Although we don't have the energy to arrive in one day, we can't rest here honestly.
Lin Xueling and I took a taxi to the bus station and checked on the mobile map that there was another town about 600 miles away from the town where Coffin Yang was.
And there happened to be a last train.
We both picked up the tickets without hesitation, thinking that there wouldn't be any danger if we were sitting together with so many people, right?
After waiting for more than half an hour, the two of us sat in a bus. The bus was old and dated in the early 2000s. The windows on both sides were of the push-pull type, but there was nothing to care about.
It’s not like I’m traveling here, so it’s useless to worry about this.
Sitting in the car, as the car bumped, I couldn't restrain my sleepiness, and unconsciously, I fell asleep.
But there was a sudden braking, and because I was not wearing a seat belt, I almost flew out of the seat, but it didn't make me any better. My chest directly hit the seat in front of me, and it hurt.
I looked forward with doubtful eyes. Logically speaking, this kind of long-distance bus would not stop in the middle, let alone brake suddenly.
what happened?
The other passengers in the car, like me, were all looking forward.
At this moment, it was getting dark outside. If the car broke down, it would be troublesome.
It's very cold at night in the Western Region. I just looked at my phone and saw that there's no signal here at all. If I can't call for help, I'm afraid I'll get a bad cold from the cold if I stay here all night.
"Master, why did you stop suddenly?"
At this time, a man in his thirties sitting opposite shouted.
The driver also had a sad look on his face. He knocked on the steering wheel angrily and said, "I am really unlucky for eight lifetimes. The tire burst. It must have been some unscrupulous guy who scattered nails on the road and punctured the tire."
"Ah! Then, change the spare tire quickly!"
"Come on, let's all go down together. I heard that there are wolves in this place. If we go down together, those wolves won't dare to come forward."
"Yes, I just checked. We have no signal here. If we wait for rescue, we may not know when it will arrive. Now we can only rely on ourselves."
The driver listened to the straightforward words of the people in the car, but there was no trace of joy on his face.
My heart sank when I saw this: "Master, could it be that you didn't bring a spare tire?"
The driver immediately retorted, but then he said to himself: "How could it be possible that I didn't bring it, but all four tires were punctured? This is really strange. Logically speaking, even if there are nails on the road, it can't puncture all the tires. I Just bringing one tire is not enough.”
"Maybe it's bad luck! Master, have you brought a radio? See if you can make a call?"
This is my last resort.
But the driver shook his head and said, "The radio broke down a few days ago, and I, I haven't had time to fix it yet."
It would have been fine if he didn't say this, but once he said it, everyone in the car was furious.
"What? How do you ride a horse? Don't you know how to prepare all the equipment when you get out of the car?"
"You don't deserve to be in this job. You knew nails were scattered on the road, but you didn't look at it and punctured all four tires."
"I'm not telling you, master, what should you do now? If a car passes by, we can still call for help. If no car passes by, we will have to stay here all night without heating, and we will all freeze to death. ?”
The driver's face turned red when everyone criticized him, but he couldn't refute it.
"Tianyi shouldn't be in danger, right?"
Lin Xueling gently tugged on the corner of my clothes and asked in a low voice.
"Don't be afraid, even if wolves come, I can kill them."
I gently patted the back of Lin Xueling's white and tender hands as a way of comforting her.
When a car has a flat tire, it's useless for all of us in the car to be angry. After all, even if we know how to repair it, we are helpless without the tools.
In this way, we waited in the car until the sun was setting, but we didn't see a passing car.
This made the hearts of the dozen or so people in the car hang in their throats.
By the time it was past nine o'clock, the temperature had dropped to more than ten degrees below zero. Although we were all wearing cotton-padded clothes, the temperature of more than ten degrees could withstand the temperature for half an hour or an hour. But over time, even the thickest clothes would be soaked by the cold air. .
Lin Xueling and I were shivering from the cold and hugged each other, hoping this would keep us warmer.
At this time, everyone's complaints against the driver were even deeper, but they did not criticize him one after another like they did just now, because everyone knew that it was useless and would only be a waste of energy, but they all cursed in a low voice. .
A red flame lit up at the end of the road.
This made all of us look forward.
If there is a flame, it means someone is coming.
"Brother, please help! Our tire has blown out. Do you have a satellite phone?"
"Brother, can you hear me? Our car broke down, can you find someone to save us?"
"Come here quickly! I'm freezing to death!"
The people in the car were ignited with hope the moment they saw the fire, and they were shouting inside the car.
But I was silent, looking forward, doubts rising in my heart.
In this uninhabited land where there is no signal and where wild wolves roam, how could anyone walk here?
Even if there are people on foot, they will be in groups, and there is absolutely no way there will be just one person!
Isn't he afraid of encountering wolves or wild bears?
"Tianyi, I think the fire in front is very weird."
Lin Xueling lowered her voice and said in a voice that only the two of us could hear.
"Be careful later, the person coming may not be human."
After I whispered, I raised my eyes and looked forward. The fire in the distance was slowly coming here.
This made the people in the car extremely excited.
After more than ten minutes, the fire came to the front of the car. Under the illumination of the car lights, I saw an old man wearing gray clothes, with a stooped back, a big hat, and holding a torch, slowly walked to the car.
The moment I saw the old man, I became more suspicious of her.
Here, even a strong man would not dare to walk alone at night, but how could she, an elderly man, appear here?
This is obviously unreasonable.
But he didn't dare to expose it, because the eyes of the people around him were already filled with the light of departure.
If I say that the old lady in gray in front of me is not a human being, they will definitely not believe it, and may even have an overreaction and beat me up...
I kept silent, waiting for this old lady to reveal her flaws and kill her. At that time, these people would also trust me.
The car door opened, and the old lady got into the car with a warm torch. With the appearance of the torch, the low temperature in the car seemed to rise a lot.
The driver master smiled and came to the old lady in gray: "Grandma, can you contact the rescue personnel? Our car is broken down and we need rescue."
The old lady in gray shook her head stiffly and said: "I don't have a mobile phone. The temperature here at night will reach more than minus 30 degrees. You can't stand it in the car. I still have a place at home that I can lend you to stay for one night until the next day." , you are leaving."
"Oh! Well, thank you so much!"
The words of the old lady in gray did not discourage everyone. The low temperature of more than 30 degrees can freeze people to death. Now having a warm place to live is what everyone hopes for.
