The dawn dispelled the darkness, and the sky and the earth became bright. There is a valley ahead, and you can see a village in the distance, simple and unsophisticated. An old man was driving a group of goats this way. Xia Lei stopped the car and waited for the goats to pass by. In the passenger seat, Tang Yuyan already had a pistol in her hand, ready to deal with sudden situations.
"This is the front station of the Baishi tribe. It's too quiet here and it's abnormal." Tang Yuyan said nervously.
Xia Lei raised his eyes and looked into the distance, scanning the hillsides on the left and right sides. Soon we discovered the armed men hiding on the hillside on the left. Those armed men were all wearing turbans, and their weapons were mostly old AK47s and RPG rocket launchers. There were about twenty of them.
Although the situation had been determined, Xia Lei still pretended to pick up the telescope and take a look, then handed the telescope to Tang Yuyan, "There is someone on the hillside. Take a look to see if it is an armed member of the Baishi tribe."
Tang Yuyan looked through the binoculars and frowned suddenly, "They are armed personnel from the Baishi tribe. They are not many in number. They should be an outpost. Damn it, why doesn't that guide come?"
Xia Lei glanced up the hillside and found that the tribal armed men were sneaking towards this side quietly. This discovery made him nervous. If there is a firefight, it is not a problem to kill these more than 20 tribal armed personnel. After all, they are not the special forces last night, and their combat literacy is much lower. But this is their territory. Once there is a firefight, it will be equivalent to fighting with the superiors. Thousands of armed men from the White Stone tribe became enemies.
The old man driving the goat seemed to have noticed something, so he left the road and drove his goat to the hillside on the right.
Just then, a man on horseback came into view.
The man on horseback is wearing a turban and a black traditional Afghan-style robe. His horse is a big white horse. It looks very strong and runs very fast. Xia Lei's eyes moved to the face of the man on horseback. He found that there were many wrinkles at the corners of the man's eyes and his skin was very rough. This is a weather-beaten man, almost fifty years old.
"Is he the guide?" Xia Lei asked.
Tang Yuyan said: "It should be him, let's go down." Then he said to the communicator: "The rest of the people stay in the car. If the other party does not act aggressively, you cannot open fire."
Xia Lei followed Tang Yuyan out of the car, and the man on horseback also stopped the white horse and jumped off the horse.
"What do you do?" the Afghan man asked.
Tang Yuyan said in Pashto: "We have lost a few lambs and we want to find them. We are here waiting for our leader."
The Afghan man walked over to Tang Yuyan and Xia Lei with a smile on his face and said in Pashto: "I am your leader, my name is Muhammad Kabud, you can just call me Kabud. .”
Tang Yuyan shook Kabude's hand and said, "Fortunately you are here. If you had been later, the situation might have become very bad."
"Are you talking about my people? No, they discovered you and then notified me." Kabud imitated a wolf howl towards the hillside on the left.
The tribal armed men sneaking on the hillside immediately stood up and walked towards this side with a normal gait. They also had their guns slung on their backs.
Brad said: "I already know what happened last night. You are really unlucky to be ambushed by the Americans. But your fighting power is really terrifying. My people admire you very much."
Tang Yuyan just smiled faintly.
Americans are not a people pleaser here. Americans are here to forcefully sell their liberal values, values that tribal elders find most repugnant. Different lands breed different races and cultures. If you promote liberal values in a land where religion is supreme, you can actually imagine what the result will be with your toes.
Xia Lei also relaxed completely and shook hands with Kabud.
Kabud said: "My people and I will send you through our territory, and I will personally take you to the Bamiyan Valley, but... what will you give me in return?"
Tang Yuyan said: "You make your price, you know our style, we will not treat any friend badly."
Kabud smiled and said, "You Chinese are really happy, okay, one million US dollars."
Tang Yuyan was stunned for a moment, "One million US dollars..."
"If you don't have cash, you can transfer money," Kabud said.
Tang Yuyan thought for a moment and said, "Wait a minute, I'll discuss it with my friends first."
Although Xia Lei was right next to him, he heard every word of the conversation between Kabud and Tang Yuyan, but both of them spoke Pashto. He had just come into contact with Pashto and had learned very little. Just don't understand. Just when he was curious about what the two were talking about, Tang Yuyan took his hand and took him to the side.
"What are you talking about?" Xia Lei asked.
"I was about to discuss this matter with you." Tang Yuyan said: "He wants one million US dollars, and I don't have that much money. It will be very troublesome to contact the headquarters. Such a large amount of money also needs to go through several layers of approval. After it is approved, We still have to go to the intelligence station to get it... We don’t have time to waste, do you have money?"
