Chapter 479: Rescuing Griffin and Audrey
Griffin’s car, number three, failed to turn at the bend and instead crashed directly into the mountain. The front of the car slammed into the guardrail on the mountain, then the wheels lifted off the ground, causing the car to roll backward and tumble down the cliff!
In the VIP seats, Velma, holding her phone, shouted to Tina, “It’s terrible! Car three has gone over at section two, point three!”
Tina’s brows furrowed-trouble indeed!
Everyone was exclaiming, wondering how Griffin could have had an accident, while the emergency team hurriedly set out to search.
However, this place was a cliff, and a car that had fallen was not easy to locate. Even if it were found, the occupants surely couldn’t have survived.
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Those still engrossed in the race had no idea that Griffin’s car had rolled off, nor did they know who this person, driving the rescue vehicle at such high speed, was.
The rescue vehicle, less powerful than the race cars, was nonetheless driven with great speed!
In the vehicle, Jared gripped the handlebar, checking the location points along the way.
“Tina, ahead!” he called out.
Tina quickly stopped the vehicle in a spot that wouldn’t block the traffic behind them and got out with Jared.
The spot where Griffin had gone off was a steep mountain covered with weeds and rocks. Looking down from above, it was impossible to see exactly where the car had ended up, except for the dent in the guardrail. There wasn’t a single piece of debris from the car.
Before the emergency team could arrive, Jared took off his coat and Tina’s, tying them together, one sleeve secured around the guardrail. He held Tina’s waist, “Tina, hold on.”
Tina responded and clung to Jared’s waist. Together, they leapt down, using the makeshift rope that wasn’t very long.
The spectators stood up.
These two were risking their lives!
It was a cliff, and who knew what was below? Yet, they jumped!
Tina and Jared disappeared from the public’s view. In the VIP area, Paula White was frantic, quickly calling Hayden to report the situation.
Hayden exclaimed, “What! Serena and Mr. Farrell jumped off a cliff! They wouldn’t be doing something as drastic as a lovers’ suicide, would they?”
Paula White, furious, nearly cursed, shouting, “Lovers’ suicide my foot, it’s an accident, just get over here!”
“Okay, I’m on my way, don’t be scared, they’re going to be alright,” Hayden said before hanging up.
Meanwhile, Tina and Jared had safely landed on the mountain.
Surrounded by steep rocks and weeds, they still managed to find a path.
Jared, still holding Tina’s coat, untied it from the sleeve and said, “Let’s head west. Their car rolled down the hill, and the lack of debris means it hasn’t broken apart on impact. According to the inertia of falling bodies, it should be in the west.”
Tina agreed, having made similar calculations on the way down.
Jared draped Tina’s coat over her shoulders, supporting her as they walked west.
Sure enough, they hadn’t gone far before they spotted fragments from car number three.
Tina observed it was a part of the hood; the body of the car seemed not to have suffered much damage.
The two continued forward, finding more fragments and glass along the way, and soon discovered the car that had rolled down to the bottom of the cliff.
Griffin and Audrey had already passed out, with blood flowing from their helmets. The race car was completely overturned, with Griffin cradling Audrey’s head in his arms, and Audrey herself wedged into the vehicle in an extremely awkward position. Tina immediately realized that her bones were broken.
Jared manually flipped the car back over and lifted both Griffin and Audrey out. “Help… help…” Audrey, still conscious, weakly waved her hand in the air, her intense desire to live keeping her eyes wide open. Tina took her hand and assured, “With me here, you won’t die.” Audrey seemed to understand Tina’s words and quickly passed out.
Jared removed their helmets, which were scratched but had not harmed their heads. Thanks to Griffin shielding her, Audrey’s upper body was free from serious internal injuries, suffering only bruises though her legs were fractured and twisted. Griffin’s condition was more severe; as the car landed, a rock pierced his spine, causing multiple fractures and serious internal injuries.
Tina administered a healing pill to each, stopping the internal bleeding and straightening Audrey’s twisted legs. Jared raised an eyebrow. “This works?”
“Yes!” replied Tina, who was well-versed in medicine, and setting bones right was a minor task for her.
Tina also inserted a few needles into Griffin’s spine. Fortunately, the rock had not penetrated deeply enough to affect his nerves or future mobility. It was lucky the car had flipped mid-air, and Jared’s helmet provided protection, or they would have died on the spot!
Tina’s expression darkened as she finished administering first aid and then examined the race car. Indeed, someone had tampered with it. “The brakes and steering failed sequentially; someone was out to kill Griffin!” Anger flashed across Tina’s face, dismissing the connection to the Reed family, as Griffin was also her protege. The audacity to attempt murder right in front of her was unforgivable!
Just then, the emergency team arrived, fortunate that Tina and Jared had left a signal, or they would have been searching longer. “How are we going to get them up this steep mountain road?” the team leader wondered aloud.
Jared pointed upwards. “You have help.” Everyone looked up to see Hayden in a helicopter, one foot on the landing gear and half out of the cockpit, waving energetically at Tina and Jared. “Serena, Mr. Farrell, I’m here!” Hayden boasted, “Smart, right? I knew you’d need a helicopter!”
The helicopter hovered ten centimeters above the ground as Hayden jumped down. “Serena, are you alright?”
“I’m fine. Get these two to the hospital, then help me investigate something,” Tina instructed, pointing to the injured pair.
After loading them onto the helicopter, Hayden approached Tina. “Serena, your orders?” Tina, with a cold look, eyed the towed-away race car and grabbed Hayden by the collar. “Everyone close to Griffin and the engineers at the first checkpoint, I want their backgrounds thoroughly checked!” She was determined to uncover the identity of the person who wanted Griffin dead.