Confessions of a Salesman

I didn’t try to persuade him anymore. I knew it would be useless, so I left with Aman. Before leaving, Dr. Wang brought me some herbs and repeatedly told me not to go out through the entrance in front of the bank, but to just walk around nearby. If I find an exit and go up, I can find the police, or if I have a mobile phone, I can contact the person I want to contact.

Get things ready, according to the map drawn by Dr. Wang, Aman and I first found the entrance to the underground, and planned to go down to investigate.

But Dasheng and his wife came over and asked us to move to their house today.

This prevented us from going down to investigate. It was not that I wanted to hide it from the two of them, but the less they knew, the less danger they would be in. On the surface, I promised them that we would go back in the afternoon.

But I don’t know why they just asked us to come over right away. On the surface, it was a warm invitation, but in fact, it felt like they were driving us over and watching us.

I understood what they meant. This was because the leaders above asked them to keep an eye on us, fearing that we would slip away, and the money they promised to donate must be received.

In fact, I can understand the two of them. If they don't complete the tasks assigned by the leader, the leader will look to them to settle accounts. As for the leaders of the town, I also understand that poverty is a very terrible thing. As the saying goes, being evil is extremely evil. , it’s all forced, forcing people to do something that loses their dignity.

I smiled and said to Dasheng and his wife, "Did your leader tell you that you must complete the task?"

The daughter-in-law of the college student said awkwardly: "Nothing, what can we do? Just let us take good care of your guests who have come from afar!"

I hummed and said: "You have taken care of me very well! I promise you to lead the donation, I will definitely do it, but we don't have any cash in hand now, we must wait until we get in touch, our Only people can help you! These are small things, so don’t worry!”

Dasheng said more honestly: "People who came before said the same thing, but they left without hearing anything. That time our leader even gave them two cigarettes, which we bought with half a year's salary! What if you do it again this time?" If he runs away, we really can’t explain it to the leader!”

I sighed and said, "Then what are you going to do? Are you just going to hold us hostage like this? Then I won't be able to get any money to give you? Are you just going to let us live in your house? This is kidnapping." Got it!"

The college student's wife hurriedly waved her hands and said: "I dare not say that! We really don't mean that! Then you can live there first! Whatever you want, we will get it for you!"

I nodded with satisfaction.

After they left, we hurried to the entrance. When we went down, it was dark inside. There was no underground city like what Doctor Wang said, it was just a narrow passage, a bottomless passage.

After walking a few steps inside, I felt a little lack of oxygen. I told Aman not to go inside again, took out the lighter, lit it, and it went out quickly.

I pulled Aman out and said dejectedly: "There is no way to pass here at all. There is no oxygen inside. We have to find another entrance."

Aman looked at the map and said, "There is an entrance here, but it is still some distance away from this village! How far is it?" After speaking, he gestured with his hand to indicate the length.

I curled my lips and said, "His map doesn't have a standard scale, so it's impossible to measure it accurately! Just go and take a look!"

When I went back, I saw Lao Liu coming back, and Mr. Ma was quarreling with Lao Liu. I felt annoyed when I saw it, and yelled at them both, "What are you arguing about? We've been arguing for half our lives, haven't we quarreled enough? What if? If you really don’t like the other person, just take action and strangle one of them to death!”

Both of them looked at me strangely, and I sighed and said, "I originally found a way to leave, but the road didn't work!"

Mr. Ma gave Lao Liu a blank look, and suggested: "There is no car, right? I thought about it a long time ago. If there is no car, let's take a bullock cart to find the nearest market, and take every step! We still expect him to inform the people outside Well, this guy turned around and came back without accomplishing anything!"

I shook my head and said, "Now we can't take one step at a time! They will catch up here soon!"

Mr. Ma was puzzled: "How did they catch up here? This is not the only way to the county seat?"

