On the highway, I had the cruise control on, but then I found that the brakes didn’t work.
No matter how hard I stepped on the brakes, the speed remained at 100 kilometers per hour.
Ahead on the right was a large freight truck.
And on the left, there was a white car crawling at a snail’s pace in the overtaking lane, running parallel to the freight truck.
My wife was feeding our baby snacks in the backseat. Seeing that we were about to crash, she asked me why I didn’t slow down.
I turned my head to look at her.
Looking into her eyes through the rear – view mirror, I said bitterly, “Fasten your seatbelt and hold the handle tightly. And… I love you.”
As I honked the horn desperately, my wife had already anticipated what was going to happen.
The car in front was still moving slowly. Judging from its speed, it was probably only a little over 70 kilometers per hour.
I hated cars that crawled in the overtaking lane!
I didn’t dare to stop honking, and finally, the white car slightly increased its speed.
But before I could breathe a sigh of relief, something terrifying happened.
The brake lights of the white car suddenly lit up!
There was clearly no obstacle in front of him, but he, annoyed by my honking, deliberately braked to scare me!
The problem was, I couldn’t brake at all!
With a loud bang, my car crashed right into it.
The car shook violently. My wife held the handle tightly, and I also gripped the steering wheel firmly. If I deviated from the lane, we would be drawn into the freight truck beside us!
Fortunately, the owner of the white car originally intended to scare me. He probably stepped on the brakes and then quickly switched to the accelerator.
So when I crashed into it, he was also startled and stepped on the accelerator to the floor, pulling away ahead.
We overtook the freight truck. The window of the white car rolled down, and a man waved at me, shouting something.
He started to move towards the adjacent lane, signaling me to stop.
My wife rolled down the window and shouted anxiously at him that the brakes were broken.
But with such strong wind resistance, how could the sound carry through?
Seeing that I just drove away, the white car immediately chased after us.
The man was furious. Clearly, he was the one driving slowly and deliberately braking to scare me, but now it seemed as if he was the one who had suffered a great grievance. He gave me the middle finger.
He stepped on the accelerator and rushed in front of me again. This guy actually wanted to force me to stop on the highway!
An unqualified driver on the road often means sending death to any innocent family.
As soon as his car head blocked me, I crashed into it hard!
With another loud bang, his car head was smashed by me. My car rushed out, and the huge force made the car body lose balance. I quickly turned on the lane – change assist and tried my best to hold the steering wheel.
The faster the speed, the less one can panic. A slight wrong turn and we would be killed in a car crash!
My wife sat in the back, crying in terror, “How could we encounter such a person!”
I really wanted to skin this car owner alive.
My wife and my child were in the car.
We were in a life – and – death situation, but he wouldn’t think he was wrong. He would only think that we were maliciously rear – ending and fleeing the scene.
Sure enough, the white car soon caught up again.
His car head was clearly smashed, but he still wouldn’t let us go.
My speed could only remain at 100 kilometers per hour. He stepped on the accelerator to the limit and rushed in front of us.
My heart skipped a beat, and I immediately had a bad premonition.
Suddenly, his window opened.
From his car, a bucket of just – eaten instant noodles was thrown out, hitting my windshield directly.
The instant noodle soup smeared all over my glass, making me completely unable to see the front.
I quickly turned on the windshield wipers, but my window was covered with an oil film!
At this moment, our lives were in the hands of fate.
We couldn’t see anything in front.
The oil film got dirtier the more I wiped. I could only scrape off the instant noodles first and let the rest dry naturally, so that I could barely see the front.
My wife sat in the back, crying and shaking, but she quickly picked up her phone and called the police.
“My husband and I are on the highway. Our brakes are broken.”
“There’s a car deliberately braking in front of us and throwing instant noodles at us.”
“Please, police… save our family!”
My wife wiped her tears, connected her phone to the Bluetooth, and cried, “Honey, the police are asking for the location, but I don’t know where we are.”
