Chapter 131: Escaping Death

  "The brakes are gone." Mo Xiuyao's voice was getting lower and lower, although she had already completely let go of the accelerator, but the speed of the car was decreasing very slowly. At a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, even if the brake pedal was pressed to the bottom, the braking distance would be at least between 30 to 50 meters. However, if the brakes were not stepped on, the inertia of the car would continue to move forward, and it might not stop within 500 or even 1,000 meters!!!

  Chu Yan looked at Mo Xi Yao's face, which had turned pale in an instant, and quickly came up with an emergency plan in his mind, that was to use the method of forcibly downshifting to reduce the speed.

  "Yù Yāo, don't be nervous, listen carefully, press the clutch and shift down one gear! Remember, use a bit more force, otherwise it won't shift, did you understand? The speed is still around 90 km/h, shifting gears quickly is the only way to go now. Although it's very damaging to the engine, it's better than crashing the car, if there are injuries, the damage to the engine will be negligible."

  "Listen to my command, don't think about anything else, remember, I say what you do! Now, press the clutch down! Downshift!!" As soon as Chu Yan gave the order, Mo Xiuyao's left foot directly pressed the clutch all the way down. The car surprisingly showed signs of acceleration at that moment, and then her right hand suddenly shifted down a gear. After that, under Chu Yan's command, her left foot mechanically lifted the clutch back up!

  The speed of the car suddenly dropped by about 10 kilometers, and this method of forcibly reducing engine speed is not easy to use. However, now that lives are at stake, there's no time to think about that.

  "Alright, listen up, I'll give you a series of commands, just do them without thinking about anything else. Now, press the clutch, shift down, release the clutch! Press the clutch! Shift down! Release the clutch!!"

  As Chu Yan gave out his urgent commands one after another, Mo Xiuyao also found her rhythm. The car seemed to have encountered a mysterious force that suddenly blocked its path, and after several consecutive sudden slowdowns, the car's speed finally dropped to thirty kilometers per hour. At this moment, the car had already arrived at the intersection.

  The red light on the empty road still had ten seconds left, while in front of Mo Xiuyao's lane were two private cars stopped, but there was no vehicle on the road ahead for turning left!!

  "Change lanes!" Chu Yan looked at the car that was about to crash into them and suddenly grabbed the steering wheel, then changed lanes to the left turn lane. The car sped out of the intersection at a speed of about 25 kilometers per hour. Meanwhile, on the green light side of the intersection, a large truck with four wheels in front and eight wheels in back was rushing towards Mo Xi Yao's car!!!

  "Screech!!" A ear-piercing braking sound rang out at this intersection, the large truck was absolutely unable to stop in time, and Mo Xiuyao's car also made a nearly 180-degree spin, the left wheel heavily hitting the stone pedestal of the central landscape belt on the road. The car stopped moving along with the direction of the large truck, while the large truck whizzed by, scraping off the right rearview mirror of the BMW 7 series, sending it flying out!!

  The large truck finally stopped after driving for 200 meters, scraping the BMW 730. This car is not cheap, although it can still run well naturally, but if it really runs away, the originally blameless large truck will become a hit-and-run, and the originally irresponsible one will also become responsible, because this time The traffic accident responsibility does not lie with the large truck. The BMW 730 suddenly changed lanes and ran the red light, and all the responsibilities cannot be escaped.

  "Miss, do you have to drive so recklessly? Don't you know that my truck is carrying nearly 100 tons of goods? If you had really stopped in front of me, I'm afraid we would all be dead!" The large truck driver got out of his vehicle and ran quickly to Mo Xiuyao's car, his face red with anger but not daring to scold her excessively.

  "Oh, sorry about that, my car's brakes suddenly failed for some reason, otherwise I wouldn't have run the red light. I'm fine, don't worry. Really sorry." Lowering the window, Mo Xiuyao's face still looked pale and frightened, but the large truck driver's slightly concerned tone made her feel a lot better, and she apologized to him with a remorseful expression.

  "It's nothing, so we don't need to report it and deal with the police, right? I'm in a hurry to deliver goods, I'll leave first, miss. Drive slowly next time, safety first, life is precious, ah!" The driver of the large truck was a middle-aged man in his 40s, but due to years of driving long distances, he looked at least 50 years old. After confirming that Mo Xiuyao was fine, he hastily left.

  "Come on, I'll drive from here." Chu Yan got out of the car and helped Mo Xiuyao out of the driver's seat. The little girl was still trembling with fear at this moment, and her previous experience had been too shocking and exciting. This made Mo Xiuyao feel a lingering fear in her heart, and at the same time, she became even more determined about her decision to change cars.

  "Xī Yáo, what's going on? How could you dare to run a red light? Don't you know that running a red light now will deduct six points? Fortunately, the police officer wasn't here on duty, otherwise, you would have been fined today! At this time, Líng Hú Lán drove her BMW 760 and stopped behind Mò Xī Yáo's car. She had clearly seen the whole scene just now. If that big truck hadn't suddenly turned right, I'm afraid Mò Xī Yáo and Chǔ Yán would have been completely destroyed along with their car."

  "Never mind, let's go. Don't start the car, I'll call 4S to come over." Mo Xiuyao calmed down her slightly panicked emotions and took out her phone. The car had lost its brakes, this matter must be checked, to see what was going on.

