Chapter 29 Chapter Twenty Nine

The cops and dogs are back from the treacherous Eastern Desert and have a day off until their next duty trip.Get a good bandage, a massage, and a one-night stand with a docile girl in a beer hall.The desert police officers exchanged information from their investigations and sent the arrested Bedouins and suspicious vagrants to prison. After the big man who supervised the new miners had fed the hounds, he went to the mail clerk to see if there was any mail. "There are about ten letters." The big policeman read the recipient's name. "Suti...a weird one. Not at all like a miner."

"It has nothing to do with me, just sign for it." The clerk urged indifferently. The big man distributed the letters himself, and Xiao Za asked the identity of the sender.But there are three people who will receive it in the future: two ex-soldiers who worked in a copper mine, and Suti. After checking, it was proved that the team led by Avery had arrived in Coptos the night before, so the big guy went to the beer Hotels, various small hotels and temporary camps were searched.He finally learned from the inspection headquarters that Avery, Suti, and five others had not reported to the clerk in charge of registration.Surprised, he immediately launched a search operation.

Seven workers are missing.In the past, many people wanted to escape with gems, but they were all arrested and severely punished.How could such an experienced person like Avery act so irrationally?The SWAT team was dispatched immediately, and their inherent hunter characteristics made them forget about rest and entertainment, because catching cunning prey was their greatest pleasure. The search party was led by the big policeman.Forced by the situation, he obtained the consent of the mail clerk and read the letter to Su Ti.The hieroglyphs in the letter, though clearly legible, read as a whole meaningless.It's a secret word!Sure enough, he guessed right, Su Ti was indeed not an ordinary miner.But who does he work for?

* * * The seven people who left the team walked southeast, and the road conditions were very dangerous.They all have strong physiques, they don't eat much but they can maintain a certain speed, and they will take more rest every time they go to a spring, and only Avery knows the location of these springs.As the leader, he demands absolute obedience from the others and cannot ask any questions.In short, there is a lot of wealth waiting for them. "There's the police over there!" one shouted, pointing at a strange, motionless figure. "Keep going, idiot! It's just a fluff tree," Avery yelled.

This big tree is two meters high. Its bark is slightly blue and cracked, and its oval leaves are red and green. The color is very similar to the fabric of a winter coat.The seven of them tore down a few branches and lit a fire to roast the antelope they had hunted in the morning.Avery tested it too—below.It was determined that the milk produced by the downy tree does not cause cardioplegia.Then he picked some leaves and ground them into powder for his companions. "This is a good laxative, very effective against venereal diseases. If you have money, you will be surrounded by beautiful women."

"Not in Egypt," complained a miner. "Asian girls are passionate, and soon you will forget the women from home." Filled the stomach.After quenching their thirst, the seven-member team set out on the road again. * * * One worker was bitten on the heel by a poisonous snake.After a painful convulsion, he died. "Idiot, how can the desert allow you to be careless." Avery muttered. The dead man's best friend jumped out and cursed, "You will kill us all! Who can escape the venom of a poisonous snake?" "Me, and those who follow me." "I want to know where we're going."

"A person who talks so much like you will definitely betray us." "answer me." "Do you want me to smash your head off?" The miner looked around, the endless sandy land was full of traps.He had to give in and pick up his gear again. "It's no accident that our well-thought-out plan fails," Avery warned. "It means that there is a whistleblower among us, who leaked our whereabouts to the police. This time I have prepared myself. But there may still be police His dog legs got in." "Who do you suspect?" "You and everyone else. Anyone can be bribed. If there is a spy, it will be revealed sooner or later. Then we will see!"

* * * The Desert Police searched from the last location where Avery and his teammates were last seen and calculated the possible itinerary according to their fastest speed.The police forces in the north and south have been notified separately that this group of dangerous elements looking for rare minerals will eventually be caught, just like everyone else. The only thing that worried the big constable was Suti.He conspired with Avery, and Avery was as familiar with the trails, springs, and mine locations as the police, and the SWAT strategy probably wouldn't work.So he changed his original plan and acted on instinct.If he was Avery, he might go to the abandoned mine.No water, scorching heat, swarms of poisonous snakes, and no treasure... Who would venture into this hell?However, this is an excellent hiding place after all, not to mention that the mine may not be completely exhausted.So the big policeman followed the rules and set off with two other policemen and four dogs.He blocked all necessary routes, trapping the escapees in a hilly area with a few downy trees.

* * * Cam is really in a dilemma right now.He really wanted to go all out to hunt down General Asher, whose whereabouts had been a mystery so far, but in order to protect Judge Pazar.He had to stay in Memphis again because none of his men were alert enough. The baboons had been fidgety and Cam could sense an underlying crisis.After two consecutive failures, the assassin will definitely be more careful.Now that his motives have been exposed, it will be extremely difficult for him to create accidents, but who knows if he will change to violent and absolute means? Protecting Pazar became Kaim's most important task.In his eyes, Pazar symbolized an irreplaceable value of life, and he tried his best to keep it safe.In so many years of suffering, Kaim has never met such a person, but he will never admit to Pazar that he admires him for fear that he will unknowingly develop a feeling that is ready to corrupt people's hearts at any time. vanity.

