In this way, Roosevelt, a half-true and half-truthful fooler, traveled to the southern state of Alabama for hot spring treatment, which was closely connected to Mississippi, and he could also take this opportunity to meet Hu Rentian, who was the first to set off.

However, Zhou Yu and the others did not say that they could leave immediately, and Roosevelt finally returned to New York, and had to spare a few days to meet with close friends and deal with related work.

Although he was ostensibly far away from the political center, he actually had a law firm to take care of, and after he dealt with the emergency, he made an appointment with Zhou Yu, and the group secretly took a train south to Alabama.

While Zhou Yu and Roosevelt were dealing with things in New York, Hu Rentian and his entourage had already driven out of New York State, passing through Pennsylvania and Ohio, and from here all the way south, then through Kentucky and Tennessee, and finally arrived in Mississippi.

However, this time, one of the people who went south, including Leswood, a native of the New World, had never been here, only Adam, a black driver, had heard from other companions around him that the farther they went to the center, the farther south they went, the more terrible it was for them of color, and there were still many slaves in captivity here, picking cotton, digging ores, and doing some heavy labor for the slave owners.

Fortunately, before leaving, with Zhou Yu's special explanation, Hu Rentian and his party were very low-key, even if they got out of the car to buy food and refuel the car, it was all Leswood, a local, who came forward.

Of course, Margaret can also be used as a half-local, and her English London accent can even shock the countrymen here.

On the third day after the group set off, they passed through a small town, and the car Hu Rentian was riding in was punctured by something hard, so the group had no choice but to stop and look everywhere for a place to repair the car.

Leswood took another car around in a big circle, and in addition to finding a few gas stations, the nearest car repair point was also four hours away, and the car with a flat tire was no longer able to move normally, so it could only be dragged slowly by another intact car with ropes.

"Hell...... Looks like we're going to have to find a place to rest here tonight. ”

Hu Rentian took out a map of the New World Federation drawn by Zhou Yu and miniature it, this was not the place they had planned to stop and repair, but he also knew that once he went out, all kinds of accidents were always unavoidable, and at this time it was necessary to test everyone's ability to adapt to changes.

Hu Rentian was responsible for leading the team out on a mission for the first time, so he naturally wanted to do a beautiful job, but he didn't expect to usher in the first change on the third day of departure.

"Ah, there is no hotel around here, let's spend some money in that village and find a farmer to spend the night."

Hong Ah Ghost cherishes words like gold, Hu Rentian knows that asking him is also a vain question, but anyway, Mr. Zhou sent the two of them to be responsible this time, even if he asks in vain, he has to ask, which is also a kind of respect for Hong Ah Ghost.

Leswood took off his hat and fanned himself, looked at the desolate and dilapidated village, and said, "Is there a hotel in this hellish place?" Can we accommodate so many of us? ”

Hu Rentian patted his waist bag, and said indifferently: "If one is not enough, there will be two, and if there are not enough two, we will knock on the door of three, we have US dollars, who will not get along with money?" Let's go, go ask. ”

Two cars creaked to a halt on a relatively empty dirt road, and several villagers in the distance cast curious glances at it.

"Hey, hey, Les, is that guy with a feather on his head the natives of the New World that Mr. Zhou is talking about? I heard that they will pick other people's scalps if they disagree, is it really fake? ”

Hu Rentian saw an old Indian man in the distance who was holding a long cigarette pouch in his hand and was swallowing clouds and mist, and his interest suddenly rose.

Lyswood has more knowledge than Hu Rentian anyway, and said at the moment: "Scalping is really a thing, but that was dozens of hundreds of years ago, the current aborigines are living very badly as far as I know, they are driven to some specific places, they are not allowed to move around at will, let's try not to provoke them, those people are fierce, good at using scimitars and blow arrows, everyone be careful." ”

As soon as Leswood finished speaking, he heard the sound of a gun being loaded with a "click".

When he looked back, he saw that Hong Ah Ghost had already stuffed two pistols into his waist, and there was a short knife hidden under his low sleeves and trouser legs.

Yes, those aborigines may be fierce, but these people around him are not fuel-efficient lamps, and if he really wants to be energetic, he may not be afraid of whom.

However, this time they are on a mission, and they can try not to cause trouble as much as possible.

At that moment, everyone pressed their hats and cocked their collars, and Leswood was at the front to open the way.

They found an old man with a thin face and wrinkles, and accosted, "Sir, may I ask what kind of place is this?" We were going south to Mississippi, but the tire blew on the way, and we had to walk for three or four hours to the nearest repair shop, and it was getting dark. ”

The old man looked at Leswood with cloudy eyes, and slowly raised his hand to point to the tallest building in the center of the village.

It looks like a church and is topped by a towering bell tower, which stands out in the dilapidated and backward village.

Leswood's eyes lit up, and he said secretly~! If he really has nowhere to live, he can go to the church, where beds are usually vacated for the homeless, why didn't he think of it before?

Thinking of this, Leswood thanked the others and walked towards the mixed stone and wood building with a towering bell tower.

However, walking on the road of this dilapidated small village, everyone always has the discomfort of being watched.

Hu Rentian shrugged his neck and lowered his voice: "Ah ghost, do you feel it?" ”

Hong Ah Ghost let out a "hmm" and expressed his opinion.

Copper Lock has had the experience of going south to Mexico a few times, and now said in a tone of a passer-by: "Generally, this kind of relatively backward village is very sensitive to strangers, not to mention that we have so many strangers at once, and now they are probably peeking out from the cracks of their doors or windows, watching our every move." ”

Margaret lowered the hat on her head a little when she heard this, wrinkled her nose and said, "This feeling is really bad, let's go faster." ”

Zhou Zhen looked left and right, and whispered: "Maybe we look different from them, Mr. Zhou said, this is racial xenophobia." But we're only going to stay for one night, so as long as we stay in the house and don't come out, there should be no problem. ”