Rebirth 2010, the best

Chapter 71 Shigatse

At noon, Lu Yao returned to Xu Ruochu's house with a suitcase.

And got the address of the place we were going to this time.

Shigatse.

Hearing the name of this place, he became even more dazed.

Lu Yao was actually not unfamiliar with southern Tibet...or to be more precise, he was quite unfamiliar with LS, but was extremely familiar with Shigatse.

As for the reason...it's also very simple.

As a researcher under China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, he also travels frequently.

And the places we go to are places that cannot be marked on the map.

Shigatse is one of them.

Who made the "airport" there?

Speaking of which, there is a very interesting "person" in Shigatse.

The reason why it's interesting is that... that person is a spy, or at least someone who is engaged in espionage activities.

And the kind that is well known.

First of all, there is an intersection on the outskirts of Shigatse. To the east of the intersection is a certain field, and to the west is a certain nuclear field.

Whether it is researchers like Lu Yao or other people, if they want to go to these two places, they have to pass through this intersection.

And at the intersection, there will be a watermelon stall.

You know, that place is a place where there is no village in front and no shop behind, but there is a watermelon stall there all year round.

The owner of the watermelon stall actually had a similar attitude towards selling watermelons as the man Liu Huaqiang met.

Do you like to buy it or not.

But he is there all year round, rain or shine.

He was there when Lu Yao first went to Shigatse in 16. He was also there when he went there before his rebirth.

According to some local friends, this man has been selling melons at the intersection for many years.

And everyone knows his identity.

When Lu Yao first heard it, he wondered why they didn't arrest him.

Then he got an explanation from his friend:
"Why do we need to arrest him? He doesn't enter the airport, he just observes the takeoffs and landings of planes every day. Not only can we not get anything useful from this kind of person, but we can also use his information for strategic deterrence. His propaganda role is much greater than ours."

Lu Yao almost doubted his life after listening to it.

But some things are just so wonderful. That place is vast and sparsely populated, with strong defenses and clear plains. Any high-tech equipment will be discovered if it is taken out.

So this melon farmer can only rely on his naked eyes to observe every day.

What you see with your naked eyes is just what others want you to see.

Thus, in a nearly balanced state, both sides get what they need.

It was just like when he went to Dalian, the people at the shipyard pointed to a high-rise building next to the shipyard and told them with a smile: "There are at least a hundred devices facing us there."

Show you what we want to show you.

The more you watch, the less courageous you become.

The more fearful you become.

Even despair.

When the water is too clear, there will be no fish. This wisdom of our ancestors is true.

With a bit of nostalgic emotion, he loaded the three people's suitcases into the car.

When I was about to go upstairs to ask when they were leaving, I found that Hu Li and Xu Ruochu had already gone downstairs.

To be honest, this was the first time he saw a female president wearing such outdoor equipment for long-distance travel.

You know what...it has a unique flavor.

"Let's go. Have you finished talking to your family?"

"I already told you."

"it is good."

Xu Ruochu nodded, Lu Yao got in the car, and drove the two of them towards the airport.

The two were quite silent along the way.

I don’t know if the two of them had already communicated about the death of their pet “Bubu” after I left.

In short, it was completely silent.

But to be honest, Lu Yao discovered that Xu Ruochu was reliable.

I think... no matter who you are, if you have a friend who can always stay by your side when you are sad or upset, and who will agree to whatever you say and do, then that person will definitely feel warm in his heart, right?
Whenever you are sad, I'm there for you.

Then everything is OK.

You say let’s go, OK.

Whatever you say, it's OK.

tsk...

It's so rare to be friends to this extent.

In silence along the way, the car arrived at the airport, but Xu Ruochu pointed to the VIP entrance and said:
"Go that way."

Lu Yao thought it couldn’t be another private plane...and it turned out to be.

The Maybach entered the VIP entrance unimpeded. Then, Xu Ruochu took the lead and passed the security check in the waiting hall. The three of them got on the shuttle bus. After walking for a distance, Lu Yao saw a plane that did not have the name of any airline on it.

