The entire entrance to the Counselor's Mansion had become a mess. When Xiang Ying and Lacu ran to the gate, the stage of using fists had passed, and the two sides actually faced off in a tense confrontation with bayonets.
Just looking at the heads of these people, you can tell how serious the fight just was. The bruises on the nose and face are minor, but the serious ones have blood on their faces.
The leading French sergeant could not open one of his eyes. He was as purple as the skin of a grape. He was muttering curses in his hometown slang, which made Raku frowned.
Just as he was about to scold him, he saw the French sergeant move his mouth a few times and spit out a bloody tooth.
"God, what are you doing? What happened!" Raku yelled.
The sergeant felt sorry for one of his back molars, and he jumped on his feet and shouted, "They are all madmen, all madmen! They were about to break in just now, but we told them to inform them, but we didn't even want to wait..."
"Then there won't be a fight, right? Put away the bayonets..."
"Sir, you don't know. This group of people speak very weird English, and we can't understand it. They just say it's embarrassing or something, and when they get angry, they even speak Chinese... How do I know what they want to do?"
Upon hearing this, Xiang Ying's face changed drastically, and he shouted to one of his guards, "Xiao Wang... what do you think is going on?"
Xiao Wang was a guard whom Xiang Ying valued very much. He was tall, tall and handsome. However, during today's fight, a gash was opened in his forehead, and the bone was visible. The blood was flowing down like a waterfall. I can't even open my eyes.
But without bandaging, the Mauser in his hand was equipped with a bright bayonet, and the French bayonet on the opposite side was placed together to form a herringbone.
Bah... A mouthful of pus and blood spat out from his mouth. "Captain! Siba and Guapi are lost! Damn, these French devils must have kidnapped them! It must be..."
"What? Siba and Guapi were lost? What happened..."
Things have to go back a bit. After Xiang Ying announced that they could move freely at around three o'clock in the afternoon, twelve pacesetters strapped on their rifles and began to move freely within a radius of 200 meters from the gate of the Consulate House.
The Consulate House faces the sea, and is only one street away from the harbor. It has a very wide view. Although there are many local people, it can be taken care of at a glance.
How much trouble can occur within a range of 200 meters? To put it bluntly, it's just one street away.
Nothing happened at first. The twelve soldiers acted as a group, casually admiring the exotic customs under the watch of girls whose faces were covered by veils.
Tropical fruits, local nuts, Middle Eastern-style snacks... Anyway, these soldiers are rich, and they pick up these ordinary local goods without asking the price.
Although the ancient people were simple-minded, people in the commercial city were also very smart. When they saw that each of these soldiers had no less than twenty or thirty silver coins in their pockets, the shrewd Arab businessmen immediately took action.
Spices, carpets, ivory carvings, rhinoceros horns, rough-cut gems, and even silverware full of Middle Eastern style... the entire street is almost filled with vendors.
Xiao Wang and the others were very puzzled, wondering how high their spending power was. How could they attract so many Arab businessmen?
But when Xiao Wang bought himself a small and exquisite knife with an ivory handle, the profitable boss told the truth in broken English.
It turns out that this group of Arab businessmen planned to use these twelve pacesetters as a propaganda breakthrough, and their target was the boat after boat of Chinese soldiers on the sea.
They are really a group of businessmen who are shrewd to the core. They understand word-of-mouth publicity very well and are determined to seize any opportunity. It is indeed the Middle East that has been nourished by thousands of years of business travel culture.
Xiang Ying's negotiations took a very long time, and gradually these pacesetters were able to get along well with the locals. After they almost spent all the silver coins in their pockets, many traders already regarded them as friends.
People are afraid of letting down their guard. In the first two hours, these soldiers acted in groups and would never separate. But after two hours they began to split into different teams.
Some are trying Middle Eastern hookah, some are tasting local pilaf, some are bargaining with gem merchants, and some who like to travel are taking a walk, carefully looking at the exotic alleys that intersect the streets. All the memories will be unforgettable for a lifetime.
Siwa and Guapi were the most curious ones in the team. They held a bag of nuts in their hands and walked while eating, trying to find as many novelties as possible within a radius of 200 meters.
Sometimes I lie down at the entrance of the alley and look at the coconut trees and wells in the distance. Sometimes I stand in front of Arab shops and watch people doing business.
He even took advantage of the door crack to look at the structure of the house while others were unprepared, causing the old dog inside to bark wildly.
As time went by, the sky became darker and darker. Just as the sun was setting in the west, they were already far away from the large army. When they found a beautiful Arab girl in a remote alley, When they were fetching water from the well, the two of them were stunned.
The afterglow of the Western Ocean shines on the girl's body, the yellow-toned streets, green coconut trees, and a well together form an extremely beautiful market painting.
The two of them were not lustful and had evil thoughts, they were just stunned for a moment.
But she never thought that this was a trap. The girl suddenly raised her head and glanced at the two of them with a very strange look in her eyes. At the same time, four black figures suddenly jumped out from the houses on both sides.
There were two muffled bangs, and Siwa and Guapi were punched in the back of their heads. Suddenly their vision went dark and they fainted.
The girl threw away the kettle in her hand, turned around and disappeared quickly. The two Chinese soldiers were also resisted and ran into the end of the alley, and disappeared after turning a corner.
"Sir...sir! Let me tell you some important information..."
Xiao Wang was trying Arabic hookah when suddenly two local children in their teens ran over panting, shouting in Arabic that Xiao Wang could not understand.
"What's wrong? What are they talking about..." Xiao Wang quickly asked the businessman next to him who knew English.
"These two kids said they have information to tell you, but they want a small reward. They also said you must know this information!"
Xiao Wang threw a silver coin over, and the two children babbled a string of words in Arabic. At that time, the hookah merchant was frightened.
"O Allah! My friend, go and have a look. They said that two of your companions were knocked unconscious and snatched away in the alley over there!"
"Emergency gathering... everyone urgent gathering!" Xiao Wang jumped up from the carpet like a cheetah, shouting to calm the people on the street.
The big leather boots hit the ground with a clatter, causing dust to fly.
Soon the soldiers gathered together and prepared to count, but what else to count? There were only twelve people in total, and it was not obvious that there were two missing.
"It's broken. Siwa and Guapi are missing! Someone else kidnapped them..."
"The French must have done it! Go find them..."
