Super Zoo

"Where's the fish! Where's the fish! Where's my fish! I want it alive!"

In the big house in the center of the Lur village, Su Ming kept shouting for fish.

The two soldiers guarding the door were both angry and amused, thinking that the high priest's guest was really strange. Why must he eat fish, and it must be alive?

The high priest seemed to value this guest very much. Except for not letting him leave the room, all his requirements were met as much as possible. Brother Amir even took a few people to catch fish in the nearby river.

Since IS issued the final surrender deadline to the tribe, the nearby mountains have become less safe. From time to time, IS armed forces appear, vaguely exerting pressure on the tribe. The guards around the tribe have been strengthened. I hope that the God of Fire will bless Brother Amir and he can come back smoothly.

The guarding soldiers were very distressed when they thought of IS. If they don't surrender, the other side will definitely not let the Lur people go. According to the IS's usual style, the entire tribe will not survive; but if they surrender, the result will not be much better, it's just the difference between early death and late death.

"I heard the high priest and Brother Basel and Amir say behind their backs that the man inside is the apostle of the God of Fire and will lead us out of the predicament." A guard pointed at the wooden house behind him.

"Him? Humph, I don't believe it!" Another guard pursed his lips in disdain, "How could the messenger of the God of Fire be a greedy Oriental?"

"Where's the fish! Why haven't the fish arrived yet?!" Su Ming's voice came from the house again. The two guards looked at each other and sighed heavily at the same time.

...

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq put down the phone in his hand, feeling depressed.

It's really one wave after another. The Russian female mercenaries and Chinese businessmen are still missing, and the Americans are in trouble again!

Just now, the Minister brought another breathtaking news: two reporters from the National Geographic magazine infiltrated the IS-occupied area, but were captured by IS before they went deep into it. They were taken hostage and asked the US government for a ransom of 100 million US dollars.

The US ambassador seemed to be particularly angry today. He ignored diplomatic etiquette and scolded the Minister and several senior government officials on the phone, demanding that the Iraqi government solve the problem as soon as possible.

The Minister scolded the Deputy Minister on the phone again. The Americans have found out the approximate range where IS holds the journalists hostages. It is in the Zagros Mountains, within a radius of 100 kilometers from the Lur settlement.

In view of the fact that the military has been contacted before and a battalion of regular troops has been sent to the Lur territory to negotiate the rescue of Lyudmila and Su Ming, the government decided to merge the two things into one and solve them together: after rescuing the Oriental Russians, this battalion will go deep into the mountains to search and rescue American journalists.

The Deputy Minister thought about it and called the secretary to let him contact the battalion that was sent out and report the progress of the rescue work at any time.

Not long after, the secretary walked into the office with a nervous look, and whispered a few words to the deputy minister.

After listening to this, the deputy minister almost jumped up from his chair and shouted: "What, that battalion was wiped out by IS?! Why would a large IS force appear near the Lur settlement area?!"

"Sir, the Lur people asked the government for help half a month ago. IS asked them to surrender and station troops in the Zagros Mountains. But the government has never taken it seriously." The secretary whispered.

The deputy minister quickly calmed down from the shock.

Being able to wipe out a battalion in a short time, even if the combat effectiveness of this battalion is second-rate in the government army sequence, it means that the other party is definitely not a small force.

In other words, IS may have sent a large force into the Zagros Mountains. They were originally preparing to force the Lur people to surrender, and they happened to meet the battalion that went to rescue people.

"So, whether it is the American journalists, or the oriental businessmen and Russian mercenaries, they may have fallen into the hands of the IS force?" The deputy minister analyzed.

"Sir, we can't be sure either, because we can't contact these three groups of people at all." The secretary was sweating.

The deputy minister rubbed his temples, thought for a moment, and suddenly showed a very relaxed smile, "Very good."

"Ah?" The secretary thought he had heard it wrong, or the deputy minister was crazy? Before, the deputy minister was as anxious as a lamb on a bonfire. Now the matter is getting bigger and bigger, and it has almost reached the point where it can't be covered up. The deputy minister said "very good"?

The deputy minister is not crazy. He calmed down and thought about it, but felt relieved. This matter is no longer a small internal conflict between the government and the Luer people. It has risen to the issue of war between the government and the IS country, and it also involves the three largest powers in the world. This is not something he, a deputy foreign minister, can manage.

Let the headquarters and the president worry about the next thing.

The deputy minister really has a keen political vision. That afternoon, the president held an emergency meeting with senior government officials.

The matter can no longer be covered up. Related reports have appeared in the media of various countries, and real and speculative news are flying all over the sky.

News Broadcast: "Yesterday at 4 pm Iraq time, the Iraqi government forces and IS launched a fierce exchange of fire in the Zagros Mountains. IS wiped out an Iraqi battalion with overwhelming superiority... According to news from reporters in Baghdad, a Chinese businessman is likely to be trapped in the Lur area of ​​the war zone. The Chinese embassy has already started consultations and talks with the Iraqi government..."

CNN: "Facts have once again proved how stupid it is for the United States to send troops directly into Iraq. In the past decade, apart from the hatred of hundreds of millions of Muslims and countless terrorist attacks, what have we gained? Oil? God, at least half of Iraq's oil has been divided up by the Chinese and Russians, and even the European Union has taken a share of it. Our stupid government has been completely regarded as a pioneer..."

"Yes, I agree with your point of view! So, before me, at least three American presidents should have been dragged out and shot. Oh, God, one time is not enough, they should be shot three times!"

"Mr. Trump, as a Republican presidential candidate, do you have anything to say to the current American president?"

"Of course, first, since we have withdrawn our troops from Iraq, we cannot send troops on a large scale again and fall into this quagmire; second, if he can rescue those two poor American journalists, after I become president, I will consider admitting that he has made some contributions..."

Russian National Television, the unchanging stereotyped face appeared on the screen, and behind him was a row of airborne troops ready to go.

"I don't know anything about IS or Lurs. I only know that Miss Lyudmila was once a soldier of the country. She protected my ex-wife, she paid taxes for the country, and she is also a very beautiful girl. So, boys of the 76th Airborne Division, I order you to rescue this girl and bring her back to her homeland!"

In the IS's own TV station, a group of militants shouted crazily: "Come on, Americans, Russians, Iraqi government, your blood will dye the Zagros Mountains red, and the fire of Allah will burn all pagans to death!"