Free Web NovelChapter 357: Chapter 357: Extra 6
Jiang Cheng stepped on the brakes, the tires skidded on the ground, and you could hear the wind breaking as tiny pebbles were flung around.
Shen Que and Gao Zhonghua in the back seat grabbed the handles to steady themselves and got out of the car immediately.
"Lock the door!"
Shen Que’s voice rang out, and Jiang Cheng quickly locked the car doors. The headlights turned on, illuminating a small area in front.
Logs as thick as a thigh were blocking the middle of the road. In the instant the car braked, over a dozen men with sticks and axes emerged from the trees on both sides of the road.
They had blackened their faces and surrounded the truck in front, confronting Shen Que and the others.
Shen Que stood straight with a defensive posture, attempting to communicate with them.
The other side was too greedy, demanding a road fee of a thousand yuan.
Shen Que immediately refused. At the word "attack," Gao Zhonghua didn’t move, but Driver Guo charged forward first.
Shen Que also rushed out.
Their moves were clean and efficient; their refined killing techniques were overkill in this situation.
As former elite soldiers, dealing with over a dozen unskilled rabble was extremely simple.
The opponents, seeing that Shen Que and Driver Guo were too formidable in combat, approached the truck, looking to grab hold of someone who couldn’t fight back.
But when they saw Gao Zhonghua, nearly two meters tall, with a gleaming machete on his shoulder, they instinctively swallowed and backed off.
It felt like he was even more capable of fighting.
Inside the car, Jiang Cheng was watching Shen Que fight for the first time. If it weren’t the wrong occasion, she would’ve cheered him on.
He was just too handsome!
Truth be told, her seldom-seen girl’s heart nearly overflowed.
But it didn’t matter, her man could let it overflow anytime.
In less than ten minutes, the dozen plus adversaries were not only defeated but were pressed by Shen Que to clear away the log barricades on the road.
Shen Que even pulled aside the leader for a friendly chat.
More than half an hour later, the leader was affectionately calling Shen Que "Brother Shen."
"Brother Shen, if you ever need anything, just come to me. I’ve got you covered."
"Your vehicle can pass through here freely from now on. I’ll keep an eye on it for you!"
"There will absolutely not be any problems."
Shen Que exuded a rogue aura, calling each other brother with the guy.
If it weren’t for both of them having fought in front of Jiang Cheng just half an hour earlier, no one would suspect their relationship was bad, or even that they had just met less than half an hour ago.
While Jiang Cheng relied on words, Shen Que relied entirely on his skills.
After chatting with the leader for a while, before leaving, Shen Que stuffed 200 yuan into his hand, inviting them to have drinks.
Jiang Cheng understood it was tricky dealing with these small-time troublemakers.
Don’t these road blockers report it?
Of course, some do.
But once one batch leaves, another comes. People risk danger in pursuit of wealth, always believing they’re the lucky ones.
Throughout the process, Jiang Cheng stayed in the car as Shen Que watched the others leave, waited a few more minutes, and seeing no signs of anyone returning, he and Gao Zhonghua knocked on the car door.
Jiang Cheng unlocked the car, the three got in, and they set off again.
Jiang Cheng continued driving, glancing at Shen Que, asking, "Are you alright?"
"Don’t worry, I’m perfectly fine."
Shen Que smiled gently at Jiang Cheng, and she returned the smile.
After driving for more than two hours, they stopped again, switched drivers, and got out to stretch and use the restroom.
The truck driver, even spending nights outside, usually stays in the truck, seldom asking to stay with local homeowners.
Wealth can tempt people; don’t challenge it lightly by carting valuable goods.
After a simple meal of dry rations, they switched to Shen Que driving, Jiang Cheng in the passenger seat, while Gao Zhonghua and Master Guo took the chance to rest in the back.
The road stretched farther, and the sky grew brighter.
When dawn broke, Shen Que finally pulled over to swap places with Master Guo.
Truck drivers switching without stopping is the norm.
They agreed to stop for a rest and a hot meal in the next town.
Shen Que and Jiang Cheng sat in the back, and she lay on his lap to nap for a while.
Gao Zhonghua sat back in the passenger seat, accompanying Master Guo.
The journey continued.
Jiang Cheng slept fitfully, not resting well.
Shen Que patted her occasionally, but it only made her more awake, so she grabbed his hand to stop him.
Shen Que chuckled but obeyed, staying still.
Unable to sleep, Jiang Cheng sat up.
Just as she did, Master Guo suddenly turned the wheel, and the truck drifted with a tailspin, sending Jiang Cheng flying.
Shen Que immediately grabbed Jiang Cheng’s waist, pulling her back and pressing her against him, gripping the handle with his other hand to steady themselves.
Smoke billowed from the friction between tires and ground, the acrid smell of burning rubber wafting through the air.
The intensity of the drift was evident.
With a sharp brake, the inertia-induced impact hadn’t stopped, and Jiang Cheng and Shen Que sharply tilted.
Quickly, Shen Que shielded Jiang Cheng’s head with one hand, preventing it from crashing violently against the window railing.
"Is everyone okay?"
"I’ll get out and check, someone’s blocking the way ahead."
Gao Zhonghua pushed the door open with a bang, and Jiang Cheng and Shen Que quickly assured they were fine. Hearing this, Master Guo got out as well.
Jiang Cheng and Shen Que finally steadied themselves and looked ahead.
An elderly woman lay recklessly in the middle of the road. If it weren’t for Master Guo’s timely drift, they would have hit her head-on.
"Deliberate?"
Jiang Cheng questioned. Shen Que responded with a hm, "Probably, the people around came too quickly."
Jiang Cheng turned her head, seeing as Shen Que said.
Onlookers surrounded Master Guo and Gao Zhonghua, demanding an explanation.
Jiang Cheng quickly got out of Shen Que’s lap, urging him to get out.
She slid into the driver’s seat, safeguarding the vehicle.
With a bang, Shen Que got out.
Outside, the noisy clamor pierced Jiang Cheng’s ears, as people insisted that Master Guo had hit their family’s old lady and must pay.
Master Guo pointed at the truck, exclaiming, "Don’t talk crap! Who are you insulting!"
"With my driving skills, I could avoid an ant, let alone such a big person!"
"Besides, with so many people watching, if I hadn’t turned the truck, your old lady would be under the tires by now!"
Master Guo’s words had Jiang Cheng nodding in agreement.
The opposition was furious, but the evidence that Master Guo hadn’t hit the old lady was solid. Some among them acted as mediators, suggesting Master Guo just make a gesture of goodwill.
Master Guo retorted with a national curse, "I’ll show goodwill to your **!"
Master Guo was fully fired up as Shen Que came in to mediate.
"Everyone calm down. This can be easily resolved, we can just call the police."
The moment Shen Que mentioned the police, the mediator said there was no need and it could be handled privately.
But Shen Que insisted.
"Comrade, we must trust the Party and the country; what you’re doing isn’t right."
The mediator was left speechless: "...."
