"It's easy to find me, in the middle of the night, when they went to the riverside, the oak people cut down trees and laughed, they didn't build high-rise buildings and didn't grow food, or just now they were in the corner of the house, the American troops on the lawn had not yet evacuated, and the two captives were kneeling there, and the other captive had fallen to the ground, his eyes were open, and he was just looking in the direction of Sophie, and there was a blood hole in his forehead, and the blood and brain were flowing out of the ground. Vertices

As soon as the thought of "kill the prisoner!" crossed Sophie's mind, her stomach churned again.

Not long ago, the US military was exposed to the "torture of prisoners" incident, and now it has killed prisoners, which is a big scandal.

Li Shaodong knelt on one knee and recorded the scene with a camera on his shoulder.

In the distance, American GIs were standing in front of the two captives and saying something, and Sophie, twenty meters away, could not hear what he was saying. The two Arab captives hung their heads, ignoring his words, their mouths wide open as if they were reciting the Qur'an, and their expressions were extremely reverent.

The scene when the first captive was killed was not recorded, and Sophie couldn't help but be disappointed, she wanted to record the evil deeds of the American army, but she didn't want the other two captives to be executed, this inhumane act she wanted to stop but couldn't do it.

When the second captive was shot, Sophie had the idea of retreating, the evidence was left, and she couldn't save the third captive, and only by exposing the evil deeds of the American army to the world could she help more people.

Sophie and Li Shaodong quietly returned to the pickup truck and started the car to evacuate, but they were caught by two American soldiers patrolling and shouting for them to stop the car for inspection.

Sophie knew in her heart that once they were checked, the footage they had so hard to get would definitely not be saved, and as soon as she gritted her teeth and slammed the accelerator with her right foot, the pickup truck galloped out like a wild horse.

As the pickup truck galloped away, the two American soldiers raised their M4 carbines and fired a burst of fire.

The bullet hit the back of the pickup truck and "clanged", and Sophie stared at the road ahead, she never thought she would be bold enough to make such a crazy move.

The U.S. Apache helicopter gunship had already returned after intercepting the militants just now, and Sophie was glad in her heart, otherwise they would definitely not be able to escape, at least now that there was no helicopter interception to buy them a lot of time.

Sophie drove two blocks and abandoned the pickup truck with Li Shaodong, the pickup truck was too big, as long as the helicopter came, they had no way to escape, and it was safer to blend into the crowd.

"Brother Dong, you give me a copy of the video just now, and we will go to the embassy separately, as long as one of the two of us can go back, we can expose the evil deeds of the US military in international public opinion. ”

"Xiao Su, Mosul is 500 kilometers away from Baghdad, it is not easy for us to go back without a car, besides, how can I rest assured that you are alone as a girl in Iraq!"

"I didn't say that we had to go back, let's call the embassy and ask them to send someone to pick us up, and we must report such a big news so that the people of the world can see the evil face of the Americans!"

Looking at the firmness in Sophie's eyes, Li Shaodong didn't say anything more, handed her the copied small videotape, and said, "You have to be careful, don't make any dangerous moves!"

Sophie was very careful after leaving alone, she first

I went into a local man's house and bought an Arab women's outfit to wear on my body, so that it would not be seen through at least from a distance.

Looking at the mobile phone in her hand, Sophie was full of helplessness, the mobile phone did not have a signal, I don't know if the US military blocked the signal in Mosul, and it was impossible to ask for help.

The Mosul base is home to the 1st Infantry Brigade of the 25th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, known as the "Arctic Wolf", which moved to Afghanistan in 04 and then moved to Iraq to garrison Mosul. This unit is a thorn in the head of the U.S. military, a typical bloodthirsty character, and the massacre of civilians has been reported repeatedly, and its war crimes have caused the United States to suffer "public relations pain".

The killing was a pediatric affair for them, but in order to reduce the impact of the incident, retrieving witnesses was the best option, and Brigade Commander Caverly ordered all outward passages to be blocked, communications were blocked, and the network was shut down until anyone was caught.

Sophie hid in eastern Mosul for two days, her mobile phone could not be dialed, the road was blocked again, and she was like a canary in a cage with wings and could not fly.

Since separating from Li Shaodong, he has never been found, and it is not easy to find someone in this city of more than a million people without mobile phone contact.

Sophie hid under the piers of a bridge on the Tigris River, curled up and holding her feet, the whole person was huddled in a ball, she was hungry for two days, she was exhausted, the mobile phone in her hand still had no signal, the battery was running out, her heart was full of despair, and she wanted to give up.

