Chapter 16 Section 1

2020 Lu Xuda especially shaved his beard today. What is the reason, he himself is not very clear.Especially since the person who is going to meet him today is not a woman. Since he hadn't shaved for a long time, his hands were astringent, and the rusty razor left a wound on his left cheek, which he simply cleaned with soapy water.He wasn't afraid of tetanus, so in the end he just stuck it on with a ok bandage. The noon sun compresses the shadows on the soles of everyone's feet to an extremely short one. There are several long waiting chairs under the bus stop sign near MRT Dazhi Station. Lv Xuda, who is covered in sweat, sat down on the far right seat. He put the heavy hiking backpack by his feet and opened the zipper. Full of dry food and mineral water bottles.

Lu Xuda unscrewed a bottle and poured warm water down his throat. Seven weeks ago, Bo Xu committed suicide. All the guilt is left to him alone. Accidents are inevitable, and so are illnesses. If Bo Xu was hit by a gravel truck driven drunk, or was crushed to death by a flower pot falling from the sky, or died of a serious illness by modern medicine, Lu Xuda would feel better a lot of. But it happened to be suicide. There was still foam at the corner of his mouth, Lu Xuda looked at the empty mineral water bottle in his hand, and continued his best daze. This habit of trance has been practiced for a full twenty-three years.

In the blank space of a daze, the imaginary picture of Bo Xu lying in the red bathtub reappeared. Although it's been 23 years since we talked, Boxu probably thinks that suicide is also an act of responsibility for "that incident", right?Since Bo Xu paid off his half of the burden with his death, it is only natural that the remaining half should be on himself. Is that so?Bo Xu... The appointed time has come. Lu Xuda saw Lao Deng approaching from a distance. Lao Deng was also fully armed, with waterproof hiking shoes, a sun hat, a multi-pocket vest filled with various survival props, and a Leica telescope hanging around his neck.It's a bit outrageous that he is also carrying a bulky GORE-TEX military winter jacket in his hand.

The backpack on Lao Deng's shoulders was twice as solid as Lu Xu's. Obviously, it contained twice as many supplies. The space was compressed and then compressed. Maybe there was a stretchable tent inside. "Hi, junior." Lao Deng greeted warmly. "...Senior." Lu Xuda did not stand up. "Have you brought your passport?" "Why do you need a passport to climb a mountain?" "Have you brought it?" "Bring it." Lao Deng, who was also covered in sweat, looked at the equipment that Lu Xuda had prepared all night, and seemed a little dissatisfied.

"Student, you seem to be a little too contempt... wait for what is going to happen." "I actually don't know how many things to bring." Lu Xuda said honestly: "I thought this was enough. If there is a shortage, I can buy it locally, right?" "Maybe it's enough, but..." Lao Deng pointed to the backpack on his shoulders: "Even if I have prepared to my level, I still probably won't be able to make it through. You... you really are the same as me in the first experience." Indiscreet." "What exactly do you want to experience?" Lu Xuda, who was confused, asked exactly the same question as last week.

And Lao Deng's answer was exactly the same as last week's answer. "Haha, I really don't know what you will experience..."