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Mary and Rafael rushed to the embassy as quickly as possible.Mary tried again to point out the seriousness of the situation to the embassy officials, but the promise she received was still to report to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.She had no choice but to call the Copeland headquarters in New York again.The news is that Bob is on a transatlantic plane. She put down the handset dejectedly, and looked around the small meeting room, as if trying to find the answer to the problem.Damn it!We must go to Riyadh! Going to Riyadh?where do you want to goRafael looked puzzled. I am sure that Olduma plans to attack the Peace Summit.If you think about it, the world's most important national leaders gather there.For Olduma, this is a wonderful opportunity!

Mary, the fact that you saw a brochure for this restaurant in his place does not mean that he is planning an attack.Perhaps, he just wanted to study the situation there.At any rate, there is certainly no safer place in the world right now. The problem is precisely here!People only think of bombs, suicide or means of hijacking the plane.Americans must be prepared for such attacks.But once Olduma got some way to get the pheromones into the restaurant, it would drive the agents completely crazy.Use the strength of your opponent to defeat your opponent.Auduma told me that himself when he played chess with me that night.do you understand?He was going to use the weapons of the agents in the restaurant to cause cannibalism.He's been plotting to wreck the summit since the beginning, so the pheromones are needed!

God, that's bad!But what can we do?The summit will be held tomorrow!Even if we managed to get to Riyadh, we would not be able to fight Oduma single-handedly.We are not heroes in action movies! We have to warn the intelligence agents there, it might be useful.Nobody here takes us seriously.But maybe we can find some way to expose Olduma.Regardless, we know this thing exists.Olduma must not be allowed to wreak havoc with Berg's pheromones before our eyes while we stand by! What if Auduma and his men were really there and recognized us?If so, we will be in danger again. Mary looked at him gravely.You don't have to come with me, Raphael!

Rafael was full of grievances.Do you think I'm a coward? Mary smiled apologetically.of course not.You saved my life so many times!But now, I can't give up.I can't ask you to be as crazy as I am, but I'm flying to Riyadh anyway! OK, let's go, I'll go with you!Rafael said, without my help, I am afraid you will not be able to save world peace.After all, James.Pound has always been a man's role. Mary smiled.If you think that I am only playing the Pound girl, then you are so wrong! Rafael shook his head, pretending to be serious and said, how dare you, how dare you.Now that I think about it, with your intelligence, you should be Miss Marple (Annotation: Agatha Christie's No. 2 detective and one of the few female detectives).

Mary scowled.Yes, as charming as she is!Thanks for the flattery! Rafael made a face.Or Emma in The Avengers (Mit Schirm, Chare und Melone).Emma Peel? That's about it.She got serious.If we want to go to Riyadh, we need to do it fast. Do we need a visa? have no idea.However, you can ask the kind gentleman. Don't even think about it.The nice fat man at the embassy advised them that Saudi Arabia was very strict about visas.With a tourist visa, you can only go to Mecca, but you must be a Muslim.A small number of tourist visas are issued to non-Muslims every year, and they must be signed at least half a year in advance.

What about business visas?There are always many business trips to Riyadh! is a lot.However, a business visa requires an invitation from a local company verified by the Saudi Arabian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and confirmed by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce that you do have business dealings with the inviting party.Even so, it will take several weeks before officials in Saudi Arabia review all the documents. Mary thanked him.After they got their temporary passports and paid five thousand dollars in travelers checks and cash, they left the embassy security area dejectedly and called a taxi.Even by Bob.Copeland's extensive contacts would not have allowed them to enter Riyadh in a day.It seemed that they had no choice but to rush to the airport and catch their next flight to Germany.

While waiting for the taxi, Raphael tried to reassure Mary that there was nothing we could do anyway.You don't really believe that we can somehow stop Olduma's actions!The Americans wouldn't even let us near that restaurant! Yes, yes!Mary cried out. What? American!The meeting was ostensibly held at the invitation of the Saudi king.But in fact, it's completely dominated by the President of the United States, right?In other words, there must be American agents there, just like you said! yeah, so what? We go to the American embassy.They will definitely listen to what we have to say!

Rafael was skeptical, but Mary had already turned around, walked towards the woman at the reception desk, and asked for the address of the American embassy. The American embassy is more imposing than the German embassy, ​​with thorns growing on the wall, cameras closely monitoring it, and a guard room guarded by an American soldier with a gun.He stopped the two and asked for their passports.He flipped through Marie's temporary German passport and shook his head.Sorry, only US citizens are allowed to enter. Thank you, but we have urgent information.Mary pleaded.The soldiers were unmoved and gestured for them to leave.Mary thought for a moment.She is not willing to give up just like that!Before Rafael and Reason could stop her, she had already snatched the soldier's submachine gun.

She didn't intend to actually grab his gun.But the soldiers were so shocked that they couldn't react in time.So suddenly Mary had a loaded submachine gun in her hands!The soldier turned pale. Mary, you are crazy!Rafael yelled. Mary stared at the gun in her hand, then threw it on the grass in front of the embassy in disgust.The soldier had drawn a pistol.Don't move!he shouted. A sharp siren sounded.Suddenly, many soldiers appeared from all directions, all with automatic rifles in their hands. Mary slowly raised her hands. Get down!face down!An officer rushed out from the embassy, ​​shouting loudly.

