Chapter 51 Teacher, I'm Here
The path leading to Lushui County that the old man pointed out was a truly narrow path, with half-human-high weeds densely covered on both sides. In the darkness that was so deep that it almost became solid, it presented an indescribable sense of horror.
Yunshang Province is an underdeveloped area after all, and in non-urban areas, you can hardly see large areas of lights at night. And the area where the trail is located can no longer be considered a non-urban area, but a complete wilderness.
"Uncle, is there a base station in your county?" Looking at the darkness where the path extended, he couldn't help feeling a little scared. If he could contact the company, he could stay in this small county town for a night with peace of mind.
During the bumpy ride on the donkey cart, Xu Cang felt more and more regretful, but the situation was difficult to back out of, and Xu Cang needed a reason to give up.
"Base station, what is that?" For the old man, the term base station was obviously beyond his knowledge.
So Xu Cang changed the topic and took out his cell phone to show it to the old man: "Is there anyone in your county who uses this to make calls?"
After hearing this, the old man understood and immediately said, "Yes, yes!"
Xu Cang's eyes lit up. Someone was using a mobile phone to make a call in the county town, which meant there was a signal.
"Uncle, let's go in first." Xu Cang couldn't wait to enter the city .
"You're not leaving?" The old man said with a smile, "I was wondering why you were walking in the wild in the dark. It's so dangerous."
As he spoke, the old man drove the donkey cart and led Xu Cang into the county town.
Xu Cang followed the car and when he was about to enter the city, he took out his phone to check the signal. However, in the dark night, the light from the phone screen made Xu Cang squint instinctively. When Xu Cang got used to the light, the first thing that caught his eye was not the signal bar, but the family portrait wallpaper he had set up with his father and mother.
Suddenly, Xu Cang stopped and stared at the wallpaper on his phone in a daze.
The old man drove for a while, turned around and saw that Xu Cang had not caught up, so he shouted to him, "Kid, what's wrong?"
Xu Cang did not answer immediately. He turned around and looked at the narrow path behind him. He put his phone in his pocket, lowered his head and remained silent for a while before saying to the old man, "Uncle, I am not going to the county town. I am still going to Lushui."
When the old man heard this, he slapped his thigh and said, "Why don't you listen to me, kid? Aren't you afraid?"
"I'm scared! But I still want to go there!" Xu Cang wiped his eyes. Who wouldn't be scared when Mahakala wandered in the wild? But he was more afraid of losing his loved ones! God gave him a chance to start over, but that didn't mean there would be another chance.
He said that there were many difficulties to be faced and he could no longer entertain the idea of making excuses.
The old man sat on the donkey cart in silence for a long time. Suddenly, he jumped off the donkey cart and seemed to be holding something in his hand. When he got closer, Xu Cang realized that it was a dagger.
The old man put the dagger into Xu Cang's hand and said earnestly, "Kid, are you hiding something in your heart?"
Xu Cang did not refuse, but he did not answer the old man's question either. There were some things he did not want to tell others.
The old man had no intention of asking about Xu Cang's privacy. He just looked at Xu Cang deeply and said, "Just keep walking along that road. When you see the light, you will have arrived."
Xu Cang put away the dagger and took a deep breath, as if the pressure on his back had made him unable to breathe. In the past, he did not have the awareness of burning his boats, but now he should understand what it means to survive from death.
As the saying goes, it is easy to change the country, but difficult to change one's nature. It is undeniable that Xu Cang's talent is terrifyingly high, so even after he was kicked out of the flight position of Blue Sky Airlines in his previous life, he still broke out of the 121st Department by relying on the general aviation route.
He is truly a child of destiny, so he is ignorant of the sufferings of the world. But now he must know, and he must break it down, crush it, and taste it carefully.
He didn't say anything else, but turned resolutely and walked towards the trail like a lone brave man.
The old man just watched as Xu Cang's background slowly merged into the watery darkness and finally disappeared. Xu Cang's pace was not fast, but it was extremely firm.
People always have to go through some things before they can change!
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At 5:50 the next morning, at the entrance of the small hotel where the crew was staying.
The captain on duty, Mo Shangyun, was dressed neatly, followed by the first co-pilot, the second co-pilot who had removed his tie and epaulettes, and a group of cabin crew.
There was a minibus parked at the entrance of the hotel, which was the bus that was responsible for sending the crew to the security checkpoint of Lushui Airport. According to the plan, the departure time was 6 o'clock in the morning, but when the departure time approached, the second co-pilot that the operation control said would be replaced still did not show up.
When he came out in the morning, he specifically asked the hotel front desk, and was informed that no one claiming to be from Blue Sky Airlines checked into the hotel last night. Afterwards, Mo Shangyun called the company's operations control, and was informed that the second co-pilot had not yet been contacted, as if this person had evaporated from the face of the earth.
The first officer knew that the company had sent a second officer, but when the train was about to depart, he still hadn't shown up. He didn't know whether the company had stood them up or the second officer had stood them up.
Seeing that there were only three minutes left, the first co-pilot couldn't help but walked to Mo Shangyun and said, "Instructor, what if the people haven't arrived by six o'clock?"
"What else can we do if we don't have enough people?" Mo Shangyun said expressionlessly, "If no one shows up by six o'clock, let's go back to sleep."
As he spoke, Mo Shangyun glanced at his watch: "Two minutes left!"
The first co-pilot and the second co-pilot who could no longer fly could hear the anger in Mo Shangyun's calm tone, and they shut their mouths tactfully, while the crew members farther away were yawning. Many of them felt that they would not have to make up for the shift the next day until they went to bed last night, so everyone was not in a good mood.
Two minutes passed quickly, and when the hands on his watch pointed to six o'clock, he waved to the crew and said, "Go back and rest. We are not flying today."
Then he glanced at the two co-pilots and said, "You guys go in too. I'll call the operations control department to tell them the situation."
"Oh." The two co-pilots dared not disobey and followed the crew back into the hotel.
After everyone went in, Mo Shangyun's face turned pale and he dialed the operations control number.
Soon, the call was connected, and Mo Shangyun shouted first: "Where is the person you mentioned? You sent someone over, but now the person is nowhere to be found. Are you kidding me?"
Before the operation control department could explain, a weak voice suddenly rang in Mo Shangyun's ears: "Teacher, I'm here!"