That's where the shuttle bus's destination is.

He wondered if the plane was rented or...hers?
Or hers?
He didn't ask, but after boarding the plane, judging from the beautiful stewardess's address of "Miss Xu" and the pair of black slippers that Xu Ruochu changed into, she was really not unfamiliar with this plane...

Even the drinks were picked up by her.

He took out a drink from a cabinet and handed it to Lu Yao and Hu Li.

Now, Lu Yao had the answer in his heart.

At this moment, he was sitting obediently in the extremely comfortable seat, looking at the busy stewardess... and then looking at the silent Hu Li and the dazed female president next to him.

I sighed...

It’s my first time riding on a private jet.

I gave away my first time just like that.

Soon, everything will be ready.

With the chief flight attendant's attentive and polite smile, the plane drove into the runway and soared into the sky.

Into the clouds.

……

To be honest, he felt quite comfortable on this private jet.

Because he discovered the massage function of his seat.

After opening it, I closed my eyes directly.

I don't know when I fell asleep, but when I woke up again, the plane had already landed on the runway.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar skyline of LS Airport, he subconsciously compared the time.

A three-hour civil flight can be shortened by one hour on a private jet.

Turning his head, Xu Ruochu seemed to have just woken up from his sleep, while Hu Li was looking out the window... I don't know if it was just like this or if it was the same as always.

Soon, the plane stopped.

The group got off the plane.

Lu Yao’s first impression of this journey was the sweet smiles on the faces of the three flight attendants when they looked at him.

Tsk.

Not to mention...

After all, she is a flight attendant.

She has to be a flight attendant.

After getting off the plane, Lu Yao felt a little uncomfortable with the thin air.

However, the physiological functions of an 18-year-old's body are extremely strong. Although he still panted a little after a little activity, such as going down the stairs, he quickly adapted.

After waiting for the ground staff to move their luggage, the three people who were still in Shanghai in the morning now officially set foot on the land of southern Tibet, which is known as the purest land.

Less than ten minutes later, Lu Yao saw a guy wearing a military green T-shirt, camouflage pants, and old 07 military boots.

This guy looks to be around 30 years old, with dark skin, and his arms under his short-sleeved shirt are full of... He doesn't look strong, but you can clearly feel the firm muscles that give him a sense of strength.

He was wearing a pair of big sunglasses and smiling at me.

And next to him, there was a Pajero parked.

"Coming."

He said, opening his hands.

Xu Ruochu greeted him with a smile and hugged him:
"Brother Tang, long time no see."

"Yes, it's been more than two years..."

You Tan took off his sunglasses, smiled and hugged Xu Ruochu, then looked at Hu Li.

Hu Li didn't greet him, but was greeted with the same hug and a gentle pat on the back.

Especially after taking a look at the urn in Hu Li's hand, he revealed a look with a hint of sigh.

Finally, he looked at Lu Yao.

"Hello, Brother Tan, I'm Lu Yao, Mr. Xu's assistant."

"Oh, hello."

After hearing Lu Yao's self-introduction, You Tan smiled and shook hands with him.

Lu Yao could intuitively feel the calluses on his hands.

It's rough and messy.

"Let's go, get in the car, let's go back to the county first. There are many mountains over in Shigatse, I'll take you around then. There's an engineer shovel in the car, Xiaoli, if you think it's appropriate, we'll bury Bubu."

"Well, thank you, Brother Tang."

Hu Li nodded, and You Tan opened the trunk. After he and Lu Yao loaded the luggage into the trunk, Hu Li had already sat in the passenger seat.

Seeing this, he sat directly in the back row.

The Pajero drove out of the airport smoothly without any obstruction, without even using any navigation, and headed directly towards Shigatse.

In fact, July and August are the most beautiful seasons in southern Tibet.

Before Lu Yao started working, he had always had a dream, which was to drive along the Sichuan-Tibet line.

Experience what it means to have "eyes in heaven and body in hell".

Unfortunately, there was never an opportunity. Instead, Zhang Siyuan rode his bicycle here with a few classmates when he was in his senior year.

