After staying in a very dangerous place for a long time, people will pay more or less attention to something, or to put it bluntly, superstition.

In a high-risk place like the battlefield, if there is not a little superstition, it is not normal.

There are many rules on the battlefield, for example, the same match cannot light a third cigarette, for example, the crew of the Air Force cannot take pictures before the flight, and if they want to take pictures, they can only take pictures after landing safely.

In Baghdad, which is undoubtedly a big battlefield, it is not surprising that after living in a place like Baghdad where people die all day long, there are some superstitious claims circulating in PMC circles that are already doing high-risk work.

The convoy passed through two checkpoints and, after two rigorous checks, finally entered the Green Zone.

The Green Zone is the safest place in Iraq, but it is not a building, but a general term for a large area that includes government institutions such as the U.S. Embassy and the Iraqi Council of Representatives, as well as areas dedicated to U.S. staff in Iraq, as well as hotels that are now largely reserved for foreign journalists.

As for ordinary foreigners, unless they want to make a fortune on the ruins of Iraq, can only work in Iraq, or have something to do, as long as their brains are not burned out, no one will come to Iraq.

Their station in the Green Zone was originally used for the US military in Iraq to take a vacation, and after staying in various parts of Iraq for a long time, they have the opportunity to take a vacation. If you can't return home. They are also not allowed to take a vacation in the barracks where they are stationed. I had to relax in the Green Zone of Baghdad, a place where at least I don't have to prepare for combat every day.

Before the withdrawal of the US military, a lot of work had to be done by PMCs, and after the US troops withdrew, the large open space left behind was cheaper, essentially replacing the PMCs used by the US military to fight.

You must know that the U.S. military is withdrawn, but there must always be a step of replacing the U.S. military with arms, such as protecting the personnel of the U.S. consulate and providing security for U.S. businesses in Iraq. There are also things such as providing training for the Iraqi government's army, which are basically done by PMCs now, so American PMCs are still very valued in Iraq, and their status is not low.

Although the PMC is in Iraq to make money, the US military is afraid of death when it fights, but it is not afraid of killing PMCs, whether it is a legal PMC on the surface, or a mercenary who secretly kills people and sets fires, no matter how many deaths there are, no one needs to be responsible for this. So you have to be nice to these PMCs, so. Staying in the PMC life in the Green Zone is still quite beautiful.

In a place where water is scarce in Baghdad, employees from dozens of private armed contractors of all sizes in the United States can still enjoy the swimming pool, and in Baghdad, a place where alcohol is prohibited, mercenaries who do not like alcohol can find plenty of alcohol, and there are even places like kilns.

For the vast majority of PMCs, the Green Zone is just a transit station, and there is also an important significance that they are also like those American GIs, come to the Green Zone to relax, relieve their tense nerves, and then go to various parts of Iraq to carry out various high-tension tasks.

No one knows how many PMCs serve the United States in Iraq, at least a few thousand people, and those who take turns to go to the Green Zone to relax, or wait for a flight to leave, or who have just entered Iraq from a foreign country, are basically given a long or short period of time in the Green Zone.

So there were so many people in the Green Zone that when Gao Yang first entered the place where the PMC gathered, he thought he had come to a resort and not Baghdad.

There was a lot of sand and dust in Baghdad, and the car quickly passed by a crowd of people barbecuing in the hot sun, and although it was far away, it still drew a wave of angry scolding because the sand had soiled their barbecue.

Looking at the beautiful woman in a bikini by the pool, Erin's eyes widened and she lost her voice: "Wow, there are so many beautiful women!" ”

Fellini gestured and said, "It's expensive, oh, you don't need it, well, maybe you need it too, if you need it, just negotiate the price directly." ”

Erin took a sip and extended her middle finger to Fellini, who laughed heartily.

The car was parked outside a makeshift building, similar to a prefabricated house, but even a prefabricated house was certainly better than living in a tent, not to mention that there was air conditioning in the prefabricated house.

