Ahmad looked at the man, walked up to the man, spoke to the man in the local dialect, and then pointed to us. The man looked at us, came to us, looked us up and down, and then spoke.

Ahmed said, "He said we could call him Qasim. Said we were very punctual, and he enjoyed working with punctual people. “

I looked at the man, and when he got closer, I followed the light in the room and saw that the man was a little older, and not only did he have deep wrinkles on his face, but he also had a little white beard on his beard.

I addressed the man who called himself Qasim: "You can call me Alek. I hope we can work together smoothly. “

The man nodded after Ahmed had translated my words, and without any other movements, made a gesture of please to the house behind him, and then spoke.

Ahmed immediately said, "He invited me into the house to talk to you. The others waited in the courtyard, and all that needed food and drink would be provided for them. “

I put down my backpack and rifle and looked at Saeed and Salim behind me, "Replenish food and water, and bring more." Wait in the yard. ”

After Saeed and Salim understood, Ahmed and I followed Qasim into the house. There was no furnishings in the room, except for a large rug in the middle, on which a low table was placed. Qasim walked up the carpet to the throne and sat down, motioning for us to sit down as well.

After Ahmed and I sat down, the man spoke directly, and Ahmed nodded and translated, "He said that we are looking for Akmall, and there are two theories about his latest news. ”

"Two statements?" I looked at Qasim waiting for him next.

Qasim nodded and said again. Ahmed spoke: "There is a theory that Akmal was in Kandahar and some people claim to have seen him there. But there is also another version that he retreated into the mountains near Gardez. ”

"Which one do you think is more likely?" I asked.

After listening to Ahmed's translation, Qasim shook his head and said a long sentence, which Ahmad said as he listened: "He can't be sure, because first of all, there has been a lot of turnover recently, there is a lack of effective organization, and the situation is very chaotic. He's probably been to both. There is also the possibility of recognizing the wrong person, Akmall. There are as many people by this name as there are people called Ahmed and Qasim, and even more in this place than these two names combined. So it's not certain yet, but he's had people search around Kandahar to confirm the news. ”

"That... It's called in the mountains. Is anyone looking out there? I asked.

Qasim shook his head and said something after listening to the translation, and Ahmed randomly translated, "No. The retreat to the mountains was more chaotic and more difficult to pinpoint and difficult to contact. My plan is to look near Kandahar, where it is most likely, and in the meantime I have had people inquire around Gardez. If the search here in Daha doesn't work, let's go to Gardez and look for it. “

"How long will it take? My plan is only a month long, and I've been here for almost a week since I got here. I said.

Qasim seemed to think about Ahmed's translation after listening to it, and then spoke a little. Ahmed followed: "He said he could only try to find it. He was here to provide some transport and could take us quickly towards Kandahar. “

"Transportation? Cars? Is it safe? I said and pointed to the sky, "Will the planes of the Americans attack?" “

Hearing this, Qasim cracked his mouth and smiled, and said something, Ahmed said: "He said it's a car, it's a pickup truck, it's a pickup truck." They all move at night, and they can't walk along the main road during the day, which is really dangerous. But at night you can. ”

"And when are we leaving?" I asked.

"You can leave tonight if you need to." Ahmed translated.

"Tonight?" I looked at Ahmed, "What do you think?" Now my people need to rest. “

Ahmed thought for a moment and said, "Although your people need to rest, if I were you, you would still choose to leave here as soon as possible. Don't forget what we said on the road. ”

I nodded, it is true that it may not be safe here now, we are in the area controlled by the Yankees at the moment, and we are likely to become the target of the Yankees at any time.

I looked at Qasim and said, "Let's go tonight." We need to find our target as soon as possible. ”

Qasim listened to Ahmed's translation and seemed to be satisfied with my answer, and it was clear that he wanted to get out of here as soon as possible. But just as he was talking, a burst of gunfire came from outside.

I immediately got up and looked outside, and Qasim stood up quickly as well, and he made a calm gesture to me and Ahmed, and then he went to the door and opened the door to say something to the people outside, and just as the people outside answered, another burst of gunfire was heard.

Qasim looked at me and Ahmed and said a quick word, and Ahmet quickly translated: "He said that they would leave here immediately with us. Judging by the gunfire, there are some of them who have retreated here, and behind these people are likely to be chasing the Yankees. ”

I looked at Ahmet and said, "Didn't you say that the Yankees didn't dare to come out at night?" ”

Ahmed said as he walked out quickly: "That can only mean that the Yankees have started a long-planned operation!" ”

I quickly followed Ahmet into the courtyard, where the gunshots from the northwest should still be outside the village, but it sounded closer.

I quickly took the rifle handed by Lukovich and quickly carried it on my back, then carried the backpack on my back, "Have you replenished everything you have eaten and drunk?" ”

"It's replenished." Said on the side.

I looked at Qasim, who had already gathered his own people, "Where are we going?" “

Qasim spoke quickly, and Ahmet immediately spoke, "From the entrance of the village where we came, he has already asked people to drive. We drove away. “

"Driving? Is it too big to drive away at night? I asked.

But before Ahmet could speak, Qasim had already walked out of the courtyard with his men. We didn't have time to say more, so we quickly followed them out of the courtyard, and at this moment outside the courtyard I saw four or five armed men with guns on their backs waiting, and after seeing Kassem, I quickly spoke to him.

Ahmed said beside me, "The man said that people had retreated to the north and west of the village. “

Kasim didn't say much, and quickly led the people to the east of the village. We quickly followed, and a moment later we were on the east side of the village, and the sound of gunfire behind us indicated that a shooter had entered the village.

"Where's the car?" I looked out of the village and saw no cars here.

Kassym seemed to have the same problem as me, and he looked at the two men next to him to go out and take a look. The two men ran out of the village with their guns in hand, but just as they arrived, a series of gunshots were heard from outside the village.

The battle has begun... Tom Clancy Ghost Recon Alpha. This little short film is recommended for everyone to watch. It's interesting. It seems to be a 12-year-old film, some small sci-fi, but a special operations theme.

(End of chapter)