Spring Thunder Chapter 0139: Cleaver Unsheathed, Thirty-Nine Meters
The next day, Nan Yi got up early in the morning, had breakfast, cleaned the pots and pans, and then took a dry cloth to wipe the lead pot until it was shiny.
After putting the lead pot on his head, Nan Yi stretched out his hands to the sky to absorb the aura of the universe. What's more, with the blessing of the "information pot", Nan Yi quickly reached an epiphany of the connection between heaven and man.
From somewhere, he got a guide - to open a lead pot factory to produce information pots, and the sales would not be bad in the next few years.
Nan Yi would not do this kind of business himself, but he could use it as a favor.
We agreed yesterday to set off at twelve o'clock sharp, but Nan Yi arrived at the entrance of Friendship Hotel at half past ten.
Driver Lin was already there, sitting on the steps next to the car, smoking.
"Comrade Nan, you're here so early?"
"It's not early anymore. I was thinking that if I came earlier, I could take turns eating with you, Master Lin."
"That's thoughtful, Comrade Nan."
Driver Lin felt very comfortable after listening to Nan Yi's words.
Although being a driver is a job that requires flattery, it is still rare to see someone do things as well as Nan Yi does.
The two of them took turns to eat, and then waited by the car for a while. At exactly twelve o'clock, Cen Yangtai appeared in front of them.
"Xiao Nan, you're here early?"
"Manager Cen, I've only been here for a while."
Cen Yangtai nodded, "It's almost time, do you want to go to the bathroom?"
"No need, we've already taken care of it. Manager Cen, please get in the car." Nan Yi stood up and opened the back door.
All three of them got in the car, and driver Lin started the car and set off.
The first half was easier to drive on and the car drove faster, but after passing the Yuqiao Reservoir, the road conditions became worse and the speed slowed down.
When the car arrived at Heishan area of Phoenix City, it was already around three o'clock in the afternoon. Heishan is still about eighty kilometers away from Yanshan County.
It must have rained in this area some time ago, and there were potholes all over the road. After the weather cleared up and the sun dried the yellow mud, it became hard. The Lada had poor shock absorption, and the three people in the car were shaken badly .
"Manager Cen, are you okay?"
"It's okay. I've walked on worse roads than this. I'm used to it." Cen Yangtai waved his hand and said indifferently.
"That's good."
As Nan Yi turned around, driver Lin had already stepped on the brake with his right foot and slowly stopped the car.
"What's going on?"
Nan Yi asked while looking forward through the windshield.
This was a surprising sight. Nan Yi saw two large rocks on the road about 30 meters ahead. Coincidentally, the two rocks completely blocked the road, leaving a gap so large that no car could pass through.
Nan Yi retracted his gaze and turned to look at Driver Lin.
Driver Lin was also looking at Nan Yi, and the two of them looked at each other and exchanged information.
"Robbery."
"Robbery."
"Master Lin, back up quickly, or you'll get hit by someone who slams the door shut on you."
"Why."
As soon as driver Lin put the car into reverse gear, he stepped on the accelerator halfway, turned his head back, and the car quickly moved back more than 20 meters until it reached a position where it could turn around. He turned the steering wheel sharply, and as soon as the front of the car was straightened, he stepped on the accelerator to the bottom.
Swish!
The car shot out like an arrow.
Fortunately, fortunately, driver Lin reacted quickly enough. Not long after the car drove out, Nan Yi saw a group of kids about sixteen or seventeen years old on the side of the road. Each of them had a green schoolbag hanging around their necks and a kitchen knife in their hands. They walked from the side of the road to the highway, stomping their feet at the sight of their cars.
There were a few people who were unhappy and threw kitchen knives at their cars. Fortunately, the distance was far enough and the knives could not touch the cars at all.
Nan Yi exhaled, "Fortunately I ran fast, if I was blocked, an over-defense would be inevitable."
"Xiao Nan, what happened just now?"
"Manager Cen, we are unlucky and have encountered a road bully."
"Is it so messy here?" Cen Yangtai asked a little panicked.
"I don't know either. Last time I came here, I took a detour. I first took a train to Rehe, and then went to Yanshan from Rehe."
"What should we do then? Should we go back the same way?"
"I don't think so. Manager Cen, please wait a moment. Let me look at the map." Nan Yi took out a map from his schoolbag, found their current location, and quickly studied the route.
"Master Lin, there is a fork in the road 16 kilometers ahead. When we get there, drive north and continue all the way to Rehe. Then you can enter the Beijing-Qinhuangdao line and go another 120 kilometers."
"Where is the top of the sun hat?"
"right."
"Okay, let's go that way. I've been on that road to Rehe before."
After changing to the new route, they didn't encounter any problems, but they took an extra hour of detour. By the time Nan Yi and the other two entered Yanshan County, it was already past five in the afternoon.
It’s the same guesthouse and the same waiter as last time.
Cen Yangtai was of a high level, so they booked a single room. Nan Yi and driver Lin shared a double room, and there was an extra bag of White Rabbit milk candy in the waiter's drawer.
After checking in, Nan Yi carried his luggage and followed Cen Yangtai to his single room.
"Uncle Cen, what time do you plan to have dinner?"
Cen Yangtai looked at his watch and said, "Six o'clock, I'll wash up later."
"Okay, I'll come see you at six."
Nan Yi closed the door, walked out of Cen Yangtai's single room, and returned to his double room.
Driver Lin seemed to be an old hand at business trips. He had already taken off his coat and covered himself with the quilt. His bare feet were shaking and he had a cigarette in his mouth.
"Comrade Nan, is the leader not frightened?"
"Nothing, I'm fine. Master Lin, have you ever been on this route before?"
"I've been there. There was an earthquake in Phoenix in 1976. I was assigned to transport relief supplies at that time, and I've walked almost all the roads in Phoenix. I walked there again last year to send a leader, but I didn't think it was so chaotic.
The world has changed. I know what's happening now. I'll have to take a different route next time I come here."
"When we go back, we should go to Rehe first, and then return to Beijing from Rehe. We are lucky today. If we were really stuck in traffic, who knows what would happen."
"Yes, it's a good thing that Comrade Nan acted decisively. If you were two minutes slower, we would have been surrounded." Driver Lin was also frightened.
"Don't mention it. I was also confused at the time. It's all thanks to your good driving skills, Master Lin. If I were to drive, I would definitely be at a loss."
"Comrade Nan can also drive?"
"I know a little, but not everything. I can only open it, but not repair it."
It is not easy to be a driver these days. A qualified driver must not only be able to drive, but also be able to repair things, except for the engine.
Even some experienced drivers can repair the engine.
"Then you can't drive on the road. You don't know how to repair the car. It will be troublesome if the car breaks down in the middle of nowhere."
"Well, I would like to drive, but there is no car for me to drive."
"If you want to drive, you can try my car later, but I have to sit next to you."
"Forget it. This is your new car. If anything happens to it, I can't afford to compensate you." Nan Yi waved his hand and said.
A broken Lada is uncomfortable to sit in, let alone drive.
Nan Yi has an idea that in two years, he would be less conspicuous and buy an 18th-hand 212 Jeep to drive.