Chapter 3 Chapter two

"I want to talk to you," said Lise, as soon as Dinan sat down at the camp to take her first bite of the fish she had grilled.She repeated what she had told Ash about Hughes Lenny's murder of the Kenners, and Dinant listened quietly without interruption. When she finished talking and he finished eating his fish, he licked his fingers, "What are you going to do?" She knew Dinan's reaction would be better than Ash's, so she replied with a smile, "Actually, Mr. Lenny treated me very well. He is a friend of a friend of mine. He generously let me stay at his house for a few days. His wife is a good person." , I feel a little guilty for exposing Mr. Lenny's evil deeds, but facts are facts, and the story I wrote is not false, but after the newspaper is published, Mr. Lenny's fate may have to change."

"Be careful with his neck," said Dinant, looking at her. "So I sent him a letter and told him what I would do." Dinan was silent for a while before he spoke, "So, as soon as we walk out of this rain forest, there is no doubt that Lenny's men will be waiting for us with guns, maybe he will also bring the cannons, and they will do everything they can prevent your article from being published." She gave him a weak smile, "Yes, I think so." Her face suddenly glowed with righteousness, "But there are some things I have to do, and I will definitely do them, and I must publish this article report, but I gave Mr. Lenny a chance to escape, do you understand?"

Dinant stood up and said, "I know a man must do what a man should do, but you, Miss Malson, you need help, and I can't help you. I am only a guide, and Ash can command." Action. Thanks for the fish, now I have to go scouting." Before he turned and walked away, he said, "If I were you, I would never consider dying alone." Liz cursed all the men in the world, and yelled into the woods, "Mr Dinan, women must do what they must do." When Ash came back, she talked to him a few words, but she didn't mention the submission of the manuscript again. When Dinant came back, she paid attention to him, he didn't look at her at all, and she pretended to listen attentively to Ash's speech, but she was thinking how to get away from the two men.

John's newspaper office happened to be right on the edge of the rainforest, and she always had a sense of direction, as long as she could get a horse, ride quickly into town, and be back before dark.With any luck, she'll be back before they find out she's missing. "I'm going for a walk," she said to Ash. "I go with you." "No, thank you." She put on a beautiful smile, "I have a private matter to attend to, er, women's chores." This was her best excuse to get away. She hid and waited until the two men had left the camp before saddling the horse as quickly as possible. The horse snorted uncomfortably, "Be a good boy," she stroked the horse's head to reassure it, "we're going for a run."

"Where are you going, Miss Liz?" She stiffened her neck and faced Dinant, "I'm going to send a manuscript to John Anderson. If you want to stop me, you have to tie me up and guard me twenty-four hours a day. I can't sleep..." He put on his hat, "I understand," a mischievous light danced in his eyes, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "How far is he from us?" Liz held her breath in disbelief, "If I ride faster, I can get back before the sun goes down." "What are you going to do with Lenny's men? What if they're waiting for you outside the rainforest?"

"I'll ride fast and hope the bullets don't catch me," she said seriously. He stared at her for a moment, then picked up the gun to check the bullets, "Maybe I can help, where is the newspaper in town?" Liz got on her horse without wasting any time, "The third building on the right in the town." Dinan's quick, snappy way of saddling up the saddle was brilliant. "Lenny's going to grab it as soon as we put it down. Do you have any more paper? Why don't you drop a package at the freight station and go say hello to Mrs. Anderson." "Good idea!" her eyes lit up. "But there's no Mrs. Anderson, but Anderson has a sister who married the town doctor."

"That's better," said Dinant, astride his horse. "Do you know how to ride a fast horse?" She raised her head proudly, "My riding speed will never be slower than yours." In the end, she was wrong. Dinan's desperate spelling on a fast horse can scare her into a heart attack, and her horse doesn't like running at high speed. She has to use all her strength to control her horse in the dangerous virgin rainforest. running wildly. The speed of Dinant out of the rain forest did not slow down. Liz thought that there would be bullets flying over her head, but unexpectedly, it was very quiet and there was no gunfire.After confirming that they were safe for the time being, Dinan stopped his horse.

