novelsite Chapter 228 The Real Passerby
Chapter 228 The Real Passerby
Chapter 228 The Real Passerby (6k)
The helicopter beneath their feet didn't even have a machine gun, let alone a Gatling gun.
Gavin, holding the HK-416, jokingly said to Old Feng, who was sitting in the driver's seat.
"Feng, look at you! Can't you learn how to operate an attack helicopter? Those things aren't much different from civilian ones, are they?"
"Stop joking, boss. How can attack helicopters and civilian helicopters be the same? If I don't know how to operate the fire control system, then it doesn't matter what I fly. So it's safer to fly a civilian helicopter, which I'm more familiar with!"
As he responded, Lao Feng closed his eyes and pondered for a moment before starting the helicopter's engine.
Feeling the gradual vibration, Gavin couldn't help but swallow and said to Old Feng.
"What are you doing, Feng? I saw you close your eyes and think for a moment. You haven't forgotten how to fly a plane, have you?!"
"Aha, boss, you found out! I haven't touched this stuff in years!"
Old Feng laughed and turned around, giving Gavin a thumbs up.
Upon seeing this, a hint of panic truly appeared in Gavin's eyes.
He's genuinely afraid of helicopters!
Sean is an ace pilot, after all; he's trustworthy in that respect.
Edward was, after all, a member of SEAL Team Six, and his impressive resume meant Gavin had some faith in him.
Steve was Gavin's brother, whom he had grown up with since childhood. Gavin knew his abilities, and besides, if he really lost to Steve, Gavin would accept it.
What good is a bond forged from childhood, even if we share life and death? Everything is fate.
But Lao Feng—
Even if he was a fellow countryman from before his transmigration, Gavin had only known him for less than a month.
Seeing Lao Feng close his eyes in deep thought, as if he were mourning, Gavin was genuinely a little panicked!
Then, Gavin swallowed hard and started moving his legs.
"Is it too late for me to get off the plane now, Feng? The way you were thinking just now was making me a little worried!"
"Ha, it's too late to go down now. Let me give you a flying show, boss!"
Before Gavin could finish speaking, Lao Feng lifted the helicopter up, and it continued to climb towards Dallas.
As soon as the plane began to climb, Gavin reached out and grabbed the nearest securing device.
Noticing Gavin's nervousness, Nikita narrowed her eyes suspiciously and asked in a low voice.
"Sir, you seem unusually tense today. Did God talk to you about something last night, or did your raven tell you some secret?"
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call out!
Just as Nikita finished speaking, a giant raven suddenly spread its wings and plunged into the helicopter whose door was not closed. It slid more than 70 centimeters across the floor before finally standing firmly on its own!
The sudden appearance of the large raven made Nikita and Abraham's hair stand on end!
"Wow!" Nikita gasped.
"What the hell is this?!"
Abraham couldn't help but curse.
The two men's strange behavior startled Old Feng in the driver's seat. He gripped the control lever, looked back, and then asked Gavin curiously.
"Boss, how did that crow get on the plane? Have he and your crow started dating?"
"How would I know? I'm not a matchmaking agency; I only watch for fun and don't track relationship progress!"
Gavin made a joke, then grabbed the fixed object, raised his free hand to lift Foggin, and delivered him to the side of the large raven that had jumped into the helicopter.
Seeing Fokin being controlled by Gavin and brought closer to him, the raven was initially delighted, but then it looked at Gavin's hand under Fokin's buttocks and suddenly raised its head to caw at Gavin!
quack quack!
The cawing of the crow confused Gavin. He couldn't understand why the crow was cawing at him. Was it because he had touched Foggin's paw?
Surely crows can't be all cuddly all day long!
Are you kidding me?
As the crow cawed, Fujin suddenly leaned forward and pecked the large crow's head hard.
Duang!
After a clear pecking sound, the large crow let out a miserable cry, but after the cry, instead of being angry, it looked at Foggin with a shocked yet happy expression on its feather-fallen head.
It wasn't until quite some time later that the wild crow seemed to realize something, stretched out its wings, lowered its head to its claws, and opened its beak to bite what it was holding.
It was a sparkling emerald brooch, yes, it really sparkled, a toy brooch with a plastic-like texture!
I don't know if the crow accidentally pressed the switch, or if the battery in this toy brooch is just that durable.
In short, the brooch has been shining all this time!
Upon seeing that soft green light, Fogg cawed twice, then folded its wings and stood steadily in Gavin's hand, watching the wild raven without moving.
Under Fokin's gaze, the wild crows couldn't help but lower their heads, cawing shyly twice, and even tucking their heads under their wings.
Foggin then poked his head out and pecked at the base of the great raven's wing, before leaping up and landing on Gavin's shoulder, calling out twice more to the wild raven.
