unspeakable ice

Yu Xiaolong waited for a while, but Xia Cong didn't call him back, he was about to go upstairs when a call came from an unfamiliar number from the province.

"Is it Yu Xiaolong?" A man's voice from the opposite side asked.

Yu Xiaolong felt vaguely familiar, "...you are?"

"I, Luo Shaoqin, we have met twice, I don't know if you still have any impression." He said that Yu Xiaolong must not have an impression, but he reported Xia Cong's name and the racing track in the suburbs before, Yu Xiaolong remembered up.

"Remember, what do you want me to do?"

"Come here." Luo Shaoqin said, "We're at Siyang Mountain, Xia Cong has a match with someone."

Yu Xiaolong didn't understand the meaning of his words, or he only understood the words, "Why did you call me?"

Luo Shaoqin was silent for a while, and said, "Anyway, why don't you come over, they have a lot of fun."

Yu Xiaolong heard him mention the racing track and Siyang Mountain. Obviously, Xia Cong's competition with others should be a mountain road this time. As for his big game, he has no idea, it is nothing more than a group of wanderers The young masters got together and played tricks of jealousy.

It's just that Luo Shaoqin's unusual tone inexplicably made him a little uneasy, and his motive for calling him was also intriguing. Yu Xiaolong hesitated for a while, pulled up his collar, picked up Shi Jie's motorcycle key and went out.

Siyang Mountain is a mountain in their locality. It has no special features, its location is remote, and few people go there. In the past, in order to avoid tolls, many large truck drivers would choose to detour here. After a long time, they would not be able to pass the quality test. The road surface was damaged and potholed.

After several accidents, the government was closed for a period of time. Recently, I heard that it was included in the national and provincial road surface renovation projects together with another section of the road. So far, Yu Xiaolong has not paid any attention to how the improvement has not started.

Even when Luo Shaoqin mentioned the name, he immediately reflected where it was in the city.

For the first time, he knew that someone would go there to run, not only to run, but also to compete.

The mountain road has been in disrepair for a long time, without any protective measures. If it was the speed at the racing track at that time... No matter what the bet is, this behavior alone is enough to be equated with danger.

At the foot of the south side of Siyang Mountain, a whole row of cars was parked. Several off-road vehicles turned on their roof search lights, illuminating the entrance brightly, and the voices were noisy. When Yu Xiaolong came, almost no one noticed it, just as if he had heard that there was a competition coming. Onlookers.

He stood in the backlight, scanned the surroundings, first saw Luo Shaoqin, talking to someone, and next to him, away from the crowd, Xia Cong, with his back turned, stepped on the bumper, sitting in a car on the front cover of the car.

He didn't wear a racing uniform today, a simple black clover thin jacket with a white zipper, which was casually pulled up to the chest, and a blue-gray T-shirt inside.

Yu Xiaolong knew that this was not the case, maybe it was because of the cool night, Xia Cong's bowed back under his clothes, which was slightly agitated by the wind, gave people an inexplicable feeling of thinness and thinness.

He was smoking with his head up, and the smoke was exhaled slowly with his movements. The wind blown his face, and his facial features became a hazy mess.

But when the white smoke dissipated, Yu Xiaolong realized that at some point, Xia Cong's eyes turned to himself through the sparse figures. He seemed to be stunned for a moment, then jumped out of the car and walked towards him.

"Why are you here?" Xia Cong looked at him, "Who told you?"

"I have something to ask you, I sent you a message." Yu Xiaolong said.

"Huh?" Xia Cong picked up the phone and glanced at it. When he saw the message on it, he didn't answer and put it back.

"Who are you competing with?" Yu Xiaolong asked.

"Who else is there?" Xia Cong said lightly, "I have asked me out quite a few times, and it's rare that I'm bored. Let's play with him."

"Playing in this kind of place?" Yu Xiaolong looked around and lowered his voice, "Do you know how many people died here?"

"So what, will I be next?" Xia Cong approached, narrowing his eyes, "Or, are you worried about me?"

"..."

"Just give me a kiss if you admit it." He said, "I don't want to hear anything else right now."

Yu Xiaolong pushed him seriously, Xia Cong straightened up, stomped out the cigarette on the ground, "I thought you came to give me a ring, it seems not."

