Gradually getting out of the car, everyone arrived at the scene of the accident.

On the ground, Tang Xiaoquan saw two clear skid marks. It appeared that the Truck Driver, much like Ah Cheng, had also panicked and applied emergency braking due to being distracted. However, he hadn't considered that the semi-truck was too large, so under the influence of inertia and centrifugal force, it inevitably tipped over onto the ground.

A tough situation indeed! Tang Xiaoquan wiped the sweat off his forehead twice, as Ah Cheng's slightly confused voice reached his ears: "Qiang, Brother Qiang, what do we do now?"

This was a common question among everyone since the blocked road left them unable to move even an inch forward in their vehicle.

Walking independently to a spot with a relatively clear view, Tang Xiaoquan slowly scanned the accident scene.

Through careful examination, he found that although the two accidents ahead had completely blocked the road, there was still a considerable distance left on either side.

Therefore, if they could move the outermost car out of the way, the space cleared should be enough for the GL8 to pass through.

Thinking of this, Tang Xiaoquan returned to the group.

"Everyone, I just checked. As long as we push that car over there out, we can get through!"

"Amitabha Buddha! May God bless us!" With a devout gesture of pressing his hands together and looking up to the sky, Wang Qiang expressed his gratitude to the heavens for Tang Xiaoquan's words.

"Then let's not just stand here like fools. Let's get to work quickly!" For some reason, Wen Quanxin always felt that something seemed off about this place, though he couldn't say exactly what it was.

In any case, leaving as soon as possible was his only thought at that moment.

However, to his disappointment, just as he finished speaking, Tang Xiaoquan poured cold water over the idea: "No! There's no rush to move the car yet. Before that, we need to confirm something."

Indeed, with their group of eight, moving a small car shouldn't be an issue. But the problem is, after moving this car, who can guarantee that the scattered vehicles in front won't create similar blockages again?

Clearly, no one could provide an exact answer to this problem, and if such a situation arose, they would inevitably find themselves in a tricky predicament where they couldn't move forward or backward.

Thus, to avoid this awkward situation where they couldn't advance or retreat, Tang Xiaoquan felt it was necessary to clarify some things beforehand:

"Brother Hu, your eyesight is pretty good. Could you climb onto the car and check the situation up ahead, mainly the traffic congestion?"

"Alright!" With a straightforward response, as soon as the young man spoke, Hu Xiaodong understood his intention and immediately, without any hesitation, handed over the Compound Bow he was holding and quickly ran towards the GL8, jumping onto it.

Slowly straightening up, Hu Xiaodong instinctively raised his hand to shield his forehead because the glaring sunlight was too blinding, forcing his eyes to take a moment to adjust before looking into the distance.

"Hiss!" As his eyes shifted, Hu Xiaodong couldn't help but inhale sharply, a bead of sweat as large as a pea rolling down his cheek.

Endless! There was no end in sight! Hu Xiaodong was completely taken aback by the scene before his eyes!

He had seen traffic jams before, but he'd never seen one as long and winding as this one.

He could now fully agree with Tang Xiaoquan's concern; if they had haphazardly driven in based only on the partial view from below, it wouldn't have been surprising if within a hundred meters they found themselves in trouble once again.

"How is it, Brother Hu? What's the situation up ahead?" a young man's question came to his ear. Hu Xiaodong sighed lightly and shook his head helplessly: "No go, it's all cars, this road is impassable!"

"Damn it! This damn bad luck!" He kicked the semi-truck tire in frustration as Wang Qiang was genuinely upset with the streak of bad luck that felt like "even drinking cold water sticks in his teeth".

However, Tang Xiaoquan appeared quite calm about it.

In his view, the emergence of a problem doesn't change with one's will, so futile complaints won't alter anything; instead, they can cause the involved person to lose composure, making the situation harder to resolve.

So, after a moment of deep thought, Tang Xiaoquan pondered briefly and mumbled softly: "Ah Cheng, how long in total have you been driving since getting on the highway?"

"About 2 hours, I think!" Ah Cheng wasn't entirely certain, but he did remember a rough number.

Silently nodding his head, Tang Xiaoquan counted on his fingers: It took nearly half an hour from getting into the car to reach the Zhao Family, then 2 hours from leaving the city to the toll gate, and another 2 hours on the highway, meaning the car had been driving for about four and a half hours in total so far.

Having estimated the driving time, Tang Xiaoquan then walked over to Zhao Yunhai, who was standing by the roadside guardrail "puffing smoke".

"Uncle Zhao!"

Hearing someone calling him, Zhao Yunhai quickly threw away his cigarette butt, habitually stamped on it a couple of times, and walked over briskly: "Yes! What's the matter, Little Tang?"

Upon approaching, Tang Xiaoquan directly got to the point: "It's like this, Uncle Zhao. The road ahead is blocked, and we can't get through. We have to find another route. Are you familiar with this area, and do you know of any alternative routes?"

Tang Xiaoquan had no choice; as a newbie out of college, he'd spent most of his time at home, and even after starting work, his company rarely assigned external tasks.

So, in this current situation, being stuck in the middle of nowhere, Tang Xiaoquan naturally felt a bit lost, but believed that the older Zhao Yunhai might offer some constructive advice.

Raising his head solemnly, Zhao Yunhai looked in both directions as if searching for something. After a moment, he suddenly pointed to a road sign not far away and called out loudly to Hu Xiaodong on the car roof: "Xiao Hu, does that sign say something like what I'm thinking?"

Looking where he pointed, Hu Xiaodong took one glance and immediately confirmed it with certainty.

"We've come all the way here!" His brows couldn't help but furrow slightly.

Seeing Zhao Yunhai frown, Tang Xiaoquan felt a pang of unease, quickly asked, "Uncle Zhao, is there something wrong with this place?"

Seemingly not hearing the young man's question, Zhao Yunhai motioned for Du Jiancheng, who had been driving earlier, to come over, and in a notably serious tone asked, "Do you remember how many kilometers it was at the last intersection we passed?"

"Huh!?" Involuntarily exclaiming in surprise, Ah Cheng stood there with his mouth half open, frozen.

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