When night fell, the nomadic tribesmen, who had been busy for two days but had gained nothing, returned to the camp behind the sand dunes dejectedly.

When the sun sets today, it is the last time limit for Mr. Edward and the Berber chief to increase their transactions. As the sun sets, the extra rewards that Edward originally promised will naturally become too much.

In contrast, the old patriarch looked calm and indifferent. After dinner, he led the tribe members for the last worship of the day at around eight o'clock as always.

At the edge of the camp dozens of meters away, Edward, who had been waiting for two days, also came to Wei Ran with a bottle of whiskey and began to accuse him: "Victor, those native tribesmen spent two days searching for you."

range, but no wreckage of the plane was found at all.”

"Mr. Edward, please sit down."

Wei Ran put the two little foxes who were napping on his stomach at his feet, and waited for the former to sit on the folding chair next to him, then he said slowly, "Look, there is such a large desert around us that we haven't found yet.

If we can find the wreckage of the plane so easily, I’m afraid I won’t have the chance to come here to help you, right?”

"If you can't help me find that plane as soon as possible, then what's the point of coming here?" Edward asked dissatisfied.

"But at least I found a wing, didn't I?" Wei Ran spread his hands and said confidently, "Don't worry, Mr. Edward, there is still almost half a month until the end of July, we still have time."

"If it comes to the end of the month..."

"If I haven't found your grandfather's colleagues by the end of the month, I won't get the agreed 50 remuneration, right?" Wei Ran asked with a smile.

"As long as you know better." Before he finished speaking, Edward had already stood up and walked towards his tent carrying the wine bottle.

"Same virtue as your grandfather..."

Wei Ran cooed secretly, picked up the two little foxes spinning around on the edge of the lounge chair and put them on his stomach. Then he picked up the beer again and touched the father and son Saleh and Soliman who were sitting opposite and watching the fun.

Touched.

"Victor, where should we go next?" Saleh put down his beer and asked in a low voice, "We have been out for a week, and the filming in Culp is almost over."

"Don't worry"

Wei Ran picked up a grilled lamb chop and took two bites. He handed the uneaten part to the little fox lying on the blanket on his belly and fought for it until he took a sip of cold beer and put the meat in his mouth into his stomach.

, and then he said calmly, "Soliman, after they finish praying, go and invite the old patriarch over. In this way, you can also invite Mr. Edward over when the time comes."

"No problem." Soliman took a bite of the leg of lamb and agreed with a vague expression.

"Uncle Saleh, can those tribe members be trusted?" Wei Ran also asked in a lowered voice.

"Don't worry," Saleh replied nonchalantly, "they can completely trust it."

Wei Ran smiled and said, half testing and half questioning, "It seems you have great confidence in them."

"I have more confidence in their children"

Saleh threw away the can in his hand and said in a calm tone, "There are three tribes coming here this time. The ones wearing white robes are Berbers, and the ones wearing gray robes are Bedouins. They are wearing dark blue clothes."

The one wearing the robe is a Tuareg. There is also the old chief. Although he is a Berber, he has a very high status in the religion shared by these three tribes."

Having said this, Saleh lit a cigarette leisurely and said, "There are also those who don't wear robes but are armed. They are all employees I called urgently from Cairo to help.

In addition, the children in these three tribes, I mean children as old as the little guy who has been clinging to you these two days, are all studying in Cairo and are now being taken care of by my employee Baha.

You have met Baha, he was the one who picked you up at the airport."

"Trying to hold the emperor hostage to command the princes?" Wei Ran muttered in Chinese, and the only trace of worry in his heart disappeared.

He had no intention of commenting on Saleh's actions. It was enough to know that if 450 kilograms of gold were discovered at the last coordinate point, the indigenous people would not be jealous.

Soon after, Soliman invited the old Berber patriarch and Mr. Edward, who was obviously drunk. Then he lit a large kerosene gas lamp that seemed to be produced in China and hung it on the rearview mirror of the truck to serve as additional lighting.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Weiran said directly, "Tomorrow we will move 20 kilometers southwest to continue the search."

"Victor, you don't want to keep looking like this until the end of the month, do you?"

Edward asked with an unkind expression, "Although your promise is to give me a satisfactory answer before the end of the month, I won't waste my time here."

"Believe me, we found it soon."

Wei Ran didn't bother to explain too much. He was willing to include the second coordinate point in the search range, which was considered a sign of his conscience.

"I hope so"

Edward snorted coldly, pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Saleh, please tell the patriarch that if they can find the plane from Victor's newly designated area in the next two days, the relationship between us will be

The agreement is still valid."

After saying that, Edward had already stood up and walked towards his tent.

"It seems that Mr. Edward has been very disappointed in you," Saleh said to Weiran with gloating, but he did not translate Edward's "generousness" to the old patriarch at all.

In any case, although Saleh is in the smuggling business, he is also a businessman. How could he not see that the conditions offered by Mr. Edward were nothing more than a carrot tied to the donkey's mouth.

