It wasn't until five o'clock in the morning that a few people from the candid filming program followed the group of walkers to the next resting point. It was said to be a resting point, but in fact it was a wet rocky floodplain full of rocks and humus, and not even a root of hay. No. Looking at this extremely primitive and wild place, the three people who took the photo were one and the other. Although they had been to many backward places in the past travels and experienced many scenes where they could not sleep well, they still couldn't get enough of it together like this. This is the first time that there are no beds at all.
After arriving here, the smugglers were no longer in control, and the silence of the team was no longer maintained. The group of line walkers began to chatter non-stop like students without the supervision of their homeroom teacher.
Huo Yu could see these line walkers taking out hammocks from their backpacks and hanging them on the tree trunks on both sides. This made Huo Yu a little unhappy. Although they also brought some simple camping equipment, it was obviously not as good as a hammock. But if you sleep on the ground like this, you may not know whether leeches will crawl on your face when you wake up.
Just thinking about that sight is enough to make one's head tingle.
Just as they were watching, as if someone was giving them pillows when they fell asleep, the black smuggler from earlier came to a few people. He was carrying a big bag and asked, "Do you want a hammock?"
Huo Yu was stunned for a moment, then he was overjoyed and said quickly: "Of course, we need 4 hammocks!"
"A thousand dollars."
The black man replied in a second.
"What!?"
Huo Yu was stunned: "Why don't you grab four hammocks for $1,000?"
she exclaimed.
"No, no, no, you made a mistake. It's a thousand dollars per ticket. If you want 4 tickets, it's 4,000 dollars." The black smuggler raised four fingers and said calmly.
Huo Yu looked at him with wide eyes, trying to see some guilt on his face.
It's a pity that that emotion does not exist on the dark face in front of me.
"Please, we have already paid 10,000 US dollars, okay!" Hua Jianchen quickly stood up and spoke to Huo Yu: "You still charge for hammocks now, isn't it too much!"
"The 10,000 US dollars only guarantees that you will be sent to the United States, but it does not guarantee how to send you to the United States." The smuggler said calmly: "We did not force you to buy it. You are all willing to do so."
Huo Yu wanted to tear this guy's face off, but when she saw the handle of the gun at his waist, she suppressed her anger and said, "We don't have that much money. I gave all my previous money to you! And, still, For an extra $3,000! Everybody! You should have given me that damn hammock!"
"Then it's none of our business."
The snakehead spread his hands regretfully.
"It's none of your business, we signed the contract!"
Huo Yu said plausibly: "You wrote that food and accommodation were included and you delivered it safely to the United States!"
"The extra money you paid is for that person. What does that guy named Frank have to do with us?" The snakehead said in surprise: "You should ask him for the hammock if you don't ask him what we want to do. ?”
"Huh? Aren't you from the same organization?"
Huo Yu was puzzled.
"Well, you can say that, but I have never seen anyone who can remember the exact route of 6,000 kilometers. In fact, Frank is in charge of the line from Colombia to Panama, and we only take you to Costa Rica. After that There will be another smuggler taking you there, and this is already the border."
As he spoke, he raised the hammock in his hand again and asked, "It's $1,000 a piece. Do you want to buy it? If not, I'll leave."
Huo Yu stared at him dumbfounded, speechless for a long time.
"Believe me, you will have many uses for it in the future, and I'm not sure if the guides in the future will be as kind as me to prepare these things for you." The snakehead was still preaching the benefits of the hammock.
"I don't have that much money!"
Huo Yu gritted his teeth and said.
This is true. The program team only gave them a budget of 10,000 yuan, and they had already given it to the smuggler named Frank.
"Can't you pay an extra 3,000 yuan to buy a hammock!? Moreover, each of these guys' hammocks costs 1,000 US dollars!? I don't believe it!!" Huo Yu pointed at the chirping strangers in the distance and said angrily.
Those people looked poorer than the last, and Huo Yu didn't believe that these people could afford a hammock worth a thousand dollars apiece.
"Oh, they just didn't give it for the time being."
The smuggler shrugged, "Don't worry, we are professionals. If your money is temporarily insufficient to pay, we can also provide loan services. You just need to work and repay it after you go to the United States."
While talking, the black smuggler skillfully took out a few pieces of crumpled paper from the bag, handed it to Huo Yu, and said: "As long as you are willing to sign a few words and hand over your passport to us, we will immediately put the hammock For you guys."
Looking at the piece of paper in his hand, Huo Yu's heart stopped for a beat.
Even Su Tina, who had been bowing her head in silence, couldn't stay still. She hurried to Huo Yu's side and whispered in her ear: "You must not give this to us, we are all..."