I didn't bother to explain to them, so I said: "You two help us take care of them. Aman and I are going out for a trip, and we will be back in a few hours at the earliest. If it is slow, it may take a day! You must do well at any time." Get ready to leave, if we don’t come back in time, they will come, you should find a place to hide first!”

Mr. Ma screamed and said in panic: "You are gone and you don't care about us anymore?"

I rolled my eyes and said, "Even if I don't care about you, can I still care about Xiao Hei and Nangong?"

Mr. Ma said, "That's true. How about I go with you and let Aman stay and take care of them?"

I said impatiently: "Where can you go with me with your physical strength? Stop discussing it, you two, stop fighting. When we are all safe, fight however you want! Watch the two of them alone. , go alone to see if there is any safe place, remember to avoid those two couples!"

Lao Liu asked in confusion: "Why are you avoiding the two of them? There is something wrong with them?"

I shook my head and said, "No, the fewer people who know your whereabouts, the better. It's a good thing for you and them!"

Lao Liu made a sound and said: "That makes sense, I'll go look for it now!"

I nodded and looked at Mr. Ma, who immediately said: "I will follow the arrangement!"

Aman and I took some tools and went to the next entrance point. The journey up the mountain was smooth. Before we walked far, we found the entrance to a coal mine. After opening the door, it was as dark inside. I turned on my headlamp and walked inside. It was much more spacious here. There was also a coal truck with a track. I asked Aman, "Do you dare to sit down?"

Aman said with a smile: "You dare, but you just don't know if you can get there?"

I looked at the car and said: "There is a brake here, let's slide down bit by bit and have a look!"

So, he and I got into the car and pulled the brakes. The car started to move slowly, and then became faster and faster. I held the brake lever in my hand and wanted to control the speed, but I couldn't control it at all. When I pulled the brakes a little, sparks flew everywhere, and the car body began to shift. I was so scared that I didn't dare to move, worried that the car would roll over at any time.

The car went faster and faster, and I could feel the wind shaving my face. Aman sat opposite me and shouted uneasily: "Do you want to stop for a moment? If we continue like this, what if there is a cliff in front of us or we hit something?" Everyone has to fly over or be killed!"

I pulled the brake lever bit by bit, and with the sparks, the car slowed down, and I just felt relieved. Suddenly, there was a big downhill slope, and the brake lever couldn't be pulled at all. The car slid straight down like a roller coaster. I almost flew out of the car, but fortunately Aman caught me.

I knew that at this speed, I couldn't even apply the brakes, and I couldn't, so I had to hold my breath and resign myself to my fate.

Finally, after the car slid for a certain distance, the slope was no longer so steep and became gentle. The car automatically slowed down. I breathed a sigh of relief and tried to pull the brake lever, and the car slowly stopped.

I shined a headlight on it, and there was a long railway track directly below. I looked around and saw that there were hollow holes on both sides. There were holes of different sizes on the walls on both sides, and there were also scattered things underground. Various tools.

Aman looked around and asked: "How far do you think we have come down? How do we go up? Where is the front? If we keep going like this, where will we go? Are you sure?" I rolled my eyes at him and said : "Do you think I look like the answer to a hundred thousand whys? How do I know?"

Aman said awkwardly: "I thought it was omnipotent, there is nothing you don't know!"

I said angrily: "If that were the case, I would have become a great god that everyone worships, and I could still end up in this situation!"

Aman groaned and asked, "What should we do now?"

I thought about it and said, "We can't go down. Let's go back, pick them up, and choose this way!"

So, the two of us started to climb up, and we had to hold on to the car to climb up. This time it was hard for the two of us. This car is not light!
After pulling for a while, I thought about it and asked Aman: "Do you remember, when we came down, was there a car on top?"

Aman scratched his head and said, "I didn't pay attention!"

I stopped pushing the lane: "Stop pushing. Think about it. How can there be only one car in such a big coal mine! Also, if you push a car of coal up like this, you won't be able to transport one car in a day! It must be!" There is a way to go directly up!"

Aman hummed and said, "Yes, you are still smart, so hurry up and see how you can get up there?"

