"Indeed......" Han Dong also nodded repeatedly.

Li Huan watched for a long time, he really couldn't figure out how there could be such a luxurious place in a desert area where fresh water resources were extremely scarce? In the oasis of the Sahara Desert, it was enough to surprise people to see one or two trees, but here a large number of trees were planted luxuriously all over the city.

This kind of green area, even in domestic cities is difficult to achieve, but now it suddenly appeared in a desert city, and there are still people here to build underground water pipelines, it is really impossible to underestimate the wisdom of the ancients. Although Leon is exaggerating a little, it is not necessarily true that there is a huge underground water transmission system buried under the ancient city.

After everyone finished eating, they wandered around the ancient city at will.

As Leon said, this is a city of miracles.

It covers a small area, and is divided into the old city of the new city, which is full of well-preserved ruins, about three or four square kilometers in size. There was nothing to see in the new city, and Li Huan and the three of them walked directly into the old city.

Timgad is a fine example of ancient Roman fortified city architecture and has been featured in many books on ancient Roman architecture. The city is square in shape, with self-shaped streets in the middle, a central square and an opera house near the intersection, and its architectural structure is mainly designed to facilitate military control. Fortified cities played a major role in resisting the invasion of the Numidians.

The trio headed south along a wide cobblestone avenue with a central plaza at the front end and a public library to the left at the end of the slate avenue. To the south of the square is a semi-amphitheater with a capacity of more than 3,000 people, and outside the amphitheater there are some frozen coconuts that are still in use in the monuments, and where concerts are sometimes held on holidays.

On the west side of the square is the ruins of the Temple of Jupiter, with only two tall stone pillars standing on a high platform.

Turning right along the avenue to the west is also a wide stone avenue, the side of the avenue is densely packed with stone pillars, and at the end of the avenue is the most striking triumphal arch, also known as Trajan's Gate.

The Arc de Triomphe is the most spectacular building in the whole of Timgard, towering at the westernmost end of the stone avenue, with four thick Corinthian columns on each side, finely carved, and the Arc de Triomphe is thick and strong, tall and majestic, after nearly 2,000 years of wind and rain, it still stands proudly, telling the glory of the Roman Empire.

The left and right sides of the stone avenue are mostly houses and shops, and the size and location of the houses depend on the status and wealth of the owners. There are water supply channels on both sides of the stone avenue, so that residents can get water nearby, and the drainage channel is located under the stone slab of the avenue. The largest public baths are located outside the north gate, and small public baths can be found in residential areas of the city, and there are 12 baths in Timgard, as well as public toilets and stone toilets.

"Well, the City of Miracles, indeed the City of Miracles. Li Huan took the coconut and sighed again.

Although the city is small, the number of coconut and banana trees in the city is amazing, and 80% of the other places are covered by tall coconut trees, except for a large area in the center of the ancient city.

This is not another tree, this is a coconut tree! Li Huan drank coconuts in the desert, and he felt that the world was crazy.

Many people have the impression that coconut trees tend to only grow in tropical or subtropical coastal areas, but in fact this evergreen palm plant prefers hot and abundant water. But it's not a miracle that you can see so many coconut trees in the Sahara Desert?

"In fact, this monument is one of the most important water sources in the Sahara, according to the research of many archaeologists, people even lived here as early as the 4th century AD, and a large number of human monuments have been left behind...... "Li Ang is obviously very familiar with this ancient city, while accompanying Li Huan to visit this ancient city, while introducing the history of this ancient city to Li Huan on the side.

Li Huan asked curiously, "Why are you so familiar with this place? Are you a mercenary or a history teacher?"

"This one...... If you've been in West Africa for a few years, you'll know everything about it. Li Ang smiled a little bitterly, "When the civil war broke out a few years ago, this monument was also affected, but fortunately, the buildings of the ancient city were not damaged. In order to protect this monument, the government of Ayaya has also hired us to protect this place...... And this is also a rest stop in the middle of the Sahara, and anyone who has lived here for a few years will inevitably deal with it. Besides, I was hired by my own country to scout here for a while......"

