Seeing that they had retreated, we quickly dispersed and checked the surrounding terrain and environment. I quickly understood why the other party had retreated. Because this hill is steep except for the side where we came up, which is relatively steep. To put it simply, it's easy to defend and hard to attack.

After I made sure that no one around me was trying to touch it, I went over to John and glanced at the beggar who had been dragged up. Although I knew that most of the beggars were dead, I asked, "How are the beggars?" ”

John just shook his head in reply. He pulled out the trunk and threw it onto the beggar's backpack. It was then that I noticed that there were two people sitting next to me, the two people we had rescued.

One of them was wearing a shirt and the pants were slacks. It was dark and he couldn't see clearly, and he sat there and looked at us as he was, neither scared nor anxious. It made me feel like he wasn't a pauper, who should be our target.

And the other one. It struck me as strange because it was an Asian face, maybe a native Indian, because the light was not good.

I sat down and took a few sips of water. Then he began to remove the ammunition and equipment from the beggar's body. That's when the target hostage spoke.

In English with a distinct accent, he said, "You've met a wizard. ”

"Wizard?" I looked up at John to see if I had heard me wrong.

Seeing that we didn't understand what he meant, the man continued, "The wizard is the commander of the gang below. It is said to be an Englishman. He has been here for several years and has been in the service of FARC. In the past few years, he led people to raid the manors and strongholds of many rich landowners, and kidnapped a group of people of high status. It's exhaustive, and I've never missed, so I got this nickname. ”

I remembered the figure I had seen in the village, and said, "Are they here to pick you up?" ”

The man looked at me and smiled, "Not bad." Looks like we or some of you have their eyeliner. About me and even the news of this operation was leaked. ”

I looked at John to hear what he had to say. John put the beggar in order, walked over to look at the target hostage and said, "Not one of us. And it has to be one of you. The time and place of the response are determined by your people. ”

The man smiled and didn't answer, but I think he's already working on finding out who leaked the news.

"You said he didn't miss a raid or a kidnapping. Just by virtue of the level of that village and these people just now? And is it very difficult to kidnap the manor of the rich manor? "I said a little awkwardly.

But who knew that this man looked at me even more unscrupulously, smiled and said, "First of all, these rich people and the kidnapped people are armed, and they are all private armed people hired for money. Second, these people you see are militiamen, who are just carrying out some tiring and dirty work. Wizards have a team of their own, like yours. ”

"Have you heard too many legends? Until now, I've only seen the militia you mentioned. Where is the so-called wizard's team? If so, why not come here and snatch you back? Little Bill's tone was clearly unconvinced by the wizard and his team.

The man didn't continue to explain and argue, he turned to John and said, "Can you give me a gun?" ”

I looked at John, and he just thought about it for a moment and nodded. I threw the beggar's M4A1 to him along with ammunition equipment.

He looked at the gun and ammunition and said to himself, "You and they are coming for me. I'm the protagonist, and I can't let the protagonist be the audience. With that, he clicked up to the hall and tried to take a look, and continued: "The most important thing is that I am not used to completely entrusting my fate in the hands of others. ”

"Don't talk about that. A moment Gypsy, you and Little Bill hurry up and rest. If they don't try to go on the offensive. Then go down from the west side of the mountain pack after midnight and scout the route. We can't stay here forever, we have to keep going north. John stood up and walked in Walker's direction.

"You're the main character, so who is this person?" I gestured to the other person who had been rescued with me.

He looked at the man beside him: "Count it as my friend." They came here to archaeology, and they were caught. ”

"Archaeology? I'm here to find the legendary City of Gold. Little Bill interjected.

The man didn't answer, just looked at us in a daze, which made people feel strange.

"What's wrong with him?" I asked.

"Scary. More than half of his companions died. Killed by FARC. Pablo said as he made a throat-slitting gesture.

"It turned out not to be your person. Then you are responsible for taking care of your oil bottle. I looked at the man again.

Pablo looked at me strangely, apparently he didn't know what the oil bottle meant. But the man next to him seemed to understand after being stunned for a moment.

We stopped talking nonsense, and I looked at the beggar's corpse again, thinking that maybe one day I would die like him in some unknown corner. I held my gun in my hand, closed my eyes, and prepared for a good rest.

