Rebellious Game C27.2

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Chp27. part2

They set off in the morning and reached a village by afternoon. The driver suggested they stop for the night. If they didn’t, they would have to drive until dawn before reaching the next resting point.

“Alright, we’ll stay here tonight,” Lin Qin agreed.

After a good night’s sleep, the group continued their journey the next day.

They drove like this for three days straight, and Lin Qin’s spirit visibly withered.

If the first day was all energy and excitement, the second was a slow descent into exhaustion.

By the third day, he was barely clinging to life.

“Are we there yet?” Lin Qin asked on the third afternoon, slumped in the car, his voice dripping with weariness.

“Almost there, almost there,” the driver reassured him. “We’ve already covered half the distance.”

“What? Only half?” Lin Qin cried in shock.

Only then did he realize that while a private car was indeed safer, it was also utterly exhausting and grueling.

Compared to a plane or train, which could reach the destination in just a few hours, driving was too slow!

Besides, the drive took seven or eight hours straight. If the rest stops were too far apart, they’d have to endure another two or three hours in the car.

After sitting for days on end, Lin Qin felt completely miserable, desperate to jump out of the car.

“Just bear with it a little longer. Once we get through the tunnel, we’ll be there in one more day,” the driver promised with absolute confidence.

Lin Qin wasn’t comforted in the slightest.

He wished someone would knock him unconscious so he could sleep all the way there. Close my eyes, get in the car, open them, and be at the destination. How wonderful would that be?

Lin Qin glanced around and noticed that his bodyguard, Brother Zhao, looked completely unfazed, showing no signs of discomfort.

Yun Xin was simply gazing at the scenery, sitting steadily and comfortably the whole way.

The driver, a long-haul veteran, was long used to spending over ten hours a day in the car.

When he thought about it, he was the only one suffering and exhausted, the only one who couldn’t hold out.

Yet, he was the one who wanted to go to the concert, and he was the one who had suggested chartering the car. Now, he didn’t even dare to complain.

Lin Qin had no way to voice his grievances and could only swallow his frustration.

After another twenty minutes of driving, the car entered the tunnel the driver had mentioned.

Lin Qin felt a glimmer of hope, and his spirits lifted slightly.

But as they drove deeper into the tunnel, they soon came upon a car stopped in the middle of the road, engulfed in flames.

“Why is the car empty? Where’s the driver? Where are the firefighters? Why aren’t they putting out the fire?”

With the road blocked, the cars behind couldn’t pass and formed a long queue.

The driver opened his door and, like the other drivers, leaned halfway out to assess the situation. After a moment, he said uncertainly, “We might have to wait a while. Once the firefighters put out the fire and tow the car away, we can get back on the road.”

Just then, Yun Xin suddenly said, “No waiting. Turn around and go back.”

“Huh?” The driver stared, stunned. “But we already paid the toll before entering the tunnel. If we go out now, we’ll have to pay again when we come back. It’s just one car on fire. Once it’s out, it’ll be fine. We’ll only have to wait ten or twenty minutes at most.”

Lin Qin sensed something and, with unexpected firmness, commanded, “Do as I say. Drive back!”

Before the train accident, he hadn’t understood why the first carriage was safe to stay in while the third wasn’t, even though they weren’t far apart.

But after the accident, it became clear: only the first carriage was truly safe.

So, if you can’t figure it out, stop trying. Just obey.

The same logic applied to the tunnel.

It didn’t matter why they couldn’t stay. Yun Xin said to turn back, so they turned back. No questions asked.

“But all those other cars are waiting in the tunnel… they should be fine…” the driver stammered, still trying to resist.

“I’m paying for this ride,” Lin Qin cut him off brusquely. “I don’t like this tunnel. I want to take the long way around. Is that a problem?”

What else could the driver say? He could only obey and drive back the way they came.

The tunnel was two-way. The road ahead was blocked, but returning was no problem at all.

Before they left, Yun Xin rolled down the window and raised her voice, deliberately shouting, “The fire is so intense! What if there’s an explosion? We need to get out of the tunnel and find another route. Money is important, but is it more important than our lives?”

Her words were chosen with perfect precision.

Everyone inside the car knew they had already agreed to turn back. This announcement was meant solely for those outside.

The people outside the car heard this and simply assumed the passengers inside were discussing their options. Fearing an explosion, they decided to give up waiting and turn back.

One driver, hearing this, was seized with fear and drove away.

However, few followed the advice.

The tunnel had been built by the government precisely because the detour was too long and inconvenient. Besides, they had already paid the toll—how could they just give up? If they turned back now, wouldn’t their money be wasted?

So, most drivers remained where they were, waiting.

Yun Xin could only watch in regret as the countdown to their deaths continued to tick down.

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