In northern Iraq, on the alluvial plains of the Tigris River, three Humvees drove past at high speed, their tires running over the salinized crust of the ground, kicking up a cloud of sand and dust behind the convoy.

Gu Zhenyang and the others did not choose to go south directly, but under the guidance of Yang Qian, they bypassed the area around Mosor, followed Highway 80 all the way south from the northeast, and crossed the Tigris River from a small place called Erbil, before they really entered the Mesopotamian plain.

As far as the eye can see, there is a hardened saline land, and there are some farmlands on both sides of the riverbank, and the surrounding area is a desolate scene. It's hard to imagine that there was once a glorious ancient Babylonian empire in this land.

While driving, everyone did not speak, and a sense of agitation spread through the secret service.

In a sense, whether it is Gu Zhenyang or the Alpha team, they are all the same. They all belong to the kind of fighters who don't ask who the enemy is, only where the enemy is. But now the question is, where is the enemy?

In the past, all the operations they were responsible for would have a clear goal and instructions, but this time the top was really anxious, and the special service team was sent over without any intelligence support. So the rhetoric of not asking who the enemy is, but only asking where the enemy is, became a complete joke.

If only the OAOA had a really efficient information transmission system, I don't know where the enemy is? Then just scratch your tongue and ask one by one. Grab a few more and you'll always find a reason.

What really drove the secret service team crazy was that according to the results of the interrogation of the group of mercenaries, the internal organization of OAOA was quite chaotic, and even the teachings of the evil gods they worshipped were incomplete.

As for messaging, the whole thing is even more chaotic, with conflicting orders abounding, and in many cases, even members of the OAOA don't know what they're doing.

In this way, the command of the scum can also lay down a huge territory that spans three countries? Gu Zhenyang said that this is really the enemy is too scum, if it is put in China, you dare to engage in cults and devil worship? There is no need for the military and police to dispatch, and a chengguan brigade will single-handedly pick them all out.

After a whole day's walk, when the sun was about to set, a small city with a little light appeared in front of the secret service.

The tribes of YLK are not just primitive nomadic tribes in the traditional sense. They have their own armed forces, control local taxes and public resources, and are semi-independent both militarily and politically.

This is a bit similar to the vassal states of those princes who were divided into Huaxia in ancient times, only nominally obeying the leadership of the central government, and doing whatever they needed to do in private.

"I accompanied the people of PetroChina to this tribe the year before last, and they got along quite happily at that time, and their leader was called Abdul Aziz. Anyway, I'll talk when the time comes, just don't make trouble. ”

Seeing that the destination was close in sight, Yang Qian quickly explained to Gu Zhenyang and the bayonet in a car.

Not long after, Yang Qian seemed to think of a very important thing again, and slapped the back of the driver's seat with her hand again and again and said, "Quick, stop!" Take down all the OAOA flags on the car antenna! ”

"Stop!" The bayonet said in the communication system.

Since Yang Qian was in such a hurry to let them take off the OAOA flag, then she had her own reasons, so the bayonet commanded, the three cars stopped, and several team members climbed to the roof of the car to remove the flag from the antenna.

After taking off the flags on the three cars, Gu Zhenyang felt that it was a pity that these flags were directly lost, and maybe they could be of some use in future actions. So he said, "Fold all the flags and give them to me, and these original goods may be useful in the future." ”

The three Humvees started again, and the team finally reached the edge of the town before the sun set.

"There is a situation" The bayonet hit the brakes, the speed of the car suddenly slowed down, and looking ahead from the windshield, there was an improvised roadblock on the road about 50 meters ahead, and several militiamen with AK47s on their backs were standing guard in front of the roadblock. The bayonet drove the Humvee to the roadblock and stopped, and the militiamen surrounded him with guns.

"The people inside, put down their weapons and come out to be examined!" After the Humvee stopped in front of the barricade, a militiaman in a denim suit stepped forward and shouted while knocking on the window glass with his hand. Several people next to him were also loaded, and the muzzles of their guns leaned over this side intentionally or unintentionally.

