Chapter 228: The Eve of the Attack
The Grand Europeanist Alliance in Lyon sounds similar to the original European Union, but the two are very different.
The European Union is a pure, pure union, in which all member states are absolutely equal militarily, economically, and politically. This is not the case with the Grand Europeanist Union in Lyon, which is more like the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, although it is called a Union, but with a high degree of centralization of power, more like a state than a Union.
And Germany, there is no doubt that in the future it will play within this alliance, like Russia's role within the USSR, and become the absolute center of the entire alliance.
Thinking of a solution, Leon's originally dull mood was much lighter, and he began to smile and take a closer look at the surrounding scenery, and even the originally unsightly ruins became different in his eyes.
Looking at it, he suddenly realized that Rashid, who had always been happy in the past, felt a little wrong today.
"Mr. Rashid, you seem to be a little unhappy today?" Leon asked suspiciously, "Is it because of the environment here?" β
Leon thinks that Rashid is like this because the ruins of ancient Babylon around him have stimulated him, as much as he has stimulated himself.
"No, Mr. Leon, I'm not unhappy." Rashid grinned reluctantly.
Leon was a little speechless when he heard this, you wrote the sentence "I'm very unhappy and unhappy now" on your face, and you are still hard at this mouth?
Thinking about the watertight performance of Nuri when he fought with him yesterday, Leon wondered how Rashid could suppress the old fox of Nuri.
"Mr. Rashid, just talk to me, maybe I can solve your troubles?"
"Ugh." Rashid sighed, "I was a little uneasy by your conversation with Nuri yesterday, and I'm worried that you'll fall into Nuri's trap, after all, he is notoriously treacherous. β
"Well, Mr. Rashid, I only talked to Mr. Nouri yesterday about some economic cooperation in some countries, and this shouldn't fall into a trap, right?" Leon said with some embarrassment.
As soon as Leon finished speaking, the "grievance" in Rashid's eyes became even stronger.
Sure enough, Germany really took a fancy to that bastard of Nuri and wanted to abandon me and cooperate with him instead! Rashid thought sadly.
"Did you misunderstand something?" Leon looked at Rashid's face and felt more and more that there was something wrong with it.
"You, are you planning to abandon me and work with Nuri instead?" Rashid finally voiced his concerns.
"Abandon you? To work with Nouri? No, of course not. Leon laughed.
As he spoke, Leon quietly glanced at the adjutant who had been following Rashid, and found that he was indeed looking at his side.
After thinking about it for a moment, Leon continued: "We Germans have always valued our commitments, and naturally we will not abandon our allies, but some of Mr. Nouri's proposals are also very good, and he told me yesterday that he no longer wants to support the British in Iraq, so I also intend to have some win-win cooperation with him." Well, maybe you and Mr. Nouri have come to the same conclusion that it would be a good idea to build Iraq together. β
"Me and him? Reaching a consensus? No, it can't be Mr. Lyon. Rashid sneered and said, "He's a liar, Mr. Leon, he's a liar!" He is a lackey of the British, and it is impossible for him to betray the British in his life! Be careful not to be deceived by his rhetoric. β
"It can't be, my man." Leon laughed, "I'm sure Mr. Nouri won't lie to me." β
Rashid listened to Leon and looked at Leon with caring eyes.
The German FΓΌhrer doesn't seem to be as powerful as rumored, but his previous performance ...... Could it be that I had a preconceived idea that I would think he was very powerful? Rashid thought to himself, no! I have to help him recognize who Nuri is, I don't want my allies to be deceived like a fool!
"Mr. Leon, I must remind you......"
Looking at Rashid's posture of educating himself, Leon was anxious, and if he let Rashid continue, he might expose his plan!
"Mr. Rashid, it's too hot." Leon "wiped his sweat" and said, "Why don't we find a cool place to talk about it?" β
"This ......," Rashid thought for a moment and agreed, "Alright, let's find a cool place first, and then we can continue the discussion!" β
A few minutes later, the crowd arrived at the door of a hotel located next to the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon, where SS soldiers and Rashid's guards immediately cleared the area and placed martial law on it, ensuring that everything around them was safe before allowing Leon and Rashid to enter the hotel.
The owner of the hotel was frightened when he saw this situation, and thought that he had been robbed, until he saw Rashid and a middle-aged man walking side by side.
"Hello Mr. Rashid, I am the owner of this hotel." The boss rubbed his hands and smiled and greeted him.
"Hello." Rashid smiled and shook hands with the boss, "I'm deeply sorry for the impact on your business, all your losses today, the 'Golden Phalanx' will be responsible for compensation, I'm very sorry." β
"No, no, no!" When the boss heard this, he said resolutely, "How can I take your money?" You have shed blood and sweat for the independence of Iraq, how can I collect your money? β
Leon looked at the hotel owner with a sincere look in his eyes, thoughtful.
He began to understand a little as to why Rashid's not-so-clever head could beat the old fox of Nuri.
While Leon was thinking, Rashid also finished pulling the skin with the boss, and in the end the boss still "reluctantly" accepted Rashid's compensation request, after all, he is a businessman and puts interests first.
However, in order to show his support for the "Golden Phalanx", the boss still invited all the soldiers present, including those in military uniforms (SS) he did not know, to eat an authentic Iraqi meal - a meal of hundreds of people can cost a lot of money.
Leon, on the other hand, entered the most luxurious room in the hotel with Rashid, and under Rashid's puzzled eyes, he excused himself on the pretext of talking about confidentiality.
"Mr. Leon, I don't understand why you're pushing the others apart." As soon as he entered the room, Rashid asked suspiciously, "The people around me are my confidants, and they can know everything I can know." β
After closing the door, Leon turned and walked to the sofa in the room, sat down and sneered, "You think they can be trusted, right?" β
"Of course!" Rashid affirmed, "The shortest of them who have been with me for 5 years is certainly credible!" β
"I don't think time will prove a person." Leon smiled meaningfully.
"What do you mean, you mean that there is something wrong with the people around me?" Rashid exclaimed.