Indeed, no one would carry one million US dollars in cash on a mission to rescue hostages, but Xia Lei is a mobile treasury. After winning one billion dollars from Gu Dingshan and He Jiaying last time, Shentu Tianyin opened an overseas store for him. He also has a Swiss bank gold card in his offshore account and can pay the money at any time.
Xia Lei smiled bitterly, "I have it, but I want to ask clearly, will you return it?"
"What are you talking about?" Tang Yuyan rolled her eyes at Xia Lei, "This is not me borrowing money from you, this is a special situation. Mr. Shi will always pay you back when you go back. You are so arrogant."
Xia Lei looked at Tang Yuyan speechlessly. Borrowing a million US dollars casually, is this still petty
Tang Yuyan returned to Brad and said, "It's a deal, but we'll pay half first, and the remaining half will be paid when we get back."
"No problem." Brad said: "You can follow me to the village first. You can pay there, you can also take a rest and replenish supplies."
Tang Yuyan and Xia Lei got in the car and drove to the village in the valley. Brad remounted his white horse and followed with his men.
"Yu Yan, isn't this guy one of ours? Why should we give him money?" Xia Lei asked in confusion.
Tang Yuyan said: "He is not one of ours, he is just an acquaintance who has done business, and he is a last resort option. Every action has several plans to deal with various situations. This Brad is a member of the White Stone Tribe One of them is a very prestigious person, he can ensure that we pass through the territory of the White Stone Tribe smoothly, but the price is not high."
"Isn't this a disguised form of asking for money for traveling?"
"This is their way of survival. There is no other way." Tang Yuyan said: "If he hadn't had a deal with us or had some friendship with us, he would probably kidnap us and ask for ransom. In addition, they also grow opium poppies in exchange for weapons and ammunition. They will do anything to survive."
"I've seen their poppy fields." Xia Lei's eyes moved to the window, which was a large field of poppies. The poppy flowers were blooming in the sun, bright in color, but exuding an evil aura.
Several farmers looked up, but when they saw the tribal armed men behind the car, they started working again.
As the car entered the village, a group of children chased and fought around the car. A teenage boy shouted at Xia Lei and Tang Yuyan's car, "Merika! America!" Then, he raised his hand and gestured like a pistol, "Pah! Pah!"
This child obviously regarded Xia Lei and Tang Yuyan as Americans.
"Go away!" a tribal armed man roared from the group of children.
A group of children dispersed and disappeared without a trace.
Xia Lei and Tang Yuyan got out of the car, and the agents from the 101st Bureau in the two other cars also got out of the car. They all had guns in their hands and looked very alert, ready to respond to emergencies.
"Don't be nervous, we are not enemies." Brad said, "Come with me, I want to get the half million dollars."
Xia Lei and Tang Yuyan followed Brad into a room. Brad took out a computer and money transfer equipment. This tribe deals in drugs and collects money on an international basis, so there is no need to worry about being unable to transfer money.
Xia Lei transferred half a million US dollars to Brad's designated account. Brad was very happy. He hugged Xia Lei and laughed: "Friend, do you need a woman? I can give you two, both of them." It’s a virgin.”
Xia Lei couldn't understand what he said, so he asked Tang Yuyan, "What did he say?"
"He said he would give you two goats, do you want them?"
Xia Lei shook his head, "Why do I need a goat? I don't want it."
Tang Yuyan shrugged at Brad, "He is gay, he doesn't need a woman."
Brad then let go of Xia Lei and stayed far away, "I'll take you to rest. You have two hours. You can replenish water, food, and gasoline, and you can also take a nap. We’ll leave in two hours.”
"Let someone prepare some hot food for us." Tang Yuyan said, "We are all hungry."
Brad smiled and said, "No problem, I'll have someone roast a whole lamb for you. I'll also prepare it here, and then we can set off."
"Okay." Tang Yuyan said.
Xia Lei still didn't understand, but he didn't ask anymore. What he was worried about was the special forces who escaped. Seventeen people died on the other side, so it was impossible to just let it go. This is Afghanistan, but it is also the territory of the US military, which makes him full of worry. There is one more thing, and that is his father Xia Changhe. Where is he
Leaving Brad's room, women from several villages gathered around and brought food and water. Tang Yuyan reached out to get the noodles, but Xia Lei took them away first.
"Where has your grace gone?" Tang Yuyan said dissatisfied.
Xia Lei ignored her. Instead, he quickly examined the dough and made sure there was nothing wrong with it before handing the dough to Tang Yuyan, "Forget it, here you go, I'm waiting for the roast lamb."
Tang Yuyan rolled her eyes at Xia Lei, but there was no hint of anger in her eyes. From teaching each other kung fu to last night's battle, after experiencing so many things, her feelings for Xia Lei were also changing subtly. It's just that she didn't notice it herself.
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