* Peer *
Jacob was a very angry middle-aged man and he left somewhat angry, given that he had wasted an hour at the police station giving his statement.
How come he didn't hit them when he fired?!
Jacob thought as he drove all the way to Hoover Dam intending to teach the Bonnie and Clyde a lesson.
The speed of the car was faster than that of the cruise ship, and after two hours, he arrived at his destination.
However, he waited at Hoover Dam for a full hour and did not wait for the two men to arrive in their boat.
It was getting hotter and hotter, and the neighborhood was sparsely populated, and Jacob was waiting stupidly here, not having eaten lunch, and he couldn't help but become more and more agitated and even have serious self-doubts.
So when Bonnie and Clyde say they'll dock at Hoover Dam, do they really dock at Hoover Dam?
How could there be such a stupid thief?
Or was it…stupid, but it was actually him?
Jacob immediately felt furious at the thought of this. He slammed the steering wheel angrily, and the car suddenly let out a loud whistle. He felt like he had been played." Damn it!"
The vehicle was restarted and Jacob immediately turned back. Since Hoover Dam divided the Colorado River into two parts, they could only abandon the ship early in the previous shoal.
Jacob then drove back along Lake Mead, furiously checking every possible shoal.
Finally, he found his boat in one of the shoals farthest from Hoover Dam.
Jacob rushed up angrily with his gun, and sure enough, there was no one in the boat, and the couple had gone somewhere.
Suddenly, Jacob's gaze paused, and he keenly caught a flash of light on the chair inside the ship.
Puzzled, he walked forward and raised the item in front of his eyes. Only then did he see the words on the package.
"Fragrance and crispness are all in the Knotted Crackers."
There was a black ink print under the words on the package, and one could vaguely see the marks of the pen tip forcefully carving on the plastic paper." Sorry."
There was a thousand dollars in the bag.
“……”
Jacob's face turned red. He stuffed the money into his pocket and tore the package and the note into pieces in anger.
However, after a moment, Jacob, who had calmed down, remembered how much he hated those uneducated tourists who littered the trash. He had no choice but to pinch his nose and pick up the pieces of trash that he had torn apart piece by piece with a flushed face.
As he picked them up, he cursed," This damned couple of Thieves and Clyde, don't let me meet them again!"
……
It was almost two o'clock in the afternoon when Bonnie and Clyde got off the boat. It was the hottest time of the day. After absorbing heat for a long time, the earth finally released it at this time. Like a steamer, it quickly evaporated the water.
They had no means of transportation, so they could only set foot on the sparsely populated dry land again under the scorching sun.
Although it lacks the marvellous wonders of the Colorado Canyon, it still has undulating rocks and slopes.
Lu Jia was about to go crazy from the heat. She thought that she had walked for at least an hour, but after asking Phoenix, she knew that they had only walked for fifteen minutes.
She held their common military kettle, which was the only half bottle of purified water they had left. She did not dare to drink too much.
Before Phoenix left, she had the foresight to fill a bottle of Colorado River water with the leftover plastic bottle she had drunk. Although she had taken the supernatant, the color and condition were still worrying.
She might as well die of thirst if she was asked to drink river water.
So she even put on her cap to try to reduce the evaporation of sweat, but always felt hotter, not only sweating, but also buzzing head.
She looked at Phoenix with difficulty and was about to collapse.
"How long do we have to go?"
Lu Jia's throat was so dry that it was about to smoke, and her voice was as soft as a mosquito.
She suspected very much that Phoenix would have left her without mercy if she hadn't needed her quick sense of direction.
Phoenix stopped and turned around to look at her. Lu Jia, who was about to lose consciousness, was just walking hard. She bumped her head into his sturdy backpack.
He didn't know if it was out of guilt or because Lu Jia was too slow, but he suddenly took off the big bag on his back and carried it in front of him. He squatted down with his back facing her and extended his hands backward.
"Come up."
Phoenix sighed.
"We'll have to try our luck on the nearest highway as soon as possible and see if we can get a ride."
Lu Jia couldn't care less about what he was thinking. She subconsciously felt that it would be good if Phoenix abandoned her. However, she was afraid that she would die of thirst under the scorching sun first, so she could only obey helplessly.
She lay carefully on Phoenix's back, her hands around his neck, her legs tightly resting on his waist. Phoenix's hands nimbly circled her legs and lifted her up with his wrists in a very gentlemanly manner.
However, Lu Jia couldn't care less about this at this time because she realized that in the already hot weather, although he was wearing thick clothes, his chest that was close to Phoenix seemed to be on fire. At the same time, he walked deeper and shallower, which made Lu Jia even more uneasy.
... his back was burning.
Not only that, but it was also exceptionally sturdy. Lu Jia felt uncomfortable lying on it.
