On a cold night, the blue waves of the Three Gorge rippled slightly. The vast and deep water flowed calmly between the cracks of the mountains on both sides, so calm that no flow could be seen.
The thick clouds in the sky were getting thicker and thicker. There was no light under the dark curtain. A thin layer of mist gathered and dispersed on the water surface, illuminated by a few scattered or direct lights. A cargo ship weighing more than 2,000 tons was sailing downstream heavily and alone. Except for the huge roar of its diesel engine, the entire night sky was immersed in a different kind of silence.
The cockpit of this cargo ship was brightly lit! The vice-captain raised his heavy eyelids and glanced at the semi-automatic navigation device." Brother Wang, we're about 40 kilometers away from the Three Gorge Ship Lock." I heard that there are already hundreds of ships waiting. I wonder when we'll be able to pass the gate."
"Brother Li, why do you care? Looks like we can't get through before the fifth day. These foreigners don't understand Chinese New Year at all. They're crazy again during Chinese New Year. Come, have a few more drinks with me. Let's treat today as a new year."
At this moment, a young girl in her twenties came in with two bottles of white wine. She asked with a smile if it was enough. Old Wang immediately said," No need, no need. Linlin, go do your work." Lin Lin smiled and left.
"Hehe, you're happy this year. Your silly son has been single for more than 30 years, but now he has a smart and beautiful wife! Sigh! Have you settled the household registration?"
"Anhao, Anhao, I've already spent 500,000 to 600,000 on these things. After the villagers found out that Ruan Linlin was from the South, they were really f * cking greedy, asking for hundreds of thousands. In the end, I found someone in the county to run this matter. It was settled for 100,000 yuan. I was not very assured, so I specially went to investigate and it was really settled. The village knew that this matter had been settled. The village chief's wife was so angry that the village chief cursed. Haha! Lin Lin doesn't have any relatives at home, and we treasure her very much. We've left the family in her hands. If he gave birth to a fat boy next year, he probably wouldn't have any thoughts of running away.”
"That's true. She has tens of millions of assets there. She has a house, a car, money, and this boat. She's already a rich woman. Only a fool would run! Hahaha, right, you've told me this dozens of times! Let's not talk about this anymore. Sigh! Unlike my two daughters-in-law, who ask me for money every day. They can't wait to peel off two layers of my skin to find money! If it wasn't for this trip…"
"Alright, Brother Li, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's drink and watch the Spring Festival Gala. Finally, let my daughter-in-law watch the boat. Come, let's go.”
"Come, cheers." Old Li took a big gulp gloomily. She mumbled," This Spring Festival Gala is getting worse and worse. Other than singing and dancing, it's still singing and dancing."
"Yeah, it's getting less and less interesting. It's getting harder and harder to earn money. It's the world of the young."
He didn't know if it was because he was influenced by Old Li or because he drank too much. Old Wang sighed. "Brother Wang, what do you think is wrong with these foreigners? They don't charge too much or too little. They don't even care about the price. They only charge this shipment once a month. It's been almost two years, right? It takes three days to load a ship every time, and there's also some kind of equipment that they use to probe and take pictures. It's really strange what they're using it for."
"Who knows what these foreigners are up to? Maybe their big boss is a big speculator and has discovered some special value in these bamboos. They checked so strictly and even let us off the ship. However, it was also good. He could go and have fun for a few days.”
"Who knows? The price of the bamboo had more than doubled, and almost a few mountains had been cut down. The government was ready to intervene and investigate the environmental problems. There were also speculators from other places who brought in dozens of carts of bamboo from other places and bought them at the same price. What was so special about this bamboo?”。Old Li asked in confusion.
"Who cares! They can do whatever they want during the festival. I can't be bothered with them. As long as they don't lack money, they can come and drink and eat.”Old Wang changed the topic.
At this moment, five foreigners walked in from outside the cockpit. The leader was obviously a Caucasian, and the two Central Asians were from unknown countries. They prayed to the camera every day and mumbled some unknown language. There were also two Asians. Even though they spoke very standard Mandarin, Lao Wang could hear the difference in their words when they were casually speaking in a corner. In front of Lao Wang, who had traveled all over China for more than half his life, he could tell that they were not genuine Chinese people from these words. They should be Southerners. However, it was strange that they did not speak Southerners 'language to Ruan Linlin either openly or secretly. It gave off the feeling that they were not from the same country as her. However, this kind of relationship was exactly what Old Wang wanted. This kind of plain and unfamiliar feeling made him more and more satisfied with this new daughter-in-law.
Lao Wang knew that there should be two Chinese people guarding outside. These two people were very smart. They could understand what each other wanted to express with just a look or a gesture. It was just that he had never heard them speak to anyone, and they did not say a word to themselves. Old Wang gave them names. The taller ones were called "Mute Gao", and the lower ones were called "Mute Low". Each of them could understand six different languages and words. It was just that they knew English, Japanese, and Chinese (because Old Wang had seen them use it on their phones), and they were very proficient in it. He didn't know where he was at this moment, and what kind of high-tech thing he was fiddling with.
