Chapter 94

As time ticked by, the traffic finally started moving.

However, the progress was much slower than Qixia had imagined.

It seemed that the area closest to the entrance had indeed experienced a traffic accident due to the strange weather phenomenon.

By the time the bizarre crack disappeared and the traffic resumed entering Qingdao, it was already 8:00 AM.

During this period, Qixia continuously called Yunnian An's phone, but no one answered.

After much thought, there was only one reason that could explain the current situation.

Yunnian An had already been taken into custody by the police.

"Driver, change the destination," Qixia, who had keenly realized this, said to the driver, "There's no need to go to where I got in. I'll give you a new address."

Qixia then searched for an address on his phone and handed it over.

"Oh?" The driver took the phone, glanced at it, and knew the destination, "Alright, the distance is about the same. I'll take you there directly."

Finally, around 10:30 AM, the driver brought Qixia to the destination.

This was a cheap rental area in the old northern part of the city.

"Finally, young man," the driver sighed, "I didn't expect such a delay."

"It's fine, driver," Qixia took out 1,500 yuan from his pocket and handed it to the driver, "Thank you."

"No problem, no problem! It's all part of the job!" The driver excitedly took the money, "If you need anything, young man, just call me!"

Qixia nodded and was about to head towards the rental house when he suddenly remembered something and turned back to say, "Driver, I know you're tired, but don't go home before noon. Rest in the car if you're tired."

"Huh?" The driver was taken aback, "What do you mean? I can't go home?"

"I have no reason to lie to you," Qixia said, "Something big is about to happen. It will be safer to stay outside."

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After saying this, he ignored the driver and walked towards the rental house.

This was the backup location Qixia and Yunnian An had rented to deal with such special moments.

He planned to pack some clothes here and then figure out what to do next.

After taking seven steps, Qixia's phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.

He was startled and quickly took it out to check.

"A" was calling.

"An?" Qixia was taken aback, feeling that his judgment might have been off.

Was Yunnian An not under police control?

Or... was this call made by someone else on her behalf?

"Hello?" Qixia answered the call, his tone calm.

He knew that even if the call was from the police, he had to get them to take Yunnian An out of the house, or the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Xia!" Yunnian An called weakly, "I'm sorry... I think I'm sick. I've been sleeping since yesterday afternoon and just woke up."

"Sick?" Qixia frowned slightly and asked, "Did you feed the fish yesterday?"

"Ha..." Yunnian An smiled, "What are you doing? Giving me a 'code'? Nothing happened, I'm just a bit unwell."

Qixia finally understood and quickly said, "An, listen to me. Pack your things and wait for me downstairs. I'm coming to get you."

"Huh?"

"There's no time to explain, trust me," Qixia said anxiously, "I've lied to many people, but never to you."

"Okay..." Yunnian An agreed, "I'll pack my things. How long will it take you to get here?"

"I..."

Qixia glanced at his phone, feeling the situation was not good.

It would take at least an hour to get there by car, and it would likely coincide with the terrible earthquake.

"Never mind how long it will take, just get out of the house as soon as possible, even if you just stand at the door."

"Okay... Alright," Yunnian An nodded, "I'll wash my face and be down in about ten minutes."

"Great!"

Qixia hung up the call and quickly turned to find the taxi driver, who was indeed still there, sitting in the driver's seat and using a small UV flashlight to check the fake bills.

"Driver!" Qixia knocked on the window, startling the driver.

"Good grief!" The driver quickly put away the money and realized it was the "big customer."

"Young man?" He rolled down the window and looked around, "What's up?"

"Take me to where I got in yesterday!" Qixia said, "And this time, as fast as possible. I'll give you 100 yuan!"

"Sure thing!" The driver smiled and waved at Qixia, "I got it, get in!"

Qixia opened the door and got in, his expression still anxious. He kept checking his phone, but unfortunately, he didn't remember the exact time of the earthquake.

He only knew it would happen around noon, but was it 11:00 or 12:00?

Thinking about this, he urged the driver again, "Can you go any faster?"

"Young man, you're asking too much. I'm already driving tired..."

"Uncle, I really need to get there quickly."

"Alright, alright..."

The driver, unable to resist Qixia, stepped on the gas again.

What was originally a one-hour trip took only forty minutes.

"Thanks, driver." Qixia threw a hundred yuan and got out of the car without looking back.

But as he looked around, he felt something was off.

Yunnian An was not waiting for him downstairs.

"What's going on?"

Qixia's first thought was that Yunnian An might be at a nearby convenience store. He called her phone, but no one answered.

"An, where are you...?"

Before he could figure it out, a series of loud noises came from the distance.

The rumbling sound was like thousands of trains passing on the road.

The next second, the ground began to shake violently, and Qixia, losing his balance, fell hard to the ground.

"Oh no!"

He knew something was wrong. The last time the earthquake hit, he was standing in the same spot.

It seemed fate had a way of repeating itself, the same time, the same place.

Even if everything started over, nothing had changed.

Vehicles began to collide in a chain reaction, and people's screams echoed everywhere.

Qixia didn't have time to think and ran towards his apartment building. Even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance that Yunnian An was still at home, he had to save her. However, it was extremely difficult to move during the earthquake. Qixia fell several times before finally regaining his balance.

"An!!" He shouted up to the building, knowing his home was only on the third floor and should have been audible.

Qixia steadied himself and entered the building.

He remembered that the entrance hall had collapsed the last time he entered, which was why he died.

Thinking of this, he quickly moved to the side, and a large rock instantly hit the spot where he had been standing.

The rock was massive, and being hit by it would have been fatal.

"It seems I did die before..."