American TV series: Starting with exploiting young Sheldon

"How long will it take to fix?" Mike continued to ask.

In this sweltering heat, if someone offers to help repair his car, he doesn't mind paying a small fee.

"This car only has one flat tire, we can fix it in half an hour..." Big Eyes continued eagerly, as if afraid the customer would leave, "It's so hot today, while we're fixing the car, you can go and rest for a while at that little shop over there. Their ice-cold beer is fantastic!"

"Okay, call me when the car is fixed." The shop around the corner wasn't far, so Mike didn't need to worry about the other party playing any tricks.

After obtaining the customer's consent, Big Eyes immediately directed the two deformed children to begin repairing the car.

Although these three people looked strange, they were very efficient at repairing cars.

After watching for a few minutes and confirming that the other party had no chance to make any moves, Mike walked towards the small shop around the corner.

Chapter 262 Fatal Curve

The wooden inn was small and had a faded, old look. Large patches of grease on the walls suggested that the owner was not a clean person.

There was a black notice board at the entrance with a detailed map of the path ahead.

At the very bottom of the notice board, it was written in bright red paint: "Wild animals are lurking in the forest ahead! Please be careful!"

The whole shop exuded a gloomy atmosphere. If his car hadn't broken down nearby and it hadn't been so hot, Mike would never have wanted to enter this strange little shop.

"Wow~ Young cowboy, what would you like to order?" Behind the dimly lit counter, a woman in her thirties became very enthusiastic after seeing Mike's appearance.

The woman was dressed scantily and had a great figure, but her face was less than flattering.

Even with heavy makeup, sagging skin can't hide its "aged" appearance.

"An ice-cold beer~" Mike found a relatively clean spot to sit down in front of the dark red counter, and put his wide-brimmed cowboy hat aside.

Wearing a beige stiff shirt, his clean and handsome demeanor seemed out of place in this dilapidated little shop.

"Want something to eat? We just got a new batch of beef..." The woman pushed a glass of bubbling beer in front of Mike, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth as she asked.

This store is really small; you can see the whole thing at a glance.

In the kitchen, a tall man whose face was obscured was intently chopping meat.

It made a "thump-thump" sound, one after another.

Above the man's head, a fan that was about to break down filled the entire room with a strong smell of blood.

"No need~" Mike looked away, not even bothering to touch the beer with two ice cubes floating in front of him.

The rag the woman used to wipe the beer glasses was so dirty that its original color was unrecognizable; it looked disgusting.

"It's so hot, are you traveling alone, young man?" The woman seemed oblivious to Mike's disgusted expression. After wiping her hands with a rag, she sat down opposite him and teased, "Actually, we offer special services here. If you're a handsome guy like you, I can help you relieve your pent-up desire for free..."

As she spoke, the woman leaned forward, tightened her arms, and revealed most of her northern hemisphere.

The intention to entice is obvious...

However, her appearance, coupled with her affected manner, only makes people feel nauseous.

“Thank you, I’m not that kind of person,” Mike, a gentleman, interrupted the woman.

Although the other party tried their best to hide it, the greed in their eyes was still obvious.

"That's a pity~" Even after being rejected, the woman continued to stare at Mike without blinking.

The greed in his eyes intensified, as if he were staring at his prey.

"Do you know those three people who repair cars outside?" Although it was faint, Mike could still smell it; the woman's stench was very similar to that of the three men outside.

“They are my brothers, two of whom have intellectual disabilities. Our family came to live in this kind of place so that we wouldn’t be discriminated against…” The woman’s face showed a rare tenderness when she spoke of her family.

In her account, her family's experiences seemed extremely unfortunate.

"How much is the beer?" After hearing the woman's story, Mike got up to leave.

He didn't want to stay in that little shop with its strange, foul smell for even a second longer.

"You saw the sign outside, right? Why don't you stay here for the night? You can meet other travelers and walk together... The road ahead isn't safe." The woman seemed surprised that Mike was in such a hurry to leave and tried to persuade him to stay.

"No need, wild animals can't hurt me." Mike put on his cowboy hat, his mind made up.

"Alright then, have a safe trip. This beer is on me..." The woman looked slightly regretful, as if she were looking at a beautiful work of art that was about to be destroyed.

There was a strange madness mixed with regret.

Sure enough, this family is not normal.

Mike pulled out a five-dollar bill, placed it under his beer glass, and turned to leave.

Even with the scorching sun shining directly outside, it's more comfortable than staying inside the store.

When Mike returned to the pickup truck, the three brothers had already patched the tire and were tightening the lug nuts.

After a while, the three brothers, braving the scorching sun, finished installing the tires.

"Here's your reward~" Mike counted out one hundred dollars, handed it to the bowing and scraping Big Eyes, and then got into the car.

The car started again, and after rounding the bend, Mike glanced towards the hotel as if sensing something.

Sure enough, in front of the wooden building, a woman and a man carrying an axe were also looking at the Dodge pickup truck.

Beneath his long, messy, graying hair was a strange and terrifying fierce face.

Clearly, the man chopping meat in the kitchen earlier was also a deformed person.

……

Summer travel and adventure are the favorite pastimes of young people today.

Jessie, who graduated from high school this year and got into a good university, was dragged along by her friends on a wilderness adventure.

