Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen

He gave me very useful information about Central and South America.It opened my eyes and closed my mouth on Central and South America.I didn't know anything about this area before.The implementation of the good-neighbor policy in this area should be like a machine turning in an oil cylinder. I answered their questions well, so I went to the airport the next day and no one told me about any glitches in my procedure.So I got on the plane to Maesaiyan safely.This time, Qiao Jin carefully chose a seat by the window in front, next to a white-haired mother-like woman. I understood what he meant and didn't go to greet him.

He rarely even looked my way along the way. We flew through the foggy tropical jungle.The wide, slow-flowing river is in the tropical forest, so calm that you can't tell where it's going.Looking down from an airplane our height is a bit like snakes in their sleep.From time to time, there are simple huts with thatched roofs on both sides of the river, and small groups are built together, as if they can take care of each other.There is a small piece of cultivated land in the middle of the group. It seems that the daily life range of these tribes is within this stone's throw. There is a mountain in front of me.The jungle retreated monotonously and quickly, and the Andes Mountains beckoned to us. The plane went down the air current and rose on the ridge. Behind the ridge was a fertile valley with access roads and large estates.The rectangular cultivated land has winding trails leading to the top of the mountain, making the scenery colorful.

Looking down from our flight journey above, it is as if we are looking at the economic development of the entire country. From the humble farms on the top of the hills, through the mule trails, dirt roads, and paved roads, there are more farms, large estates, Finally, sporadic villages form picturesque towns. I have been looking at the country under the plane, and now there are white concrete walls, private swimming pools, and the quiet and comfortable lifestyle of rich landowners. After flying over another mountain peak, the plane descended along a mountain road on the ridge, so close to the ground that I could see the cows grazing lazily.The mountain road widens and approaches the sun-drenched valley, with Mae Seyan just ahead.After a few minutes, we descended and returned to the ground safely.

Park Qiaojin got off the plane first and didn't talk to me. I bought a Spanish-English dictionary at the airport, took a taxi to the busiest place in the city, found a room in a hotel, cashed two traveler's checks, and reported to the American consulate. There is already a letter waiting for me there, it was left for me by Mi Shanlou.The letter is as follows: Dear Donno: Baisha's blood pressure was rising.I don't know if you will bring me good or bad things, but I think the way you are going is right. Holup applied for a passport, bought a plane ticket to Masayan, flew to Panama, and disappeared.Because when it took off again from Panama, it was called again and again that there was no Holup.The plane had been delayed an hour because of it, and there had been a lot of commotion that Holup hadn't seen.

Currently, there is some progress here. The poison used in the candy apparently came from Huo's factory.The typewriting used for the mailing address was found to be from Holup's typewriter.Colleagues from the laboratory went to Milobo's residence and checked with a vacuum cleaner and a microscope. They found that there were crystal particles of copper sulfate, and the amount was very large.In short, it seems that everything is not good for Huo here, and the case is almost closed. You have seen this person and spoken to him before, so you should be able to identify him.I have been in contact with the Maesaiyan police.I hope you can get in touch with them and let them dictate.

I told my boss that I had the opportunity to send you to Mae Seyan first. My boss was very happy and it was very helpful for my reputation.You helped me a lot with this matter. If you find anything, please call immediately. After reading Officer Mi's letter, I went to the local police station. After many twists and turns, I found the person I was looking for. It is said that the person has been looking for me. Xi Niu (Mr. Spanish) Lodav.Malarila, was a small, strong, quick man.The crow's feet are all over the eyes, and the corners of the mouth are turned up, making him always smile.But his eyes were sharp, like a poker player's eyes on the table.

After listening to the story I told him, he politely said to me in standard English: Xiniolai, are you interested in investing? I nod. mining? Mining has always been a good investment object. So, when you are here, you have to look east and west? Roughly so. This can be arranged.Are there any minerals of particular interest? No.I'm new to this place. But do you know this Holup? I've seen him, yes. This Holup, is he interested in the minerals in this area? Yes, I believe it is.I know that he is the beneficiary of Hou Shanshan's will.When the coral is alive, there are many mineral rights.There were two people in custody, one surnamed Xia and the other surnamed Mai, and the one surnamed Mai was the one who was murdered.

Oh yes.Xi Niu Mai, come here often.Fortunately we now have a man who can recognize Holup, and it happens to be here.Of course, I mean you Xiniu Lai.If there's anything we can do to help you, please ask and we'll do it.I know where the properties of Xia and Mai are located.Would you like to take a look? Malila Xi Niu stared at me with a polite and kind expression on her face, her eyes seemed to be able to peel off my coat and penetrate directly into my internal organs. It wouldn't do me any good to see these properties, I said, unless they meant to sell.Do you think they will sell?