After connecting to the Bluetooth, I said, “We just passed the Huangjiadun highway exit, heading towards the south of the city.”
The police asked, “What’s the color of your car body and the license plate number?”
I said, “Matte gray, and the license plate number is 72C32.”
“We’ll immediately block the relevant highway entrances ahead and send police cars to escort you. Can you see the license plate number of the disturbing car next to you? We’ll contact him to stay away immediately.”
“I didn’t remember his license plate number. I can’t see it at the moment. The other party is driving parallel to me.”
“Got it. We’ll check the surveillance cameras right away. You keep driving for now.”
I swallowed hard and asked the question I cared about the most, “How far is the nearest emergency lane from me?”
There was a few – second silence on the other end, and finally, they said, “Eighty kilometers. We’ll do our best to protect you.”
In an instant, my heart sank.
Eighty kilometers, almost the distance through two cities!
The white car was still driving parallel to me, and the owner was yelling at me all the time.
I couldn’t hear what he was shouting, but I knew it must be something nasty.
Most importantly, the emergency lane had started to appear ahead.
At this time, if I could change lanes to the emergency lane, it would greatly increase the chances of my family’s survival!
The problem was this white car!
He was blocking the right side at the same speed, making it impossible for me to change lanes to the emergency lane!
My wife sat in the back. She wiped away her tears, suddenly unbuckled her seatbelt, and said, “Honey, did you turn on the lane – change assist?”
“Yes.”
“Come out quickly. Let’s switch places.”
I looked up and stared at my wife’s face through the rear – view mirror.
She cried and said, “It’s easier to survive in the back seat. Let me drive!”
I didn’t say anything, just held the steering wheel tightly.
She was still pleading with me to switch places, “If you’re gone, what will happen to me and our daughter? I can’t earn much to raise our daughter. It’s better for you to survive than me.”
I turned my head and glanced at my daughter.
She was still babbling, completely unaware that she was going through a crisis.
She was holding a small cookie, happily shaking her little hand.
I forced a smile and said to my daughter, “Baby, call daddy.”
She had never called me daddy before.
If I were to die here today, at least I wanted to hear her call me daddy once.
My daughter giggled at me, shaking the small cookie, and babbling “A – pu A – pu”.
Seeing that I still didn’t change places, my wife hurriedly tugged at my clothes.
My nose twitched, and I said in a low voice, “Don’t use the baby as an excuse. Listen…”
I wiped away my tears and my voice was a bit choked.
“I never believed in ghosts in my life, but if I can meet you again, I hope there’s an afterlife.”
My wife stared at me blankly.
But then, my heart tightened.
Because the white car overtook me from the right lane again.
I didn’t know what he was going to do, but any of his actions made me very nervous.
I knew what kind of person I had provoked.
A driver who dares to drive slowly in the overtaking lane is either a fool or has no respect for life.
Judging from this person’s actions, he has no respect for life at all.
His window opened again, and something was thrown out.
Before I could see what it was, the window in front of me was shattered!
My wife let out a painful scream.
I turned my head and was stunned.
A screwdriver came through the windshield. It not only broke my glass but also, under the huge force at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, directly pierced through the passenger – seat and nailed into my wife’s shoulder!
I turned back and saw only my wife in the back seat, nailed to the seat by the screwdriver. She was covering her shoulder, and blood was gushing out!
In an instant, my mind went blank.
One thought kept running through my head.
Kill him!
My daughter, who was smiling just now, was so scared that she burst into tears. Looking at her, I found that a piece of glass had pierced her little face, making it bloody.
My wife was in great pain. Her face was pale, but as soon as she saw our daughter was injured, she struggled to grab the screwdriver and pulled it out hard.
She rushed to our daughter’s side and said anxiously, “Baby… don’t be afraid…”
My wife examined our daughter’s wound and cried weakly to me, “The baby’s face is scratched… there’s glass stuck in the flesh. I don’t dare to move it…”
Looking at this scene in the rear – view mirror, my heart was torn apart!
