Chapter 245 Smuggling Into Europe
Natasha wore a black dreadlock wig, covering her somewhat eye-catching orange-red hair. Her skin color was dyed dark, and the Slavic face was adjusted to be more black. T'Challa, who stood beside her, had a mess of hair, his neat teeth were painted yellow, and he wore a large shirt that covered his sturdy figure.
Because they were afraid of being wanted by SHIELD, they planned to go to Europe by smuggling. Hawkeye Barton, who was also marginalized, was on a mission in Europe.
They are now in Agadez, Niger, which is the southern gateway to the Sahara Desert.
There are a large number of Gambians, Cameroonians and poor people from remote states in Niger stranded in this city. They tried to cross the vast Sahara Desert to Libya, and then take a boat to smuggle across the Mediterranean to enter Europe to realize their dream of getting rich.
But their money is usually spent after arriving in Agadez, and they can only survive in this city in various ways.
The fare from Agadez to Libya is $500, and another $300 is needed as a gift from the police at the checkpoint. This amount of money may be just the cost of a dinner for a wealthy European, but most of the illegal immigrants cannot get it together.
When they arrive in Libya, they have to spend more money to buy a boat ticket. Libya is now in the midst of war, with various tribal armed forces fighting with opposition armed forces, and these illegal immigrants are the fat sheep in their eyes. There are very few people who can really reach the promised land of Europe in their eyes.
Natasha and T'Challa are naturally not trapped by money. They have already bought tickets from the snakehead.
"In half an hour, we will go to the Sahara, stay alert."
Natasha checked the electric shock darts and pistols. These snakeheads are not good people. Many illegal immigrants are plundered and thrown into the desert.
T'Challa nodded, and he looked at the mud house opposite with a complicated expression. Two skinny girls, about thirteen or fourteen years old, were trying to attract business. They were wearing torn skirts and their voices were weak, obviously they had been malnourished for a long time.
They noticed T'Challa's gaze and wanted to pull him to the mud house.
T'Challa dodged the hand that was stretched out as if he had been electrocuted, and wanted to give them money. But Natasha stopped him directly. She gave T'Challa a warning look.
The two of them pretended to be siblings from Kano State, but they couldn't afford to give others money.
The two girls were obviously illegal immigrants trying to go to Europe. Such people are usually closely connected with human traffickers, and it is stupid to show off their wealth in front of them.
"We don't have money, get out, bitch!"
She accurately played the role of a shrew and drove the two girls back.
"We don't have the ability to save anyone else now, you must remember this. At the bottom of this cannibalistic society, sympathy is a luxury that will make you a prey in the eyes of others."
T'Challa lowered his head in frustration.
"I once had the power to change their current situation."
"Regret is the most useless emotion. What we need to do is to change the future."
The smugglers soon drove a truck to pick them up. They were driving a small truck with more than 20 people stuffed in the car. It was almost crowded, and even sitting was a little difficult.
The smugglers directly locked the door of the truck and began to cross the Sahara Desert under the navigation of GPS.
The smugglers in this line are already veterans of going back and forth in the desert. Natasha and her partner arrived in Libya smoothly along the way, crossed the fiercely exchanged war zone, and got on the boat to Europe.
Natasha sat on the boat a little tired and looked at the undulating surface of the Mediterranean Sea. Along the way, she was almost always tense. If there was a slight mistake, she might become a dry skeleton in the desert or a captive kidnapped by the opposition armed forces.
On the way, she also killed a stowaway who was tempted by her beauty. The stowaway tried to kidnap her and sell her to the opposition armed forces in exchange for a ticket to Europe.
T'Challa was somewhat silent. After truly witnessing the cruelty of the lower class, he has been in this state.
Their ferry leaked halfway, but fortunately the leak was not serious and did not sink directly. Natasha commanded everyone to scoop water out and blocked the leak with clothes, so that the ferry could barely make it to the end.
When they arrived in Italy, three people had frozen to death in the sea due to the cold sea water. Although the remaining people survived to the end, they were already dying.
A woman knelt directly on the beach, kissing the sand on the ground crazily, and others cried out in ecstasy. In their view, arriving in Europe is like reaching heaven.
"These people are happy too early. The European Union has long stopped welcoming refugees. They have no skills and cannot obtain refugee status to receive relief. In the end, they may only spread a blanket in the woods and sell their bodies."
The snakehead lit a cigarette and said to Natasha. He was very optimistic about Natasha's calmness and command ability at sea. Want to get her to join the human trafficking business.
"Haha, as long as the dream is not punctured, we can collect a lot of money from these idiots. Rashida, you are different from these idiots. Those arrogant Europeans will never accept us. Come with me. Haha, it's not easy for you to support your stupid brother in Europe."
Naturally, it was impossible for Natasha to stay and sit on a small snake head and leave directly with T'Challa.
"You're going to regret it, bitch!"
The smuggler yelled directly.
On the way Natasha took off her wig and used special makeup remover to wipe off the dye on her face. I dialed Hawkeye Barton's cell phone in a small supermarket on the roadside.
"Hey, is it Natasha? Is there something urgent? I need to call this number."
Barton's voice rang on the other end. This mobile phone number was known only to his most trusted people and would never be eavesdropped.
"Barton, is it convenient for you to talk on the phone now?"
Natasha said.
"Don't worry, I'm the only one here, others can't hear our conversation."
Barton kept his vigilance as an agent, and after a sudden call on his secret cell phone, he naturally distanced himself from other agents.
"I was attacked in Africa. The person who attacked me was a quick reaction special force. I suspect SHIELD has been seriously penetrated. No one can be trusted now. I will come to Rome to join you, and I must do it alone!"
Natasha said, quickly giving a meeting address.