Chapter 110: Cheap Kids
"Can you elaborate on that?" , Chen Zhi frowned and asked Ateba.
"I don't know the specifics~~", Ateba shook his head,
"I just heard from those merchants that they once found two large sand pits in the desert, which were exposed after the wind and sand blew, and there were many children's corpses in them, scattered and fragmented, being eaten by vultures, most of the children's eyes were gone, and some of the children's body temperature was still there, and it was estimated that they were thrown into it with gas, which was too miserable~~~"
Chen Zhi was very indifferent after hearing these words, if it were him two years ago, these words would definitely make him feel uncomfortable and even angry. But now, I don't know when it started, it is difficult for Chen Zhi's heart to stir up any more ripples, even if he hears such a tragic and inhumane thing, his heart is still very calm, cold as ice~~"
"What does that team want kids to do?" , Chen Zhi continued to ask Ateba.
"Who knows?" , Ateba sneered and continued to pour himself wine,
"Maybe it's used as a slave, maybe it's a more terrible use, no matter what, the end of these children is miserable~~"
"Having lost so many children, don't their parents look for them? Does the government care? Chen Zhi asked.
"Hehe......",
Ateba sneered,
"Chen! You really don't understand Egypt, how the government cares about such small things, and these children were sold by their parents, and they were destined for this fate from the moment they were born. ”
"Is there still such a thing in Egypt now......", Chen Zhi couldn't help but raise his head after hearing Ateba's words.
"Of course, and that's a regular occurrence!" ,
Ateba slammed the table with the bottom of his wine glass and said resentfully,
"Chen, don't believe the description of Egypt on TV, the real Egypt is not so beautiful, many Egyptians have more than a dozen children in their homes, they can't support them at all, girls are married early in exchange for a fortune, and some poor families, children are born to be sold, their parents haven't even shed a tear, even if the children are sent to feed the dogs, they don't care, this is the consequence of poverty, because there are many people who die of hunger in this country every year, and no one cares about these~~~~."
After taking a sip of wine, Ateba stared at Chen Zhi for a while, and finally asked, "Chen! How old are your lost children? ”
"Two years old", Chen Zhi did not hide it and answered his question directly.
"Two years old? It's too small~~", Ateba shook his head,
"Divine disciples generally don't buy such a small child, if he is still alive, it is estimated that he can be redeemed for five times the price, but if he is already ......"
After Ateba finished speaking, he drank the red wine in his hand, "Hey~~~, I hope your Asian gods will bless him!" Poor kid! ”
"Don't you Egyptians never drink wine?" ,
I don't know why, Chen Zhi actually had a good impression of this Egyptian, he picked up the wine glass, put it to his mouth and tasted a little, this wine tasted very sweet, then I heard Abate laugh,
"Haha~~~, it is those Arabs who believe in Islam who ...... quit drinking, not us Egyptians, we Egyptians have loved fine wine for thousands of years, and good wine can free us from pain~~~",
After Ateba finished speaking, he picked up the blue and silver wine jug and filled Chen Zhi with wine, alcohol can make people relax, Ateba is no longer as restrained as he was just now,
"Chen! The world beyond the desert is beautiful......",
Ateba's eyes were slightly red, and he looked at the desert outside the window, and said softly,
"When I was a soldier, I often heard them say that in the outside world, there is no yellow sand in the air, men don't have to carry guns when they go out, girls can study like men, they don't have to negotiate the price when they marry their daughters, there are legal rulings on everything, there is no dirty things floating in the water, there is always a cool wind, and the children live happily~~~."
"Almost~~",
After listening to Ateba's words, Chen Zhi felt a little touched in his heart, and nodded naturally. For some reason, Ateba reminded him of his father, the man who loved him in the wrong way.
"Are you going to leave the country with you as soon as you find your son?" , Chen Zhi raised his wine glass and took a big sip and asked softly.
"That's right! Gotta get out of here, gotta get out of here",
Ateba said twice in a firm tone,
"I know my son, he is very much like me, he has the heart of an eagle and does not like to be tied down, he also hates the vulgarity of this place and likes to fly everywhere.
I promised him when he left, I would definitely save him back, I have saved some money over the years, and after rescuing him, I will take their brothers and sisters to Europe, so that they can also go to school like Western children and live a civilized life......"
"I wish you your wish to come true~~", Chen Zhi raised his glass slightly to express his blessings.
Then the two men fell silent again, just drinking wine and eating dried meat.
"Holy! Oranges, aren't you authentic, you've been secretly drinking here for a long time......", Fat Wei's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
Fat Wei was covered in sand, as if he was rolling in the sand, he was holding a native cat from Egypt in his hand, hurriedly walked into the house, sat next to Chen Zhi, and put the native cat close to Chen Zhi's face.
"How? Do you look at this thing? You asked me to go out to look for a wild cat, Lao Tzu searched all over the sky and the earth, and only found this thing, although it looks quite stumbling, but if you look closely, it can be regarded as a cat......"
Chen Zhi took a closer look, this is the kind of skin-peeling cat that is common in the Egyptian countryside, this kind of skin has no hair on its body, the gray-white skin is exposed, the two ears are standing, the eyes are fierce and scary, it looks like a monster.
Just now, Fat Wei has been churning in that row of homestay areas, this unlucky native cat was asked by Chen Zhi to catch it, the local wild cats in Egypt are very ferocious, they run very fast, Fat Wei was caught with blood strips on his hands and did not catch it, and finally Ji Ying made a move to catch one.
"What do you want this cat to do?" ,
Ateba looked at Chen Zhi with some incomprehension, after all, he is a native here, and it is inevitable that he will have some superstitious concerns, "The cat is a sacred animal here, if you capture it, the sleeping pharaoh in the desert will blame ......."
"Be a guide......",
Chen Zhi put down his wine glass and smiled slightly,
"You're in charge of leading us to the abandoned oasis, and this cat can lead us to the mysterious team in the desert.................."
"Third brother of Egypt, I said that you are worried about so much, why are you worried, you can just follow us when the time comes, don't worry! With us covering you, even if your pharaoh becomes a big zongzi, he won't dare to touch you~~~",
Fat Wei's English is not good, Chen Zhi and Ateba seem to understand the conversation, basically rely on guessing, he threw the native cat into the bag, and then reached out to pour himself a glass of wine, grabbing the dried meat on the table to eat.
Looking at the fat Wei who was eating Hesai in front of him, Ateba looked at his watch,
"Guys, it's almost time, let's get ready to go............"