Just now, my wife was peeling grapes for me in the back seat, and my daughter was holding a small cookie, happily babbling.
But now, one was stabbed through the shoulder, and the other had a bloody face.
I told myself that if I could survive, I must kill that white – car driver!
The windshield on the right had been shattered. With my speed, glass chips were blown in from time to time.
I drove the car, filled with fear and hatred.
I had read the news before. There were naughty kids throwing stones on the highway. The stones not only shattered the windshield but also blew the head of the person in the car open, causing instant death.
Today, my family was so close to this kind of terrifying death!
A little bit more off – target, and that screwdriver would have stabbed into my wife’s head or heart!
If I were alone in the car, I would definitely kill him.
But now I had to calm down. No matter how much my heart hurt, I had to suppress it with reason to protect my family’s safety!
Just then, the white car in front suddenly gave me the middle finger again.
In an instant, I had a bold and feasible idea.
The white car always liked to run in front of me and throw things. Could I just follow closely behind his car and let him lead the way for me?
If there was an obstacle ahead, he would surely avoid it for me first.
If he stepped on the brakes, then at worst, I would hit his rear end and use his brakes and the weight of his car to force myself to stop.
That is to say, if he was going to get off the highway, and I followed behind him, when he slowed down, I could rear – end him and push him off the cliff to ensure my safety!
At that time, with him as my buffer, it was also a way to keep my family alive!
Thinking of this method, I gritted my teeth.
I originally wanted to avoid all innocent people.
It was him who dragged me into a deeper abyss. Since that’s the case, I might as well drag him into the abyss with me and let him be my scapegoat!
Thinking of this, I immediately turned the steering wheel and followed behind the white car.
He probably didn’t expect me to do this. Soon he changed lanes to the left, and I followed to the left. He changed lanes to the right, and I followed to the right.
The white car, which was originally in the dominant position, now became very passive!
My wife also saw my intention. She covered her wound and said weakly, “Honey, follow closely.”
I nodded and focused all my attention on following the white car.
He seemed to have become obedient and drove forward steadily.
But suddenly, something unexpected happened!
The white car suddenly swerved sharply to the left. The speed was so fast that he almost hit the guardrail.
Thanks to my instinct of using the white car as a shield, I also made an emergency lane – change when he did.
Only then did I find that there was a large box on the road ahead, probably dropped by a freight truck.
This white car still wanted to kill me!
He deliberately waited until such a close distance to change lanes, hoping that I would hit it and cause a car crash!
A chill ran down my spine, and I continued to follow him closely.
This approach was very dangerous, but it was the only way to protect my family!
Seeing that I was so difficult to get rid of, the white car started to slow down gradually, and since I couldn’t brake, I naturally crashed into his rear end!
I rear – ended him again. At the moment of the rear – end collision, I held the steering wheel tightly, and he finally stepped on the brakes!
I breathed a sigh of relief because my speed was obviously slowing down.
From 100 kilometers per hour, it slowly dropped to 90, then to 80.
If this continued, I should be able to use the weight and brakes of the white car to make my speed slower and slower.
I even thought that when my speed was slow enough, I would directly crash through the guardrail and hit a tree at a relatively slow speed, letting the tree help me brake.
But the next second, the white car caused trouble again!
When I turned the steering wheel towards the guardrail, the white car suddenly accelerated and changed lanes, and my speed immediately increased!
I shouted anxiously, “Hold on tight!”
The car hit the guardrail hard.
An experienced driver would let the empty passenger – seat bear the impact, but I couldn’t move. My family members were all in the car!
I had to use my own body to take the hit!
The hood of the car was knocked off by the guardrail. I forcefully turned the steering wheel to the left, making the car body close to the guardrail to achieve a deceleration effect.
But even so, when we hit the tree, the speed was still nearly 50 kilometers per hour!
