Chapter 31 Chapter Thirty-One

"Stand up," Avery ordered loudly. Su Ti was naked, with a wooden yoke around his neck, his arms tied behind his elbows, and he stood up vigorously.Avery cursed as he tugged at the rope tied around his waist, "Spies, dirty spies! I misread you, boy." "Why are you pretending to be a miner?" General Asher asked softly. Despite chapped lips, body bruises from punches and feet, and hair covered in sand and blood, Suti kept swearing, with sparks of anger in his eyes. "Let me teach him a lesson," said the big cop who had been bought by Asher. "Don't worry. I just want to see how strong he is. You want to arrest me? Want to prove that I am the mastermind of the illegal gold trade? Your intuition is correct, Su Ti. The salary of a high-ranking officer can no longer satisfy me. Since Impossible to restructure the government, and it would be nice to enjoy some wealth."

"Are we going north?" Avery asked. "Of course not. The army has long been waiting for us at the border of the delta. Go south, pass the Alifen Works, and then go to the desert to the west to join Edafly." With cars, food and water, the plan is sure to succeed. "I have a map of the distribution of well water. Is all the gold in the cart?" Avery smiled and said, "The mine is really empty this time! Shouldn't this be dealt with carefully now?" "Let's do an interesting experiment: Suti is very strong. I let him walk all day and drink only two sips of water a day to see how long he can live. The results of the experiment will be very helpful for training the Libyan army in the future."

"I still want to ask him something," said the big man. "Wait a little longer. Torture him a little more, and he will soften a little." * * * Hateful! A kind of resentment is deeply imprinted in the bones, engraved in every inch of flesh and blood, and in every step.This hatred supported Su Ti, and he would never fall down until the last second.In the face of three brutal people, it is impossible for him to escape.Unexpectedly, it was not easy to catch Asher.But he could only let the great opportunity slip away from his eyes.He had no way of contacting Pazar, and Pazar had no way of learning of his discovery.His efforts were in vain, and he would be gone forever, far away from his best friends, from Memphis, from the Nile, from the beautiful gardens and women.No, it's not worth dying like this.Su Ti doesn't want to be a celebrity yet, he still wants to fall in love, fight against enemies, gallop in the wind and sand, and even become the richest person in the country.But the yoke on the neck is getting heavier and heavier.

As he continued walking, his thighs, buttocks, and abdomen were all worn out by the tight rope; the other end of the rope was on the back of the gold cart, and whenever he slowed down and the rope tightened, there was another sharp pain. .The speed of the car was not fast, so as not to accidentally leave the narrow path and fall into the sand, but to Su Ti's face, the wheels seemed to be turning faster and faster, as if he would not be reconciled until he exhausted his last bit of strength.But every time he wanted to give up, he unknowingly gave birth to another force.So he took one step, another step.

The day passed by stepping on his bruised body. The car stopped.Suti stood still, as if he didn't know how to sit down.Suddenly his knees bent, and there was a bang.Sit down on your heels. "Are you thirsty, kid?" Ivory waved the water bag in front of his eyes mischievously, "You are stronger than the beast, but you can't last three days. I made a bet with the big guy, and I don't want to lose .” Avery gave him a drink of water, and the cool liquid moistened his lips and flowed all over his body.But the big guy suddenly kicked him into the sand. "My partners are going to rest. It's my turn to watch the night. I have something to ask you."

Avery stepped forward to stop him: "We made a bet, you can't deliberately exhaust him to death." Su Ti was still lying on his back with his eyes closed.After Avery walked away, the big guy turned back to Suti and said, "You're going to die tomorrow, and before you die, you better tell the truth. Don't hold on. I'll take anyone tougher than you." Pass." He came and went, but Suti could barely hear his footsteps. "You may have made your mission clear. But I want to know how you got in touch with Judge Pazar?" Su Ti smiled weakly: "He will come to me, and neither of you can escape."

