A live stream that dramatically transformed a depressed schoolgirl shocked netizens across the count

Titan took control of the route.

The 52-ton heavy truck turned from the highway auxiliary road onto the county road, its eight tires churning through the accumulated water as it advanced westward along the winding mountain road.

Rainwater was swept to the roadside by the mountain wind, and cedar branches and leaves pressed over the car body, leaving trails of water.

In the distance, the mountain ridges revealed their outlines through the clouds and mist, and the road ahead wound its way into the mountainside, with one bend after another.

Real-time terrain maps are displayed on the windshield.

[We are entering a rockfall warning zone 3 kilometers ahead.]

[The road ahead is a series of sharp bends, about 7 kilometers ahead.]

[Communication dead zone 11 kilometers ahead.]

Chen Lang leaned back on the sofa, his military boots, which hadn't been put away in the shoe cabinet, lying at his feet. He held the thermos in his hand, turning the lid halfway around his palm.

The bulletproof car window reflected the road behind.

A gray minivan emerged from behind the bend, remaining more than 200 meters behind the heavy truck.

Chen Lang took a sip of water.

"Titan, how long has that car been following us?"

The center console illuminated with a soft blue light pattern.

The target vehicle first appeared at the highway auxiliary road exit.

[Follow-up duration: 12 minutes and 47 seconds.]

The target vehicle has abandoned two overtaking sections and slowed down in sync with our speed reduction.

[Probability of following: 71%]

Chen Lang looked up, and the car body, road conditions, and driving trajectory were gradually put back into place in his mind.

The left front tire of the gray van was covered in red mud, and the right wheel arch was covered with grayish-yellow mud spots commonly found on county roads.

The other party had recently driven onto an unpaved side road, then circled back to the auxiliary road exit, getting stuck at the moment the heavy truck passed by.

A temporary pass was affixed to the upper right corner of the windshield. The paper had just been printed, and the edges showed signs of repeated folding.

The license plate fixing screws are one new and one old, and the left nut has scratches from disassembly.

The van shortens the distance as it enters the curve, and then reverses back two hundred meters after exiting the curve.

The driver uses the curve to shield himself from the approaching truck, ensuring that the heavy truck remains within his field of vision at all times.

"Check license plate."

The vehicle registration information shows that the vehicle belongs to a building materials company in Yunlin City.

Three minutes ago, a vehicle registered under this company's name passed through the ETC system at the Yunlin City urban toll station.

[Judgment: The vehicle in question is suspected of using a counterfeit license plate.]

Chen Lang tightened the lid of the cup and remained leaning against the sofa.

"Don't alert them, preserve the evidence first."

【receive. 】

Vehicle feature collection complete; dynamic tracking model established.

[Public surveillance data along the route is being backed up synchronously.]

On the other side of the sofa, Shen Qingci was checking the weather forecast for Phoenix for the next three days.

The planner lay open on my lap, with a few more lines of additions next to the original route: cancel boat tours if it rains, prepare non-slip shoes for the mountain paths in Miao villages, and bring a shawl when it gets cold in the evening.

She scrolled down the weather page on her phone.

"It will rain in Fenghuang the day after tomorrow."

Chen Lang stared at the van through the reflection in the car window, his tone as relaxed as ever.

"Let it rain. It's nice when it rains in the old town. You hold the umbrella, and I'll splash in the puddles."

"Stay away from my shoes."

"Teacher Shen, we haven't even arrived at our destination yet, and we're already setting up rules?"

"Last time you stepped in a puddle, you splashed half of my pants with water."

"That was a sneak attack on the road, it has little to do with me."

Shen Qingci took a pen and added the word "waterproof" after "canvas shoes," and crossed out the dark gray that Chen Lang had originally chosen, replacing it with black.

"Don't buy light colors."

Why?

"At the rate you walk like that, you'll have to throw it away in a day."

Chen Lang chuckled, pressed his thumb against the cup lid, and didn't reply.

The van was still behind.

