Director Chen
Chen Ling glanced at the time displayed on the flip phone. The distance to the remaining 12 hours activity time this time still had 4 hours left. Just from Imperial Capital to Shennongjia, subway transferring to plane, plane transferring to high-speed rail, high-speed rail transferring to car, car transferring to walking... this whole journey then tossed him about quite a lot.
His arrival time was a bit later than estimated. But the good news was, these scientific researchers were also delayed by the weather, not immediately carrying out exploration.
Chen Ling's gaze swept past the numerous figures shuttling back and forth inside the tent area, seemingly looking for a suitable identity...
Finally, his gaze landed inside a tent not far from him.
"I said it, this isn't a problem of money!" A young man wearing casual clothes tightly locked his eyebrows, pointing at that piece of pitch-black in the deep mountains saying,
"The place you guys want to go, originally is exactly in the deepest part of Shennongjia! Even if it's locals also not many would walk towards there! Having qualifications and experience to be able to act as a Guide for you guys, also only has Wang the Second and Zhao the Third... But they went in with those two batches of people of yours, up to now still don't have news! Looking for me to act as a Guide for you guys? I still don't want to die!"
"They don't have news, perhaps is because the meteor fragments affected the magnetic field, doesn't represent an accident happened... Also, our third batch of manpower this time, has top-tier firepower protection, also has nine top scientists from various fields. The scale isn't what the previous two times can compare to.
But walking into the mountains under this kind of visibility, we need a person familiar with the mountain forest environment. Rest assured, our people will protect you well. Except for occasionally possibly needing you to display experience pointing direction for us, other times you don't need to do anything." A figure wearing camouflage clothing seriously explained.
Ding ling ling——
The young man's voice hadn't yet fallen, the mobile phone ringtone then sounded from his pocket, interrupting his words.
The young man frowned, not continuing to speak further. But rather while digging out the mobile phone, while turning around walking towards the outside of the tent, "Hello? Hello..."
The camouflage figure looked at him leave, expression incomparably complex.
"How is it? Still haven't found a Guide?" Wang Xinye walked over from another tent.
"No... two Guides consecutively having accidents, already no one is willing to act as a Guide for us. Opening the price however high is also useless." The camouflage figure sighed a breath. "Residents living nearby here originally were already few. Those with experience are even more not many. I'm afraid we have to prepare for not having a Guide..."
Right when the two were speaking, the young man had already walked out of the tent. While lifting the mobile phone to a high place, while walking towards the edge of the tent area, seemingly looking for signal.
On his mobile phone screen, it displayed the call with "Dad" had already been thirty-odd seconds. But the other side of the phone actually delayed having no sound.
"How strange, just now when I came there was still signal..."
The young man doubtfully spoke. Right when he planned to turn his head back, in the darkness a palm suddenly extended out, abruptly dragging him into between the mountain forest!
Fine and dense rainwater poured down on the great earth. He only felt a pain in the back of his head, then thoroughly lost consciousness.
Pa——
Chen Ling put away the flip phone. The call in the young man's hand also consequently hung up. Along with the screen's light extinguishing, the surroundings sank into a piece of pitch-black.
He looked at the unconscious young man under his feet, fingertips tearing at his chin once. His figure instantly changed into the other party's appearance.
"Borrowing a bit."
Chen Ling indifferently spoke, straightly walking towards the tent from just now.
The camouflage figure currently communicating with Wang Xinye, seeing this young man walking back again, surprise emerged in his eyes...
"Double." Chen Ling extended out two fingers, "Reward doubles, I can go with you guys. Moreover I only want cash."
Chen Ling's sudden price quote, let the originally hope-lost camouflage figure's eyes light up. However he didn't immediately agree, but rather turned his head looking at Wang Xinye. After all Chen Ling's price quote wasn't low, could be counted as a lion opening its large mouth.
Wang Xinye didn't quite hesitate then nodded, "No problem."
Matters developing to this step, money is all a small problem. Having solved the difficult problem of the Guide, after he chatted two sentences with the camouflage figure, again hurriedly turned around leaving.
"Director Chen, happy cooperation." The camouflage figure grasped Chen Ling's hand, lightly shaking it, also subsequently following up with Wang Xinye. "Later someone will settle the cash to you, I'll go get busy first."
Director Chen?
Hearing this address, Chen Ling's expression instantly was somewhat weird.
It seems this young man is also surnamed Chen. Coupled with the appellation of Guide, let Chen Ling have a kind of illusion of dreaming back to the Theater... also considered a fortuitous coincidence?
Having possessed a reasonable identity, Chen Ling's mind then became active. He walked to the front of the tent doors, his gaze sweeping towards the surroundings once. Then saw a certain familiar figure... He pretended to unintentionally walk towards there.
...
Yang Xiao sat on the small folding stool inside the tent. In his hands holding several pieces of compressed biscuits, silently stuffing them into his mouth.
One piece, two pieces, three pieces... When he continuously stuffed several pieces, his mouth was somewhat dry. The compressed biscuits were like sand chewing in his mouth. His eyebrows unconsciously frowned up. Just about to get up he was then choked by the biscuit crumbs, fiercely starting to cough.
Right at this time, a bottle of water was handed to the front of his body.
Beside him, the female doctor casually carrying a bottle of water, indifferently said, "If you can't eat it then don't force eat it. Drink a bit more water. Eating this kind of biscuit too much will be very dry."
Yang Xiao immediately received the water, pouring a mouthful into his mouth. Only then swallowing all the biscuits down.
"Phew... thank you."
"First time coming to this kind of occasion?"
"Right." Yang Xiao nodded his head. Lowering his head then stopped speaking.
The female doctor sized him up a few glances, "We should be meeting for the first time?"
"Yes." Yang Xiao only then reacted over, putting down the water in his hand, somewhat rustily extending out a palm, "My name is Yang Xiao, Yang of poplar tree, Xiao of sweet dumplings."
"...Yang Xiao." The female doctor politely shook hands, feeling this name was a bit familiar to the ear, seemingly heard it somewhere before.
A figure simultaneously walked into the tent, seemingly preparing to take two pieces of compressed biscuits to satisfy hunger. After hearing this sentence, somewhat surprised turning his head back.
"Dr. Yang Xiao?"
Yang Xiao blanked, turning his head back seeing it was a young figure wearing casual clothes. Blankness emerged in his eyes. He tried to recall who this person speaking was. However he truly was face-blind, basically couldn't remember.
"I've read your paper regarding magnetic field research, especially that one regarding the relationship between magnetic fields and human souls."
Hearing this sentence, dense astonishment emerged on Yang Xiao's face.
"You've read that paper?" He sized up this young man, doubtfully opening his mouth, "You are..."
"Oh, I'm not any scientific researcher, only a student." Chen Ling smiled extending his hand, "Hello, my name is Chen Ling. Graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Physics Department, specializing in magnetic field direction... especially this piece on electromagnetic induction and Communication Devices."