Fortunately, he had developed the habit of carrying his credit card with him. He did not use his room card but used his own money instead. He ordered an American beef burger and iced Coke at a table near the window in the restaurant and began munching on it.
He smelled a familiar faint perfume when he was eating halfway. "Eating burgers and Coke in Tatetutu? To be honest, you're weird, Lisheng."
"Beef is good for your health and it doesn't smell weird …"
"That's why you don't want to try something new.
However, Lisheng, you must know that it's not bad to try something new sometimes.
For example, Trish and Sheila, I can guarantee that they're just like me. They might look a little, how should I put it, a little problem, but they're actually very kind and trustworthy.
It's fine even if they know your little secret. "
"You can guarantee Trish and Sheila, what about the rest?"
Tina fell into silence for a moment and said excitedly all of a sudden, "Why don't the four of us go to Amazon …"
"Tina, don't get carried away with your fantasies.
Order an American beef burger, the burger here tastes special. You guys won't be able to eat it when you guys get chased back to America by that muscular mountain division muscleman. "
"You don't know Trish. I might give in if it were me, but she won't be chased back," Tina sighed and said softly.
The girl was right about her best friend. The next morning, Trish and her boyfriend Walter disappeared mysteriously in the hotel suite.
Everyone split up to look for them. In the end, Hatton and his partner spent a few hours searching almost the entire Tuikano in the pouring rain before finally catching the duo at a small dock at the Amazon River.
The person who was with them was the taxi driver who sent them to the Paradise Hotel from the airport yesterday. It seemed like being a part-time tour guide was the habit of all Tuikano taxi drivers.
In reality, the three of them would have entered the jungle along the river in the small boat if the driver's canoe did not have a big hole in it from the falling logs when he entered the river in the morning.
Looking at the crude wooden dock at the muddy river bank beneath his feet, Hatton punched Walter who was standing next to Trish with an umbrella hard on his face without saying anything after finding the duo.
Walter flew over a meter away with blood and rain as he shrieked in devastation. His cheeks were swollen as he fell onto the ground covered in mud. His face was twisted in pain.
The umbrella was also blown into the river by the wind and floated away.
"You're crazy, Hatton …" Trish pounded her brother's chest and shouted at the top of her lungs, "It's me, it's all my idea, why did you hit him?
Come on, come at me if you have the guts … "
Hatton raised his fist and roared. He swung it, but it didn't land on his sister's face. Instead, it knocked the smiling taxi driver into the muddy water. "If you lie to my sister that you can go to the jungle to look for her again, I'll hang you on a tree and let you die in the sun."
There were still a few native canoe owners who were completely drenched in the rain, yet they didn't seem to care about the commotion at all. When they saw their compatriots being beaten, they stared blankly for a moment. They looked at each other a few times, and then each of them suddenly fished out a seventy centimeter long sharp machete from their respective canoes.
He bared his teeth and let out a strange 'heh heh …' sound as he approached Hatton fearlessly.
Machetes and wood pulp were necessary tools when canoeing in the Amazon River. They were used to remove the vines and branches that were blocking the canoe from moving forward. To the natives who lived with the jungle, swinging a machete was as easy as swinging their hands and legs.
The barbaric nature that was branded on them that had yet to be washed away by civilization made them used to using actions instead of words when they were provoked.
Hatton frowned and shouted when he saw the natives surrounding him, "Nord, get them to scram."
"Yes, sir." A young man who looked weak smiled and walked towards the natives. He took out a stack of US dollars from his pocket and threw it on the ground as he shouted, "What are you native monkeys trying to do? Are you attacking an active US officer?
Get your friend who's pretending to be dead on the ground and scram right now while my officer is talking to his sister. Otherwise, I'll kick your butts flat. "
Looking at the US dollars on the ground and the few hunks who did not look like good people next to Hatton, the natives' bared teeth expression turned into a satisfied smile.
They picked up the US dollars and said 'Hahahaha …' in Tatetutu language. They carried the taxi driver who was lying on the ground and walked away in high spirits.
"Look, these natives are exactly like monkeys.
You can't just use a whip, you can't just use candy either. However, if you hold a whip in one hand and throw candy in the other, you'll be successful.
Sir, it's a total of 850 US dollars. It's our expenses for today, remember to put it into the public account, "Nord said proudly after chasing the natives away with US dollars.
Hatton nodded while frowning. He glanced at his sister who was panicking from being surrounded by the natives and said in a tired voice, "Trish, you saw that. Those natives aren't as gentle as they look.
This is the Amazon, the natives you see selling groceries on the street with a smile might have a father who ate humans in the past!
