The Amazon rainforest, a tropical rainforest located in the Amazon Basin of South America, covers an area of about 7 million square kilometers and spans many countries including Brazil (accounting for 60% of the forest area), Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana and other countries. It accounts for half of the world's rainforest area and 20% of the global forest area. It is the world's largest tropical rainforest with the most species. Therefore, it is known as the "Lungs of the Earth" and the "Green Heart."
Therefore, many terrifying legends have been circulating in this rainforest since ancient times, such as aerial photos of the so-called "giant snake in the Amazon River" that have been circulated on the Internet for a long time.
Unfortunately, that photo turned out to be fake.
But Xie Lun knew very well that this time he was about to see a real giant python.
At this time, a small white plane was gliding in the air almost close to the treetops. Its purpose was to avoid military radar scanning and transport the two stowaways into Brazil.
Xie Lun was looking at the middle-aged man sitting opposite, and saw that he had a thin face and deep eyes. At a glance, he knew that he was an extremely serious person.
"You've been looking at me since I got on the plane. Is there any problem?"
Norman couldn't bear it anymore and asked.
Xie Lun laughed: "You haven't spoken since you got on the plane. I thought the chairman of the dignified Aoshi Group was a mute."
Norman snorted and said angrily: "I have long heard Vigo say that Inspector Sherron talks a lot, and now it seems that is indeed the case."
Xie Lun laughed and said: "Then you must have remembered it wrong. Compared with talkativeness, I am at a disadvantage compared to other people."
(A bitch who was teasing the bartender suddenly sneezed hard, and then looked around with a guilty conscience: "Damn it, Vanessa couldn't have found me out to eat... Bah, how can I be considered as such? Eating on the sly, I obviously came out to do tasks to earn money to support my family...")
Looking at Norman's cold expression, Xie Lun suddenly put away his smile and said seriously: "Speaking of which, you are a dignified chairman of the group, so there is no need to come in person. Isn't it just to go into the rainforest to find a flower? Just lead the team to find it and take it back."
"Isn't it just... a flower?"
Norman's eyes widened and he glared at Sherron fiercely. After a while, he breathed heavily and asked, "I doubt now whether Vigo has made it clear to you."
"Let me be clear, I know everything about taking seven years to bloom, extending cell life and so on." Xie Lun waved his hands and smiled, "But even so, there is no need for you to take action personally, right? Tropical rainforests, especially the Amazon rainforest , it’s not a playground for rich people to explore, if you’re not careful you could be dead.”
He leaned on his seat and smiled lazily: "Look at that old guy Vigo. He dares to go to Antarctica, but he doesn't dare to come here."
"Viggo persuaded me, but I had to be there in person." Norman said solemnly, "Shailen, you underestimate the blood orchid. From 1864, when Horton first announced the discovery of blood orchid, to 1997, blood orchid Do you really think that no one in the world is looking for this exotic flower between the time the specimen first became available and now?”
"No, in fact, the major countries in the world have never given up on the search. Especially after the Blood Orchid came out in 1997, countless people entered the rainforest to search. There are agents belonging to various countries, mercenaries from multinational groups, and some with delusional intentions. Treasure hunters who have found blood orchids so that they can sell them for a big price. But so far, apart from the occasional appearance of scattered flowers, there have been no large-scale discoveries."
Norman looked up at Sherron: "Do you know the reason for this?"
Sherron laughed: "How do I know? I'm not interested in plants."
"In addition to the various teams looking for blood orchids stumbling upon each other, more importantly, the location where blood orchids grow is erratic and seems to move on its own."
Norman frowned: "And there are very scary monsters near all the blood orchids, which seem to be guarding the blood orchids, so until now, there are no large-scale blood orchids on the market."
"What about artificial planting?" Xie Lun asked curiously, "Since you said that there have been sporadic blood orchids leaking out in recent years, can we always experiment with artificial planting? With such a bright market prospect, regardless of flower No matter how much money you have, someone should invest."
"Do you think this is corn? Just stick it in the ground and water it and it will survive?" Norman shook his head. "It's not that no one has tried it, but once the blood orchid flowers are picked, they can only survive for seven days at most. , it cannot be extended no matter what method is used. As for the rhizome of blood orchid, no one has been able to successfully bring it out of the Amazon rainforest so far."
As he spoke, Norman let out a long sigh and turned to look out the window: "So there are rumors that the Blood Orchid is the aggregation of ghosts who died in vain in the rainforest, so its location is erratic, and it is for this reason that it cannot be taken out of the rainforest."
"I can't believe that a flower is so charming."
Xie Lun curled his lips, suddenly frowned, and looked at Norman: "No, you've been talking for so long, but you still haven't explained why you came in person."
He hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Do you know the location of the Blood Orchid this time?"
Norman did not answer directly, but said quietly: "You are only responsible for leading the team to protect my safety, you don't have to worry about anything else."
Now that Norman has said so, Sherren doesn't say anything more.
As Norman said just now, there were too many people following the Blood Orchid, so their actions had to be highly confidential, so Sherron and Norman smuggled themselves into Brazil on a private plane.
It is now the rainy season in Brazil, with light rain and violent storms alternating with each other, making the already extremely shabby roads even more muddy.
In a small town next to the Amazon River, Sherron and Norman were walking on the slippery stone road wearing black raincoats. Soon they found the meeting place they had agreed to meet before, a bar that looked very shabby.
Pushing open the door, the turbid air rushed out, making Xie Lun frown. The narrow room was packed with people drinking and smoking, and loud and harsh laughter kept ringing.
Sherron motioned for Norman to follow him, and he squeezed into the crowd first. After arriving at table No. 18 by the back door, Sherron sat down, took out a green note and put it on the table.
This green banknote is only half of it.
Sitting opposite was a dark-haired woman who looked to be a local. She glanced at Xie Lun, took the half green banknote from her pocket, and pieced it together. After finding that it fit perfectly, she nodded, stood up and said, "Follow me."
Sherron led Norman and followed the black-haired woman, leaving the bar through the back door and walking through the alley. An old Toyota pickup truck that had obviously passed through several hands was parked on the side of the road.
The black-haired woman opened the car door and motioned for Xie Lun and the others to get in the car. Xie Lun did not hesitate and got on the bus first. After Norman also came up, the woman sat in the passenger seat and just closed the door. When everything seemed calm, Sherron suddenly took action.
With two crisp sounds of "click", the driver's and the black-haired woman's necks had been broken by Xie Lun.
"you… "
Norman's eyes widened in shock.
"They are not real contacts, they are fake."
Xie Lun said calmly, and at some point he pulled out a silenced pistol in his hand and fired two more shots into the darkness on the roadside.
"Plop..."
Listening to the sound, something fell to the ground.