On the highway, boys and girls drove a pickup truck and sang songs. They drove into a fork in the road and saw a dirt road as far as the eye could see.
Next to the intersection, there is a simple wooden sign with a charcoal reminder that there is a gas station one mile away.
Harry couldn't help but stop at the intersection: "It looks so shabby here."
"There is no way, there is a traffic jam, we can only take the small road." Lucy sighed.
"It's not a big problem, the forest is quite fun." Beth smiled.
Cao Gui frowned. The American countryside deep in the jungle was not a good place.
Harry drove the car into a fork in the road, raising smoke and exhaust all the way. As they crossed the dirt road, it didn't take long for Cao Gui and the others to see dozens of abandoned vehicles abandoned on the roadside, including RVs.
Vans, sedans, and pickup trucks like them.
As expected of a country on wheels, the United States ranks first in the world in terms of car ownership, and the second and third in the world combined may not even have as many cars as America.
Not long after, Cao Gui and the others came to a dilapidated gas station. It would be more appropriate to call it a gas station than a ruin.
The house is made of wooden boards, with unknown black marks all over the wooden walls, and all the metal things are rusty. It looks like he is older than Grandpa Cao Gui's grandfather.
At the door of the dilapidated wooden house, there was a dirty old man sitting, with large brown stains on his face and body. He squinted his eyes and sat lazily in front of the door to bask in the sun. He also held a bottle of pink drink in his hand.
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This bottle of drink has a bright appearance, so it's probably the newest thing at this gas station.
"Hey, sir, do you know if this road can be returned to the highway?" Cao Gui asked while sitting in the car.
The old man raised his eyes and looked up, and Cao Gui realized that one of his eyes was big and the other was small. Moreover, the upper tooth only had a pitiful front tooth, hanging lonely on his gum.
This old man... is so ugly that it's a bit scary.
Upon hearing Cao Gui's question, the old man said nothing and just pointed to the wall next to him.
Seeing this, Cao Gui opened the car door and came to the wall. There was an old map hanging on it. On the map, a mountain road was marked in red. It was the same road that Cao Gui had found on the map before, except that this
The map is significantly clearer.
Cao Gui picked up his cell phone and took a photo of the map, but then he realized that his cell phone had no signal.
Cao Gui's heart sank slightly, and all signs showed that they were entering an isolated and helpless situation.
"Goodbye, sir, and I wish you good health."
Suppressing the strange thoughts in his heart, Cao Gui greeted the old man and returned to the car. As long as he didn't encounter the same situation as the previous loom, he would still be confident in dealing with it.
The little Green Goblin looked at the new map that Cao Gui brought back and drove the vehicle diligently. As long as they passed this mountainous area, they could get back on the road.
The music in the car started again, and the young people embarked on their journey again. The three girls took photos happily with their cameras. This was the first time for them to come to such a place without their parents.
Behind him, the old man looked at the cars going away and murmured to himself:
"Take care, boys, this is not a place to play adventure games..."
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"Missing person notice... Zizila... a 22-year-old... Zila... climber named Ginny..."
In the car, the radio was intermittently making a series of electric sounds, and finally it became completely silent.
The girls in the back seat had become weak at this time. They were really excited to start. After all, it was a scenery they had never seen before. But the problem was that as soon as the excitement wore off, they were replaced by the same scenery, which was very boring.
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Especially after entering the forest path called Xiongshan Road, the trees are everywhere as far as the eye can see. They are airtight and even the sunlight is scattered, making it look very dark and depressing.
Fortunately, there was a dead deer on the roadside, which somewhat improved their interest.
However, at this moment, there were a few "bang bang bang" sounds, and it seemed that something was caught in the wheel. Before Cao Gui and the others could get out of the car to check, it sounded like something.
The Ford Raptor 150 suddenly sank forward, then shook violently and lost its balance, and then plunged headlong into the big tree on the roadside.
"Oh! Shet!"
"what happens?"
"Hurry up and hit the brakes!"
The little Green Goblin didn't react slowly. He stepped on the brakes and stopped the car narrowly without hitting a tree.
Cao Gui and the other five people got out of the car unsteadily, somewhat confused about the situation.
"Damn, Harry, what happened just now?" Lucy said very dissatisfied.
"It must be a flat tire," Gwen said.