Mary lay obediently on the ground, her limbs spread wide. The officer pointed to Rafael who was standing still.And you! Rafael also obediently got down on the ground.awesome!He hissed between his teeth, and it seemed like a while since we'd been caught. sorry.Mary replied, I think this is the only chance to rush in.Be honest with them. Are you crazy?A handsome, middle-aged man in a gray suit asked her, German with a thick American accent.Did you know that it is a criminal offense to violently attack members of the US military? Mary twisted nervously back and forth in her chair.This is a small windowless room in the embassy. There are only three chairs and a table. The only decoration is the American flag and the portrait of President Chigurh behind it.Mary's hands were bound with plastic bands to the back of the chair.Because it was tied so tightly, the straps dug into her wrists, blocking blood flow.Her fingers quickly went numb.I didn't mean to hurt him.

But you snatched his gun.This is also a crime under US law.Why are you doing this? I hope you will listen to what I have to say.I have no choice but to let you arrest me and interrogate me. Either way, you got yourself and your friends in trouble! Mary smiled feebly.dilemma?You have no idea what kind of predicament we were going through the other day!What kind of officer are you in charge of?Is it from the CIA? The man shook his head.I am just an ordinary staff member of the embassy.Happens to be the only one here who speaks German. Please listen, I have to speak to a security officer.Mary said, I have an important piece of information on plans for a terrorist attack on the Riyadh Peace Summit. The man remained calm.Mary could tell that this person was by no means a minor official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Say it!All he said was, you will be listened to, I assure you. Mary began to tell the whole story in English.She knew that this man was by no means the only one listening to her in the room.After the man noticed that Mary spoke fluent English, he switched to asking Mary questions in his native language.He rarely interrupted Mary, only asking for confirmation. While Mary was talking, he untied her and ordered a cup of thin coffee.For Mary, the cup of coffee is rich and pleasant. The officer nodded as Mary finished speaking.If your words are true, you are one brave lady! What are you going to do now? We'll verify what you said first.As for the rest, the decision is not in my hands.I will report this information to the relevant department.However, please rest assured that we will never take what you said lightly. Then my colleague Rafael.Where is Grande? He is being tried concurrently.Presumably you are well aware that we have the possibility of detaining you in the embassy.In any case, it was you who trespassed on the embassy grounds without permission and attacked our guards.However, in my personal opinion, you'd better choose to volunteer here for a while in order to answer our questions. Mary nodded.clear.I just have one request.I want to make a call to my father, he is waiting for me to fly back to Berlin tomorrow! Men approve.Of course, I can understand.my name is jamesAnderson.He held out his hand to her. Mary took his hand and said with a smile, thank you for listening, Mr. Anderson. He smiled back.Thank you for stopping by us. Anderson took Mary to a guest room at the embassy.It's comfortable inside, with an ensuite bathroom and a queen bed.International newspapers are placed on the bedside table. Please do not leave this room.Anderson tells Mary that you can use the phone.If you need something, just press 0.With that, he left Mary alone. Mary called her father.In order not to worry him too much, Mary did not tell her father how she had broken into the American embassy, ​​only that she had to stay here for a few days to assist American officials in the fight against Auduma. I really hope you go back to Germany.Still, the American embassy was the safest place in Sudan, my father said.good luckLet me know as soon as you get back home. I will.Thank you again for sending the money! That's what I should do, forget about it.I'm so proud of you, my little girl! Mary struggled a little, not wanting to touch the newspaper.The newspapers were full of reports about the upcoming summit in Riyadh.Comments were generally cautiously optimistic.It is believed that President Chigurh has the potential to soften the disparate confrontational situation in the Near East.Mary dare not imagine what kind of shadow and consequences would be brought to Gao Feng if the terrorist attack succeeds.Such a thing must not happen! After a while, she pushed the newspaper aside and walked up and down the room.She kept telling herself that by now she had done everything she could.She succeeded in getting Americans to take the matter seriously.Since the September 11 terrorist attacks, the US intelligence agencies have become very sensitive and will take every warning seriously.She has done what she should do, and there is nothing left for her to do next. But as time passed and she didn't see anyone talking to her, her anxiety grew. About two hours later, Rafael was also brought to this room.He looked extremely tired.Obviously, he suffered more than Mary.At first, he told Mary, there was only one person interrogating him.Then two more came in.As a result, he had to tell the story all over again.One of them, presumably the one who interrogated Mary, was very friendly, while the other, an older man in military uniform, accused him several times, abused him; once even threatened him with a stick.Apparently, they were playing a game of white face and black face. Good job you did to get us into this predicament now!He said affirmatively, it's good now, we are detained here, and we can't do anything.If you are unlucky, you may even go to American courts. nonsense!I'm sure Mr. Anderson will speak for us.Also, having said that, we are Germans and the Americans cannot detain us endlessly. Maybe so.Maybe we will never be able to enter the United States again.We are Copeland's business consultants! Mary was furious.Is that what you care about most?Just thinking about whether I can still go to the United States for vacation?She pointed to the newspaper spread out on the bed.Read it yourself!The meeting could be a historic turning point in the settlement of disputes in the Near East.You say, what should we do? Raphael shook his head.I don't know, maybe Bob There was no way to reach Bob.We can't delay any longer!Mary became aware of tears welling in her eyes.Does she have to justify her actions to Rafael?Perhaps, after all, he was right to blame. He hangs his head.I'm sorry, Mary.You did what was right in your eyes.Anyway, there is nothing to do.I'm just a little tired. Mary wiped away tears.We have done our best.Right or wrong, only to see later.