After Lin Rui and the others arrived in Baghdad, they immediately got into the prepared vehicle with the team members and rushed to Accra Province. Their destination was a small village perched on a hillside. At one of the checkpoints along the way, several Kurdish "Freedom Fighters" soldiers armed with AK-47 rifles suddenly appeared in front of them.

He checked the documents of Lin Rui and the others, and asked them where they came from and where they were going.

"We are members of a military company. Shogishi said.

Crazy Horse had a lot of dealings with these people, and repeated it in Kurdish. The soldiers bought it and let them go immediately. But it could also be because Crazy Horse gave them a box of cigarettes. Anyway, Crazy Horse gave them a playful salute, and then Lin Rui and the others' cars passed through the checkpoint and hit the road again.

"Another Iraq" is the motto of Iraq's Kurdish region, and anyone who has been here will find it very apt. This is not the war-torn Iraq that the world learns about every night in the news. On the contrary, the Kurdistan region is very safe, calm, and welcoming to Westerners.

Unlike Baghdad or much of Iraq, it's green and vibrant, with year-round snow on the mountaintops and rivers roaring through deep canyons. The semi-autonomous government of the Kurdistan region has its own parliament, army, and its own flag, language and culture. The business and construction industries are also booming.

"Hey, dude, is this really Iraq? It's so quiet, it's a bit like some European country. Sergey looked out of the window for a moment, then turned his head and said.

"In the past five years, there have been only two large-scale terrorist attacks in the region: one in 2004, which killed 40 people in the city of Albil, and the second, in March 2008, when a small car bomb exploded outside a hotel in Sulaymaniyah, killing one of the guards. Such a safety record is even better than that of London. Shogan patted Sergei on the shoulder and said, "This is not Baghdad. ”

To tell the truth, the entire Kurdish region of Iraq has shown a new atmosphere of prosperity. New museums, shopping malls, amusement parks and five-star hotels have sprung up.

The journey of Lin Rui and the others began in a border town covered with yellow sand in the border of Zahu, and continued to advance high above the fortress on the top of Amadiyah Mountain. The true charm of this place comes from the beautiful natural scenery, majestic mountains, desert oases and bustling streetscapes, and even people like them will be impressed by the beauty of this place.

"It's a beautiful place, it doesn't look like it's in Iraq. Sergei sighed.

"It's okay here, and a little bit more past can make you feel what war is. Snakeeye shook his head, "There are a few small towns here that haven't experienced war. And those places in the past are hell, and it is said that at most they change hands several times a month, and bullet casings can be picked up all over the ground. It is said that there is a joke that if you find a random house and dig out all the warheads left on it, you can put a few bags of marijuana. ”

"Damn it, can't you let me have some good imagination?" Sergey scolded, turning his head.

"What good can you imagine?" mocked Snakeeye, "it's not like you've been drunk all day, and you've ended up lying in the icy Russian sobering room waiting for dawn." ”

"You don't understand me, man. Schell shook his head and said, "I actually want to meet a local beauty with darker hair in such a place." It's better for her to cook a good dish and then live like this for the rest of her life. ”

"The idea is simple, and it's easy to find such a girl. But the question is, how do you get her to take a fancy to you, a dirty mercenary who smells of gunpowder and has bloody hands. If you don't get drunk every day, you can't sleep. Sergey is a normal woman who will run away when she meets us. Snake Eyes turned to Yelena and shrugged, "Viper, it's not aimed at you, I don't mean to offend. ”

"I've long accepted the fact that I'm not a normal woman. Yelena sneered.

"Okay, don't talk nonsense. Lin Rui, who had been closing his eyes, spoke, "How long are we left from the predetermined location?"

"A maximum of 30 minutes by car, we will be in Zahu. Will Aladdin's men be waiting for us there? I always felt that this old fellow couldn't believe it. Sandro turned his head again and again as he drove.

"He really can't be relied on at other times. But now, he's willing to do anything to save Crystal. Especially not to deceive us at this time. Lin Rui said in a low voice. "Did Cobain hear from Aladdin?"

"Nope. But he said that as long as there is any important information. Will contact us as soon as possible. Shogishi replied.

Lin Rui nodded and said, "That means there is no problem." ”

While they were talking, a motorcade drove by. Caught up with them at a very fast pace. There were four or five vehicles, ranging from old sedans to pickup trucks with armed men. The occupants of the car brandished their guns and motioned for them to stop.

"What to do, boss? Looks like we're in trouble, do we need to deal with them?" said Sandro as he looked in his rearview mirror.

"Pull over, let Lincoln and them stop, don't do anything, and see what they're going to do. Lin Rui said slowly.

"No, we're going to be passive when we get out of the car like this. Sandro whispered, "If they're going to do something to us, we'll have to be prepared." ”

"Don't make a fuss, this is Kurdish-controlled territory. If we want to accomplish this mission, it is better not to offend them. Lin Rui motioned for Sandro to stop the car.

Sandro nodded, then pulled over to the side of the road. Several people opened the car door together and walked down. The militants on the opposite side seemed to be looking at them with great alertness. Lin Rui shrugged, "What's the problem?"

"We're in this area and don't like gunmen very much. One of the militants frowned.

"I don't really like it, it's nowhere near as comfortable with a gun as it is with your bare hands, and in fact it was only when I was five years old that I thought it was a good thing to carry a gun all day long because it would be cool. It's a pity that there is no way, this is our tool. Lin Rui smiled.

"Your papers?" the Kurdish fighter said, looking at him.

Lin Rui handed him a certificate.

"You're from a military company?" the Kurdish fighters were a little curious, "why are you here? And no one can afford to hire you. ”