Ma Tao's mind was always thinking about how to rescue Su Lanxi. He had heard Gao Han's words, and he was also thinking about it, but after much deliberation, there was still no way. Everything had to wait for them to find it. That black market can be revealed.
This mysterious black market in Rock Town is hidden among the dense trees of the jungle. There is only a man-made passage to enter and exit. This is similar to the mysterious camp I encountered in Odo before. The difference is that this black market is near However, it is a real forest rather than a virtual projection. The entrance and exit passage is only less than ten meters wide. A light tank can easily pass through it, but if it is the size of a heavy tank, it will almost occupy the entire width and length of the passage. However, this This is something that the head of the black market has considered. Every distance of nearly a hundred meters, or at every corner, there is a spacious meeting point to facilitate the situation where two vehicles meet and get stuck.
The black market in Rock Town did not take very long to establish. It took less than two months to survive. It can be said that it was born out of nowhere. However, the leader of the black market organization is a man with strong financial strength and spends generously. His investment in this black market It's quite huge. It cost two to three hundred thousand G at one time. The preparation of the entire black market was almost completed by this person. Moreover, this person is also very talented. The appearance of such a character in just one month. Having recruited a large number of subordinates, this place is not so much a black market as it is the big shot's private armed training camp.
But this is still a black market after all, and the rich bosses can't spend all their money to support the people under their control. Therefore, the management and safety of the black market are responsible for these people, suppressing the troublemakers, collecting protection fees, and maintaining the black market. The operation of the black market is not a simple matter. In two months, the name of this black market has spread to far away places through the caravans that shuttle back and forth, and its popularity is getting higher and higher.
Don't underestimate the growth space of a black market. In the so-called black market, the transactions are not free. You can sell anything here. As long as you want to sell, you can also buy anything. As long as you negotiate well, you can also buy it. All in all, no one who can come to the black market to do business is a good person, and the people who manage the black market are even less easy to mess with.
Ma Tao and his party, who set off from Rock Town, headed east at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour. It took less than 20 minutes to see the forest that Chen Meng mentioned. The entrance was easy to find. After all, a whole A gap more than ten meters wide suddenly appeared in the place where the trees were. It was very conspicuous and easy to find. I killed two more Noah armored vehicles along the way and obtained 85G, because Gao Han's No. 3 tank was far away from those two vehicles. The wreckage of the Noah armored vehicle was relatively close, so the 85G was captured by Gao Han. At this point, Ma Tao's team was finally saved from the situation of being completely destitute.
"Is this the black market you're talking about?"
After looking at Chen Meng, who was tied up in the co-pilot, Gao Han parked the car aside and asked.
"That's right, it's right here, keep going, there is a fence gate, and there are people guarding it."
Chen Meng looked at the scenery around him and then answered.
"Sister Han, why don't you leave?"
Ma Tao in the 01 tank asked using his watch.
His position was the last one in the convoy. Due to his line of sight, Ma Tao did not see the gap in the forest. He only saw jeeps and ambulances starting to pull over and parked beside him. Not only him, but also the ambulance. Because the size of the ambulance blocked his line of sight, Xiao Jinzi didn't know why he stopped. When Ma Tao asked, he didn't speak.
"Ma Tao, we're here"
Gao Han raised his hand and answered through the watch on his hand.
After she finished speaking, she first saw the door of the jeep open and Xiao Jinzi walking out. Then, the hatch of the 01 tank also opened. Ma Tao stretched out his head to look outside and jumped out of the tank. car.
"Keep an eye on them"
Gao Han looked back at An Ruo and opened the button of his seat belt after giving instructions and prepared to get out of the car.
"Wait...wait a minute..."
The very weak Chen Meng weakly called out to Gao Han who was about to get off the chariot, "I'm so thirsty, can you please give me some water?"
Gao Han thought about it. From the time he captured the two of them until now, he had not given any food or water to prevent them from escaping. A person can live for seven days without food, but he can live very quickly without water. Thinking of this, Gao Han rushed An Ruo on the side nodded. An Ruo understood, stood up, took the water bottle, and walked to Chen Meng first to feed her. This woman was really thirsty, so she greedily opened her mouth and drank several gulps, to the point where she choked on the water. I couldn't help but continue to drink water.
An Ruo didn't let her drink too much, and turned around to feed the waiter again.
When Gao Han got out of the car, he saw Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi standing in front of the gap in the passage and watching. The opened passage was as dark and deep as if someone had chopped it open with a knife. ,
"Chen Meng said that the mysterious black market is here,"
Gao Han also took a look into the dark depths of the forest.