Hearing this seemingly urging voice, the wild crow finally snapped out of its daze and then jumped up in ecstasy.
After hopping around for more than half a minute, he spread his wings and hopped forward, grabbing Gavin's pants and clothes and landing on Gavin's right shoulder.
Through Gavin's neck, the two crows stretched their heads behind Gavin's head and rubbed their black faces together incessantly.
After a brief moment of stunned silence, Gavin finally couldn't help but laugh.
"Haha, damn it, they really got together! Looks like Fokin accepted Wuni's proposal!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gavin shouldered two crows, slammed the plane door shut, and then sat down in his seat.
Looking at Gavin, who was carrying two birds on his shoulders, old Abraham smacked his lips and chuckled as he spoke to Gavin.
"Boss, your raven has only just found the love of her life, and you've already prepared her name. It seems you've been expecting this for a long time!"
"No!"
Hearing Abraham's words, Gavin waved his hand gently and smiled.
"Abraham, don't you know the origin of the names Fokkin and Wuni? They are both Odin's ravens, and I prepared these names for them long ago."
"But Fokine arrived first, so whoever Fokine chooses is Wuni, regardless of whether that crow is the current one!"
After saying that, Gavin raised his hand and patted the newcomer, Wuni.
Suddenly slapped by Gavin, Wuni shook its tail feathers uncomfortably, but ultimately managed not to dodge Gavin's hand.
Lately, although Wuni didn't know why Foggin liked Gavin so much, with Raven's wisdom, he already knew that Gavin was a member of his future family.
Of course, Wuni wasn't an incompetent husband; he just thought Gavin was Foggin's father or mother, and crows have a fine tradition of feeding their parents.
So even though Gavin, this big mom, is incomprehensible to Wuni, he is still willing to humbly accept it, because all the crows are pure-hearted!
But just as Gavin was still celebrating Fokkin and Wuni's marriage and feeling secretly pleased that he actually owned two ravens,
Suddenly, Old Feng, in the driver's seat, couldn't help but frown and said to Gavin in surprise.
"Boss, take a look outside. Doesn't something seem off?"
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Gavin's heart, which had just calmed down, started pounding again. He immediately rushed to the window and looked out of the helicopter.
As he stared in shock at the outside world, Lao Feng swallowed hard and spoke into his walkie-talkie.
"If I'm not mistaken, isn't our plane surrounded by a huge flock of crows? Damn it, they seem to be about twenty meters behind us, making us clear the wind for them!"
"I know!"
Gavin replied to Lao Feng with a stiff expression, then looked at his right shoulder with a troubled expression.
In his eyes, the big crow Wuni and the aloof Fujin, who had been all lovey-dovey for more than twenty days, were constantly sticking together!
Damn it, even Fu Jin has lost her aloofness at this point. Or is it that a crow bound by monogamy to the death, no matter how aloof she was before marriage, will become passionate after marriage?
In short, the trouble outside must have been caused by that bastard Wuni. Wuni is probably the leader of a Raven Party in central Texas!
"Mazefak, my Munni is probably the leader of a flock of crows. He gave my Fokin a real performance of domineering CEO-style love!"
"But that bastard Wuni doesn't understand at all. The bunch of thugs he brought to look after my sister-in-law are practically sending us to hell!"
At this point, Gavin slapped Wuni's wing in an annoyed manner, causing Wuni, who was engrossed in petting, to stumble.
Meanwhile, in the driver's seat, Lao Feng tensed his facial muscles and gritted his teeth as he spoke to Gavin, word by word.
"Boss, we can't let these crows continue to follow our helicopter. What if the air currents cause an accident to the crows, or these silly birds gather closer to the helicopter?"
"Then we're at risk of falling at any moment!"
"You'll probably have to throw the newcomer, Wuni, out of the plane!"
"No!"
As soon as Lao Feng finished speaking, Gavin immediately interrupted him.
Faced with Gavin's refusal, Old Feng was slightly taken aback, and quickly called out to Gavin.
"Boss, this isn't the time to play Pokémon. If we let those crows keep following us, who knows if they'll damage our plane? They—"
"Feng!"
Gavin abruptly interrupted Lao Feng again, growling at him.
"Wuni and Fokin are like crows in the throes of new love, you know what that means? If I throw Wuni out now, she'll just frantically chase after the plane!"
"He can't possibly abandon Fogg at this time!"
"If I abandon both Fokin and Wuni, Fokin will chase after me, and Wuni will continue chasing Fokin. We still won't be able to shake them off!"
"So, all we can do is speed up."
"The highest known flight altitude of crows exceeds 10,000 meters, because commercial airliners have collided with crows at that altitude, which is inaccessible to helicopters. We can't avoid them by climbing!"
