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Chapter 4 Chapter Four

Inchworm 倪匡 6985Words 2023-02-05
The young man did not answer, nor did he turn his head. He heard footsteps and the door closing as Orika left. From that day on, for more than ten days in a row, the young man did not see Orika, nor did he see Hunter and those Nazi generals again. He had no idea what happened outside this room, but he was affected. With the best care, doctors and nurses visit him every day until he can get up and walk. No one can remember what it was like to learn to walk for the first time, but when the young man has been lying in bed for eighteen days since he regained consciousness, he is supported by a nurse, panting for a minute while sitting, and then straightening up again. He straightened his body, put his feet firmly on the ground, leaned half of his own weight on the nurse's body, and half was borne by his own feet. He felt that he was not stepping on the ground, but on clouds. Limp and above the moving clouds.

After such a long period of recuperation, he was still so weak, which really surprised him. After barely shaking his body and walking a few steps, he smiled wryly and said: What kind of poison is the arrowhead painted on? So toxic! In those days, he asked many questions to the doctors and nurses, but he never got any answers. Those doctors and nurses who came to see him seemed to have no idea that people can speak. At this time, as usual, the nurse didn't speak, but just supported him to take another step forward. But at this moment, the door opened and the doctor walked in. The doctor glanced at the young man. Unexpectedly, he opened his mouth and said, "This kind of poison is used by the local Indians to kill large wild animals. You were hit by two arrows, but you can survive that is

Before the doctor finished speaking, the young man said: Is it a miracle? The doctor shook his head, and said: "It's not a miracle, it's because I was able to arrive before the poison started to stop your heart. Of course, I can't deny that your heart is stronger than ordinary people. I don't know how much." ! As the young man walked towards the window, he said, "Thank you for coming in time, thank you!" The doctor snorted, and said: Don't thank me, thank the pilot with excellent skills, she made the plane land directly in front of the house under almost impossible circumstances, so I can save you in time!

At this time, the young man had already come to the window and opened the blinds. He also immediately saw the plane. Of course, he also understood what the doctor meant by that. Looking out of the window he could see a small twin-engine plane parked in front of the house, its fuselage tilted, one blade broken off, and a fairly deep wheel run on the road in front of the house , on this road, even if a car passes by, the body will jump, and it is simply impossible for a plane to land. The young man took a breath and said, "May I ask who is the driver with such excellent skills?" The young man couldn't see the doctor's expression, but he could hear the excitement in his voice, saying: "It's the princess, Princess Orika!"

The young man's body didn't vibrate. This answer was expected by him, but after he confirmed it, he felt a strange sense of confusion in his heart, which made the doctor continue to speak, as if from a distant place. The place floats over. The doctor continued: Do you know that for her to force the plane to land here is simply suicide, but she dared to take such a big risk in order to buy time to save you, you should be ashamed! Only then did the young man shake, and he turned around abruptly.He turned around so quickly that he couldn't even stand upright at this moment, so he fell to one side and almost fell down. He hurriedly pulled the venetian blind, and with a loud crash, the venetian blind was pulled down, and the nurse hurriedly Go over and hold him up again.

The young man looked directly at the doctor and said coldly: I don't feel that I owe anyone anything, it was her arrangement that made me get poisoned by the arrow! The doctor also sneered and said, "What about your arrangement?"Put her on the plane and take her as a prisoner! The young man immediately said: Yes, but who started the matter first? The doctor didn't say anything, his face was very ugly, and after a while, he said: "Okay, you should go to bed!" The young man immediately refused, saying: No, as you said, I am stronger than others, and I can recover faster than others!

At this point, he raised his voice abruptly and called out: Olika, why don't you come yourself? The doctor said: She is not free, the attack is about to begin! The young man shook again, and said: Attack, what attack? The doctor pointed out the window and said: You can see for yourself, the attack to establish the Orika Indian Kingdom! This time, the young man turned around slowly. When he turned around and looked out the window, he still saw nothing but the plane with its wings broken, but then he heard drum after drum. The young man didn't have any in-depth research on the various drums that can almost represent the language of the Indians, but he could hear them as soon as he heard them. They were war drums.

