Chapter 489 Enter
Mu Xi increased his speed for a while, and only when he had completely crossed the huge pit with a diameter of dozens of kilometers did Zhao Yeqing feel the suffocating feeling slowly dissipate from his chest.
The plane flew for another ten minutes, and the two could already vaguely see a city with lights on at the end of their sight ahead.
Mu Xi controlled the helicopter to hover in the air. After observing for a few minutes, it flew to the right for a while and then slowly landed.
There is a vacant lot surrounded by the ruins of collapsed houses.
The open space was made of cement and appeared to be a square in a small town outside the city. It was no problem to park a small helicopter there.
The plane landed smoothly, and when the engine sounds and propellers returned to normal, Zhao Yeqing felt that the whole world was quiet.
The helicopter was very noisy throughout the flight, and without headsets, there was almost no way for the two to communicate.
Mu Xi unbuckled his seat belt with a 'click'. His palms were already wet with sweat. It was his first time to fly into the sky properly, and he was still very nervous.
After taking a few deep breaths and calming down, he said, "I just checked. The main road is a few dozen kilometers ahead and we will reach the city. We will set off at dawn tomorrow."
The two men were prepared and moved their electric car at home onto the helicopter.
Because Mu Xi was worried about getting too close and being discovered, he planned to park far away early in the morning. So in addition to preparing the electric car, the two of them also brought a small mobile power bank so that they could charge it directly when the battery ran out.
The electric car has a range of nearly 100 kilometers. Mu Xi estimated that he would have to ride 70 or 80 kilometers to get to the city. He could go there but not come back. He just took a look and found that there were no ground cracks almost all the way to the city, except in front of where they were.
It is clear to see from above that although there is a fissure in the ground blocking the way ahead, it can be avoided by simply detouring two or three hundred meters. It would be safer to park the helicopter here.
The bare land without any cement around was overgrown with weeds. The two men took advantage of the bright moonlight and cleaned up the nearby weeds for a while before returning to the plane and closing their eyes to sleep.
After only four hours of sleep, perhaps because they were preoccupied with things, they both opened their eyes at dawn.
All sleepiness disappeared instantly and I woke up.
He soaked a towel with water from the kettle and wiped his face, then took a sip of water, moved the electric bike off the helicopter, and pushed it forward to take a detour.
The detour is not around the mountain road, but around the ruins of the buildings in the town.
It is estimated that the houses in this town were not tested for earthquake resistance when they were built. They are not even as sturdy as the houses built by my grandparents in Meishan.
It is also possible that this place was near the epicenter of an earthquake.
After bypassing the ruins of the entire town, the tram was able to drive smoothly on the concrete road.
The road leading out of the town should be built to the specifications of a third-level road. It is not very wide and the materials used are of slightly inferior quality. After the earthquake, cracks appeared on the road surface in many places, and there were also piles of squeezed cement blocks.
The two had no choice but to get off the car and work together to move the electric bike over the obstacle before they could move forward.
When they were about five kilometers from the city, Mu Xi stopped the car and said, "Wait for me here. I'll walk in from here."
Zhao Yeqing also got out of the car and jumped a few times on the spot. They had been driving for nearly two hours and his butt was almost flat on his back.
"Okay, go ahead. Be safe and keep in touch."
Mu Xi was carrying a walkie-talkie, which he had seized from the bad guys before. There were three of them. The two tested the distance and found that the range of the walkie-talkie was outrageous. Mu Xi drove the car to the tourist area, and Zhao Yeqing could still talk to him normally at home.
After returning home, the two immediately readjusted the frequency matching to avoid being discovered by the gang's accomplices one day.
Considering Mu Xi's walking speed, this journey should not take much time. Zhao Yeqing sat on the ground next to the electric car and waited for less than an hour. Mu Xi's voice came from the intercom.
"I'm at the side. There's a protective net set up. There are people guarding outside. You have to be tested before entering the city."
Mu Xi looked at the person walking in front of him. He was wearing shabby but clean clothes and was carrying a basket full of fresh vegetables. He was probably from the nearby mountains and was bringing them into the city to sell.
There was a large metal detector at the door, and the guard was not as ferocious as one might imagine. Instead, he looked like a subway security inspector before the ground cracked. He even said to a man with a kettle on his waist behind him,
"Open the kettle and take a sip."
Zhao Yeqing: "What about the things on you?"
"Bury it. Come back and get it later."
Mu Xi had climbed to a high place to observe long before he arrived, and hid all the guns he brought with him. There was no problem with the walkie-talkie, but now there was no signal. Some people brought them with them when they entered the city. Mu Xi also buried the observation telescope, otherwise he would look too much like a thief.
"I'll go in first."
"Be careful."
When Mu Xi went there, he was asked to swipe his ID card, but he never thought that the ID card he got before the ground crack could still be used now?
But the other party was not without other options. Seeing that he did not have an ID card, they asked him to go to the computer next door and report his ID number. After comparing his photo and identity information, they nodded to the security guard with a gun next to them.
In addition to the walkie-talkie that had to be checked at the gate, the small dagger in his pocket was also taken away. When the security officer let him in, he said helplessly,
"Come back and get it when you leave the city. Don't try to bring this in and sell it because it will be seen clearly once you pass the gate."
After that, a small label signed by Mu Xi was affixed to the dagger and placed in a small basket filled with various labeled knives.
Do all people do this? He had thought that he would be suspected, but he put it aside in an instant.
After passing the security check, I heard a familiar voice behind me after taking only two steps.
"Oh, sir, you can't bring it. You've been caught three times this month..."
Mu Xi suddenly had the urge to pick up the intercom and call Zhao Yeqing over.
The situation was much better than they had expected.
There is even a parking space planned at the door, and many electric bicycles and fuel motorcycles are parked outside.
The auntie walking in front of Mu Xi looked back at him, then looked again...
Then he finally couldn't help but come over and chat with her: "You look unfamiliar, young man. Which village are you from?"
Mu Xi said calmly, "This is my first time here. My home is far away. Someone from the same village came here before and walked a long way back to tell me. That's why I dare to come here."
"It's far away?" The old lady smiled instantly and looked at the backpack behind him. "Oh, then you finally came to the right place. Did your fellow villagers tell you? What good things did you bring?"
Mu Xi glanced at the vegetables in her basket and said, "There's nothing special here. Just some eggs from the chickens we raise, wool and other things. The local products in the village are not valuable."
The aunt's eyes widened: "Wool?! How can it be worthless?"
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