The car is going very fast, please bear with it.

"Old Wu!"

"My engine is a bit too hot."

"You follow me, suck in my tail current, I'll carry you up, then you can carry me, let me rest for a bit, we can switch positions, how about that?"

Liu Jun's actions were somewhat risky.

This is a complete self-inflicted wound and a breach of his trump card. If Wu Jianguo has ulterior motives and tries to flee after taking advantage of the tail current, he will be in great danger!

But he did it anyway.

In his opinion, Lao Wu didn't seem like the kind of cunning and treacherous person.

Furthermore...

Even if Lao Wu really does that, if he doesn't want to use the wake to carry him, he still has to be able to shake him off!

"Great idea!"

Old Wu responded immediately: "My engine temperature isn't low either. The weather this year is abnormal, it's been too warm. Our team's engineers also underestimated this."

"Come!"

Liu Jun slowed down, and Lao Wu rushed forward immediately to catch the panda's taillights.

"I'm coming in!"

After entering the wake, Lao Wu doesn't need to use full throttle.

The engine speed also decreases, giving the engine some breathing room.

"good!"

Liu Jun reminded him, "From now on, I will tell you the angle and driving technique before each turn. Try to follow along as precisely as possible, so that we can..."

"No."

Old Wu smiled and declined, saying, "People often say that old ginger is the best."

"They even say that someone who is old and doesn't die is a thief."

"I've been secretly observing your running style from behind. If you just keep using that style, I'm sure I can keep up!"

Liu Jun grinned: "You've learned another trick, haven't you?"

"Keep up!"

In his previous life, he was a top veteran with incredibly rich experience in major competitions, so he naturally had a knack for tackling this kind of mixed gravel/permafrost road.

Use different driving techniques for different road conditions.

This is his unique kind of romance.

As for Lao Wu secretly learning...

He had already noticed it in the rearview mirror before that.

But now that Lao Wu has spoken out so frankly, it is enough to prove that he is a person who cares about his reputation.

"Charge!" Old Wu shouted in a low voice.

Liu Jun then sped up.

hum!

The two cars, one in front of the other, moved forward as if they were connected.

Ten kilometers later, the Panda's engine temperature approached the critical value. Liu Jun decisively gave way, and Lao Wu immediately took his place: "My turn!"

"I'll use your previous running technique. It might not be as precise as yours, but it shouldn't be too bad."

"good!"

The panda's "heart" was able to catch its breath.

After a period of rest, Lynk & Co has been revitalized and is leading the way forward.

As a result, the two sides continued to switch positions, and the gap between them and Huang Sichen became smaller and smaller.

From seeing the smoke and dust, to seeing the taillights, and then to seeing them clearly.

"They've caught up?!"

Huang Sichen saw the Lynk & Co catching up in the rearview mirror and exclaimed incredulously, "What the hell? Are you kidding me? That old guy is that strong?"

"grass!"

"He's clearly following the script of early fame, peaking at the start, and then fading into obscurity!"

"Why are we now rewriting the 'late bloomer' stereotype?"

"Is this reasonable?!"

Yuan'er also found it hard to believe.

Old Wu is too old for this line of work.

The veterans in the team all have a certain understanding of it.

But it is precisely because I understand that I find it incredible.

"Could it be..."

He suddenly thought of a possibility: "Could it be that Lynk & Co's engineers were a bit cunning, not using the same modifications as in previous years, but instead increasing the intercooler's power in consideration of this year's warmer weather, thus preventing the engine from overheating and allowing it to output full power continuously?"

"That's possible." Huang Sichen took a deep breath: "But it shouldn't be this fast!!!"

"Such a big gap, and he's almost catching up? This old guy is probably on drugs."

"I can't worry about that anymore."

"Five kilometers to go, full throttle!"

Ignoring the engine warning light, he floored the accelerator!

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boom!

Another muffled thud came from the right rear.

Gan Ning's expression grew even more tense: "Something's not right."

"There's definitely something wrong with the right rear suspension or the right rear axle."

"How about we slow down a bit?"

"Even if we get third place, it's okay. At least we won't lose everything, and we'll have other chances later..."

Liu Jun responded in a low voice: "It should be the right rear axle that is damaged. It seems that the strategy of pressing down on the car in the ladder is quite effective."

"The high-speed passage through that bumpy section of road created a hidden danger for us. The subsequent 300-plus kilometers of high-speed driving, with its complex road conditions, various steep slopes, and fault lines, brought this hidden danger to the surface."

"There are less than five kilometers left now, let's hope we can hold on."

Gan Ning bit her red lips: "Then you must be careful."

Thankfully it's the rear axle.

If it were the front axle, she would never let Liu Jun continue driving so recklessly.

"Um."

Liu Jun took a deep breath and greeted Lao Wu: "That's about right. Our engines are now in a 50/50 split."

"That's settled then. Now, everyone can do their part."

"Haha, great!" Old Wu was excited: "Isn't Huang Sichen supposed to be amazing? If I really manage to get my hands on him..."

"Get him!"

They hung up the phone.

Old Wu gave way, and then Liu Jun ran alongside him.

After a brief exchange of glances, both sides turned and gave it their all.

Gan Ning reported the last section of the route: "There are three more bends, then a straight stretch of 2.8 kilometers with grass on both sides, so it's fairly flat. If nothing unexpected happens, the horsepower will be the deciding factor for this last stretch."

"But if we go at the current speed, the slope 300 meters before the finish line will cause a fly-up effect, and our right rear axle... needs to be careful."

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"They're sucking each other's wake, damn it!"

Huang Sichen noticed something amiss in the rearview mirror: "Those two bastards actually teamed up?!"

Yuan'er's scalp tingled: "No wonder the manager was willing to sacrifice car number two to keep him in check for a while. This Panda is really damn weird! The key is, it even managed to get that old guy Wu Jianguo involved???"

"So what? You're using me to climb to the top?"

"Don't even think about it!"

Huang Sichen gritted his teeth, but the engine overheating alarm kept going off.

"Fuck!"

"If car number two is still around, we'll work together to absorb the wake..."

Yuan'er interrupted her mercilessly: "Car number two can't keep up with you."

Huang Sichen: "..."

"Holy shit!"

"Is it now my turn to be at the mercy of others and their cars?"

After bursting through the last bend, the straightaway was right in front of us, and the road ahead stretched out flat and wide.

"We can only leave it to fate?!"

Huang Sichen cursed, his right foot was welded to the accelerator, and he sped off at full throttle.

boom!!!

The engine was roaring from behind.

From being closely chased by pandas, to gradually being brought on par, and then Lynk & Co. gradually catching up...

Huang Sichen grew increasingly agitated: "Take the helmet, throw it away! Every bit of weight reduction counts! And raise the tire pressure by 0.3 bar!"

But it still didn't work!

The panda roared past, followed closely by Lynk & Co...

Huang Sichen could only watch helplessly as the engine overheat warning sounded in his ears.

His waning momentum left him helpless as he watched himself being overtaken repeatedly, dropping from first to third!

Old Wu contacted Liu Jun again: "Huang Sichen's motivation has waned."

"Next up is us."

"Corners are all about skill, but straightaways are where the car really shines!"

"Come on, let's do it!"

Liu Jun laughed loudly: "Damn it!!!"