But it didn't take long for him to squint before a shout came from under the mountain bag. It was a shout amplified by a loudspeaker, and the man spoke English with an authentic accent.

"The people above. I know who sent you. So I speak to you in my native language. You've been surrounded by me. Come down and surrender as soon as possible. I know you're thinking of sneaking away from some corner for a while, and then going to join up with those who answer you. But I advise you not to be delusional. I'm waiting for you here. ”

His words have made it clear that the operation has been leaked. But perhaps they got the exact information very late, not much in advance. If that were the case, we would all be dead by now.

None of us spoke, but quietly continued to pay attention to the movement below. But everyone's heart will not be at peace. My mind is very confused at the moment, because I have never encountered this kind of thing that is deeply encircled because of an intelligence leak.

I tried to calm the panic and fear in my heart, and thought about the whole process in my head from beginning to end, especially every word that the Englishman had just said, and replayed it back and forth in my mind many times.

Thinking about it, I suddenly felt in my heart that there was a great possibility that this Englishman was bluffing and scaring us. Because from what he said before, it can be heard that he wants to surrender without a fight. He made it clear to us that information about our actions had been leaked, and that everything he was doing to show us that we were under his control.

I looked down the hill and there was no movement. This shows that the reality is not as complete as the message he is trying to convey. If that were the case, he shouldn't have been so calm at the moment, and he should have seized the time to attack instead of taking people down. And then persuade to surrender there. After all, the person we rescued should be more valuable, and the person who came to pick up should have already arrived at the location, if we didn't arrive at the scheduled time, wouldn't it be quite disadvantageous for them if the person who came to pick up came this way?

Judging from the previous battles, the quality of these militias who rounded us up is really not very good. Although the beggar died, it was more like an accident. If the legendary team led by this Englishman is not here, I am fully confident that I will break through somewhere, that is, take a little more time.

Wait! Intimidation, time, the people who answer us. After I connected these elements, I thought of another possibility, that the goal of the Englishman was not simply to surround us. His real target at this time is likely to be the team that came to pick us up, or some of the people in the team. The leaked information must have included information about the personnel who came to pick us up. Among these people, there are likely to be targets that they are very interested in. He should have been ready to move the hand of the receiving team when he got the information. After discovering that the hostages have been rescued, it is likely that they have already thought of a workaround, which is to catch us, catch us best, if they can't catch us, trap us and delay time, and then free up their hands to ambush the people waiting to meet us.

If it goes well, then they can continue to clean us up when they turn around, and even if we rush out, they can continue to chase us. And at this point, maybe he has continued to transfer people from other places.

If that's what I think. Then this Englishman really doesn't lose the nickname of a wizard, treacherous and cunning, and his calculations are very deep. I came to John's side and called the hostage we had rescued, after all, he should know more about the situation and the Englishman than we do.

The two of them were silent for a moment after listening to my assumptions. John's face was grim and he didn't say anything. Pablo, the hostage, looked at me very seriously and said in a slightly nervous tone, "According to you, the wizard should leave here with his team now." ”

"That's how it should be. Otherwise, what's the biggest point in surrounding us like this? Is it just the combat effectiveness of the following people to surround the point and send reinforcements? "I could see that Pablo was very jealous of the British team, but he was as unconcerned about the people below as I was.

"Hmm." After a moment of thought, John finally spoke: "The gypsies should have a good idea. I don't know much about this Englishman, but if I were him, I wouldn't talk so much nonsense if I wanted to besiege a place, and he would just say nothing. ”

"If they don't move, then let's move. Hurry up and rush out. "I continue to advise.

Pablo touched the gun in his hand: "As long as the wizard is not there, I am in favor of the proposal to rush out." After speaking, he raised a hand as if voting.

John looked at him and whispered to Walker with a communicator, "Check the surroundings." ”

After a few moments, Walker replied, "The other party is hidden, and there is no special movement." ”

John looked at me and beckoned little Bill over, "Get ready to break out." Go down from behind the mountain. You two go down first. ”

Little Bill and I then went around the back of the hill, under Walker's cover. We tied the rope to a sturdy tree. Prepare to climb down the rope.