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run!Marie yelled and rushed towards the tent where the UN peace corps headquarters were. There was a lot of gunfire.Out of the corner of Mary's eye Mary saw Cardin draw a machine gun from under his robes and shoot indiscriminately.A Peace Corps soldier was shot and fell.Another soldier reached for his pistol, and before he could draw it, he fell on his back.Bullets flew toward them.The old woman next to Mary collapsed on the ground, the front of her white robe was stained with blood.Hundreds of people screamed in terror and went on a rampage. Go to the jeep!Rafael yelled into Mary's ear.She wants to refute, she has to warn the camp commander first!But in the chaos, she simply couldn't squeeze through.What's more, in this situation, it is impossible for the soldiers of the Peace Corps to let her enter the area where the commander is.once cardin catches her

They fought their way through the crowd.The gunshots were no longer heard, and the situation became even more chaotic.Instead, people don't know where the danger comes from.Mary looked back out of the corner of her eye, and although she couldn't see Kadin, she was sure that he had been following them, hot pursuit.Their only advantage is that in the chaos, the pursuer can't move much faster than them.On the other hand, whether he is wounded or dead, the peace forces can find out his identity.In the crowd, there were many witnesses who saw him shoot.In other words, if he wanted to temporarily blend in with the crowd without being noticed, he had to cover his gun first.

They finally rushed to the jeep and quickly jumped on it.Raphael took out the car keys indiscriminately.As soon as he started the car, the door on Mary's side was pulled open. She turned to see a panicked young African with wide-eyed eyes.Take me away!He yelled, Please! no!Rafael also yelled, stay here!You are safe here!The killer is targeting us! Regardless of Rafael's comfort, the man still tried to pass Mary and squeeze into the back seat.Just then, the gunfire rang out again.The man's shoulder exploded, and blood and bones splashed across Mary's face.The African man let out a cry and fell backwards.

drive fast!Mary yelled.In fact, she didn't need to order, Rafael had already stepped on the gas pedal. A barbed wire fence appeared in front of them.Rafael completely ignored this obstacle.He also had no choice.All roads are clogged with people. The jeep roared toward the fence.Part of the fence was bent, but it was still impossible to get through. Oh shit!Rafael reversed the car.An African woman was hit by a jeep before she could get out of the way.The woman yelled and fell to the ground.Mary prayed in her heart that the woman would not be hurt too badly. Rafael charged forward with full horsepower.This time the car's momentum finally buckled the metal struts of the fence, and the jeep rumbled through the metal mesh and through the low scrub.Prickly thorns slapped them through the car windows.Mary used her hands to protect her face, but her arms and cheeks were still scratched and scratched.

Rafael drove dozens of meters in the field before returning to the road leading to the refugee camp.The road was empty.The people who had been waiting on the road all hid in the bushes.Rafael turned on his horsepower and drove forward at full speed.A shot rang out behind him, followed by another.Missed them.The thick dust rising from behind the jeep obscured the view like a smoke bomb. My God, almost!After they drove a certain distance, Rafael said. Mary wiped the blood from her face.How did they find us? I'm guessing that Olduma has men watching all the places we might escape to.Rafael said, luckily for us, Kadin has not been mixed into the refugee camp.If he had been in there, he would have followed us and shot us in the back.

They had driven less than half an hour, and had just turned onto the main road heading north through the wilderness when they noticed a small black spot on the southern horizon. Rafael stepped on the accelerator to the bottom.The jeep was flying on the uneven sandy road, and Mary was even prepared to break the axle at any time, but the helicopter was getting closer and closer to them irresistibly. Just when Mary was convinced that their escape plan finally failed, she found the white United Nations logo on the side of the helicopter.The strong sense of relief made Mary dizzy.But the helicopter flew over their heads and kept heading north.

God!Rafael only hit the steering wheel with his fist.God! They walked on in silence.Mary kept turning her head involuntarily.There was no longer any threat on the horizon. At sunset, they exchanged places. Change hands, I'm tired, I need to rest.Raphael said, vacating the driver's seat.We have to drive all night.If you fail, wake me up. In the afterglow of the setting sun, the wilderness is suffocatingly beautiful.On the way they passed several small villages, without any flat-roofed clay huts and grass huts showing light.No vehicles were seen on the road either.It seems that no one is stupid enough to go out when night falls.

