Lost on Journey?
From the starting point to getting on the highway, the journey was smooth, without any incidents.
Even after getting on the highway, Xu Ning always maintained a speed of 110 mph, neither fast nor slow, and did not even overtake any vehicles.
Of course, if he were driving the Koenigsegg One on the highway himself, he would probably have already hit 180 by now!
Chairman Wang, who was sleeping in the back, did not cause Xu Ning any trouble.
Seven hours later, they successfully arrived at the Chuanxing Service Area.
At this time, Chairman Wang also woke up, his eyes bleary, as he looked at the situation outside the car.
“Chairman Wang, we have arrived at the Chuanxing Service Area.”
“According to your assistant’s arrangements, we will have breakfast here and rest for a while.”
“We’ll depart half an hour after the meal. Does that sound good to you?”
Xu Ning turned and asked with a smile.
Chairman Wang rubbed his eyes, nodded, and said with a smile, “You’ve worked hard, young man.”
When the two of them first got out of the car, their legs felt a bit weak, especially Xu Ning’s, who had been driving for such a long time while maintaining high mental focus, which was truly exhausting.
The breakfast at the service area was good. After Xu Ning had eaten his fill, he went to wash his face with cold water, as he was feeling somewhat sleepy by then.
“Why don’t I drive for a bit while you catch a short nap?” Chairman Wang could also see Xu Ning’s fatigue, so he chuckled good-naturedly, without any airs.
Upon hearing this, Xu Ning waved his hands repeatedly; that simply wouldn't do!
When you work in a profession, you don't necessarily have to love it, but you should at least have professional ethics and conduct.
As a designated driver, if he were to ask the car owner to help drive on the road, it would be an insult to the profession of designated driving.
“How could I let you drive?”
“Don’t worry, I can handle it and will ensure your safe delivery to your destination!”
Xu Ning patted his chest and promised.
Chairman Wang smiled and said nothing more.
After chatting for a while, the two prepared to return to the service area parking lot and continue their journey.
After finding the car, Chairman Wang had already opened the rear door and gotten in, but Xu Ning, who was habitually walking around the car to check its condition, suddenly discovered a problem.
The tire was flat!
Both rear tires were flat!
Xu Ning was immediately astonished and quickly squatted down to check the specific situation, while a bad premonition arose in his heart.
It might have been deliberately sabotaged!
After all, they had been driving on the highway for a long time, and there usually aren't sharp objects like nails on the highway that could puncture a tire.
Even if it was punctured, wouldn’t one be enough?
How could it be such a coincidence that two tires were punctured at the same time!
Sure enough, Xu Ning searched for a long time but found no signs of punctures.
That means someone deliberately deflated the tires!
“Chairman Wang, our tires have been deflated!”
Xu Ning opened the rear door and shook his head as he told Chairman Wang.
Chairman Wang got out of the car with a look of disbelief and indeed found, as Xu Ning had said, that both rear tires were flat.
With more social experience than Xu Ning, he immediately understood what had happened.
There are always people in society who make money through dishonest means. While such petty tricks aren't major evils, they can be very annoying!
“Let’s find someone to inflate them. It’s just a bit more money.”
Chairman Wang said unenthusiastically. At his status and position, it was pointless to quibble over such small matters.
His time was far more valuable than that small amount of money.
Since he hadn't said anything, Xu Ning naturally couldn't overstep, so he went into the service area to get contact information and found someone to inflate the tires.
Black!
Truly black!
In a car repair shop in the city, inflating a tire would only cost 5 yuan, and for regular customers, they might not even charge.
But here, a Mentally ill young man came and immediately demanded 200.
Xu Ning really wanted to go up and slap him at that moment!
In fact, there was no doubt that their people had deflated the tires, and then they came to inflate them and charge a high price!
If Chairman Wang hadn't spoken up, he would never have let it go so easily.
“Young man, you still need to broaden your horizons!”
“It’s not worth arguing with these people!”
“While it’s frustrating, this isn’t a place you’re familiar with. Even if you call the police, it might not go your way, and it would waste a lot of your time and energy.”
“So, it’s better to get rid of them quickly and out of sight, out of mind.”
“Of course, I’m not saying you should always put yourself out.”
“If you are confident you can deal with them decisively, then that’s certainly best!”
Perhaps concerned that Xu Ning was feeling upset, Chairman Wang cheerfully started to advise Xu Ning after they were back on the road, sharing his life insights with him.
Xu Ning gained something from it!
Just as Chairman Wang said, some things should be handled more decisively.
If you’re confident, then do it!
If you’re not confident, then don’t waste your time!
Of course, one also needs the tenacity of youth.
If I’m not confident now, I’ll leave, but when I am confident in the future, you can wait for my crazy revenge!
Finally, he felt a sense of relief, and Xu Ning repeatedly thanked Chairman Wang for his guidance.
He had thought the rest of the journey would be smooth, but Xu Ning still underestimated his own propensity for unexpected events.
From a distance, he saw a barrier set up ahead, with several Traffic Police officers standing there, ready for action.
“There’s been a major traffic accident ahead, and the area is currently sealed off for handling. All vehicles must exit the highway here immediately!”
After following the car in front to a stop, they heard a Traffic Police officer shouting through a loudspeaker.
There was no choice but to follow instructions and exit the highway there.
He checked his phone's navigation and found that this was just a small county town, about 50 kilometers from the next place where they could get back on the highway.
“Chairman Wang, we’ll have to take a provincial road for a while. We should be able to get back on the highway in about an hour,” Xu Ning said to Chairman Wang, looking at his phone.
Although Chairman Wang was also helpless, he found a comical sense of a road trip comedy in the situation.
“Xiao Xu, you must have seen the comedy movie 'Lost on Journey,' right?”
“Don’t you think we’re a bit like them?”
Xu Ning also smiled; now that he mentioned it, there was indeed some truth to that.
But if he compared them, wouldn’t he be Niu Geng?
As he was thinking, his brow suddenly furrowed, and he instinctively had a bad premonition.
At that moment, they were waiting at a red light, with a Tesla in front of them.
This was normal, but perhaps because it had just crossed the stop line, the Tesla backed up a little.
If it were just that, it wouldn’t be a big deal.
The crucial point was that after backing up, the Tesla’s reverse lights were still on.
You wouldn’t… Just as Xu Ning had that thought, the red light turned green.
The Tesla in front hit the accelerator, and then they heard a loud “bang.”
Their car was solidly hit by the Tesla, which had started in reverse.
The force was so great that Xu Ning, who was wearing his seatbelt, was heavily jolted by the inertia, not to mention Chairman Wang, who had unbuckled his seatbelt right after getting off the highway.