Su Mojin could only follow the progress of the entire race through a small screen on the venue.
After so many experiences, Su Mojin had grown accustomed to this feeling of dread. She tried her best not to look at the screen, because if she did, she couldn't help but worry.
To distract herself, Su Mojin picked up her phone and browsed social media.
Su Mojin only followed Lin Yan on her social media. When she opened Lin Yan's profile, the first thing she saw was the photo of the two of them taken just moments ago.
In less than an hour, there were already tens of thousands of comments from netizens, indicating the immense popularity.
There were both positive and negative comments, blessings and curses. To be honest, when Su Mojin saw the abusive words, her mood was indeed affected. But whenever someone spoke up for her in the comments, Su Mojin would smile again.
However, while scrolling through the comments, Su Mojin seemed to see her best friend Xu Xiaoyue's ID, furiously arguing with those leaving negative comments.
If Su Mojin remembered correctly, Xu Xiaoyue should still be in class right now.
Right, after this trip to Country A, Lin Yan had told her that he was moving out. Once he moved out, they would probably have fewer opportunities to see each other.
She would say a proper goodbye when she went back to school to pack her things.
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Rushing against time, Lina finally made it. According to Lin Yan, five million Euros had been bet. Hurriedly taking her seat in the spectator area, this was her first time in the spectator stands of an underground car race. Upon sitting down, she realized that everyone around her was a local big boss.
The spectator stands were located halfway up the mountain, hidden by a patch of trees, making them very discreet.
When Lina first arrived, she couldn't find it and had to call Peter for directions.
Peter had been here before, but he wasn't very interested in the race. He had left after visiting once; he didn't have such peculiar hobbies.
Sitting in her designated spot, the seat was a self-massaging chair. The overall environment was pleasant, with people dressed as service staff walking between the seats, offering drinks. It felt like being in the first-class cabin of an airplane.
Some of the bosses around were even people she knew. After a brief greeting, Lina turned her gaze to the screen in front of the stands. Directly in front of the spectator area was a massive 1000-inch screen, which was currently showing the footage of the crash that had just occurred.
From the expressions of the people around her, Lina could tell that they enjoyed these bloody scenes, much like underground boxing matches; there were always people who liked that kind of thing.
When she was placing her bet earlier, she had noticed that almost none of these people bet less than a hundred thousand Euros. Most bets were in the hundreds of thousands, and even millions of Euros were common.
Before coming, she had heard that this race was very profitable, but she hadn't expected it to be this lucrative. The turnover from this single betting round alone was likely over a billion Euros!
No wonder that woman had grown so successful over the years. The cash flow provided by this race alone must be substantial!
Lina couldn't help but think to herself. Last year, she had learned that one of the organizers of this race was her arch-nemesis. She hadn't had time to watch it then, but coming here this time, she felt it deeply.
Did the money earned from this kind of competition not burn their hands?
Although, according to Country A's laws, this was a matter of mutual consent, from a moral and ethical standpoint, it deserved a thousand condemnations.
However, given that woman's personality, it was not out of character for her to do something like this.
"Hahahaha, see? I bet correctly! These two are definitely going to break the record!"
"Boss Jack's foresight is truly remarkable. He made a fortune this round!"
Two bosses sitting next to Lina were flattering each other. Because of Lin Yan and Tu Kun, most of the bosses present had placed large bets. With odds of one to five, this was a massive profit!
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In just one intersection, five drivers had already been eliminated.
Now, these rookie participants finally realized the danger of the race.
Lin Yan and Ren Fei were charging ahead, leaving Tu Kun far behind. At this speed, it wasn't just five seconds faster, but potentially fifty seconds.
However, even so, Lin Yan rode very cautiously, his gaze fixed on the road ahead, scanning every visible corner.
Street racing and mountain racing were like this; what drivers truly had to face were always the road conditions.
Especially on mountain tracks, where the track was adjacent to the mountainside, dirt and gravel often rolled down. Such external factors had a significant impact on the drivers.
With the race halfway through, Lin Yan and Ren Fei reached the mountainside. Like other tracks, this section was close to a cliff, with a deep mountain valley on the other side.
Unlike before, the mountainside on the other side of the road was exceptionally steep, rising vertically from the ground.
Lin Yan and Ren Fei rode with extreme caution on this section.
But even so, an accident still occurred!
As Lin Yan was riding normally, a clod of earth suddenly fell from the cliff, hitting the asphalt road ahead and shattering into a pile of dirt.
With quick reflexes, Lin Yan sharply turned his handlebars and dodged it.
But then a second clod of earth fell. Lin Yan maneuvered his bike to avoid it again, and Ren Fei behind him did the same. They weren't using their full strength, and their lean angles weren't very large, so dodging obstacles was easy.
This time, they were also using mountain tires with aggressive treads. Even if they ran over them, as long as they controlled their bikes, it wouldn't be a major problem.
However, the falling clods of earth did not stop.
When the third clod of earth fell, Lin Yan sensed something was amiss. It hadn't rained in Country A for days, and this wasn't a no-man's-land. Since the road had been built, the walls surely would have been treated. Why were clods of earth continuously falling?
Most importantly, these clods of earth seemed to be falling precisely in their direction.
Taking advantage of the short straight after a turn, Lin Yan quickly glanced up, but saw nothing unusual.
However, Lin Yan's intuition told him something was wrong. Ren Fei behind him also sensed this and increased the distance between them to prevent any sudden incidents.
Then came the fourth and fifth clods. As they passed through this section, many clods of earth and stones fell from the mountain, all of which Lin Yan dodged.
A few seconds later, Lin Yan and Ren Fei successfully passed through this area.
However, there were no more things falling from the mountain.
Lin Yan had initially suspected foul play, but now his suspicion was wavering. Could it really be that the mountain was just too steep?