The economic development of Cangbei City is average. Although according to the city level, it should be at the same level as Star City, the development and construction of the entire urban area is far behind Star City. Even though the driver sister threatened to send Tang Xiu to a five-star hotel, after entering the hotel, Tang Xiu felt that the hotel might not even meet the four-star standard.
certainly!
The price is also much cheaper.
Cangbei City is surrounded by mountains on two sides and water on the other side. It is slightly remote in terms of domestic geographical location. Early the next morning, Tang Xiu finished washing up, had breakfast directly in the hotel restaurant, and then got into the taxi of the driver who came to pick him up.
"How long does it take for us to get to Qingshan Town from here?"
Tang Xiu asked.
The driver smiled and said: "It takes nearly two and a half hours. Although the journey is not too far, the road is not very easy to walk. The government has been clamoring all day to build roads, but they have been saying it for several years and there has been no movement. If It’s a good road, a distance of one to two hundred kilometers, and you can get there in more than an hour’s drive.”
Tang Xiu nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and suddenly asked: "I heard that there is a sinkhole here? Is it true?"
The driver sister was stunned for a moment, and then she seemed to wake up a little. She looked at Tang Xiu sideways and said with a smile: "Little brother, when you go to Qingshan Town, you must be going to the sinkhole, right? Listen to the elder sister's advice and don't get involved easily. It’s dangerous. The sinkhole is located in a deep mountain and old forest. The mountain road is steep, and there are poisonous snakes and beasts, miasma and swamps. Many people have stepped into the mountain and never come out. But every year, many bones are discovered by latecomers."
Tang Xiu asked curiously: "Pulin Mountain Range is considered a large mountain range in China. Don't the government departments here want to develop it into a tourist attraction? Nowadays, tourist attractions are being built all over the country in places with a little scenery, hoping to attract a large number of tourists from home and abroad. , to improve the city’s economic development. Cangbei City has this foundation, why not take advantage of it?”
The driver sister smiled bitterly and said: "Cangbei City Government can best be described in three words."
Tang Xiu asked: "What three words?"
"Inaction!"
The driver sister said bluntly.
Tang Xiu laughed dumbly. Although the driver sister said it simply, she expressed her meaning vividly. He once heard Yuan Chuling sigh in this regard. To this day, those words are still fresh in my memory:
"If you are an official, don't be afraid that he will be corrupt. The crows in the world are like black people. If you are promoted within the system, it will be difficult for anyone who is not greedy to get ahead. However, some officials are greedy, but they do practical things for their bosses; some officials are greedy. , but don’t do practical things for the boss’s surname. There are two kinds of officialdom people, the latter is the most hateful.”
Tang Xiu didn't want to dwell on government affairs, so he shook his head with a smile and looked out the window. The taxi drove very fast. In more than half an hour, it left the urban area of Cangbei City and entered the country road. After a short while, the relatively spacious road had reached its end, and there was a bumpy gravel road ahead.
"Oh, I get a headache every time I walk this way."
The driver sister obviously didn't like being lonely. Not long after the exchange ended, she spoke again.
Tang Xiu didn't want to talk anymore. He sat in the back and glanced at the driver's sister in the driver's seat, and said, "I want to sleep for a while. When we get to Qingshan Town, wake me up."
"Sleep? Didn't you get a good rest last night?"
The driver sister said in surprise.
"Um!"
Tang Xiu responded as if he had to admit it.
The driver sister smiled and said: "That's right. It was already past ten o'clock when you arrived in Cangbei City last night, and then you went to the hotel, washed up and went to bed. It was at least twelve o'clock when you got up early in the morning. It's not sleepy until you get up early in the morning." Weird. Little brother, just go to sleep! Wait until the local sister calls you."
"Thanks!"
Tang Xiu agreed and slowly closed his eyes.
He did sleep very late last night, not at twelve o'clock in the night, but at two or three o'clock in the morning. After all, no matter how busy he is every day, he must take time to practice. Although the star power in his body is not increasing rapidly now, it is slowly accumulating. When the time comes, he will reach the peak level of skin resurfacing.
time flies.
Just as Tang Xiu was sleeping, the sudden sound of the taxi's brakes woke him up.
"what happened?"
Tang Xiu's body inertia was ahead of him. If it weren't for his quick eyesight and quick hands, his head would have almost hit the back of the seat in front of him. After opening his eyes, he frowned and asked.
The driver's face turned pale, and her eyes showed a bit of nervousness. She turned her head and said bitterly: "We are in a terrible situation. We didn't expect that we would encounter people blocking the road and robberies in broad daylight."
Tang Xiu looked out of the car window and immediately discovered that after the taxi stopped, it was surrounded by three vans, and about seven or eight meters in front of the taxi, four or five stones blocked the way.
