Chapter 276 Pujitailai’s Harvest

Yang Hui and Lyle were like searching for a needle in a haystack in the desert, searching aimlessly for Cagalli's whereabouts.

"No, Yang Hui, is this how we look for it?"

"Otherwise? That old bastard Uzmi just told me that he was in the desert area of ​​North Africa and didn't say anything else."

"Don't we have our own intelligence network?"

"Sigh..." It's okay not to mention it. Yang Hui gets a headache when he mentions his intelligence network, "... Our intelligence network is not perfect yet and we lack manpower. We can only disperse and focus on key targets. Cagalli... is not here Within this range.”

"Are you serious?" Lyle raised his eyebrows.

Cagalli is Uzmi's daughter, the most noble little princess in Obsidian. You tell me it's not important?

"Who knows if this girl remembers eating or not?" Yang Hui covered his face in depression.

I thought Cagalli had been taught and educated by him since she was a child, and she would be more well-behaved when she grew up. Moreover, there was indeed a shortage of manpower at the time, and considering that Uzmi would also arrange bodyguards to keep an eye on her, she was excluded from the observation target. After all, The information of the Earth United and PLANT is much more important than Cagalli, a girl who loves to play nonsense.

Originally, intelligence networks were distributed in South Africa and North Africa. However, a few days ago, Victoria Harbor was occupied by the ZAFT army. The ZAFT army became more and more rampant and directly defeated the Earth Army stationed in South Africa. All friendly forces evacuated. The South African Unified Institutions and local resistance groups are still resisting, and even the top leaders of the South African Unified Institutions have fled from their territory.

This kind of intelligence network was paralyzed for a while, and it was impossible to contact them at all.

This was the next problem that Wang Liumei had to solve. Who knew... Before they had time to solve it, Yang Hui and Lyle came to North Africa.

"Then tell me, what should we do? We can't just keep searching like this, right? No amount of time is enough." Lyle complained.

"...Let's go to the nearest town. We need supplies of food and water. By the way, we'll see if we can find our people." Yang Hui was also helpless. He could only find a place with people first to better gather information.

"That's the only way." Lyle sighed. He originally thought that following Yang Hui on the mission would be much easier with Yang Hui around, whether it was using his brain or his hands. But...

Alas, this was not well thought out.

According to the satellite navigation, Yang Hui and Lyle came to the nearest town, Tasier, a village built in the canyon. Although the conditions were very difficult, the people here had sincere smiles on their faces, and it was obvious that they were a group of people. Simple villagers, but... they seem a bit xenophobic.

"Who are you?" Before entering the village, someone pointed a gun at them. Yang Hui and Lyle were speechless again. Especially Yang Hui, he scolded Cagalli in his heart. It would be bad to have anything to do with her. !

"We are just travelers passing by and want to replenish food and water in the town." Yang Hui explained as gently as possible.

"Traveler? A place like this?" The villagers looked at each other without putting down their guns. "Who are you kidding? The area around here has long been occupied by ZAFT, and our village is so remote. How could there be travelers passing by?" Are you ZAFT spies?"

"We are not ZAFT spies, we are really just passing by..." Yang Hui tried his best to stay calm, but because of the errand he had no choice but to accept, he was baked by the sun for another afternoon in the desert, and was pointed at a gun by others. It was inevitable. Somewhat upset.

"Nonsense! You must be ZAFT spies, get out!"

"Yes, get out! Get out of our village!"

"Oh, okay, let's leave." Yang Hui didn't want to make the matter a big deal. When he checked the map before, he found that another town was not far away. It only took two hours to drive, so he simply chose to leave.

As a result, when Yang Hui and Lyle were about to get in the car, an old voice stopped them: "Please wait!"

"Um?"

"Elder?"

"The elder is here!"

"Elder, the spies who discovered ZAFT..."

"Shut up! Put away your guns! You almost hurt our most distinguished guest!" the elder scolded.

"Eh?"XN

Not only the young men holding the guns, but also Yang Hui and Lyle were stunned. They did not remember any interaction with the old man, and they did not think that the elders of such a village would know their identities.

"Who are you?" Yang Hui asked.

"Is this Mr. Yang Hui, Miss Wang Lumei's fiancé?"

"Do you know Liu Mei?" Yang Hui asked in surprise.

"Hoo ho ho, it is indeed you. It seems that old eyes can recognize people clearly. Please follow me into the village first."

"..." Yang Hui and Lyle looked at each other and did not follow the elder. Everything that happened was too weird. There were only two of them, no backup, and no machine. They did not dare to take risks.

The elder saw the caution and worry of the two, and said to Yang Hui: "Heaven."

After hearing this, Yang Hui and Lyle's expressions changed, and they quickly returned to normal. They put down all their guard and followed the elder into the village.