The drums came closer and closer, and then the young man saw a jeep driving down the road about two hundred yards from the house. In the jeep are Hunter, Orika, and two Nazi generals. The Nazi generals' bright red trousers, against the gloomy jungle, look extremely eye-catching and thrilling. After the jeeps, there were big trucks carrying soldiers one after another. On the big trucks, Indian soldiers equipped with new weapons sat in two rows facing each other with solemn expressions. The big truck seemed to never see its tail, driving forward with the sound of puffy drums. The young man felt dizzy for a while, and he couldn't hold on any longer. He said in a voice that sounded weak to himself: I want to talk to Orika, let me talk to her!

The doctor shook his head and said: You have no way to contact her. Before leaving, the princess once said that she wanted me to let you know about the attack. The first target they attacked would require a seven-day march. King Ka's first shot will be fired seven days later! The young man panted and said, "Where is the first target of the attack?" The doctor spread his hands and said, "I don't know, it should be a top military secret, isn't it?" The young man didn't ask any more questions, he just turned to the nurse and said, "Help me to the bed."

After he lay down again, he immediately closed his eyes, and he looked very calm. The doctor and nurse left the room at once, the young man still had his eyes closed.Just now, he didn't ask a word about his uncle because he didn't want to make himself sad.And at this time, he was lying on the bed, and he had already made up his mind that he must make himself able to act in the shortest possible time. Just now, he has already been told by the doctor that his own physique is much stronger than ordinary people, and that is not surprising to him. And his physique, which is stronger than ordinary people, is not innate, but the result of long-term training almost from the beginning of his understanding.The kind of training he received is generally called internal energy or qigong, but no matter whether it is called internal energy or qigong, it has a strong mysterious color.

