the eve of the attack

Lyon's Greater European Union sounds similar to the original European Union, but in fact the two are very different.

The European Union is a pure and pure union. All member states in the union are absolutely equal in terms of military, economic and political. This is not the case with the Greater European Union in Lyon. It is more like the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Although it is called a union, its power is highly concentrated and it is more like a country than a union.

And Germany, there is no doubt that in the future it will play the same role in this alliance as Russia did in the Soviet Union, becoming the absolute center of the entire alliance.

Thinking of a solution, Leon's originally dull mood was relieved a lot. He began to laugh and look at the surrounding scenery carefully, and even the originally unsightly ruins became different in his eyes.

Looking at it, he suddenly realized that Rasheed, who was always cheerful in the past, felt a little wrong today.

"Mr. Rasheed, you seem a little unhappy today?" Leon asked suspiciously, "Is it because of the environment here?"

Leon thought that Rashid did this because the ruins of Babylon around him stimulated him, just as he stimulated himself.

"No, Mr. Lyon, I'm not unhappy." Rashid forced a smile.

Leon was a little speechless when he heard the words. You wrote the words "I'm very upset and unhappy right now" on your face, and are you still stubborn?

Thinking about Nuri's watertight performance in the confrontation with him yesterday, Leon wondered why Rasheed was able to suppress the old fox Nuri.

"Mr. Rasheed, just tell me, maybe I can solve your troubles for you?"

"Alas." Rashid sighed, "Your conversation with Nouri yesterday made me a little uneasy. I'm very worried that you will fall for Nouri's trap. After all, he is famous for his treacherousness."

"Uh, Mr. Rashid, yesterday, Mr. Nouri and I only talked about some cooperation matters in the country's economy. Shouldn't this be a trap?" Lyon said a little embarrassedly.

As soon as Leon finished speaking, the "sorrow" in Rasheed's eyes became even stronger.

Sure enough, Germany really liked that bastard Nuri, and wanted to abandon me and work with him instead! Rasheed thought sadly.

"Did you misunderstand something?" Leon looked at Rasheed's face, and felt more and more that there was a problem.

"You, are you planning to abandon me and work with Nouri instead?" Rashid finally expressed his concerns.

"Abandon you? To cooperate with Nouri? No, of course not." Leon laughed.

Saying that, Leon calmly glanced at the adjutant who had been following Rasheed, and found that he was looking at him.

After thinking about it carefully, Leon continued: "We Germans have always attached great importance to promises, and naturally we will not abandon our allies, but some of Mr. Nouri's proposals are also very good, and he told me yesterday that he does not want to support the British anymore. I'm in charge of Iraq, so I plan to do some win-win cooperation with him as well. Well, maybe you and Mr. Nouri can agree that building Iraq together is also a good situation."

"Me and him? Agreed? No, it's impossible for Mr. Lyon." Rashid sneered. "He's a liar, Mr. Lyon, he's a liar! He's an English lackey and can't betray in his life. British! You must be careful not to be deceived by his rhetoric."

"It's impossible, my buddy." Leon laughed, "I believe Mr. Nouri won't lie to me."

After listening to Leon's words, Rashid looked at Leon with caring eyes for the mentally retarded.

The German head of state doesn't seem to be as powerful as the rumors say, but his previous performance... Could it be that I was preconceived before that I thought he was very powerful? Rasheed wondered, no! I have to help him recognize Nouri for who he is, I don't want my ally to be deceived like a fool!

"Mr. Lyon, I must remind you..."

Looking at Rasheed's attitude of educating him, Leon became anxious, and if he let Rasheed continue to talk, he might expose his plans!

"Mr. Rashid, the weather is too hot." Leon "wiped his sweat" and said, "Why don't we find a cool place to discuss?"

"This..." Rashid thought for a while and agreed, "Okay, let's find a cool place first, and then continue the discussion!"

A few minutes later, everyone came to the entrance of a hotel next to the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon. The SS soldiers and Rashid's guards immediately cleared the area and put a martial law on the ground. After ensuring the safety of everything around, Leon and Rashid were allowed to enter the hotel.

The owner of the hotel was horrified when he saw the situation, and thought he had encountered a robbery. He was relieved when he saw Rasheed and a middle-aged man walking in side by side.

"Hello, Mr. Rashid, I'm the owner of this hotel." The owner rubbed his hands and greeted him with a flattering smile.

"Hello." Rashid smiled and shook hands with the boss, "I am deeply sorry for the impact on your business. For all your losses today, Golden Phalanx will be responsible for compensation. I am very sorry."

"No, no, no!" The boss said firmly after hearing this, "How can I take your money? How can I take your money if you sweat for Iraq's independence?"

Leon looked at the hotel owner with sincere eyes, thoughtfully.

He began to understand some of the reasons why Rashid's not-so-smart brain could beat the old fox of Nuri.

While Leon was thinking about it, Rasheed had also finished arguing with the boss. In the end, the boss accepted Rasheed's compensation request "reluctantly". After all, he was a businessman and put his interests first.

However, in order to show his support for the "Golden Phalanx", the boss invited all the soldiers present, including those in military uniforms (SS) that he did not know, to have a meal of authentic Iraqi food—hundreds of people A meal can cost a lot of money.

And Leon and Rasheed entered the most luxurious room in the hotel, and in Rasheed's puzzled eyes, they dismissed everyone on the grounds of talking about secrets.

"Mr. Leon, I don't understand why you want to spare other people." As soon as he entered the room, Rashid asked suspiciously, "The people around me are all my confidants, and they all know what I know. "

After closing the door, Leon turned around and walked to the sofa in the room, sat down and sneered, "You think they are credible, don't you?"

"Of course!" Rashid said with certainty, "The shortest one among them has been with me for 5 years, of course they are all credible!"

"I don't think time can prove a person." Leon smiled meaningfully.

"What do you mean, do you mean the people around me have a problem?" Rasheed asked in surprise.