Although it was very late now, the bar Song Jia chose had been doing well on the island. There were many people inside, drinking and chatting in twos and threes in front of the bar, and some were playing billiards.
Zhang Heng was not in the mood to pay attention to the people next to him. He picked a table in the corner with Song Jia and sat down.
Although he had said that he wanted to go to the bar directly, he still went back to his residence to change his clothes. He changed out of the blood-stained jacket and washed his face. He looked much more normal before driving to the bar.
Zhang Heng took the wine list and ordered three bottles of liquor in one go. All of them were high-alcohol spirits. He then handed the wine list to Song Jia, "What do you want to drink?"
Song Jia breathed a sigh of relief. When she saw Zhang Heng ordering spirits as soon as he came up, she was a little wary. She thought it was another man's trick. She did not expect Zhang Heng to order all three bottles of liquor for her. So, Song Jia ordered a cocktail for herself and a fruit plate. She then returned the wine list to the bartender.
After the bartender left, the girl could not help but change the topic. "Are you really planning to go to the ice field in the north to look for the city under the ice?"
"Well, is there a problem?"
"…"
Faced with Zhang Heng's rhetorical question, Song Jia did not know where to start. However, the two of them had spent most of the day together, and they could be considered friends. She thought about it and advised, "Let's not talk about the credibility of that bizarre and mythical story. I personally think it is just the collective imagination of a group of mentally ill patients. Even if what he said is true, you have seen what happened to him and Dr. Baker. Shouldn't you find a way to get as far away from the underground city as possible? Why are you still looking for it? "
"I came to Greenland to investigate this matter. Since I have a clue, I will continue to investigate it," Zhang Heng said. "You don't have to worry too much about me. For some reason, the nightmares that drove Dr. Baker and Satchus crazy won't affect me much."
"What about extreme weather and harsh natural conditions? Greenland is in the Arctic Circle, and the place you are going to is a no-man's land. It will not be an easy journey. "
"Thank you for your reminder. I'll set off after I'm ready," Zhang Heng said.
Considering how the city under the ice and the things inside could affect ordinary people's minds, Zhang Heng did not intend to hire a guide this time. With his ability to survive in the wild, he would not be in any danger even if he traveled alone. As for the language problem, it would not be of much use in no man's land, and 80% of the monsters in the city did not speak Greenlandic.
Before that, however, Zhang Heng still needed Song Jia to purchase exploration equipment, supplies, and contact a ship for him. This was also the reason why Zhang Heng promised to increase Song Jia's commission. However, he planned to talk about this later.
The bartender's efficiency was quite high. Very soon, the drinks and fruit plates that the two of them had ordered were served.
Song Jia noticed that Zhang Heng did not seem to be interested in continuing the conversation, so she turned her attention to the cocktail and fruit plate in front of her. Probably stimulated by the creepy horror story, Song Jia really needed some alcohol to relax and stabilize her mood.
So the two began to drink. As a result, not only did Song Jia finish the cocktail she ordered, but she also felt a little unsatisfied. After what happened for half a day, she had gradually let down her guard around Zhang Heng. After that, she drank some of the liquor that Zhang Heng ordered, although she added half a glass of ice cubes.
"I'm going to the bathroom." After drinking another glass, Song Jia got up from her seat and staggered to the ladies' bathroom. Along the way, she met a man who wanted to talk to her, but Song Jia shook her head. The man politely stopped in his tracks, raised the glass in his hand at her, and wished her a happy day.
Because she felt some physiological changes, Song Jia quickened her pace at the last moment and plunged into the empty ladies' bathroom. After that, she picked a cubicle to relieve herself, flushed, walked out of the cubicle, and washed her hands in front of the sink. At the same time, she also touched up her makeup.
Just as she lowered her head and rubbed her hands repeatedly with hand sanitizer, the bathroom door was pushed open again, and a figure walked in silently.
If Song Jia looked up at this time, she would definitely scream immediately.
Because the person who entered the bathroom at this moment had the same face as her, and there was no difference in the way they dressed. Even if they took off their clothes, there would be a birthmark on the lower left chest, and the shape and size were exactly the same.
In fact, other than the person's sly gaze, even her actions were exactly the same as Song Jia's. She didn't stop after entering the bathroom. Instead, she walked behind Song Jia and reached out her hand to strangle Song Jia's neck.
…
After about ten minutes, the door of the ladies' bathroom reopened, and Song Jia walked out of it. Her face was still slightly flushed, and her footsteps were still a little light. After sitting back in her seat, she grabbed the bottle in front of her, but the next moment, a hand rushed to take the bottle of whiskey away before she could.
"You have drunk a lot tonight. You'd better control yourself," Zhang Heng said. "I ordered a glass of lemonade for you."
Song Jia smiled. After drinking, she had a kind of charm that she didn't have during the day. Her smile attracted the attention of many people in the bar. "It's okay. My alcohol tolerance isn't that bad. Besides, didn't you drink more than me? I wanted to ask you before. What's wrong? Is there something on your mind tonight?"
Zhang Heng did not deny it. "I am indeed thinking about something."
"Well, I don't think it's about the adventure because you didn't want to talk about it after you entered the bar. This made me a little curious. You were very calm in the face of danger, and I was almost scared to death. However, your emotions hardly fluctuated. It was as if nothing in the world could affect you," Song Jia said. "At that time, I began to wonder if this Chinese's heart is made of stone."
"My heart is no different from others," Zhang Heng paused, and added, "Probably. I was thinking about something at home just now."
"Hmm, are you thinking about your lover?"
"No, my parents." Perhaps it was because he was now in Greenland, thousands of kilometers away, and he had been with Song Jia for most of the day. After experiencing so many things together, Zhang Heng gradually dispelled his suspicion and guard against the girl. Besides, he wanted to hear other people's opinions on such matters. "I realized that I am not my parents' biological daughter," he said.
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