On the streets of Baghdad, war is fought without any ambiguity, and this kind of thing doesn't even make the local news. As for being known to the whole world, that's unless Baghdad becomes a district in New York.

However, probably, maybe, even if Baghdad were moved to New York, a gun battle with several people killed would still not make the news.

Gao Guang was actually used to sudden gun battles, but the combination of machine gun rocket launcher and grenades could still make him feel frightened.

Fortunately, after Ali's detour, no gunshots were heard along the way. The originally half-hour drive ended up taking fifty-five minutes.

I don’t know exactly where the highlight was, because Musa and Ali definitely didn’t speak English when they reported the place names.

The language barrier was really troublesome. It was so troublesome that it wasn't until Ali stopped the car that Gao Guang finally arrived.

Musa was about to get out of the car. Gao Guang grabbed Musa and said, "What kind of place is this?"

"This is the place where Kurds meet in Baghdad. Kurds from all countries come here to meet. My uncle also comes here often."

"Is there any danger?"

"There shouldn't be any danger. I just came here today to see if I can collect some donations. The situation of the Iraqi Kurds is relatively the best now. There is oil in the territory they control, so there are black market transactions, arms transactions, etc.

There are a series of legal and illegal transactions that like to be carried out here, and some Kurdish bosses also come here often."

Gao Guang said in astonishment: "This kind of place sounds very dangerous. How could it not be dangerous?"

Musa spread his hands and said: "Now is not the time for internal strife, so nothing will happen. With your identity and my identity, who dares to do anything to us? I don't sell arms or smuggle oil.

All in all, we are here to ask for money. If they are willing to give it, just give it. If they are not willing to give it, forget it, so why bother to kill us."

Gao Guang felt that Moussa's brain had become enlightened since his enlightenment, but now he felt that he was still not smart enough, so he whispered: "You won't tell everyone your theory, will you? Please,

If everyone knows your route, what are you hiding?"

Moussa smiled and said: "Of course I won't tell everyone. I will only tell the bosses of each faction, don't worry. This kind of shouting about peace actually means..."

"Hi, hi, wait a minute, sorry to interrupt."

Ali suddenly interrupted Musa with a look of helplessness, and then he said in a pleading tone: "If you want to say something secret, can you please don't say it in the car, I mean, don't say it in front of me,

I really don’t want to know too many secrets and end up being silenced. I have two wives and five children to raise, and I also want to marry another wife, so I really don’t want to know too many secrets.”

Gao Guang looked at Ali in surprise because he was surprised that Ali had two wives, but Musa was not that surprised. He just said calmly: "You are too careful. Please don't worry, we will not kill you to silence you."

, there is no need for that.”

"If I hadn't been careful enough, I would not be alive now. Please two bosses, please keep it confidential. Some things are best said in private. Please, thank you."

Musa spread his hands, looked at Gao Guang and said: "I don't think there is any danger, and coming here is indeed the most convenient and direct way."

Gao Guang thought for a while and said: "I don't understand the language here. You know this. When you speak the local language, I have no idea what you are talking about. And whether you are talking normally or quarreling, uh, look

It sounds like a quarrel, so if you and someone break down, or you are threatened, then you should find a way to let me know, not in English, there are still a lot of people here who can speak English, Spanish, right?

If there is anything more dangerous, tell me in Spanish."

Musa nodded and said: "Then what if there is no time to explain the situation, for example, the other party is about to take action, and it will be too slow for me to explain."

"I have thought of this situation for a long time. In sign language, you use a special gesture to inform me. I will take action as soon as I see it. Strike first. Don't wait for the other party to take action before I fight back."

After finishing speaking, Gao Guang raised his middle finger and said: "This gesture is definitely not used. If you raise your middle finger to someone, I will shoot him immediately. If you raise the middle finger of both hands, everyone will

You have to die, this is the most critical situation, so don’t use it indiscriminately.”

Musa said blankly: "Everyone must die? Are you sure? What if there are many people?"

"Then you have to take action first. Even if you die, don't provoke others easily. What I mean is that if you are sure that someone wants to kill us, just use gestures to distinguish whether to kill one or all of us. This is the most urgent situation. If the situation is not

It's so urgent, why don't you explain it to me more clearly."

"I understand, let's get off the car."

Gao Guang said again: "Wait a minute, I'm really not familiar with this place, so can I only bring a pistol, or can I bring a rifle? Bringing a rifle can better deter them."

"Uh, well, I've never seen anyone bring a rifle in before, so you shouldn't be able to bring a rifle in. Only the boss has two machine guns here. Yes, you can't bring a rifle in."

