Volume II, Chapter 190: The Taliban Leader

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On the overgrown mountain wall, there are holes of one square size; Densely packed, at least dozens of them. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

On the outer edge of these holes, small raised pits have been dug up. It seems to have been used for passage on the mountain wall.

Li Mo and Michael withdrew their stunned gazes and turned to look at the only earthen building in front of them.

The potted walls can be imagined what kind of wind and frost it has experienced. An intact but blackened door opened haphazardly, swaying slightly with a gust of wind and the occasional creaking sound that tickled the teeth.

In front of the earthen building, a group of men, women, and children dressed in very different clothes stood. Their clothes may be a little tattered, but they are very neat and clean, in this windy and sandy place. It's not easy to keep your clothes neat and tidy.

Li Mo's gaze glanced at the group of people, and finally settled on a bearded man at the head. A headscarf representing Muslims and a shiny black beard obscure most of the face. But Li Mo's gaze paused on this man for a long time.

From the position where the man was standing in front of a group of people, there was also the vague momentum on his body. All of them are not to be underestimated. Li Mo called up a standing video of Omar in his mind, and compared it with the man in front of him who was dressed ordinarily, and found that the two were so similar.

There is no need to guess, Li Mo also understands that the middle-aged man in front of him, who is like an ordinary person, is the legendary one-eyed general who is a close comrade-in-arms with bin Laden: Omar!

Thinking of this, Li Mo took a quick look at the man's right eye, and found that although there was also an eyeball there, it did not have the agility of a real eye, giving people a rigid feeling.

"Oh! My dear friend Mr. Baker. You're finally here! Omar grinned after glancing at Lemo and Michael.

Michael's full name is Michael. Baker. Omar calls him Baker, and it is conceivable that the relationship between the two is not too close, but it is not too bad. Otherwise, I wouldn't have called him by his last name alone.

Laughing and watching Michael and Omar talking there, Li Mo stood aside and did not move at all. The language spoken by the two at this time was Persian. Before coming, Li Mo had studied hard temporarily, and although he was not proficient, he could understand most of the formal Persian. Only a few local dialects are not well understood.

Although Umar is also an Islamist, he rarely hears the words "Allah" or "Allah" or the like, but is like a Westerner who has never believed.

"My brother, come, let me introduce you. This is an arms dealer from China. He's influential in East Africa!" After the two finished a set of kind words, Michael introduced Li Mo to Omar.

"Hello, Chief Omar! I'm Li Mo! Li Mo stretched out his hand with a smile and said enthusiastically. He just saw that the two of them also used the etiquette of shaking hands, which made him breathe a sigh of relief. Li Mo was afraid that he would see a large set of Islamic etiquette or something, so he wouldn't be tired to death!

"Lee, you're so young. When you were so old, I was still at home with a few little lambs! Omar shook Li Mo's hand affectionately and sighed. A smart eyeball flashed with memories and amazement.

Li Mo sensitively captured this strangeness, and knew the mood of the man in front of him very well. What was once a leader who controlled a country has become what it is today in just three years. Hiding in the mountains and old forests doesn't count. He also lives in a cave in the ground, living a life that is not like a human or a ghost. This huge gap can make some people desperate and degenerate, and it can also make some people wake up and see through the ups and downs in life.

Omar in front of him is undoubtedly the second kind of person. This is also the reason why after the collapse of the Taliban regime, he gradually went into the background and was no longer active in the international arena.

Lemo and Michael followed Omar into the earthen building. Until the right side of a room. One of Omar's men pried up a wooden floor, revealing a swarthy hole. The man whispered a few words into the hole. Li Mo saw a ladder slowly rising below.

Perhaps seeing the surprise in the eyes of Lemo and Michael, Omar explained with a wry smile, "It's remote, but it's not very safe. In order to evade satellite reconnaissance by the US military. We only live in caves! ”

Li Mo and Michael nodded thoughtfully. The United States is second to the world's surveillance, and no one dares to say first. It was the former Soviet Union that perhaps surpassed the United States in some areas in satellite technology. But the economic strength of the Soviet Union was not comparable to that of the United States. The huge quantitative gap cannot be made up for by a slight quality gap. Moreover, since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States has emptied some of the Soviet Union's advanced science and technology and scientists through its financial advantage and powerful intelligence network. Today, more than a decade later, no country can surpass the United States in military science and technology.

