Chapter 505: A Startling Journey
Translator: VinceStar Editor: PrisMiko
The bus quickly left the city and got on the ring expressway.
âh.e.l.lo everyone. Let me introduce myself. My name is Yu Yi. Iâm the president of the Student Union of Donghai University.â The organizer was standing at the front of the bus and spoke to everyone with a loudspeaker hanging on his body.
The bus was suddenly quiet. After all, the quality of the students who came to partic.i.p.ate in the winter camp was good. At the moment, they were quietly watching Yu Yi, listening to what he had to say.
âIâm very pleased that students from different universities and colleges can take the same bus and go to the same destination. Itâs also our fate! Although we donât know each other, at least, weâre all fellow travelers now. I hope that everyone can unite and care for each other, help each other, and make our journey a happy one.â Although Yu Yiâs words werenât lengthy, they were down to earth and good at inciting everyoneâs emotions. If flowery rhetoric was spoken, everyone might felt disgusted.
Therefore, Yu Yiâs approachableness soon obtained resonance from everyone, and they all gave him warm applause.
âAlthough what Iâm about to say may dampen our spirits, I still have to say it! Thereâs no way to go about it. Itâs my duty. As such, everyone must pay attention to safety. As we go out from home, we must obey group discipline, especially not to act independently. The specifics are written in the handbook we sent out. I wonât say much.â Yu Yi said, âNext, letâs sing a song together. Iâll startâŠâ
âYou once said to me⊠Our encounter is a songâŠâ It was undeniable that Yu Yiâs singing was very good. He was a versatile person. Not only did he have strong organizational skills, but his other aspects also werenât bad. In his lead, a melodious voice resonated throughout the busâŠ
After the ring expressway, it was a highway leaving the city. Since Song Jiang wasnât a provincial capital city, the maintenance on the highway leaving the city wasnât very good. Many of them were roads from ten or twenty years ago. It was inevitable that there would be b.u.mps on the road.
Fortunately, everyone was young. The b.u.mps didnât matter that much. Everyone acted as though it was a b.u.mper car or a mad mouse ride [1] in an amus.e.m.e.nt park.
âMister driver, whatâs that in front of us?â A girl in the front row of the bus suddenly asked.
â Oh ? I donât know. They might want to hitch a ride. Letâs not bother about them too much.â The driver said indifferently.
âHow can we leave them be? If itâs on the way, letâs give her a ride. You see, sheâs a woman holding a child in this snowy weather. How difficult it is!â The sympathy of the female students began to flood.
The driver didnât care much. Since the bus is reserved by you guys, I will do what you want me to do. However, he had to listen to Yu Yi now. Hence, he raised his head and looked at Yu Yi. After all, Yu Yi was the organizer of this event.
âThisâŠâ Yu Yi also hesitated a little. Logically speaking, he didnât want to bother with those who hitched a ride. After all, it was better to be careful when they were outside.
âYou see how pitiful she is. Do you have sympathy at all?â The girl noticed Yu Yi was hesitant. She spoke in a somewhat dissatisfied manner.
âMister driver, can I trouble you to stop the busâŠâ Yu Yi had no choice. Although he didnât want to poke his nose to otherâs matters, after all, he was a student council committee member. He was a student model. He needed to respect the elderly and young children.
Yu Yi hesitated but seeing that the woman was alone and holding a child, it was indeed pitiful. If it was another person, he might just forget it. Moreover, the road wasnât quite safe at the end of the year.
However, this woman obviously didnât possess any danger, so Yu Yi didnât care much. We have a busload of people. Do we still need to be afraid of a woman holding a child?
â Jiii .â The bus stopped in front of the woman at the side of the road.
âWhatâs wrong?â The driver extended his head out from the bus and asked.
âBrother⊠can I trouble you? My child had a cold. Iâm in a hurry to go to the city for an injection. The vehicle at my house has broken down. Iâm really in a hurry!â The woman said in a panic.
â Oh ?â The driverâs master nodded and said to Yu Yi, âWhat should I do? She said that her child is ill. She is in a hurry to get an injection.â
âThen, letâs open the door and let her come inâŠâ When Yu Yi just opened his mouth, he was interrupted by a loud voice.
âDonât open the door!â Yang Ming suddenly stood up and shouted to the driver in front.
