After hanging up the phone, Xu Cang did not stay in the cockpit for long. He then called Qin Xin and Hu Ming to leave the plane.
After returning the reflective vests, Xu Cang and the other two gradually moved away from the apron. Under the soft sunlight, the ARJ21 cast a large shadow, covering Xu Cang and the other two.
"What do you think if we use ARJ21 as the main force for operating routes within the province, and the larger 737 is only responsible for operating routes outside the province?" Xu Cang looked back at the quietly parked ARJ21, thinking about the development potential of this model.
The ARJ21 is originally designed as a short-haul regional passenger aircraft, and at least its short-haul economy is very good.
Qin Xin didn't expect Xu Cang to propose this plan, and almost subconsciously asked: "Why do you suddenly want to operate ARJ21?"
Xu Cang squeezed half of his face and smiled bitterly: "The 737 is too expensive. Even leasing a 737 is expensive, not to mention the subsequent maintenance, which is a continuous huge expense. The ARJ21 is a domestic model. Apart from other things, the subsequent maintenance costs should not be as exaggerated as those of foreign models. Moreover, the ARJ21 is in the promotion stage now, so there should be appropriate discounts."
Everyone in the civil aviation industry knows that selling aircraft doesn't actually make that much money, but selling subsequent services not only makes a steady profit, but also has extremely amazing profits. Take aviation materials for example. Many aviation materials need to be imported, so tariffs must be added. The wool comes from the sheep, and the extra money has to be paid by the airlines. It would be strange if the price could be low.
Of course, although the ARJ21 is a domestically produced aircraft, many of its parts are also provided by foreign suppliers. Therefore, additional expenses such as tariffs cannot be completely avoided, but it is still much better than purely foreign models such as the 737.
Moreover, at present, no mainstream domestic airlines are operating ARJ21 on a large scale, thinking that this model is too small. Even if some airlines have purchased some ARJ21, it is mostly for political tasks, and they have no real intention to operate this model.
Therefore, for AVIC, it is now in the "promotion" stage of ARJ21. If Xu Cang and others propose to cooperate with AVIC now, I think many things can be discussed.
"Do you want to use this plane to fly intra-provincial routes?" Hu Ming turned around and squinted his eyes to look at the ARJ21: "Is this plane suitable for long-term plateau operations?"
The altitudes of airports throughout the province are relatively high. In this geographical environment, climate damage to aircraft is greater than in plains, and some aircraft cannot withstand the plateau climate.
It seems that Director Hu Ming has done his homework recently and even knows to take the high-altitude operation of the aircraft into consideration.
"It's OK. The ARJ21 was designed with plateau characteristics in mind, so there is no problem with plateau operation."
"But..." Qin Xin was still worried: "Is this plane really... suitable?"
"You are asking whether this aircraft is safe." Xu Cang said, revealing Qin Xin's concerns. "Yes, everyone supports domestically produced aircraft, but when it comes to themselves, they start to doubt it. However, I dare not say anything about other models, but at least the ARJ21 is safe."
Fast forward to 20 years later, the ARJ21 has never grown into a mainstream aircraft in China, nor has it gone abroad, but it has always maintained a zero accident rate. Moreover, Xu Cang later became the chief pilot of the General Administration, and he knew more about the inside story. Not only did the ARJ21 have a zero accident rate, it did not even have any signs of serious accidents.
Of course, this is also due to the relatively rare flight frequency of ARJ21, but the fact that it has maintained such a safety record for twenty years definitely shows that there are no serious defects in the main design of ARJ21.
The reason why ARJ21 did not grow in the future has a lot to do with the unclear market positioning of the aircraft. The reason cannot be simply attributed to the ARJ21 being a failed model.
Hu Ming was stunned: "Are you so sure?"
"Yes, I can guarantee it." Xu Cang smiled and said, "There are quite a few ARJ21s in the three major airlines, and they regard these ARJ21s as a burden. If we lease these ARJ21s from them, we may be able to get a better deal. However, whether it is feasible for ARJ21 to operate at provincial airports still needs to be calculated by a professional."