Along the way, they arrived at the elder's home. The two looked around the simple sand and mud house and found no one else hiding in the house, so they relaxed and asked about their doubts.

"you are……"

"Your Excellency Yang Hui, I am the person in charge of [Heavenly Man] in North Africa."

"Ha!?" Yang Hui and Lyle were both stunned.

"Please wait a moment."

Then, the elder walked into the inner room, and after a sound of rummaging through boxes, he came out again with a special metal badge in his hand.

"This is proof."

The round badge is divided into three colors, the outermost is copper brown, the inner is silver, and the center is a golden symbol of the [Tianren] organization, with a pair of overlapping white wings as the base.

"Well, it is indeed the identity certificate of [Tianren], but you...how could you..."

After confirming the other party's identity, Yang Hui and Lyle relaxed, but their expressions became more weird.

"In fact, not only me, but the whole village is a member of [Heavenly Man]. I am just the person in charge. Three years ago, the village was not here, but in the desert not far away. That year, sandstorms occurred frequently, and it did not rain for a long time. Both water and food were at their limit. If Miss Wang had not come by chance, all of us would have been finished.

At that time, Miss Wang not only bought sufficient food and water for us from nearby towns at a high price, but also assisted the whole village to complete the migration. This was a great favor to us, so we wanted to repay Miss Wang, but we couldn't give anything and felt very guilty.

As a result, Humayi's child accidentally overheard Miss Wang recruiting people to develop the intelligence network, and the child came to tell me, and then I found Miss Wang and became the person in charge of the North African region."

"This..." Yang Hui and Lyle felt very ridiculous after hearing this. They had met several people in the intelligence organization. Although they were not very professional, they were definitely young and strong men. What was Wang Liumei thinking? An old man was made the head of intelligence in North Africa, and... he kidnapped the whole village!

"Wow, Mr. Yang Hui, are you wondering why Miss Wang chose me as the head?"

"... Yeah." With just this one question, Yang Hui's doubts were dispelled. People who can see through his thoughts are not ordinary characters.

"Don't look at my old age, but I still have some prestige in this area of ​​North Africa. Unlike big cities, the villages in the desert are connected to each other. Everyone helps each other to live in this desert, so my connections are all over this desert area, and the young people in the village respect me as an old guy. In addition, I never go out to gather intelligence in person, and my age is the best cover, so Miss Wang chose me as the head."

"... I know, thank you very much for your help."

These reasons are hard to find fault with, but Yang Hui silently added two more in his heart, that is, meticulous thinking and accurate judgment.

"Then I'll get straight to the point, elder. The first question is, why can't we contact you?"

"The head of the ZAFT army in North Africa is Andre Bartfeld, known as the Desert Tiger. He is a very cautious person. From the moment North Africa was occupied, he sent people to spread powerful jammers everywhere in the desert, intending to cut off all electronic signals. Originally, we were close to the edge of the occupied area, so the impact was not too great, but you probably already know what happened a few days ago."

"The fall of Victoria Harbor."

"Yes, Victoria Harbor fell, and the Desert Tiger also took advantage of this favorable wind to launch an attack on the territory of the South African Unified Organization, expanding the occupied area, and then performed the same action, so the communication was cut off."

"I see, I understand, in this case, I will give you the final order on behalf of Wang Liumei. New instructions, after the North African intelligence network completes the final mission, all activities will be stopped and the network will be on standby in silence. "

"But..."

"I have carefully read the intelligence about Andre Bartfeld. He is a man who cannot be underestimated. If you take any action again, it will be difficult not to be discovered. Moreover, North Africa does not need our focus now, so there is no need to let you take risks."

"...I understand, it's just Miss Wang's favor... Alas."

"Elder, please don't misunderstand Liumei. She helped you, not to put you in danger in order to repay her favor."

"...Okay."

"Then the second question is also the final mission." As he said, Yang Hui took out a photo from his arms and put it in front of the elder, "This person, find her."

"Hmm?" Seeing the photo, the elder's expression became weird.

"Why? Have you seen her?"

"Yes, I have. What do you want to see her for?"

"It seems you know her."

"Yes, she is a warm-hearted and kind girl. She has provided us with a lot of help."

"What's her name? Where is she now?"

"Her name is Cagalli Yura. She should be at the base of Desert Dawn now."

"Desert Dawn? That armed resistance organization? Was it established by your people?" Yang Hui was stunned for a moment and asked.

"Yes... yes." The elder was embarrassed. Thinking of what Yang Hui had said before, asking them to wait in silence, he had agreed to it, but now the armed resistance action was exposed. Isn't this a clear disobedience of orders?

"Pah~!"

Yang Hui slapped himself in the face. Even Lyle rolled his eyes in frustration and cursed in his heart: "That stupid girl~!!!"