C2 Chapter 2
Hongfu knew he was a member of the team the moment Ba Hao walked over. Seeing him and Daodao greeting each other, one was tall, fat, black, and the other was short, thin and white. The contrast between their appearances was huge. It was a little funny standing together. Furthermore, Daodao's excessive enthusiasm made Ba Hao at a loss for what to do. However, Hongfu did not want to laugh at this moment. She focused on sizing up Ba Hao, trying to decipher more information.
This man was even more exquisite than a girl. His charging clothes were from the ancestral bird. His walking shoes belonged to La Sportiva, and the magic scarf around his neck was a BUFF. The camera on his shoulder was Leica, and even the watch that he had inadvertently raised his hand to look at was Songtuo. Although each item was not a sky-high price, they were all the luxury equipment of a bone gray donkey friend. Hongfu had just finished her lesson. Other than feeling a little excited that she could recognize the brand of these outdoor equipment, she was more disgusted with this guy called "Number 8. A person who did not seem to be in sports but had top quality Donkey equipment. Other than proving that he was rich, the subtext was just to attract the attention of others.
He must be a regular criminal who stole incense and jade from a donkey friend team. "A melancholic young man of art and literature" was their common label. "The body and soul always have one on the road" was their mantra. They often did not take the initiative to refuse, but did not take responsibility. At the crucial moment, they even raked the girls.
Yes, Hongfu already knew what kind of person he was. Look, although he did not speak much, his eyes were sneaky and he kept looking at the girl in the team. But he only secretly glanced at her and did not look at her. When he turned to her side, Hongfu, who had already laid an ambush, waved her hand and gave a sweet smile.
"Hi, I am Jiang Hongfu. I am red. I am Hibiscus's Fu."
Ba Hao was caught off guard and his eyes fell to the ground in panic. "Hello, you."
Hongfu did not let him go. "Brother No. 8, we are comrades now. Please take care of us."
She bowed to Ba Hao. Her fluffy black hair was almost touching the tip of Ba Hao's nose. Ba Hao actually took a step back. He said with a red face, embarrassed, "No, I don't dare. We will take care of each other."
If they had met on another occasion, Hongfu might have thought that this man was a little pure and cute, but at this moment, she only sneered in her heart.
Other than Ba Hao, Hongfu's attention was more on the Milk Tea couple. From the moment they appeared, Milk Tea's wife, the woman called Summer, leaned on Milk Tea with an ugly expression. She said that she was too arrogant. Even though Daodao said that Gao would not react so quickly and that he should be feeling seasick, she still received an irritated rebuttal from Summer.
It seemed that Summer had a bad temper and was not feeling well. He kept yelling at his husband.
Even outsiders could draw a simulation of the couple's daily life. The white-collared, short-haired, and capable Summer, who spoke Mandarin, was a high-level white-collared worker who firmly controlled the family's economic rights and speaking rights. As for her delicate and refined husband, Milk Tea, although he had an extraordinary conversation and looked like a university teacher, his income was unknown. At home, he probably regarded his wife as the empress dowager.
From the way he named his WeChat Milk Tea, it could be seen that his motives were impure. Wasn't Milk Tea the same as "Central Air-conditioning? "I want to hold you in my hands," the advertising words.
Just as he was thinking, a blind Jiongjiong appeared and started a live broadcast. Milk Tea didn't notice that he was doing a live broadcast. He made a big fuss about Daodao's name. He was caught by Jiongjiong's camera and his face was full of panic. One should know that a few minutes ago, When he looked at Wang Chao's camera, he looked completely different. He was as calm and composed as a chief who was interviewed by reporters. At that time, he had dropped a book bag full of views on Japanese geography. It was as if he was not the first time he had come to Kazakhstan, but a guest elder who had been staying here for a long time. At that time, there was also the girl called Xu Qinzi in the team who was listening to Milk Tea seriously. That was a girl with a graceful figure, Hongfu noticed. Qinzi would look at Milk Tea every time he spoke.
