Samuel looked at Nicole and smiled, "We'll go wherever you had wanted to go. But we'll go by
ourselves."
"Why?"
Nicole was puzzled.
They were not in the Seapolis City. This place was rich in land and resources and they simply could not
tell where they were and where they should go. That was why they chose to follow the tour group. Now
that Samuel said that they would go by themselves, Nicole did not understand.
Samuel explained in a low voice, "If we didn't meet Soseph, everything would be fine. But we've met
her, we have to be on guard. She is a travel agent and she must have connections with these travel
agencies. Moreover, the government supports the development of the tourism here. I don't know
whether she has contacted the officers or not. Take what happened just now as an example. We don't
know if the car really broke down or if they were plotting something. The best way to avoid danger is to
go on our own."
Hearing what Samuel said, Nicole understood.
Staying with Samuel, she was already accustomed to not to think.
She sighed.
This was not a good habit!
Nicole thought to herself.
The noise below was getting lower and lower. In the end, there was no sound at all.
Perhaps those people did not expect that Samuel and Nicole had already gone up the mountain, or
perhaps they did not want to delay their journey. They just left.
Nicole felt a little thirsty. But only when she wanted to get some water did she remember that she had
put her schoolbag in the car.
Now they had no food, no water, and there was no shop here. What should they do?
Seeing that Nicole's mouth was a little dry, Samuel took out a small water bottle from his pocket and
handed it over.
"Keep hydrated."
Nicole was stunned.
When did he put the water in his pocket?
Nicole suddenly remembered that when they were about to get in the car after seeing Soseph, Samuel
bought two bottles of water.
Her bottle of water had already been drunk up. Before seeing Samuel's water. She thought that Samuel
had put it in his bag or had already drunk it. She did not expect that it would actually be in Samuel's
pocket.
In other words, Samuel had been on guard since then.
Nicole admired Samuel's caution.
Seeing that Samuel was also thirsty, Nicole handed the water to him.
"You climbed the mountain with me on your back. Your physical exhaustion is much more than mine,
and you need more water. Drink it."
Samuel smiled when seeding Nicole's gestures. "I'm not thirsty. You drink. This kind of consumption is
nothing to me."
Nicole knew that Samuel was comforting her.
They only had one bottle of water. They were on the way down the mountain, and it was unknown how
long before they could encounter a car. They were walking now, and this bottle of water was extremely
precious.
Samuel must want to save the water for her.
Nicole stubbornly opened the bottle and placed it next to Samuel's mouth. It was very obvious that if
Samuel did not drink, she would not let go.
Seeing Nicole being so persistent, Samuel felt warm. He drank a little and handed it to Nicole. He said,
"Alright, you drink now. It doesn't matter if you drink it up. I've seen the Google Maps. There's a shop
not far away. We can go there to buy some water."
Only when hearing this did Nicole drink some water? However, because it was too stuffy, drinking a few
mouthfuls of water didn't help a lot.
She put away the bottle.
"What's wrong? Drink it if you're thirsty. I've told you there will be a shop soon. We can buy water later."
Nicole shook her head and gestured, "We'd better save it. You said that there would be a shop soon. I
can hold on for a while."
Samuel knew that Nicole was afraid of accidents.
He smiled and didn't say anything. He carried Nicole on his back and kept walking.
Nicole wanted to go by herself, but Samuel did not agree.
After they went down the mountain, Samuel panted.
The bus of the travel agency had already left. There was nothing left here, and there was not a single
car on the bare road.
Nicole hurriedly took out her phone to see where this place was and how far it was to the nearest town.
However, when she took out her phone, she realized that the signal here was unstable.
So how did Samuel know that there was a shop not far away from the Google Maps?
Nicole's heart was filled with happiness, but at the same time, she felt somewhat bitter.
Fortunately, she didn't drink all the water. Otherwise, she couldn't imagine what would happen.
Noticing Nicole's gaze and that she was holding her phone, Samuel knew that Nicole had found him
lying to her.
However, he didn't apologize for that. "Why are you so smart in front of me? You should just drink as I
told you."
Nicole glared at him and gestured, "What should we do now?"
"Find a place to wait, or keep walking to see if we could meet someone. You decide."
Hearing Samuel's words, Nicole knew that Samuel again gave her the right to choose.
It was because she that who chose the travel agency so they were here in a dilemma. If Samuel made
the decision at the beginning, he would probably choose the road trip and drive by himself.
Nicole looked at Samuel with a trace of guilt in her eyes.
