1067: C1067 Sleepless Night

C1067 Sleepless Night

The owner of the inn turned around and said to me, "Vice Commander-in-chief, Chief of Staff Qin has personally brought someone to welcome you."

While speaking, Qin had already walked over. He smiled at me: "Hello, Vice Commander-in-chief — —"

I grinned and couldn't resist hugging Qin.

Then, Qin pointed to the dozens of people behind me and said to me, "These are all brought by me, I specifically came to escort you. Boss Lee specifically told me to bring someone to pick you up, he's waiting for you in the village, hearing that you are coming, he was so excited that he didn't sleep last night."

When I heard Lee Shun was so excited that he didn't sleep all night, I knew he must have skated again.

I looked at the people Qin had brought with him, all of them wearing American helmets. Beneath the raincoat, it was hard to tell what kind of military uniform it was.

No one knew where Lee Shun got the American steel helmet.

When I looked at them, they all stood at attention, as if waiting for me to review them.

I nodded at them and said nothing.

Then, the owner of the inn said to me, "Vice Commander-in-chief, our mission ends here. We will return first."

I shook hands with the five of them, and they turned around and crossed the border again, their footsteps hurried, their figures quickly disappearing into the Virgin Forest.

Qin then said to me, "Let's go."

I nodded.

Only then did we put away our raincoats and continue to move through the Virgin Forest.

At this time, the sky gradually brightened up. The morning mist dispersed, the sun slowly rose up, the sunlight shone through the gaps in the trees, and the forest also began to liven up.

We walked along a narrow path, some rotting pine needles and leaves under our feet. It was a little soft on the ground, and the rain made a tsk sound.

The dozen people are divided into three groups, one group will lead the way, Qin and I will walk in the middle of the second group, and the third group will be at the back of the hall.

"This is not our territory. There are many bandits nearby and border guards patrolling." Qin told me.

I nodded, feeling a little nervous. I hadn't entered the safe zone yet.

After a while, the scouts returned with a message. There was someone up ahead.

Qin immediately led everyone to hide in the forest by the roadside. They all held the submachine guns tightly in their hands and watched vigilantly.

A moment later, the sound of footsteps could be heard. It did not sound human.

Moments later, a few horses appeared. Those short horses with special Golden Triangle mounted on them were a few unidentifiable people wearing raincoats. Although the rain had stopped, they did not take off their horses.

But there's one thing I can see clearly, they are all carrying guns on their shoulders, not the submachine guns Qin and the rest are carrying, but the old-fashioned rifles.

Behind them, there were more than a dozen horses. All of them carried large bags on their backs and carried something on their backs. Each horse was led by a porter who walked on foot.

They passed us at a leisurely pace, and another horseman with a gun was last in line.

After half a day, this team was finally done.

Then, with a gesture from Qin, we walked out and continued walking.

"Just now, these people were smugglers from the Golden Triangle to the mainland." As they walked, Qin said in a low voice, "Those who carry guns are bodyguards, that is, bodyguards. "He's not from our mountain."

I nodded.

The procession continued on, hurried but not disorderly, in good order.

When the sun rose high in the sky, we finally walked out of the Virgin Forest. In front of us were a long stretch of tawny mountains, and beneath our feet were red soil.

This was the Shan State Plateau. It was the same red color as the land in Yunnan.

I took a deep breath in the sunlight. The air on the plateau after the rain was so fresh.

"This is our territory?" I asked Qin.

Qin smiled and shook his head, "No. We still need to continue walking, and we can't let down our guard! "

Then Qin split up the three teams, and we continued on through the grassy ridges with the front guard and centre guard in good order.

I didn't expect this expedition to be so troublesome. If I knew it would be so troublesome, I wouldn't have come.

Looking at the time, it was already past 8 AM. It was time for the tour group to leave after breakfast.

I took out my cell phone and checked. There was still a signal.

"The movement signals of the border regions can cover this entire continent. Many people use communication equipment from the mainland. Including our base. " Qin said.

"Oh." I nodded.

"However, we don't need any modern communication tools at our point of contact with the Tengchong. The more high-tech something is, the less safe it is. " Qin said again.

"Yes."

At this moment, I saw that Qin and his gang were all dressed in American combat camouflage clothing, combat boots and steel helmets. They looked exactly like American soldiers, except they were Asian yellow people, not white people.

"Why are you dressed like this?" I asked Qin.

"There are many gangs here and they are dressed in all kinds of clothing. After Boss Lee took over the mountain stronghold, he made a unified equipment for our troops and sent people to smuggle a large number of American military uniforms and equipment from Thailand." Qin said.

"Is this weapon an American weapon too?" I looked at the submachine guns they were carrying.

"Yes." Qin nodded and said: "However, the village recently got a batch of AK47s and set up a special combat squad."

"You need a lot of money, right?" "No," I said.

"Yes. Boss Lee's business here is booming, hur hur. " Qin smiled.

"If we carry our weapons and walk away so brazenly, won't we get into trouble?" I asked Qin.

