"Am I not entertaining enough?" Dutt asked.
"No, they are very enthusiastic and considerate." Tomoko Haruta said, "If it weren't for the fact that we still have a mission, we would even hope to be able to live here forever."
"Then the mission is still important." Dut said slowly, he looked at Croya, "Ms. Croya, what if I said I hope you can stay?"
"Sorry, it's impossible." Croya understood the meaning in Dut's eyes very well. Dut didn't say it before, but she and Zhu Yu were very close to each other, and she felt that it had been obvious.
Now that Dutt wants to make this matter clear, she naturally won't be ambiguous and refuses it clearly.
"Then this is a pity." Dutt was a little disappointed.
When Tomoko Haruta saw that Dut was getting angry, she immediately went over to hold his arm and said softly:
"Dute, Croya has a boyfriend, as you have seen. How about this, after our mission is over, how about I stay with you for a while?"
"You? Haha." Dut waved his hand, "We are classmates, why do I have the nerve to let you accompany me?"
"Then if we complete the mission this time, I will pay you 100,000 US dollars as compensation, how about it?" Haruta Tomoko changed the approach. Although Dutt is not interested in himself, he should be interested in money, right?
"Money? Do you think I am short of money?" Dut asked Tomoko Haruta.
"Then you..." Seeing that Dutt couldn't do this or that, Haruta Tomoko was also a little unhappy.
"Since you are looking for those treasures on my land this time, then I should have a share of the treasures. Isn't this request too much?"
When he said this, Kroya didn't say anything. Anyway, her share had been negotiated long ago. If Dut wanted it, he would get it from Tomoko Haruta's share.
It's just that Haruta Tomoko had previously said how good her relationship with Dutt was, but she didn't expect to be slapped in the face now!
"It should be, it should be." Haruta Tomoko originally wanted to argue, but when she saw Dutt's cold eyes, she nodded subconsciously.
She is powerful and scheming, but in the face of pure force, she is just flesh.
Useless!
In the past, Tomoko Haruta thought that with her brains and beauty, it was okay to play Dutt on her hands.
But now that her beauty was defeated by Croya, and her mind was nothing compared to force, she had no choice but to stay calm.
At this moment, Tomoko Haruta regretted extremely much that she had revealed to Dutt the news that she had come to look for her great-grandfather's treasure.
It was a bit of a show off at the time. After all, the actual situation at Waseda University was that Tomoko Haruta actually chased Dutt when she saw that Dutt was handsome and rich.
It's just that Dutt didn't like Tomoko Haruta at that time. Now Tomoko Haruta revealed the news about her great-grandfather's treasure, with the intention of impressing Dutt.
Unexpectedly, Dutt would use this to blackmail himself!
"After all, my family was also deeply poisoned by the Japanese troops. Several members of my great-grandfather's family died at the hands of the invaders at that time."
Dutt smiled half-heartedly as he explained why he made such a request:
"Besides, those treasures themselves belong to the people of Asan. Although Miss Tomoko said that after getting the treasures, they will be used for the descendants of those people who were invaded. So, I think it can be more useful if you give some of them to me. Such an effect!"
Tomoko Haruta was speechless.
God returns the treasure... Who can't see clearly what's going on in this?
That's just a name!
But Haruta Tomoko knew that if she didn't bear this name, she wouldn't be able to take away the treasure even if she found it.
After all, even if you get it, you still have to go through customs before you can take it away.
Now that Dutt is using this reputation to rebel against the First Army, Haruta Tomoko feels like he shot himself in the foot.
But I still had to agree to Dutt.
"Thirty percent of the treasure belongs to you, otherwise, we will leave." Tomoko Haruta was also decisive. Since she decided to cooperate with Dutt, she directly threw out the bottom line.
Dutt originally wanted 50%, but after seeing the look in Haruta Tomoko's eyes, he knew that the most he could take was this much. He nodded and said:
"Now that we have reached an agreement, I will send someone to be your guide tomorrow. Don't worry, on my territory, my people will know better where there may be treasures and where there have been wars."