After stopping, Fellini pointed to the two board houses that looked not big and said: "It's all for your use, you don't have to pay rent, but you have to take care of your things, there are not many decent people and gentlemen here, it's not strange if you lose anything." ”

"Look, do you see the red house? It's a restaurant, and you have all kinds of flavors, but I'd better eat only Iraqi food, because you can eat the best and purest Iraqi flavor here, and as for the other dishes, forget it, except for expensive, there are no other characteristics. ”

"Look, do you see? The red-roofed houses are Russians, the blue-roofed ones are Americans, the doors are painted black are Iraqis, yes, they are all arms dealers, their main business is not here, they live here just because it is safe, you can choose the arms dealer to buy it, it's all the same, the price is the same, the things are the same, even the service is the same, Fack, I doubt they are the same boss. ”

After finishing speaking, Fellini shrugged his shoulders and said: "If you don't like it here, you can also go to the Sheraton Hotel, where rich people and officials live, but the disadvantage is that Sheraton is now also the place where Iraqis want to blow up the most, okay, the situation has been introduced to you, is there any other problem?" ”

Gao Yang spread his hands and said, "Man, the task, what about our task?" ”

Fellini also spread his hands and said: "Mission, the current task is to wait here, if you have any ideas, you can contact Mr. Tomler directly, but I advise you not to do this, in short, he asks for action, you can act again, the rest, why bother so much." ”

At this time, Erin pointed to the people scattered in the large square in the middle of the residential area, and said curiously, "How many people are here?" ”

Fellini looked outside and said, "There must be more than a thousand people, who knows, there will be more people here at night, if three years ago, Fack, there was not even a place to put his feet here, the pool was like a sardine can, those women, they could earn ten thousand dollars a day, Fack, much more than us." ”

After saying that, Fellini tilted his head and said, "Okay, I've said everything you need to know, get out of the car now, don't be like a curious baby, life here is very simple, you will soon get familiar with it and get tired of it, oh, of course you can stay in the car, as long as you are willing to buy it." ”

Gao Yang smiled: "I really don't mind buying it if it's convenient to ship to the United States, but God knows if we will come to Baghdad again." ”

Fellini's eyes lit up and said: "I can help, it's no problem to transport the car back, it's very simple to get the car to Kuwait first, and then send it to the United States, of course, you have to pay the freight, and the freight is not less than the car price." ”

Gao Yang smiled: "Okay, give me a call, if I want to buy it, give you money, you just send it to the designated place for me, okay man, let's talk about this later." ”

Gao Yang and Irene got out of the car, and then all the people of Satan got out of the car, and then Fellini ran away with the convoy without a trace.

After Gao Yang and the dozen or so people got together, everyone looked around, and then Gao Yang said with a wry smile: "Why, why do I have the illusion that I am here for a vacation instead of a mission?" ”

Andy He stared at the beauty by the pool, stretched out two index fingers to his mouth and whistled loudly, and said with a smile: "It's not an illusion, now it looks like we're on vacation." ”

Cui Bo smiled: "I have gained a lot of insight from listening to those two people bragging in the car, and I said, the PMC life here is too good." ”

Tommy spread out his hands and said helplessly: "Why did I hear that if you have money here, you can live a slightly normal life, if you don't have money, it's better to leave the green zone as soon as possible, money here is not like money, because everything here is expensive." ”

Gao Yang shook his head and said, "We shouldn't stay long, maybe we'll have a phone call in a while, let's go, go buy a gun first, then buy a car, and go to eat when we have all the things we need for the mission." ”

At this time, Raphael suddenly said: Which of you wants to buy a Humvee? “

Erin laughed, "Why, someone is also selling you a Hummer?" ”

Raphael shrugged his shoulders and said, "Yes, twenty thousand dollars for one, how much, how much!" The cars we were in belonged to a man named Fellini, who bought more than 40 Humvees for $3,000 to $5,000 each, and now sold less than 10 of them. ”

Gao Yang said with a smile: "Twenty thousand military bulletproof Humvees are cheap, the same as the ones given away for free, but how are you going to take them?" ”

Raphael laughed: "Fellini sells cars, so of course some of them are in charge of transporting them." ”

Cui Bo took a breath and said, "I like it, but I'm curious where they got these cars." ”

Raphael said: "I heard our driver say that Fellini bought it from the Iraqi army, and as soon as a convoy collected the money, he turned around and took off his military uniform and took a gun as a deserter, and Fellini even bought a Humvee for 200 dollars, if it weren't for the armored cars and tanks or something that were too difficult to get rid of, they were all arms dealers' business, and Fellini even dared to collect tanks." ”

Gao Yang nodded and said, "No wonder, but no one cares?" ”

"Tube, can't manage!" (To be continued......)