Chapter 1 Fairy Tales of the Western Regions

Chakra Airport, which is both Islamabad's international airport and an air base.

McDonnell Douglas 80 circled over the airport and was about to land before a flight attendant walked up to Yu Songyuan and the others. The four of them had enough of chatting and talking, and they were all closing their eyes and resting. Lin Tao and Liu Guodong sat on both sides of the aisle, and the flight attendant lady bowed down and whispered in Lin Tao's ear, "Xiexie, you take this flight, the special car that picks up the four of you has been parked on the left hand side in front of the terminal building." ”

Lin Tao just took a nap, his eyes were still closed at the moment, and he was not fully awake. turned around and saw that the little beauty in front of him actually made him distracted. A snow-white shirt, a suspender skirt with gray dots, and two big eyes that turned in black. Listening to the accent, this little girl is from northern Shaanxi, and she is definitely a natural stunner, the ultimate man killer.

At that time, the stewardess was not interested in it, and the flight attendant made his little face crimson. Covering his mouth and smiling, he had to say it again, and Lin Tao nodded. Liu Guodong couldn't stand it, and took the initiative to whisper, "Xiexie, you girl, we have already understood." ”

Lin Tao's fascinated behavior made Lin Zhumin also very dissatisfied. He got up and excused himself to go to the bathroom, but walked to the flight attendant cabin at the back, asked for a sixteen-carat paper and pen, and wrote and wrote "Iloveyou!" in bold terms. A few big words, and a pin. The two little girls covered their mouths, and the little girl from Shaanxi just now asked in a low voice, "What are you going to do?" Hit the ground running, get back to your seat and buckle up! ”

Lin Zhumin put his thumb on his lips and motioned to say goodbye, "Brother will treat that little ** just now for you!" ”

Lin Zhumin returned to his seat as if nothing had happened, Lin Tao was closing his eyes and thinking about good things again, and there was a colorful smile on his face. Lin Zhumin quietly pinned the paper to the collar behind his suit, and turned back to the two little girls who were looking at them with their little heads stretched out, and made an "OK" gesture. Both girls covered their mouths with their hands and laughed silently and happily, and the flowers trembled.

After the plane came to a standstill, a middle-aged man in a neat suit from the business group walked over and asked in a friendly manner, "Which hotel are you staying in?" We have a special car, do you want to go into the city with the car? ”

"Xiexie, no need. We also have a car pick-up! Liu Guodong, who was sitting on the other side of the aisle, stood up, shook hands and thanked him very kindly.

The business delegation was busy for a while, got off the plane with their luggage and left in a special car, and then the four of them got up. Liu Guodong complained to Lin Tao dissatisfiedly, "Second brother, can you be a little restrained next time on your dog day?" When I see a beautiful woman, I am fascinated and want to eat others. I'm ashamed of you. ”

Lin Tao said, "Don't talk nonsense, I was stunned just now, I didn't expect there to be our people everywhere." ”

Before getting off the plane, all three flight attendants stood in front of the cabin door and said goodbye to them. Lin Tao felt that the three girls were staring at him, and the three pairs of big eyes were bright, and the pretty eyes were all full of sparks. Then he said proudly, "Iloveyou! Sister, don't feel bad, next time my brother returns to China, I will take your plane. ”

"Iloveyou, too.Welcome to CAAC again!"

The four of them walked out of the waiting hall, and no one at the exit held a sign to pick them up, and the people who walked in front of the waiting hall were in a hurry. Some of the men wore suits, some wore blouses and dark vests. The women wore silk scarves and saris or knee-length robes in bright colors. The skin color, dress, appearance, and posture are all very similar to those of the Tianzhu people.

"It feels like it's like Tianzhu, and there is a long-nosed elephant missing." Lin Zhumin said with emotion.

"Lonely and unheard, they are a country in the first place. However, due to different religious beliefs, it was later divided into two countries. Liu Guodong said as he walked. As for the history of South Asian countries, in the preparation stage, they have all read detailed information and are familiar with it.

The land of Halal has a long history, as early as 5,000 years ago, it was the birthplace of the splendid Indus civilization. The famous ruins of the ancient city of Mohenjudaro, from the Bronze Age, rival the ancient Nile civilization. Historically, the country of Halal and Tianzhu was originally a country, and later became a British colony.

During the colonial period, the main entity that ran British affairs in the land of Tianzhu and Halal was the British East India Company. As a result of the fragmentation of the Mughal Empire, this commercial trading enterprise was able to encroach on the territories of the independent princes of Tianzhu, and Zuihou became the de facto ruler of the kingdoms of Tianzhu and Halal.

After the end of World War II, Britain's power declined dramatically, and its colonial rule in Tianzhu was no longer maintainable. In 1946, the Royal Navy Uprising in Tianzhu occurred, after which the British sent a cabinet envoy to negotiate. In June 1947, Britain announced the Mountbatten Plan, agreeing to the partition of India and Pakistan. On August 14, the Halal Kingdom declared its independence and became a Dominion of the British Commonwealth. On March 23, 1956, the Halal State was transformed into a republic.

