Chapter 33: The Mysterious Expedition

The couple's Latin dance instructors are named Johnny and Maria, the male is slender and well-proportioned, and the female has a bumpy and flattering figure, and the two are wearing standard Latin dance clothes, and they look like a pair of experienced Latin dance instructors between their gestures.

Latin dance is divided into cha cha, samba, rumba, cowboy, bullfighting five dances, with sports dance heroic, has a strong explosiveness, has a distinct regional style, and at the same time has strong skills, not just to learn it.

Lu Tianyu found that he was such a person, a stupid wooden goose, who could make people angry to death, especially in things that he was not interested in.

"Oops", it seems that he has kicked Maria's foot again, "I'm sorry! Miss Maria, let's take a break first", Lu Tianyu can't remember the first time he kicked Maria's feet, at first he felt that he could keep up with Maria's rhythm, but soon found that he was jumping around.

"It's okay, you seem to be too nervous, you have to relax and follow the rhythm of the music and let yourself be part of the dance," Maria said politely, holding her arm and walking to the front of the ballroom bar.

"Forget it, I'm not a dancing material, but you are a good coach, if I have time, I would like to learn Latin dance with you", seeing a beautiful woman, especially a good-natured female coach, flattery must be said.

"No one is born to dance, I don't know how many times I cried when I was a child because my parents forced me to dance, and now I still remember that I didn't want to learn to dance at that time, in fact, as long as I practice hard, I can still master the most basic Latin dance skills within a week, you can see Miss Ina dancing well, I don't see what I just learned", Maria is very talkative, pointing to Ina dancing on the dance floor.

People are more angry than others, and Ina does have an unparalleled talent in this regard, but she really does not have the talent and patience in this area, which she knows better than anyone else.

"Mr. Lu, I heard that you are going to enter the Amazon for investigation, is this true?"

Ina had already told Ivan the purpose of the trip, "It's true, this time we are going to start from Arica and go downstream along the source of the Yapura River to the confluence of the Amazon and Yapura rivers to investigate the geographical, hydrological and climatic conditions along the way", which is no secret, and the expedition team will hire people from the local area to assist in the expedition.

Ivan was puzzled: "Mr. Lu, as a local and guide, I think there is something I have to tell you."

"Please say ......."

"I think you must have a complete expedition plan, but you don't know the dangers of this trip, even the locals rarely set foot in this road, I think you should know what I mean, I don't want to see you in danger, this is my advice, and my advice."

"Are you worried about the beasts and poisonous insects in the forest, or are you worried about the cannibals and guerrillas living along the Yapura River?"

Ivan shook his head and said: "These are just one of the aspects, the locals have a saying, the snow in the Andes, the water of the Yapura River, the danger of the Yapura River, and the baby in swaddling clothes, these are not something that ordinary people can control and predict." There have been expeditions in the past, but none of them have been able to return safely, so I sincerely hope that you will give up this expedition plan. ”

For this expedition, I have studied the information of the Yapura River, which is nearly 3,000 kilometers long and is a tributary of the most abundant water in the Amazon, crossing half of the tropical rainforest area.

Taking people's money to eliminate disasters for others, he is a worker, there is no danger anywhere, washing his face and suffocating water, bathing in the bathtub and drowning, drinking water can choke to death, because there is danger and he will not do it, which is not in line with his own style of doing things. I don't have a choice now, I all go to Arica, is it because of Ivan's words to go home, this also makes people laugh off their big teeth.

If someone has entered the Yapura River valley, why can't they go themselves? The expedition team was quite well prepared, which I had already learned in the plan, and the expedition team did not go deep into the Amazon basin, but only to the confluence of the Yapura River and the Amazon River, and the danger factor was also within the control range, so there was no reason to retreat.

To say that he is not worried at all is a lie to deceive himself, and he is here because of Ina this time, so it is impossible to watch Ina take risks and ignore it.

"Do you think we're going to give up on this expedition because of your words?" Lu Tianyu asked rhetorically.

"Of course I know you won't give up on this plan, and if you really want to go to the Yapura River, I'd like you to hire me as your guide. I have lived here for more than 30 years, and I know every plant and tree in the Yapula River valley very well, and I can guarantee the safety of your expedition," Ivan Mao said.