He looked a little disappointed, but quickly smiled again: "But since you showed up, it means that you have already thought about the reason, right?"

Just as Yu Xiaolong was about to speak, there was a whistle in the distance. Someone was standing on the roof of the car waving a flag. The car had been inspected, the road had been cleaned up, and the race was about to begin.

"What are you betting with him?" Before Xia Cong left, Yu Xiaolong asked anxiously, but Xia Cong didn't say anything, only said to come to him after the game.

Yu Xiaolong watched him walk over, walked to the side of the car, said a few words to Yang Pei, and then got into the car without wearing a helmet. Almost playing with his life.

Yu Xiaolong ran to ask Luo Shaoqin what they were betting on, Luo Shaoqin shook his head, "He didn't tell me, but I guess it has something to do with you, I heard that Yang Pei came to him a few times and mentioned you, but I don't know what it is .”

"So you called me?"

"Yeah, in case he dies unfortunately, I can see you one last time."

Yu Xiaolong looked at him, Luo Shaoqin saw that his face was ugly, and quickly changed his words: "Hey, I'm talking nonsense, you can believe it, the road is not long, and I ran it two days in advance, with his skills, there will never be any No problem, don't worry."

"How do you decide whether to win or lose?" Yu Xiaolong asked.

"The old way is to count the time." Luo Shaoqin said: "The road here is narrow, it is not easy to overtake, and it is not a closed loop, so it can only be counted. However, this kid showed his style and gave Yang Pei ten seconds, and the bastard actually accepted it. .”

Yu Xiaolong, a layman, knows what ten seconds means in a short-distance race. He has walked through Siyang Mountain once or twice. It is not too steep, but there are also several U-shaped bends and sharp downhill turns.

Night is no better than daytime, and the mountain road is bumpy, the grip of the car will be obviously insufficient, it is easy to slip, there is no fence, no protective measures, Yu Xiaolong can't see anything worthy of reassurance.

He doesn't believe that Xia Cong is betting for him, he must have his own purpose, maybe he is just a small part of it, maybe he is his side's bet, it's all possible.

Will it have something to do with the vegetable pole?Yu Xiaolong suddenly came up with such a thought, no wonder he thought this way, everything happened by coincidence, especially Luo Shaoqin just mentioned that Yang Pei's family is very powerful in the local area.

As the referee counted down the ten seconds, Yu Xiaolong opened Xia Cong's car door and got in.

Xia Cong looked at him with some astonishment, Yu Xiaolong pulled up his seat belt, this time he didn't need his help, so he put it on familiarly, "There is no rule not to take people with you."

Xia Cong kept the car door unlocked, as if he was giving Yu Xiaolong time to think about it. Seeing that he was sitting firmly, he really didn't plan to go down. He smiled, "Aren't you afraid of death?"

"Will you let me die?" Yu Xiaolong asked back.

Xia Cong glanced at him, lowered the car window and waved to the outside. The referee paused, asked Yang Pei where he was, and found him a helmet.

Xia Cong gave the helmet to Yu Xiaolong, and there seemed to be something different in his eyes, his body was fixed, so he leaned over and pulled Yu Xiaolong a little closer, and lightly bumped him on the top of his head, " Don't worry, nothing will happen to you."

"It's best." Yu Xiaolong pinched the cigarette in his hand and looked ahead, "Have you heard of a news a long time ago that a college student died trying to save a manure picker, which aroused discussions in the society, and everyone Are you asking if it's worth it?"

"Huh?" Xia Cong didn't understand why he mentioned this at this time, "What do you think, is it worth it?"

"Of course it's not worth it." Yu Xiaolong said: "People are divided into three, six, or nine grades. Maybe they are equal at the moment of birth as a simple life, but the society is different. The society attaches countless high and low conditions for you."

"Race, family background, education, appearance, height, temperament, and health are all enough to distinguish people like a pyramid. Equality for everyone is an ideal, so we must always talk about it."

Xia Cong turned to look at him, "What do you want to say?"

Yu Xiaolong looked at the trails of car lights stretching forward into the darkness, and the short line seemed to shine into the void. In fact, he didn't know what he wanted to say, so he just said it. It seems that such an ancient and philosophical proposition is really not suitable he.

After being silent for a while, he put on his helmet and suddenly smiled, "I want to say that maybe I died with you, and I earned it."