Milk Tea must have enjoyed the attention of the beauties very much and had to admit that his way of acting cool was higher than that of an ordinary man, but Hongfu always felt that he had an indescribable greasy feeling. This person, even if he was taking care of his wife without looking, Hongfu could feel the restlessness in his heart.
Although today was Hongfu's first time meeting these people in the team, she was very unhappy.
When King Lanling appeared and Jiongjiong and King Lanling started fighting, Milk Tea, who was beside them, had a pale face and cold sweat. Hongfu, who was watching the show, was finally interested. She went to the front row to look at this and that. At that time, she was annoyed with Daodao and Wang Chao who were pulling the fight. It could have been more lively.
She wondered how this group of mobsters would play the jigsaw puzzle. Hongfu was a little excited.
Eight people and two cars, Jiongjiong climbed into Daodao's car first. King Lanling, who had just caused trouble, naturally took Wang Chao's car. Milk Tea and his wife were hesitant about which car to take. They only got into the car after Wang Chao urged them. Hongfu followed and sat beside Summer. Everyone in the car was speechless. On the way to the city, Summer only hummed and complained from time to time. It was uncomfortable. On the other hand, Milk Tea, who Hongfu had been observing, seemed to be preoccupied. He kept turning his head to look outside the window.
40 minutes later, the slightly tired people finally took their seats in the restaurant.
A large plate of roasted lamb was spread on the leaves. The visual impact of the brown sugar and emerald green ingredients made one's index finger twitch. The hidden copper hotpot was bubbling with creamy white soup. The yak beef mixed with the fragrance of fresh mushrooms and herbs and drifted in every corner of the restaurant. The green barley and white flour cake was spread out in a thin, brown color. It was slightly sweet and smelled very good. The self-brewed yogurt of the restaurant was thick and heavy. A jar of green barley wine with a few stalks of wheat as straw was slightly sour, but it was rich and mellow. Everyone gathered together to drink the entire table.
Looking out the window, they saw a large patch of bright yellow oil flowers and green wheat fields. If not for the streamer fluttering in the wind, one or two yak cows occasionally pacing in the wind, and their heartbeat that could easily accelerate. Hongfu really had an illusion - was this place really the plateau of her thoughts?
It was just that this meal was really dull. Even though the unhappiness from before had subsided, everyone lowered their heads and ate politely. But that was because the camera on the side was silently recording. Under its surveillance, everyone was like a primary school student who was in the middle of an exam. No one knew which action would be exposed to the world at the wrong time. Not everyone could be as happy as Jiongjiong in the camera.
The silence that each had their own thoughts became a common choice.
Hongfu used the corner of her eye to observe everyone. These people seemed to be restraining themselves, but they were all secretly observing just like her.
Daodao was the only one who was busy washing the dishes and handing paper towels to the toilet. He kept his mouth open and said, "The sheep are different from the sheep in China, right? They are very fresh, aren't they? And they don't smell like sheep. It is a tribute appointed by the Benchan Kanbu Hall. That place in Gamba County. Oh my god! The aquatic plants are so rich, that's why the Gamba is so delicious... Oh right, that's right. Oh right, this hotpot soup is not ordinary water, it's a stream from the upper reaches of the snowy mountain! And this Green Barley Cooked Noodles is also special. If you eat well, then come to the Green Barley Bar. The girl will turn into a goddess after drinking it. The young man would transform into a boss after drinking it. He would not go up, dry his mouth, or sober up quickly. This was the family's third generation wine brewing craftsmanship. If everyone liked it, I can ask the boss to let some of his own drinks be sold to you... What? Isn't it convenient to carry it? I can help everyone send express delivery. The shipping fee isn't expensive. I have someone I know... " At this moment, Daodao's professional style. It was a cure for embarrassment.
A delivery man came in the middle of the meal.
"May I ask which one of you is Wang Chao? I have your express delivery."
"Me?" Wang Chao was surprised. "Who would send a express delivery here?"
The recipient of the express delivery was Wang Chao, the lunch guest at the 188 Gamba Hotel on Bamao Road.
The sender was a mailbox number 7788 in Zhechen City.
