"…All is well."
Meng Jingwei waved her hand.
Leaning against the front of the car, she furrowed her willow-leaf eyebrows, her face as white as snow filled with worry and despair. "I've done my best, but why is it still like this?"
"I know you've done your best, and the boss will surely understand you," Kang Xiaolu comforted Meng Jingwei, "but man proposes, heaven disposes. Who could have known that people from the West District Research Institute would know about Tang Si and the others going there in advance?"
Meng Jingwei's unfocused gaze suddenly sharpened. "In advance?"
"Yes. If they didn't know in advance, how could they have set up an ambush, waiting for them to walk right into the trap?"
Kang Xiaolu sighed, full of helplessness.
"Heh, heh, heh…"
Meng Jingwei laughed, suddenly throwing her head back and laughing. She looked up at the clear blue sky, with not a cloud in sight. Even though a gentle breeze brushed her face and the weather was pleasant, her heart was still shrouded in gloom, as if a storm was about to break.
Her sudden laughter startled Kang Xiaolu, who stared at her blankly. "Miss Meng, are you alright?"
"Hm?"
She turned her head back, her eyes rimmed with red, and shook her head. "I'm fine, what could be wrong?"
It was just that someone she had trusted since childhood had betrayed her. The person she considered family, the one she planned to care for in his old age, had shown her the true meaning of the dangers of the world and how unpredictable people's hearts could be.
Why had it come to this?
Meng Jingwei found it hard to believe.
"How ruthless, so ruthless." Meng Jingwei's nostrils twitched, her eyes reddening as she chuckled self-mockingly.
She had meticulously laid out a plan, thinking she could save Qing Muyie. Little did she know that Old Chentou, to prevent them from rescuing Qing Muyie, had leaked the information to He Kaqingtang, leading them to set up an ambush.
Meng Jingwei admitted defeat in terms of cunning.
Across from her, Mu Chilangkun watched Meng Jingwei's laughter, which seemed bordering on madness, leaving him utterly bewildered.
Meng Jingwei pushed Kang Xiaolu away, turned around, and got into the car. She started the engine, and to everyone's stunned disbelief, she suddenly reversed, showing no regard for the safety of the thirty-odd people standing behind her.
Mu Chilangkun had set up an ambush on the narrowest and most winding section of the road, making it impossible for Meng Jingwei to leave.
The left side was against the mountain, and the right side was a steep slope. Unless she was fearless enough to drive down the slope, she could only return the way she came.
However, just as everyone was trying to figure out her intentions, Meng Jingwei reversed the car a few meters and drove straight down the mountain.
The road wound around the mountain for several turns on the mountainside. As Meng Jingwei plunged down, there were five or six other roads below.
If she were to overturn or fail to brake in time, she could very well roll from one asphalt road to another below it. The steep slope would increase her momentum, causing her to roll all the way to the bottom of the mountain.
Meng Jingwei's reckless gamble stunned everyone, and they all held their breath for her.
"Miss Meng?"
Kang Xiaolu's pupils seemed to be vibrating as she watched the car speed down the mountainside, her heart leaping into her throat.
She had expected Meng Jingwei to reverse and crash into the car behind her, which would then push the three cars behind it to move.
Kang Xiaolu mused that such a maneuver would only allow them to proceed for two minutes before being intercepted by Mu Chilangkun and his men, making it an utterly foolish strategy.
Who would have thought that Meng Jingwei would actually drive the car straight down the mountain?
There was a gap of two to three hundred meters between the upper road and the lower road, with a slope so steep it was almost seventy to eighty degrees.
What's more, the mountainside was littered with obstacles like large rocks and potholes. A single misstep could lead to unimaginable consequences.
But since Meng Jingwei had already driven down the mountain, everyone was helpless. They could only walk to the railing and watch the SUV speeding down.