Chapter 19

That big fat man hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, and Xu Mo's heart involuntarily tightened.

Fortunately, the big fat man only hesitated slightly and ultimately refused. Xiao Chen asked several more people, but no one was willing to exchange.

Xiao Chen glared at Xu Mo and the others and got off the bus helplessly. Ma Wu followed, handed him a cigarette, and said calmly, "Don't worry, they won't escape."

Xiao Chen took the cigarette, put it behind his ear, and said worriedly, "I'm afraid they might do something on the way. With you here, we can keep an eye on them, but now with no one monitoring them, something unexpected might happen."

Ma Wu sneered, showing a look of disdain, "Heh, to cause an accident, do they dare to set the car on fire or jump out of the car? If they jump out, no matter how fast they run, can they outrun an off-road vehicle?"

Xiao Chen nodded and said, "There's nothing else we can do." Then he thought of something, "When we return, the rumor that the off-road vehicle will have an accident, who spread it? It made these people afraid to ride in that car."

Ma Wu said, "We can't blame them. Who made Old Li accidentally drive into a ditch?"

Xiao Chen 'Hey'ed and said no more. The two returned to the off-road vehicle. Xiao Chen made Old Li sit in the passenger seat and drove the car himself. The car followed the bus, monitoring Xu Mo and Liu Qian to prevent them from jumping out and escaping.

Xu Mo stuck his head out of the window and looked at the off-road vehicle. Seeing that the driver had changed to Xiao Chen, he was startled and couldn't help but think: Would this sudden change affect the final outcome? Can the content hinted at by the Book of Enlightenment be changed? If it can be changed, the original driver of the off-road vehicle would have had an accident for some reason. Now that it has suddenly changed to this Chen, will the accident still happen? If the accident doesn't happen, won't my arrangements be completely in vain?

His mood suddenly became heavy, filled with indescribable worry.

At this moment, Liu Qian came over and asked in a low voice, "Brother Xu, what are you planning? Now I realize that you had Zhao Hongzhe spread the rumor to get Chen and the other two into the off-road vehicle. But I don't understand, what's the point of getting them into the off-road vehicle? Is it true that the off-road vehicle will have an accident as the rumor suggests?"

He paused, lowering his voice even more, "Did you do something to the car beforehand? Did you loosen the screws on the tires to make them fall off halfway? Did you put nails on the tires to make them burst? Or did you tamper with the engine to cause a breakdown?"

Xu Mo was stunned upon hearing this. He actually hadn't done anything and couldn't help but regret not discussing it with Liu Qian beforehand. If they had, making some adjustments to the off-road vehicle would have been more secure.

But it was too late to regret now.

He turned his head and looked at the off-road vehicle again, thinking: What was the reason for the original accident? If it was because of Old Li, what did Old Li do? The reason he almost hit me yesterday was because he ingested hallucination powder and had hallucinations. If I could give the hallucination powder to this Chen, causing an accident wouldn't be difficult.

But how could he make Chen take the hallucination powder? And even if he could, he would have to make him take it while driving, which would be even harder to achieve.

He shook his head and sighed inwardly. The two cars had already started, with the bus in front and the off-road vehicle following closely.

Liu Qian asked again, "What should we do?"

Xu Mo didn't know how to answer for the moment and could only vaguely respond, "Let's observe for a while."

He kept looking back at the off-road vehicle. The two cars quickly left the square and drove along the mountain road.

Soon, the bus passed over a bridge. The bridge was about ten meters wide and over a hundred meters long, spanning a valley that was about twenty to thirty meters deep, with cliffs on both sides.

The bridge had railings only a meter high, making it extremely dangerous. If the car drove too fast and accidentally hit the railing, it could fall into the valley, causing a fatal accident.

Xu Mo glanced into the valley, which was filled with jagged rocks and dense shrubs and trees. The rocks were sharp, and the shrubs and trees were thick, making it almost impossible to find a place to stand. If they fell from the bridge, even if they didn't land on the rocks and fell into the shrubs and trees, they would likely suffer serious injuries.

Even if they survived without injury, there were no roads at the bottom of the valley, making it difficult to get out.

He couldn't help but wonder: Was the accident supposed to happen here? Was the off-road vehicle supposed to crash through the railing and fall into the valley?