Everything in the world is for sale if the bid is right. I nod in agreement. You mean, you don't want to see these industries? I said: No, it might be beneficial to take a look at it, at least it will give me some concept of value. I'll have my car ready at nine o'clock tomorrow morning.I will accompany you, we ask the driver to drive.It's going to be hot going down to the river, so you should dress casually.We're going back and forth for two days. I wanted to ask him more questions, but he had already stood up and bowed to see me off.I'm not stupid at all, I knew that there were two people following me all the way back to the hotel.

I didn't sleep well that night.Just off the plane, the climate is mild and comfortable.It's kind of heavy now, weird. An hour before morning light, the cathedral bells woke me up.The different bells of different churches, and the footsteps of locals walking to work on the sidewalk, reminded me that I was in a foreign country.Obviously, these people have to walk several miles to get to work in order to save a few cents on the fare.They are in a good mood, shuffling their heels and moving forward at a steady pace, indicating that work is a part of life. I got up and sat by the window watching the dawn.

The morning air was as crisp as a cabbage leaf.I saw that the distant mountains in the east were bordered with yellow, but they were still gray.What I heard in my ears was the fast and fluent Spanish of the office workers. Their tongues must have a wider range of motion than ours, otherwise how could they speak so fast with these lingering words.Occasionally I hear someone laughing.They do not murmur, they never harbor dissatisfaction.They are upright and respected.They accept and happily face the truth. At 7:30, I have breakfast: thick and spicy juices, pineapple-flavored bananas with sunspots, papayas that you have to squeeze yourself with fresh lemon juice.Then there are soft-boiled white eggs, toasted crispy bread, and Colombian coffee that will not be sour after a long time.The coffee was very good, dark black in the cup, amber in the spoon, and liquid in the mouth. After breakfast, I don't care how many people are following me. The car of Xi Niu Malila came to report at nine o'clock. The car was big and polished, and the driver was a big, dark man.He opened the door from the outside of the car, not even interested in seeing what I look like.I was researching whether driving was a servitude toil when the Western Niu Malari stretched out his hand to me. Department of Gnosdias, West Bull.I said. Good morning, Mr. Lai.Relaxed and happy, he said. I settled myself comfortably against the cushion.The little handyman who took my luggage from the hotel quickly sent my luggage up. I was very impressed with this car and the person who came to pick me up. The driver put the luggage in the trunk of the car, sat back in the driver's seat, and drove. hit the road. The road is smooth.The car drove very fast, and I comfortably enjoyed the scenery along the road. Lordaf.Malala saw through my emotions. He huddled in his corner, smoked his cigarette without saying a word, and smiled from time to time. The crow's feet deepened in the blue smoke, as if he admired the smell of the smoke.He had no interest in the landscape, and it was evident that something amusing in his own mind occupied his thoughts. As we descended the valley, several creeks passed in bands through the farmland, gradually narrowed, and finally disappeared completely, leaving only the mountain walls in sight.The walls were still soft and green, dotted with grazing cattle.Looking up, these mountains are towering into the sky, so high that they can cut apart the clouds blown by the wind. West Cow Malilla finished his sixth cigarette in a row.His eyes moved to mine questioningly. Everything here is beautiful.I said. He just nodded. I looked at the dull head of the driver, who was sitting there driving, straight and motionless.I said: He walks very fast, does he know how to drive? no problem. I mean can he drive this kind of car on this kind of road, at this speed? no problem. I said: It doesn't seem like a smart look. He is a good driver. native? should be.Sinula, it is very difficult to judge a person of a different race with common sense.Not sure if you've spotted this yet? I said: I can't tell, this person seems clumsy to me.I wonder if his reaction ability will be enough, if the other party happens to have a car coming when turning on the mountain road. Malarila