The big man sat down beside Suti's head. "You didn't contact the judge before, now there is only one person, who saved you?" "This will be the last time you make a mistake." "I think you are crazy from the sun." "Betrayal has taken you out of reality." The big man slapped Suti across the face. "Don't mess with me again, or let my dog ​​play with you." It was getting dark, but the police officer still threatened: "Don't try to sleep, as long as you don't tell me, I will stab your throat with a knife." "I said it all."

"I don't believe it, otherwise how could you have fallen into the trap rashly?" "Because I'm an idiot." The police officer put the knife on Su Ti's head and said, "Go to sleep, boy. Tomorrow is your death date." Although exhausted, Suti could not fall asleep.From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the big man touching the tip of the knife with his index finger, then scratching the blade again, and put it aside when he was tired of playing.Su Ti knew that once he succumbed, the big man would use this knife to cut his throat before dawn, which would save him a burden.As for General Asher, he always had a way to justify himself.

Su Ti clenched his teeth and held on.Never die by accident.As long as the big man makes a move, he will definitely give him a beer immediately. * * * The moon is like a brave warrior stabbing out a scimitar towards Tianxin.Su Ti secretly prayed that the knife could be swung at him, so that he would die quickly and not suffer any more.If he no longer blasphemes the gods in the future, will his little wish be fulfilled? The reason why he can live until now is entirely because of the desert.He sensed a force of desolation, desolation and loneliness, so that he breathed in sync with the desert.Wang Yang's sand sea became his ally, not only did not deprive him of energy, but gave him strength.In his opinion, this shroud that has been exposed to wind and sun is much more charming than the mausoleums of princes and nobles.

The big man was still sitting quietly waiting for Su Ti's limit to arrive.As long as he closes his eyes, he will sneak into his sleep and snatch his soul like a murderous god of death.However, Su Ti seems to have absorbed the essence of the earth and moonlight, and his perseverance remains. Suddenly, the big man roared.He waved his arms like a wounded bird, tried to stand up, but fell down again. The goddess of death it jumped out of the dark night.Su Ti, who once woke up, told himself that it was an illusion.He must have just crossed the line of death and been attacked by monsters. "Help me turn over the corpse." The goddess spoke.