She felt uncomfortable in other places besides her chest, but she couldn't explain why.
She was clearly being carried on someone's back, but in the end, her already exhausted physical strength was actually draining faster and faster, and her entire body was weak.
Lu Jia didn't know what was wrong with her. She buried her head deep in his sweaty neck and tried her best to drive away the abnormality in her body.
It must have been because this scumbag man was deliberately hitting her to make her feel bad.
……
Phoenix was a strong and professionally trained man. Compared to the speed of the two of them walking together, carrying Lu Jia was actually much faster than before.
He walked along the inside of the small road, and although there was little vegetation, he could notice the passing traffic in time without being easily spotted by the Indian who might come looking for them.
Perhaps it was because Phoenix paid attention to walking in the shadows. Even though there weren't many shadows, Lu Jia's condition was still much better. She gradually mapped the nearby terrain with the maps she had seen before. As if she had thought of something, she suddenly spoke.
" I remember this place…We should be able to get to the main road faster if we pass through here. The possibility of encountering cars will be higher."
She pointed to a gentle valley between two distant ridges, but even that valley was steeper than where they were now.
Phoenix followed where she was pointing and frowned." Are you sure? This is not an easy place for you to walk."
Lu Jia turned her head and looked at Phoenix's side profile. She was suddenly a little unhappy." I feel much better. Put me down!" It's not easy for you to carry me on your back."
The breath of her words just happened to fall on his ears, but Lu Jia herself didn't notice it.
“……”
Phoenix turned to look at Lu Jia and suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?"
He suddenly lifted Lu Jia up heavily behind him. Amidst her surprised and angry screams, he carried Lu Jia behind him in a more stable posture and said indifferently," You're thinking too much."
As he spoke, he slowly walked in the direction Lu Jia pointed at.
The undulating crimson boulders continued to rise in front of him. Fortunately, the geology here was very special. There were obvious rock layers on the surface of the Colorado Grand Canyon. The layers were clear, but they were slightly inclined. It was still easy to walk.
However, at the end, there were huge rocks stacked in the valley, and the undulations became larger. It was already to the point where she needed both hands to climb. Phoenix finally agreed to put Lu Jia down and let her walk by herself.
Phoenix walked high up and occasionally turned around to extend her hand to Lu Jia. Lu Jia knew her own abilities, and she was still wearing larger hiking shoes. She didn't hesitate and grabbed Phoenix's hand.
The man's hands were stained with dust from climbing, dry and rough. Lu Jia didn't know why, but the skin on her palm suddenly felt itchy and trembling when she held him tightly.
His arms exerted strength, and his muscles tensed up. Lu Jia's legs kicked at the same time, and she easily climbed up.
However, Phoenix was too strong, and Lu Jia lost her balance for a moment. She almost fell into his arms.
Fortunately, he managed to hold onto Lu Jia in time, so he didn't fall on the steep path.
Lu Jia felt awkward for a moment, especially when the two of them were relatively silent. Facing the barren scenery and the pristine beauty of the land, she couldn't help but want to say something.
"If we hitch a ride, will we be exposed?"
"It's very possible, but we can't really walk out of this place on our own feet."
" Oh..." Lu Jia dragged her tone and thought for a while in distress." Then, shouldn't we think of some way to reduce the suspicion between us? After all... with your current sorry state, needless to say, anyone would think... that you're a bad person."
As she spoke, Lu Jia felt that she had overestimated herself. After climbing a few stones, she began to pant and almost died.
After spending the night in the wild, Lu Jia was fine, but Phoenix's chin was already showing green stubble. He pulled her up while glancing at her indifferently." Stop talking for now."
However, Lu Jia shook her head. At this moment, they had already reached the highest point of the valley. The main road in the distance was close at hand. As they were talking, a car drove past.
If you don't get your confession right in advance, you're likely to be exposed.
Luka had suffered so much that she didn't want to fall here.
Phoenix followed her gaze and understood. While supporting her, he said," If you really mind, just say that we're a couple on foot. Our car broke down deep in the canyon and we can only rely on our legs to find help."
Couples?
Lu Jia panted heavily, but she still couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and ask," I heard that... Caucasian men who like to choose Asian women, more or less... have some Yellow Fever①."
"So…you want to play such a not very positive…role?"
Phoenix took out the climbing rope from his bag and fixed it to the seemingly unshakable boulder on the side. He planned to use the power of the climbing rope to descend the slope faster and safer.
He tied the knot around Lu Jia's body in a way that Lu Jia couldn't understand. At the same time, he looked up at her expressionlessly with his deep grayish-blue eyes.
"If I choose an Asian girl, it has nothing to do with her race. It's only because…she's her."
At the same time as he finished speaking, the knot tightened, and Leruca almost died.
"Let's go."
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