Chapter 38: Goat Town (2)
Goat Town is located in the middle of nowhere, in a valley, with little communication with the outside world, so the transportation in and out of the town is extremely backward, and it is a self-sufficient and isolated town.
In order to go to Goat Town, Jiang Chenchuan made full preparations, overdrew next year's vacation with the museum, and then explained various matters in the detective agency to Loquelon, checked the water and electricity in his house, and for the sake of insurance, when he left, he specially stuffed the ten-gallon pocket watch into his suitcase.
The sky outside the window was overcast and foggy, and it seemed like it was about to rain.
After packing up everything in the house, he took his favorite skeletal cane, closed the door, and when he went downstairs, he met the landlord who had just gone to the market to buy ingredients and came home.
"Mr. Ewell, are you going to go far away?"
"Well, if you want to leave for a while, the family will ask you."
Jiang Chenchuan responded.
There was a soft sound from above, as if sensing an inquiring gaze somewhere, Jiang Chenchuan turned around and saw his new roommate Chu Dong standing by the railing of the stairs, coldly watching everything that happened downstairs, without any expression on his face.
"Gone, Mr. Bourne."
"May the earth bless you for your safe return."
Mr. Landlord prayed.
Pulling open the door, the cold wind hit, almost lifting off the black top hats of passers-by, dark clouds filled the sky, even the streets were wet, and the fog was steaming out of the pipes, it seemed that today was not a good time to travel.
I made an appointment with Rena to meet in front of the Black Hat Hotel, where a prepared carriage was waiting, and as soon as she got closer, Rena spotted Jiang Chenchuan and waved to him excitedly.
"Get in the car, Ywell, we're actually late, and I've heard that two teams left for Goat Town yesterday."
Rena said as she got into the car, unlike the beautiful little dress she wore a few days ago, she changed into smart and easy to move clothes, and removed the extra accessories, but she could still faintly see the ring necklace around her neck.
"I've inquired, Goat Town is a mysterious place, few people know the specific location, do you have specific information?"
Jiang Chenchuan put his luggage in the car and sat opposite Rena, who heard the question and shook her head, this is the reason why it is difficult to make progress, maybe those people did not come back, but they did not find the specific location of Goat Town at all, and they were lost in the vast valley.
"Don't worry, sir, I know where you're talking about."
Suddenly, a weak voice came from the coachman's position, and Jiang Chenchuan turned his head to see that it was the person he saw on the street that day, with a pale face, and he was smiling gently.
Nika!
"It's all said, I have my own way, see, although I don't know, Nika knows, he will take us." Rena said confidently, "Even if they set off first, we will be the first to arrive." ”
It turned out that when Rena was distressed about her destination, Nika heard about it in the inn and took the initiative to find Rena, saying that she could show them the way to the legendary Goat Town.
When Rena heard this, she was overjoyed and took Nika into her team.
The carriage moved slowly, and as soon as it drove out of Brad Street, it began to rain lightly, and the thick fog made it difficult to see the road ahead, and the water flowed down from the eaves, and the buildings on both sides of the road were like giants standing in the thick fog, and the cold wind entered the carriage with a hint of coolness.
"The weather will get colder and colder in the future."
"yes, it's almost winter again."
From time to time, I heard the conversation of pedestrians on the road, and slowly, the road became bumpy, no longer so flat, and the buildings on both sides were gradually replaced by trees, becoming more empty, and as far as the eye could see, there was still a gray fog and continuous raindrops.
Nika seemed to be in a good mood, and occasionally he could be heard humming a tune different from Pornia's pop songs, and as the road winded away, they drifted away from the bustling metropolis of Pornia.
Because of the long distance, before leaving the city, Rena fell asleep in the carriage, Jiang Chenchuan looked out the window attentively, and no one knew what he was thinking.
At night, if you have the conditions, you can find a hostel to stay, and if you don't have the conditions, you choose to camp in the wild, I have to say, in addition to being rich, Rena, the eldest lady, still has a lot of excellent qualities that have to be mentioned, for example, she is not afraid of hardship, for example, she provides sufficient material security for this operation.
It was a multi-day journey into the depths of the valley, and Nika occasionally mentioned that it was a calm and peaceful town, but because of the surrounding mountains, the sun was rarely seen, and most of the time it was gray, and the junction between day and night was not obvious.
Nika's body didn't seem to be very good, Jiang Chenchuan was worried several times about whether he could survive to Goat Town, and even, once late at night when he was camping outside, he heard a strange noise, and when he got up, he saw that it was Nika hiding behind a big rock, and the noise seemed to be the sound of vomiting.
"Are you alright?"
Nika stepped out from behind the stones, his face looking even whiter in the faint kerosene light.
"It's okay, sir, maybe I ate bad at night, and my stomach has been uncomfortable."
Nika said apologetically.
"What's wrong? Don't you sleep in the middle of the night? ”
Rubbing her sleepy eyes, Rena stepped out of the carriage with a dazed look on her face, and said to the two of them with a hache.
"It's nothing, go back to sleep."
Jiang Chenchuan clenched the skeleton cane in his hand, turned around and went back to the camp, and after a while, there was a sound from next door, it should be Nika who came back to sleep.
In the dark, after waiting for a long time with his eyes open, and no other sound came, Jiang Chenchuan grabbed his cane and sat up.
Everything went quietly, hiding his breath, carrying a kerosene lamp, and finding the big stone that Nika had vomited on.
But he circled around the stones, but found no traces, and there was not even normal vomit on the ground.
In order to rest assured, Jiang Chenchuan walked around the neighborhood, and stood guard outside the carriage for a while, without any movement, in this dark world, only the sound of the cold wind blowing, he returned to the tent and fell asleep with confidence.
The next day, getting up at the normal time and setting off, Nika was already sitting in the driver's seat early, and Rena was as lively as a dexterous rabbit, eager to reach Goat Town.
Calculate the distance, there is still about a day or two to go, and it is already very close.
"Miss Rena, Mr. Ewell, starting today, we are going into the mountains."
Nika explained to them as a qualified guide.
Approaching his destination, looking at the foggy peaks in the distance, Jiang Chenchuan had an ominous premonition for some reason.