Hua Jianchen spoke sincerely, with tears in his eyes, as if he was sincerely pleading. Seeing Hua Jianchen's behavior, Huo Yu and Su Tina couldn't help but look at Song Wenbin.
They had a bad relationship with Song Wenbin before filming the show, so they naturally didn't want to discuss it with him now, but the meaning in their eyes was very obvious.
A vein burst out on Song Wenbin's forehead.
Call up?
Doesn't that mean he really admits that he has no positive effect on the show? Doesn't that mean that he made the wrong decision? Doesn't that mean that he admits that the other three people's decisions were correct? If so, what will the audience think after the show is broadcast?
He glanced at the director next to him who was focused on filming, and his knuckles crackled as he pinched them.
Seeing Song Wenbin's expressionless face, Huo Yu immediately understood what Xiao Jiujiu was feeling in his heart, and couldn't help but waved his hands a little irritably: "Okay, let's make a call. It's time like this, let's go out first and then talk."
"Yeah, let's make a phone call."
Sutina took out her mobile phone and said, "We are not familiar with this. If something happens, it will be really dangerous!"
"No, no need to fight."
Song Wenbin said calmly.
ah?
Huo Yu and Su Tina frowned in unison.
"There is no signal here." Song Wenbin patted Hua Jianchen on the shoulder, "Wait until there is a signal before crying, okay?"
Hua Jianchen shivered and looked at Song Wenbin, stunned.
Huo Yu and Su Tina also quickly took out their mobile phones and took a look. Oh, there was no signal. The desolation here far exceeded their expectations.
The three of them had to give up the idea of calling for help and squatted on the ground obediently to wait.
This squatting lasted until the evening, when the scorching sun set over the plain, the faint sound of gunfire in the distance had long since subsided, and the smoke from burning vehicles had also disappeared.
This place is probably not a land of law like China. No one can really tell who is the boss in this land. The conflict has been going on for so long, and they have not seen any law enforcement officers coming to search.
When the heat gradually subsided, the Latin American uncles and aunts stood up again and walked forward along the sand and cactus bushes. Song Wenbin pushed Huo Yu beside him and licked his lips at the uncles and aunts.
The four of them stood up in a hurry, hanging on those Latin American aunts not far away, and walked forward into the night. They finally crossed the desert and returned to the Gobi Highway.
The Latin American natives stood on the roadside in twos and threes, trying to wait for passing cars to take them to the destination. However, they didn’t know whether it was because the road was remote or it was already early in the morning. After waiting for a long time, no civilian car came. , even if there were cars coming occasionally, they were large trucks carrying cargo. Those trucks completely ignored the raised hands of the passing aunts, and roared past with the cold spirit of if you don't get out of the way, I will kill you directly, completely No intention of stopping.
With the replacement of the sun and the moon, a new round of sun rises from the ground again, and everyone's patience is gradually being worn away in waiting and frustration.
"If there is no car willing to park here... we are going to die of thirst in this damn place... By the way, the program team has a radio... it should be there... Why don't you ask them for it?" Hua Jianchen said pessimistically next to Song Wenbin. non-stop.
"They won't use it for you even if you have them." Song Wenbin said coldly: "It's only been a day, and it's not a life-or-death situation yet. Just bear with it."
After enduring it for about ten minutes, Hua Jianchen couldn't help but think: "Maybe we should be more honest... really... if we hadn't taken this trip, we might have arrived in Panama... otherwise... we would have waited for this to happen Here, let’s contact the previous snakehead again, Teacher Yan, what do you think…?”
Huo Yu and Su Tina couldn't help but look at Song Wenbin when they heard this, but Song Wenbin didn't want to agree to this request. These people didn't even discuss it with him when they made the decision before. How could he fulfill their wishes now.
"Okay, don't you want to take the camera crew with you?" He said impatiently, "Do you think we'll be filming a documentary here?"
"We can use the small equipment we carry with us to take secret photos..." Hua Jianchen was still trying to persuade Song Wenbin: "I remember you did this when you went to many countries in the past. In such very hidden occasions, with private You guys all carry small devices with you everywhere, right? The Netherlands, Indonesia, and many, many other places..."
"Well, I don't mind if you want to take me with you." Song Wenbin said.
