Chapter 3 Into the River
"If you believe me, don't go down that river......"
These words seemed to resonate with a certain voice in Fu Le's heart, and they exploded violently in Fu Le's heart.
"What's the matter, old man?" said Fu Le Huoran stood up.
"What the hell are you ...... What do you know?" Fu Le felt his voice tremble.
The old man waved his hand for a while before answering Fu Le: "It's nothing, it's just some speculation on my part old man, maybe it's just that I'm suspicious." β
"But ......"
The old man took out a rusty bronze key from his bosom and put it in Fu Le's hand.
"If you really want to go down to the river, take this with you, I've been studying it since the day it appeared. This key, it will guide you underwater. β
Fu Le played with the unsightly key, which glowed strangely in the sun.
"It's nothing, it's a product of science, it's very magnetic and has some kind of element on it. The old man returned to normal, smiled and touched Fu Le's head.
Then he took out a blue-skinned book from his arms and stuffed it into Fu Le's hand.
"There is my study of ...... 'θ¬ͺζ', right, and my research on the 'θ¬ζ' may also inspire you. β
The old man bought another cone from the side, stuffed it into Fu Le's hand, and left tremblingly.
It seems that he has not forgotten that Fu Le is a child.
Time passed quickly, and Fu Le wandered aimlessly through the streets again, and then went back to school.
He was the first to arrive, and one after another, the children gathered in the school square with expressions of excitement or disappointment on their faces.
Some of the children were followed by their parents, and the school playground was full of famous cars such as Porsche and Audi.
Many parents are still talking on the phone, or whispering to the phone flatteringly, or angrily letting the other party deal with it themselves.
Everybody's busy. Fu Le thought so.
Of course, Fu Le understands why these parents come, and most of them are worried about their children.
The boss who called and yelled "you can solve it yourself" was Shen Qiyi's father. In fact, although he has a great temper with the adults, he is very kind to the children.
The reason why Fu Le remembers him is because Fu Le thinks that his biological father, who has never met, should also be so majestic.
And also because "Dad's" three-wheeled car accidentally touched his Audi once, but he looked at Fu Le's "face" and generously let "Dad" go.
But Shen Qiyi didn't like Fu Le, because Shen Qiyi's father liked Fu Le, and Shen Qiyi didn't like anything that Shen Qiyi's father liked.
Shen Qiyi looked at Fu Le from a distance and showed an inexplicable smile.
"It's a contradiction for no reason. Fu Le thought helplessly.
Shen Qiyi's father's company was involved in many fields, and there were even rumors that his family had made breakthroughs in the study of the Jihe River, and could even judge what was hidden in different places underwater.
Seeing the disappointed looks of these children, Fu Le understood that the number of families who agreed to let their children go into the water this year has decreased by a large number.
"If you believe me, don't go down to the river......"
The old man's words echoed in his head, and Fu Le shook his head and banished them from his mind.
The small episodes along the way, as well as some of my own unfounded doubts, do not solve the embarrassment of life.
The Ji River may be a pleasure for other children, but for him, it is a very real economic problem - he has to go down the Ji River.
Fu Le felt a little holding his pee, he ran to the toilet, and around the corner, he saw the women's toilet next to him, where a girl was sobbing quietly.
This figure is...... Li Xiaoqiu?
"Hey," Fu Le paused, whispering to the other classmates, while resting his hand in his pocket.
Li Xiaoqiu raised his head, his eyes were red and swollen: "Fu Le...... My mother wouldn't let me go down the river. β
Fu Le breathed a sigh of relief: "If you don't go down, you won't go down, what do I think...... I don't want to go down either. β
It is true that Fu Le has no experience in chatting with friends, especially the opposite sex, and if he is an experienced boy, he would not say such things.
This is true, but the girl doesn't want to hear it.
But when Li Xiaoqiu heard Fu Le's words, she seemed to be even more nervous, she seemed to realize that she had said the wrong thing, and shouted loudly: "No, you have to go." β
Fu Le was taken aback and muttered, "Why, why ......?"
Li Xiaoqiu also seemed to realize his gaffe, slowed down his speech and said, "In short, you just have to go." Moreover, you have to choose the seventh light cluster. β
"Light group?" Fu Le listened with a blank expression.
Li Xiaoqiu bit her lip: "I heard from a senior who still has some memory, in short, you will know when you get into the water...... Be sure to pick the seventh. β
Fu Le didn't finish what she said, and stood there in a daze.
"Will you promise me......? It's a friend. Li Xiaoqiu seemed to be about to cry.
Fu Le's eyes lit up: "We...... Are you a friend?"
"Okay, I promise you. Fu Le looked at his first friend and said firmly.
Li Xiaoqiu burst into tears, nodded vigorously, and ran away.
Fu Le stood there and laughed stupidly, until he heard someone call him to assemble, and he didn't respond.
Back in the line, the students were already standing, and the parents were standing outside, looking nervously at their children. And the head teacher, Mr. Yang, stood outside and looked at Fu Le dissatisfied.
"Teacher Yang......" Fu Le wanted to say something, and Teacher Yang waved his hand to signal Fu Le to return to the team.
"The closest Ji River to us is the Sichuan Shu Ji River, which is also the first Ji River in human history, and our school was arranged in this Ji River. Teacher Yang said word by word.
He looked around at the students and parents below, and his voice was like a bronze bell: "Next...... Let's go!"
As his voice fell, the students felt the sky darken, and there was a roar in their ears, and the students looked up to see that it was actually a helicopter landing outside the school.