"They must be waiting in town, we slipped in the back. I'll take you to the freight station first, and I want you to wait there until you see me. I'll give your manuscript to the doctor's people, and wait for you When I pass in front of the freight station, you hurry to the back of the freight station and ride your horse faster than we rode just now, and I will follow you. Can you do it?" "It can be done," she replied confidently. "But if they catch you submitting..." "Don't worry about me, just obey my orders, my temper is worse than Lenny's bullets."

"Yes, sir." Her whole being perked up by the impending action. There was only one street in the town, and after a few glances Dinan turned to her and said, "They are waiting for you." "How do you know?" she asked a little nervously. "Too many people loitering in the streets with their hands in their gun pouches. Give me your manuscript." He tucked a packet of manuscripts into his shirt. "Are you ready? Let's go!" He led her behind buildings in the town, keeping her out of the way as much as possible.A caravan approached them, and he reacted quickly and immediately pulled half of her body into his arms, "Are you still uncomfortable, dear?" He said loudly, "I know you will be more uncomfortable with the first child."

He did not let her go until the caravan had passed.Liz was speechless in her heart, it was the first time she saw someone who was more witty than her. "You wait here." He walked into the cargo terminal. As soon as Dinant was out of her sight, she suddenly lost her courage and sat on the horse tremblingly waiting. "She can't walk anymore." Dinant said to a man walking towards her, and before she thought about what he was doing, he carried her off the horse, "This is our first baby, she is very uncomfortable, can you please help me when I go?" Take care of her when the doctor comes?"