The group walked along the narrow roads of the ancient city, with no definite destination, just random walking.

Although it is deep in the Sahara Desert, when you walk on the green streets, it is not very hot, on the contrary, there is a very comfortable feeling. This ancient city is more than 1,500 years old, and all the houses are connected together, and the gap between the two houses becomes the streets, which lead in all directions, like spider webs, and you can get lost if you are not careful.

It's just that the houses here are relatively low, and you have to bend down to get in.

When Li Ang was in the CIA, Li Huan was a little curious: "Citigroup hired you, CIA, or some powerful agency department?"

As soon as Li Huan's words fell, Li Ang and Han Dong looked at him together.

Li Huan felt that he was a little abrupt, everyone had some secrets, as if these mercenaries should not be spying on their secrets. Even when the soul was connected, Li Huan only spied on whether they had the consciousness of rebellion. Rushing to inquire about these things is equivalent to visiting other people's hole cards, which is very impolite and very dangerous. Even Han Dong felt that Li Huan's words were a bit out of bounds.

So Li Huan immediately added: "I'm sorry, didn't I ask too much." ”

Unexpectedly, Li Ang shook his head: "It's okay, it's already a matter of the past, there's nothing to say...... Actually, I used to work at CAI, yes, that famous intelligence agency. ”

"I was directly selected from the army to the CIA, because I had been on the front line of the Gulf War for four years and had rich experience in desert operations, so I was directly asked by the CIA to retire and then join a certain department. But I can't say much about this, I can only tell you that after I joined the CIA, I became a permanent field agent in the country of Aya, which you should understand, if I am not mistaken, those guys in the security section of the oil field are also the elite soldiers of your country's 'retired', right?"

"Those are two different things, we are for the ideal. Han Dong pouted: "At this time, you are still keeping secrets for those bureaucrats? As far as I know, the retired agents of the CIA are doing well, and if you are not a spy now, you are an outcast." ”

"Well, actually, by now, the secrecy period has passed, and it's nothing to tell you. Li Ang smiled bitterly: "But there is nothing new under the sun, you all know what the CIA does, I am stationed in North Africa, it is nothing more than to provoke this and provoke that, anyway, let the government here be unhappy, and later, we are abandoned...... Do you know Joseph Kony?"

Li Huan immediately asked Xiao Fei to call up the relevant information, and after a hurried glance, with Li Huan's psychological quality, he gasped.

It's a name, it belongs to a demon through and through, and "demon" here is not an adjective, but is tailor-made for him. He is by far one of the top 10 most wanted people in the world, and in 2010, the bounty was as high as that of Osama bin Laden. It's just that this person is more terrifying than Ben Laden, more like a demon crawling out of hell.

To talk about Joseph Kony, we must first talk about a small country in eastern Africa. In January 1986, the National Resistance Army overthrew the military junta and seized national power, and the country entered a period of relative stability. However, some anti-government forces still appear from time to time. At the beginning of 1987, a sorceress named Laquina gathered five to six thousand followers to carry out anti-government activities in the northern part of the country under the banner of the "Holy Spirit Movement". In 1989, after Laquina was defeated by government forces, she fled to Kenya, and Kony, who was related to her, gathered the remnants of the defeated army and formed the "Holy Spirit Resistance Army" to continue the resistance with the government forces.

Joseph Kony was born in a peasant family in Ukraine. Due to his short stature, he was often ridiculed by his classmates when he went to school, and later dropped out of school to learn to be a witch doctor with his brother. At the age of 15, Kony joined the rebels and began a life of war. Kony claimed to be a messenger sent by God to save the people of Ukraine, and he had received a revelation from God in a dream that he would rule the country with the "Ten Commandments" in the Bible. Kony and most of his followers are from the Acholi ethnic group in northern Ukraine, and in order to recruit more followers to fight against the government, Kony has reached out to innocent children.

The most terrifying thing is that Kony has a set of mind control methods, and soon trains the kidnapped children to be murderous demons.

