At this time, White Wolf accidentally noticed that Duanjiao looked strange, so he turned around and asked, "Duanjiao, do you have anything to say?"
Duanjiao was startled by the sudden question from the White Wolf. He blushed and stammered out two words:
"Actually, actually."
"Actually what?"
"I, I still have some information that I haven't told you yet. I know which direction those people ran to." Duanjiao said in a panic, "That night, I pretended to be knocked unconscious. I heard the robbers say that they should hide the things first, and they should hide them dozens of kilometers to the south. I saw them running to the south, and I was very scared at that time. They left for a long time before I dared to report the case."
"Ah? Why didn't you say it earlier?" The White Wolfs were dumbfounded.
"I, I couldn't say it just now. The higher-ups asked us to protect the company's property with our lives. If the company knew this information, I would be completely finished regardless of whether I could get the potion back or not! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really didn't dare to say it before, I'm sorry."
Bai Lang hit her head with a headache. She understood the struggle and fear of the little people. Some things were not something she could change. Now that she knew the key information, she just had to deal with the task.
She waved her hand indifferently: "Okay, okay, it's okay. The corporate culture of Hyde Brothers is really outrageous. It's safe enough here now, and we won't leak any information. Do you have any other information?"
Duanjiao said with guilt and fear: "I'm really sorry, I'm sorry, there is no other situation, what I just said is all."
Looking at the broken horn, Bai Lang suddenly felt sad. It was really not easy for ordinary people to survive in such a tight situation. He was worried that the company would know the secret, and now he was afraid of angering his only helper.
She said softly, "Don't take it to heart, Broken Horn. You didn't do anything wrong. Life is hard and everyone has their reasons for doing something."
"Right? Platinum." White Wolf looked back at Platinum, hoping to get his support.
But Miss Bai Jin just looked at her with strange eyes, and said softly after a long while:
"That's right."
I wonder what this girl is thinking about every day. Why does she look so dull? White Wolf thought to himself.
She glanced at Duanjiao by the way. The other party didn't seem to change because of her comfort. Instead, he seemed to fall into deeper guilt.
She sighed, thinking that it would be impossible to persuade the other party in a short time, so she clapped her hands and said, "Okay, everyone, cheer up. According to our new intelligence, we have a long way to go."
Volume 1: Chapter 20 It's on Fire
The three of them continued to move forward towards the south. According to the information provided by Duanjiao, the robbers should have hidden the potion somewhere, so while they were taking action, Bailang was also keeping an eye out for places where the items might be hidden.
But in winter, the wilderness is covered with nothing but withered yellow grass and felled tree stumps. Everything in sight is desolate and yellow, with nothing special to be seen.
They can only continue searching, searching endlessly.
Bai Lang was not sure how long she had been searching on this road. She only knew that the shadow of the sun had moved from behind her to in front of her and was gradually lengthening.
Is this search really meaningful? She couldn't help but ask herself.
But she couldn't express what was in her mind. She knew she was just wading through the wilderness, but some people were heading towards despair.
Broken Horn walked in the front, like an ignorant hunter, observing the surroundings nervously at all times, hoping to find the prey called "Hope".
It's just a waste of energy, White Wolf thought.
Out of boredom, Bai Jin quietly took out the bow from behind.
She reached out and grabbed the white wolf, motioning her to squat down, then picked up a small stone and hit the broken horn's forehead accurately.
Duanjiao jumped up in fright, looked back nervously, and saw his two companions signaling him to squat and hide.
"Have you found anything?" Duanjiao bent down and sneaked over, asking excitedly in a low voice.
"Yes. Look there." Bai Jin pointed to a small hill in the distance.
White Wolf also looked in the direction indicated by Bai Jin, but could only see a slope covered with weeds.
Uh, what's the point of paying attention to this?
No, it seems like there is a small moving black dot.
The white wolf opened his eyes wide, and with great effort he barely deduced that the black spot should be a moving human figure.
Is Miss Platinum’s eyesight so good?
White Wolf said convincedly: "I saw it, there is a person."
"No." Miss Platinum shook her head. "There were two people walking side by side. They had crossbows on their backs and some short-handled weapons on their waists. I guess they were bounty hunters."
The white wolf rubbed her eyes and tried hard to observe, but she could still only see a small black dot. She gave up unwillingly.
