Chapter 358: Turning Passive into Active
In the canvas bag that Gao Mingcheng carried with him were his payment for goods, spare clothes, and a submachine gun.
He has never used this gun since he got it.
This time, when he heard that the road was unsafe, he thought about it and finally decided to bring it with him. He would try not to use it, but carrying it with him was also a kind of protection.
Gao Mingcheng has many years of experience as a driver and drove smoothly all the way. In order to avoid the risk of a flat tire, he decided to find a suitable place to stay overnight before dark, and then drive faster during the day.
If the nails are scattered on the road during the day, they will not escape his eyesight. But at night when the light is dim, if there are nails on the road, he may accidentally get caught.
Gao Mingcheng was cautious along the way and completed most of the journey smoothly, but soon he ran into trouble. It was not because there were nails blocking the road, but because a mudslide had washed away a section of the road.
A while ago, there was heavy rain and mudslides in this place, which washed away some roads at the foot of the mountain and some fertile fields. Some unlucky people were even covered by the mudslides, leaving them with no way to escape.
Looking at the bad road ahead, Gao Mingcheng was evaluating whether he could drive the car through.
But the car in front had already turned around.
As they passed by, the driver said loudly: "You can't go ahead, you have to take a detour."
If you take a detour, you have to take an unfamiliar road and spend more time on the road.
Gao Mingcheng had been in the business for so many years in his previous life that he could be considered an old hand. He had a vague sense of uneasiness in his heart, thinking that if anything were to happen along the way, it might happen here.
But this road is indeed impassable, so we have to take a detour.
He would pass by this county town every time he went to and from Yangcheng, but he was just passing by. Now that the familiar road is gone, he has to find a new way.
He turned the car around and planned to ask someone for directions.
Not long after, Gao Mingcheng successfully found someone to ask for directions, but he did not drive along the route that the person said, but continued to drive towards the county town.
Along the way, he asked several more people, and finally got a relatively safe route from their answers.
Roads include expressways, national highways, ordinary roads and small roads.
Gao Mingcheng was driving a heavy truck loaded with exquisite porcelain, perhaps some antiques of questionable authenticity, and he was also carrying a child. He was naturally cautious when choosing a route. Expressways and national roads were the best, followed by ordinary roads. As for small roads, they would never be chosen.
What is a path? It is a path that did not exist originally, but became a path when more people walked on it.
But this kind of road is not only uneven, but also has some potholes, which are not suitable for large vehicles to pass. Once the tire is stuck in the pothole, it takes a lot of effort to get it out.
The road destroyed by the mudslide is the national highway, and because the location of this county town is ordinary and the expressway has not yet been built here, Gao Mingcheng's options are very limited.
After having lunch in the county, Gao Mingcheng set off again.
"Licheng, please be alert and help me watch the road." Gao Mingcheng said.
Fan Licheng has a high IQ and has guessed something, so he immediately said, "Okay!"
Gao Mingcheng drove steadily, while Fan Licheng looked forward, then to the side and behind, his little eyes very busy.
The whole journey was very peaceful, as if their caution was a joke.
Although the road was calm, the road conditions were not very good. It was a dirt road with many potholes and was not very flat. There were many bends on the mountain road, and there were no man-made safety fences on the sides of the bends. The road was not wide and could only accommodate one car. If two cars met, it would test the driver's control ability.
You need to judge based on the position where the vehicles meet, whether you should back up and make way for the main road, or the other party should back up and make way for the main road.
There was another big bend ahead. Because the mountain blocked the view, Gao Mingcheng couldn't see the road conditions ahead clearly, so he could only drive very slowly all the way.
Fortunately, he was driving slowly, because when he passed the bend and saw an old truck in front of him, he was able to brake in time.
Here we come!
Somehow, Gao Mingcheng had a strong premonition.
His foot was on the brake, his eyes calmly fixed on the old truck ahead.
The truck was quite old, covered in rust, and there was no one in it.
No one is normal. If the oncoming car is driving too fast, it may hit this car. Given the dangerous road conditions, both cars may roll down the hillside.
Gao Mingcheng turned his head to look at the hillside beside the road. The soil was bare, the vegetation was not very lush, and there were some skid marks. It was obvious that some unlucky person had fallen down there before.
Gao Mingcheng doesn't like to wait for something passively.
He quickly put the gun on his waist, took the dagger and got out of the car.
"Stay in the car." Gao Mingcheng reminded.
Fan Licheng already had experience, so he nodded obediently.
Seeing Gao Mingcheng getting off the car, his eyes followed his figure closely, but soon, Gao Mingcheng's back was obscured by the old truck and part of the mountain.
Fan Licheng couldn't see Gao Mingcheng and felt itchy, but he didn't dare to get off the car without permission.
Finally, during his anxious wait, Gao Mingcheng appeared again.
Fan Licheng saw Gao Mingcheng holding a gun, but did not hear any gunshot. Gao Mingcheng looked relaxed and did not look like he had ever fought with anyone, so he thought there was no one in front of him.
After Gao Mingcheng got in the car, he was ready to start it.
Fan Licheng was surprised and asked, "Uncle Gao, there is a traffic jam ahead, how can we drive?"
Gao Mingcheng said: "Hold on tight, watch me!"
As he spoke, he started the car with concentration, and with precise force, he hit the truck blocking the road in front of him, then pushed it little by little, and finally made it fall down the hillside.
When the truck rolled down the hill, it made a loud noise, but this noise made Gao Mingcheng happy.
He actually had other ways to move the truck, but in the end he chose this method just to feel relieved!
I told you to do bad things and block people!
After the obstacle was gone, he drove away easily and happily.
Fan Licheng had been looking out the window, and only then did he see that not far from the old truck, there was a natural shallow cave. In the cave, there were five or six people lying. They seemed to be injured, and they were looking at their car with complicated expressions.
The emotions on that face included fear and anger, but mostly resentment and resentment.
It was not until he saw these people that Fan Licheng realized that it was not that there were no bad guys, but that the bad guys had been defeated by Uncle Gao.
How long did it take Uncle Gao to defeat these bad guys?
Fan Licheng pondered and began to recall the time when Gao Mingcheng got off the bus and got on the bus.
Uh, about no more than three minutes?
Or two minutes?
Fan Licheng was not sure. He felt that time should pass quickly, but he could not see Gao Mingcheng at that time. He felt anxious and nervous. This emotion made him feel that time passed very slowly.
(End of this chapter)
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