Chapter 279: I Only Saw That Truck Drifting Around the Bend
"Something's gone wrong!" Zhang Menglong and the others exchanged glances.
Almost every year, various accidents occur due to the setting off of fireworks and firecrackers, and this time the situation was clearly extremely serious!
The exploding fireworks were almost the largest size available on the market, worth tens of thousands of yuan. Although they couldn't compare with Zhang Menglong's "Huaxia Jade," the blast radius could definitely affect the surrounding dozens of meters, and the power was even comparable to some homemade bombs!
Nearly ten victims were lying on the ground wailing; they all had burns of varying degrees. The two most seriously injured appeared to have been very close to the center of the explosion, even their arms and legs were blown open to expose the bones.
"I'm trained in first aid, let me take a look!" Two girls in their early twenties immediately rushed into the crowd, "Back up, everyone back up, give them some fresh air! Does anyone have water?"
"This victim's blood loss is severe, we need to stop the bleeding immediately!"
"No way! The wound is too serious, we don't have the equipment, we can't stop it!"
"How long until the ambulance arrives?" one of the girls looked up and asked a bystander.
"About 20 minutes!"
"20 minutes? That's 40 minutes round trip! We won't make it in time!" the girl showed a look of worry.
"Xu Yu, these patients have severe burns. If they're not taken to the hospital soon, they will develop widespread infections, and I'm afraid they won't survive the day!" Another girl was attending to a patient whose body was a bloody mess.
This was a group of extremely unlucky middle-aged people; they were drinking and chatting together here. The blast from the explosion shattered the glass bottles and ignited the alcohol, and their seating area was right next to the pile of bottles.
The flames quickly caught on their bodies; their hair was completely burned off and their faces were no longer recognizable, a burnt odor emanating from their bodies.
With such severe burns, it was already a fatal situation!
"No way! We can talk about the ones with minor injuries, but we can't delay any longer for these four people!"
"Today is New Year's Eve; there are already fewer doctors on duty. The doctor on duty just reported a mass food poisoning incident in the Dongya Garden residential area, so the ambulances have gone there. We must call for ambulances from a more distant hospital!"
"Why do all these problems have to happen all at once on New Year's Eve?" The two girls trained in first aid suddenly felt somewhat helpless.
"Ye Yin, how long will it take for our medical team to get here?" Zhang Menglong asked.
"Mr. Zhang, I'm afraid it will take half an hour back and forth!" Ye Yin replied. "How about I just take them to the hospital myself?"
"No way!" Zhang Menglong said, "How would you explain that later on?"
"We don't have time, we must drive them there ourselves!" the two girls said.
"I'll do it!" A young man said.
"No, such serious patients can't be jumbled together. They must be laid out flat! They must be taken to the hospital within 15 minutes at most!" one of the girls concluded.
"Plus, the ride can't be too bumpy; the patients are in dire condition. Any small jolt could cause major bleeding, and if that happens en route, we'll lose the patients!"
The youth suddenly looked fearful.
It wasn't that he lacked confidence in his driving skills, but the situation was special.
Seaside Park was located in the suburbs. There was a particularly rough patch of road on the way to the main street. To avoid bumps, speed would have to be sacrificed; if speed was the aim, there would definitely be bumps.
Even seasoned drivers with twenty or thirty years of experience couldn't guarantee a 100% smooth ride. Stay connected via My Virtual Library Empire
Moreover, it was a 20-minute drive to the nearest hospital. To get there within 15 minutes, even with the cooperation of the traffic department, was essentially gambling with lives.
"I'll do it!" Zhang Menglong considered for a moment and then looked at a truck not far away, "Put the patients on the truck, I'll take them!"
"A truck?" Everyone looked at the young man wearing a mask and a hat.
Yes, to transport all the patients at once, a truck was the best choice. But trucks, both in terms of speed and performance, were never comparable to cars.
"What are you standing around for? Bring it up here!" Zhang Menglong yelled.
"We're going too!" The two girls exchanged glances, seeing thick confidence in Zhang Menglong's eyes, "If there really is an accident on the way, we can also help deal with it."
"Alright!" Zhang Menglong did not refuse, although it was his first time driving a truck, and he didn't even have a truck driver's license, but in a life-or-death situation, he had no choice.
Moreover, Takumi Fujiwara's driving skills definitely were no joke!
"Roar!" The roar of the truck's engine filled the air.
"Holy shit! Can a truck even make that kind of noise?"
"I remember my old coach telling me, no matter what kind of manual vehicle, even a truck, as long as you achieve perfect coordination of the throttle, brake, and clutch, you can maximize the engine's power. Just from the roar of this throttle burst alone, he must be an expert!"
"Could he be a professional racer?"
"But even racers drive race cars, this is a truck..."
"He won't be in trouble, will he?" Chen Qiuyi and Xing Zhe anxiously watched Zhang Menglong. During the summer break after high school graduation, Zhang Menglong had taken them out in his dad's car, and when reversing into a parking space, he scraped someone else's car and it was Zhang Menglong's dad who had to clean up the mess.
In their eyes, Zhang Menglong was a bona fide road menace.
"He... He should be okay, right?" Lu Yiyao's voice was shaky with doubt.
"Roar!" With the cooperation of the people around, those with the most serious injuries were loaded onto the truck, and the two girls studying first aid also sat in the back to watch over the patients. Zhang Menglong floored the accelerator, and the truck sped off swiftly.
"Slow down! Slow down!" Feeling the strong sea breeze, the two girls realized that the truck had already reached at least 80 mph, and it was still accelerating!
But Zhang Menglong did not slow down, continuing to furiously press the accelerator.
"There's a sharp turn ahead! Slow down!"
"Madman, we actually got in a car with a madman!"
The two girls instantly panicked.
The truck had reached the turn, an almost 120-degree sharp bend, but the speed on Zhang Menglong's dashboard had already soared to 140 mph!
"Beep beep beep!" Zhang Menglong honked the horn forcefully, warning the car ahead.
The small car ahead swerved sharply to the side, as a blue shadow flashed past, overtaking it from the edge.
Brake! Throttle! Clutch! Gear shifting! Zhang Menglong handled the truck with calm precision.
"Screech!" With a piercing screech of friction, the truck actually executed an extreme drift around the corner!
The two girls had already closed their eyes, but all they felt was a slight sway of the vehicle, and they had already passed the bend!
"Did he... did he just drift?"
"Seems like it... but I didn't dare to look."
"I didn't really feel it, as if it was over in a flash."
"He's truly an expert!"
The small car stopped on the roadside behind them, the couple inside looked at each other, their eyes filled with intense shock.
"Honey, did you see that truck just now?"
"I... I only saw the truck drifting around the corner, I didn't even see its tail lights and license plate clearly!"
"Unbelievable, to dare to drive a truck like that, could this person be the God of Cars from Mount Akina?"