If it were another prisoner who continued to talk after being taken away, the prison guard would definitely stop him. But this time, the relationship between Lao An and Lao An was quite good. The prison guard stopped and let Yu Beifang finish his words. Time
It was very limited, so I didn’t care to hide my voice any longer. I lowered my voice and asked directly: "What are you careful about?"
"Be careful..." Yu Beifang, who was opposite, looked at my sunglasses and the fake beard on my lips and said, "Be careful about the woman around you."
As soon as he said it, my heart tightened, and I continued to ask almost without thinking: "Which one?"
The prison guard next to me couldn't help but look at me, as if he thought I was the kind of rich second generation who kept several mistresses outside. It was obvious that he was very envious.
"I can't explain clearly...it's just a feeling." Yu Beifang smiled and said, "Just be careful."
This was the conversation between us. After we finished talking, Yu Beifang was taken away. I stood there and thought hard. I couldn't ignore the prompts from such a person, but the range of the prompts he gave was a little bit wide. I will give it a try.
I just can't figure out who the person should be careful about.
Qingyu? Qingqing? Su Xiaomeng? And Chen Yu, who I don’t have much contact with, or even Aqiao?
I didn't feel very comfortable in my heart. After seeing Yu Beifang, especially when he gave a faint warning, I became even more irritable. It was like there was a thorn in the flesh, and the person who was pierced was very uncomfortable. Lao An is here
He patted me next to me and signaled me to leave first. When we walked out of the prison gate, he said: "You can listen to some words, but there is no need to take them seriously."
"Think of it as a dream?"
"Probably, if you take it too seriously, you will be disappointed in the world."
We returned to the old city along the same route. Mazi Li was very efficient and everything that needed to be prepared was ready. The team members were basically determined. Lao An, Su Xiaomeng and Fan Tuan. This is the old team and I insist on staying.
Fan Tuan. Biaozi has almost recovered, and Bao from the circle has also joined the team. In addition, Meng Xiaolang told me with a smile that he also has to fight side by side with us. It seems that Ziyang is still worried about me and insists.
Send someone over to serve as a supervisor.
Ziyang didn't explain some things clearly at first, but Mazi Li added that it was a joke to find a cave entrance, or a door, in a vast mountain range. Mazi Li said, our key survey target is Laolong Lake. These
The words were spoken to me alone. After I came out, I saw Lao An and the others waiting for me outside, and Biaozi was among them. I had a strange dislike for this person, and Lao An might have noticed it, so I took Biaozi first.
Send away.
After Biaozi left, I relayed what Mazili said. Lao An was silent. Su Xiaomeng and Fan Tuan probably had never heard of this place. During the narration, I accidentally noticed that Baoliang's expression was a little uncomfortable.
Naturally. However, Baoliang was the oldest and the most stable, and his strange expression only returned to normal for a brief moment.
Lao An has a habit of searching for all the information he can get before taking action, trying his best to familiarize himself with various local conditions. When he ran to find information, I felt that Baoliang's expression seemed to mean something else. I took advantage of this.
While Fan Tuan and Su Xiaomeng were playing with Niu Niu, I talked to Baoliang.
At the beginning, Baoliang refused to say anything. When I asked, he pretended to be confused.
"Baoliang, you won't forget how Lao An rescued you when you were in the Kunlun Valley, right?" I said, "If he hadn't saved you, would you have died?"
"Yes." Baoliang is a real person and won't say anything against his will. When I mentioned this, he nodded.
"Then let me tell you, you can ignore other people. When we are nothing, life or death has nothing to do with you. But this time Lao An will also go with the team. If you know something and don't tell it, it will really happen when the time comes.
If there is an accident, Lao An will be shocked, and he may even lose his life. Can you bear it? Can you bear to see something happen to him?"
To deal with real people, we must use real methods. As soon as I said this, Baoliang couldn't sit still, sweat started pouring from his head, and he smoked one cigarette after another. I saw that his will was a little shaken, so I thought that I couldn't force him at this time.
It was too tight and I had to give him room to think, so I stopped talking and smoked with him.
After a few minutes, I put out the cigarette butt in my hand and said, "I won't say whether Lao An is good or bad. You know him better than I do. You have to know that he is a man who cares about his companions...
..”
"I know, I know this." Baoliang frowned, picked up the burnt cigarette, and was accidentally burned. He shivered, raised his head, looked at Su Xiaomeng and Fan Tuan not far away, and said: "Brother
, after all, you haven’t been here long, and you don’t understand our rules. It’s not that I don’t want to talk about it. Lao An is most taboo about someone making irresponsible remarks before taking action. Moreover, that matter... I don’t
Know how to speak."
"I have a sense of discretion. You tell me. If Lao An really blames you, I will speak up." I handed him another cigarette. I heard Fan Tuan mentioned this rule of Lao An, mainly out of fear.
There are too many rumors and ghosts and ghosts that make people panic, which will affect the stability of the team.