But the young man himself is very clear that what he has been training for more than 20 years is to adapt his body to the most difficult environment, which is almost impossible for human beings to survive, and to bring out a person's physical potential to the highest level. A kind of training. With this kind of training, a person can perform medical miracles, as well as physical miracles.The young man didn't ask the doctor how long it would take before he could act like an ordinary person, but he had already made up his mind that in four days, at most five days, he would be able to act like an ordinary person. On the first day, the young man just kept taking slow, deep breaths. He tasted the air he inhaled like chewing delicacies from mountains and seas, and then made the inhaled air, like the essence, circulate along the blood. And the feeling that flows all over the body. The next day, when he sat up, he was able to sit upright, and he was still taking deep breaths. Both the doctor and the nurse looked at him with strange eyes. The doctor once asked him: What is this? The young man's answer was very simple, saying: That is a unique method for Chinese people to recover their health. After two days, he could clearly feel that his physical strength was gradually recovering. On the third day, when the doctor was examining him, an extremely surprised expression appeared on the doctor's face. .All day long he just kept pacing and making odd gestures.And every time he put on a strange posture and straightened his body again, he let out a long breath.When he was panting, the sound he made was like a tire suddenly piercing a hole. On the fourth day, he was still walking, posing in the same weird posture, and waving his hands and feet constantly. On the fifth morning, just as he got up, the doctor and nurse came in. The doctor showed a suppressed and unbearable expression, and as soon as he came in, he asked loudly: "Sir, what are you doing these days?" ? The young man asked back: What is your mission? The doctor was a little impatient, and said: "Guard you, you won't be allowed to step out of this room, and you don't have to try to get out of this room, there are many guards outside, and they won't let you go!" The young man smiled and said, "How long do you think it will take before I'm not in such a dangerous situation?" The doctor laughed and said: Sir, at least ten days later, now, an ordinary person can knock you down! The young man said: If I tell you, I can escape from the house right now, do you believe it or not? The doctor laughed, but the doctor's laughter didn't last long, because the young man's palm had already been cut straight to his neck, and the doctor's body immediately collapsed like a ball of cotton. After getting down, the nurse watched with wide eyes. For a moment, she almost suspected that she was in a dream. The young man immediately made an apologetic gesture to the nurse, and when the nurse realized it and wanted to yell out, the young man's palm was chopped off again!His plan came true, and in four days he regained his strength. The young man changed into a doctor's clothes, and the window posts were fixed. The young man came to the door again, opened the door a little, and looked outside. There was a corridor outside, it was quiet and there was no one there, and the young man opened the door wider so that he could see farther. When he was sure that there was really no one in the corridor, he couldn't help laughing. It was a big mistake for the doctor to estimate him as an ordinary person. He immediately dodged and walked out. Ten minutes later, he came to a huge room. In the middle of the room, there was a very huge table, which was a hundred square feet. On the table was a The battle model sand table, from the model point of view, the central part is a medium-sized city, with mountains in the southeast and a river in the west. Seeing this model, the young man couldn't help feeling nervous. Where is that?As he thought about it, he couldn't help shaking his head, because that was really a question that was not easy to answer, and even the most knowledgeable person on South American topography couldn't answer it. However, young people can know that this city must be the first target of their attack. While looking at the model, the young man kept muttering to himself, "What kind of place is this?"What is this place? At this moment, behind him, a very familiar voice suddenly sounded, saying: This is Povista! As soon as he heard the sound, the young man shook suddenly. His vibration was so strong that he waved his hand violently, knocking down several armored vehicles on the model together. In an instant, he hardly had the courage to turn around and take a look. He didn't doubt his hearing, he was sure that he did hear the familiar voice. However, that is really impossible, it is absolutely impossible. But then, there was the sound of a match being struck, and then, a familiar scent of shredded tobacco penetrated his nostrils. The young man had no doubts anymore, he turned around abruptly, and shouted: Uncle! That's right, in front of him was his uncle, as usual, sitting leisurely on a chair, biting a pipe, and looking at him with a smile. The young man didn't rub his eyes anymore, he just shook his head, showing sincere admiration, and said: How is it possible, you He pointed to his chest, which was where his uncle had been shot by the arrow before he was shot by the poisoned arrow.The old man laughed, lowered his head to his own chest where the arrow was shot, looked at it, then raised his head, took a deep puff of the cigarette, and then slowly puffed it out, saying: "Ginger is old and spicy, isn't it?" The young man shook his head, his face still full of confusion, the old man laughed and said: It's too simple, I'm under house arrest, so naturally I have to protect myself at all times! The young man finally cried out, and said: But you were clearly hit by an arrow! The old man waved his hand.Dao: Yes, I was shot by an arrow, but during my house arrest, I was provided with books. I hid a few books among my clothes to protect my vitals, just in case.This kind of action may not have any effect when you do it, but it may also save your life. In the end, the arrow almost shot through a book! The old man smiled again and said: Then, I saw that you were also hit by an arrow. This was the moment when I was most nervous and needed to make a decision. I know how powerful this kind of poisonous arrow is. If you were hit by two arrows, within forty-eight hours , I must die, should I pretend to be dead and wait for a