The convoy was driving on the road in the distance, and did not find Lin Rui and others lying low. :3wし

Qin Fen said in a low voice, "It's the rebels of the Free Liberation Alliance, looking at the posture, there is at least one company." ”

Lin Rui nodded and said in a low voice, "Don't make a sound, let them pass." ”

The convoy didn't stop and went away quickly, leaving only billowing smoke and dust in the far lane. Lin Rui turned over and sat up, patted Jiang Andao, "Actuary, what do you think?"

"It seems to be the garrison of the city of Kawaguchi, but according to the route they are traveling, it is heading west. There's a bridge that leads to Route 7. Shogishi thought for a moment and said, "The rebels should have taken the bait." These troops were supposed to be driving from the city to the mines around Route 7. It seems that they have decided to strengthen the defense of the mining area, and even do not hesitate to transfer personnel from the city of Hekou. ”

This also shows that the rebels' attention is focused on the Route 7 route. They never dreamed that we would suddenly turn east to the city of Kawague. Ivan nodded, "This should be a good thing for us, at least the defense of Kawaguchi City will not be too tight." ”

Fan Jiannan nodded and said, "I think so too." Without further ado, let's go. ”

The members of the XCOM team quickly set off in gear and marched more than twenty kilometers along the lowlands near the river valley. Coming to the small farm that Vitak was talking about, from here you can already see the city of the estuary in the distance. The gray-and-yellow buildings, like many of Africa's ancient cities, are obscure and dark.

Lin Rui and Ivan walked ahead and slowly approached the small farm, which was only more than two kilometers away from Hekou City at most, but the location was far away from the road, so it was also a little remote, just a farm located by the river.

Santuyak's agriculture is actually very poor, most of the land is desert soil and bauxite, worse than European black soil and Chinese loess, desert soil grows grass even if the sky has eyes, the soil of iron bauxite can support at most a year, after playing once must fallow the land. The precipitation situation is also very bad, there is no one in half a year, and there is a lot of noise in half a year, and the general crops can't stand it at all. In some places, it is difficult to grow grass with little rain, and in other places, it is all rainforest. There is plenty of sunshine, but it's too much......

But there are still farmers who work on this barren land, and this small farm is an example of this, because it is close to the river, so the plants can grow quite well. Although it is just a small patch of simple crops such as corn and sugar cane. But compared to the deserts in most areas, it already feels like a paradise.

"Is it safe here?" Lin Rui said with some vigilance.

"I know the owner of this place, I used to stay here often. It's kind of an old friend of mine. Virtek whispered, "Let's go, walk through this cornfield, and the row of huts in front of you will be it." ”

Lin Rui waved his hand and beckoned the team members behind him to follow. Together, they walked to the row of shabby houses, inspected them, and found that they were already empty. The family has long since disappeared. Maybe he was forcibly conscripted, maybe he was captured as a laborer, maybe he fled to the north. The fate of civilians during war has never been in their own hands.

"Damn. They're gone. Virtek said with a sigh. "I wish they had escaped. ”

"I'm sorry, but maybe they're worse off than you say. Lin Rui looked at the chaos in the room and sighed.

Yelena nodded, "Indeed, I found it outside, there are bullet marks on the wall. I'm afraid this friend of yours will be more than lucky. ”

Virtek was silent for a moment and did not speak. Just walked over to the cabinet inside, opened one of them, and took out half a bottle of wine from it. He sighed, "This is what I gave them when I passed by here a few years ago." It's ironic that I'm back and they're gone. A gloom flashed in his eyes.

Ivan patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'm sorry, man. But we still have work to do. ”

Virtek nodded, and pulled an old shirt out of the closet to change into. He was going into the city to find out what was going on, and wearing this desert camouflage was too conspicuous. It's safer to change into civilian clothes.

"Do you need to bring a weapon?" Lin Rui said as he looked at him.

"Forget it, the situation in the city is unknown now, and it is easy to attract attention if you rush in with a weapon. Vytak shook his head, "Besides, I'm just going to find out what's going on." It may be more convenient to leave without a weapon. ”

Lin Rui nodded and said, "Be careful." No matter what the situation, don't act blindly. We will wait for you here until eight o'clock in the evening. ”

"If I don't come back at eight o'clock, you'd better be careful when you enter the city. Virtek whispered.

"Are you okay?" Lin Rui patted him on the shoulder and said, "I know you must be sad now." But now is not the time to think about that. When things come to an end, don't be too impulsive. A qiē is waiting for us to solve it together. ”

Virtek nodded, took off his military boots, and walked out alone in the old shirt barefoot.

Ivan closed the door and whispered, "Virtek's state seems to be a little abnormal. Do you really want him to go alone?"

"Let him go alone, he has experience and knows how to do it. Besides, his friend is missing, and it's normal for him to be a little depressed. Lin Rui said in a deep voice.

Ivan nodded and said nothing more. In fact, he also understood that Virtek was the best candidate to go into the city to reconnoitre. First, Virtak is very familiar with this area, and another reason is that he is black, and after changing into civilian clothes, he completely looks like a local.

"So, we're waiting here?" Qin Fen said helplessly.

"Of course not. We must rest. The upstairs window had to be guarded by someone because it could see the way in from outside. If someone comes in, we can detect it in advance. Lin Rui said in a low voice. "Starting with me, each person takes turns for an hour to be on guard, and the rest can rest. If Virtak goes well, we'll try to sneak into the city tonight. ”

Shogishi nodded, "Yes." ”

Lin Rui looked at them and said, "Let's take a rest, Qin Fen, you can help Ivan re-bandage and deal with his wounds, don't get infected." With that, he took his weapon and walked up the wooden staircase, and sat down under the upstairs window, looking out through the broken glass window.

The noon sun was a little dazzling, Lin Rui sat by the window and pulled down the headscarf on his head, allowing himself to breathe comfortably. He wrapped this turban all the way to protect against sand and dust, and also to protect from the sun. I don't know when this habit was formed, but it just came naturally.

If there is a mirror, then the self in the mirror must be the image of a militant that I saw on the TV news before. Dressed in camouflage uniform, wrapped in a dirty bandana, and with a scruffy face. Lin Rui couldn't help but smile bitterly