Chapter Seventeen Rumors

  Liu Qian was extremely perplexed, but seeing Xu Mo not explaining himself, he didn't continue to ask questions. After Xu Mo finished speaking, he said, "Alright, I'll go instruct Zhao Hongzhe and the others."

  He then walked towards the direction of the thatched cottage.

  Xu Mo followed behind him, although he had thought of this idea, there was one thing that he couldn't figure out. When a car accident happens, shouldn't there be a reason for it? It can't just happen without any cause, right?

  If the hints in the Book of Revelation are true, and that off-road vehicle really had an accident, then what caused the accident? Was it because the driver of the off-road vehicle was really drunk and drove the car into a mountain ditch? Or did he collide with another vehicle?

  He thought for a moment, and couldn't figure it out either.

  The two quickly returned to the thatched hut, Su Yan saw the two of them and hurriedly came forward, then looked at Ma Wu who was following closely behind them and frowned: "I heard Xu Tao and Zhao Hongzhe say that you had a conflict with Ma Wu and almost fought, what's going on?"

  Xu Mo did not respond, this kind of thing was not his forte, so he handed it over to Liu Qian to deal with.

  "It's nothing, just a small matter."

  Su Yan didn't believe it. She said, "Don't try to deceive me, over a small matter you won't even do your job? And what about that Chen guy, why isn't he managing you? What is Ma Wu doing following you guys around?"

  Liu Qian smiled and turned to Zhao Hongzhe and the other two, beckoning them over.

  Zhao Hongzhe and two others walked up, Xu Tao asked: "Qian Ge, what's going on?"

  Liu Qian smiled and said, "I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you, help me with a small favor."

  Guo Xia glanced at Ma Wu and said timidly: "It's not going to be a fight, is it?"

  Liu Qian glanced at her disdainfully, "Do I need to fight with you? Are you capable?" His words were laced with contempt.

  Zhao Hongzhe and the other two listened to this, not only were they not offended in the slightest, but instead felt relieved. Xu Tao spoke freely: "As long as it's not a fight, then go ahead, Dry Brother."

  Liu Qiandao said: "Do you still remember that off-road driver who drove his car into the ditch yesterday and almost crashed into Brother Xu?"

  "Of course I remember." Zhao Hongzhe hastily replied, then seemed to understand something and asked: "You won't be having a conflict with Ma Wu because of this, will you? I think Ma Wu is in cahoots with that Chen guy and the off-road driver."

  Xu Mo immediately knew that he had misunderstood, but since he thought of it this way, it was actually a good thing, saving Liu Qian from having to explain.

  Liu Qian obviously thought of this too, and immediately nodded in agreement: "This off-road driver doesn't have a good capacity for liquor, but he likes to drink. After drinking just one small cup, it's almost enough. So yesterday after drinking, when he drove again, he nearly got into an accident, and almost crashed into Brother Xu. You guys go tell others, on the way back, absolutely do not take his car. This person loves to drink so much, and the mountain road is difficult to navigate, if something happens, won't it be a matter of life and death?"

  "Ha ha, so that's what happened. After yesterday's incident, even if you didn't say anything, we wouldn't have dared to get in his car. The three of us had already decided that if we couldn't take the bus, we'd rather walk back than get in his car."

  Liu Qiandao said: "It's not just you guys, but also need to tell others, so that they know too."

  Guo Xia hesitated for a moment and thought: whether others sit or not has nothing to do with us, why bother telling them?

  Zhao Hongzhe patted his chest and promised on behalf of the three, "No problem, we've got it covered. We may not be good at fighting, but this small matter is still manageable. Don't worry, Dry Brother."

  Liu Qian instructed a few more sentences, and the three of them went to spread the news.

  After all, they are young and impulsive when doing things, not thinking about the consequences. If it were someone else, or if they had more social experience and considered problems more maturely, whether they would agree is hard to say.

  By the time it was lunchtime, the news had spread completely and everyone knew. It wasn't until later that for some reason, the spreading news gradually changed to say that the off-road vehicle would have an accident on its way back.

  Everyone was talking about this matter, and the news came back to Xu Mo's ears, mentioning that a car accident was going to happen. The person who said it seemed to be telling the truth, as if he had traveled to the future and seen it with his own eyes. This made Xu Mo cry and laugh at the same time.

  He secretly worried: the result implied by the Book of Revelation, hopefully nothing will change because of this rumor.

  Time passed slowly in the torment, and it was already late afternoon when this part-time job finally ended. Everyone returned to the square, and the bus that had sent them over came again.

  Xu Mo's heart was getting more and more tense, with a faint sense of unease. He had put all his bets on the implication of the Book of Revelation being correct, without thinking about a retreat, and if something went wrong, it would be a disaster beyond redemption. And Liu Qian, seemed to have made no other preparations.

  At this time, things have come to a head, and there is no time to think more. He instructed Liu Qian: "When you get on the bus, help me grab a seat."

