The next day, De Silva was the first to get up. He woke up Alena and the other, and after having breakfast, the three of them continued to drive towards Mount Kilimanjaro. After driving for over two hours, they reached a country lane. The road was extremely muddy, and the driving speed slowed down significantly. With a sudden "squeak", the car came to an abrupt stop because several zebras suddenly rushed out from the roadside and blocked the middle of the road. De Silva, who was driving, turned his head and said, "Afastin, get out and shoo them away."
"I'm not going. They'll kick me."
"Chicken. I'll go." Alena, increasingly thinking Afastin was useless, volunteered to get out of the car. These zebras were not afraid of people and wouldn't leave no matter how she tried to drive them away. Alena's sportswear got dirty with the splashed mud. She said angrily, "This is so unlucky. I have to go change my clothes." De Silva started honking the horn and then started the car, preparing to force their way through. This trick worked to some extent, and the car finally got out of the lane. Alena went to a gas station to change her clothes, and De Silva and the other also got out of the car to take a break. While they were chatting, a young man in his twenties came over. "Do you two gentlemen have a lighter?" the man asked. Just as De Silva was about to answer, the young man splashed the drink in his hand onto De Silva's face. Then, the man suddenly reached out and snatched the car keys from De Silva's hand. He was extremely fast. As soon as he got the keys, he threw them out. There was already a person waiting beside the car. This person got the keys and drove the car away within five seconds. The young man who snatched the keys didn't get in the car but ran away in another direction at full speed. Neither De Silva nor Afastin had time to react, and the two thieves had disappeared without a trace. All this happened in an instant. Afastin beside them didn't even know what was going on. He asked stupidly, "De Silva, do you have a feud with this guy?" De Silva, who was lowering his head to wipe his eyes, couldn't help but shout anxiously, "Go after them quickly!"
"After who? They've run out of sight."
When Alena came out, she asked, "Where's our car?"
The two brothers immediately started blaming each other, saying that the other was useless and couldn't watch the car properly. Alena shook her head and finally commented, "Both of you are useless!"
The three of them sorted out the items in their pockets. De Silva had a gun, Alena still had seven hundred shillings in her wallet, and Afastin only took out two pieces of chocolate, which his sister had given him. To atone for his fault, De Silva went to try to stop a car. Dozens of cars passed by, but none of them were willing to stop. "I was right when I said you two are useless." Alena continued to mock her brothers.
De Silva retorted, "Well, you do it then!"
"Fine, I will. Watch me." Alena said as she walked to the side of the road. After a while, a small car came towards them. She immediately waved her hand and then pulled up her skirt. The driver was a middle - aged man in his forties. When he suddenly saw a blonde beauty showing a snow - white thigh, with a "screech", the car stopped. He stuck his head out and asked, "Miss, where are you going?"
Alena threw a coquettish glance and put on a delicate look. "Sir, my car was stolen. Could you give me a ride?"
"Get in quickly!" The driver agreed without hesitation.
"Wait a minute. I have two brothers. Can they come along too?"
The driver hesitated when he heard there were other men. Afastin was afraid he would refuse. Enduring her disgust, she kissed the man on his dark face and then showed a pitiful expression. "Sir, please help!"
The driver had never had a woman be so enthusiastic towards him since he was born. At that moment, he felt as if he was floating on air, his heart pounding with excitement. He even wished he could give her the car. Alena sat in the front seat and chatted with the middle - aged driver from time to time, while De Silva and Afastin sat in the back seat, sighing and shaking their heads, not knowing whether it was for their sister or their own helplessness. "Are those two really your brothers?"
Alena smiled and asked in return, "Why? Don't we look like it?"
"Not at all. Where are you all going?" the driver asked.
"We're going to Mount Kilimanjaro. Is it on your way, sir?"
The driver actually wasn't going there, but in order to spend more time with Alena, he lied, "I was just planning to go there too. I heard there's an event being held at 'Pride Farm' recently. Are you guys going to attend it too?"
"What event?" This time it was De Silva sitting in the back seat who asked.
"Pride Farm" was originally a mining area. In the past two years, most of the resources had been dug out. The owner of the farm, Jing Qiang, also known as Bald Qiang, directly transformed it into a real farm. "I heard it's an exchange meeting." the driver replied.
Alena turned her head and asked, "Brother, should we go and have a look?"
Four hours later, the car finally reached its destination. The driver reluctantly said goodbye to Alena. At this time, Afastin said, "Alena, that lecher kept touching your leg. Why didn't you resist?" Alena chuckled, "If he didn't, could you two have gotten here?" The three of them had just walked a few steps when De Silva exclaimed, "Look, isn't that our car in front?"
"Yes! Great. What should we do now?"
The car was parked outside a restaurant, and there was no one in it. "The car thieves must be eating inside. You two keep an eye on the car, and I'll go in and find them." De Silva said as he took out a gun from his pocket. Alena reminded him, "Brother, be careful!" With a gun in his hand, De Silva felt much more courageous. He walked into the restaurant. There weren't many people eating. There were four groups in total. He recognized the two car thieves at a glance. The two were drinking, completely unaware that someone was approaching them. When De Silva put the gun to one of their heads, they finally woke up. "Hand over the keys now!" One of them started running as soon as he heard this. "Bang!" De Silva shot him in the calf. The other one seemed to be scared stiff and directly handed over the keys. When the other people in the restaurant heard the gunshot, they thought a robber had come and hid under the dining tables one after another. As De Silva was leaving the restaurant, he turned back and explained, "Don't be afraid, everyone. These two people stole my car, and I'm just getting back the car keys."
The three of them got their car back and didn't want to stay here any longer, fearing another accident. They checked their items and found that a bag and two thousand shillings inside were missing. Over the next two days, they lost the mood to sightsee and just kept going until they finally reached their destination, Lake Chamo. It is a lake in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region in southern Ethiopia, located in the East African Rift Valley. The lake is 32 kilometers long, 13 kilometers wide, with an area of 317 square kilometers, a maximum depth of 14 meters, a catchment area of 18,575 square kilometers, and an altitude of 1,100 meters. The three of them got out of the car and immediately started looking for the bread - shaped rock separately. Unfortunately, after an entire afternoon, they found nothing, and the sky was gradually getting dark. "Brother, could you have translated it wrong?"
"That shouldn't be the case." De Silva wasn't so sure in his heart at this time, and he was saying this more to comfort himself.