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Chapter 1252: Guardian of the Bay (Third update, please subscribe)
A car came out from behind the vast sand dunes, raising a cloud of yellow dust as it drove.

Although it was a desert, the driver was obviously familiar with the terrain of this area. He drove through the sand dunes skillfully. After passing through the sand dunes, he drove into a Gobi desert. At this time, he said to the co-pilot:

"Tell the people behind us that we will soon be crossing the border! Tell them to be careful. If there is a patrol, have them get off the bus and head south. The rest depends on luck!"

When the co-pilot was shouting at the car hood at the back, the men, women, big and small children in the car hood all looked out of the car nervously.

"Don't worry, we've come this far, and everything will be smooth sailing..."

The man comforted his wife and looked in the other direction without a trace of nostalgia in his eyes.

A few years ago, he, like others, opposed the king's rule, believing that the king was the spokesperson for Western countries. He believed that only by overthrowing the king's rule could Iraq usher in a new life.

Later the king was overthrown and even killed.

But what about Iraq?

After overthrowing the king's rule, Qassem, as the leader of Iraq, continued to purge those who held dissenting opinions. Some were secretly arrested and then disappeared, some were shot on the streets, and some had their property confiscated. It seemed that overnight the country was full of enemies, and Iraq was fighting those "enemies".

He originally thought that after the overthrow of the king, Iraq would be reborn. Yes, Iraq is now reborn. In the three years since the overthrow of the king, millions of Iraqis have fled the country. For Iraq, which has a population of only 700 million, such a population loss is extremely serious. After all, most of those who fled Iraq are young and middle-aged, and most of them are educated.

Now, it was finally his turn. After sensing the danger, he finally escaped from Baghdad and fled abroad in order to protect himself and his family.

Just as the car was driving among the sand dunes, a camel caravan in the distance had already spotted them. The Bedouins wrapped in white robes riding on the camels looked at the truck. The leader made a gesture, and they immediately rushed towards the truck, shouting.

"There are robbers!"

"Hurry, drive faster..."

The driver was about to speed up when gunshots were heard. It was the Bedouins who rushed over on camels, intercepting the truck and shooting at it.

“There’s gunfire!”

When the gunshots were heard, Lin Xuebin, who had a similar headscarf wrapped around his head, quickly stood up from the off-road vehicle and looked in the direction of the gunshots through a telescope.

"Boss, could it be the Iraqi army intercepting the refugees?"

As soon as Wang Kun, who was driving the car, finished speaking, Lin Xuebin pointed in the direction where the gunshots came from and said:

"Let's go over and take a look."

As the Warrior SUV drove towards the direction where the gunshots came from, Lin Xuebin, sitting in the passenger seat, squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky. The scorching sun was still high in the southwest sky!
Licking his cracked lips, listening to the gunshots in the distance, Lin Xuebin subconsciously reached out to touch his rifle. Soon, he saw those people - a group of Bedouins riding camels, surrounding a truck. No need to guess, everyone knew what they were doing. The passengers on the truck were driven off, and they knelt on the ground, praying for something.

"It's a robber!"

Without any hesitation, Lin Xuebin said:

"Get rid of them!"

As soon as the words fell, the machine gunner in the back seat operated the machine gun on the gun rack and fired at the Bedouins. The sudden rain of bullets scared all the Bedouins.

"It's the Black Knight..."

As soon as they reacted, they all fled away on their camels. In this unowned land, the Black Knight had long been famous and had become synonymous with the god of death.

But the bullets seemed to have eyes and were chasing them, but they still managed to escape after leaving behind more than a dozen corpses.

The driver who had luckily escaped and the passengers who were kicked off the bus looked at the car coming from a distance with different expressions. The man among the passengers finally breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"It's the Black Knight of the Oil Company. We are safe now!"

This area nominally belongs to the Hassa Emirate but actually belongs to the oil company. The oil company controls everything here. Even the Hassa Emirate was able to regain its rule over this land with the help of the oil company.

The Black Knights are the security guards of the oil company, mercenaries with tanks and planes. They not only protect the company, but also maintain law and order in the area.

It is precisely because of this that many people call them the "Guardians of the Bay." Soon, Lin Xuebin and his team drove up to these people. Looking at the passengers who survived the disaster and the bodies on the ground, he asked:
"Do any of you speak English?"