  "Got it." Liu Qian responded with a sound, and then asked doubtfully: "What about you?"

  "Me?" Xu Mo smiled bitterly and turned his face towards Ma Wu, seeing that he was also looking at him. He suddenly retreated backwards, turned around and ran away.

  Ma Wu was stunned for a moment, and then immediately chased after him.

  The bus door opened, and the part-time workers rushed in. Liu Qiang was strong and still rushed to the front, becoming the first to board the bus. He found a window seat and occupied it, opening the glass window to look at Xu Mo.

  Xu Mo ran along the edge of the square, all the way to the other end. Ma Wu chased after him with large strides and sneered: "Think you can run? You think you can get away?"

  Xu Mo's intention was simply to lure him out, see him being deceived, and suddenly feel a lot more at ease. When he ran to the edge of the square and stopped, he turned his head to take a look, saw that the person was almost there, and then turned around and walked back.

  Ma Wu was full of doubts and couldn't guess what he was doing. He cursed a few dirty words, but Xu Mo ignored him.

  Back on the bus, sat down in the seat next to Liu Qian, Ma Wu followed him onto the bus. At this time, except for Xiao Chen and the off-road driver, everyone was on the bus.

  Apart from Ma Wu, there were two young men who looked like students, they didn't bother to squeeze in with others when they got on the bus and ended up at the back.

  The bus driver turned around and shouted: "Those without seats, get off and board another bus."

  Two men who looked like students stood still on the spot for a moment without moving.

  Ma Wu said loudly: "Who will swap with me and sit in that off-road vehicle?"

  One after another, several people were asked, but no one was willing to exchange seats with him. Everyone had heard the rumors at noon, and although they may not have believed them in their hearts, no one wanted to take that risk.

  A moment later, Xiao Chen walked onto the bus and glanced inside. His gaze swept over Xu Mo and Liu Qian, revealing a hint of viciousness in his eyes.

  He then turned to the two men who looked like students, pointed at them and ordered: "You two, get on another bus."

  One of the men stammered: "That car is going to have an accident."

  "Who said that?" Little Chen glared at him and snorted disdainfully, "Be careful of being caught for spreading rumors."

  Those two men had no expression, looking unwilling and reluctant, standing still on the spot.

  Xiao Chen and Ma Wu exchanged a glance, looked at the others, and caught sight of the big fat man who had been sitting in the passenger seat of the off-road vehicle on their way here. This person's physique was quite special and left a deep impression on people, so Xiao Chen still remembered him.

  He patted the big fat man's shoulder and smiled: "Buddy, I remember when we came, you were sitting in that car. You swap with him and sit back in your passenger seat." He pointed to Ma Wu as he spoke.

  That fat man shook his head firmly and said, "The car is going to have an accident, I'm not going."

  Xiao Chen was taken aback, "Who said that?"

  That fat guy said: "Everyone says so."

  "Are you deceived by others and still believe it?" Xiao Chen smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and patted the big fat man's shoulder again, with a completely familiar expression, and continued to persuade: "Why not swap with him, brother? The co-pilot seat is so comfortable, no one squeezes you, isn't it much better than here?"

  That big fat guy still didn't budge. Little Chen was helpless, and raising his head again, he saw those two guys who looked like students, and asked in surprise: "Why haven't you gone down yet?"

  The man who answered the phone just now said: "That car is going to have an accident."

  Xiao Chen frowned and said coldly: "What's going on? Tell me, why does everyone say they're going to have a car accident?"

  The man had little social experience and was inwardly frightened. Seeing his serious expression, he suddenly shrank his neck and said in a somewhat weak tone: "I'm not very clear either."

  Xiao Chen said discontentedly: "Then you say it clearly."

  "Some people say that he...," the man said, pointing at the off-road vehicle driver, "say that his drinking capacity is very poor, after drinking, he will drive the car into the cliff."

  Xiao Chen stared with his mouth agape, "Who...who made up this nonsense?"

  The man continued: "It's not made up, didn't it happen yesterday? He drank a small cup of wine and the car just started, then turned into the ditch."

  Xiao Chen was suddenly stunned, unable to cry or laugh, and had no way to explain. He could only shout loudly at the off-road vehicle driver: "Old Li, have you been drinking today?"

  Old Li was already on the off-road vehicle, sitting in the driver's seat. When he heard him ask, he quickly turned his head and responded: "I had a small drink, what's up?"

  He still didn't know what had happened, and when he answered truthfully, the car suddenly became chaotic, the situation was a bit out of control for a moment, and many people began to whisper to each other.

  Xiao Chen muttered a curse under his breath, with a bitter smile, and said helplessly: "When we go back, I won't let him drive, I'll drive instead. This should be okay now, right? You two, get in that car."

  He pointed at the two student-like men and they reluctantly got off the bus after a moment of hesitation.

  Xiao Chen said to the big fat guy again, "Hey! Buddy, let me drive instead, don't worry about a car accident? Let's switch."