"This road can only accommodate one car, so that's it. I'll go in first and you can just wait outside."
Ma Tao thought for a while and said.
"Chen Meng said that there are passages for meeting cars every other section. Our three cars should be able to go in if they are separated by a certain distance."
Gao Han said.
"Then let's just follow what Sister Han said. If you go in by yourself, we won't worry. Listen to Sister Han. If there is any accident, we can take care of it in time."
Xiao Jinzi agreed with Gao Han's proposal.
"Okay, but this time I want to be in front."
Ma Tao no longer insisted on his decision, and he didn't mind Xiao Jinzi's direct speech. After experiencing this crisis, he understood the importance of listening to the opinions of other partners. Only those who have experienced it know the truth of loyal advice being harsh to the ears.
At this moment, a slight mechanical roar came from this dark forest path.
"A car is coming out"
The three of them were stunned when they heard the sound, and turned around at the same time. Gao Han's eyesight was so good that he could see the two flickering lights in the darkness at a glance. He squinted his eyes to pay close attention to the movement inside.
Not long after, a beige armored vehicle slowly drove out. As soon as it came out of the edge of the forest and came into contact with the outside sunlight, it suddenly noticed Gao Han and the other two people at the entrance. The beige armored vehicle was stunned at the time, but soon it was gone again. They continued driving over and probably realized that none of the three of them had chariots, so they dared to come directly.
The three of them looked at each other, but no one moved, just observing the armored vehicle quietly.
Just as the armored vehicle was about to exit the forest road, it suddenly stopped at the entrance.
Ma Tao, Gaohan and Xiao Jinzi were all shocked. If the armored vehicle's main gun hadn't rotated and aimed at several people, they would have picked up their weapons or returned to the tank as soon as possible.
While several people were wondering, Gao Han discovered that there was another light behind the armored vehicle.
And a car?
It seems that this armored vehicle is the lead vehicle, and its purpose is to block the entrance to prevent other vehicles from entering.
"Shall we go back to the chariot?"
Xiao Jinzi stared at the armored vehicle and asked Ma Tao quietly.
"Don't move, otherwise the other party will think we have other plans."
Ma Tao shook his head gently, stopping Xiao Jinzi's idea.
Gao Han secretly turned on his watch and whispered, "Anruo, no need to reply, just move the car or turn on the lights, whatever you want will do."
"Why?"
Xiao Jinzi was a little surprised.
"for safety"
Ma Tao answered him.
Gao Han's purpose for doing this, Ma Tao knew, was to demonstrate, and it was necessary to be on guard against others. The purpose was to let the other party know that there were teammates in the tank, in order to prevent them from having evil thoughts.
Sure enough, not long after, the body of ambulance 03 moved forward for a certain distance and then stopped again. Apparently, An Ruo heard Gao Han's instructions and did as she said.
Because of the large size of the 03 tank, this movement was very obvious, but it only moved a certain distance and adjusted the angle. I don’t know whether the armored vehicle noticed it or not, but the armored vehicle drove out part of the way and turned the front of the vehicle. Aiming this way, but pointing all the muzzles on the vehicle in other directions. Obviously, the other party saw the situation of the three tanks on Ma Tao's side. This behavior meant that the other party did not want to fight with their side. conflict.
So, the three of them looked at each other again and still did not move under the leadership of Ma Tao.
Soon, a truck drove out one after another from behind the armored vehicle, and this truck was dragging two carriages behind it. All the carriages were covered with thick black oilcloth, so pitch black that they could not be seen. There is something inside. There are many people with various weapons sitting on those two carriages. These should be the armed protection personnel of the caravan. When they saw Ma Tao and the three of them, their eyes were indifferent, even if they saw The three chariots parked next to them were not very surprised. Come to think of it, caravans often appeared in various places, and they were all fierce and aggressive people. They had seen many scenes of all kinds, so they were naturally not surprised. Several chariots.
It turned out to be a caravan.
Ma Tao understood. No wonder the other party was so cautious. It turned out to be a caravan. The reason for this was naturally that he was afraid that his goods would be robbed outside. This was understandable.
"Tell me, what good things are in those trailers?"
Xiao Jinzi stared at the two carriages with sharp eyes.
"You don't have money to buy anything."
Gao Han's words were like a bucket of cold water, immediately bringing Xiao Jinzi back from fantasy to reality. Indeed, they were penniless and even owed foreign debt just to get these two 105 cannons. Although it was not a lot, this was after all. debt.
After the caravan went west and completely disappeared from the sight of the three of them, Ma Tao waved his hand and prepared to enter the black market.
