After Fang Linyan heard this, he stopped saying anything, hung up the phone directly, and then said to the driver in front of him:
"Master, drive faster."
It turned out that Fang Linyan had already returned to the mainland at this time. Within half an hour, he had got off the plane, rented a car and was driving on the highway.
Yes, after Fang Linyan discovered that he had misjudged the importance of the diary left by Uncle Xu, he immediately began to correct his mistake and quickly booked a ticket to the mainland online.
He calculated the time and felt that there were still five days left before the total solar eclipse, so he should be able to make it back in time.
So after delivering the box to Boss Tang, Fang Linyan went directly to the airport. At the same time, he also called the church forces in Taicheng and sent Uncle Xu's diary to ask them to help with the investigation.
information.
Now, he is on his way to his hometown----Badong County.
Although this is where Fang Linyan grew up, he doesn't miss it at all, because it doesn't leave him any good memories, and all the memories here are gray and depressing.
If the first half of Fang Linyan's life were regarded as a short film, then his experience in Badong County would be black and white and silent. It was not until he left here that it became colorful, with sound and soundtrack.
Therefore, after Fang Linyan was able to act independently, he never had the thought of coming back - just like a person who likes to nostalgic, he would only visit old friends or his former home when he had time.
, he will not go to the hospital he has stayed in unless necessary, unless he is a doctor or has an indescribable story with the nurse...
After driving for three hours, the car Fang Linyan packed got off the highway. After driving for another two hours, the car was forced to stop. It was not that the driver was causing trouble, but that
The road conditions really did not allow us to drive any further.
Because the car Fang Linyan hired was a Guangben Accord, this car had no problem running on normal roads, and it was also very fuel-efficient and well-sealed. However, the ground clearance of the Accord this guy drove was only
100MM, about ten centimeters.
Therefore, this car can be said to have extremely poor passability! After getting off the expressway and driving for dozens of kilometers, the road ahead was so tattered that it looked as if it had been bombed by multiple artillery shells, with large potholes and small potholes everywhere.
After driving two kilometers, the driver's face was already ashen. As he passed a pothole, with a crisp "kacha" sound, the car finally came to a halt...
No need to say anything at this time, Fang Linyan simply handed over the balance of the payment, and then said to him:
"Okay, just send it here."
Fortunately, we can see that the vehicles are not lying in the barren mountains and ridges. Five or six hundred meters ahead is a market town called Qiujiaba. This is just a small town where you can go to the market on one day and rest on the other two days.
In this small town, time seems to have been frozen in the 1990s. There are dilapidated and slanted houses with red bricks and black tiles everywhere. Some of the tiled houses even have half-bitten grass, probably because they were rained not long ago.
Due to the rain, there were muddy puddles everywhere and roads that had not been repaired for who knows how long.
Fang Linyan was very familiar with this, because he would see it on a sunny day. In order to save worry and trouble, the residents here dumped their household garbage directly into the big pits of the broken asphalt road ------- This
It is also the most common way they maintain roads.
Of course, once it rains, the garbage will re-float and flow everywhere with the accumulated water.
Fang Linyan walked quickly to the town and found that he was in an embarrassing situation where he could not spend any money. Because he looked everywhere and found that there was not even a motorcycle he wanted, and the most common mechanical means of transportation were still
It was a small four-wheel tractor, and the truck was full of people.
When you go out, you must ask for directions if you have something to ask for. Fang Linyan just asked an old lady to ask, and saw the old lady pointing straight to the other side of the road. When Fang Linyan looked up, he found a shabby bus.
Stopped at the edge of the field.
The most distinctive feature of this bus is that it has a huge black rubber bag on the roof, which looks similar to the airbag of an airship! This special vehicle is the earliest gas vehicle and can only be seen in a few remote mountainous areas.
, and very importantly, it must also be a source of natural gas.
The giant black airbag on the back of this bus is used to store fuel like the fuel tank of an ordinary car. However, the airbag stores natural gas, while the fuel tank contains oil.
As the bus stopped, Fang Linyan also saw the sign placed under the windshield on the front of the car. On it, the words "Sanqu-Xuewu-Badong" were clearly written in Song font, which meant that this
The car was running on the route from Sanqu County to Badong County, and would pass by Xuewu Village on the way.
