The bus squeaks, tires rub against the asphalt, and the sound is as unpleasant as that of a troll from a fantasy novel.

Wei Flail jumped off the bus, shielding his hands from the scorching rays of the sun. The sneakers did not insulate the heat, and the hot heat of the asphalt floor was faithfully transmitted to the soles of his feet.

He tried to lift his feet to alternately dissipate heat, but after a while he stopped, which was a bit stupid. He was ashamed of what he had just done, and the way he traded his feet was funny like a duck.

He looked around cautiously to see if anyone had seen his stupidity.

After a while, he relaxed.

Because there was not a single figure in this place, he even suspected that he had come to a desolation.

From a distance, the blue sky was almost white, twisted in the rushing heat, like an irregular layer of glass. Along the road are tall weeds and dwarf shrubs, which are of different species, but their heights are so similar that it is silly to be confused about which ones are trees and which are weeds.

There is no such thing as the warmth of a coastal town in Xizhou, and the growth of the grass is disgusting. Their unrestrained hands and feet reach out to the sidewalk, occupying nearly half of the road. From time to time, the sharp edge of the blade hooked Wei Fang's arm, and the pain made him grin. Later, he learned a little wiser and stood on the asphalt road that reflected the heat of the sun.

Traffic in this place is sparse, and Wei Fang can occasionally see one or two large trucks hurrying by, or cars with foreign license plates. He hadn't seen it yet, but there was a car parked in this place.

He believed that he had come to a place where birds didn't poop even more deserted than the old town, and the strong smell of grass was not pleasant under the strong evaporation of the sun, but it had an annoying strange smell, and it clearly made people feel how hot the temperature was in this ghost place!

Like a feather brush gently sweeping through his heart, he had an indescribable annoyance.

The business card given to him by the man in the mask had an unclear address written on it, Binh Duong Hole Bus Station, with his back to the bus stop sign, and after getting off the bus, go to the right, the second abandoned mine.

Binh Duong Cave is a mine in the city of Modri, which has been heavily mined in the last century, leaving behind large holes, like blood holes left by the human body cutting out the flesh alive. At that time, people had no concept of environmental protection, they were like locusts to dig up the mineral deposits in this place at a very fast speed, and half of the prosperity of Modri City was inextricably linked to this ruined abandoned mine.

When the construction team withdrew, they did not backfill the excavated soil into the pit. Mines have disappeared on the flat ground, and it is difficult to see even a slightly higher mound in a radius of 100 miles. The city of Modri has an abundant amount of rain every summer, and the loose mounds of earth near the mine are accumulated in the loose mounds near the mines, because of the neglect of management, under the heavy rain, they flow into the pits one after another, forming a terrible artificial swamp, even the cold-blooded overlord crocodile, such a behemoth, will not think of diving into these mineral powder swamps on a rainy day.

The glued mud was terrifyingly thick, like invisible invertebrate tentacles, or high-strength ropes made of nanofibers, as long as they were entangled, even if they had ten thousand acres of strength, they could not escape.

There was a report in the city of Modri about a white car driving on a rainy day. Because the speed of the car was too fast, the ground slipped when turning a corner, and he lost control and crashed into the side of the road.

It's not the worst situation, if it's just a simple overturn, then the family of three with their son, the big deal is just a little blood, a little skin, plus a few broken bones, their lives may still be picked up.

However, there was an abandoned mine in the place where their car went out of control, and there was a pit full of ore dust and mud, and their car fell straight into the abandoned mine after losing control. According to eyewitness accounts, the white car was swallowed up in mud with a whoosh, and the rain hit the solid mud surface without a ripple.

The fire brigade arrived as fast as they could, trying to pull out the mud from the bottom of the pit and get people out. Unfortunately, it was too late, and when I saw the car engulfed in mud, the family of three was covered in muddy water, and it was said that the lungs were full of mud, and you can imagine what a painful way to die.

Later, many anti-collision barriers were installed on both sides of the road, as well as warning signs to slow down.

Those pits are still not treated, and the cost of dealing with them is too high. Compared to the abandonment of these pits, backfilling the soil, or tamping the chaotic soil, is not worth it.

As he walked, Wei Fang shielded himself from the strong ultraviolet rays with his hands, and at the same time paid attention to the scene outside the barricade, preventing himself from walking through the place and missing the second mine site mentioned by the mask man.

He had a lot of whispers in his heart: On such a hot day, can't you find a cooler place to meet in this place?

But for now, I can only continue to walk and meet with the mask man as soon as possible.

Walking and walking, Wei Fang was a little worried.

The mask man didn't make an appointment with him to meet at a specific time, so does it make sense for him to go over now? Could he just not be in that place?

Didn't you run for nothing?

His will is definitely not firm, although he wants to follow in his father's footsteps and find out the truth of the past, and it is best to bring down the man's "eye" organization.

