The plane landed at the international airport in Kuwait City, the capital of Kuwait. It's about ten miles from the city. The airport here is not very large, but it is very distinctively built. The new access road from the runway to the southern terminal is designed as a five-pointed star, with each point extending 600 meters. In the center of the pentagram, two scenic hotels form part of the building.

The two men are like tourists, wearing sunhats and carrying travel bags. Instead of heading towards the city center, they rented a car and headed to Iraq. From here to Iraq, one has to cross the border. They drove and didn't see much of the scenery along the way.

In fact, there is no scenery to see, when you are in the city, it is still very prosperous, but the further you go inland, the more desolate it becomes. Locals rarely move outside. There was sand and dust along the way, and there were some dwarf plants in the desert. The two of them kept moving forward according to the navigation.

In the evening, they stopped at the border, intending to cross the border and enter Iraq. Their passports have been forged, and it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish between real and fake, so there is no need to worry about not being able to go to Iraq. So they passed through the checkpoints on both sides of the border and went directly into Iraqi territory.

The barbed wire door was opened, and a soldier armed with an AK rifle on the Iraqi side beckoned and gestured to the two men to get out of the place as quickly as possible.

"We want to go to Baghdad's Green Zone, in which direction?" Qiu Fengyu popped his head out of the window and said to one of the soldiers, "We missed the time and had to travel overnight. As he spoke, he took out a few packs of cigarettes and threw them at the soldiers who were gathered around.

"You'll have to go through this area, but it's not peaceful, because there are more factions here, and although the Sunya faction is relatively mild, there will still be people from other factions coming over. You know, we have a lot of faith here......" took Qiu Fengyu's cigarettes, and the soldiers seemed to be very talkative.

It's just that Qiu Fengyu's English makes it a little difficult for these people to hear it, and they can express the meaning clearly by gesturing.

"Thank you, we are guests and deserve warm hospitality." Qiu Fengyu smiled at them, and then drove away. This area, as the soldiers said, is indeed not very peaceful. In fact, these soldiers are all members of the Sunye sect. In Iraq, people from this faction are relatively supportive of the current government, and they are relatively large in the government. There are also very important religious leaders who support more people, so they are relatively large sects in Iraq.

"We're leaving?" Qiu Fengyu drove the car, and Billie next to him said to him, "We missed the hotel, and if we go like this, we may meet some people from other sects, who are not as good as these soldiers." It's not a few packs of cigarettes that will please them. ”

This woman is not optimistic about Qiu Fengyu's small way of flattering, and seems to be a little disdainful. But Qiu Fengyu didn't care, but refueled violently. The road is bumpy, and the roads here are badly damaged. Thankfully, it's a car with good off-road performance. As he drove, he said to her, "I don't plan to travel at night. When we set out, I prepared a tent and some water and food to keep us going to Baghdad tomorrow. In front is Basra, a large city in Iraq. But it is not the traditional control area of the Sunyes. The place is chaotic and we have to walk through the city before we can breathe a sigh of relief. So we're going to drive for another two hours or so, and after we cross the city, we're going to have a short break. ”

"Well, you always have a reason!" Billie agrees with Qiu Fengyu's analysis, but still refuses to admit defeat.

Qiu Fengyu can't go inside the city, but around the city, but if you go around the city, the road is very bumpy, and there are no street lights on the simple road, everything depends on his own driving experience to control all this. And it's even faster, because the lights are still bright at night. It may attract some of the rangers in Iraq.

Now in this area, there are still some scattered organizations and teams. Many of them were Iraqi regulars who had been destroyed by the U.S. military. When the army was dispersed, they lost their binding force. And weapons. So these people formed their own teams, and they did not belong to any sect, and lived by raiding houses and houses.

They don't dare to go to the big cities, no matter which sect controls the area, they can't please them. So their goal is very simple, that is, those scattered travelers or soldiers of the army, or even some United Nations organizations and aid materials. In particular, some of the aid organized by the Americans.

Of course, the supplies transported by the Americans were escorted by soldiers, and they were relatively hard and difficult to gnaw. However, there are also strong organizations that have heavy firepower. In particular, there are one or two organizations that are also specially equipped with anti-tank MANPADS. It can easily destroy American armored personnel carriers.