Dutt saw Tomoko Haruta's unwillingness and said with a smile:
"In this jungle, there are dangers you can't imagine. Cooperate with me, and when the time comes, you will feel that everything is worth it."
After leaving Dutt, Tomoko Haruta kept her head down. It wasn't until she separated from Croya that she said with a wry smile:
"I really didn't expect... Dutt would have such a big change..."
"Actually, it's a good thing." Croya looked at it openly. "With Dutt's endorsement, at least it will be much easier to take these things out."
"I know, but I just can't give in." Haruta Tomoko originally thought that with her current charm, she should be able to "impress" Dutt, but she didn't expect that even though she was no longer the ugly duckling in college, she still couldn't get into Dutt. Special eyes.
Not willing to give in!
Croya didn't comfort Haruta Tomoko much. In her opinion, it was just greed.
Croya went to Zhu Yu and told the matter.
Zhu Yu nodded, indicating that he understood.
"This time we will hunt for treasures, and leave the rest to Tomoko Haruta to communicate with Dutt's people. Let's not pay too much attention to it. It's great if you can find it, but don't worry about it if you can't find it."
Zhu Yu explained to Croya:
"Things in this jungle are just as Dutt said. There are dangers everywhere. You still need to bring necessary weapons. The main thing is self-protection. You may not be able to count on others at critical times."
"But..." Croya said with some embarrassment: "Earlier Tomoko Haruta said that Dutt had prepared all the things here, but we didn't buy those..."
"Leave it to me." Zhu Yu said with a smile, "We'll see what Dutt prepares for us tomorrow. If it's prepared, of course it's good. If not, I'll prepare it for you."
"I know you have thought the most thoughtfully!" Croya hugged Zhu Yu and said with satisfaction.
In the past, Kroya was very independent when it came to treasure hunting. She brought her own equipment and was responsible for her own safety.
But now that Zhu Yu is here, she can't help but start to rely on Zhu Yu.
When Croya returned to the house, Zhu Yu called the three Ran Jies together again and explained the matters in a low voice. The three of them have hunted for treasure together with Zhu Yu more than once or twice. They have a very tacit understanding and can understand it with a simple explanation.
The next day, after breakfast, Dut said to Zhu Yu and the others:
"The guide I sent for you is already waiting outside the door. Just let them take you wherever you want to go to find the treasure."
Several people went out and saw four men holding guns, wearing camouflage uniforms and carrying backpacks waiting.
These four men were all wearing turbans and looked very tough with murderous eyes. When Dut came out, the four men bowed deeply. The leader stood up and said to Dut:
"Master, we are ready!"
"Okay, this time you take them to the woods and keep them safe. You know, the treasure they found contains part of me, so you must pay attention to safety, understand?"
Dutt gave an order, and then said to Tomoko Haruta:
"They know the jungle and the ruins in the jungle very well, and they will definitely help you find what you are looking for."
"What about the supplies we need?" Haruta Tomoko now no longer trusts Dutt and asked directly.
"Supplies? That's what they are carrying." Dut said: "It doesn't take long for you to enter the forest. If you don't find it within a week, you won't find it. The supplies here are enough. If it's not enough, let them come back for two days." Keep carrying it."
When he said this, Tomoko Haruta's expression changed.
But seeing the four gun-wielding guides, she wisely did not speak again.
Seeing Tomoko Haruta stop talking, Dutt smiled proudly and glanced at Croya again, only to find that she was not looking at him at all, but was talking quietly to Zhu Yu. A feeling of frustration arose spontaneously, but she could not do anything. What, turned around and left.
The four guides led the way, followed by Zhu Yu and others. They drove for more than an hour and stopped at the end of the road.
There were four guides, two in front and two in the back. The leader spoke to Zhu Yu and others who had already gotten off the car:
"It's time to enter the jungle from here. You'd better pack lightly and don't bring too many things. Time is running out, so you'd better move quickly."