The light tank chariot was the first to enter the passage, followed by Xiao Jinzi's jeep, and finally the ambulance. The three chariots advanced slowly, keeping a distance of about tens of meters from each other.
The dark forest path turned left and right, and the light was very poor. I had to turn on the tactical lights to see clearly, which made it impossible to go fast.
As long as there is a road, there is an end, because there is no road in the world. Ma Tao drove the 01 tank vehicle for about two kilometers to the end of the road.
In front of him is a wooden gate made of dozens of thick logs, with a height of more than ten meters. It is somewhat similar to the gate of an ancient camp fortress, except that this one is thicker and is opened by a mechanical pull.
Next to the wooden door, there is a small wooden house, which is probably the gate that controls the door. The whole wooden house has no door, and it would be more like a bunker lying there. However, these things are made of wood, and a few cannonballs can do it. Explode to pieces. This thing can stop people, but it cannot stop the power of the chariot. Ma Tao can know this, and others can understand it. Therefore, the door is just a decoration, and its safety is not high. Its function is In order to be able to block and prepare someone once someone breaks in, there is no door that cannot be opened by humans.
This place was quite spacious, so Ma Tao parked the chariot aside and waited for Xiao Jinzi and Gao Han. Not long after, the three chariots met here. Ma Tao originally planned to go down, but it seemed that By the time Gao Han got out of the car first, he stayed in the car.
It can be seen from the disappearing screen in the car that Gao Han first walked to the edge of the small wooden house and said something to the people inside through the only window, and then returned to her chariot and joined An Ruo to remove the tied knot. Chen Meng, who was still gagged, and the waiter were led to the edge of the cabin and pointed for a while. Not long after, Gao Han took out dozens of G with a smile and handed it to the people inside through the window.
The wooden fence gate slowly opened, and Gao Han waved to Ma Tao. Ma Tao knew that this meant that passage was possible, so he immediately started the chariot, and Xiao Jinzi followed closely.
Entering through this fence gate, there is an open-air parking lot inside, where all kinds of vehicles are parked. Many caravans are divided into more than a dozen groups and gather here, carefully guarding their own supplies and taking precautions. There are roosters and dog thieves who secretly attack. In such a place, direct robbery is impossible, but there are many incidents of stealing sheep.
The only exit is a small door, only two or three meters wide, which can barely allow a heavy motorcycle to pass through. It seems that in order to ensure the stability and balance of the black market, the black market boss is not allowed to drive the chariot into the black market. Here It's the only parking space.
The three chariots of the convoy were guided and parked in an area here. Ma Tao, Xiao Jinzi and Gao Han got out of the vehicles, while An Ruo was still left to take care of the two people and the chariots.
"Didn't Chen Meng say that this place is difficult to enter? How did you explain it?"
After getting out of the car, Ma Tao glanced at Gao Han and then asked.
"Yes! Sister Han, how did you do it?"
Now that he has successfully entered, Xiao Jinzi is also curious about Gao Han's methods.
"Actually, it's nothing. I just think that we are black traders, here to sell slaves, that's all."
Gao Han replied with a slight smile.
"Let me tell you, why did you take those two guys down? You let them act as cargo because of your feelings."
Xiao Jinzi suddenly realized.
Ma Tao nodded after hearing this. This statement is quite normal. Although the general black market is somewhat covert and unwilling to be exposed, the most important thing for a black market is to have black traders. The so-called black traders are those who do unfair things. Businessman buying and selling.
There are two types of black merchants, one is the yin and yang merchants, this kind of black merchant is the most disgusting. They do both serious business and informal business. They are caravans when they arrive in towns. They are black traders when they come to the black market. Anyway, they just give money. Sell whatever you have.
Another kind of black businessman is the real black businessman. This kind of businessman is called a businessman in name, but he is actually the former bandit. Almost everything he sells in the black market is stolen. For example, I got some good cigarettes somewhere today. They will use alcohol, gold, silver and jewelry to sell money to buy weapons and exchange equipment. What these black traders sell the most are people, adults and children, men, women and children. They care about money more than Yin and Yang merchants, Gao Han Those who are fake are this type of people.
The black market needs businessmen, and naturally they will not be too obstructive to such gangster-like black businessmen. It is reasonable to let his group in, but for some reason, Ma Tao always feels that something is wrong in his heart. He always feels that something is wrong. , but he couldn't tell what was wrong. It felt weird. If he really wanted to tell him, it was a feeling of being watched. This was purely Ma Tao's intuition. His group had just entered. This black market is an unfamiliar place, and there is no one to worry about, nor any wealth exposed. Even if there are people with ulterior motives, they will not target them who don’t even have a truck. Those big trucks on the side should be The object of attention.
