When Stark's escape plan was almost completed, Kai also arrived at a US military base near Kabul. It was this US military base that was responsible for receiving Stark before, and the US military headquarters in Afghanistan was also located in this military base.
Of course, Kai didn't just come here with two shoulders and one head. He also had the identity of a congressional investigator on his head. This identity was obtained by Pepper relying on his connections. How do we describe the power of this investigator?
It's big, it's big, and it can take care of everything. It's small to say the least. After all, the identity of an investigator cannot scare those US military commanders who are far away from home.
In the US military base, a black major named Rod received Kay. In Rod's office, Kai made his request to him.
"I need all the information you investigated after Tony disappeared, whether it is useful or not."
Major Rhodes didn't like Kay's attitude very much. "I don't think it's necessary. We'll get Tony out."
"If you are really as powerful as you say, I won't be here. Right? Let me solve this problem quickly and let everyone relax, okay?" Kai actually understands this emotion. , just like, you have investigated a case, and you firmly believe that you can find out the truth, but suddenly your superiors ask you to hand over the case, of course you will be unhappy. But Kai really didn't have time to argue with a soldier, he was very busy.
Rhodes's face darkened... Well, he is a black man, a very pure kind. It's hard to tell whether he is black or not.
"You don't think that you can solve the problem that thousands of us soldiers can't solve by yourself, right?"
"Why not? Isn't that the reason why I'm here? Soldiers, let professional people do the professional things. You'd better deal with those suicide bombs. You can't do this kind of technical work." Kai had been deployed in Afghanistan for a while.
So he knows very well what kind of behavior these American soldiers are in Afghanistan.
War-torn Afghanistan is a lawless place. In a place where order is broken, you cannot expect these American soldiers to have strong discipline. Kay even discovered that American troops were trading opium with their enemies. In short, Kay didn't have a good impression of these American troops in Afghanistan.
Rhodes was keenly aware of Kai's attitude.
He had a sullen face and said very unhappy: "Please pay attention to your words. Your words are very unfair to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country! They are also very disrespectful!"
"Tsk...Rod...Major. I have served as a soldier, so you'd better not say this kind of diplomatic rhetoric in front of me. You and I both know very well the difference between fighting for the country and massacring civilians!" Actually, Kai I don’t have any special feelings about the U.S.’s invasion of Afghanistan. After all, Afghanistan does support terrorist activities, and there is nothing wrong in attacking it. But what is really unacceptable is what the US military did after entering Baghdad. It is said that it brought about the creation of Banchi Chiyou, but in fact it was a predatory exploitation of the occupied people.
After the United States invaded Afghanistan, 90% of Afghanistan's private enterprises disappeared. This is why Afghanistan's share of global opium production soared from 19% in 1986 to 90% now. The warlords are divided and the people are in dire straits.
Does the United States really care about this country?
No! The United States spends tens of billions of dollars in Afghanistan every year. According to a survey report released by the U.S. non-governmental organization National Priorities Project, the United States spends approximately $4 million on military operations in Afghanistan every hour. But has any of this money been spent on improving people's livelihood in Afghanistan?
No!
On the contrary, American companies have entered this country in large numbers and control more than 80% of the country's national production resources! Knock the bones out of this country!
In short, no matter how high-minded the reasons for the United States' attack on Afghanistan were in the first place, they basically changed later and it is definitely not justice.
Major Rhodes's face turned dark.
There is really no way to say this. The US government has spent hundreds of billions of dollars in Afghanistan. Is it really for justice and justice? Give me a break! If there were no benefits, the bosses on Capitol Hill would have quickly asked the American soldiers to withdraw. The military-industrial complex alone cannot truly control U.S. military operations. It is now that Afghanistan has really become a quagmire, and the efforts and gains are not proportional. The government is planning to withdraw its troops. Otherwise, it will be useless even if President Benjamin is a pacifist.
Back to business.
Even a pure soldier like Rhodes couldn't refute Kai's words. Because what he said is correct.
"Besides...there are so many of you and Stark has been kidnapped...so what's the problem with me coming?"
Rhodes was unhappy with these remarks, but... he was still speechless.