shook his head. He said: I have confidence in him.This guy is as quick as a cat, don't worry about the road, Xiniu Lai. This matter is settled in this way, and we will talk about the scenery next.There was a car in front of me driving like crazy, and there was a big snake, and I was eager to grab something to balance. Our driver was exactly as Manalila said in this regard.He reacted quickly and turned the steering wheel vigorously. In a hundredth of a second, he decisively gave way to the car, and the front bumpers of the two cars barely missed. My heart stopped for a moment, then pounded, making me cough loudly. Xi Niu Maralilla did not stop smoking, nor did he stop admiring the blue smoke he spit out.He didn't even bat an eye when the two cars crossed. When I could control my voice, I said: I think you are right. Malala raised her eyebrows curiously. I turned my head in the direction of the driver. no problem.Malala said.Since then, I will not talk about this issue. This is like a small accident during the trip, which is not worth mentioning. The road suddenly dropped.Cattle pastures turned into forests of big timber.The body feels hot, not because the real heat on the thermometer has risen, but because the humidity has increased, and the sweat cannot evaporate.I take off my shirt.The shirt is already sweaty, but the body is very sticky. Near noon we came to a wide, slow-moving stream.Apparently the river doesn't flow very much at this time of year.We passed a sleepy town and followed a narrow dirt road to a wooden gate with a wooden sign that said Twin Clover Mine.A large wooden horseshoe was hung on the wooden sign. Inside the horseshoe were two four-petaled clover leaves, cast in tin and painted green.Although the buildings in the venue are well maintained, it can be seen from various small places that they are all old houses. A tall, thin man in sweaty white clothes came out to meet us.His name is Philip.Murindo.He doesn't speak English and is the mine manager. I have to accept this language barrier. Maurila Sino spoke in Spanish, and Murindo listened with great attention.He turned and bowed to me, shaking hands. Malala spoke to me in a simple and calm way, giving me the general idea. I explained it to Murindu.I said that you are a good friend of the two trustees, and you came to Columbia to see the mine. This I said: It is somewhat different from the facts. oh!Not too much.He smiled and said, "Anyway, everyone doesn't quite tell the whole story about this kind of people.To them, I only tell them what to do, and rarely explain why.It's a waste of time to say more. But, in my opinion, the explanation just now made by Manalila was not short-lived.Moreover, he and Murindu debated and discussed, and said a lot to each other.During the conversation, shrugged and said no in a long tone We went around the mine.See the wide man-made aqueduct, see the water being introduced into the large spout, see the powerful water rushing up the mud and washing the gold-bearing mud down the washing tank. Phillips.Mu Lindu explained all the way, and Malila kept translating.I didn't learn anything new that I didn't know, and nothing to get excited about. I was hot and sticky, and I felt thousands of ants crawling all over my body.The wood-faced driver, who apparently doubled as bodyguard, followed us every step of the way, and now I see a big six-gun sticking out of his hip pocket.I was suddenly a little uncomfortable with his presence. We were on our way back to the office when a dilapidated car rolled in dust from a dirt road.For some reason, the car gave me a premonition that trouble would come. The car rocked to a stop.A nondescript local got out of the car and slouched around to the rear.I still saw movement in the car, and then I saw Ke Baisha's fleshy, red and bloodshot face covered with sweat.She is squirming in the car. The driver is speaking Spanish. I heard Baisha yelling: Don't spray your garlic breath in my face.Quickly open the door! The man didn't mean to open the door for her, but just kept talking to her in Spanish.Then the louder he spoke, the bigger the movements. Originally, he only moved his wrists, but now his elbows, shoulders, and even his waist moved.He was speaking to her frothy in Spanish.Baisha pulled out a Spanish-English dictionary from her pocket, the kind that can be bought everywhere on the US-Mexico border.Baisha flipped through the dictionary. At last she turned to the sentence she wanted, and she read it: Alelala rags, Estaia