The moon was dim and the motorcycle team drove for about three or four hours and arrived at a dilapidated house on the top of a mountain. A large iron lock was hung on the door. Several familiar drivers pushed the motorcycles into the house.
The driver's stowaway service was in place, and two strong men took several trekking poles and a single stretcher from inside the house. They distributed the trekking poles to the other people, and then used the stretcher to carry Chen Shu up one after another.
The remaining two took the initiative to take the luggage of Chen Shu and others, and threw it on their shoulders. Their feet were as fast as flying, and their speed was not much slower than that of Chen Chuan, Zhu Chaore and others who were empty-handed.
Since we were smuggling people across the country, everyone could only turn on their flashlights dimly and shine them at their feet. They could not raise them up or light them up. There was actually no road to walk down the mountain. It was the drivers who took people smuggling them a lot on weekdays, so they walked out.
Steep path.
On the way, Chen Chuan walked side by side to Chen Shu's stretcher and said proudly: "Shu, are you comfortable?"
Chen Shu was grateful for Chen Chuan's attentiveness and knew that this service would probably cost a lot of money. He said in a low voice: "My feet can actually reach the ground, but the speed will be slower. If it is too expensive, we can save some money."
"
Chen Chuan smiled so happily that he narrowed his eyes, waved his hiking stick, and joked: "It's not money, this is a super power!"
Chen Shu smiled and said nothing more, accepting Chen Chuan's favor in his heart.
The descent down the mountain was very fast, and everyone reached the river at the foot of the mountain. When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, they found a few people waiting by the river, saying they were also Chinese stowaways.
It was hard to see anything clearly in the dark night, so everyone didn't waste any time and started packing their equipment. Not long after, a large kayak came from the other side, and everyone waded into the knee-high water and jumped into the kayak.
At this time, Chen Shu endured the pain in his feet and squeezed in.
After everyone gathered, the kayak went to the other side.
The boat was crowded with people, and no one spoke except for the sound of heavy breathing. Chen Shu guessed that his companions were not good or normal people.
Either a gambler, a drug dealer, or a fugitive.
If he had shouted "Police, don't move!" from the boat at this time, he would probably have a lot of fun.
Chen Shu was still thinking about the police, but now he knew clearly that when the boat reached the other side, he would no longer be a policeman.
Just a civilian who came to save people.
That's all.
...
Early morning, X North.
When he first arrived here, if it weren't for the Chinese signs all over the streets with a line in the northern Chinese language, Chen Shu would have thought this was a remote town in China.
However, you will realize clearly when there are a large number of legal casinos hidden on the street corners, various gambling advertisements that can be seen everywhere on the street, and those small advertisements that can only pop up on computer web pages so unscrupulously in front of you.
Come, I have arrived at the land of black gold abroad.
Although it was extremely late, due to the prosperous casino industry, there were still many people walking around on the road in this small town in the north of X. There was even a policeman wearing a green uniform on the roadside.
This policeman had a cigarette in his mouth, a submachine gun on his shoulder, and a careless expression. He looked sideways and looked away, which was quite similar to the car gangsters and road bullies in China decades ago.
Chen Shu stopped thinking about asking for directions, opened the pre-downloaded Google Maps, and followed the location of the hotel that Xiao Zhao sent in advance to find it.
It was then that I suddenly discovered that the mobile signals of domestic operators in country h could be found in this place in the north of X, which was amazing. Privately, I was a little annoyed that I had not registered in advance.
Public security work is all done after planning. Rushing in without any plan like today was quite uncomfortable for Chen Shu, who is used to executing according to plans.
Without a plan, risks are uncontrollable and dangerous.
This is an extremely remote hotel. It can be seen that Xiao Zhao must have been scared. He said on WeChat that he would hide in the room and wait for Chen Shu and others to come over.
Chen Shu walked into the hotel with a cane and found a dark-skinned old woman sitting at the front desk.
She raised her eyes to look at Chen Shu and his group, pointed to the Alipay and WeChat payment QR codes placed on the front desk, and asked in Mandarin with a slight accent: "Well, there are five people. How many rooms can you open?
One hundred yuan a night, two hundred yuan deposit."
"two."
Just like at home, Chen Shu took out his mobile phone and scanned it.
After deliberately choosing a room on the first floor with Xiao Zhao, Chen Shu jumped up to the second floor.
etc?
The old lady just said five people?
Since he was leaning on crutches, he didn't pay attention to Chen Shu at the back of the team, so he turned around and looked over on the stairs.
The middle-aged man at the end of the queue was the driver who took them to smuggle them across the border. Because Chen Chuan negotiated with them the whole time, Chen Shu didn’t know if they were Chinese. But looking at the other party’s skin color and dress, he should
It is more likely that he is a native of North X.
Chen Shu grabbed the crutch and knocked Chen Chuan, who was following behind, and raised his chin downstairs.
Chen Chuan looked back and said with a smile: "Oh, one of my own."
...
"Dong dong dong."
"Dong dong dong."
After knocking several times, a rustling sound came from inside the house. It sounded like three door locks had been unlocked, and Xiao Zhao, who looked haggard, opened the door and welcomed everyone in.
"Let's talk after we get in!"
Chen Shu raised his hand to stop Xiao Zhao who was hesitant to speak. He walked into the room with a cane, found a single sofa and sat down first.
"Xiao Zhao, when you get to this place, you can call me Brother Shu."
"Eh."
After everyone gathered, the driver who was at the end closed the door and followed naturally into the room.
The room is not big, it is a standard room with two beds. The area is only about 20 square meters, the decoration is extremely simple, and the sanitary condition is also quite serious. The window faces the street.
Can advance and retreat.
"Ah? Why did you bring him in?"
Xiao Zhao pointed at the driver who came in last with a look of horror on his face, and said incoherently, "The locals here are very chaotic. I will keep you smiling in front of you, but if you turn around, you will sell us out!"
The driver found a corner of the bed and sat down, with a slight smile on his face, and comforted him in standard Mandarin: "No, I must be from your side."
Xiao Zhao was surprised by the other party's frankness, and even more horrified that he could understand the local dialect of Dongzhou, which is known as the natural danger of China.
"There are quite a lot of people from Dongzhou who come here to gamble. I might be able to understand a little more if I have more contact with them."
Seeing the doubts of everyone in the room, the driver took the initiative to explain, "Boss, my name is Achai. I used to work as a truck driver for the big boss in Dabang. Now I am out to work alone. I have nothing to do with you. Don't worry.
"
People who have no worries are actually more terrifying. Because they have no worries, they can sell it to the boss who hired them temporarily without any psychological grudge.
Everyone knows this.
Chen Shu turned his attention to Chen Chuan, hoping that he could come forward and explain.
Chen Chuan shrugged. When he was about to speak, Achai spoke first: "The previous cooperation showed me the sincerity and strength of the boss. So in the next cooperation, I will definitely cooperate with you to find your friends."
.In this place, if you want to find someone, it won’t be that easy without local help.”
After a pause and looking around at the suspicious eyes staring at him, Achai spread his hands in front of him and said sincerely:
"I also want to sell, but the boss gives me too much."