"Is there really such a thing as changing your head in this world?"
As a professional responsible for Special Pollution Cleanup's work, Lu Xin will not let go of anyone suspected of being Pollution Source.
So, he quickly started the car and followed the truck with a beep.
One after another, they followed the path buried by weeds in the wilderness and walked all the way to the main road.
It can be seen that the paths between these villages are complicated and intertwined, and coupled with the overgrown grass, it is difficult to distinguish them clearly.
Even if you don't pay attention, you will go the wrong way.
That Pollution Source should have only exerted some slight influence on the people around him, distorting their ability to distinguish.
Just get confused at each intersection, and this area becomes a maze with no way out.
"Is this head change in their team true?"
"If there was severe pollution, the convoy should have been wiped out by now..."
"If it is simple pollution, it would be difficult for ordinary people to detect it..."
"..."
Lu Xin, who was riding a motorcycle, was thinking silently.
He had just heard this Uncle Zhou briefly explain the specific situation.
They are a fleet from Hongling City, specializing in transporting goods between various High Wall Citys in the wilderness.
The two of them are veteran drivers in the team. The middle-aged man's name is Zhou Dachang, and the young man is his nephew, named Zhou Xiaomao.
Old Zhou has been running with the team for seven or eight years, and Little Zhou has also been running for more than a year.
The main business of a caravan like theirs is to accept employment and transport goods, but sometimes they also make some extra money. Just like their uncle and nephew, they planned to drive a truck to the surrounding villages to search for waste while the caravan was resting.
These abandoned villages may look inconspicuous, but you can always find some valuable things.
Of course, this time it was their misfortune. They had already finished collecting, but when they went back, they encountered a ghost.
Regarding the pollution and other things they mentioned, Uncle Zhou did not give a detailed introduction.
It's just that it has something to do with the front of their car.
This driver is actually a title, which is equivalent to the person in charge of the team.
Looking at their expressions, they seemed to be full of doubts, but they didn't know how to explain it clearly.
In the end, I just said, let Lu Xin follow me back and meet the driver, then we will understand.
Lu Xin doesn't mind this. After all, he needs to replenish both oil and water after wandering around all night.
Crimson Moon hung high and the lights were messy. Soon the truck and the motorcycle drove out of the wilderness and came to the main road. Both Lu Xin and the uncle and nephew were obviously relieved and continued to drive forward. Soon they faintly saw the lights.
It was located in an abandoned service area. From a distance, you could see rows of tall trucks lined up in two rows.
In the dark environment, they looked like crawling giant beasts.
"Heaven King Covers Earth Tiger..."
A few hundred meters away from the service area, a shout suddenly rang out among the dark grass on one side of the road.
The voice was extremely loud and was shouted from a loudspeaker.
"Squeak..."
Old Zhou, who was driving, was also startled. He quickly stopped the car, then stretched his head and shouted, "Climb Mountain to Catch Rats!"
Lu Xin was stunned for a moment after hearing this. "What the hell?"
"Is it Old Zhou?"
The sound of the horn disappeared, and two people jumped out from both sides of the road.
Both of them had guns in their hands, one was a sawed-off rifle, and the other was even more powerful, it was actually a black submachine gun.
They all held bright flashlights in their hands, standing on both sides, shaking towards the sky.
"Hey, your uncle..."
Uncle Zhou stuck his head out in the cab and cursed, "What's wrong with you, using a flashlight to hit people?"
"It's really you old thing."
The man holding the submachine gun put away the flashlight and sneered, "You're unlucky, I told you. They said they would go to the nearby village to search and then come back. However, after being there for a long time, the driver of the car lost his temper and delayed the trip. See if she doesn't want your life."
As he said that, another person saw Lu Xin following him, immediately picked up his rifle and shouted, "Who is that?"
"Don't panic, he's a friend from Qinggang."
Uncle Zhou hurriedly shouted loudly and said, "Damn it, you don't know what happened to us just now, we were obsessed by ghosts..."
The young man on the side corrected. "Uncle, that's pollution."
"Shut up."
Old Zhou scolded him, and then said, "It wasn't this little brother just now. Our husband and I might have hung on the tree. He was also going to Central City. Let's join together and have some care. You don't have to worry about this matter. I'll just talk to the driver of the car later..."