apole suradu. The man is still talking about his. Malila Xi Niu looked at Ke Baisha and then at me.do you know her?he asks. Yes, how did she come here.I run to the car. Betha looked up at me and she said: God, open that bastard's car door for me.I'm almost suffocating here, and this dog Chicha refuses to open the door for me. Ke Baisha has all the windows down.She turned to me, and at first I thought she was trying to climb out of the car window. I said: Ah, isn't this my friend Mrs. Ke? It's a surprise. I will see you here. You are fucking right.she said angrily. I quickly answered: I'm here to look at some minerals, and I've always been a little interested in mining investments.And my friend, Xi Niu Malila from the police station, specially greeted me and took me to see the Shuangclover Mine shared by Mr. Xia and Mr. Mai. Bai Sha said angrily: Don't do this.Open the door and talk. Malala bowed at the waist.Sorry, Synora (note: Spanish lady).He said: Maybe I can help you.Do you want to translate? Translate hell!Bai Sha said: This dog doesn't even understand his own words.I have read to him clearly what I want to say to him from this book.The book said to open the door, but also said that I was busy with something important. West Cow Malilla didn't smile at all.He said: But the driver said you must pay him first.As if you still owe him five pesos. He was lying, Bai Sha said: I have already paid the fare for this trip, he also knows where he is going to go, money and goods are paid, that's all. But the driver said, what you agreed is a small village twelve kilometers ago. But they were the ones who told me the mine was in that little village. That's right, the name of the place is so, but the distance is still twelve kilometers away.Malala said.Keep a smile on your face. The classic car driver nodded his head sharply. Baisha said: Even 12 kilometers is too expensive. He wants your complete satisfaction, ma'am.Malarila said: He said, if you refuse to pay the money he brought here, he will not ask you for the money, and he will not let you get off the car. The original car will send you back to the small village twelve kilometers away. .He says you are a worthy lady and he wants your complete satisfaction. Go back to him.Bai Sha said: I am not a respectable wife.I'm gonna take the goddam car apart and I'm gonna come out here. The driver uttered another barrage of protests in Spanish. West Cow Malilla seemed serious and even-handed, watching the situation calmly and without a hint of humor. If I had known that the driver would be able to take Baisha back to the small village on the same road without any damage, I would have kept my mouth shut and stood by.However, I know Ke Baisha's explosive power, and I also know what the car will look like if it can't stand her two or three times.I said: It doesn't matter, she is a friend of mine.I took the wallet out of the back pocket of my trousers and gave him the pesos he asked for. He thanked him very much, opened the car door with the key, and let Bai Sha out. Xi Niu Malila said: I have known this driver for many years. He always locks the two rear doors with a key.But your friend is fine, without too much inconvenience. I don't comment.Ke Baisha doesn't have to express her opinion, everything has been seen on her face. Phillips.Murindo speaks to Malarila in Spanish, and Malarila translates for Baisha.All the facilities of the Shuangclover Mine are open to the distinguished guests. Baisha's driver took Baisha's luggage out of the car one by one.Apparently, Baisha got out of the plane, loaded her luggage into the car without wasting any time, and immediately started her blind journey in the jungle. However, all the plans were messed up and complicated because of her arrival. All of us go into the mine office.Murindu skimmed water from the earthen urn. The wet surface of the earthen urn looked like an oasis in the desert, but because the water did not evaporate enough, the temperature was the same as room temperature. Bai Sha drank two scoops, sighed, and said: This is better, but only a little bit better.She then sat down in a chair.God!What the hell is this place, she said. Lordaf.Malarila said: I don't know much about your presence, Senora. Bai Sha glared at him with her sweaty skin and eyes as cold as diamonds: Of course, you don't know how to tell fortunes. Malarila said suddenly: Everyone wait here.He nodded to his driver and the two stepped out.After a while, I heard the engine of their car. Does this