Bai Jin secretly looked at Miss Lupert who was trying to open her eyes wide, and laughed in her heart. Her eyesight was enhanced by the Originium technique, so of course it was different from the other party's. When Bai Lang turned his head, she changed her serious look again and continued:
"There are more than two. There are bounty hunters on the hill on the left and the path on the right. Well, they are moving in roughly the same direction, just over the mountain."
"What's on the other side of the mountain?" asked the white wolf in confusion.
"I remember it, I remember it." Duanjiao suddenly slapped his forehead in surprise and said anxiously, "It must be that place."
"Don't be anxious, speak slowly."
“Yeah, yeah.” Duanjiao lowered his voice, “There’s a logging site just beyond that mountain. It should have been abandoned now. When I first joined Hyde Brothers, the company was still doing building materials business, and that was one of the company’s wood suppliers.”
The remains of a lumber camp? Sounds like a place the robbers might go.
Under the guidance of Duanjiao, everyone moved quickly towards the ruins of the logging camp. By the evening, they saw the old site of the logging camp that Duanjiao had mentioned.
This is a ruin as large as three football fields. From a distance, you can see huge broken walls and outside the ruins are piles of wood waste like hills.
One can still vaguely glimpse the bustling scenes of the past at the old site, but no matter how large a logging site is, it will be abandoned naturally once all the trees are cut down.
The mountains and forests are gone, and there are only vast wild grasses. Colombia is a rapidly developing country. As high-rise buildings are rising from the ground, there will naturally be some "insignificant" sacrifices.
Now, this bumpy and dilapidated ruins has become a good place for illegal activities.
However, they were not the first group to arrive. At this time, there were already bounty hunters searching for something in the ruins.
These guys are well-informed! Bai Lang thought to himself, but seeing as how they were all right, they probably hadn't found the reagent.
"Should we go over there?" Bai Jin fiddled with the bowstring with one hand while looking at White Wolf.
"No, just wait here." White Wolf stretched out his hand to feel the cold afterglow, and slowly smiled:
"Bounty hunters are supposed to fight on their own. If they find something, they will fight among themselves. All we have to do is wait and see."
Looking at the tall shadow being carried by the setting sun over the gullies and bumps all the way to the ruins, White Wolf suddenly had a feeling that the situation was in his control, as if his blood was boiling for some upcoming moment.
Ouch! Is this what's on fire?
Miss Bai Jin immediately helped her to calm down. It was not that she was deliberately pouring cold water on her. This time, Bai Jin sincerely supported Bai Lang.
She stared at Miss White Wolf's eyes seriously, with an expression of "As expected, she is someone I value" on her face, and praised softly:
"Well, we think alike. Rushing forward without thinking is what those brainless Knights of Casimir would do. Shooting an arrow in the back is the correct approach."
This is what the white wolf can't stand the most. Why do you have to stare at the eyes?
She couldn't even hold out for a few seconds to make eye contact, so she had to turn her head away guiltily. Then, a strange smile appeared on Miss Platinum's lips.
As the sky faded and night gradually enveloped the earth, lights and fires began to light up in the ruins. Some treasure hunters took out flashlights, and some took out torches, and continued to work tirelessly on the spot.
The White Wolf had completely relaxed. In fact, they didn't need to stay tense during the waiting process. They occupied the absolutely advantageous high ground. They could have a clear view of the entire ruins just by looking up. Any unusual movement could not escape their control.
But Duanjiao kept his eyes on the treasure hunters in the ruins, as if he was afraid that they would run away after finding something. White Wolf knew that he was worried and after reminding him twice without any result, he simply let him do it.
The moon had not yet risen, and the white wolf was sitting on a tree stump, looking at the stars boredly.
I don’t know how Miss Yateli is doing now, where the Patriot has gone, and whether the journey to Tremont will be smooth?
Can the bounty hunters in the ruins really find the reagent? Or have all of us been fooled by the looters? The stuff is not hidden here at all, and maybe they are laughing at us in the dark!
As her thoughts were flying, she suddenly felt a soft body leaning on her shoulder. Miss Platinum next to her had dozed off at some point and then naturally fell on her.
Bai Lang didn't dare to move, for fear of accidentally waking up Miss Bai Jin, and her originally casual sitting posture became stiff.
The night wind was humming, the breathing sounds in her ears were even and long, and Miss White Wolf was trying hard to maintain an unchanged posture.
Volume 1: Chapter 21: Ruins
I don’t know how long it took, but when the thin moon gradually rose, Duanjiao, who had been watching in front for a long time, suddenly spoke.
"The bounty hunters have basically left, so let's go down and look for them."
