged man was a little disappointed, his lips moved slightly, and he was about to say something again. Yi Nanfeng pointed to the woman holding the baby in the seat next to him and explained, "Look, there are children next to it!" I guess the service station is almost there, so wait. ”
The middle-aged man had no choice but to nod stupidly, Yi Nanfeng turned his head back, and the woman next to him also looked over, her eyes were full of gratitude, and Yi Nanfeng smiled politely.
He is just an ordinary person, although he failed the college entrance examination a few years ago, went to a third-rate university, and now is only a market researcher for a company, but the basic public etiquette is still understood.
The bus runs smoothly on the mountain highway, and from time to time a car passes by. It was gloomy outside the car window, and the bright morning sun disappeared, as if there was a feeling that a heavy rain was about to pour.
"............" A soft ringtone came from the mobile phone, Yi Nanfeng looked at the caller ID, and gently connected the phone: "Hey, Mom, didn't I say that I would arrive in the afternoon, why did I call so early."
"Mom knows that you haven't arrived, so I just ask if you're still on the highway?" The mother's concerned voice came from the phone, and then a man's voice was faintly inserted: "You just tell him the content of the text message, maybe you won't be flying off the highway at this time?" As soon as Yi Nanfeng heard it, he knew that this was his father's voice, and his temperament was the same as his own, decisive and direct, and he was an urgent person.
"Mom, what's the text message?" Yi Nanfeng also thought that his parents had received some fraudulent text messages.
"Just now we received a text message saying that it was a red warning for fog, and your father and I thought that it was not safe to fog on the highway, so we came to ask you." Hearing his mother's answer, Yi Nanfeng breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh, Mom, you and Dad don't worry, what a big deal, how normal fogging is, it's a big deal to get off the highway when the time comes." And this hasn't started yet, I guess I'll be home soon. Yi Nanfeng smiled and reassured, and then looked at the notification bar at the top of the phone, and there was really an unread text message.
After hanging up his mother's phone, Yi Nanfeng carefully read the content of the warning text message. It probably means that there may be strong dense fog with visibility less than 50 meters within 2 hours, and the relevant units will take traffic safety control measures in a timely manner in accordance with industry regulations, airports in areas affected by strong dense fog will suspend aircraft take-off and landing, and highways and ferries will be temporarily closed or suspended; Drivers on the road should take precautions in foggy days according to the regulations on driving in foggy days, take reasonable driving methods according to environmental conditions, and find a safe parking area to park as soon as possible; Members of the public are also advised not to engage in outdoor activities.
At this time, the driver seemed to be informed, and said to all passengers in the car through the microphone: "Passengers, because there is a temporary fog warning, so the highway may be closed later, we will park the car in the nearest service area, and wait for the fog to clear before going on the road." I'm sorry to delay everyone's time. ”
Hearing the news, there was inevitably a burst of complaints in the carriage, but no one made trouble, and they could only blame themselves for their bad luck in extreme weather. However, many people began to call their family and friends, and there was some commotion in the car for a while, but in fact, Yi Nanfeng didn't care, thinking that if he stopped for a while, he would simply sleep comfortably.
"Gu Ming, I have an upset stomach." The girl sitting in front of Yi Nanfeng whispered to the boy next to her.
"Are you alright? How does my stomach hurt at this time. Do you want to go to the toilet? The boy asked with a concerned face, the two should be a couple.
The girl hated the boy, as if it was a strange boy who said it loudly, and then nodded embarrassedly, leaned into the boy's ear and whispered something.
Yi Nanfeng didn't hear what she said, and of course he didn't mean to eavesdrop on others. His attention had been focused on the window, and sure enough, there was obvious moisture on the window, and the scenery outside the window was faintly hazy. Less than a quarter of an hour later, the car seemed to have traveled to another world. The fog outside the window gradually became thicker, and at first it was like a fairyland, but then it was as if it had flown into the sky and plunged headlong into the clouds.
Yi Nanfeng swore that he had never seen such a rapid and large fog in his life, the milky white mist gradually obscured all the surrounding scenes like a physical entity, and the whole bus seemed to be wrapped in milk, as if it was in a different dimensional space, and the richness of the circulation swallowed everything in just a few minutes.
Although there was a warning in advance, Yi Nanfeng still had a slight fear in his heart after being there, which was due to the fear of the unknown from human beings. After a visual inspection, the visibility outside the car window should only be three to five meters, definitely no more than eight meters, as if a monster with teeth and claws can drill out of the fog at any time, Yi Nanfeng can only comfort himself that he has watched too many science fiction movies, but he can't be sure.
The car was quiet for a while, and I don't know if everyone was amazed by the speed of the fog, or shocked by the scene in front of them. The driver also turned on the fog and warning headlights and drove slowly on the road, the speed was extremely slow, but Yi Nanfeng knew that he couldn't stop. Although Yi Nanfeng vaguely saw the flashing emergency lights on the emergency lane on the side, it should have been a private car stopped.
"You've never seen such a fog, have you?" A middle-aged woman holding a baby next to her asked casually.
