Chapter 1: Alone
Li Yiyan got off the plane, walked out of the Singapore airport, and rented a car to go to the port non-stop. Bought a ticket, got on a yacht and headed straight to the inland river of the Golden Triangle.
The two-hour flight has arrived, and beyond that is the uninhabited forest.
She walked around the shore, smiling politely at the boatmen, greeting them in fluent English and talking about business.
When everyone heard where she was going, they shook their heads. One of the boatmen pointed to an older black man not far away, and said bluntly, "Ask the boat boss, only he has been to that place." ”
Li Yiyan breathed a sigh of relief, thanked the boatman, and walked forward quickly.
The boss of the boat suspiciously took the map handed over by the little girl, glanced at the circled coordinates, his dark eyes emitted a strange light, grinned incredibly, and showed a mouthful of yellow teeth, "Girl, what are you doing there? ”
Li Yiyan pursed his lips and smiled lightly, "Boat boss, there is a friend waiting for me there, you can do it, send me there, this is all my money." As he spoke, he took out the cash in his backpack with great sincerity.
In order to make the trip smooth and avoid being caught by Shen Qiuhan halfway, Li Yiyan went out without a mobile phone, only took tens of thousands of yuan in cash in the study drawer, and a bank card in Liu Xianger's name.
Along the way, she was in an extremely complicated mood, she didn't eat anything, except for buying air tickets and ferry tickets, there were more than 10,000 left, which were handed over to the boat boss at this time.
The boat boss looked at the map, then at the pile of money, his eyes flashed with hesitation, and finally took the money. After all, the danger there is more important than filling the stomach of a large family.
The thick black eyebrows raised, "Girl, I can only send you to the Great Falls." After the waterfall, walk upstream along the river, about 10 kilometers from your destination, and you will have to walk there on your own. If you think you can, make a deal. ”
There are still ten kilometers away from the destination? Li Yiyan frowned slightly, rubbed his hands together, and couldn't help but squint at the sun in the sky. She began to regret a little, was it too reckless today. If she gets on this boat, it means staying away from the crowd, and everything that awaits her behind her is unknown.
By the river where her soul was once broken, there was an old man waiting for her. In the end, the stubborn temperament prevailed, but he still gritted his teeth and nodded.
The boat boss sighed, pulled the rope of the boat, and said quietly, "Girl, let's go quickly when you think about it." When you reach the waterfall, the sun is about to set. It's dark, but don't dare to be in the river, there are a lot of crocodiles. ”
Li Yiyan didn't say a word and jumped into the boat. All the way upstream, she sat alone in the bow of the boat, looking at the gradually sinking sun, her thoughts flying......
thought of four years ago, she and Bai Yuwei were transported to the Golden Triangle by He Ze like cattle, and Daji and Scar abused the two. She suffered a severe injury to her back and was unable to walk. Bai Yuwei pretended to be crazy and stupid, and her body and mind were damaged. They were forced by Daji's bullets, suffered several bullets, and jumped into the river in desperation.
The river that almost killed her, she will never forget for the rest of her life. Tonight, she's going there. It's just, why there? She couldn't figure it out. As long as she can see Bai Yuwei, she is willing to risk her life. If Bai Yuwei hadn't dragged her up at the bottom of the river desperately, she would have drowned.
Li Yiyan has a lot to say to Bai Yuwei, including the child who is more than three years old, Liu Bei. When she thought of Bell, she couldn't help but have wet eyes, she hadn't seen a child for half a year. Taking over from the full moon, as if it were his own, the child also liked her, was close to her, and regarded each other as the closest people.
Suddenly, his thoughts were shattered by a muffled thud. Li Yiyan came back to his senses, looked at the stopped boat, and asked suspiciously, "Boat boss, why did you stop?"
The boat boss pulled over the boat and said angrily, "In the recent flood season, the water is too fast, my boat is small, and I am afraid that it will capsize if I go upstream, and I can't pass it in front." ”
Li Yiyan looked forward in a panic, looked back, and asked worriedly, "Then, how far is this place from the Great Waterfall?"
The boatman took out the map and glanced at it, looked up at the red sky of the sunset, and whispered, "Retrograde along the river, it is estimated that there is still more than half an hour to the boat, and the walk is even slower, at least two hours." If you keep walking forward and reach the destination circled on the map, I'm afraid you will have to walk until midnight.
Girl, to tell you the truth, I rarely come here. According to the elders of the village, some curious tourists come to the waterfall, and many of them are missing. You little girl, don't go. Let's go back down the river now, as fast as we can, just before it gets dark. ”
Li Yiyan hadn't eaten for a day, he was hungry and thirsty, and when he heard the words of the ship boss, he let out a breath in his heart. There is no definite number when I will be able to reach the agreed river.
She knows the danger here better than anyone else, mosquito bites are light, in addition to the crocodiles in the river, there are also beasts in the dense forest, the focus is on the hidden hiding place of drug dealers in the Golden Triangle, and many murderous bad people are in the dark.
Li Yiyan regretted it a little at this time, and he should have taken his mobile phone. I don't know if Bai Yuwei has already arrived at the river? If she can't arrive at midnight tonight, will Bai Yuwei be in danger?