Maybe it's my own misunderstanding.
Ma Tao did not tell anyone about his vague feeling, because he was not sure, and relying solely on intuition was too vague.
Ma Tao looked at the communication watch in his hand and said, "It's about one o'clock in the afternoon. Let's go to find Su Lanxi separately. Keep the watch on communication and send me the information about the three mercenaries later. Remember." "Whether we find it today or not, when it gets dark, we will gather in Sister Han's 03 tank."
After Ma Tao finished speaking, he turned around and looked at them. After seeing that they had no objection, he said "be careful" and turned towards the only entrance to the black market.
"Do you think Sister Lanxi will be here?"
After Ma Tao left, Xiao Jinzi, who looked a little heavy, asked Gao Han.
"It's hard to say. It's been three days since Lan Xi was taken away. I'm also very worried..."
Gao Han did not continue, but also had a worried look on his face.
Ding dong!
Their watches rang at the same time. They looked down and saw that the message was from An Ruo. He was worried that it would be easy to forget if he said it verbally for a long time, so Ma Tao asked An Ruo to write the message from the three mercenaries. Send it for review at any time.
The screen of the watch is not particularly large, and the amount of information is a bit too much.
The mercenary boss, whose real name is unknown and nicknamed Brother Shan, is an expert in using firearms.
The second mercenary, Liu Shui, is said to be a fighting maniac who likes close combat, has a simple mind and well-developed limbs.
The third mercenary, Liu Neng, is good at using cold weapons and has no regard for hot weapons and high technology. It is really hard to imagine that there is such a person in this world.
The three brothers also have a huge green skull tattooed on their bodies. Because the skull of this color is very special, it is particularly easy to recognize. According to Chen Meng, it was precisely because of this that the three of them were found.
Xiao Jinzi slid his watch with his hand. It was gone. There was only so much information. Because they are three brothers, they must all look similar. Of course, it is not ruled out that there are other uncontrollable situations. In this way, the most obvious The symbol is the green skull tattoo.
After reading the message again, Xiao Jinzi put the rifle on his back and looked at Gao Han, "See you in the dark."
After that, the boy secretly sent something to An Ruo, and then also entered the black market.
Ma Tao passed the crowded black market entrance and finally entered the black market.
The so-called black market in front of him is more like a chaotic market. The difference is that the things in it are not vegetables, but things that you can't even look at. Although he is mentally prepared, Ma Tao still comes to such a place again. Somewhat uncomfortable.
What you can see most in front of you are wooden cages. Some are stacked together, and some are scattered aside. What they contain is not poultry but living people. Each one is dirty and no one can see it. Men and women are the lowest class of goods, and the surroundings of these cages are extremely stinky, almost becoming a garbage dump. Ma Tao noticed that there were several people in wooden cages lying motionless in them, with flies flying all over their bodies. He didn't know whether they were dead or not, and he didn't want to look at them. The slaves in front of him were all sallow, thin, and sickly. They had obviously been imprisoned for a long time, and it seemed that they would be like this for at least half a month. , Therefore, Su Lanxi would never stay away from these cheapest slaves in such a place, and Ma Tao continued to walk inside.
Then there were people selling other items one after another, such as monsters, poisons, weapons and ammunition, everything. However, Ma Tao only focused on the slaves here. He went back to check almost every cage, because the slaves here were obviously better than those at the door. It's much better, at least they still have the energy to ask for help and they look more energetic than the previous ones, but they all look weak.
Ma Tao's clothes and weapons and equipment were quite good. When the cargo owners saw someone looking at the goods, they all greeted him with smiles. Of course, if they knew that Ma Tao had no money in his pocket, they would never be like this. To avoid trouble, He didn't say anything, he just saw it clearly. The owner thought Ma Tao didn't like it, so he didn't care.
After Ma Tao came in, he realized that the scale of the black market hidden in the woods was really quite large. It covered an area of several kilometers. It took time to search for each cage. Even today, he might not be able to see all the cages. Moreover, every black market has some hidden entertainment places, which Ma Tao has not yet discovered. Thinking about these, Ma Tao becomes even more anxious.
Suddenly, the feeling in his heart struck again, and in an instant it receded like a tide. Ma Tao shuddered and looked around subconsciously.
Everyone around them has a cunning look on their face, and they all have their own agenda. Even their smiles are very fake. However, it is very difficult to find the truth in a place like the black market.
