Chapter 33： safety rules

On the highway, boys and girls drove pickup trucks and sang songs. They drove into a fork in the road. All they could see were dirt roads.

Beside the intersection, there is also a simple wooden sign with a charcoal reminder that there is a gas station a mile away.

Harry couldn't help but stop at the intersection: "It looks so shabby here."

"There's no way, there's a traffic jam, we can only take the path." Lucy sighed.

"It's not a big problem, it's fun in the forest." Beth laughed.

Cao Gui frowned, this is not a good place in Laomei Countryside deep in the jungle.

Harry drove the car into a fork in the road, raising smoke and dust all the way, and crossed the dirt road. Not long after, Cao Gui and the others saw dozens of abandoned vehicles left on the side of the road, including RVs. Vans, sedans, and pickups like them.

As expected of a country on wheels, the United States has the largest number of cars in the world, and the number two and number three in the world combined may not be as much as him.

Not long after, Cao Gui and the others came to a dilapidated gas station, saying it was a gas station rather than a ruin.

The house is made of wooden planks. Unknown black marks are scattered all over the wooden walls. All the metal things are rusted and stained. It looks like he is older than Grandpa Cao Gui's grandfather.

At the door of the dilapidated wooden house, sits a dirty old man with a large brown stain on his face, squinting, sitting lazily in front of the door basking in the sun, holding a bottle of pink drink in his hand .

This bottle of drink looks bright, it is probably the latest thing in this gas station.

"Hey, this gentleman, do you know that this road can go back to the road again?" Cao Gui asked while sitting in the car.

The old man looked up, and only then did Cao Gui realize that he had one big eye and the other small, and the top tooth was only a pitiful incisor, hanging all alone on his gums.

This old man... is a bit scary ugly.

Hearing Cao Gui's question, the old man didn't speak, just pointed to the wall next to him.

Seeing this, Cao Gui opened the car door and came to the wall. There was an old map hanging on it. The map was marked in red. A mountain road was exactly the road Cao Gui found on the map before. The map is noticeably clearer.

Cao Gui picked up his mobile phone and took a picture of the map, but only then did he realize that his mobile phone had no signal.

Cao Gui's heart sank slightly, and all the signs indicated that they were entering a situation of isolation and helplessness.

"Goodbye, sir, and wish you good health."

Suppressing the strange thoughts in his heart, Cao Gui greeted the old man, and then returned to the car. As long as he didn't encounter the same situation as the previous loom, he could still handle it with confidence.

The little green devil looked at the new map that Cao Gui brought back, and drove his car dedicatedly. As long as they passed this mountainous area, they could return to the road again.

The music in the car resumed, and the young people embarked on a journey again. The three girls happily took pictures with their cameras. It was the first time they had come to such a place without their parents.

Behind him, the old man looked at the passing vehicle and muttered to himself:

"Take care, boys, this is not a place to play adventure games..."

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"Missing person notice... Zi Zi La... A 22-year-old named Ginny... Zi La... Climber..."

Inside the car, the broadcast was on and off, and a series of electric sounds kept coming out, and finally it was completely silent.

The girls in the back seat have become exhausted at this time. They are really excited to start. After all, it is a scene that they have never seen before, but the problem is that once the excitement wears off, it is replaced by a stereotyped scene, which is very boring. .

Especially after entering the forest road called Xiongshan Road, the sight is full of woods, and the wind is tight.

Fortunately, there was a dead deer on the side of the road, which somewhat increased their interest.

However, at this moment, there were a few "clang clang" sounds, and it seemed that something was caught in the wheel, before Cao Gui and the others got out of the car to check.

The Ford Raptor 150 suddenly sank in front of it, then swayed violently and lost its balance, and then plunged into the big tree by the roadside.

"Oh! Shet!"

"what happened?"

"Quickly step on the brakes!"

The little green goblin didn't react slowly, he stepped on the brake to the end, and stopped the car dangerously without hitting the tree.

Cao Gui and the other five swayed out of the car, a little confused about the situation.

"Damn it, Harry, what happened just now?" Lucy said dissatisfied.

"It must have been a flat tire," Gwen said.

