mijobooks Chapter 305
Chapter 305
Chapter 305
Several people in Chen noticed that Elder Mahamat was talking while staring at the fish bones, and they also looked at the fish bones on his plate. They did not find anything special.
Elder Mahamat continued: “In those years, Elder Ramin was young and came here to look for family tokens and came to my wooden house.”
The topic suddenly jumped, Chen Ling couldn’t figure it out, so he had to listen quietly.
Elder Mahamat opened the small window of the wooden house and pointed towards the land. “At that time, my wooden house was at that location. Laming will definitely not recognize it when he comes here again. Alas… In the past few decades, the lake, our lake, It’s getting smaller and smaller, the lake is receding and receding, the land is getting bigger and bigger, and our land is getting more and more. My wooden house must lean on the lake. I have moved eight times in the past few decades.”
Chen Ling listened quietly. The vicissitudes of life are nothing but a natural phenomenon, happening all the time, and this process is generally too slow to detect. The water surface of Lake Chad is shrinking very quickly, affecting the lives of the residents on the lake, which arouses people’s ideas.
Elder Mahamat continued: “They all say that there are tens of millions of Hausa people, but there are not so many real Hausa people. I am fortunate that the Hausa people living on this lake are real Hausa people; I am sad, this lake is going to disappear…”
Chen Ling asked, “What kind of Hausa people are real Hausa people?”
“Maguzanqi…The Hausa people who maintain the Maguzanqi are the real Hausa people.” Elder Mahamat said a strange word, “Maguzanqi is our true tradition, and Poli is the continuation of our tribe. The source of it.”
Chen Ling and the others were at a loss, only Arnold seemed to be able to understand a little bit, which was also a little understanding.
“Elder, who did you mean to them just now?” Chen Ling didn’t intend to let Elder Mahamat say something unintelligible.
“They are the descendants of people who have abandoned the Magu Zanqi tradition, people who do not accept Polly, and people who have gone astray. They have forgotten what nature is and what is human. They only believe in the god in their head…” Maha Elder Matt sighed, “Some of them have taken an extreme path and will never come back.”
“Are you talking about Boko Haram?”
Elder Mahamat nodded and said: “They established their own kingdom in Maiduguri based on their understanding of God, and now they have become terrorists in the mouth of the government.”
Chen Ling said: “Elder Ramin also speculated that Boko Haram’s people kidnapped our compatriots, but he also said that Boko Haram’s interior is complicated. We can’t rush into that area and ask for your help.”
“Lamin is very wise. What he said is right.” Elder Mahamadu fiddled with his fish bones and said, “This time Boko Haram has made thorough preparations, but it is not aimed at you Chinese. It’s the Cameroonian government, which has deep political goals. But it’s dangerous!”
“very dangerous?”
Elder Mahamat found a strip of cloth and began to wrap a whole fish bone, while saying: “Anything can be done for political purposes! Therefore, you must rescue people as soon as possible.”
This statement of Elder Mahamat is a bit different from Elder Ramin’s.
“Can you make it clearer?” Chen Ling asked. Who are the kidnappers? Where are the hostages? Elder Mahamat did not say anything about these specific news.
Elder Mahamat smiled and said, “We help you, and you must help us.” With that, he handed the wrapped fish bones to Chen Ling.
“A boat will take you to the other side of the lake tonight. You take this, someone is waiting for you on the shore, and he will tell you everything you want.”
General Chen Ling accepted the fish bone cloth bag suspiciously, and said: “If your message has a price, I can pay for it.”
“Everything has been priced,” Mahamat said, “but this price is not marked with money. You will know it when you get to the other side of the lake.”
Bill couldn’t help asking, “Can you tell us the specific news now?”
“Things are constantly changing. What I tell you now may have changed when you crossed Lake Chad.” Elder Mahamat said, “In short, those people are very cunning and will not hold hostages. In one place.”