Although they knew clearly that Haruta Tomoko and the others were Dutt's guests, they still had this tone. If Dutt didn't give the order in private, even Zhu Yu wouldn't believe it to death.
Tomoko Haruta thinks so too, but what can she do now?
People under the eaves have to bow their heads!
The next few people took out their backpacks from the car, put them on their backs, and followed the guide into the jungle.
"It's best to reduce some of the things you carry, otherwise, if you fall behind while waiting in the forest, we won't wait." The leader said loudly when he saw Zhu Yu and others carrying big bags.
Zhu Yu and others didn't care about him at all and continued to move forward.
The leading guide glanced at them but said nothing more.
On the contrary, the person next to him muttered something in dialect.
A group of people entered the jungle. The guide cut a path in front with a knife, and Zhu Yu and the others followed behind.
"Be careful, there are leeches." Zhu Yu reminded Croya, and knocked off a leech that bounced off a leaf onto her.
"Yes." Croya felt at ease. With Zhu Yu by her side, she really wasn't afraid of anything.
"Let's sprinkle some anthelmintic medicine on ourselves." Zhu Yu said, "It should be of some use." After saying that, he took out the anthelmintic medicine he bought, sprinkled some on Croya, and sprinkled some on himself, and then put the powder on Leave it to Ran Jie.
With the modified bodies of the four of them, it was easy to feel the approach of these little bugs.
But Croya couldn't do it, and Tomoko Haruta couldn't do it even more. Among the few people at this moment, Haruta Tomoko is the most embarrassed——
Her physical fitness was not very good. She had just entered the jungle and there were not many trees. The guides were fast and she was carrying a large backpack, so she quickly fell behind.
But Haruta Tomoko understood that although the items in this backpack were heavy, they were necessities for her trip.
Although it was possible to rely on the things of those guides, it would inevitably be controlled by others, which she was not willing to do.
So he gritted his teeth and walked inside.
I chose the road by myself. I originally thought it was a broad road, but I didn't expect it to be a narrow road, and it got blocked from time to time!
If it weren't for the simple map on her body and the vow she made to her grandfather before his death, Tomoko Haruta would probably have to turn around and walk back now.
However, thinking about the possible amount of the treasure that grandpa had described, Haruta Tomoko seemed to have strength again, straightened up her backpack, and continued walking forward.
Zhu Yu turned to look at her and continued walking forward expressionlessly.
I'm afraid this person has never experienced anything like this. She thinks that treasure hunting is similar to the picnic at the waterfall a few days ago, right?
Some suffered a lot!
Sure enough, after walking a little further inside, the ground became muddy.
In some places, water spurts out when you step on it.
Several people's shoes were wet.
It was only then that Zhu Yu noticed that these guides were wearing leather boots. Although walking in them was a bit cumbersome, at least they were not uncomfortable because they were wet.
Haruta Tomoko was wearing those kind of beautiful but not practical travel shoes. She walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow. One of them didn't pay attention. When she put one foot down, when she lifted it up again, the shoe sank directly in.
"ah--"
Seeing that the water quickly submerged his shoes, and there were unknown insects floating in the yellow-brown water, the fear and depression that Chuntian had suppressed for a long time finally burst out. He screamed, took two steps back and sat on the ground.
The shaking of the water surface caused more flies that were originally lying on it to fly.
Everyone stopped.
The guide in front looked back with some contempt in his eyes.
The guide at the back stepped forward and helped Tomoko Haruta up, took her shoes out of the water, shook them, and placed them in front of Tomoko Haruta.
"Put on your clothes and go quickly." The leader of the guide said solemnly: "We are planning to reach the first ruins today. At this speed, we can't reach it even in the dark!"
Zhu Yu frowned and watched Tomoko Haruta slowly sobbing and changing her shoes. Seeing that the guides were not moving, he said to Cao Dalong:
"Dalong, go and put Miss Tomoko's backpack on your back."
