Trafford’s Trading Club

Going back seems to be a dead end... The thugs will definitely not let her go so easily, so compared to the torture she will suffer if she goes back, Claudia is more willing to head towards the unknown desert at this time.

"Why don't you look nervous at all?" Claudia couldn't help but frown.

She felt that her brain was a little confused... She seemed to be completely unable to remember how she came to this desert - logically, there must have been a journey in the process, but this memory was vague.

It seemed that she had experienced it, it seemed that she had not experienced it... This made her feel vaguely uneasy - rushing in the cold desert at night amplified this uneasiness infinitely.

Perhaps he shouldn't leave the broken house where he rested...but if he waited for dawn, he might be overtaken by thugs again.

"Maybe it's because I've always had good luck." Boss Luo said casually, "There is a saying there that there is no unstoppable road."

Claudia rolled her eyes. She really didn't know where this guy's confidence came from... She shook her head and suddenly asked: "You said, I can understand Aria's sudden departure. He is familiar with this terrain and walks alone. It’s more convenient...but why Mr. Otto? Didn’t they have a bad time before, and Mr. Otto also paid me...my and your travel expenses!"

Luo Qiu thought for a moment and said, "Did you see with your own eyes that Mr. Otto gave it to you and that I paid the toll?"

Claudia frowned and said, "Isn't that right? Mr. Otto had already transferred the travel expenses to Aria, and he agreed to bring mine and yours! Mobile phone...wait!"

Thinking about it carefully, she did not see the toll transfer record with her own eyes - it was an operation on the mobile phone - the most she saw was Otto operating the mobile phone, and she only heard Aria saying that the payment has been received, that's it... She didn't actually see the money.

"Mr. Otto didn't transfer the money at all?" Claudia was suddenly startled. "He and Aria were actually acting? But... why would he do this?"

"What do you think?" Luo Qiu asked casually.

Claudia lowered her head and muttered: "In this case, either the two of them are working together to get travel expenses from me and you... from us... using a very simple method of following the herd. Psychologically, Otto readily gave the money at the beginning, but the money was not actually given at all. It was just a pretense, in order to make us obediently give the money. But then I couldn't give it at all. And you refused to give it, so Otto had to change his original plan!"

"what's the plan."

Claudia said angrily, as if she hated iron, "Don't you understand? Of course it is to create an image of a good person in front of us! This money was not paid at all, but it created the image of him as a good person." He paid for us! This way we owe him...we owe them two million. After we leave the desert, they will definitely find other ways to make us spit out the money! Why are you still reacting? Don’t you want to come?”

Boss Luo smiled and said: "But in fact... they didn't get the money and just left quietly, right?"

"This...maybe..." Claudia said subconsciously: "Maybe they thought they couldn't get any money from us, and they were afraid that the thugs would catch up with us, so they simply left like this? After all? Life is more important?"

"Or maybe they have achieved their original purpose."

"Purpose?" Claudia asked in confusion: "What purpose? They didn't get a penny from us at all! I didn't even give them anything like an IOU! Except for a broken oil lamp …You mean, oil lamp?”

"You gave Otto the lamp, didn't you?"

Claudia said helplessly: "I did give it... I'm not used to owing other people things. I thought if this lamp is something valuable, I would consider it as repayment if I gave it to him... After all, he did get the money from the thugs." He saved us. Without him, we would have been shot dead by the thugs outside the secret room. But I don’t understand why he did so many things and even wanted to do it if it was just for this oil lamp. Wouldn't it be more efficient to conspire with Aria to act and ask directly, or even threaten directly?"

"Yes, it is definitely more efficient to ask for it directly." Luo Qiu followed Claudia's train of thought: "After all, the situation at that time seemed that they were completely in the upper hand and could make us hand over the oil lamp - but why did he How to do this?"

"Maybe he is worried about something." Claudia thought for a while, and finally shook her head: "But I really don't understand, what is he worried about? I can't worry about whether the oil lamp in my hand can really shout The fat blue elf came, he was afraid that I would use a wish to save myself, so he came to save others, right?"

"Classmate Claudia, you are really smart." Boss Luo said with admiration.

Claudia rolled her eyes again and said rather irritably: "Now I know why you came to the seminary... You are probably a delusional person who has been poisoned by myths and believes that there are really gods and monsters in the world! Don’t forget, it’s not like I haven’t touched that lamp before, but there is no fat blue elf at all!”

Boss Luo just smiled noncommittally, and then pointed forward, "There seems to be light over there... Why don't you go take a look, maybe it's Aria and Otto."

On the other side of the dune ahead, you can indeed vaguely see a glimmer of light... But if it is Aria and Otto, Claudia obviously doesn't believe it - not to mention that they only rely on the North Star to walk, and Aria They may not be going in this direction, even if they are in the same direction, but they are riding camels, and I am on foot, so it is strange that they can catch up.

But even if it wasn't Aria and Otto, even if it was just a traveler in the desert, it would be good to meet them - at least there would be a chance to seek help from the traveler.

"I hope your luck is really good." Claudia glanced at Luo Qiu and finally whispered: "Yes... I'm sorry."

"Why are you apologizing?" Boss Luo asked curiously.

Claudia hesitated for a while, then murmured: "Because...because...because you should also have a share of the oil lamp, but I, I gave it to Otto privately."

The truth is... I didn't trust him at first because of the travel expenses... but I couldn't express it.

"It doesn't matter." Boss Luo said calmly: "That oil lamp is of little use to me anymore."

"That...okay." Claudia nodded.

