red hunter

Chapter 10 The Chief's Daughter
"For a long time, there has been a poisonous snake in the forest where we live, called the black mamba. This snake is large in size and highly poisonous. It will kill you within an hour after being bitten by it, and the chance of survival is very small. Sometimes, a woman in our tribe is bitten by this snake, and if she survives by chance, the tribe will hold a major coronation ceremony for her and regard this woman as a goddess."

It didn't take too much trouble to find Yasha's work. According to the clues provided by Huwa, the police of country D immediately launched a search in the capital, and soon found Yasha who was renting in a private house.

At that time, the daughter of the primitive tribal chief was studying her homework in the room, and the police who suddenly poured in frightened her a lot.

In front of the ruined Eku village, the young Yasha was much stronger than people imagined. She changed into the traditional tribal clothes and danced in front of the graves of her father and tribe members with the unique sacrificial dance of the Eku tribe. Expressed his deep condolences.A solo dance and a sob-like sound from his mouth moved everyone present.

After everything was over, Yasha turned around, wiped away the tears on his face, and looked at Ouyang Kai, Luo Hong, Fu Xiaofeng, Etta and others who had been watching him from the side.Luo Hong stepped forward and silently hugged Yasha who was extremely lost.

When they returned, no one spoke. Yasha sat on the seat of the helicopter with his eyes tightly closed, tears streaming down from time to time.

In a small reception room of Sennaxinti City Police Station, Yasha took the glass of water handed over by Luo Hong, but did not drink it. He put the water on the table, as if he was thinking about something.Suddenly, she raised her head and looked at Ouyang Kai who was sitting opposite.

"They are the devils!" Yasha's gaze was full of hatred and sorrow. "The Eku people would never kill their own people. They killed my father and my people, which violated the teachings of God."

"Yasha, do you know who they are?" Ouyang Kai asked impatiently.

"It must be the people who looked for my father more than three months ago." Yasha said bitterly, "These people come from the Eku tribe deep in the forest, and a white woman came with them."

Ouyang Kai nodded, and Yasha basically confirmed Huwa's words, and then he handed Yasha a photo of Sarina.Yasha took the photo, looked at it carefully, became emotional immediately, and said affirmatively: "That's right! It's her! Although she changed into an outer dress, I can't forget her eyes."

"Yasha, don't get excited." Ouyang Kai handed her the glass of water on the table again, "As we said before our conversation, the killing of your father and clan members and the disappearance of my compatriots should all be related This woman is related. I want you to recall it carefully, and I want to know the ins and outs of the whole thing."

Yasha pondered for a while, drank the water in the glass, and began to narrate the whole thing:

"About three months ago, at 12 o'clock in the night, I was sleeping in my room when I suddenly heard a fierce conversation coming from my father's room next door. My father's voice was a little excited and his tone was very angry. The person who spoke was also using the language of our tribe, but it could be heard that it was not the accent of our tribe. I was a little strange at the time, so I walked over. I saw four people in my father's house, and one of them was the white woman. She was wearing our tribal attire and was sitting on a wicker chair opposite her father, looking at her father with an ugly face. I had never seen three people who came with her. One of them was older, about the same age as my father , the other two were younger. The three stood beside the woman, but none of them sat down, looking in awe of that woman.

"It was the older man who was arguing with my father. From their conversation, I learned that the man was Hailu, the chief of another tribe in the forest. He seemed to be an old acquaintance with my father, and he called his father young. The nickname of the time. The focus of their dispute is the white woman. According to Hailu, that woman is the daughter of the spirit snake, the goddess sent by the snake god to manage the Eku tribe, and all the Eku tribe should convert to her. Her most faithful servants. They demanded that their father, like their own tribe, obey the woman's will."

When Yasha mentioned this, he specially explained: "There is indeed a goddess in the legend of our Eku tribe. According to legend, our snake god has twelve daughters, all of whom are beautiful and intelligent. Whenever a disaster strikes, the snake god A daughter will be sent among us to help us survive the disaster. The daughter of the snake god is the representative of the god, and is regarded as a goddess by my people, who worships her every day and obeys her absolutely."

"Then how did this goddess appear?" Luo Hong, who was at the side, asked with interest.

"This also comes from ancient traditions. For a long time, there has been a poisonous snake in the forest where we live, called the black mamba. This snake is very large and highly poisonous. It will kill you within an hour after being bitten by it , the chance of survival is very small. Sometimes, a woman in our tribe is bitten by this snake, and if she survives by chance, the people of this tribe will hold a major coronation ceremony for her and regard this woman as a goddess."

"But this Sarina is a white person!" Fu Xiaofeng also asked in surprise, "Could it be that there are also white people in the Eku tribe?"