The phone call this morning, Bai Yuwei said intermittently, she returned to China three years ago to settle accounts with He Zeying, but instead of killing He Zeying, she was beaten by him and sent it to Brother Li, the big drug lord in the Golden Triangle.
In the past three years, she has lived a life that is worse than death, and finally found a chance to escape, but she was penniless and helpless, Li Yiyan was the only person she trusted, hoping to go to the river to rescue her and leave.
After pondering for a moment, Li Yiyan sighed helplessly and jumped off the boat, "Boat boss, thank you for sending me here, I'll walk the road by myself." ”
The boat boss stared at Li Yiyan incredulously, and said to himself, "Girl, you are too stubborn." If you are determined to go, go along the river, but not too close to the river, with mud and crocodiles. And don't go deep into the jungle, there are wild beasts, and it's easy to get lost. ”
After a pause, he got on the boat and groped around, and handed her a flashlight, "Take it, the sun is about to set, and it will be dark when you reach the waterfall." In the evening, you find a safe place to rest in the big waterfall, and when it is dawn, go back on. ”
Li Yiyan tried to make himself look strong and brave, and nodded, "Okay, I know." Thank you. ”
The boss of the boat jumped on the boat, couldn't help but turn his head and glanced at Li Yiyan, not giving up his last hope, "Girl, you better go back to the port with me." It's too dangerous for you to be alone in this kind of place. I don't think you're old, why are you so bold and stubborn. ”
Li Yiyan raised his head self-deprecatingly, waved at the boat boss, turned around, and walked forward without looking back at the sunset.
The captain sighed slightly, shook his head, jumped on board, and fled out of the waters.
He has a family to support, and he can't put himself in danger for the sake of a little girl he meets for the first time. This girl wants to seek her own death, and she can't stop it.
When it was completely dark, Li Yiyan heard the sound of rushing water from a distance, ran forward in three steps and two steps, and finally saw the big waterfall.
It is said to be a waterfall, but in fact, there is a height difference in the river basin, and the drop is ten meters. The boat boss is right, the boat has arrived here, and it is indeed impossible to go against the current.
Li Yiyan came to a big rock and sat down. From crying in the morning, to answering Bai Yuwei's phone call abruptly, to planning a solo trip...... At this time, I sat next to the waterfall of the inland river of the Golden Triangle, and I had to drive for a whole day.
She was so hungry that she didn't eat or drink water for a day. I muttered secretly in my heart, I shouldn't have been angry and skip breakfast after I got up, and now my stomach is gurgling.
Looking at the turbulent river, he didn't dare to step forward, worried that there were crocodiles, the water was not clean, and he didn't dare to drink.
Li Yiyan worked on the big stone for a while, and his heart became more and more nervous, and the darkness would make people more afraid. After a moment of reflection, turn on the flashlight. With the light, the timidity slowly faded. The childlike heart swells up, shining towards the dark sky, and the starlight in the sky flashes and flashes, as if it is right in front of you, and the artistic conception of picking the stars with your hands probably comes from this.
Suddenly, there was a thudding sound from the river, and I immediately became alert, and swept over with a flashlight to see that my mother, a big crocodile, had swam up from the river, and was crawling towards me with blue eyes and a big mouth open.
Li Yiyan was so frightened that he took three steps and made two steps, and ran towards the dense forest opposite the river.
The crocodile seemed to know that the delicacy in the mouth ran away, swallowed slowly, and did not keep up. He spun around the big rock, swung his tail, and swam back into the water.
Li Yiyan ran into the dense forest, remembering the words of the boat boss, worried about the beast and getting lost, he didn't dare to go further into the dense forest, nor did he dare to go to the big waterfall again. In the end, I was so sleepy that I slept with my back under a tree.
Unconsciously, a strange cry came from his ears, from far and near, which scared Li Yiyan into waking up.
Looking around, I felt like I wasn't safe sitting here. Suddenly, I remember that when Liu Anchen brought her to the Golden Triangle, he chatted after dinner and told him that if he was alone in the dense forest at night, find a thick tree and find a way to climb it, it would be safer than on the ground.
At that time, Li Yiyan also boasted that she would be able to climb trees when she was in high school, and Shen Junnan learned from her. Liu Anchen didn't laugh at her, and said that he would teach her a lot of practical skills in the future, and of course he did what he said.
Li Yiyan looked up, chose a thick and crooked tree, and climbed it little by little. The tree is five meters above the ground, and there is just a natural nest caused by a large fork, which is too suitable for lying down.
The whole person lay down in the nest of the tree, stretched out his face, bumped all the way, nervous all the way, and finally relaxed at this time.
After walking for nearly three hours, his physical strength was exhausted, his eyes slowly closed, and his body was curled up, in a half-asleep state.
Suddenly, the branch shook, and something furry swept across her face. Li Yiyan woke up in fright, turned his head to look, and by the moonlight, he only saw a big tail disappearing into the leaves.
She woke up completely, it seemed that this place could not sleep, it was full of dangers, and it was too difficult for a girl who was alone and had no experience in surviving in the wild.
How good it should be for Shen Qiuhan to be by his side, as long as there is a place for him, he will have a full sense of security. However, when I thought of that negative man, I sighed slightly, just that's it, a good woman should be self-reliant.