"Of course!" said the manager of the freight station. "I have eight children myself, and I know the mood of pregnant women best, but I'm afraid the doctor can't help her. Mishaps are a natural phenomenon." Dinant embraced her like a good husband. "I'd appreciate it if you'd get her to rest while she waits for the doctor." "No problem. Come in, ma'am." "Will she sit by the window so she can see me back clearly?" Dinan helped her to sit on a chair by the window where she could see the movement on the street, "Don't forget to pretend to be sick." He whispered in her ear.Liz took the opportunity to greedily look at his beautiful blue eyes, he hesitated for a moment and then kissed her forehead, "Sweetheart, I'll be back in a while." After he left, she observed the street. There were two men holding rifles, and the other two hands resting on the pistols at their waists. They were all watching the passers-by on the street, especially the women. With trembling hands, Lise took out the letter she was going to send to the newspaper. She didn't have to pretend to be sick enough to look ugly enough to worry about Dinant.He had nothing to do with her submission, but he risked his life for her.God!He absolutely can't have an accident. As time passed, she became more and more anxious. Why did he go for so long?Maybe John's sister wasn't there, maybe.... Her blood froze when she heard the gunshot, which came from Dinant's end. "Don't be afraid." The manager of the freight station said from behind the counter, "There are always drunk people shooting indiscriminately in the town. You can sit here and rest, you'll be fine." How could Liz rest at ease, she stretched her neck out of the window to see the situation early.In the end, she saw what she was most afraid of. Dinan leaned low on his horse and sprinted with all his strength. The other side of White Street was galloping fast, and two riders chased him with guns behind him. She froze for a second before running into the shipping counter, "Can I borrow this?" She said as she took the rifle out of the closet. Before the freight station administrator could figure out what she was doing, she ran out of the door of the freight station, knelt down on one knee and raised her gun to aim. She knocked down the first pursuer and hit him on the shoulder, and then continued to aim at the second. Two, Di Nan ran towards her non-stop, Liz was afraid of being hit by his horse and stood up, he stretched out his hand to her on the horse, she naturally caught it, turned on the horse and hugged his waist seamlessly, Di Nan Nan never slowed down, rushing down the corridor of the freight station, past the stunned handlers to the back of the freight station, and letting her horse run back to camp on its own. Liz heard the sound of the second rider chasing Dinant falling off his horse in front of the freight station and the neighing of the horse. She hugged Dinant tightly, her long hair flying behind her back, and Dinant lowered his body to avoid the flying bullets. , she followed suit.Their horses galloped fast, chasing their cavalry one after another, because it was not easy to shoot accurately on the galloping horses, they were lucky enough to avoid the guns. Dinan didn't slow down when they entered the rainforest, and continued to ride for several hundred yards at a neck-breaking pace.Suddenly he stopped the horse, turned around and grabbed Liz to help her off the horse, and then he followed. "Now we're going to disappear." He took the horse's rein in one hand and her hand in the other, and instructed her to climb down a col.It was not easy to persuade the horse to lie down obediently, but Dinant managed it, and Liz couldn't help wondering if he knew the horse language. Dinan pulled some vines to cover them, and was just getting ready when he heard the sound of three horses coming after them.Dinan stroked the horse's head, forbidding the horse to make a sound. Liz leaned against his side without even daring to breathe hard, and looked up to see the movement above. "We lost them," one man said. "We lost four of us ourselves when we entered the rainforest. Lenny must be very angry." "Let's go! This place is so humid and eerie, it makes my hair stand on end. If they go deeper, they will definitely get lost, and there is no way to get out alive. If there are no ghosts here, there will be quicksand and swamps." "Let's go! Let's go back to the cargo terminal to see if the girl has checked anything." Liz waited until their voices could not be heard in the distance before she could breathe again. She leaned her back on the slope and sighed, looked at Dinan and asked, "How did they recognize you?" "Someone saw us leave Lenny's and she recognized me." "Her?" Liz raised her voice unconsciously. "I think she was one of Lenny's maids. Anyway, she yelled that I was the one to take you away, but I gave the manuscript to the doctor's wife anyway." Liz smiled happily, and she was immediately refreshed by something on her mind. She forgot the nervousness and fear just now, "I don't know if that freight station manager shut his mouth? When you rushed into the freight station on horseback, I Think he opened his mouth wide enough to dislocate his jaw." There was a mischievous gleam in Dinan's eyes, "I wanted to spank your