After a brief explanation, he started the car again.
These two people, who were like secret whistlers, saw that Lu Xin was alone, so they didn't say much and went back to the grass on both sides.
Lu Xin followed the truck and drove all the way into the service area, and found that the fleet was actually quite large.
There were more than twenty tall modified trucks parked in a neat row.
These trucks are more than twice as big as the trucks they drive now, and this is the main body of their cargo.
The truck driven by their uncle and nephew is actually the public vehicle in the entire fleet. It is usually used to transport goods that need to be adjusted between major trucks, or when dealing with surrounding gathering points.
When the big car stopped to rest, Old Zhou they would drive the small car to search for waste in the surrounding villages.
In addition to these trucks, they also had many motorcycles parked in a row.
These are opened by the security team and the path exploration team.
It is essential for the teams after Crimson Moon to perform their respective duties.
Now, in the open space of the service area, a fire has been raised, and rows of tents have been set up next to it. Some people are roasting unknown meat next to the tents, drinking wine and talking, and some people are lying directly in the cab and smoking cigarettes silently.
After Old Zhou stopped the car, he was not in a hurry to unload the goods, so he said hello to Lu Xin and walked to the service area lobby.
As soon as they entered the hall, they saw that it was empty. Everything inside had been removed, leaving only an empty shell. The long dining tables and benches were piled haphazardly against the wall. In the middle of the hall, a tent was also set up and a fire was lit.
At this time, a few people were discussing something in low voices by the light of the fire.
"Hehe..."
Old Zhou put a smile on his face and held in his hand a half-person-high fitting mirror that had just been taken off the truck. There was also a big red word "Happy" printed on the mirror. He walked towards it. "Car... front of the car, look what good things I have brought you..."
"..."
Before he finished speaking, a dirty smelly towel was suddenly thrown over and stuck directly on his face.
In front of the tent, I saw a woman with long and strong legs jumping up, holding a bamboo pole in her hand, and smacked Old Zhou: "What the fuck, you bastard, you still know that you come back and worry about that piece of crap every day. If something happens, will everyone look for you?"
"If I ask you, are you responsible for the delay in delivery?"
"..."
"Hey... there was an accident, otherwise I would have been back long ago..."
Old Zhou turned around, slapped her twice on the back obediently, and then handed over the dressing mirror with a smile on her face.
"This is a tribute to the front of the car. I looked at it and it's not broken..."
As he said that, he gave way again, revealing Lu Xin who was following him, and said, "I have something else to tell the driver. We got lost just now. We relied on the help of this little brother from Qinggang, otherwise he must have been obsessed by ghosts... This little brother went to Central City on a business trip, and he was on the road alone. It was inconvenient, so we took him back and took him with us, okay?"
"What's wrong with ghosts?"
The driver frowned slightly and looked at Lu Xin: "A gangster?"
Lu Xin also looked up at her and saw that the driver of the car was a woman with a height of no less than 1.75 meters.
A pair of long legs wearing slim jeans with some gray cloth strips wrapped around them are extremely eye-catching.
She looked to be in her thirties, and her facial features were surprisingly good-looking.
Perhaps because of running in the wilderness all year round, his skin looks rougher and there is a scar on his face.
"What do you do?"
The driver looked Lu Xin up and down, as if he didn't look like a charlatan, and asked with a frown.
"Hello, my name is Lu Xin. I am visiting relatives at Central City."
Lu Xin answered honestly, a smile appeared on his face, he took two steps forward and stretched out his hand.
Wow.
Behind the long-legged driver, two silent men immediately touched their waists, revealing the dark gun handles.
The driver of the car did not shake hands with Lu Xin. He frowned and said, "You are the only one who wants to go from Qinggang to Central City?"
"This..."
Lu Xin retracted his hand sarcastically and said, "Actually, it's not the case. It's not just me, but also my father, Mom, my sister, and a puppy. We went to Central City to visit relatives together and help deliver documents by the way. However, they are not here now."
Old Zhou and Little Zhou were startled when they heard these words. Just now they had not heard Lu Xin talk about having family members.
The head of the car was also a little curious. "Get separated?"
