Waiting for a long time, Captain

Chapter 19 Can't Miss Him Again
The final result of the discussion was that Lu Zhao went to confirm Cen's belongings for today, Xu Shen and Gu Zeng went to Khartoum first, and then Lu Zhao transferred to meet them.Now that the decision has been made, there is no further delay. A few people went to the supermarket to buy some necessities. Lu Zhaoqian reminded them to be careful, and boarded the plane early in the morning.

It was five o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived in Khartoum. Before that, Lu Zhao contacted a local escort and waited for them at the exit early.On the sign held up, a very attractive sentence was written in red crayons: Welcome two beautiful Chinese ladies, I am the most awesome little gangster in Khartoum.

When Xu Shen saw it, he took her and explained in a low voice that he almost thought he went to Hong Kong and met the young and Dangerous in the 70s.However, in this kind of place, people who can fish in troubled waters usually have more gossip.

When Gu Zeng walked out of the airport, the first thing he asked him when he got in the car was: "Is there any place in your area that is particularly short of water?"

Sim, who was the escort, laughed very bluntly and said, "This beautiful lady, we are short of water everywhere."

In such a big capital, it is so hard to find someone.Gu Zeng leaned on the back seat discouraged, the local climate was hot, she and Xu Shen came wearing jackets, the immediate consequence was that they were sweating profusely, and finally had to throw away the jackets.

They came out in a hurry and didn't bring much luggage, but they were ready for a long battle.Although this glib escort kept courting them to earn tips and ran the train with his mouth full, he still put his heart into his work.

The hotel is very clean and the transportation is convenient. Sim gave them a map and circled some areas where there are Chinese people.

After they came here, they hardly had a moment's rest. They kept looking for people in various neighborhoods, and even made leaflets to find Cen Today, but the effect was obviously not very good.Soon after they posted each time, the leaflets would be torn off and thrown into a trash can beside them.It is also possible that just as you are about to do some publicity, you will be blasted away by soldiers.

Sim's daily job is to look for people who are the same as those in the photos they gave in places like dock stations, and ask friends to help them find them.

Most of the time people will ask Gu Zeng: "Who is this, someone you like?"

She nodded, holding on to the disappointment of looking for nothing for many days, and replied casually: "Yes, the person I like very much."

"How did you come to this ghost place?" The local laughed at himself and walked past her.Standing on the street more than once, she would suddenly feel hopeless, especially hopeless.

The dust here is very heavy, and it is extremely difficult for outsiders to adapt, and they often wake up at night due to the sweltering heat.Xu Shen and Gu Zeng looked at each other and couldn't sleep, they could only sit on the balcony and wait for the dawn.

Sim said: "This time is here. When you can't fall asleep, you can look up at the sky and the stars, as if they are right in front of your eyes. The more winter, the higher the visibility here, and you can look up at the sky to your heart's content."

Gu Zeng took a sip of water, and Xu Shen teased him: "Is it true? You don't go to bed every night to look at the sky?"

Sim patted his thigh and laughed: "I don't have the time and energy. I want to fall asleep every day. The sky here is full of yellow sand during the day. It's almost like Shura Hell. Who wants it, don't you?" He was exposed, He admitted it frankly without making excuses, took a sip of wine, looked at Gu Zeng and grinned, "It's okay, if he is really here, he will always be found, I'm afraid he is not here anymore."

Xu Shen quickly snatched his cup away, and glared at him viciously: "I've had too much wine, what nonsense are you talking about? Let's go..."

Sim was driven away, and Xu Shen came to talk to Gu Zeng again, always urging her to eat more, but she kept saying that she had no appetite, and would occasionally take a bite or two happily because of some good news.

But every hope is in vain.

On the fifth day of this aimless search for Cen today, Lu Zhao also came here to meet them. He is a man, and it would be more convenient to go in and out of many places. Although he felt that those places were unlikely to find him, he was still unwilling. Let go of any ray of hope.