The baboon woke up.Cam fed it some meat and beer, and then leaned against the low wall of the balcony.It was his turn to sleep, and the baboons continued to monitor the elder's residence. * * * The Devourer of Shadows cursed himself for his bad luck.He really shouldn't have taken on this task, because killing people without leaving a trace is his specialty.He once wanted to give up, but he didn't expect the other side of the deal to report him. Compared with them, he was really light-hearted.Besides, this is also a kind of self-challenge for him. So far, he has never failed in his career as a killer. If a judge can be added to the list of victims, it would be an exciting thing!

It's a pity that the defense around the judge is too tight.Kaim and Fufu are his biggest obstacles, as if no movement can escape their sight.Since the failure of the leopard's attack, the chief of police has followed the judge every step of the way, and has also added several police officers. Of course, the Eater of Shadows has infinite patience.He knows how to wait for the opportunity, as long as there is a little negligence, the opportunity is his.When he was walking in the market that day, when several peddlers were selling Nubian imported products to him, he suddenly had a plan.This strategy is sure to succeed. * * * "It's late, dear." I saw Parrell sitting cross-legged on the ground, with a dozen documents scattered in front of him, illuminated by two high lamps beside him. "I don't want to sleep after seeing these files" "what document?" "Dainis' accounts." "How did you get it?" "Provided by the treasury." "Didn't you steal it?" Nefiri asked jokingly. "I formally applied to Mei Feng, and he immediately set me up." "What did you find?" "There was something illegal. Dennis forgot to pay several taxes, and there seemed to be signs of tax evasion." "That's just a fine, isn't it?" "According to my findings, Meifeng can shake the foundation of Dai Nisi's financial resources." "You're still thinking about it." "I don't understand why Dennis is so confident. No matter what method I use, I will pierce his armor." "Any news about Suti?" "No, he should have sent the letter through the desert police." "It may have been intercepted." "It must be." Seeing Pazar's hesitant expression, Nefiri asked in surprise, "What are you worried about?" "nothing." "Honestly, Judge Pazar!" "At the end of the last court session, Dennis said that Suti might betray me." "That's how you fell for him?" "I hope Suti will forgive me." * * * "Two go to the right aisle, the other two go to the left, Suti and I go in the middle." Avery ordered. The miners were very dissatisfied. "The condition of the tunnel is too bad. The beams are almost rotten. If they collapse, we will die." "I brought you here because the police thought it was abandoned. Coptos said it was a waste area with no water or minerals. What happened? The ancient well, I have already pointed it out to you; the treasure in the tunnel is about to It's up to you to dig it yourself." "It's too risky, I won't go in." A miner made a decision. Avery walked up to the timid workers and threatened: "We all go in, you stay outside alone... that's not good." "That can't be helped." Avery then clenched his fist and smashed it down on the miner's head with such force that he couldn't get any more. The miner immediately fell to the ground.After another miner leaned over to check, he was too shocked and said, "Did you kill him?" "That's one less suspicious person. Let's go in." Suti walked ahead of Avery and entered the tunnel. "Go slowly, boy. Remember to touch the beam on your head at all times." Suti moved forward on a piece of red ground covered with stones.The slope was not steep, but the top was low, and Avery followed with a torch.Suddenly a faint white light shone in the darkness.Su Ti reached out to touch it, and the tentacles were smooth and cool metal. "It's silver...silver mine with gold in it!" Avery handed him the tools. "There's a whole vein of mine, boy. Be careful not to damage it." Glittering gold beneath the silver, this fine metal was often used for flooring certain halls of temples, or for adorning sacred objects that had to come into contact with the ground to keep them holy. Just like the dawn at dawn, isn't it also transmitted to the world by silver stone? "Is there any gold a little further down?" "Not here, this mine is just the first stage." * * * Four police dogs led two policemen in the search.Two hours ago, they found traces of people in the abandoned mining area.The police officers restrained their inner joy, prepared their bows and arrows, and stopped making any noise. The police dog crouched on the top of the hill, silently watching the miners move several large and fine pieces of silver ore out of the tunnel.It is indeed a fortune.When the miners gathered together and were about to celebrate, the police officers shot arrows one after another and let the dogs go.Two miners were shot by arrows and one was bitten by a dog.Suti hid in the tunnel, and after Avery strangled a police dog, he and the last uninjured miner followed suit. "Go ahead!" Avery yelled. "It will suffocate." "Listen to me, boy." At the end of the tunnel, Avery got ahead, grabbed a rock and dug up, ignoring falling dust and broken stones, until at last he cut a long, straight passage through the loose rock.He put his feet against the rock wall and pulled Su Ti up, and Su Ti helped pull up another companion.The three of them finally escaped from the mine and breathed the fresh air outside again. "You can't stay here, the police won't let