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Chapter 941: The YouTube Channel That Stuck the Whole World (rd update, please subscribe)

"Da da……"

Along with the sound of a bright Chinese typewriter, the report typed by the intelligence analyst appeared on the typewriter. When the report was finished, dawn had just arrived in Chang'an.

The intelligence analyst, who had been busy all night, stretched the tense muscles in his shoulders, lit up another Bactrian filtered cigarette, and then read the last few paragraphs.

"...the Free Officers Movement planned to assassinate the Saudi king, Crown Prince Faisal and several cabinet members, attempting to establish a government similar to that under Egypt's Nasser...Although the action failed, based on this point, we have sufficient basis to believe that it did not extinguish anti-government activities in the army, but instead exposed its internal instability. Finally, we can draw the following conclusion: the internal forces represented by the Free Officers Organization will promote changes in the situation in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia."

The analyst signed and dated the document: December 23, 1955. He then rang the bell for a courier, who immediately delivered the intelligence briefing to the residence office.

Every day, the Secret Intelligence Service would deliver an intelligence briefing to the official residence office, and Li Yian's work every day began by reading the briefing.

As usual, Li Yi quietly flipped through the briefing, occasionally circling something on it, like now.

"Free Officers..."

Li Yian circled these words on the briefing: In the next decade or so, the Free Officers Organization and the Baath Party will greatly change the Middle East.

Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Libya... the royal governments of one country after another were overthrown, and coup officers established republics.

However, in this tide, the Saudi royal family still persists tenaciously, and even into the 21st century, it is still known for its conservatism. Of course, for more people, they only know that Saudi Arabia is a wealthy country.

“Saudi Arabia should not be affected by this wave.”

He carefully examined every word in the intelligence, circled a few key points, and then continued reading the briefing.

By the afternoon, the Secret Intelligence Service will provide more detailed intelligence based on what he circled. After all, this is only limited to a "briefing."

But at the end, Li Yian still turned to the previous page and continued to read the Saudi briefing.

"Free Officers Movement."

“The opposition.”

"Overthrow the king..."

Li Yian wrote words like these on paper one by one, and then he looked at these words and thought.

"What if they overthrow the king?"

With his hand on his chin, Li Yian considered this possibility in his mind.

In another world, the most fundamental reason why the United States can control the world's oil resources is Saudi Arabia. The United States provides security protection to Saudi Arabia, and Saudi Arabia, as the world's largest oil producer, supports settlement in US dollars for oil. The petrodollar hegemony is thus consolidated.

“If the situation in Saudi Arabia changes, will that have an impact on the petrodollar?”

The answer is yes.

Under normal circumstances, countries where the Free Officers Organization seizes power will inevitably become opponents of the United States.

"That is to say, by then, Saudi Arabia is likely to side with the Soviet Union?"

"So, this means that the Soviet Union has blocked the world's oil pipeline?"

It is not necessarily possible to block the world's oil pipelines. After all, the Soviet Union does have influence on the Middle Eastern countries, but those oil-producing countries still have to export oil in exchange for foreign exchange to purchase goods and materials.

But if Saudi Arabia degenerates into a regime similar to Iraq and Syria, what impact will it have on the world?

Thinking of this, Li Yian frowned, his expression serious as if he was making some important decision.

It is indeed a major decision. After all, it concerns the fate of a country.

It's not just a matter of one country, it may even affect the entire world. After all, things often have chain reactions.

But what kind of changes will it bring to the world? Faced with such an unknown future, Li Yian had no idea. This thought only flashed through his mind. After all, the possibility of blocking the oil pipelines around the world was really a bit scary.

"One OPEC is already a headache, if OPEC is controlled by the Soviet Union, it will be a disaster!"

Although the existence and strength of the Soviet Union is beneficial to Nanyang, the premise is that it is in confrontation with the United States. Their confrontation cannot determine the winner. Otherwise, it will definitely not be a good thing for Nanyang. Regardless of whether the final winner is the Soviet Union or the United States, Nanyang will be the next target. If the Soviet Union wins the Cold War, an absolutely devastating disaster will await Nanyang.

So, don't take this risk!

In the end, he just took a deep look at the briefing in front of him, pursed his lips, and then closed the briefing.

In the last few days of the year, there were no major events in the world. As for the incident in Saudi Arabia, it had no impact on the world at all, and it would not even appear in the newspapers. After all, for people of this era, most of them did not know where Saudi Arabia was.

But Ma Baoguo is definitely not among these people.

Ma Baoguo had just returned from Saudi Arabia, and when he stepped on the land of his motherland, he was filled with indescribable excitement. He walked out of the airport, his eyes fell on the bustling street outside the glass door, as if he was in a whole new world, a feeling of being in another world.

"I'm finally back!" He sighed softly, his voice revealing a hint of fatigue and relief.

Just as Ma Baoguo was immersed in his own thoughts, he suddenly found a sign with his name on it among the people who came to meet him at the airport. He was moved and hurried over. The person who met him at the airport, Zhao Lei, had obviously seen his photo and greeted him warmly when he saw him.

"Minister Ma, I'm Zhao Lei from the Changan branch. President He specially arranged for me to pick you up at the airport." Zhao Lei introduced himself while taking his suitcase.

The two walked out of the airport side by side and soon got into a BMW car. As the car slowly drove away from the airport, Ma Baoguo leaned back in the comfortable seat, feeling the cool air from the air conditioner, with a satisfied smile on his face.

"It's still better in China!" he sighed, thinking back to the days in Saudi Arabia, where the vast desert and occasional explosions made him feel depressed.

At this moment, Zhao Lei broke the silence:

"Minister Ma, the company has arranged a room for you in Changan. You can have a good rest first. President He will come to see you tomorrow."

Ma Baoguo nodded to show that he understood.

"I'm in Cairo..."

Zhao Lei said before he finished speaking.

"The general manager will listen to your personal report at that time. The manager praised Minister Ma's adventure in Saudi Arabia. He has mentioned it many times in the company in the past few days. He said that you decisively contacted people inside Saudi Arabia despite the turbulent situation there. And you helped them escape from Saudi Arabia at your own risk. He said that Minister Ma has made great contributions to the company."

This is the praise from the general manager. With this praise, it is very beneficial for the next promotion and future development in the company.

Well, I will explain everything to the general manager when I report to him in person.

"Hussein..."

The reason why he rushed back in a hurry was because of Hussein. He never thought that he had saved a big fish.

How big is that fish?
He is almost on par with Nasser of Egypt. That guy is the leader of the Saudi Free Officers Organization. Such a big fish will definitely be helpful to their operations in Egypt.

It might even change everything.

Of course, this requires the assistance of the company's power, because Hussein now desperately needs help from the outside world, and the company can provide him with some help.

"I hope everything goes well..."

While he was muttering the name, he accidentally glanced at the newspaper beside his seat and picked it up to read. The familiar Chinese characters made him feel particularly at home, and the news in the newspaper attracted his attention.

"Wanhujiao Space Launch Center will launch the world's first communications satellite in the near future!" This news made his eyes light up and his heart was filled with curiosity.

"Communication satellite? What kind of satellite is this?" He said to himself, and continued to watch with curiosity. He wanted to know what this mysterious communication satellite was and what kind of changes it would bring to the world.

(End of this chapter)