ass when I caught you on the horse. When you heard the gunshot, you should have ridden away as soon as possible, but you were still shooting at the target with a gun. You learned that marksmanship?" "My father taught me. I'm still thinking about that poor freight station attendant. One minute I'm sick and pathetic, and the next second I'm..." "Just jump on my horse, you are amazing, not every woman has this kind of courage and skill." He smiled and lightly shook her shoulder, and kissed her on the lips rewardingly. Liz melted in an instant, and her whole body seemed to be burned by flames, and she snuggled up to him with a soft moan. Dinan flicked her hands away, as if her shoulders were burning.He turned his back on her, "We should go back, I hope Ash hasn't noticed we're missing." He murmured. Liz was a little disappointed, not knowing what she did wrong.He was so happy to kiss her just a minute ago. Although it was a friendly kiss that shared the joy, it still made her heart rippling.Once she expressed interest in him, he fled again. He was really an enigmatic man, handsome, capable, and mysterious.She looked at her body and wondered if she was unattractive.Since she was a child, countless people have praised her for her beauty, and her figure is not bad, so what does he dislike about her? "The maid in Lenny's house who recognized you, is her name Ilsa?" "Yeah." He still turned his back to her and steered Mara on the road, "You go first, and I'll follow." Liz sighed and pulled the outer vines up the slope.Ilsa was about the same height as her but at least ten kilograms heavier than her, especially the two fleshy balls on her chest were almost twice her size.Men like women with super busty breasts, and Dinan is no exception. No wonder she can't attract him. She was still sighing as she walked back to camp, too lazy to talk to Ash, and didn't see Dinant again until the next morning.Twice she smiled at him, but he didn't see it, or he pretended not to see it, pretending that yesterday's adventure and kiss hadn't happened. The more he ignored her, the more she paid attention to him.In the afternoon they stopped to rest, and Dinant immediately brought her and Ash together again.Liz sat watching him go tend the horses, and was sure he had a limp, though he hid it well.Did he get hurt yesterday?The brim of his hat was pulled so low that she couldn't see his expression at all.But she still watched him intently, and once found him gritting his teeth, as if enduring pain. She yawned exaggeratedly, "I'm tired, I'm going down to find a comfortable place to take a nap." Dinant turned at once to look at her, but glanced at her and then looked away. "Don't go too far," he murmured, passing her into the forest. "Liz, don't you want to take a walk with me?" Ash asked. "I'd love to hear about your journalistic work." "Next time! I'm really tired now." She said and picked up her blanket and walked slowly, as if she didn't even have the strength to walk.When she got to a place where Ash couldn't see her, she opened the blanket, took out the medicine bag wrapped inside, and walked towards the direction where Dinan disappeared just now. She walked without seeing him for a while, until she heard the horse snort.She walked over there with some trepidation. Dinant had warned them before and pointed out that there were cliffs under some dense leaves. If they were not careful, they would die if they stepped on the ground. She tried to walk as close to the trees as possible, pushing aside the vines to see that Dinan was standing on a stone a few feet away, with his upper body bare, cleaning his horse.She gasped in shock at the sight of his bare, scarred back.Those back injuries are still not healed, no wonder he gritted his teeth and endured the pain.She believed that those scars were caused by the whip, but yesterday he had galloped the horse like that, pulled her onto the horse, and she clung to his back without knowing it, he must have died of pain.She waited until he was about to turn to face her before moving, calling his name softly, pretending not to see him. "Here I am." He quickly put on his shirt and was about to put on his boots. "How do I get down?" "Don't come down, go back to camp." She smiled and took a step on purpose, pretending not to know that there was no ground under the leaves under her feet. "No!" cried Dinant, but it was too late. Liz originally wanted to pretend, but she miscalculated, she really took a false step and rolled downhill.Dinant threw himself on her body to stop her from falling.She hugged him instinctively, he looked up at her with dizzy eyes, she clearly felt his body pressing on her, for a few seconds she thought he was going to kiss her, eagerly looking forward to it His kiss came quickly to her lips. His lips were only half an inch away from hers, and she could feel his warm breath, but he fled, leaving her lying on the slope in a daze, with his back to her for a while. She was silent, she knew he was controlling his emotions. When he turned back, his eyes were alert, and he said calmly, "I told you to go back to the camp. Aren't you tired and want to sleep?" "I lied." She replied with a smile. "Do you often lie, Miss Liz." "Not as often as some people." She blinked. "If you tell me the truth, I will tell