With the temptation of a little profit, these aborigines who have never left the desert will definitely work hard, and even get involved with Saleh invisibly. In the future, he will ask these aborigines to help him run the smuggling business.

It's hard to guarantee that they won't charge a high price.

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Wei Ran joked nonchalantly and continued, "There is one more thing that needs to be told to the clan leader. If he wants to save some time, he can move the camp near the new search range tonight. I have a hunch that we will soon

I found what I was looking for.”

"It's better to find it sooner." Saleh lit another cigarette and conveyed Wei Ran's suggestion to the old patriarch sitting next to him.

I don't know if it was for the sake of his beloved grandson, but the old patriarch adopted Wei Ran's suggestion very simply. He took the walkie-talkie handed over by Soliman and began to greet the tribesmen to prepare for changing camps.

On the other hand, Edward, who was already lying on the bed, mistakenly thought that the chips he had offered had an effect, and he turned out to be particularly active.

It took less than half an hour to pack up the camp. Three vehicles and a long camel team set off under the moonlight, lining up to the newly designated search area by Weiran.

Under the leadership of the old patriarch who was riding a camel at the front, it took everyone more than two hours to finally arrive at the southwest side of the Gobi desert.

Under the cold moonlight, this Gobi desert is densely covered with huge rocks that have been weathered into mushroom shapes. Underfoot are also gravels with sharp edges worn by sand and wind.

"Victor, and Soliman, the old patriarch just told me that this desert is not very safe. There are a lot of poisonous snakes and scorpions in it. In addition, there is the danger of falling rocks, so it is best to pitch the tent away from debris.

On the rocky sand.”

While Saleh was calling names on the radio channel to remind him, Weiran was staring at the satellite map with a look of astonishment on his face, because according to the prompts on the screen, the other coordinate point provided by the metal book was in the desert, even a straight line away from him.

The distance is less than 500 meters!

"Salih, let's focus on searching in this desert after daybreak."

Wei Ran waited for Soliman's response and then continued, "The wind is blowing from the northeast. This Gobi desert may be able to stop something."

"I will talk to the patriarch," Saleh reminded again uneasily, "Victor, remember to pitch the tent farther away."

"Do not worry"

Before Wei Ran finished speaking, he had already pushed open the heavy car door, picked up the two little foxes curled up in the passenger seat, and placed them on the sand.

Unfortunately, these two little guys may have been too full to eat, so they didn't even think of helping to check if there were any scorpions or poisonous snakes around. They just dug a few times in the sand and huddled together again.

"I don't know if these two crappy things can be returned..."

Wei Ran reluctantly carried them back to the warm car. He had no idea of ​​setting up a tent again, so he simply got into the back car, laid down the comfortable aviation seat, and let the skylight open above his head.

The moonlight fell on his face, while he secretly wondered what was hidden deep in the Gobi 500 meters away.

After tossing and turning all night, when the moonlight shining from overhead was replaced by sunlight, the door of the armored vehicle also banged loudly as Soliman slapped it.

"What's wrong?" Weiran fan opened the car door and asked in confusion.

"Victor, come on, come down, we found it!" Soliman pointed in the direction of the Gobi and shouted excitedly, "We found what we were looking for!"

"Where?" Wei Ran suddenly woke up, lifted up the blanket covering himself and jumped out of the armored pickup truck.

“Right in the col”

Soliman and Wei Ran ran forward and said, "When we rushed here last night, didn't you remind us to go and search in the Gobi? As soon as it dawned, Muttalib and I took a few people in to look.

look."

"Tell me what you found," Wei Ran asked.

"We have only seen a small part of the plane's tail so far! The rest of the people are rushing back to help dig it out together." Soliman said excitedly, "I discovered it first!"

In just a few words, the two of them had already reached the foot of the mountain, and Wei Ran could clearly see the entire Gobi desert.

To put it simply, this is an area where many stone mountains are not too big. Year-round wind, sun and sand have caused serious weathering of these stone mountains, especially the outermost boulders on the northeast side. Most of them are

It has turned into a mushroom shape with a big head and a thin body. In the middle of these stone mountains, there is a winding canyon.

The moment he followed Soliman into the canyon, the temperature instantly became cooler, and even the light became much dimmer.

Looking at the stacked rock formations on both sides, Wei Ran couldn't help but grin, fearing that a weathered stone would fall from above at the next moment.

"This place looks really dangerous," Wei Ran couldn't help but sigh.

“Really not safe”

Soliman, who was walking in front, replied, "This kind of place is like an oasis for wild animals in the desert. A poisonous snake might emerge from somewhere at any time, so you'd better be careful."

"I'm talking about the rocks above my head," Wei Ran corrected.

"Don't worry, they are much stronger than you think."

Before Soliman finished speaking, Wei Ran saw Edward hurriedly walking forward and Saleh accompanying him. Further ahead, there were a dozen tribe members rushing in on camels.
To be continued...