Everyone on the bus was shocked, including the driver. His hand that was about to press the automatic door b.u.t.ton also halted. Everyone looked at Yang Ming with doubt.
âWhen weâre out, itâs best not to poke your nose in someone elseâs matters! In such a wilderness, there are no shops and residences around. Who knows where this person came from?â Yang Ming muttered. In fact, what Yang Ming said was also valid, because this woman was too suspicious!
This isnât a village entrance at all. How can there be a person standing there waiting for a ride? Therefore, Yang Ming naturally paid extra attention to this woman. When he saw the child in the womanâs arms, Yang Ming realized what was going on!
What kind of child is that? It is just a wrapped pillow! The appearance looks like a child, but it isnât at all! After noticing this, Yang Ming deliberately looked around again. Certainly, behind the snowdrift next to the highway, there were four or five macho men holding sticks! One of them had a handgun in his hand!
âDonât you have sympathy?â The girl who had been sympathetic before immediately protested. She stood up and glared at Yang Ming. âLook at how pitiful she is!â
âThis isnât a problem about being pitiful or not!â Yang Ming frowned, but he couldnât tell them what he saw. With that, the others would definitely ask how he saw it. That wouldnât be fun at all. Worst case scenario, it would raise suspicion from the others. Therefore, in a hurry, Yang Ming had to say, âDo you think the female evil spirits in the Journey to the West are pitiful?â
â Ha ! Do you think that you are Sun Wukong[2]? Do you have fiery golden eyes [3], letting you see through others at a glance?â The female student said disdainfully.
Yang Ming was so angry. He thought to himself. Iâm about there even though it isnât the fiery golden eyes! But, this canât be said! I just have a kind intention and yet I need to bear the sarcastic remarks from others!
âFine. Fine. Stop arguing. What youâve all said have their rationale behind it!â Yu Yi quickly mediated. âWhat the cla.s.smate said has nothing wrong with it. Since weâre out, we should be careful. But weâre all university students. We canât just leave them to their perils. In my view, sheâs a woman with a child. Letâs allow them to come up.â
âChild? I donât know if itâs a real child or a fake child!â Yang Ming said coldly.
âAs a person, how can you speak as such?â The female student glared at Yang Ming, and her eyes were burning! The boy next to the female student saw that his girlfriend was being bullied. Obviously, he couldnât sit still. He stood up and pointed to Yang Ming and said, âYour character is poor. Donât impose your own bad thoughts on others! Mister driver, open the door. If anything happens, I will be responsible for it!â
âDumb*ss!â Yang Ming cursed, then he returned to his seat helplessly and sat down. He thought to himself, If you want to die, then donât blame the others! Then, Yang Ming began to evaluate the strength of these peopleâŠ
The four macho men with sticks are easier to deal with, but the bald leader has a handgun in his hand.
â Shua âŠâ The door opened. The woman gave a phony thank you. When she was about to get on the bus, her foot slipped and she fell flat on the ground next to the wheel.
âAre you okay?â Yu Yi quickly got out of the bus and went to help the woman.
At this time, behind the snowdrift, â Sou â five macho men rushed out and came to the bus. The driver couldnât close the door in time and a chilling gun was pointed at his head!
âDonât move, or I will shoot you!â The bald man said evilly.
âI wonât move⊠I wonât moveâŠâ The driver was shocked and quickly hugged his head and leaned on the steering wheel.
The girl who had a sense of justice just now along with her boyfriend was stupefied at the moment. They looked at everything in front of them in a daze. They didnât understand how the pitiful woman turned into a few fierce macho man in the blink of an eye!
âGo in!â A macho man grabbled Yu Yi into the bus, and the remaining macho men and the woman who stopped the bus also got on the bus.
âClose the door!â The bald head man pointed the gun barrel at the driverâs temple. âHurry up. Be quick. Donât waste my time!â
The driver wanted to hurry up, but the gun was pointing at him. He was so shocked that his hands didnât listen to him. But in order to not be killed, the driver shuddered and closed the door.
âDrive; drive slowly along the roadside. If you dare to play any tricks, I will kill you!â The bald-headed man took the gun away from the driverâs head, and then he said to one of the men behind him, âOld San [4], monitor him. If he dares to be disobedient, you just hit and splatter his brain with a stick!â
âOkay!â Old San smiled and patted the stick in his hand.