It is true that it is difficult to distinguish the road only by the dim headlights.Mary could only follow the faintly visible signposts on the gravel road as long as she could, but two or three times she turned off the road and rushed into the uneven field.Unbelievably, she turned the car back every time.What a miracle. At some point, the jeep had to refuel.Mary didn't wake Rafael up, but stopped the car and jumped off by herself. The night sky is full of twinkling stars.She had never seen such beauty.No earthly light can dim the endless star brilliance, and even the beams of the Milky Way can be clearly seen.Mary couldn't help but get goosebumps when she thought that the starry sky observed by primitive humans living in Africa a million years ago was exactly the same as what she sees now.Suddenly, she felt that her problem was irrelevant.After pouring the last barrel of reserve oil into the cylinder, she continued to drive forward.

At daybreak, they reached the outskirts of a city.A plaque in Arabic and Latin letters reads Nahud.The low clay huts were poor, but Mary felt like she was back in the center of the civilized world after an all-night drive through the moors. Rafael opened his eyes and looked around in confusion.Where are you?Is it morning already?Why didn't you wake me up? I can still hold on.Mary answered.Gasoline is running out, though.It's luck to be here.There must be a gas station nearby. Then what?We have no money again! Marie raised her wrist to show him the platinum watch her father had given her when she graduated from high school.

After driving for a while, we entered the city.There are at least a few walled multi-storey buildings and shops here.Mary spotted a store she was looking for and pulled over.The grimy window was littered with everything from car radios, old turntable players, cheap cell phones, standing lamps, to cheap china figurines, and a few battered watches.The prices listed are not in Sudanese currency, but in US dollars. The boss was a fat African woman with a dark green turban on her head.She looked up and gave Mary a disgusted look.Mary caught sight of her own image in the rear mirror of the jeep, with shaggy hair and a scarred face.She put the watch on the counter, and the hostess wrinkled her nose.