But he never heard it - the real meaning of this sentence was not much use anymore. He just regarded it as the fact that Luo Qiu actually regarded the oil lamp as an ordinary object.

They quickly crossed the shimmering sand dunes... As expected, it was not Aria and Otto, nor the group of thugs in the camp, but a small group of nomads.

…

"Oh, they are Bedouin... These two guys are lucky, are you right, sir?"

At the dune where the faint light came, two figures were looking at each other - one of them was holding a telescope in his hand and talking... It was Aria and Mr. Otto who took away the water and resources and left quietly. Two people.

"The desert will always protect those who are pure in heart." Otto said calmly, "Let's go, I still need your help, Aria."

"Okay sir." Aria chuckled, "Who asked me to take three million from you?"

Mr. Otto did not speak, but silently turned over and sat on the camel... Aria quickly followed and asked curiously: "Sir, you went through all the trouble just to get this oil lamp? What is so special about this oil lamp?" of?"

The oil lamp was in Aria's hand at this moment. He breathed into the oil lamp and wiped it again - probably everyone would do this subconsciously, I'm afraid it was a little unrealistic and delusional.

Mr. Otto didn't look at it, as if he already knew the result, and said calmly: "For those who are qualified to own it, it is a treasure that can fulfill any wish. For you, it is not even worth a lot." money."

Aria shrugged and threw the lamp back to Mr. Otto, "What I like most is beautiful knives. I don't like worthless things. You white-skinned people are always nagging, you must have too much money." Local flowers have no idea how sad the poor are!"

With that said, Aria drove the camel in front... Mr. Otto looked down at the oil lamp in his hand, seemingly lost in thought.

"Since I was able to pass the test, and even successfully brought him out... But why didn't I call you?" Mr. Otto frowned, "Don't you want to see me... Anyway, we haven't seen each other for so many years. .”

The oil lamp was still in tatters, and even seemed to be covered with a dull layer of dust that no one could wipe away.

At night in the desert, the moon and stars were not sparse... Two figures driving camels slowly walked deeper.

…

…

Then the problem came. Although she had reached the camp of this small nomad, Claudia suddenly remembered a problem - the problem of language barrier.

Although the thugs seemed to be locals, they knew British, including Aria, so communication along the way was no problem - but what if they were aboriginal people living in the desert?

Boss Luo walked up at some point and started talking to a middle-aged man who came out of the tent.

Not long after, Boss Luo turned around, waved to Claudia, and called her over.

Claudia came to Luo Qiu's side and was surprised: "Do you understand their language?"

——Just learned...

Of course, this cannot be said like this. Luo Qiu just smiled and responded, and then said slowly: "They are Bedouins, nomads living in the desert. This gentleman is a member of this family. The head of the family is called Adili, and the others are his relatives, wives, children, brothers, etc."

"Oh... So that's it, I've heard of it." Claudia nodded, "I heard my father say that this is a very friendly nation that likes to live a free life, so it has always lived in the desert. ...Some documentaries have also mentioned their affairs.”

Boss Luo suddenly said: "Classmate Claudia knows a lot and understands a lot, as if she is preparing to be an explorer.

Claudia shrugged, "When you have a father who likes to go on adventures everywhere, you will know some knowledge that is actually of little use... Okay, let's not talk about it. This person should not be the only one here. Mr. Adili’s family, right? There should be some nearby?”

Boss Luo nodded: "There is their water supply point nearby, so there will be a lot of Bedouins nearby... I think there are also many Bedouins in the thug's village we visited before... …”

Those thugs arrested many people to develop the underground pyramid, but in the end only women and children were left in the village... Claudia had already thought about where all the men had gone.

She suddenly shivered. It was not that she was afraid at this time, but that the fear had already exceeded her psychological endurance and she could not feel it. When she relaxed, she realized the horror of the day. at.

She fell to the ground softly as soon as she was young, her whole body was shivering, her face was pale, and she was sweating constantly... Claudia suddenly lost consciousness and passed out completely.

…

Feeling a hint of warmth, Claudia tried to open her eyes, but her eyelids were heavy, as if something was sticking to them. She could only see vague figures approaching her in the dimness.

"do not come--!"

Her reaction was unusually large, and she suddenly jumped up like a frightened bird. She stretched out her hand and grabbed the blanket covering her body. From her face to her eyes, she revealed something called fear.

"Did you have a nightmare?"

"I...I...I don't..." Claudia seemed to calm down and saw clearly who was coming - her new classmate, so she shook her head, "Forget it, it's okay."

"It's okay." Boss Luo nodded and handed Claudia a bowl, "This is tea made from camel milk. You must have been dehydrated, so you passed out... drink some liquid. Recovery will be faster.”

Claudia hesitated for a while, then reached out to take the bowl, and then drank it in small sips... She suddenly stopped, looked at Luo Qiu, frowned and said, "I'm not very used to sleeping. Someone approached me quietly...you, can you do it next time?"

"Of course." Boss Luo nodded, stood up and said, "It should be an hour before dawn. After drinking tea, you can take a good rest."

Claudia nodded. In fact, she was completely awake. She was not sleepy at this time, but her health was indeed a little worse, so she looked quite bad.

"have a good rest."

"Wait...that, thank you."

"Don't worry, rest easy." Boss Luo said casually: "I'm watching from outside. No one will approach you quietly."

She opened her mouth, but didn't say anything in the end. She just lowered her head and drank the warm camel milk in the bowl silently... She just felt that this new classmate in front of her was really a magical person. From being hated to now... In fact, , it only takes half a day.

He actually didn't do anything, but his feelings kept changing.