The woman catching a ride burst out laughing when she heard Tang Wenji. "Exactly. Even if a deal falls through, friendship remains."
The taller man's face immediately darkened. "Isn't this extortion?"
Tang Wenji's expression darkened as well. "Can you even talk properly? We're negotiating a price. If you don't agree, we'll leave."
The tall man raised his brows, about to say something else, but the shorter man reached out and tugged him back. With an ingratiating smile, he said, "That price is a little high... Can't you lower it a bit?"
Tang Wenji took out her phone and began recording. "No. Seven thousand, and if there's any scraping or collision, you'll have to compensate us for our losses. If you don't agree, we'll leave."
She was recording for evidence, so they could not falsely accuse her later. The two men did not pay much attention to it. The shorter man gave an awkward laugh. "Well, we really didn't bring that much cash. How about we withdraw it from an ATM once we reach the city?"
Tang Wenji considered it, then asked in a deep voice, "How much money did you bring? Don't you have any money in ChatChat?"
The two of them had only five hundred in cash. They had over two thousand in ChatChat, but there was no signal here.
Feng Jun then towed their vehicle back onto the road. Since the rear vehicle would not even start, and it was freezing inside, the two men had no choice but to take turns. One would hold the steering wheel in the rear vehicle, while the other sat in Feng Jun's car to keep warm.
They crawled along for nearly three hours, covering less than sixty kilometers by estimate, before a small town finally appeared ahead.
The shorter man happened