In the LRA, most of the members, with the exception of a few core cadres, were captured, and 90 percent of them were kidnapped children. Kony and others have established bases in southern Sudan and often haunt the border between Ukraine and Sudan to carry out armed harassment activities. Tens of thousands of people have been killed, millions have been displaced, many schools, hospitals and roads have been destroyed, and the scene is horrifying: desolate land, skinny children, panicked refugees and patrolling soldiers. The Ukrainian government has been trying to eliminate the Holy Spirit Resistance Army, but unfortunately it has not been able to do so.

In this context, Ukrainian President Yoweri Museveni is increasingly aware that only with the help of neighbouring countries and the international community can he more effectively fight the rampant "Lord's Resistance Army".

In 2002, with the cooperation of the Sudanese government, the Ukrainian army entered the southern part of the Soviet Union to carry out a large-scale encirclement and suppression of the "Holy Spirit Resistance Army", and the security situation in the north was greatly improved. Since the 911 incident, Citigroup has set off a wave of anti-terrorism around the world, and under the promotion of Ukraine, Citigroup has also listed the "Lord's Resistance Army" as a terrorist organization. In 2005, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Kony, who was also listed as one of the top 10 most wanted criminals in the world for war crimes and crimes against humanity. With the support of several major countries, including China, the equipment of the Ukrainian government army has been greatly improved. In the two years that followed, some key elements of the "Lord's Resistance Army" were killed one after another.

But Kony's counterattack was also very brutal, and he caused many tragedies in a row, massacring many innocent villagers.

In a 2008 operation to capture Kony, Citigroup, a self-proclaimed world policeman, sent 17 special forces to provide intelligence and logistical support, and they succeeded in apprehending a field commander of the Holy Spirit Resistance Army and obtaining information about Kony's hideout.

However, by the time the special forces arrived on the battlefield, the members of the "Holy Spirit Resistance Army" had disappeared without a trace. Eight days later, Kony went on a frenzied revenge. Within days, the LRA massacred more than 1,000 villagers and abducted large numbers of children. But this person is like evaporating from the world, still at large, and has been doing evil. There is news that he is in the country of Aya, but he has not been found.

According to statistics, as of 2012, the Holy Spirit Resistance Army has caused tens of thousands of deaths and 2 million people have been left homeless

Li Huan also shared this information with Han Dong, and Han Dong shuddered when he heard it.

"Then what does your retirement have to do with him?" Li Huan became curious about this former CIA agent.

Leon shrugged: "When we raided the camp, although we didn't catch any of them, we found some documents, and the CIA believes that Kony has been killing people and setting fire to the mines for so many years, and after being wanted by the whole world, he hid his wealth in the country of Aya." However, the news was plausible, but my superiors ordered me to come to Timgard to find out if it was true...... We think that as long as he loses his financial route, this guy will be self-defeating. ”

"Demon's treasure?" Hearing this, Li Huan suddenly became interested.

Kony has ravaged East Africa for decades, and it is estimated that the looted wealth, private mines, and various estates and businesses have been worth tens of billions of dollars since his rebellion.

According to expert estimates, Kony's wealth was worth more than $70 billion at its peak, and he was absolutely rich.

But in 2002, during the siege of the Holy Resistance Army, Kony fled, and his savings were quickly frozen. After Citigroup announced that he was classified as a terrorist, it froze up to $20 billion in deposits. The boss set an example, and Citigroup's doglegs also took action, freezing a total of up to $50 billion in deposits.

And these are not all of his possessions, these riches only occupy three-fifths of the estimated value, and Kony, as a native of Africa, has the same habit as all African warlords, they like paper money, cash, and gold. Because credit money is too easy to freeze, and paper money and gold are the best hard currencies.

It's a pity that no one has found this part of the property so far.

Seeing Li Huan's extremely interested expression, Li Ang on the side said with a smile: "You just listen to it as a joke, this matter is almost regarded as a joke in the intelligence industry...... And in order not to make ourselves a joke, the CIA abandoned all of us agents who made jokes. ”

"This is not necessarily, can you tell me the details at that time?" Han Dong's gossip heart has begun to burn.