you the truth. That's only fair." He opened his mouth to speak, but closed his mouth and turned back to the horse. "The slope here is easier to climb. You can walk back to the camp along the trail." She stood up and patted her skirt to pick up the medicine bag, "I'm here to see you, I want to see your back." "My what?" He turned around in surprise, "Miss Liz, I don't know what you want, you don't want to write me in your story, I was hired by your father to take you and Ash through the rainforest Going home, I don't understand why you're stalking me and running into me again and again with nothing on. I'd love to enjoy it in other circumstances, but this trip I just want to do my job , no matter how much you tempt me, I will not be tempted. You are Satan's beautiful angel, but I will never sell my soul, now please get out of here and let me be quiet. I don't want to see you again until I wake you up tomorrow morning It's you, maybe I'll ask Ash to wake you up." He finished his yelling, turned and walked to the horse with her on his back. "Okay!" she said slowly, "I'll go back to camp and tell Mr. Pistor that your back is going to be inflamed if you don't treat it, and your feet are not right. I believe this will reduce your authority to give orders. Wait until After we walk out of the rainforest, everyone will know that you can't even take care of yourself, and I don't know if anyone will hire you in the future, see you tomorrow, Mr. Dinan." She walked towards the easier climb he pointed to. After she walked three steps, she heard his grunt, and the unlucky horse seemed to have been slapped, "What do you want me to do?" She turned her head without being surprised at all, "Take off your shirt and boots and lie down on the flat grass." "I should probably thank God that you don't ask for much." He complied reluctantly. Liz knelt beside him to look at his back, his injury was more serious than she had seen from a distance before, several places were torn apart because of yesterday's tossing, she believed he must be in pain, she didn't know how he could Standing up like a normal person, she took a deep breath and opened the medicine box. "This ointment can reduce inflammation and relieve pain." She said, gently applying the ointment on his skin.His back was so broad that she believed he used to be muscular, but now it was sunken because he was too thin. It seemed that he had worked a lot of hard work without eating a full meal. When she felt him begin to relax under her fingers, she asked, "How long have you been in prison?" "Two years," he replied instinctively, only to realize that he had confessed when he said it, cursing his own stupidity under his breath. "Mr. Dinan, I am a reporter. A keen observation is a necessary skill for a reporter. I don't think there is any other place where people are enslaved to work. They don't feed them and beat them." The more she said, the more Qi, those jailers are really inferior to beasts. "Do you want to go to prison and try to write another adventure story? Have I become the protagonist of your next story?" He said sarcastically: "Your title is 'Me and an Escaped Prisoner Crossing the Southern Forest'?" "Did you escape?" she asked seriously. "I thought it was my dad who got you out of prison." He knew she guessed right without answering her, "Mr. Dinan, I know my father well. If he wants to find a guide in the rainforest, no matter what this person has done, he will not hesitate to find him. He's rich and powerful and can do anything." "Will he deliver his daughter to a murderer?" asked Dinant, staring at her. She thought for a while, "I don't think so. My mother and I are his most precious things. After my mother died, he treasured me even more. I believe you must be innocent. I have already investigated your father and found out. I will rest assured to put my life in your hands, or your crime is not serious, and he believes that you dare not betray him." She smiled and continued to apply ointment for him while massaging his muscles. "Did I guess right?" she asked, and when he didn't answer, she smiled even more smugly. "I'm sure Mr. Pistor doesn't see you suffering. He hasn't been through storms and doesn't know how to observe others." He was massaged very comfortably by her, closed his eyes completely relaxed, and breathed evenly as if he was asleep.Liz's motherhood was born spontaneously, and she really wanted to take him home to feed him, watch him rest, and restore him to his former health. She took his hand to massage, being careful not to touch his broken wrist, where the handcuffs must have worn it. "My arm isn't hurt." He murmured sleepily and didn't move. "I was wondering if you've seen Mrs. Bailey, my father's housekeeper. She must be very keen to feed you fatter." Dinan smiled, "Strawberries should be served with lots of cinnamon and walnuts." Liz smiled happily: "You have met her, she must like you very much to show her hand.", "Like a poor skinny dog." He laughed at himself. "You are too thin, but not a dog, Dinant, where were you born?" He reflexively wanted to get up, but she pushed him back, "Okay! I won't ask sensitive questions anymore, don't be angry, it's not a day to be angry when the weather is so nice." She inserted her fingers into his hair and massaged his