Chapter Ninety-Seven: Into Egypt

Egypt's diversified economy is among the best in the Middle East, especially the development of tourism is very mature, before the fifties and sixties, Egypt has relied on tourism to win a large number of tax revenues for the country, although Egypt continues to war, but the ancient Egyptians left a golden desert, the Nile, the pyramids, the Sphinx and other relics, still like magic, attracting the attention of people all over the world, so that archaeological enthusiasts are fascinated.

The diversified trade brought about by ancient civilizations enabled Egypt to gain a place in the world economy and become a middle power in the Middle East.

Despite Egypt's strong influence in Africa and the Middle East, the standard of living of Egyptians is not optimistic, and most of the country's population is relatively poor, especially since the turmoil since the beginning of 2011, which has had a severe impact on the national economy, and many Egyptians are still struggling with poverty.

Moreover, Egypt's birth rate is very high, growing at an explosive rate, which is a common problem in Africa, and the inability of poor parents to take care of their children has led to about 10 million people not registered, and the crime rate is extremely high, and European experts estimate that the actual population of Egypt may have exceeded 100 million.

Mina led everyone to the alley on the edge of the airport, she didn't go to take a taxi in Cairo, those exposed to the sun are always indispensable cameras, Mina's current identity is a wanted criminal, and it is safest to blend in with the crowd as much as possible, although the old somersault prepared a fake passport identity for her before coming, and there is no problem with staying in a hotel by plane, but Mina is still very careful.

There are a lot of electric carts in the alleys, just like China's black cars, most of them do not have a business license, these electric carts are also covered with colorful Egyptian curtains, which look very dirty and oily, but the car is full of fresh flowers around them, these black cars are all run by the locals themselves, do not pay taxes, the price is cheap, and the car owner is very enthusiastic.

When a group of them walked into the group of black cars, the coachmen all gathered around them as if they had seen fat sheep, these natives looked very rough, their faces were so black that they could not see their facial features, unlike the decent Egyptians with brown and yellow skin seen on the plane, these strata had thick hair, a strange smell on their bodies, their eyes were black and large, their eyes were very chaotic, their teeth were yellow, and they were obviously malnourished.

Although the official language of Egypt is Arabic, due to the invasion of the Duozhong culture, English and French are also widely spoken in Egypt as a second language after the official language.

Mina communicated with them very smoothly in English, and after explaining the route, several drivers pulled Chen Zhi and the others out of the airport.

Along the way, the fat man is about to explode, the scorching sun in Egypt is really no joke, and it is now in the middle of summer, it is estimated that the temperature can be as high as 45 degrees Celsius, and the fat oil on Fat Wei's body is going to be sunburned.

They entered the city of Cairo, the capital of Egypt, a cosmopolitan metropolis that straddles the Nile River and is the political, economic, and commercial center of the entire Middle East.

The ancient Egyptians called Cairo "the mother of cities", the world-famous Nile River into the city, divided into two branches to continue north, into the Mediterranean Sea separating Europe and Africa, forming a vast and rich Nile Delta, Cairo has a continuous history of 5,000 years, the historical story can not even be told for a hundred days, the magnificent civilization is very bright.

But despite this, it is impossible to hide its backward and poor side, and these coachmen know the city very well, and after leaving the decent roads, they take them through the streets and alleys, and walk the convenient paths.

And this is the real Egypt......

In the interior of Cairo, people of all colors, most of them Muslims, can be seen walking back and forth, women wrapping themselves in thick scarves and crockpots on their heads, as if the sun has no effect on them.

The local men, with wide robes and large sleeves, are like ancient Egyptians, and these men even draw fine eyeliner between their eyebrows, just like the murals of ancient Egypt.

In some neighborhoods, children begging from tourists with bowls are everywhere, and occasionally farmers on donkeys can be seen carrying fresh fruit for sale, which can be felt sweet from afar.

There are also some obviously underage girls, wearing heavy makeup, wearing cheap jewelry on their arms, and numb eyes in the depths of the alleys, selling their young flesh to tourists.

The building that can be seen everywhere here is the minaret, the state religion of Egypt is Islam, the believers are mainly Sunnis, accounting for 84% of the total population, with the widespread spread of Islam in Africa, the architectural art of the mosque continues to develop, the minaret has also evolved into a variety of different styles, becoming a major point in the city of Cairo, looking at these majestic and magnificent religious buildings, it seems that the gods can really save these poor people, and the gods in the temple are high in the gods, is to love the people!

The traffic in Cairo is dominated by subways, trams and automobiles, and there is a modern international airport in the eastern suburbs, but the terrain inside Cairo is very complex and the traffic is relatively chaotic.

Mina, who had lived in Egypt for a long time and knew everything about it, asked the drivers to pull them to the subway station outside the airport, and from there, they took the subway to a neighborhood south of Cairo, where they were cornered into a populated alley.

There were a lot of people in this alley, all skin colors, very messy, and the dense alleys around them couldn't be seen clearly, and finally Mina took them to a local private homestay.

The owner of this homestay is an obese middle-aged woman, with dark and oily skin, and a smell of sour smell mixed with perfume, wearing a red-checkered masked scarf, showing only a pair of eyes, looking at them vigilantly.

Mina spoke to her in Arabic, and the lady had been very bad, but when she saw Mina take out a few dollars and give her, the woman nodded to Mina, and then handed her the keys to the two rooms.

After Mina took the keycard, she waved everyone to go up to the second floor.

Everyone followed Mina all the way up, the steps here are made of wood, the distance on both sides is very narrow, and the stairs seem to be able to collapse at any time, and the walk creaks ~~creak~~ straight sound, the air around them is not circulating, narrow, stuffy, and full of unpleasant smells.

Mina led them into a room with a large square bed as common in Egypt, a broken wooden cabinet around it, a table with a clay pot and several bowls, and the rest of the furnishings were very simple.

Mina turned around and locked the door, and whispered to everyone,

"The situation in this country is very complicated, there are a lot of eyeliners, we must be careful, we can't trust anyone, today we will stay here for the time being, and when it gets dark, I will take you to our secret base, where my people are waiting for me......"