"I'm a war correspondent for ABC, my name is Douglas Wang, I was robbed outside the town, they robbed me of my wallet and papers, I was going to meet up with my comrades in town, so I'm standing here now. "Looking at the dark-skinned government officer, Hou Rui was determined to tell a lie, he was betting that there must be Western journalists in this small town on the edge of the Somali army and the Liberators' Union-controlled area.www.biquge.info

After listening to Hou Rui's explanation, the officer suddenly called a soldier, and then the two of them talked quickly, and then Hou Rui noticed that the cold expression on the officer's face eased a little, and then Rui knew that he had made the right bet!

"Sir, go over, the rebels in the neighborhood have been more active these days, don't leave the town casually if you have nothing to do. Otherwise, we cannot guarantee your safety. The officer said and pointed to the young man who had just been killed, and Hou Rui turned his head to see that two government soldiers were dragging the boy's body onto the jeep, and the result was that the ground was covered with blood, while another government soldier was on the side, kicking up some sand and gravel to cover it up.

"Okay, I see, I'm definitely not going to leave this town again. Hou Rui deliberately pretended to be frightened and said. When the officer waved his hand in annoyance, Hou Rui took the opportunity to walk quickly into the town.

Due to its proximity to the territory of the Union Libertadores, most of the inhabitants of Baka fled for fear of being drawn into the fighting, and it is estimated that there are fewer than 2,000 people left. In addition, the town is the government's garrison troops, Western media reporters and a small number of speculators, so the original town of 2-30,000 residents is extraordinarily deserted, and the street is unusually depressed, Hou Rui walked for 3-4 minutes in a row and only saw a dozen pedestrians in total, many shops along the street have been closed and locked, not to mention the hotel Hou Rui did not even find a hotel in the town.

After walking alone for more than thirty minutes, Hou Rui had basically figured out the streets and buildings of this town, and then Hou Rui cautiously passed through the town of Baka and approached the exit of the town on the side of the area controlled by the Liberators, but here Hou Rui found a well-defended blockade.

On the southern front of the town of Baka, the government forces not only built strong defensive positions and fire points, but also simply pulled up a barbed wire fence, and also laid mines near the barbed wire, arranged mobile patrol posts, and used a series of means to completely eliminate the possibility of anyone crossing the blockade line.

At the only entrance to this blockade line, the government forces spared no expense, and they made great efforts to directly transform a small four-story building into a strong fortress, not only filled with sandbags and heavy machine guns at every window, but also built a small mortar position on the roof of the building, which looked like it was armed to the teeth.

After a brief turn, Hou Rui had already dispelled the idea of passing through here, even if Hou Rui could disguise himself as a government soldier and blend in, then he would not be able to overcome the language barrier! Even if Hou Rui didn't raise his head and didn't speak along the way, the wolf dog arranged by the government army at the entrance and exit could pull him out!

Since you can't slip through easily, you can only stay in this town and think of other ways!

Returning to the center of town, Hou Rui was finally guided by a local to find the largest and only hotel in town, the Green Tree Hotel, which housed Western journalists.

However, after finding the Green Tree Hotel, Hou Rui did not rush in, but turned around and got into a cheap small bar nearby, asked for a bottle of beer and sat down.

Hou Rui stayed until 6-7 p.m., and then government officers and Western reporters began to enter the bar to pass the time, and soon a group of local girls also got into the bar and began to recommend themselves to these consumers. Not long after, a thick-lipped, big-eyed Somali girl found Hou Rui's head.

"Sir, may you please have a drink?" The girl was wearing a low-cut red dress, which looked a little shabby, but fortunately it was relatively clean, and then this was somewhat attractive in combination with the large area of skin that the girl deliberately exposed.

"......" Hou Rui didn't talk directly, but glanced the girl up and down, and then drank beer leisurely.

"Sir, do you need me to keep you with you? My name is Sanka, and I can stay with you all day for $20. The girl was a little anxious, and without waiting for Rui to speak, she quoted the price first.

"......" Hou Rui still looked unmoved, he glanced at the girl slightly, and then continued to go back to drinking.

"15 dollars, or 15 dollars is enough, do you see it? Sir, I've been hungry for a day, you can have pity on me!" The girl was almost desperate, she saw Hou Rui's lukewarm appearance, and thought that she didn't like Hou Rui's taste, just when the girl who failed in the sales pitch and was about to try her luck with other guests, Hou Rui suddenly spoke.