Because it was an adventure, the five-person team, including Jesse, chose to take remote and secluded paths without navigation, seeking thrills.

Then their car got a flat tire on a remote forest road, far from any village or shop.

Meanwhile, Chris, a junior office worker who urgently needed to travel from Texas to the Carolinas for work, chose a forest shortcut he had never taken before at the T-junction to save time.

However, the more anxious a person is, the more likely they are to make mistakes.

Chris, who was in a hurry to get on his way, bumped into Jesse and the others' car, which had broken down halfway, at a bend in the forest path.

With a loud crash, both SUVs were completely totaled.

Fortunately, neither group was injured.

However, their good fortune came to an end, as an even greater crisis awaited them in the deep jungle.

……

As night fell, and having not encountered Mike at the hotel again, he decided to continue his journey by night driving.

Bathed in moonlight, the surroundings were dim, and the shadows of the trees swayed. This forest path seemed to have no end in sight.

However, driving at night is very cool.

After another bend, Mike caught a glimpse of firelight emerging from the jungle. Along with the firelight, he could also hear the roars of wild beasts.

Just as he was distracted, a dark figure rushed onto the road and blocked the pickup truck.

"Are you out of your mind?!"

After a screeching sound of brakes, the car stopped in front of the girl.

"Help... help us... there are man-eating monsters in the forest..."

God knows what Jesse went through that day.

At this moment, she called for Mike's help while looking in terror into the jungle behind her, as if there were some terrifying creatures there.

Then, with a "crack" sound of a branch breaking, a tall, humanoid monster carrying a bow and arrows and wielding a giant axe appeared by the roadside, right after Jesse, in the shadow of the moon.

"No~"

When Jesse saw the cannibal appear, despair filled his face.

A cannibal over two meters tall with a row of serrated teeth is indeed very intimidating.

Just as the ogre approached the girl and raised its giant axe, Mike got out of the car in time and grabbed the axe from behind.

The operation was interrupted, and the ogre roared as he turned around, his hideously ugly face filled with rage.

She's quite strong!

The monster struggled with at least twice the strength of an ordinary person. Unfortunately for it, its opponent was no ordinary person.

After retreating in a lunge stance and easily seizing the ogre's giant axe, Mike unilaterally crushed the monster to the ground.

"What's your relationship with that deformed man who runs the shop up ahead?" Mike asked after placing a foot on the ogre's chest, immobilizing it.

The smell of this ogre was very similar to the smell of the people at the inn at the crossroads.

Equally disgusting~

Chapter 263 Deadly Bend (Continued)

The ogres were dressed in simple burlap clothes and looked more like savages.

Beneath his greasy, sparse long hair was an ugly face covered in bumps and tumors, with jagged, exposed gums that made him look terrifying.

With its monstrous appearance and superhuman physique, most people would only meet their demise if they encountered it.

Jesse, who was standing nearby, saw Mike facing off against the cannibal and was about to warn him to be careful.

Before she could even voice her concern, she saw the handsome young man subdue the monster in no time.

The scene was like something out of a movie, full of heroes.

"You actually beat it!"

If the environment weren't so unsuitable, Jesse's eyes would be sparkling with excitement.

"There are two more monsters like this in the forest. My companions are trapped by them near the signal tower. Please save them!"

After the initial surprise, Jesse, not forgetting her companion, limped over to Mike's side.

Looking at the cannibal at the man's feet, she seemed to have overcome her previous fear.

This monster doesn't seem so scary after all!

Because of the remote location and lack of signal, Jesse and his five companions, along with Chris, a junior employee, decided to explore the surrounding area to see if they could find anyone to help them after their car broke down.

Then they encountered a bloodthirsty cannibal.

With its terrifying appearance and superb hunting skills, Jesse's two companions were killed instantly upon first sight, offering no resistance.

The remaining four, filled with fear, fled all the way to the ogre's lair in the forest.

There they witnessed a living hell...

In a giant cauldron, people were treated like animals, eaten by cannibals.

Upon witnessing this terrifying scene, the four fled again out of fear.

After another round of wits and courage, the four-person team lost another member.

Then, the three who had escaped the Demon Cave were lucky enough to find an external signal tower in the forest.

When they used the radio inside the signal tower to send a distress signal to the nearest security team, the cannibals, following their trail, caught up with them again.

Unable to break down the door, the cannibals then set fire to the signal tower.

In this situation, if Jesse and his two companions didn't want to be burned alive, their only option was to jump off the tower to survive.

Fortunately, the tall trees around the signal tower provided the three with a place to stand.

However, Jesse, who jumped onto the tree branch, failed to grab the branch in time and fell to the ground, stumbling and falling all the way.

Before being killed by the ogres who surrounded him, Jesse, with his tenacious will to survive, dragged his wounds back to the path.

Then, right here, she happened to meet Mike, who was driving at night.

At this moment, Mike also discovered that the monster he was stepping on was only struggling or angry based on animal instincts, but it had no ability to communicate with humans.

This is just a beast that knows how to use tools...

Faced with a dangerous beast, Mike swiftly brought down his knife and used his giant axe to sever the beast's head.

"Lead the way, we're going to rescue your companions," Mike said to the girl who had witnessed the bloody scene and was about to scream.