Chapter 41: Snake God (4) Snake Village
The director had no beard, and at this moment he could only stare with anger: "What snake goddess is in need of a groom? And they were called just in time!"
He shouted angrily: "I am a married man!"
The village chief looked at him with an indescribable look: "You think too much. With your ugly appearance, all the women in our village look down on you, let alone the Snake Goddess."
Several young girls subconsciously looked at Tan Yue. They breathed a sigh of relief in their panic, because the snake god wanted the groom, not the bride.
They were all educated people, and everyone had read some rumors about strange customs: the River God getting married, ghost marriages, and unmarried beautiful girls being kidnapped by shameless people in remote mountain villages.
The one being worshipped here is the Snake Goddess, who prefers handsome men over beautiful women. There is no doubt that the Snake God has taken a fancy to Tan Yue.
In their group, there was only one young man named Tan Yue who was extraordinarily handsome. As for the other two, one was a bald middle-aged man with a small belly, and the other had a very ordinary look, the kind of ordinary men who would be drowned in a crowd if thrown into it.
"Since you're arresting the groom, why don't you arrest our entire program team?" Gao Mei pretended to be calm.
It’s not that she intends to give up on Tan Yue, but now everyone is trapped here. If others can escape, they can contact the police to rescue them.
At this moment, Gao Meixian thought of another possibility, and his face turned pale again: Would the other people in the village kill them in order to silence them, or use other illegal means to force them to stay.
After all, the Snake Goddess did need a groom, but the villagers didn't say that those annoying bachelors in the village didn't lack wives.
Fortunately, the situation was not as bad as Gao Mei thought. The village chief looked at the camera and saw that they had taken away the communication equipment but not the camera.
"Aren't you the one carrying the camera? The Snake Goddess is getting married, record this video."
Zhao Fei wiped his sweat and said with relief: "So you want to make a movie. Brother, you should have told me earlier. Why do you have to use such extreme means? Let's discuss it properly. It's not like we don't agree."
"The queen is getting married today, please change the clothes for her."
The village chief was cold, completely different from his kindness and enthusiasm in the past two days. His eyes were also cold, which reminded people of some cold-blooded animal - a snake.
He ignored Zhao Fei and just asked someone to bring a set of groom's suit.
This groom's suit is purely hand-embroidered. The embroidery on it looks very delicate and the material is also very good. There is a skilled embroiderer in the village. Was this made in the past few days?
As for the others: "You guys are the groom's dowry, keep an eye on the groom!"
"Do you want me to change it for you?"
The village chief stared at Tan Yue, his eyes full of oppression.
Tan Yue said nothing. Silence at this moment in some ways represented a choice of resistance.
The village chief approached step by step, obviously intending to do it himself. The other people in the team swallowed nervously, but no one moved.
The adult world is often so cold and indifferent. Everyone is thinking about protecting themselves. Unless the knife falls on themselves, they will not risk helping.
Tan Yue did not expect these people to take risks, so he began to retreat, as if he was avoiding the village chief. As he retreated, Tan Yue was close to the door. There were big men guarding the door, and the village chief was pressing him from this side. He was attacked from both ends and it seemed that he had nowhere to retreat, like a poor guy who was forced into a desperate situation.
At such a special moment, the seemingly gentle Tan Yue finally moved.
The big men guarding the door kicked out and snatched the long sword from the other party's hand.
He twisted the village chief's arm behind his back, dislocating it instantly, and kicked his knee, making him kneel down before using a sharp knife to hold him up. The series of actions were so smooth that when the scene switched, the other people in the program crew didn't react.
Tan Yue dragged the village chief, then closed the door with his feet and locked it.
Because we don’t know exactly how many people are outside, it is very important to hold a hostage.
In fact, the other people in the column group were like hostages to Tan Yue. If there were no other people here, he might have rushed out by himself a long time ago.
After all, he found that he had good physical strength and great power, so it would not be a problem if he could knock down a dozen people outside at the same time.
What he was afraid of was that these villagers had some other weapons in their hands, such as homemade guns hidden in the countryside. If possible, he wanted to get a car. With a car, the possibility of escaping from this place would be much higher.
The others were all stunned. How could Teacher Xiao Tan hide so well? Could he be so skilled?
They suddenly felt that the offense and defense had changed. Zhao Fei moved closer to Tan Yue and shouted at the big men outside the window, "Hurry up and return our cars and stuff, or we will teach your village chief a lesson!"
The other few people seemed to have recovered from their frightened state and moved closer to Tan Yue, as if they were getting protection from their own people.
Tan Yue glanced at them but didn't say anything. He hadn't expected anyone else to save him. He strangled the village chief's neck, making sure he couldn't fight back, and ordered in a cold tone: "Don't get too close to me, stay away."
The expressions of the other people in the column group became a little subtle, and Gao Mei said: "Teacher Tan, we are all in the same boat, we should help each other."
