Thirty-five hours later, Kano City, Nigeria.
Kano City is a thousand-year-old city in Nigeria with a long history and numerous historical sites. It is a famous tourist city, a desert port in West Africa, and an important trade town. Although Nigeria is in the midst of war, it is relatively safe in the city. The Nigerian government forces control the city. However, for safety reasons, Xia Lei still found a set of Muslim women's clothing for Shentu Tianyin to wear.
Wearing a black robe, a black turban and a black veil, Shentu Tianyin's eyes were hidden, and the risk of exposure was reduced to a minimum.
Xia Lei also changed into a set of Muslim male clothes, a white robe, brown cloth, and large sunglasses. He looked like an Arab from the Middle East.
Four off-road vehicles drove through the city of Kano and finally stopped in front of an ancient building.
Xia Lei got out of the car and said to Said: "You can go back. Be careful on the road."
"Ah?" Said did not expect that Xia Lei would ask them to go back to Cameroon as soon as they arrived in Kano City.
Xia Lei didn't explain much. He took out his suitcase and Shentu Tianyin's from the trunk and prepared to leave.
Said did not leave, he said: "Mr. Song, I thought we would stay and accompany you in preaching. This place is very chaotic, and you and your girlfriend are not safe here."
At this moment, a blond woman with blue eyes opened the door and walked out of the ancient building.
As soon as Said saw the woman, he made the sign of the cross, then strode forward, bowed and took the golden woman's hand, and kissed the back of her hand. He seemed very pious throughout the process, giving the impression that he was meeting the Pope.
This blond woman is none other than Giovanna, who first came to Nigeria. Her identity is one of the four saints of the Rescue Society, and she is also the Knight Commander of the Armed Knights of the Rescue Society. Said is just the person in charge of a small area, a little priest. In his eyes, a person like Giovanna is really like the Pope. What would be his reaction if he knew that Comrade "Song Jiang" who he took care of for two days was the founder of the relief society, "Sheng Lei".
"Go back, Cameroon needs you and the brothers you brought." Giovanna said expressionlessly: "Your mission has been completed."
"Dear Saint and Knight Commander, we are going back now." Said turned around, got in the car, and drove away. The people he had brought with him also left with him. Giovanna's words were more effective than Xia Lei's, because in their minds Xia Lei was the reincarnated god and they had no chance to see it, while Giovanna was the person in charge of running the entire rescue society.
After Said left with the people, Giovanna came up and took the suitcase from Xia Lei's hand, and said respectfully: "Master, come with me."
When members of the Zodiac Team are around Xia Lei, Giovanna and the others will call Xia Lei "boss". When the members of the Zodiac Team are not with Xia Lei, Giovanna and the others prefer to call Xia Lei "Master" because they are Xia Lei's knights, and calling Xia Lei "Master" is more in line with the tradition and creed of the knights they adhere to.
Xia Lei didn't say anything and followed Giovanna into the ancient building.
Shentu Tianyin was a little surprised why Giovanna called Xia Lei her master, but she didn't ask.
This old building is actually a residence for residents. The owner of the house is not here, but Rosa, Stella and Theresa are here, as well as some important members of the rescue society. This building has apparently become a temporary base for the Rescue Society in Kano City.
"We have received weapons from Prince Harry, and our people are all outside the city." Entering the living room, Giovanna said straight to the point: "We have a hundred people, and they are all veterans from the battlefield with rich combat experience. "
Rosa said: "The weapons sent by Prince Harry are enough to arm two hundred people. If necessary, we can continue to arm our brothers and sisters in the relief society, but that will take time."
Xia Lei said: "One hundred veterans, that's enough. The excess weapons and equipment will be temporarily stored. Tell me about Friendship Mining. Have you collected any new information?"
Theresa spread a map flat on the coffee table in the living room. It was a map of Kano City and the surrounding areas. There is a place circled with a red marker on the map. The circled place is a forest and a mountain. The "Forest of No Return" and "Friendship Mining" are marked in English on the map.
Teresa pointed to the mountain in the red circle and said: "This is our destination, Friendship Mining. We need to pass through the Forest of No Return."
Stella said: "There is a legend about this forest. It is said that the forest is the residence of the elves. If people enter, they will get lost in it and die. There is no way they can come out alive."
Xia Lei was stunned for a moment, "Isn't this true?"
Stella smiled and said, "Of course it's not true. I picked a basket of mushrooms there yesterday."
Xia Lei, "..."
