She was telling the truth, too. Having women along in a situation like this made things more difficult.
But she also wanted to see how Li Qiaoling would react.
Li Qiaoling looked bewildered, with the frightened air of someone who had never faced much of the world.
Fortunately, she did as she was told and crouched motionless in the grass beside Song Ning.
They could faintly hear the conversation up above...
Li Zekun wanted the people in the truck to help by backing it up and moving it aside.
The road was narrow, but not along its entire length.
If they backed up a dozen meters or so, there would be room for the vehicles to pass each other.
The people in the truck claimed it had broken down and could not move.
Li Zekun took out cigarettes and handed them around, but that did not help either.
With no other choice, he asked what it would take for them to move the truck.
They demanded money.
Five hundred, right off the bat.
Naturally, Li Zekun refused and could only try to reason with them.
Gu Zheng remained silent throughout.
If this was a setup they had arranged together, he had to be careful.
All the more reason not to reveal his identity or fighting skills now.
Otherwise, he would play right into their hands.
In the end, getting past the truck cost Li Zekun two hundred and a punch.
The truck started at once. There was clearly nothing wrong with it!
It backed up a dozen meters or so, allowing the jeep to pass safely.
Road bandits and highway bullies were indeed common in the seventies and eighties.
But were these "bandits" genuine or fake?
Song Ning pulled Li Qiaoling along and ran some distance ahead. Sure enough, the