But everything is just a thought, and he doesn't have the heart and determination to match it.

He is like a fat lard in a hot pan, patiently being grilled little by little.

After walking for almost twenty minutes under the sun, Wei Flails saw the first mine. He didn't miss a single sight in the middle of the process, which is enough to show how far the first mine is.

Sweat pooled and dripped in the chin, and it was already half the way, and it was not cost-effective to go back now.

Wei Flais gritted his teeth and insisted on moving forward, his T-shirt becoming a veritable undershirt.

After walking for another twenty minutes, he finally saw the second mine, and by this time he had become an alternative "soup chicken".

Anyone who has traveled far knows that seeing a mountain does not mean that you are close to the mountain, it just means that you are closer to that place.

Wei Flail saw the outline of the second mine, and his heart quickened with joy. He thought he was so close to that place that he could get there with a little more effort, but there was no doubt that he was wrong.

After another ten minutes of walking, the outline of the mine had zoomed in on a little bigger, which discouraged him.

The phone rang, Cuckoo's call.

Wei Flail licked his dry lips, his body was losing water too quickly and needed to replenish it urgently, but where this bird doesn't, there is money and a place to spend. It's unrealistic to find a kiosk to buy a bottle of ice water to quench your thirst, no one would open a shop in such a sparsely populated area, and maybe you can buy water at a nearby gas station or service area. However, the road must be very long, and he may have to walk twice as much as he has now.

He gradually felt uneasy, suspecting that the mask man was playing tricks on him.

If he arrived at the place and found that it was just a bad joke, he swore that the next time he saw the masked man, he would screw his head off and use it as a stool to sit on.

Even if he was a good friend of his own father.

He answered Cuckoo's call.

The cuckoo's yellow bird-like voice was like a cool breeze in the summer, soothing the heat from his heart.

"When are you coming back?" People's little bellies are almost hungry! ”

"You don't have to be responsible for starving people to death?"

Wei Flail knew that there was no way for him to bring back the lunch meal. Up to now, he still hasn't walked to the abandoned mine, and the mask man seems to have something to tell him, so he can only ask Du Juan to go to the city to buy food by himself.

"Wife, something just happened to me." Wei Fang's eyes rolled, he shook his head vigorously, and his mind was a little slow in the heat: "I met an old classmate on the way, and he asked me to catch up." ”

"Renewal?!" The cuckoo's voice was a little unkind: "You said you would bring me food!" ”

"Hey, hey, hey!"

Wei Fang pretended that the signal was not good, and the mobile phone was getting farther and farther away from him, and said quickly: "What did you say?" I can't hear clearly, I won't go back to eat at noon, I'll transfer you two hundred, what do you want to eat and run by yourself, baby, I love you. ”

Then he immediately hung up the phone, and the cuckoo complained that he would complain about him, but when he went back, his anger should almost disappear.

After walking for another twenty minutes, Wei Flail came to the second mine mentioned by the mask man.

He was too tired to speak, and the water in his mouth seemed to be drained.

The abandoned mine still has a rudimentary door, and the contents of the security room have long since been removed.

Inside the mine, there was a vast expanse of bare purple-red dirt, which looked very sticky and looked like hard stone when stepped on. But Wei Flails knew that if it rained, the dirt would be stickier than superglue.

Nearly an hour on the foot, tiredness hit me like a tide.

This small security room is deserted, but it can keep out the scorching sun.

With his back to the shade, he simply sat down and yawned.

He felt a little sleepy, and his eyelids were fighting.

Soon he was sitting on the ground, leaning against the wall and falling asleep.

Someone slapped his face, Wei Fang first moved the eyelid of his left eye, and then the two eyes slowly opened.

He saw a man wearing a mask half-crouching next to him, and he didn't think he had woken him up.

"Awake?"

"Come with me when you wake up."

He didn't look at Wei Flai's reaction, and walked directly to the mine, Wei Flails was full of doubts, and hurriedly followed behind the mask man.

He came here today to find the mask man, and the mask man must have some information that he didn't know.

The man in the mask walked all the way forward, and Wei Flail followed him through the flat land composed of mineral powder and mud and slag, and walked towards the mine.

They made a detour to the ridge of the remaining mine, which in geographical terms should be the saddle of the mountain, the depression between the two peak-like peaks.

Wei Flails looked at this place before, but did not find this place. First, because this place is a little high, and he can't see clearly when he walks below, and second, there is a mountain to cover up the existence of this place.

The masked man brought him to this place, stopping at a gentle hillside, his eyes looking at the gentle slope, as if to confirm something. Wei Fang watched the movements of the mask man curiously, and his curiosity was all aroused.

The masked man peeled back the dirt, revealing a half-human-high hole.

He whispered to Wei Flail behind him, "Come in!" ”