Although this is a bit risky, high risk means high returns. Because the things that are escorted by the US military are generally good things. There are weapons and equipment, medicines, food, etc. Sometimes they even use the anti-tank weapons they have stolen from the US military and use them to rob the US military again.

This is also a headache for the US military, which belongs to the kind of organization that hits and runs and has no base. I don't know how to exterminate them. Therefore, although several large-scale troops were dispatched, it did not have any effect. Especially against the backdrop of the anti-war withdrawal in the United States. In this area, there will be no large-scale military operations in the US military. The number of U.S. troops stationed here has also dropped from 1,500 to 300, including more than 50 civilians.

The number of people was drastically reduced, and in the end, the US troops stationed here basically did not make any other contribution except for self-preservation. Sometimes they can only huddle in their camps to ensure that they are not attacked. There is no support for those who are attacked in the vicinity.

After crossing Basra, the car continued on and finally stopped at the water's edge. Leaning against the lake, Qiu Fengyu beckoned Billie to set up a tent. At this time, it was already past two o'clock in the morning. Billie didn't say anything, she knew that the important thing now was to take a good rest, recuperate, and then continue to go.

There was only one tent, and two people got into a sleeping bag. The temperature difference between day and night here is relatively large, and it is still a little cold at night. Although they were in a tent, neither of them had the heart to think about the affairs of men and women. It was very quiet, and then it was so quiet that I couldn't even hear the wind.

Because it was next to the lake, the cold air of the night penetrated into the tent, which made Billie feel refreshed. She felt as if she wasn't sleepy. The nerves are tense, and I am afraid of a sudden attack, and I also have the excitement of going out to work for the first time. She decided to give up her previous suspicions and play a real husband and wife with Qiu Fengyu. So she decided to take the initiative to communicate with Qiu Fengyu.

"Is this Lake Hamar? I've done research on the map. Billie whispered, she had to suppress her voice, for in the silent night sky without the woods, the sound would travel far away. Even if it's a small sound.

"Yes, here it is." Qiu Fengyu nodded, "There used to be a lot of people living here, but now it's inaccessible. All of this was provoked by war. Look at the good things you Americans have done. He muttered, then rolled over to Billie's side.

"It's much better than those innocent people living under tyrants." Billie craned her neck and said she wanted to justify her country's actions, but she also knew that the U.S. government was to blame for the current situation in Iraq. But she refused to admit her mistake, "Don't forget, you're an American now, too." There was sarcasm in her language.

"No, I just got a green card and didn't take the citizenship test, so I'm not a U.S. citizen now, you can say I'm Chinese, you can say I'm Ukrainian, in fact, I did come to the U.S. with a Ukrainian passport." So there is a difference between the two of us. American! ”

"Really? So why did you even come to the United States? And to help the CIA carry out this mission, to protect the Americans? Billie was very unimpressed, she thought that it was Qiu Fengyu quibbling.

"Do you mean that stubborn old man? No, I'm just here to return the favor of a friend. Honestly, if it weren't for this mission, what did his life or death have to do with me? Qiu Fengyu responded lightly, "As for why I came to the United States, it's just a coincidence, in fact, many countries are my choice, as long as I can find a peaceful life, anywhere may become the object of my visit." And I just happened to save a rich Ukrainian man who wanted to come to the United States, so I ...... Here I am, it's as simple as that. ”

"You're using strong words." Billie sneered, "You're selfish and cold-blooded, no matter what nationality you are. Everyone's life is precious. They are all worth protecting. ”

"Haha, typical American thinking. I always think that I can protect everything, I always think that I can uphold justice, but in fact...... You can ask any Iraqi if they welcome the continued presence of U.S. troops here. Qiu Fengyu shook his head, "To be honest, I don't like this deputy minister of defense, a belligerent old man. ”

"You're not an American, so you don't have the right to talk about him."

"But I'm protecting him." Qiu Fengyu replied, "Okay, little girl, go to sleep, what we need now is to keep ourselves in a good mental state, not to fight here." But...... If you want to do what you want to do with me here as a couple, I'm more than welcome. ”

"Dream, you arrogant pervert." Billie cursed, turned her back to Qiu Fengyu, and didn't intend to pay attention to him. But she didn't feel sleepy at all, and after tossing for a while, Qiu Fengyu's deep breathing sound was already heard in her ears. This damn big-hearted man actually fell asleep like this. (To be continued.) )