It is a parched land, and the dust that has been exposed to the sun has turned into a fine powder, and whenever the wind blows, it forms layers of dust. And in the eyes of people, every qiē is earthy yellow. The earthy yellow houses, the earthy yellow roads, and even the occasional plants in the wild have a fine yellow tinge.

The long-dried river channel below the valley was left with only pebbles of different sizes, and a small grass poked its head out of the cracks in the stones, helplessly absorbing the sunlight.

In 330 BC, the 26-year-old Emperor Alexander arrived with his invincible Macedonian legion, leaving behind some cities, the ruins of which are still clearly visible.

In the distance, a horse bell sounded, and a convoy of horses slowly appeared behind the ridge in the distance, and they marched downhill along the valley. They are wrapped in dense white or grey-wrapped robes, known locally as "Chu Pan", and ride short horses suitable for mountain trails. The mules were loaded with goods, and the team included a number of donkeys. These donkeys are more adapted to the rugged terrain of the area, and they are the most suitable creatures for this place.

From the outside, it was just an ordinary caravan. Even if they all carry automatic rifles on their backs, there is no fuss, and in this land that has been fighting for decades, going out without guns is looking for death.

One of them reined in his horse, took out his binoculars and looked into the distance, saying something to the one behind him in Pashto. The one in the back took over the binoculars and looked at it for a while, then gave an order in a low voice. After a while, several horses parted from the group and headed for the village.

The leader wore a long black MSL-style scarf wrapped around his head. He covered his face and wore a gray-and-white robe. Jeans and military leather boots can be seen through the gaps in the robes. In front of him diagonally, hung a shorter M4 carbine. Instead of the M16A1 long-body tube type that other people carry on their backs. As a result of NATO's invasion of the country, American-style firearms also gradually became popular, and of course people preferred the rough and durable Kashrannikov rifle.

He jumped off his horse, and behind him a man who appeared to be an assistant placed a simple maza on the ground, and someone else raised a parasol. Others, who were also warriors, were very skilled in building a small defensive position around it.

The two M2 American heavy machine guns with heavy barrels were also deployed, and the yellow-orange bullet belt was pressed into the magazine, and the shooter vigilantly aimed in the direction of the surroundings. There were also two fighters who quickly raised wireless communication antennas, which were very delicate in appearance. But the size is small, and it doesn't seem to be able to use well in this mountainous area.

A boy of fifteen or sixteen got down from his donkey in a panic and tried to pull a mule to the other side, but accidentally fell. The mule also fell to the ground, and the weight of the mule's body fell to the ground with a clatter. The wrapped sheepskin cracked open, revealing the mark "FIM92C" inside.

A tall warrior came up in a rage and kicked the boy to the side with a flying kick. Perhaps unrelieved, the warrior's brown eyes gleamed with coldness, and he raised his rifle again. Trying to teach this guy a good lesson with the butt of his gun.

"Enough! Stop," the leader shouted, and the man put his hand down in a huff.

The boy knew how precious it was to throw himself on the ground, and he knew that he had changed a room full of food and three women for just one piece. Falling on the ground by himself was worth about four rooms and twelve women. The money can't be paid back anyway.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to", the teenager was frightened. He knew that these arms dealers were all black-hearted and ruthless, and killing individuals was nothing to them. Compare them to them. It's just the al-Qaeda bunch of lunatics.

"How come I haven't seen grain grown in this place?" The tightly wrapped man asked.

The boy stopped sobbing and replied, "Two years of drought. So we don't grow wheat anymore, we all grow opium now. ”

The man nodded, and then asked, "Isn't there any food from outside?" ”

"It's some food from outside aid, but corrupt officials and extremists from all walks of life have taken it away. Therefore, they can only grow some opium for a living, because the holy warriors will not rob opium, but will give some money. The boy took the jug that the man had thrown and replied with a few sips.

"Will the Americans come here?" The man asked again.

Looking at the delicate kettle in his hand, thinking that this is the big man? Officials? Or the senior commander of Atta? The boy replied, "They have been to this place twice, and they have fought two battles with Atta, No, on the other side of the mountain. As a result, there was another village over there, and seven people died in the whole village. ”

"Does their village support Atta?"

"No, these villages are the same, and we are scared. Because the extremists say that if we don't support them, they will kill our local heretics. The boy froze and began to spit out beans: "At first, after the Americans came, we thought they could take Atta, but what we didn't expect was that they only cared about the war, not our lives. ”

It turned out that during the fighting a few years ago, the US military not only used helicopter gunships to fire at the Atta militants on the ground, but even did not spare them when they fled into the village, including civilians and extremists in the village. And every village in the country has guns, and Atta does not have a standard military uniform, wearing the robes of the locals, it is difficult for foreigners to distinguish them.

The Americans' countermeasure is very simple, no matter who it is, they will all shoot and kill. In the end, the Americans flew in the AC130 gunboat plane, used the 130-mm heavy gun above, and fired several shells at the village. In the end, seven people died in the village and more than 30 were injured.

