Chapter 292 - Genius Beautiful, Purple Butterfly
The purple-haired woman took out a necklace from her chest. It was a necklace made of silver chains. In the middle of the necklace, there was a beautiful butterfly that seemed to be made from amethyst. The amethyst butterflies were made in an exquisite manner, the patterns on their wings could be clearly seen, giving them a sense of hierarchy. Unfortunately, this butterfly only had one wing and one body, while the other was missing.
I looked at the woman in front of me in disbelief.
Are you for real? Another woman who lost her memory? Is amnesia a trend recently?
Although Zi Die's tone was sincere and amiable, it was impossible for me to trust others so easily. For some inexplicable reason, a girl who lost her memories appeared and even tried to strike up a conversation with you, who would believe that?
There was no need to be courteous. It was either adultery or theft.
"Is that so?" I just smiled politely.
"May I have your name, friend?" Purple Butterfly's handsome face revealed traces of politeness.
"Just call me Little Wang. Her name is Little White." Of course, I wouldn't tell her his real name. I was doubtful of the identity of the fellow before me. With his incredible discernment and his suspicious identity, it was impossible for me to trust him.
"Nice to meet you." Zi Die spoke in a gentle and refined manner. She cupped her hands and leaned her back against the wall of the train, not saying another word. And I was nervous.
Finally, unable to bear it any longer, I asked:
"You have sharp eyes, like a detective. Can you guess where we came from?"
Hearing my words, Zi Die turned around. After she sized me and Xiao Bai up, her mouth revealed a trace of a smile. She said:
"Friend, I don't know where you are from. From your tone, you may be from the north, but your skin is delicate and not dry. In the north, there is a lot of sand and water, so you don't seem to be from the north. It was really hard to judge. However, that friend in white clothes should be from the south. Because her facial features were soft and delicate, her face was round and plump, and her skin was tender and transparent. There was a lot of water, similar to the people around the southeast coast. And since you were going to take a plane, then you shouldn't be going to Wuhan. Wuhan is very close to Zhengzhou, and the train will only take 2 to 4 hours. So I think you guys should go to Wuhan and fly somewhere else. So I guess you should go further away, maybe to the southeast. Am I right? "
"It's a god." After listening to Zi Die's speculations, I felt as if I had gained new insights today.
"Hehe, it's just a small trick. My friend is praising it too much." Zi Die said with a smile.
"Master, this sister is so smart. And she's as amnesiac as I am. " Little White stood by my side and looked at Zi Die with a strange expression on his face.
"Smart, but not smart enough." I smiled and said, "If she was smart, she wouldn't have been tricked into buying a fake ticket. Unless she bought it on purpose. "
"Hehe, this friend is right. I did indeed intend to buy a fake ticket." Zi Die took my sleek head, the smile on her face casual and natural.
"Go, there's even someone who intentionally bought fake tickets? Still pretending? "
"I don't know who I am now. I don't have any papers on me. If you want to get on a real train, you'll have to buy a fake ticket. " Zi Die said with a wry smile. Her words made me click my tongue, and I thought that she was right.
I don't know if Zi Die's words are true or false, but looking at her elegant demeanor and her extraordinary bearing, I think that if she were a man, she would definitely be an elegant scholar with a high evaluation, talking and laughing. There is still a bit of credibility in her words.
However, the smarter a person was, the more wary I became. Thus, for a period of time, I didn't chat with this beauty who claimed to have lost her memories. Instead, he stood by the side with Lil 'White and waited for the train to arrive.
"Master, I think this sister is actually pretty good. Why are you so formal?"
"Cut the crap, Silly girl. It's not enough to just get cheated once, right?" I raised my eyebrows to frighten Lil 'White. "If you don't shut up, I'll block your tunnel like crow beak with gravel!"
Hearing my words, Lil 'White obediently shut up.
The train rumbled through the plains of the fields. The Henan Province lay on three sides of the mountain, between the plains in the middle and the middle part of the Yellow River and the middle part of the Yangtze River.
There were still two or three hours left before Wuhan, and when they saw a tunnel that was neither deep nor shallow appear in front of them, the train suddenly started to slow down. The train that was moving at high speed had actually stopped moving forward, and after slowing down for a few hundred meters, it finally stopped.
"What's wrong?"
The stoppage of the train caused a commotion among the passengers in the train.
We, who were closing our eyes against the wall, suddenly opened them.
At that moment, the radio on the train rang:
"I'm very sorry, passengers. The tunnel ahead of us has collapsed and is blocked by gravel. Please get off first!"
"Repeat: A landslide has occurred ahead, rocks have blocked the tunnel, and the train is temporarily unable to move forward. Passengers, please get off the train first, there is a town ten kilometers ahead where you can transfer cars. Please forgive the inconvenience!"
"A landslide? "Damn!"
There was a commotion in the car, and I was chilled to the core. I dashed to the train window and looked outside. A few hundred meters away, a large amount of rocks had indeed fallen down from the short mountain tunnel. It was those damned rocks that landed on the tracks of the train that forced the van to stop moving.
