Chapter 278: An Unusual Merchant

Almost as soon as Zhou Ming shouted 'action', Zhou Ming and the members of the Desert Squad who had followed him immediately took action. They pulled their daggers from their sleeves like magic and plunged them into the hearts of the nearby military police.

In less than two seconds, all six Iraqi military police guards collapsed to the ground, their chests blood-red.

The keys were found on one of the officers and handed over to Zhou Ming, who personally helped Majid open the prison door. Majid walked out of the cell and was shocked to see the military police guards lying on the ground outside.

Although he had long since guessed that Zhou Ming would dare to carry out the prison break without Salm's order, he was still shocked when he actually saw it. These soldiers and police were the elite soldiers of Salm's guard! It was just a matter of seconds from the beginning of the operation to the present moment. All of these elite Iraqi soldiers were eliminated without even being able to scream, which is a bit of an exaggeration.

But in fact, this is not surprising. After all, they are the best soldiers chosen from thousands, and they have just suffered at the hands of the American CIA agents not long ago. are eager to prove themselves, and with high morale, it is no surprise that they quickly killed these military police. It is just that Majid, an Iraqi leader, subjectively could not accept it.

Zhou Ming smiled and explained to him, 'If I don't do a little preparation, I don't think I can take you out, can I?'

'Indeed, but just letting me out of my cell won't do. We have to get out of here,' said Majid.

Zhou Ming nodded and said of course, then gave the order. He nodded firmly, then shouted at the door. A few minutes later There was a flurry of footsteps outside the door, and seven military police guards rushed in. These military police were stunned when they saw Majid standing outside the cell. At this time, he and his desert squad, who had been lying in ambush, immediately got up and pounced over, covering their mouths and slitting their throats in one go to kill the military police guards.

Majid was dumbfounded: 'I must say, these warriors you brought are really amazing, and the way you took the initiative to call out and lure the military police guards over to be killed is really amazing!'

'So it's often said that habitual thinking can get you killed. A sudden shout may sometimes not be an inattentive accident, but could also be a trap. But this is also because this is a special prison. If there are thousands of military police here, with hundreds coming at a time, we would never dare to make a move, no matter how powerful we are,' Zhou Ming joked.

Zhou Ming then led Majid out of the cell, but as soon as they ran out of the underground cell, they saw Salim waiting there with a team of military police guards.

Seeing Zhou Ming and Majid come out, Salim said with a look of resignation, 'Majid, my dear brother, you really betrayed me and colluded with these Huaxia people, which is why you were so supportive of their suggestions . But I'm afraid you didn't expect that from the moment you were locked up here, I was preparing for this moment. Outside the cell where you are being held, I have installed special surveillance cameras so that I can be the first to know if anything happens.

Majid immediately panicked and explained, 'President, please let me explain. Things are not what you think. Mr. Zhou Ming and I just want to convince you. I am your cousin, how could I betray you?'

But Salim ignored Majid's explanation and continued, 'I can see why you must fight the Americans to the end. It turns out that you and these Huaxia people have already made a deal. I am really heartbroken. I don't understand what these Huaxia people have given you in return!'

In the end, Salm ruthlessly gave the order: 'Arrest them all and put them in death row!'

With Salm's order, there was suddenly a gunshot, and Salm's secretary fell to the ground in response. All of Salm's military police guards immediately panicked. They subconsciously crouched down and looked up to see where the sniper was coming from.

In fact, the sniper was arranged as a precaution. Of course, this special prison houses very special political prisoners, and Zhou Ming could not possibly bring the entire Desert Squad in, so some of them had to be left out.

But the people who were left behind obviously did their job very well, because when he secretly killed Salm's secretary, creating a panic, and used this opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Salm with his desert squad . Salm's military police were at that time looking for the sniper who was lurking in the shadows, and they never expected that they would choose this time to move.

So under the hasty defence of these military police guards, in just a few seconds, Salm was captured. He held a bright blue dagger in his backhand against Salm's neck and shouted, 'Nobody move!'

The president was captured, and the remaining military and police guards stood there confused, some subconsciously dropping their guns.

At this time, Zhou Ming walked leisurely up to Salm and asked him, 'Dear President Salm, I think you must be willing to talk to us now, right?'

Salm was undoubtedly humiliated by this question, but there was nothing he could do. He was at the mercy of Zhou Ming, and was subsequently taken back to the presidential palace by Zhou Ming. At this time, the role of the number two, Majid, came to the fore. Following his orders, the military police did not follow, and everything went on as normal in the Presidential Palace.

Zhou Ming and Majid took Salim back to the Presidential Palace. Salim kept his head down the whole way, as if he had accepted his fate. But when they arrived in the meeting room and closed the door, Salm suddenly said, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, whatever conditions my brother has offered you, I can offer you double.'

Zhou Ming was a little surprised by Salm's sudden outburst. He said to him with a meaningful look, 'Really? I can't help but say that Mr President, you are quite good at writing blank cheques. Unfortunately, if I had considered it ten minutes ago, I would not consider it now. Do you think you still have any bargaining power?'

