Chapter 5 of 10
Chapter 5
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Hearing these words, Wu Dalang had not yet spoken, but Wang Ganniang already had a look of disbelief on her face.
"Little brother, half an hour, two hundred miles? Be careful not to talk too much and hurt your tongue."
Wang Ganniang glanced at Su Qiubai, then finally pursed her lips.
"Old lady, my brother has never spoken big words. Not to mention two hundred miles in half an hour, even two thousand miles in half an hour is absolutely true. Do you dare not believe it!"
Wu Song immediately became unhappy, staring at Wang Ganniang with wide eyes, scaring the old woman to a state of panic.
"Wu Dutou is right. Your brother can do anything, even ascending to heaven. It's the old lady who spoke nonsense."
Wang Ganniang repeatedly apologized, but Su Qiubai still saw disbelief in her eyes.
"Let's do this. Since Wang Ganniang doesn't believe it, she can accompany my brother and sister-in-law later, and you'll see for yourself."
Su Qiubai inwardly chuckled. He would show this old woman what it means to speed! There wouldn't be any speeding tickets, no traffic lights, and no fines. He was actually a bit excited about it.
Although Wang Ganniang insisted on not agreeing, after Wu Song glared at her, she obediently sat in the passenger seat. Su Qiubai fastened her seatbelt, which scared the old woman to tears.
"Why are you crying, Wang Ganniang? Do you think I, Wu Song, am forcing you?" Wu Song looked down at the old woman through the window and snorted.
"Wu Dutou, you're joking. Being tied here, I... I'm happy! Happy..." She started crying again before she could finish her sentence.
There was no time to deal with her. Wu Song turned to look at Pan Jinlian and Wu Dalang in the back.
"Brother and sister-in-law, sit tight. If you feel uncomfortable, let me know. The speed might be a bit fast."
After giving them a few instructions, Pan Jinlian and Wu Dalang both nodded, but they looked particularly nervous.
After saying goodbye to Wu Song, Su Qiubai told him to press the call button if anything happened, and he would come immediately.
The two of them had a bear hug, and then Su Qiubai got into the car.
"Everyone sit tight. I'll let you experience the mysterious power from a few hundred years in the future. Let's go..."
He fastened his seatbelt, then shifted gears and stepped on the gas, and the car flew out in one smooth motion.
Showing off driving skills was, of course, no problem for an experienced driver.
Honking, accelerating, shifting gears, Su Qiubai felt that in all the years he had been driving a taxi, he had never been so exhilarated.
The Song Dynasty's official roads were really smooth, and there were few people. Occasionally, a horse would be startled by the horn and move out of the way.
Eighty miles per hour, a hundred miles per hour, a hundred and twenty miles per hour...
Getting into the spirit, the experienced driver even tried a drift, but the car almost fell into a ditch, scaring Wu Dalang and Pan Jinlian into hugging each other.
As for Wang Ganniang, she fainted as soon as they left Yanggu County...
After smoothly delivering Wu Dalang and his wife to Qinghe County, Su Qiubai drove back with the navigation on. Thinking about today's events, he felt inexplicably elated.
But not far along, the navigation system suddenly prompted that he had gained ten growth points.
After being stunned for a while, Su Qiubai realized it was because he had taken Pan Jinlian to Qinghe County!
Thank you, Pan Jinlian. Growth points are a good thing!
Eagerly opening the addition page, Su Qiubai began to select carefully. After being tricked in the morning, he was much more cautious this time.
After deliberating for a long time, he became more and more conflicted, so the experienced driver decided to think it over carefully at home before making a decision.
Calculating the time, it was almost noon. Su Qiubai decided to eat something first and then go to a familiar butcher shop to store the tiger meat.
Just as he stopped at a red light, he saw a Mercedes sports car speeding towards the crosswalk from the opposite direction, showing no signs of stopping.
Sure enough, it ran the red light!
Su Qiubai felt his heart being gripped. At that moment, an old man was crossing the street and would be hit in the next second!
Seeing the old man fly several meters high and then fall heavily, Su Qiubai knew something terrible had happened!
After a few seconds of silence at the intersection, chaos erupted, with many people shouting.
Su Qiubai felt his whole body trembling in the car. Without even looking, he could guess the old man's fate; no one could survive such a situation.
