Hospital 444
Chapter 153 - 2 Black Swamp Village

Chapter 153: Chapter 2 Black Swamp Village

Outside the car window, under the illumination of the headlights, was a bumpy, weed-infested mountain road.

The surroundings were covered with thickets and towering trees, giving one the feeling that a wild beast could pounce out at any moment.

Gu Yanan quickly turned to Wei Zhengxian, asking in great confusion, "Zheng... Zhengxian, how... how did we end up here?"

Wei Zhengxian also looked annoyed, "I was driving according to the GPS on my phone, and according to what that old man said earlier, we should’ve already reached the nearest village by now!"

"This map is unreliable!"

The mountain road was very difficult to navigate, besides, they were completely lost, with no clue which direction to head to find the correct path.

Gu Yanan had only joked earlier about the two of them spending the night in the car, but with the current situation, it was highly probable a wild wolf could leap out! She certainly didn’t want to spend the night in such a place!

At this moment, even the moon was not visible in the sky; aside from the car lights, it was impossible to see any other light.

The cell phone had lost signal, making it impossible to check the route now.

Gu Yanan said in frustration, "Shall we... try a different direction?"

"It’s the only thing we can do."

Wei Zhengxian continued to start up the car.

As the car moved forward on the mountain road, suddenly, Wei Zhengxian saw a lake ahead.

So he began to turn the steering wheel.

This was when something eerie happened.

While he was turning the steering wheel, the car kept going straight ahead!

He quickly stepped on the brake!

But even though he pushed the brake pedal to the floor, the car didn’t stop, nor did it slow down at all!

"Zhengxian! Stop the car! Stop the car quickly!" Gu Yanan was terrified, her face drained of color. If they continued, the car would plunge headfirst into the lake!

"The brakes aren’t responding!"

Wei Zhengxian didn’t know why it was happening, but there was no time to think!

Fortunately, due to the difficult mountain road, the speed was not too fast; he immediately shouted, "Quick! Ya Nan! Unbuckle the seat belt! Jump out of the car!"

He still tried to step on the brake and turn the steering wheel, but it was all in vain!

Gu Yanan was decisive, not hesitating any longer, she quickly unbuckled her seat belt with Wei Zhengxian. Both of them opened the doors and jumped out almost simultaneously!

Their bodies plunged into the muddy ground covered with weeds. Soon, a loud noise was heard as the car went straight into the lake and sank rapidly.

"Ya Nan!"

Wei Zhengxian, with several scrapes on his face, propped himself up and quickly ran over to Gu Yanan to help her up.

Gu Yanan at this moment looked disheveled, her face covered with mud and weeds; she felt pain all over, especially in her waist and knees. Thankfully, there were no sharp bushes on the ground, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"According to the map... this area shouldn’t have a lake..." Gu Yanan gazed at the car that had completely submerged in the lake, her heart aching. All their luggage was in the trunk of the car!

The only consolation was that it was the era of mobile payments, so they carried little cash, and it was all with them.

"Ya Nan... are you injured anywhere? Let me see..."

"No, no... I’m fine... I’m fine..."

Luckily, the car wasn’t going very fast and Wei Zhengxian drove quite steadily, otherwise, this jump could have resulted in severe injuries.

Wei Zhengxian, supporting Gu Yanan who was limping, walked to a slightly brighter spot and said to her, "Let me see, where are you hurt?"

"My waist... my waist hurts a lot..."

"Let me check..."

Gu Yanan lifted her top, and Wei Zhengxian immediately began checking...

There was a large area of bruising on her waist and several scrapes.

The problem was that they had no medicine, not even a band-aid! All sorts of medicines and bandages they had brought "just in case" had sunk to the bottom of the lake with everything else!

"Zhengxian, at least your car was insured..." Gu Yanan managed a bitter smile, "At least the loss won’t be too great..."

Wei Zhengxian took off his own shirt, tore it into pieces, and used it to bandage Gu Yanan’s wounds. It was vital to prevent infections since they couldn’t even find a hospital now.

Besides, after examining her knees, they were just bruised, without any open wounds. However, they were so painful that Gu Yanan had difficulty walking.

"I’ll carry you! Let’s see if we can find a household..." Wei Zhengxian looked at his girlfriend with concern, "We need to get your wounds treated and take you to the hospital to check for any fractures."

"Zhengxian, are your injuries okay?"

"I’m a big guy, tough skin, tough flesh; even if I get some scars, it’s not a big deal!" Wei Zhengxian didn’t give Gu Yanan a chance to refuse, and forcefully picked her up on his back!

"Zhengxian, I, I can walk..."

"How can I, as a man, allow my girlfriend to hobble beside me?" Wei Zhengxian clenched his teeth and moved forward, "Let’s head back towards the direction of the highway first, at least find a place with a phone signal!"

