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nHiss……

nIt hurts…...

nAm I dying?

nThe strong smell and taste of blood could be felt in the nose and mouth. Dong Xuebing could not move even his fingers, and it was total darkness. He tried to move his neck, but there was no reaction. He finally mustered all his strength to open his eyes, but he could only open a slit. He could make out a blurry vision of an overloaded dump truck. Beside him, there was an old man in his 70s or 80s and a beautiful woman in her late 20s lying in a pool of blood motionless. There was a crowd of onlookers. From their mouth movements, they seem to be shouting something. However, Dong Xuebing could not hear anything.

nThe old man was dead. Aunt Xuan was dead. He was badly injured…… Most likely he would not make it.

nLooking at the pretty face of the woman he secretly admired, Qu Yunxuan, Dong Xuebing felt like his heart was being stabbed by a knife.

nNeighbour Qu Yunxuan was a kind woman. Earlier at the traffic junction, she saw the old man having difficulties walking and offered her help to help him cross the road. Despite the traffic lights in their favor, a truck came speeding towards them. The driver might be drunk or had fallen asleep on the wheel. Dong Xuebing, who was some distance away saw the danger and came running towards Qu Yunxuan. He wants to push her out of the way of the truck. But he was too late, and he was also knocked down by the truck.

nRegrets.

nDong Xuebing had never regretted so much in his life.

nIf Dong Xuebing noticed the out-of-control truck earlier and rushed out to save them, the 3 of them did not need to die.

nBut now…… It was too late.

nDong Xuebing could feel his eyelids getting heavier and heavier. He could no longer bear to see the twisted bodies or Qu Yunxuan and that old man. He shut his eyes and waited for his time to be up.

nKaboom!

nThere was a loud thunderclap. It was so loud that it could shatter someone’s soul.

nThe next moment, Dong Xuebing felt his vision blurred, and he felt jumped out of the darkness.

nDong Xuebing could feel his strength, hearings, and vision coming back to him. He was in a dazed and looked around him. He noticed that he was all fine and standing in front of the traffic junction. Around him was the traffic in Beijing. Cars, taxis, and vans were zooming past him. Under the dim lightings of the streetlights, people were walking as if nothing had happened.

n“Sir, let me help you cross the road.”

n“It’s fine. Thank you, young lady. I am fine by myself.”

n“I am just staying opposite, and it is not a hassle. Come, let me help you.”

nDong Xuebing turned around towards the voice in shock. A smiling Qu Yunxuan was at the pedestrian crossing not far away. She also saw Dong Xuebing and said: “Xiao Bing, you are back? Are you out with your friends?” The person beside her was the old man who had just passed away. The old man also looked at Dong Xuebing and coughed.

n“Ah… Ya… I am back.” Dong Xuebing was looking around him and answered unconsciously. He was still trying to figure out what had happened.

nWhat happened? I am not dead? Aunt Xuan was not dead? The old man was also not dead?

nDong Xuebing slowly lifted his hand up and opened his palm. He clenches his fist and then opened it up again. There was no blood or wounds.

nWas he dreaming? There was no accident? Everything was only a hallucination?

nThe traffic lights changed from red to amber, and then the traffic lights opposite the road turned green and showed the green pedestrian man. The pedestrians start to cross the road. The old man with his walking stick was the slowest, and Qu Yunxuan was helping him to cross the road.

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nThis was familiar.

nThis was a very familiar scene.

nSuddenly, there was the roar of an engine, and Dong Xuebing instantly turned towards the engine sound. A truck was moving on the right turning lane from another road. The truck was overloaded with gravels and was not traveling very fast, at about 40 Km

/h or 50 Km

/h.

nDong Xuebing rubbed his eyes. He was shocked. Wasn’t this the scene before the accident?

nWhat was happening? Time had rewinded? That was not a hallucination?

nDong Xuebing had no time to think and immediately shouted: “Stop, look out for that truck!”

nEveryone paused for a while and started looking around them.

n“What truck?”

n“Where’s the truck?”

nQu Yunxuan saw that truck and turn to Dong Xuebing: “Why are you shouting? It’s red light there.”

nThe old man also felt there was nothing to be worried about. That truck was turning and would not affect them crossing the road.

nDong Xuebing knew that this truck will not slow down and will be knocking them down. He immediately ran over while shouting: Aunt Xuan, move! Move away from there!”

nQu Yunxuan paused for a while and smile: “Xiao Bing, what’s wrong with you? That truck is ……”

nBefore she could finish, the truck had crossed the stop line, and there was no indication of the truck slowing down.

nIn front of all the pedestrians at the crossing, the truck beat the red light.

n“Ahhhhhh!”

n“Run…...”

n“It’s going to knock someone down!”

nPeople were shouting.

nQu Yunxuan was stunned. When she finally came back to her senses, she immediately pulls that old man: “Hurry up. Run!”

n“Leave me and run by yourself.” The old man gave Qu Yunxuan a push.

nThere was not enough time. The sounds of the roaring engine were getting nearer.

n4 meters……

n3 meters……

nQu Yunxuan and that old man had given up hope.

nWhen everyone there thought the both of them would be killed by the truck, Dong Xuebing, who knew the truck would be beating the red lights, rushed to the backs of the two of them. Using the momentum, he used all his strength to carry both the old man and Qu Yunxuan by the waist with both his arms outstretched. He continued to run forward with the old man and Qu Yunxuan on his left and right. He roared as he carries on running ahead with all his might and two people hanging on his arms.

n“Shit!”

n“They are going to die!”

nMany of the more timid bystanders closed their eyes.

nZoomed…… The truck brushed just Dong Xuebing’s back with only centimeters to spare.

nThe old man was sent sliding on the road forward for half a meter.

nQu Yunxuan was also sent tumbling forward from Dong Xuebing’s push.

nDong Xuebing fell the worst. He was gasping for air while lying on his side in the middle of the road. He could feel the pain in his waist and legs.

nTime seems to be frozen for a while and then there were cheers.

n“All of them are still alive!”

n“Young man, you are so brave!”

nIt was not sure who started clapping and soon everyone was clapping and cheering for Dong Xuebing.

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