guy speak English?Baisha turned her head and pointed at Murindu. Obviously not.I said: But you must not trust this kind of person.If you want to talk, you can go around a little more. Bai Sha said angrily: All right!Just go around your circle! I said: In my case, discussing the reasons for the change of situation, I have a preliminary conclusion that the cause is the unequal distribution of the profits obtained by the metallurgical industry. Bai Sha said: Personally, I would never pay my own money to run around here.You know, when Baisha is on a business trip, she must use expenses. There is enough deposit, isn't it? For this, he is generous.Baisha said. Don't mention names.Is it someone who once asked us to do things? Bai Sha said angrily: I don't know why I must be angry with you.You flew away suddenly out of nowhere, even God doesn't know what you are doing now, I suspect that after all you are looking for some bad girl.Thinking about it now, as long as there is a woman in the case from beginning to end, you are not reliable. I am silent. Those two baboons, what are you worried about them?Baisha asked. One of them, I said, was a very intelligent man.Probably both. Fuck you, Baisha retorted: You idiot!You talk to them and they just look at you and giggle.They leave the United States for a day or two on a voyage, learn some English, nothing unusual, you think they are geniuses? I said: Didn't you also leave their country for a day or two?How much Spanish did you learn? Baisha picked up a newspaper that she couldn't read, flipped through it, and said: Fuck you. The scene fell silent, only the flies making noises flying around.Phillips.Murindo sat down, rolled a cigarette for himself, and lit it.smiling at us. Baisha picked up her dictionary, searched for a sentence in the conversation column, and said bitterly: "Love, old man", then turned to the sentence she wanted and read: "Sanfansha?" The mine manager shook his head.He spoke to him in Spanish, biting each word carefully and slowly for her to hear. Bai Sha looked at me and said: Can you understand these eccentric bastard words, Tang Nuo? Picked up a few words, but I could guess what he was talking about.No cold beer here.If you want, you can go to the town to buy it, but it is also warm. Baisha said: Warm beer, fuck him! I said: Remember, don't refute everything in the local police district. Bai Sha snorted and said: This little bit of water disappeared immediately.I'm thirstier than before I didn't drink water.Damn, it's hot! I said: After a few days, you will get used to it.You are now in a country with a completely different climate than Los Angeles.Your blood is thicker now. You can really help. Didn't you say you wanted me to do something about it?Don't try so hard to raise your blood pressure and you won't be so hot. His grandma's!Bai Sha yelled: You might as well try to let a road robber lock you in the car.Going up and down on uneven roads, and raising prices, or sending me back, it's no wonder your blood pressure is not high.What do you think those two guys are doing and where are they going? I looked at the mine manager meaningfully, and said to Bai Sha: How could I know. You say that guy is a policeman?Baisha said. I said: And most of them are the national police. The other one is his driver? Drivers, bodyguards, and apparently special assistants. Baisha said: I don't think he even knows that he should go in to hide from the rain when it rains. I mean the driver. The other has brains enough to command two people.I said. Don't be so confident.Bai Sha advised and said: In my opinion, I have never seen a police officer who is a little more capable than our old and stubborn friend Mi Shanlou. I said: I see.I see. Bai Sha blushed and said angrily: What are you implying? No. She grunted to me without knowing what to say. Let's be careful, we don't take the wrong line.I warned her: I have already told you the purpose of my coming here.After a while, someone will definitely ask you why you are here. Just let them ask, what's so great about it.Bai Sha said: I want to travel, I have the right to travel anywhere. Why go to this particular place?I asked. Because someone asked me to come. You mean, you were sent here? God!You don't think I'm going to have fun in such a ghostly place, do you? The person who sent you is your client? certainly. I look at Phillips.Murindo, he's smoking.Obviously he's thinking thousands of miles away, but I can't be sure.As it stands, I really don't want to take