“Do you know the exact location of the hostages?” Chen Ling finally understood a little bit.
Elder Mahmat pointed to the cloth bag in Chen Ling’s hand, “Everything is in it. I wish you all the best!”
Saying goodbye to the inexplicable Specialty Mahama, the rescue team was led by a boy to the lake under a few trees. Several fishing boats are parked in the water.
“The elder said, wait a while, someone will sail to see you off after dark.” The little boy pointed to a few stones under the tree and finished, and ran away.
François and others looked at each other speechlessly.
Mr. Chen spent a lot of money to organize the rescue team, purchased new weapons, and the team members are all carefully selected and capable of fighting. When we arrived at this small fishing village, only the elder and the little boy showed up, a few small fishing boats without motors… Isn’t this a bit too random?
Bill and François exchanged a few glances.
“Mr. Chen, what should I do next?” François asked.
Chen Ling had already sat down on the rock and said, “Prepare to cross Lake Chad.”
“This kind of unpowered boat takes a long time,” François said. “Should my department drive around?”
Chen Ling shook his head and said, “No, there are people waiting for us on the other side of the lake.”
“Do you really believe what Mahamat said?”
Chen Ling smiled and said, “Do we have a better way?”
Francois pondered for a while, and said, “Not yet.”
“Time waits for no one, we must act as soon as possible.” Chen Ling said, “It will be dark soon, and we will take advantage of the night to smuggle.”
Arnold frowned and looked at the lake, hesitated for a while, and walked over and said, “Mr. Chen, do you know what Elder Mahamat meant by Polly?”
“I don’t know, it sounds like a traditional ceremony of theirs?” Chen Ling said.
Arnold said: “Yes, it’s a traditional ritual. Almost everyone who has done this ritual will get sick regularly, just like epilepsy.”
Epilepsy is commonly known as shofar.
Chen Ling asked: “What is the purpose of the Polly ceremony?”
“I don’t know. Some people say it is for healing, some say it is for priests and ancestors, and some say it is to steal things from people’s minds, so after the ritual, they will get sick regularly.”
Chen Ling pointed to the fish bone cloth bag lying on the ground, “Does it have anything to do with this?”
Arnold nodded, “It’s very possible.”
Chen Ling smiled and said: “That’s right. Elder Mahamat has just completed a Poli ceremony and put some information in his mind into the fish bones. The one on the other side of the lake will receive the information from it, he Will tell us what to do next.”
Arnold looked at Chen Ling, unable to understand why Chen Ling believed in the babbled Elder Mahamat so much.
“Mr. Chen, since you hired my people and bought my weapons, I have an obligation to remind you one thing. Have you ever wondered why the Hausa people should help you?”
“The elders just said, they help us, we help them.”
“But he didn’t say what kind of help is needed, what if you can’t do it?” Arnold worried for Chen Ling.
“This is Elder Raming’s business. Our mission is to save people.” Chen Ling arranged for Raming to contact the Hausa people, and Raming should clarify the matter and communicate the conditions.
Chen Ling’s heart was not without doubts, but he saw from the words and deeds of Elder Mahamat that this person had some special abilities, and he knew that this kind of person would not aimlessly.
After several dealings with tribal elders or priests, Chen Ling has concluded a rule. These elders or priests are born with their tribes, and they are both prosperous and prosperous, so they will not do anything against the tribe subjectively.
Laming must have introduced the deeds of the patriarch Chen Ling to Elder Mahamat. This time Chen Ling’s request from the Hausa people is equivalent to giving Elder Mahamat a chance to obtain Chen Ling’s help. As long as Elder Mahamat’s mind is not bad, he will not ruin Chen Ling’s affairs and will only try his best to help Chen Ling.
Therefore, Chen Ling has confidence in Elder Mahamat.
Sure enough, the arrival of the two ships proved that Elder Mahamat was reliable in doing things and eased the worries of Francois and others.