The restaurant in the village was not hygienic, but it had a unique flavor. Most of the dishes were wild game. Stewed hare, snake soup with bamboo shoots, shredded chicken with black fungus, and braised frog.
These were the fruits of the villagers' daily hunts. They were rare, but now they could be found everywhere.
The atmosphere was a little dull, so they lost interest after chatting for a while. Ten minutes later, Captain Chen put down his bowl and chopsticks. He scattered the smoke and smoked alone.
Luo Yuan borrowed Captain Chen's lighter and lit a cigarette. He did not usually smoke, but sometimes he did when he was stressed or in a bad mood.
When the cigarette was finished, Captain Chen stood up and said, "Let's go!"
They all stood up and walked towards the foot of the mountain.
Luo Yuan was at the back, hacking at the air with his machete from time to time.
Zhao Qiang looked back and laughed. "Why are you so energetic? There must be grass everywhere on the mountain. You'll have to chop it later!"
Luo Yuan did not mind. "I exercise often, so I have good stamina. Leave it to me when the time comes. You guys just have to keep an eye out for me!"
Luo Yuan was not overly energetic or excited. He just wanted to take some time to practice his machete skills. This mission was obviously going to be more dangerous. His 4 Points of Hand-To-Hand Combat was not as practical as a machete in the forest.
However, it was very difficult to practice a new skill. It was not as easy as having a machete and chopping a few times. You had to at least master the basics, which required a lot of practice. For example, Luo Yuan's driving skill, which he had obtained during his driving test, was only 1 Points. One could imagine how difficult it was.
"Alright, no problem! Looks like we'll have to rely on you next! "Zhao Qiang grinned.
The policewoman could not stand it anymore. "Zhao Qiang, don't bully us."
She turned to Luo Yuan and said, "Xiao Luo, don't force yourself. We'll take turns to open the way."
"It's okay, I can do it!" Luo Yuan said with a smile.
"Huang Jiahui, why are you blaming me? That's what he said," Zhao Qiang said in a weird tone. "Sigh, a pretty boy is always popular!"
The policewoman named Huang Jiahui stared at him angrily and did not say anything.
"Brother Qiang, Sister Hui! Only Luo and I are relatively young here. When the time comes, I'll lead the way with him, "Wang Fei said. He hadn't been officially established yet, so this was the time to work hard to perform.
"That's good. Little Wang and Little Luo will lead the way. The rest of you, stay alert and be careful." Captain Chen made the final decision.
The group passed through the village, and the cement road ended not far ahead. It was replaced by a two-meter-wide mechanized road. The road was overgrown with weeds, almost submerging the road. If it weren't for the fact that the villagers often walked on this road, it would have merged with the farmland on the left and right, and the road would have disappeared.
Stepping on the grass, it was soft and loose, so it wasn't hard to walk!
Occasionally, there would be some rustling sounds coming from the grass, making everyone tremble with fear. They didn't know whether it was a rat, a snake, or some other creature that passed by.
"Pa!" Zhao Qiang, who was walking at the back, suddenly slapped himself. When he looked at his palm, he saw that it was a pool of blood. An unlucky mosquito had been smashed into meat paste by him.
"F * ck, what a big mosquito!" Zhao Qiang cursed as he scratched his face hard, feeling an itch on his face.
"We're near the mountains, so the mosquitoes are more poisonous. Everyone, be careful," Captain Chen reminded them.
Suddenly, there was a violent commotion a few meters in front of Luo Yuan. The bushes were tumbling, and then something flew away like a sharp arrow, leaving a long green trail in the bushes that lingered for a long time. Because of the cover of the grass, they couldn't see what kind of creature it was.
It happened so suddenly that Huang Jiahui couldn't help but scream. She patted her chest and said with lingering fear, "That scared me! What kind of animal is that?"
"Maybe it's a vole!" Wang Fei said uncertainly. He was walking behind Luo Yuan, so he was also shocked, but he didn't scream.
"A vole? How can there be such a big vole? It must be a weasel. It really scared me," Huang Jiahui said with lingering fear.
Luo Yuan, who was walking at the front, could only vaguely see a blurry image. He didn't know what kind of creature it was, but he was sure it wasn't a weasel, because a weasel would never be green. He didn't say anything, so as not to increase everyone's fear.
He took a deep breath, held the handle of the knife tightly, and continued to hack the grass in front of him. He was seriously trying to feel the feeling of using the knife. The strange animal that had just appeared had made him feel uneasy.
"The plants have been growing strangely for the past few months. What about the animals?
Plants were at the bottom of the pyramid of the ecological chain. Once something changed at the bottom, the entire ecosystem would undergo drastic changes. Perhaps it was not obvious or common, but there were always some very special individuals that might have already begun to change.
He suddenly thought of the canceled mission, and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
Previously, he had speculated that Qimei Foreign Trade would go bankrupt within six months, but he didn't think too much about it. There were many reasons for a company to go bankrupt, such as a lack of capital, financial problems, or offending some powerful people. Now that he had connected everything he had seen and thought of, he vaguely came to a shocking and unbelievable conclusion: "Trade Disruption."
The land is changing, but it's impossible that nothing has changed in the ocean. If there's a problem with shipping, how many companies will go bankrupt and how many people will lose their jobs? "
The world seemed to be going through some kind of upheaval. Luo Yuan used to live in the city, and because of the media's influence, he hadn't noticed these changes. If he hadn't come to the village this time, he would still be ignorant.
"No wonder the price of rice has skyrocketed in the past six months, and the bank's interest rate has increased a few times. It seems like I should prepare myself after this mission is completed!" Luo Yuan thought to himself.
Not long after, they reached the foot of the mountain. In front of them, there was a mountain path covered by thorns and bushes.
Luo Yuan saw a red bump the size of a baby's fist on Zhao Qiang's face. His face was distorted, and he was scratching it from time to time. Luo Yuan asked, "Brother Qiang, what happened to your face?"
"I was bitten by a mosquito. It's so itchy!" Zhao Qiang said angrily as he checked his gun and scratched his face a few times.
"Ah! How can the mosquitoes in the mountains be so poisonous? I should have asked for leave today. If I got bitten, I wouldn't be able to face anyone, "Huang Jiahui said in surprise.
Wang Fei wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare. He said, "Maybe Brother Qiang has a skin allergy. I have a classmate who has the same problem. One bite and he gets a big bump."
"Get lost! You're the one with skin allergy! Which one of you brought floral water or balm?" Zhao Qiang scolded.
Luo Yuan had thought that it was a skin allergy, but it was obviously not the case. He was shocked. "It seems like animals are slowly mutating! Otherwise, how could a mosquito be so poisonous? "
"Use your saliva. Take what you can find." Captain Chen looked at Zhao Qiang's almost distorted face and felt a little happy. Zhao Qiang was a troublemaker in the station. He was usually unruly and very talkative. Captain Chen had long been unhappy with him. "Just bear with it. Alright, let's go into the mountain. Xiao Luo, you lead the way."
Luo Yuan collected his thoughts and carefully walked up the mountain with his machete.
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