Middle Eastern tyrants

Chapter 58 The First Investment

The news of Prime Minister Ferdinand's self-immolation was like a bombshell, causing a huge uproar in the international community.

As the most legendary leader of the Maas region, Ferdinand witnessed the corruption of the United Kingdom's colonial rule and the Maas monarchy in his youth, and thus resolutely devoted himself to the cause of national liberation.

His works were regarded as political programs and became the ideological source of Arab nationalism.

He spent the latter half of his life resisting Western hegemony and promoting Pan-Arabism.

At the same time, Ferdinand, together with Tito and Nehru, launched the Non-Aligned Movement, maintaining independent diplomacy between the Antwerp and the United States, and becoming a leader of the Third World.

His departure marks the end of an era;

His final speech will surely become the torch that ignites a new world.

“I will be flying to Cairo tonight,” Prince Mohammed said to Lu Lin. “You should also go back and prepare.”

Lu Lin nodded.

He could already imagine the enormous impact Ferdinand's self-immolation would have on the Middle East, and how the entire Arab world would be transformed tonight.

He could already foresee the storm that Ferdinand's self-immolation would bring to the Middle East—the anger of the entire Arab world would be ignited tonight, and a war sweeping across the desert would be inevitable.

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The UN General Assembly was suspended for three days due to Ferdinand's death, and most Middle Eastern leaders traveled to Cairo to mourn the leader who dedicated his life to the Arab nation.

When Lu Lin arrived at the airport, he saw many familiar faces.

"Together?"

Captain Joseph walked over, a white lily pinned to the chest of his uniform.

"No, I'm planning to go straight back to China," Lu Lin said.

This tacit understanding needed no further explanation. Captain Joseph nodded slightly: "Then the next time we meet will probably be in Jahannam (hell)."

The two didn't exchange many pleasantries. Fahad carried Lu Lin's luggage onto the plane. Compared to when he left, he had brought far less stuff, except for a burning, beating heart.

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Sixteen hours later, the car entered the Kasher Manor. When Lu Lin returned, he saw Sultan saying goodbye to his family.

"Hey, Amir's back. Why didn't he tell me beforehand?"

Sultan was somewhat surprised that Lu Lin had returned so quickly.

Before Lu Lin could speak, he interjected, "Father wants me to go to Cairo first, so you'll have to take care of things at home."

Sultan works in the country's security services, which is within his job responsibilities.

However, this kind of job of accompanying his father on business trips rarely fell to him, the son who was not very well-liked.

The feeling of being given an important role made Sultan quite excited.

After saying goodbye to his younger brother, he got into his car and left excitedly.

Lu Lin watched Sultan leave in his car. Musta stepped forward and looked at his youngest son with affection: "It seems the food in the United States is quite good? You've gained some weight. How's your father doing over there?"

"It's the same old story, always a ton of things to do," Lu Lin said casually. "And this time it just so happens that something like this is happening again, the phone in the office hasn't stopped ringing at all."

Musta said with some regret, "I was originally planning to have Modi arrange another marriage for you after you came back this time. You're getting a bit older, and that way I could feel at ease. When your brother was your age, he already had children."

Lu Lin felt a chill run down his spine. He thought to himself that he was only twenty years old and didn't want to step into the grave of marriage so early!

So he made up an excuse: "The war is not over yet, and as a soldier, how can I let personal feelings distract me?"

Musta looked at him with some suspicion: "Weren't you the one who was most eager to get married before?"

Lu Lin: "People always grow up, and their way of thinking changes as well."

Musta believed his story for the time being and changed the subject, saying, "Some time ago, Mariam came to visit in person, saying that she was apologizing for what happened before."

She said that this happened because she had not disciplined her properly and it was a misfortune for the family, and she was willing to hand over Enshium to you for punishment.

However, since you weren't there at the time, Mariam said she would bring you some gifts and visit another day.

Mariam?

Lu Lin had heard of this name before. In Muslim families, a man can marry four wives, and Mariam was Muhammad's first wife.

Although from the perspective of Islamic law, the four wives are of equal status, in reality the First Lady's status is higher than that of the other wives.

In terms of address, Lu Lin should call this Mariam "Big Mom".

Lu Lin recalled that when dealing with the "duel invitation" before, he had detained Yehena's former fiancé, Hussein.

After that, Hussein confessed that the mastermind behind the affair was his brother, Nshum.

The reason the other party framed him was that he had slapped him at the banquet that night, causing him to lose face, and thus the other party held a grudge against him.

However, Lu Lin was suddenly summoned by Muhammad to attend the United Nations General Assembly. He stayed in New York for more than a month, and his anger subsided. He also put the matter out of his mind.

"Just tell her not to mind." Since the other party had apologized, Lu Lin decided not to hold it against her. He waved his hand and said, "Let bygones be bygones."

"But what gift did Auntie give me?"

"Originally, I was going to give you some shares in an oil company, but then I heard that you became the commander of the Northern Military Region, so I changed my mind and said I would give you some equipment. I wish you a successful start."

Musta recalled, "It seemed to be a dozen or so tanks, the model was something like T."

Lu Lin's nerves twitched: "T-54?"

“Yes, that seems to be the name.” Musta said, “Mariam is the eldest daughter of the Yehe family. I don’t know the specifics, but I had them send all the gifts for you to the military camp.”

More than a dozen T-54s
Lu Lin gasped. This was equivalent to sending him two tank companies!

Although the T-54 is still no match for the Chieftain in terms of performance, it is still a main battle tank!
I had long heard of corruption among the top brass of Masr. After the Sinai Peninsula war, Masr's military equipment was about to be fully upgraded, and I guess these T-54s were the ones that were phased out.

However, the fact that they were able to acquire these items also proves the Yehe family's considerable strength.

He was moved to tears: "Let's not talk about punishing Enshium. We're all family. Some misunderstandings can be let go once they're over."

"Well then, I happen to need an advisor, so let him report to me tomorrow!"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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