"I want you to remind me!!"
Huo Yu said fiercely.
Sutina shut up angrily.
Huo Yu, who had already experienced last night, naturally refused to believe any of these bullshit contracts and any word that came out of the smuggler's mouth.
At this time, the Chinese woman who had a brief conversation with them last night passed by with some luggage. Seeing the smuggler selling a hammock to them, she couldn't help but remind them: "You still have to buy it. It's okay to suffer a little loss for the time being. When you go to the United States, , within a few months, or in just one month, you can pay off the debt. The wages there are very high."
Her boyfriend passing by also said casually: "Yeah, what's the big deal? Almost everyone here has signed this thing."
"I reject."
But Huo Yu didn't even think about it and said, "Forget it, I won't take out a loan."
"That's up to you."
The snakehead shrugged.
Afterwards, he continued to sell his hammock around. After that, another small motorboat came by the river. Three strong black men jumped out of the motorboat. After briefly handing over the task, they handed over the small motorboat. I gave the black smuggler the head, and the black smuggler drove away in a small motorboat.
"I'm going to a different place to get a snake head."
Su Tina whispered in Huo Yu's ear: "The one we gave money to probably can't see anyone anymore..."
"asshole…"
Huo Yu was extremely depressed and clenched his fists tightly.
There is no doubt that this is a trick. If the person who collects the money is not fully responsible for them, then the road ahead may be more difficult than imagined.
But this wasn't what made her most depressed. What made him most depressed was undoubtedly the fact that there was a person who seemed to have expected such a result and ran away in advance.
"What should I do, Brother Yu..."
Hua Jianchen, who was used to the rhythm of romance, was already so tired that he lost his mind. He looked at Huo Yu with a sad face and stammered: "Well, how are we going to rest... we can't... we can't sleep on the floor. Bar……"
Huo Yu didn't say a word, but stared at the group of line walkers who were camping with a sullen face.
To be honest, she didn't have any good ideas. After all, she was not Song Wenbin, a talkative and charming character who often did some unbelievable things. For a moment, she wanted to know what Song Wenbin would do in the face of this situation, but then she thought about how that guy had already A decision has been made.
"I said, can you grab a hammock?" Sutina suggested in a low voice.
"Shut up!"
Huo Yu, who had seen through his thoughts, glared at Su Tina angrily.
Sutina turned her head away and whistled.
"Even if I rob it, I will rob it for myself, so I won't rob it for you." Huo Yu said bitterly.
"oh…"
Sutina pouted.
In the end, Huo Yu didn't try to rob her. Although she wanted to, she was unfamiliar with the place. If she offended the wrong people, she would be in big trouble. After all, the lobbyist in the team had already run away. She really wanted to stab him. If you get out of a trap like Africa, you won't be able to escape when the time comes.
Reluctantly, she chose a tree that was a little less damp, spread some clothes on it, and planned to sit there until the next night. Su Tina and Hua Jianchen subconsciously sat next to Huo Yu. In such a wild place, a being with absolute violence would give people a sense of security.
After sitting down, Sutina opened her backpack and took out some food. Compared with the lack of camping tools, the food and drinks she carried were quite varied and even quite eye-catching.
No, just when the three of them wanted to eat something, the Chinese couple next to them sat beside them uninvited.
"Didn't you buy a hammock?" the woman asked with concern.
"No." Huo Yu replied coldly.
"We don't have extra hammocks, but we do have sleeping bags. Do you want them?" the woman said diligently, "It's free."
She looked at the braised beef in Huo Yu's hand.
Huo Yu saw her desire and silently handed her a bag of braised beef. Before the woman could open it, her boyfriend eagerly took the bag away, opened it and wolfed it down.
After killing the bag of snacks in an instant, the man's attitude towards them became a little better. Not only did he set up camp next to the three of them, he also gave them a simple sleeping bag. Although the sleeping bag is old, it can also prevent some mosquitoes when placed under the body.
During the camping, the woman introduced her very familiarly: "This is my boyfriend Zhao Bo. My name is Wang Xin. Are you also going to the United States to find a job?"
"Yes..." Huo Yu said with his head lowered.
It's true that they are working now.
"Are you...also a couple?" She pointed at Hua Jianchen and Sutina and asked uncertainly.
Huo Yu grinned, but before he could speak, Su Tina secretly kicked him. Huo Yu, who was kicked, clicked his tongue, shook his head and said, "No, we are family." She pointed to the director Baoli next to him who was pretending to take a walk but actually filming secretly, "That is our old father, he is yearning for Beacon for many years.”
