The whirlpool of public opinion on the Internet has not affected these people in the wilderness mountainous area for the time being. Ronan and his party have been staying in the dock yard for a long time. If they want to go to the core area of Yingtou Yard, they must speed up the pace.
After all, Deng Chun is still capable, and the little charade in front of him seems to be just a short-lived emotional action of a young man. Now that he has given in, his capable and sophisticated side has shown up again.
He had arranged two off-road vehicles early and had already driven into the yard and parked them in the open space in front of the warehouse for a group of people to visit.
He also volunteered to be the driver himself and took Ronan and his party to the high ground of Eagle Head Field. He claims that he also manages a store up there, specializing in bartering with explorers and mercenaries who enter the mountains. He has accumulated a lot of special materials, which he can just ask Ronan for advice.
Not counting the bodyguards and drivers who were already waiting at the high ground, there were seven people in Ronan's group who arrived by pontoon boat, and two off-road vehicles were enough.
Fries is the person in charge of the "security personnel", which is equivalent to Ronan's secretary in this case, and is responsible for the arrangements.
Deng Chun drove the first car as the temporary driver, Fries sat in the passenger seat, and Ronan and Wen Huilan sat in the back seat.
The second car was a little more crowded, with four people in it without the driver, so Zhao Xi simply volunteered and took the driver's seat.
Long Qi grabbed the co-pilot, and Liu Fengming could only sit in the back row with the tiger, who was so negative at the moment.
Zhao Xi knew that Long Qi was broadcasting live, and he didn't want to ride in the same car with him, but Boss Fu arranged it like this, and there was nothing he could do about it. Before even getting on the bus, he made up his mind to be a mute driver and not to talk to Long Qi under any circumstances.
The problem is, this kind of thing is completely out of your hands.
Just a few steps after the car started, Long Qi motioned for him to look outside: "Be careful, don't hit anyone."
Long Qi was telling the truth. At this time, a loading truck happened to be delivering materials to the yard. They were heavy goods that had just been unloaded from the dock. When entering the gate, there are some procedures to go through, blocking half of the road, plus people coming and going, coming in and out, it seems a bit chaotic...
But it's not to the point of hitting someone.
Don’t think I don’t know, you are looking for me to chat and add material to the live broadcast!
Zhao Xi shut his mouth and followed the car in front. Seeing "Car No. 1" and the delivery vehicle passing by each other, he turned left after exiting the gate and went out smoothly, and he followed him out.
Unexpectedly, at this time, a figure jumped out of the middle of the transport vehicle, without any force, and hit the front of the vehicle.
"Dry!"
Fortunately, Zhao Xi is also a burner, and his reaction ability is far beyond ordinary people. As soon as the warning light of the car's anti-collision warning system came on, he had already stopped decisively, and his reaction was several milliseconds faster than the system.
Fortunately, the speed of the vehicle was not too fast and the off-road vehicle's brake pads were still strong, so there was no real impact. The people on the car also had amazing balance skills, and they were able to eliminate the inertia of the forward movement in time, so that they would not be particularly embarrassed.
As for the figure who was almost rolled under the car, his reaction was not slow either. He propped up the head of the car with his elbows, staggered back, and stood still dangerously.
"What's going on!" Zhao Xi's lingering fear still lingered, and he was a little irritable.
Long Qi was still making sarcastic remarks: "Congratulations, you didn't lie down on the spot. It doesn't look like you were cheating."
"Isn't it because he's so aggressive?"
Long Qi glanced to the side: "Maybe he felt that the transport vehicle was too intrusive and didn't want to go around in a big circle, so he took a shortcut and jumped over from the middle connection. It was a step slower than 'Car No. 1', just in time for you to catch up." "
After a pause, Long Qi said again: "Do you think this person looks familiar?"
Only then did Zhao Xi have the opportunity to match what he saw in his eyes with what he remembered:
It sure looks familiar.
At this time, he had already forgotten about not talking to Long Qi, and patted the steering wheel: "That old patrolman! He also asked our boat to go to the inner bay... It was him just now, looking in at the gate."
"I don't know that."