scalp. "Do you like being a journalist?" he asked. "Yes, but I'm starting to get bored," she confessed. "I'm twenty-six years old, and I've been a reporter for eight years since I was eighteen. I don't know what else I want, but life should be more than so." "Like a home and children." She smiled heartily, "You talked to my dad. Did he ever talk about how he tricked me into going back to Washington one time? I was working in New York and he telegraphed that he was dying and I cried all the way home, But when I came home almost exhausted, he was smoking a cigar leisurely." "You're lucky to have a father," Dinan said softly. "You don't?" "I have no idea." "Where's mother?" "She's dead." "Oh!" Liz felt even more distressed, "How long have you been independent?" "Since I can remember..." He changed his tone and said impatiently, "Would you like to look at my feet and finish the healing work quickly, I still have to explore the way ahead." She had to let go of his hand and let him sit up, and for a moment their eyes met, fixed in each other's eyes, and she never wanted to take them away, but he broke their gaze. "I'm safer in jail," he grumbled. "Look at my feet! That'll keep you busy for a while." She sighed, and reluctantly turned her gaze away from his face.His feet blistered and then burst, and continued to grind and bleed.She clicked her tongue twice, shook her head pityingly and raised his feet to rub the medicine, "Wearing new boots and no socks, don't you know that wearing new shoes will rub your feet?" "I lost my dancing shoes last night," he quipped. Liz laughed, "I have to tie the bandage for you, and ask Mr. Peister for a pair of socks." "No," retorted Dinant immediately, "I don't accept alms." She glared at him, but his will was stronger than hers, and she sighed, "Well! Well! No handouts, but we'll buy you socks when we get to the next town. My father paid you ?" "Yes." His face softened, watching her bandage him. Liz was distressed to see that his ankles were as worn out as his wrists, "Anklets?" He pursed his lips, with an expression of blaming her for asking knowingly, "Why do you want to expose Lenny?" "People hate the Indians enough. This time they didn't kill the settlers. Lenny sent someone to kill them. They shouldn't be blamed on the Indians. It's not fair to the Indians. .” "Even if it ruins a white guy you know?" "That's his own fault. I want to vent my anger on the souls of those settlers." Di Nan shook his head, "I've never seen a woman who is as meddlesome as you. A woman like you should stay at home and raise children." "A woman like me, what do you mean?" She opened her almond eyes in disbelief, and couldn't help but tighten her hand on his ankle. "Hey! Your little nails are very sharp." "I'm sorry." She lowered her head in a murmur, then raised her head again, "I've never been in love, how about you?" He shrugged, "A few times, what does it have to do with you if I've been in love?" She froze for a moment, "Of course it doesn't matter, I always ask this question to everyone I meet." "Miss Liz, I'm not the type you want. I'm a bum who makes trouble. You've seen an example. Ilsa can't bear to see me alive." Liz put on a knowing smile, "Is it because you ignored her?" Dinan lay on the ground with his head resting on his folded palms, "It is impossible for a man to ignore a woman like Ilsa after two years in prison." She tied the bandage on his foot, and pouted unconsciously, "If you like her type of woman, that's your business, I just wonder how you feel when you see her take off the corset will change." Dinant glanced at her amusedly, smiling with his eyes, "Is she too fat?" "Her waist is at least twenty-seven inches. I admit that her bust is indeed impressive, but after a few years, when she turns twenty-five, her breasts will sag..." She bit her tongue and cursed herself for not being a lady , "Put on your boots, I hope you can find a fat woman to change your bandages in a day or two, since you don't like thin women like me." She was about to stand up, but he grabbed her arm and smiled at her charmingly, and she lowered her head to ignore the charm of his smile, her chest ached with anger.It's good for him to avoid loving fat women, she doesn't care at all, he doesn't know how to appreciate her is his loss. He lifted her chin with a finger and smiled, "Won't your breasts sag? How old are you? Don't you think I like thin women who always follow my ass around and ask a lot of questions?" "I don't know." She whispered, looking at him helplessly like a lost little girl, hoping that he would like her and fulfill her greatest wish at the moment. "I like blond, slender, beautiful petite women." He whispered dreamily. Liz stared at him intently, with tears in her eyes unknowingly, he slowly lowered his head, she was sure that he was really going to kiss her this time, she closed her eyes and slightly parted her lips in anticipation. "Damn! What am I doing?" he said, pushing her, causing her to fall to the ground, "Get off, do you hear me? Don't come near me again." He yelled, "You're right, I don't like you This pointed woman, I hate the virgin nurse who is always pestering me, go back to the camp, and never come near me again!" Startled by his sudden bad temper, she ran back to camp with wounded pride.