any unnecessary risks. Bai Sha followed me with her gaze.She admired Murindu and thought he had gone out of his body. when did you meet him I didn't see him. Where did you get the order from? a letter I was thinking about what she said, and I heard the sound of cars.There are two cars.I walked to the door of the mine office and looked out. Marrella led the way in the car he was driving.What followed was an old car that was very old and should have been scrapped long ago. It was much older than the car that Baisha had ridden in earlier. The driver of the second car wore a wrinkled khaki uniform of khaki.Behind him sat another man in uniform, holding a gun with a bayonet in his hand.There were two other men in the car. I looked carefully and found that they were Xia Heli and Holup.They looked poorly dressed and looked like they had lost their last penny to a hapless horse. The driver of the Manalila got out of the car and opened the door.Manalila walked towards the mine office with an indifferent expression, as if he didn't care about the scene of two captives being driven out of the car by armed colleagues in another car like cattle and sheep. His grandma's!Baisha said angrily: Where did this guy jump out from? Malala made a gesture of indifference.He just flicked his wrists, and his driver knew to stop the two men twenty feet from the door. Malala climbed two steps to the slightly shaky porch.In order to show a gentleman's demeanor, he handed Baisha a cigarette while saying: Can I sit down? Bai Sha glared at him and nodded. The driver came up and we all went back to the house. Malala said to me: You said you are interested in the mining industry? I say yes. The driver suddenly said quickly in proficient English: Our information shows that you are a private detective.You and this Kebaisha are partners.She flew here on an early flight and immediately rented a car and headed straight here. I didn't speak, and Baisha couldn't breathe either.There was unbelievable surprise on her face. Besides, the driver continued: "Mr. Lai, before you left the United States, you were on the plane, and you were interested in jadeite."And we, he added coldly: have always been interested in things that interest you. Kebetha looked at me.Her expression is very obvious, she wants to draw a line with me, and she wants to show that what they are asking has nothing to do with her. I decided to temper the matter with a little courtesy. I bowed to him, and I asked: Excuse me, are you? Come on.Jurado.He said. What is your job title? There are no positions. Malala explained.He does not belong to the police.He is higher than them. Jurado looked at me with his clumsy eyes that didn't show any wisdom at all.He said: I represent the government.Anything about jade is about me. That's right, I understand now. Jurado turned to Kebetha.He asked: Mrs. Ke, why are you here? None of your business. He smiled and said: This is a good thing, congratulations. What is a good thing?Baisha asked. If the reason for your coming here has nothing to do with me.Jurado said. Betha shut her mouth tightly. Jurado said: Let's talk to a few other people, maybe there will be some results. Malarila issued orders in Spanish.Footsteps sounded immediately outside the door, and Xia Heli and Holup were brought into this small office. Gentlemen, please take a seat.Malala said. This time it was Malarila who spoke, and Jurado stepped back behind the scenes as his driver. Which of you two is responsible for Mrs. Ke's coming here?Malarila made a gesture towards Ke Baisha. Xia Heli looked at Holup, at me, and then at Baisha. I never saw her in my life. Holup shrugged his shoulders. Malarila frowned and said displeasedly: Don't do this, don't do this, gentlemen, this will complicate things.I have to tell you two of the current situation, it is better to cooperate more. Holup said: I don't know what you have to this gentleman, but you have no basis for my foul. Xia Heli looked at me and moistened his lips with his tongue, obviously asking for help. Malarila said: "You are with this man, you are an accomplice. No way, I have no interest in this mean old man with eccentricities.Holup said: This Mr. Lai, he can tell you.I have no interest in anything except that I want to get some money out of him. Yeah, that's right.Malala said, smiling.This Mr. Lai can undoubtedly give us the information we need.Mr. Lai can vouch for you, you can vouch for Mr. Xia, and of course Mr. Xia can in turn vouch for Mr. Lai. oh!You're such a