Chapter 16: Grandfather and Grandson Reunion (Third Watch)
Arthur and the three of them followed the indigenous leader to drive the speedboat on the wide river, and the few people on the speedboat did not speak, thinking about each other's thoughts, and soon they saw the buildings in front of the river. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
In the eyes of the three Arthurs, there was a wooden wall that stretched for several miles, and the thick logs were neatly arranged together to form a wall that was 100 zhang high and erected on the surface of the river, and just by seeing this wall, Arthur and the three could think that the civilization of the natives was not as backward as they saw.
As the speedboat reached the front and back of the wall, a small door slowly opened, revealing a hole for the speedboat to enter and exit, flanked on either side of the hole by native soldiers with rudimentary weapons, all of whom were large-shouldered and round-waisted, full of energy, and covered in scars, each of which showed their past exploits.
Two rows of soldiers saluted the speedboat with a standard American military salute, and the Arthur trio looked rather strange, but they were quickly drawn to the view from inside the wall.
The speedboat sailed on the narrow river, the two rows of the river are neatly arranged wooden houses, the wooden houses are simple in structure, but they are as neat as new, the most surprising thing for Arthur and the three of them is that the wooden houses look very similar to American houses, if he didn't know that the place where he is located is Skull Island, Arthur would have thought that he was in the suburbs of the United States.
The indigenous leader docked the speedboat on a simple dock, and the pier was full of natives, mostly women and children, and when they found Arthur, they all showed curious looks, especially those children, who had never seen an outsider like Arthur and them, with an excited expression on their faces.
The native leader dispersed the onlookers, then led Arthur and the three to a room, knocking respectfully on the door, Iris looked nervous, she had already guessed that her grandfather might be behind the door.
The door was slowly opened from the inside, revealing a small head, and a 7 or 8-year-old boy stretched out his little head from behind the door, tilted his head to look at everyone, and was not afraid of Arthur and the others, and asked curiously: "Lord Chief, who are these people?" ā
The native leader pointed to Iris and said, "This man says she's the Elder's granddaughter!" ā
The child startled, then opened the door to welcome the four of them, and walked ahead of him, calling out loudly, "Elder, your granddaughter has come to you!" ā
The child was unscrupulous, and when he heard that the elder's granddaughter was coming, he shouted loudly with joy, and Arthur and the others were also affected by his emotions, and a knowing smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Arthur walked all the way, observing the room all the way, and found that there were some items that did not belong to the primitive tribe hanging on the walls of the house, and even some photos were hung, and what attracted his attention the most was a small table in the middle of the house, where a long Japanese knife was placed, the scabbard and handle of the long knife were very old but very clean, and it could be seen that someone would take care of it from time to time.
When the group entered the innermost room of the house, Arthur saw the owner of the house, an old man in his eighties and nineties, sitting on a chaise longue, waiting for them to arrive.
As soon as Iris saw the old man, he burst into tears, threw himself on him, and called out emotionally, "Grandpa!" ā
"Little Iris, is it really you?" The old man hugged Iris and glanced at her neckline without a trace, until he saw a mole, and then he really burst into tears.
Decades later, the grandfather and grandson met again, and there were endless words, which also let Arthur know about Iris and his grandfather.
Iris's grandfather Hank was the air force during World War II, more than 60 years ago and a Japanese pilot accidentally wandered on "Skull Island", because there was no means of transportation, blocked by the storm outside the island, so he never left, living with the indigenous savages, until the Vietnam War, the U.S. troops landed on "Skull Island" and found him, when the U.S. troops entered the island, they bombed the island with bombs, annoying King Kong, and the army faced King Kong, almost annihilated.
The U.S. military, which suffered heavy losses, was found by the natives to join Hank, and wanted to escape from Skull Island together, but the person in charge of the military insisted on taking revenge on King Kong, using the traps set by modern weapons, seriously injuring King Kong, at this time, the leader of the lizard snake suddenly attacked King Kong, and caused a lot of damage, at the most dangerous moment, Hank gathered the remaining military soldiers, and together helped King Kong defeat the lizard snake, but his own side also suffered heavy losses, only a few people survived, Feeling that he had helped him, King Kong spared the remaining few people and let them leave the island safely.
Hank, who returned to human society, was tight-lipped about the affairs of Skull Island, and did not want to disturb the peaceful life on Skull Island, which made the secrets of Skull Island not come to light.
Hank, who regained the warmth of his family, lived a few years of peace, but he spent too long on Skull Island, was seriously disconnected from society, and was always out of step with modern society, and since the death of his wife, he has become even more lonely, so when Iris was 10 years old, he decided to return to Skull Island and never leave again.
Hank later successfully returned to Skull Island, and won the trust of the natives on the island, not only taught them some simple modern scientific and technological knowledge, but also tried to improve their living environment, King Kong also recognized the human who had helped him, and reciprocated by helping the natives build a walled city to resist the dangers of the outside world, so that the living standards of the natives skyrocketed, and Hank also became the link between the natives and King Kong, becoming an elder among the natives, respected, but in the past two years he has been getting older and older, His health is not as good as before, and he may not have many days to live, but he is already very satisfied to see his relatives again before he dies.
Before Hank left, he told Iris everything on Skull Island, and after the caring Iris became an adult, he joined the army and always wanted to encourage the military to send troops to infiltrate Skull Island, but the thunderstorm clouds outside Skull Island restricted the army's large-scale access, and only a few troops could be sent to the island.
Although Arthur understood the cause and effect, he still had doubts in his heart, since Iris wanted to reunite his grandfather and grandson before coming to Skull Island, why did he want to get King Kong blood so much, and why did he have to encourage the military to be stationed on Skull Island, there must be some ulterior secrets in it.
Although Iris is gorgeous in appearance, he has a deep mind, there are too many doubts along the way, Arthur doubts in his heart, but he doesn't show it, he wants to see what kind of medicine is sold in Iris gourd!