Su Ti propped up half of her body. "Leopard, why do you..." "More on that later. Come on, I'm going to get the knife out of the back of his neck." Leopard struggled to help his lover up.Then she turned the body over with her hands and his feet.After the leopard retrieved the knife, he cut the rope on Su Ti's body, took off the wooden yoke, and hugged him tightly. "It feels good to hold you... It was Pazar who saved you. He told me that you came to mine in Coptos. When I arrived, you had disappeared. Because the police boasted that they would find you, I followed They. After a while, there will be only this traitor who I just killed. This desert hell is not difficult for us Libyans. Come and drink some water." The leopard dragged Suti behind a hill where she had been spying on them.She didn't know where the strength came from, but she carried two water bags filled with water at any time, a bag of dried meat, a bow and a few arrows. "Where's Asher and Avery?" "Sleeping in the car with a bulldog, attacking them was out of the question." Just as Su Ti passed out, the leopard couldn't help kissing him, and then said vigilantly: "No, not now." So she asked him to lie down on his back, and then lay beside him and gently stroked him.Although Suti was still very weak, she could feel his vitality gradually returning. "I love you, Suti, I——will save you." * * * A scream woke Nefiri, but Pazar barely moved.She put on her coat and went out to find out. The maid who brought the milk was standing in the yard with tears all over her face, the milk jug in her hand was already on the ground, and the milk was spilled all over the place. "Over there." She pointed at the stone threshold and said tremblingly. Nefiri squatted down and saw some fragments of the red bottle, with Pazar's name written in black ink on the fragments, and several talismans were drawn on them. "Ghost Eyes!" screamed the maid, "We need to get out of this house quickly." "Isn't Maat's divine power greater than the power of darkness?" Nefiri comforted the maid by leaning on her shoulder. "The life of the judge will be like these bottles." "Don't worry, I will protect him. You look at these fragments, I will go to the studio." Not long after, Nefiri returned with glue to mend jars.She wiped away the words and symbols first, and then slowly reassembled and joined the pieces together with the maid. "You give these containers to the bleachers. After bleaching with bleach, they will naturally be clean." The maid kissed Nefiri's hand and said, "Judge Pazar is lucky to have Goddess Maat protecting him." "Would you still deliver milk for us?" "I'll bring the freshest milk right away." She ran away quickly after she finished speaking. * * * The farmer inserted a wooden stake twice his height into the slack taxi and then put a long elastic pole on top of the wooden stake.The thicker end of the long pole is tied with sticky blocks for balance, and the thinner end is tied with a clay pot.He repeats the same action slowly hundreds of times every day: pull the rope to let the pottery pot hang into the river, then relax the tension, use the force of the block balance to raise the pitcher to the height of the pole, and then let the pottery pot hang down into the river. Poured into the garden.Within an hour, three to four hundred liters of water can be scooped up for irrigation.Thanks to this system, water can be sent to high ground that will not suffer from flooding. Just about to start working that day, the farmer heard an unusual booming sound.He held the rope tightly with both hands and listened.The sound is getting louder.Feeling uneasy, he dropped the irrigation machine and climbed up the slope to the top of the hill.He couldn't believe it, what he saw in front of his eyes was actually a torrent rolling in.The embankment at the upper reaches collapsed, and all humans and animals were drowned in this massive mudslide. * * * Pazar was the first official to arrive on the scene.Ten people were killed, half of the cattle herd died, and fifteen irrigation machines were damaged... The disaster was very serious.Workers have begun to rebuild the dam with the assistance of engineers, but the water has been lost.The elders of Mendian gathered nearby villagers to provide compensation and relief on behalf of the country.But what they wanted to know was why such a tragedy had happened, so Pazar carefully grilled two local public officials responsible for maintaining the canal, dam and embankment.But there was no dereliction of duty, and they inspected according to the regulations, and found nothing unusual.In the end, Pazar acquitted the technician in court. So everyone blamed everything on "ghost eyes".First the dikes were cursed, then the villages, then the whole province, then the whole country. The pharaoh could no longer play the role of protector.What will happen to Egypt if there is no resurrection ceremony this year?But the people still have hope.Their voices and demands—will definitely reach Ramses' ears through village chiefs, governors, princes and nobles.Everyone knows that the king often travels abroad, and he has always known the will of the people like the palm of his hand.Maybe he will encounter difficulties occasionally, and sometimes get lost and at a loss, but in the end he will always make the right choice. The Eater of Shadows has finally figured out a solution.In order to get close to Pazar and create an accident, he must first eliminate his protector.In fact, Cam is not terrible.The most difficult thing to deal with was the baboon whose sharp teeth were longer than that of a leopard, which could not be defeated by