With a loud bang, I tried to lean back, but due to the huge inertia of the car crash, I still couldn’t control my body from lunging forward.
The airbag popped out and hit my chest hard, making me black out for a moment and almost unable to breathe.
I tried to gasp for breath, but it seemed that something was blocking my chest, making me feel palpitations, dizzy, and my vision dark.
I turned my head with difficulty, wanting to see the situation of my wife and child.
My wife had fallen into a coma, and my daughter was still lying in the safety seat. Her whole little face was covered in blood, and she was crying loudly at me.
I had never seen such a heart – wrenching scene!
I tried hard to unbuckle my seatbelt, but the speed of the impact just now was too fast. My car was severely damaged, and my leg was stuck tightly.
Most importantly, the white car also stopped ahead.
The driver of the white car got out of the car, climbed over the railing, and walked towards us.
Instead of coming to rescue us first, he took out his phone and started filming us.
He came to the window, pointed the camera at me, and said, “Look, this idiot is driving recklessly on the highway, rear – ended me and tried to run away. Now he’s been taught a lesson by me.”
Sure enough.
In his eyes, he thought I was the villain.
I rolled down the window, but before I could speak, he grabbed my hair and slapped me hard in the face, “Keep being arrogant! Don’t you like honking the horn randomly? Don’t you like fleeing the scene after an accident? Today you met me. Let me tell you, I never tolerate trash like you!”
I couldn’t even speak.
Because he took his phone and smashed it on my mouth again and again!
As he smashed, he cursed, “I’ll teach you to rear – end! I’ll teach you to flee! I’ll teach you to honk and rush people!”
I spat out a large mouthful of blood painfully. Only then did he notice my wife and child in the back.
He said coldly, “So the whole family is here? Did your family members persuade you not to be suicidal when you were driving recklessly? Now the whole family is here.”
He stretched, still not intending to save us. Instead, he walked to a nearby stone and sat down, saying indifferently, “Well, you can wait to pay for the damages.”
I spat out another mouthful of blood and said weakly, “My brakes broke a long time ago. I honked the horn not to rush you but to avoid hitting you, but you didn’t move out of the way and even braked to scare me…”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah…” he said casually, “Your brakes didn’t break earlier or later, but just when you rear – ended me.”
I knew it was useless to say anything.
He would only think I was lying and trying to deceive him.
When someone is determined to pick a fight, any legitimate reason becomes an excuse.
Now, I only cared about the safety of my wife and child in the backseat.
Because I noticed that the car had started to smoke!
I was very worried that the car would catch fire!
I tried to pull my leg out, but the console held my leg tightly. My leg was okay, but the problem was that I couldn’t pull it out. I tried to adjust the seat backward, but there was a child – safety seat behind me, which blocked my chair. If I adjusted it further back, I would press on my daughter!
The driver of the white car saw that I was still struggling and laughed loudly, “Look at what a mess you are now. Why were you so arrogant at the beginning?”
I roared, “Can you call an ambulance first! My wife and child are in the car!”
He shrugged and said innocently, “If they die, they die. They’re your wife and child, not mine.”
He took out his phone and filmed me again, saying, “Look, this junk’s car is starting to burn. Soon the whole family will be burned to death. This is the retribution for reckless driving!”
I was extremely anxious. If this continued, my family members would really die here!
Just then, my wife suddenly moved. She looked at me dazedly and said weakly, “Honey…”
When I heard her call me, I said excitedly, “Honey, the car is going to catch fire. Take the baby out first!”
She struggled to sit up. Since her right shoulder was pierced by the screwdriver, she could only use her left hand to unbuckle our daughter’s seat – belt. After finally unbuckling it, she asked me anxiously, “Why aren’t you coming out?”
“I’m stuck. You take the baby out first.”
My wife didn’t dare to be slow at this moment. She picked up our daughter with one hand, forcefully opened the car door, and finally got out of the car. After getting out, she cried and said to me, “Honey, you come out too.”