A long bend appeared ahead. Titan adjusted its suspension, and the heavy truck drove close to the inner mountain wall.

The hillside drainage ditch was blocked by fallen leaves, and muddy water flooded half of the road surface. Eight sets of tires pressed out two rows of muddy water.

The cedar trees blocked the view behind them.

Three seconds later, the gray van broke through the obstruction, closing the distance to 120 meters.

As soon as the front of the car was straightened, the driver stepped on the brakes, widening the distance again.

The person in the passenger seat is holding up their phone, with the camera pointed at the rear of the heavy truck.

A small data collection device was connected to the phone, with the cable dangling below the center console. The rear windows were covered with dark tint, making it impossible to see how many people were inside.

Chen Lang put the thermos back on the table.

"Titan, scan for the other party's wireless signal."

Three mobile devices were detected.

One of the machines is currently uploading video data. The transmission destination has gone through multiple hops, and the receiving address has not yet been locked.

[There is another short-range communication device inside the vehicle, currently in silent mode.]

Regular filming doesn't require using fake license plates or bypassing video transmission links.

Chen Lang scanned the topographic map.

Eleven kilometers later, the communication blind spot is sandwiched between two mountain walls, with a total length of 4.6 kilometers.

The road had no forks, few houses along the way, and abandoned quarries at both ends. That section of the road was the most suitable if the gray van wanted to make a move.

"Find a place to park before the blind spot."

A temporary emergency escape lane is available 2.3 kilometers ahead.

The emergency escape lane is adjacent to a road maintenance station, where three staff members are stationed.

"Reserve the spot."

【receive. 】

Shen Qingci's pen stopped on the paper.

She looked up, her gaze shifting from the route map on the center console to Chen Lang's face.

"Who are you saving a seat for?"

Chen Lang looked at her for two seconds.

He swallowed back the words he was about to say to double-check. He raised his hand and tapped the table, indicating that she should put the notebook away first.

"Qingci, a car has started following us from the auxiliary road exit."

Shen Qingci closed the notebook, pressed her palm against the cover, and lifted her back off the cushion.

She didn't look back.

"How long have you been following them?"

"Twelve minutes."

"Are you sure?"

"Using a fake license plate, forgoing two overtaking maneuvers. Closing in as they entered the corner, pulling away as they exited, and there was even equipment on the car transmitting video outwards."

"What about the tracking probability?"

"70% or more."

The wheels rolled over the puddles, and mud splattered onto the undercarriage guards.

The Buddhist prayer beads on Shen Qingci's wrist rested against the edge of the notebook, and the wooden beads bumped twice as the car body swayed.

"fan?"

"Fans recognized the car and had already posted the live stream title. There was no need to change the license plate or add multiple layers of transmission addresses."

"Zhao Yulan's people?"

"It's not certain yet." Chen Lang tilted his head slightly towards the center console.

"It's also possible that these are social media outlets that came for the rescue video, trying to figure out where we are. Titan is keeping evidence, waiting for them to reveal something else."

Shen Qingci did not follow up with further questions.

"When did you find out?"

"Not long after exiting the auxiliary road."

The hand pressing on the journal tightened, leaving a shallow crease on the cover.

"Why did it take you so long to tell me?"

Chen Lang stopped resting his hand on the edge of the table.

"For the first few minutes, we're just going the same way. I need to confirm the license plate and route first, so you don't have to be on guard the whole way."

"So you only told me after you confirmed the license plate was fake, checked the data transmission, and selected a parking spot in front of the blind spot."

"The car behind hasn't even gotten close yet, and Titan is already watching—"

That's not what I was asking.

Shen Qingci looked at him, her wrist pressed against the kraft paper cover, her Buddhist prayer beads squeezed into her sleeve.

"It was the same last time we rescued someone. You decide first, get out of the car, and only tell me how you plan to come back after the rope is in place."

The rain outside the car fell on the plate armor, the dense, muffled patter drowning out the sound of the tires.

"Chen Lang, I'm not sitting here waiting for you to finish dealing with things before I hear you say it's all over."