Whether Ivan is alarmist or pretentious, it is not up to him to hire anyone as a guide: "This matter needs the approval of the head of the expedition team, if you want to join the expedition team, come to the hotel tomorrow and recommend yourself to the team leader." ”

Seeing that he had no objection, Ivan said excitedly: "I have discussed this matter with Miss Ina, and Miss Ina has no objection, now we will discuss the matters that need to be paid attention to in this investigation", Ivan obviously did not treat himself as an outsider.

Ivan seems to have entered the role, and talked to himself about the details that need to be paid attention to in the investigation of the Yapula River, "The most important thing to enter the Yapura River is three things, one is medicine, the second is communication and transportation equipment, and the third is weapons. ”

"Most of the Yapura River basin has not been developed so far, there are many unknown viruses, anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, serums, etc., the plants and animals along the road can only be seen but not touched, God knows what the danger will be, so there is nothing wrong with bringing as many medicines as possible."

"Then there is the equipment and means of transportation, and the big hovercraft are good, but they are of little use in the Yapura River, which is full of reefs, rapids and waterfalls. Kayaks and small hovercraft are good, mules and horses for camel cargo are also indispensable, satellite communications are good, but not reliable, it is better to bring primitive compasses, sabers and other equipment, these are life-saving things. ”

"Finally, the expedition team should bring the necessary weapons for self-defense, although pistols and semi-automatic rifles are good, but crossbow arrows and knives are the most practical weapons in the expedition, and you don't need to say that you understand. Weapons were used not only to protect against guerrillas in the forest, but also to protect against the natives, and of course to hunt large ......beasts. ”

Ivan gushed to himself about the details that need to be paid attention to when entering the Yapura River, some of which are considered by himself, and some of which are really easy to be ignored, of course he knows that this is Ivan selling his experience in front of him, firstly, to raise his salary, and secondly, it is also a way of promotion, such as the local deworming ointment that Ivan said, it is estimated that it is not cheap, and there is no place to buy it, which is careful not to hide from his eyes.

"These things you said, show me some first, as for you to be a guide, it's up to me to decide, so I can't answer you", no matter what, Ivan is doing himself a favor, and he can't do anything else, but it's still okay to buy some local medicine and knives.

Dancing is really tiring, especially for people like yourself who have no interest, dancing is simply torture. Fortunately, Maria was very patient and allowed herself to master some basic techniques of Latin dancing.

In the afternoon of the next day, all the members of the expedition team finally arrived and met in the hotel, the leader of this expedition team was a middle-aged man named Danny Mellon, who knew that he was a member of the Mellon family as soon as he heard the name, but it should not be a major member of the Mellon family, I heard that he had served in the Navy SEALs, and he should have a lot of experience in jungle survival.

Ina introduced herself to Danny Mellon, Danny didn't seem surprised by her appearance, a pair of pincer-like hands tightly held Lu Tianyu's hand and said: "Welcome to join this expedition, I don't care what you have done before, from now on, your task is to be responsible for the safety of this expedition, if you have any questions, you can ask me directly, I don't want to hear different voices after entering the Yapura River." ”

Danny's tone seemed very unfriendly, putting a lot of pressure on himself, but it was not surprising to think that Danny's task was not only to protect the safety of this expedition, but also to ensure the smooth progress of this expedition, any dissenting voices were forbidden, and it would be the same if he were himself, and he could understand Danny's feelings.

After entering the Yapura River, this expedition team is a collective, although he is Ina's personal bodyguard, at this time, he still has to consider the overall situation: "Please rest assured, I understand your request, as long as Miss Ina's safety is not threatened, the safety of the expedition team is naturally my scope of work", protecting Ina by myself is the first thing, the expedition team is naturally ranked second, and I don't want any conflict between the two.

Danny is burly, one meter nine tall, there is no smile on his face, his cold and slashed face is a little depressed, and the huge aura is enough to shock all the people in the expedition, except for Ina, of course.

Danny was quite satisfied with Lu Tianyu's answer, and introduced himself to the other members of the expedition team, Huangfu River water conservancy experts, Shi Ming geography experts, Leopold botanists, and Julia zoology experts, all of whom were experts in their professional fields, and James and Keno were security members of the expedition team, just like himself.

When Ina introduced Ivan to Danny, Danny squinted his eyes and said, "I need twenty pack horses and ten locals as escorts, when can you do it?" It was not surprising that Danny agreed that Ivan was the guide, that it was impossible for the expedition to penetrate deep into the Yapura River on their own, and that it would be impossible to move without the locals and pack horses.

Ivan knew that Danny would agree to his request, "These things are not hard to find here, as long as there is a good pay, they can be done tomorrow." ”