On the other side of the tunnel, the trees on the roadside are sprouting new buds, and the grass on the ground is also emerging. But looking across the tunnel, the mountains are barren, the ground is withered, and there is no green at all.
Separated by a mountain, it seems like two seasons.
Chiba Cheng parked his motorcycle on the side of the road, got off the car and walked to a withered tree. He raised his hand and pulled down the branches. He easily pulled the branches off. After careful inspection, he could still see the rotten branches on the surface.
Shrunk buds.
Obviously, these trees were not like this from the beginning, but suddenly withered when they were sprouting normally. As a result, it is absolutely inseparable from the 'Heisei Two-tailed Monster'. After all, in this world, if anything happens, it will be blamed on the monster.
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Looking back, on this important highway connecting the north and the south, cars are constantly going back and forth, emitting a lot of exhaust gas every moment, but the density of cars here is far less than that in the big city. If the monster likes to absorb the exhaust gas
, why stay here, wouldn't it be better to go to a big city with more 'food'?
Unless... that place is not the territory of monsters. Just like in the forest, every piece of woodland has an owner. If you want to enter, you must be prepared to fight to the death with the owner.
Chiba Makoto got back on the motorcycle, and after walking a short distance, he turned off the highway and entered Totoma Town, where high-rise buildings and wooden houses coexisted, clean asphalt roads and dilapidated dirt roads coexisted, standard
Urban-rural fringe.
I checked the information on the Internet with my mobile phone and learned that the Tomacho section of this expressway was built ten years ago. The tunnel was completed five years ago. Another year later, the expressway came into use. There is also a high-voltage transmission circuit passing through.
Toshima Town, which was originally just a small mountain village, began to develop rapidly with the help of this highway and high-voltage power transmission.
In just three years, small mountain villages have turned into towns. Several-story buildings have been built everywhere, asphalt roads have been built, and street lights have been installed. It can be said that earth-shaking changes are happening every year.
Change.
When we arrived at Totoma Town's office, the bulletin board outside told us about the changes in Totoma Town in recent years. There was also a development plan for Totoma Town in the next five years. All the old houses were planned to be demolished and rebuilt.
Build new houses, build all the roads into asphalt roads, plan the wasteland outside the village as factories, and start construction as soon as the weather warms up...
Before Chiba Makoto finished reading, he saw an orange off-road vehicle driving along the two-way two-lane road. The TPC logo and the letters GUTS were clearly printed on the vehicle body. It was actually the Victory Team's Dram.
, even the license plate is GUTS 03.1126-X.
"Did they also receive the news?" Chiba Makoto glanced at it and continued to read the information on the bulletin board of Tobima Town. This is another village that is undergoing modern development. It is in the same situation as the village where Obik lives.
In other words, the villages around the metropolis are basically like this. With the rapid expansion of the metropolis, they have been included in the scope of the metropolis and become part of the city.
Just when I saw the last picture, Dagu's surprised voice came from behind: "Why are you here?"
Chiba Cheng turned around and saw Dagu walking towards him, followed by Horii who looked disgusted. Because his clothes were stained with a lot of mud, Chiba Cheng laughed suddenly.
Said: "Member Horii, how did you end up like this?"
"They're all those naughty kids, don't let me see them," Horii said with anger. He was driving the car normally, but suddenly a bunch of firecrackers were thrown at him, even though the Dram was equipped with heavy armor.
, let alone firecrackers, bullets cannot penetrate them, but the paint surface will be damaged.
So, he and Dagu got out of the car to look for someone, but they saw a few children running from the slope to the depths of the woods. The two of them chased them, but nothing happened to Dagu, but Horii fell into the trap of those children -
- Quagmire, falling all over the mud.
"No, you are a member of the victory team. You can't even deal with children?" Chiba Makoto looked at Horii in surprise. He knew that this guy was good at brainpower, not physical strength, but he couldn't even catch up with a group of children.
...No wonder the Victory Team was later disbanded and a special Super Victory Team was established. In addition to the growing age of the members, there was also the issue of professional quality. After all, the Victory Team was not originally established to deal with monsters.
"What, I just...let them go."
"I believe it."
"...You are as annoying as Shinjo." Horii muttered with an unhappy face, feeling that it was definitely not a good time to go out today, otherwise why would he be so unlucky?
Dagu hurriedly rescued the team members and said: "You are here..."
"I think the reason is the same as yours, to interview villages with withered trees." Chiba Cheng walked towards the office and said, "Let's go in and ask."
Horii walked to Dagu, looked at Chiba Makoto who walked into the office, and said with great confusion: "Why is he one step ahead of us again?"
"Aren't all reporters like this?" Dagu said and followed.
Mayor Yamada of Totoma Town had long been notified that the victory team was here to investigate the cause of the tree withering in Totoma Town. Unexpectedly, three people arrived. The victory team members were easy to recognize. They were wearing team uniforms, but with them
Who are we together?
Without waiting for Mayor Yamada to ask, Chiba Makoto took the initiative to show his press card and said: "Hello, I am a reporter from KCB magazine. I heard that something strange happened here, so..."
"No, no, no," Mayor Yamada immediately waved his hand and said, "Everything is fine here. There is no news to cover. I'm sorry to make your trip in vain. Please leave as soon as possible." p>
Tobirama Town is developing at a rapid pace and urgently needs more people to invest here. But strange things cannot be reported. If investors are scared away, how can he be re-elected and promoted.
"..."
Horii, who followed in, couldn't help but grinned. He didn't expect that this guy would also have a rough day, and he suddenly felt that this little bit of mud on his body was nothing.
Chiba Cheng raised his eyebrows and said: "Are you sure you want me to leave? Then I can report the news I interviewed on the road."
"You...what did you interview?"
Chiba Makoto opened the notebook that both Oko and Horii were familiar with, and read: "Some villagers thought that building highways and digging tunnels angered the mountain gods, so the mountain gods let the rivers dry up and the trees withered, and soon the entire village
The town will be uninhabitable.
Some villagers think this is retribution. The shrine was demolished for the road, and now the gods have come to punish the disrespectful village. Some villagers feel..."
Mayor Yamada's face instantly turned extremely ugly, and his breathing became much louder. Chiba Makoto closed his notebook and said, "So, can I leave as soon as possible now?"