Flames had already ignited at the front of the car. I tried my best, but it was in vain.
My wife was so anxious that she said to the driver of the white car, “What are you standing there for! You caused all this. Why don’t you save them!”
The driver of the white car glanced at my wife, then walked slowly to the front of my car. He suddenly took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. Then he lowered his head and lit the cigarette with the fire from the front of my car, giggling, “Next life, drive properly.”
After saying that, he turned around and walked away casually.
My wife was anxious. She quickly put down our daughter and went to pull his arm, “Why don’t you save them! How many times do you want to harm our family!”
The driver of the white car suddenly slapped my wife hard in the face!
My wife was slapped to the ground, and the driver of the white car pointed at her nose and cursed, “Because your whole family is trash! You’re all scum on the road, scoundrels! If I save him today, I don’t know how many innocent families will be killed by him in the future!”
My wife covered her face and cried, “Our brakes were broken! But you deliberately braked in front!”
The driver of the white car said impatiently, “It’s not your brakes that are broken, but your conscience as a human being.”
Watching my wife being beaten, the hatred in my heart reached its peak. At this time, my wife still wanted to come and save me. I said anxiously, “Don’t worry about me. Take care of our daughter!”
Now that our daughter was no longer in the car, I didn’t worry about pressing her. I kept pushing the seat backward. The child – safety seat and the driver’s seat were crushed and damaged, gradually leaving some space for my legs.
The driver of the white car still wasn’t satisfied. He suddenly raised his leg and kicked my wife hard in the face, roaring, “If you didn’t honk the horn like crazy at the beginning, there wouldn’t be so much trouble! I hate it when people honk the horn non – stop!”
At this moment, my leg could finally move. The car was also ablaze, and I felt extremely hot. I finally managed to escape.
The driver of the white car saw me in such a mess and laughed loudly, “I’m dying of laughter. You animal. Do you still dare to drive recklessly in the future?”
I gasped for breath and walked towards the driver of the white car.
He said triumphantly, “I’m telling you, the police will be here soon. You’re involved in a hit – and – run. You’re done for! I’ll tell the police exactly what you’ve done!”
I ignored him and squatted down to check on my daughter’s condition.
My daughter’s eyes were full of tears, and her face was covered in blood. But she wasn’t crying now. Seeing me coming, she suddenly stretched out her two little hands, wanting me to hug and comfort her.
This scene was even more heartbreaking for me than her crying!
At this time, a passing car stopped beside us. The driver asked us, “Are you okay? Do you need help?”
I said gratefully, “Please, take my wife and child to the hospital.”
The other party immediately said it was no problem. The driver of the white car was still being foul – mouthed to me, “Brother, don’t help them. This family has no manners. If you take them to the hospital, they’ll run away immediately!”
I said coldly, “I won’t get in the car. I’ll stay here.”
I had told myself just now that if I could survive, I would skin this beast alive. But I’m a rational man. I wouldn’t get into a conflict in front of my wife and child.
The later – arriving driver was a kind – hearted person. He quickly arranged for my wife and child to get in the car. I said thank you gratefully and asked him to take them to the nearest hospital.
My wife rolled down the window and said worriedly, “Honey…”
I said gently, “It’s okay. I’ll stay and deal with it. Don’t worry.”
My wife shook her head and cried, “Honey… hit him.”
I smiled. Usually, when encountering any problem, my wife would persuade me to calm down. Today, she gave an order she had never given before.
I stroked her head and said softly, “Okay.”
They set off. I watched the car drive away and then turned to look at the driver of the white car.
He was still holding his phone and recording me, “Did you hear that? This couple said they want to hit me. Even now, they still don’t realize their mistake and want to intimidate me with violence.”
I didn’t understand this era. Why do people have to take out their phones and film others when something happens? Do they think whoever holds the phone is in the right?