Even while talking, this guy kept staring at the ruins.
Bai Jin was awakened by the sudden sound of a broken horn. She opened her eyes in a daze and saw Miss White Wolf's profile close at hand.
What's going on? She snorted in confusion.
Miss White Wolf in sight was in a panic, and looked like she wanted to explain something.
Bai Jin didn't care about the other party's behavior. She suddenly had a strange impulse at this moment, so she stretched out her arms and hugged Miss Bailang from the side.
It was a very special feeling, soft and extremely comfortable, with a gentle sense of satisfaction in her heart. She was reluctant to let it go, and her body's instinct urged her to seize the opportunity to experience it for a while longer.
Miss Bailang was completely confused. When she saw Bai Jin's confused look after waking up, she felt that she needed to explain: It was you who fell asleep and leaned on my shoulder automatically. It has nothing to do with me.
But why did things turn out like this?
The air seemed to be tinged with a faint scent, and she felt the small bridge of Platinum's nose pressed against her cheek, which was cool. Her upper body was wrapped by a pair of slender arms, holding her tightly, indicating that its owner had no intention of letting go.
According to her stress instinct, Bai Lang should have pushed away the culprit of the incident, but she felt that her instinct suddenly failed at this moment, and her body was running sluggishly as if it were a rusty gear.
On a dry and cold night, this soft warmth can easily make people intoxicated.
However, reason still held its ground in the brain. The white wolf shook its ears, gently scratched Bai Jin's ears, and then used his eyes and fingers to desperately indicate the direction of the broken horn.
This diligent guy was still observing and had no idea what was happening behind him.
Bai Jin showed a look of sudden enlightenment, as if he just understood the current situation. It seemed that he was indeed half asleep.
"The bounty hunters who haven't left have started to rest. Now is a rare opportunity." Duanjiao turned around suddenly and said excitedly.
He saw a strange scene. The originally lazy Platinum Girl was looking at him coldly, while the considerate White Wolf Girl turned her face away, not knowing what she was doing.
Duanjiao didn't know what happened, so he just laughed dryly:
"Well, I think this is a really good opportunity."
"Well, I think it's feasible, but it's still better to be cautious." Bai Lang quickly came out of her previous state. She told herself that Miss Bai Jin must have mistaken her for a pillow in a daze, and what happened just now was a pure misunderstanding!
She took two steps forward and scanned the entire ruins. The crescent moon and starlight could only provide extremely limited illumination. She turned around and asked:
"Platinum, can you see the ruins clearly?"
"Don't worry, my eyesight is very good." Bai Jin winked at her playfully, his long eyelashes fluttering up and down.
"Then find a place with a wide field of vision and provide us with sniper support if anything unexpected happens."
"As you command, Commander."
The light-hearted teasing made Bai Lang feel less nervous.
She gathered her strength and checked her weapon again, reloaded her pistol, and whispered:
"Broken Horn, let's go."
The white wolf stepped into the night with the broken horn and walked slowly towards the ruins. Her original intention was not to take him into the ruins. After all, the bounty hunters here were basically synonymous with danger.
However, she also knew that she would never be able to persuade Feng Ti, so she could only take things one step at a time.
After climbing over a few earth pits, the two gradually approached their destination. White Wolf couldn't help but turn back and remind Duanjiao:
"If anything unexpected happens later, you should hide quickly. Many of those bounty hunters carry Originium weapons, and they can be infected if they are not careful. I am an infected person, so naturally I don't care about these things. You have to be careful."
But this look back made White Wolf feel very uncomfortable.
She saw that Duanjiao's eyes were bloodshot and his face was full of pain, fear and self-blame.
Alas, the other party is just an ordinary person. When they were slacking off and taking a rest, Fengti was still staring at the ruins without stopping, with bloodshot eyes. This might be his only hope.
To put it bluntly, I am just an outsider with my own agenda. I can understand and sympathize with them, but those who are suffering are still suffering!
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but pat Fengti on the shoulder and comforted him:
"Don't worry, even if you fail, I will help you contact Rhodes Island to see if I can help you."
Broken Horn lowered his head and said nothing.
After walking forward for a while, the white wolf jumped lightly onto a small platform in the ruins, and then called on Broken Horn to climb up. From now on, they officially entered the ruins.
There are only a handful of bounty hunters left in the ruins, and they have all begun to look for a place to rest.
There was no need to worry about conflict at this time, so White Wolf and Broken Horn decided to act separately and search the ruins together.
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