"But a crow is much slower than a helicopter; even when diving, it's hard for it to exceed 160 km/h. You could accelerate a helicopter to 160 km/h..."
That should put the situation in order.
At this point, Gavin slapped Wuni in an annoyed tone.
The leader of the crows wasn't paying any attention at all; he actually led the flock of crows to chase after his wife!
Aren't you afraid you won't be able to get her and your buddies will laugh at you?
Upon hearing Gavin's words, Lao Feng quickly adjusted his speed from around 135 km/h to nearly 200 km/h.
In the blink of an eye, the flock of crows was left behind by the helicopter.
Seeing that he had gotten rid of the crow, Old Feng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, then said to Gavin with amusement.
"Boss, when I used to fly planes back in my hometown, I never encountered flocks of crows. We have fixed bird-repelling equipment there."
"I've really learned something new this time. I didn't know crows could fly that fast. I thought they were like peregrine falcons, swooping down at speeds of over 300 kilometers per hour!"
"Um?"
Upon hearing what Lao Feng had said, Gavin frowned, then chuckled and asked Lao Feng a question.
"Feng, didn't you learn to fly helicopters in Hawaii? So you have your own helicopter to fly back home?"
"Tsk tsk, doesn't your family own a restaurant? Are you suggesting we fish at your restaurant?"
"You're really something else, kid. You say you were a member of the armed police? So, were you in the 'Pot Pancake Guard' or the 'Snow Leopard' helicopter squadron?"
Haha~
Upon being pointed at by Gavin, Old Feng grinned and then waved his hand gently.
"Don't talk such nonsense, boss. If I were serving in those units, I wouldn't have the chance to go abroad. I'd just be a cook."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lao Feng turned the plane around, adjusted the direction, and continued to approach Dallas.
Gavin sat back down without commenting, patted Wuni with a smile, and made Wuni look at Gavin unhappily once again.
But after that one glance, Wu Ni, who had once again broken free from their sweet nothings, seemed to have regained the upper hand with her intelligence.
It paused briefly, then suddenly leaped to the window, flapping its wings and gazing out the window with a bewildered expression.
Where are my little brothers?
What happened to my crow followers, who I had painstakingly gathered over 100,000 of them during the apocalypse?
They were just following me around, flying back and forth, witnessing my sweet romance with their sister-in-law.
But where are they?
My team—just vanished like that?
That's my team!!!
In an instant, Wu Ni was completely devastated. He never expected that just falling in love would cause him to lose all 100,000 of his elite warriors!
Can he still be called the King of Crows now?
No one knows what Wuni was thinking. After realizing he had lost all his men, he didn't even have the energy to date Fujin anymore.
Instead, it flew back to Gavin's shoulder in a daze, like a stunned bird, and lay there stiffly and motionless as if it were dead.
Time passed as Wuni's mind gradually crumbled. About forty minutes later, the helicopter, which was already traveling at a speed of 230 kilometers per hour, was approaching downtown Dallas.
Old Feng also spoke up to remind everyone.
"Ahem, those of you who are awake, please wake up the sleeping passengers. We're about to see the beautiful city of Dallas!"
"Although I am a radical and I love my country, I have to admit that Dallas does a pretty good job of greening its land."
"While not as large as a series of megacities built entirely of steel and concrete, which are veritable infrastructure miracles, the area of parks and green spaces in your Dallas city is at least much larger than the number of golf courses we have."
At this point, Lao Feng chuckled and then controlled the plane to descend slightly.
Gavin stood up and, together with Nikita and Abraham, went to the cabin door and held onto a nearby fixed object for support.
Once the helicopter had slowed down to below 30 kilometers per hour, Gavin gestured for the two to open the door.
Mr. Abraham immediately stretched out his bulging, veiny arm and yanked open the cabin door.
A slightly cool breeze, carried by the sunlight, pattered on everyone's faces.
The two crows on Gavin's body also clung tightly to Gavin's clothes.
Gavin himself focused his gaze on the massive aggregate, quickly comparing the surrounding buildings and various details.
Old Feng gradually brought the helicopter to a stop, stopping it from moving.
Gavin frowned and kept looking around.
About half a minute later, Gavin exhaled and said softly, "Guys, the Dallas Convergence is exactly the same as when we last came to Dallas."
"Last time, I paid special attention to a few details, such as the contact points between the aggregate and its supporting building, but those points did not change significantly."
"While this prevents us from analyzing the evolution of the aggregates, in any case, a static aggregate is definitely safer than a chaotic one."
"We can relax a little!"
After saying this, Gavin gestured to Abraham to close the hatch, and Abraham cooperated by closing the hatch.
Old Feng quickly took control of the aircraft and climbed back to an altitude of over two thousand meters.
As the price climbed, Lao Feng confirmed something with Gavin.
"Boss, shouldn't we head back now?"
