Free Web NovelChapter 1197: Chapter 1197: Road Collapse
"Once we get there, I’ll ask about the situation and deliver the anti-inflammatory medicine we’ve brought."
Jiang Xue sat beside them, listening intently to their conversation. While they were talking, the car suddenly stopped. The passengers in the pan were thrown together due to inertia from the abrupt stop.
"What happened here, why did the car stop just like that?"
"Let’s go and ask."
"Old Wang, what’s going on? Why did the car stop just like that? We shouldn’t be there yet, right?"
"Are we there yet? It’s still a long way. But we can’t go any further, there are many cars blocked up front, probably there’s been a landslide somewhere."
"What, a landslide?" The person asking was taken aback, thinking about their purpose of going, and said: "What should we do?"
"Don’t worry, let me get out and inquire." Old Wang said while opening the car door and stepping out.
As soon as he got off, even though he quickly opened the umbrella, his clothes still got wet. The rainwater soaked the clothes and stuck wetly to the body, which was very uncomfortable.
But at the moment, Old Wang couldn’t mind much. He held the umbrella and went forward, intending to find someone to ask about the situation. On the road, he could see cars, but barely any people got off due to the heavy rain.
Old Wang walked with the umbrella along a path until he reached the front, where he finally saw some people with umbrellas. So, he walked up and asked: "Brother, what’s going on, why aren’t we moving?"
"Over there, see that, the mountainside collapsed and blocked the road so we can’t go through."
"Is the road severely blocked?"
"What do you think?"
Old Wang didn’t ask further but held the umbrella and prepared to move forward to see for himself. Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped forward, someone pulled him back and said: "Don’t go, it’s still raining, who knows if there’ll be another landslide, if there is, we might lose our lives."
"Exactly, don’t you see we’re all staying here? We’re afraid there might be another landslide ahead."
"If there’s another landslide, our cars will probably get buried."
"This damn weather, what’s going on? It’s been raining for half a month and still hasn’t stopped. Who knows when it’ll end."
"Right, heard the water level at Sanjiang has reached the highest in a hundred years, people by the river have moved away long ago. They’re afraid if the water level rises further, it’ll be troublesome."
"Hopefully, the rain stops soon; otherwise, the people in the three cities will suffer."
Originally, Old Wang wanted to personally check the landslide area, but being held back by a few people, he had to stop. Then he inquired if there were other roads to get across, even if it meant detouring.
After hearing his words, someone frowned and said: "Brother, there are roads, but they’re tough to navigate. Besides, when the cars are blocked, it’s hard to change routes."
"Moreover, the situation on that road may not be better than this one. After all, this road is a national highway, a major road."
"Other roads are county roads, compared to this, they’re much smaller."
"So, I advise you not to take other routes, but wait here. The disaster area probably knows about the landslide, maybe the Liberation Army is already clearing it."
"But if we keep waiting like this, when will we reach there?"
"Not sure about that."
Old Wang sighed and didn’t stay in place for long, turned around and walked back. Planning to go back and discuss with the others how to proceed.