any beast.So he bought a comparable opponent to the baboon at a high price. Kem's baboon was certainly no match for a stronger, more massive baboon.The Shadow Eater tied up a purchased baboon, put a muzzle on it, and didn't feed it for two days to wait for the right moment.One day at noon, after Cam took out his lunch, the baboon police snatched the beef and started chewing it on the balcony.Looking down from the balcony was Pazar's residence, and he was having dinner with his wife. At this point, the Eater of Shadows let go of his baboon and carefully removed the muzzle.As soon as the baboon smelled the meat, it climbed up the white wall without a sound, and stood tall in front of its kind. With red ears, bloodshot eyes and a purple rump, the baboon bared its teeth and was about to bite.But the baboon police were not to be outdone, and confronted it after lunch.There was no use in trying to browbeat, as both baboons had a burning desire to fight in their eyes.They confronted each other without making any sound. It was too late when Cam instinctively turned around.Fufu let out a roar at the same time.And pounced on the opponent.He has been unable to separate them, nor can he fight the enemy away.The two baboons twisted everything, rolled around, bit each other brutally and screamed from time to time. After a while, all the cumbersome shapes stopped moving.Keim didn't dare to approach, he was overjoyed to see an arm stretched out slowly, pushing away the corpse of the defeated baboon. "Killer!" He rushed to the baboon policeman to help it stand up, but the bloody baboon fell to the ground.Although it killed its own kind that attacked it, it was seriously injured itself. The Devourer of Shadows who witnessed everything had no choice but to leave angrily. * * * The baboon watched intently as Nefeli disinfected its wounds and applied Nile mud. "Will it hurt?" Cam asked nervously. "Few people can do it so bravely." "Will you save it?" "Of course. Its heart is strong, but it still has to be wrapped and immobilized for a few days." "It will listen to me." "During this week, don't let him eat too much. If there is any change in his condition, please let me know immediately." The killer put his palm in Nefiri's, and there was indescribable gratitude in his eyes. * * * This is the tenth time that the Physicians Committee has met. Kadashi's advantages lie in age, reputation, experience, and the qualifications of dentists most needed by the pharaoh; while Nefiri wins with her superior medical skills, her increasingly sophisticated performance in the hospital, her colleagues' appreciation of her, and the support of the empress dowager. "My colleagues," said the oldest committee member, "the situation is getting worse and worse." Then choose Kadashi. " Nabamun's former assistant said, "We have no risk in choosing him." "What do you think of Nefiri?" "She's too young." "I would agree with you if she hadn't run the hospital so well," said a surgeon. "The Chief Physician must be a calm and representative person. No matter how talented this young woman is, she is not good enough." "Wrong! Her enthusiasm and vitality can no longer be found in Kadashi." "It's insulting to criticize such a highly respected doctor." "Highly respected...not necessarily! Wasn't he involved in some illegal transactions and was prosecuted by Judge Pazar?" "It should be Nefiri's husband." Everyone talked to each other, and the noise became louder and louder. "My colleagues, please maintain your demeanor!" The elder committee member advised. "That's it, let's announce Kadashi's election." "No! Nefiri must be chosen." Despite the promises made before the meeting, when the meeting finally adjourned, there was still no result.So everyone unanimously decided: the next meeting must elect a new chief physician. * * * Meifeng took his son to visit his office area.The little boy played with the paper, jumped on the folding chair, and broke the clerk's pen. "Enough." Father said sternly, "You will also become a high-level official in the future, and you must respect the supplies of officials." "I'm going to order people like you, I don't want to work." "If you don't work hard, you won't even be a land clerk." "I'd rather be a rich landowner." Pazar's arrival interrupted the conversation between father and son, and Meifeng ordered his servant to take his son to the racecourse to learn how to ride a horse. "You seem to have something on your mind, Pazar." "There is no news about Su Ti." "Where's Asher?" "No leads. Border post found nothing." "It's nerve-wracking." "What do you think of Dennis' accounts?" "There is indeed some illegality. He made some false accounts and embezzled public funds." "Sufficient to prosecute him?" "Hit the target, Pazar." * * * The night was so mild.After running wildly by the lotus pond for a while, the warrior was so tired that he fell asleep at his master's feet.Nefiri, who was exhausted all day in the hospital, has also fallen asleep.Only Pazar was still writing the indictment with two lamps on. Asher's escape vindicated the charges against him at the previous hearing.Dainis evaded taxes, embezzled goods, and bribed people's hearts.Shech was the head of several underground deals.It is impossible for Kadashi, who was accomplice, to be ignorant of these plots.Many specific facts and clear written and oral evidence will be presented to the jury tomorrow. After the hearing, the four will not escape the severe punishment of the law.Pazar may have succeeded in thwarting their plot, but he still had to find Suti, and he still had to dig out the truth, the truth about the murder of Sisi Blarney.