Chapter 258 Split up
Chapter 258 Split up
"I can't care about so many things. I can still tell which is more important, the honor and disgrace of my family or the lives of all the residents in this town."
"What's more, this is the town that Shaman has fought for all her life. I can't let it be destroyed by an illusory possibility!"
Chris' tone was quite firm.
This is a good man with perseverance, and also the ideal investment partner in Byrne's mind.
"If this matter can be resolved smoothly, I am willing to invest in you, Mike," said Bourne.
"what?"
Chris turned around in surprise and looked at Bourne, thinking he was joking. However, seeing Bourne's serious expression, he hesitated for a while before refusing with a wry smile:
"No, Bourne, I've decided to give up. This mine has caused me to lose my father, and my mother has often cried over the years. I've decided to sell this mine after I get out.
You don’t know, a company has been wanting to buy this land for a long time, I just need to sell this land…”
Bourne interrupted him and asked, "How much are you selling it for?"
"what?"
"I say, how much are you going to sell this land for?"
"I don't know." Chris looked confused.
Although he has been insisting on reopening the mine for many years, is this to fulfill his father's last wish, or does he really believe that there is a gold mine, or does he want to use this as an excuse to stay with Samantha?
He didn't know it himself.
Now when someone really asked him what price he was willing to sell the mine for, he hesitated.
Seeing that Chris was struggling, Bourne did not ask any further questions.
After all, Chris didn't know about the gold mine yet, and Bourne also needed to conduct an on-site investigation to see whether the gold ore existed before deciding whether to invest.
Still early.
"Where do we go out?" Bourne asked, changing the subject.
"I know a road that leads to another exit not far from here. There is a gas station outside the exit. It is very convenient to go to town or to the top of the mountain."
"Why do we want to go to the top of the mountain?" Bourne asked curiously.
"I have a good friend who has a radio car there. If I want to notify all the townspeople, that's the most convenient and quickest way."
Half an hour later, when the two came to a blocked cave entrance, Chris's face turned pale:
"How could this happen? It was fine when I passed by here yesterday."
At this moment, a weak voice came from the corner: "Help me, my legs are being pressed!"
Bourne looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man wearing a helmet being crushed under a motorcycle, which was covered with rubble.
Without time to think, Bourne and Chris quickly cleared the rubble and pulled the young man out.
After taking off his helmet, Chris recognized the man. It was the son of Mayor Wade, Brett, a will-o'-the-wisp boy who often raced motorcycles with several other boys in town. The place they frequented most was near this gas station, where the road conditions were good and it was convenient to refuel.
"Hey, kid, how did you get into the mine? Who collapsed the entrance?"
Chris was already in a bad mood, and he became extremely anxious when he thought that his sweetheart, Samantha, was still unaware of the possible danger. He grabbed her collar without any hesitation and asked her.
"It was me, oh, not me, it was a giant spider. I was chased by the giant spider and fell down right after I entered the cave. The collapsed rocks at the cave entrance crushed me until you came over!"
"Big Spider! Did you encounter a big spider at the gas station?"
"Yes, they swooped down from the roof of the gas station in droves. Everyone in the gas station was captured except me!"
Thinking of that scene, Brett's body still trembled even though several hours had passed and there were no spiders here.
"Oh no!" Chris and Bourne looked at each other and had a bad feeling in their hearts.
"We have to hurry. Spiders usually hunt at night, and there's still more than an hour before dark."
The two of them started to move the wooden boards and stones that blocked the cave entrance. Hearing that there were spiders in the cave, the will-o'-the-wisp boy Blake, who had been calming down on the ground, also came up to help.
With the combined efforts of the three, they cleared a passage wide enough for one person to enter and exit in less than half an hour, and the three climbed out.
Standing on a large rock, you can see that spiders have already appeared on the hillside.
These spiders, each about the size of a human, were moving toward the lighted town, as if something there was attracting them.
"I'm going to find Shaman!"
Chris, who was thinking about his old lover, was about to jump off the stone and run towards the town, but was stopped by Bourne:
"Are you going just like that? I'm afraid you'll be eaten by the spider before you even get into town."
"What do you think we should do? Are you going to let me just watch these spiders enter the town and prey on the townspeople?"
Chris was very excited, and Blake next to him nodded repeatedly. His father was also in town, and he also wanted to go home and tell his father to hide quickly.
"Let's go to the gas station. There must be cars there. You and Blake drive to the town and notify everyone. It's best to find a larger place that can accommodate many people and has more supplies. Use barbed wire and shelves to block the exit and wait for rescue. I'll go to the top of the mountain to broadcast and notify the rescue department."
After the division of labor was completed, the three of them followed the main road to the gas station. There was no blood here, but there were broken glass and traces of heavy objects being dragged everywhere. It seemed that those people were in great danger.
However, most spiders have the habit of storing food and waiting for rescue workers to arrive and find the spider's nest. If there is enough time, they may still be saved.
Chris picked a Ford Raptor. This car has high horsepower, is sturdy and crash-resistant, and can hold several barrels of gasoline in the back, which is a powerful weapon for dealing with insects such as spiders.
Bourne rode on a fallen motorcycle on the side of the road and rushed to the top of the mountain at full speed.
On the way, he picked up a trailer chain and wrapped it around his left hand. If he saw a spider rushing towards him, he would whip it away.
Fortunately, there were not too many spiders on the mountain. In less than ten minutes, Bourne reached the top of the mountain and saw the live broadcast vehicle that Chris had mentioned.
"Hey, Deacon Nicholson, did you receive the picture I sent? Yes, a spider, a giant mutant spider. I'm in Rongjing Town now. Please notify the local FBI and relevant departments. I don't know the people here very well. Okay, I'll wait until you get here."
"Nona, yes, those photos were taken by me on site. Could you please help me check a company called Virolo? I suspect these spiders mutated after eating some waste from their company.
Yes, please send a copy to Deputy Chief Lewinster as well after the results come out. I'm in a place called Rongjing Town in southern Texas. It's surrounded by mountains and the signal is very poor. I probably won't be able to receive your message when I enter the town.
It's okay, I have already contacted the relevant departments in Texas, OK, I will take care of myself."
After making two consecutive calls, Bourne finally felt relieved.
Nicholson said he needed to contact the local FBI, environmental protection, fire and other departments, and even if he could get there, it would be at least late at night.
Nona said that the company's operations seemed to be normal at the moment, but there was intelligence in the FBI's internal system showing that the company had connections with the internationally notorious ZFT organization. If she could find out the relationship between the two, she was sure that she would make the company lose everything it had to pawn.
On the other side, the black broadcaster Harlan was urging Bourne to get in the car quickly because he also saw the spiders through the telescope.
"Damn it, we have to notify them. I just played it twice on the radio, but at this point, not many people are listening. We have to drive into town so that everyone can hear it."
"I hope we can make it in time!"
Bourne jumped into the car without saying anything, "Harlan, you go to the back and continue to operate the machine, I'll drive."
"Hey, man, are you driving steadily? This is a mountain road!"
Bourne chuckled at him, and suddenly, a bad feeling came over Harlan.
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