After the independence of the Halal country, there were three Indo-Pakistani wars in Kashmir in 1948, 1965 and 1971 due to territorial disputes with Tianzhu. Among them, the Third Indo-Pakistani War directly led to the independence of East Pakistan as Bangladesh. In July 1972, the two sides signed the Simla Agreement, which resulted in a ceasefire.

At the most critical moment of the Second Indo-Pakistani War, China even transferred tanks from the front-line troops to fully support the Halal country and help them withstand the attack of the Tianzhu people. Therefore, the government and the opposition in the halal country are very friendly to the Chinese and always have a grateful attitude.

The square in front of the departure hall is not large, and passengers come and go in the square. Everyone who walked by, seeing four tall Chinese guys in suits with empty hands, would take the initiative to greet "hello" in unfamiliar Chinese, and everyone quickly and politely replied. Regardless of men, women, and children, after greetings, they would smile and say to Lin Tao in English, "Iloveyou, too."

"Brother is invincible today, there is a taste of home." Lin Tao felt good and said proudly.

Yu Songyuan, Liu Guodong, and Lin Zhumin glanced at each other, but their faces did not change, and they finally couldn't hold back their laughter.

Standing in the square outside the airport, Yu Songyuan had a feeling of time and space confusion. Just now, I was eating steamed buns at Wushi Airport, the capital of Xinjiang, China, and everyone bought a small bag of delicate and delicious raisins. Liu Guodong was in the duty-free shop at the airport, and he also took a good look at a Hetian knife. I couldn't put it down, and I played with it for a long time, but I regretted not buying it. Now, in the blink of an eye, they are in a foreign capital.

On the edge of the square in the distance, an old man from a halal country was hunched over his waist, holding a donkey looking around, standing outside the railing, looking curiously at the pedestrians in the square. Behind the old man and the donkey, from time to time, there were decorated trucks, driving slowly. All this made Yu Songyuan suddenly feel in the ancient shijie in the dream just now.

Just now, when the plane flew over the Pamirs, he took a small nap and had a small dream. He remembered seeing a camel team on the vast Gobi Desert, with jingling bells, remote and lonely, walking on the ancient Silk Road. The caravan came from the depths of the Gobi, over the towering Pamir Plateau, and into the snowy plateau on the other side.

Yu Songyuan would be standing on the plateau, the wind blowing slowly, like a small knife. There is a snowy fairy tale shijie, an old man of the Halal country wearing a white robe, a sheepskin felt hat, and a long beard, holding a donkey in his hand, slowly walking in front of him. The old man hummed a song in Urdu:

"I created shijie, from the same earth and water, you built Tatar, Nubia, and Iran, and I refined pure iron sand from dust, and you made swords, arrowheads, and guns;

You make a hoe to cut down the trees in the garden, you make a cage to shut down the singing birds......"

The scene in front of him, although there were no snow-capped mountains and no song that he didn't understand, there was exactly the same long-bearded old man and exactly the same little donkey.

The square in front of the airport is also deserted at the moment, unlike the domestic airport, where there are so many pedestrians pushing luggage, hurrying, and bustling. As the beautiful flight attendant said, there were a few black cars parked in the parking lot on the left-hand side.

Lin Zhumin stepped forward to take a look, and the cars were basically empty. There was only a luxury Ford sedan with a film on the window, and it was impossible to see if there was anyone inside. Just now the conductor said that there was a car waiting for them, and it could only be this car. But if people don't get out of the car, you can't be cheeky enough to ask.

Lin Zhumin walked back, and the four of them lit a cigarette and smoked leisurely.

A slightly cool breeze blew, making them shiver when they just came out of the hall. When they had finished their cigarettes, the door of the Ford sedan opened, and a Halal woman wearing a dark purple silk scarf, trousers, and a bright knee-length blouse got out of the car and approached the four of them.

From the brown skin under the silk scarf, the tense facial muscles, the sparkling eyes, the light gait and the tall figure, you can't tell the age at all, let alone the facial features.

The woman did not bow, as if inadvertently showing the military badge in her hand, and then smiled and whispered in a mixture of English and Urdu, "Iloveyou, too. ”

It seems that not only have they been waiting here for a long time, but they have been carefully watching them in the car for a while. Lin Tao's fraternity is also seen by others. Yu Songyuan was a little uncomfortable with the intelligence agent's suspicion, but after greeting the woman, the four of them got into the car. The woman pursed her lips and drove lightly, the sedan sliding silently out of the parking lot.

With a whining of the engine, the car rushed straight out of the airport square and headed for the highland city of Islamabad.

"You're alone?" Lin Tao asked in surprise.

Although she can't tell her age on the surface, this woman is only thirty-four or five years old. From the information, it can be seen that for religious reasons, coupled with the war in neighboring countries, single young women in the halal country rarely go out alone, let alone drive to the airport to pick up people.

When the woman heard this, she immediately deliberately pretended to be a very aggrieved little woman and said, "Yes, there is no one to accompany me." The boss went to Peshawar on business, and I stayed alone in Islamabad, waiting for you little handsome guys. ”