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Chapter 1299 Silent Diplomat

Not only did the military instructors suffer in Iraq, but Ji Donglai's trip to the Middle East did not go well this time, for no other reason than politics.

It is not easy for Salman to see Ji Donglai now. After several contacts, he only sent a dispensable person to receive Ji Donglai, and gave an indefinite date for the meeting between the two.

"Mr. Ji, we have a big order. I wonder if our company can take it..."

Looking at Ji Donglai's complicated eyes, Zou Tai ate a few fruits, then took out a document and handed it to Ji Donglai. Zou Tai has lost a lot of weight compared to before. According to Ran Bo, he has been losing weight during this period. He used to have a shaved head, but now he is completely bald.

"Huh? Is this..."

Ji Donglai was a little surprised when he looked at the consultation document from Damascus.

Thinking again about the Arabs' love of showing off, Ji Donglai felt relieved. The Mosul defenders often take selfies, and it’s hard to tell who is showing off.

These days, the defenders launched a unilateral crushing attack on the rebels, and the surrounding forces saw it.

In Raqqa, the hardest-hit area by IS, it is the most important agricultural production area in Syria. The largest river in the Middle East runs through it. If you capture the east side, you can attack Deir ez-Zor. To the south is a large desert and oil fields.

Damascus wants to get through here all the time. After seeing the great achievements of the Mosul Army, it is false that the other party is not interested.

Compared with the order given by the group in Mosul, the price offered here is higher, which is a number that makes Ji Donglai very excited. If he really wins this order, the drone project will be fully funded.

But there will be a little trouble here. Uncle Sam's attitude is very critical. Ji Donglai said he was not worried, but if he was really on the blacklist, One Yuan Manufacturing's companies in Europe would be hugely implicated.

"Mr. Ji, if you don't want to meet me, their people have been waiting in the hotel for many days."

Zou Tai's words were a bit tight today. Ran Bo sat there and frowned, reminding his partner with his eyes that Ji Donglai had been upset enough recently. Ji Donglai also turned his head. In the past, Zou Tai's words were not so tight, no. Know what happened today.

"Let's make some arrangements. Don't make it public. Try not to let people know that we have met. After all, our size is still very embarrassing."

The rules are set by others. If something goes wrong, Ji Donglai will have to consider the survival of his subordinates.

Zou Tai immediately went out to make arrangements. Ran Bo wanted to say something, but Ji Donglai waved his hand to indicate that he understood and didn't say much.

Originally, Ji Donglai wanted to deal with the meeting, but when he saw the person coming, Ji Donglai was stunned because Ji Donglai had such a deep impression on this person. Especially the photo of the silent diplomat deeply hurt the heart of every Chinese person.

"Hello, my name is Bashar Jaafari..."

There was almost no change. The other party was still the old man with a white beard. He was very happy when he saw Ji Donglai and extended his hand to Ji Donglai.

Originally there was no smile on Ji Donglai's face, but when the two held their hands together, Ji Donglai smiled and there was more respect in his eyes.

"Please sit down, Mr. Jafari. You are a person I respect. Please accept my respect."

"Uh……"

As soon as Ji Donglai's words came out, not only Jaffari was stunned, but even Zou Tai was stunned. As a former mercenary, the other party's English is equally good, much better than Ran Bo's. I had the impression that this was the first time Ji Donglai met Jaafari, and he decided to arrange for the two to meet after a long psychological struggle. Ji Donglai acted as if the two were old acquaintances.

"You know me?"

Jafari tried hard to search his memory to confirm that he had never seen Ji Donglai before he asked sheepishly.

"Ah... I am friends with Mr. Abdullah, and he mentioned you to me. You are a very respectable elder. I didn't know that the person I want to meet today is you, so you can be regarded as helping my friend. Show your respects.”

Knowing that he had lost his temper, Ji Donglai immediately brought the topic back.

A bunch of figures quickly flashed through Jafari's mind, because there were too many people named Abdullah in the Middle East, and it was difficult for the other party to continue asking questions.

"So that's it. I'll bring Mr. Abdullah with me next time. We are old friends. By the way, Mr. Ji, I came to you this time to ask for a drone to go to Baghdad. I don't know what you think. For sale, we also want to buy at the same price.”

"You know that our country is going through suffering, and it is very complicated now. In order to end the war as soon as possible and drive the thugs out early, we hope to obtain new weapons. We hope you can help us fulfill this wish..."

Jafari's voice was a little hoarse, and the other person's English was also European.

Ji Donglai listened very carefully. As a diplomat, the other party was undoubtedly very qualified. What he said was almost moving and made those who heard it cry.

But some things can never be changed, except for some big countries, embargo!

"Mr. Jaafari, with all due respect, we acknowledge what you said and sympathize with your experience, but we also have to consider practical issues."

"Air defense identification zones, weapons embargoes, economic sanctions, and joint strikes. If we sell those equipment to you at this time, it will be equivalent to standing on the opposite side of that superpower."

"Although Yiyuan Manufacturing is not afraid of sanctions, we have to think about our employees just like you. Once the sanctions start, many people in our company will lose their jobs. Behind each of our employees is a family, with children and parents. .House loan, car loan, and consumption.”

"Once sanctions occur, many results are predictable, so it's not that we don't want to help you. But please consider us for some things. We have no problem with these equipment entering Iraq through the Persian Gulf. After all, it does not violate the rules. of."

"So, Mr. Jafari, we are really sorry. There are many things that we have to think more about for ourselves. I give you a suggestion. The best way is for you to buy drones here. They are special here. exist."

After careful consideration, Ji Donglai finally decided to reject Jafari's order because his company would really easily go bankrupt once sanctions were imposed.

He pointed on the map on the desktop. The meaning was obvious. You can just buy it from their officers. After all, it is a very common operation in the army here.

Jafari was stunned for a moment, and then continued to talk hard.

For a whole hour, both of them were thirsty. Finally, Ji Donglai gave Ran Bo a look. Ran Bo saw off the guests. Jafari left with a heavy look of reluctance in his eyes. Zou Tai followed Jafari behind him. .

(End of this chapter)