Sensing that Nicole felt guilty, Samuel smiled and said, "It's not your fault. We will definite have all kinds
of uncertainties as long as we travel. The road trip does has its own advantages, and following the tour
group also has its advantages. It's just that I'm used to be cautious. Perhaps I've thought too much.
Then you'll suffer because I think too much."
Nicole, however, did not agree to what Samuel said.
There was definitely something wrong with the tour guide. Otherwise, why would she look at them with
a strange expression?
It was like they were fish waiting to be hooked.
Nicole did not argue with Samuel. She pointed to the road ahead and gestured, "Let's go ahead and
take a look. It's getting hotter and hotter. Waiting is not a good option. Perhaps we can meet someone
if we go forward."
"Alright, l will do whatever my darling told me!"
Samuel had no objection at all.
This time, Nicole didn't want him to carry her on the back.
They walked hand in hand, as if they were taking a walk.
Actually, not to pay attention to these things, the scenery here was really good, and the air was also
fresh. Nicole felt that it was great if they just kept walking and held hands. She even had an illusion that
they could walk like this for a lifetime, all the way to the end of their life.
Without being bothered by other mundane business, they just walked ahead, bringing their love along.
Seeing Nicole's being happy, Samuel couldn't help but laugh.
As long as Nicole was happy, he was willing to do anything.
They walked for more than an hour and were still on the highway. Suddenly, they discovered that there
were a few more people in front of them.
Those people held some bags, big or small, and were swearing while talking.
Samuel and Nicole glanced at each other before walking forward and found that they were actually the
travelers on the bus of the travel agency.
"What's with you guys?"
It was not convenient for Nicole to speak, so Samuel took the lead to speak, and protected Nicole
behind him without being noticed by others.
When the travelers saw Samuel and Nicole, they were surprised.
"Why are you here? The tour guide has gone crazy looking for you. We didn't expect you to walk here
by yourselves."
Samuel smiled and said, "We are close to the door and it's convenient for us to get off the bus. We saw
the beautiful scenery nearby and wanted to take a few photos. Who knew that you had already left
when we got back? We hoped to catch up quickly, because our bags are still in the bus."
Hearing Samuel's words, the female traveler said angrily, "You were so lucky and got off the bus.
Otherwise you would be the same as us."
"What happened?"
Samuel appeared curious. Nicole was also listening carefully.
The female passenger said, "The guide and driver are so disgusting. They drove the car to this
desolated place. And we couldn't go anywhere. She asked us to pay more, saying that it was for the
ticket to the next scenic spot. But before we got here, we clearly agreed that the money we had paid
included the fees for these scenic spots. There was no need for us to pay anymore. We just talked
about it and got beaten up by them. See? They drove us out of the bus, regardless of our life."
Nicole was stunned.
Samuel knew what she wanted to ask, so he hurriedly asked, "Did the other travelers pay?"
"Of course. If they didn't pay, they would be beaten up and thrown away. What do we do now? They
took our water and food. We don't know where to go and how long it will take to find the way out. These
people are so detestable!"
When Nicole heard this, she gestured, "Why don't you call the police? Don't they care about what
happens here?"
Seeing Nicole like this, these travelers were shocked. After getting on the bus, Nicole did not say
anything. It was Samuel who was speaking on her behalf. Thus, they did not notice that Nicole could
not speak. Now that they saw her gesture, one of them asked in a straightforward way.
"Are you dumb?"
Samuel's expression immediately changed.
"My wife is only mute temporarily. We are going to have an operation after the tour."
"Oh, so it is."
Perhaps that person also felt that he was too straightforward, so he felt embarrassed and scratched his
head.
Nicole, however, did not care about that and continued to ask.
Samuel had no choice but to translate her question to other people.
A female traveler became even angrier when she heard this.
"Forget it. We called the Tourism Bureau and they told us to call our local Tourism Bureau, who would
negotiate this and let us wait for the results. They also said that this was an autonomous region and
they couldn't interfere directly. More than an hour has passed and there is no news at all. It's so
irritating! If we had known this, we wouldn't have come here to travel.
After hearing what they said, Nicole finally understood what Samuel meant when he said those words
to her.
It turned out that if something happened here, it would be so troublesome to solve it. And they needed
to negotiate with the relevant departments.
In other words, as long as the people here played tricks and didn't want to solve the problem, others
wouldn't be able to help it.
Nicole suddenly felt a little uneasy.
Could they really spend these days in Bordeaux safe and sound?
Would Soseph let them go?
Was all of this a common phenomenon here or was it due to Soseph?
A series of questions flooded into Nicole's mind, but she couldn't get a correct answer.
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