Chapter 1055 Things are going to get serious

Jack could guess what Elijah said after he brought the deceived women to their destination. It was nothing more than "You have withstood the test of God" and so on.

22 people, minus Elijah and the 7-year-old boy Nicholas, there were exactly 10 men and 10 deceived women left. The calculations of these bastards were so loud that it shook the sky.

Before dark, the wanted criminal team regrouped in Arusha. Detective Pollino also brought Tumo Makani and his two men over, and they also came with a very bad news.

Tanzanian officials have lost their patience and have decided to send out the army for a large-scale search.

The grassroots organizational structure of this country is full of damn slackness. Most civil servants are already very responsible if they can handle one or two official duties seriously every week.

Most of their time in the week is spent on socializing and entertaining. After the arrival of the FBI, conscientious officials like Detective Pollino who did not directly shirk their responsibilities are rare even in the country.

The top leaders of Tanzania are obviously well aware of this, and their only hope seems to be the army composed of non-commissioned officers trained by the University of East Africa.

The clues collected by the wanted criminals team have not yet been synchronized with the top leaders of both sides, but even if they are synchronized, it should not change this decision.

Tourism is the main source of foreign exchange income for Tanzania, exceeding US$1 billion per year.

In addition to the beautiful Zanzibar Island, the natural scenic spots such as Mount Kilimanjaro, the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, and Lake Victoria around Arusha are also world-famous.

Most ordinary people in the world have an impression of Africa, mostly from documentaries shot by crews including the Geographic Channel in the local area.

For those wealthy people who like wild animal specimens, the first choice of hunting ground is also the wildlife control area in Tanzania.

Therefore, the top leaders of Tanzania are most worried that this incident is a kidnapping of foreign tourists by domestic criminals, which will be a devastating blow to the local tourism industry.

Originally, the wanted criminals team did not feel too urgent. Handling cases in other countries is an assisting nature. It is easy to cause disgust among local police and officials if they always make comments or take over the lead.

Whether it is sending troops to search on a large scale or the two countries issuing statements to make the case public, it will not affect their investigation and solving the case step by step. It is just a little more troublesome.

But now the case is basically clear. The troublemakers have nothing to do with the Tanzanian side, but these American tourists are messing with the cult themselves.

Once this news is reported to the top leaders of both sides, it will be a lot of fun. The top leaders of Tanzania may not feel anything about it, but the old Americans will definitely react instantly.

The story started in the 1970s. One year, a saint "Messiah" with mind reading and healing skills came to California.

The real name of this "Messiah" is Jim Jones. Among his believers and supporters, there are many well-known politicians and wealthy people, including a former vice president.

Jim Jones founded the "People's Temple" before coming to California, and in the nearly 20 years that followed, he expanded the number of his loyal believers to more than 1,000.

When the time came to 1977, there were more and more voices questioning whether the "People's Temple" was actually a cult. Jim Jones, who was "unbearable", moved to Guyana in South America with more than 1,000 of his most loyal believers.

These people established their own commune in an abandoned town in Guyana and named it Jonestown, living an isolated life, which sounds pretty good.

But in fact, all believers were deprived of personal freedom, and everyone had to offer unlimited worship, unlimited loyalty and absolute obedience to this "Messiah".

In this isolated "paradise", Jim Jones became a true God. He could do whatever he wanted with the female believers he chose and enjoy the love of everyone.

In addition to daily labor, believers also had to confess according to the rules he wrote, and female believers who had been favored even had to publicly share their wonderful experiences and happy moods.

In order to test the loyalty of believers, Jim Jones often organized various obedience tests and let believers drink the so-called "poisoned wine".

Even the dumbest people will wake up one day. A large number of believers sent letters to the country through various channels for help. The California prosecutor who received the letters went through the inquiry process as usual.

This process went from the Ministry of Justice to the State Department, and finally to the US Consulate in Guyana. The result was naturally nothing happened.

At this time, a good-hearted congressman Ryan, who sympathized with the "People's Temple", jumped out. He decided to take reporters to Guyana in person to refute those absurd rumors with facts.

The truth cannot be covered. When all the truth was finally exposed, Jim Jones's armed guards opened fire directly on the congressman's plane when it left, resulting in 5 deaths and 12 injuries to the group, including the congressman and the accompanying reporters.

That night, Jim Jones once again conducted an obedience test on his believers, but this time the "poisoned wine" used was real and highly toxic cyanide.

When the Guyanese army, which was ordered to disarm the People's Temple, arrived at Jonestown the next day, they were faced with 913 bodies, including Jim Jones himself, of which 276 were children and infants.

These children and infants were killed by their parents and others who fed them poisoned wine or injected them with cyanide.

There were only four survivors of this tragedy, which was the highest death toll caused by non-natural disasters in American history before 9/11.

The case before everyone now is simply a replica of the Jonestown tragedy. If it is not handled properly and causes serious consequences, the news will be able to evoke painful memories of the people in a minute when it is reported back to the country.

It will definitely be a political storm that can be big or small, both at home and abroad, and the first to bear the brunt will naturally be the FBI who come to handle the case.

Although the Tanzanian army is said to be one of the few "elites" in Africa that can achieve infantry-tank coordination without crushing their own people, even Jack dare not bet on them.

At the same time, on the other side of the earth, as Hotchner and Reed deepened their investigation in Texas, more and more evidence was presented to everyone.

"Elijah's parents are a pair of religious fanatics. They have a total of 8 children. Elijah is the youngest one. His brothers and sisters are named Ezekiel, Isaac, Luther, Caleb, Miriam, Rachel and Samuel."

Hearing the names of people mentioned by Hotchner on the phone, Detective Pollino and Old Muto couldn't help but stare at each other.

"What does this mean?" The two locals who knew almost nothing about religion said in unison.

"Including the name Elijah, they are all prophets in the Old Testament, which is a classic that the leaders of the cult like to quote the most." Jubal explained roughly.

"So we are facing a religious lunatic who has been brainwashed by his parents since childhood." Hannah sighed helplessly, took out the sighting route map she and Jack had drawn before from her pocket and spread it on the table.

"Elijah and his psychopathic followers have kidnapped 10 women and 1 child and want to build their 'Garden of Eden' in Africa. We need to find their camp without alerting them."

"Elijah must have planned for a long time. Those materials should be used to build the camp. The problem is that once the army arrives, there will definitely be a big commotion."

Clay agrees with Jack that military intervention will only do harm.

Elijah was able to seduce Tumer Makanni's followers and turn them into accomplices to assist him in kidnapping. Not long ago, he mercilessly executed his loyal deputy Jacob Bruce.

All of this fully proves his ability to incite and execute. Such a guy should not be treated too carefully.