"These are all green food, without pesticides, you can eat with confidence." The boss carried two large bags of vegetables and fruits, and handed them out from the shelf in the small window, but Lu Zhao caught them, but his eyes stayed on Gu Zeng. , smiled kindly: "Miss, I seem to have seen you before."

Xu Shen looked at the young boss meaningfully: "Sir, the way you strike up a conversation is too old and common."

The boss was obviously misunderstood, and quickly explained: "No, I really feel familiar, as if I saw it in a photo."

Gu Zeng ran to the window and grabbed the boss's hand: "What photo? When?"

Both Xu Shen and Lu Zhao were startled by her series of movements, and followed her to ask about the situation.

The boss tried his best to recall: "Not long ago, a man came to my place to buy things. He bought a large pack of cigarettes, all of which were the cheapest. I think his face should be a down-and-out Asian, and he kindly gave it to me. I gave him an orange. When he was paying, I saw the photo in his wallet, which seemed to be quite similar to this lady." He waved his hand, "It's late at night, so I can't see it very clearly."

It's a very simple description, and it's not very organized, but Gu Zeng thinks it should be him, that's him.

"Am I in the photo fast asleep with my eyes closed?"

At the holiday home, he had taken a picture of her, the only picture of her.

"It seems to be, oh, it's not, I can't remember..."

"What else did he say?"

"I don't think he is the person you are looking for. He is confused. Tell me why our plate is named Africa because the sun is scorching here. In Latin, the translation of aprica and that, that What's going on?"

"Africa." Lu Zhao said.

"Yes, that's it." The boss said, still a little angry, "It is said that it was named Africa because of this transliteration. Damn it, why should I know this?"

Gu Zeng took a few breaths, looked back at Lu Zhao and Xu Shen, and said firmly: "It's him, I know his style too well, he always likes to be in critical moments, and he said that the world has nothing to do with him. things."

Take the naming of Africa, for example.Another example is the cruel one-armed story and Indian legends.

Lu Zhao laughed, asked the boss to buy a pack of cigarettes, and said softly, "I'm sure it's him, he used to be a smoker."

Finally, he asked the boss where he was headed, and the boss faltered and said: "Blue, white Nile? He seems to be saying that he must go to such a clean place to wash away his sins? It's crazy. I meet every day. It's a bunch of lunatics."

The Blue Nile originates from Lake Tana in Ethiopia, and the White Nile originates from Lake Victoria in Uganda.Due to the different water conditions in the upper reaches of the two rivers and the geological structure of the areas they flow through, one of the two rivers is blue and the other is white.

The final point of all the information is that he is still alive, in Khartoum, very close to them.

"In the Arabic language, the place where the rivers meet is called Mughlan." Sim added, "There are two places here that are the best places to see the meeting of the rivers, one is at the northern end of Tuti Island, and one is It's in Family Paradise."

Relatively speaking, the location of the family paradise is the best, and it is also the best to find, and it was easier in the past, but Gu Zeng was unwilling to give up the road to Tuti Island, so he finally negotiated that Sim would take her on the first road. Shen and Lu Zhao go to Family Paradise.Whoever finds him first should give each other information.

After landing on Tuti Island, you have to drive along the road for one kilometer. There are cars on the road to pick up passengers. Gu Zeng doesn’t have to worry about the hard work on foot. Of course, if he is in good health and in good spirits, he can walk Such a journey does not seem too difficult for soldiers.

Due to time constraints, she and Sim need to stay on Tuti Island.This small island is almost full of aboriginal people, and it is also full of simple farmhouses. Sim joked that he could experience the farm scenery.

They were entertained by a couple who were very enthusiastic. When asked where she was from, Gu Zeng replied, "Beijing."

The two couples were very surprised and said that there was also a Beijinger who came to them before, a very handsome man.But when asked about his whereabouts, they all said they didn't know.

Gu Zeng was worried that he would leave overnight, so he suggested to Sim to go to the junction of the two rivers after dinner. Sim thought she was crazy and was a little impatient: "There is no car to take us there now, and if we want to really get close to the river boundary, we still have to go to the river border." You have to take a small road. If you touch the cordon, you will be sued, miss."

