novelraw Chapter 31
Chapter 31
After two days of driving, the convoy finally crossed India and arrived in Afghanistan.
When they were in India, these Middle Easterners were extremely vigilant. Once cars or people approached, they would notify each other of martial law.It can be clearly felt that as soon as the Pashtuns entered the high mountains and mountains of Afghanistan, they relaxed like fish returning to the water.
This is Ede's first visit to this country, and all he sees are large stretches of red-yellow desert and continuous steep mountains.It may be that after years of wind erosion, the windward rock walls have been eroded to form circular and irregular-shaped pits, and the horizontal rock formations are also due to the same reason, leaving many isolated hills and depressions.
The first impression of Afghanistan to Ide was that it was dry, depleted, barren and strange.
She noticed the khaki-yellow smoke floating in the sky in the distance. Pushtu followed Ide's gaze and leaned forward. His face turned around with forbearance and resentment, "One day , it will all end, and we will take all the pain back."
Is there a war over there... Ede lacks information on Afghanistan, so I don't quite understand what he said.Amidst the thoughts, Pashtun's tough face returned to calm again, and he half-closed his eyes and asked: "...It suddenly occurred to me that I haven't asked you, what did you do before? Do you have any plans in the future?"
"Uh, it can be regarded as a bodyguard for someone. I don't have any plans. You can hire me for as long as you need."
Pushtu nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, you are so strong, I am asking this question for nothing." He seemed to continue to ask casually: "So do you have any relatives in Gotham?"
If it is fake, then there is a cousin... Ide thought silently, but naturally there is no need to say: "No more."
"Our organization also has many children like you, whose families are all gone. I believe you are very suitable for our organization. But when I saw your weapon before, I thought it was given to you by your family."
Ede vaguely perfunctory: "No, I don't have a family."
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Afghanistan is very dry and hot. Ede, who grew up in the port city of Gotham, is a little uncomfortable with this climate. The water in her body is evaporated by the wind. She can only drink water to replenish water.
Except for Pashtuns who can speak English, everyone else can only speak Persian, and Pashtuns are more serious and don't like to chat with her. They usually talk a few words before they are silent, so Ide has nothing to do these days Crazy number of mountains outside the window.
After the Shogs incident, the ravings in Ide's ears disappeared strangely, and she didn't know if this was a good thing or a bad thing, because logically there was no noise, and she should be able to sleep, but after closing her eyes, the sight in her vision The presence of large swathes of darkness is very strong, as if those darkness could swallow her up, it made her upset, and she couldn't relax and fall asleep under such pressure.
The fact that she didn't sleep also attracted Pashtun's attention. After she explained her sleep disorder, Pashtun said that she had a job that was very suitable for her, and she would know it when she arrived at the base.
The convoy turned to a narrow mountain road, tightly clamped by towering mountains on both sides, and as it drove, a burst of noisy voices gradually became clearer.
Passing through the mountain road, the field of vision suddenly opened up, and what appeared in front of me was a gray-yellow-based market picture, and some gray-faced Middle Easterners were selling on both sides.The car stopped, and everyone got out of the pickup truck.
These peddlers seemed to be acquaintances. After Pushtu said something, everyone put down what they were doing, and dismantled the Stark ammunition they had brought back from Gotham from the pickup truck, and put them directly on both sides of the road.
This surprised Yide. Many of the weapons were more than 1 meter long, and they were put on the side of the road in big lala, covered only with gray cloth.Facing the wind and sand, she squinted her eyes and looked around. This area is U-shaped, surrounded by mountains, and the only opening is the narrow road when she first came here. It can be said that it is extremely hidden and safe. It seems that everyone here is ordinary. Member of the SHTU organization.
Many people looked at Ide and whispered to each other. Pushtu glanced at her and explained, "They don't like Americans."
All right... Facing these unfriendly looks, Ide shrugged and asked, "Why don't you take me to the place of work first, didn't you say that there is a job that is very suitable for me?"
As Pashtun led Ide towards the workplace, he warned: "You can't move around without our orders. Our organization is very disciplined, and you don't want to know what the consequences of challenging discipline are."
Ed nodded: "Then what is the name of our organization?"
"You don't need to know, you just have to promise to obey the order. At the beginning, someone will watch you, and you have to prove to yourself that you are not a threat to us and are trustworthy."
The rules are really big, and Ide cursed a few words in his heart.
She was taken into a cave. The diameter of the cave entrance was only about 2 meters, but when she walked in, she found that the interior space was very large. There was a fork on the right, but it was blocked by the rock wall and could not see clearly what was in the depths.Pushtu directly took her to the computer, which was closer to the entrance of the cave, and it was noon, and with the light coming in, Ede could clearly see the arrangement.
There are two ordinary wooden tables with two computers, and the wires at the back of the computers lead to the outside along the rock wall.Right now, two men wearing gray hats were sitting in front of the computer. When they heard the noise, they turned their heads to look at Ide.
After Pushtun said something to them, the two turned their heads away again.
The computer screen is a room, which looks like it is also in a cave, and there are some simple furniture in it, such as beds, tables, chairs, buckets and so on.So Ed quickly noticed a man who was out of place in this original room. This man was wearing a full suit. Although it was already covered with dust, his tie was still neatly tied. There was even a little kerchief peeking out of the left pocket. Even under the unclear pixels of the computer, one can feel that this is a highly educated and well-educated man.
Ed asked hesitantly, "This is the prisoner...?" He seemed to be imprisoned in this dark and airtight room.
"You can understand it this way. Your job is to monitor him, 24 hours. If you need to eat and sleep, tell them." Pushtu lit a cigarette and took a deep breath. De, I believe that you are different from those Americans. We are all people who have been oppressed and experienced suffering, so on behalf of my organization, I welcome you to join. But you have to be worthy of my trust, okay?"
"I understand, don't worry." Ide scratched his head, "But how can I communicate with them? I don't know Farsi."
Hearing this sentence, Pushtu laughed: "It's not enough for you to speak Persian. Many people here don't speak Persian either. Some speak Dari, Mongolian, and some even speak Russian."
Ed clicked his tongue.
Pashtun took out a notebook and pencil from a corner, and threw them to Ede: "Draw what you need and show them."