After the five of them entered, the white man greeted Old Wang and Old Li in very standard Mandarin. He asked very enthusiastically if there was enough food and wine and if they wanted to add more. It was really embarrassing to trouble you guys to wait for the new year.
Old Wang and Old Li looked at it and quickly said," No need, no need. It's enough." He even wanted the Caucasians to drink with him. The white man continued to speak in Mandarin," No, no. Just eat and drink well." This is your grandest festival. Sorry to trouble you. Happy New Year to the two elders! I wish you two a happy new year in advance!"
"Good, good, everyone is good. " Although there are still more than two hours before the New Year really arrives, we wish you all the best and wish you all the best. Congratulations for the coming year…" Lao Wang was about to say more words of blessing when he was interrupted by the white man's muttering.
"All the best, all the best, yes, all the best. It doesn't matter if I get rich or not. I like it when everything goes well. Hahahaha!" The white man slowly walked out of the cockpit. He was no longer as enthusiastic as before.
Old Wang and Old Li shook their increasingly heavy heads, wondering what was wrong with this Caucasian today. "Forget about them. Let's continue drinking. Come, try the white wine these foreigners gave us.”Old Wang thought about it and did not think too much about it. He opened a bottle of foreign white wine that was beautifully packaged and couldn't be read.
Slowly, the two of them became more and more drunk. In the end, they all fell on the table. After a while, a loud snore sounded.
A few minutes later, a girl named "Lin Lin" walked in. He looked at the two of them and called out to them softly. Then, he went forward and pushed them. After confirming that the two of them were indeed drunk and unconscious, he smiled coldly. He unbuckled his small belt buckle and took out a tiny syringe as if he was performing a magic trick. He pinched open their mouths and dripped a drop of colorless liquid into each of their mouths. He heaved a sigh of relief. Finally, he looked at the two of them, then at the cockpit. He went to the pilot's side to look at it and adjust the automatic driving data. He kept looking at the river in front of him. He didn't move at all.
The breathing of the two people behind him became softer and softer until it finally stopped. His body grew colder and colder until it was ice-cold.
Lin Lin just stood there, thinking of her hometown at the border when she was young, her family, her grandparents, and her poor grandparents. If it wasn't for the invasion of China (that was what the southerners thought), if it wasn't for the war with China. He should be around their age. They lived happily, but they died. They died under the artillery fire of China, leaving their six-year-old daughter to live with difficulty. That was her grandmother. At the end of the war, the Chinese blew up everything they could before they left. This time, Grandpa, who was hiding underground, lost his hands, and Grandma lost her legs. They lived a difficult life and suffered all the hardships in the world. They stayed by each other's side for more than ten years and finally married each other. They had her father and her second uncle. Because her second uncle was weak and sick from childhood due to malnutrition, he passed away early. Her father was accidentally injured in one leg by a landmine left behind by the Chinese Dynasty. When he was in his thirties, he took his mother, who had lost her husband for a few years, and then gave birth to her and her younger brother. Because of his disability and two little lives, her father. Her mother's life was even more difficult, and she was left with a body full of diseases.
Although she was the poorest in the village, she lived a happy life. However, good times did not last long. Her father passed away not long after he ate a fake medicine imported from China by a peddler. After burying his father, her mother passed away two days later because of her grief. That year, she was six years old and could barely remember. Her brother was only eight months old.
The sudden disaster fell on her, and her world collapsed. Her brother kept crying, and she was helpless until he no longer had the strength to cry. His body stopped moving, and all kinds of bugs crawled all over him, emitting waves of stench.
The neighbors avoided them like the plague, and the government didn't care about them. No one helped them, no one.
Three days after her mother passed away, her brother also passed away. The village chief set her house on fire, saying that there was a plague in her house. He said that no one was willing to take care of the place and that it was better to burn it down. The villagers came and added rotten wood and wet branches. With a torch, everything turned into ashes! This time, she had nothing left.
In the end, the village chief took a bottle of white wine and took a sip before spraying it all over her body. Finally, he poured it all over her body, saying that it was to disinfect her. In the end, he chased her onto an old bamboo raft and drifted down the border river. The village chief brought a few people with him for more than ten kilometers. She knew that this was to prevent her from coming back.
She looked in the direction of her home alone. It was getting further and further away until it completely disappeared. On the left was the "motherland" that everyone kept shouting! It was not a " motherland " that she could stay in. On the right was the country of the enemy who had caused her to lose everything. At that moment, she hated this place to the core. She swore to take revenge on them, including everything here…There was no more happiness there, only hatred, hatred…
She turned into a vengeful ghost to bury everything here.
Ruan Linlin quietly recalled those distant memories. It was as if it had happened yesterday! Now, she was looking at the river calmly. It was as if he could see the unchangeable future. She was a ghost, a ghost filled with hatred!
Revenge was the only obsession in her heart!
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