Chapter 51: The Mysterious Phone

“I’ll go close the door. It’ll always buy us a little time,” Master said to me. He was breathing a little heavily at this point, and I believe he was as nervous as I was.

The amount of exercise he just had should not have caused him to be so out of breath.

He explained to me the reason for the delay of a second or two, and I nodded frequently while holding the steering wheel seriously.

I had no time to talk, but subconsciously wiped my hands on my pants. There was too much sweat on my hands, and my hands were slipping on the steering wheel, but I couldn’t be distracted now because the car was driving at a very fast speed in the villa area. Compared to the highway outside, the terrain and routes here were more complicated.

Not to mention that I had only been in Yun Xiaobao’s car once before, and if I had come here slowly, I would have been able to get around this place naturally.

But now time is money, and the master closing the door was just a ‘psychological comfort’. That door didn’t block us for long, and it certainly wouldn’t block them for long. At most, it would be a minute.

Therefore, I must maintain a high-speed driving state. Faced with these crisscrossing roads, I can only rely on my memory to play… I believe Yun Xiaobao’s driver is very familiar with this place. The road he took us in just now was definitely not a detour.

But Yun Baogen should also be familiar with this place, and he must be able to find the shortest route.

These circumstances forced me to drive with full concentration, and I didn’t even have time to say a word to my master.

The summer weather was naturally hot, and I didn’t have time to turn on the car’s air conditioning. Sweat was dripping off my body in large drops… I drove this car at speeds of over 100 miles per hour in this villa area, and the road surface was making a loud grinding sound.

The only thing that was lucky was that this was a villa area, and there were very few pedestrians on the road, almost none, otherwise it would have slowed me down.

I really don’t understand when I got such good driving skills… I can only explain that since I was a child, I have always been able to do well in situations that require a high degree of concentration, and I am extremely serious about it.

I heard the sound of a car behind me. From the sound of the engine, I knew it wasn’t going slow… The master closed the gate, but it didn’t stop them for long.

The sound could be heard in the quiet villa area, but I couldn’t see any cars in my rearview mirror… The first reason was that my speed had reached a limit I could achieve, and they were still a certain distance away from us. The second reason was that the roads in this villa area already had many turns, so it was normal that I couldn’t see them.

Those few minutes were probably the hottest and most uncomfortable for me. When the car finally arrived at the entrance to the villa area, my sweat had almost soaked my entire body. Fortunately, it was difficult to enter such a residential area, but it was generally not too difficult to leave.

In addition, although the car that Yun Xiaobao prepared for us was low-key, it was also a relatively good car, so the gatekeeper almost immediately lifted the fence and let us out without asking any questions.

I let out a sigh of relief. When the car drove out of the villa area, I wiped the sweat off my head. A few drops of sweat had just fallen into my eyes, causing them to sting. I had been too distracted to wipe the sweat away.

At this time, I also realized that my brain was throbbing with pain. I had just been concentrating too hard, and I was close to entering the state of meditation, which is generally entered in a state of extreme quietness and peace of mind.

I was in such a tense situation, forcing myself to do so, and also coordinating with the movements of my limbs (driving a car). Now, I have indeed experienced an excessive phenomenon, just like a person squeezing his own potential.

But I can’t stop, because this is reality, not a game. It’s not like I’ll get out of the villa area and the pursuers won’t come after me.

The only way I could think of to get away from these people was to get to a place with heavy traffic as soon as possible, and then I would have a chance to temporarily get away from these pursuers. But this was obviously not realistic here… because this was a road with almost no traffic, and the roads in the villa area were generally like this. I still had to maintain a very high speed…

It turns out that running away is such a difficult thing.

When we appeared in this remote alley, it was already two hours later.

I almost couldn’t stand up straight when I got out of the car. As soon as I got out, the cool breeze blew, and I squatted next to the car and vomited…

“Chengyi, you must be tired.” After I finished vomiting, my master helped me up from behind. He probably knew what was going on. After leaving the villa area, it was almost a car chase. I was always playing “above my level,” and finally got away. I guess it was because I had lived in this city and was familiar with the roads that I just guessed that the driver must not be Yun Baogen.

