Chapter 256: Lu Yang, don't be afraid, the class monitor is coming to save you!

Where is the person?

Where did they run off to?

Should we call and ask?

I already called, but I can't get through.

After buying things at the supermarket, they came out.

Zhou Kaidong and another person arrived at the milk tea shop, but didn't see Lu Yang.

Hello, may I ask if you've seen a clean-cut young man with a crew cut like ours?

I have. That cup of milk tea on the table is what he left unfinished.

Then do you know where he went?

The boss lady pointed to the street outside and said, 'Earlier he suddenly went out, then started chasing a car and running. He ran so fast he disappeared in an instant.'

Chasing after a car and running?

Zhou Kaidong and his companion were completely puzzled.

Right, I also heard him say something like 'stop, stand still.'

The boss lady's supplementary key information made the two of them instantly understand.

Either he ran into a thief, or he ran into some bad people.

Otherwise, Lu Yang would never have said such a thing and chased after the car!

Zhou Kaidong pressed further: 'Which direction did he run?'

That way.

Thanks.

Zhou Kaidong handed the items to Kang Changyi and sprinted off in that direction.

Kang Changyi also wanted to follow, carrying his big and small bags, but after just two steps he realized it was too burdensome.

He turned back again, left the items at the milk tea shop, and hurriedly chased after them, but the faster he went, the farther they got.

Damn it, how can he run so fast?

We're all motorized infantry, so how is the gap this big?

It's normal that Kang Changyi can't keep up; Zhou Kaidong's speed is absolutely the pinnacle of the Sixth Company.

During the pursuit, Zhou Kaidong noticed several fresh skid marks on the road.

There were also several collided private cars and scattered headlight debris on the ground, which made him worry about Lu Yang's safety.

Lu Yang was wearing canvas shoes today, unsuitable for running and chasing; plus, earlier at Old Fang's place, he had injured his foot by stepping on something—what if he bumps into something else?

Upon reaching the intersection, Zhou Kaidong suddenly lost his sense of direction, not knowing which way to go.

Suddenly, his gaze was drawn to a large crowd gathered to the south, and without hesitation he sprinted toward them at lightning speed.

Only when he arrived did he discover that the moat was packed with onlookers, and the stone railings on the bridge had been knocked out a gap.

Following the onlookers' exclamations and pointing fingers, he saw a black Toyota Jeep submerged in the river, with only the rear visible.

This vehicle, I don't know what happened earlier, it suddenly shot out!

Earlier this vehicle was barreling down the main road, the rear window still holding onto a man, not afraid of being thrown out, it was terrifying!

This river is six or seven meters deep; last year a girl who had just gotten her driver's license plunged down that slope and died.

Have you called the emergency fire line? Why haven't the fire trucks and ambulances arrived yet? Oh my, it's agonizing!

Who can swim? Who can go down to save them? There's still someone in the car!

Listening to the onlookers' conversation, Zhou Kaidong felt his head about to explode.

He couldn't find Lu Yang at the scene, indicating the person is likely trapped in the vehicle.

The bridge was a bit high; Zhou Kaidong didn't dare jump down, so he rushed to the bank near the submerged vehicle and began taking off his clothes.

Just as Zhou Kaidong had stripped down to only his underwear, Kang Changyi finally caught up, staring at Zhang's pale face, out of breath.

What... what are you trying to do?

Save them!

Without a word, Zhou Kaidong was about to jump into the water, but Kang Changyi grabbed him.

You... you... can you swim?

I've learned a little!

Just having learned a little isn't enough. The door is sucked shut by water pressure; you need to be water-competent, otherwise if you go down you'll just need someone else to fish you out.

Kang Changyi is the type who can't swim at all.

He knew that most of the Sixth Company are non-swimmers, and Zhou Kaidong is among them.

In the army, usually only reconnaissance and special operations units that need to carry out special tasks receive waterborne and underwater training.

Soldiers in other units mostly can't swim; even if they can, they're at best swimmers who can handle a 1.6-meter pool depth, and can't even tread water.

And this moat reaches a width of thirty meters or more; judging from the continually sinking Toyota off-road vehicle, the depth is likely over four meters.