Gao Guang pointed to the building he was about to enter and said, "So what kind of store is this?"

It was a two-story building that looked very complete on the outside. There was no pattern on the signboard at the door, only words on the signboard. The door was made of wood and you couldn't see the inside at all, so Gao Guang had no idea what kind of place it was.

"This is a black tea shop, a place where people drink tea and chat. You will know it when you come in."

Moussa tilted his head again and said: "There are a lot of people. Today is not a negotiation with people, it is just a stage for me to appear again. Don't be too nervous, come on."

After finally getting out of the car, Musa pushed open the wooden door, and Gao Guang followed closely behind him and walked in.

The room is very spacious, with more than a dozen small round tables, but there are also chairs placed around the room. There is a place similar to a bar, but the bar is not filled with wine, but copper kettles with a burning stove.

The charcoal stove is surrounded by ceramic pots.

There are golden copper kettles everywhere, and large plates filled with dried fruits such as raisins and almonds, as well as a large range of technical dairy products, and of course the indispensable white sugar.

It's about five o'clock in the afternoon, and the weather is still very hot, but the room is very cool. Two large air conditioners are blowing, and there are several ceiling fans blowing on the roof, so even though there is a stove in the room,

But it's still much cooler than outside.

The reason why the room is not particularly cool is because there are at least twenty people here drinking tea and chatting. With more people, the temperature will naturally not be too low.

Gao Guang has drunk this kind of black tea twice. He has seen many tea stalls on the streets of Baghdad, but this is the first time he has seen black tea sold in a store.

In fact, it is just a teahouse, but an Iraqi teahouse.

Musa sat down at a round table and started to call the waiter. After chattering, four small plates were placed on Yuanzhuo, and soon two cups of steaming black tea were also placed on the table.

The black tea cup is very small, but it contains two tablespoons of sugar. People here eat too much sugar, and the sweetness cannot be tolerated.

"Kud tea, this is the tea of ​​the Kud people."

Musa looked very casual and comfortable. He stirred the cup with a spoon, and then looked around, as if he was looking for a target to deceive.

This kind of occasion can make people relax, but Gao Guang soon discovered that half of the people here paid no attention to him and Musa, but at least half of the people looked at him and Musa with complicated eyes.

To be precise, the looks he looked at Musa were complicated, ranging from disdain to contempt and sympathy. Gao Guang found that there were several people looking at Musa with extremely disgusted eyes, but fortunately, no one used hatred.

looked at Musa.

But Musa seemed unaware of the strange looks around him. After looking around relaxedly, he suddenly said: "Wait for me here, I'll go talk to someone."

Anyway, I couldn’t understand it like I did in the past, so it would be better to just sit here. Gao Guang nodded and said, “Okay.”

There was only a small cup of black tea, and the cup was placed on a small saucer. Musa picked up the small saucer and walked to a table. There were only two people at that table, and they both looked like they were in their fifties or sixties.

Musa said hello with a smile on his face, but when the two people he greeted saw Musa walking towards them, their expressions changed drastically. Then the two people stood up in unison, looked at each other, and then both

He quickly walked to the store door.

Before Musa could sit down, the two men passed by him and left without paying any attention to Musa's greetings.

Gao Guang covered his forehead with his hands, as if he couldn't see this scene.

It's so embarrassing, Musa's reputation is so bad.

Musa did not show any embarrassment, he turned his head to one side, and then he smiled at the person who occupied a table alone: ​​"Ah..."

The man turned around, but did not prevent Musa from walking to his side, so the man sitting alone stood up suddenly, looked at Musa with a look of disgust, and immediately walked away quickly and rushed out the door.

Musa finally laughed awkwardly, and then he stood there, as if he didn't know whether to continue chatting with someone or return to his position.

Let's save the day, Gao Guang said to Musa: "Well, can you teach me how to drink this tea."

You have to be taught how to drink water. Gao Guang felt that the reason he came up with was so weak and stupid, but as soon as Gao Guang finished speaking, Musa immediately walked back to him and said with a pleased look on his face: "I'll teach you.

.”

Some people rushed out of the door, while others pushed the door in. After five or six people filed in through the door of the tea shop, Musa, who had not yet sat down, suddenly became dazed. He tilted his hand and the tea cup he was holding fell to the ground and shattered.

There was a crisp sound, and the hot tea burned Musa's feet, which were only wearing slippers. He jumped up, and then he woke up as if from a dream. Suddenly he raised two middle fingers at those who had just entered.
Chapter completed!