"Market assessment and financial personnel?" Qin Xin asked, "I have them here. Can I ask them to do the calculation?"
However, Xu Cang shook his head: "This decision will affect the development of our subsequent company. It is of great significance. These people don't understand the civil aviation market. I don't trust them. I will find someone myself."
"You go find someone yourself. Do you know anyone with talent in this area?" Qin Xin also knew that if the main aircraft model switched to ARJ21, it would be a desperate move, so she had to be extremely cautious. But she had never heard that Xu Cang knew anyone with talent in market analysis, so he must have found a half-baked one.
Xu Cang smiled and said, "Don't worry, she is very capable. Very capable. If she says she can do it, then she can definitely do it."
The image of Shandong Airlines' Lu Xiaoxiao immediately emerged in Xu Cang's mind. It should be easy for this future director of the Audit Center of the Civil Aviation Administration of China to do a market analysis for him.
However, when Xu Cang thought of Lu Xiaoxiao's overly enthusiastic behavior, he felt a headache.
Since Xu Cang said so, Qin Xin would naturally not object anymore. After all, Xu Cang was in charge of everything. The three of them walked to the security checkpoint again. When they were about to leave, Xu Cang saw the construction site of the runway in the distance and asked Hu Ming with a smile: "Director Hu, the funding for extending the runway came in quickly this time."
Hu Ming knew that Xu Cang was making fun of the government's efficiency, so he just smiled and waved his hand, saying, "This time it's really different."
"Oh, what's the matter?" Xu Cang became interested.
"Duan Lang didn't ask for a penny except to provide food for the construction workers. By the way, the price of materials is also based on cost, so the expenditure for extending the runway is not large, so of course it was approved quickly."
Xu Cang was stunned: "You mean you don't want all the labor costs?"
"That's what I mean." Hu Ming nodded. After the three of them walked out of the security checkpoint, he pointed to the dirt road in the other direction of the road down the mountain from the airport and said, "Duan Lang said he doesn't want labor costs, but he wants us to agree to turn that dirt road into a cement road."
The dirt road Hu Ming mentioned is the one leading to Yulong City. Erhai Airport is located at the junction of Erhai Lake and Yulong, and there is only one cement road down the mountain leading to Erhai City. The dirt road in the opposite direction was made by the people themselves, and it is full of potholes and basically cannot accommodate large vehicles. It is connected to Yulong City.
"Duan Lang said that they will pay for the renovation of the dirt road themselves, as long as we agree." Hu Ming said.
Xu Cang raised his eyebrows: "And you agreed?"
"Yes, he agreed! The funding here is not much to begin with. Since it can save money, why not agree?" Hu Ming sighed, "However, Duan Lang is still a man of vision. It can be seen that he believes that Erhai Airport will develop in the future. Even if it doesn't make money, he still wants to build a road to Yulong City. This should be his personal decision. It's really rare to see such a conscious person."
Xu Cang smiled and said, "So you knew that. Aren't you worried that Yulong will divert the airport's traffic?"
"We are all family, why should we divide it so clearly? Besides, he has given so much, so he should give some benefits to others." Hu Ming said, "It's impossible for us to take all the benefits."
"Yes, everyone is trying hard to live." Xu Cang sighed.
…
That night, Xu Cang and Qin Xin found a quick place to sit on the steps of the base compound. During the day, Xu Cang asked Qin Xin to check the information of British Airways Flight 1009. Qin Xin found that the nearest flight was ten days later, and the one after that would have to wait another half a month. The span between each flight was very large.
"Here, this is the registration number of the flight you want." Qin Xin handed Xu Cang a small piece of paper. She asked her colleagues at Chunxia Travel to find out.
Xu Cang took it and saw a series of letters written on it. He whispered: "G-BDXH! Sure enough, this is it!"
"Why are you checking this?" Qin Xin saw Xu Cang staring at the note intently and couldn't help but ask curiously.
Xu Cang crumpled the note into a ball and put it in his pocket: "Qin Xin, please help me book a ticket for this flight."
"You...are you going to England?" Qin Xin was stunned: "What are you going to England for?"