In other words, anyone going down needs not only to swim, but also to exchange breath, to tread water; they must also have the strength to open the car door underwater and bring a person back up.

Otherwise, once in the water, they'll quickly become the ones needing rescue.

I don't care about all that!

Zhou Kaidong doesn't have time to listen to his lecture.

Lu Yang is very likely in the car; he must go down.

Even if it's not Lu Yang in the car but some ordinary civilian, he still has to go down to rescue.

Ordinary people can watch when they encounter danger, but soldiers must step up when they encounter danger; otherwise, what kind of soldiers are they?

And indeed, the pressure difference between inside and outside seals the car door shut.

Lu Yang exhausted all his strength yet could not push the car door open, unless the car interior was filled with water, balancing internal and external water pressure.

At this moment, the air in the carriage was compressed to almost nothing; only Lu Yang's head remained above the water, the rest of him was submerged.

He removed the front seat headrest and repeatedly struck the window with the metal part underneath, but because of water resistance, the attempts yielded poor results after several tries.

Moreover, the earlier knife wound had bled heavily, leaving his arm somewhat weak.

Lu Yang grew tired; he planned to wait until the car was fully flooded and the pressure difference equalized, then hold his breath and push the door out.

But just then, the two spies who had been earlier suffocated by the water woke up, and, as if gone mad, launched a siege against him in the cramped space that remained.

One of them clutched his neck, desperately trying to press his head into the water; the other, holding the previously dropped dagger, snarled, intent on ending Lu Yang's life.

"Damn, are spies always this tough to beat?"

Surrounded by the two, Lu Yang doesn't hold back either.

Earlier, fearing he would be killed and return with no proof of death, unable to claim merit, he had been restraining his strength.

Now these two are determined to kill him; it seems they also intend to wait until the carriage is flooded, then slip away quietly from the water's bottom.

In that case, that guy didn't rush into the Hu Cheng He because he went mad; he clearly intended to use the chance to make a getaway.

It seems both have good swimming ability; otherwise they wouldn't use this tactic to escape.

Unfortunately, Lu Yang's swimming skill isn't inferior either.

From elementary through middle school, whenever summer vacation came, his father Lu YongQiang would take him to the city swimming pool.

Even though he never entered any swimming competitions, basic breathing, treading water, and holding his breath were still fine.

Moreover, as a lazybones, he certainly wouldn't drown in a filthy ditch, right?

Lu Yang threw his head back, smashing it hard against the man behind him's jaw, and while escaping, grabbed the knife‑wielding man's wrist with both hands.

He forced the blade to reverse direction, first stabbing it into the opponent's right chest, then delivering two more cuts to the man behind his stomach.

A gush of fresh blood instantly dyed the water in the car red; Lu Yang clutched the two heads, cursing as he slammed them against the rear windshield.

"I told you to stick up the middle finger, I told you to stick up the middle finger!"

"I told you not to slow down, I told you not to slow down!"

"I told you to pollute the water quality, I told you to pollute the water quality!"

Just before the last breath was squeezed out and the water surface completely submerged the carriage, the windshield was cracked by the two heads.

Indeed, foreigners' heads are still very hard; they can even shatter glass.

Before the water covered his head, Lu Yang tilted his head back and inhaled a huge breath.

Relying on that breath, he easily opened the car door.

Yet he didn't push the door out immediately; instead he waited a short while inside the water‑filled carriage.

Soon, the lake surface rippled with large waves, splashing a great spray of water.

A man wearing a life ring swam frantically toward him in a dog‑paddle.

Lu Yang had already seen Zhou Kaidong on the shore, and then a bold idea occurred to him.

Counting ten seconds in his mind, Lu Yang flung the car door open, thrust his head out of the water, and frantically waved his arms, shouting for help.

Kang Changyi, clutching the rope on the shore, was frantic and shouted hurriedly: "Old Zhou, over there, Lu Yang is over there! Go grab him, I'll pull you both back!"

Zhou Kaidong dog‑paddled while gulping water; seeing Lu Yang drowning and calling for help, his eyes reddened instantly, and he swam powerfully toward him: "Lu Yang, don't be afraid, Squad Leader is here, Squad Leader is here to save you!"