Zhang Houhou suddenly gasped, which made me a little dissatisfied. There was enough time to explain many details clearly along the way, but this guy didn't say anything long ago and had to wait until a foot stepped over before he spoke.
Feeling fooled, I raised my hand to shine a flashlight on the road ahead.
"Is it steeper than now? Is it possible to get over it? Why do I always feel a little weak?"
"Boss Wei." Zhang Houhou turned to me and said to me across a few people: "My brothers and I have gone there twice. In fact, whether the water level rises or not has nothing to do with us. We are only walking on the river bank, not swimming in the river.
As long as you keep your feet steady, you will definitely be able to pass. After passing the steep slope in front, the road behind will be much smoother."
"Let's go, we can't go back now, hold on to the rope." The monk turned around and said to me. In a place like this, even a moustache can't walk fast. You have to stand firm step by step before you can take the next step.
After walking for such a long time, I finally got used to the road under my feet. Even if it was a little steeper, I could barely handle it. A few minutes later, the dangerous area mentioned by Zhang Hou was reached, and the speed of those in front suddenly slowed down.
A lot. I subconsciously pressed my body against the stone wall again, and turned around to tell Ma Dad to be careful.
"Master Wei." Ma Dad said close to my ear: "This road is dangerous no matter how dangerous it is. We must make money, but life is more important."
Walking on this road, I wasn't not afraid at all, but because there were so many people around me, I became a lot more courageous. I comforted Ma Dad and promised that when I go back this time, I will definitely ask Mustache to get him some cash.
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With the help of a flashlight, I took a look and found that this section of the road was indeed steeper than what we had walked, but it was not long, about thirty or forty meters at most. I walked half of it slowly and felt that the problem was not too big. These guys
It seems that he can withstand it, but it is uneasy to have Ma Dad behind him. I just wanted to take a moment to encourage him, when I heard him let out a short scream from behind.
As soon as I heard it, I knew that Maddy must have lost his footing and accidentally fell down the steep slope. The monk and I reacted very quickly. When Maddy fell, he also slipped down with the rope in our hands. The monk and I
The body immediately leaned back hard, holding the rope in his hand close to the stone wall. A man named Zhang Monkey next to him also quickly pulled the rope to help, and the three of them worked together.
Fortunately, our rope was very long, and the force was shared by everyone, which cushioned the inertia of Ma Dad's fall. Moreover, the speed of the river in this area was much slower due to the wider river channel. Waiting for Ma Dad
After falling into the water, we quickly regained our footing and could pull him back up as long as he didn't let go.
Several flashlights were all pointed downwards. In the white water, Ma Dad was pulling the rope up and down, and there were several intermittent howls. He must have been frightened. The three of us pulled him up in a rhythm, despite the situation.
It's a bit steep, but basically controllable.
Just when Ma Dad's body was about to be pulled out of the water, I felt a huge force suddenly coming from his side. I couldn't guard against it and was almost taken down. The monk twisted the bear's waist and gritted his teeth to pull.
Holding on to the rope, I used this force to regain my position, but at this moment, Ma Dad, who had been pulled out of the water, submerged himself into the water again.
"There's something in the water!" I grabbed the rope hard and struggled against the strong force in the water. As soon as the remaining people heard about the situation, two more people squeezed over to help. However, the slope was too steep, and several people were completely squeezed together.
It's strenuous and you have to worry about falling down all the time.
But he could no longer care about that much. The force coming from the other end of the rope never diminished, and Ma Dad was rising and falling back and forth between the two forces. Sometimes he was pulled half out of his body, and sometimes he was completely submerged in the river water.
"Boss Wei! You can't deadlift!" Zhang Houhou reminded anxiously: "If something bites Brother Ma down there, if we use force here, we might break him."
When I heard this, my heart suddenly sank, and I didn’t dare to continue deadlifting with the rope in my hand: “What should I do?”
At this time, Ma Dad was pulled up half of his body. As soon as we stopped exerting our efforts, he sank into the water again, leaving only his head above the water. He shouted in panic: "Pull...
...Pull me...up..."
"Pull him up first and then talk!" the monk greeted: "If there is really something under the water, if we delay for a while, only the bones will be left!"
"Pull!" I gritted my teeth.
Although Ma Dad was the only one who fell into the water, for us, it seems that we are facing a critical moment of life and death. We don’t know where the power under the water comes from, and we don’t know if the power we are experiencing is its limit.
, if this power suddenly surges again, it might bring down all the people above.