"This matter actually originated in the past few hundred years. When Europeans invaded our country and turned us into their colonies, in order to rule us indigenous people, they would use the customs and traditions of various nations to fabricate a series of lies I think, the situation must be like this: some white group wanted to rule us Eku tribe, they knew the legend about the goddess in our tribe, so they found a white woman pretending to have been bitten by a snake and survived, Coupled with their exaggeration, our legend has also changed. The skin of the eldest daughter of the spirit snake god is white, and she is more powerful than the other daughters. Once she appears, all the Eku tribes will be killed. Everyone will regard her as a goddess."

Ouyang Kai said with a smile: "Your tradition lets you explain it in this way now, the mystery is gone, and it's more like a scientific exploration of folk traditions."

"This may be the reason why I have always been rebellious in front of my tribe." Yasha finally had a smile on his face, but soon sank his face and continued, "Of course I don't care about things like goddesses." I believe it, but my father believes that he did not deny that woman's so-called goddess status, what really made him reject Hailu was actually a proposal from that goddess."

"What suggestion does she have?" Ouyang Kai was very curious.

Yasha looked at Ouyang Kai and said word by word: "She wants our tribe to return to the depths of the forest, and when the time is right, rob all the Chinese tourists living in the opposite tourist area! She promised to help Father gathers all the Eku tribes and makes him the great chief of the tribe!"

After Yasha finished speaking, Ouyang Kai and the three stood up in shock. This was indeed an extremely sinister conspiracy.For a long time, Chinese tourists have accounted for a large proportion of tourists visiting country D.And the Eku tribal scenic spot where Yasha is located is almost one of the must-see scenic spots for Chinese tourists coming to country D. If Shalina's conspiracy really succeeds, the consequences may not be as simple as the disappearance of fifteen Chinese tourists !

"Yasha, please recall carefully, did those people mention why your father hijacked Chinese tourists?" Ouyang Kai continued to ask.

Yasha said: "They only said that those Chinese kept coming to the forest and angered the snake god, and the snake god wanted to punish them. You should also know that this is obviously a lie! The real reason, I really don't know. Father Rejected them, because he thought those Chinese tourists were very friendly, and their presence was the main reason why people in our tribe lived a thousand times better than before. Father didn't want to hurt any Chinese, and he didn't want to go back to the forest What are you going to be a great chief in the depths. Father warned them that if they don't leave, they will call the police. They left angrily. According to God's will, he and his people will be severely punished by God.

"During the period after they left, Hailu quietly approached his father several times and repeatedly asked him to cooperate with them, but his father sternly refused every time. My father said that if he hadn't thought about the time he grew up with Hailu He sent him to the police station a long time ago. But now I feel that it was his father's kindness that killed himself and all the clansmen..."

"It's a pity that your father didn't report to the police in time, but this cannot conceal his justice and kindness. I express my deep respect to your father." Ouyang Kai said sincerely, "But Yasha, what we have to do now is Find these people as soon as possible! Do you know where they went? Also, that group of people named Hailu, where is their own tribe?"

Yasha shook his head and said: "The Eku tribe is scattered deep in the forest. Even the government has never clearly controlled them. Our tribe migrated out under the leadership of grandpa 50 years ago. Knowing that sea In addition to the father, there may be only a few grandfathers in the tribe where Lu belongs, but unfortunately they are all now..."

"From this point of view, Sarina's massacre of the Eku tribe was for revenge on the one hand, and on the other hand, they were afraid that Yasha's father would expose their whereabouts!" Luo Hong said angrily, "But They are too cruel, as for killing a village without leaving any chickens or dogs?"

"But, how do we find them?" Fu Xiaofeng seemed to be talking to himself. The young man who usually looks sunny is now frowning, with a sad look on his face, "We can't have a carpet Search, search the entire forest, shall we?"

Everyone fell silent again, until Yasha stood up as if remembering something, and said, "I have a way to try."

"Yasha, what can you do?" Ouyang Kai's eyes lit up, and he looked at her eagerly.

Yasha said seriously: "There is a place in the forest, we Eku people call it a holy place. According to legend, that is the birthplace of Eku people. At the earliest time, all Eku people lived there, and then gradually The migration was scattered. After that, every 12 years, people from each tribe would send people there to offer sacrifices. After our tribe moved out, this tradition has been maintained. Every 12 years, my father will select some strong men from the tribe. Back to the Holy Land with him. When I was 13 years old, I also went there with my father arguing. I vaguely remember that when my father stood at the Holy Land, he pointed to a direction in the valley and said——walk in that direction. One day and one night, he can reach the tribe he lived in when he was a child. Didn’t my father say that Hailu grew up with him? I think if this is the case, the location my father mentioned should be the location of the Hailu tribe, right?”