mess, Holup said: Why didn't you mature sooner? Xia Heli began to speak in Spanish, but Malari interrupted him.He said: Please use English. Xia Heli said: I don't know what kind of difficulty happened.But one thing, I can tell you that if you find any contraband in my luggage, it must be planted and put in by someone else. Malala looked at Jurado, as if trying to find some instructions from his steady eyes.He said to me: For this mine, we only found out later that it was a bit strange.We also know something else.The emerald market is somewhat abnormal. There are gemstones from Colombia on the market, but there is no official export license from the Colombian government. He must have seen the incomprehensible expression on my face, so he said: In Colombia, we only allow a very small number of people to own uncut emeralds, and illegal possession is a crime.Cut gemstones have many characteristics, and we experts can know them at a glance; on the contrary, when smuggled products are on the market, we must also know them. Xiniuxia came to the mine again and again.We think he's the most questionable lately.Yesterday, we detained him and searched his luggage, you know what we found? Xia He moistened his lips with his tongue.He said: I told you I don't know anything about these things. Malarira picked up his big crocodile suitcase and opened it to reveal a lambskin pocket.He untied the leather bag.I saw Baisha leaning forward from the chair, sucking in a breath of cold air, trying to see what was in the bag. As soon as the pocket was opened, the inner layer of the leather pocket shone with a cold dark green light, hypnotizing everyone who looked at it. This is not mine, Xia Heli said: I have never seen these things before, and I know nothing about them. Of course, Malarila went on apologetically: we don't have much experience with that sort of thing either.It's been a long time.We were investigating this mine, and my agents found a vertical pit and a horizontal pit on the far side of the mountain.The rocks taken out of the shaft were removed and hidden.The ore in the horizontal pit is of great interest to our geologists.It may be that including the one we discovered, this is the mine with the largest reserves of emeralds in the country. I don't know about this.Xia Heli said, and added: Are the vertical pits and horizontal pits both in this industry? Not only in this industry, but also in mining for three or four years.Malala said. Xia Heli turned to the manager of the mine, only to see that the manager was looking at us indifferently and boredly. No Spanish is allowed.Malala warned. Xia Heli was helpless. You know, continued Malarila: Our operatives were instructed to conduct secret visits.In the United States, they know that there is a crow who is interested in emeralds; a man was murdered; a pendant with the emeralds stripped from it; There is a Xi Niu Qiu Beide.Our agents are particularly interested in him.His activities are really interesting.Xiniolai seems to be interested in Qiu Beide.I wonder if you recognize this Xiniuqiu, Xiniuxia? do not know.Xia Heli said bluntly. It's a pity, said Malarila: he's a brainy man.He turned to the guard.take them away.He speaks in English.And then added a bunch of instructions in Spanish. Holup said without thinking: Wait a minute, I have nothing to do with this.I'm here because I think the whole trust thing is a scam.I sneaked here, so We'll talk about you later.Malarila interrupted him.He nodded to the guard.The guards led the prisoner out of the scene. Malala turned to me.I want to apologize to you, Xiniu Lai.Of course, I also want to apologize to you, Sinoraco.However, the mine manager doesn't speak English, and now we have to find out a thing or two, so we'll have to speak Spanish, which you don't understand. Baisha sat there, like a fat mushroom growing on a log, and this matter seemed to have nothing to do with her. I said: It doesn't matter, please do as you please.Anyway, now I figured it out. Malala forced a smile.He turned to Murindo and asked a short, simple question in Spanish. Phillips.Murindu shrugged, gestured with the hand still holding the cigarette, and shook his head. Manalila's attitude changed.He issued a series of reproachful questions in Spanish quickly and continuously. Murindu's eyes now looked like an animal caught in a trap, but his reaction was still to shake his head. Malarila began to speak, and he continued for two minutes.Under constant pressure, Mu Lindu lost his calm confidence, and