I walked towards the driver of the white car. He sneered at me and said, “Try to touch me. I’m telling you, as soon as you touch me, I’ll lie down on the ground immediately!”
I asked, “Why were you driving at over 70 miles per hour in the overtaking lane on the highway?”
He said impatiently, “None of your business. Now you rear – ended me and fled the scene. I’m in the right! Hit me. You’re not in the right but still want to hit me. I just happen to want to change to a Mercedes – Benz. Hurry up and do it. Stop talking nonsense.”
I threw my phone to the driver.
He asked, “What are you doing? Want to hit me with your phone?”
I said, “There’s a call record between me and the police on it. When we had the rear – end collision, I called the police for help because my brakes were broken.”
He looked at the phone screen, and his face suddenly turned ugly.
I said, “I didn’t flee the scene after the accident. Instead, you were racing with me on the road, deliberately braking to stop me, and throwing things at my car. You’re suspected of dangerous driving and intentional injury, knowing that it could cause serious consequences. Do you know that? You’re going to jail.”
He manipulated my phone in disbelief and stammered, “This… this…”
I walked up to him and looked straight into his eyes.
The driver of the white car swallowed hard and said, “Wait a minute, brother. There seems to be a misunderstanding. My brakes were also a bit wrong at that time.”
I shook my head and said, “You don’t realize you’re wrong. You just realize you’re in trouble.”
In an instant, his face changed drastically, and he was so scared that his cigarette fell!
He immediately turned around and ran away. But this was the green belt inside the guardrail. How could he run fast?
He stumbled and almost fell, and I had already caught up and grabbed his hair.
I said coldly, “You have a driver’s license, right? Besides being impolite, what does holding down the horn mean?”
He said, “Pre -… pre – warning…”
I roared, “If you don’t like hearing the horn, you might as well not have your ears!”
I pressed his head to the ground. He struggled frantically, and I picked up the burning cigarette butt and shoved it hard into his ear canal!
Under the burning of the cigarette butt, he let out a hysterical scream, and his body twisted and struggled. I held the cigarette and twisted it hard in his ear, roaring, “Since you know it means pre – warning, what are you pretending for here!”
He cried out, “Let me go! Let go quickly!”
How could I let go?
The driver of the white car tried to push me away, but I had already pressed my whole body on his head, severely punishing his ear.
He kept screaming in pain. I sneered, “You don’t like the horn? I’ll let you hear enough of it!”
I dragged him to the white car, then opened the door and said coldly, “Is your left ear deafened? You don’t need the other ear either!”
I grabbed his hair and smashed his head onto the steering wheel!
The horn of the white car immediately sounded. His head was pressed by me, and the intense horn sound made him scream in discomfort.
He started to kick my chest with his feet, trying to push me away.
I was in pain, but I didn’t back down. I let him kick me in the chest again and again.
This feeling of palpitations was far less than the fear my family experienced on the highway just now!
Since he wanted to kick, let him kick enough!
I also raised my foot and kicked him in the head again and again!
The way he kicked my wife’s head just now, now I returned it to him ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times!
He curled up on the steering wheel, shouting constantly, “I was wrong! I’m really wrong!”
I didn’t care about his begging for mercy at all.
Because just now, he almost killed my whole family!
My beloved family members almost lost their lives at the hands of this beast. I wouldn’t be the least bit soft – hearted or merciful!
In my mind, there were only the images of my wife’s tears and my daughter’s bloody face, stretching out her little hands to me, wanting a hug.
“You just threw a screwdriver and instant noodles, right? Come on, do you still have any more things?”
I rummaged through his car and actually found instant noodles and a wrench in the drawer of the passenger seat. The screwdriver had already been thrown out by him.
He shouted anxiously, “Don’t do anything stupid! It’ll kill people!”
I asked, “Did you think about killing people when you threw things at me on the highway?”
I picked up the wrench. Thinking of my wife’s shoulder being pierced by the screwdriver, I smashed it hard on his shoulder!