However, after being in contact with me for such a long time, Baoliang can also see that my status in the circle is quite special. Lao An will never make things difficult for me, which alleviates his worries.
"Let's talk in another place." Baoliang looked at Fan Tuan and the others. Although they were still far away, he was worried, lest others would hear our conversation, so he insisted on changing places. I thought about it and simply went with him.
Baoliang and Baoliang ran to the small bar together, locked the door from the inside, and started talking quietly.
"Before I say anything, you have to believe that what I'm telling you may be a bit nonsense, but if it's not true, there's no need for me to say it to scare you." Baoliang smoked a cigarette and said, "To be honest with you,
When I heard the words Laolonghu, I couldn't help but tremble."
"Do you know Laolong Lake?"
"I know." Baoliang's expression was a little bitter and uncomfortable: "But I'm not sure whether the Laolong Lake you mentioned is the same place I have seen, but...it's both in Changbai Mountain, so I guess
There will be no second Laolonghu."
When Baoliang entered Lao An's circle, he was already relatively old. He was taciturn, tried his best to do his own thing, and rarely communicated with others. Over time, others found him boring and became more and more alienated. So for so long
, even people in the circle don’t know him that well.
"I'm from the Northeast, and I used to live in Huludao."
Baoliang's father died young, and he lived with his widowed mother in Huludao until he was in his twenties. He was a dutiful man and did not go to school. After graduating from high school, he started a small business and lived a decent life.
In Baoliang's mind, he never had any intention of leaving Huludao, the place where he was born and raised. However, when he was in his twenties, something happened, which would not make Baoliang die.
He wanted to live, but it invisibly changed his destiny for the rest of his life.
"In August of that year, a few friends came to my stall and asked me to go out for two days. I didn't pay attention. I thought they were just playing in Huludao, so I agreed casually."
But on the next day, Baoliang knew that those friends wanted to go away and go to Changbai Mountain to play for a few days. Baoliang had to take care of business and serve his mother. Hearing this, he began to hesitate, but his friends persuaded him. The most important thing is
Yes, there is a girl named Yingzi among those friends
Yingzi grew up with Baoliang's childhood sweetheart. Baoliang liked her silently. Baoliang would hesitate when others tried to persuade her, but when Yingzi said it, Baoliang could no longer refuse. He went to his hometown in the countryside of Huludao to take care of her.
My aunt took it over and asked her to take care of her mother for a while.
A few people were on the road soon. The young people got together. It didn't matter what to eat or what hotel to stay in. They were just laughing and having fun. They collected some money and set off from Huludao, passing several scenic spots along the way, and finally walked further and further.
Not far away is Changbai Mountain.
When they first entered Changbai Mountain, they didn't plan to go too deep. Because they lacked experience, they just had fun. This might be a pity, but there was no other way. But then, they met two mountain guards.
Ren is the general term for occupations such as gathering ginseng, medicine, hunting, etc. in the mountainous areas. The two rangers were very friendly and took Baoliang and the others deeper into the area for a few days.
What they set foot in should be the Changbai Mountains in a broad sense, which is still far away from the North Korean border. The two mountain rangers took them all the way to Tiemuling, which is the source of the Tumen River, with abundant surface water resources and vast forests.
The two mountaineers wanted to continue walking, but Baoliang was a little worried because
Baoliang told them many stories for the release of the mountain. Baoliang was not very courageous at the time, and was afraid that if he continued walking, he would encounter something like a black blind man, so he strongly requested to stop there. Several friends also felt that it was almost done, so they said goodbye.
After leaving Fangshanren, I planned to have some fun here in Tiemuling and then return the same way.
"We rested one night on the south side of Tiemuling, and took a detour the next day to the east end." Baoliang said, "That's where I saw Laolong Lake."
When Baoliang saw Laolong Lake, he was a little surprised, because before leaving, the two mountain guards gave them a detailed explanation of the terrain and specific conditions around Tiemuling. From this point of view, the mountain guards passed through Tiemuling.
Muling was familiar to them not once or twice, but they never mentioned that there was a lake to the east of Tiemuling.
"You mean that lake is not marked on the map?"
"No."
"Then how do you know that place is called Laolong Lake?" I had some doubts.
"I didn't know it at first, but when we walked to the lake, there was a monument there." Baoliang said, "It's a very old stone monument."
I don’t know when that stele was erected by the lake, and I don’t know who erected it. Anyway, it’s too incomplete to look like. On the stele, three words are engraved like dragons and phoenixes. In fact, even Baoliang couldn’t tell for sure.
Is it a Chinese character? They observed it for a long time and barely recognized it. It seemed to be the three characters "Laolonghu".
"Then what?" I asked. Baoliang's explanation was quite reasonable. I could believe it for the time being. He would go to Laolong Lake sooner or later, so he wouldn't lie.
"Then..." Baoliang looked up at me and said, "A nightmare began."