He really didn't want to have sex with this guy anymore. If he hadn't seen that the other person was the host arranged by the investor, he couldn't help but want to curse at this moment. Why would a person who had never traveled say anything about his decision? Nonsense!
"I'm sorry, I didn't question your intention, Teacher Yan. You have been to so many places, so you must be more familiar with the outside world than me. But after all, you are only one person. Teacher Su and Teacher Huo studied many strategies and materials, and finally The decision was made to find the smuggler..."
Song Wenbin rolled his eyes. At this time, the roar of the engine came from the distance.
A small truck transporting haystacks drove over and stopped in front of everyone.
The uncles and aunts waiting on the side were so happy that they hurriedly got up from the ground and surrounded us with cheers. Song Wenbin and his party were no exception. Seeing that there was finally a car willing to help, they hurried forward.
At this time, a brown-skinned and bearded truck driver jumped out of the cab, holding a rifle in his hand. The group of people surrounding the Extraordinary Journey quickly took a few steps back.
Fortunately, the locals were very calm. After a few uncles stood there and communicated with the driver holding the gun for a moment, the driver put down the gun and said: "Ten dollars per person, get off at the border station."
Song Wenbin breathed a sigh of relief and quickly led his team to get on the bus. However, before they got on the bus, they were stopped by the driver again.
"A hundred dollars each for you."
said the bearded driver.
"What?" Song Wenbin heard the English clearly and couldn't help but said in shock: "I just heard you talk about ten dollars per person!"
"If you have a hundred dollars, I'll charge you ten dollars. If you have a thousand dollars, I'll charge you a hundred dollars." The driver said matter-of-factly. He pointed at the cameras on Baoli and Weining and said, "You guys look very good." I have money and I bring a lot of equipment, so I have to charge more.”
"Then you'll have to charge him one billion!"
Song Wenbin said in shock.
"I certainly would if he were here."
The driver said calmly: "There are not many cars passing by here, and the weather is very hot, and most of the cars are company trucks. It is impossible for them to stop and take you. If you want to wait for the next bus, I don't mind."
Song Wenbin stared at the bearded man with wide eyes. Seeing that he was not embarrassed at all and was completely calm, he looked at the rifle in his hand. Knowing that he could not negotiate the price with him, he could only raise his hands in surrender and said: "Okay, you are awesome. One hundred dollars, right? OK, as long as you can send us to the border of Panama, one hundred dollars is one hundred dollars."
Soon, a group of people sat on the car one after another. The car was divided into two layers: the middle and the outside, another layer inside and another layer above the grass.
Song Wenbin, Su Tina and others, who paid a hundred dollars, certainly have the right to freely choose VIP seats. Unfortunately, not only is there no air conditioning in the haystack, but it smells like sheep manure. They only need to choose to sit on the haystack on the roof of the car. Here There is still some breeze.
After the car drove away, the wind picked up, but the 40-degree sun refused to blow away. Soon, Song Wenbin was sweating profusely from the sun. Of course, even more unbearable than this are the annoyed looks from colleagues.
Su Tina and Huo Yu sat on the haystack opposite, swaying with the vehicle while glaring at Song Wenbin.
Song Wenbin felt uncomfortable and asked: "What are you looking at? Can we still live in peace?"
"One hundred dollars a trip, a ticket of more than 700 yuan, is enough to fly from Shanghai to BJ!" Huo Yu said through gritted teeth under the sun.
"But now we are sitting on the haystack, being basked in the sun." Sutina said sadly. The car is so slow. By the time we reach Panama, we are afraid that we will all be burned into carbon. "
Before Song Wenbin had time to speak, suddenly, a clattering sunshade appeared on Sutina's head. It turned out that the fourth person, Hua Jianchen, used his own clothes and the straw under him to make a small canopy. Put it on Sutina's head.
After he finished the fight, he said to Huo Yu: "Teacher Huo, please sit a little bit over here, and I will make one for you right away."
Huo Yu snorted, leaned generously next to Su Tina, and praised: "You are so sympathizing with others, you should build a shed for yourself, I'm not that delicate."
"I'm fine, gentlemen, I don't rely on my appearance to make a living."