"Zhengxian, I’m sorry... I was the one who finally decided on that car model because I liked it. If your mom finds out, she’s definitely going to scold me..."

"How can this be your fault? It’s a problem with the car itself! When we get back, I’m definitely suing for compensation!"

"We’ll probably have to wait until the car is salvaged..."

But Gu Yanan was also perplexed. The steering wheel malfunctioned, the brakes failed, and just by chance, there was a lake ahead. How could it be so coincidental? It was this year’s latest car model; she had checked online, and it had a very high customer satisfaction rating. There were no issues the whole way here!

Why would it suddenly fail here?

Just like that, Wei Zhengxian, carrying Gu Yanan on his back, walked for about half an hour. In the end, his strength finally gave out.

"What’s going on..."

Wei Zhengxian was starting to find it absurd! He remembered the route he had taken very clearly!

How come...

How come now, walking back along the route they came from, they were lost? Did he remember the route incorrectly?

Moreover, Wei Zhengxian felt as if he was walking in circles, as if he had somehow ended up back where he started!

At this point, both Wei Zhengxian and Gu Yanan were both tired and hungry.

Gu Yanan took out a pack of chewing gum, the only "provisions" she had on her.

She handed a piece to Wei Zhengxian and said, "It’s better than nothing, have a chew. I have some too, so don’t be like those dramas where you say you won’t eat so I can have it."

"You can’t really eat this..." Wei Zhengxian said as he took the chewing gum, looking at his girlfriend with affection. "Don’t worry, I will figure something out. We won’t have to spend a night in the wilderness."

"If it comes to it, shall we build a fire, and then take turns sleeping?"

"We can’t light a fire, it might attract criminals." He said this, but Wei Zhengxian actually felt quite cold at night.

He took off his jacket and draped it over Gu Yanan.

"Ya Nan, let’s rest for a bit, then continue looking for a village nearby."

"We have no other choice..."

After resting for a while, Wei Zhengxian continued to carry Gu Yanan on his back. Despite her repeated assertions that she could walk, Wei Zhengxian insisted on carrying her.

"Zhengxian..."

"Hmm?"

"Next time, I’ll buy you a car. You can choose the model, any car is fine."

"Ya Nan, the insurance company will compensate us..."

"That’s not what I mean, Zhengxian." Gu Yanan held on to Wei Zhengxian even tighter. "I want to do as much as possible for you. You come from a civil servant’s family, and you even talk to the county party secretary normally... I know your parents have always wanted you to marry a civil servant..."

Gu Yanan had always felt inferior in front of Wei Zhengxian. In her village, she was considered quite the catch but paled in comparison to the dolled-up girls from the town, let alone someone with the qualifications like Wei Zhengxian. Before going to the town, the highest official Gu Yanan had ever met was the village party secretary.

"I don’t need you to do anything for me, just stay with me, and that’s enough."

Wei Zhengxian adjusted Gu Yanan’s position so she faced upwards, then added: "As long as you’re by my side, that’s all I need."

As they walked... the trees around them gradually began to thin out.

Suddenly, Wei Zhengxian saw that a man-made cement road started appearing in the distance!

"Ya Nan! There are people living nearby!"

"That’s great!" Gu Yanan sighed with relief. Now there was no need to worry about spending the night in the wilderness.

Following the cement road for a while, they finally saw some houses ahead.

"That’s great... hmm?"

As they got closer, the expressions on Wei Zhengxian and Gu Yanan’s faces started to subtly change.

They noticed that in the yard of every house, there was a sheep pen!

In each sheep pen, there were two or three goats.

"Could this be what that old man mentioned..."

Just then, a person came out of a house, holding a bundle of grass, and approached the sheep pen to feed the goats.

Wei Zhengxian and Gu Yanan approached and asked, "Excuse me, what village is this?"

The person turned around, startling Wei Zhengxian and Gu Yanan!

That person...

Was indescribably ugly!

The face disproportionately narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, a head nearly bald, eyes as small as mung beans, rough skin, an exceedingly large nose, and thick lips like sausages.

This man, looking to be in his fifties, set his gaze on Wei Zhengxian and Gu Yanan, then suddenly spread his thick lips into a chill-inducing smile.

"Welcome you two, this is... Heizhao Village."

At that moment, the goats that were grazing suddenly turned their gaze towards Wei Zhengxian and Gu Yanan, staring intently, even forgetting to graze.

"You must be tired from your journey. If you need a place to stay, I can take you to the best guesthouse in our village."

...

"At that time, I already had an inkling that something wasn’t right. We should have turned around and run away right then," Gu Yanan said, tears beginning to flow from her eyes as she recounted her story, clutching the hem of her dress while staring at Gao Heyann and Dai Lin with fear. In a trembling voice, she continued, "We shouldn’t have... entered this village in the first place!"

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