As a responsible officer and Stark's friend, he still applied for access to Kai's information, but found that most of Kai's information was sealed and he could not access it according to his authority. This strange phenomenon actually gave Rhodes a little confidence. After all, Pepper endorsed him in this matter.
"You get what you want." Rhodes turned and left.
But Kai immediately stopped him.
"Give me a car, fill it with gas, and better yet prepare some spare gas and food for me. I'll be leaving soon."
"No problem, the supplies you need can be prepared today. You can take a day off and set off tomorrow morning. I have detailed satellite images here, I think this may be of some help to you." Major Rhodes looked at Kai and thought After a while, he still reminded me out of his own responsibility, "Do you need some weapons? You know, this is not a safe place."
Kai shook his head and said with a smile: "No, I brought my own weapons. You just need to provide me with what I just said. I will set out overnight to wipe the butts of you soldiers."
Rhodes waved his hand angrily and said to a soldier in the office: "Help this gentleman find a car and prepare things according to his requirements."
Kai didn't pay attention to Rhodes' displeasure. Instead, he patiently looked through the information provided by the US military.
In fact, the information is very scarce, because the US military has not yet determined who kidnapped Stark. But Kai didn't count on them either. What he needed was the distribution map of forces in Afghanistan.
While the war caused suffering to this country, it also created a large number of warlords!
For now, Afghanistan has a situation of one superpower and multiple powers. The Taliban is far ahead and is the undisputed leader, but it is also divided into many factions. Afghanistan is a multi-ethnic country, mainly composed of Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, Uzbeks, etc., and its folk customs are extremely tough. Afghanistan does not have a tradition of unification. Tribes fight independently, so the central government cannot give orders to all tribes. Tribal chiefs still have supreme authority over their tribes. Even if the capital falls, armed forces everywhere will continue to resist. Although the ethnic groups are not united, they are surprisingly united whenever foreign enemies invade.
These things are what Kai really cares about. He needs to know who his enemy is.
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The Gobi and mountainous areas in Afghanistan are huge, and it is absolutely impossible for one person to search such a large area. But Kai also has his own way.
Remember that smart watch Tony gave Kai?
That watch was originally connected to Tony's smart butler system 'Jarvis'. After giving it to Kai, although the link with Jarvis was cut off, because the artificial intelligence of the watch 'Friday' was Jarvis One of the subsystems still has the authority to contact Jarvis.
Kai relies on this authority to directly connect to Jarvis. Originally, Kai hoped to let Kingsman's people directly hack into Jarvis's system through this link, thereby obtaining Tony's location.
As a high-tech controller, Tony has many smart devices on his body, and ordinary people also have mobile phones and other things on their bodies. The butler Jarvis can locate and network these smart devices.
As a result, Kingsman was embarrassed. They couldn't do anything about an artificial intelligence, and they almost suffered a loss and were tracked back by Jarvis. In the end, it was Merlin who was able to resist Jarvis' pursuit.
But because of this incident, Kingsman's senior executives felt very embarrassed.
It was so easy, Kai asked them to do something, but they failed. So Kingsman decided to support and allocate funds in this area, and strive to win next time... not to say win, but at least not lose.
In the end, Kay contacted Jarvis directly and made a request to Jarvis.
Artificial intelligence is artificial intelligence. After understanding Kai's needs, it did not refuse. Instead, it actively helped Kai lock the locations of those smart devices.
However, Jarvis could only determine the approximate location because the smart devices were destroyed not long after the attack.
But that's enough.
At night, Kai drove the car behind a hill and planned to camp here. This is also where the equipment ends up being destroyed.
While driving by a market this afternoon, Kai bought some things for the evening ceremony.
After dinner, Kai sat on the roof of the car to rest. Although this country is suffering from unparalleled disasters, the people on this land are still living strong. I have to say that Afghans are really tough enough.