As Fang Linyan trotted towards the bus, he noticed a large group of people pouring out from the side door next to the bus. Most of these people were still wearing very old-fashioned Zhongshan uniforms. Some were holding chickens and ducks, and some were carrying
Vegetables, and some carrying eggs...Obviously, they are here to go to the market.
Taking advantage of this wave of people getting off the bus, Fang Linyan successfully squeezed into the car.
The floor of the carriage was covered with muddy water, and there were even several pools of fresh chicken droppings. To Fang Linyan's right was a pole, and to his left was a basket of eggs. To maintain the balance of the body, he could only rely on the railing held by his right hand. Fang Linyan
As soon as Iwate held it, he felt wet. He didn't know whether it was the sweat left by the previous person or the runny nose.
The smell inside the car is very unpleasant, a damp smell, which is also mixed with the compound smell of foot odor, body odor, chicken feces smell, breakfast smell, etc. Fortunately, the fresh air drifts in from the window after the vehicle starts moving.
He rushed towards his face and finally freed him.
The ticket seller was a middle-aged man in his thirties. After driving, he yelled:
"Buy the ticket, buy the ticket! Be more conscious when you get on the bus."
Then he started to have a shouting argument with an old woman because he thought that the old woman had to pay two yuan for the fare, but the old woman was only willing to give one and seventy yuan.
In anger, the middle-aged man directly asked the driver to stop the car to evict him, and the argument ended with the grandmother paying him 20 cents.
After Fang Linyan honestly paid ten yuan, he was given the treatment of walking to the rear of the car, which was a little more relaxed.
Next, amid the roar of the bus's engine, Fang Linyan began his bumpy journey back to his hometown. In his memory, it seemed that the road conditions were not so bad when he left the orphanage!
However, after Fang Linyan thought about it, he realized that he did not take this road when he left Badong County, but walked more than 20 kilometers in the opposite direction to the railway side of Songduo Township next to it, where there was a temporary
Parked trucking site.
I climbed into a truck carriage and was taken directly out of the ravine by the train.
The short distance of forty-seven kilometers, if there was no traffic jam on the highway, would probably only take about twenty minutes. This bus drove for three and a half hours, and I heard from the conductor and people chatting that,
This is under the condition that the car is not broken down and there is no problem with the tires.
If an emergency occurs, it will be easy to drive for five or six hours.
After leaving the dilapidated station and stepping onto the streets of Badong County again, Fang Linyan was surprised to find that although he had left here for almost ten years, the difference from what he remembered was not big.
But to be honest, it is the same. For a county with a very poor geographical location like Badong County, it can be said that it is a long-standing problem to develop the economy. If there is no money, of course there will be no change.
After quickly walking out of the station, Fang Linyan found that his mobile phone finally had a signal, but it was still 2G and the traffic was extremely low. However, the church forces in Hong Kong had also sent him a lot of useful information.
After Fang Linyan hurriedly browsed it, he simply took out the list he had drawn up before, and then slid his fingers directly on it.
Obviously, the core of this matter lies in the old monster that Uncle Xu mentioned. The medicine he took was prepared by him, and the film that formed the unknown strange object was also related to it. If we say that everything in front of us is a mess
, then he is the thread!
However, the old monster left too few clues, and Fang Linyan had no idea how to start at this time, so he could only investigate the other people.
When it comes to finding people in such a remote small county town, Fang Linyan has thought clearly. The obvious breakthrough point is the kind of local old police, who are forty to fifty years old.
He couldn't find a way out on his own, and his network of connections among the three religions and nine schools was intricate, so he could think of ways to easily open up the situation.
A sociology expert once said that although there are seven billion people in the world, according to the authoritative six-degree relationship principle, the relationship between you and anyone in the world will not exceed six degrees.
In other words, you can theoretically get to know any stranger through up to six people.
If it is the online world, and no one in the chain of understanding will reject you, then the six-degree relationship principle can even be shortened to the four-degree relationship principle!
Fang Linyan was convinced of this. During his previous journey, he directly used the power of Boss Tang and the goddess here to find relevant target persons. Such inquiries are actually not difficult, especially in an economically developed city like Taicheng.
In a metropolitan area with a large influx of people.
Finally, three people in Badong County were targeted.
Now, Fang Linyan is going to try his luck with the first choice among the three people, named Ye Qiang.
Ye Qiang is now fifty-seven years old and is close to retirement age. Of course, he was selected because of his complicated experience, having served as a township head and then as the director of the Family Planning Commission for a long time.
