At midnight, Li Du woke up with a start. The rain pattered against the window as if to break the glass.
It was the first rain in South Africa since the beginning of spring. According to the climate of the dry season and the rainy season, its arrival meant that the land had come to the rainy season.
Li Du got up and looked out. Thunder, lightning, and heavy rain. It was really bad weather. Fortunately, they did not live in tents. Otherwise, the heavy rain would have washed away the tents.
With the sound of the rain, he fell asleep again.
After some time, Ah Meow and Ah Ow began to cry. Their voices were not loud, and they sounded aggrieved. "Hum, hum, hum."
Li Du rubbed his eyes and got up. He turned on the flashlight to see what was going on.
The two little ones were crying like that, which meant that they had encountered something that made them unhappy.
The light shone on the ground and he saw some water. The four little ones were huddled together, looking at their wet paws with dissatisfaction.
Little Flathead was sleeping soundly. The cold rain made it feel a little uncomfortable, so it shook its head and slept. In short, it was still sleeping.
There was no doubt that the rain had flowed into the house.
Li Du got out of bed and looked. Brother Wolf woke up and said, "Make a drainage channel and drain the water. Boss, you go back to sleep. I'll take care of it. "
It was the right choice for him to hire Brother Wolf. Brother Wolf was very responsible. If there was anything that he could handle, he would never trouble others.
Li Du knew Brother Wolf's temper, so he did not say much and went back to bed.
This became a small episode that night. When he woke up the next day, it was still raining. The rain had lessened slightly, but it was still a heavy rain.
The other houses were all wet, and people were using buckets and basins to pour water out. They were very busy.
There was a drainage channel in Li Du's house. Other than the occasional manual drainage, it formed a cycle, and the rainwater would be drained out of the corner of the house.
This was the first time he had experienced the rainy season in Africa. The rain poured down as if it was free.
Looking at the heavy rain and the hills not far away, Li Du was worried that there would be a mudslide. If that happened, it would really be over.
Fortunately, the rain continued for forty or fifty hours, but the hills did not move.
The rain stopped at noon on the third day. The heavy rain in Africa came and went quickly. One moment it was pouring, the next it was sunny.
The weather cleared, and the Negroes resumed their work in the river.
At this time, the river had risen sharply and almost doubled in width, but the black people didn't care. They rolled up their trousers and wore shorts. Some even went into the water naked.
The more turbulent the current was, the faster the sand would be washed away, and the more time it would take to find the diamond.
Here, everyone kept a low profile when they found a diamond, unlike in the Diamond Park in the United States, where people would shout when they found a diamond.
Li Du was disheartened. He had no interest in this abandoned mine.
After avoiding the heavy rain, he prepared to leave.
Bringing a few people with him, Li Du prepared to bid farewell to Buick. After all, Buick had provided them with shelter from the rain, so he had to thank him.
When he walked out of the house, he saw Buick and the others confronting a group of uniformed police officers by the river.
The people in the river kept coming out, and the people in the houses kept coming out. They all stood behind Buick and the others.
The policeman on the other side waved his hand impatiently and shouted, "Get out of here, all of you! It's going to be the rainy season soon. Don't you want to live? If the landslide comes, all of you will die. "
Li Du nodded. The police had a point. It was very dangerous here.
The black men did not care. They looked at the police in silence. They did not say anything, but they did not retreat either.
The policeman became more and more impatient. He said, "Hurry up and get out of here. Come and line up for inspection. After the inspection, get out!"
A young man behind Buick wanted to speak, but he waved his hand to stop him. Then he said to the policeman, "Officer, if you want us to leave, we are willing to do so. We will leave now, but there is no need for inspection, right?"
The tall policeman looked at him contemptuously and said, "No need for inspection? Then what if you steal something from here? Except for clothes and bedding, leave everything else behind and get out! "
Li Du thought that the policeman was right. During the rainy season, this place was very dangerous.
However, listening to their conversation, it seemed that these policemen wanted to take away the diamonds that the black men had worked so hard to find.
A few black men crossed the river and wanted to go ashore from the other side. However, just as they were about to run, a group of policemen appeared from the woods. They caught up with the black men, knocked them to the ground, and searched their bodies.
Seeing these policemen, Buick's face showed anger. The others were also angry. Someone directly scolded, "He is a traitor!"
The tall black man shouted across the river, "Hey, did you find anything?"
A black policeman laughed loudly and said, "Not bad. These b * stards all have diamonds on them."
The black miners were not willing to let their diamonds be taken away and struggled with all their might.
This made a few policemen unhappy. They took out their batons and hit the miners, causing them to scream.
Buick could not stand it anymore. He shouted to the policemen, "Scotty, are you going to do it too? Why don't you do it to your people? "
The others followed and shouted, "Scotty, you have gone too far."
"When you were young, I should have let you be dragged away by a python. I shouldn't have saved you!"
"You have brought shame to the tribe! You have brought shame to the god of Gibra! "
A young man with a Mohawk among the policemen shouted, "Behave, Buick. You are now suspected of committing a crime. Cooperate with our investigation!"
The tall policeman pointed at Buick and said, "Shut up, don't talk nonsense. Get over there and line up for inspection. Hurry up, we don't have time to waste with you here. "
Buick looked away in disappointment. He then suppressed his anger and said, "Officer, we are not thieves. We are all residents of the neighborhood —"
"Whether you are thieves or not is not up to you. Come over here and line up for inspection. I think you are the thieves who stole the diamonds," the policeman interrupted him.
A young black man shouted, "The diamonds here are ownerless. The mine has gone bankrupt. The government has announced that they are ownerless."
The tall policeman went up and gave him a punch. He said sternly, "Shut up, this is not ownerless. It belongs to the country. What you have stolen is the country's property."
The young black man wanted to resist, but a few policemen pulled out their guns at the same time.
Seeing this, Buick hurriedly shouted, "Charlie, stop talking. Squat down! You squat down! "
The policemen wanted to beat the young man, but the policemen on the other side of the river came around. The young man with a Mohawk, Scotty, said to the tall policeman, "Boss, stop, stop!"
The tall policeman gave him a sidelong glance and said, "What's wrong, kid?"
Scotty said, "Charlie is my brother. Don't treat him like this."
The tall policeman nodded and said, "Okay, for your sake, I will let this kid go."
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