the cigarette in his hand fell to the ground involuntarily.He lowered his eyes. After a while, it was his turn to speak. He raised his eyes and mumbled a few words.Malala didn't speak, just looked at him, he had no choice but to talk for five minutes.His tone was still calm at first, then he spoke faster and faster, and finally he danced and danced to intensify his tone.Malarila asked a dozen questions, and Murindu answered each one immediately. Malarila said to me: What a pity you don't understand our language.The matter is now very clear, and Mu Lindu has fully admitted it.Three years ago, a group of exploration teams entered a tunnel, thinking that there was a source of ore in it.But they found emerald. Murindu was the only one who knew that there was an emerald in it.The now dead Xiniu Mai arrived at the scene as soon as the jade was discovered, and sealed off the site, announcing that the tunnel was abandoned.In fact, the mining work was carried out secretly by Mu Lindu with a group of reliable workers.Emeralds are mainly sent to Melobo.Once or twice sent to Xia Heli. Now, Xiniolai of the Kelai Ershi, if you are employed by Xia Heli, your position is very, very special.Very very unfavorable.Therefore, you must clearly state your position on this matter.說實話和坦白，對你是有利的。 白莎說道：這個叫夏合利的，要想雇一個二十四小時的保鏢 我看還是由我來講。我說：因為一切接觸，都是我自己經手的。 白莎道：一定要我們兩個人說的話，我們並不知道 我說：白莎，對警察，我看我們應該不保留地把一切實話照說。 她看起恨不能把我生吞活剝，但她保持不說話。 我對馬拉里拉說：這是一個很長的故事。問題是，該從什麼地方開始來說？ 從開頭的地方開始。馬拉里拉肯定地說：自一開頭起說起。 我說：夏合利來找我們，要知道為什麼一個特定的翡翠墜飾，會被放到一個一流的珠寶店去求售。他告訴我，墜飾是屬於羅秀蘭的，而她是從侯珊瑚那裡遺傳而來的。 我做了一些調查工作，發現墜飾是經由麥洛伯那裡出售的。我覺得這件事裡有它不明的地方。我向夏合利報告，夏提議我們去拜訪麥洛伯。我們到那裡的時候，麥洛伯已經死了。他是被謀殺的，顯然他是在講完一次電話，或仍在打電話時被謀殺死的。 我看到馬拉里拉和裘拉多兩個人都很注意地在聽我說。裘拉多的眼睛毫無表情，眨都不眨一眼，但是我注意到他的頭，向前伸出了只是一點點。馬拉里拉的雙眼則正如向我衝來的汽車兩隻前燈。go on.He said. 我說：屍體被發現時，我和夏在一起，我是和他一起進入麥洛伯住家。之後，我們又一起去拜訪羅秀蘭。羅秀蘭告訴我們，她把那墜飾在相當久以前就交給麥洛伯了。 我看過信託的內容。信託中約有二十萬元也許會更多。兩位信託人如皆死亡，全部遺產歸兩位繼承人，平均分兩份，各人一份。如果他們都活著，他們可以以他們的喜好，自由決定要給兩人中任何一人多少錢，換言之，不必平均分配。 馬拉里拉問：那麼，你認為麥洛伯之死，不過是第一步，次一步就輪到西牛夏了？ I have no idea.我說：我只知道夏合利自認他有極大危險，他要找一個保鏢。然後他做了一件特別怪的怪事，他要雇我做他的保鏢。 那有什麼怪？ 我說：我不是做保鏢的料呀！ 但顯然的，你有腦筋，西牛賴。 保鏢不只靠腦筋呀。 夏合利給你的代價好嗎？ 他說他願出大價錢。白莎咕噥地說：他願意付平時三倍的代價。 馬拉里拉用一個客氣，但是絕對的手勢，請白莎不要講話。我的思路現在循了西牛賴的方向在走，他說：西牛拉，假如你能忍耐一下，等一下我會有話要問你的。 我說：據知，侯珊瑚死的時候，羅秀蘭仍是個小女孩根本是個女嬰兒。依調查，侯女士全部財產皆歸信託。這包括全部現鈔，所有不動產及私人財物。在此條件下，假如那墜飾確是侯珊瑚的遺物，問題是羅秀蘭怎麼會得到手的，她又是什麼時候得到的？ 馬拉里拉現在有笑容了，說下去，說下去。他等不及地說。 我說：夏合利很小心，在去麥家的時候，要讓我在他的身邊。在他走進那閣樓小辦公室的時候，他可能已經知道，也可能不知道，他會發現什麼。但是，他把我一定要帶在他身邊，一起去看羅秀蘭，是絕對正確的。而且他絕對知道，羅秀蘭會告訴我什麼。 說下去，馬拉里拉說。 我說：有關麥洛伯的死亡，有幾件事是十分特別的。子彈只發了一發。一支點二二口徑自動手槍留置在桌上。警方認為，兇手想造成一個假象，麥伯洛在受刺時，開了一槍，這樣就可成立一個自衛而遭殺害的說法。再不然，他一定是想誤導警方，使警方相信兇手也受傷了。經調查後，警方相信兇手是指向閣樓斜角窗下的一個空洞，希望子彈頭永遠不會被發現的。事實上子彈射掉了木框的一片正好給警方知道了子彈的去向。 馬拉里拉看看裘拉多，幾乎不可覺察地點點頭。 裘拉多連眼也不眨一下。 我對馬拉里拉說：警方對麥洛伯的手做了一次石蠟試驗，手上根本沒有火藥痕跡。顯然他根本沒發射過那支槍。所以他們認為一定是兇手開的槍。另外的測試，發現這支槍在麥洛伯死亡前後確曾發過火。 God!馬拉里拉感歎地說：多妙，各種技術人員都有，化學分析的，彈道的，法醫的。西牛賴，你繼續說不要停。 我說：麥洛伯屍體被發現時，墜飾上的翡翠已經取下來了。墜飾就在旁邊，翡翠取下了。警察在桌上發現兩顆，在烏鴉窩中發現六顆。那是八顆，另外五塊翡翠在洗手池漏水管的U型管中找到的。 馬拉里拉向我伸出手來，嘴裡在說：謝謝你，和你合作真是愉快。一面看得出他在深思。 我說：夏合利要我替他做的事太簡單了。我認為自一開始，這件事就有人在設計。假如墜飾是屬於羅秀蘭的，夏合利一發現墜飾要出售了，他應該直接去見羅秀蘭。假如羅秀蘭有困難，急需錢用，她就應該去找夏合利。假如她要賣掉這翡翠墜飾，因為她對這翡翠墜飾已經不感興趣了，那麼她也不必一定要去找麥洛伯，她也該去找夏合利。整個事件就是湊不到一起去。 馬拉里拉溫和地說：我們有些原因，要調查一位邱倍德。我們的密探自他那裡，對羅秀蘭發生了興趣。他們回報你發現了他們，也甩掉了他們。於是他們回頭來追蹤邱倍德，又和你狹路相逢。這一點你有解釋嗎？ 我說：邱倍德找上我。他告訴我一個叫本婉律的曾擁有過這個墜飾。我去找本婉律小姐。她曾有過一個相似的墜飾，但是上面鑲的是石榴石紅寶石。起初我認為是花招。 花招？裘拉多插嘴問道。 故意造出來騙騙人的。馬拉里拉解釋道。 oh!裘拉多說。 馬拉里拉對我說：請你說下去。 但是，等我真見到了邱倍德，我改變意見了。我發現邱倍德不斷在收購古董飾物，尤其是鑲了便宜寶石的。他把這些交給麥洛伯。麥洛伯把上面的便宜寶石取下，代之以翡翠。然後再把飾物拿出去到處賣，可能是世界性的。用這種方式，可能是最好不驚動翡翠市場的銷售翡翠方法。 oh.馬拉里拉說，一面搓著他的雙手。 裘拉多聲調平板地說：西牛賴假如在我們發現那麼多之前，先對我們說明，會使我們更相信他。 當然，當然，馬拉里拉快快地說：但是我相信西牛賴一定有更多的解釋，使我們相信他。 我說：為了證明我對你們的坦白，我願意告訴你們一些沒有人知道的事實。 這當然更好。馬拉里拉道。 我說：那只住在麥家的寵物烏鴉，另外還有一個窩。在那窩裡我發現另外有五顆翡翠。 馬拉里拉蹙眉看向裘拉多。裘拉多臉色毫無表情，像塊木頭。 馬拉里拉問我道：也許你有解釋，西牛賴？ 我說：我只有一個推理，沒有解釋。 我們洗耳恭聽。 白莎生氣道：唐諾，你對這些人把腸子都吐出來，有什麼用處呢？ 馬拉里拉不客氣造：他在自救，西牛拉。說說你看你不是應夏合利請求而來這裡的嗎？你現在在哥倫比亞，西牛拉。這裡法律有規定，翡翠是公賣，專賣的。 白莎聽懂了，她雖然臉色變紅了，但是她嘴巴閉上了。 我說：奇怪的是，在翡翠裝上這墜飾，這墜飾已經上市去賣之後，翡翠為什麼又拿了下來呢？ 這的確也使我費過心，百思不解的。馬拉里拉承認道。 我說：假如有人有一批翡翠存貸，存貨中短少了五顆翡翠。也許他知道，什麼人取走了翡翠，但是他不知道這人會把翡翠怎樣處理。但他知道，這些翡翠一出現，就會追蹤到他這裡。於是他面對了保管一批不合法得來的翡翠，但是他失去五顆了的困難問題。 在此情況下，最好不過的辦法是自墜飾上取下十三顆翡翠，放回五顆去，因為通常情況下，沒有人會發現這一點的。當然，這個人不會想到自己會被謀殺，更不會想到警方對刑案現場的漏水管，都是例行公事要拆下查看的。 interesting.馬拉里拉道：有什麼事實能證明這個理論嗎？ 我點點頭：那石蠟試驗證實，麥洛伯手上沒有火藥顆粒存埋於皮膚之中。警方的理論於是認為手槍是兇手開的。但是，其中有一件重要的事，警方忽視了那一雙就在手槍邊上放著的薄皮輕便手套。 馬拉里拉道：人會帶了手套去開槍嗎？ 我說：人本來是帶著手套在做一件事的，情況發生到很危急，他來不及拿下手套，這時只好帶了手套去開槍。我們只要去想，他為什麼帶著手套，再去想是什麼樣的情況轉變，使他覺得是危急了，就可以了。 自從我見到裘拉多，我第一次看到他有情緒上的改變，他突然把他雙手拍在一起。阿米哥（西語朋友），他說：有了。 馬拉里拉對他用西班牙話說了些什麼。裘拉多點點頭。兩個男人站起來，走出門去。 excuse me.馬拉里拉回過頭來對我們說。 他們離開我們，讓我們在熱得要命的房間裡，和怕得要命的礦場經理，面對地坐著。