Chapter 318: Crazy Price Raising
At eleven o'clock, Xia Tian and his friends finally reached the foot of the mountain.
At this time, this place has become completely different from the last time Xia Tian and Ye Ningyu came here.
After the earthquake, the surroundings became strange and broken. Many houses had deep cracks on their walls, and some even collapsed entirely, with rubble and dust covering everything.
The air was still filled with the smell of dust, and many street lamps were not spared and fell to the ground. It was very dark all around. Only some people who originally lived here were using flashlights, or lights that were turned on by pulling new wires, forming dim beams of light.
There was a gloomy atmosphere all around and people's faces were filled with fear and helplessness. Although the earthquake has passed, its impact still remains, leaving people with an indescribable sadness and loss.
"hiss......"
Xia Tian, Fang Yu and Lu Xi gasped at the same time when they saw this scene.
The scene before them was even more tragic than they had imagined.
This is also the first time that I have seen such a scene in my two lifetimes.
Xia Tian’s eyes went dark and he sat down on the ground, staring at the hill ahead with empty eyes.
Even at the foot of the mountain it was like this, he couldn't imagine how serious it would be in the mountains.
"Xiaotian!"
Fang Yu was startled and quickly helped Xia Tian up.
"Give... give me a cigarette."
"good!"
Fang Yu took out a cigarette and helped Xia Tian light it. Xia Tian took several puffs before his panicked heart calmed down.
He looked at the people around him who usually drove small trucks or motorcycles into the mountains, and suddenly made a decision.
He had to go into the mountains no matter what.
He must see with his own eyes what Xiao Ye Zi is like!
So Xia Tian walked up to those people and shouted:
"Whoever is willing to take us into the mountains now, I'm willing to pay a thousand dollars!"
Normally, when they take people into the mountains, the maximum fee per person is only 30 yuan.
And now I spend one thousand yuan in summer, which is 30 times more than usual.
However, everyone just looked up at Xia Tian, and no one agreed.
Seeing this, Xia Tian raised the price again: "Two thousand yuan!"
No one agreed.
"Three thousand dollars!"
Until then, an old man came up to Xia Tian, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Young man, this is not a matter of money. You can see that the earthquake this afternoon has changed the surrounding terrain a lot, and the roads in the mountains are even more difficult to walk on. The most terrible thing is that right after the earthquake, no one can guarantee whether the soil and rocks in the mountains are loose. You might get crushed to death... What's more, it's so late now. Even if it were normal, we would not rashly ride our bikes to take people up the mountain at this time. It's too dangerous."
Xia Tian turned his head to look at the old man who was kindly comforting him and expressed his gratitude.
The old man nodded, he thought Xia Tian would give up.
The next second, Xia Tian stretched his neck and his voice became even louder:
"Ten thousand yuan! I'll give ten thousand yuan to anyone who can take me into the mountains!"
At this point, everyone exclaimed.
Fang Yu and Lu Xi at the side also had very complicated expressions. In their impression, Xia Tian has always been a calm and steady person.
The fact that he is raising the price so irrationally now shows that he is really panicked.
This time, as Xia Tian expected, two skinny young men finally stood up:
"Little brother, are you serious? If I take you into the mountains now, can you give us 10,000 yuan?"
"right!"
Xia Tian nodded heavily.
The two lean young men did not hesitate and immediately rode their motorcycles over: "Little brother, let's go!"
Xia Tian turned around and looked at Fang Yu and Lu Xi: "You two should wait for me at the foot of the mountain. It's dangerous to go into the mountain now. You don't have to go up with me."
"no!"
Fang Yu and Lu Xi shouted at the same time.
"Xiaotian, let me go in with you. You absolutely cannot go alone. If anything happens on the way, I can take care of you!"
"you......"
"Xiaotian, if you want to treat me as a buddy, don't reject me. I've been with you all the way here, so this last step won't matter."
Fang Yu's expression was firm, and he showed no sign of backing down.
Xia Tian didn't want to waste time, so he finally let Fang Yu get on another motorcycle.
But as for Luxi, there was no way Xia Tian could take her with him.
Luxi is ignorant, but he cannot help being ignorant.
"Luxi, don't go up with us. If you can't be sure that we are safe tomorrow morning, contact the rescue team immediately!"
"But I..."
Luxi still wanted to go into the mountains together, but he thought about what would happen if he went into the mountains too now.
If Xia Tian and Fang Yu encountered any accidents later, they would be left alone and helpless.
So, Luxi retracted his steps and looked at Xia Tian seriously:
"I see. You guys go in. I'll be waiting for you outside. I believe Ning Baobao must be fine. I don't know if you've noticed that since we got here, the cell phone signal has basically disappeared. So I suspect it might be because of the earthquake that caused the lack of signal in this area. It seems that this explains why I couldn't get through to Ning Baobao and Xiao Shen."
Xia Tian was stunned and immediately took out his cell phone, only to find that the signal was only one bar.
Once we get into the mountains, even the last grid will disappear.
Thinking of this, hope suddenly ignited in Xia Tian's heart.
Maybe it's just that the phone call couldn't go through, and Xiao Ye might be safely at her grandparents' house right now.
Xia Tian responded to Lu Xi with a look, then patted the guy on the motorcycle.
Then two motorcycles drove up the mountain.
"Xiao Ye, wait for me!"
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