Chapter 347: Abandoned farm

Lin Rui and others wandered around Durlamo for a few laps, and at first they found nothing unusual. Like many small cities in North Africa, this place is messy, noisy, and full of unstable factors. Black children running around the street, armed men with live ammunition.
The streets are all muddy, and there are often locals walking past with cattle. The cow is as thin as a human.
But they still found some unusual places. There was a deserted farm to the east of the town. Even the local blacks rarely went there. The outside walls are all nailed with simple wooden boards. Some wooden boards have long been mottled and rotten, and the grass is almost half a person tall. But just beside such a barren farm, a group of militants gathered.
Lin Rui cautiously did not approach there, but only checked it from a distance. On the road leading to the farm, he found some tire marks. The climate here is dry, it rarely rains, and tire marks of passing vehicles can often be preserved.
Lin Rui frowned when he touched it with his hand. This was the tire mark of a large truck, and the mark was deep. It is definitely not something that ordinary farm vehicles can press out. He thought for a while, and felt that he still shouldn't approach easily so as not to disturb the people in the farm.
Back at the round point, Lin Rui and Jiang An Wang Haoze and others discussed together. They all felt that there was nothing suspicious except that farm.
So Jiang An found a local and wanted to ask about the situation. But as soon as the locals saw their appearance, they immediately shut their mouths tightly and did not ask any questions. Later, he was still a brave local black man. After receiving ten yuan, he told them something. Generally speaking, there is a group of militants stationed there, the number is quite large, at least a few hundred people.
Because that place is close to the border, these armed men often go in and out, and it seems that a temporary camp has been established there.
"They are left alone in this place" Wang Haoze said strangely.
"No one should dare to control it. Durlamo is a small place with a total of three cities. The so-called autonomy means that several influential clan armed forces are maintaining some security. It depends on those people. Can stop the secret society" Lin Rui shook his head.
"However, what are they doing in a farm in a remote rural area" Jiang An frowned.
"I don't know, but the location of the farm should be the land of the Duchess of Phillipland. They should be planning something there. But if this land is developed, the people from Exxon Mobil Corporation will move in and plan Exploitation, construction of oil wells and pipelines, etc. No matter what the secret society people are doing there, they will not be able to do it." Lin Rui sighed, "I think this is the real purpose of their kidnapping."
"Then why did they ask for a ransom again" Wang Haoze frowned, "This is unreasonable, why didn't they just kill the Duchess of Philipland"
"You are stupid, these European aristocrats all have heirs. Especially this kind of aristocrats with high titles, when they are alive, the heirs have been queued several times. When the Duchess of Philipland died, immediately Some people will inherit her title and land. They will have no use at all to kill the Duchess, and they will get into big trouble." Jiang An shook his head.
"So they used this kidnapping incident while negotiating with people from ExxonMobil, making them think it was just a simple kidnapping incident. Then they talked and evacuated secretly. I found traces of a truck on the outskirts of the farm. , It means that they are trying to ship something out. I think this is their purpose." Lin Rui whispered.
"You mean, that farm is a base for them, and there are some important items hidden in it. The oil development projects of the Duchess of Philipland and ExxonMobil Oil Company endanger this. So to cover up this They kidnapped the Duchess because they had enough time to transfer supplies.
Wang Haoze said in disbelief,
what are they hiding, so important

"I don't know, but I will figure it out soon." Lin Rui looked at his watch and said, "I have surveyed the periphery several times. Although the guards of that place are tight, there are still opportunities to take advantage of it at night. Let's go over and see the situation together."
Jiang An nodded, "Yes, they just demanded a ransom from ExxonMobil, and they certainly didn't expect us to come so soon. This place is rarely visited during the day, but it will be quieter at night. Long-term. On duty in such an environment, the guards will be somewhat relaxed."
"I'm still a little worried. After all, we still don't know where the hostages are. Wouldn't it be too risky for us to enter like this?" Wang Haoze frowned.
"Yes, it's very risky. But currently we don't have any better way." Lin Rui sighed, "If we don't go in and inquire, we will never know where the hostages are, and our time is running out. Excluding today, we only have five days. And I suspect that they will not simply take the ransom to release people. Maybe they will really get rid of the Duchess of Philipland, and then naturally transfer the responsibility to some local Clan armed. This is the usual practice of the secret society."
Jiang An nodded and said, "It is very likely that they set the ransom so low. It makes people feel that they are just some local militants who have never seen the world. In this way, ExxonMobil will have Be patient and talk to them. They will have plenty of time to transport the items in that base."
"If the Duchess of Philipland must be eliminated after the incident, they must have found a scapegoat. Everything is under their control." Wang Haoze thought for a while.
"Yes, that's it." Lin Rui smiled, "Unfortunately, everything is not in their hands, at least they ignore our existence. They don't know that we are here yet. This is our opportunity. If we can find news about the Duchess and other hostages in it, then we will have plenty of time to organize rescues."
"But what if you fail" Wang Haoze hesitated.
"In case of failure, not only the hostages will die, but the three of us." Lin Rui sighed, "No matter what the secret society people hide here, it must be a great secret. They are. Anyone who knows this will not be allowed to leave alive. So we must be very careful in our actions tonight. Once they are disturbed, everything is over."
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