Middle Eastern tyrants

Chapter 44 Emergency UN General Assembly

After resolving the duel initiated by Hussein, Lu Lin felt much better.

So where am I staying now?

Lu Lin looked at Yehena and was also a little troubled. Shuangzhi's military camp did not provide rooms for women, let alone a slightly more private environment.

"Of course you should go home. Otherwise, do you want to share a dormitory with the male soldiers?"

Lu Lin answered as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Fahd, who was standing to the side, immediately widened his eyes. He was fine just a moment ago, so why is the Major General's emotional intelligence so inconsistent?
In a fit of shame and anger, Yehena kicked Lu Lin with her military boots.

Just then, a sentry came to report: "Major General, the Rashid family has sent someone to request an audience with you."

Rashid's house?

Lu Lin remembered that this seemed to be Yehena's maternal clan, and thinking that this was a good opportunity to settle the matter, he said, "Have them wait in my office for a moment, I'll be there soon."

"Yes!"

The soldier ran back and reported back.

Lu Lin then returned to his office. He first asked the somewhat apprehensive Yehena to stay in the next room for a while, and then went alone to meet the visitors from the Rashid family.

Lu Lin recalled that when he was a low-ranking soldier in his previous life, he had also participated in grassroots mobilization.

Usually, it involves going to rural areas with military officers to visit eligible young people's families, promote policies, and encourage them to join the army. The most difficult part is getting past their parents.

Ordinary people who are more conservative in their thinking may be somewhat resistant, feeling that it is enough for their children to live and work in an orderly manner. However, if they encounter a promising talent, the cadres must use their abilities to ensure that the elderly can entrust their children to them with peace of mind.

"Hopefully it won't be too difficult."

He pushed open the door, and inside sat three or four middle-aged men dressed in traditional handmade robes, their black headbands woven with gold thread and inlaid with gemstones.

“I am Yehena’s father, my name is Samir bin Rashid.”

The man sitting in the middle stood up and nodded slightly when he saw the two large stars and the crossed ribbons on Lu Lin's shoulders.

"They don't seem to be an ordinary family," Lu Lin muttered to himself, and extended his hand to introduce himself: "I am Major General Amir, the current Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Border Region Military District."

I know why you've come; in fact, I just finished dealing with this myself.

"Finished?" Samir frowned. "What do you mean by 'finished', General?"

Lu Lin gestured to the guards to bring coffee, and then told them about Hussein and his men trespassing into the military camp.

Samir's expression was quite interesting when he learned that Hussein had actually dared to lead a group to beat up the guards of the military camp.

Isn't this just handing yourself a free kill?

“That’s the situation.” Lu Lin then said, “Hussein took the initiative to admit his mistake and proposed to terminate the divorce agreement. Lieutenant Yehena also agreed. All procedures were in accordance with Islamic doctrine.”

This agreement is now in your daughter's hands.

Samir was completely stunned by Lu Lin's swift and decisive action. "Uh..."

However, he then thought of Hussein's actions in the past two days, which were clearly intended to use the photos to attack Amir and smear the image of the Rashid family.

A son-in-law like that is better off without.

On the other hand, the major general in front of them is the son of Prince Muhammad, who was just awarded the medal a couple of days ago, and it seems that he has a bright future ahead of him.

“Since things have come to this, we can only leave it at that for now,” Samir said, reluctantly accepting the situation. “But I want to see my daughter.”

Lu Lin breathed a sigh of relief; the most difficult hurdle in his heart had finally passed.

"Of course, but I must apologize to you first. Your daughter's actions were because I had made a promise to her before."

Lu Lin knew that Yehena had had some unpleasantness with her family before, and in order to repair the relationship between father and daughter, he verbally took the blame upon himself.

It's fortunate that there were no surveillance cameras at that time.

Samir was somewhat angry after hearing this, but then he remembered that he hadn't done such strenuous exercise in years, and his back was still a little sore. In the end, he said helplessly, "Alright, but I still don't understand what you see in my daughter. Although she is a prophet of the church, I also know that war is different! Only men can go to the battlefield!"

