越野车引擎发出低沉厚重的轰鸣,许无意指尖稳稳扣住方向盘,车队刚驶出废弃货运中转站的砂石大门,他便不动声色缓缓踩下油门,车速一点点向上抬升。
原本规划好的转运路线,沿途有三段乡间限速路段,还有两处需要刻意放缓车速、配合陈景明安排的岗哨核对身份,正常平稳行驶抵达富商集中交割据点,最少也要四个半小时。方才陈景明临走前特意叮嘱,不必刻意赶路,沿途关卡全由他打好招呼,慢些走反而不容易引人注意,可许无意心中藏着无法宣之于口的焦灼,脚下力道不自觉加重,仪表盘上的时速指针一路稳步攀升。
车窗只留了一道极细的缝隙,山间傍晚微凉的晚风勉强钻进来些许,可没过多久,A mixture of pungent chemical odors, sweet and thick, and medicinal scent seeped in through the gaps of the train car, curling around the tip of the nose and remaining there, impossible to dispel.
那味道绝非寻常烟草、机油或是山林草木的气息,是一种挥发性极强的Anesthetic agent独有的刺鼻气味,带着类似医用Ether的闷冲感,又掺了几分甜腻的人工香料,想来是那群工作人员为了防止孩童中途苏醒哭闹,在密闭厢车内部大面积喷洒了High-concentration hallucinogen。许无意眉心几不可查地蹙起,余光透过后视镜望向身后三辆满载孩童的封闭厢式货车,金属车厢封得密不透风,没有一处预留透气缝隙,药味顺着车厢接缝源源不断向外弥散,哪怕隔着数米距离,依旧浓烈呛人。
他刻意把车窗缝隙再开大几分,山间晚风灌入车内,Struggling to dilute the thick medicinal smell in the nasal cavity,心底的忧虑却半点没有消散。方才在货场他便提醒工作人员预留透气口,却被对方以怕药性外泄、孩童提前惊醒为由搪塞过去,如今车队上路疾驰,密闭车厢内空气本就有限,The hallucinogenic drugs continued to evaporate, trapping 86 young children, whose heart and lung functions were far inferior to those of adults, in a small and enclosed space. They were exposed to high concentrations of anesthetic gases for a long time, which made them highly prone to hypoxia and drug poisoning. If not careful, all the children in the entire vehicle would die silently during the transfer process.
车速依旧维持在远超规划的水准,许无意一边紧盯前方蜿蜒山道,一边分神留意后方三辆厢车的行驶状态。车队里负责押送的工作人员都坐在厢车副驾,全程不会打开后车厢查看,所有人只把箱内昏睡的孩童视作等待交割的货物,丝毫不在意密闭环境会夺走一条条稚嫩性命。沿途路过村落与简易检查站时,果然如陈景明所言,值守人员只是远远扫一眼车队编号,连上前盘查的动作都没有,简单挥手便放行,警务保护伞打通所有关卡,整条黑色转运路线畅通无阻,没有半分阻碍。
山道两侧的林木飞速向后倒退,暮色彻底浸透整片山野,远处天际仅剩下一抹微弱的灰红晚霞,厚重瘴雾顺着山脚缓缓升腾,笼罩整片通行道路。许无意单手把控方向盘,另一只手无意识摩挲着车门内侧的扶手,脑中不断复盘从货场到现在发生的一切。陈景明一番温软却满是羞辱的话语还回荡在耳边,拿兄长许凌安当年的风光对比如今受制于人、被迫经手人口交易的自己,字字句句都在贬低他不过是集团随意驱使的物件;凯斯刻意将这桩泯灭良知的脏活交到他手上,分明是借这件事拿捏他的把柄,一旦他有半分违逆,昨夜储物隔间藏匿外人、用鎏金BOSS金盒烟封口的旧事就会被全盘翻出,双重罪名叠加,他根本没有翻身余地。
可纵使明白自身进退两难的处境,鼻腔里持续不散的Strong medicinal smell,依旧时时刻刻撕扯着他的心神。他清楚这类The hallucinogenic drugs prepared by criminals lack precise dosage control. To achieve prolonged anesthesia, the concentration of the drugs is often increased exponentially. Even for adults who inhale the gas for a long time in a confined space, they may experience dizziness, palpitations, and breathing difficulties. How much more so for a group of children ranging in age from a few years old to over a decade! The carbon dioxide in the enclosed compartment keeps accumulating, while oxygen is constantly being consumed. Coupled with the continuous volatilization of the anesthetic drugs, under such double pressure, children are highly prone to respiratory depression and brain oxygen deficiency damage. Even if they manage to survive, they will suffer from permanent nerve damage in the future.