In fact, after getting along with each other these days, Gu Zeng didn't really trust the man sitting in front of her.There is a kind of evil spirit in his bones, which makes people feel very uncomfortable.Maybe it was because he was separated from Xu Shen and Lu Zhao that he showed his current appearance.

"Miss, if you really want to go, it's not impossible." He suddenly changed his face and smiled, "add money."

She pondered for a moment and agreed to his proposal.The price given by Sim is very reasonable. In fact, at this moment, even if it is a sky-high price, she is willing.She didn't want to miss him again, once she lost the Nile River line, she was really worried about losing his trace from now on.

After making a decision like this, she quickly finished her meal and asked the hostess for some water to wash her face. Under the wooden pergola covered with cotton cloth, the hostess took her by the hand and whispered something in the local dialect.She didn't quite understand, but she could tell from the gesture of the hostess that she was told not to go.But there is no way, this situation has to go.

She comforted the hostess, and gave her Lu Zhao's phone number by the way, expressing her meaning in English, if she didn't come back by tomorrow evening, let her make the call for her, then Lu Zhao would find a way to find her.

Sim called her outside, Gu Zeng quickly shook the hostess's hand and walked outside.The moonlight here is very bright, and walking on the road at night will not feel dark.There was a little silence between them at first, Sim walking in front, and she following in his footsteps.

I heard Cen said before that if you are walking in the wilderness, if your partner cannot be completely trusted, then you must not walk in front of him.Unknown dangers usually happen behind you.

Later, Sim seemed to be aware of her deliberate defense, so he stopped and talked to her: "Miss, are you afraid of me? Or beware of me? Don't worry, you only gave me half of the bounty, for the rest Half, I won't do anything to you." He pointed to the sign on his chest and motioned to her, "I have a professional license, if something happens to you, your companion will definitely trouble me, won't you ?"

Gu Zeng nodded, trying to relax himself, so that he wouldn't see his nervousness, "I'm not wary of you, it's just that it's too dark, and I have some night blindness, so I walk slower."

"Hmm, great reason." Although, it wasn't very convincing.

He started chatting again later, perhaps feeling bored, "Who is this person you came looking for?"

"A high-ranking officer." She picked the most damaging words, which silenced Sim in an instant.Soon came to the path, with woods on both sides.

There was the sound of wind blowing at night, she was wearing short sleeves, and subconsciously raised her arms.For just a split second, she saw Sim stop, not go any further, and look back at her.There was a rustling in the woods, and Sim's eyes, too dark to see clearly.

She held her breath and asked, "What's wrong?"

Sim didn't speak, but walked towards her, she stepped back subconsciously, and the voice in the woods became more obvious.Sim heard it too, hesitated for a moment and strode towards her.

Gu Zeng didn't hesitate for a moment, turned around and ran back.As she approached the entrance of the path, she looked back, but Sim hadn't caught up.But at the moment of distraction, a black figure jumped out of the woods, threw her to the ground, and dragged her back into the woods.

The voice was very low, very low temperature, a little hoarse, and he covered her mouth and said: "Don't talk, he is behind." A voice, just such a voice, made her burst into tears.

In the next few minutes, she saw Sim running up, looking around, and after making sure that she was nowhere to be seen, she yelled angrily: "The fat sheep I got is gone!" with a few swear words.He waited for a while unwillingly, and realized that the current position was not very favorable, so he finally gave up and returned.

He walked a long way, and when he was out of sight, he didn't let go of his hand covering her mouth.

"He has a weapon on him, the two of us had better hide it, otherwise I can't forgive the man who wants to bully you lightly, but I'm not in good health right now, and I don't have much energy." He changed his hand and embraced her waist, chose a relatively flat place, and laid her flat, "Gu Zeng, long time no see."

The moonlight was clear, and his face was reflected in her eyes, so thin and pale.With a smile on his face, he said lightly, "My little girl, long time no see." Then he squinted his eyes and leaned down, "I don't smell very good, but I want to kiss you."

Those last words were: "Here I am, redeemed."

(End of this chapter)