After Ambassador Kerry died in Iraq, Petraeus was in an extremely difficult situation. Through his connections, he got the news that the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency had launched a key operation against China. It was originally flawless. It is said that even the CIA trained in China
Medusa, the biggest spy in the world, took action, but in the end the operation failed because of one person.
If this operation had nothing to do with Petraeus, then forget it, but the man who caused the failure of the operation was the mastermind behind the kidnapping of Ambassador Kerry. He should have been killed in a bombing in Iraq.
The failure of the operation led to the removal of the person in charge of the operation, and even Petraeus was almost fired. If it were not for the mediation of Republican congressmen, I am afraid that Petraeus would have to go back to Washington to get his retirement certificate now.
However, the death of Ambassador Kerry was not without value. It indirectly forced the new president's plan to withdraw troops from Iraq to be shelved. Due to the struggle between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, the 10,000 US troops who had not yet evacuated from the US military base in Kuwait went directly to Iraq.
They were arranged at several key points. Of course, they were still nominally assisting the new Iraqi government in counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism.
In fact, it is to prevent the Chinese from developing oil in Iraq. The highest order Petraeus received is to make it difficult for Chinese oil companies to operate in Iraq at all costs.
For Petraeus, this is really nothing. No country in the world is more rogue than the United States. Therefore, so far, although Chinese oil companies have won the contract rights to several large oil fields in southern Iraq through bidding, they have not refining the oil.
A barrel of oil is produced.
According to Petraeus's vision, as long as they delay with the Chinese, they will withdraw from Iraq sooner or later. In the end, this place will still be the energy base of the United States.
As international oil prices soar, China will become very passive in Iraq. To use a Chinese proverb, it is a bit like occupying a manhole and not taking a shit. Oil prices around the world will soar because Iraq cannot produce oil. China will sooner or later become the target of public criticism.
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Over the past year or so, Petraeus has mastered the weaknesses of almost all high-ranking officials in Iraq. The current government is just a puppet, apart from releasing some information in name only according to his orders.
Another piece of news made Petraeus almost excited. The person in charge of China's oil company actually got cancer due to overwork. At that time, Petraeus felt that his plan was almost successful, without the woman.
As strong as it is, China's ability to fight internally will sooner or later tear this newly stable oil giant into pieces.
However, what Petraeus did not expect was that there would be a head of an oil company in Longteng International who stood up to all odds. The day after the news came to him, his desk was filled with all the information of this person.
Information about the chairman of Oriental International, a name that is now world-renowned.
But what makes Petraeus angry is that this man secretly has another identity, a killer, a mercenary, the murderer who killed Kerry and almost made him fired and went back to write his memoirs.
He was worried about not being able to deal with this guy, but found out that the Iraqi government had received notice that this killer, who had turned into the new president of Longteng International, would go to Iraq to handle Longteng International's affairs in person.
Petraeus laughed at that time. He couldn't do anything about this guy in China, but what about Iraq?
When Soryu came to Iraq and checked into the Rashid Hotel, Petraeus didn't have a normal reason to deal with him. He was getting angry in a hurry when he suddenly received news from the intelligence agency that Soryu had brought him
Among the people, there was a blonde girl, who was confirmed to be the woman who assaulted Kerry in the Rashid Hotel last time.
So Petraeus found a way, laid a dragnet, and prepared to arrest this woman in the Rashid Hotel. According to the source of the intelligence, Petraeus determined that Canglong and the others would never leave, because tonight's dinner, the new Iraqi people
Senior government officials will attend.
Chinese people have a habit of not fearing anything as long as they have legal status, and the provider of information is a Chinese.
In the Rashid Hotel, after the banquet started, senior Iraqi officials arrived one after another, but none of them expected that the top commander of the US military, Petraeus, would come here. After being surprised for a while, they all started chatting with him, but no one
Unexpectedly, the host of this banquet has not come down yet.
Except for Ambassador Zhou Zheng and the director and deputy director of Longteng International, there are no other Chinese people.
"Mr. Ambassador." Petraeus walked up to Zhou Zheng and said with a smile, "I wonder why you, the new president of Longteng International, haven't come down yet?"
After Zhou Zheng shook hands with him, he prevaricated: "Maybe something happened temporarily. The young man is full of energy."
Petraeus understood what Zhou Zheng meant and thought that Canglong was having sex with a woman in the hotel, so he was delaying business. However, he didn't care. It was impossible for Canglong not to attend such an important banquet. According to Chinese etiquette and face, if
Not participating would be a slap in the face to everyone, and it would be even more difficult for Chinese oil companies to move forward in Iraq.
However, just to be on the safe side, Petraeus sent someone to investigate.
"Why doesn't he come down yet?" Zhou Zheng walked to the side and asked Ye Lun, "What's the decency of him to ask everyone to wait for him alone?"
