Contrary to Secretary Li's expectations, with the help of the driver, the car was quickly pulled out of the snow trap, taking less than five minutes in total.
Watching all this, Secretary Li vaguely felt something was amiss. Passing through the roadblock so easily was clearly not what Azu had arranged, but he couldn't directly ask the driver why it was done so quickly.
Secretary Li also couldn't ask the people next to the car why there was no delay. He could only, after the driver packed his tools and got back in, subtly inquire, "Driver, what's with that car?"
"Oh, nothing much. Their front wheel got stuck in a pit, and the wheel was spinning helplessly. I just gave them a tow, and they sorted it out themselves," the driver cheerfully answered Secretary Li's question but then suddenly, somewhat suggestively, asked Secretary Li, "Sir, I didn't waste any time, did I?"
