Chapter 170: Chen Xing is Back
Indeed.
The tricycle owner nodded beside them—such a long road, even if he pedals the tricycle non-stop, he would still need to stop for a break at some point.
Calculating it out, it really would take about five hours.
Moreover, it’s better for the young girl to take the bus herself than to sit in her own car.
Huai Yu nodded as well: “Okay. I’ll listen to Uncle Zaozi!”
“If you arrive early, and I’m not at the bus stop yet, just leave the things behind the bus stop sign on the grass.”
“Then go to the trading market to find Uncle Zaozi or Mr. Tang from China Gold to pay the balance.”
These are all well-known people, so the tricycle owner wasn’t worried about anyone running off. He nodded at this point: “Don’t worry! I’ll definitely get it delivered to you!”
Looking at the large ice blocks, tightly packed and frozen, there would be no problem leaving them in the wild; it’s safe!
At that moment, lights flashed at the end of the road, and the crowd immediately cheered loudly:
“The convoy is back! The convoy is back—”
Uncle Zaozi quickly slipped away, rushing to the front. Huai Yu, satisfied with what she had already received tonight, didn’t intend to push her way further. She was still chatting with the tricycle owner:
“Alright, Uncle, I’ll pay the deposit first—”
“Okay!” The tricycle owner efficiently handed over a wristband:
“Don’t worry, I’m a familiar face at this highway exit. If the things don’t get delivered, I won’t have the face to stay here.”
Let alone Huai Yu’s item, which no one else wanted because of its high mutation value. Honestly, the tricycle owner had initially thought she was rich—his eye for people was quite accurate!
After all, no one with no money would spend so many points to haul these piles of trash!
Considering the destination, it was probably the family of someone from the defense forces. She also knew Mr. Tang from the trading market, so it was quite normal for her to have money. He cheerfully asked:
“Should I head out now?”
Huai Yu was about to respond when suddenly she heard Uncle Zaozi shout out from the crowd, his voice almost breaking:
“Little Yu! It’s Chen Xing! It’s Chen Xing—”
There was no surprise in his voice, only worry, fear, and tension!
Huai Yu immediately turned her head and then, holding her basket, dashed over!
The tricycle owner had just turned around waiting for her response. After waiting for a while with no sign of her, he turned back—
But where was she?!
…
Meanwhile, Huai Yu had already forced her way into the crowd.
She was holding a sturdy, round basket in front of her chest, and seeing that Chen Xing had no goods left to squat over, the crowd, though gathering for the excitement, wasn’t as hard to squeeze through as before, since Captain Zhao was still busy unloading goods.
Therefore, it wasn’t as difficult to move now.
Huai Yu struggled through the crowd, hearing the sighs and exclamations of others, and her heart grew more and more anxious:
“Tsk tsk tsk, this is from the Star River Expedition Team, right? Looks like the team is breaking up.”
“Adventure also costs lives!”
“Usually, Captain Chen is out in the wild a lot. How come it’s this bad this time?”
“Even so, it’s the wilderness… every year, there are expedition teams that don’t return, the Guardian Army has failed in places like these…”
“Oh… tsk… that’s true…”
“Make way, make way—”
Uncle Zaozi was shouting loudly from the middle, waving his arms and pushing people aside. Everyone knew this was a life-or-death situation, so they quickly stepped aside.
At that moment, Huai Yu was suddenly able to relax from the tightly packed crowd, nearly stumbling, and then saw Uncle Zaozi carefully laying a burlap sack on the ground and lifting a young man with orange-red hair out from the back seat of the car.
This is…
“Fanta?!” Huai Yu hurriedly ran up!
But just as she passed the shabby front of the car, she instinctively glanced at the driver’s seat and saw that Chen Xing had slumped over in the seat, his face pale, life or death uncertain.
“!!!” She ignored Fanta, didn’t even care for Seven Up, who was also slumped in the back seat, and frantically yanked open the car door, scrambling up to check Chen Xing’s neck.
— There was still a pulse.
Her tightly strung nerves suddenly loosened, but it wasn’t a complete relief, as she could see the bloodstains all over his body, his breath barely there, and his arm hanging limply, bleeding.
The driver’s seat was stained a dark, murky red-brown.
Huai Yu shivered twice, suddenly recalling the time when she saw Zhou Qian, who was nearly dead at the hospital. She quickly leaned out the window:
“Uncle Zaozi, should we take him to the hospital?!”
Uncle Zaozi was sweating profusely, continuously patting Fanta on the ground, but Fanta was completely unresponsive.
He hurriedly shouted, “I borrowed a phone from Captain Zhao! The ambulance will take a while—”
Mainly because they had run out of fuel, and the hospital had limited quotas.
Huai Yu paused for a moment, then placed her basket on the car, hurriedly climbed down, and ran towards the vehicle convoy ahead that was sorting and inspecting:
“Captain Zhao! Captain Zhao!”
She used all her strength to shout, but ahead, the louder auction sounds drowned her voice. She was on the verge of tears, her voice stuck in her throat, and her eyes were close to tears.
She stomped her feet, looked at the defensive troops on the ramp, then took two steps back, and charged past them—
She was small, thin, and still a girl. The defenders hadn’t prepared for her. Just as she was about to rush through, two long steps were taken by a tall soldier, who grabbed her clothes!
“What are you doing!” he barked.
But this commotion was enough for Captain Zhao, standing higher up, to notice.
As his gaze swept over, Huai Yu quickly shouted:
“Captain! Captain!”
She shook her hands, the back of her clothes being grabbed by the defenders, but she was still hopping about:
“One thousand points! Get the Star River team members to the hospital within half an hour! I’ll give one thousand points!”
The crowd immediately stirred.
One thousand points!
Even for adventurers, this wasn’t a small amount, especially compared to the points they earned from risking their lives in the wilderness.
The entire highway exit fell silent, and after a moment, the noise grew louder. The tricycle owner raised his hand:
“I can deliver for 500 points!”
“I can too! One car per injured person!”
But Huai Yu didn’t listen, only pitifully looking at Captain Zhao.
He exchanged a look with his team members, and in an instant, someone walked toward her:
“Alright! We’re all in this together, we’ll take this order—pay first.”
He raised his wrist, placing it in front of Huai Yu. When they made the transaction, he immediately shouted:
“Quick! Clear the stuff from that car in the back!”
If the car wasn’t emptied, the inspection station wouldn’t let them through. The defenders released her, silently nodding at Huai Yu and making way.
At the same time, two defenders standing by the road climbed into the car to help move the items.
Huai Yu breathed a huge sigh of relief and then turned to the person beside her:
“Sorry, Uncle. I was too anxious just now.”