I will never forget that during the day, their mobility is not very good. I’m talking about the people who have become zombies.

So, in some details, it was still advantageous for us, otherwise if Yun Baogen, who was familiar with the city, had been driving, we might not have been able to get away from them.

After getting rid of them, I immediately found this remote place to park, and I felt that I had reached my limit.

After vomiting, I felt much better. The master bought a pack of napkins from the side and handed them to me to wipe my mouth. Then he said to me, “I’m surprised that you can tell that Yun Xiaobao is not right, but you are very tired now. After resting, talk to me again. I’m a little sad.”

I wiped my mouth clean, stood up, shook my head and said to the master, “Actually, it may not be wrong. This is a bit complicated, and I need to sort it out.”

“What now?” The master was still asking me. I was very grateful for the master’s complete trust. I believed that if he wanted to arrange it, he should be able to arrange it very well.

I breathed in some fresh air, got back into the car, reclined the seat and rested for a while before saying to my master, “Master, we may have to go to the second-hand car market later. This car may not be usable, so we have to find a way to replace it.”

“Well, just in case.” Master also seemed a bit tired, and sighed.

“Master, did you get the money?” I asked simply, not really too worried, because the car was good and I knew it had been well maintained. If I took it to a used car market and sold it to a buyer at a low price, I could buy a regular car and still get some money back.

Of course, there are issues involved in the transfer of ownership, but in the mixed-up place of the used car market, there are naturally ways to solve these problems, but it is still a little more troublesome. I don’t want to stay in this city for too long, after all, it is full of dangers.

On second thought, Yun Baogen’s sudden appearance this time may have nothing to do with the diviner from Yang Sheng’s side. Otherwise, according to the importance Yang Sheng attaches to our master and apprentice, the person who came over would not be Yun Baogen and his entourage, but probably Yang Sheng himself.

“Got it.” The master took out stacks of tied money from every corner of his pockets and threw them in the car. It seems that the master is still meticulous. After living through a period of poverty, he has not forgotten to carry this money with him.

“Some black car markets trade at midnight. I’ve been here for so long, and I’ve met all kinds of people. I just happen to know about this one. Let’s go there at midnight.” The rare quietness made me feel a little more relaxed when I spoke.

The master didn’t say anything, got out of the car and bought me a pack of cigarettes, then threw it to me and said, “Take a good rest and talk about it later. The road ahead is long… but we still have to go on.”

I lit a cigarette, and the cigarette was flickering in the car. Indeed, I felt as if I were caught in an ambush, but no one would want to learn from the self-destruction of the Chu king until the last moment. I rubbed my temples and felt vaguely that our trip to Xiangxi would not be smooth.

Halfway through the cigarette, I finally felt a little more refreshed. I closed most of the windows and was about to tell my master about Yun Xiaobao when the phone suddenly rang in the car, sounding extremely shrill.

I and my master, who had just calmed down, were both startled and asked almost in unison, “Is that your phone?”

My master didn’t seem to have used a cell phone in my memory, so I asked him this question subconsciously, and he probably asked me this question subconsciously as well. However, after asking, we both felt silly. How could it be our phone? When we had no money, a cell phone could at least be exchanged for some money.

The phone was still ringing, and my master and I began to look around for the source of the ringing… When we finally found it in a gap in the back seat, it had stopped ringing.

I held the phone in my hand and looked at the number on it, which was a mess of random characters. I felt a little confused. Who could it be? Who would leave a phone in the car and then call at this time? The number was still a mess of random characters… What was he going to say?

I stared at the phone in a daze, and so did my master. There were so many doubts in our hearts… And just as we were both silent, the screen of the phone suddenly lit up, and the phone started ringing again!

Should I answer it or not? My master and I looked at each other hesitantly. I summoned up my courage and pressed the answer button!