Chapter 525 How to get to Emerald Lake
Mr. Ruan drove them both to a mountainous area on the border.
After getting off the car, Master Ruan persuaded them again: "Think it over carefully. It's not too late to regret now."
Simon also shook his head and said, "Is this okay?"
Mingli glared at him. "You're only thinking of backing down now? You're such a useless person. Don't be such a coward."
Mingli pulled Ximen and rushed up the mountain.
Mr. Ruan looked at their backs and nodded in admiration.
A younger brother nearby said, "Boss, are we just going to give them such a good deal?"
"What do you know? You're definitely going to go there and not come back. Come on, when you feel better, let's go back to Ayi Abalone and eat something."
Mingli ran up the mountain and saw a piece of land surrounded by fences on one side of the mountain, with many mine warning signs with skulls and bones stuck next to them.
There are still many weathered bones around that have not been buried. The sharp barbed wire and border markers that appear every few meters clearly indicate that no one is allowed to approach here.
A gust of cold wind blew by, which was really chilling.
Simon: "Let's get a passport first. It's too dangerous. We could easily die before we even achieve our goal."
Mingli: "Even if we have a passport, what's the use? How can we get Tony's body out? I guess we still have to come back this way."
At this moment, the tracker on Mingli rang. He looked carefully and saw a line of English words engraved on the tracker.
"Great! God willing, this thing is actually a metal detector. Just follow me and don't stray from my path!"
The two of them walked carefully to the other side of the mountain.
Simon: "We've reached Yue, right? Where should we go now?"
At this time, the tracker responded again. Mingli turned on his mobile phone. The target on the radar map kept flashing, as if urging the pace of those who were paying attention.
Mingli took out a map of Yue State and examined it carefully before saying, "It looks like we're still several hundred kilometers away. Let's find a place to rest first."
The two of them walked for a long time in the dense primeval forest before they walked out of the border and came to a remote village.
It was almost six in the evening.
The village was mostly made up of thatched huts, and few of them had lights on. They knocked on doors one by one hoping to stay overnight, but the villagers either didn't understand them or simply refused.
The two could only sleep on the side of the dirt road for one night.
At daybreak, Mingli suddenly felt a biting cold wind, and the morning mist and dew made the weather even colder.
But Simon next to him was sleeping like a dead pig.
"Hey, wake up! Are you a wolf or a pig? How can you sleep so soundly in a place like this?"
Simon slowly opened his scarlet eyes, stretched his muscles, and put on his contact lenses.
"Although I kept my eyes closed, I was always on guard! I know everything the people in this village did last night."
"Is it true? How did you know? Why didn't I notice anything?"
"Haha, my sense of smell and hearing are more than a hundred times more sensitive than yours, so don't try to fool me. Hey, they've woken up and are ready to move around."
Sure enough, the villagers came out of their houses one after another, some going to the toilet, some washing up, some cooking, and some working in the vegetable garden with hoes.
"Your sharp ears and nose are really amazing!" Mingli couldn't help but reveal a look of admiration on his face.
Simon: "Why don't we try our luck at the village entrance? Maybe there'll be someone kind enough to give us a ride."
Mingli pulled him to the village entrance without saying a word. Facing the rickshaws coming in and out, they all ignored the thumbs up given by Mingli.
Just when they were about to give up, a white-haired grandmother riding a three-wheeled motorcycle stopped in front of them with great vigor.
She asked in stiff Mandarin: "What are you doing?"
Mingli immediately became excited when he heard this.
"We're going out of the village to the city, the kind with high-end restaurants, cars and airplanes." He pretended to eat.
The old lady probably just understood that he wanted to eat, so she asked them to get in the car.
The road ahead was filled with flying sand and rocks, but fortunately the surrounding green trees and shady scenery were quite nice, which made it less unbearable for the two of them.
Soon, the old lady drove them to a more normal street with many more small shops around.
Suddenly, Mingli saw a travel agency with Chinese characters on its sign. He shouted, "Grandma, stop! Stop!"
Seeing him gesticulating non-stop, the old lady stopped the car in confusion.
Mingli pointed to the travel agency and said, "Grandma, just stop here. Thank you for your trouble."
He then took out 100 RMB and said, "I was in a hurry to leave this time, so I didn't have time to change the money. Is this enough?"
The old lady shook her head, her face looking very unhappy.
Mingli thought that the money he took out must be too big, which made the old lady feel insulted, so he took out all the change he had. The old lady rolled her eyes at him and took all the change and the hundred-dollar bill away. She took them away...
After a few "buzzing" sounds, the old lady rode away on her motorcycle, leaving Mingming and Ximen alone and disheveled in the wind.
Mingli: "This old thing is really too much. I thought she was a good person, but I didn't expect that she was just trying to cheat me out of money. She asked for so much money for such a short distance. She might as well just rob her. If it weren't for her age, I really want to teach her a lesson."
Simon: "Forget it, let's just consider it as a loss to ward off disaster. Come on, let's go into the travel agency and take a look."
As soon as the two stepped in, the seated counter staff immediately stood up and asked with a smile: "Judging from your clothes, you must be one of us. How can I help you?"
Mingli: "How do I get to this landmark on the map?"
The staff member closest to him took a look at the map and said, "Isn't this Emerald Lake? You're traveling independently, right? Although there are all kinds of guides online, you're unfamiliar with the area and don't speak the language, so I suggest you find a local guide. It's safer and more convenient. 300 yuan a day. We've been working here for years and we're our own people. We're absolutely trustworthy. What do you think?"
Mingming interrupted his thoughts of continuing to sell the product in time, "I just want you to drop us off here."
The clerk continued with a smile, "Okay, we also have a car rental service here, which is 300 yuan a day with a driver. Do you want a self-driving car with navigation or a local driver?"
Mingli: "We are not familiar with the local roads and are in a hurry, so we should hire a driver."
"Okay, okay, whoever can spend money is the boss. Let's sign the contract and pay the money first."
After Mingli paid the money, the clerk immediately made a phone call and said, "Business is coming, hurry to the store."
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