Xu Cang didn't know how to explain this, so he could only make up an excuse: "Something happened, and I need to take this flight. If I go to the UK, it's nothing."
"What kind of excuse is that?" Qin Xin glared at Xu Cang: "Are you hiding something from me?"
Being seen through by Qin Xin, Xu Cang couldn't help feeling guilty. He laughed it off and said, "How can I hide anything from you? Oh, it's just that Rolls-Royce asked me to do something a while ago, so I stopped by the Rolls-Royce headquarters to discuss something."
Qin Xin became suspicious: "Rollo? The one who works on the engine? What do they want from you?"
"The person who came to see me this time was the president of their Asia Pacific region. He couldn't even explain himself clearly, so I had no choice but to go to Rolls-Royce headquarters. It's nothing serious, he just wanted me to do him a favor, a small one."
"Xiao Mang? Xiao Mang wants to go to England specially. Xu Cang, are you really starting to hide things?" Qin Xin snorted: "Then I want to go too. I haven't been to England yet."
Xu Cang was most afraid of being stared at by Qin Xin, and his eyes gradually began to evade: "If you go too, what will happen here? Be good, I'm really just going to do some insignificant things. If I do it well, the reward over there will be very generous."
Qin Xin blushed: "What do you mean by good? What nonsense are you talking about?"
Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly strange, Xu Cang suddenly heard the rumbling sound of an engine running. Looking up, he saw a light shining above the airport. It was the light of an airplane.
At this moment, the Erhai Airport, which was supposed to be closed, was still sparsely lit, as if waiting for a late guest.
“Here it comes!”
Xu Cang stood up suddenly, his heart filled with excitement.
The reason why Erhai Airport delayed closing today was to receive this plane, which was leased from Muhua Airlines. It can only be said that Si Weimin kept his promise and really followed the fastest speed. It has only been a few days, and the plane has arrived.
"Has the crew's accommodation been arranged?" Xu Cang stood up and stretched his neck to watch the plane land. According to the agreement between him and Si Weimin, this would be a 737-800 aircraft, and in order to pursue the fastest speed, even the aircraft paint was not changed.
Under the illumination of the navigation logo lights, the Kapok logo of Muhua Airlines appears extremely eye-catching.
Qin Xin nodded: "It's arranged. As soon as the plane lands, a special car will take them to the hotel in the city. Go to Hanjing at noon tomorrow?"
The crew of Muhua Airlines who were sending them to the airport definitely couldn't stay here, otherwise it would be a bit rude, so they took some time to send them to the best hotel in the city. Of course, the best hotel in Erhai City is only three-star, but at least the thought is there.
Moreover, the plane will only stop for one night and will depart for Hanjing at noon tomorrow. The reason for going to Hanjing is not for anything else, but for the plane's livery.
Si Weimin could rent the plane to Xu Cang, but he absolutely could not allow Xu Cang to use the plane with the Muhua Airlines logo for low-cost flights. If this were to take off, passengers would think that Muhua Airlines was also taking the cheap route, which would have a very bad impact, so the aircraft's fuselage paint had to be changed.
Fortunately, the 737 fuselage painting process does not take much time, and this time only the airline emblem and logo will be changed, and there will be no major changes to other parts. This kind of partial painting change can save a lot of time.
At present, only Hanjing has a corresponding aircraft painting factory in China, so I can only go to Hanjing. After communicating with the painting factory, I learned that it can be completed in about two to three days, which is a very short time.
As for why they didn't go directly to Hanjing, it was mainly because they needed to come to Erhai first to do some paperwork, and Xu Cang and Qin Xin would have to get up early tomorrow morning to do the work.
In order to resume flight operations as soon as possible, Xu Cang worked as hard as possible. He finished the paperwork in the morning and went to Hanjing without stopping, without wasting a single moment in between.
"Yes, we'll go there tomorrow at noon. If we're quick, we'll be back the night after tomorrow. By then, we can resume flight operations."
"Then there's no need for you to follow?"
