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Chapter 356 Salman: Collect some tolls! (Second update!)
If it's just a falling out, that's fine.

After the outbreak of the Gulf War, Saudi Arabia realized that the Brotherhood's ideology threatened the authority of the Saudi monarchy, and began to gradually replace and purge clergy members in the education system who were influenced by the Brotherhood.

At the same time, restrictions were imposed on its activities.

The real break occurred after the 9/11 attacks in 2001.

Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, was originally a Saudi citizen and was influenced by the Brotherhood ideology.

It is precisely based on this point that Saudi Arabia believes the Brotherhood's radical ideology fuels terrorism and has begun a comprehensive crackdown and expulsion.

In 2003, Saudi Arabia began implementing de-radicalization policies domestically, aiming to completely eradicate the Brotherhood's influence on the country.

On the other hand, the Brotherhood has also launched some counterattacks against Saudi Arabia, including but not limited to media attacks, social media suppression, international pressure, cooperation with Western media, underground secret missionary work, infiltration of the education system, and the dissemination of anti-monarchical ideas.

It also supports Saudi Arabia's hostile armed groups and Saudi opposition forces.

By now, the two sides have become mortal enemies, and it's a situation where only one can survive.

Upon suddenly hearing the news from the Brotherhood, Saller couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

He pinched the space between his eyebrows and asked his older brother:

"So what are you planning to do? Take this opportunity to eliminate them all at once?"

This idea greatly appealed to Said, but after thinking about it carefully for a while, he gently shook his head: "It's not easy to do!"

“These bastards are mainly active in Doha and Istanbul now.”

"Türkiye, Qatar, and even America will not stand by and watch us kill them."

"So killing them is practically a pipe dream."

Said was telling the truth, and after hearing this, Saleh felt his head throb even more.

He suddenly felt that the position of king was not so appealing. Rather than succeeding as king, he would rather continue to be a prince, who would have more freedom.

He pinched his fingers down from his brow to the tip of his nose, feeling the pain in his head ease slightly, before asking again, "So we're not going to do anything about it?"

This time, Sayyid shook his head even faster: "We can't ignore this!"

After speaking, he began to circle around the room. He circled about 20 times, until Saler felt dizzy and disoriented. Then he stopped and turned to look at Saler:

"Find a way to leak this information to... to the UAE and Iran."

"After you pass this message on, contact Lin Yi and ask if there's any way to retaliate."

"If they have it, tell them we'll pay them to transfer the technology to us!"

"Hurry up and get it done. Sadr said it would only take three days for the shipment to be delivered to Iraq. We need to be quick and get it done before then."

Saller nodded, shaking his aching head as he walked outside. Stepping out into the sunlight did not alleviate the pain; in fact, it intensified.

Back in his office, he took out his phone and sent a direct message to Rashid:

[Just received news that the Brotherhood, through the Sadr Movement, purchased a batch of drones from Lin Yi. The quantity is unknown, but they will arrive in the UAE in about two days. After transiting through Dubai, they will be transported back to Iraq by ground and then fall into the hands of the Brotherhood.]

On the sunny beaches of Dubai, Rashid was enjoying a rare moment of leisure when the ringing of his cell phone broke his tranquility.

After reading the message, he jumped up.

The UAE is a unique federal monarchy, dispersed among seven hereditary emirates, making it a fully monarchical state.

Their relationship with the Brotherhood is somewhat similar to that of Saudi Arabia, except that their cooperation began later than Saudi Arabia's.

Because the UAE was only officially established as a nation in 1971.

In the early days of the nation's founding, members of the Brotherhood used their abilities to hold key positions in the UAE's education, judicial, and religious systems, and helped establish the UAE's Islamic education system.

The disagreement between the two sides occurred later than in Saudi Arabia. It wasn't until around 2000 that the royal families of the various emirates in the UAE realized that the Brotherhood's existence would challenge their monarchical authority.