It was impossible not to be ruthless. Several people tried their best to suck the milk. Gradually, the strong force under the water became unbearable. Ma Dad was also dragged out of the water bit by bit. Almost everyone was
It took some effort.
"Push harder!" Zhang Houhou shouted hurriedly: "Bring up the things below as well."
We held our breath and didn't dare to relax, we just tried to pull up. When Ma Dad was pulled up, the strong force disappeared without a trace almost in an instant.
As soon as this force disappeared, the pressure suddenly decreased. Ma Dad weighed about a hundred pounds at most, and he was pulled up in a few strokes. I couldn't help but want to close my eyes, because I was afraid that Ma Dad would only be half of his body.
Fortunately, Ma Dad was left with only half his life after being tortured, but his body was still intact.
"Ma Dad, how are you? Are you injured?"
Ma Dad was obviously frightened, his face was livid, and his lips were turned purple by the cold river water. He couldn't help but tremble as soon as he landed on the shore. The people around him all scattered forward and back. I immediately took a closer look and found that there was nothing on him.
There should be no blood on the obvious wounds.
"I'm... okay... first... get out of this... this damn place..."
When Ma Dad said this, I felt relieved. In just a few minutes, he could be said to have slipped around the gate of hell. Looking at Ma Dad's soaked clothes and trembling body, I couldn't bear it.
I have been with Ma Dad for such a long time. Although he did not help me with my actions, he always looked towards me in his heart.
We didn't originally plan to rest on the river bank, but when something like this happened, we had to adjust our plans temporarily. The temperature here is very low, and Ma Dad is covered in water. If we don't take care of it, he will suffer from the cold. We waited until Ma Dad took a breather.
, we reluctantly finished the remaining steep slope and chose a relatively flat and wide area to settle down temporarily.
Each of us took out a piece of clothing for Ma Dad to wear, and he wrung out his wet clothes and baked them on the stove. Until this time, Ma Dad had not fully recovered, and his voice was trembling when he spoke. I squinted.
Looking at Zhang Houhou, he looked very embarrassed. Not even his subordinates dared to talk nonsense.
"Boss Wei, this time I'm so full of words that I can't explain clearly." Zhang Houhou said with a bitter face: "We went back and forth several times, and no one fell into the water. We didn't even know there was something under the water. If you don't believe it,
Throw Lao Zhang into the river now."
I frowned and was about to speak when Ma Dad stopped me and said, "Forget it, Lao Zhang may really not know. Who can not cherish his own life? If he had known that there was something strange in the water, he would not have done something wrong.
Be careful. I lost my footing and fell into the water. I only blame me for my bad luck."
"Brother Ma..." Zhang Houzheng was worried that he couldn't explain clearly. When he saw Ma's father excusing him, he was almost moved to tears.
Thinking about it carefully, if Zhang Houhou knew that there was danger underwater, he really had no need to hide it from me. He also took the same path and took the same risks. Lei Yingxiong did it to do big things, not to plot against me. So in my heart
My anger gradually calmed down, and I didn't care so much about Zhang Houhou.
Zhang Hou said a lot of good things, and then he shrank aside obediently. I helped Ma Dad bake the wet clothes and asked: "Ma Dad, what is under the water?"
"I can't explain." Ma Dad wrapped himself in layers of clothes and shuddered: "I was so panicked that my heart skipped a beat. I just felt like something was dragging me down."
"Let's dry the clothes and leave. Ma Dad is a hard-working person. He has seen a lot of storms in his life, right Ma Dad?" The monk pointed behind him and said, "Lao Zhang said there is a large flat land not far away.
It’s very safe, go and take a good rest.”
This time when I was working with Lei Yingxiong, Xiaohu and Monk were both my subordinates in name, so they seldom talked. I glanced at Xiaohu with my flashlight and asked for his opinion. Xiaohu nodded slightly, and I said no.
Say more.
Zhang Hou's two guys took the clothes from my hand and helped Ma Dad dry them. I took the opportunity to boil some water and gave Ma Dad two large pieces of chocolate to eat. He took two sips of the hot water, clutched the chocolate, and hesitated.
After a while, he quietly leaned into my ear and said: "Lao Zhang said that he had explored the road before, but he must be careful on the road behind."
"What's wrong?"
Ma Dad's heart skipped a beat: "There were so many people just now, I don't want to say more. Do you know what is dragging me underwater?"
"What is it?"
"I didn't see anything at that time, but I dare to guarantee it." Ma's Adam's apple twitched and he swallowed hard: "That thing is most likely a ghost."