The reason for asking this is that Lin Xuebin does not speak Arabic, and in Iraq, only the educated people basically speak English. After all, it was once a British trusteeship.

The man quickly stretched out his hand and said:

"Sir, I can speak English."

Looking at the man in front of him, Lin Xuebin said:
"Okay, now you are safe. After you leave here, there will be a refugee camp. You can stay there first."

The refugee camp is used to accommodate refugees like them who have fled from Iraq. However, the refugee camp is not managed by the United Nations or other organizations, but by the Kingdom of Iraq!
Four years ago, when a military coup broke out in Iraq, Prime Minister Nuri Said successfully escaped from Baghdad and then contacted Princess Addis who was in Southeast Asia. Because the royal family was massacred, Princess Addis's son Shia became the King of Iraq.

Although they were just exiles, they were recognized by many countries including Southeast Asia. They then set up refugee camps in Jordan, the Nejd region and the Hassa Emirate. While accommodating the refugees, they also re-established the kingdom's army.

Although the kingdom's army was small in number, its existence was a serious threat to Abdul Karim Qasim in Baghdad.

"It is precisely because of the existence of the kingdom that Cassim is frantically searching for the so-called enemy!"

In an office in the refugee camp, the man looked at the officer in front of him and told him all the information he had.

"...According to his orders, in addition to secretly arresting people and then disposing of them in the desert, in order to make people feel fear, the intelligence agency would also assassinate them publicly on the streets..."

Jabbar did not say anything as he listened to the intelligence revealed by the intelligence colonel in front of him. This information was all what they already knew. It was precisely because of Qasim's massacre that millions of Iraqis fled.

“So what’s the situation in Baghdad now?”

"Everyone hates Cassim..."

Hussein thought for a moment and said:
"Many people miss the king's rule, Major. Many people. I am in charge of this investigation. I know very well that now it is not just Baghdad, but also the Kurds in the north and the Shiites in Basra. Everyone misses the king. In the king's era, perhaps he was closer to the West, but at least everyone was safe and equal, and would not be suppressed for tribes and other reasons. But it was different in Qasim's era. Especially the Shiites and Kurds, they were suppressed in various ways..."

This is the Iraq of today. When Hussein said this, his tone was full of helplessness. They were inspired by the Egyptian Free Officers who overthrew the Egyptian monarchy and launched a military coup. They originally thought that they could get rid of the control of Western countries over Iraq.

But then?
The development of the situation was far beyond their expectations. Not only did Iraq fail to become the prosperous and strong country they had hoped for, but it even fell into endless turmoil. In order to consolidate his rule, Qasim's implementation of terror and high pressure aroused dissatisfaction, which made him intensify his killing of more people.

Among those people were not only those loyal to the king, but also their allies and even former comrades-in-arms, Hussein being one of them.

"Now you don't know who he will kill tomorrow, but after I found myself losing his trust, I knew that if I didn't escape, then I would definitely be killed by him, including my family. Now everyone in Baghdad is in danger."

Turning his gaze to the major in front of him, Hussein said:

"Major, please tell your superiors that Baghdad is looking forward to the king's return. Everyone is looking forward to the king's return!"

Ok!

When he said this, Hussein's heart was filled with bitterness. So many people had died, and he had gone through so many twists and turns, and finally came back.

"I will tell my superiors about all this, but Lieutenant Colonel Hussein, you should know that many people want to kill you. After all, you have the blood of many people on your hands!"

Jabbar looked at him and said:

"So, I think I need a reason... a reason for you to live!"

Facing Jabbar's question, Hussein thought for a moment and then said:
"I also brought other intelligence, and I think that intelligence should be able to save my life! Moreover, I am willing to cooperate with you. In the future, when you return to Baghdad, you will definitely need some collaborators."

Hussein stared at the other party and said in an extremely confident tone:
"Those collaborators exist not only in the military, but also in intelligence agencies. You need their help. The king needs it all!"

"Are you so sure that we will return to Baghdad?"

Jabbar asked back.

"Of course, the king will return to his Baghdad. We all know that you are just waiting for the right time. I can tell you clearly that the time is ripe now. Baghdad is looking forward to the king's return!"

(End of this chapter)