"Please show me your ID." A young man stopped Jiang Yan at the checkpoint and said that his bag needed to be checked.
Jiang Yan took out the ID card that Connor gave him from his bag, handed it to the younger brother, and cooperatively put the bag in the waiting area.
It seems that this security check is really strict... Jiang Yan looked around and saw customs-level inspections, but fortunately there were not many people leaving the city at this checkpoint.
This is one of the many checkpoints in City A, and it is also the closest point to the forest outside the city. It, the city, and the forest are almost in a straight line.
If you leave the city from here, you can find the red cave faster.
As for why he didn't go back the way he came... Jiang Yan couldn't find the alley where he slipped in, and he didn't want to live in the mud again.
He decided to look for the lake where he swam. If he found it, he should be able to find the cave.
"Okay, the inspection has been completed, there is no problem." The younger brother handed the bag and ID back to Jiang Yan. "Are you an operator from Black Steel? He looks really young."
Jiang Yan smiled and didn't answer. "Do you know where there is a lake in the forest?"
"A lake...Are you going out of town for a vacation? I'm so excited." The little brother took out a map. "Look, we are at this location now. You need to be like this..."
After the little brother's detailed introduction, Jiang Yan already has a clear understanding... walk quickly, we will probably arrive in the afternoon.
"Thanks."
The little brother smiled and responded: "Nothing, I wish you a happy holiday."
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"This is it."
Jiang Yan looked at the lake he had run around dozens of times without getting wet.
Calculating carefully, it has been two months since he came to this world... and it has been two months since he changed into this body. He looked at the figure in the water that he was already familiar with, but he still felt that there was no real feeling.
"Who are you...Ajman?" Jiang Yan stared at the reflection and muttered to himself.
But no matter what, no one can answer me now anyway. The thing related to his past is probably the cell phone that can't be opened - that thing was locked in the cabinet by him, and I don't know if he has a chance to open it.
Jiang Yan shrugged and took out the new mobile phone he bought with his salary... Now he has almost spent the money. But he doesn't need to save money for the time being, so he is not in a hurry.
He took a few photos with his phone and then looked at the time. It was past noon, so he should be ready to eat.
Recalling the location where Hong laid the trap in his memory, Jiang Yan prepared to pick out a few rabbits.
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In the evening, Hong frowned and looked through the traps.
...This place has also been disturbed.
Hong felt very puzzled. Who was so unqualified that she had gone through all the traps? As autumn slowly entered, she also began to leave the cave and live in a wooden house further away from the forest. Therefore, there were several traps that were not found every day.
There is always time to check.
It's normal for one or two prey to be missed from time to time, but the prey definitely didn't break free on its own, someone must have moved it.
That one nest is not enough. Take them all as soon as you take them."
And it was reinstalled after everything was moved... What's wrong with this guy?
Could it be... Hong felt a little alert, could someone be coming to steal my things?
Something bad happened! Hong ran all the way back to the cave where he had not lived for a while, worried that the things still inside would be stolen by thieves.
When she ran to the back of the mountain, she found smoke coming from the entrance of the cave.
Hong looked up at the sun. It was only three o'clock in the afternoon and someone was already cooking?
No, that's not the point. She reacted. She took out the knife and slowly reached for the door of the cave.
There was a strong smell of barbecue... It seemed that the thief had been here for a long time. Hong's stomach rumbled for a while, and she thought aggrievedly that she hadn't even eaten breakfast yet.
Thinking like this, she had murderous intentions.
She slowly touched the position where she could see the thief and prepared to take action.
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"In the past, people rode on the Yellow Crane, but the Yellow Crane Tower is vacant here..."
Looking at the cave that had not been cleaned for a while, Jiang Yan couldn't help but feel a little sad. I'm afraid Hong no longer lives here, and he doesn't know where to find her.
"I was afraid that you would be cold, so I bought you a down sleeping bag and a blanket... I was afraid that you would have nothing to play with, so I bought you a doll... I was afraid that you would have no stories to listen to, so I bought you a picture book, and you don't even need to read the words.
The kind that can be understood, how could you..." Jiang Yan's eyes became wet at this moment as he was thinking about people.
Jiang Yan didn't realize that when he spoke like this, it seemed as if Hong had returned to the earth.
"Hey..." Jiang Yan took out the things he bought for Hong from his bag one by one, took a look at them, shook his head and took them back again.
Hong will die? A joke. If Hong, who kills wolves with a small knife and rides a flying knife on his face, can die in this kind of forest, then it would be impossible for Jiang Yan to walk out of this forest at that time.
It's more important to fill your stomach quickly.
Jiang Shao quickly lit a fire - thank God, the flints were still here. Then he carefully handled the prey he took out of the trap and started cooking.
Of course, in order to avoid having nothing to eat these days, he had already set up all the traps again.
When he was no longer needed, he took out his cell phone and prepared to take a selfie of himself.
He turned around, adjusted the backlighting, and then put the barbecue appearance into the camera.
Wait...that red shadow...
"red?"
Before he could react, the red figure rushed towards him with lightning speed.
He quickly put down his cell phone, "Red!" He shouted this time before Hong could hold up the knife.
The movement behind him obviously paused.
"Jiang Xian?"
It's still that familiar voice.
"Yes, yes, it's me. Great, it looks like you..." Before Jiang Yan could finish his words, he was pushed face down to the ground.
Hong's entire body was riding directly on his back.
"I think you're dead!"
"...I guess what you want to say is 'I miss you so much'." Jiang Yan faced the ground and his voice sounded muffled.
But in fact, Hong was right. She thought that a brainless person like Jiang Shao would not survive more than two days in the city, so she waited in the cave for another week.
But Jiang Yan never came back to find her, so she guessed that Jiang Yan was dead.
She was sad about this for a long time, and then moved to a wooden house some time in advance.
But watching your own dog jumping around is better than anything else. One person and one wolf have reached a strange consensus in a place like this.
"Did you bring the prey here?" Hong put away the knife and asked Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan forced himself to hold back the words "Captain, the Imperial Army asked me to bring you a message". He didn't know why the people here spoke so sarcastically.
"yes."
"You said you wouldn't steal prey from me." Hong pouted her lips unhappily.
Jiang Yan thought for a while and remembered the agreement Hong made with him when they first met.
"What can scholars do?"
Before he could finish speaking, he heard a gurgling sound, and then his red cheeks were stained with a hint of blush.
Jiang Yan smiled and touched Hong's hair and ears.
"Let's eat first. I'm back, Hong."
"……Um."
PS: I asked in an author group how to write a reunion scene that is touching but not naughty.
A brother from Springfield M1903 Tactical Doll (station b) suggested that I write "I miss you so much", and then a brother named Bazahei prompted me with an exclamation mark on the price.
Touching without being naughty.
Thank you for providing the inspiration...although I won't write it directly, otherwise it will look like Zhang Fei's hhhh
Chapter completed!