I don't know if it's because of the road surface or if there is a big problem with the dilapidated minibus shock absorption system, in short, the feeling of sitting in the car is shaking around, and the butt is shaking and hurting. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

This tourist minibus can seat about fifteen people in total, although it is not full at this time, but it is not far from ten. Not including the driver, there are a total of 14 people in the whole car. However, they are not in a group with Lu Wu. On the contrary, all the guests in a car should be in different teams.

Of course, from a travel company's point of view, this is understandable.

It doesn't take much effort to easily divide the passengers into four teams. The first team consisted of a group of old men and women in their fifties and sixties, with cloth bags on their bodies and rosaries around their necks, apparently a team that went on religious tours and went around to pray to God and Buddha. One team consisted of two Westerners, one who looked younger, tall, blond, typical of a foreigner, and the other who was older, short, and balding. The third team is a few middle-aged men with oriental faces, I don't know which country, but all of them have dark faces, looking like they are not approaching people (the expressions of this group of people successfully lowered the atmosphere of the entire tour bus to the freezing point, and the old ladies of the old men who worshiped the Buddha did not even speak, and they were quiet all the way). The last team is Lu Wu himself.

It's far more convenient to get up and go abroad than expected - in fact, these days, it is really very convenient to travel to Southeast Asia, especially Thailand, which is a big tourist country. It's all about money. After paying a little extra fee, it only took a few days to complete the relevant procedures, and now he can reasonably go on a three-month "free trip" in Thailand.

Of course, due to the language problem, Lu Wu hired a translator - in fact, there should be more than one translator in the car.

"Mr. Lu," Lu Wu's tour guide is a local in his thirties, dark and thin, but fluent in Chinese. He called himself Fan - an orthodox Chinese surname. But this is normal, because ancient Southeast Asia and China were actually very closely linked, and from a genetic point of view, the two sides were at least mixed blood, if not of the same origin. In particular, this tour guide is absolutely special. After Lu Wu made a request through the travel agency, the travel agency introduced the tour guide. According to the version, although the tour guide had to pay extra, he did know the situation on the other side of the Golden Triangle and had taken guests there more than once.

"Huh, Director Fan, what's the matter?"

"We're going to get ready for a car change. Director Fan said.

"Isn't it direct?" Lu Wu was a little surprised. As you can see from the map, this place is not far from his destination.

"Hah, it's not that simple. Director Fan stretched out a finger and shook it from side to side. "One borderline, two worlds. ”

"Two worlds?"

"Although they live the same people, they are really two worlds. ”

Director Fan spoke standard Mandarin, and although his voice was not loud, because the whole car was relatively quiet, those who wanted to listen could still hear it. Lu Wu subconsciously looked at the other people around him, the old man and the old lady's group was too far away, and the other two groups at close range reacted a little strangely. The men with oriental faces looked unaware, but the blond-haired foreigner turned his head sideways and seemed to look over with some curiosity.

"How do you call two worlds?"

"The rules are different. According to the Chinese language, the place is semi-independent, and the laws are different. ”

"Warlord?" Lu Wu subconsciously said the word. In fact, there are many related books on this aspect of China, the so-called Golden Triangle, in fact, is a remote area (for Southeast Asian countries), long-term activities of many rebel forces, openly competing with the central government such as Myanmar and Thailand. Of course, under the current international trend, these separatist forces are no longer so arrogant and have announced their submission, but this submission is not a real submission to the central government, but a nominal submission. Just like Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Change of Banner - it's just a change of banner, and his own territory still has the final say.

"yes. Further on, there is the famous 'Golden Triangle' archway, which is the origin of the name of the area, but there is the end of the tour route arranged by the travel agency. If you want to go any further, you can't go this way. ”

"Wait," a voice sounded. Lu Wu saw the blond-haired and blue-eyed young foreigner smiling at him. Although it is actually normal to say that foreigners speak Chinese, but really meeting a foreigner who speaks Chinese smoothly will still make people can't help but be surprised. "You want to go to the Golden Triangle?"

"Yes. Looking at the foreigner's bright smile, Lu Wu felt that there was no need to hide it.

"Chinese?"

"Yes. ”

"Ha, I knew you were Chinese. The foreigner held out a hand, "My name is Thomas and I'm from the United States." ”

"Lu Wu, a Chinese tourist. Lu Wu shook hands with the other party. It was a little strange to meet such a welcoming foreigner. Well, it's not weird, actually. How to put it, after all, there are huge differences in the whole customs and habits of different living environments. To say that an American has a special affection for China is normal.

"Lu Wu, do you want to go deep into the Golden Triangle region?"

"I can't say go deep, I just want to go in and have a look. Lu Wu felt that this foreigner was speaking too directly. "How?"

"I just want to go in too, and I want to stop by the way. Thomas patted the duffel bag on his lap. Lu Wu noticed that there was obviously a camera in Thomas's luggage - the kind of camera with a large lens and a long "barrel", which looked very awesome. "Why don't we go together?"