Hua Jianchen smiled and said: "But you are different. You have to protect yourself. After all, you are a girl and you are also the face of this show."
Even though this person had a bad reputation on the Internet, at this moment, neither Huo Yu nor Su Tina could find fault with him. Sutina hesitated for a long time and could only lower her head and say thank you.
Song Wenbin, who was flipping through the sunscreen mask, put down his bag, closed his eyes, and gritted his teeth secretly.
Fortunately, the desert was not very wide. Soon they entered the dense rain forest and near the river, and the air became hot and humid. It's just that the roads here are unusually winding and bumpy. The once-cement pavement has been messed up by the passing trucks, and no one can see any repairs. There are potholes everywhere, and cars that have broken down on the roadside waiting for maintenance can be seen everywhere.
The car Song Wenbin was riding in was no exception. From time to time, it got stuck in pits and got stuck on the roadside. At this time, they had to get out and push the car. This process was difficult and annoying.
After another ten hours of long journey, until late at night, the slow-moving minivan finally reached the border. This place can be covered with rain forests. As the only relatively developed country in Central America, Panama’s border is no better than other places. How much, the same old and dilapidated, but now the old border is now armed to the teeth.
As the dazzling headlights on the border station swept across, Song Wenbin saw heavily armed soldiers, and even tanks and armored vehicles among those conducting inspections. The barking of police dogs and the shouts of policemen can be heard constantly. There is a long queue of trucks parked and waiting for inspection, and they are undergoing strict inspection. The goods on those trucks were being dismantled and inspected in piles, and the merchants were lined up in a row and were being searched by border soldiers.
Seeing this scene, Huo Yu was very depressed and said irritably: "It's really better to follow the snake head into the rainforest. How long will it take to search for him?"
"It must be because of the case on the road earlier."
Sutina analyzed: "Those people have done such terrible things, and they will definitely attract revenge!"
"Should we...shall we make a phone call?"
Hua Jianchen took out his mobile phone and said, "There is signal here now."
Before Song Wenbin had time to refuse, Huo Yu, who had pushed the car all the way and soaked up the sun, took the phone and made a call.
Seeing her like this, Song Wenbin stopped talking.
Soon, the call was connected. Huo Yu briefly explained her purpose to the person on the phone, but soon, her expression gradually changed. Huo Yu handed the phone to Sutina, and Sutina turned on the external speaker.
Just listen to the person on the phone say: "...There is no way to pass the 7,000 US dollars now, it must be at least 10,000 US dollars."
"Didn't I repay US$7,000 the day before yesterday? Why has it increased to US$10,000 now??" Sutina asked in shock: "And we are not starting from Colombia. Logically speaking, the shorter distance should be cheaper!"
The person on the phone explained patiently: "You were in Bogota at the time, which was our starting point and the route we are most familiar with. The price is of course the most reasonable, but now you have gone to the Panama border again, and we have to send someone again." To pick you up, we have to go through the checkpoints all over again, and the route you are taking now is completely different from what we usually take, so it is also very risky for us."
"But..." Sutina still wanted to counteroffer.
"No, but I think you all know that some bad things have happened on the border recently. Many DEAs have been attacked there. The risk and difficulty of routing are no longer what they were before. I don't have any It’s very kind to give you an increase to fifteen thousand dollars, so you can figure it out for yourself.”
Hearing his decisive tone, Song Wenbin subconsciously reached out to get his phone.
But the person on the phone seemed to be predicting the future and said: "Ten thousand dollars, no counter-offers will be accepted. Tell your brother who came with a machete to stop chatting with me."
Song Wenbin heard the voice on the phone and stopped extending his hand.
The phone was hung up, and the four of them stood there, looking at each other with big eyes and small eyes. Mainly Sutina Huo Yu glared at Song Wenbin, while Hua Jianchen looked at the sky with her head turned away, as if nothing was wrong.
"Look! I would have agreed to them if I had known earlier!"
Sutina was the first to attack. She stamped her feet irritably and said, "I made an agreement with them originally, but now they have transferred it to 10,000 US dollars! Our total start-up capital is only 10,000 US dollars, and we have spent some on miscellaneous things. Now we have I don’t even have 10,000 yuan left!! How are we going to get through this!!”
(End of chapter)
