Chapter 152: Chapter 152
TangShi followed direction, driving fast, barely able to control the car well due to inexperience but they were managing to get out and she was slowly relaxing at being able to do this. It was a blessing this car was automatic and didn’t require a lot of skill. Breathing out heavily and swallowing hard, finding ways to self-calm and stop her body from shaking so violently.
“You can do it. We got his, Tang. Just stay focused and calm.” Linlin encouraged her, tapping at the phone again and exhaling with a heavy sigh at the lack of any kind of signal at all.
“Are you okay? How’s your stomach? How do you feel?” TangShi turned to Linlin not daring to take one hand off the wheel to check her temperature but still worried about her pallor and overall wellbeing.
“I’ll live. As soon as we get out of here I am booking myself in for a long stay in the VIP ward of Shanghai East International Medical Centre. I’ll treat it like a vacation stay. You better bring me grapes.” Linlin joked, clutching her abdomen which was finally dulling down but she was sure he had left permanent bruising and maybe cracked a rib. IT was as bad as her worst kind of period pain.
TangShi threw her a half smile, teary eyed and relieved they were free and slowed down the speed as they approached the turn out for fear she would make them crash. Linlin checking the phone for signal repeatedly and trying again while TangShi navigated the windy road and kept them on track.
A red car screeched out behind them, pulling both their attention with the noise and sudden appearance, zigzagging across the road in an erratic manner and TangShi gawped at it in her rearview. Seeing the manic driver as he pulled up close behind them and tried to ram their car from behind. Rong was smashing his fist into the center of his steering wheel and blowing the horn at them like a madman, bouncing around in his seat and screaming something at them that they couldn’t hear. His face was puce in color, veins throbbing in his temples and he looked ready to commit murder.
“It’s him…. Oh my god…it’s him. He had two cars. What do we do?” TangShi wailed, turning to look over her shoulder and putting the foot to the floor once more in sheer fear of his behavior. Linlin spun around, hitting her head rest with an open palm in frustration and screwed up her face at his insane jerky mannerisms.
“God dammit, he’s pissed as hell. Okay, stay calm…. Focus on the road, keep up the speed. Oh my god, oh my god. Think Linny, think…. What would ZhengLi tell you to do right now?” Linlin had no idea what to do. This seemed somehow worse, having the maniac driving a metal box he could use to smash them off the road and potentially kill them, instead of being held captive in a warehouse. Clenching her fists and tapping her feet as she tried to think.
TangShi swerved left, spying an alleyway between buildings and hoping the narrow space would offer them protection so he couldn’t get beside them to nudge them over. Cursing herself inwardly for not securing him properly and threw a wide-eyed look of ‘help’ at Linlin.
“We need to switch. I’m the better driver and you don’t know what you’re doing.” Linlin rambled, making a decision and knowing she would be better off in charge. She pulled TangShi by the arm forcefully, no hesitation, and shoved her forward against the wheel so she could climb onto the seat behind her and perched awkwardly above her. Using every ounce of strength and energy she had in her to do it.
“What are you doing?” TangShi squealed, barely managing to keep the wheel straight as she was forced forward on the slippery seat.
“Keep your foot on the gas and slide away, soon as my foot covers you can move it.” Linlin made the maneuver quick and easy, grabbing the wheel and steering them while TangShi did exactly as she said. Relinquishing her seat and moving but not letting up on the gas until Linlin’s foot shoved her off it. Linlin floored it and pulled away from that asshole faster than TangShi did.
Switching from auto drive to manual and upping a gear to give the car more vroom. This was a dual control vehicle and in manual mode it had more torque. Linlin had always been a fast and crazy driver and for once it seemed to be paying off as TangShi wriggled around looking for the discarded phone and found it under her butt. Putting distance between them and the car but reaching dangerous speeds.
She hauled it up, staring straight at the screen and its one bar of signal and almost whooped in joy as it began to climb with them getting further from the warehouse. Pressing the last number redial and held it to her ear and waited. Scrunching her face up and clenching her knees together as she crossed her fingers and hoped to god they could get through now.
TangShi glanced up just as they rounded out of the dark alley, having to swerve because of bushes near the exit onto a road. Linlin didn’t slow down. Only instead of a clear path to freedom, a huge arctic truck going almost as fast as them was right in their path, head on, and Linlin squealed before slamming the wheel to a hard right to dodge the oncoming collision and slamming her foot to the break. Throwing them hard and fast and attempting to control the car as she lost it completely on a slick surface.
The last thing TangShi saw, was metal bars of a signpost, the scraping rush of foliage and debris, wood, and dirt coming down over the windscreen and roof to obscure their view. The scream of both girls in unison as they tensed up and clung on for dear life. Skidding into obstacles as the car plunged into a man-made ditch before they came to a sudden vicious halt and she was flung forward. Smacking her forehead on the dash with a jerking blow which rendered her completely unconscious.