At this time, the students' family background and knowledge are clearly divided. Some of the children looked at the helicopter with their mouths wide open, while others looked calm and unsurprised.
The power of wealth is imprinted on the path of these children's growth, and you can't ignore them.
After boarding the helicopter, it was probably less than half an hour later, and Fu Le felt that the world was spinning, and they slowly landed.
Opening the cabin, they were in a jungle with a cave in front of them, and the sound of running water could be heard from inside.
The uncle who piloted the helicopter nodded to Teacher Yang and said, "In four hours, I will come to pick you up." β
Teacher Yang nodded, and the helicopter gradually rose into the air in the eyes of everyone, turning into a small black dot and disappearing into the distance.
Next, there is a slightly eerie silence.
Fu Le looked at Li Xiaoqiu in the team and found that she lowered her head and didn't dare to look at herself.
"Alright, let's go inside. β
Looking at the swarthy cave, Teacher Yang seemed to have long been accustomed to the nervousness of students and parents, and no longer explained anything, and was the first to take the lead and walk in.
Shen Qiyi's father was the second to walk in with Shen Qiyi, and the people after him rushed in as if they were afraid of falling behind.
It's very narrow inside, and there are specially placed luminous stones, which can't be installed with lights and other things, so it's inevitably a little weird.
The sound of the water in front of you is getting louder and louder, as if it is right under your feet. At the same time, there seemed to be the roar of an animal, and Mr. Yang seemed to be very familiar with the road, and Fu Le knew that it was about to arrive.
Suddenly there was a light ahead, and the people who were illuminated by the lights couldn't open their eyes, and there was a loud sound of running water in their ears.
When people open their eyes, it is a long river of dark yellow, which is no different from other rivers, but under the illumination of the lights, the color looks a little chilling.
"This is the most peaceful section of the Sichuan-Shuji River. Teacher Yang explained.
"Just go straight to it, don't be kidding!" one parent shouted.
Indeed, this seems really unbelievable.
"I've been with me for many sessions, and it's hard to believe, but these little kids are safer underwater than on land. β
Teacher Yang seemed to have anticipated the parents' reaction, and explained lightly as if he was memorizing a textbook.
"Okay, if you plan to go down to the river on a voluntary basis, stand on the left, and if you don't want to go down, stand on the right. Teacher Yang didn't plan to talk nonsense anymore, and said in a simple voice.
There was a deathly silence in the crowd.
"Dad," one student pleaded, "I don't want to go down." β
The parent looked at Jihe, gritted his teeth, suddenly smiled gently, and touched the child's face: "Okay, we won't go down." β
As time passed, the crowd still stirred, but on the left, there was still not a single child.
Fu Le sighed and was the first to walk to the left. As soon as Shen Qi saw this, he also hurriedly walked out, it would be easy to take the lead, the children gritted their teeth, refused the dissuasion of their parents, pushed away their parents' hands, and resolutely walked to the left.
The young man with strong blood has begun to save face in front of his peers, and no one wants to be ridiculed and cowardly by his classmates afterwards.
But there were still many students who were accompanied by their parents who chose to give up, so that there were fewer students who were already small, and only 12 people stood on the left.
The sentence suddenly popped out of Fu Le's mind again: "Don't go down the Ji River!"
"Sorry ......"
Teacher Yang saw Fu Le, who was the first to stand up, raised his right hand, Fu Le pondered for a while, and said word by word: "Can you choose again?" β
To Fu Le's surprise, Shen Qiyi on the side reacted more violently than Teacher Yang.
"You stand here for me, I have chosen all the choices, how can I go out again. Shen Qi said viciously.
Fu Le was surprised that this guy reacted so violently, he looked at Li Xiaoqiu, she also looked at Fu Le nervously, and then couldn't help but open her mouth.
Fu Le understood the two words of Li Xiaoqiu's mouth: go down to the river.
Why did she want to go down to the river so much? Fu Le was very puzzled in his heart.
Fu Le put down his hand and looked at Teacher Yang apologetically: "Okay teacher, I'm fine, I'll go down the river." β
Puff β
The sound of falling water could be heard in the distance, and people were surprised to see that a small child could not help but jump into the river.
"He's fineβ"
A parent shouted in surprise when he saw it.
One could faintly see the child's figure swimming freely underwater, and for a moment there was nothing to see, and the child had gone deeper.
Puff β
Puff β
Another child jumped, and one child even showed a surprised expression underwater and gave a thumbs up to his parents.
Some of the children who had already given up also began to be eager to try. Some children whose parents did not consent were also infected and could not resist jumping into the river after hesitating for a few seconds. In the blink of an eye, more than half of the children here have gone down.
A child suddenly emerged from the river, and he slammed ashore, holding a golden object in his hand.
"It seems to be gold!"
The child's parents shouted in surprise and hurriedly helped the child wipe his soaked body.
"What's it like under the river?" asked parents with children, curious.
The child looked up, his hand holding the golden artifact still trembling slightly, and his wet face was dazed.
"IβI don't remember. β
Everyone was stunned.
Fu Le looked at the children who jumped down the river one by one, and walked to the river, he recalled the blank expression of the child just now, looking at the yellowed deep river, and there was a trace of uneasiness in his heart.
This Ji River...... Is it down or not?
Suddenly feeling a strong force behind him, Fu Le stumbled forward, smashing a huge splash in the river, and he was pushed into the river.
"You'd better get down......" Shen Qiyi stood behind, looked at Fu Le who fell, and clapped his hands with a smile.
"Otherwise, my money will be spent in vain. β
As the last word fell, Shen Qi took a deep breath, jumped forward, and jumped into the Ji River.