I walked around the rail car, looked around again, and saw a chain at the bottom of the car, and a motor connected to the chain. I suddenly realized: "Here, there is a motor, start it, and the car will start." It can move, I went up by myself! Help me find where is the switch?"

The two of us searched around and found only an empty shell. I said in disappointment, "Damn it, the motor hasn't been dismantled. Why did you dismantle the control box?"

Aman sighed and said: "You mean, if the motor can't be used, we can still walk up there?"

I hummed and said, "The good news is that you don't have to push the car up. The bad news is that we have to walk up by ourselves! How long did it take us to get off?"

Oman thought for a while and replied: "About ten minutes?"

I calculated: "The average speed we come down is about 30 kilometers per hour, right? That's 0.5 kilometers per minute. Calculated in 20 minutes, it's 10 kilometers. That's not bad. We didn't go very far!"

Aman also felt relieved and said: "It's not cold here, but the slope is a bit high. That's okay. Let's go!"

But in fact, it was not what we thought. After walking less than a kilometer, the two of us couldn't walk anymore. The slope was not very high. It was equivalent to us climbing stairs. We couldn't walk a few steps at all. Gotta take a break.

At this speed, we estimated that we would go until tomorrow, and I gave up decisively: "We can't go like this, let's go back and have a look, maybe we start the rail car! I don't think I should just give up like this, I have no control Box, I can start it too!"

So, we went back and carefully studied the structure of the car. It was very simple. As long as the positive and negative stages were connected, the motor could start.

I was just happy when I thought of the simplest question. This car is electric, not diesel. Where does the electricity come from here?How could I be so stupid?I almost cried!

Aman saw that I hadn't moved for a long time and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong? What went wrong?"

I looked at him and said desperately: "It seems we still have to walk up there. I overlooked the most fatal problem. There is no electricity here!"

I could see that Aman wanted to die and wanted to get angry, but seeing that it was me, it was not easy to get angry, so I had to go up silently.

How could I just give up?I had an idea and saw a distribution box. I tried to open the door. The electric switch inside was closed. I pushed it hard. To my surprise, the whole hole suddenly lit up and the power here was restored!
I patted Aman excitedly and said, "We don't have to climb up!"

After that, I went to check the car, but without the control box, I couldn't tell whether it had power?I had no choice but to use the back of my fingers to flick the exposed wires. I felt a slight tingling sensation, and I knew the power was on.

Next, I warned Aman: "In a moment, I will connect the wires at both ends. If there is a leakage, you will kick me!"

Aman didn't understand what it meant and asked: "Kick you, why?"

I sighed and said, "Access, if you want to disconnect the access, I won't be electrocuted! Anyway, just do what I say!"

Aman nodded.

I found a piece of wood, put it under my feet, and then took the wires at both ends, worked up my courage, and connected them together.

A miracle happened. I heard the sound of the motor turning, the chain moved, and the car moved up.

While chasing the car, I wrapped the two ends of the wires with cloth strips, jumped into the car, and said to Aman: "What are you doing standing around like this? Come on up!"

Oman jumped into the car in a hurry, and the speed of the car was also very fast. After a while, we returned to the ground.

I jumped out of the car with satisfaction and said: "Hurry up and call them over, let's set off immediately!"

Aman nodded, walked in front, and I followed.

When I was about to reach the hut, several SUVs appeared in front of me, and I knew things were going to be bad.

Before I could react, Aman pushed me down on the snow. I looked up and looked ahead. Several armed men jumped out of the car, kicked open the door of the thatched cottage without saying a word, and rushed in. .

My heart sank, I was really afraid of hearing gunshots and carrying out the body, but fortunately, nothing happened, and several people rushed out again, waving their hands into the car, meaning that there was no one.

With a whistle, several people jumped into the car again, and the car drove towards the village.

After confirming that there was no one, Aman and I stood up. I asked Aman in confusion: "Where are they?"