"Okay, let's go back."
Gavin was just there to check on the aggregates; in the apocalypse, reconnaissance work like this is always necessary.
Only by conducting as frequent aggression investigations as possible on potential hazards such as aggregates can camps be helped to avoid crises caused by various large-scale hazards as much as possible.
The helicopter then returned and finally landed on the roof of the manor.
The helicopter came to a complete stop, and Gavin landed on the roof with two crows.
The great crow, Wuni, finally couldn't wait any longer and flapped its wings, flew to Fojin and cawed twice, then nervously soared into the sky and flew away.
"Holy crap, boss, your bird's gone!"
Old Feng, grinning, shouted to Gavin while smoking a cigarette.
Upon hearing this, Gavin raised his hand in annoyance and slammed it heavily into Old Feng's chest, causing Old Feng to choke on the smoke.
While Lao Feng was coughing, Gavin muttered a curse under his breath.
"Don't think I don't know what you mean. My Chinese is great, buddy. Don't joke like that."
"Haha, it's my fault. How about I owe you a set of children's clothes? I'll prepare one for your and Mrs. Nikita's future child when I have time~"
Old Feng adjusted his breathing, then patted his chest with a smile, calming himself down.
He knows best how to interact with people. If he doesn't try to stay within the leader's comfort zone, get closer to the leader appropriately, and make the leader happy, then...
In this era where money is practically worthless, how can he improve his relationship with Gavin?
As Gavin listened to Old Feng talk about the children he might have in the future, he couldn't help but hug Nikita. Nikita pursed her lips and gave Gavin an expectant look.
The two left the landing area and sat down on the edge of the roof, stretching their legs out to the lower level and swinging them.
Seeing the two sitting and resting, Lao Feng didn't disturb them and started checking the helicopter's various parameters on his own.
Abraham, however, took his gun and went back to the hall to read the newspaper.
Abraham was quite old, but he didn't really enjoy playing games.
However, he particularly enjoyed reading newspapers.
In his eyes, those newspapers, long since outdated, still recorded the world he used to live in.
As he read about everything happening in the newspaper, it was as if he were seeing the world of the past bloom again in his heart!
While people are performing their respective duties and doing their jobs.
On the other hand, near the Cossica Airport, not far from Lake Richard.
A motorcycle sped off from the end of the highway, then circled the airport and swaggered onto the road leading to the estate.
On the motorcycle, Philip Finch slowed down, took out a map, and, braving the not-too-strong wind, laid it out on the dial for a quick look.
After glancing at it once, he scanned the signs for the resort area on both sides of the road, then nodded in satisfaction.
That's right, he is a survivor who emerged from the apocalypse, and his current target is Gavin's camp.
And so, his motorcycle sped through the resort area, rapidly approaching the stables.
Soon after, he saw rows of stables and dairy farms, and a conspicuous sentry post standing right next to the highway.
From a distance, someone on the sentry post fired a shot at him. Upon hearing the gunshot, Philip quickly stopped his motorcycle below the sentry post.
Hehehe!
After parking, Philip took off his helmet and raised his hands toward the two men on guard duty.
"Don't get agitated, guys, I'm just a lone passerby, I mean you no harm!"
"I know!"
Hearing Philip's words, Barn nodded, then pointed towards the manor.
"You're also here to take refuge at the manor, right? If so, you'll see the manor about three kilometers ahead. You can go straight through."
The manor had encountered newcomers like Philip more than once, and Philip was just one person. Barn felt that he only needed to report to his family, and the dozens of people in his family would not allow Philip to cause any trouble.
Hearing Barn's words, Philip nodded knowingly and then responded with a smile.
"Okay, I understand. I'll head to the manor now, but I'm not here to seek refuge; I'm here to trade. I have other places to visit."
"Hmm? Wow!"
Upon hearing this, Barn and Diana, who hadn't taken it seriously before, immediately showed expressions of surprise.
Then, Diana curiously leaned over the sentry post and called out to Philip.
"Are you sure you're not here to join? Good heavens, this is the first time I've ever seen a passerby, let alone one who wants to trade with us!"
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"The boss will definitely be interested in you. I'll report to him right away, you can go directly there, Lone Ranger!"
As Diana gave Philip a nickname, she pulled out a walkie-talkie and spoke.
"I'm Diana from the stables outpost. A lone wolf claiming to want to make a deal with us is on his way!"
"Is Gavin home? If not, where's Madison?"
"I'm here, I'm Gavin, let him come over."
Gavin answered quickly, while Diana waved to Philip.
Philip glanced greedily at Diana's chest, then made a teasing remark.
"If I had seen you sooner, beautiful, I might have been willing to stay here."
"But it's not too late now, haha, I'm going to see your boss right now, I'm sure what I brought will satisfy him!"