chance to escape, or try to save you?If I try to save you, I must take action, and as long as I take action, the poisonous arrows will continue to shoot, the second arrow, I will not be so lucky, and, even if I succeed in saving you, after Within forty-eight hours, what can I do to heal you? The young man listened without making a sound. The old man let out a sigh of relief, and said: If you change places, how will you decide? The young man smiled wryly and said: I can't make a decision! After he said this, he paused, and then said again: Uncle, how did you come to a decision in the end? The old man said: Orika helped me make a decision! The young man's expression became extremely confused, and he said, "Olika? The old man said: Yes, when I really couldn't decide how to act, I heard her yelling: Hurry up and prepare the plane, clear the sidewalk at the gate, I want to go to the doctor! The old man paused again, and then said: "So, I still continued to pretend to be dead, and handed you over to her, but I was immediately carried out by two people, and thrown into the forest casually. Little animal, I ate nothing left, but I didn't know that I was not injured at all, and Orika really tried her best to save you! The young man smiled wryly and waved his hand, not knowing what to say. The old man stared at the young man and said: If you still don't understand, then you are a stupid pig! The young man said: Yes, I understand! The old man laughed and said: When we were young, if we knew that there was a girl who loved us so much, we would definitely marry her! The young man jumped up and said in a voiceless voice: Marry her?Uncle, today she wants you to get a hydrogen bomb, tomorrow she may ask you to build a palace, and the day after tomorrow she will give you an idea to get you to raise the Loch Ness monster!marry her! The old man shook his head and said: "Young people nowadays don't even have any romantic feelings!"He sighed several times in succession, his expression filled with emotion. The young man looked at his uncle, dumbfounded, but the old man seemed to still miss the romantic atmosphere of the time when he fell in love, and said again: Have you read Pushkin's long poem?In order to express his love for his girlfriend, a young man dived into the deep sea again and again, and died in the end!The old man kept shaking his head and said: Well, no matter what, you don't want her to die in battle! The young man frowned, his mood was very contradictory. This kind of contradictory mood had existed in him for a long time, and after he was hit by a poisoned arrow and Orika rescued him again, he always thought that his uncle had died from the poison. Under the arrow, there is absolutely no room for recovery. However, his uncle is safe and sound. He stayed for a while, sighed, still unable to make any decision, his uncle smiled and said: "Now, she is still on the march, I will fly the plane, you parachute, if you want to save her, you can leave her alone." Rescue alone, the question is whether you are willing to! The young man remained silent, but the old man said again: I have already notified the defense authorities of the city they are going to attack. It can be said that there is no chance for their attack! The young man took a deep breath and said: Alright! After making a decision, he closed his eyes, showed a wry smile, and shook his head involuntarily.The old man came over, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Let's go, think about how she took the risk to save you!" The young man didn't say anything else. They left the house together, found a car, and drove straight to the airport. It seemed that Orika had moved all her strength to the battlefield. The airport was very deserted, with only one A small plane, standing alone. The young man found a complete set of landing equipment in a storage room at the airport, and took the plane with him. The old man drove the plane, and the plane kept flying forward. They estimated that with an eight-hour flight, they could catch up in the jungle. Orika in the middle of the march. However, Orika's speed was obviously slower than expected. Six hours later, they had already seen the army.At that time, it was already dark. From the sky, it was full of campfires and lights. Through the telescope, we could see many people and many trucks indistinctly.After the plane circled, the young man put on a parachute, opened the hatch, and jumped off. The young man landed on the top of a big tree, his parachute was pierced by a branch, he let go of his belt, climbed down the tree, looked forward from behind the trunk, and shook his head as he watched.Although this army was commanded by a Nazi general who was proficient in combat, judging from their resting situation at this time, only the rabble can describe them. The young man didn't have to wait long, and easily knocked out an Indian warrior, dragged him into the grass, changed into his clothes, and grandly walked through the messy camp. Half an hour later, he Just saw the big tent. In front of the big tent, a big fire was burning, and a large flagpole was erected in front of the tent, with a flag with a special pattern floating on it. The young man went all the way to the back of the tent, cut a slit in the tent with a knife, and looked inside. He saw Orika and Hunter, two Nazi generals, studying the map. The young man shook his head while looking inside. Cut the cracks in the tent as big as possible for people to get in. Then, he pulled a grenade and threw the grenade far away. The explosion of the grenade made the two Nazi generals and Hunter rush out of the tent together, and the young man immediately jumped out of the crack. In the middle, after entering the tent, Orika turned around, and the young man had already slapped her on his back, carrying her out of the tent. The attack plan did not stop because of Orika's disappearance, but as expected, the whole army was wiped out. A month later, Orika buried the South American tycoon, her husband, as Hunter's widow. The young man and his uncle didn't show up again. Olika looked a little dazed. She knew that the young man took her out of the tent, but when she woke up, she was in a small city hundreds of miles away. She didn't know where they were going. went. Beside the magnificent cemetery, there are many trees. Olika turned her head and saw many inchworms, bent over, climbing up, climbed to the top of the tree, fell down, but immediately climbed up again, Olika He couldn't help but sighed, and his expression became even more bewildered!
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