"Don't be kidding." Giovanna's expression was serious. "Master, if we want to reach Friendship Mining, we have to pass through this forest. But now there are a large number of armed men from Boca Haram in this forest. They have blocked the way. The only road in this forest.”
Xia Lei has already seen the road through the Forest of No Return on the map. According to the scale on the map, the road is 210 kilometers long. It takes more than two hours to drive, but if you walk, it will take It's been several days. After all, carrying a lot of weapons and equipment through the forest is not the same as walking normally.
"Master, you need to make an idea." Rosa said: "Should we fight directly from the road, or hike through the forest?"
Xia Lei frowned and thought for a moment before saying: "It will be faster to drive on the highway, but we will be the target of attack by the Boca Haram armed personnel ambushing on both sides of the highway. And once a battle breaks out, they will instigate behind the scenes." The Americans in Boca Haram will get the message and maybe they have Tomahawk missiles ready for us."
"You mean hiking through the forest?" Teresa asked.
Xia Lei said: "It will take at least three days to travel through such a forest with weapons and equipment, and we have too many people, a large amount of weapons and equipment, a distance of more than 200 kilometers, and three days. These factors may make us defeated. Once discovered, Boca Haram will not threaten us, but the U.S. special forces are different. They have armed helicopters, and they can fly over our heads very quickly. At that time, we will have to face The rocket launcher of an Apache or Black Hawk helicopter.”
Giovanna spread her hands, "It's not possible to take the road or cross it on foot. How can we get there?"
At this moment, Shentu Tianyin suddenly said: "I heard our geological expert say that the Wanxiang Group had a plan to build a railway in this forest. This would save our Wanxiang Group a lot of transportation costs. . At that time, my father was still managing the Vientiane Group, and he provided 10 million in funds for this plan. However, due to opposition from environmentalists, the plan to build the railway was dropped."
Xia Lei's eyes moved to the map, but he didn't see the railway sign at all.
Shentu Tianyin seemed to have guessed Xia Lei's thoughts. She said, "Honey, you can't see it on the map at all, because it hasn't been built at all. I vaguely remember that it stopped halfway through the construction."
The four female knights looked at Shentu Tianyin with strange eyes. In these few seconds, they were not interested in the railway. They were interested in Shentu Tianyin's title—husband!
"This is the sixth woman to call him husband..." The hearts of the four female knights were in sync.
Xia Lei did not notice the change in the expressions of the four female knights. He said: "Tianyin, do you still remember where the railway was built? If it is half built, we can at least shorten the time of crossing the forest by half. "
Shentu Tianyin thought for a moment and looked a little troubled, "I seem to have seen the map with the railway, but I can't remember it. I have never been to this place before. This is the first time..."
"You think about it, this is important to us," Giovanna said.
Shentu Tianyin continued to think, but she obviously gained nothing, and her expression became more and more painful. She wanted to help, but she couldn't remember.
Xia Lei's heart moved. The mysterious energy lurking in his body suddenly awakened, and an energy field was immediately born. This energy field enveloped all five women around him, and their bioelectric waves and brain waves were captured by the energy field. Their thoughts also appeared in his brain simultaneously.
"The master is really a big pervert. He married five wives and gave birth to four children, which was not enough. He also hooked up with his ex-wife. He is really a scum among men." This is Rosa's thinking.
"How big is the master's penis? Can he satisfy six wives?" This is Teresa's thinking.
"When will this discussion end? I want to pee and I can't hold it in anymore." This was Stella's thinking.
"Is that railway to the east or to the west?" This is Giovanna's thinking.
Among the four female knights, except for Giovanna, the Grand Knight Commander, whose thinking was normal, the thinking of the other three left Xia Lei speechless. He directly ignored the thoughts of the four female knights and merged directly into Shentu Tianyin's thoughts. At that moment, Shentu Tianyin's brain seemed to be inside his own, and all the memories were retrieved. About a minute later, a yellow map appeared in his brain. On that map, a railway crossing two-thirds of the Forest of No Return appeared...
The energy field on Xia Lei's body disappeared.
"Oops, I can't recall it." Shentu Tianyin looked annoyed, "Give me a little more time, no, let me make a phone call. My company has files. I'll have someone pull them out and take a look. ”
Xia Lei said, "No, you can't make phone calls. Now the Americans want to take away your mine. I'm afraid all your company's phone calls are being monitored. If you call, you will be discovered."
"Then what should we do?" Shentu Tianyin looked anxious.
Xia Lei said: "No need, I already know where the railway is."
"Ah?" The five women's voices sounded at the same time, each one full of surprise.
Xia Lei did not explain, "Get ready, we will leave the city tonight."