许无意再次轻踩油门,车速再度小幅提升,他只想尽可能缩短转运时长,减少孩童在毒雾密闭车厢内煎熬的时间。沿途原本规划需要减速慢行的弯道,他也没有按照原定方案放缓,利落打方向盘快速通过,整条车队首尾相接,如同一条蛰伏在山间夜色里的毒蛇,飞速穿行在无人管控的林间公路。
沿途没有丝毫停顿,没有按照原定计划停靠路边补给、核对转运名册,一路全速直行,原本四个半小时的路程,仅仅两个半小时便抵达了预定交割据点。
据点藏在深山腹地一栋独立独栋院落,院墙高耸,外围栽种密密麻麻的灌木遮挡视线,院门常年紧锁,院内停着数辆低调商务车,正是各地提前赶来等候接收孩童的富商专用车辆。院落门口两名看守早已接到通知,看见车队驶来,立刻上前推开厚重铁门,示意所有车辆依次驶入院内空地停靠。
三辆满载孩童的厢车整齐停稳,许无意率先熄火下车,双脚踩在院落平整的水泥地面上,鼻腔里依旧萦绕着挥之不去的Anesthetic flavor,比路上闻到的还要浓烈数倍,想来是厢车停稳之后,车厢内部密闭不通风,药剂气味全部积压在车身缝隙处。
几名负责押送孩童的工作人员陆续从厢车副驾走下来,伸着懒腰谈笑风生,全然不在意后车厢里昏迷不醒的八十六名孩童,互相打趣着等交割结束就能领到一笔丰厚酬金,等拿到钱便下山吃喝玩乐,言语间没有半分怜悯,Treating children merely as commodities for exchanging money.
许无意缓步走到领头工作人员身前,面上维持着集团副主公事公办的冷淡模样,眼底藏着难以掩饰的沉郁,开口出声,声音平稳,却带着一丝不易察觉的凝重,直截了当地抛出心底积压一路的疑问。
“方才一路行驶,隔着老远都能闻到车厢飘出来的Drug气味,味道厚重刺鼻,你们到底给那些小孩用的什么药?气味这么大。”
领头的中年男人闻言愣了一下,随即满不在乎地咧嘴一笑,抬手挠了挠后脑勺,语气轻佻随意,丝毫没察觉到许无意话语里暗藏的担忧与不满。
“许副主您不必多虑,这是上面专门调配的混Mixed medicine,里面掺了The high-dose sevoflurane powder was also mixed with sedatives designed to suppress children's crying. It evaporates quickly and provides full anesthetic effect for approximately six to seven hours.,刚好够完成转运交割。”男人伸手指了指身后紧闭的厢车后门,继续解释,“之前货场那个大号T-38110货箱里就提前铺撒了一层,分装到三辆厢车的时候,我们又额外在车厢内壁、地面补喷了一遍,就怕路上有哪个孩子提前醒过来哭闹,引来沿途路人注意,坏了整单生意。”
“味道大也是难免的,Only when the dosage of the medicine is appropriate can the effect be reliable.”一旁另一名搬运工人凑上来搭话,语气漫不经心,“再说这批货都是要转手卖给富商私养,只要全程安安静静不惹麻烦,就算药性重一点也无所谓,富商那边只要求送到的时候人保持昏睡,没人会追究孩童事后会不会头晕不适。我们干这行这么久,一直用这款Mixed medicine,从来没出过什么岔子。”
许无意垂眸看向冰冷封闭的厢车铁皮门,指尖微微收紧,心底寒意层层叠加。这群人为了规避路上暴露的风险,全然不顾孩童稚嫩身体承受不住高浓度挥发性Anesthetic agent,Double the dosage of the chemical agent,密闭车厢没有任何通风渠道,长达两个多小时的极速行驶,八十六个孩子全程浸泡在Toxic fog之中,缺氧叠加药物Erosion,后果不堪设想。
他想起在路上一路加速疾驰的初衷,本想最大限度压缩孩童被困To
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