Chapter 199: 2. Stay

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"They are called the Ten Commandments."
In the back room of the bar, Merlin listened to his wine supplier, and Alf, who had lived in Kandahar for generations, was talking about the news he knew.
"They appeared in Kandahar very early. When I was young, I heard my dead grandfather said that they had their own power in Kandahar City before the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. My grandfather said that there was a period of time Time, city officials are constantly being killed, and every bizarre death scene will be marked by the Ten Commandments."
"My grandpa said that they were a group of forces that appeared on this land at an early age. It is said that they fled from the east. Those warriors operating in the dark are like the legendary Assassin Like them, they are subject to a powerful leader who is said to be an immortal saint."
"Of course, these are just legendary stories."
Alef looked at Merlin’s badge with some fear, and he said:
"At that time, my grandfather used those stories as legends to scare me and my siblings, but then, when my business was booming a few years ago, I really saw them."
"where?"
Merlin asked.
"In the mountains south of Kandahar."
Alef says:
"There are a lot of canyons, and they are hiding in one of them. At that time, a friend of mine picked up a business for me and said that a group of'jihadi warriors' asked for a batch of wine. The number is huge. But you also know Those who claim to be jihadists are the most paranoid and craziest believers, and drinking alcohol is a sinful act for them."
"That shows that they are not sincere, at least not as sincere as they publicized."
Merlin said something, which caused Alef to nod frequently.
The wine merchant recalled his experience several years ago, he said to Merlin:
"I was a little hesitant at the time. I also knew the virtue of those jihadists. I was worried that something would go wrong. But at that time my business needed funds, so in the end, I took over the single business."
"I delivered it in person."
Alef says:
"They blindfolded me and took three trucks full of wine to their base."
"It's a very distant canyon, there are people everywhere, Yuri, many, many people, and it's very messy. I not only saw the Arabs in it... there are many weapons stacked in the caves, they are very advanced. Weapons, I also saw the huge, well-tended field opened up behind that canyon."
At this point, Alef hesitated, and he was unsure whether he should say what he saw.
Merlin guessed what Alf hesitated, he said:
"The fields should not be crops, right?"
"Ok."
Alf nodded, and he said aloud:
"It's a very evil thing."
"The raw material of poison X?"
Merlin nodded, all the key points were strung together.
"anything else?"
Merlin asked, and Alef shook his head:
"No, so much. I was scared at that time because of the militants, there would always be some inappropriate behavior, but unexpectedly, the transaction was very smooth, I did not see their leader, but The person in charge of the transfer readily settled the bill for me. They wanted more wine, but I refused."
"Although I am not a particularly sincere person, it is enough to go to that place once."
"Oh, this is it."
Merlin was disappointed, and Alef gave a little news.
He and the dead militants before said that the stronghold of the Ten Commandments should be in the mountains of southern Kandahar, but there are many canyons in the valley. It is impossible to lock the position of the Ten Commandments by relying on this news alone.
"How many are they?"
Merlin asked.
"At least 400 people."
Alf recalled, he said:
"They opened a cave in the canyon and lived in it. I saw their emblem printed on the tent at that time, exactly like the emblem in your hand, much like something that some jihadist organizations would make. But how to say, Those people give me a different feeling than the jihadists I have seen before. As you said, they...well, they are not sincere."
"They are more like a group of armed mobsters. Under the banner of faith, they fan the flames everywhere. They are a group of villains."
"Sincere people will not sell X."
Merlin shook his head:
"In your doctrine, that's also a very wrong behavior. I know enough. Thank you, Alf, and take your father away, I'll go to your warehouse where you put wine in a few days, Checked out with you."
"Ok."
Alef greeted his outside sons to come in, lifted up his father, and was about to leave. And when he left, he seemed to remember something again, he said to Merlin:
"Another thing, when I left that canyon, I seemed to see a few white men."
"Ok?"
Merlin looked at Alef, he frowned and said:
"White people, how can they appear in a group of self-proclaimed jihadists?"
"I'm absolutely right."
Alef says:
"Although I only stayed there for less than an hour, I remember that they were wearing black uniforms and a few were wearing military uniforms. Because they are different from others, I remember quite clearly."