"Who would know that I'm here for lunch?" Wang Chao opened the package in confusion.
"Comet." Ba Hao answered affirmatively.
There was a leather envelope in the package. Inside the envelope was a piece of hard plastic that was half the size of a palm. Wang Chao poured the entire envelope down. There was nothing inside. The piece was red. The edges were jagged. One side was blank, and the other side had a thin golden "moon" written on a black brush.
Hongfu was the closest to Wang Chao. She took the fragment and shone it on the light. She did not find any hidden marks. This "moon" Although it was written in calligraphy, it was written in special ink. The handwriting could not be wiped. Hongfu looked at the fragment and a surprised expression gradually appeared on her face. "Wow! I understand. This is the jigsaw puzzle! Look, it is irregular. It should be cut off from the entire puzzle. This is the first piece of the puzzle we got!"
"That's great! We'll get the puzzle after dinner!" Everyone who had been silent suddenly became excited. Milk Tea took the fragment and looked at it with a serious expression.
"If you can get the puzzle just by eating and drinking, that would be too easy. This game wouldn't be so low-level." The woman named Black who didn't understand the night in the day interrupted coldly.
"I thought the puzzle was a map. How could it be written in Chinese?" Ba Hao was confused. "Normally, in a game like this, the first piece would hide a piece or a piece of the puzzle, but what does the word 'moon' want to tell us?"
"The game is so fun! I will play it to the end. " If some people want to leave, just let them go. " Jiongjiong said it for King Lanling to hear.
King Lanling snorted.
"All of you stay! The comet said to take good care of everyone." Wang Chao looked at Daodao. "He said that as long as everyone finishes the game, they will give us a reward based on the number of heads. Two thousand each..."
Daodao smiled obsequiously. "We will definitely serve our masters well. Please give us some face. If there is any grudge, we will settle it when we get back. Beautiful and handsome, you must all be here for the prize, right? I heard it is worth more than ten million! Tsk tsk, really rich."
Everyone laughed secretly, but no one would admit that they came for money.
Qinzi looked at the camera with a gentle gaze. "I don't think I will win the big prize, but I plan to open a studio in Shenzhen. If I can publicize it through the reality show... I don't know if the reality show will give me any personal goods."
Hongfu glanced at Qinzi.
This girl with a bun on her head was weak and full of muscles. She spoke very gently. If she did not grasp the degree of "gentleness," it would easily become Lin Zhiling's coy voice. However, her voice sounded like smoke, so it sounded sexy and not greasy. Hongfu noticed that as long as Qinzi opened her mouth, the men present would involuntarily quiet down and listen to her words, especially Milk Tea. In terms of beauty, Qinzi was actually not as beautiful as Jiongjiong. But she had an indescribable temperament.
"Anyway, I will definitely become a reality show star. When I have money, I will buy some traffic for myself. I want to be the most popular social live streamer!" As she spoke, Jiongjiong became interested, "Daodao, hurry up and shoot me!"
"Okay!" Daodao cooperated and turned the camera over. Jiongjiong faced the camera and took all kinds of expressions.
Hongfu was sensitive and looked at Milk Tea. Ever since the fragment appeared, Milk Tea's mind had been shifted to the game itself. At this moment, Jiongjiong's complacency only made him glance at her a little. This glance was no longer the nervousness and panic he had when he first saw Jiongjiong. Hongfu guessed that he must have thought of something.
Ba Hao kept shaking his head. "It's not that easy to win an award. Aren't you guys curious? What kind of experiment is it? How does the comet monitor whether we have completed the mission? "
"If we can't complete the mission, we won't be able to get the jigsaw puzzle. There will be a logistics notice for the express delivery. We will know the moment we sign for the comet." The knowledgeable Milk Tea came back with a clear logic. "If you feel that something is wrong, you can immediately apply to withdraw from the competition. In our own country, we have so many people. Who can do anything illegal to hurt people?"
This was what Milk Tea said to Ba Hao. It seemed to be the reason why he persuaded himself.
"What if the comet is undercover among us?" Ba Hao looked at everyone worriedly.
Everyone was stunned.