Chapter 2: Survival(1/2)
The reflected man looks about twenty years old, with three-dimensional facial features and sharp edges, a typical Jagao face.
But Yu Renjie is not from Jiagao at all!
The most important...and weirdest thing is...the Jagao people are a fictional race in myths and legends!
As an occult enthusiast, he has some understanding of this race and has seen related pictures.
'What's going on?!'
‘How is this possible!!!’
For fear of being discovered, he did not dare to make any more moves. This strange cart was surrounded by metal baffles that were higher than a person's head. Apart from the tall back, nothing else could be seen for the time being.
The tarpaulin gradually covered Renjie's entire face amid the bumps of the cart.
Everything is so natural.
Joseph and Pine were chatting lively in front, discussing how to spend the wealth they were about to acquire. Yu Renjie started thinking quickly in his mind.
He finally understood why his skin had turned white before.
'It can't be plastic surgery! There is no need or reason for such a huge project.'
'I seem to have been fished out of the river by that guy named Pine, and I can confirm that they are "walkers". From this point of view... there is only one most absurd and impossible possibility...'
‘Rebirth through time!!!’
Thinking of this, Yu Renjie couldn't help but feel a little complicated, and most of the previous doubts were suddenly solved.
A language that is completely unfamiliar but understandable, and a lot of strange nouns that I don’t understand at all.
'I should have inherited some of this body's memories.'
The reason why he judged this was because apart from understanding the language here, Yu Renjie had no memory of this world or this body at all.
Obviously, his "inheritance" was not perfect.
'It's not necessarily time travel, maybe it's just the soul being reborn in a strange country.'
It was daytime now, and he still remembered that the sky he saw just now was no different from the sky he had seen before.
However, Yu Renjie knew in his heart that this possibility was extremely low.
Because of the special nature of his work, he has traveled to more than 90% of the countries and regions in the world and has mastered all conventional languages as well as more than a dozen idiosyncratic ancient languages.
Therefore, there are almost no countries and regions that he does not know.
But from the conversation between the two people just now, Yu Renjie could tell that he didn't understand the place he was in at all.
‘I wonder if the moon at night will be red.’ Suddenly, such an inexplicable idea came to his mind.
When he thought that the previous owner of this body was most likely poisoned to death, Yu Renjie had an illusion of "wonderful fate" because he himself was also poisoned to death.
He poisoned himself to death.
'Man, we are quite destined.'
He complained silently in his heart.
‘Could it be that today is April 1st here?’
His thoughts were racing for just a short moment, but Yu Renjie immediately calmed down again.
Regardless of whether his soul was reborn or traveled through time, his heart actually did not fluctuate much.
This is a character developed over many years of career.
If I have to say it, it is nothing more than the joy of having the symptoms of an "incurable disease" disappear. For him now, there is nothing more precious than health.
By recording his weak heartbeat, Yu Renjie knew that about a quarter of an hour had passed, and by this time, he had completely taken control of this body.
Based on his intuition and some small experiments, he can be sure that his current body is very healthy. As for the toxins that may have existed before, they must have disappeared.
But now, the situation he faces is still grim.
Because, he is being "trafficked".
Yu Renjie didn't think that the seller or buyer would "kindly" let him go just because of his resurrection.
He believes that this kind of behavior is a serious crime wherever it is, so it should not be done recklessly.
And it is certain that these three guys are most likely gang members, and the buyer they call a "hidden cult" doesn't sound like a good person.
'These three people are definitely carrying weapons, and may even have guns. I can't be reckless. I will keep it like this for now. If the buyer and seller are really ready for a bloody inspection, then they will have no choice but to give it a try!'
'Now! You must be patient!'
Yu Renjie quickly made several plans for himself in his mind, silently adjusting his breathing to keep his body in peak condition, and at the same time controlling his heartbeat and breathing.
Although there was only a layer of tarpaulin covering his body, he didn't feel cold at all. Thinking back to the back figure he saw just now, Yu Renjie thought silently in his heart:
'It should be...summer...right?'
Getting out of the current predicament is the first thing he needs to do.
It was very quiet along the way, with only the chatter of Joseph and Pine lingering. Presumably, this kind of activity would definitely not be carried out in a busy city.
As for the guy pulling the cart, he never said a word along the way.
Yu Renjie obtained a lot of information from the conversation between the two, but most of the content was half-understood, or he did not understand the meaning at all. This made him more and more certain that the probability of him traveling through time was extremely high.
And we are in an unknown world.
...
Suddenly, the cart stopped.
"Pine, you stay here and I'll go in and trade with them."
"No problem!" Pine replied cheerfully, his tone full of excitement.
"They..." Yu Renjie grasped the key information and felt a little complicated.
The trolley immediately made a "click, click, click" sound, and immediately, Yu Renjie clearly felt a crowded...squeezing feeling.
The cart was slowly narrowing, and the two corpses next to him finally fell on top of him, and his position changed from the middle to the bottom.
"Dudu dididi!"
It seems to be the sound of a key being pressed.
"Bang!"
The cart shook for a moment, as if it had crossed a low hurdle. The loud footsteps of pulling the cart sounded again, and the surrounding area suddenly darkened.
Yu Renjie knew that he should have entered the room.
'It depends on how they trade. If it is safe for you, then wait until the three sellers leave first.'
The light was getting darker and darker, and Yu Renjie felt that his head was falling forward. This was because the scooter was going downhill.
'Is it a secret underground transaction? It fits the situation quite well.'
As the light dimmed, the smell became stronger. A disgusting odor passed through the tarpaulin and rushed into Yu Renjie's nostrils.
'This is rancid, this is the smell of rotting meat.'
He was very familiar with this smell.
Time passed minute by minute, Yu Renjie waited quietly...
"Crunch!"
The wooden door that seemed to be rotten and heavy was slowly pushed open, and a stronger odor stimulated his sense of smell.
"Ahem..." Joseph coughed and walked in first.
"Open it, inspect the goods first and then pay." The voice in the room was as dull as a stone pressed on the throat, without any nonsense.
"Don't worry, our Hyena Gang always pays attention to credibility." Joseph moved out of his backstage, wanting to highlight his credibility.
‘His boss will not get any benefit from this.’ Yu Renjie complained in his heart.
The dull voice didn't speak again, and with a "swish" sound, the tarpaulin was completely lifted.
Yu Renjie closed his eyes and controlled his breathing and heartbeat to a minimum, just like a real corpse.
"Bring them all out." A dull voice spoke with an unquestionable command.
At this time, the footsteps of another person walking towards the cart were heard in the room. He was just like a ghost, silent and silent.
With a sound like the friction of coarse cloth, the top body was taken away, and Yu Renjie instantly felt that most of the pressure on his body was relieved.
"Well, no problem." The dull voice spoke again, followed by a "pop" sound, and the body was obviously thrown to the ground.
As the second body was taken away, Yu Renjie was completely exposed.
"Yeah." The dull voice only uttered a simple word, followed immediately by the familiar "Pa~".
Suddenly! A pair of hands as cold as corpses reached under his back, and Yu Renjie was ready to fight back at any time.
Yu Renjie is a living person. Although he is holding his breath at the moment, he still has a slight temperature, which may expose him in advance!
Fortunately, his back, which had been pressed against the metal plate, remained cold. A pair of frozen hands supported his body, moving in a certain direction like a princess hug, and then stopped.
To be continued...