Cao Dalong responded:
"OK."
As he spoke, he stepped forward to take Haruta's backpack and lifted it up.
It weighs more than 20 kilograms. You don’t need to carry it on your back at all. You can carry it and walk.
This weight is really nothing to him.
Haruta Tomoko glanced at Zhu Yu gratefully, thanked Cao Dalong, and then stood up.
Although it was still uncomfortable under my feet, I could at least keep up with the team without my backpack.
The further you go, the denser the trees become and the more difficult the road becomes, and the guide also needs to identify it carefully before he can determine the direction to go.
Compared with Haruta Tomoko's embarrassment, Zhu Yu and the four of them were quite relaxed, almost like strolling in the garden.
With their physical strength and experience, it would be basically effortless to get here, and they would still have time to see the tree species and creatures in the jungle.
Not to mention, there are many precious trees in this jungle.
I heard before that all the redwood in China was gone, so many people came to Asan to buy redwood.
I heard about it at the time, but now I find that there is indeed a lot of good wood here.
There are both red sandalwood and nanmu, which is a bit strange.
And these trees are quite old, some are hundreds of years old.
Zhu Yu thought to himself that this Dut was sitting on a mountain of treasure, but he didn't know whether he knew it or not.
Zhu Yu remembered again that he seemed to have never asked Dutt what kind of business he did with the Japanese country. Is it wood?
With that in mind, Zhu Yu and the others kept walking along with the guide, resting for half an hour, eating something simple, and then continued walking.
Although we kept walking, the distance we walked was actually not very long. The main reason was that there was no road, and the guide worked hard. He used a machete to cut bushes along the way to create a path for the people behind.
Occasionally, you have to remind and avoid dangerous animals that may appear on the road, such as snakes.
Finally, as it was getting dark, they came to a site that had been abandoned for a long time and was occupied by creeping vines and shrubs.
Standing in front of the ruins, the leader of the guide said:
"This is the first ruins and the closest to the outside. During the war, this was a temple with many monks inside, and people nearby would come here to worship the gods."
Now there is no trace of the temple's glory back then. Some are just ruins. Even the tallest building is no more than two meters tall and is basically covered in green.
"We will camp here tonight." The guide said, "Now we are setting up tents. I hope everyone will work together. Otherwise, some people will have to camp."
As he said that, he put down his backpack, took out things from it and started to set up a tent.
Zhu Yu took out the solar lamp and walked far away and hung it on the tree.
Suddenly, many flying insects immediately rushed toward the light. Soon there were countless insects flying there, and even some large moths flapped their wings to join in the fun.
The outside of the ruins is a relatively flat place, and the tent is set up here. The tent Zhu Yu prepared for Croya is a simple foldable tent that can be opened by unfastening the straps. It does not need to be set up, as long as it is laid inside to prevent moisture. Pad, just fix the outside.
Haruta Tomoko watched with envy as Croya quickly prepared the single tent, and then lowered her head to work on her own.
Although I had been trained before coming here, it’s really not that easy to set up now.
She turned to look at Cao Dalong who was helping her carry her backpack, but found that he had already set up a tent and started preparing food.
The fragrance hit her nostrils, and Haruta Tomoko suddenly felt like a failure!
No, you must persist!
The final victory must belong to you!
Tomoko Haruta prepared the tent while cheering herself up.
Fortunately, I still have some basics, so it’s not very difficult, and I finally have it set up.
At this time, Zhu Yu and the others had already eaten hot food.
Several guides gathered together, muttering something while eating.
Zhu Yu didn't understand and didn't care.
What he cares about most now is whether there are any good things in the ruins.
Zhu Yu was already thinking about taking advantage of the night to explore the ruins by himself.
After all, we are all in the field and it is inconvenient during the day. Wouldn’t it be easier to go there at night?
(End of chapter)