That’s right, Xu Cang hasn’t even had time to get comfortable in Erhai Lake before he has to take tomorrow’s flight to Hanjing. He’s a real frequent flyer.
"I have to go to Hanjing for some personal matters. Since I have the opportunity this time, I might as well take advantage of it." Xu Cang said helplessly.
Qin Xin didn't say anything, just nodded softly.
"Oh, my mother needs an operation. I heard there is a doctor in Hanjing who has very good skills, I will definitely go to see him. This time the plane will be sent to Hanjing for painting, which will take two or three days in total. The time is just right. Whether it succeeds or not, I will follow the plane back later." Xu Cang said: "Otherwise, I will have to go to Hanjing specifically later, isn't that troublesome?"
"Aunt is not in good health? I also know some very good doctors. Do you want me to go find them?" Qin Xin said quickly.
Xu Cang smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll take care of it."
Qin Xin then hummed: "If you need any help, you must tell me."
"I know." Xu Cang pointed at the plane that had already taxied onto the apron: "Let's go and take a look."
"Um."
As she spoke, Qin Xin followed Xu Cang's footsteps and walked towards the airport. The two figures soon disappeared into the shadows.
…
The next morning, Xu Cang got up early again, which was unusual, and went to do some paperwork with Qin Xin. After finishing these things, Xu Cang went back to the base to pack up a little, put his things in a small bag, and then asked the crew car to take him to the bottom of the plane.
This flight was a temporary one, so the crew didn't board the plane until 30 minutes before takeoff, which was quite relaxing. The flight crew was from Muhua Airlines, and when the plane was painted and flights resumed, they took the Erhai-Yangcheng flight back home, which was a very clear arrangement.
Last night, Xu Cang and Qin Xin even drove the crew of Muhua Airlines to the hotel in the city. They chatted with them along the way and provided excellent service. Although they were not close friends, the crew of Muhua Airlines had become familiar with Xu Cang. After boarding the plane, the captain even came to the cabin to chat with Xu Cang for a while.
This kind of informal flight is so comfortable and has no rules, which is what pilots like the most.
After the co-pilot had finished refueling and there was still a quarter of an hour before takeoff, the captain slowly left the cabin and went to the cockpit. After that, the only flight attendant grilled lunch for Xu Cang, and the two chatted and laughed about the gossip of Muhua Airlines. When Xu Cang finished eating, the plane had already reached the runway entrance.
After quickly collecting the food plates, Xu Cang put on his earplugs, curled up his body, and began to make up for his early sleep.
The flight time from Erhai Lake to Hanjing was more than three hours, which was quite long. During this time, the captain took the opportunity to go to the toilet and walked around the cabin for a while. During this time, he chatted with Xu Cang for a while and asked Xu Cang about the flight treatment at the Erhai base.
It can be seen that the captain still has some expectations for the Erhai base, of course, mainly in terms of salary. At this time, the three major airlines have not experienced salary increases, and the main purpose is still to pay more attention to dedication.
However, there are relatively few people with a particularly strong spirit of dedication. The salary at the Erhai base is not the highest, but it is much higher than the average level of Muhua. In addition, Si Weimin mentioned that there will be no rejection, which has made many pilots of Muhua Airlines begin to move.
However, the Erhai base is not famous after all. Apart from a very small number of pilots, there are not many pilots who actually take action.
"When we were leaving last night, I saw a small yard next to the airport with a sign for Erhai Base. Could that be your base building?" The captain supported the back of the chair with one hand while talking to Xu Cang.
Pilots will feel uncomfortable in their waists if they sit for a long time, so they will stand up for a while if conditions permit.
Xu Cang did not hide it: "For the time being. But there is a new base under construction not far away. It will definitely be completed within three months, and then all the personnel will move there. Of course, considering the smell, we still have to wait a little longer."
The formaldehyde problem in the new house still needs to be considered, but in order to save time, they will spend some money to speed up the volatilization of formaldehyde in the new house, and will conduct a special formaldehyde test before moving in.
However, even if we use additional means, it will still take some time.
"Oh, that's good to have a new base." The captain finally felt relieved. If he really lived in that small broken yard, it would still be a bit stressful.