It's been less than 100 years since Tatetutu built their country and assimilated to civilization. Many of the people just came from the jungle tribe … "
"I'm staying in Tuikano even if that's the case.
Brother, it'll only backfire if you chase me away. I didn't want to call the taxi driver's number at all today, but I called him because of what you said last night, "Trish snapped back to reality and said calmly in the rain while looking at her brother with her neck straightened.
"Hmph …" Hatton glared at the stubborn Trish angrily while breathing heavily. He wiped the rainwater off his face in the end and shouted, "Let's go!" He turned around and walked away in big steps.
The companions looked at each other and followed Hatton out of the dock. When Nord passed by Trish, he suddenly whispered, "Miss Trish, the captain is too concerned about your safety. That's why he's being so tough. I hope you can understand.
I used to have a brother like that too. "
"I know, thanks."
After everyone left, Trish helped Walter up staggeringly in the pouring rain.
"Trish, Walter, where are you guys …" Shouts came from far away at that moment. It turned out that Tina, Zhang Lisheng and the rest who were notified by Hatton earlier had arrived at the small port.
The three ladies hugged each other and cried when they saw each other. Trish had a high fever that afternoon when they returned to the hotel.
Tina and Sheila thought the Paradise Hotel's medical center was more reliable after seeing the diesel ambulance with black smoke coming out of the only public hospital in Tuikano.
They became the nurse and took care of Trish after getting the hotel doctor to treat her. Meanwhile, Walter and Shittu volunteered to be the nurses who did the heavy work. Only Zhang Lisheng who was not close to Trish did not have to stay by the bed to look after the patient.
He had nothing to do for the entire afternoon. He walked out of the Paradise Hotel with his backpack while holding an umbrella when he heard the loud rain outside in his room.
The heavy rain dispersed the heat in Tuikano, it gave people a cool and moist feeling.
Naturally, there were fewer considerations when doing things in such a small jungle country. Zhang Lisheng strolled on the street for a while and walked to the dense jungle far away while stepping on the muddy water.
To humans, the ferocious beasts and poisonous bugs in the Amazon jungle were terrifying. However, to the ferocious beasts and poisonous bugs in the jungle, humans were the real invincible monsters.
This was because these animals with little strength, slow movements, and sharp claws had the ability to make and use all sorts of terrifying tools.
Old off-road jeeps, old double-barreled hunting rifles, industrialized canned insecticides, and electric lamps with batteries. Although the natives in Tuikano only had four simple tools at their disposal, it was enough for them to teach the animals in the jungle to stay away from the terrifying human gathering place within a few decades.
Although that was the case, Zhang Lisheng could still feel the vitality in the jungle when he walked into the real rainforest.
The rustling sound of the insects walking and the sound of the rain that was much softer in the jungle echoed in his ears continuously. Zhang Lisheng tossed his umbrella away and looked up. The mottled sky could be seen through the gaps between the trees.
Zhang Lisheng began chanting witchcraft incantation softly as he took in a deep breath of the jungle air that had a slightly rotten smell but was exceptionally fresh.
In the blink of an eye, a giant black-scaled lizard that looked like a giant dragon appeared not far away. Its slender body that was over ten meters long spread among the jungle trees as if it had no bones. There was no sound when its gigantic body moved, it seemed extremely agile.
Zhang Lisheng commanded the wizard gu to come to his side and climbed onto the giant lizard's back. He commanded the Island Dragon to leap and climbed onto a giant tree that was tens of meters high with its four claws agilely. It circled around to avoid the branches and vines around it and climbed to the top of the tree.
Heavy rain poured down from the top of the tree, drenching Zhang Lisheng completely. Although the cold wind was piercing, he felt as if his mind was suddenly enlightened with an indescribable sense of comfort when he looked at the endless sea of trees from a high place.
Zhang Lisheng chanted witchcraft incantation loudly despite the chill. He controlled Island Dragon to fly above the jungle trees aimlessly as if it was flying in the wind. Beasts would run away wherever it passed by.
Zhang Lisheng had no idea how long he had been riding on the giant lizard's back. The sky was clear after the rain. All of a sudden, Zhang Lisheng realized the jungle's aura was getting wilder and scarier.
He looked down after stabilizing his wizard worm. He realized he could not see the bottom of the trees under his feet. He estimated it to be at least 100 meters.
"Sh * t, I don't know how far I've gone in my excitement. I don't know if I can make it back to Tuikano if I lose my direction," Zhang Lisheng who had calmed down forced a smile and mumbled to himself, "I've really lost my mind. Why can't I control my emotions as soon as I enter the jungle?
I don't think it's that boring to live in New York's steel jungle … "
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