I glanced at the road he was pointing to, and it was a bare road, with no signs, guardrails or trees on either side, no cars on the road, no one in sight. So if you don't look closely, you won't see a road there.

"Have we arrived at our destination?" I looked at Ahmed and asked.

"Almost. We can't get too close to the city. It's not safe that way. Ahmed said as he found a place to sit down, "We'll wait here." Get in touch and see where we're going. ”

"Are we going to travel overnight today?" Salim asked.

I looked at Ahmed, who continued what he had done as he had done during his usual rest, pulling out his water bag and starting to drink, "No hurry. It's hard to go on like this for long. Once you're done, we're going to find a place to spend the night. He took a sip of water, then looked at us, "You still have enough dry food to last a few days?" “

"It's enough for two or three days. However, water needs to be replenished as soon as possible. Salim began.

"Two to three days... Ahmed whispered as if planning his route.

I asked Lukovic to turn on the satellite phone, and just after eight o'clock in the evening, the old guy contacted us on time. When I heard the old guy's voice, I could be sure that the old guy seemed to be in a bad mood today.

"You've made it to the ground?" Old fellow Eunice asked.

"It's here. Where do we go next? ”

The old guy let out a long sigh when he heard that we had arrived without incident, "Alas... That's the only good news I've heard today. ”

"What? Are you having a problem there? I asked.

"It's a mess here... I don't know where I'm looking for it. Forget it, let's not talk about that. What's next for you ... I've contacted your connector. He promised to change the meeting place, and he had already set out from Kadilan for the north. But.. This man refuses to come to the Gargharib, and he wants you to go to this call ... A place called Hadir. He told you to go there and join them. The old guy said.

"Hadir?" I don't have a very clear idea of these places, if I say Kabul and Kandahar, which are relatively high in hot spots, I am more clear, but I don't know about the rest. I looked at Ahmed, who was sitting next to me, and said, "Hadir. Where is it? How far is it from us? “

Ahmed looked at me and didn't speak, but motioned for me to give him the phone. I spoke into the phone and said, "You talk to Ahmed, he seems to have something to say to you." “

Ahmad took the phone and said directly, "Why didn't that guy come to Gargharib?" Is it too far? Definitely not! Is it too far to get to Hadir? Did that guy get any message? Is there something going on here, and he doesn't want to be swept up in it? ”

The old guy on the other side of the phone seemed to have some answers, but apparently these answers did not satisfy Ahmed, and he immediately said, "That guy thinks he is safe in Hadir?" How far apart are these two places? If he has any news, he should say it directly, it is better to walk more than to not be able to walk when he has the opportunity to walk in the future. Of course! Of course I know where Hadir is, and what do I see? Ask your own people. He handed me back the phone.

I took the phone, and the old guy heard me and immediately said, "What did you meet?" What action? Is he saying that there will be action on the TLB? ”

I looked at Ahmed and said into the phone: "We are seeing more and more TLB forces around us. They were also seen openly executing prisoners during the daytime today. We feel like they might have something big going to do around here, and they might be rallying right now. “

"Assemble? You mean TLB? Make no mistake? The old fellow asked in complete disbelief, "Are they still capable of organizing operations?" Is this going to kill the Yankees themselves? “

"It doesn't matter if you believe it or not, and whether they want to die or not. That's what we're doing here anyway, at least that's what we're seeing. And don't you forget why we're in Gargharib now, isn't it because the convoy was attacked? I said.

"Okay... But now you must go to Hadir, and those with whom you are connected do not want to go to Gargharib, and even if you are justified, you should leave there. The old guy said.

"When will the other party arrive? Where exactly did we find them? I asked.

"Time... It should be tomorrow night, he said, he will come to Hadir before you arrive, and the specific meeting place is in a small village outside Hadir, this small village is called. When you get there, Zajir, go to the east side of the village, and there will be people waiting for you at the entrance of the village. You give Ahmed the phone, I'll come and he says he'll take you there. The old guy said.

I handed the phone to Ahmed again, who reluctantly took the phone and returned it to me after a brief exchange. I picked up the phone, and the old guy told me, "Be careful on your way. I'm not talking about the person who was careful with that joint, but you just said about the TLB buildup. I thought about it, it's possible, you guys go as soon as possible, and then get out of that area with that guy as soon as possible. Remember to be careful. “

When I handed the phone to Lukovich at the end of the communication, Ahmed said, "Hadir is not too far from us to the south, and he should be there tomorrow night." After saying that, he looked at me, "Let's find a place to rest first, and then we will leave tomorrow before dawn to continue walking." Or do we keep going overnight and rest when we're too tired? “

I looked at the others, and I could say that we were tired these days. Although there was no fighting, it was also a non-stop rush of fear. As far as I'm concerned, I want to rest, I can't rush to the road, I have to be prepared for some unexpected situations, especially when the battle happens, I can't let everyone cope with the battle in a tired state. And this mission is not a rush mission, although the person we are looking for is in danger of life at any time, but now we don't even know where he is, is it necessary for me to rush so much?

I looked at Ahmed and said, "What is your opinion?" Is it necessary for us to go overnight? ”

"Find a place to rest." Ahmed looked at everyone and then looked at me and said, "Find a place to rest." We'll continue tomorrow morning. ”

So we got up and followed Ahmed south for about an hour, when we stopped at a leeward place under a dirt slope.

"This is it. We're here for the night tonight. Ahmed said.

The second change.

(End of chapter)