However, the fat man did not finish the ride. After entering Sichuan, he rode through two passes and then gave up.

In his words:

"This is really not a slope for humans to ride on." He is very familiar with the line from LS Airport to Shigatse... but also not familiar, because the route is still the original route, but many of the buildings that can be used as reference have either not been built yet or have just been built.

At this time, Yutan, who was driving, spoke:
"Have you decided where to bury Bubu? Near a mountain? Or somewhere with more grass? Or..."

"I have no idea."

Hu Li, who had been silent all the way, spoke for the first time.

Looking at the distant skyline, she spoke in a low voice, hoarser than ever:
"I do not know."

She repeated it twice.

"Then let's go and see."

Yutan said, looking at the good road conditions here, and immediately started the engine at high horsepower.

Lu Yao, who was sitting behind You Tan, looked at Hu Li's profile... especially her eyes that seemed a little bewildered, and her lips moved...

But in the end, he chose to remain silent.

Actually...he knows a good place.

Just to the south of Shigatse, there is a very small "co". The locals call it Dalguo Co, which means water from the snow mountains.

It is not far from GB County, at the foot of the mountain not far from the Qudennima Glacier. The place is very remote and niche, but the scenery is beautiful.

Especially this season.

It is one of the few places with green grass and shade near Shigatse.

But he can’t act the way I know he does… I can only wait and see.

After driving for a while, Hu Li seemed a little uncomfortable and took several deep breaths.

"Xiaochu, there's an oxygen tank under your seat. Give it to Xiaoli."

After hearing this, Xu Ruochu found it and handed it to Hu Li.

After taking a bottle himself, he asked:
"Just two bottles?"

"Also, there are some on the side road. You should be starting to feel altitude sickness by now. If you feel uncomfortable, take oxygen."

Hearing this, Xu Ruochu looked at Lu Yao.

But Lu Yao waved his hand.

Instead, he didn't feel anything, and even felt very comfortable.

Because... he had cervical spondylosis and high blood lipids in his previous life, so when he came here, he couldn't let go of the oxygen bottle, but now he felt nothing.

Just incomparable joy.

After taking a few breaths of oxygen, Xu Ruochu seemed to feel better and said to You Tan:
"Brother Tang, have you fully adapted now?"

"No."

Yutan smiled and touched his short stubble:

"After going down, I felt uncomfortable. You were short of oxygen, but I was intoxicated by oxygen. Especially when I returned home, it was damp and stuffy in this season, and it was so uncomfortable to stay there."

"I thought you were hiding from your sister-in-law and didn't want to come back."

"Haha, how could that be possible? Your sister-in-law has come here three or four times this month, but she only stayed for one day each time... She really can't adapt to this place."

The two began to chat, but the difference was that Xu Ruchu had to take a breath of oxygen after every few sentences.

Hu Li remained silent, leaning back in his chair and closing his eyes.

Seems to be resting.

From the casual chat between Xu Ruochu and You Tan, Lu Yao gradually grasped some information.

Youtan and Yourun are two brothers, but Youtan is in the army while Yourun spends his days out drinking and partying.

But judging from Yutan's tone, he had no problem with his younger brother. He just hoped that he could get married quickly as his mother really wanted to have a grandchild.

But Lu Yao didn't know much information about Youtan himself.

However, based on his understanding, he could roughly guess what the other party was doing here.

Maybe Lu Yao had even seen him in his previous life... Of course, it was not certain. It sounded like the other party should have a strong background, and he might be one of the leaders in ten years.

Hard to say.

In this way, the car drove for nearly three hours. Xu Ruochu finally couldn't bear it anymore and closed his eyes to rest.

While closing her eyes to rest, she rubbed her temples from time to time.

Obviously not adapting well.

Lu Yao handed over the Fengyoujing that he had bought.

When the aroma of Fengyoujing wafted through the car, Youtan smiled and said:
"Xiaochu, this is your first time here, and you've prepared very carefully. I only bought Rhodiola rosea for you, and I forgot about the Fengyoujing."