How much can you pay me for this watch?She asked in English. The woman shook her head.I don't want stolen things. This watch is not stolen, it is my own!Mary said desperately, I am a German tourist and I was robbed! Mary eyed the African woman.She doesn't believe it's normal.If Mary had been robbed as she claimed, how could she still have this precious watch?However, the female boss said, she still took the watch in her hand and checked it carefully. All right!Twenty dollars, she said. What?twenty dollars?Mary thought she must have heard wrong.This watch is worth at least a hundred times the bid.The African woman is indifferent to Mary's protests.She insisted that watches worth more than 30 yuan could not be sold in the store.If Mary wants more money, go to Khartoum. After a lot of back and forth disputes, the two finally reached an agreement and the deal was 50 yuan.Mary bid farewell to her father's gift.Picked up the money and left the store.This was the worst deal in her life.On the other hand, though, fifty dollars was a lot of money in Nahud, especially for the store she had just been in.At least, the money is enough to fill the tank.There was enough left over to buy a road map, a comb, a few sandwiches and four cans of Coke. They continued north.The condition of the dirt road was no better than last night.Now Raphael was back in the driver's seat, and Mary sank into an uneasy half-sleep.She repeatedly woke up from the dream, looking for their hunters in a panic.However, no one bothered them. In the late afternoon, they reached the city of Coste on the Nile.Lush gardens and small palm groves began to appear. Tired of the gray and brown fields along their way, they were relieved by the change of view.Even the roads were replaced with asphalt asphalt.Vehicles gradually increased.They followed the Nile and headed north. It was nearly midnight when they finally reached the outskirts of Khartoum.Rafael parked the jeep in an open space on the side of the road.There are only a few thatched huts around.Afterwards, both of them fell asleep. The next morning, they found the way to the German embassy at a gas station on the side of the road.The German embassy is located in a luxurious residential area.Victorian villas are interspersed with elegant white buildings with Arabian domes.In the past few days, they have seen countless miserable scenes along the way. At this moment, they can't believe that there are people in this country who can afford such a life. The German embassy itself is a rather uninspired square terraced building, reminiscent of modern architecture from the 1980s.As the two of them stood in front of the house, Mary felt a relief and her legs went limp.With tears in her eyes, she couldn't help smiling again.We really did it! Rafael smiled feebly.Yes, but not quite there yet. They were checked by a Sudanese policeman at the entrance.The mere fact that they spoke German was enough to let them pass.They approached the young woman behind the reception desk at the entrance.The woman looked at them in surprise.What happened to you? We were robbed.Mary explained that we needed temporary passports, money and plane tickets home. The ambassador must also be seen immediately.Raphael added. What's up?asked the lady at the reception desk. Rafael looked at her in surprise.Didn't we just say that we were robbed Have you notified the Sudan Police Service? no but In that case, the ambassador can't help you much.The woman said, we can apply for a temporary passport for you, but we need to verify your files in advance.You can call the country and ask your relatives to remit the money to the bank of the embassy.We will pay you immediately after we receive the money.We can't do anything else.She handed them two forms.Do you need a doctor? Mary took the form.No, no, we just got scratched by the branches. Rafael refused to give up easily.Please listen carefully, we have important information to tell the ambassador, it is related to national security! The woman gave him a professional smile.Obviously, she didn't believe him at all.As I said earlier, it is the responsibility of Sudanese officials to track down criminals.We can only provide consular care. Raphael almost jumped up in anger.Mary pulled him to the corner sofa in the corner.There was a little table with pens on a chain. Do you really want to give up?Rafael said angrily, we must act! you calm down.It is useless to do so.Fill out the form first!We would be taken to some official at the consulate who would have to ask us some questions.Maybe this official can listen to us carefully.If it doesn't work, we'll call Bob.Copeland.Bob is well connected and sure to find the right person. Raphael nodded.You are right.Anyway, the idiot in front didn't understand anything. Fifteen minutes later, they were seated before a stout consulate official.The official, with his bald and suntanned head, was friendly enough anyway.He asked first, and then listened attentively to Raphael telling him the story, from the discovery of Berg's laboratory misbehavior to the process of their escape, taking notes from time to time.The story is exciting enough.Finally he said. Mary and Raphael looked at him, dumbfounded.Stimulate?story?They waited for a while, but the officials did not ask any more questions, nor did they ask them to find another counterterrorism official, such as the BND, the BND or the BND. What now?What are you going to do?Mary asked. Now, I'm going to process temporary passports for you, which will take a few hours.He raised his hand and looked at his watch.You can pick it up around four o'clock in the afternoon.Until then, you can take a walk around town.There are also some beautiful buildings left over from the colonial period. Mary was speechless. Well, Narif.What about Auduma?Rafael couldn't help asking, what about pheromones?What are you going to do about it? The officer smiled kindly.Counter-terrorism issues are of course beyond the purview of embassies.I will report to the Federal Intelligence Service in the weekly situational analysis report.Anyway, I have your files.I believe that if there are still problems, the Intelligence Bureau will send someone to contact you. If there is still a problem?Mary shook her head, dumbfounded.They've been through so much, and now they're sitting in an air-conditioned office, and no one cares about the threat from Olduma. Didn't you hear?Raphael shouted, this Uduma might have possessed enough pheromones to make the entire army lose their minds during this period.You try to think about it, if he actually uses this kind of thing in a crisis area, what will the consequences be?Can we meet the ambassador? The officer smiled kindly.I assure you, we will take care of this.The ambassador has an important date today and is going to participate in the negotiations on the German-Soviet commercial agreement.However, tomorrow I will report this matter to him at the daily routine meeting inside the embassy.Sorry now, if you guys want to get passports today, I have to go to work. Raphael wanted to say something else, Mary put her hand on his arm.can we make a phone callshe asked. certainly.Officers led them to a small phone booth.Telephone charges are paid by the embassy.He said generously, then left them alone and left.