I don’t know how long it took, maybe forty minutes, or maybe two hours, Bai Song stepped on empty air and finally reached the roadside.
The water depth in the ditch on the side of the road is now over one meter. This is a cement ditch, which is mainly used for drainage of rice fields.
This cement gully can be said to have saved Bai Song's life. At this moment, Bai Song is very grateful to the local government for its investment...
Because of the poor visibility, Bai Song has been here and has just seen the trees on the roadside.
This ditch was now full of mud due to the erosion of rainwater. Bai Song stepped into empty space and fell directly into the mud.
A swamp is much more terrifying than a deep river. Without a hardened bottom, one would only sink deeper and deeper. But even so, Bai Song was submerged in water up to his chest.
Liu Shuyuan and Ren Xu had been walking for so long that they had already become like robots and were completely exhausted. When they saw Bai Song fall, they were shocked and hurried forward to pull him up.
"Don't come over!" Bai Song experienced too much in this second.
The moment he stepped on empty air, his adrenaline surged instantly and he was a little panicked. All he could do was to stay still. Since it was his left leg that stepped on empty air, he immediately moved his right leg away to increase the contact area.
But the soil here was indeed a bit soft, and my right leg sank a little.
Fortunately, less than a second after his left foot sank into the ground, he stepped on a rock, and Bai Song suddenly felt calm, as if he had just experienced a plane accident and landed.
In just one second, it was as if a TV drama was playing out in Bai Song's mind.
Due to frequent scouring, many stones in the cement floor of the ditch sank to the bottom. When Bai Song stepped on them, they stopped suddenly.
Ren Xu and Liu Shuyuan carefully explored and found the edge of the cement canal. Stepping on the hardened cement, the two men used all their strength to drag Bai Song out.
As you can imagine, if this is pure mud and sand...
Pathfinders are always the most dangerous.
This section of drainage ditch was previously crossed by a car, and it blocked the first group of pursuers and also trapped an off-road vehicle. Now the three of them slowly swam across.
Standing on the street again, it felt like a lifetime ago.
The three people's cell phones had long been soaked in water and were broken, so they were useless even if there was a signal. The rain was still falling, and the water on the road was just enough to cover the backs of the feet. Now it basically stopped flowing into the rice fields - the fields were already full.
At this time, there was no one or a car on the road except for the three people. Ren Xu couldn't hold on any longer and sat down on the road.
"Stand up and go. The national highway is three kilometers away. You can definitely get a ride there!" Bai Song shouted.
Ren Xu crawled and struggled to stand up again, and without saying a word, he silently followed Bai Song.
After running a kilometer, ordinary people basically have no energy to run again, but they can still walk a few steps slowly. Ren Xu is in this state now, gritting his teeth and thinking, walk a few more steps, walk a few more steps...
Bai Song knew that the two brothers were almost exhausted, and they were completely exhausted in the effort to pull themselves out. Seeing that Liu Shuyuan was a little unsteady on his feet, he took Liu Shuyuan's hand and placed it on his shoulder.
Ren Xu was almost unable to stand steadily. His vision started to shake and he was about to fall when a big hand grabbed one of his arms and placed it on Bai Song's shoulder.
Bai Song supported the two brothers, one on the left and one on the right, and slowly moved forward.
These three kilometers of hardened road are much easier to walk on than a mud pit, but for the three men who are already at the end of their strength, every step is a challenge.
The heavy rain was no longer a big deal. All the mud on my body had been washed away by the rain. It was pitch black all around and the only sounds that could be heard were the rain and the flowing river.
The only thing Bai Song is thinking about now is that there must be no problems with the road.
If they walked two kilometers forward and encountered any road washed away by water or a broken bridge, it would mean a desperate situation for the three of them.
Fortunately, this kind of heavy rain is not uncommon in the local area. Because this place is close to Dong Lake, the water storage and flood control capacity is relatively good, and the road foundation is also solid, so the situation that Bai Song worried about did not occur.
After walking for nearly an hour, there was finally no water on the road. It must be because the terrain was higher. After walking for another ten minutes, we finally reached the national highway.
Because of the bad weather and it was already late at night, there were no cars on the national highway.
The most important thing is that Bai Song knows that in this horrible weather, few cars on the road are willing to stop to pick up people, especially three strong men.
It's too easy to be mistaken for a robbery in this remote place.
None of the three spoke. Bai Song turned right, supported two people, and walked forward together, one step at a time.
It’s more than ten kilometers. Normally, Bai Song can run it in an hour. But now, he might die of exhaustion halfway.
Is there any way out?
Waiting is a hole, walking is a lantern.
At this time, there is nothing else that can support them to move forward except their faith.
No one is talking about it. What if someone comes after me?
No one considers what would happen if they fall down on the road and can’t get up?
Just keep moving forward.
…
The national highway is very wide, with four lanes. The emergency lane is also several meters wide. Occasionally, a car passes by, but its lights cannot even reach here.
The branches of the trees on both sides drooped due to the heavy rain, making the emergency lane even darker. Bai Song was unwilling to stop a car on the main road. Firstly, he couldn't stop it at all, and secondly, it was too dangerous. The three men's reaction speed was really not enough.
…
Considering the possibility that this side of the road might be patrolled by those chasing them, Bai Song took his two brothers to the other side of the road.
In this way, you can still go to the county town, and you can find out earlier whether the oncoming car is an enemy or a passerby.
I don’t know how long it took, when Bai Song’s eyes were already dazed, blue and red flashing car lights appeared in the distance.
police car!
At this moment, the three people seemed to have received a shot of cardiac stimulant and became excited instantly.
This moment is as unforgettable as seeing the motherland’s warships in a war-torn country.
"Hide first and make sure it's a police car." Bai Song retained the last bit of his sanity.
The two woke up in shock and took a few steps to the side of the road.
The sound of sirens came from far away, three cars.
The blue and white body of the car in front looks so safe under the illumination of the rear car's headlights.
Bai Song was very familiar with the siren sound, it was definitely the authentic one. He quickly ran out from the roadside, waving his schoolbag vigorously.
…
Three police cars braked and stopped one by one, and more than a dozen policemen ran out of the cars in the rain.
Seeing this scene, the three of them could no longer hold on and collapsed directly on the hard asphalt road.
More than twenty pairs of leather shoes rushed over together, cutting through the wind and rain. At this moment, the road became so peaceful.
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