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Damn, can you drive faster?Halliberg exclaimed. Although Mary had only known the American for a few hours, she had already noticed that he seldom used foul language.Their car had been driving for more than an hour, but they were still in the vast desert area.The road was fine, but the military jeep was still moving slowly. Sorry, this is the rule.The Arabic driver excused himself in English.He turned to Halliberg and grimaced.You Americans are always in a hurry.As we say here, a camel running in the desert will never reach an oasis. Halliberg sighed.The driver had previously rebuffed any attempt to interfere with his driving habits.He has a pleasant face, but his attitude is clear, and he does not want to follow the instructions of the Americans.Even if you listen, you have to strictly abide by the local regulations.Since they can only land at the air base in Saudi Arabia, they are naturally protected by the Arabs.

They finally left the desert and entered the outskirts of the city.Irrigated gardens and botanical gardens with lush date palms and fruit trees have sprung up all around.The traffic on the road became congested, making them drive even slower.Soon, their car was blocked by traffic.Mary could feel it, and Halliberg was trying to restrain himself.He kept looking at his watch, which showed three forty-five.She waited for Halliberg to kick the car door at any moment, and ran forward. Mary was also fidgeting.She worried that no matter how tight the hotel's security measures were, Olduma would still be able to get the pheromones in.Halliberg briefed her on the proceedings.At four o'clock in the afternoon, the meeting officially began.The King of Saudi Arabia welcomed the participants, before the UN Secretary-General declared the meeting officially open.The period that followed was an informal exchange, in which leaders of various countries exchanged views with each other.Gather again at dinner.US President Chigurh will deliver an emotive appeal for peace to attendees.The next day, official talks between the leaders of the countries began.

Mary wondered, if Auduma did attack, when would he choose?The only two timings that are most likely are either at the beginning of the meeting or later in the evening when President Chigurh is addressing the dinner.If this opportunity is missed, the parties will risk reaching an agreement. She thought about the game of chess with Auduma.Although he held black chess, he seized the opportunity to turn to attack.Far from being a step-by-step man, and certainly not a well-planned, slow-moving positional player, he had put pressure on Mary from the start and sacrificed himself to do so.He will not wait, and will definitely launch an attack when the leaders of various countries enter the hall and the meeting officially begins.It must have been within the first hour.

Twenty minutes later, they finally saw the security checkpoint in Saudi Arabia in the distance.Several American soldiers were also standing there.Halliberg didn't hesitate for a moment.Please come with me!He said something to Mary, jumped out of the jeep, and rushed straight to the checkpoint without having time to explain to the panic-stricken Arab driver. Mary rushed after him.Although she was agile, it still took a lot of effort to keep up with the long-legged man.The hot and dry air made it harder for her to run.In just a few hundred meters, Mary ran out of breath.Halliberg was already standing there talking to an American soldier.The soldier nodded, said nothing, and led them to a military jeep with blue lights and a siren.

As soon as Mary hopped into the back seat, the car started, and she was racing forward, recklessly, through the crowded streets of the city.Gombali.It appears that most drivers in Riyadh pay no heed to the traffic rules, blue lights and sirens.On several occasions, they almost got into a car accident.But Halliberg still relentlessly urged the frightened soldiers to speed up and speed up. It was four o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived at the hotel.Mary's eyes slid up the splendid building.It is like a huge sharp sword, piercing the sky.At the highest point is a glass sphere several stories high, decorated like a globe.There, the world's most important national leaders are gathering at this moment to discuss the fate of a region.This area has not been peaceful for hundreds of years.

Dozens of photography teams gathered at the entrance of the hotel.One aisle was left empty to allow late attendees to drive quickly to the underground garage.The military jeep that Halliberg and the others were riding in rushed down amidst the sound of creaking wheels.Mary vaguely felt that the cameras of the reporters moved with them.She wondered how their haste would arouse the wild suspicions of the reporters. In case they weren't quick enough, another, more shocking event might happen, which was far more important than causing reporters to speculate.