"You mean my life is better than yours?" Xia Cong watched Yang Pei's car disappear in front of him, his eyes sank, "Then why don't you think about it, I've taken a fancy to you, this alone, your Life is higher than all my attachments."

Yu Xiaolong's heart shrank suddenly, and almost at the same time Xia Cong's words fell, the car rushed out, and he had no time to distinguish how those words made him feel, or because he couldn't think at all due to the excessive speed of the car.

The feeling was different from the last time he sat here. The surrounding darkness and the perception of danger had brought a lot of shock and pressure to his heart. He was stuffed in the helmet, and he heard the dull and crazy sound coming from his chest cavity. cry.

This is not the first time he has faced danger directly. He has also experienced the blade falling in front of his eyes, but it is not as nervous as this time, because he cannot be his own master, and his safety is completely in the hands of others.

Xia Cong focused on looking at the front of his eyes, avoiding cynicism, his gaze was the focus that Yu Xiaolong had never seen before, maybe it was like this before, but he couldn't see clearly because of the helmet blocking it.

Yu Xiaolong didn't deliberately think about anything, but he gradually calmed down. Xia Cong's car was actually very stable, and he suppressed the occasional bumps to the minimum. This is over.

It should be very close to Yang Pei's car, the passing dust was much heavier than before, Xia Cong used his hands and feet, and manipulated skillfully, the engine roared wildly, he didn't count the adjustments to accelerate, until he saw the taillights of the car not far ahead.

The mountain road was very narrow, and Yu Xiaolong didn't know how Xia Cong was going to overtake. When Luo Shaoqin said it just now, he couldn't understand it. Since it was counting the time, what was the meaning of the ten seconds that Xia Cong gave up.

If it is difficult to overtake, Yang Pei wants to take advantage, just start before him.

So the only explanation is that the ten seconds he waited just now have already been counted in the total time. If Xia Cong wants to win, he must catch up and surpass him.

In this road condition, the only point of overtaking is to enter or exit the corner.

The distance between the two cars was getting closer, Yu Xiaolong could feel that Yang Pei in front was constantly speeding up, the body was bumping violently, and Xia Cong was biting the back tightly looking for an opportunity.

A [-]-degree right-angle turn, with fluffy sand and gravel on the outside, Yang Pei suddenly became cautious, and the wheels were close to the inner road, leaving a gap for the outside to pass.

After such a long period of blocking and blocking, such a bright field was suddenly exposed, just like sparrow food thrown deliberately, and the net was set up only to wait for the prey to penetrate.

Xia Cong didn't think there was any problem at all. He suddenly accelerated, lightly pulled the handbrake, and then turned the steering wheel towards the curve. Yu Xiaolong felt the car body slide suddenly, and a strong centrifugal force hit him, almost throwing him out.

He even had the illusion that his rear wheels were stepping on the edge of the cliff and he was already vacated, which made him suffocate, his hands were tightly grasping the handrail of the car roof, and his heartbeat almost reached his throat.

However, Yang Pei suddenly slowed down at this time, and forced towards the outer road. Xia Cong slammed on the brakes, but the direction in his hand remained unchanged. Not a lot.

"Are you afraid?" Xia Cong asked after stabilizing the car.

Yu Xiaolong's palms were covered with sweat, he pursed his lips tightly, and did not speak, Xia Cong shook his hand suddenly, looked ahead, with an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth, "Next time, we will definitely overtake."

Yu Xiaolong suddenly had a feeling that Xia Cong had deliberately provoked Yang Pei just now, and that turn might not be able to pass at all, but Yang Pei was under tremendous pressure psychologically, and he was obviously a little impatient.

In such a high-intensity game that requires high mental strength, the most taboo is any psychological or emotional flaws.

Yu Xiaolong thought of the life-and-death situation just now, the darkness might not only be the knife point facing him, at least he couldn't stare at it when he couldn't see anything, and the fear brought by the abyss eased a lot.

Xia Cong, on the other hand, remained extremely calm from the beginning to the end, even in the accident just now when he was on the verge of losing control.

Maybe everything is under his control, but the danger does not always come in a big way, maybe a small and insignificant stone can kill them in such a situation.

There is no doubt that this is a gamble built on his ego.

Yu Xiaolong became more and more firm in his evaluation of this person all along.

He really is crazy.