'Of course I do!' Salm said firmly. 'Majid is only the Minister of the Interior and Defence, but I am the President of Iraq. I control the whole country. Whatever you want, money, treasure or women, I can provide it for you, even including autonomy for the Kurds in the north!'

Listening to Salm, Majid widened his eyes in disbelief, 'Salm, I can't imagine that you would betray the Al-Hussein family and even the soul of Iraq just for your own safety?'

To Majid, Salim bluntly retorted: 'Majid, you have no right to accuse me of betraying my family and country before me!'

Zhou Ming ended the accusations between the two brothers, saying to them: 'I am not interested in your betrayal or the interests of the Iraqi nation. I am only concerned about who has the determination to resist the Americans. I'm sorry, but on this point Mr. Salm, you have let me down very much. I went to the Kurds in Sumer to seek an alliance, and just a few days after I left, you announced to the world that you were surrendering?'

Zhou Ming words struck Salm's heart, making him tremble. He wanted to explain something, but under Zhou Ming's gaze, he couldn't say a word.

Seeing him like this, Zhou Ming then said to him, 'What? You want tell me that you didn't really want to surrender, but just wanted to use surrender to delay the enemy's attack. In fact, today you indiscriminately fired Scud missiles at Saudi Arabia, Israel and other Gulf countries to declare that you still have a very strong counterattack capability, right?'

Sal nodded subconsciously, but Zhou Ming spat at him and said, 'I just want to say that you are extremely stupid!'

'First First, the reason why the Iraqi army is still resisting is because Iraq has not yet surrendered. As soldiers, they must fight to the death. But now that you have chosen to surrender, what are they going to care about? continued, 'Also, you think that launching Scud missiles is a way to show your strength, but in my opinion, it's just the opposite. It's a kind of madness when you're desperate and at your wits' end.'

'Precisely It is precisely for this reason that your actions will not help the situation at all, apart from causing the United States and other Gulf countries some headaches. On the contrary, it will attract even greater retaliation. It can be said that the situation has been ruined by you beyond repair!

Zhou Ming said with a hint of frustration. But then he calmed down and said, 'But the situation in Iraq really does need you as president to maintain it, otherwise the country will collapse first.'

Originally Zhou Ming's first half of the sentence had already made Salm want to give up, but hearing the turn of events in the second half of Zhou Ming's sentence, it rekindled his hope. He nodded desperately and said to Zhou Ming, 'No right, Iraq still needs me to take charge of the overall situation. If I'm not there, many of the country's sectarian and ethnic problems will be exposed, and the situation will become even more complex and uncontrollable!'

'Calm down rest, Mr. President,' Zhou Ming continued, 'Although Iraq cannot do without you for the time being, it does not mean that you can still be the full president of this country.'

At Zhou Ming words, Salman was first taken aback, a little confused, but then he became alarmed, clearly thinking of something very bad.

'Honourable Mr. Al-Majeed, as the Iraqi Minister of the Interior and Defence and an important figure in the Al-Hussein family, I assume that when Saddam's physical or mental condition and unable to exercise his powers, you, as the country's number two, have the power to act on behalf of Salim and exercise all the powers of the presidency, right?' Zhou Ming asked.

Facing this question , Majid first glanced at Salm, then sighed and nodded.

Seeing Zhou Ming and Majid's stance, Jide's position, Salm immediately jumped up in a hurry, pointing at them and scolding, 'Are you trying to bypass me? You rebels, I will definitely have you executed, I promise!'

Zhou Ming asked Ma Jide, 'If you can't control him well, I'm afraid you won't be able to exercise his power.'

Jide nodded 'Of course I have a way to deal with it, but if you are still worried, you can also send someone to watch him at the presidential palace. Personally, I prefer this answer.'

'Of course I said Zhou Ming, and then he left two members of the Desert Squad, whose task it was to keep an eye on Salm and prevent him from doing anything, and then took Salm away.

As he watched Salm watching him leave, Majid suddenly said to Zhou Ming, 'With all due respect, Mr. Zhou Ming, are you really just a businessman? Although you keep saying you are, I feel that you are very different. After all, no businessman would want to get involved in a coup in another country.'

'You know what? President Majid, you are not the first person to ask me this question today.'

As he spoke, Zhou Ming remembered the proud Kurdish princess who was always hidden under a veil. Zhou Ming continued, 'Because of my different status, the answer I give will naturally be different. President Majid, can tell you is that I am indeed still a businessman, but not an ordinary one, because I was not caught up in the current coup, but I started it myself.'

'In addition, perhaps ordinary businessmen a normal businessman sells goods to get money back, but for me, whether it's a power struggle, the colourful banknotes in your hands and mine, as long as it's a business that can bring me benefits, I will do it!' Zhou Ming said, 'I don't know if this answer satisfies you?'

Majid did not answer immediately, but took a gasp of cold air.