Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 43 Entering the Village
At this moment, in the barren mountains and wild ridges, although there is a road, we have no physical strength, let alone direction, so the three of us simply sat on the side of the road to rest our feet.Gu Wenmin said: "There are very few vehicles passing by on this road. If we can't wait for a vehicle, we may have to walk on two legs."

I said: "It's not a problem to walk. It's just that we don't know where we are now. Should we go forward or go back? How far do we have to go forward? How far do we have to go back? Carrying it like this, we have to find the shortest way.” After speaking, I remembered that I could call for help, so I couldn’t help but slapped myself on the head, thinking that when I was in a hurry, I would forget everything.

He took out his phone, but it was already submerged in water.Fortunately, Gu Wenmin's mobile phone is the so-called "three-proof" waterproof, dustproof, and drop-proof, and it is not broken. It's just that the signal is very weak in the mountains and mountains. I have broadcast 110 several times, but I can't get through, or dial halfway and automatically disconnect. Wire.

Gu Wenmin tried for ten minutes, but the battery of the mobile phone gradually weakened, so she had to give up.While I was sighing about my bad luck, another car suddenly drove up in the distance. This car was good, it was two off-road Hummers.Tofu hurriedly waved to stop the car, and the car stopped. It was a bald middle-aged man wearing big sunglasses. On the co-pilot seat was a little beauty in a cheongsam.

Tofu hurriedly said: "Brother, help me, our car had an accident and a driver died, let me borrow your car for a ride."

When the middle-aged man heard this, he said in horror: "Is someone dead? Ah bah, you are still blocking my car when you are dead, trying to find bad luck for me!" He glanced at us through the big sunglasses, and cursed bad luck, the car As soon as you step on it, it will fly away.

Gu Wenmin shook his head, and said: "Not many drivers are willing to take a dead person, it seems that we have to walk." Tofu's nose was crooked, looking at the direction of the car's departure, the middle-aged man's ancestor Eighteen generations have greeted me once, and now my physical strength has recovered, so I said: "The direction that person is going to should also be Fengtou Village. When we came here, we had already driven for more than four hours. We can't go back. It’s too realistic, it’s better to go forward and talk about it in the village.”

At this time, there was no other way. We carried the dead rooster on our backs and walked on the asphalt road. It took us more than five hours to get there. If we went back, wouldn’t we have to go to go tomorrow?
By the afternoon, the soles of the three of them had blisters. At this moment, a loess fork appeared on the side of the asphalt road. There was a road sign at the fork, which said Fengtou Village.

It seems that our destination has finally arrived.

Going all the way along the loess road, the road conditions are getting worse and worse. Cars usually don’t go in when they see the intersection. This section is full of people walking, with weeds on both sides, dense forests, and undulating mountains in the distance, as if entering Like no man's land.

At this moment, the Hummer appeared in front of us again. When we got closer, it turned out that the car was stuck in a mud puddle. Regardless of the Hummer, it was tidied up in such a road condition.

The bald man was scolding his mother with his mobile phone. He probably wanted to ask someone for help, but there was no phone. The little girl next to him was pouting and the boss was unhappy. It seems that the two of them have been stuck here for a long time.After seeing the three of us, the middle-aged man immediately said: "Three, please help me, I was wrong before, help me push the car, thank you."

I stood still, not to mention how refreshed I was.

Tofu said directly; "The cost of labor has risen these days." He stretched out his hand, shaking ten fingers, and said, "See, this white, tender, slender and slender artist's hand is his mother's hand. Is it for you to push the cart! Get out!" If this boy Tofu provoked him, it would be quite embarrassing. I laughed secretly in my heart, and said calmly, "Let's go, don't waste time. "

Gu Wenmin shook his head at the side, and probably didn't intend to reach out, the bald man was so angry that he was about to explode, when the little beauty next to him stomped his feet and said, "It's all because you didn't pick someone up just now, you apologize quickly, look I have hands...and legs, I have been bitten by mosquitoes so much, if you don't get the car out today, I will never end with you. "

When the bald head heard this, his anger disappeared, and he said: "Oh, my aunt, can I be wrong, baby, don't be angry, I'll apologize right away. It's up to you. I don't care if you want to explore any ghost village." Come with you, what we talked about last time..."

The little beauty said: "Don't worry about what happened last time, if it can't be done this time, let's say goodbye."

