Chapter 566: The Great General
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But only Lei Dong himself knows that his so-called bravery is based on rigorous intelligence analysis, which is nothing more than taking advantage of the unequal advantage of intelligence to make himself invincible, and then he shows his mighty side.
Compared with intelligence analysis, another factor is also an important guarantee for Lei Dong's invincibility, that is, his luck is surprisingly good.
Many times it was at a critical juncture, when Lei Dong was almost cornered, luck came, and in an instant, the willows and flowers were bright.
For example, this time, Redon was worried about how to enter the mosque, but little Nadal suddenly said a secret passage, which was just in time.
It turned out that little Nadal had lived in this area since he was a child, and he had followed his family into the mosque countless times to pray, and he was well aware of the situation around him.
What's more, in the last two days, little Nadal has been begging on the streets during the day and has nowhere to shelter at night. By chance, Nadal Jr. met a group of street children of his age, all of whom had lost their families in the war, and naturally joined in.
The sixteen members of this group of street children, the oldest one was 14 years old and the youngest was only 6 years old, they formed a group of mutual helpers, based on the line from the Great Castle to the mosque, and worked every day at sunrise, begging for food and money from passers-by, and returning to their places of residence to share the food they had received for the day.
Out of a visceral fear of adults and a sense of protection for their own poor finances, the children did not sleep on the streets at night, let alone into empty buildings, but spent the night in an abandoned water cellar near the mosque.
There is a shortage of water in the Arab world, so many people have water cellars, specifically for this family, the water cellars are also underground storage rooms, the volume is very large, after the stored water is used up, it can accommodate dozens of people lying in it horizontally and vertically.
What's more, because of disrepair, the southwest corner of the water cellar showed signs of collapse, and it was magically connected to a city sewer.
This sewer leads right to the kitchen of the mosque.
During the first battle for Aleppo, the children here used to use this sewer to enter the mosque kitchen to steal food, but in the last half month, a group of Black Death apostles have occupied the mosque, and the defense has suddenly strengthened, and it is very dangerous to go in and steal food again.
When a teenage boy was caught stealing something seven days ago and had his hands cut off while stealing, no one dared to cross the sewers.
Little Nadal took Redon directly into the small alley, and came to a building less than 200 meters away from the mosque.
Little Nadal led Redon into the center of the courtyard, slapped twice on a garbage basket placed in the middle of the courtyard, then stomped his feet three more times, and said, "Uncle, if you want to enter the secret passage, you must get permission from the general." β
The so-called general is the head of the beggars, and he basically does not go out to beg, but stays here to enjoy his success.
Little Nadal's stomping seemed to be some kind of signal, and a few seconds later a man's voice came from underground: "Who?"
Little Nadal stamped his foot again and said, "General, it's me, Nadal." β
"Nadal, why are you back, you are going to get something good?" muttered the man inside, "Come in!"
With permission, Nadal Jr. walked to the left and lifted a plank to reveal the underground entrance below.
Lei Dong couldn't help but wonder, this group of children is so naΓ―ve, do they think that others won't know that they are here?
From above, the water cellar is nearly ten meters deep, all made of concrete, and there are metal handles every thirty or forty centimeters from the entrance down, which is the only way to enter the water cellar.
With such a large water cellar that can store at least thousands of square meters of water, the owner of this family is not storing clean water for emergencies, but wants to build an underground swimming pool, right?
Nadal Jr. quickly followed the metal handle to the bottom of the cellar, and then waved at Lei Dong.
Lei Dong also went down the way, standing at the bottom of the water cellar, and a trace of coolness suddenly came to his face, which was almost a fairy-like enjoyment in the hot Aleppo.
No wonder these children would rather sleep underground, it turns out that this is an air-conditioned room!
It's a pity that although the air here is cool, the atmosphere is a little oppressive, even gloomy.
There were no electric lights in the cellar, and the air was filled with the smell of rotten meat, and several teenage children stood near the entrance, some holding stones, some holding iron rods, and one even holding a dagger, all looking at Lei Dong vigilantly.
In the northwest corner of the water cellar, in the center of a pile of broken cotton wool, a blood-stained figure lay down.
If it weren't for the occasional snort of this person, Redon would have thought he was dead.
With the help of the dim light in the water cellar, Lei Dong was shocked to find that the man's hands were no longer wrist-to-wrist, and he had obviously not undergone any effective treatment.
His arms were simply strangled with two ropes, which prevented the loss of blood, but allowed at least two inches of his limbs to die from lack of blood.
The stench of carrion came from the man's arm, it was not rotting, it was melting, and black mixed with yellow-white pus and blood was constantly flowing down.
