He used up all seven BACs he had accumulated over the past few days without hesitation.
"How come the bus still isn't here? Traffic jam?"
"Who knows? I bet when one comes, two will come back-to-back. Let's wait for the next one with seats."
Before him stretched a broad road packed with traffic. People around him occasionally complained about how slowly the buses were coming. This was exactly the moment from seven minutes earlier when Dong Xuebin had been waiting for the bus at the station. The instant he came to his senses, countless thoughts flooded his mind. It had not been long since he had seen Xie Huilan at the restaurant. The Small River Ditch north of Qiao Bei was not far from here, either. Xie Huilan should have just seen the little girl fall into the water. There was still time—there had to be time!
Dong Xuebin swiftly pulled out his phone and called Xie Huilan as fast as he could.
Beep... beep... beep... beep... beep...
Sister Xie, pick up! Hurry up and pick up! Don't go into the water—don't go!
The thing Dong Xuebin feared most still happened. Xie Huilan did not answer. Her phone rang more than ten times, yet no one picked up. Damn it, damn it! Sister Xie must have already tossed her phone onto the shore and gone into the water to save her! No, no—maybe she had just seen the little girl fall in from a distance and had no time to answer!
What should he do? What should he do?
Dong Xuebin was so frantic he nearly smashed his phone. This was fucking heaven envying a beauty!
No! He absolutely could not let Sister Xie die! He had to save her!
Though he did not want to think this way, Dong