i'm not a bad man

Chapter 349
I have been stuck on the national highway for an hour, and the snow shows no sign of stopping. I finally learned the truth about the traffic jam in a local group of car enthusiasts. I heard that a heavy truck overturned in front of me. It straddled both sides of the lane, tightly blocking the roads on both sides. Because there were too many vehicles, cranes were unable to enter the scene for rescue, creating a dead situation. It was only said that the transportation department was already thinking of ways to rescue. Okay, let us car owners wait patiently. As for how long we have to wait, no one knows.

The temperature in the car was gradually dropping, and there was only a quarter of the fuel left in the tank. I didn't dare to turn on the air conditioner to keep warm, so I huddled up and tried not to lose my body temperature too quickly. But after a while, I became hungry. The feeling came again. I looked at the time and it was already 08:30 in the evening. I hadn't eaten for almost eight hours.

This feeling of everything sinking into dullness was really bad, so my desire to be rescued became even more urgent. I just looked out the car window. The car in front still showed no sign of moving, but the snow was still there. A thick layer was piled on the hood.

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At 09:30, before the road was clear, nearby villagers were seen selling instant noodles and hot water between vehicles. The instant noodles, which usually cost five yuan a bucket, were suddenly raised to 28. Yuan per bucket, but even so, those who move slowly still rush to nothing. For example, I can only watch helplessly, and despair and hunger seem to have taken shape, and the virus is spreading on this national highway. pervaded...

There were only 10 minutes left, no, maybe only 10 minutes left, and I could avoid the traffic control. But I wasted these 10 minutes in unnecessary self-depression. How could I not regret it?
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Time seemed to stand still. It wasn’t until a woman dressed in a fashionable manner got out of the car in front that I finally saw some movement in my sight. This was also a woman who had been trapped by the traffic jam. I saw that she was holding a After getting off the car, she kept looking around, as if looking for a place to hide, but everything was withered, not even a leaf could be seen, her wish was naturally in vain, and she was hopeless, just standing in the snow, She paced back and forth anxiously, and finally her companion threw an umbrella to her. She could no longer care about the shame, so she just held the umbrella and took off her pants on the roadside...

It was at this time that another villager brought several boxes of instant noodles with a cart. People who had not bought them before filed out of the car, like wild beasts preying on them. One of them grabbed a hug and immediately caused a stir. Seeing the dissatisfaction of others, I started tearing it apart, and the instant noodles just fell to the ground. Probably because I was not destined to die, a bucket actually rolled to my feet. I picked it up, paid quickly, and received the hot water. After that, they sat back in the car, while those who didn't grab it were still collapsing and furious in the snow...

A heavy snowfall has completely penetrated the civilization that took mankind thousands of years to form, leaving no trace behind.

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It was already eleven o'clock in the night, and there was still no sign of the road being clear, but the crowd was calm. This calm had nothing to do with the scene, but more like a silence that after experiencing despair, completely chose to give up resistance. Everyone They were all huddled in the car, and no one got out of the car to visit, including me. Even my mind was frozen, and my brain went blank. Only occasionally would I think of the scene after it was opened to traffic, and then a spark of hope would ignite in my heart. The flames were then frozen by the heavy snow, and fell into despair again, over and over again...

It wasn't until the phone vibrated next to me that I woke up. I picked it up mechanically and looked at it. The call was from Chang Yuli.

"Brother Chao, are you stuck on the road? I heard that there was a particularly serious car accident on the national highway. Even the fire brigade in the county went to rescue."

I was still worried about my failure to bypass the traffic control, so I sighed and replied: "Well, it's only about 10 minutes. If I could have gone back 10 minutes earlier, I would have gone back directly from the highway and wouldn't have to get off the national highway at all. "

"I knew you were stuck on the road." After saying this, Chang Yuli lowered his voice and said to me: "I was drinking with friends outside... Sister Jiao came over and insisted that I give it to you. Give me a call, what’s going on with you two, why doesn’t she call you herself?”

I fell into silence because I remembered the nasty things I said to Qiao Jiao before. Qiao Jiao is an extremely nice-looking woman. It must be because I didn't let her call me and she was really worried about me, so she went After finding Chang Yuli, she must have gone through a lot of psychological struggle, otherwise she would not have found Chang Yuli so late; after all, my safety is still more important than the face she cares about.

This makes me feel a little guilty. I shouldn't be like a hedgehog. As soon as she talks about my pain, I curl up and prick her. "Brother Chao, is the signal over there not good?"

Then I opened my mouth and said to Chang Yuli: "I can hear you talking. We had a few arguments before, and I said a few unpleasant things."

"No wonder... Sister Jiao is really a person with a good face. She couldn't save her face by calling you. It was snowing so heavily outside and the taxis were not open. So she walked over to where I was drinking. You are really not afraid of suffering!" After a pause, Chang Yuli added: "What do you think she is thinking now?... She wants to call Guan Yubo and ask Guan Yubo to use the scenic spot's sightseeing plane to pick you up... ...She is really not afraid of trouble. There is so much snow outside, and the way to the national highway is full of mountains with an altitude of more than 1000 meters. Even if the pilot was given ten courages, he would not dare to fly... I told her not to bother, she You must freeze to death in the car... Brother Chao, please tell me quickly where you are stuck. It is really impractical to find a helicopter to pick you up. Let me see if I can think of something. There is another way.”

I opened the navigation and looked at it, then replied to Chang Yuli: "I'm near Yulong Bay."

"What a coincidence. My family has a hot spring hotel there. I'll have someone pick you up right now. You go to the hotel to soak in the hot springs and then have a good sleep. When you wake up tomorrow, maybe the road will be clear."

"What about the car?"

"Don't worry about the car. I'll find a security guard to watch it for you... When the traffic is clear, I'll ask him to drive the car to the hotel. I won't leave it on the road blocking other people's way."

After Chang Yuli said that, he hung up the phone. I had mixed feelings in my heart. I felt that after I went back, I really needed to apologize to Qiao Jiao, because in this indifferent world, I would rather lose face than have a job. The warmth and care given cannot be let down no matter what.

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In a daze, I received a strange call. The caller claimed to be a hotel security guard and wanted to confirm the specific location with me. We added each other on WeChat and turned on location sharing. He came over 10 minutes later.

This security guard looked to be in his early 20s, and his posture was very humble. After opening the car door, he bent down and said to me: "Brother, you go to the hotel to rest quickly. Leave this to me. This is the hotel's The room card will open a suite for you, and there is a hot spring in the room... If you want to eat, Mr. Chang has made arrangements for it, so you can just tell the front desk."

A gust of cold wind blew, and I couldn't help but shrink my neck, and then replied: "In such a cold weather, I may have to stay in the car all night. Can you bear it?"

"It's okay, I'm used to working the night shift, and the feeling at the security booth and in the car are actually the same. I have a thermos bottle with me. If it gets cold, just drink hot water. You should go to the hotel quickly..." said After that, the little security guard pointed to the front and said to me: "You go forward three and a half thousand meters. When you see a fork in the road, turn in. Walk another three and five hundred meters and you will see the hotel."

(End of this chapter)