"Impossible, this car has been modified, the wheels are reinforced, and there is no chance of a flat tire." Harry said badly.

Cao Gui ignored them and walked straight to the front of the car. It was not a flat tire, but a flat tire.

There was a circle of barbed wire wrapped around the wheel, and a row of old police stop nails were deeply pierced into the tires. Obviously, someone did it on purpose.

Seeing Cao Gui walking to the front, several people followed Cao Gui to the front of the car to check. After seeing the culprit, Lucy suddenly became angry:

"Damn it, who's child is such a bastard, who even put the stop nail on the mountain road."

Cao Gui pulled out the stop nail, which was covered with dust, and scratches were clearly visible, and even a few nicks were stained with a trace of wheel debris.

Obviously, this nail has been used many times, and there are not a few vehicles that have been punctured by it.

"Lucy, this shouldn't be put there by children, and there are virgin forests nearby, no villages, and no children." Cao Gui said.

Lucy pouted, not taking Cao Gui's words to heart.

"It's useless to say this, let's talk about what to do now," Beth said.

"Of course it has been repaired, what else is there to say?"

Cao Gui pulled out the tools and two brand new wheel inner tubes, and fixed the front of the car with a jack.

"Harry, help me out and hand me the tools." Cao Gui said, "Girls, you can move freely, but don't go far, it's not safe here, don't leave our sight."

"Ok, I'll listen to you."

Beth didn't care, she had heard the word insecurity many times today.

Gwen nodded silently. She also noticed that something was wrong. The police car studs would appear in the wilderness, which is very unscientific.

Cao Gui ignored Beth and started changing the tires. Before crossing the road, he had a car himself, and he still knew the basics of car maintenance.

However, since this was the first time I tried it myself, I didn't do it very well. I was busy for more than half an hour before I managed to change the first tire.

But the girls couldn't wait any longer. At first, they watched Cao Gui repair with great interest, but after a few minutes, they all left.

At this age, they are not happy, and they are not Mikaela. They are not interested in things like car maintenance.

After a while, Lucy couldn't sit still:

"Guys, I'll take a walk around and come back later."

Hearing this, Cao Gui suddenly stopped his work: "Wait, Lucy, it's not safe here, don't walk around!"

"Cao, there is no one here, how can it be unsafe." Lucy said dissatisfied: "I've been waiting here for half an hour, it's so boring."

"I'll go around the neighborhood and come back in a while."

Cao Gui frowned. He knew that he couldn't press it any further, otherwise, the conflict would really break out. After thinking about it, Cao Gui said:

"Then Beth or Gwen, whoever accompanies Lucy for a walk, the two of you can chat and help each other together."

Gwen said, "I'll go with Lucy, and I'll be back with Beth later. UU reading "

She originally wanted to go with the three girls, but Cao Gui and Harry were busy, and it was really bad if no one was watching.

Beth murmured a few words. She didn't object, and she didn't want to fall out with Cao Gui. Besides, it's just a matter of a while, wait for Gwen and the others.

After saying that, he was about to turn around and leave, but Cao Gui stopped them again: "Take the gun."

"Bring it!" Lucy said impatiently.

"It's not a pistol, it's it." Cao Gui found the M4 and the Winchester M1897.

"Cao, you are exaggerating." Lucy was defeated by him: "This is West Virginia, not Africa."

Gwen also smiled helplessly, she also felt that Cao Gui made a big deal out of it.

"Then change it."

Cao Gui pulled out the flare gun, compass, and walkie-talkie again.

"OK, OK, no problem." Seeing this, Lucy and Gwen didn't object any more, and they took their things and walked down the mountain road.

"Don't worry." Cao Gui pulled them back:

"Remember the safety rules: First, two people must be together at all times and cannot be separated."

"receive."

"Second, pay attention to the compass to determine the direction you are going."

"learn!"

"Third, keep communication at all times, and use walkie-talkies and flares in case of danger."

"OK, I'll listen to you, can we go?" Lucy said impatiently.

Cao Gui nodded, then gave Beth another walkie-talkie so they could chat, while he continued to change tires.

But what they didn't notice was that the bushes swayed slightly, and a tiny reflection flashed, as if... a pair of eyes were staring at them.