Owen drove the Wrangler on the vast grassland. In the dry season, the grassland was withered and yellow. The weeds on the ground swayed slowly with the wind. Occasionally, you could see the pointed ears exposed inside, which were the hunters hiding.
The stolen big red diesel Wrangler became a beautiful sight on the grassland.
The powerful diesel engine provided enough power, and Owen drove on the only road. There was no road here, and the only road was not a real road, it was just a trace left by frequent driving of cars.
After leaving Kampala, all Owen has to do now is to drive across the Ugandan border into Rwanda. His destination is Biwumba in the Northern Province, which is where Rachel last spoke to her mentor.
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The savannah in the dry season has a different kind of beauty. As the dry season has just entered, animals have already begun to migrate. They will cross the equator and head to southern Africa, where water and grass are abundant, where they will continue to thrive.
Owen was admiring the surrounding scenery while driving the car, and from time to time he could see traces of African wild animals.
Savanna is a standard landform in the seasonally dry climate of the African continent. There are a few solitary canopy trees on the vast savannah. The canopies of these trees are huge and sparse, the trunks are short, and the bark is very thick.
Store large amounts of water to cope with the arrival of dry seasons.
The savanna is constantly changing. In just a few years, a few scattered trees may grow into dense woodland, or they may disappear entirely, leaving only grass. In normal times, it is a hunting ground for big cats, and during the rainy season, it is a hunting ground for big cats.
, these trees are often the targets of lightning.
Owen looked around and saw a huge herd of wildebeest scattered on the grassland munching on the yellowed grass, while the giraffe stretched its long neck to reach the young leaves on the trees. The two herbivores mixed together without any conflict.
At the same time, there are also a few zebras with mottled stripes dotted in the middle, making it peaceful and peaceful.
But in a blink of an eye, the situation changed, and the lions' attack broke the tranquility. The male lion and the lioness cooperated to hunt a wildebeest. The wildebeest's strong body fell to the ground, and it was about to become the lion's lunch.
This is what the African grasslands really look like. The world of the weak and the strong is so similar to human society...
While admiring this rare scene, Owen picked up the satellite phone and dialed.
The call is connected.
"Sam, is there any new news over there..."
"No mate, the target person has not been in contact with her mentor since the last call and as far as we know she was last seen at Allen Angel Hospital in Byumba and has not been heard from since.
.Man, the rest is up to you, may God bless you..."
"All right."
Owen hung up the phone speechlessly. Since there was no useful information, he could only inquire after arriving in Biwumba. Owen probably would not go well. The only good news is that French is the official language in Rwanda, and Owen happens to know it. This is probably
It's better than nothing as a consolation prize.
The car continued to drive, making a clanking sound along the way. It was the sound of the collision between the unreliable anti-animal net and the vehicle frame. Considering that he might spend the night on the prairie, Owen did not want to sleep until midnight.
It became a meal for lions or leopards, so Irving found a place behind the lead car to install an anti-animal net on the off-road vehicle. In fact, it was just welding iron bars to the windows.
Anyway, Irving was bored. He looked at the time and called Monica again to report that he was safe. This was an agreement between him and Monica. He would call every day so that Monica would not worry, and by the way, he could also know about some of the children.
Case.
Monica told a lot of news about Rwanda on the phone. She has been paying attention to relevant news since she learned that Owen was going to Rwanda.
In fact, Irving knew most of the news. Just a few days ago, a plane carrying Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana and Burundian President Cyprien Ntaryamira landed in Qui, the capital of Rwanda.
was shot down near Gali, and the two presidents were killed at the same time. The incident immediately triggered bloody revenge by Hutus against Tutsis across Rwanda. The next day, the presidential guard composed of Hutu soldiers killed a Rwandan female
Prime Minister, Tutsi Uwiringi Imzana and 3 ministers.
The rumble of the car's motor came from behind. Owen looked in the rearview mirror and saw a pickup truck chasing him from behind. The pickup truck brought up a cloud of smoke and dust on the loess road, which also attracted the attention of the herbivores on the grassland.
Owen remained alert and took the bulletproof vest from the passenger seat and put it between himself and the car door. It was very uncomfortable to wear, so Owen didn't wear it while driving. But now it was too late to put it on again, so he could only temporarily block it.
By his side, if those people come towards him, he can provide some protection.
Then Irving took out the TT-33 Tokarev pistol and placed it concealed against the car door.
After doing all this, Irving began to reduce the speed of the car. The pickup truck next to him continued to rumble up to him. Irving controlled the car with one hand and was ready to fight at any time with the other hand.
The pickup truck came up from the side and passed Owen's Wrangler, but it continued to move forward without any intention of stopping.
From the car window, Owen saw that the back of the pickup truck was full of people, both men and women. Their clothes were not uniform, but everyone had a gun. Judging from their calm demeanor, they were experienced warriors.
Everyone in the back looked at the Wrangler, but did not show any hostility. The pickup truck gradually moved away, bringing up smoke and dust.
Owen closed the car window and let out a long sigh. It seemed that it was a false alarm.
The black men and women in the pickup truck looked like militiamen at first glance, probably soldiers of the RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front). The RPF, composed of Tutsi refugees living in Uganda, had been in constant civil war with the Rwandan government forces, and later also under pressure from neighboring countries.
Later, the two sides signed a peace agreement.
The peace agreement dissatisfied the Hutu extremists among Rwanda's top leaders. They believed that the president had made too many concessions to the RPF. After the president was killed, the Hutu took the opportunity to launch a major purge against the Tutsi. In a short time, the
The Xi people were massacred in large numbers, and those people just now were obviously rushing to save their own people.
It should be said that Africa is full of natural and man-made disasters. Countless countries are at war almost every day, and there are endless fights between tribes. However, Africa's sanitary conditions are extremely poor, and plagues often break out. Ebola is one of them, and
The mortality rate in Africa is very high. The WHO calls on all countries to send medical teams to assist Africa. The target person Owen is looking for this time is Rachel, a member of the Swedish medical team to aid Africa.