Compared to Saudi Arabia's swift action, the UAE's response was slower. It wasn't until the outbreak of the Iraq War in 2003 that the UAE began to restrict the Brotherhood's activities.

It wasn't until 2006 that they began purging fraternal members from the education and justice system and appointing local moderate clergy.

Just a few days ago, they also arrested some of their supporters.

If the Brotherhood got their hands on those weapons, he couldn't even imagine what they might do.

Rashid didn't dare to delay. He stuffed his phone into his pocket, said a few words to the people he was traveling with, and then sped off in his sports car.

He got into his sports car and headed straight for his father's office.

About half an hour later, Rashid handed the phone to his elderly father:
"Father, what do you think we should do?"

After reading what was displayed on his phone screen, Salman did not panic. Instead, he sat on the leather sofa with his arms crossed, calmly considering his options.

Just two minutes later, a plan took shape in his mind.

He smiled and went to his son's side, placed his hands on his son's shoulders, and said in a low voice:

"I have a very simple plan!"

“Their goods this time need to pass through Dubai and then through us, so we’ll use the old method and wait for them at the airport.”

"While the plane is landing and the cargo is being unloaded, we have people put listening and location devices into the drones."

"Once the Brotherhood gets their hands on it, we'll release their information."

"Saudi Arabia will deal with them!"

After listening, Rashid felt it was a bit sinister, but compared to his own wealth and glory, and his bright future, this little bit of sinisterness was completely insignificant.

In order to ensure their own better lives, they have no choice but to let their fellow countrymen suffer.

He looked up at his elderly father, who had been staring at him:
Should I handle it?

“Yes!” Salman nodded vigorously, then continued in a low voice:
“I will grow old, and you will become the king of Dubai. These are things you must experience, and some things you will even need to handle personally.”

"Only in this way will you understand the basic logic of doing things and avoid being deceived by others."

"But you're quite lucky. No one you know has ever lied to you, unlike your old father, who was completely fooled back then."

"By the way, could you contact Lin Yi and ask him if there's any way to defend against these drones?"

Hearing his father's words, Rashid slowly placed his hand on his father's hand and nodded, "Okay!"

A few minutes later, after the father and son finished expressing their emotions, Rashid took out his phone and called Lin Yi directly.

Suzhou.

Just as Lin Yi was about to put the braised pork into his mouth after hanging up the phone, his phone rang again. The name flashing on the screen completely crushed his desire to not answer.

After adjusting his mindset, he picked up his phone and answered the call.

Rashid's voice came through the phone, and the question he asked was exactly the same as what Sall had said on the phone earlier.

After listening to Rashid's rambling, Lin Yi organized his thoughts and said, "For security reasons, I can designate a no-fly zone for you."

"For example, your government office buildings and military camps are free of charge."

"Because this is a guarantee of national security."

"As for ordinary residential areas, business districts, and those messy areas, you need to pay to unlock them."

"It's not expensive. I'll send you a list to your email later, and you can check it yourselves."

"You can also send me the maps of the no-fly zones you need now, so I can convert the drawings into data and embed them into the drones as they leave the factory."

Rashid was pleased to learn that a no-fly zone could be used to resolve the issue. He exchanged a few more pleasantries with Lin Yi before hanging up the phone.

He turned around and handed the recording to his elderly father, letting him make the decision.

So, when Lin Yi returned to his office after dinner, saw the email notification, opened the email, and downloaded the data, he was completely dumbfounded.

The no-fly zone provided by Rashid directly covers the entire UAE.

In other words, if a no-fly zone is set up in this area, it means that drones cannot be used throughout the UAE, and there will be no sales.

After weighing the pros and cons with the map for a few minutes, Lin Yi sent Rashid a message:
I've looked at the map, but it costs extra!

After sending that message, he found the satellite's price list, dragged it into the fuel tank, and sent it to Rashid.

Less than 10 minutes after sending it, Rashid's email reply and text message reply arrived almost simultaneously:

[We're short on funds, so following your suggestion, we've redesigned the no-fly zone.]

Find the attachment in your email, open it, and you'll find a huge photo inside.

