Chapter 1: The Mysterious Visitor (1) The Arms Dealer

It wasn't until the middle of the night that Raheem White arrived at his rented apartment in Muscat, after a few hours on the plane.

The violent turmoil in the world over the years has brought countless wealth to Rahim's business, but he has never purchased property on a large scale, even if it is a temporary rental house, he also changes it from time to time.

About two days ago, Raheem-White was still stranded in a port in Ukraine, running back and forth, until he watched the last container load onto a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship, and watched the ship sail out of the port and into the open sea, that Raheem put his hanging heart back in its original position.

This is the largest shipment of goods he has shipped from here in recent times, and it is also the most risky batch of goods, but high risk also means high returns, and people in their line of work not only pursue maximum profits, but also prefer the excitement brought by this life of licking blood on the tip of a knife.

The Iran-Iraq war has not been able to affect the overall pattern of the Middle East for eight years, and the most obvious consequence is only to make the living standards of the people of the two countries plummet, and Sashay, who has just stopped, suddenly found that in the years when he and Iraq were busy, the little brother around him suddenly became a rich man with a lot of money.

When Sa's announcement that he would conquer the country and make it a province under his rule, he probably didn't expect that this paper order would shatter the fragile balance in the Middle East and then disrupt the pattern there.

Although this war has a declaration of justice, the main temptation is the rich resources contained in that region, which is the real driving force for this action. Not getting up early without profit is the most suitable rule for international relations.

The long-suppressed Shiites took the opportunity to hold large-scale resistance demonstrations, and some tribal leaders also accused Saddam Hussein of dictatorship and militarism, and the embarrassed Sa's began to carry out frenzied suppression of the Shiites, and then carried out genocide against the Kurds.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance, and these Shiites, who have been bullied for a long time, began to take up arms one after another to set up their own tribal armed forces, and rose up against Saddam's high-pressure politics.

It is not only the Middle East that is in turmoil, the various republics that have been freed from the huge Soviet system have become independent, the old system of power has collapsed in an instant, and the new organs of power have not yet been created, the vacuum of power suddenly makes everything there in a state of anarchy, in less than a few months, soaring prices, the sharp depreciation of the ruble has set back the original comfortable life there for decades, in order to survive, countless state-owned assets were sold in a race to sell, in that extraordinary period, There is almost nothing that cannot be sold, and nothing that cannot be sold.

Among these things that are being sold, the most eye-catching and profitable are all kinds of weapons of killing, including all kinds of destructive weapons that are prohibited by international orders, and for a time, arms dealers from all over the world gathered here.

In the face of the sudden change of the current situation and the plummeting decline in the quality of life, after spending the initial stage of blind obedience and inadaptability, he was surprised to find that he was in charge of a huge untapped gold mine under his hands in front of the countless dollar bills in front of him.

As a result, these powerful and unmanageable military bigwigs have become arms wholesalers, and the countless scientific research institutes and munitions warehouses under their rule have become their inexhaustible supply of goods.

It was at this time that Rahim-White, who had a keen sense of smell, plunged headlong into this lucrative business, and in less than half a year, he became a hot guest in the old hall of the military world in charge of these rich resources, and the reason for this was that Rahim had a huge number of sales channels in his hands, and this alone was enough to guarantee that these bigwigs would have endless money to enjoy for the rest of their lives.

But this time the loading is a little different from usual, the always punctual loading date has been postponed for two days, Rahim, who has been waiting anxiously at the port, urged in many ways to no avail, in the past, he generally used some Ukrainian military relations and money to completely get it, but this time it seems that this method does not work.

Rahim's resentment and confusion are finally clearly illustrated by the scene that took place the evening of the second day, when the ship was postponed.

At dusk, a convoy of military vehicles suddenly drove into the port, which was still very busy at this time, and then the soldiers who got off these military vehicles blocked the area, and Rahim, who had been notified in advance that it was possible to load the ship tonight, witnessed all this on the dock in the dispatch building, and was so frightened that he almost sat down on the ground, you know, although there are many arms dealers around the world, arms smuggling is expressly prohibited, not to mention that his things still have to be sent to the warring areas where sanctions are imposed.

It wasn't until Rahim saw the big sedan he was so familiar with pull into the dock that his heart calmed down a little, and this person was none other than General Yevgeny Volonov, the most powerful man in Ukraine at the moment and the biggest supplier to these arms dealers.

Seeing Rahim, who was running over with a frightened face, General Volonov smiled and opened his arms to meet him.

"Hello, my friend, I knew I could see you again here."

Volonov stepped forward and gave a bewildered Rahim a big hug.

"General, forgive me for my presumptuousness, can you explain to me what the hell is going on? What happened? "Rahim was not infected by Volonov's enthusiasm.

Volonov laughed, patted Rahim on the back hard, and shook his index finger at him: "Don't worry, my friend, you'll see it right away." ”

As soon as Volonov's words fell, another group of military trucks covered with camouflage covers drove into the dock, and Rahim roughly counted ten military trucks, no need to ask, this must be another big deal for Volonov.

And this time it was Volonov who personally led the escort, which shows how much he attaches importance to this transaction, and indirectly proves the unfathomable background and strength of the other buyer.

And what surprised him the most was that as the cargo was finished, two other people also boarded the cargo ship at the last moment.

"It seems that I have been held up here for two days for no reason, all for the sake of your cargo today and these two extra passengers? It's a bit unruly, because for every day my ship is delayed, I lose a lot of dollars. ”

Rahim, who had already relaxed, pretended to exaggerate in order to test the details of Volonov's mysterious deal, and Rahim wanted to know what was sacred about the patron who could get Volonov into battle himself.

"You are my friend, my good partner, I will not let my friend suffer, as long as you ensure that these ten boxes of goods and people arrive safely in Acheng, you will definitely get a big surprise." As he spoke, Volonov slapped Rahim on the back again.

Rahim no longer asked deeply, he knew very well that everything should not be overly pursued, especially in today's situation, what can make Volonov personally come out will never be a force that he can match, this kind of thing is better to know a little, Rahim knows what he can inquire about, what he should not ask, this is his foothold.

While the two were talking and laughing, all the goods had been loaded onto the ship, and Volonov left after arranging the relevant matters.

At midnight, the bulk carrier, laden with all kinds of goods, let out a long roar and began to pull anchor and set sail, and Rahim, who had been nervous for several days, breathed a sigh of relief.

The cargo ship had not yet sailed out of Rahim's sight, and before he could fully catch his breath, a phone call came to his hand, which was also a very unusual thing, because there were only a handful of people who could get through to his satellite phone, and at the same time, the telephone was talking about extremely confidential and important matters.

Rahim took the phone, sat in his large car, motioned for the bodyguard and the driver to go back to the hotel, and then he pressed the button, and the raised barrier completely isolated him from the people in front of him, and Rahim, who was in absolute safety, answered the phone.

Hearing only the other party's voice, Rahim immediately sat up straight respectfully, and accepted with sincere fear, because the caller was not an ordinary person, it was the Great Sieve Sea, which was in charge of a huge tribe on the border between Iraq and Afghanistan, Rahim listened to the instructions on the other end of the phone almost calmly, and all he could do was nod his head in agreement.

Putting down the phone, Rahim calmed down his mood, opened the window, and gave instructions to the driver and bodyguard in front of him, asking them to drive directly to the airport.