Chapter 1052 Division of Labor and Clues from New York (Double Last Day for Monthly Tickets)
Everyone was relieved to see Jack and old Muto return safely with a strange expression on his face.
There was one more jeep nearby than before, and two local policemen wearing the same uniforms as Detective Bolino were collecting the bodies.
They spread a large tarp on the ground, lowered their heads and carefully searched the remains scattered around.
“Did you find anything on it?” Jubal asked while re-spraying mosquito repellent on his body.
Mosquitoes are the most notorious and deadliest killers on the African continent, transmitting and contracting a range of deadly viruses including malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever and West Nile virus.
Tanzania generally has two rainy seasons every year, the light rainy season from November to December, the heavy rainy season from March to May, and the rest is naturally the dry season. In the dry season, there is less rain and relatively fewer mosquitoes.
It is still February, but Jack still requires everyone to wear long-sleeved shirts and tie trousers when going out, and to re-spray mosquito repellent on time.
Malaria is as frequent here as colds. The locals may have gotten used to it and tolerated it for a while, but when outsiders experienced malaria for the first time, they were admitted to the ICU directly due to liver failure. It's possible.
It is extremely difficult to find an ICU bed in this country.
"It has nothing to do with those people. There are only 12 of them in total. The organization does not have the execution capabilities to carry out such a large-scale kidnapping, and there is no space to hide so many people on the hill."
Jack did not describe his experience in detail, but simply gave a conclusion.
Obviously, Old Muto and his militia are the real controllers of this area. The Somali armed forces, which only have 12 people, half of whom are still half-grown men, seem to be here to take refuge.
In Jack's opinion, they are somewhat similar to the Naxal (Maoist) armed forces entrenched in Nepal and eastern India, except that they are smaller in scale and less climactic.
The "Lion King" Simba in Old Muto's mouth was a young man with a ferocious scar on his forehead. When he received the two of them in the dilapidated "bunker", a man with a thick mane lay beside him. , a mighty and domineering male adult African lion.
Apparently his nickname comes from the lion he calls his brother, and his name is inspired by a Disney cartoon.
After a trial full of "gunpowder smell", Jack finally, through the mediation of old Muto, exchanged 4 Bayi bars and 1,000 rounds of bullets for a piece of information.
Of course the actual supplier is Old Muto, and Jack only needs to be responsible for paying the US dollars.
According to a subordinate of "The Lion King" in charge of sentry duty, there were indeed more than a dozen armed men holding AKs escorting a team wearing red T-shirts passing through the valley below in the early hours of yesterday morning.
They rested for a while on the way. At dawn, several armed men took the two men in red T-shirts who looked like the leaders to the edge of the woods in the distance.
Because he was too far away, the subordinate could not see clearly what happened, but he was very sure that when the few people came back, there would be only one person wearing a red T-shirt, and he didn't seem to be very afraid of those holding on. Gun kidnapper.
“According to the previous pastor in the town, the Brunswick Mission Group had a total of two leaders. In addition to the dead Jacob Bruce, there was also a man named Elijah.”< br>
Jubal took out the tablet from the car and opened a photo. It was a photo they had received just before departure. Garcia found it from the social account of one of the missing female tourists.
The photo was uploaded at 10pm the day before yesterday, a few hours before the 23 tourists disappeared.
The photo is taken from the middle part of a large group photo. In addition to the uploader himself, there are three people standing in the middle. The local black pastor is standing in the middle, with Jacob Bruce and Elijah on both sides. .
"Looks like we need to investigate that Elijah," Aubrey suggested, looking at the photo. "There is also the pastor. We need to verify his statement and learn more about the relationship between Jacob Bruce and Elijah."
Jubal said and looked towards Detective Bolino nodded knowingly, "No problem, I'll send someone to the town right away."
"Then what do we do next? Continue to follow the footprints?" Hannah asked .
Jack looked up at the sky, and then looked at old Muto. It was already setting sun. Without him and his militia, Jack had no confidence that he and everyone else could be safe in this wild land. overnight.
Although he had confidently taken the little girl Isabel on a trek in the Mexican Gobi before, at that time, as long as he had to take care of one person, the most he could do was stay up all night.
The situation in the wilderness of Tanzania is much more complicated than that of the Mexican Gobi. The number and types of wild animals alone are not of the same order of magnitude.
Fortunately, Old Muto took the initiative to take over this chore, "Leave the tracking to my people. I will contact you early tomorrow morning."
So everyone said goodbye Old Muto and his militia returned to Arusha and checked into the most expensive hotel in the area.
The advice on choosing a hotel comes from Rossi, who has been to Africa. He was once tortured by a small local bedbug-like thing.
Facts have proved that if you have money, you can live a comfortable life anywhere, with clean mattresses, 24-hour uninterrupted water and electricity, and food that tastes pretty good.
The staple food of the locals is a kind of corn dough called "Wu Curry", which is dipped in sauce. The taste is a bit strange but not unacceptable.
Rice is also a common local staple food, but it is seasoned with oil and salt when cooking, which makes Jack a little uncomfortable.
After a simple dinner, everyone got in touch with Alice who stayed in New York and the BAU people who rushed to support. After some exchanges, they discovered more doubts.
The first is the identity of the 23 people who were kidnapped. Of course, after New York received a fingerprint photo from Jack and confirmed that the body belonged to Jacob Bruce, the number of people who were kidnapped was now reduced to 22.
Hotchner and Rhett flew to Texas and found that the Brunswick Mission headquarters there was empty. Based on their investigation, they confirmed that Jacob Bruce and Elijah Ward were the leaders of the mission. .
They contacted Jacob Bruce's estranged wife, who was on a flight to New York.
Garcia investigated the financial situation of the missionary church and found that they had raised at least nearly 300,000 US dollars in funds. Jacob Bruce used all of these funds to purchase various supplies, and in recent months were sent to Tanzania one after another.
“$300,000 in charity? Maybe that’s why Jacob Bruce was targeted?” Aubrey understands how money can move people’s hearts.
As soon as he got off the plane, he exchanged US dollars for some Tanzanian shillings and planned to use them to pay tips. He was surprised to find that the largest denomination note here was 10,000 denominations, which was equivalent to less than 4 US dollars.
And when he just casually gave two tickets to the hotel attendant who opened the door for everyone, the other party's surprise reaction fully demonstrated the purchasing power of the money in the local area.
“These charitable materials were sent to Tanzania in the name of donation. I found out that the signee for this batch of materials was a local pastor named Tumo Makani.”
Add Sia sent a photo, and when Jubal saw it, he directly drew a circle on the previous photo. He was the black pastor standing between Elijah Ward and Jacob Bruce.
(End of this chapter)