"Tina and I have thought about it. We'll say that we got separated from our tour guide due to the flood.
Fortunately, we weren't injured after the flood, so we wandered around the jungle with your guide. Sheila, Walter and Shittu ate wild fruits and got poisoned due to the lack of food later on.
As for Henry, we'll say that we found his skull in the jungle by accident …
Don't worry Lisheng, we won't tell anyone what we shouldn't.
Actually, I've been grateful for your care these few days. I know very well that without you, none of us would've … it would've been impossible for us to walk out of this scary jungle. " Trish hugged Zhang Lisheng tightly for the first time as she spoke. In the end, she could not help but cry while leaning on the young man's shoulder.
Tina hugged Zhang Lisheng while sobbing when she saw that.
The girls' emotions came out of nowhere, making Zhang Lisheng, who was hugging two girls who were a head taller than him, feel very awkward. He thought about it and reminded softly, "Trish, the reason that you and Tina came up with is too far-fetched.
Why don't you pretend that you're too shocked after being rescued and that your memory is blurry? You might as well pretend that you're crying when you're talking about it. You seem emotionally unstable … "
"Zhang Lisheng, c-can't you comfort us first? We'll talk about this after we leave your embrace!
You're only 16 years old, why are you always so calm and rational like a 60-year-old? "
"Calm and rational," Zhang Lisheng said after hearing that. "I would've pushed you guys away if I was that calm and rational. Everyone on the boat is looking at us, it's embarrassing."
It was approximately past 10 in the morning now. The lumberjacks on the towing boat had long run out of their cabins. They began playing poker on the deck since the sky was clear and the sea was calm.
They were all workers recruited by the boss directly from China. They were well-fed in Tatetutu and even had a round-trip air ticket every Chinese New Year. Although the cost was high, all of them were hardworking and spared no effort when they worked. It was much less troublesome and labor-saving than hiring natives.
Once they boarded the ship, these young and strong Chinese guys no longer had any work to do. They had nothing to do and were so strong that they were bored to death. When they saw Zhang Lisheng, Tina, and Trish hugging each other from afar, it was inevitable for them to have an excited expression on their faces. They craned their necks to look and some of them even whistled.
"You Chinese have such a strange relationship. Some Chinese boys in our school are more open and passionate than American boys but you're so reserved," Tina complained softly but she still took the initiative to let go of Zhang Lisheng.
Zhang Lisheng smiled speechlessly and said after Trish let go of his shoulder, "It should be past 10 o 'clock now, which means Mr. Hatton might show up anytime.
We'd better remind the owner of this ship to avoid any misunderstandings. After all, they are armed with spears. "
"If I were running a logging company here, I'd equip my boats with bazookas."
"Tina, you're overcompensating. Amazons aren't that scary."
"That's for you."
Zhang Lisheng and Tina walked to the back of the ship as they talked. They saw the loud boss who was as muscular as a bear at first glance. He was holding the railing and looking at the hundreds and thousands of giant logs that were tied up by steel cables that were flowing along the river.
Zhang Lisheng walked up, "Uncle Xiong, thank you for saving us last night …"
The boss noticed that someone was coming. Hearing Zhang Lisheng thanking him, he glanced at the three young men who had gratitude on their faces and said in a rough voice, "It's nothing, how could I not save them?
Tell your American friend not to worry, it's only right to help when people are in trouble.
Erm, the restaurant is on the second floor, go eat. Don't rush, we'll reach Rukututu in two to three days. I'll get a car to send you guys wherever you want to go by then. "
"It's alright, uncle. My friend has contacted her brother, someone might be coming to pick us up in the afternoon. I'm here to tell you."
Upon hearing what Zhang Lisheng said, the boss did not look surprised at all. He merely muttered, "I knew that the Americans would come up with something. That's good too. We can also promote our company if we're on the news.
Alright, little classmate, go and bring your American friends to eat. I know what I'm doing now. "
The boss looked very straightforward, he did not look like a businessman at all.
"Sure, uncle, let's go eat." Zhang Lisheng did not bother him seeing how impatient he was. He said to Tina and Trish, "I'm done talking to the ship owner.
Let's go eat now, nobody's sending us food today. The restaurant is on the second floor of the cabin. "
He brought the two ladies to the cabin as he spoke. They walked around for a long time and finally found the stairwell. They climbed to the second floor and found the restaurant by following the smell of food.
The restaurant was quite big, it could accommodate up to 100 people eating at the same time if it was full. However, since it was not mealtime, there was nobody inside. However, there were a few big stainless steel buckets fixed with card slots on the table that was closest to the door. Three of them were half-filled with food.
There was one meat and one vegetable. The meat dish was braised pork while the vegetable dish was stir-fried vegetables while the rice was white rice.