"Well……"

Xu Ruochu opened his eyes, turned his head to look at Lu Yao, and smiled slightly:
"It's Lu Yao's."

"Oh~ Xiaolu is quite considerate. Have you been here before?"

"No, I just checked what I needed to prepare here and brought everything with me."

After hearing Lu Yao's words, You Tan didn't say anything. After all, in his opinion, anyone who could be Xu Ruochu's assistant couldn't be careless.

As for Hu Li...

She seemed to be asleep.

The car arrived in Shigatse amid the smell of medicated oil.

When we arrived, it was already past six o'clock.

But it was still bright.

When the two were awakened by the vibration of a speed bump, they found that they had arrived at the hotel in Shigatse.

Yutan said:

"It's getting late, and you're not in the right condition to travel long distances. Just rest here tonight. This is our company's guesthouse... The environment is definitely not as good as Shanghai, but the staff are not locals. So food and drinks... should be clean. I'll leave the car here for you. If you want to go for a walk, drive this. I'll come over tomorrow morning. Our boss is at the company today."

"Row."

Xu Ruochu nodded, looked at the low three-story building, and did not intend to trouble Youtan, so he said directly:

"Then Brother Tan, you go back first. We'll take a rest first."

"Well, I'll ask them to get you a room, let's go."

He took two pieces of luggage by himself, and the rest were packed by Lu Yao.

As Lu Yao walked inside with his luggage, there was a hint of sadness in his eyes.

Because he had also stayed in this guesthouse.

When they come here with their leaders, they will choose to stay here, but usually when these researchers come here on their own, they mostly stay in homestays.

Tsk.

Revisiting the old place.

Soon, the room was ready.

Two rooms.

Lu Yao had his own room, and the two of them had the room next door.

Then everyone got into the elevator, arrived at the room, and carried their luggage.

"Okay, then you guys take a rest. It gets dark late here, so try to rest as much as possible after dinner. If you want to go somewhere, just drive. Try to avoid physical activities..."

After Yutan talked about some taboos for ordinary people coming to the plateau, he said goodbye and left.

Lu Yao first went back to his room, found his windbreaker and put it on.

This guesthouse also has a typical administrative style, with ordinary furnishings.

But for Shigatse, it is already good, especially in this era.

He took out the outdoor kettle he bought, boiled a pot of hot water, then walked to the door of Xu Ruochu and Hu Li's room and knocked.

Soon, the door opened.

"Mr. Xu, I boiled some water."

"...Doesn't the hotel have a kettle?"

The female president was a little confused.

Lu Yao didn't want to tell her what the hotel's kettle might have been used to cook...

So that she won't have any psychological trauma.

Just shake your head:

"This is mineral water, so you won't get upset."

"it is good."

"For dinner..."

"Eat your own food. I feel a little dizzy and want to rest for a while."

"Well, there's an oxygen tank room, right?"

"Yes. Go and have a rest."

"Ok."

Lu Yao nodded and walked out.

After staying in the room for a while, he didn't feel hungry, but just a little bored.

But I soon remembered that the roof of the hotel should be open, so I walked out of the room and went straight to the top floor.

Sure enough, the door to the roof was open.

There are also sheets drying outside.

Everything... is exactly the same as "before".

Now, he felt even more emotional.

He found a bench that someone had placed on the roof, which was at least ten years old if you counted the years before. After sitting down, he lit a cigarette facing the setting sun.

All kinds of past events came to his mind. For a moment, in this place closest to the sky, he fell into a trance as the sight of the objects reminded him of the past.

He didn't know how long it had been, but suddenly, he heard the sound of the door opening.

I turned my head subconsciously and found...it was Hu Li.

At this moment, she was wearing a long FENDI scarf and looking at Lu Yao with surprise.

"Sister Li?"

"..."

In response to Lu Yao's greeting, Hu Li thought about it, walked over and sat next to him.

But he didn't say anything.

Instead, she pursed her lips and looked into the distance in the direction she was sitting.

Not a word.

The breeze made her hair flutter in the air.

A strand of long hair brushed against the tip of Lu Yao's ear.

(End of this chapter)