Chapter 34: East Mountain to West

For a whole night, Lao Yu didn't see the weirdo.

When it was dawn, he rubbed his sleepy eyes, a little disappointed.

Lying on the bed and taking a nap for a while, after Lao Yu got up and washed, the innkeeper made breakfast and knocked on the door to let Lao Yu come out to eat.

The innkeeper makes chicken noodle soup.

I used the leftover chicken soup from yesterday, and I had some soy sauce, chives, and cabbage or something.

The taste is light and crisp, and the noodles are strong.

Lao Yu ate the bowl of noodles cleanly, and after he wiped his mouth, the innkeeper turned on the TV.

The news was playing on the TV again.

It's still yesterday's Dongshan Coal Mine, but this time it's a live broadcast and a detailed report.

It was raining heavily on the mountain, and the female reporter in her thirties stood in front of the coal mine where the accident occurred, holding a microphone in her hand and introducing the scene with a solemn face.

So far, nearly 24 hours have passed since the accident.

Half of the golden rescue time has passed, and only a dozen people have been rescued from the ground.

According to preliminary statistics, at least three dozen people are buried underground.

The county magistrate also rushed to the scene and personally commanded the command.

The rain was heavy, which made the rescue work more difficult, and everyone was racing against time.

When watching the news, the innkeeper sighed again: "Natural disasters and man-made disasters, it's really unclear, life is in the world, or if you want to open a little and have fun in time, this accident may come at any time." ”

Over the years, Lao Yu has heard too much of this kind of argument.

He is a practical person who can sacrifice all his quality of life and pursuits in order to earn money.

In fact, I used to sell chickens in the market for a long time, and the money I earned from the old man could save a little money and feed my family.

But an accident completely changed Lao Yu's mind.

That year, his two-year-old son Yu Ke suddenly had a fever and went to the hospital for an examination and found that it was rapid pneumonia.

At that time, the treatment expenses not only spent all his savings, but also borrowed tens of thousands of yuan outside, and his son's life was finally saved.

Lao Yu will never forget the uncomfortable feeling when he went to borrow money.

He didn't dare to imagine how he would face the rest of his life if he lost his son.

Therefore, Lao Yu can only work hard to make money.

Because money is the only thing that can withstand the "unexpected".

However, this is Lao Yu's own worldview, everyone's life experience is different, and their views on the world are also different.

There is no need to impose one's own thinking and cognition on others.

So Lao Yu listened to the innkeeper's words and just smiled.

He also shifted the implementation to a video screen, watching the ongoing event with the innkeeper.

On the screen, the female reporter keeps narrating the development of the situation.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the ground is full of silt.

She walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow, the mountains behind her were undulating, and in the heavy rain, she silently watched the human tragedy in front of her.

At that moment, someone behind her shouted that another wounded person had been rescued.

The people around began to applaud, and the female reporter hurriedly stepped forward.

A stretcher was lifted down the hillside where the accident occurred, and a wounded man lay on it, completely soaked and drenched by the rain.

A towel was placed over his face to prevent the contrasting sunlight from stabbing his eyes.

A lot of people gathered around and carried the man down with all their hands and feet.

According to the preliminary diagnosis of the medical staff, the person still has vital signs.

Time is of the essence, and everyone is racing against time to lift him down. The innkeeper cleaned up the leftover dishes and chopsticks on the table, while Lao Yu's eyes were fixed on the TV screen, not blinking.

Just then, he saw a man.

I was suddenly stunned.

Although it's just the back, Lao Yu can be sure that he is it!

The chicken-headed man of the man.

It still wears a large-brimmed hat on its head, and if you don't look closely, it's not easy for people to spot its strange appearance.

At this moment, the strange man was standing on a high ground to the west, looking up at the mountains in front of him, and he did not know what he was thinking.

On TV, the wounded were already in an ambulance.

The strange man never moved, and the camera turned back to the female reporter.

The rain in the mountains was getting heavier and heavier, and the female reporter reported to everyone the situation of the wounded who had just been rescued.

The innkeeper who finished cleaning up the table threw a cigarette to Lao Yu:

"Speaking of which, there are a lot of things on this mountain, either a car accident or a landslide. In the past few years, our Dongshan county has not been quiet. ”

As he spoke, the innkeeper ordered it for himself.

Lao Yu said thank you, and did not smoke immediately, but put the cigarette on his ear.

He thought for a moment and suddenly asked the other party:

"Dongshan Coal Mine...... What's to the west? ”

"To the west?" The innkeeper frowned, he took a deep breath of his cigarette and asked Lao Yu, "What are you asking for?" ”

"Just ask."

"Just ask?" The innkeeper didn't quite believe Lao Yu's words, but he didn't say anything, just thought about it for a while, and seemed to be looking for directions:

"To the West...... That's where you came from, it's a hill. There was originally a group living there, but then I don't know what happened, and they all died overnight. ”

Speaking of this, the innkeeper paused, and he lowered his voice:

"Didn't we all say it yesterday, it's just ...... Those people. ”

Lao Yu sighed, and wanted to ask something more.

At this time, a few people came in to stay in the hotel, and the boss began to get busy. Seeing that other people's business was coming, Lao Yu turned around very interestingly, sat on the sofa and continued to watch the live TV.

The news continued, and the female reporter worked very hard, trying not to miss any details of the rescue work.

At this moment, the camera turned, and the strange man appeared on the screen again.

Only, this time, where it is.

It was no longer the small hill just now, but behind the female reporter, less than ten meters away.

Although the brim of the hat blocked its face, the chicken feathers on it were clearly visible.

Lao Yu was taken aback.

He glanced back at the innkeeper and saw that he was introducing the guest to the room.

Looking at the TV again, the weirdo was already closer to the female reporter.

A cold sweat broke out on Lao Yu's forehead.

And the woman on the screen is still talking, not noticing the danger that will happen next.

The strange man stepped forward step by step, and soon, it was behind the female reporter.

Raising his hand, Lao Yu saw the bright kitchen knife in his hand.

In the horror on Lao Yu's face, the strange man waved at the female reporter's neck......