I heard the sound of bones breaking. Even though he was screaming like a pig being slaughtered, I heard that sound.
His whole body twisted like a maggot. This was the only way he could struggle now.
I calmly smashed it on his other shoulder.
Both of his shoulders were broken, and he passed out from the pain.
I said nothing, just opened the instant – noodle package and said coldly, “You like eating instant noodles, right? Come on, I’ll feed you.”
The driver of the white car was unconscious on the ground. I picked up the half – bottle of mineral water in the car, poured the hot – oil and chili powder into the bottle, and shook it vigorously to mix them evenly.
Then I pressed his face and poured the chili water into his nose.
The driver of the white car, who had passed out, woke up immediately under this intense stimulation, coughing painfully and trying to cough out the hot – oil in his lungs.
I roared, “Who allowed you to cough!”
Just as he slapped my mouth with his palm just now, I smashed the wrench hard on his mouth!
Several of his teeth were immediately broken by me.
He fell to the ground, twitching and coughing. What he coughed out was not just hot – oil, but also blood.
I stepped on his head and said seriously, “There’s a sentence I want to return to you. I can’t stand scum and scoundrels the most. You drove slowly in the overtaking lane on the highway, deliberately braked to stop the vehicle behind, and threw things out. If I let you go so easily today, you don’t know how many innocent people you’ll harm.”
He tried hard to get up, but now he had no strength left at all.
I was going to settle every score!
Now there was still one score left to settle, which was my daughter’s little face.
I grabbed his hair and pulled him up.
He gasped in pain and said, “Don’t hit me anymore… If you hit me again… I’ll be killed…”
I said softly, “If anyone dies, it’ll be you, not me.”
After saying that, I grabbed his head and smashed it hard on the car window!
Once, twice, three times!
The car window was finally shattered.
His face was covered with glass shards and blood. Finally, he knelt down on the ground softly and pleaded with me, “I was wrong… I’m sorry…”
Just then, I heard the sound of a police siren in the distance.
I squatted down, took one of his cigarettes and lit it. I sat on the green belt, leaning against a tree, listening to the sound of the police car getting closer.
At this time, the phone rang.
I answered the phone, and my wife’s voice came from the other side, “Honey, we’re at the hospital.”
I replied with an “OK” and said gently, “Are you and our daughter okay?”
“Wait a minute, I’ll let you hear…”
It was a bit noisy on the other side of the phone.
I heard my wife encouraging, “Daughter, call again, like just now, call again.”
I heard a very gentle and childish voice softly calling, “Daddy.”
At this moment, my nose twitched, and tears finally fell.
Actually, I had wanted to cry my heart out just now. I was so scared and panicked, but I held it all in and endured it.
At this moment, I finally couldn’t hold back and sat on the ground, crying freely.
That “Daddy” was very childish and not very proficient. But I finally heard it.
I said, “Well, the police are here. I might have to go to jail for a few years. Wait for me.”
“Did you hit him?”
“Yes, don’t worry.”
I hung up the phone.
The police finally arrived. The police car stopped beside us. Seeing this scene, they were all stunned.
One policeman couldn’t help but say, “Weren’t the brakes broken? Why does it look like there was a fight?”
The driver of the white car lay on the ground and cried, “Police… save me…”
I spread my hands and said, “Sorry, I really couldn’t help it.”
I got into the police car. I was taken to the police station. The police told me that they had already closed all the entrances ahead and prepared police cars for escort, but they didn’t expect that we would have a fight on the way.
Fortunately, the police were looking for me from both the front and the back, so they could catch up earlier.
My wife was safely sent to the hospital. Both my wife and daughter were fine. Especially the screwdriver that pierced my wife’s shoulder, fortunately, it didn’t damage any important nerves or bones.
The driver of the white car was very arrogant. After being treated, he strongly demanded that I pay a heavy price.
People who have experienced it know that he just wanted more compensation.