"The reason we are wearing these clothes, is to let the bandits know which mountain we are from, and to make them not act rashly. Recently, we have made a name for themselves here, and most of the bandits don't dare to offend us." "However, we still have to be wary of encountering government forces," said Qin. "This area belongs to the area of cross penetration, where all forces have their own plans."

Hearing Qin mention the government army, I couldn't help but get nervous again. For someone like me who has crossed the border illegally, I'm not afraid of unorthodox methods.

They climbed two mountain ridges and descended the hill. In front of them was a not very wide river. The river was not turbulent, but its flow was not slow. One could not tell how deep the water was.

A motorboat was parked there.

Everyone boarded the boat, and the boat began to descend the river.

The robotic ships were smoking and rumbling on the river, with dense rain forests and steep valleys on both sides and endless mountains in the distance.

Further on, the river suddenly opened up and the current became gentle. From afar, they could see a long stretch of flat land on the riverbank. Sharp iron roofs could be seen beneath the great banyan tree.

This place is called Jiangkou stronghold. Jiangkou village has a hundred families, mountain people have been living a primitive and barbaric life, planting big tobacco for a living. Exchanging cloth, salt, kerosene and other goods from smugglers.

Moving on, I was surprised to see wild monkeys scampering along the river, and an Asian elephant walking slowly out of the trees to the river for a drink. The good-natured behemoth, seeing the passing of the ship, only looked up for a moment, unmoved by the human disturbance, and then lowered its head again to drink.1

As I turned a bend in the mountain, I suddenly saw that the face of the valley was boiling like the sea, with the breeze blowing and the birds singing and the colorful flowers blooming in the wind. Far in the distance, deep in the mountains and valleys, colorful clouds floated down from the sky. The land was magnificent, as if a fairyland had descended into the mortal world. The magnificent sea of flowers suddenly flooded over me like a tide.

For a moment my heart stopped beating, like a drowning man embracing death, and my heart yearned for this beautiful suffocation.

The brilliant music began, and the gifted poet Lemontov sang to the sea: In the pale blue clouds of the sea, a lone sail glinted white. It seeks something, far away in a foreign land. What did it leave behind, in its lovely hometown? Beneath it was a clearer blue wave than the blue sky, with golden sunlight shining on it. And it, restless, praying for the storm, seemed serene in the storm.

I was shocked by the magnificence of nature. The ice in my heart began to melt, and I was deeply moved by it. In front of me, the sea of flowers, thousands of purple, flowers surging and blooming, a beautiful life in the hot spring wind, reflected in the sun.

The sea of flowers stretched endlessly from the horizon all the way to the river bank, like an incomparably exquisite satin. Bee butterflies dance, the fragrance of flowers everywhere, the breeze, the singing of the sun, beautiful things temporarily to dissolve my heart clogged with loneliness and pain, I would like to stumble over the sea of flowers, bent over the flowers to kiss passionately. I would rather believe that this is a five-colored road to heaven. Who wouldn't laugh and cry over this breathtakingly beautiful fairyland?

Qin watched my expression silently.

The captain looked at me in surprise. He shook his head and walked to the stern. I couldn't help but look at his back in confusion. Such a beautiful scene, was there something wrong with my expression?

Qin explained with a smile: These are fireworks, that is, poppies, there are still more than 20 days left to collect the tobacco. The captain thought you were addicted to tobacco. "

"Ahh!" I couldn't help but be taken aback. So these incomparably beautiful flowers are the poppy called the Devil's Flower! As I stared at it, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the captain's misunderstanding.

"This is our territory?" I asked Qin.

Qin shook his head, "After Boss Lee took over the mountain stronghold, all the smoke in our territory was eradicated and the villagers all started to grow alternative cash crops. After we pass this area, we will be in our territory. If you like these flowers, then take a good look at them. "

Saying that, Qin took out a military telescope and handed it to me.

I raised my binoculars and looked at the beautiful sea of flowers on the shore.

I soon discovered that poppies were actually like the world-famous Dutch tulips, blooming in red, white, and pink, haughty and coquettish, swaying to and fro against the warm subtropical smog of the high blue sky.

I like these beautiful flowers. They are like all the beautiful life in the world, delicate and noble and spotless. They explain life passionately, open themselves up, and display the meaning that nature gives to all living things.

People say that poppies are the flower of the devil, I think it is very unfair, a prostitute as a prostitute, is it a woman's own responsibility?

Qin's voice echoed in my ears, "Beautiful poppies not only float like banners on the red earth of the Shan State Plateau, but their roots are also deeply rooted in the souls of the mountain people. They had never stepped out of the mountains and were sealed off from nature. The only gifts that nature had given them were poverty and opium poppy. They fight poverty while reaping evil, and opium poppy is their only way to heaven or hell... "

Listening to Qin's voice, I suddenly thought of a sentence: The flower itself is not sinful, the devil hid in people's hearts.

I asked Qin: "Qin, in your opinion, why did the Golden Triangle change into the opium poppy kingdom?"

Qin replied, "I can only say that this is God's plan."

I was silent.

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