"Well, I know."
Merlin nodded. He watched Alef leave in a hurry, then returned to the back room, took out his notebook, and wrote down the message on it.
In Merlin's notebook, many similar messages have been recorded. In the past few months, the clue of the Ten Rings hiding near the city has become increasingly clear.
However, there are fewer.
Some of the most critical.
Merlin did not just come for the Ten Commandments. Fury sent him here to find out the evidence that the CIA involved, using the dead body of the soldier who died in the war, and mass drug trafficking.
The current situation shows that the Ten Rings should be the providers of the poison X. However, although Merlin has been trying to search for information in recent months, Merlin does not know much about the local CIA news.
Those of your own colleagues have been hiding in this place for too long. It is not so easy to find them. What Merlin collected was more fragmented news.
The CIA has a solid foundation in Afghanistan. As early as the Cold War, they began to accumulate strength in this strategic place in Central Asia.
After the failed Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the CIA established a secret but solid system here in the shortest time, and also supported several forces to participate in the brutal civil war in Afghanistan since 1995.
If Merlin finally verifies that the evil X-trafficking operation really involved the CIA, it means that the CIA’s activities in the Afghan area are likely to cover up some evil behaviors, which also means that the one used for overseas collection The strategic system of intelligence may have gone from top to bottom.
This is an extremely alarming state of affairs.
However, it is very troublesome because the CIA has operated for decades, resulting in a large number of local staff and eyes and ears all over the land, which forced Merlin to carry out any investigation on the CIA carefully.
He cannot reveal his identity, he can only wait for the opportunity.
Moreover, there is now another troublesome thing that haunts Merlin.
This task, according to Fury's plan, should end within a few months. Merlin thought so at first, but during his latent process, something very bad happened.
From the beginning of the civil war in 1995 to the time in 1999, Kandahar, the second largest city in Afghanistan, has been under the firm control of the government forces, but three months ago, the situation changed, and the original The armed factions near Kandahar were suddenly integrated and began to march towards Kandahar.
This caused the city to become one of the battlefields of civil war within a few months. Although the war has not yet spread into the city, according to Merlin's estimate, it is only a matter of time before the city is dragged into the of war.
And the worst thing is that Merlin has been active in Kandahar since he entered Afghanistan. He has found secret signs here. The secrets of the Ten Commandments and the CIA are near Kandahar, and he cannot leave.
Merlin was like falling into a swamp caused by war. He was stuck in this turbulent country for more than ten years by this sudden war.
Fury once suggested Merlin to give up the task and return to New York.
But so much energy has been invested here, so many clues have been found, even if Fury is willing to give up, Merlin himself is not willing.
He is not a person who likes to do useless work.
"This civil war has mixed the waters, and the activities on the CIA side have become more secretive. It is difficult for the investigation of them to break through quickly in a short time."
Merlin thought with regret:
"Unless I find their base camp and rush in to find evidence."
"So, change your mind, Ten Commandments."
Merlin looked at the badge playing in his fingers, and a general idea had appeared. Light flashed in his eyes:
"It seems that I have to go to the canyon that Alf said. If he read that right, the white people appearing in that canyon...maybe where, I can get some news."
Having made up his mind, Merlin had to be ready for action.
The mountains in southern Kandahar are vast. The whole country is located in the Pamirs. The unique landforms of Afghanistan determine the number of canyons in that mountain area, and those places are not very suitable for human action. Some canyons are still close to danger. In the desert, the natural ecology is extremely bad.
Even for a person like Merlin, if he wants to explore the place for a long time, he must prepare a lot of necessary things.
Having made up his mind, Merlin looked at the small bar he had opened for a few months with regret.
In the past few months, he has maintained latent, but he has been used to this kind of leisurely days, really, this is the most relaxing period in the years after he joined SHIELD .
"Well, the career of the bar owner is almost over."
He turned around, poured himself a glass of wine, and added a little ice.
He leaned on the bar and gently squeezed the cold liquid. In this empty bar except for him, Merlin closed his eyes and began to enjoy his last leisure time.
He is a strong executive, and tomorrow, he will start his own actions.
May everything go well.
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