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Jiang Chen walked about three hundred meters along the ramp and arrived at the scene of the accident. A container truck's front end was inexplicably lodged in the median strip, while the container itself had fallen off, blocking the two-lane highway completely.
It appeared to be a single-vehicle accident, with no casualties reported. However, the consequence was that this side of the highway was completely cut off, preventing any vehicles from passing through.
Several workers on-site looked distressed, seemingly having already called for a crane. Until the crane arrived and lifted the container away, traffic would remain halted.
This location was roughly situated between Nangang and Qingcheng. No matter where they summoned a crane from, it would take a long time. Even when the crane arrived, they would need to clear the median strip before it could lift the container.
How long would that take? What should he do? It would be easy for him to walk back alone. But what about Old Qin and all the other vehicles stuck behind? Forget it; since he was here, he might as well do something good for everyone!
A crowd had slowly gathered around the scene, and seeing the situation made them all anxious. Clearly, everyone felt that the vehicles wouldn’t be moving anytime soon.
Jiang Chen stepped out of the crowd and crossed into the restricted area. "Hey, young man, how did you get in here?" one of the workers immediately tried to stop him.
Ignoring him, Jiang Chen walked straight up to the oldest worker on-site. "Sir, why don’t we organize some people to push this container aside? Waiting for the crane will take too long!"
"Push it aside? Do you know how heavy this container is? Eight tons!" The officer responded with a tone that suggested he thought Jiang Chen didn’t understand the weight of a container.
"So what if it's eight tons? With so many people here, we can’t move it?" Jiang Chen refused to back down.
"It won't matter how many people there are; it won't budge. Why don't you ask everyone if anyone is willing to help you push?" The officer turned to the crowd. "Did you all hear that? This young man wants to push the container by hand. Is there anyone willing to join him?"
"Push something that weighs eight tons by hand? How could we possibly do that?" The crowd shook their heads in disbelief; clearly, they thought it was impossible.
The officer looked at Jiang Chen and smiled. "So, young man? Everyone thinks it's impossible to push it by hand. Do you still want to try? If you do, you'll be on your own."
"I still want to push it! I'll do it alone!" Jiang Chen insisted.
"Oh? Then go ahead and give it a try!" The officer was at a loss for words in response to Jiang Chen's determination and decided to let him hit a wall.
"Wow, is he really going to try pushing it?" The onlookers craned their necks in curiosity.
Jiang Chen chose his position and route carefully, asking some people to step aside. Those asked complied readily; their earlier frustration had dissipated thanks to Jiang Chen's unexpected suggestion and subsequent actions.
With a clear path established, Jiang Chen began to push against the container. He didn’t use both hands; instead, he placed one hand on its side.
Wait—it's moving! This was beyond anyone's expectations!
Everyone was so surprised that their eyes nearly popped out! The people who were ready to laugh couldn't find the words, and the scene suddenly fell into a terrifying silence.
Jiang Chen seemed to be pushing a small cart, moving steadily as he rolled the container onto the ramp. It took very little time, less than a minute. The onlookers were still in shock, feeling as if they were in a dream.
"Alright, the road is clear!" Jiang Chen reminded the stunned crowd.
"Thank you, thank you!" came a chorus of gratitude! Then people began to walk back to their cars. The long line that had been blocked started to move forward.
The officer was excited and ran over to shake Jiang Chen's hand: "Young man, thank you so much! You've helped us restore traffic so quickly. I didn't expect you to be so strong; my attitude earlier was a bit poor, please don't take it to heart!"
"Officer, no need to be polite, it was just a small effort! My strength is indeed beyond what most can compare; it’s normal that you didn’t think of it at first. Now that the road is clear, I need to get back to my car!"
"Alright, goodbye!" The officer and several colleagues looked at Jiang Chen with gratitude as he left.
Jiang Chen returned to the service area and got into Old Qin's car. "We can go now!"
"The highway has been cleared; cars in the service area can leave now!" The loudspeaker in the service area sounded again.
"What happened?" Old Qin asked with a smile.
"A container fell and blocked the road. I moved it, and now the road is clear!"
Old Qin and Chungwai already knew about Jiang Chen's strength, so he spoke honestly without needing to hide anything from them.
"Oh, I see! We were lucky to have you with us today. Otherwise, who knows how long we would have been stuck on this road!"
Once back on the highway, traffic was moving but still slow. Upon reaching the accident site, Old Qin noticed that a container had been pulled onto the ramp and was no longer blocking the lane. However, the front of the trailer was in the green belt while its rear was still on the lane, causing only one lane to be passable at that point.
"Jiang Chen, why didn't you move the trailer too?"
"Hehe, I wanted to! But where would I move it to?"
"Oh, that's true! As long as it's clear now, we should be able to speed up after this." Old Qin chuckled.
Sure enough, traffic behind them became smooth! The speed gradually returned to the maximum limit of the highway.
After exiting the highway, Old Qin asked Chungwai to drop Jiang Chen off at school first before returning to his villa.
When Jiang Chen arrived at school, it was just in time for the end of morning classes. He went with his classmates to the cafeteria for lunch.
"Jiang Chen, you're back at school? I haven't seen you for a couple of days; where have you been?" said Lin Jingzhu. She saw Jiang Chen and placed her tray in front of him so they could eat together.
"Yesterday was my grandfather's birthday, so I went back to Qingcheng!" Although Jiang Chen didn't want to continue the relationship with her, he couldn't bear to be too cold towards her.
He clearly knew she was a ruthless woman, yet Jiang Chen found it hard to be too heartless! However, when it came to principles, Jiang Chen still had to stand firm. Just like that night when Lin Jingzhu was so proactive, Jiang Chen resolutely did not agree.
Qingcheng, the place where they grew up together; back then, Jiang Chen treated himself so well! Unfortunately, Jiang Chen had changed. Otherwise, during Old Master Jiang's birthday celebration, he would have suggested that she accompany him.
If Jiang Chen had proposed it, she would definitely have agreed to go with him. Unfortunately, he didn't.
"I want to treat you to dinner tonight!" Lin Jingzhu was unwilling to be continued to be ignored by Jiang Chen.
"Why do you want to treat me to dinner again?"
"Last time you helped me at Leisure Bar!"
"Oh, that time? It's not worth mentioning. Let me treat you instead!" Jiang Chen thought of a place that was free anyway, so he might as well treat her and clarify their relationship moving forward to prevent her from holding onto false hopes!
"Okay!" Lin Jingzhu quickly agreed. I just want to spend more time with you; it's even better if you treat me!
After school, Jiang Chen called a taxi and took Lin Jingzhu to the Chamber of Commerce Grand Hotel.
Lin Jingzhu's car had been sold during the time her father was being chased for debts. Although Lin Shihui transferred a lot of assets to his daughter before he died, these assets couldn't be made public. So the car had to be sold!
Of course, given Lin Jingzhu's own conditions, it would be easy for her to find another wealthy boyfriend. Moreover, there were plenty of rich second-generation kids at Nangang High School; any one of them could provide a lavish material life.
Perhaps she still held some fantasies about Jiang Chen! Or maybe it was just that her father's passing was recent. In any case, Lin Jingzhu had not yet found a new boyfriend.
"Wow, we're back at this high-end hotel again! Jiang Chen, are you repaying me for treating you last time?"
"Were you treating me last time? You ran away without paying!" Jiang Chen sneered inwardly.
Huh? It seemed like she did run away without paying last time! She had promised to treat him but ended up getting upset and leaving! She certainly didn't intend to skip out on the bill!
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