It's also too ...... Although I heard that foreigners are more enthusiastic, this enthusiasm seems to be a bit excessive.

"It was possible to rent a car and share the cost. Thomas suggested.

"This, you already have a companion, right?" Lu Wu looked at the older foreigner next to him.

"He's about to leave, and here's my journey alone. Thomas said with a smile. "It's a lonely journey, isn't it? ”

"Ah...... However, when the ...... "encounters such a simple, direct, and enthusiastic request, it makes it difficult to refuse." "Not suitable, right? Why did you choose me?"

"Because Lu Wu is also going to go. Don't you think that at this point in time, our chance encounter was God's arrangement?"

Thinking of this, and looking at Thomas's seemingly innocent smile, Lu Wu felt that there seemed to be a bug with bristles and sharp claws crawling on his back.

"Sorry, I'm not a Christian. Lu Wu said.

At this time, the car braked and stopped. The driver shouted a few times into the carriage in the local dialect, and Director Fan immediately made a "get off" gesture to Lu Wu.

Several people got out of the car, including Lu Wu and Fan Dao, as well as Thomas, and the strangers. Lu Wu noticed that Thomas was really only one person, and he didn't even have a tour guide and translator. He carried a huge duffel bag and stood on the side of the road.

"Mr. Lu, I'll contact the car, you wait for me here. The tour guide left, and Lu Wu looked at the stupid foreigner named Thomas with a bright smile on his face, and he couldn't help but feel furious.

"Thomas, don't you have a translator?" Lu Wu asked.

"I know a little bit of the local language. Thomas said fluently in Chinese. "And I've got the car here to take me there. Do you want to go together?"

"No, thanks. Lu Wu refused. Regardless of whether this foreigner is sincere or ill-intentioned, he has no intention of letting the two sides continue to have any intersection. "If God willing, we'll see you next time. ”

Perhaps his refusal was too direct, and Thomas seemed a little disappointed. But fortunately, he did not continue to pester, but left with his luggage.

Director Fan did not live up to the recommendation of the travel agency. His route was very cleverly arranged, and Lu Wu would take a car to a traffic node on the pretext of visiting an ancient temple. Then walk a short mountain road (this section of the road is guaranteed to be safe) into what is commonly referred to as the "Golden Triangle" area. Eventually return the way you came. In this way, two people can avoid all the troubles and possible risks, come quietly, and go quietly. The scope of Fan Dao's connections is also limited, and he can't really take Lu Wu around the entire Golden Triangle, but only in one area. But for Lu Wu, this is enough.

After chatting with Director Fan, Lu Wu had a little understanding of the situation in this area. According to Fan Dao, there are two major forces in this place, and the current situation is quite tense. The current situation is that the government can't manage it if it doesn't want to, and the two major forces are like two tigers with overlapping territories, eyeing each other and trying to eat each other. However, perhaps it is precisely because of the equal strength of the two sides that the tension is tense, at least not yet. As for when they're going to fight? It's a philosophical question. At least from Director Fan's mouth, I know that this tension has been going on for a long time, so long that Director Fan has already led more than ten teams on this route one after another, and they still maintain restraint, even if there is a misfire, at least there is no all-out war.

Lu Wu now knew that there were quite a few tourists like himself (tourists who didn't plan to do some special business, well). Well, it's no wonder. The more dangerous the place, the more people want to see it, and this may be a kind of human innate ability to die.

At night, Lu Wu lived in a roadside house. This is one of the largest buildings in a small roadside village. Maybe it's not an inn, but at least it's the same. According to Director Fan's arrangement, I will spend the night here today. Tomorrow, Lu Wu will be able to reach the town. Not the outlying areas under the control of the central government, but real inner towns. In other words, it is a place described in newspapers and magazines as being under the control of local warlords or rebels, where buying and selling prohibited items is as simple as buying and selling flour.

After dinner, Lu Wu lay on the bed. There is only one word difference between tropical and subtropical, but the difference in temperature is huge, and W City should be wearing a thick wind and snow suit at the moment, but here, Lu Wu only needs to wear a simple short-sleeved shirt.

"Haha, I finally succeeded. Partner, pick up your phone and see what I have for you. "The headphones rang suddenly.

"Gift ......" Lu Wu picked up his mobile phone and saw a large number of text message reminders in front of him. All of them are recharge confirmation SMS messages from China Mobile. Not one or two, but more than a dozen, dozens of them! Each one shows the same information, that is, Lu Wu's mobile phone has been recharged with 100 yuan. "It's ......"

"Haha, no one asks for ten years, and you will become famous all over the world in one fell swoop! "Uncle Ben is really the best! I have completely cracked China Mobile's system! You don't have to worry about the cost of roaming abroad." ”

Then Lu Wu heard the gunshots outside.