Probably because Zhou Tong's failed escape last night gave the natives some new ideas, so after lunch today, the "captive" group headed by Yang Xu inexplicably got a one-hour opportunity to exercise.
Of course, everyone could only walk around the hut under the supervision of the native warriors, but this was enough for everyone to see the surrounding routes clearly. However, the more they looked, the more frustrated they felt, and the less confident they were of escaping successfully.
As a primitive tribe, the surrounding building layout and the security system that still relies on human patrols are full of loopholes in the eyes of everyone, but one can always inadvertently see some strange little animals roaming around in various corners and courtyards.
In addition to the regular dogs and the macaw that Zhou Tong encountered last night, everyone also saw a snake kept in a straw basket, a strange cat that always squinted its eyes and stared at them with "bad intentions", and even a few naughty children running by holding a chameleon.
The longer they walked, the more discouraged they became, and Lao Hei's dark face seemed to grow even darker.
Just as everyone was sighing, a shout came from the northeast, as if a crowd of people were running towards this side. As more and more people came over, there were even cries.
"What happened?"
Several people looked at each other in confusion and stopped subconsciously.
Not long after, as a group of people approached from the northeast, everyone was surprised to find that there were quite a few guys with bruises on their faces being supported in the middle, and some were even carried back on stretchers.
The Armani-clad tribe leader who had been seen before when he was "cleaned" appeared again. The crowd surrounded him and shouted something, which made Lao Hei and his friends feel overwhelmed.
Seeing that even the guards' attention was focused there, Lao Hei blew air in his mouth and quietly approached Yang Xu and Ding Yi.
"We must have run into a tough guy. Maybe the boss and his men have arrived!"
"What do you mean?" Yang Xu was a little puzzled, with a look of confusion on his face.
"Tsk," Lao Hei pointed to the place where the crowd was gathered with his chin and whispered, "See? They all hit me in the face! Would an animal do that? It looks like it was beaten by someone! Who else would come here at this time except for the rescuers? Calculating the time, it should be the boss and his friends!"
"So, we don't have to run anymore?" someone asked in a low voice.
"No! Quite the opposite!" Lao Hei frowned, "Time is running out! Someone must go out and tell the boss about the situation here!"
"Boboo!"
Suddenly, I heard a native's scolding beside me. When I looked up, I found that they were too engrossed in the discussion and had been noticed.
Two warriors with spears in hand went around behind the men and were about to escort them back to the hut when they heard a sudden uproar from the crowd. When they turned around, they saw the elderly high priest tidying up his feathers and robes and running towards them. However, before they could get close, two sturdy women rushed over and slapped him twice.
“Ah~”
To be honest, at this moment not only the old priest was confused, but even Lao Hei and the others who were watching the fun were also confused.
Doesn't the book say that priests in these indigenous tribes have very high status? Why does it seem so different
"Ha-ha-la-du-du-gen?"
The wrinkled priest went crazy when his cheeks began to swell, jumping up and down and cursing, and then he was drowned by the saliva. A group of women with an average age of over 40 surrounded him and "reasoned", and even a certain tribe leader lowered his eyelids and dared not approach.
Lao Hei and his companions returned to the hut in confusion, not knowing whether this was a good or bad time to escape.
But as evening approached, everyone realized that the timing couldn't be worse.
"Ah mimi kadu!"
Shrill shouts came from the southwest as the smoke from cooking rose. Then, the tribe, which had been noisy for an afternoon and had just quieted down, started to make noise again, and an inexplicably tense atmosphere began to shroud the area. Not long after, Zhou Tong, who was peeking out through the fence, saw a team of nearly 50 native warriors, carrying bows and arrows, running hurriedly towards the southwest.
Even Luke probably didn't expect that the Bitar tribe, whom he sent people to fail to explore even the periphery, under the leadership of Perido, actually marched straight along a winding river and killed them directly at their doorstep.
That's why they say it's hard to guard against thieves within the tribe. As the son of the former clan leader, he knows exactly where the secret sentries and defense gaps are in the tribe.
This kind of native tribe has always only defended against wild animals in the forest, but regarded the river as a natural barrier. After all, no matter how ferocious the fish in the river are, they will not kill on the shore. Luke, with his overly complex brain, would never believe this kind of weird loophole.
So before the people who were locked in the straw hut could have dinner, they heard the sudden sound of gunfire.
"Oh my god! It's not the boss!"
Lao Hei's face changed and he suddenly stood up.
"There's a gun. Could it be the police coming to rescue us?" someone asked doubtfully.
"Have you ever seen police in any country shooting at civilians?" Lao Hei choked, then rubbed his eyebrows, looking as if he had a toothache.
“I remember now!”
Ding Yi remembered something and slapped his thigh and shouted, "Manager Chen reminded me before we set out that in addition to being wary of the natives, we must also be careful of armed elements of unknown origin. Brazilian officials said that this place had been attacked before, so they arrested Lao Yang!"
"Oh my god, why didn't you say so earlier?"
Yang Xu suddenly pushed Ding Yi and ran towards the wooden door. Outside the door was a chaotic mess of shouting and running, mixed with the crying of children and women.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Several people behind him spoke at the same time. Yang Xu waved his hands without turning his head, and angrily said in a trembling voice: "Why don't you run? Are you waiting to die here?"
After saying that, without waiting for everyone to speak, he raised his foot and kicked the wooden door.
"Bang!"
On the bank of a river, Han Daxia smashed his fist against a tree trunk in hatred, with indescribable anger on his face.
"What? Did your boss scold you?"
Yuan Xiaoxiao leaned against a tree five meters away from Han, hugged her left arm, tossing the knife in her right hand back and forth, and said indifferently.
On the gravel beach twenty meters away from the two of them, Gu Lang and Wang An were setting up camp. Jiuyang seemed to be tricked by a badger, and the few of them kept laughing.
In the afternoon, Lao Han, who found his cell phone "lost", said a lot of nice things and finally borrowed Yuan Xiaoxiao's satellite phone to report the intelligence about Luke's real plan to the headquarters. However, when he received a reply from his boss before setting up camp in the evening, the result made him feel particularly frustrated.
At present, he has no substantial evidence to indicate Luke's true purpose. The headquarters does not believe that this guy would make such a big fuss just to poach an animal. This is not in line with normal logic.
At the same time, the headquarters also received a report from the Brazilian action team that they had found Luke's whereabouts again. He was fleeing to Pasto and must be trying to cross the border to Ecuador. He had no intention of going to the Amazon rainforest at all.
So the boss "comforted" Han, saying that it didn't matter if he made a mistake in judgment, and that the task of arresting the person would be left to the action team, and that he was also doing a credit by focusing on saving people here.
"Oh, your boss is pretty nice to you!" Yuan Xiaoxiao chuckled as she listened to Old Han's story.
"But what about this side?"
Han Daxia looked gloomy and said, "If Luke comes, can we resist him with just a few of us?"
"Tsk~"
Yuan Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows, shrugged her shoulders indifferently and walked towards Lao Han. She took the phone back and put it in her pocket, then chuckled as she turned around.
"I knew you were unreliable, so I called for reinforcements!"