In the end, the Americans only compensated some wheat flour without even an apology.

"In the eyes of outsiders, Afghans are fierce and good at fighting. Whenever an American dies on TV, the TV camera always takes the trouble to look at the person's dead eyes, covered in blood, and so on. The leader thought, tapping his fingers on the barrel of the gun. But how many scenes of the locals are dying? Who cares how many locals die? ”

The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan for eight years, and no more than 100,000 people were killed or wounded. It was advertised as a river of blood. The Americans have been here for ten years, and less than 20,000 people have died in a row. And the people of Afghanistan are more than ten times dead. Who cares?

Just like when Japan invaded the Celestial Empire and killed more than 20 million people, in addition to the pain of the Celestial Empire, who in the world knows who cares?

Just like the four Stinger missiles on the mule, in this country can be exchanged for a lot of wealth, whether it is money or women, it is easy to get. If one of them was broken, if it wasn't for themselves, but for other organizations, those others would not hesitate to shoot the fifteen-year-old boy.

The sound of the "Didi" phone rang, and the first person picked up a communicator that was noticeably thicker than other mobile phones. I looked at it and pressed it on.

"Well, Director Nan, it's me."

There was a somewhat anxious voice on the other end of the phone, and it seemed that Nan Yaping, the chief doctor, was a little flustered, "Mr. Tang, the current Vice Minister Jiang has called again, and he is destroying it." I can't resist anymore, where the hell are you now? ”

Dang Weimin loosened the cloth wrapped around his face, revealing his face with some weathered beard inside. "Well, don't worry. Yesterday I had a conversation with Minister Jiang, and he said that he could resist this for the time being. You....... ”

"What are you carrying? Now Minister Zheng of the Ministry of Health has come to the company twice, and he is the number one. I can't stand up to the people of the State Economic Management Commission. Where the hell are you? It's best if you can get out of the following. "Nan Yaping is sitting on pins and needles in the office office of the Landpis Pharmaceutical Group Company in the imperial capital, and he has been put on the stove in the past few months.

Because the azithromycin II generation and anti-odd antiviral drugs produced by Landpis Pharmaceutical have been greatly recognized in the market, they are almost going crazy. Before the drugs were produced, they were sold out. Even if the price of drugs is hundreds of dollars, it still does not prevent them from being speculated on the black market more than ten times higher.

Superbug infections have gone away faster than anyone thought. Medical experts believe that the severe cold of the coming winter has temporarily dormant the bacteria, so the number of infected people in the world has dropped dramatically.

This qiē has restored the weak minds of the people of the world to a certain extent. However, the experts' phrase "temporarily" has made the sales of drugs that can deal with them rise instead of falling. Because human beings will not have this disease and will also get other diseases, in the past, the old antibiotics were stopped from being used from generation to generation.

Huge profits have led to countless regimes, consortia and organizations, and profit margins have exceeded 800% of the fake R&D costs deliberately created by Landpis Pharmaceuticals. In the case of injectable injections, one million units cost $50, and the cost of all is $5.2. It aroused the resentment of a large number of people, even in the way that Landpis Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. successfully pulled Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Ansulok and other companies into the same camp through the crossover of patents, and eased the contradictions in a certain way. blocked the prying eyes of some small and medium-sized consortia, but there were still those organizations that claimed to be heavy and figured out and pounced on them and tried to bite it.

The domestic patent awareness of the Celestial Empire has always been weak, and the pharmaceutical industry is somewhat okay due to international influence. But some officials and their extended relatives and friends can't wait to talk about it, and in their eyes, foreign-funded companies are a fart. In this country, it is not foreigners who have the final say.

Some groups have applied for the right to acquire the right to use it cheaply, for example, for a few million dollars. Those who pay for it are still good people, and some scoundrels simply want to spend a penny and get the right to use or even patent rights for nothing.

For this reason, Vice Minister Jiang of the Ministry of Health, who had a good relationship with the company, was defeated in the first wave of face-to-face shots. The pressure on him is not only on the country's giant economic tycoons, but also on political officials who want to make a fortune from it. Even the Celestial Empire Elder Group was alarmed, and a certain leader also spoke. The meaning is very simple, in the face of the health crisis of mankind itself, no organization has the right to grasp the whole, and the monopoly formed is absolutely not allowed by the Celestial Empire.

The subtext is that this thing is too important, either hand it over obediently, or you will look good.

The party knows that this thing is important for the people, but some organizations and consortia are also very dark, how can they agree to take it for nothing? I was going to solve the matter of Ah Guo after I did it properly, but I didn't expect that it would be done soon.

"Don't worry, Lao Nan, I'll go back the day after tomorrow."

"The day after tomorrow? Why the day after tomorrow? Aren't you in India? ”

There was movement in the distant village, and several horses ran out of the village, one of them signaling with a flashing light.

The party smiled for the people, "I'm in Afghanistan now, it's not very convenient." (To be continued......)