He looked back, and Xiao Chen was driving very steadily, showing no signs of an accident. His heart became disappointed again.

Liu Qian looked out the window and saw the terrain of the valley, saying regretfully, "If they fell from here, everyone in the car would die. What a pity! What a pity!"

Xu Mo didn't respond, silently praying for something to happen to Xiao Chen to make the car veer into the valley.

Unfortunately, Xiao Chen safely drove the car over the stone bridge.

After the stone bridge, there was a flat mountain road, about three to four kilometers long. The possibility of an accident on this section was low, and even if it happened, it wouldn't be fatal. Xu Mo turned his head in disappointment.

After this section, they turned a corner and entered a winding mountain road. One side of the winding road was next to a cliff, making it a high-risk area for accidents. Xu Mo had to place his hopes on this section of the winding road.

As they approached the corner, Xu Mo turned his head again to look back. The situation in the off-road vehicle seemed the same as before, everything was normal.

The people in the off-road vehicle seemed to have relaxed and started talking. It was clear that although they appeared indifferent, they were still affected by the rumor and somewhat worried.

Xiao Chen took the cigarette from behind his ear and put it in his mouth. Old Li helped him light it.

Liu Qian said, "If nothing happens on the winding road, it will be even harder for anything to happen after that. If they don't die, we will be in trouble."

Xu Mo nodded, feeling increasingly anxious. After much thought, he still couldn't figure out why the accident would happen. He wanted to find a way to cause the accident but had no idea how to do it in the short term.

The bus quickly turned the corner, and the off-road vehicle was no longer visible due to the mountain wall.

Liu Qian looked at Xu Mo's face and guessed something, saying with a grim expression, "Have you thought of a way yet? If you can't think of one, we should jump out of the car and escape. Otherwise, once the car goes down the mountain, the people Chen arranged will probably come."

Xu Mo was silent for a moment, "In this situation, how can we escape by jumping out of the car?"

Liu Qian glanced at the mountain wall and said resentfully, "We can run into the mountains. His off-road vehicle can't drive into the mountains. If they abandon the car and chase us, we have two against three, which is better than two against a group."

Xu Mo hesitated, "If they don't have weapons, it might be okay, but if they have guns, running into the mountains will be even more dangerous. Don't forget about Zhao and his black eagle. Once we enter the mountains, they can use the black eagle to search for us, and we won't have anywhere to hide."

Liu Qian said angrily, "What do you suggest we do? We can't just wait to die."

Xu Mo thought for a moment and actually came up with an idea, something he had seen in gangster movies before, "If it comes to that, we might have to fight the people on the bus and get the police involved to take us to the police station."

Liu Qian understood immediately and clapped his hands in joy, "Brilliant! This is a good way to escape. No matter how powerful they are, they wouldn't dare to rob the police openly on the road."

He paused, thinking of something, and became worried again, "But this can only solve the immediate problem. If we are stuck in the police station, they will have more time to set up outside. Once they are ready, it will be even harder for us to escape when we leave the police station. Do we have to fight the police again to get more time in the station?"

He shook his head, "Even if we are detained, it won't be safe. They will find ways to send a few people to the prison to deal with us."

Xu Mo sighed, "Let's take it one step at a time."

Liu Qian continued, "Let me see who we should fight. We should choose a weak one to avoid a disadvantage."

He turned his head and looked at the other people on the bus, actually looking for a target.

Xu Mo almost laughed, reminding him, "Finding a weak one to fight is not as good as talking to Zhao Hongzhe beforehand. See if they can cooperate. When the police take us back to the city, they can change their story, saying it was a misunderstanding between friends. The police might let us go halfway, and we can escape."

Liu Qian slapped his thigh, "Brilliant! I'll go talk to them."

He was too excited and spoke a bit loudly, making the others turn to look curiously.

Liu Qian coughed a few times, pretending nothing was wrong. When the others turned away, he was about to stand up and walk towards Zhao Hongzhe.

But at that moment, a loud collision sound came from behind the bus. Looking back, the off-road vehicle, for some reason, suddenly accelerated and crashed into the mountain wall. The front of the car was crushed, and it skidded off the cliff, falling down.