Chapter 939 The King Without Martial Arts (First update, please subscribe)
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When Ma Baoguo walked out of the airport with his suitcase, what he saw was the yellow sky. Sand and a few lone palm trees.
There are only a few old Ford taxis in front of the airport.
This is Riyadh, a place that looks more like a desert than a city.
After getting into the taxi and looking at the desert outside the window, Ma Baoguo didn't even know where he should get information from next.
“Go to the embassy first and have a look. No matter what, we need to solve the translation problem first.”
In Egypt, I can easily cope with English, but in Riyadh, it is difficult to move without a translator.
More than half an hour later, Ma Baoguo arrived in Riyadh. Although it is the capital of Saudi Arabia, the city has a population of less than 100,000. If this city in the desert was not close to an oasis, it would be difficult for humans to Survive here.
Compared with the prosperous Cairo, Riyadh is terribly simple. The buildings on both sides of the street are full of the atmosphere of the old era. There are only a few modern buildings, among which is a hotel. This one looks quite prosperous. Most of the guests staying in the hotel are foreigners, and many of them are American employees of oil companies.
As soon as he entered the hotel, the first thing that came to his ears was English. To Ma Baoguo, English sounded so friendly now.
While checking in, Ma Baoguo looked around. There were some Americans sitting in the hall, and several locals wearing robes and suits over their robes.
"Sir, here is your key."
While taking the key from the employee, Ma Baoguo, who was about to go upstairs with the waiter, heard a loud noise when he turned around , the violent noise even shattered the hotel glass.
"What's going on?",
Ma Baoguo, like everyone else, ran outside the hotel after the explosion. Only a few hundred meters away, a deafening explosion sounded again, smoke and dust flew everywhere, and flames shot into the sky.
Buildings on both sides of the street were shaken to their core, with debris and rubble flying everywhere. The once bustling street instantly turned into a purgatory on earth.
“It’s the king’s motorcade!”
I don’t know who shouted.
“The king’s caravan was attacked!”
Hearing this, Ma Baoguo's heart tightened.
"The king was attacked?"
Although he was a little confused, he still walked forward regardless.
After encountering a bomb attack, the convoy stopped urgently, and the guards responded quickly to protect the king in the middle. However, the explosion was so powerful that surrounding people and vehicles were affected. The streets were full of people fleeing in fear, as well as wounded people moaning in pain. The blood stained the ground red and mixed with the smoke and dust, forming a tragic picture.
In this chaotic and terrifying scene, a figure walked towards this side. Ma Baoguo's face was full of shock, and his eyes were scanning around the street, as if he was looking for something.
What came into view were the wounded everywhere. When he heard their shrill screams, Ma Baoguo frowned.
"What's going on? How is the king?"
All this is unknown, Ma Baoguo took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He knew that now was not the time to investigate and that he had to find a safe place as soon as possible.
So, he turned around and walked towards the hotel. As soon as he arrived at the hotel, there were many military police on the street outside the hotel.
Although the foreign guests in the hotel were prohibited from leaving the hotel, the news came that evening. During his trip, the king was attacked by a car bomb secretly arranged by the opposition. Fortunately, the king was only frightened.
"Opposition?"
This news made Ma Baoguo, who had just arrived, feel nervous. Isn't this the information he needs to know?
That night, Ma Baoguo, who was sitting on the balcony, looked at the small town with a worried expression. Because the city was not that big, he could hear the noise in the city - the sound of speeding cars and the sound of gunshots. , sometimes gunfire rang out not far from the hotel.
Obviously, they are now conducting a manhunt, and those who were captured did not go unchecked. Gunfire rang out all night long.
“What a coincidence!”
Sometimes, many things are such coincidences.
The next morning, Ma Baoguo and other guests who were trapped in the hotel were finally allowed to go out. As soon as he left the hotel, he came to the embassy. The embassy, like the outside world, seemed very strange. It was chaotic, but even so, as soon as he entered the embassy, someone greeted him and asked.
"Nanyang people?"
"Yes, I am an employee of Jiade Trading Company," the staff in the embassy said to him as soon as he introduced his identity.
"Okay, I know what your trading company is here for. Now is not a good time to discuss business. The king was attacked yesterday, and many people were involved. If you go around visiting guests at this time, you are likely to be arrested. As a spy, we have no control over what will happen."
The embassy staff said to Ma Baoguo.
"So, now, you'd better go back immediately, and wait at least a few more months before coming back. The situation here is very tense now, and this is not the time to discuss business."
Compared to For business and other matters, in the eyes of the embassy staff, the most important thing now is the lives of expatriates.
“As for business and the like, we can wait until later to deal with it.”
"Then, what should we do?"
Ma Heguo paused:
"I'm here to conduct market research,"
I can't say that I'm here. Let’s investigate the opposition within Saudi Arabia and determine if there is any way to subvert the country, right?
"Market research? You want to be arrested as a spy. Now here is... a state of high vigilance. If you arouse others' suspicion, we can't save you. This is different from other countries in the world. , they will even kill you directly. What do you want to investigate?"
The embassy staff said in a friendly way.
"I can provide you with some information. My suggestion is...you go back immediately, now, to Cairo, and from there to other countries!"
Another embassy job The staff reminded him like this.
"Then wait for the development of the situation. For now, it is definitely not suitable for you to stay here any longer. Only God knows what will happen next."
Faced with the reminder, Ma Baoguo did not know He was overwhelmed, after all, his work was not done yet.
At this moment, someone came over in a hurry and said to the staff member who reminded him.
"The news has been confirmed. It was an attack launched by the Free Officer Movement. Last night, troops loyal to the king exchanged fire with those controlled by the Free Officer Movement. Many people were killed. The search is still ongoing. It's going on."
"What about the King?"
"The King has no problem, but now the King is using this opportunity to conduct a large-scale roundup of members of the Free Officers Movement, among others. The opposition forces seemed to want to take the opportunity to wipe out all the opposition forces."
Ma Baoguo was dumbfounded when he listened to the conversation of the embassy staff.
"Damn it, this is so disrespectful of martial ethics."
To actually take the opportunity to sweep away the opposition - it's really disrespectful of martial ethics.
The reason why Ma Baoguo thinks this way is entirely because - he is here to find out the opposition. If the opposition has been eliminated, then what else is there for him to touch.
Now the job looks even more difficult.
What should I do? Should you continue to stay here or leave this hellish place?
For a while, Ma Baoguo was a little hard to make a decision.
The embassy staff on the side seemed to notice him again.
"Who is this gentleman?"
An embassy staff member quickly explained.
“He is a businessman from China who came here to conduct market research.”
"Nonsense, what are you still investigating now?"
The embassy staff looked at him and said.
"You should leave this hellish place immediately. Do you know that there is a chaos of war outside? The king's army is killing people everywhere. You should get out of here quickly. We will talk about business and non-business later."< br>
(End of this chapter)