Chapter 270 The Hypocritical Reception

In the grand ballroom of the Presidential Residence in Baghdad.

Natasha took Cai Ruichen's arm, shuttled through the hall, and chatted cordially with every Iraqi government official inside.

The official residence of the Iraqi government was actually built by Saddam Hussein just before the Iraq war. It is on the banks of the Tigris River that runs through Baghdad.

When the U.S. military occupied Baghdad effortlessly, the last object of occupation was this mansion.

After the new Iraqi government was established, it became the presidential palace of the Iraqi government.

It has become the new administrative center of the Iraqi government and has a very prosperous layout.

Today, in order to entertain Cai Ruichen, Hafiz also prepared a grand reception with great care.

There are thirty or forty high-ranking Iraqi military and political leaders who are present today, as well as the top officers of the division-level troops of various legions.

Almost all of Saddam's hundreds of thousands of National Guards were disbanded when the US army entered Baghdad.

And the current high-level military and political officials have all been promoted in the past few years. Perhaps a certain military chief here is a relative of a certain high-level government.

And there are no less than ten relatives of Hafiz alone.

For these people, Cai Ruichen just kept his usual smile and talked with them all over the place.

Because this banquet is actually the kind of reception that, in Cai Ruichen's view, it is impossible to have a full meal.

It's more like a social gathering, and has nothing to do with food or being full.

He was naturally very resistant to such a banquet, but out of need, he had to squeeze out a hypocritical smile and have a so-called very pleasant conversation with these people.

However, the large stack of checks in his pocket was swept away after the so-called cordial conversation with everyone.

Some people even shook hands with him twice, the meaning of which was very obvious. It was for the check in Cai Ruichen's hand.

Fortunately. This kind of check offensive is very effective. After seeing Cai Ruichen, everyone here is extremely close, even after the conversation is over. They all looked very reluctant, and even said. We need to communicate more in the future.

After a reception that can be called the top social class in Iraq,

Cai Ruichen left directly.

Because of this place, he didn't want to stay for a second. Otherwise, he might not be able to hold back his forced cold smile in the next second.

Until the convoy left the mansion. The stiff smile on Cai Ruichen's face finally recovered.

In the car, Natasha looked at Cai Ruichen's helpless look. I couldn't help laughing, and said, "Commander, I'm really sorry for you. Originally, you could just send someone over."

"Forget it, I have to deal with these people sooner or later. And it's more formal for me to come out." Cai Ruichen shook his head, and then said with a relaxed face: "Besides, I also like to go out for a walk, bored in the base for a few months The whole person is almost rusted."

"The commander should indeed come out and walk around, which is conducive to broadening his horizons and cultivating his sentiments."

Cai Ruichen and Natasha were not the only ones in the special car, there was a young man in front of them, and after hearing what they said, the young man spoke.

Xu Jie: Hero-level spy, wise and calm, good at insight into people's hearts and intelligence analysis (guest guest appearance by book friend)

Spy, in the past 20 days, Cai Ruichen has carried out three more draws, and all three draws have yielded results, and one of them got the spy unit.

"In that case, let's come down and take a walk." Hearing Xu Jie's words, Cai Ruichen also nodded a little excitedly.

Just beside the road is the beautiful Tigris River. On both sides of the river bank under the scorching sun, the trees are shaded, which is quite a bit of tranquil beauty.

When the convoy came to the Euphrates Bridge in Baghdad, Cai Ruichen stopped the car.

Afterwards, several people left the convoy and walked directly along the bridge towards Baghdad Commercial Street across the river.

This place is located in the political center of Baghdad and is also the most heavily defended place.

It is also the area where the dignitaries live in Baghdad, and it is the best in terms of security and law and order.

The once beautiful side of Baghdad has been well preserved in this area.

All foreign institutions living in Iraq are basically in this place, and all those foreigners live here.

In this area, there are almost no traces of war, and there are only a few areas that retain the Baghdad civilization.

A little further away is Baghdad's commercial street, which is the only place where people who live here can go shopping.

Cai Ruichen had been to Commercial Street the last time he came to Baghdad, so he is no stranger to it.

But the Tigris River, a beautiful river that passes through Baghdad, was once the river of life that gave birth to several ancient civilizations and empires, but now it has less beauty and more chill.

The main reason is that on the river in the distance, several Iraqi Navy gunboats broke the beautiful scene here.

Seeing the Iraqi security forces routinely patrolling with weapons, it completely destroyed the beauty that was not much in the first place.

However, Cai Ruichen, who has not left the base for several months, still has a good feeling about such a scene.

At least, it is indeed far away from war here.

Of course, if I didn't hear the explosion that just came from a distance, I believe this feeling would be even better.

For this place, Cai Ruichen still has a little memory, the first time he saw this steel bridge.

When the Anglo-American coalition forces invaded Baghdad, three American journalists took pictures of American troops crossing the bridge.

But at that time, there was smoke all around, and even the unresisted British and American coalition forces were highly nervous after entering Baghdad.

From the perspective of the whole world, it should be a bloody battle. Saddam Hussein's hundreds of thousands of National Guards were the most elite armed forces in Iraq.

However, without the slightest resistance, the Anglo-French coalition forces captured Baghdad.

I am afraid that at that time, even every British and American soldier could not believe that it was so smooth.

Therefore, when I first entered the city and found no resistance, I was very nervous whether it was a conspiracy by the National Guard.

All kinds of ways to waste bullets proved to be a waste of ammunition afterwards, because the hundreds of thousands of National Guards were broken into pieces, and Baghdad was indeed completely abandoned.

Otherwise, the current Baghdad would be even more dilapidated. After all, if hundreds of thousands of troops fought against the British and American coalition forces here, the city with a population of 6 million would cease to exist. (To be continued.) Enable new URL