Zhao Xi chatted with Long Qi and his mood calmed down. But when something like this happened at the gate, the management staff rushed over and dragged the old man back. Looking at the former's distorted face, he was obviously very angry. He was afraid that as soon as he got out of the sight of Long Qi and others, he would curse loudly and give the old man a good look.
The problem was that the old man obviously had a temper. He didn't even wait until he was "out of sight". He pushed hard on the manager's chest and broke free. Without saying much, he walked out angrily.
When passing the front of the off-road vehicle, he turned sideways and nodded in the direction of the cockpit. This was probably an apology?
That's right.
The management staff jumped in anger, but Long Qi's car was here, so it was not easy for him to get angry. He could only come over by himself, knock on the car window, and apologize repeatedly.
"It doesn't matter, it's just fine that we didn't hit each other." Long Qi, the co-pilot, smoothed things over for the driver. "This uncle is a warm-hearted man. Maybe there is something urgent. He reminded us at the dock just now."
After dealing with the management staff, Long Qi closed the car window and the car finally drove away. After running for dozens of meters, he said in a nonchalant manner:
"Prosthetic limbs."
Zhao Xi hummed, he also saw it just now.
When the old man on patrol pushed the manager away, his right hand and a small half of his forearm were all prosthetic limbs, and they were relatively rough, non-bionic ones, otherwise it wouldn't be obvious at a glance.
"Maybe the family background is not very good." Long Qi sighed with emotion and turned to ask Liu Fengming, "Hucheng's gene modulation and cell regeneration technology is so advanced, is the cost of regeneration of severed limbs still very high?"
Liu Fengming simply replied: "I don't know in Huacheng. The cost of trauma treatment in Huaicheng is two to three years' salary."
"It's similar to Xia Cheng. It's not too expensive...compared to the disability."
"He will die if he does it."
The one who interrupted was actually the always depressed Tiger.
Tiger spoke, and the others in the car were surprised.
Long Qi straightened his back, half-turned around, and said cautiously: "What do you mean?"
"He is a 'dirty man' to a very deep degree. He probably survived the aberration infection by luck, and his gene expression has been messed up. If the limb regeneration technique is used, it will accelerate the cell disease in his body. It is better to give it directly He took a good shot.”
After a pause, the tiger added: "It's not bad to give him a shot now. Maybe he will thank you."
"Ahem, live broadcast Tiger, I understand, I understand."
Long Qi continued to engage in his "stand-up comedy" in the live broadcast room, as if he was still very popular: "So fellow veterans, when you do certain things, you can first consider the consequences, especially those related to your body. It’s not fun, it’s fun, and I don’t even have the chance to regret it.”
The tiger smacked his lips and leaned back with his skinny torso: "What's the use of being secretive when you talk? Just make it clear that these idiots in the world only care about the moment and don't care about the future."
"Goodbye, tiger..."
Long Qi wanted to force the conclusion, but he couldn't stop the tiger's mouth.
“Just be happy for a moment, be comfortable for a moment, be alive for a moment… regret this life for that moment, this is how you are alive.
"But in the end, he inevitably had to hope for supernatural miracles in the world, so that he could pray to gods and worship Buddha, walk on elbows and knees, and even look servile in an attempt to save him. At that time, wanting to change his life was actually not a temporary need?
"So, there's no cure."
Long Qi complained in his heart: Are you talking about yourself? It seems transparent, but I don't see you jumping out of the car.
Not only did the tiger not jump out of the car, but he closed his eyes and calmed down until the off-road vehicle reached the high ground of Yingtou Field.
This short journey lasted only a few minutes. Due to the delay at the gate of the yard, when Long Qi and the others arrived, Ronan and others had already got off the car and were looking around in the small square on the highland side.
The buildings on the highland side, when viewed from the river, coupled with Frith's explanation, give a sense of vicissitudes. Now that I'm at the site, I can't really see the vicissitudes of things, it's mainly just messy.
Probably the people who settled in this supply station never thought about living here for a long time. Except for the three or five buildings surrounding the small square, at first glance they are brick-concrete houses built many years ago, which have been repaired and continued to be used. The others are camping tents, simple container houses, etc., which feel worse than the storage yard below. Cleaned up neatly.