"What to do? What was the man babbling? The bayonet looked back at Yang Qian, he didn't understand the local Arabic, let alone the local dialect of YLK.

"It's for us to lay down our arms and be examined. I'll deal with it, bayonets, crows, and tell your people not to be impulsive. With that, Yang Qian pushed the car door and walked out of the car, and also talked to the militia in the local dialect.

"Be prepared for battle, but be careful, if the other side doesn't shoot, let's not shoot." The bayonet said as he turned on the communicator.

It seems that Yang Qian should know the tribal armed personnel who came up and knocked on the car window, and after seeing Yang Qian get out of the car, the man let out a cry of surprise, and shouted "Yang!" Poplar! Then he muttered a lot of words to Yang Qian, Gu Zhenyang, who they couldn't understand at all.

Gu Zhenyang rolled down the window and asked, "How is it?" Can we go? ”

"Okay, I'm lucky today, the person in charge of this roadcard is a friend I met when I was here last time." Seeing the old acquaintance in other places, Yang Qian's originally somewhat gloomy mood was much better, and beckoned the man to sit in the car together.

After all the setbacks, the Secret Service team finally got off to a good start on OAOA's turf. Maybe the clue to the game can be found here.

The barricade was pushed aside, and the three vehicles of the special service team drove in, and this was only a small success.

The reason why this tribe was chosen, in addition to Yang Qian's past friendship with them, was also due to its scale, the Nimur tribe with only a few tens of thousands of people was far less large than those large tribes.

YLK's largest tribe is called the Al-Jabouri, with a total population of more than 10 million, which is more than the population of many small European countries combined, and it is as difficult to meet a tribal leader there as it is to meet a president.

Because there was no official endorsement of the identity, under Yang Qian's guidance and Gu Zhenyang's gold bar offensive, he finally waited for a tribal elder who was familiar with Yang Qian to relax and promised to help them introduce them to the tribal leader.

After waiting for a full day, in the evening of the next day, someone finally took Gu Zhenyang and Yang Qian to the most luxurious house in this small town, and in the dining room of this house, the two met the leader of the Nimr tribe and the actual ruler of this land of thousands of square kilometers, Abdul Aziz.

Aziz looks to be about 40 years old, which is when a man is most ambitious. He doesn't have the fat that ordinary YLK people almost always have, but he seems to be very strong. There was a shrewdness in the eyes above the hooked nose.

"Serim is coming to Icum." Aziz said, getting up from his chair and shaking hands warmly with the two men in turn.

Gu Zhenyang looked confused, and whispered to Yang Qian: "What does he mean?" ”

"Woalai Ikum Serum"

Yang Qian replied to Aziz, and then whispered to Gu Zhenyang, "May peace be with you, generally speaking, it means that you are good." ”

As a tribal leader with a size of tens of thousands of people, Aziz was such a shrewd person, from the brief exchange between Gu Zhenyang and Yang Qian, he sensed that something was wrong, so he immediately changed to English, "Welcome to the two of you, especially Miss Yang is here again." Come, try our YLK food first. ”

The dishes on the table are very rich, roast lamb, roast chicken, grilled fish, fried fish, beef, a variety of salads and desserts. The staple food is a kind of dough cake similar to Xinjiang baked naan. also prepared chopsticks for Gu Zhenyang and Yang Qian very intimately.

Aziz on the other side was eating very deliciously, but in the face of the sumptuous dishes, Gu Zhenyang had no appetite, although he knew that things were not in a hurry, but now he was eager to reach an agreement immediately, get the information and hurry to save people.

Seeing that Gu Zhenyang had not moved, Yang Qian quietly poked Gu Zhenyang with her hand and whispered in Chinese, "Eat a little, this is etiquette." ”

Aziz on the other side also sensed that something was wrong, put the naan with the mutton rolled in his hand on the plate and said, "What? Dishes not up to your liking? ”

"No, no, it's a sumptuous feast, thank you for your hospitality, it's just a little on my mind." Gu Zhenyang hurriedly explained.