"We are all adults now, we know what we are thinking, there is no need to treat me like a kindergarten kid."
Tan Yue asked back, "Why can't I escape first and then rescue you? After all, it's me who was targeted by the Snake God Bridegroom, so everyone should be safe, right?"
He is not a fool. He can actually infer what others are thinking from their positions and words.
After all, we are all amateurs, not actors, and our thoughts are written on our faces.
This is normal. There is no friendship among everyone. If you put yourself in their shoes, you have no power and cannot save others, so it is more important to protect yourself. This is understandable.
And as long as he can get out, he will definitely seek help from the outside world in time to rescue the other members of the program team.
Since he had to be rational, he should be more rational. If all these people came close to him, what if they hindered him? How could he know if there were any people in this group who were instigated by the villagers and suddenly turned against him?
Tan Yue is capable and is not afraid of great opponents, but he is afraid of bad teammates. He looked at his colleagues frankly and said, "Director, when you said you were coming to this village, you didn't give us all the detailed information. It turned out to be such a weird place. I don't trust you. Please stay away from me."
The director's face froze, and he rubbed his hands: "Xiao Tan, no one expected this to happen, you can't blame me!"
Yes, this is the place the director said he wanted to go to, and the other people in the program team subconsciously moved away from the director.
Zhao Fei's face turned extremely ugly, but Tan Yue pretended not to see it.
Although work is important, life is more important, and his salary is paid by his superiors, not by the director, so Tan Yue is not afraid of falling out with the other party.
He raised his chin and pointed to several corners in the room: "Time is precious. If you really want to listen to me, stand in those corners. There should be other weapons in the room, brooms, baseball bats, or something else. Take them. You can attack or defend in the corners. It's safer and you don't have to worry about someone stabbing you in the back."
To him, the other people in the team are all burdens at the moment. Since a group of people can only rely on him, they should listen to his command instead of coming over mindlessly.
Gao Mei was a decisive person. She pulled Wang Xiaotong, who had worked with her for several years, and walked quickly to the nearest corner: "Xiaotong, let's go over there."
She didn't see a baseball bat, but found two badminton rackets. Tan Yue was right. Distance was very important. She had to find something to protect herself and not let anyone get too close to her.
Zhang Yunyun pulled Shao Meng: "Brother Shao Meng, let's go to another corner." There were two walls in the corner, just enough for one person to block one wall, so the two of them were indeed safe after all.
Shao Meng nodded, still holding the camera equipment in his hand. A cameraman would never easily abandon the camera. This thing is very expensive, and the key is that it can also capture a lot of evidence.
The isolated director Zhao Fei felt a little embarrassed. He went to the corner and took the mop he found in the bathroom. He held the long handle in front of his chest, and seemed to feel a little more at ease.
Zhao Fei comforted himself by saying: Just like Tan Yue said, the Snake Goddess looks down on middle-aged married men like him who are old, ugly and bald. He should be safe.
Although Tan Yue controls the village chief, he is not necessarily safe.
Wang Xiaotong looked at the camera and suddenly said, "Brother Shao Meng, I heard that the camera can capture things that are invisible to the human eye. Why don't you carry the camera and scan the room?"
Although she is not even 30 yet, she started working at a TV station as an intern during her freshman year and has been working there for almost ten years.
Wang Xiaotong can be considered a veteran of the program team. Although she is young, only 28 years old, she is actually the one with the longest seniority in the program team. The others were sent here in the past three to five years. Zhang Yunyun and Tan Yue are even newcomers who have just joined and have no feelings for the program team.
More than a decade ago, this column was very popular, mainly because it created a sense of contrast and encountered strange events.
Later, traditional television media declined and variety shows became popular, so not many people watched their programs. However, someone edited them and made them popular again.
When Wang Xiaotong was a freshman in college, he came to do an internship when Towards Science was very popular. He witnessed its rise and fall.
She must have a relative who worked at the TV station. That relative told her, "The program Towards Science will probably be cancelled soon. They say the higher-ups are afraid of filming something truly unscientific. There have been quite a few unscientific things in recent years, but they've been suppressed."
The original host must have heard the inside news and was transferred early on, but Wang Xiaotong has deep feelings for the program. She has been working in the post-production for so many years and she was reluctant to leave. Plus, she is still young and has some ideas.
Why should such a good column be suddenly abolished? Since something unscientific has happened, there is no point in hiding it. Why can't the move towards science turn into a move towards metaphysics?
Shao Meng obediently started taking pictures.
Everything was normal before, but today, something became different.
His camera swept across the balcony and the empty room, but saw nothing dirty.
Inadvertently glancing at Tan Yue's side, his already pale face turned even paler: in the camera, the village chief that Tan Yue was holding in his hand turned out to be a giant black python with white stripes!
Shao Meng's hand trembled, and then he swept across the windowsill and the balcony. Those strong men holding weapons were all colorful snakes! To be precise, they were monster snakes with human heads and snake bodies!
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