Xu Cang smiled and asked, "Captain, how many people on Muhua's side are interested in us?"
"A lot. After all, money is the most direct thing. The treatment there is indeed better than Muhua. The welfare of state-owned enterprises is good, but there are also many messy things, which are very annoying. Moreover, no matter how good the welfare is, it is not as real as seeing the money directly." The captain was very open with Xu Cang, and did not hold back on his boss: "How many captain positions do you have now?"
"About ten." Xu Cang said. He was bringing the 737-900 aircraft that would come in later. "By the way, do you have any 737-900 aircraft in Muhua?"
"900? Is there a 900 model for 737?" The captain was stunned by the question.
Obviously, this rare aircraft model was beyond his understanding, even though he was the captain.
"Sure enough." Xu Cang was not very surprised. The 900 model was indeed too rare. It was normal for domestic pilots to have never heard of it. However, even if they had never flown the 900 model, since they were both in the NG series, the difference would not be that big. If it really didn't work, at most they could conduct differentiated training. It wouldn't be that troublesome.
"You have 900 planes?"
Xu Cang nodded: "There will be more later. By the way, how many ARJ21s do you have?"
"ARJ21? It seems to be a cross, not much."
"Where's Guoda? Where's Tiandong?"
"GUO Airlines has the most, probably about 20. GUO has a high level of political awareness and is very responsive to the tasks assigned to them. Tiandong has slightly more than us, probably only about a dozen." The captain twisted his waist and said, "What's wrong? Hey, I remember. When I taxied into the apron last night, I saw an ARJ21 next to it. Could it be yours?"
After listening to this, Xu Cang was not surprised by this distribution. Muhua Airlines has people like Ma Cheng, so this kind of political goal is naturally based on the lowest standard. If they buy one more ARJ21, Ma Cheng will probably be unable to sleep at night.
"Well, I guess so." Xu Cang did not say more about this question, but continued with his question: "Are the pilots of your ARJ21 fleet willing to change jobs?"
Unexpectedly, when this was mentioned, the captain could not hold back his excitement: "Of course they are strong. These unlucky guys are definitely the most willing to change jobs."
"Unlucky guy, what do you mean?" Xu Cang asked curiously.
"Because they don't fly much. For our 737 fleet, our average flying hours are over 60, while the ARJ21-700 fleet's average flying hours are just over 20. We get paid based on how much we fly. If they fly 20 hours a month, they can barely afford to eat. Do you think they are willing to change jobs?" The captain laughed and said, "However, the people in the ARJ21 fleet are also pitiful. They have no connections and no background. The flight department directly assigned them there, and they didn't even have a chance to protest. Tsk tsk tsk tsk."
Xu Cang's eyes lit up when he heard this. Although it was a bit unfair, the worse the lives of the pilots of the ARJ21 fleet of Muhua Airlines were, the better it was for Xu Cang.
Muhua Airlines considered the entire ARJ21 fleet a burden. If he leased these aircraft, Muhua Airlines would probably be more than happy to receive them. Moreover, as long as he came here, Xu Cang could still guarantee an average of more than 40 hours, which was much better than wasting time at Muhua Airlines. These pilots would be grateful to him and would definitely be very enthusiastic when working.
Calculating the number, the ARJ21s of the three major airlines add up to about 40. Xu Cang certainly can't take them all at once, but at least for a long time, the ARJ21s of the three major airlines can provide Xu Cang with a stable lease, which makes him feel comfortable just thinking about it.
After some calculations, Xu Cang felt that renting ten crosses at the beginning was a good deal and affordable. However, the specifics would depend on the results of Lu Xiaoxiao's subsequent analysis.
After that, he talked to the captain for a while. The captain saw that the time was almost up, so he returned to the cockpit. Xu Cang went back to sleep.
Another hour and a half later, the plane finally landed at Hanjing Airport.
The plane was parked at a remote parking position, and a tow truck would tow it to the spray painting factory. Yes, this factory is inside the airport.