  "Alright, let's get in the car. The 4S store is only about ten minutes away from here. They'll be here soon, let's wait for a bit." Linghu Lan said as she sat back in the car, while Mo Xiuyao and Chu Yan could only follow her into the BMW 760, silently sitting down on the rear seats.

  Soon, the 4S shop staff arrived at the scene and drove the car away. Linghu Lan slowly started the car and headed to their original destination. Originally, they were going to eat and tease Mo Xiuyao, but now it had turned into a surprise for her instead!

  "Evening Yao, relax a bit, this time you can be said to have escaped from death's door. Isn't there an old Chinese saying that goes 'great difficulties will not kill one if they are destined for good fortune'? Be happy, I'll treat you to this meal, consider it a celebration of your narrow escape." Leng Fox drove the car while comforting his good friend, and Chu Yan took out his phone and wrote down a message which he placed in front of Mo Yao.

  "Use your connections, get the parking lot footage from Nanshan International Convention Center, and all the surveillance footage from that intersection within the past hour. If nothing goes wrong, I think I can track down the dark figure who wants to kill you!" The words were clear, and Mo Xiuyao nodded hastily, taking out her phone to dial a number. After a brief conversation of three or four sentences, she settled the matter, and then Chu Yan flashed her a reassuring smile that made her feel at ease. Only then did the two people return to normal.

  "Yue Yao, did you lose control of the brakes just now?" The atmosphere in the car gradually returned to normal, and Teng Baihe, who had been quiet for a while, suddenly spoke up.

  "Yes, I don't know what's going on, maybe the car knows that Yuxiao is going to replace it, so it's being emotional." Mo Yuxiao wanted to explain something, but Chu Yan stretched out his hand and grabbed Mo Yuxiao's hand, then gently squeezed her hand, indicating that she shouldn't speak. He then half-jokingly brushed off the matter.

  "Alright, your words are quite amusing. Once the 4S shop's inspection results come out, I'll go and deal with them properly. What a broken car! The brakes just stopped working, fortunately no one was hurt. If someone had been injured, I would have made them renovate their entire 4S shop!" Linghu Lan didn't think much of it, as she was a person who, apart from being obsessed with designing men's underwear, wasn't very sensitive to other things.

  "Thank you, Lanlan. Focus on driving now, I don't want to play another round of life and death escape." Mo Xiuyao smiled and took over the conversation from Linghu Lan, and the speed of the BMW 760 suddenly decreased a lot. It's unclear whether it was because Linghu Lan was taking care of Mo Xiuyao's emotions, but in any case, Mo Xiuyao felt very moved.

  Wang Chao seafood, Ling Hu Lan had already booked the room, except for Liu Yang who didn't come due to temporary business, only four people sat in a large luxurious room: Chu Yan, Mo Xi Yao, Ling Hu Lan and Teng Bai He. This is also a kind of extravagant waste, but what can you do when these women are all rich bosses, they have to put on a big show everywhere.

  "Come, Yu Yao, have a drink to calm down, go home and wash with some pomelo leaves, if you can't reach your back, let some men help you, in short, the matter will pass, and from now on, everything will be auspicious!" Ling Hu Lan's words were finished, she poured a cup of white grape wine, then took a light sip.

  To be honest, Chu Yan's impression of Ling Hu Lan has changed a lot so far. At the first meeting, he had to design underwear for him, and at that time, Chu Yan was a little embarrassed. He thought Ling Hu Lan was just a workaholic back then. Now it seems that this little girl is also kind-hearted.

  "Lanlan, thank you. I'd like to toast Chu Yan again with this glass of wine. It seems that if Chu Yan wasn't sitting next to me this time, my life would probably be over. If I think about it carefully, Chu Yan has saved me many times already. I'm afraid I won't be able to repay this kindness, so I can only use this glass of wine to express my gratitude for now." Mo Xiuyao stood up, holding two glasses of white grape wine, one in her own hand and the other handed to Chu Yan. This little girl was indeed filled with emotions today, and what she said about wanting to thank Chu Yan was completely sincere.

  "No need to be like this, I would feel uncomfortable, but this glass of wine, I will drink it." Chu Yan smiled at Mo Xiuyao, and the woman's performance today once again gave him a brand new understanding of Mo Xiuyao. The queen seemed to be just an armor she used to protect herself from being hurt in her daily life, under which there was a girl's innocence and a lady's sensibility.

  "Cheers." Mo Xiuyao's face had a sincere smile, although there was a flash of the queen's majesty and imperiousness in her eyes, but it did not affect her current image at all.

  Two wine glasses clinked softly, and then the two people downed the wine in one gulp. The seafood feast officially began!!

  They spent two hours eating, and after the meal, before parting ways, Linghu Lan asked for Chu Yan's phone number. This little girl didn't forget her main goal. Chu Yan's perfect physique was simply a clothes rack, so she had to design a one-of-a-kind set of underwear for him.

  "The 4S shop called and said the repair is complete, asking us to go over. Chu Yan and Mo Xiuyao both had a bit of wine, although it was just some low-alcohol white wine, but the alcohol still had a numbing effect, making them forget the previous thirty seconds of shock."

  "Let's go, take a taxi and have a look." Chu Yan said, hailed a taxi with a wave of his hand, and then headed straight to the BMW 4S store.

  At the hotel entrance, a black Mercedes-Benz that had been parked for a long time revealed a glimpse of a chilling smile from a dark figure inside.

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