At that time, family planning was a national policy, and those found to have more than one child were to be directly aborted. Not only that, they were also fined.
Of course, people in rural areas will not submit obediently, and they will not take money if they have it. People from the Family Planning Commission will lead the pigs and sheep. Even so, under the stubborn patriarchal mentality, there are still some people who insist on resisting and are not there.
few.
Therefore, if you want to hold this position for a long time, you must have a good understanding of the grassroots. Otherwise, if you can know something as secret as the mother-in-law of any family who is pregnant (you did not dare to announce it at the time), then your network must be very wide.
However, Fang Linyan was rejected directly. After asking around, he finally found the Ye family, but was told that Ye Qiang had been hospitalized in the provincial capital because of a bad heart.
Ye Qiang's home was only a few hundred meters away from the Xiangyang Welfare Institution where Fang Linyan stayed, so Fang Linyan took the opportunity to visit the "site" that had been burned by the fire. It was already a mess, but it was a mess across the street.
The small shop called Fengsheng Baozi Shop is crowded and business is very good.
But it didn't matter. Fang Linyan went to find a second person. This person was the owner of the largest entertainment venue in Badong County, called the Magic Dance Hall. His name was Mai Jun. This guy was originally a gangster, but now he was able to successfully
Transform yourself into a gray industry.
Such a person must be quite smart and have many connections, so Fang Linyan even got his phone number, but Fang Linyan didn't call because Badong County is not a paradise.
From Uncle Xu's diary, we know that he inexplicably encountered the mysterious death of many people here. This will undoubtedly make people feel creepy, and even Fang Linyan will be very careful.
At this time, Fang Linyan was already standing at the door of the Magic Dance Hall, and then said to a man at the door:
"I'm looking for Boss Mai, and Mr. Zhong Yong introduced me."
Mr. Zhong is the president of the Chamber of Commerce in Yining City and has import and export business in Taicheng. Badong County is a county under the jurisdiction of Yining City. Mai Jun has only met Mr. Zhong and the two of them had dinner twice.
Fan is still far from being able to sneak into Mr. Zhong’s circle, but he definitely knows about it and wants to give Mr. Zhong some face.
Of course, Mr. Zhong's direct relationship with Fang Linyan is far away, so he was quite attentive after receiving the request.
This man is responsible for guarding the door of the song and dance hall, so he must be discerning. After all, Boss Mai is in business now and relies on this to make a profit. There must be people in charge of the place, but reception, service, etc.
You have to keep up too.
So, when Fang Linyan reported his name, not to mention the local celebrity Mr. Zhong?
In the entire Yining City, Mr. Zhong's popularity is almost the same as that of Li Boqing in Chengdu. Everyone with a little wealth knows about him. There are twenty Zhong Yong Hope Primary Schools in Yining City.
Therefore, the man immediately nodded to Fang Linyan and said:
"Sir, come here."
With that said, he took Fang Linyan directly to a reception room on the second floor, and then asked Fang Linyan to wait a moment.
Soon, a short fat man who looked a bit like Eric Tsang came in, with a smile on his face, and then he stretched out his hands:
"This must be Boss Fang! Mr. Zhong called me specifically to tell me about this. If Boss Fang wants me to do anything, just tell him! As long as I can do it, it will be a trivial matter."
Obviously, this is Mai Jun, the boss of Mai. It turns out that this guy is also an old fox. He talks passionately and even makes people feel heart-warming, but in fact, it is all fucking nonsense and there are traps in his words.
For example, he promised to help, but actually added an attributive: As long as I can do it!
Can he do anything? Isn't it Mai Jun who has the final say?
Fortunately, Fang Linyan still has a way to deal with this kind of veteran, or to be precise, he plans to use only two things for all his collaborators, knives and money.
If you obey, you will get money.
If you don't obey, you'll get stabbed.
This is also the most efficient way to cooperate.
Therefore, Fang Linyan said simply:
"You don't need to call me Boss Fang, just call me Wrench."
"I came here actually to do some business with Boss Mai."
After finishing speaking, he took out the travel bag he was carrying. Of course, it was empty now.
However, when Fang Linyan reached in, he took out stacks of cash from the private space, all in hundred-yuan denominations, and placed them on the table. The travel bag was actually just a cover-up.
Mai Jun was dumbfounded as the table was soon filled with a large amount of cash. One stack was worth ten thousand, and there were a hundred stacks on the table!