The first opportunity to escape came on the evening of the second day of his abduction—their first day on the road.
They were in a small town then. If Little Tang Mo had wanted to, he likely could have escaped on his own.
But he didn't make a move, because Little Tongtong was still with him.
Getting away by himself wouldn't have been a problem, but taking Little Tongtong with him would have been impossible.
Little Tang Mo couldn't abandon Little Tongtong.
He could have saved himself and then tried to rescue her later. But the driver's route was erratic and unpredictable. Sometimes they'd head one way, then double back, and he had no idea where the driver would go next.
So in the end, Little Tang Mo didn't risk it.
His chances of escaping were better than sixty percent, but he knew that if he did, the driver would take his anger out on the other children in the truck. There was no telling how that short-tempered man would beat and torture them...
