Endless route

Chapter 5 5. Deep into the rainforest

At about 11 o'clock in the evening, an off-road vehicle set off. Zheng Yun drove, Liu Ming was in the passenger seat, and Song Wan was in the back seat holding a map to guide the way.

There is a small town near the location where the target disappeared, called La Maine Town, which literally means a town with a mine. It is more than 1,400 kilometers away from Enns Port.

That place was so remote that few people knew about it. It had to use a paper map, and it was in French. Only Song Wan could understand it.

The drive takes twenty-four hours.

The two of them took turns driving, with Zheng Yun driving for six hours first and letting Liu Ming sleep for a while before talking.

Liu Ming rented a CZE3 domestic off-road vehicle with 1,000 horsepower and a range of 2,000 kilometers. The gasoline-electric hybrid is equipped with solar panels and an auxiliary fuel tank.

The rental price of this car is more than 4,000 per day. It is one of the best off-road vehicles that can be rented in Enns Port. It has good maximum torque, safety and quietness.

It is not safe to set off at night. Outside the area around the Port of Enns, although it is still French, basically no one can take care of any problems encountered on the road.

But they had no choice. W-06 had thirty hours in a day. If they set off tomorrow morning, they would still have to walk at night by tomorrow night, and they would still be deep in a completely unattended rainforest.

Rather than doing this, it is better to set off tonight, and after going deep into the rainforest tomorrow, it will still be an afternoon.

Zheng Yun drives relatively steadily.

For the first few hours, the car was still driving on the highway, but the further back it became, the harder it became, and eventually it turned into a dirt road, full of potholes and mud.

The only good thing is that the road is quite wide. This place was originally a rainforest. In the early years, all the trees were cut down and sold. Later, cars passed by all year round and no grass grew.

Liu Ming was also a ruthless person, and he could fall asleep in such a situation. Zheng Yun saw that his head was shaking like a rattle, and he occasionally knocked against the door, but he just didn't wake up and could even snore.

Brother Zheng, after bypassing the scenic area in front, you have to go right, take a dirt road, and then follow it all the way north. Song Wan said holding the map.

good.

Zheng Yun nodded toward the rearview mirror, and Song Wan turned on the rear roof lights and continued to show the way until now.

In fact, Song Wan could also take a nap, mark the route on the map, and Zheng Yun could follow it. There wouldn't be much problem in the thousand kilometers ahead.

But she was too shaken to sleep.

This made Zheng Yun a little embarrassed, so he simply drove seriously the whole time and didn't say a word when nothing happened.

After driving for seven hours at a stretch, Zheng Yun woke up Liu Ming and fell asleep. He didn't know how long he slept. Only when he got up did he realize that something had happened.

The sky is bright.

It's still raining a little.

The car was parked on a small dirt road, with trucks full of fruit in front and behind it. Liu Ming was looking at his cell phone in the driver's seat and nibbling on a dark fruit.

What's going on? Zheng Yun looked out the window. There were specks of mud all over the glass. The trucks and tourist buses covered in mud had all turned off, and there was no end in sight.

There's a traffic jam. The road ahead is blocked, and the search and rescue team didn't get there. They're stuck twenty kilometers ahead. Liu Ming spread his hands. No one could do anything about this kind of thing.

Is there no path? Zheng Yun looked back at the back row. Song Wan was asleep with earplugs on, and the map was on her lap.

The search and rescue team members are trying to figure out a way. We are still 800 kilometers away from the town of La Maine. If there is a road on the mountain in front, we can save more than 100 kilometers.

Liu Ming handed his cell phone to Zheng Yun and pulled out the chat history. The search and rescue team was using drones to take aerial photos to explore the road. It was initially judged that there was a chance of climbing over the mountain.

Professional enough. Zheng Yun sighed.

So we brothers can't show any cowardice. When we meet again, you have to save your face. My brothers can only rely on you. Liu Ming put down his phone.

Aren't you a graduate student in the Department of Rainforest Biology? This is not your home field? How can I support you? Zheng Yun shook his head and joked. He really couldn't stand up to this.

Let's start with driving. If you plan to go over the mountain, the road is definitely not for people. I really don't dare to drive, so I can only rely on you. Liu Ming looked serious.

Zheng Yun nodded. He had walked more mountainous roads and had more experience than him. This kind of situation really had to happen by himself, so he closed his eyes to recharge his batteries.

Two hours later, the search and rescue team announced that they had decided to climb over the mountain, and they also sent a topographic map. It was better to follow the map than to wait here.

Zheng Yun returned to the driving seat, stepped on the accelerator, and went straight off the road into the rain forest. Wet mud rolled up and splashed under the tires, twigs of shrubs were smashed by the car body, and the entire windshield was covered with mud branches and leaves.

Liu Ming gritted his teeth in the passenger seat, not because he felt sorry for the car, but because the scene was so exciting. Song Wan in the back seat was holding the armrest, but she was stronger than Liu Ming.

Zheng Yun was sweating profusely.

