Chapter 87
The dirt road close to the jungle between Lunuk and Tuikano made Zhang Lisheng realize how bumpy Lunuk City's roads were . It was akin to sitting in a rumbling raft, but he didn't mind that and admired the dense jungle's ecology along the way . The speed would never go more than 15 kilometers per hour . The bumpy ride felt like it was a worn out bus that was going to collapse anytime .
The iguanas, veiled chameleons, prehensile-tailed skinks and more that were resting by the road were forsaken… Zhang Lisheng spent more than three hours to finally get back to Paradise Hotel, after being away for the whole day .
The bill came up to $1,300 . It was more expensive than traveling around America on the Greyhound Line . After getting off the car, Zhang Lisheng withdrew some money for payment . The first thing he did after that was to go to the hotel's front desk to ask if they offered a GPS rental service . He planned to be 'independent' everywhere he went in Tatetutu from now onwards .
"Of course we have GPS rental service, there are two types which is a professional one and for travel . Which one…" While the hotel's front desk attendant was answering Zhang Lisheng's question with a smile, a lady's voice could be heard far away, seemingly discontented . "Zhang Lisheng, you're finally back . Do you remember you have friends who came to Tatetutu with you? It's only the third day today…"
"I'm sorry Tina, it's my fault this time, but I'm trying my best to make it up to you . I'm asking the front desk lady if they have GPS…"
"Walter has prepared it for you last night . Eh? `hat's that on your palm? Are you hurt?" Tina saw the colorful gauze on his hand as she walked closer and asked in panic .
"No, it's something interesting that I bought in Lunuk . The seller said that he got it from the supernatural dimension . Its form can be changed as one wishes and can be stuck on the body…" Zhang Lisheng removed the jelly gem from his palm as he spoke and pulled it as if he would never be bored from playing with it . He tied it around his wrist casually .
"Are you a kid?" Tina had zero interest in the little toy on Zhang Lisheng's hand and said while lowering her voice, "We might go into the jungle tomorrow…"
"It's much earlier than I imagined . It seems like the overbearing Captain Hatton's appearance backfired . Before we depart, I thought we would stay at the hotel for at least a week . I thought Trish would drag you guys along to die with her when she finally can't wait any longer…"
"Can you not be so mean since you're going with us?"
"I'm sorry . Sometimes the truth's depressing . "
Tina glared at Zhang Lisheng fiercely . "In reality, Hatton's behavior was not the factor that caused such a sudden departure . Mr . Tubalin who appeared yesterday afternoon was another factor . It's hard to imagine that there's such a cultured old man who is a jungle native with an extraordinarily wide range of knowledge . At the beginning of the 70s, he only spent three years to achieve a Ph . D . at Cambridge University . Just when he was going to shine in the physics world, there was a great plague in Tatetutu that broke out of nowhere with at least 10,000 casualties . The incident affected him greatly . Back in that generation, the scientists did not emphasize on humanitarianism as they do now . Seeing that the suffering of the people of his own kind didn't spark any attention to those top international biology labs, he changed his course to biomedical science and obtained his second doctorate .
"Trish's high fever didn't get any better yesterday, so the hotel doctor recommended us to look for this Professor Tubalin who had just come back from a jungle expedition…"
Zhang Lisheng found out from Tina's naggy description which was filled with respect that Trish's high fever could not go away after he left . Tina and Sheila took the Paradise Hotel's doctor's suggestion to get help from a native old man who possessed a double doctorate in fundamental physics and biomedical science which did not match .
The old man used magical herbal powder to heal Trish's high fever like a piece of cake . He accepted the invitation to have dinner with Trish . As they spent time together, his wide-range of knowledge and high EQ, as well as chivalry, won the young people over . After learning about Trish's reason to come to Tatetutu, he forcefully recommended these young people a group of reliable guides after his failed attempt to stop them from going .
"We'll have lunch with those guides this afternoon . I heard from Mr . Tubalin that they were born as jungle natives . They've been working as guides for more than ten years, plus they're powerful in Tuikano . They could find out who brought Henry and Henrick to the jungle adventure easily and analyze their route then . . "
"Then they'll bring you guys to piles of animal feces… I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that . . . but don't you think what you've just told me sounded ridiculous?"
Tina fell into silence for a moment . "Then do you have any other solution?"
"No . "
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