In fact, the backpack I traveled with was never opened at all, I could just pick it up and leave.
The so-called three minutes were specially reserved for Shen Ling out of the conscience driven by the basic morality of a normal human being when facing a crisis.
He couldn't say he had too much time because he was worried that Shen Ling would waste time by calling her family and slowly changing clothes and collecting packages.
Notifying your family can be done in the car, but you have to get the car running first.
Furthermore, although Vice President Liang is really not a good person, and may even be a scumbag, Zhou You instinctively chooses to make a call at this moment to give the other party a chance to choose his fate.
It's a pity that Vice President Liang chose his own path and turned off his cell phone for the sake of having some fun in his crotch.
Zhou You thought that every minute that passed at this time would be more dangerous. He really couldn't afford to delay.
Furthermore, Vice President Liang is also the Vice President of a big company, and his network of connections is wide enough. Just like the CEO of Dongliang Liquor Industry, isn't he the "cross-brother" of one of the three most powerful men in men?
Maybe Vice President Liang can find a way, or maybe he can prosper in Yicheng City?
Zhou You and Shen Ling are very different young people.
If we wait until early tomorrow morning, who can guarantee that Vice President Liang will not escape first, or find a way to save them both?
Zhou You felt that given this person's nature, he probably couldn't remember the two of them at all.
Vice President Liang indeed deserves the title of scum.
When Shen Ling first came to work in Jinxing Environmental Protection, something happened.
At that time, Shen Ling had just left university and had not realized the dangers of the world.
The first time she went on a business trip with a leader, she was taken out by Vice President Liang to inspect the status of the project.
At that time, Vice President Liang took her to dinner with Party A and some local administrative leaders, saying that as a junior, she, Xiao Shen, should toast to her seniors and leaders.
Shen Ling, who was just starting out, was unprepared. Although she didn't know how to drink at all, she had two drinks out of sympathy and just wanted to avoid getting drunk.
She was indeed not drunk. That was because she felt so uncomfortable after only two drinks. She simply lay on the table and pretended to be dead. She carried it until the banquet was over before she staggered up and climbed into the back seat under her own power. .
When she returned to the hotel, the aftertaste of the wine came back, making her almost unsteady on her feet.
Vice President Liang tried to help her under the guise of being considerate of his subordinates and said he wanted to take her back to her room.
But it was at this moment that Shen Ling finally noticed this scumbag's eyes falling on her chest. The terrible suspicion and woman's intuition made her tremble all over, and her drunkenness instantly disappeared.
Next, she really relied on willpower to stand upright, determined not to be supported, and when she reached the door of her room, she picked up the phone and called her father.
Before her father answered the phone, she just smiled and told Vice President Liang that it was her first business trip and she had to make sure her family was safe.
Only then did the scumbag Lao Liang leave.
After Shen Ling closed the door of the hotel room, she was afraid of worrying about her family. She resisted the alcohol, the shock and anger in her heart, the sense of sobriety for the rest of her life, and other complex emotions, and managed to chat with her father for a while without being heard. Something strange comes.
After hanging up the phone, she almost collapsed from fear.
What happened that day almost reshaped Shen Ling's outlook on life.
After returning to the company, Shen Ling quietly inquired around in the company and found out that Vice President Liang's reputation was indeed explosive. That is to say, Ya really had a wide network of connections and was good at socializing. He was considered a key business backbone of the company. The shareholders were reluctant to touch him, otherwise he would have gone away long ago.
After that, Shen Ling never went on a business trip alone with Vice President Liang. After learning that Zhouyou was adjacent to her community, she even ignored the gossip and offered to hitchhike with Zhouyou.
Zhou You also understood Shen Ling's purpose, but he did not refuse.
Shen Ling regained the urge to continue studying and wanted to get a doctorate degree from the University of California for this reason.
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Beep...beep...beep...Sorry, the phone you dialed has been turned off...
One minute passed and Zhou You's cell phone rang this voice for the third time.
Zhou You cut off the dial.
No matter what happened, he was extremely benevolent and had a clear conscience.
Seeing that there were still two minutes left before the appointment with Shen Ling, Zhou You was about to call home, but saw Shen Ling already standing at the door of the room.
She was carrying a big bag, and she was still lowering her head to button the hem of her slightly loose shirt, and said, "I've put it away, let's go, let's go quickly."
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This is a return journey that can be done at any time.
At this time, Zhou You had no intention of communicating with Shen Ling about what to do next, and what to do next after returning to Rongcheng.
Although he had a strong enough psychological quality and extremely strong nerves in the past, the current situation was completely beyond his ability to bear.
Zhou You's mind was in a mess, and he could only rejoice that he had taken precautions and bought a lot of things that might not be used at all, but might be life-saving, and at the same time let his instincts make the decision.
Yicheng City is located south of Rongcheng. If you want to return to Rongcheng, the driving distance is 370 kilometers.
Zhou You's hometown, Lelai County, is located 130 kilometers due north of Rongcheng.
If I were traveling around and wanted to go back to my hometown to meet my parents, I would have to go to Rongcheng.
Therefore, setting off from Yicheng and going straight to Rongcheng now is definitely the right decision for him.