"That makes sense!" Ouyang Kai nodded excitedly, but immediately he had some doubts, looked at Yasha and asked, "But, you only went there once when you were a child, and now it's been many years, and you're in the big forest again, do you still remember the route? ?”

"I probably remember!" Yasha seemed very confident, "People who live in the forest are born with a kind of ability to remember the way, and they are very sensitive to the routes they have traveled. What's more, we all have a habit. Walking long distances will leave traces on the trees along the way for easy identification. As long as we follow the traces left by our father, there is still hope to find them! Also, isn’t this the only way? ?”

"If you remember the approximate location, maybe we can fly there by helicopter." Fu Xiaofeng suggested.

Yasha shook his head and said: "I remember that the holy place is deep in a big valley, it is impossible to find it from above, and you must know that the trees in the big forest cover the sky, we will not use the direction as a reference when we record the route Yes, I don't know the exact location at all."

"Even if you can use a helicopter, aren't you afraid to startle the snake?" Luo Hong glared at Fu Xiaofeng, the kid made a face and stopped talking.

"Yasha, do you remember how long it takes to get there from your tribe?" Ouyang Kai asked.

"It should take three or four days." Yasha recalled.

"Then we can only go once!" Ouyang Kai looked at the crowd, then turned his gaze to Yasha, "Yasha, I'm afraid you will have to work hard this time."

"Compared with all the lives lost, what is this?" Yasha's face was resolute, his eyes were shining brightly.

Half an hour later, Liu Jinjie faced the expectant Ouyang Kai, but still couldn't make a final decision: "Ouyang, think about it again, I'm still worried that it's too dangerous to start with only a few of you. If you find your destination, They may be facing a large number of indigenous Eku tribes, and there may also be mercenaries with rich combat experience, and they are much more familiar with the terrain than you."

"Don't worry, we won't easily fight them head-on." Ouyang Kai seemed confident, "Now, we just want to find their lair as soon as possible, and thoroughly figure out what their plot against the Chinese is. As for the following Things, once we confirm their specific location, we will contact you, and it will not be too late to send a large number of D-country combat troops."

"Does Orion agree with your plan?" Liu Jinjie asked hesitantly.

Ouyang Kai said with a smile: "Our department has an old rule. Generals are outside, and all actions are freely decided. Only the final result is seen. Orion will not interfere with our specific actions."

"Okay then!" Liu Jinjie thought for a moment and finally made a decision, "I'll report the matter to the headquarters. If there is no problem, you are ready to go at any time, but I still want to emphasize that you must pay attention to safety!"

"Okay! Please tell the cooperating troops of country D to fill up the helicopter with fuel, calibrate the gun, and then prepare the celebration banquet!" Ouyang Kai got up with a smile and walked out.

Looking at Ouyang Kai's back, Liu Jinjie couldn't help laughing, his eyes full of approval.As a foreigner, this was his first time dealing with the Red Hunter department, but in just a few days, he was deeply impressed by Ouyang Kai's optimistic and confident state no matter when and where.In his opinion, the young generals of this country's powerful unit have an indescribably tough temperament.

The sky is getting brighter, the sun is slowly rising, the forest is still dark, only a little mottled light can be seen in the gaps between the trees, looking down from the sky, I can see five black figures crossing the ruins of the Eku tribe, in the I stopped in front of the tombs of the tribesmen for a while, and then went straight to the deep forest in the north.Gradually, those figures no longer appeared, and completely disappeared in the endless forest.

"Look!" Under a tall wild sycamore tree in the forest, the sweaty Yasha suddenly pointed to a place on the trunk and shouted excitedly.

Ouyang Kai, Luo Hong, Fu Xiaofeng, and Eta followed quickly, and saw an arrow-shaped pattern carved with a knife at a height of one person on the trunk, and the bark around the pattern had grown back. The edges are rounded and visible for a long time.

"This is left by my father!" Yasha's eyes were filled with tears because of excitement.She pointed to the arrow-shaped pattern and explained: "There are many kinds of trees in the big forest. Every Eku tribe will choose a tree species he likes and carve his own unique pattern on it. My father likes to choose plane trees, and then engrave Look at this arrow pattern. As long as we keep searching in the direction indicated by this arrow and pay more attention to the sycamore trees along the way, we will definitely be able to find other road signs left by my father!"

Finally found the road sign left by the old chief. Everyone was very excited, so according to the method Yasha said, they walked in the direction pointed by the arrow and searched carefully. Sure enough, they found it on another sycamore tree about one kilometer away. An arrow shaped signpost.

In this large forest in the northern part of country D, there are tall and sturdy plane trees growing everywhere, and the old chief will leave eye-catching road signs on them almost every one to two kilometers.

Everyone walked along these road signs, gradually drifting away...

(End of this chapter)