Xu Cang rubbed his eyes and stretched himself to get rid of his sleepiness. He would follow the crew car to the Muhua Airlines base in Hanjing, and then take a taxi from the Muhua Airlines base to Xu Ruxing's address. Before this, Liu Jinxin had already given Xu Cang an address.
However, Xu Cang was not very good at asking others to do things for him. Even when he became the chief pilot and entered the officialdom in later life, Xu Cang did not develop this skill.
While I was still thinking about what to buy and bring over, the captain had already come out of the cockpit and waved to Xu Cang in the cabin, indicating that he could go down.
The crew members got off the plane with Xu Cang. It was not known whether it was because this flight was temporary, but when they arrived at the tarmac, there was no crew car to pick them up.
"The co-pilot called and the car will be here soon. Please wait a moment." The captain was quite polite and explained to Xu Cang.
Xu Cang smiled and said, "It's okay. I don't have any urgent matters."
As he said this, he moved his backpack to the front and took the last chance to count his things to see if he had left anything on the plane. Just as Xu Cang was rummaging through his bag, his cell phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that the number was from Si Weimin.
Xu Cang felt a little guilty, but he couldn't just hang up Si Weimin's phone, so he finally picked up the phone: "Grandpa, what's the matter?"
"What's the matter? You're asking even though you already know the answer?" Si Weimin snorted, "I've already given you the plane, but what about the rent? How come there's not even an advance payment? You're not expecting to eat for free, are you?"
Xu Cang was worried that Si Weimin had called to ask about it, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Old man, you also know about the 9951N incident. It was because of that incident that our capital chain had a little problem. Wait a little longer, and when Boeing's compensation comes, we will definitely pay the rent."
"You want me to wait for the compensation for the international dispute?" Si Weimin was so angry that he laughed: "Even domestic economic disputes take a long time, how long will international disputes take?"
Xu Cang was also very thick-skinned. After a brief moment of awkwardness at first, he quickly calmed down and said, "Grandpa, how about paying in installments?"
Si Weimin was really shocked by Xu Cang's shamelessness: "I don't make much money from short-term rentals to you, and you even offer installment payments. Tell me, did you do this on purpose?"
"How could I have done it on purpose? Then..." Xu Cang was halfway through his speech when he suddenly heard a series of creaking noises in his ears. He couldn't help but turn his head to look to the left.
Not far from where they were standing, a Feiyu Airlines plane was starting its engine. Even though it was quite a distance away, they could still be surrounded by the sound of the engine running, and this was just the sound of the engine running at slow speed.
However, amidst the huge noise of the engine, the creaking sound is still very obvious.
Just when Xu Cang hadn't figured out what the sound was, he suddenly noticed that the wheels of the plane's front landing gear were crooked, and the metal poles of the trailer were still connected to them. The plane had obviously been pushed out to start.
Starting the engine during the push-out process was not a rare procedure, and Xu Cang had done it many times himself, but Xu Cang clearly saw that the tilted front wheel was shaking slightly.
Si Weimin's voice was still ringing on the phone, but Xu Cang had put the phone down. He squinted his eyes and focused his gaze on the front wheel of the Feiyu Airlines plane.
Just as Xu Cang was concentrating on seeing what was happening, the crooked front wheel that seemed to be shaking suddenly turned straight, and the huge force actually broke the connecting rod of the trailer.
Before Xu Cang could react, he only saw a fragment of something flying towards him. It was so fast that Xu Cang didn't even have time to move.
Caught off guard, Xu Cang could only instinctively lift the backpack in front of him to block his head. But the moment the backpack was lifted, Xu Cang felt something hit the backpack hard. Although the backpack was unloading, the force that penetrated through it still made Xu Cang dizzy.
Slowly, Xu Cang's consciousness began to fade. Amid the screams around him, it seemed that someone was holding him up, but he could no longer see the surroundings.
For some reason, Xu Cang's thoughts began to flash back constantly, and the images in his mind kept producing various images like slides.
Until his mind was fixed on a slightly deformed car. A severe headache attacked Xu Cang's whole body. He turned his head and found that the middle-aged Qin Xin was sitting in the passenger seat.
