Chapter 3 The town of Aumada
Pete immediately looked in the direction of his nine, and after about two or three hundred meters of driving, he faintly heard several gunshots. The gunfire sounded like the sound of a rifle, not dense, as if there was only one gun firing continuously, and most importantly it sounded some distance from the convoy and there was no threat at all.
"It's quite far from us. Sounds like we're supposed to be out of the effective range of this gun, and it can't have anything to do with us. Pete retracted his gaze as he continued driving.
Ellie, who was sitting in the back row, didn't speak, but the woman spoke after Pete finished speaking, "You were a soldier?" ”
When Pete heard this, he raised his eyes and looked in the rearview mirror of the car, and after making sure that he was talking to himself, he said, "We've all been here before." ”
"I mean you've fought?" The woman continued to ask.
"Unfortunately, I didn't hide it." Pete shrugged his shoulders and said half-jokingly.
The woman turned her head to look at Pete and did not continue the topic, but after a moment of silence, she looked in Juarez's direction and said, "There are countless drugs that are shipped to the United States every year through here or nearby. This place has no fewer deaths and disappearances in a year due to fire or other homicides or injuries than the place where you were stationed in battle. As she spoke, she turned her head and retracted her gaze and said slowly, "So it's better to be careful." ”
About an hour later, the convoy arrived in the town of Autmada. According to the itinerary, everyone will stay here for a day, and there will be a big banquet in the evening, and they will leave tomorrow morning. Here, too, there are people waiting for Bell Bray. But these were relatives and friends on his wife's side.
After getting out of the car, Bell Bray was surrounded in the middle, and Pete and Avery followed the woman in the middle and followed the back of the group.
There were a lot of people who came to greet him, and for the first time, Pete saw a man wearing a wide-brimmed pointed straw hat with his own eyes. The men looked very simple, but they were a little nervous when they saw the heavily armed men of the Maneating Shark Squad. And the most nervous was the Mexican Ochoa, who looked around nervously after everyone scattered and started to be on guard, as if this was a war zone.
"Don't be so nervous man." Evans looked at Ochoa and said, "Relax. Otherwise, it will be difficult for you to make it until tomorrow. ”
Pete glanced at Evans, and he was quickly attracted to the M16A4 assault rifle in Evans' hand. Because the position of the magazine of this gun is not a magazine, but a strangely shaped drum. "What's that? Playing the drums? Mr. Evans. ”
Evans heard Pete ask about this, and immediately shook the gun in his hand, deliberately showing the drum side to Pete, and said, "I did it myself." See these two magazines? A total of sixty rounds, this is already not a rifle, but a light machine gun. And the stability is extremely high, so you don't have to worry about getting stuck at all. ”
"Haha. Magazine, didn't you notice that those two things were like a woman's bra? Jeff laughed.
"Hippopotamus, you're not right. I look more like I have two **s hanging from here. The male dog's hanging between the legs**. Hahaha. Matt said even more wickedly.
Evans' words upset Evans, and he immediately said, "Shut up, you two fools. If you two were my opponents, I would be able to beat you all by myself. ”
"Can you be serious?" Ochoa, who had been nervous, said dissatisfiedly: "Are you here for summer camp?" ”
"Don't talk nonsense." Donovan looked at everyone with his gun, "Focus on what needs to be done." ”
Just as Donovan turned his head and continued to stare at Bear Bray, the woman next to Pete suddenly said, "There's really no need to be nervous right now. We're just here. Even if someone has bad intentions, it's not so fast. But not necessarily tonight. ”
This made Pete and Ellie look at each other, but neither spoke. Just then, Bell Bray was dragged by his relatives to a large house.
"Everybody keep up." Donovan said as he gestured toward the group, "Be on guard. ”
Pete and Avery stayed close to the woman, but as they went, they looked at the Mexican cops who had picked them up and escorted them all the way here. Ten people got out of three police cars, all of whom were also carrying guns. The guns came in a variety of long and short models, giving the impression that they didn't have standard equipment. The men also looked serious, each with a gun around the perimeter of the man-eating shark squad.
The big house you are going to is two stories and has a fence around it. At this moment, the wooden gate on the courtyard wall was open, and there were many people in the courtyard. When everyone appeared in front of the door, the courtyard suddenly sounded with a cheerful rhythm. It seems that the other side is also fully prepared for the arrival of this Bell Bray.
"It seems that this gentleman is quite popular with the locals. Just because his wife is from here? Ellie, who was walking to Pete's right, said as he looked at the situation in the courtyard.
"Because this guy is going to build a factory here." The woman, who was caught between Pete and Avery for protection, took Avery and said, "People here are very willing to work in factories opened by Americans. Although the remuneration is far less than that in the United States, and the working conditions are not good, it is still better than the local companies and more than most people. ”
"Hippopotamus!" Donovan's voice came, "You and I go in with him." After saying that, he looked at the old guy Evans, "Old man, you are in charge of the outside." Set up a cordon. As he spoke, he glanced at the Mexican policemen who had entered the courtyard and continued, "Arrange our own people." You know what I mean. ”
Evans nodded immediately. Donovan, after glancing at Pete and Ellie, said, "Pete and Avery let them follow this lady." With that, he and Jeff followed Bear Bray into the house.
Pete turned his head to look at the lady they were trying to protect, "Aren't you going in?" ”
"Nope." The woman looked at the house and said, "It's more interesting to take a look outside." With that, she glanced at the guitar player and walked out the door. And after Pete and Ellie followed, the woman whispered, "What if that guy sent someone here at night?" ”
Pete certainly knew who she was referring to by "that guy". He glanced at Ellie, and looked around when he saw that Ally wasn't ready to speak. The town, or the area, is flat, and if you have a little higher it you can see a long distance. And the spacing between buildings here is also relatively large. Bell Bray's family was probably wealthy, and the area around the house was relatively empty, so their cars were parked outside the yard.
"How?" When the woman saw that no one was talking, she said, "Don't people who have fought in the war have any ideas?" ”
Pete glanced at the woman, of course he couldn't tell his true thoughts directly, after all, he didn't even know who this woman was, so there was no need to tell her this. So he whispered, "Ma'am." Don't worry too much. If something happens, I think we have a way to deal with it. ”
The woman smiled at Pete's answer, looked around and said, "I hope you don't miss when the time comes." With that, he turned around and returned to the courtyard, "Go have a drink." When you come to Mexico, you must definitely try tequila. ”