In this respect, the power of the United States is very strong. Although Li Mo was careful not to collide with the United States before, he still undermined the good things of the United States several times in Somalia. If the United States knew that the person behind the scenes was Li Mo, what was waiting for him might be worse than Omar. After all, Omar once held the power of a country, and the resources in his hands were far from being comparable to Li Mo.

At this moment, Li Mo's request to the Star Organization is that he needs to be more low-key.

From the ladder at the entrance of the cave down to the ground more than three meters. It is a passage 1.5 meters high. Although it was underground, the passage was not dark at all. On both sides of the passage, there are lights at intervals, illuminating the passage as bright as day.

"Tsk, there's electricity here! What a cost it would take to accomplish this! The mouse who followed behind him sighed to himself as his eyes rolled.

In the quiet passageway, only the footsteps of the crowd were heard. The words of the rat are particularly prominent here.

Omar, who was bent over and walking in second place, smiled when he heard this, and said, "The lights here are usually not turned on!" In just one sentence, Li Mo and Michael had a lot of good feelings for Omar.

After all, people's electricity must be scarce. In order to welcome the arrival of the two, all the lights were turned on, but it gave the two a lot of face.

Li Mo couldn't help but sigh in his heart, there is no one who can be famous in the world, and there is no simple one.

After walking through the winding passage for about ten minutes, everyone saw an exit in front of them. Li Mo estimated that everyone had gone a few hundred meters deep into the mountain. Such a long passage, in the eyes of today's people. Not too much engineering. After all, there are a lot of various mechanical equipment now. As long as you have money, it is not difficult to dig such a channel. But Li Mo knew that the passage caves like here rarely used equipment. Because the remnants of the Taliban did not dare to dig in a big way.

After passing the exit, everyone straightened up. They all looked at the space. There is a huge space of 800 square meters, which is divided into one large and two small areas by layers of waist-high wooden planks. In a large area of space, small stools are neatly arranged. It's like a small conference room. The other two small spaces are equipped with various types of furniture.

In the four directions of the space, there is a one-meter-high opening. The entrance to the cave that Li Mo and the others came out of just now is one in the West! These openings are invisible at a glance, and you don't have to think about them to know that they lead in other directions. As the saying goes, the cunning rabbit has three holes. Although Omar does not understand the allusion to Huaxia, he knows that in any place, there must be several places to escape, which is a must for a person like him with a powerful enemy.

"Razak, you take the company of the two guests to rest, I have important things to discuss with the two guests."

In a cubicle, Omar, Lemo and Michael gathered around a simple wooden table. At this time, Li Mo became nervous for no reason, because the next thing to talk about was the huge plan.

The three of them didn't go straight to the question at the beginning, but chatted casually about things in the outside world. Just because Omar has been in a dark cavern doesn't mean he doesn't know what's going on outside.

Through chatting, Li Mo also knew how Michael and Omar, two people who couldn't fight together, could know each other.

Back in '95, Michael had just made his debut. That is, just ambitiously engaged in the arms business. He first bought a batch of military supplies worth $100,000 in an underground arsenal in the United States. These military supplies are not weapons, but auxiliaries. Such as desert camouflage uniforms, field food and medicine, etc. Came to Afghanistan to sell. At that time, Afghanistan was a chaotic situation in which various warlords were vying for hegemony. The fledgling Michael is inexperienced and not well-known in his own right. was eaten by a small warlord, but he didn't get a dime of the money. The hot-blooded and impulsive Michael is arguing at the location of this armed force. He was almost killed by the armed group. If it weren't for the critical moment, Omar led the Taliban to eliminate this armed warlord who was not right with him, and rescued Michael. I'm afraid that Michael will have no bones left at this time.

At that time, the items were bought by Omar, but the price was not high. Only small profits. But these are good enough results for Michael. That's how Michael and Omar met for the first time. Michael then summed up the lesson of that time, and hired some bodyguards every time he sold arms and supplies. With his adventurous spirit and brilliant mind, the business grew bigger and bigger. But after that encounter, the two never saw each other again. It wasn't long before Omar gained power in Afghanistan. There will still be memories of a small arms dealer.

It wasn't until the U.S. military cracked down on the Taliban that Michael also built a tight network of connections in Afghanistan. Through several covert intelligence tips, it was of great help to Omar and the Taliban forces. There was a second meeting between the two.

This is the third time that Michael and O'Mar have met. Although the two did not meet again before, they still had some contact through their subordinates. This huge plan was also proposed by Omar at the beginning.

(To be continued)