The photo is a map of the UAE, in which large areas are marked out in red.

Based on the email sent by Rashid, Lin Yi easily confirmed the location of these markers. After checking them and confirming that there were no problems, he immediately sent the images to Mao Xiaofei and followed up with another message.

[Mark the no-fly zone with the indicated points, get the goods out quickly, and deliver them as soon as possible!]

…………

Under intense pressure, Mao Xiaofei transformed into a screw-driving god, and in less than two days, he led his team to complete the production, debugging, and system updates of 140 drones.

He breathed a long sigh of relief after the last drone was covered in a dust bag, put into a box, and weighed down with foam to secure it.

Working overtime is absolutely inhuman!

But that wasn't the end of it. The boxes were loaded onto pallets, and with the help of packers, they were bundled together into balls and tied to the airline pallets.

After handing over his work, Fahbad took the 140 drones and boarded an Emirates Airlines plane, embarking on his journey home.

More than ten hours later, the plane landed in Dubai.

As the target flight landed, Rashid, with a grim face, pointed at the plane ahead. The fully armed UAE soldiers around him swarmed forward and surrounded the flight carrying the drone.

After a short wait, the flight began unloading cargo.

Rashid waited for a short while before seeing what he wanted to see.

A pallet filled with cardboard boxes containing drones.

Looking at the trays and the dense tape covering them, Rashid pointed, and the burly man beside him immediately stepped forward and unpacked one of the trays containing a drone box, revealing its contents.

It is indeed a drone, and it looks better than before; it will probably be smoother to use as well.

With that thought in mind, the tray in front of me had been completely opened.

Ten drones per tray. Rashid counted them: 14 trays, 140 drones.

well.

According to Saudi sources, a total of 14 organizations purchased drones this time. In the first batch, each organization received 10 drones, including drones from the Sadr Movement.

I don't want much, just 10 units, as a travel expense for Sadr Sports as they pass through Dubai.

With a wave of his hand, the burly men around him swarmed forward, grabbed the 10 drones that had been unpacked, tore open the packaging, and inspected them. Only then did the burly men nod to Rashid.

"Your Highness, the goods are fine!"

After confirming that there were no problems with the goods, Rashid snapped his fingers.
"withdraw!"

As he passed the airline employees, he stopped and spoke to them with a gentle expression:

"When Mr. Fahbad comes to pick up the goods later, just tell him that I have already taken his drone."

After exchanging statements with the airline staff, the man with diarrhea tilted his head to the side and said, "Let's go!"

Fahbad sat at the receiving point, eagerly awaiting his goods. After waiting and waiting, 14 pallets appeared before his eyes.

One pallet, two pallets, three pallets.

With each new tray that appeared, his smile deepened, but when the 14th tray came into view, he was completely stunned.

The 14th tray was completely empty; there was nothing there.

Just as he was about to ask someone from the airline for clarification, an airline employee who had been standing next to Rashid earlier walked over.

With a slight smile and a slight bend, the airline staff member explained softly:

“Mr. Fahbad, this is Prince Rashid’s order. He said you will understand.”

"Oh, and the prince also said that if you, Mr. Fahbad, don't understand, he will help you understand."

"Understand my ass!" Fahbad raised his hand and slapped himself across the face.

The excruciating pain in his face made him realize that he wasn't playing a game, but looking at the empty tray on the conveyor belt, Fahbad felt like a clown.

In the end, he admitted to it.

After expressing his stance, Fahbad suddenly realized that the work wasn't so troublesome after all.

There's always someone to help you with whatever you do.

As the goods were loaded onto the truck, Fahbad's heart leaped into his throat.

To transport by land, you need to first leave the UAE, head to Saudi Arabia, and then travel north along Saudi Arabia for several hundred kilometers to reach the border between Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

At that time, you can exchange money for goods.

His only concern was not the other party's funds, but the attitude of the Saudi government.

If the other party wants two trays of drones, should I give them to them or not?

(End of this chapter)