Chapter 86: 86
"It's my pleasure to provide my services . Let's go, my customer . " Hearing that Zhang Lisheng agreed to buy the jelly gem, the native young man ran out of the store barefooted to the attached mud hut not far away . He strenuously pushed out a worn out three-wheeled motorcycle that was almost as tall as him . He stepped on the motorcycle's engine with all of his might . 'Rrr…', the native young man shouted in the midst of the rumbling noise, "Get up sir, let's go . "
"I hope you have your driver's license," Zhang Lisheng mumbled in the dark and went into the motorcycle's side bucket . The motorcycle started moving in a wobbly manner, though it was gradually getting faster . It dashed forward on the bumpy streets with potholes . Some ten minutes later, the motorcycle parked relatively far from a brightly lit hotel .
The young man looked at the hotel; there was indescribable fondness sparkling in his eyes, "Sir, that's the Grand Forest Hotel . The hotel head said that we can't go to such a place, you can only walk there yourself and deliver me the money later . I'll be waiting for you here . "
Zhang Lisheng had just found out that civilizations did not mix with the wild, thanks to the Tatetutu locals . There was a clear division between the two .
"Don't worry, I'll come back as soon as I can . " He went off the motorcycle bucket and walked to the hotel far away with big steps . The 300-meter difference gave Zhang Lisheng the feeling that he had returned to civilization . The attendants standing at the Grand Forest Hotel's entrance ignored Zhang Lisheng who looked filthy . They were serving him courteously .
It was the Amazon, many tourists who stayed there would come back looking messy after their adventure . There was an ATM machine in the hotel . After Zhang Lisheng got himself a room . He then withdrew some money and went back to deliver it to the native young when suddenly, 'chirp chirp chirp…', his phone in his backpack began ringing .
The questioning would come anyway . He looked at the screen and picked up his phone . He said directly without bothering if what he was going to say didn't make any sense, "I'm sorry Tina, I'm no longer in Tuikano now . I went for a walk this afternoon and went onto a big bus by accident . I didn't expect to come all the way to Lunuk City . But don't worry, I'll get back to Paradise Hotel by tomorrow…"
Tina who wanted to ask Zhang Lisheng to dinner was stunned for a while before asking, "Lunuk, where's that?"
"I'm not too sure . I only know it's approximately 100 kilometers away from Tuikano . Okay, my phone's running out of battery soon . We'll talk more tomorrow when we meet . " Zhang Lisheng then hung up the call quickly .
Tina who sat at a round table in Paradise Hotel's Western restaurant put down her phone while looking lost . "Lisheng said he went onto a big bus unintentionally when he was taking a walk this afternoon . He has left Tuikano and he's in a city called Lunuk, he'll only be back tomorrow . "
"Don't worry, Ms . Tina . Lunuk is a bustling city 120 kilometers on Tuikano's west . Of course, it's only bustling in Tatetutu standards . Most of the residents came from the gatherer tribes Yekadidu and Mexilinlin . It has a simple culture and the safety's great there . There are buses straight to Tuikano every Tuesday and Thursday…" Seeing Tina's worried expression, an old man with white hair and beard who wore an old, gray suit that sat across her comforted her caringly .
He looked like a native, but his charisma was completely different from those jungle natives . The terms wise and knowledgeable seemed to have been imprinted in his high, skinny cheekbones . He had the calmness of an old fashioned gentleman, he gave a feeling that he was highly educated no matter what he did .
"Buses that go straight to Tuikano only appear every Tuesday and Thursday . That means there are no buses today, Professor Tubalin . " Shittu who was sitting beside suddenly said loudly and indignantly, "That Zhang Lisheng's lying, I wonder where he's fooling around now…"
"Shut up Shittu . " Noticing Tina's expression that was still concerned, Sheila grabbed onto her boyfriend and said softly .
"Oh, maybe I got it wrong, or maybe there's a bus operating on Monday coming to Tuikano from Lunuk . After all, it's been half a year since I went into the jungle this time . Many things have changed," Tubalin said apologetically, realizing he said something wrong .
"I can't believe that you defended a brat that you've never met before . Professor Tubalin, you're such a gentleman . I can't imagine that you're from Tatetutu… I mean, your charisma and demeanor makes one think… think…"
"Young man, it seems like you have some stereotypes on our Tatetutu . But it's okay, it's just like how the British sent its convicts to America 300 years ago, where the poor were begging to survive . Although my country's poor and low right now, I believe it will catch up to the other countries' pace on this planet one day . By then, nobody will look down on it . I believe this will happen in the near future . I went out of the country to study at Cambridge University 45 years ago because of this goal," Tubalin looked at Shittu while smiling and said in pride .
Compared to those patriots who would fight or even curse whenever they heard negative comments, people who were rational and respectable would be undoubtedly more convincing . Hearing what he said, Shittu, whose character was rude, stood up in a formal manner and bowed, "I'm gravely embarrassed of what I've done, Professor Tubalin . Compared to you, I'm more like an uncivilized barbarian . Please forgive me . "
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