"Maybe you can do me a favor!"

"What's the hurry, sir, I can get you anything you need, boys, girls, powders, pills, whiskey, cigars, or whatever?" The overjoyed girl quickly grabbed Hou Rui's arm, as if she was afraid that he would run away or change his mind, and her mouth quickly said a large list of contraband.

"Don't get excited, sit down. In contrast, Hou Rui was much calmer, he patted the chair next to him and motioned for the girl to sit down first.

Waiting for the girl to sit down obediently, Hou Rui said unhurriedly: "Your name is Sanka?"

"Yes sir, my name is Sanka. ”

"Are you from this town?"

"No, I'm from Uma Town, but I've been in Baka for over a year. ”

"Then why did you leave your hometown and come here, did you want to make money?"

"No, sir, my hometown, the town of Tama no longer exists, and the devils of the Alliance have burned him, so I fled to Baka with the survivors. Speaking of this, Sanka's tone was visibly lowered, and the brilliance of the moment was no longer visible in those big eyes.

"Don't be sad, we journalists have crossed the ocean to let more people in the world know what happened to you, to use our reports to draw the attention of the international community, to help your government fight the separatists, and maybe one day in the near future you can return to your hometown of Juma and rebuild your homeland. ”

"Really, when, when?" Sanka was obviously fooled by Hou Rui's rhetoric, and she excitedly pulled Hou Rui's arm and kept asking.

"But before I do that, I need you to do me a little favor?"

"Help, you say!"

"I need to go through the blockade of government forces and go to the areas controlled by the coalition. ”

"What? This can't be! Government soldiers have blocked the exit of the town to the south, and no one is allowed to pass through. ”

"Can you climb over along the ridges on both sides?" asked Hou Rui unwillingly.

"It's difficult, and it's not so easy to avoid the fact that the government forces have also pulled up barbed wire, planted mines, and placed patrols and outposts on the ridges on both sides. Sanka thought for a moment and shook his head in reply.

"Wait, you just said that it's not that easy, which means that there are still more difficult, but you can pass through the government defense line!" The alert Hou Rui immediately caught Sanka's speech problem, and then began to ask questions step by step.

"This, this, you heard me wrong, I didn't say anything, I have to find another guest. Sanka, who was speechless, panicked, she was already ready to stay away from Hou Rui, a pestering guy, but how could Hou Rui, who had just finally met a clue, let her go.

Quietly pulled Sanka's arm with his hand, Sanka, who had just stood up, was pulled back to the chair by Hou Rui, when the panicked Sanka was about to scream desperately, Hou Rui suddenly reached out and hugged her neck, just like other men and women in the bar, and put their heads together.

"Don't be afraid, I can pay, pay you lots and lots of dollars, if you have a way to get me through the blockade. Hou Rui finished speaking in Sanka's ear, and then looked intently into the girl's eyes, watching her struggle and hesitation and undecided.

Sankar's hesitation for a few minutes was also nervous for Hou Rui, he had quietly grabbed the wine bottle, if Sanka really shouted regardless of it, then Hou Rui could only smash the wine bottle over, in this dangerous and sensitive place, if it attracted the attention of the Somali government, it would be troublesome.

Fortunately, after waiting until the end, Sanka still couldn't resist the temptation of the dollar! She seemed to have made up her mind very much, so she gritted her teeth and said: "A thousand dollars, I want cash, I will ask for it immediately, if you are willing to give it, I will find a way to send you to the south tonight." ”

$1,000? That's too small, for a rich man like Hou Rui, $1,000 is just the price of a weapon.

Hou Rui, who was about to agree, suddenly recalled his pocket, and then remembered that there seemed to be only $0 in it, so he couldn't even pay for the bottle of beer in his hand, and he definitely couldn't use the transfer of the Swiss bank to look at the appearance of this shabby bar!

But Hou Rui couldn't give up easily, so Hou Rui's eyes began to wander quickly over the guests at the bar! He needed to sift through and determine a target that could make money in the shortest possible time.

At this time, at the entrance of the bar is a group of government officers, it is not only unwise to provoke them, but more importantly, they do not necessarily carry cash on them, according to Hou Rui's experience, such characters generally drink and eat in vain.