Time Travel 04: I Fight the US in the Middle East

Following the Gulf War, news began circulating that some American soldiers who participated in the war suffered from war syndrome. These soldiers experienced headaches, insomnia, nightmares when they occasionally fell asleep, and were overly vigilant, constantly feeling that someone wanted to kill them.

If you go to a bar and look at those "energetic" young men and women, you'll find they're all very similar. In reality... they're just overdosed on drugs!

The US military doesn't fight to defend its homeland, so it lacks a spiritual anchor. To get its soldiers to fight, it needs to utilize various... drugs.

For example, in order to maintain energy and improve the ability to resist fatigue, arousal maintenance drugs such as dextromethorphan can be used. The B-2 relies on it to stay awake during flights of more than 30 hours.

Even more powerful is modafinil, which can keep you awake for days on end and is known as the zombie drug!

Some people need to stay up for long periods of time, while others can't sleep. They experience anxiety and insomnia, and in these cases, they need sleeping pills.

Blue pills existed during World War II, such as Blue 88, which were mostly non-barbiturate drugs. However, since then, many more advanced drugs have emerged.

On the Iraqi battlefield, American soldiers frequently used non-benzodiazepine sleeping pills such as zolpidem or triazolam. These drugs had a rapid onset and a short duration of action, allowing them to fall asleep quickly when needed and wake up quickly afterward.

In addition to these, due to the severe pain and psychological trauma caused by injuries sustained on the battlefield, they also used large amounts of opioid painkillers, such as morphine and oxycodone. Due to excessive drug use, they continued to be dependent on drugs after their discharge, which even led to the opioid crisis in the United States.

The powder that was just smeared on the left half of the fish is made from these medicines. So, after these guys eat it, they will fall asleep within half an hour. Especially when they are exercising, their blood circulation is fast, and the medicine takes effect even faster!

As for the small blue pill that was just fed to Matt Novak, it was dextrorotatory amphetamine, dark blue, round, with engravings on both sides. This kind of pill is a central nervous system stimulant, and even taking just one pill will have a very good effect!

As for overdosing... hallucinations are very common. In the East, this is a psychotropic drug that is strictly controlled by the state, precisely to prevent people from using it for amusement.

Now, if Matt Novak eats that much at once, he'll most likely become an idiot, forgetting everything he's ever met, as for the wealth he's hiding...

Of course we have to get our hands on it and contribute to the fight against the US military!

"Let's go! Let's dig for treasure in a ruined villa 500 meters south of the Gazilia Mosque!"

Azam greeted Majid beside him, turned and walked away, but after taking a few steps, he realized that Majid was still standing there!

"Come on! Do you want to stab him, or bury him?"

Entering or leaving the city may result in being checked; you can't bring guns or ammunition, and you can't take this guy's either.

When others find this guy's body, they'll just assume he's on drugs! If his weapon is missing and there's a big hole in his chest, then it'll be an assassination!

Majid then realized what was happening and quickly pushed his motorcycle to catch up. After pushing it a short distance, he started the engine and drove away with Azam on board.

The Tigris River flows through Baghdad, dividing the city into two parts: Rusafa in the east and Kalkh in the west.

As cities continue to develop, the original space is insufficient, so it is necessary to expand outward to form suburbs surrounding the main urban area.

Gazilia is one of them. It is located in the southern part of the Rusafa district, adjacent to the Zayuna and Kazmiya districts. It is close to the city center and is an important area on the edge of the city's core. Moreover, because it is home to Baghdad University, it has gradually developed into an area dominated by education, research and high-end residences.

Simply put, this is a wealthy area of ​​Baghdad!

In previous years, many high-ranking officials under Saddam Hussein or their relatives lived here. Last year, with the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime, many people fled, and many villas were bombed and turned into ruins.

Before a new makeshift team can be set up, urban reconstruction is out of the question, and the abandoned areas will remain abandoned!

Buzz, buzz!

The motorcycle roared as it sped towards the Gazilia district.

"Watch out, there's a checkpoint ahead, take a detour! Majid, what's wrong with you, you seem so distracted?"

Majid quickly turned into a small alley, hesitatingly asking, "Azam... when did you learn English?"

When Azam was asking Matt Novak, he naturally had to ask in English, but now... it's arousing his brother's suspicion?

How should I answer?

Snapped!

Azam slapped him on the forehead: "We need to drive out the American troops. How can we fight if we can't understand them? Of course, I learned English on my own! When we get back, everyone else needs to learn English too!"

You can't exactly say you learned it in a peacekeeping force, can you?

With that slap, Majid's doubts vanished. Back when the two were in the army, they used to joke around like this. It seems that Azam hadn't been corrupted by the soul of the American he killed; he was just overthinking it!

The motorcycle continued forward and finally entered the wealthy neighborhood.

Five hundred meters south of the mosque, the damaged villa... all of these have been found, but... where are the rose trees? We haven't even seen many date palms!

Date palms are everywhere in Baghdad, and indeed throughout the Middle East!

A mature date palm tree can produce hundreds of kilograms of dates a year! Italy was once the world's largest date producer, accounting for one-third of global production!

However... in wealthy areas, they prefer to plant rose bushes. The plants are tall, with huge flowers as big as bowls, and vibrant colors that are eye-catching. This is much more spectacular than ordinary roses. In particular, the flower walls formed by a large number of rose bushes make people marvel at the beauty of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

just now……

Azam pointed to the blackened tree trunk, half of which had been cut off and which was already dead: "This should be it!"

One bomb can destroy all good things! The Americans are bombing the world to grab oil, do they really think they can avoid being hit by bombs?

One day, we'll drop bombs on the Americans and let them taste the pain of their homeland being destroyed!

Behind the courtyard wall, he saw a shovel. Azam picked it up and began to dig.

In most parts of the world, people work at sunrise and rest at sunset. However, in tropical Arab regions, it is too hot to go out during the day. Ordinary people can go out in the scorching sun to make a living, but the rich and nobles only go out in the evening.

At this time of day, people should be finishing their morning prayers and going back to sleep, so no one should be paying attention to this area.

Majid joined in, and after digging less than half a meter, they saw a silvery-white box—that was…

The central bank of Baghdad has special boxes for storing money! Each one can hold two and a half million US dollars!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Majid was full of energy, swinging his shovel vigorously and quickly digging away the soil around the money box, then reaching out...

"Be careful!"