End of September, Tanzania.
Sunshine, sea, palm trees.
Stepping out of the plane, Zhao Xiaodao stretched lazily and said, "The sunshine is so nice!"
Li Ying and her assistant looked around with interest, full of excitement. curious.
“It looks quite advanced, can’t you tell it’s a poor African country?”
“After all, it is the first place to entertain multinational tourists.” Lu Zheng said , "Not to mention the airport, even the hotels and shopping malls along the coast are at least second-rate or above."
"But don't go deep into the city center without me and Lu Zheng accompanying you." Lin Wan reminded .
When Li Ying heard this, she nodded repeatedly. As an Interpol police officer, she knew very well the horrors of slums in these big cities.
"Let's go! Let's go to the hotel to put our luggage first, and then go to the beach for a walk." Lu Zheng said.
A group of five people went to the hotel first, put away their luggage, and then went to the beach.
Zhao Xiaodao said while blowing the sea breeze, "I feel that the climate here is worse than that in Europe."
"Europe has a Mediterranean climate, which is relatively humid and colder, and it is The latitude is relatively high and it is indeed not as comfortable as here." Li Ying explained to Zhao Xiaodao.
And there are fewer Chinese here than in Europe, so Zhao Xiaodao is even more relaxed.
But she would rather go to the African savannah to see lions and elephants, "When should we set off?"
"Get everything ready today and rent two off-road vehicles tomorrow. , experience a seven-day tour of the African grasslands." Lu Zheng waved his hand.
"Okay!"
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Lu Zheng and Lin Wan had been here last time, so they were familiar with each other this time. After getting everything ready and stuffing them into two off-road vehicles, we embarked on a journey into the prairie wilderness again.
Starting from Dar es Salaam and heading northwest, it was still the same route that Lu Zheng and his two men took before.
"Wow! Lion lion lion!"
"Wow! Elephant elephant elephant!"
"Wow! Zebra zebra zebra! ”
Along the way, Li Ying, Zhao Xiaodao and her assistant turned into repeaters and exclaimed in various ways. The reserve of the big stars and Interpol staff could not be seen at all.
Although there are many types of plants on the African savannah, who comes to see the plants when ordinary people travel to Africa?
Li Ying turned into a photo-taking fiend, taking crazy selfies and posting them on WeChat Moments. Zhao Xiaodao couldn’t help but be tempted,I didn’t dare to post on Weibo, so I showed it off in my circle of friends.
Zhao Xiaodao posted two photos of himself with zebras and giraffes, and two more photos with a pride of lions in the background, which attracted likes and comments from a group of plastic friends.
Da Mi Mi: [Are you going to Africa to film? 】
Liu Tianxian: 【Envy! ]
Liu Yuyan: [I am also planning to go to Africa during the Chinese New Year]
However, Zhao Xiaodao only sends out photos that will not cause controversy. For example, Zhao Xiaodao did not dare to post some photos on WeChat Moments, such as one holding a lion's neck and taking photos with them, because it was too scary.
But...
Comparing Lin Wan’s circle of friends, a few familiar friends knew the situation immediately.
Deng Paopao: [Did you go to Africa with Brother Lu and the others? ]
Zhang Weili: [You didn’t take me with you? 】
Zhao Xiaodao sent Zhang Weili a photo of herself and a female lion in an awkward manner, and then smiled and didn't reply.
…
The feeling of playing with friends is different from playing alone. The latter feels more leisurely, and the former feels more lively.
Especially Zhao Xiaodao and Li Ying both have lively personalities, so they were never lonely along the way.
Five people and two cars roared all the way to Lake Victoria in the northwest.
During the day, drive to explore the scenery and see animals, and set up camp for a barbecue at night.
Let alone Zhao Xiaodao, even Li Ying is experiencing this kind of life for the first time, and no one is squeamish. Zhao Xiaodao has come through hard times. Even Li Ying is a technician, but After all, he is still an Interpol police officer, so he has gone through the basic arduous training.
Not to mention two cars, so there are plenty of basic toiletries, self-service ovens, tent sleeping bags, etc. They can even fetch water from the river and boil the water. bath.
For several days, everyone completely let themselves go and had fun on the Central African prairie. Except for going to two small towns to replenish some fuel and food on the way, they basically traveled in the wilderness.
In addition to various photos, Zhao Xiaodao's assistant also brought a professional small camera and took a lot of material. "I will edit it when I get back. Even if everyone leaves a To commemorate."
The assistant knew that he could come only because of his relationship with Zhao Xiaodao, so he put his position in a right position and rushed to do all kinds of menial and tiring work, which also won Lu Lu's reputation.It received unanimous praise from several people.
The few of them were not in a hurry and walked and played. Four days later, they arrived at the Lake Victoria area in northwest Tanzania, at the junction of Rwanda and Burundi. Then when they were resupplying in a small town, they unexpectedly I saw several Chinese people shopping.
"Zhao Xiaodao!"
The uncovered Zhao Xiaodao was recognized immediately, but several people just pointed and pointed excitedly, but there were no ordinary star-chasers. Fan Fan, well, was rather shy. Even when Zhao Xiaodao turned his attention, he turned his head shyly.
However, a few people happened to be walking in front of each other, so they unconsciously approached. One of the young people mustered up the courage, took a deep breath, raised his hand, and said hello stiffly. .
"Zhao Xiaodao!"
"Hi! Hello!" Zhao Xiaodao looked at the casually dressed people strangely, "Aren't you here for a trip?"
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“No, no!” The young man shook his head repeatedly, “We are from Huajian. There is a steel plant in the Lake District. We are engineers sent here.”
“ Good guys, you all brought the factory here?" Lu Zheng said in surprise.
“Rwanda’s recent development has been very good. Excellent quality iron ore was discovered here in Tanzania. It is also close to the lake area and has abundant water resources, so we established a small smelting plant here. Steel mills, in addition to supplying Rwanda and Burundi, can also be transported by water to Kenya and Uganda along the way,” the young man explained.
“Great!” Lu Zheng could only give a thumbs up.
The young man scratched his head, then plucked up the courage and asked Zhao Xiaodao, "Um...can we take a photo with you?"
"Of course! "Zhao Xiaodao smiled and nodded.
Seeing six or seven people standing next to Zhao Xiaodao, Lu Zheng took the mobile phone of one of them and found a group photo for them.
“How about one more photo taken by each other?” Zhao Xiaodao took the initiative.
"Ah? Is it okay?" Everyone was surprised and happy.
"Of course!" Zhao Xiaodao smiled, "It's just a few photos."
The Chinese engineers were quite happy and didn't care about things like lighting and framing. They all adjusted their hair and clothes, and happily took photos with Zhao Xiaodao one after another.
But just after the third person took a photo with Zhao Xiaodao, a burst of fierce gunfire suddenly rang out outside the town.