"Aren't young people all so self-centered?" Yellen didn't care, "Since he arrived in the room, he has not let our people go up. Who knows what tricks he is playing, but if he offends Iraq,
A high-ranking official has left a lot of mess, and it’s up to us to clean it up.”
"It seems you are right. He must leave Iraq. If he is allowed to stay here, all strategic relationships will be ruined." Zhou Zheng said seriously.
"Why don't you, Lao Zhou, report the situation here to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?" Yellen said, "Only if there is pressure from above, he will act better. Even if he is asked to leave, we cannot let him get into big trouble."
"I will definitely react after the banquet, but you must also be prepared." Zhou Zheng looked worried. According to this attitude, Canglong will definitely cause a big trouble. Although he is Lin Wanrou's son, he doesn't look at the monk.
Buddha's face, but this is a matter of national interest.
But before they had time to prepare, something big happened. They saw Petraeus saying a few words to a man in a suit, and his expression immediately changed. Within ten seconds, a large number of American troops suddenly appeared outside, all armed.
At the same time, many agents in black were also dispatched at the banquet and began to investigate the entire hotel.
Zhou Zheng looked solemn and asked Petraeus: "What's going on? Mr. Petraeus, I hope you can give me an explanation!"
"I received intelligence that the hotel was harboring terrorists who kidnapped Ambassador Kerry." Petraeus looked at Zhou Zheng seriously, "This matter may involve the new president of Longteng International, but I didn't expect that.
You gave this banquet, but he himself has already run away. In the words of you Chinese, is this causing the golden cicada to escape from its shell?"
Zhou Zheng looked surprised and glanced at Ye Lun. It was obvious that he had provided intelligence to the Americans in order to scare Cang Long, but no one expected that Cang Long would actually run away.
"How is this possible? As the president of Longteng International, he would not run away without knowing the etiquette." Even Ye Lun didn't believe it.
"You are really a diplomat who knows how to drill." Petraeus thought he had been fooled and went upstairs angrily. The faces of the ambassadors and Iraqi dignitaries present also darkened and asked them to come.
This banquet is just for mutual communication, but I didn’t expect that the protagonist ran away. Isn’t this a slap in the face?
"They ran away, and we found another secret passage!" the commander in charge of the arrest reported to Petraeus.
"Damn it, how many secret passages are there in this hotel that we don't know about? Are you all shit eaters?" Petraeus yelled.
Afterwards, the intelligence officers all looked aggrieved. Baghdad's underground secret tunnels are intricate and intricate. The only thing to blame is that Saddam had good intentions and dug almost the entire underground of Baghdad. Maybe even Saddam who dug the secret tunnels
I don't even know how many of these intricate secret passages there are. In addition, after the US military occupied Baghdad, although many secret passages were buried, the rebels kept digging. Later, the attacks became less. The US military buried the secret passages.
It also faded away.
After repeated confirmations, Canglong had left Baghdad through the secret underground passage in Iraq. The only clue found was a letter Canglong left for Ambassador Zhou and Ye Lun, explaining the reason for his departure and whereabouts.
Petraeus gave up the pursuit in the end because he didn't believe the content of the letter at all. Where could he find Canglong in such a huge country in Iraq?
But he firmly believed that China had tricked him. It seemed that all this was premeditated by the Chinese. However, Petraeus still warned Zhou Zheng when he left: "Since you are playing with me, let's see."
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After the protagonist left, the ambassadors from various countries would naturally not stay. They left after a few pleasantries, but Zhou Zheng could feel the unhappiness on the faces of the ambassadors, especially several ministers in Iraq. They felt that the president of Longteng International
Didn't take them seriously at all.
Zhou Zheng explained for a long time before they stabilized their emotions, but he knew that Canglong had really gotten into trouble this time and offended all the people in Iraq.
"Why did you leak the information to the Americans?" Zhou Zheng asked with a livid face in the embassy.
Yellen spoke in a heavy tone: "I just wanted to cut off his wings so that he would no longer have the confidence to be arrogant. Wouldn't he leave Iraq earlier? I didn't expect that he actually created a huge trap for us."
"No matter what, you can't leak information to the Americans!" Zhou Zheng said seriously, "Do you know what this is? To put it lightly, you are collaborating with the enemy, to put it seriously, you are treason. I don't care what you do in the future.
How to deal with it, but if something like this happens again, don’t blame me for not showing favor to you, an old classmate!"
Ye Lun nodded. He knew that Zhou Zheng was a hard-nosed guy. Although their relationship was very close, if it really involved national affairs, Zhou Zheng would definitely stick to his principles.
"What now?" Yellen asked.
"Find him out, and I'll notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately. It's best if the State Council can get him back." Zhou Zheng said with a livid face, "This good-for-nothing guy actually ran away!!!"