Tang Xiu looked at the surrounding environment and understood in his heart that this was a three-way intersection, and the three vans must have been waiting at the intersection on both sides, waiting for passing vehicles. When a vehicle arrives, they will immediately drive out and block the vehicle in a way of outflanking it. And those four or five stones were probably thrown onto the road temporarily.
only!
He didn't expect that the people here would be so bold, and they would dare to block the road and rob someone in broad daylight. You can imagine how arrogant these people are.
"The local government really doesn't do anything!"
Tang Xiu sighed inwardly, but was not too nervous. Looking at a dozen strong men armed with knives rushing out of three vans, he said calmly: "You wait in the car, I'll go down and take a look."
The driver sister quickly said: "Little brother, you must not hit them. They are usually asking for money. As long as we give them all the money, personal safety can still be guaranteed. But if you offend them, they He will also be cruel."
Tang Xiu didn't say anything. After opening the car door and getting out of the car, he looked at the dozen or so big men with fierce faces and said calmly: "Are you blocking the road and robbing?"
The man at the front of the dozen or so men had a shaved head and a thick gold chain around his neck. He also had a scar like a centipede on his left cheek. He held a machete and said with a smile: "You know your stuff, kid? You knew we were blocking the road and robbing you, so you just took out all your belongings. Maybe our brothers are happy and won't let you cut off your hands and feet."
Tang Xiu was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Have you ever heard of the saying: Evil people will have their own trials and tribulations?"
The bald man was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said, "You mean, you are also a bad person? You want to teach us a lesson?"
Tang Xiu gave a thumbs up and praised: "You have good understanding ability and must be a smart person. It's a pity that you don't follow the right path and have crooked ideas in your mind. Today, I will help your parents educate you so that you can From now on, you must change your past mistakes and be a prodigal son."
"Hahaha… "
The bald man couldn't stop laughing wildly, and a dozen other burly men around him were also laughing and looking at Tang Xiu as if they were looking at an idiot.
After a while, the bald man stopped laughing, looked at Tang Xiu, raised his fingers, and said with a smile: "Boy, do you know what my name is? Scar Qiang, brothers on the road all call me Brother Qiang. What do you think? Listen? Have you ever told me your brother’s name?”
Tang Xiu shook his head and said, "I'm a countryman with little experience. I've never heard of it. Are you famous?"
A big man grinned and said: "Famous? More than just famous? Brother Qiang is definitely famous. You kid is quite sensible. He knows that he is a country bumpkin and has no knowledge."
Tang Xiu shook his head and said, "I want to refute what you said. And I don't think he is really famous. Do you know why?"
"Why?"
The big man said in confusion.
Tang Xiu said calmly: "It is said that the first shot kills the first bird. If he was really famous, I am afraid he would have been caught by the police. Although the public security here is not good, even the police will find it difficult for people who are too rampant. tolerate."
"You are looking for death!"
The big man was furious and pointed the tip of the knife at Tang Xiu.
Dao Scar waved his hand to stop the big man next to him, narrowed his eyes and looked at Tang Xiu, and said calmly: "Boy, I admire your courage. You can talk to us all, so you must not be an ordinary person. You are in that way. ? Sign up for our brother."
Tang Xiu said: "I told you, I came from the countryside."
Dao Scarqiang took a deep look at Tang Xiu, with a bit of a sinister smile on his face, and said: "I gave you the opportunity, but you didn't grasp it yourself. In this case, our brothers will not be polite. Take all the belongings you have. Come out, and the driver in the taxi, come out and hand over all the money, otherwise, you will suffer a bloody disaster today."
Tang Xiu said coldly: "I will give these to you in turn. Take out all the money you have on you, otherwise don't blame me for being rude. There are also dog chains around your necks, watches on your wrists, and all the valuables on you." Whatever is valuable, hand it over to me."
Dao Scar was stunned for a moment, and the dozen or so big men around him were also dumbfounded.
but!
After just a few seconds, they reacted, and each of them rushed towards Tang Xiu with angry expressions on their faces.
A cold look appeared on Tang Xiu's face. Looking at the knife coming towards him, his steps swayed and the moment he avoided it, his fist hit the opponent's nose hard. He didn't use much force, but this punch was enough to break the bridge of the opponent's nose.
"Bang bang..."
Tang Xiu was like a fierce tiger, while those dozen big men were like soft lambs. When a tiger joins a flock of sheep, the result is obvious.
In just seven or eight breaths, more than a dozen big men were knocked down by Tang Xiu. Each one of them huddled on the ground like shrimps, wailing in pain.
Dao Scarqiang did not make a move and was the only one standing intact. His pupils shrank, and his eyes shone with incredible light. He stared at Tang Xiu with his eyes, as if he was looking at a terrifying monster.
He has met martial arts masters.
but!
He has never seen anyone with such terrifying skills! At this moment, he wondered if he was not dreaming, then was the Tang Xiu in front of him a retired special forces soldier