At this moment, the passenger airbag had already popped out. Qin Xin tilted her head, and there seemed to be no obvious external injuries on her face. Suddenly, the unconscious Qin Xin coughed twice and finally woke up.
The two looked at each other, Xu Cang unbuckled his seat belt, and helped Qin Xin unbuckle her seat belt while asking, "Are you okay?"
Qin Xin held her forehead, moved her limbs slightly, and groped for the handlebars with her right hand: "It seems nothing is wrong, let's go out first."
After saying that, Xu Cang also opened the door on his side, and the two of them quickly left the car.
After leaving the car, Xu Cang looked towards the intersection not far away. In the middle of the intersection, a chemical tanker was tilted sideways on top of a red car. Under the huge pressure, the red car underneath was deformed beyond recognition.
As his memory gradually became clearer, Xu Cang leaned against his car and began to sort out what had happened. It seemed that a car accident had just happened at this intersection, and their car was at the edge, so it was affected, and the damage it suffered was not fatal.
Xu Cang was just about to ask about Qin Xin's condition when he suddenly noticed out of the corner of his eye that there was an unconscious person in the back seat of the car that was crushed by the tanker truck.
Xu Cang said to Qin Xin without any hesitation, "Stand still."
After explaining, Xu Cang ran towards the center of the intersection regardless of the pain. As the distance between him and the car got closer and closer, Xu Cang's head hurt more and more, as if it was going to explode at any time.
However, in this pain, more memories began to flood into Xu Cang's mind. The space around him seemed to blur and become more and more unreal.
"Am I dreaming?" Xu Cang's originally sluggish thinking began to become active, and he gradually realized that he might be dreaming and everything around him was not real.
However, when he was very close to the car, Xu Cang suddenly realized that this was not the moment before his rebirth?
Then, he noticed that the oil tanker on top of the car had leaked, and both vehicles were at risk of exploding at any time. Even though he realized it might be a dream, Xu Cang still bravely stepped forward. He saw an extremely old man with white hair and beard sitting in the back seat of the car. His face was scratched by broken glass, leaving many small scars, some of which were still bleeding.
The old man tilted his head, showing no sign of life, and it seemed that his chest had stopped rising and falling.
However, at this moment, Xu Cang was already within arm's length. He stretched out his right hand, ready to open the back door first and then pull the old man out.
Suddenly, a strong pungent smell rushed into Xu Cang's nose, which seemed to be the smell of alcohol. At this moment, Qin Xin's heart-wrenching cry came from behind him: "Xu Cang!"
Xu Cang instinctively turned his head and found Qin Xin, who was not far away, looking at him with an extremely painful expression. And out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the chemical liquid leaking from the tanker had already stained the open flame.
He also knew what this liquid was. Once the open flame touched it, it grew in the wind. In a trance, the flame that was originally only half a person's height had shown a sweeping momentum, as if it was going to swallow Xu Cang alive.
But when Xu Cang turned around, he suddenly felt something pulling his right wrist hard. When he turned around again, Xu Cang's hair stood on end.
The old man sitting in the back seat of the car, who seemed to be lifeless, opened his eyes at some point, with a strange smile on his face, and his right hand was tightly grasping Xu Cang's wrist, like an iron clamp.
Xu Cang panicked and tried to break free from the old man's control, but no matter how hard he tried, his right hand couldn't get free. Not only that, his left hand and legs seemed to be bound by something and couldn't move at all.
In such a situation, Xu Cang felt an immense fear in his heart, and in his field of vision, the age spots on the old man's face were spreading at an alarming rate, and then the corners of his grinning mouth gradually rose, and finally cracked into an arc beyond common sense.
His eyes gradually turned gray, and the last ray of divine light disappeared in his eyes in the defeat of death. However, Xu Cang could feel that those eyes reflecting death were still looking at him, as if they wanted to reflect his soul into his pupils.
Suddenly, the terrifying mouth opened and closed again, emitting a sharp cry like a crow in a graveyard, as if to pierce Xu Cang's soul and reason: "Xu Cang, we finally meet again."