Trees flanked both sides of the road, and after a stretch, residential houses became more abundant, making it especially dangerous to weave through the village area.
Fortunately, the noise from the car's engine was very loud, so the villagers should have been able to hear it and would likely move out of the way on their own, unless the car lost control and crashed into one of the houses. Otherwise, the villagers should have been out of harm's way.
His van had its moment to shine on the winding road, where skill mattered more than the vehicle's performance. Otherwise, on a wide straight road, his car, no matter what, wouldn't have been able to catch up to them.
It was this narrow path that allowed Li Fei to keep sight of the police car's taillights ahead.
