Republic Square, Baghdad, Iraq.

The square was crowded with people, and if it weren't for the thousands of military and police officers maintaining order, I am afraid that it would have been chaotic a long time ago.

It's not a demonstration, it's a festive celebration.

In three days, it will be National Day.

While there will be a big celebration on National Day, with the President, Speaker of Parliament and Prime Minister in attendance, the celebration here today is even more important for the people of Baghdad, as Prime Minister Saeed will be here to meet with his supporters.

Theoretically, the president is the head of state, and the speaker of parliament is the deputy head of state, but neither the president nor the speaker of parliament has real power, and the prime minister is the number one leader.

Quite simply, the Prime Minister not only wields executive power, but is also the Supreme Commander of the Iraqi Defense Forces.

This situation in which the President, the Speaker of Parliament and the Prime Minister are in power is related to the situation in Iraq, which has three distinct ethnic and religious factions.

In Iraq, there are two main ethnic groups, Arabs and Kurds.

Although the Arabs and most Kurds are Muslims, the Shiites are the absolute majority among the Arabs, while the Kurds are predominantly Sunni.

In other words, Iraq is divided into Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds.

This composition determines the basic political situation in Iraq.

For more than a decade, it has been the Kurds who have held the presidency, the Sunni leader as the speaker of parliament, and the Shiite leader as prime minister.

Because Shiites make up more than half of the population, the prime minister holds the real power.

Although he was not the first prime minister, Saeed had a high reputation and was even more respected by the Western news media, and was known as the "Jefferson of Iraq".

Quite simply, during his tenure, Saeed did two big things.

First, as commander-in-chief, he commanded the Iraqi Defense Forces to recover Mosul, which was controlled by terrorist groups, to achieve national reunification and deal a heavy blow to separatism.

The second is to unite Sunnis and Kurds to form a ruling coalition and initially achieve ethnic and religious reconciliation.

Although the former has little to do with Said, and the hero is a soldier who fought bloodily on the front line, but being able to reconcile two rival sects and unite the two haters is enough to make Said shine in the annals of history and become a statesman through the ages.

In the eyes of most Iraqis, Saeed is a hero.

Just the majority, of course.

Sitting on the terrace at the top of the building, overlooking the whole square, just facing the hot sun, it must not feel comfortable.

In fact, for Xie Chuyue and Zhang Zilan, the biggest problem in Iraq for a few months is not the heat, after all, Saudi Arabia is the same.

What makes the two unbearable is actually the poor living conditions.

Not to mention food, even coffee, you have to go to the black market to buy it at a high price, and all you can buy is instant coffee with a very bad taste.

If anything, it's that alcoholic beverages can be bought on the black market.

As long as you have money, you can buy even spirits like vodka.

It's a pity that Xie Chuyue doesn't drink, and Zhang Zilan doesn't have a habit of drinking.

The two came to Iraq not to carry out secret missions, but to prepare for the D&F Saudi company to come here to develop the market, that is, to play a front station.

Although the relationship with Saudi Arabia is not very good, Iraq is a market with great potential.

More than a year ago, D&F Saudi Arabia sent a batch of DF762N rifles to the Iraqi Defense Forces for testing at the invitation of the Iraqi Defense Forces.

In fact, it is for the Iraqi Defense Forces to be tested.

As for the effect, it goes without saying much, the officers and soldiers who participated in the trial were full of praise for the DF762N.

It's a pity that Iraq is not Saudi.

After more than half a year of negotiations, D&F Saudi Arabia sold 1,000 units of the basic DF762N to Iraq at a discounted price of $2,000 each.

Because the selling price is so low, all that is sold to Iraq is second-hand goods recovered from Saudi Arabia.

Of course, maintenance was carried out before sale, and the barrel was also replaced.

These DF762Ns are all supplied to elite special forces to replace the M4A1 and HK series rifles obtained from the United States and Germany.

After Iraq got these DF762N, Xie Chuyue and Zhang Zilan came to Baghdad.

According to the contract between the Iraqi Ministry of Defense and Angu, Xie Chuyue and Zhang Zilan were only responsible for providing training to help Iraqi special forces master the use of DF762N.

It's just that, after completing the training, the two stayed.

Quite simply, the Iraqi Ministry of Defense has expressed its intention to purchase more DF762N, at least to replace the standard rifles currently used by elite troops.

According to Wang Dong's arrangement, the two stayed behind and had a good relationship with the Iraqi Ministry of Defense.

In fact, no one can say for sure when the Iraqi Ministry of Defense will be able to obtain the budget.

Let's not forget that the Iraqi Defense Forces have recaptured Mosul.

The DF762N was purchased to equip elite special forces only because in the battle to recapture Mosul, the standard firearms of the Iraqi Defense Forces exposed a large number of problems, especially small-caliber firearms such as the M4A1, and the special forces charging on the front line felt it most really.

On the battlefield, Iraqi special forces prefer to use the aged-out AK-47 rather than the M4A1.

The problem is that Iraq has no money.

After the recapture of Mosul, there was no need for the IDF to change its outfit.

So why spend precious foreign exchange on a new rifle that you don't need for the time being?

Of course, as Iraq's economic situation improves, perhaps at some point in the future it will be considered to replace standard rifles with firearms such as the DF762N.

At that time, it will be hundreds of thousands of purchases and billions of dollars in orders.

Hearing the commotion coming from the square, Xie Chuyue put down the Coke bottle and got up and walked to the guardrail.

In the distance, a convoy headed for the square.

There are police cars in front of the road, and at the head are several full-size off-road vehicles, and in the middle is a Mercedes-Benz sedan, and it is Prime Minister Saied who arrives.

This guy is too bold!

Xie Chuyue glanced at his watch, it was two o'clock, the hottest time of the day, and it was also the easiest time to get sleepy.

On both sides of the road, the military police pulled up a barrier and stopped the people outside.

It's just that such security measures are not perfect at all.

The situation on the scene is so chaotic that no matter how many military and police there are, it is useless, as long as the assassin is not afraid of death, he can get close to Said, not to mention that he can also use human bullets.

Soon, the convoy came to the center of the square.

"That's Said?"

Zhang Zilan also walked over, with a bottle of cold beer in his hand.

Xie Chuyue only nodded and didn't say anything more.

The two of them were about a thousand meters away, and they couldn't see the situation at the scene clearly, and even if they found danger, they could only watch and do nothing.

Of course, the two were not Said's bodyguards either.

In the square, amid the cheers of the crowd, Said, accompanied by several secret service officers, or more precisely personal bodyguards paid for money, walked towards the podium.

There was no attack, and Xie Chuyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.