Chapter 8: 11 More Guys
I didn't tell Juice, I had the same dream.
Think it's just a coincidence.
Experience has taught me that entangled in such mystical matters is very troublesome and doomed to be fruitless.
After driving out of the city of Korla, the road was flat and empty, and we ran all the way.
At noon, when we were almost in Ruoqiang, a man appeared on the side of the road. Seeing a lonely person in such an open space is about as likely as seeing a small wild deer in a noisy city.
He wears a very ordinary floral shirt, dark blue jacket, army green pants, brown hiking boots, and carries an old satchel. His face was thin and swarthy, and he held a piece of paper with words on it, as if waiting for a ride.
After the convoy approached him, I took a closer look, and there were two words written crookedly on the paper shell: Wei Zao.
I picked up the walkie-talkie and called Wei Zao: "Wei Zao, stop and see, is this person a guide?" β
Wei Zao said, "Okay. β
I slowed down and pulled over and pulled the car to a stop.
The cars behind stopped in turn.
I jumped out of the car and looked behind me.
The second was Huang Xi's car, he and Zhang Hui sat separately, ignoring the other.
The third was Boo's car, and Bubu came down and stretched his limbs. I didn't see Xu Ergo, he didn't sit in the passenger seat, and he probably fell asleep in the back seat.
The fourth car was Meng Xiaoshuai's car, sitting next to her outside the number, and two people looked at me. Four eyes in the back seat, head sticking out of the window, pleasantly blowing the wind.
The fifth car is Bai Xinxin's car, he and Yiwu are on top, the two of them are chatting about something, Bai Xinxin is talking with her eyebrows, Yiwu doesn't seem to be very interested in him, and she has no expression. She looked at me.
The sixth was Wei Zao's car, and he jumped down, walked up to the man, and gestured for something. After a while, he got into the car with the man and waved at me.
It seems that this person is the guide. Saying that he is 20 years old, he looks like he is almost 30 years old.
I waved and got in the car, and the convoy continued on to the town in front for lunch.
Coincidentally, we caught up with the bazaar (bazaar), which was very lively, and some people were selling strange stones collected from the mountains.
We settled on a very small restaurant, and when the 12 of us entered, it became crowded.
The owners are a Hui couple and very welcoming. Bubu and Xu Erge took care of the money, they went to order food, and the big plate of chicken pulled strips.
Juice sat with me, carrying the black satchel embroidered with little red flowers on her crossbody.
Meng Xiaoshuai walked in and sat next to me: "Ah, I'm tired, I beg for a drink!" β
I said to Bubu and Xurgo, "Add a drink each." β
"I want a glass of water." β
Wei Zao and Pawan walked in and sat down at my table.
I smiled at Pawan and reached over as a gesture of friendship. He looked at my hand for a moment, as if he wasn't sure what I wanted to do, and finally hesitantly reached out and shook it unnaturally.
I exclaimed, "Are you afraid of Lop Nur?" β
He looked at me, and then at Wei Zao.
Wei Zao said: "He can't hear it." Still, he knew what he was doing. β
Then, Wei Zao pointed at me and gestured to Pawanby, "He's our boss!" β
I said, "Wei Zao, you are wrong, from now on, Pawan is our boss." β
Pawan smiled innocently and looked at the juice.
I whispered, "It seems that Pawan likes you." β
"I like him too." β
A large plate of hot chicken and noodles were served, and everyone devoured them.
I felt like a pair of eyes were shooting at me from somewhere.
I turned my head to look, and Huang Xi, Zhang Hui, Bubu, Xu Erge, Bai Xinxin, Yi Wu, and Hao Wai were sitting at another table.
I didn't find those eyes.
I asked, "Hey, what do you eat with four eyes?" β
"It only eats dogs - dog food, I brought it." β
As he spoke, he took out the dog's dinner plate from his backpack and put it in the dog food. Four eyes sat in front of the plate and quietly looked out of the number.
I said, "Why doesn't it eat?" β
He said, "I didn't give orders." β
I said, "Eat!" β
The four eyes are still out of sight, and they don't eat.
The other whispered, "Eatβeat." β
Only then did it pounce on the dog food and feast on it.
Pulp smiled: "You have to say eat - eat it." β
I looked around, wondering who was peeking at me just now. It should be Zhang Hui, he and I are sitting opposite each other, with Bai Xinxin and Yiwu in the middle.
I suddenly raised my head, looked through the gap between Bai Xinxin and Yiwu, and collided with a pair of eyes, which quickly moved away.
It's Huang Xi.
He was in the same car with Zhang Hui, and he walked for several hours, and he must have been chatting all the time. Did he find any flaws? Does he have something to say to me?
I got up and asked the boss, "Is there a bathroom here?" β
The owner told me that the latrine was outside.
I went out, hid behind the small restaurant, and sent a text message to Huang Xi: Do you want to talk to me?
It is estimated that it was too noisy inside, and Huang Xi didn't hear it at all. He didn't reply.
After waiting for a while, I returned to the small restaurant, where Bubu and Xu Ergo had already settled the bill.
Everyone left the diner together.
Next, we are about to enter the Gobi Desert.
I let Wei Zao and Pawan go at the front, and me and Pulp Juice at the back.
After the convoy got on the highway, after walking a short distance, the car in front of me stopped, it was Huang Xi's car, and then, Huang Xi and Zhang Hui got out of the car together and walked towards me.
"What's wrong with them?" β
I said, "I don't know." β
Two people walked up to my car and I lowered the window.
Huang Xi said: "Boss Zhou, I'm very sorry......"
I was puzzled: "What are you sorry for?" β
"I want to quit," he said. β
I was stunned for a moment and said to him, "It's decided?" β
He nodded and said, "I barely slept all night yesterday, and in the end, I confess, I don't have the guts." I hope you'll think about it too. β
I looked at the juice.
"You don't have to look at me, I've been thinking about it for 23 years!" β
I said, "Okay then, Huang Xi, I hope we all have a smooth journey." β
He said: "I don't have any public supplies in my car, so I'll leave the spare tire to you." β
I said, "Thank you, no, you still have a long way to go." β
Then, I said to Zhang Hui, "You get in my car." β
Zhang Hui climbed up and sat in the back seat.
Huang Xi said: "Boss Zhou, in the end, can I say a few words to you alone?" β
I said, "No problem." β
I jumped out of the car and walked to the back of the car with Huang Xi.
I thought he wanted to talk about Zhang Hui, but what I didn't expect him to say was: "I have a bad guess......"
I stared into his eyes: "What is it?" β
He said: "I hesitate, don't say it, in case something happens, I didn't remind you before, I will blame myself for the rest of my life; Anyway, in the end, you will definitely have to go through it, and it will cause you psychological shadows......"
I said, "It's okay, you can say it." β
He was silent for a moment, and finally spoke: "I feel that this time through Lop Nur, everyone will be killed, and only one person will be able to come out in the end." β