deltrittennovels 207. Exploding gas station
207. Exploding gas station
At 52:[-] p.m., Chen Youcai stood up from the stool at the entrance of the small supermarket and stretched his muscles.
There were only 7 minutes left before the deadline to protect Lao Luo from misfortune. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, put his mobile phone in his trouser pocket, and then strode into the Zhangjia Town Police Station under the strange gaze of the proprietress.
The office hall seemed a little quiet, Chen Youcai raised his eyes to look at the duty desk, and was meeting a pair of sparkling eyes.
"Chen Youcai, do you...do you have anything else to do?"
The official Xiaolu was tapping his pen in boredom, seeing Chen Youcai coming, he was surprised but also a little happy.
"Let me see if old Uncle Luo is off work."
Chen Youcai smiled, and glanced at the office across the aisle: "He wrote the report for a day?"
"No, I didn't even come out for lunch."
Official Xiaolu rested his chin on one hand, and asked curiously, "What are you looking for with Luo Suo? I see you've been squatting outside the door all day..."
The voice stopped abruptly, and she realized that she had slipped her tongue, her pretty face flushed, and her eyes became a little flustered and nervous.
"It's nothing, I just want to ask... Well, when will I get the bounty for catching the red-letter criminals?"
Chen Youcai didn't notice the change in Xiaolu official's expression, so he made up an excuse and sat down on the bench in the corner of the office hall.
"I'm here waiting for Uncle Luo to get off work, won't I disturb you?"
"Ah...it's okay, it's just that I don't know when Luo Suo will finish his work."
Officer Xiaolu touched his hot cheek, and avoided Chen Youcai's gaze rather guiltyly.
At this moment, only the sound of the door opening came from the corner of the aisle, causing two people in the hall to look sideways.
Lao Luo, who was full of fatigue, came out rubbing his forehead. The strong smell of smoke from his body made Chen Youcai almost unable to open his eyes.
"Why haven't you left yet, boy?"
When Lao Luo raised his eyes, he was meeting Chen Youcai's smiling face. He couldn't help rolling his eyes, and asked strangely.
"I have something to do with you."
Chen Youcai greeted Xiaolu officials, then followed Lao Luo to the door.
"...The matter of offering a bounty, it's useless to rush, we have to wait for the money to be distributed from above."
The two talked while walking, and Chen Youcai repeated his old tricks, repeating the excuse he had just used to perfunctory Xiaolu's official mission, which made Lao Luo's face turn green.
Good guy, dare you squat outside the police station all day, are you here to ask for money?
With a squinting glance, he admired Chen Youcai a little... he really is so bold.
"Isn't it a long time to wait, and I'm afraid that something will go wrong."
Chen Youcai smiled sheepishly, his scalp tingling from being stared at by Lao Luo, and quickly said: "Well, Uncle Luo, I heard from the road officer that you don't have time for lunch, so you must be hungry now."
He blinked his eyes and said with a flattering smile: "How about I treat you to supper?"
"You are blatantly bribing me."
Lao Luo narrowed his eyes, amused by Chen Youcai, nodded and smiled immediately: "Okay, I happen to be hungry too, get in the car, and I'll take you there."
He walked to his official car, opened the door and got in, and Chen Youcai got into the co-pilot.
"... out of gas."
Five seconds later, Lao Luo and Chen Youcai stared at the oil meter with the red line exposed.
There was no way, no matter how hungry he was, he could only go to the gas station first. Lao Luo ignited the car and turned around to a gas station on the outskirts of Zhangjia Town.
No one thought that this would be a trip to hell.
"Add oil for 200 yuan."
After a while, the official car drove up to the brightly lit gas station. Lao Luo stuck his head out of the car window and shouted at the coming refueling brother.
"I'm going to buy a pack of cigarettes."
Taking advantage of the time when the car was refueling, he said something to Chen Youcai, then got out of the car and walked to the convenience store in the gas station.
At the same time, in a dilapidated van not far from the official car, Qi Laobing threw away the empty coke can and prepared to drive to Chenjiacun.
Concentrating on twisting the car key, just as he put the car in gear and started the car, the corner of his eye inadvertently glanced at the convenience store entrance of the gas station.
Under the bright light, a middle-aged man with a slightly hunched waist was walking towards the store with his head buried.
Qi Laobing's palm holding the steering wheel froze, and his dull eyes suddenly became bloodshot.
Even after more than ten years, he still recognized that person at the first sight.
After all, that face that he hated for more than ten years would come to mind almost every night!
Luo Shengqiang, the middle-aged man who was about to walk into the convenience store was the intern petty official who injured himself more than ten years ago!
With a crash, Qi Laobing pushed open the door of the van, stood in the darkness under the night, staring at the figure in the convenience store.
I haven't seen him for more than ten years. Luo Shengqiang has become much older. Even though he is in his prime, the tips of his temples are showing a little white.
Clenching his fists together, Qi Laobing watched helplessly as Luo Shengqiang finished buying cigarettes, paid and walked to an official car that was refueling, and was about to get in the car.
He couldn't just let him go... With this thought in his mind, Qi Laobing's eyes turned red, and he strode forward.
"Director Luo, it's time for your car to be repaired. The oil leak is a bit serious."
The refueling brother obviously knew Lao Luo, so he quickly hung the oil gun back on the refueling machine, and then smiled at Lao Luo.
"Well, I'll fix it when I have time."
Lao Luo nodded, took out 200 yuan and handed it over, but at this moment, before he put his wallet back into his trouser pocket, he saw a tall, thin man wearing a peaked cap, walking over abruptly.
And almost at the same time, Chen Youcai, who was originally sitting in the co-pilot and playing with his mobile phone, suddenly felt a chill down his back, feeling a creepy feeling.
Raising his eyes suddenly, he immediately noticed the man in the peaked cap.
"Get out of the way!"
Chen Youcai's eyes were shocked, and relying on his sixth sense far beyond ordinary people, he abruptly pulled Lao Luo into the car.
There was a light click, and a perverted smile appeared on the corner of the man's mouth. Then he grabbed the fuel gun and put the lighter in his hand on it...
Boom! !
Before the refueling brother, whose face changed drastically, could not yell out, a group of violent flames burst out from in front of him, engulfing the figures of the four people in the arena.
Boom, boom, boom! !
This violent explosion was like igniting a gunpowder barrel, causing the remaining two tankers to explode and burn one after another.
The intense heat wave instantly pushed the official car more than ten meters away, and Chen Youcai and Lao Luo in the car were even crushed by the airflow under the car, unable to move at all.
In an instant, the entire gas station was engulfed in a sea of flames, and cries and screams resounded through the entire night sky.