Afghanistan is really a magical country. In the history of ancient and modern wars, Afghanistan has been habitually called the "graveyard of empires", "the sad place of great powers" and "the meat grinder of great powers". It has experienced almost all the great powers in human history. Invasion, but ultimately failed to succeed, but instead brought down the other party! The British colonists had a strategic need to compete with Tsarist Russia for control of Central Asia. The British Empire invaded Afghanistan in the 19th and early 20th centuries. There were three large-scale battles between Britain and Afghanistan. The Afghans used backward weapons to conquer Afghanistan. The British Empire lost its troops and generals, and declared independence in 1921, getting rid of British control. In September 1979, Afghanistan's Amin launched a coup. The Soviet Union, which was at the peak of history at this time, immediately sent troops to Afghanistan. As a result, the Soviet Union paid a heavy price. In 1989, the Soviet Union could not bear it anymore. Two years later, the Soviet Union collapsed, which became one of the reasons for the final disintegration of the Soviet Union.
This trend is also happening in the United States now.
Sometimes Kai also wonders, what is it that supports the people of this land that has been impoverished since ancient times to continue to resist aggression?
Looking at the starry sky that was still clear under the flames of war, Kai emptied his mind and relaxed for himself.
Around eleven to twelve o'clock.
Kai finally got down to business.
He used a wooden stick to draw a huge magic circle on the Gobi Desert, and then took out the cow blood and sheep blood he bought at the market today. The blood is processed and does not clot. Blood has a very special status in many civilizations, and the same is true for cattle and sheep. Many ancient civilizations believed that cattle and sheep were necessary sacrifices to communicate with the gods. For example, the ancient three animals, also known as Tailao, were the ancient emperors' sacrifices to the country. At that time, cattle, sheep, and pigs (shǐ, pigs) were all prepared as "Tailao".
Some civilizations even believe that cows are messengers of gods, such as India, and ancient Chinese legends that cows can see ghosts and gods.
Therefore, their blood has always been a necessity for many magic rituals. Of course, as the spirit of all things, humans are more effective, but as a policeman, Kai still instinctively refuses to use that thing.
Kai poured the blood of cows and sheep into the drawn circle.
Then put copper basins in each corner of the magic circle, and then light some spices.
Finally, Kai walked into the magic circle, opened the King's Treasure House, and took out a big black metal book from inside!
This is the Necronomicon, a treasure that Kai snatched from the ancient Egyptian priest Immorton in Egypt during the First World War. It was once an artifact of the ancient Egyptian gods. This book contains countless spells and secrets used to drive away the power of darkness and death.
It's a pity that putting it in Kai's hands is a secret. First of all, Kai trusts more simple and crude powers than complex and mysterious spells, such as the combat spells he learned from Asgard, which are simple and clear, just do it. Another example is his body. Kai came from a martial arts background and has always been quite confident in his own skills.
What's more, after waking up again, Kai's power declined significantly and he was unable to use the spells in the Book of the Dead.
However, after so many years of 'brushing' experience, Jean Kai can already use this artifact. I haven't used it before, it's just out of habit.
Kai recited the incantations on the surface of the Book of the Dead, and the Book of the Dead floated gently from his hand. Then Kai waved his hand, and after a sound of mechanical rotation, the thick, dark, and cold Book of the Dead itself Open and start turning pages.
Soon the page automatically turned to the page Kai needed.
Kai took out a bag while reciting the incantation on the page.
That bag contained ashes.
This was also bought from the local market and came from corpses in some ancient tombs.
Since the Taliban took the lead in destroying the Bamiyan Buddhas, Afghanistan has always had a rough attitude towards cultural relics, and any cultural relics that are not in line with Taoist teachings will be destroyed. This has led to rampant reselling of cultural relics in Afghanistan.
These corpses were exhumed from Buddhist tombs that were hundreds or thousands of years old. But in the market, this kind of carcass is not much more expensive than beef and mutton.
After Kai bought it, he ground it into powder.
Sin, sin.
When the incantation was finished, Kai grabbed a handful of ashes and blew them out.
The ashes floated gently, and then began to fly into the magic circle under the influence of a mysterious force.
Then a strong wind blew.
Countless sand and gravel were blown up by the strong wind and mixed with the ashes.
Less than a minute.
A pair of tattered mummy warriors appeared in the magic circle.
They lined up neatly in the magic circle, holding their hands on their chests.
"Go find Tony Stark!"
boom!
All the mummy warriors uniformly lowered their hands, knelt down and saluted Kai, and then the wind and sand blew in all directions.
Kai continued to stay in the center of the circle, waiting silently.
