164 Anger (2/2)

At the thought of this, the five trembled and immediately dropped the idea of going out to take a look.

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Xiao Luo had called for a taxi and was headed to the hotel shown in the picture.

He tried his best to calm himself down, but no matter how hard, he found it hard to control his bitterness and rising rage. It was like he was in the eye of the storm, swirling chaos around him, and the wall was closing in. It was beginning to overwhelm him, and he found it harder to control. He had a strong urge to smash the world with a single punch.

”Hurry up!”

”Big brother, this is the fastest I can go. Any faster and I'll get a speeding ticket,” said the taxi driver as he looked through the rear-view mirror.

Xiao Luo swept aside those dissenting words, giving the man a dark stare with wolfish eyes. In a threatening voice, he shouted: ”I want you to drive faster!”

The angry, commanding voice made it hard for the taxi driver to disobey.

The taxi driver got frightened and immediately increased his speed. The man was frozen in fear, and he couldn't help wondering if he was ferrying a dangerous criminal. With his mind in turmoil, he thought of calling the police but later thought against it as he saw that Xiao Luo had an honorable bearing and certainly did not look like a ruthless gangster. He hesitantly took his hand off the emergency police button that was installed on his dashboard.

He asked: ”Brother, did something urgent come up?”

Xiao Luo remained silent and didn't say anything.

The taxi driver continued to question: ”Brother, there are no obstacles you cannot overcome in this world. Let's remain calm. When you reach my age, you will come to realize a lot of things. 'People come when they cry and cry when they leave.' Eventually, we come from dust and to dust we will return. Think positively!”

Xiao Luo continued to remain silent.

Ahead at the traffic light junction, the red light came on, and the taxi driver stopped the car immediately.

”Drive past!” Xiao Luo said coldly.

This shocked the driver. He turned around: ”Boss, it's the red light now!”

”I want you to drive!”

Xiao Luo raised his voice menacingly.

At this moment, the taxi driver was sure that he had come face to face with a gangster. He locked eyes with Xiao Luo, who returned the stare with eyes cold as frost. He had a strong feeling that if he had not followed Xiao Luo's instructions, he would die on the spot. Gritting his teeth, he geared up and floored the accelerator and rushed forward.

The taxi's dangerous maneuver angered the other vehicles abiding the traffic rules and keeping within the speed limit. When it stopped, all the other drivers pulled down their windows and began scolding.

”I know your license plate number. So if you don't want to cause trouble, take your hand off the alarm button!”

The taxi driver's actions did not escape Xiao Luo's eyes. These words put fear into the taxi driver, and he immediately took his hand off, as if he was shocked by an electrical current.

”Brother, it's not easy being a taxi driver, you… don't make things difficult for me…” said the taxi driver with a forlorn look.

”We came from dust, and to dust, we will return. Think positively!” said Xiao Luo softly.

The taxi driver was close to tears. He had uttered those words in goodwill, but he certainly did not mean for them to be applied to himself this night.

An hour later, before arriving at his destination, the taxi driver was already prepared for the worst. Death did not seem such a bad thing, after all. The number of red lights he had beaten could no longer be counted with his ten fingers. He was expecting to have to retake his driver's license, and on top of that, he would have to pay hefty fines on these offenses. It would just feel like going back to living a life in constant debt.

Xiao Luo's phone rang.

He took it out and saw Sun Yu's name.

Suddenly, everything changed. It was like gushing torrents of water crashing through a crack in a dam wall. Xiao Luo was taken by a great sense of urgency, but somehow, he managed to restrain himself. Calming himself down, he answered the phone.