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Chapter 25 Picking up the goods
Mrs. Aldas did not continue to embarrass him, but let Chi Heng leave.

After driving out for a long time, Chi Heng was still a little bit moved by the marvelous design of that mansion, not to mention whether such a design can trap devils, but it can fascinate people around.

"It's unbelievable that there is such a thing in this small town. The note left by the old uncle said that Aldas Manor was dangerous. It turned out that it didn't refer to anything else, but this agreement."

After Mrs. Aldas told the whole story, Chi Heng immediately realized something. If the old uncle really wanted him to fulfill the agreement, he would have made it clear in his notes. Since he didn't say anything, he never thought of letting him Chi Heng went to complete the agreement.

But it was also like this, the old uncle didn't say a word, but made Chi Heng miserable.

"That Mrs. Aldas, she didn't tell the truth... at least she didn't finish her sentence."

Chi Heng was restless: "Old uncle, old uncle, you left a note saying that you will not be a riddler, but in fact you are still a riddler, give a hint without telling the whole story, be careful that no one will burn incense for you on your memorial day next year! !"

He thought about the special exclamation again.

More than a week ago, he came all the way to this remote place, and never thought that so many things would happen later.

He never thought that there would be a door in this world that could lead to another world.

I never thought that there might really be evil spirits in this world.

What's even more outrageous is that the devil also came out.

The people in this small town can survive for so long, I'm afraid they really have special skills... But he didn't see it either!
No, Chi Heng suddenly realized.

It's not that the townspeople have special skills, it's him, and it's in him.

Because he is the nephew of the old uncle, he inherited the inheritance of the old uncle, and because of this relationship, these troubles will follow one after another.

That is to say, even if he didn't find the basement of the old house, unless he left the next day when he came, Mrs. Aldas would still find him.

This is something that cannot be avoided.

Everything was doomed when he decided to stay.

After driving back to the old house, Chi Heng took a rest for a while, and continued to work on tidying up the courtyard.

Such a peaceful daily work calmed down his mind and body very quickly. No matter what, after taking this step, there is no room for regret. After finding the research base, there may be a way to deal with the threat of Mrs. Aldas.

In the next few days, from May 5 to May 22, Chi Heng tidied up the inside and outside of the old house. The place where the roof leaked was also repaired.

What made him breathe a sigh of relief was that the special environment of the old house prevented mosquitoes from approaching here. He did not see a single spider or ant crawling up the old house. Otherwise, the old house would not be so easy under the damage of moths. Repair.

After repairing the courtyard, Chi Heng looked at the large open space in the back room, and wondered whether it could be used to grow vegetables?It’s not bad to grow some potatoes, the land here is so fertile, it’s a natural place to grow vegetables, if it’s wasted, it’s a waste of money!
He jotted this down in his notes as part of his schedule for later.

On May 5, Chi Heng got up early in the morning, left the house on time at 26:[-], and drove to Augusta, the capital of Maine.

Maine itself has a small population and a large land. Its capital has only 1.9 citizens. It is just a medium-sized town in China, but in Maine, it is enough to be treated as the state capital.

Dock Town is more than 360 kilometers away from Augusta. Chi Heng drove from 13:35 and took five hours to reach the capital. When he arrived, it was already [-]:[-] in the afternoon.

There are few vehicles in the whole city, and there are mostly two or three-story buildings on the side of the road, and there are almost no high-rise buildings. However, it is the capital after all, and the population of Bidok Town is much larger. Chi Heng used the PDA as a navigation map and arrived smoothly. Arrived at the agreed location, in the parking lot next to the park.

Honda North America Branch has no business dealings in Augusta, so this ATV was shipped from New York, and Chi Heng had to pay $560 for the freight, plus the deposit and the original price of the vehicle, it was close to $6800. It is almost equivalent to one-third of many people's annual income. It is a huge expense, which makes Chi Heng feel distressed.

But there is no way, this is a necessary expense.

Chi Heng took a test drive, and after confirming that there was no problem, he paid the remaining payment and put the ATV on the pickup truck. Fortunately, the employees of the Honda branch prepared a wooden plank for him, and he drove it easily with the ATV's off-road ability.

Saying goodbye to the "home delivery" Honda employees, Chi Heng went to eat a meal of Mexican noodles. It felt good and the price was not expensive, so he went to find a hotel to rest. There was no way, and he returned to Dock Town at the current time. It must be night Don't think about going back to the old house, it's better to rest here for one night.

On the second day, still getting up early in the morning, Chi Heng drove back in the pickup truck.

Not much to say, the beautiful scenery along the way is endless, but I don’t have the heart to appreciate it. The ATV on the back of Chi Heng’s pickup is covered by a plastic bag, so I don’t have to worry about being found out what it is. Go to the old house next to Lake Yi.

When I came back this time, I drove slowly, and I didn't arrive at the old house until three o'clock in the afternoon.

As soon as the car stopped, Chi Heng didn't care about resting. He took off the plastic bag first, unfastened the screws fixing the ATV, and then transferred the ATV out of the car.

This step is very smooth, and it is not difficult to send the ATV up the front door of the old house. It is even easy to send the ATV into the basement. The difficulty is that it encounters obstacles before the seven or eight steps of the basement warehouse.

It's not that there are no such long wooden boards, but the main reason is that the steps are too steep and it is not easy to drive the ATV down.

It took Chi Heng a lot of energy to finally get the ATV out of the warehouse, sweating profusely.

Next, let the ATV pass through the "Gate of Moros".

Although the size was measured in advance, there is absolutely no problem, but Chi Heng still couldn't avoid being nervous. Fortunately, he finally drove the ATV smoothly into the world opposite the "Moros Gate".

"finished!"

Chi Heng breathed a sigh of relief. Standing on the shady and desolate land, feeling the cold wind blowing in front of him, his heart was warm. With the ATV, the distance is no longer a problem now. On the ATV, you can carry it with you wherever you go, which is equivalent to carrying a house with you. You can't simply say it is "convenient", but you have to add the word "too".

"I'm exhausted."

Chi Heng bought two tanks of fuel belts in Augusta, one tank of 20L gasoline, two tanks of 40L gasoline, and the ATV itself was filled with fuel. Even with a full load, it was enough for him to travel thousands of miles. kilometers away.

He couldn't believe it, the research base was thousands of kilometers away from here!
Looking at the map drawn by the old uncle, it seems to be a long time, and it should not exceed a hundred kilometers... Should it?

(End of this chapter)