Chapter 1324 - 1319: Welcoming Brothers
Huang Bo chuckled and said, "If you want to know, why don't you ask them yourself."
Liu Ming gave an awkward smile and said, "Brother Bo, I've heard that men here are very fortunate, one person can marry seven or eight wives."
As he said this, an envious look appeared in Liu Ming's eyes.
Huang Bo couldn't help but curse, "Look at you, you horny bastard. Why don't you just stay here and marry seven or eight wives."
While they were joking around, another man walked past them, leading a woman wrapped up very tightly. The man looked at Huang Bo and the others, smiling as he said, "As-salamu alaykum."
"As-salamu alaykum" is the local language, which means "hello" in Chinese.
Huang Bo and the others didn't understand, but judging by the guy's demeanor, he was probably greeting them, so Huang Bo said in Chinese, "Hello."
Upon hearing Huang Bo's response, the guy was instantly delighted and in stiff Chinese said, "Are you Chinese?"
Huang Bo nodded with a slight smile.
To be honest, Chinese people are all around the world, wherever there are people, there are traces of Chinese. With the continuous improvement of the country's overall strength over the years, the status of Chinese people isn't as neglected as it used to be.
Especially in the Middle East, Chinese people are quite welcomed.
According to Chinese etiquette, since the other party greeted you, you should also shake hands or something.
Seeing Huang Bo nod, the other party hugged Huang Bo happily, and in stiff Chinese said, "Chinese, very good, welcome to Baghdad."
After exchanging a hug, the guy pointed to the tightly wrapped woman beside him and said, "This is my wife."
According to the customs of this area, when it comes to etiquette with women, you should gently lift the hem of the woman's garment with your right hand, then kiss her garment to return the greeting.
However, Huang Bo didn't understand this. Following Chinese etiquette, he extended his hand with a polite smile, intending to shake hands with the woman.
Unexpectedly, the fat man's face immediately changed, becoming furious, staring daggers at Huang Bo as if he wanted to kill him.
"xxxxx..." The fat man glared at Huang Bo, shouting a string of incomprehensible words, which didn't seem pleasant.
Huang Bo was a bit stunned. Just a moment ago everything was fine, but in the blink of an eye, this guy's face changed.
After saying a bunch of jibber-jabber, the fat man angrily dragged the woman away.
"Is this guy sick or what? Changing his face faster than taking off pants," Huang Bo said to his group of brothers.
All the brothers laughed, one of them said, "Brother Bo, there's a rule in the Middle East, when greeting someone else's wife, you must never touch her. They believe that if someone touches his wife's body, it's the greatest insult to him, and you might end up fighting for it."
Huang Bo paused for a moment, and then laughed, "So there's such a strange rule, I've really learned something new today."
Liu Ming, sly eyed, said, "Brother Bo, I've heard that women here are very tidy down there, completely bare. If there's a chance, should we go see for ourselves?"
Huang Bo broke into a sweat, lifted his right foot, and kicked at him, scolding, "I say, you brat, you're not working properly all day, always thinking about weird stuff."
After some roughhousing, Huang Bo's phone rang—it was Ji Xiaohong calling, asking where he was.
Huang Bo glanced around, found a landmark building, and told Ji Xiaohong.
A few minutes after hanging up, Ji Xiaohong arrived in front of Huang Bo and the others in a black SUV.
After parking, Ji Xiaohong got out of the car and walked up to Huang Bo and the others, saying, "Are you Li Qiang's brothers?"
Ji Xiaohong's appearance was on par with Ma Yilin's, but there was an indescribable maturity about her, her charming face carried the beauty of Chinese women and the look of an Islamic woman.
Hearing Ji Xiaohong ask, Huang Bo realized who this woman was and quickly said politely, "Right, and you must be Ji Xiaohong?"
Ji Xiaohong nodded, and said, "Yes, there are quite a few of you. I think we should hire two cars, I'll take you to the hotel first."
On the streets of Baghdad, it's not like back home where there are taxis everywhere. Instead, there are convertible cars like electric vehicles. Ji Xiaohong scanned around and waved two of them over.
The brothers all got in the cars, and then Huang Bo got in Ji Xiaohong's car, driving down a somewhat dilapidated street for more than twenty minutes until they arrived at a hotel.
Ji Xiaohong could speak the local language and was naturally a great help to Huang Bo and the others. In a few minutes, she had booked their rooms.
The brothers each went to their rooms, while Ji Xiaohong followed Huang Bo into his room.
After sitting down, Huang Bo said, "Miss Ji, can you tell me what actually happened to Li Qiang recently, how did he die?"
Ji Xiaohong pondered for a moment and said, "I'm not too sure about the specifics, Li Qiang got into a car accident on the way to the hospital with the Monk."
Huang Bo asked, "How did Monk get injured?"
Ji Xiaohong said, "I know about this, Monk was kidnapped by a group of people, and Li Qiang went to save Monk."