It's just that Zhou You himself doesn't know whether the shrinking speed will continue to accelerate and whether he can survive until he reaches Rongcheng.
At this time, he couldn't think about that much, couldn't think about that much.
We can only take one step at a time.
Without delay, the two of them went straight downstairs, got in the car, started the car, and set off.
After the car drove out of the hotel gate, Zhou You finally relaxed a little and called his parents first.
You control the steering wheel with your left hand and hold your phone with your right hand.
He didn't say much, nor did he tell his worst guess. He just told his parents not to panic and to measure his height first.
This way they can know that the phenomenon is shrinking and be mentally prepared.
Then, Zhou You asked his parents to check whether there were mice in the house first, then prepare some more steamed buns, boil a few large basins of boiling water, prepare mobile phone chargers, fill the power banks, prepare fruit knives and the like, and put all these things in Bedroom and a lot of chores.
However, when Zhou You was racking his brains to explain more things, his father interrupted his rambling and said: "Your mother has already been measured and she has indeed become shorter. I asked her to inform her relatives and friends first. Zhou You Where are you now? If it is like what you said, it will continue to get shorter and the situation will continue to worsen, then I think you should drive back to the county seat immediately. Most of our relatives and friends are in the county seat. Lelai County is a small place with a social The relationship is simpler. Our family has been here all our lives and we know a lot of people. If something big happens, more familiar people will gather together and we will feel safer."
"Dad, this is indeed what I planned. But I am currently on a business trip in Yicheng City. I am rushing to Rongcheng. I am not sure whether I can make it back in time."
The dad opposite was silent for a few seconds, "I understand. Please be safe on the road and remember to fill up the car with gas."
Zhou You: "Okay."
"Don't go to the gas stations of big companies, go to private gas stations, spend more money and get two extra barrels of spare oil."
"clear."
Zhou You hung up, and Shen Ling also hung up the call with her parents, lowering her head to search for a map on her phone.
Before Zhou You could say anything, Shen Ling said: "What your dad said makes sense. Don't turn right onto the highway ahead. Turn left, then go straight two kilometers and there is a private gas station. There is a chain supermarket next to the gas station. I'll wait for you. To refuel, I’ll go to the supermarket to buy food and drink. I’ll buy two fifteen-liter buckets, then pour out the water and use them to hold the oil, and then buy a box of small bottles.”
Zhou You made an OK gesture and said, "I understand. There's no room in the trunk, so just put everything on the back seat."
"By the way, I just heard your dad say that your home is Lelai County?"
"Yes. What about you?"
Shen Ling raised her eyebrows and said, "Fanyang City."
There was a sense of relaxation in her tone when she said this.
Traveling around and hearing the words really made me feel a lot more relaxed.
Fanyang, a prefecture-level city, is the superior administrative unit of Lelai County. It is located one hundred kilometers north of Rongcheng and more than thirty kilometers south of Lelai County. Fanyang City is between Rongcheng and Lelai County. If you want to go home from Congrong City after traveling around, you must pass through Fanyang City.
According to Zhou You's original plan, he wanted to send Shen Ling back to her home in Rongcheng and then continue heading north without stopping. As for Shen Ling, she probably could only wish for herself.
It's good now, it's still on the way.
Zhou You said without hesitation: "Okay, then I will send you home to reunite with your parents first, and then continue back to Lelai."
Shen Ling hummed, "Thank you."
"No, it should be." Zhou You smiled, "I hope we can hold on until then."
A few minutes later, they arrived at the gas station. Shen Ling went to buy water first, while Zhou You went straight to the gas station.
Fortunately, although the keyword "get shorter" is rushing to the top of the hot search list in the Internet world, the real world has not yet become chaotic. There are not many people coming to cheer, and it is still as usual. Same.
Zhou You keenly observed the expressions of the gas station staff.
Due to the special nature of the gas station, the staff here are not keen on playing with their mobile phones when working, so the staff did not realize what happened at this time.
Zhou You said with a normal expression: "Brother, fill it up with 95. One more thing, one of my friends ran out of gas while running off-road in the mountainous area ahead. Let me bring gas to rescue him. Please fill it up with 30 for me later. Li, okay?"
The staff member was about to shake his head and refuse.
But Zhou You quickly came up to him, quietly stuffed two red bills into the pocket of his work clothes, then patted him on the shoulder, "Help me, I'm in urgent need."
The staff member understood immediately, pointed to the position of the oil gun in front, and said: "Then you park in front, your car will just block the surveillance camera."
Ten minutes later, Zhou You and Shen Ling set off again.
Shen Ling adjusted the passenger seat to the rearmost position and unscrewed all the small bottles of mineral water she bought earlier.
She looked at the two small cans of gasoline stuffed under the back seat and said, "Although you have prepared spare gasoline, if the car is really out of gas and we are very short, how can we refuel ourselves?"
Zhou You shook his head, "I haven't thought about it yet, and I don't know how to do it properly."
"Does your car have a 220-volt discharge function?"
"have."
"In this case, when we return to Rongcheng, I can make you a water pump using the computer's water-cooling radiator."
Zhou You: "But then the voltage wouldn't be appropriate?"
Shen Ling smiled and shook her head: "Hey, this is a big deal. I can just use the computer power supply as a wide transformer. Then you can use the car to supply power."