I quickly asked the old master to pick up his phone and check it, while Yiyi and I also quickly started browsing through it.
However, at that moment, I discovered that my phone only had one bar of signal!
No matter which webpage you browse, that circle keeps spinning!
I turned to look at Yiyi and the old master in front of me.
All three of us have lost signal on our phones!
Well, this is the end for us.
Why is there still no signal? We should still be within the main urban area!
My monthly rent is quite high.
Why do they always mess things up at crucial moments?
I glanced at Yiyi beside me, and she had almost the same expression as me.
"This...this isn't a problem with the phone, the signal here is just too bad!"
The driver didn't continue speaking. Instead, he threw his phone onto the passenger seat and slammed his hands on the steering wheel.
"Damn! This place is probably a roundabout!"
The driver squinted and carefully examined the road ahead.
They also drew a decisive conclusion.
a roundabout?
The journey was smooth sailing, and we drove straight for almost an hour before encountering the first roundabout.
But when Lan Jia told me the route at the beginning, he never mentioned this roundabout.
For a moment I was puzzled. If that's the case, then there are only two possibilities.
One possibility is that Lan Jia is lying to us, but I immediately ruled that out, because if he wanted to harm me, he could have done it already; there was no need for him to tamper with things here.
The second possibility is that this roundabout is not important at all, and we are just passing through!
But if that's the case, then this roundabout should also be considered a turn.
After all, he had to go around most of the way to get there.
It must be at least two or three hundred meters, right?
If we count this as a bend, then I'll have to ask the driver to make one less bend in the end. But if we don't count the bend, then it's the normal number.
In that case, there are two possibilities for the street we end up on!
The thought of this sent chills down my spine.
That Lan Jia kid is really unreliable; he's impossible to explain himself.
Fortunately, Lan Jia mentioned to me that the hotel was newly built.
I quickly told the driver the news and shared the information with him.
"Newly built? That makes things easier. There aren't many newly built hotels in this city yet; I should be able to find one."
The driver paused briefly, then spoke again.
"No way! I'm not leaving this place!"
At this moment, the driver seemed a little hesitant.
Looking at him from the back seat, I saw that he had a look of disgust on his face, and his eyebrows were furrowed in the front mirror.
"What do you mean by not leaving? Brother, you drivers don't say that you'll leave or not leave because of the weather, do you?"
I spoke up, and then told the driver approximately how many minutes ahead we would drive before turning.
I went through most of the similar routes with him.
At that moment, Yiyi beside me gave me an approving look.
"No, young man, what you said is correct. It's only natural to take the customer wherever they want to go."
However, if I remember correctly, after this roundabout, there are a maze of winding alleys ahead, which will be difficult to navigate, and getting out might even be a challenge!
The driver explained to me, and after he finished speaking, he started gesturing with his hands to describe the general road conditions ahead.
After listening to his explanation, I finally understood a little better.
When I glanced at the girl beside me, both of us showed expressions of great surprise.
Holy crap!
If we follow the driver's advice, then who knows how many more twists and turns there will be if we continue on this road.
But then I thought, we still have to go. If we make a mistake, at most it's because we misspoke our purpose. What does that have to do with his driver?
I pressed the driver for more information.
"This, this isn't just your problem. If I'm delayed and get stuck in here, how am I supposed to do business?"
After saying this, the older brother gave him a somewhat disdainful look, as if to say that we hadn't taken care of his business or considered his specific details.
"Oh, you mean this? I'll give you double the price!"
As soon as I opened my mouth, the driver's expression visibly softened.
But soon he became cautious again and repeatedly declined.
"It's not about the money... If it were a normal price, there would be plenty of people coming in!"
I was even more puzzled. If that's the case, why didn't he go inside?
"Not only are there more people walking around, but at this time, there are also even more cars weaving through those alleys!"
Hearing this, I sensed that something was wrong.
It's the middle of the night, and there are probably very few people like us. Moreover, there are probably even fewer people who have finished writing down the letter and then traveled this way.
After a brief moment of thought, I wondered if there were some ghosts causing trouble here.
Could it be that they hitched a ride here?
Even if that's the case, it won't affect us. Our car and those cars probably won't run into each other at all.
"I praised you last time, but now you're so clueless!"
After saying that, the driver clenched his fists and then punched them together.
That's when I realized that what the driver was worried about was safety!
Are you afraid of a car accident?
I was speechless for a moment. How dare they call themselves an experienced driver?
"Then I'm scared! I'm so old and I haven't lived enough yet. Besides, this fog is so thick, how do I know when it will stop, or where it will stop?!"
The driver kept waving his hands, saying he wouldn't go.
He even tried to return the money to us so he could start soliciting customers again.
While returning the money, he also hesitated to pull it back a couple of times.
I know he wants to make this money too.
After all, traveling such a long distance in the dead of night would be incredibly profitable for him if the price were doubled.
However, what he said does make sense.
The fog ahead was so thick it seemed to stretch to the horizon.
I looked closely, but I couldn't tell whether the buildings in front of me were tall buildings or single-story houses.
"Brother, you can go now. Let's just consider this a good friendship! We'll give more rides to our friends in the future! Is the taxi business easy to do in the Shallow Water area?"
I know that there are hovercars everywhere here, and his type of vehicle is definitely not good for carrying passengers or making money.
Seeing that the driver's eyes wavered, but then he seemed to make up his mind again.
"No! We really can't go in! This white fog, this thick fog is eerie..."
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