Lu Lin's thoughts began to wander. Islam in this era was still quite traditional, and women had a very low status in the family and almost no say.

Women in Zion face strict restrictions on their every move in society. They are not allowed to expose their skin to strange men, enter public places, or even engage in most jobs. In contrast, their military has a large number of trained female soldiers. Although they serve primarily in logistics, they can still do laundry, cook, and even repair machinery for the soldiers on the front lines.

In contrast, almost all Arab countries still view women as a burden or a liability, yet send their husbands and sons to their deaths on the battlefield.

He then said seriously, "I do not agree with this. Yehena's performance was outstanding. Her performance on the battlefield was worthy of her faith in God. The wound on her hand is proof of her heroic fighting. She also followed the AMX-13 crew and won many tank kill medals."

She earned her second lieutenant rank through her own efforts, and it was also with the church's approval.

If I were her father, I would be so proud of her!

"What is your opinion of Yehena?" Samir asked.

“She has an extremely resilient character and is willing to sacrifice for her beliefs, surpassing many soldiers in this regard,” Lu Lin replied without hesitation.

"So, in your opinion, Major General, how far can my daughter go in the military?"

Lu Lin thought for a moment: "I can't give you an exact number of how far she goes, but I can assure you that I will treat her fairly and justly, just like any other soldier."

Women's issues definitely deserve attention.

While the Quran does indeed record the principle of equality between men and women, especially in terms of religious obligations and legal status, this does not equate to social acceptance.

Although he was a bit of a chauvinist, Lu Lin still felt that liberating women's minds and relaxing their social constraints was a beneficial thing.

Samir stared at Lu Lin for a long time, until the latter felt a little uneasy. "I suppose Your Excellency, Major General, has also heard rumors about our Rashid family from Yehena. We have the ability to discern with our minds."

Lu Lin's fingers tapped together under the table. He thought to himself, "I didn't say anything against my conscience, did I?"

“You are not lying, and your words come from the heart,” Yehena’s father stood up and reached out to Lu Lin: “Then I entrust my daughter to you.”

Lu Lin stood up and solemnly shook Samir's hand: "Please trust me."

Lu Lin opened the office door, only to find Yehena squatting at the door eavesdropping.

"what are you doing?"

"nothing!"

Yehena shouted very loudly.

Lu Lin didn't think much of it and stepped aside to make way for him: "Go ahead and talk to your father properly. He will understand you."

Yehena darted inside, and as she got close, Lu Lin saw her bright red ears.

"You did hear it after all." The young girl is shy, and if it were any other time, Lu Lin would definitely tease her.

At that moment, a guard quickly walked towards him and saluted: "Major General, the Minister of Defense is looking for you. Your car is downstairs."

So anxious?
Lu Lin looked out the window and indeed saw a stretched "L" license plate car parked downstairs. He immediately recalled Sha Yi's line, "The kind used by the US president."

Lu Lin went downstairs, and the driver got out of the car to open the door for him. He immediately saw Prince Muhammad sitting in the spacious back seat.

Lu Lin got into the car, the air conditioning was turned on, and Muhammad leisurely handed him a cigarette.

"I don't smoke."

"I'm not asking you to smoke, I'm asking you to light it for me."

Upon hearing this, Lu Lin had no choice but to obediently cut a slit in the cigar and then light it.

Muhammad looked at him and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his eye.

"What is it?" Lu Lin asked bluntly.

His Highness the Prince was somewhat regretful. Ever since his son returned from the war, he had become pleasing to the eye in every way, except that he didn't know how to respect his elders.

This made him a little depressed, but he still said, "I'll give you this afternoon to pack your things and come with me to a conference tomorrow."

Lu Lin asked curiously, "What meeting?"

Prince Mohammed put a cigar in his mouth and took a puff: "At the emergency UN General Assembly, Shuangzhi will participate as one of the representatives of the Arab League to discuss the Zion occupation of Arab territories and subsequent solutions."

"Come and broaden your horizons with me."

(End of this chapter)