So I fulfilled his wish. I told the police, “It’s okay. Judge as you should. I won’t pay him a penny more. We’ll be judged separately. Let’s go to jail together.”
After I expressed my thoughts, the driver of the white car panicked. They organized several negotiations, but I refused all of them.
Finally, the driver of the white car got anxious and even proposed that we call it quits, neither asking for compensation nor suing each other.
Unfortunately, I still refused to reconcile. My meaning was obvious. Let’s go to jail together.
The family members of the driver of the white car were panicked and asked me why I wouldn’t reconcile. Was going to jail something to be proud of?
Actually, there was no special reason.
Just because I was the owner of a small workshop. Although I didn’t earn much money, if I went to jail, my small factory could still operate.
But the driver of the white car was different. I learned that he was a high – level executive in a company. Now he had nothing. Who would hire a criminal as a high – level executive in a company?
He lost his job and his future. It didn’t sound good either.
Finally, the court’s judgment came down.
The driver of the white car was suspected of intentional injury, dangerous driving, and traffic accident crime, and was sentenced to three years.
I wasn’t surprised at all when I learned this result.
Precisely because I knew early on that he would be sentenced lightly, that’s why I hit him.
I broke both of his shoulders and burned his one ear deaf. Exactly because I knew that the final result wouldn’t make me vent my anger.
I knew that the punishment for dangerous driving was very light. Unless it caused serious consequences such as death, no matter how annoying the behavior was, in the end, it was just a sentence of detention.
Even his traffic accident crime was not because he hurt my family.
It was because this guy was judged to be fully responsible by the traffic police, and he was involved in dangerous driving, so the insurance company refused to pay. The loss of my car exceeded 300,000 yuan, and he couldn’t afford it, so he was convicted of this traffic accident crime.
Sometimes, the cost of breaking the law is really low. Society is still progressing, and we can only hope that the law will be more perfect in the future.
He almost killed my wife and child. I didn’t want him to only receive legal punishment. I also wanted him to bear my anger.
In contrast, I was originally supposed to be sentenced more severely. But the court took into account the threat to the lives of my wife and daughter at that time, and finally sentenced me to three years as well.
I was okay. I could write letters in prison. My wife would bring our daughter to visit me and write to ask me how to handle things in the factory. I told her everything in detail.
My business partners heard about my experience and asked my wife to convey their words to me, telling me not to worry, and that they would definitely take good care of my family’s orders.
Although I was in prison, my family’s economic life was not much affected. I just missed my wife and child very much.
When my wife came to visit me, she said that the driver of the white car was in a miserable state. His company, of course, fired him without any compensation.
The house at home was also sold in a hurry because he couldn’t afford the mortgage payments, and he was back to square one.
Because he was judged to be fully responsible, his family was now in a very difficult situation. After all, the compensation for things like the guardrail was not a small amount.
It was said that now his wife and child had run away, and he really became a lonely person, with nothing left and a mountain of debt.
I just smiled after hearing this and asked my wife to wait for me to be rehabilitated. She said gently that she would wait for me.
I behaved quite well in prison. After two years and ten months, I was released from prison.
On the day of my release, my wife and daughter came to pick me up.
Over these two – plus years, my wife had been showing our daughter my photos and teaching her about her father.
So our daughter wasn’t shy. As soon as she saw me, she ran towards me, stretching out her hands and shouting “Daddy”.
I picked her up in one go, kissed her face hard, and said gently, “Yes, Daddy is back.”
I turned to my wife and asked, “Were you bullied during the days when I was away?”
She said, “Your deeds were so brave. Who would dare to bully us? By the way, that driver of the white car was also released.”
“And then?”
“And then he committed suicide. With nothing left, he couldn’t go on living.”
“What a joke.”
“Yeah, it’s quite funny.”
I carried my daughter into the car, stroked her head, and said gently, “Call me again.”
She sweetly called “Daddy” in my arms.
“Yeah, so good!”
(The End)
