Chapter Seven: With a Machine in Hand, I Will Go in the World (Part I)
The pickup truck pulled out of the "international airport", which was protected by barbed wire and machine-gun bunkers, and soon drove into the city. The whole city of Mogadishu feels like a huge slum, with dilapidated roads and glazed eyes on those standing outside, who still stand there without knowing where they have flown to.
But unlike a real slum, the buildings made of stone are littered with bullet marks; Everywhere you can see "civilians" armed with automatic rifles roaming the streets, they do not have a uniform uniform, but they know how to tape the two magazines together, so that when fighting with the "enemy", once the magazine is empty, they can replace it with a new one as quickly as possible.
There is no doubt that these civilians armed with weapons are the "soldiers" under the Somali government; It is said that those who wear uniform and are better armed are the best ones. The biggest reason for this phenomenon is that the armed forces have the material support of al-Qaeda, and Islamic militant organizations around the world are also waving their flags and shouting for them, and they have the money to contribute power; Government forces, including the United Nations and the World Humanitarian Organization, provide very little support, so their soldiers dress up as guerrillas.
The reasons for this inaction by the United Nations and the World Humanitarian Organization are also very straightforward...... Fearing that supplies for the Somali parliament and refugees would fall into the hands of terrorists.
The pickup truck drove through layers of sentry posts to the door of a heavily guarded building, protected by heavy machine guns and barbed wire. When Shi Shaoying walked out of the pickup, the reflection of the sunlight in the direction of three o'clock on the right side flashed, and Shi Shaoying couldn't help but be ruthless in his heart, snipers, on a certain building less than two hundred meters away from them, there was actually a sniper hiding!
If you want to train an excellent sniper, in terms of cost alone, you need the material support of two infantry squads. In a country like Somalia, where the civil war has been going on for more than ten years, it has long been beaten to the ground, and the government army can only wear civilian clothes, and the importance of the units that are qualified to place snipers can be imagined.
Himar also jumped off the pickup, he took two steps sideways with a seemingly casual attitude, and after walking to Shi Shaoying's side, he suddenly lowered his voice and said: "We are in big trouble, this is the headquarters of the Somali National Security Agency!" ”
Seeing that the two men were exchanging words, a soldier walked up quickly, pushed Shimar the shoulder, and then raised the automatic rifle in his hand and made a gesture of "If you dare to do this again, I will shoot".
The walls of the entire interior of the building are painted army green, and there are electric lights overhead every fifteen meters or so. But none of these electric lights were turned on, in order to prevent an armed attack, most of the windows in the corridor were sealed, it was now ten o'clock, and the light in the entire corridor was still very dim, even if Shi Shaoying tried to keep his eyes open, it was still difficult to see the things on the other side of the corridor.
Maybe it's the lack of manpower, the poor number of staff in the building, or maybe it's the Somali government, who prefer independent spaces, with almost all office doors closed. Several people's shoes stepped on the concrete floor, making a dull sound of "poof", which faintly formed a heart-wrenching echo in the corridor.
Walking to a room on the first floor, the soldier who was following him slapped Himar hard and motioned for him to enter the room. Shi Shaoying turned his head and glanced at Himar, both of them nodding to each other. Don't look at two or three hours ago, two people still looked at each other unpleasantly, but now sitting on the same boat, they have to face an unpredictable future, and the two people naturally hugged each other psychologically.
Shi Shaoying was taken to a room on the second floor, a lieutenant walked in, gestured and ordered him to immediately hand over all the wallets, mobile phones, keys, and identity documents on his body, when Shi Shaoying was ordered to take off his shoes, and then raised his hands high, and let a soldier use scissors to cut off all the metal products on his clothes, even the buttons on his pants, Shi Shaoying couldn't help but take a deep breath. He knew, as Himar's super crow's mouth said, that they were in super trouble!
To take away his shoes is to prevent him from escaping, you know, without the protection of shoes, a person will not be able to run far at all, and his feet will be injured; Keeping all the metal on his body, even the buttons made of plastic, not only prevents him from using them as tools for escape, but even prevents him from committing suicide by swallowing them.
Whatever the reason, he and Shimar have been listed as highly suspecting targets by the Somali Security Service. The worst thing is that the country is mired in a civil war, which can be described as human life, and China does not have an embassy in Somalia, so it is impossible for him to ask the Chinese embassy for help.
An hour and a half later, Shi Shaoying was taken into an interrogation room.
There were two men in military uniforms sitting behind the interrogation table, and seeing this scene, Shi Shaoying couldn't help but sigh again. In the general national judiciary, when a suspect is formally tried, a man is the presiding judge, followed by two jurors, one male and one female. Such a lineup can form a three-to-one numerical advantage and exert psychological pressure on the suspects. The most important thing is that having a female juror will make the person on trial feel a little more relaxed, and when necessary, the female juror can also play the role of "red face", although this is just an interrogation technique, maybe the female juror is more ruthless than the man, but in essence, the female juror will form a certain protective effect on the person being tried.
Just looking at the other party sending two professional soldiers to interrogate, Shi Shaoying knew that the interrogation he faced would be hard and more direct.
The two interrogators threw the file folder in their hands on the table with a "snap", and one of them said directly in English: "Saywhatyouwanttosay." ”
Shi Shaoying spread out his hands, first pointed to his ears, and then pointed to his mouth, indicating that he could not understand or speak, and finally he said weakly in Chinese: "Excuse me, can you, trouble, hard work, please, can you return my 'foreign language translator' to me first?" ”
The eyes widened for both interrogators, who were members of the Somali National Security Service and were fluent in Arabic and Kiswahili and, of course, Somali as their mother tongue, but Chinese...... Please, the Somali government really doesn't have that much money to train them to become an encyclopedia of world languages!
Finding that the confusion on the faces of the two interrogators was getting stronger and stronger, Shi Shaoying was really a little anxious, he didn't want to be labeled as a "refusal to cooperate" by the other party because of poor language communication.
Shi Shaoying suddenly stretched out his index finger and nodded at the two interrogators in front of him. (You guys)
Shi Shaoying's right hand was clenched into a fist, then he bent his elbow and raised his arm to make an upward movement. (Hurry up)
After doing these two internationally accepted tactical sign languages, Shi Shaoying was a little stunned, how can this "foreign language translator" use tactical sign language to type? ! In the end, Shi Shaoying gritted his teeth, stretched out his two hands, and compared the size and shape of the "foreign language translator", without looking at the faces of the two interrogators, as if they were both high-IQ talents and had already understood. (Self-created tactical sign language: foreign language interpreter)
Bend your elbows with your forearms pointing to the ground and your fingers clasped together and swing forward from behind. (Advance, which can also be translated as going)
Shi Shaoying stretched out his arms and pointed with his index finger in the direction of the evidence room of the Ministry of State Security, where all his belongings were stored. (there)
Shi Shaoying's palms were downward, his five fingers were opened, and he made a grasping motion. (Bring it)
Shi Shaoying's arm stretched out to the side, his elbow was slightly bent, his wrist was raised to his face and clenched into a fist, and the center of his fist was facing the two interrogators. Immediately after, Shi Shaoying opened his right hand and used his index finger to draw a universal "? No. If these two gestures are combined, it becomes Shi Shaoying's self-created tactical hand interrogation: "Understand? ”
Adding up the full set of gestures, Shi Shaoying conveyed this sentence to the two interrogators: "Hurry up and get my foreign language translator back there, your ...... Got it?! ”
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