Lei Dong walked over and checked it, convinced that he couldn't save it with his current means.
This person must be taken to the hospital immediately, otherwise he will definitely not survive for two days.
"Who are you?" The man with the dagger was the leader of the place, he was the oldest, and he was basically an adult.
Although he was in war-torn Aleppo, the man relied on the strategy of gathering more than a dozen street children, and his small life was not bad, at least there was no shortage of food and drink.
Suddenly seeing a man older than him enter the water cellar, the leader was a little nervous, and his eyes already showed anger and viciousness.
Little Nadal was obviously bullied by this guy, and now that Redon was by his side, he suddenly became much more emboldened, and said with his head held high: "General, this is my friend, Mr. McRae from China!"
"Chinese, what are you doing here?" the general subconsciously clenched his dagger.
"Don't be nervous, I'm not here to challenge your status, I'm just borrowing your secret passage once. Redon knew very well what the general was worried about, so he smiled kindly and walked towards the southeast corner.
From the moment he came in, Redon noticed the position.
The walls here are showing signs of collapse, and the cement on the surface has peeled off in large swaths, revealing the blue-brown bricks inside, and the cracks in the bricks are still stuffed with all kinds of garbage.
Lei Dong reached out and pulled down two strips of rags from the wall, and immediately the smell of rotten vegetable leaves came to his face, and a dark passage was already faintly visible in front of him.
took out a strong flashlight and shone it, only to see that it was a broken cement pipe, about seventy or eighty centimeters in diameter, and a big man like Lei Dong could only squat in it.
"What do you want to do?" the general's expression was very nervous, and he said: "You can't go over and steal something to eat, don't you see that Mirza's hands have been cut off?
Lei Dong knew very well that if he entered from here, he might indeed bring disaster to these children.
Therefore, Lei Dong did not give him a drill, but turned around, took out a stack of banknotes + bills and handed it to the big boy, and said: "This money can buy enough food for you for ten days, take these children away, and don't come back in the last few days." β
"Are they really all for us?" the general showed a look of surprise, took the banknote + ticket, slapped it hard in the palm of his hand, and pretended to be heroic: "Since you are Nadal's friend, this place will be rented to you for the time being." If you still want to use it after three days, you have to give so much more money!"
"Thank you!" Lei Dong took a deep breath and bent down to get inside.
As a sewer connecting the kitchen, the smell inside can be imagined, and if it weren't for Lei Dong's special training, he would immediately vomit out.
One can imagine how starved those children were, risking being smoked to death by the poisonous gas in the pipes, and burrowing into the mosque kitchens in search of something to eat.
Fortunately, Aleppo is a place where there is a shortage of water, although the sewer pipes are very thick, but because of the recent wars, the number of people who go to the mosque to pray has decreased significantly, and the clergy have not run a few, and the utilization rate of the kitchen has been greatly reduced.
Lei Dong didn't care about the nausea, bent down and quickly walked through the pipe, and within a minute he had advanced forty or fifty meters.
It wasn't until this time that Lei Dong ventilated for the first time.
With the help of a strong flashlight, Lei Dong found that there was a light coming from more than 100 meters in front of him, which was obviously the exit of the sewer.
Two more air changes at most will allow you to get out of this dizzying place.
"Ahhh......h What are you doing?" Suddenly, Lei Dong, who was advancing, heard a child's cry from behind.
Although it was not clear what the child was saying, Redon was certain that the person calling out was Nadal Jr.
What's going on, is there a conflict between Nadal Jr. and people?
Redon was in trouble, and if he went further, he would enter the mosque in two minutes, and whether Sha Heman was in it or not, the task was finally half completed.
But little Nadal obviously needs help, to save it or not to save it?
After a second or two, Redon decided to move on, or focus on the task, and then it was estimated that children would fight, and when he came back, he would beat up the so-called general and give little Nadal a vent.
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No, is it still life-threatening for a child to fight?
Thinking about the uncertain life and death of the old Nadal and Armida, Redon is indeed ashamed in his heart, their disasters are largely brought to them by themselves, and he once vowed to take them out of Aleppo, but now there is only little Nadal left.
Forget it, let's go back and have a look.
Redon turned around and ran back, coming and going for more than a minute, when Redon entered the water cellar through the gap again, and saw several children led by the general beating little Nadal, and before he could stop it, the whole earth trembled violently.
Immediately, a violent air flow flowed down the sewer pipe, carrying the viscous liquid in the pipe along the way, as well as all kinds of garbage that could no longer be distinguished.
"Boom!" was like an explosion, and in an instant, the entire inside of the cellar was completely covered with flying garbage.
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