On the other hand, Zi Die who was standing beside us and hugging her chest couldn't help but smile. She looked at her watch and frowned as she said, "Encountering such a problem in this place is quite a headache."
As for the passengers in the train, they all started to clamor. The radio kept repeating, and the ticket collectors and waiters were trying to soothe the atmosphere. Despite that, there were still a lot of complaints.
"Damn it!" "What's wrong with you today!?" I slammed my fist into the window of the train, the hard bone of my fingers clattering against the window.
At that moment, I wanted to scream at the sky.
"How could it be like this?" Lil 'White also became somewhat anxious. It was as if it did not expect such a thing to happen. "Master, we're so unlucky."
"It's really f * cking bad luck!" I also started to complain. First, his wallet had been stolen, then the plane had been missed, and now that the train had collapsed, could the f * ck be any stronger?
At that moment, the voice from the broadcast rang again:
"Rest assured, our company will compensate you in full for the damage you have caused."
"Eh? Master, did you hear that? They will compensate us with money. " Lil 'White whispered as it heard the voice on the radio.
"Compensation?" We bought fake tickets, will others admit it? "
"That's true …" Lil 'White muttered as he placed his soft and gentle fingers on his lips.
"Let's get off the train. It seems that the train won't be able to leave until the gravel on the road is cleaned up." The Purple Butterfly Lady standing at the side reminded us with a faint smile. There should be a small town a little way ahead. "Maybe we can get on a long journey to Wuhan."
"You don't need to tell me, I know how to look at GPS navigation, thank you." Fortunately, we didn't have much luggage, so we could directly leave. Seeing that I wasn't kind, Zi Die who was following behind us smiled wryly. At this moment, the passengers on the train also started to get off the train one after another, complaining.
"Damn bad luck." My heart was filled with resentment, but I still took out my cell phone to call Qing Han.
"Hey, is it cold?"
"What's wrong, Wang Yong?"
"The train encountered a landslide, it seems that we won't be able to catch Wu Han's plane!"
"Huh?" Hearing my report, Qing Han's surprised voice sounded out, "You can't catch up again? How could this be? "
"God knows what kind of good things will happen to me!" I said indignantly.
"Then where are you now?" Han asked us hastily.
"I don't know. It seems to be a road between Zhengzhou and Wuhan. There's no store in the village. I'll leave for a while, wait until you get to Wuhan, then you can book a ticket for me. "
"Sigh, the two of you are really unlucky." Qing Han sighed on the other end of the phone, but could not help in any way. She could only sigh endlessly.
After that, I hung up the phone and pulled Little White along with me as we followed the long line of passengers. Naturally, the stewards and the conductor on the train were thoroughly scolded by others.
Walking along the tracks, it wasn't easy to reach the tunnel. We stopped and looked at the huge pile of gravel in front of us. Our hearts rose and fell.
Zi Die walked with us to the front of the pile of rubble. She raised her head and looked at them a few times.
"The angle of the landslide seems a bit off."
"What are you talking about?" Although I was a little unfamiliar with Zi Die, I couldn't help but ask when she suddenly stopped. This fellow's perception was astonishingly keen. He definitely wasn't some ordinary existence that caught her attention.
"You see, there's something wrong with the angle of the collapse. The area of the collapse is directly above the tunnel, and that area is where the hard slate is larger than the granules. If the collapse is not enough for it to fly this far, then it will break." Purple Butterfly crouched down. Her purple hair was slightly draped over her shoulders as she attentively sized up the sand and sand on the ground. Then, she grabbed a handful of the broken rock fragments on the ground and sniffed them.
"There is a smell of sulphur. This is not a landslide, I think it's an accident caused by someone purposely detonating it. " Zi Die narrowed her eyes and said. Looking at her focused appearance, she seemed like a divine scout.
I was confused by Zi Die's explanation. "Was it an accident?"
"Yes." Purple Butterfly stood up. Her expression was surprisingly serious, completely different from her previous amiable expression. It could be that the senior management of the Ministry of Railways had planned this drama in order to gather funds for profit or to cover up some of the problems of railway construction. It could also be that someone else with more authority was behind it. I don't know the details. "Only guesses."
"You can even see that?" I was intimidated by Zi Die. With just a sweep of his eyes, he was able to find some clues with a sniff of his nose. This ability isn't something that an average person can learn.
"My eyes, haha, are different from ordinary people. Let's go, friend. "In any case, it looks like we're going to have to travel together for a while."
Purple Butterfly said humbly and calmly as she continued to travel alongside us. However, her expression turned more serious.
Although Zi Die's words are shocking, I still don't know if what she said is true. And even if it's really just some of the high level people in the railway department, I still won't be able to win.
So we moved on. The sight of hundreds and thousands of people walking together along the tracks was truly spectacular. It was almost comparable to a 25,000 mile long conquest.
The sun was still shining bright in the morning, but after our group had walked along the tracks for a while, dark clouds started to gather around us, and a cold wind started to blow. Sand and rocks were flying on the plains, and the wind was blowing into the gullies of our necks.
Sure enough, not long after, there was a sudden clap of thunder from the horizon and dark clouds gathered. Lightning flashed as if it was about to rain.
"It can't be? Is it going to rain? "