it go. We have to continue walking for two days, and there is no water for these two days." * * * The big policeman reassured the dog while the other two were busy digging holes to bury the bodies.The first attack was successful, not only eliminated most of the fugitives, but also retrieved a large amount of silver mines.Three others are still at large. The police discussed it.The big man decided to continue the search alone with the strongest police dog, as well as water and food, while the metal mine was escorted back to Coptos by his two companions.Those two fugitives had no chance of surviving. They knew that there was a threat of bows and arrows and bulldogs behind them, so they should have stepped up and fled.But there was no water source within a three-day walk.If you go south, you will definitely encounter a patrolling police force. The police and police dogs who continued to chase did not dare to take it lightly. They had to cut off all the escape routes of the prey.Desert SWAT will once again defeat the thieves. * * * In the early morning of the next day, Su Ti and his wife could only quench their thirst by licking the dew on the stone.The miner who narrowly escaped death still had his leather pouch around his neck, which contained fragments of silver ore that had been stuffed in at that time.He tightly grasped this bit of treasure with both hands, but his body couldn't hold on any longer. His knees gave way and he knelt down on the pile of stones. "Don't leave me," he begged. Suti walked back.Avery warned him, "If you try to help him, you're both going to die. Come with me, boy." If the miners were on their backs, they would soon fall behind, and without Avery to lead the way, they would surely be lost in the desert. With burning chest and chapped lips, Suti had no choice but to follow Avery away. * * * The police dog wagged its tail violently.Its discovery won the applause of the police: it was the body of a miner.The police officer kicked the body around and found that the recently deceased miner was still clutching the treasure bag.Because of the tight grip, the police had to cut off their fingers to get back the broken silver ore. He sat down, counted the pieces of silver, and fed the dogs before eating himself.Both he and the police dog are used to the hardships of long-distance travel, and they don't feel the pain of sunburn at all.They all know the importance of rest, so they dare not waste a little bit of energy.Now it has become a two-on-two situation, and the distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer.The policeman turned away abruptly.Several times he felt that there was someone behind him, but the highly alert police dog did not respond.So he cleaned the dagger with sand and moistened his lips, and set off again. * * * "Hang on, boy. There's a well near the gold fields." "Is the water drinkable?" Avery didn't answer, the effort was not in vain.A circle of stones indicates that there is water below.Avery started digging right away, and Suti soon joined in.The first dug was sand and gravel, then loose and slightly wet soil appeared, and the last layer was like clay, fingers began to wet, and water, the water of the Nile River underground, began to gushes out. * * * At this time, the policeman and his dog watched quietly.They had caught up with the fugitive an hour earlier, but kept their distance.They listened to the fugitives singing loudly, watched them sip water, congratulated each other, and then walked towards the abandoned gold mine that no longer existed on the map. Avery's technique is indeed brilliant.He never confided to anyone the secret he might have forced upon some old miner.The policeman checked his bow and arrows, took a sip of cold water, and prepared for his final mission. * * * "The gold mines are here, boy. The forgotten tunnels, the last veins. There's enough gold for the two of us to spend the rest of our lives happily in Asia." "Are there any other mines like this?" "there's a few." "Why not mine?" "There's no point in saying that. We have to find a way to escape now, us and our boss." "Who is the boss?" "The people waiting for us in the mine. The three of us moved the gold mine out, and then transported it to the seaside by tackle. There is a boat that will take us to a desert area, where several Optimists are hidden." "Did you steal a lot of gold for your boss?" "He won't like it if you ask too many questions. Here he is." A man with stubby feet and a sly face approached the two survivors.Despite the scorching sun, Su Ti's blood coagulated all over his body. "The police are chasing us, let's move the gold out, get out of here," Avery said. "The companions you brought are interesting." General Asher looked at Suti and said in surprise. At this time, Suti fled to the desert with his last strength.Avery and Asher join hands, he has no chance of winning, not to mention Asher still has a sword, so let's escape first and then make plans. Suddenly a police officer with a police dog blocked his way, and Su Ti recognized him as the big man in charge of supervising the miners.The police opened their bows, and the dogs were ready to fight, ready to pounce on them at any moment. "Stop running," said the big one. "You are my savior!" "Before you die, hurry up and pray." "Don't get me wrong, I have a mission." "Who sent you here?" "Judge Pazar. I must prove that General Asher was involved in an illegal gem trade case... Now the evidence is found! Together, we will be able to arrest him." "You are indeed courageous, but unfortunately you have bad luck. General Asher is my master."