Yi Nanfeng was stunned for a moment, then realized that he was talking to himself, and then nodded. "Well, there is very little fog in the city, only haze."
"Although we often fog in the mountains there, I remember seeing such a big fog once when you were so big." The women said that Yi Nanfeng was also boring, so she was happy to have someone to chat with her.
"Sister, is this your child?" Yi Nanfeng pointed to the baby in the arms of the middle-aged woman.
The woman shook her head with a smile and said, "It's my granddaughter, his parents work in Jiangcheng, and I usually take them." It's not the weekend when I take him to see his mom and dad. ”
"Oh, I didn't see that you were a mother-in-law at such a young age."
"No, no, my son is not as educated as you, he got married early. If you are in the countryside, your child should be able to make soy sauce. The woman smiled and waved her hand, modestly.
"Boom!" Suddenly there was a crisp crash on the road ahead, followed by several rings in succession. Fortunately, the driver of this bus was experienced and not fast, so he simply stopped slowly in the emergency lane on the side.
"It looks like a car accident!"
"Rear-end collision, these drivers are really dead, and they are still driving so fast in foggy days."
“…………”
Since the emergency lights of the vehicle could only be faintly seen flashing in front of them, the people in the car had to speculate and discuss.
"Master, don't open it again for the time being, stop here and wait for the fog to clear before we leave." A man in his mid-thirties sitting in the front seat shouted to the driver.
Everyone seconded the proposal, and the driver also nodded, saying: "It seems that there is indeed an accident in front, safety is the most important, then we will rest for a while." Seeing that no one objected, the driver leaned his head on the seat and closed his eyes to recuperate.
People who knew each other in the carriage began to chat, and the topic was probably about the dense fog and the car accident. At this time, a voice broke the atmosphere: "Can the master open the car door?" Yi Nanfeng saw that it was the boy in the couple in front of him.
When the driver heard someone shouting to himself, he turned around and said, "You can't get out of the car on the highway, and besides, it's so foggy outside......
"My girlfriend has an upset stomach......" Before the driver could finish speaking, the boy grabbed the conversation.
"Hmm...... Okay then, but be careful, go outside the fence ......"
At this time, the girl in the couple was obviously very dissatisfied with why the boy said this in public, and hated the boy angrily, and interrupted the driver's words again, "The master doesn't have to open the door, I don't have a big ......"
But the driver has already opened the door, "Is there any going to the toilet, hurry up!" The driver asked.
"Hey, yes!" This time it was the middle-aged man behind him who first came to borrow fire.
"Little brother, use the fire, thank you!" The middle-aged man leaned over to Yi Nanfeng and said.
This time, Yi Nanfeng didn't say anything, and directly touched the lighter to him. The middle-aged man ran out of the car in three steps and two steps, and seemed to be an addicted smoker. To be honest, Yi Nanfeng had the idea of following the middle-aged uncle down, but when he saw that the driver had closed the door again, he dispelled this idea.
About five minutes later, there was a sudden "bang" outside the car door, and everyone looked over with the sound.
I saw a middle-aged man who had just slipped out to smoke slammed into the car door, covering his neck tightly with one hand, and slapping the car door with the other, his expression was hideous and painful, as if his throat was choked by something.
The sound of "bang, bang, bang......" became more and more urgent, and the driver reacted and hurriedly pressed the switch button of the door.
The middle-aged uncle finally took two steps and climbed back into the car, and then as if he had used up all his strength, he fell down with a "bang" before he could stand up straight, and his hands and feet began to twitch, but he still tried to scratch his neck, his breathing was heavy and rapid, and he looked strange and scary.
"Save ............ Save ......," he struggled to spit out a few words.
Everyone in the car was shocked and a little creepy and scared, but there was nothing they could do for a while, so they could only watch the middle-aged man twitch even more, as if he was already delirious, and he didn't say anything more.
After a short silence, the man who had been sitting in the front row and suggested stopping and waiting hurriedly got up and came to the middle-aged uncle's side.
"Any of you have a towel or something, hurry up and get it! I'm a doctor. The man who claimed to be a doctor briefly examined the middle-aged uncle's trauma and then unbuttoned the top button of his shirt.
"Right now, wait!" The driver also reacted quickly at this time, took out a blue towel from the seat and handed it over.
Everyone also gathered around curiously, and Yi Nanfeng was no exception, "Is there anything you can help with?" Yi Nanfeng asked.
The doctor took the towel handed over by the driver, let the middle-aged uncle bite it, and then said, "Then do him a favor and turn him sideways, so that he will breathe better."
Yi Nanfeng turned over the middle-aged uncle with the doctor without saying a word, and only when he touched the middle-aged uncle with his own hands could he feel his pain, his whole body seemed to be stiff with excessive force, but he still convulsed, and he was short of breath and some white foam appeared on the side of his mouth.
"What's the matter, good people have become like this all of a sudden."
"Isn't it crazy?"
"My second uncle had epilepsy, and it looks a bit like that."
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