When the bald man heard this, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and apologize to us. The more he spoke, the more sincere he became. Finally, he took off his glasses, revealing a fat face, blinking his bean sprout eyes, and looked at the three of us pitifully.

I've always had revenge, and a few nice words couldn't move me, but Tofu and Gu Wenmin's attitude softened after being begged so much. Gu Wenmin shook his head and said to the bald man, "Since you apologize , we will not pursue it anymore. Chen Xuan, why don't you give me a hand, we also happen to be in his car."

The bald man stared at the corpse on my back, and said, "No problem, no problem."

I really don't want to help him, but what Gu Wenmin said about taking a ride really moved me, because no one knows how long it will take to get to Fengtou Village. This place is remote, and there are many mosquitoes in the mountains, and everyone is bitten and itchy. It's nice to be able to sit in the car.

Immediately we didn't care about it, a few people pushed the cart together, and finally got the car out, got on the Humvee, and drove on the bumpy road. Although the bumps were uncomfortable, the speed did increase. It didn't take long. From a distance, in the basin surrounded by mountains, there is a quaint village, with smoke curling upwards, like a paradise, far from the imaginary ghost village.

The car couldn't drive in directly, so we walked for a while before reaching the village. We stopped and told the villagers about the situation of our falling off the cliff. When the villagers heard that someone died, someone immediately vacated a hall for the deceased. , let's lay Maoji's body, and we'll talk about the rest when Maoji's family arrives.

Tofu and I discussed it. Mao Rooster drove off the cliff by himself. According to his stinginess, he probably would not be willing to buy personal insurance.If it wasn't because we were coming to Fengtou Village, he wouldn't have had such a thing. Although I didn't kill Boren, Boren died because of me. He couldn't let it go, so he negotiated with Tofu and offered 40 Wan to his family.

Although the main responsibility is no longer ours, at least we can feel at ease, and we have to rely on our conscience to be a human being.

Gu Wenmin seemed very remorseful, and said in a low voice: "Blame me for not opening my mouth at the gate of hell. I don't have that much money, but I will do my best." Tofu said: "Not to blame you, but to blame that mandrill, always One day, I'm going to shoot it to death."

Thinking of Gu Wenmin's reaction when he pushed me down when he saw the mandrill, I couldn't help but soften my heart, slowed down my voice, and said: "This matter is not your fault, you don't need to blame yourself, death is like a lamp going out, Let's settle his family well, and Driver Mao should feel at ease."

When we arrived in the village, we parted ways with the bald couple, settled Mao Rooster's body, found his phone and contacted his relatives. Needless to say, we were crying and screaming on the phone. After a lot of trouble, it was almost dusk.

Although the location here is remote, it is connected to the road, so the equipment in the village is relatively modern, the area is quite large, and there are also restaurants and hotels.The three of us were hungry, so we immediately found a restaurant to eat.

Back then, Baldy Wei came to Fengtou Village first because he was being targeted by the police. The original plan was to wait for us to meet up together, but who knows that something will happen on the way.Tofu and I have been delayed for so long, and I don't know what's going on with Guangtou Wei. Is he still waiting for us in Fengtou Village?

This point is easier to check, because there are only two hotels in Fengtou Village, and you only need to ask to find out.Although I wanted to discuss with Tofu, but because of Gu Wenmin's presence, I couldn't say much, but my heart was a bit complicated, and I thought: Since I have to work, I must get rid of Gu Wenmin, if she proposes to go on a trip together , how should I refuse to avoid doubt?
Fortunately, at the dinner table, Gu Wenmin didn't say anything about it. Although the food was simple, it tasted very good.People here like to eat spicy food. We ordered a few dishes, such as hot fat intestines, fried fish with green onion belly, and a small hot pot.

As the saying goes, people are iron and rice is steel. There is nothing more enjoyable than eating a full meal when you are hungry.The three of us chatted about some things casually, and I gave Tofu a wink, indicating that the atmosphere is right now, and it's time for him to mention the breakup.After all, when Gu Wenmin wanted to join forces, I already wanted to refuse, but now that I open my mouth again, it will look very wrong.

But before Tofu and I could speak, Gu Wenmin took a sip of tea, smiled gently, and said softly: "Fortunately, there is no damage to the equipment this time, let's break up here, I have to go to the surrounding scenery tomorrow, and I can't go with you son."

(End of this chapter)