After walking along the map for more than ten minutes, they finally met the search and rescue team. The two parties flashed their lights at each other, and Zheng Yun followed them to form a convoy.

After that, the journey was particularly smooth. The team walked along a river with a rocky bottom. The road was full of large rocks and the vehicles were bumpy, but they crossed the mountain after passing through the river valley.

At 9:30 that afternoon, three cars stopped in an open space outside the town, got out of the car, and met each other.

There are five people in the search and rescue team, four men and one woman, all Chinese. The team leader is named Hu Ruihua, who is in his forties. He handed over a cigarette as soon as he got off the car:

Jianghe Pawn Shop on Jinhuai Road?

Yes, you are? Zheng Yun was stunned, but he didn't expect that the other party actually knew about his pawn shop.

Haha, I went there twice with someone in the early years. At that time, I was a teenage boy looking after the store. It must have been you. Time flies so fast and you came out.

Hu Ruihua sighed with emotion. As soon as he opened his mouth, the people who were traveling with him immediately came up, nodded and shook hands with Zheng Yun, and everyone had a smile on their face.

The enthusiasm was not fake. He shook hands in a serious manner, stood upright, and even Liu Ming and Song Wan greeted him politely.

Liu Ming looked surprised and did not dare to say anything randomly. He smiled and shook hands with others in a polite manner next to Zheng Yun. Song Wan was fine and just stood obediently.

She knows nothing.

Liu Ming never told her about Zheng Yun's situation. She thought Zheng Yun had such connections.

Zheng Yun was almost confused. It was made as if he had some identity, but if he thought about it carefully, this should be the face earned by his adoptive father.

But the adoptive father has a condition of his legs and feet and works in a pawn shop all year round. How can he be so proud? What has he done before? Or is this the face of the Lao Jiang family?

Are you my father's friend? Zheng Yun did not dare to neglect, returned the courtesy one by one and then asked more questions.

Don't dare, don't dare. Back then I went with someone to get acquainted with him. How is Uncle Jiang's health? He hasn't bothered to visit the pawn shop in these years. Hu Ruihua asked with a smile.

Died early this year.

Zheng Yun said softly. He only told half of the story. In fact, the pawn shop was gone and he had sold it with his own hands.

Ah, well, that's all I'll ask. Hu Ruihua was stunned, his expression twisted, and he took a puff of cigarette.

Let's not talk about this. Let's eat something first. We have to go into the mountains tonight. What do you call that little girl over there? Come and see what you want to eat tonight?

Sister Wang from the search and rescue team quickly came out to smooth things over, took out a bunch of food and called Song Wan over. The latter looked sideways at Zheng Yun and waited for him to nod before leaving.

Brother, are you here specifically to rescue people this time, or are you going somewhere else? A man named Huzi in the team asked tentatively.

Stop by and have a look. Zheng Yun said truthfully. He indeed still had the task of finding a plant.

I understand, I understand.

Huzi smiled and nodded without asking any further questions. Others also looked like they understood but didn't ask.

Zheng Yun smacked his mouth. He didn't know what these people knew, but he probably knew it from a closer look. He probably thought too much or was thinking wrongly.

Recalling the gold mining stories told by my adoptive father, and looking at their expressions, I could almost guess that they must have suspected that they had some 'big business'.

The search and rescue team were all people from the martial arts world, and the relationship was established with just a few words. People on both sides talked and laughed, got together to check on the condition of the car, and pumped some air into the tires.

Zheng Yun glanced at Liu Ming, who raised his eyebrows with a smile on his face. This face was enough for him, and the stone in his heart should fall to the ground.

He was the one who took over this deal. Three newbies went into the rainforest to find someone. He couldn't handle it when something happened, so he tried every means to brag about establishing a relationship with the search and rescue team.

He was also nervous along the way. He had even muttered before that he couldn't show his timidity because he was afraid that he would not be able to get along with him and would be in danger.

It's okay now.

He smiled as big as a monkey's butt, and the relationship was not only established, but also very tight. Although the responsibility was still his, at least he would have something to cover in the future.

Only Zheng Yun could not stand it.

Regardless of whether this was the face of his adoptive father or the Lao Jiang family, he had to carry on and not make a fool of himself or ruin the reputation of the Lao Jiang family.

This can be a bit difficult.

It was his first time to go to sea. Apart from hearing a lot of random stories from his adoptive father, he had no so-called craft at all. He was not even proficient in the Feng Shui passed down in the industry, and he felt a little unsure.

This mission is a bit strange. I inquired before. The missing Demona has disappeared for the third time, and she has been around here every time.

Hu Ruihua looked back and saw that it would be a while before dinner, so he took Zheng Yun and squatted on the ground to discuss:

The first time and the second time, as soon as the search and rescue team arrived here, the person ran out on his own, and then came back here again after a few months and disappeared again, causing several teams to spin around, and they were unwilling to take on the work. .

There is nothing her family can do. They have spent a lot of money this time and must get this girl back. I feel like there is something behind this, and it may be related to this town.