At this moment, she finally realized what had happened to the truck. A large rock had been deliberately placed in front of it. The stone was substantial, likely requiring three or four men to wrap their arms around it just to shift it. Seeing this, the situation became clear to her: the rock must have been placed there in advance by Deng Wenwei’s men, as only he would have known the truck’s destination and route, giving his team time to prepare on the only road available.
She soon noticed that the driver must have realized something was wrong, too. Instead of getting out, he had the passenger in the front seat step out to organize the men following in the truck bed, intending for them to move the boulder. The atmosphere inside the cab was tense to the point of breaking. They knew exactly what was being transported; as trusted insiders, they had done this many times before. The appearance of a roadblock filled them with a grim premonition. The driver had once known someone who, when confronted with a roadblock, refused to communicate or abandon their cargo and was subsequently stabbed to death by the robbers.
Yet, this driver understood perfectly that this job was unlike any before. Even if he were to lose his life, he could not afford to lose the truck or its cargo. Otherwise, he would never live to see the next day. They had prepared for this scenario before departure, but he continued to pray that they would pass through safely. Watching the men from the truck bed approac…
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