Lu Xin thought about it seriously and said, "That's right."
He made no attempt to explain his family's situation in detail.
Although he doesn't like lying very much, he also knows that lying occasionally can avoid a lot of trouble.
People who run in the wilderness are very wary. If you tell them about your family, you might scare them.
In order to win his trust, he was ready to tell a story about a sister who got lost because of fun...
However, even he didn't expect that the front of the car would be surprisingly happy.
She just pondered for a moment and didn't ask any more questions. She just looked Lu Xin up and down and said, "Everyone is running in the wilderness. In this world, it is necessary to help each other. But I hope you understand that we are just a group of people who earn hard-earned money. We don't want to cause trouble, and we are not afraid of it. If you want to follow us on the road, you can, and you can change things, but don't cause trouble randomly..."
As he spoke, his slightly narrow eyes stared at Lu Xin's face like a hawk. "Do you understand?"
Lu Xin was a little surprised and nodded honestly. "I understand."
"Okay."
The driver waved the bamboo pole in his hand. "Go out, Old Zhou, and tell him the rules of our team."
"Okay, okay..."
Old Zhou hurriedly agreed and pulled Lu Xin out.
It was obviously going so smoothly, but for some reason, Lu Xin felt that the eyes of the people around him seemed a little strange.
Not only them, but even Old Zhou and Little Zhou also had some twinkling eyes.
After they left, the person behind the car couldn't help but said, "The origin is unknown, isn't it bad?"
"It's okay. We'll be here in two days anyway. If there's really a problem, we can't hide from it. It's better to stay and watch."
The head of the car waved the bamboo pole in his hand and said, "Besides, Old Zhou is as smart as a donkey. If there is really a problem, can he bring it back?"
The two people behind him looked at each other and said no more.
I just sighed slightly in my heart, as if I had guessed something.
"Do you see the problem?"
After Old Zhou left the service hall with Lu Xin, he asked anxiously when he saw no one around.
"Who?"
Lu Xin was stunned after hearing this.
"The front of the car, didn't you see it?"
Old Zhou was obviously a little surprised, and Zhou Xiaomao next to him also came up.
"She?"
Lu Xin couldn't help but frown when he heard this. "What's wrong with her?"
"She..."
Old Zhou had an obvious expression of hesitation on his face. After a while, he seemed to have mustered up the courage and lowered his voice. "I suspect... it's not me. In fact, many people suspect... that the head of our car has been replaced by someone... or, in other words, a body... let's put it this way, except for the head she has now, her body is no longer hers..."
"?"
Lu Xin had some difficulty understanding what Old Zhou said.
Your head is yours, but your body is not?
Why is this so weird?
After trying hard to understand for a while, he frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
Old Zhou and Little Zhou showed embarrassed expressions, shook their heads and said, "That's what I just said... don't you see the problem?"
Lu Xin suddenly felt a little guilty.
If there is something wrong with that woman, but she doesn't see it, it feels like she can't trust her.
He turned around hesitantly. "How about I go take a look again?"
"Don't, don't, don't..."
Old Zhou hurriedly stopped. "The front of the car will hit people..."
Little Zhou thought about it carefully and lowered his voice, "Why don't you wait any longer, you will know later..."
Old Zhou suddenly thought of something and glanced at Lu Xin unbearably.
After returning to the truck, Old Zhou and Zhou Xiaomao unloaded the goods from the truck and loaded them into the truck they drove. A familiar person took out a simple tent from the carriage and set it up next to the truck. He also spread two quilts on the ground.
Then he took some steamed buns and bacon and grilled them next to the big fire. He generously divided Lu Xin into two pieces.
Lu Xin did not refuse. Although he had already had a meal in the village, this was just a midnight snack.
The firelight was quiet, and from time to time there were talking, laughing, singing, and the snoring of people who had gone to bed early.
The atmosphere of this team seemed calm and free.
But after about half an hour, a whistle suddenly sounded for a long time.
"Uh-huh!"
Everyone immediately became nervous, hurriedly pulled down the curtain, put out the fire, and swooped into the tent.
Lu Xin was still sitting outside and didn't respond.
Zhou Xiaomao in the tent had already hurriedly dug his head out and shouted nervously, "Come in quickly!"