Perhaps the old man, who was thinking of going home to see his daughter a moment ago, was now separated by life and death.
Was there no way out?
A question suddenly appeared in Su Qiubai's mind, and then... he suddenly reacted.
Damn it, who said there was no way out! I can do it! I can!
Not daring to waste a second, Su Qiubai immediately opened the navigation interface. When he was hesitating about where to use the ten growth points, he saw an option called "Time Reversal"!
Reversing one minute required five growth points, and he had ten, enough to go back two minutes!
Realizing this was the last hope, Su Qiubai clicked "Confirm" without hesitation!
"Time Reversal for two minutes, consumption function, please prepare..."
With these words from the navigation, Su Qiubai felt a blur in front of his eyes and found himself still in the car, but not in the same position.
It actually worked!
Realizing he had returned two minutes, Su Qiubai immediately floored the gas. He was still some distance from the intersection, and he had to get there first to prevent the tragedy.
The experienced driver had never been so tense in his life. Seeing the green light in the distance, his heart beat faster.
After the green light, the red light would come, and the old man would cross the street, and the sports car would come.
The scene of the accident kept replaying in Su Qiubai's mind, making him drive even faster.
He was almost at the intersection when a car in front of him suddenly stopped. Su Qiubai honked the horn twice, but nothing happened.
The green light was about to end. If he missed it this time, he would miss it forever!
There was no time to curse. He opened the car door and jumped out, running forward frantically. Cars whizzed by him, but he didn't care.
At that moment, Su Qiubai had only one thought: to save the old man no matter what!
Finally, when he reached the intersection, the light turned on, and the old man had already stepped onto the crosswalk.
"Old man, stop!"
Hearing the roar of the sports car in his ears, Su Qiubai shouted with all his might and rushed forward.
Almost at the same time the old man stopped, the sports car crossed the crosswalk.
Su Qiubai's mind went blank. He was only a few meters away from the old man, and there was no time to think. With his last bit of strength, he leaped forward, grabbed the old man, and flew out.
The car almost grazed his body as it passed.
Bang!
Su Qiubai and the old man landed on the ground, rolling several times before stopping.
The intersection was filled with the sound of screeching brakes, and in Su Qiubai's mind, the world was silent. Hearing the old man's coughing, he knew... he had made it!
"Are you okay? Lying on the ground, planning to extort me? I'll tell you, my car has a dashcam."
Feeling a bit dazed, Su Qiubai tried to catch his breath. As more people gathered, he suddenly heard a voice.
He immediately realized it was the driver of the Mercedes sports car. Su Qiubai felt his lungs about to explode!
Jumping up from the ground, he found his forehead was scratched and bleeding.
Seeing him get up, the onlookers quickly backed away.
"Don't scare me. It's not my fault your head is bleeding. You ran into me. I haven't even said anything about your damaging my car!"
The driver was a young man in his twenties, pale and sickly, with a bad lifestyle. His lips curled up, and there was no sign of remorse in his eyes.
Without a word, Su Qiubai took two steps forward and kicked him in the stomach!
I spent ten growth points and worked my ass off to clean up your mess, and you talk to me like this!
If I don't teach you a lesson today, you'll really think an experienced driver is just a driver!
"You... you dare to hit me!"
The young man didn't expect Su Qiubai to strike, and he fell to the ground, looking up at Su Qiubai in disbelief.
"Hit you? Ha... If I don't beat you to death today, I'll be sorry to Pan Jinlian!"
With that, Su Qiubai pounced, kicking wildly. It took a lot of persuasion from the onlookers to pull him away. The young man was covered in blood and crying in fear.
"Young man... forget it, I'm fine, thank you..."
Just as Su Qiubai was about to give him another two punches, a hoarse voice came from behind. Turning around, he saw the old man he had just saved.
"Old man, don't worry. Today's incident is not as simple as you think. It could have been a matter of life and death!"
Seeing the old man was really fine, Su Qiubai felt much more at ease. He felt he should give this little scoundrel a lesson.
If it weren't for the ten growth points and the system's time reversal, a few seconds later, the consequences would have been severe!
But just as he finished speaking, a woman's voice came from the crowd.
"Who dares to hit my brother!"