"Impossible, this car has been modified and the wheels have been reinforced, so there is no way it will have a tire puncture." Harry gasped.
Cao Gui ignored them and walked straight to the front of the car. It was indeed not a flat tire, but a flat tire.
There was a ring of barbed wire rolled inside the wheel, and a row of old police spikes were deeply embedded in the tires. It was obvious that someone had done this deliberately.
Seeing Cao Gui walking to the front, several people also followed Cao Gui to the front of the car to check. When they saw the culprit, Lucy suddenly became angry:
"Damn it, whose kid is such a bastard that he put traffic jams on the mountain road."
Cao Gui pulled out the blocking nail. It was covered with dust, and the scratches were clearly visible. There were even traces of wheel debris on a few gaps.
Obviously, this traffic spike has been used many times, and there are even a lot of vehicles that have been punctured by it.
"Lucy, this shouldn't be left by children. Moreover, there are virgin forests nearby, there are no villages, and there are no children." Cao Gui said.
Lucy curled her lips and didn't take Cao Gui's words to heart.
"It's useless to talk about this. Let's talk about what to do now." Beth said.
"Of course it's fixed, what else is there to say?"
Cao Gui dug out the tools and two brand new wheel inner tubes, and fixed the front of the car with a jack.
"Harry, please help me and hand over the tools." Cao Gui said, "Girls, you can move freely, but don't go too far. It's not safe here. Don't leave our sight."
"OK OK, I'll listen to you."
Beth didn't care. She had heard the word unsafe many times today.
Gwen nodded silently. She also noticed something was wrong. It was unscientific for police traffic stoppers to appear in such a remote place.
Cao Gui ignored Beth and started to change the tires. Before time travel, he had a car himself and he still knew basic car maintenance knowledge.
However, since this was the first time I tried it myself, I didn't do it very well. I worked for more than half an hour before I could barely change the first tire.
But the girls couldn't wait any longer. At first, they watched Cao Gui repair with great interest, but within a few minutes, they all left one after another.
At this age, they like to be active but not quiet, and they are not Michaela. They have no interest in things like car maintenance.
After a while, Lucy couldn't sit still:
"Guys, I'm going to walk around for a while and I'll be back in a while."
Upon hearing this, Cao Gui stopped what he was doing: "Wait, Lucy, it's not safe here, don't walk around!"
"Cao, there's no one here, how can it be unsafe?" Lucy said dissatisfied: "I've been waiting here for half an hour, it's so boring."
"I'm just going to take a look around and I'll be back in a while."
Cao Gui frowned. He knew he couldn't suppress it any longer, otherwise the conflict would really break out. After thinking about it, Cao Gui said:
"Well, Beth or Gwen, which one of you can accompany Lucy for a walk? The two of you can chat together and help each other."
Gwen said: "I'll go with Lucy, and I'll be back with Beth later."
She originally wanted the three girls to go together, but Cao Gui and Harry were both busy, and it would really be bad if no one was watching.
Beth muttered a few words and said she had no objection. She didn't want to fall out with Cao Gui. Besides, it would only happen in a while, so there was nothing wrong with waiting for Gwen and the others.
After saying that, they were about to turn around and leave, but Cao Gui stopped them again: "Put the gun on."
"Bring it with you!" Lucy said impatiently.
"It's not the pistol, it's it." Cao Gui pulled out the M4 and Winchester M1897.
"Cao, you are exaggerating." Lucy was defeated by him: "This is West Virginia, not Africa."
Gwen also smiled helplessly, she also felt that Cao Gui was making a fuss.
"Then change it."
Cao Gui took out the flare gun, compass, and walkie-talkie.
"OK, OK, no problem." Seeing this, Lucy and Gwen didn't object anymore, picked up their things and started walking along the mountain road.
"Don't worry yet." Cao Gui stopped them:
"Remember the safety rules: First, two people must be together at all times and cannot be separated."
"receive."
"Second, pay attention to the compass to determine the direction you are going."
"learn!"
"Third, keep in communication at all times, and use walkie-talkies and signal flares when in danger."
"OK OK, I listen to you, can we leave?" Lucy said impatiently.
Cao Gui nodded, and then gave the other walkie-talkie to Beth so that they could chat while he continued to change the tire.
But what they didn't notice was that the bushes swayed slightly and a small reflection flashed, as if...a pair of eyes were staring at them.
