274: Chapter 274: Riddle Contest 274: Chapter 274: Riddle Contest The car drove slowly and hit the road.
The group in the car was chatting and laughing, enjoying themselves thoroughly. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novᴇlfire.net
“Niu Zai, how did it go with the Xingang Brigade?” Fang Lin asked.
“No significant progress,” Luo Yang replied.
The village chief Xie Runfa led the way on his motorcycle, with Tang Guihua driving a car behind him.
First, they planned to visit the injured at the hospital, then grab a late-night snack on the way back.
Soon after leaving the village, Luo Yang suddenly noticed a car seemed to be following them.
“Sister Guihua, do you see the car behind?” Luo Yang asked.
“I see it, what about it?” Tang Guihua asked curiously.
“Speed up a bit, then slow down, and see what they do,” Luo Yang said.
So Tang Guihua did as Luo Yang had suggested.
Sure enough, the car behind also sped up and slowed down, clearly tailgating them.
“Niu Zai, what should we do?” Tang Guihua asked.
By then, they were almost at Dongfeng Hospital.
Luo Yang said calmly, “It’s fine.
Just drive to Dongfeng Hospital, and I’ll handle it later.”
The beauty in the car, unlike Zhu Li and the others, wasn’t from the same circle.
When they heard that there was a car following behind, they all became panic-stricken.
Hong Jiaxin, being braver, was still okay.
But An Yuying couldn’t stay calm.
“Niu Zai, who could it be?” she asked worriedly.
“Sister An, don’t worry.
There’s nothing to be afraid of,” Luo Yang reassured.
She was innately timid and also worried that something might happen to Luo Yang.
“Niu Zai, maybe we should go back, okay?” An Yuying asked.
“Sister An, stay calm.
I’m here,” Luo Yang said with a smile.
In fact, he was still unsure if the car behind was actually following them or intended to harm them.
If it was just tailing them, then there was nothing to worry about.
But if someone was planning to get rough, with other beauties in the car, endangering the innocent, that could be a problem.
He couldn’t say it directly at the moment or he would terrify Fang Lin and the others.
The atmosphere in the car grew much more tense, and Luo Yang said with a smile, “Let me pose a riddle for everyone to guess.
Whoever gets it right first wins a hundred bucks.”
Qin Piao was the first to react, saying, “Niu Zai, go on.”
So, Luo Yang spoke unhurriedly, “Three golds make ‘jin,’ three waters make ‘miao,’ three people make ‘zhong,’ so what should three ghosts be called?”
The others, originally focused on the unfamiliar car that was following them, had to divert their attention to consider the riddle.
“Niu Zai, is there such a word with three ghosts?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen it,” An Yuying said in her delicate voice.
“Sister An, what’s your answer?” Luo Yang said with a smile.
Except for Tang Guihua, who couldn’t write while driving, everyone else was busy jotting down the character for three ghosts, but no one knew what it should be.
Tang Guihua scoffed, “Niu Zai, then you tell us the answer, what is it?”
As expected, nobody guessed correctly, and Luo Yang said with a laugh, “Three ghosts are called ‘save me,’ otherwise, you’d lose your own life.”
A wave of giggles filled the car.
Qin Piao said with a laugh, “Niu Zai, give us another one.
I’m going to win that hundred bucks from you.”
As long as he could distract their attention and keep them from worrying too much about the car following them, his tactic would be successful.
Just as Luo Yang was about to offer another riddle, Hong Jiaxin said, “That car is still following us.”
With her comment, the other beauties fell silent again.
Luo Yang quickly said, “It’s fine.
This road is for everyone to use.
They’ll go their way, we’ll go ours.
What does it have to do with us?
If they dare to the hospital, I’ll take care of them.
Have I ever lied to you before?”
What he said he could do, he usually could, and that was tested and proven.
An Yuying said softly, “Niu Zai, why don’t we get out and talk to them?
If the other party were willing to listen to reason, that would simplify things.
But some things couldn’t be resolved by just talking them out.
“Sister An, no need to worry about it.
We’re almost there,” Luo Yang said.