"Buffet." Zhang Lisheng took out a big stainless steel bowl from the bamboo basket that was tied to the wall. He scooped half a bowl of rice and poured half a bowl of stewed meat and vegetables before gobbling them down with chopsticks.
Tina and Trish, the two rich New York girls, were no longer pretentious after a few days of hard training in the Amazon jungle. They scooped the food like Zhang Lisheng but unfortunately, they could not use chopsticks that skillfully. The boat shook a little and rice was scattered all over their bodies.
"Haha …" Zhang Lisheng saw that and said while shaking his head while smiling, "Aren't there spoons in the bamboo basket? Why are you guys using chopsticks?"
The two girls said nothing and went to get the spoons quietly. Somehow, they became depressed.
It was actually human nature. Being in an extremely dangerous environment deep in the rainforest, the two girls' sadness and fear were washed away since they were anxious all the time.
They calmed down after getting out of danger. The terrifying experience that they had gone through came back to them slowly, causing them to fall into a low tide from time to time.
"Tina, Trish, don't think too much.
Go see a psychiatrist when you get back to New York, get some counseling and ease your mind. Everything will be fine, "Zhang Lisheng sighed and comforted them.
He did not say anything after that and ate his rice quietly. He heard a loud buzzing noise when he was halfway through his meal.
"Seems like a plane is coming, I'll go take a look." Zhang Lisheng put down his bowl and ran out of the restaurant to look at the direction of the noise. He saw a milky-white ancient stacked wing plane with a wingspan of less than ten meters with two thick cylindrical buckets balanced on both sides of the landing gear. It was flying from far away and was hovering above the towing boat with a noise that was louder than a helicopter.
"Chairman Xiong of Lucky Dragon, we're the relatives and friends of the six American young men that you've saved last night. We hope that we can board Lucky Dragon to meet them and thank you in person.
Chairman Xiong of Lucky Dragon … and thank you in person, "After hovering for two rounds, a voice that was louder than the noise came from the plane.
"They're so fast, they even brought an interpreter," Zhang Lisheng mumbled to himself hearing the Chinese broadcast. Just when he was going to run back to the restaurant to tell Tina and Trish that Hatton had arrived, he realized that the two ladies were already behind him. They were looking at him with a desperate gaze.
"Good news, the Chinese broadcast said that Mr. Hatton and the rest are here," Zhang Lisheng said while smiling.
The plane hovered in the air for a while and adjusted its angle. It landed on the wide water surface of the Amazon River's main channel. For safety purposes, it landed far away from the towing boat. It glided quickly on the water as soon as it landed and headed toward the towing boat.
Soon, the enormous momentum from the seaplane's powerful engine allowed it to catch up with the towing boat that was moving slowly in the river.
The plane's door opened all of a sudden just when the plane's body was parallel to the boat's side. A hunk who was two meters tall with muscles that were as solid as steel, wearing a pair of fur boots and a full military camouflage uniform rushed out.
He hopped on the plane's wing and grabbed the welded railing on the boat's side. He was as agile as a monkey, he flipped into the towing boat in just a couple of moves.
"F * ck, that's f * cking awesome. But doesn't this American idiot think it's hot to dress like this …"
"That's anti-insect and anti-construction, that's professional quality. This American might be … might be the Dolphin Marines. I heard that the military base was alerted when the American investigation team got stuck in the Amazon last time. Americans' lives are so valuable …"
"Wha, wha, wha, all you know is' wha '. What exactly is that? Forget it, don't be so cocky if you're uncultured. What Dolphin Marines? Can your dolphins go on the road? It's called the SEALs …"
The workers who were playing cards on the boat discussed among themselves in shock when they saw the American hunk's skill. At that moment, a black-haired head popped out of the plane's door that was gliding on the water surface. He said in English and Chinese in dissatisfaction, "Mr. Hatton, what should I do if you climb onto the boat like that?
It's easy to misunderstand in such a primitive place without a translator.
Everyone on the Lucky Dragon, please don't be nervous. Mr. Hatton is Ms. Trish's brother whom you guys saved last night. He's worried about his sister's safety … "
"There are hundreds of Chinese men on our boat. Why would they misunderstand that a lone American dared to do anything to us?" The muscular boss who looked like a bear on the towing boat walked to the side of the boat from the stern without anyone knowing. He said loudly while looking at the translator who was dancing, "Third brother, throw a rope down and pull him up."
Meanwhile, it was Trish's first time seeing Hatton's tensed face in front of the dining door on the second floor of the cabin. It was her first time seeing her brother so close. "Brother, brother, brother …" She pulled Tina hard and ran down the stairs while crying. She ran into Hatton's embrace.
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