"Then eat first, people always have to eat, no matter what happens, only when you have a full stomach can you have the strength to do it." Aziz said, picking up the dough from the plate again and taking a hard bite.

Aziz was right, the truth was indeed such a truth, so Gu Zhenyang also picked up a piece of dough and sandwiched it with beef, put it in his mouth and bit it fiercely.

YLK is a little different from the domestic habits, domestic people like to talk about things while eating, while YLK people like to drink and chat while drinking tea after a meal.

Seeing that Gu Zhenyang hadn't done it again for a long time, and his face became more and more impatient, Yang Qian picked up the napkin on the table and handed it to Gu Zhenyang, and said to Aziz casually: "Honorable Mr. Aziz, thank you for your hospitality, we have eaten." ”

"Miss Yang is my friend, and I am very happy to come to me again."

After saying that, Aziz clapped his hands, and several people immediately came outside the door, only to see them remove all the dishes on the table and replace them with various desserts. He brought a pot of tea and a small stove with a charcoal fire in it, put it on the table, and bowed out.

Aziz slowly put the teapot on the stove and added a few sugar cubes to the teapot before looking at Yang Qian and said, "I don't know what good news Miss Yang and this gentleman will bring to me and my tribe when they come to me this time." We can talk while drinking. ”

Gu Zhenyang and Yang Qian glanced at each other, Yang Qian looked directly at Aziz and said, "Dear Mr. Aziz, we have come to your territory from a distant place to seek your help. ”

"Where do you represent? What to do? What do I get in return? Aziz asked tentatively. Too many people have come to him these days. The people of country A, the people of country R, the Syrians, and the OAOA armed forces who believe in evil gods all have bad intentions.

"You can call me a crow, I don't represent any force, you can be a person who doesn't exist."

"Oh?" Curious, Aziz made a gesture to continue.

"We need to get the kidnapped people out of the hands of the OAOA, we want to get some help from you, and we need to get all the news you know about the OAOA. We are willing to pay whatever it takes. ”

didn't wait for Yang Qian to speak, Gu Zhenyang really couldn't wait, so he simply directly pointed out the problem and said it directly.

“OAOA…… Those who believed in the devil were not Allah's followers, but they were powerful and cruel. Aziz looked at Gu Zhenyang, his eyes flashing with danger.

"We want to get those people out of the OAOA, we just need some leads." Yang Qian opened her mouth to persuade.

OAOA has been developing very aggressively lately, and at one point it was attacking YLK less than 40 kilometers away from the capital. At the same time, Yang Qian was using force to pull Zhuang Ding from the local tribe at will, Yang Qian understood Aziz's concerns about OAOA very well, and he had to bow his head when he was under the eaves.

The tea had already begun to boil, Aziz touched his beard, reached out and picked up the kettle, poured black tea into the teacup on the table, and put it in front of Gu Zhenyang and Yang Qian.

I saw Aziz holding the teacup and thinking for a while, and said, "I'm sorry, please go back." It's like you've never been there. I allow you to leave my territory after it has been repaired, this is the limit of what I can do, and I cannot bring the war to my tribe because of you. May Allah bless you. ”

"Thank you very much for your hospitality." Yang Qian stood up and bowed deeply.

There was nothing to do, Yang Qian pulled Gu Zhenyang and prepared to leave. But Gu Zhenyang has a characteristic, that is, he never gives up easily, and when everyone feels that something is impossible, he still wants to die again.

When Yang Qian had just opened the door and was about to let Gu Zhenyang out, Gu Zhenyang turned around and said, "Mr. Aziz, we are going to put an end to a terrible crime, I have heard Allah's messenger say: If any of you sees a sinful thing, let him stop it with his hands, if he can't; then stop with his mouth, if he cannot; Then stop it with your heart, which is the weakest faith. ”

"Mr. Aziz, are you going to betray your faith?"

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