This vicious world did not give her hope, but she was unwilling, giving up her persistence was equivalent to giving up her dreams and beliefs.

Mosul was blocked by Kaveri for two days, which put him under a lot of pressure, as long as he could catch someone, even if he was blamed, but this person just didn't catch him.

Caffoli gathered a few of his right-hand men, walked around the improvised barracks, and said, "How likely do you think those two Asians are to escape?"

Miller, the commander of the military intelligence company, glanced at several colleagues present and said, "It is impossible for them to run away, and if they do, what we have done would have been exposed." ”

"Captain, it's impossible to continue the signal blocking, is there any way you can find these two little mice as a technician?"

"In the current situation, we only need to filter the local mobile phone signal in Mosul, exclude the mobile phone signal in Europe and the United States, and listen to the external information of the non-local mobile phone signal, which can greatly reduce the object of attention, as long as the two little mice make a call, they can't escape from the palm of our hand!"

"Don't take them for fools, if they don't use their own phones, we'll lose all our work, it's too risky. ”

"Colonel, we've laid a net in the past two days, and I don't think they have access to the locals' mobile phones, it's worth the risk!"

……

Sophie, who was sleeping in the reeds, was awakened by the sound of her mobile phone, and she received text messages one after another on her phone, she rubbed her eyes and curled up to tighten the reed stalks on her body, the sky was full of stars, and there was silence all around.

The time on the phone display is just past the early hours of the morning, and the signal on the phone has returned to normal, and Sophie is in good spirits

Zhen was overjoyed, just about to dial out the phone, suddenly shocked, the other party did not catch someone and it is impossible to release the signal kindly, could it be that Li Shaodong was arrested? Even if he was arrested, but he was still hiding here, they couldn't be so kind, this is simply a trap, there are few people who call in the early morning, and it is easier to expose the direction as soon as he dials out the phone, so he will be arrested in an instant!

Sophie squeezed the phone tightly, the sweat in her palm kept coming out, and she struggled violently in her heart, the call could not be made now, and she endured the huge temptation, she put the phone close to her, curled up again to resist the cold, forced herself to forget about hunger, hypnotized her tired body into a state of sleep, but all these actions could not withstand the sudden hope, and the excitement made her toss and turn and difficult to sleep.

The golden crow in the east leaps into the clouds, the orange glow shines on the Tigris River, and the reeds on the bank are spread out to meet the morning breeze.

After more than five hours, Sophie got out of the reeds, bowed to the river and washed her thin, sunken face, and then drank a lot of water to fill her stomach.

Finding a safe leeward place, Sophie took out her mobile phone again, thinking to herself where to make this call? Neither the embassy nor the newspaper could escape the fate of being arrested, and finally she was ready to take a risk to call the country, and this call had to be made to someone who had nothing to do with the newspaper.

Li Qingyuan's handsome, charming and resolute face swirled in Sophie's mind, perhaps he was a person to rely on.

Having made up her mind, Sophie resolutely dialed Li Qingyuan's mobile phone, which was a tempting trap, and now she had to jump in to seek that glimmer of hope.

"Hey, Mr. Su, have you returned to China?"

"I've only been in Iraq for a few days, but I don't want to return to China so soon, the culture and scenery here are very different from those in China!

Li Qingyuan was stunned by these words, he remembered very clearly that Sophie told him that he was going to the Middle East to be a reporter, how did it become a tourist at this time?

"I really envy the teacher that you can play around, I feel itchy to say it, and I want to go for a trip!"

"Ancient Babylonian culture is really worth seeing, but unfortunately the infrastructure is not complete, my mobile phone signal has been stopped for two days, and it is not easy to get through to your phone, if you want to come, I can be your tour guide, but you are mentally prepared not to find me!"

"How could I not find you, Iraq is such a big place, as long as you tell me which city I will definitely find you!"

"I'm in Mosul, the Islamic holy city in northern Iraq. ”

"Oh, I know that Mosul is the most important oil-producing area in Iraq, the territory of the Kurds, the place where terrorists are more active, and a military base, right?"

"Yes, and a big military base!"

"This base seems to have just been attacked, no wonder the signal is not good, and it is quite troublesome to find someone. "Place!"

"Okay, you're going to test students as a teacher, so I'll try to guess, you wait for me to arrive soon. ”

Sophie hung up the phone and didn't want to shake her hand, threw the mobile phone in her hand into the Tigris River, got up and walked into the distance, whether Li Qingyuan could find her or not was left to fate.