"Oh." Wang Xin understood.
Hearing what Huo Yu said, Zhao Bo became even more approachable, and he immediately began to praise the beauty of the lighthouse: "Indeed, the United States is a very desirable place. Freedom, prosperity, you can say whatever you want, and you can even buy it Guns are not much better than those in China..."
Huo Yu didn't want to get entangled with Router on such a dangerous issue, so she changed the subject and said, "Last night, I remember you said that the inspection here has been very strict recently. Is that true?"
"Yes, it seems that there is a new situation in the immigration bill in the United States. They have recently stopped allowing immigrants to run to the United States on a large scale." Wang Xin fiddled with the bonfire and sighed: "I don't know if I can get there safely. , if this is discovered, all the hard work will be in vain."
"So what if we are investigated?" Huo Yu asked.
"If you are investigated, you will be deported."
The man snorted angrily: "But I won't go back even if I die."
"Why?" Sutina, who had remained silent, couldn't help but ask.
"Why? Zhao Bo suddenly became excited. That is the most evil place in the world!! You actually asked me why!!"
What followed was a series of fierce rhetoric about the system, the economy, authoritarianism, and freedom.
The three people who came to take the candid shots didn't dare to say a word. Only the director was interested in holding a pen for candid shots at Zhao Bo, trying to capture every change in his expression.
From the endless curses, they probably knew that this guy named Zhao Bo should have been a programmer before. Because he was dissatisfied with overtime and salary, as well as some unfair treatment in his mouth, he made up his mind to immigrate to the United States. And hope for a better life there.
"...I used to climb over the wall a lot when I was working. Let me tell you, what you see is what others want you to see. The world outside is very big...I tell you, only those who want to control you can It will restrict your thoughts, castrate your freedom, and turn you into a slave!"
The chattering man seemed to be somewhat knowledgeable, but not too smart. He kept talking about his past and political demands.
Huo Yu soon became impatient. She wanted to blow these two people away, but now she was using someone else's campfire, so she could only pretend to be tired and fall asleep.
She pretended not to hear, and Sutina lowered her head and pretended to be dead, but Hua Jianchen suffered a lot. Facing this aggressive compatriot, he couldn't refuse, and he didn't dare to say anything, so he could only deal with it.
"Ah, that's it...actually...it's not as bad as you say, just calm down..."
"You fucking put you at your workstation and work overtime six days a week for 12 hours a day. How can you say something like this? Even if I go to the United States to wash dishes and sleep in the toilet, I won't go back!"
"Well...not every company is like that."
Hua Jianchen said weakly, if he could, he really didn't want to come into contact with such a violent guy. It would be safe to follow his words, but if the damn director didn't cut it, if this kind of clip was released , he no longer has to hang around in the domestic entertainment industry.
"Actually...most companies are pretty good...you can't beat them all to death just because of one or two companies...don't you think so?" He tried hard to remain objective, imagining that he could convince the other party.
Sadly, hope was dashed.
"What the hell...why do you keep speaking for that damn place?" Zhao Bo stood up with a gloomy look on his face, as if he would drive people away if they disagreed with him.
"No...no..."
Hua Jianchen quickly raised his hand, cold sweat broke out on his nervous forehead, and his eyes drifted straight to the director: "I... I just went out to find a job... I wanted to make some money... I didn't... I didn't think so much... you said me …I never thought about it…”
"Think! Want to think!"
Zhao Bo's eyes widened. "Otherwise, you won't know who is oppressing you. Think about it, you can buy a villa after working in the United States for two years. Can you buy a bathroom in China for two years?"
"no…"
Su Tina, who was pretending to be dead, couldn't help it anymore and asked: "I can buy a villa in two years there. Is it true?"
"real!"
Zhao Bo said confidently, "All my friends have made a fortune there. Each of them lives in a big villa and has a job with a monthly salary of tens of thousands of dollars!"
"Really?"
Sutina expressed doubts.
Her monthly salary is very high, and she earned even more after cooperating with Song Wenbin to open a company, but it is precisely because of this that she can better understand the difficulty of making money. In the past two years, God knows how many times she has been through life and death, how many risks she has taken, and how much she has paid. How much, how much sacrifice. Even now that she has made money, she cannot even stop. Therefore, Zhao Bo's words made her feel very harsh.
"You can get rich if you go to the United States. If this is true, there should be no poor people in the United States." Sutina said coldly but slightly sarcastically: "But as far as I know, there should be paupers everywhere."
Zhao Bo's expression slowly changed and became extremely gloomy. He slowly stood up and looked at Sutina and Hua Jianchen, his face full of suspicion and disgust.
