Chapter 911: What does it mean to disappear without a trace after a single somersault?
Xiao He returned to the side of the highway.
Several vehicles are now parked here, all of them temporary rescue convoys. The closest one is a traffic police car, with several people surrounding Zuo Cheng's car, peering inside.
Zuo Cheng was the first to notice Xiao He's return, so he immediately greeted him: "Brother Xiao! Are you alright? What's the situation down there? Thank you for your hard work!"
"It's alright, the rescue operation has already started down below, and they should be able to bring the person up soon."
As Xiao He spoke, his gaze fell on the other person's chest: "You brought an action camera?"
The situation was quite urgent, and he hadn't noticed it until now. He realized that the action camera clipped to his chest had been recording everything from the beginning until now.
"Ah, right!"
Zuo Cheng glanced down, then seemed to remember something and quickly explained to Xiao He, "Brother Xiao, I didn't mean to take pictures of you on purpose! I didn't take pictures on purpose when I came to see you before. It's just that there was such a car accident just now, and I was all alone at the scene. I was a little scared, so I took this to record it when I got out of the car."
Zuo Cheng isn't the type of person who would intentionally take photos of others without their consent. For example, when he asked Xiao He if he would be willing to be a model, he didn't directly hold up a camera or phone while asking and taking pictures. After all, in that situation, a normal person with a bit of caution would definitely not agree.
So Zuo Cheng usually asks someone first to clarify things, and then takes out his phone to reshoot a familiar scene. It's like having a rehearsal script beforehand, so that the ordinary people won't be so nervous or resistant.
What happened just now was truly rare. Zuo Cheng felt it was too outrageous, so he took his action camera with him before getting out of the car, deciding to use it as material.
At the time of the incident, he was on the phone with his girlfriend when he saw the white sedan in front of him suddenly spin wildly, the steering wheel spun wildly, and the entire car twisted and turned in an S-shape at an extremely high speed on the highway. Then, because the driver lacked the "control," the car overturned on the spot, and the inertia caused the vehicle to bounce and roll forward.
Finally, right in front of Zuo Cheng, it performed a smooth somersault and disappeared onto the highway.
Left turn:?
Did something just jump off the highway?
ah?
Where is that big white sedan in front of me?
ah?
Zuo Cheng, dumbfounded, slowed down and pulled over to the side of the road, almost thinking he was seeing things.
If the person on the other end of the phone hadn't also heard the commotion and thought he'd been in a car accident, and hadn't been calling out to him anxiously, he probably would have thought he was hallucinating from driving all night.
So after calming his partner down, Zuo Cheng hurriedly hung up his action camera and came downstairs.
However, he really didn't expect to run into Xiao He again on the road, and even to participate in this rescue operation together.
Looking back now, Zuo Cheng actually regrets not going down with Xiao He to check the situation.
In that case, he might be able to collect more video material.
However, upon further reflection, it became clear that there were only the two of them at the scene. If one of them went to investigate the situation, the other person would indeed need to stay up there and maintain contact with the traffic police to prevent any unforeseen circumstances from arising later.
Compared to matters of life and death, the video footage he captured by chance was not so important.
It's good that everyone is alright.
Zuo Cheng sighed, then pointed to his camera: "Um, I might continue taking pictures, I don't know if you mind—"
Xiao He glanced at the camera, moved his body to shield Wei Feng behind him, and said, "My dog is not suitable to be in the picture. Please check it afterward."
This means that everything is allowed except for dogs in the video.
Zuo Cheng instantly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded happily repeatedly: "Okay, Brother Xiao, thank you so much! You worked hard today's rescue too! You're a real man!"
As for why the dog couldn't appear on camera, Zuo Cheng wisely didn't press the matter further.
The dog's demeanor suggested it was a military or police dog. He didn't suspect Xiao He had stolen an official dog, but guessed that such working dogs might not be able to show themselves in certain situations, and that some local regulations did indeed prohibit such dogs from appearing in videos and being used for public profit. Therefore, Zuo Cheng proactively turned the camera around instead of filming Wei Feng.
Besides him, there were relatively few other people taking out their phones at the scene. After all, not many cars drive through this section of the road, and stopping is not allowed on the highway. So, the area was mostly filled with busy rescue workers and traffic police.
Xiao He turned around and told Wei Feng to get back into the car and wait for him.
"Um, could I also see the playback in your car?"
After dealing with Wei Feng's matter, Xiao He asked Zuo Cheng with some curiosity.
The main reason was that he was just too curious.
From the moment he got the information until now, Xiao He's curiosity has never waned.
Such a complicated car accident scene... Xiao He also wanted to see it for himself.
"Of course!"
Zuo Cheng readily agreed, and after the traffic police finished collecting evidence, he took Xiao He to watch the playback.
In the video, the sound of Zuo Cheng chatting with his girlfriend can be heard, and the topic of conversation is none other than Xiao He himself. Meanwhile, a white sedan is seen driving normally in the right-hand lane at the very front of the screen.
And the change happened in the blink of an eye—
The white sedan suddenly began to sway, its tires screeching on the ground. The car started to turn from the far right to the far left, and then tried to turn back to the original road from the far left. However, it failed to control the steering angle well, and due to its high speed, the white sedan rolled over and, with the momentum of its high speed, rolled all the way to the edge.
Until, to Xiao He's incredulous gaze, just before hitting the guardrail, the overturned car continued its smooth backward tilt, finally grazing the guardrail as it flipped over and fell into the darkness in a perfect backward position, disappearing completely from sight.
Only off-screen, Zuo Cheng exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, "Holy crap!"
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To be honest, if the scene hadn't been replayed on the screen in the car, Xiao He would have almost thought it was generated by AI.
How can it be so silky smooth and leave no trace?
What an incredible coincidence!
However, Xiao He soon noticed a clear gap at the back of the white sedan, as if it had been rear-ended before.
This identical gap instantly reminded Xiao He of the piece of debris that had fallen off the road earlier.
His eye twitched.
So those pieces that fell off earlier were also from this car?
They had been rear-ended once before?
Is this wrecked car still on the road?
Xiao He was speechless. Although he didn't quite understand what was going on, he still had to say that the driver was a tough guy. He then turned to the traffic police officer and provided him with his discovery.
The traffic police were also investigating the cause of the accident, but they didn't expect there to be such a part before it happened. So they nodded and contacted their superiors to review the surveillance footage along the road. They also asked another traffic policeman to check the section of road that Xiao He mentioned, and to make sure that there were no other obviously large dangerous items that had fallen on that section of road.
This makes the incident seem rather perplexing.
However, this matter doesn't seem to be under Xiao He's jurisdiction.
It takes time to investigate in the dark, especially given the current situation where the injured are definitely more important.
So Xiao He waited for a while, and after confirming that all three injured members of the family had been successfully loaded into the ambulance, he prepared to drive away.
Zuo Cheng wanted to record more of what was happening here, so he chose to stay.
Seeing that Xiao He was about to leave, he took another photo with Xiao He.
Of course, before driving off, Xiao He didn't forget to take out some fragrant jerky as a reward for Wei Feng's heroic performance tonight.
Oh, and I also sent a message to Sister Liu to let her know.
Because if nothing unexpected happens...
Mr. Xiao, the kind-hearted citizen, may very well be trending on social media again...
Xiao He thought to himself with a guilty conscience.
At least it overshadowed his trending topic "【Xiao He Air Force Guy】" tonight, didn't it?