Huang Bo frowned and asked, "Kidnapped by whom?"
Ji Xiaohong said, "I haven't figured out exactly who yet, but I think it definitely has something to do with Li Gongming."
Huang Bo asked, "And who is Li Gongming?"
Ji Xiaohong then told Huang Bo all about the enmity between Li Qiang and Li Gongming, and after listening, Huang Bo was furious; it was clear that Li Gongming was behind this.
His good brother Li Qiang was dead, and Huang Bo was here to find out the cause of Li Qiang's death. Now knowing it was Li Gongming's doing, he looked at Ji Xiaohong and asked, "Miss Ji, can you tell me where Li Gongming is?"
Ji Xiaohong understood Huang Bo's intention and said, "Li Gongming is the big shot around here, to deal with him, we'll need a good plan. You all should take a break first. I'll take you to see Li Qiang's body after dinner."
Having matured over the years, especially after managing a company, Huang Bo no longer had his impulsive personality. He looked at Ji Xiaohong and said, "We've come all this way with your help, Miss Ji. I should be the one treating you to dinner. Let's skip the rest; I want to see Li Qiang first."
Ji Xiaohong said, "Li Qiang's body is still in the hospital morgue. I'll take you there now."
Leaving the hotel room, Huang Bo called two people, instructed the others to go for dinner first, and told them to return to the hotel to rest afterward, making sure not to cause trouble.
They got into Ji Xiaohong's car and arrived at the hospital. Entering the morgue, and with the company of a staff member, Huang Bo saw Li Qiang's body.
Li Qiang died tragically, with his entire face smashed beyond recognition.
Ji Xiaohong followed in, and upon seeing Li Qiang's pathetic state, she couldn't help but feel sorrow, her mind flashing with images of Li Qiang, and tears began to fall as she turned away.
Huang Bo said nothing, his eyes remained fixed on Li Qiang's body, with an expression of both grief and anger.
After looking for a good ten minutes, Huang Bo looked at the staff member and said, "This was my best brother. I hope you can get someone to prepare his body properly, so at least my brother can leave this world clean and presentable."
The staff member was local and couldn't understand Chinese, only understanding Huang Bo's request through Ji Xiaohong's translation, said, "That's no problem, as long as you're willing to pay."
Huang Bo said, "Money's not a problem, now take me to see Monk."
Although Monk wasn't one of the original members of Jvyi Gang, he was still a key member.
Monk died even more miserably; his body was barely intact. The other two guys from Jvyi Gang couldn't help but turn away and vomit upon seeing Monk's body.
Huang Bo didn't vomit, he just looked on with cold eyes and after a moment, had the staff clean up Monk's body.
Leaving the morgue, Huang Bo's face was expressionless, but his eyes held a terrifying gleam. He swore in his heart, Li Gongming, I won't let you off. I'll make you wish you were dead.
After leaving the hospital, just as Huang Bo was about to invite Ji Xiaohong to dinner to express his thanks, his phone rang.
Upon answering, he heard Liu Ming's anxious voice, "Brother Bo, something's happened, you need to come quickly."
Huang Bo was taken aback; he had just left, how could something have happened, he quickly asked on the phone, "What happened?"
Over the phone, Liu Ming said, "We were having a meal at a Chinese restaurant near the hotel when suddenly a few big men rushed in with submachine guns, and they started shooting at us. Several brothers are injured, very seriously."
Shit, Huang Bo couldn't help but curse, turning to Ji Xiaohong he said, "Miss Ji, please take me back to the hotel immediately, my brothers were attacked by a group of men."
Ji Xiaohong was bewildered, saying, "We just left twenty minutes ago, how could your brothers have been attacked?"
Huang Bo shook his head and said, "I don't know the specifics either, Liu Ming just said they went to a Chinese restaurant near the hotel for dinner, then suddenly a few people rushed in and started shooting."
Ji Xiaohong was stunned for a moment, then said, "Get in the car, let's head over quickly."
On the way, Ji Xiaohong drove as fast as she could, and in no time, arrived at the restaurant entrance. As soon as he got out of the car, Huang Bo dashed inside the restaurant.
Once inside, Huang Bo was confronted with a gruesome scene. The restaurant was filled with shattered items and many injured people lying on the ground, and Liu Ming was assisting other Jvyi Gang brothers with first aid.
Seeing Huang Bo enter, Liu Ming quickly rushed over and said, "Brother Bo, we've lost two brothers here, and four others are seriously injured."
"Damn it, hurry up and get the injured to the hospital," Huang Bo furiously yelled at Liu Ming.
Ji Xiaohong had also entered by then, wasting no time, she called for people to carry the few injured Jvyi Gang members to her car, speeding towards the hospital.
Huang Bo didn't go to the hospital; there were still injured people in the restaurant, and he stayed to help with the rescue.
In less than ten minutes, several police cars arrived, and over ten fully armed police officers jumped out of the cars.