Deng Chun was a landowner, so he naturally shouldered the responsibility of introduction. He was very eloquent, and he was able to explain something in such a refugee camp-like place:
"The place called Eagle Head Field is named after the north end of the river bank on the west side hooks back, resembling an eagle's head. In the past few years, the water level has been rising, the river beach has shrunk, and the 'Eagle Head Field' has been washed away. Mr. Luo, when you came here, it should have been from Pass through the eagle's neck.
"In a few years, in addition to the highland where we are, the east side, that is, the road we came up from, may also be cut off, the river will be cut and straightened, and Yingtou Field will become Yingtou Island.
"In fact, 'cutting a bend and making it straight' has already happened once. The road we came up on was used as a river decades ago. Later, the mudslide washed down and blocked it, and it was silted up for a few years, so it was just a waste of time. The road has been built. When our car came up, did you feel that the ground was quite soft?"
Ronan nodded slightly and looked around, seeming to be somewhat interested.
Fries still has the memories of that time, and he doesn't like this place no matter what he thinks: "The novice villages in the wilderness for ten days are better than this one. Maybe we can learn from it and have more life."
Deng Chun explained a few words: "After all, it is a wilderness area. Sometimes when Lord Baifeng sneezes, it will inevitably shake. It is easier. If something unexpected happens and you abandon the altar, just leave, and put your life first."
Fries said confidently: "When it was a settlement in the past, there were more pots and pans, but it was not so chaotic."
Deng Chun just pretended not to hear, and continued to add: "Here in Lake City, the black flood is also very troublesome.
"There are three floods in big rivers, spring flood, summer flood and autumn flood, which last for half a year, during which a 'black flood' can break out at any time. As the saying goes, when big rivers are filled with water, small rivers are full, and when big rivers are flooded, small rivers are flooded. Don't look at the tributaries of the mountain streams in front of you. They are silted here and there. The border is blocked, making it difficult for larger boats to pass. When it comes to the black flood season, everyone is a disaster."
"Black news?" Ronan looked at Wen Huilan.
The latter explained in due course: "Lake City is in danger of the river. Once it enters the flood season, floods occur frequently, and even more abnormal types become restless and make trouble. They form groups in the flood, dense and dense, and come down from the upper reaches of the river, which almost makes the river stained with ink. , is called the 'Black Flood'."
"Oh, it means the same thing as 'Running Tide' and 'Bleeding Season'."
"That's right."
Deng Chun continued to add: "The main flood season in Lake City is from June to August, and it is still in the flood season. There is already a barrier lake in the lower reaches of the river. With Lord Baifeng's blessing this year, the rainfall is average, and the 'bleeding season' in the upper reaches is also short. Even if there is a black flood, it should be fine."
When Frith saw Zhao Xi and others coming over, he didn't want to say anything more. Hearing Deng Chun say "Baifeng Lord" again, he grinned in amusement: "Baifeng Lord can barely be counted as being in the lower reaches of Lake City, and he doesn't care about things upstream.
"It's been more than ten years. Has the bank defense project on the upper river been completed? You can't defend the upper river. The land on the eastern plain that has been cultivated for thousands of years has turned into a swamp. Just because there is a plantation building, everything cannot be done. What kind of abnormal ecological wetland is this? I'm surprised. The Golden Triangle side is not strong enough, and it has to destroy the eastern plain. Why does Lake City like to be attacked from both sides... The word "nursing land" is definitely useless. Wrong, I learned it in Hucheng."
Zhao Xi, who had just come over, could only laugh dryly.
Deng Chun laughed: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, you are very familiar with Hucheng."
Wen Huilan introduced in due course: "Lieutenant Colonel Frith once served in Lake City."
"Field Army, the defense area is here." Fries was lukewarm and put aside the relationship.
"That should be the move to the defense in 1983." Deng Chun said without saying the number, but he obviously already knew which unit it was.
Now Fries was somewhat impressed by him: "How old were you at that time?"
