Rebirth: I Became Mr.President's Beloved-Chapter 1107: Which One Is My Uncle Isa?

The pickup truck drove all the way and gradually distanced itself from the residential area.

As it traveled through the mountain road, Tang Li clung to Song Jingtian, jostled around by the bumps.

About an hour later, a vast sea of flowers appeared ahead.

Like fiery blooms, seemingly connected to the sky.

Tang Li recognized the type of flowers.

They’re poppies.

Moreover, they’re cultivated poppies.

Tang Li stared at the endless scarlet, goosebumps rising on her forearms, the quantity of these poppies enough to produce hundreds or even thousands of kilograms of ’meat’.

Another twenty minutes passed, and the pickup truck drove into a rainforest.

The climate in Burma is more sweltering and humid than Diannan, with wheels grinding the barren land; Tang Li sat in the car, inhaling the earthy scent of decaying plants.

Soon, the pickup slowed down.

Tang Li peered through the windshield, seeing clearly what lay ahead.

It was a village hidden deep in the forest.

At a glance, it wasn’t small at all.

Thatch houses and stilt houses built chaotically together.

If no one were patrolling the village entrance with guns, it might be mistaken for a primitive tribe.

After getting off, Tang Li and the two were led into the village.

Kang Yunxi noticed those drug traffickers with turbans and assault rifles, and her heart was gripped with fear, holding her arms tightly.

As they entered the village, four or five children originally sitting by the roadside playing poker, all lifted their heads to look over.

Meeting eyes with them, Kang Yunxi felt a chill down her spine.

What terrified her wasn’t the children’s tattered clothes, nor their sallow faces, but the guns placed beside their feet.

Among them, a boy around twelve or thirteen with a fiercer demeanor than the others, a paper cigarette made from tobacco leaf dangling from his mouth, his eyes locking onto their group like a serpent.

Tang Li avoided looking at these children, shielding Song Jingtian in front of her.

Continuing forward, every household had poppy seeds drying at their doorsteps.

The white-haired man stopped in front of a stilt house; Big Gold Chain hustled Tang Li and the others inside, stuffing them into the house.

The two wooden doors slammed shut; Kang Yunxi immediately turned to pull.

Responding to her was the sound of a lock clicking.

"Let me out!" Unable to accept the reality of being imprisoned, Kang Yunxi banged on the door furiously, "This is illegal detention! It’s against the law!"

However, footsteps gradually faded outside.

Tang Li surveyed the room, aside from several columns, there was nothing else, no other furniture.

Oh, the corner had a wooden toilet bucket.

At this moment, Song Jingtian had already fixated on the toilet bucket.

He circled around it once, then quickly lifted the lid.

Tang Li couldn’t stop him in time, bracing herself for the stench.

Song Jingtian held the wooden lid with his right hand, peering inside the bucket like discovering something new, "There’s poop in here! It’s full of maggots! Lots of them!"

Tang Li: "..."

Are those maggots?

——They’re clearly maggots!

The stilt house wasn’t large, and for a moment, the stink permeated.

Before she suffocated, Tang Li ordered Song Jingtian to put the lid back.

As the bucket was covered, the kid’s stomach began growling.

Throughout the last several hours, they hadn’t eaten, previously too tense to feel hunger, but now calm, their hunger pangs started acting up.

Song Jingtian moved beside Tang Li, pressing his hands on his belly, sighed, "After all this, I might lose five pounds."

Tang Li comforted him, "Don’t worry, whether you gain or lose five pounds, it won’t be noticeable."

Song Jingtian: "..."

At the doorway, Kang Yunxi finally quieted down.

She heard them, and noticed Tang Li and Song Jingtian lying down, resigned, "......"

One says she’s hungry, the other suggests sleeping will rid the hunger.

Saying this, the two actually laid on the haystack, preparing for a nap.

She had never seen such carefree people!

Do they even realize they’ve been kidnapped?!

While she, purely implicated by Tang Li.

Kang Yunxi was about to call Tang Li when the wooden door was abruptly pushed open from outside.

This time, it was the white-haired man who arrived.

He carried a bag of items.

Then he tossed the bag at Tang Li’s feet.

Tang Li sat up; the bag wasn’t tied properly, inside were two boxes of instant rice, two bottles of mineral water, and a pack of toasted bread.

The man squatted in front of her, yet his eyes glanced over at Song Jingtian, "Is he your brother?"

Pure S language, without any accent.

In this environment, even if the other was a drug dealer, Tang Li was willing to chat a bit more.

Afraid he’d want Song Jingtian to become a Child Soldier, just like those kids seen earlier, Tang Li nodded, "Yes, half-brother."

The man said nothing more, got up, and left.

Once the door closed, Tang Li opened the bag, inspecting the contents.

She took out two boxes of instant rice, noticing underneath was a spring-loaded knife.

——Likely left behind by the white-haired man in the bag.

Tang Li tucked the spring-loaded knife into her pant pocket.

This knife could be life-saving in critical times.

Having walked into the lion’s den, the most important thing now was to secure one’s safety.

After confirming the mineral water bottles and instant rice boxes had no needle holes, Tang Li felt safe to eat.

Seeing lunch secured, Song Jingtian immediately climbed out of the haystack, reached out for the toast but was slapped away by Tang Li.

Tang Li explained, "That didn’t have a seal, it’s unsafe to eat."

Saying that, she prepared two servings of instant rice.

Kang Yunxi was, of course, hungry too.

As the water in the lower compartment of the instant rice boiled, the aroma filled the room.

However, she couldn’t bring herself to ask for food.

Tang Li did not forget Kang Yunxi, before eating, she tossed the bag of toast and half a bottle of water over, "Settle it yourself."

Kang Yunxi: "..."

Who just said the unsealed toast wasn’t safe?!

Apparently, their lives are precious, but she is left to eat possibly poisonous food?

She’d rather starve here today than eat that pity offering!

"So tasty!" Song Jingtian sighed in delight.

Kang Yunxi: "..."

The little guy wore a leopard-print sleep robe, scooping a spoonful of potato beef, then grabbed some dried veggie meat from Tang Li’s share, savoring every bite, oily mouth from the food.

The wooden door opened again; it was now evening.

Big Gold Chain appeared at the door, pointed a gun at Tang Li, "You, come out!"

Tang Li remained very cooperative.

Already guessing, it was likely Isa wanting to meet her.

Just as Tang Li stood up, Song Jingtian held onto her left leg.

Song Jingtian said, "Let’s go together!"

Eventually, the little guy was forcibly pulled away by Big Gold Chain.

Big Gold Chain led Tang Li to the largest and newest stilt house in the village, beneath the house, twenty or thirty men were stepping on benches, drinking, and rowdy.

In such noise, Tang Li stepped into the stilt house.

There, she saw the white-haired man again.

He was leaning by the window, slicing a tree branch with a military knife, seemingly casual, yet each cut was sharp. On the square table in the middle of the room, a safe lay open, revealing bags of white ’flour’ inside.

As Tang Li arrived, two dark-faced men also looked over.

Both seemed like serious trouble.

Not particularly hygienic either.

How did she know—

Tang Li turned her gaze away from their greasy, knotted hair.

She expected Isa would be quite old, but unexpectedly, he seemed about the same age as Lai Wenyan.

So, Tang Li chose to strike first.

Her eyes shifted from one to the other, then asked, "I’m not sure, which one is my Uncle Isa?"

Such an unexpected kinship approach.

Kun: "..."

Ming: "..."

————

Her cousin was Ah Li’s cousin.

Everyone probably guessed who the cool guy was.

Good night!