71: Chapter 71 Even a mosquito's leg is meat

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari knew that if he wanted Major General Zaha to get things done, giving too little wouldn't work, so he said, "How about a 70/30 split? We'll give you 30%."

"That's still too little. At least 50%. After all, we need to send troops to provide protection and organize personnel to extract the oil." Major General Zaha was dissatisfied.

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari pondered for a moment; giving Major General Zaha 50% was acceptable, as they would have to incur significant costs during the oil extraction process.

Of the remaining 50%, Glass House needed at least 40%, and Raqqa Military Base taking 10% would be about right.

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari wanted to secure a slightly larger share for Raqqa Military Base, so he said, "You take 45% of the profits, and we at Glass House will take 55%. If you don't agree, then we will find someone else in Syria to extract the oil."

Major General Zaha naturally didn't want the fat meat already in his grasp to fly away, so he quickly said, "Fine, I agree. We will take 45% of the profits."

Taking 45% of the profits was still profitable, and Major General Zaha didn't want to give it up.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Lieutenant Colonel Haidari prepared to hang up the phone, but Major General Zaha suddenly asked, "Lieutenant Colonel Haidari, regarding that Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile that Raqqa Military Base used to shoot down the USA fighter jet, I was wondering if the arms dealer could sell some to us?"

"You want to purchase Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles?" Lieutenant Colonel Haidari's eyes lit up. Remembering what Li Yi said about promoting the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile, it seemed business had arrived, and he could earn a commission.

"Yes, we have that intention." Major General Zaha did not hide it.

"The arms dealer can sell them to you. I don't know how much procurement funding you have prepared?" The order amount was directly related to how much commission he would receive, so Lieutenant Colonel Haidari was quite concerned.

"It's not certain yet. The procurement funding isn't much, only about 50 million USD." Major General Zaha felt very helpless; this was funding he had secured himself in Deir ez-Zor, intending to use it to purchase equipment to arm his troops.

Upon hearing that there was only 50 million USD in procurement funding, Lieutenant Colonel Haidari immediately lost interest and said, "I will contact the arms dealer and see what their opinion is. If the arms dealer is willing to sell, I will contact you again."

"Thank you very much." Major General Zaha still had some expectations about buying the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile.

After all, the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile had shot down USA Black Hawk Helicopters and F-16 Fighter Jets.

Major General Zaha had lost so many anti-aircraft missiles just to shoot down one Black Hawk Helicopter, while Raqqa Military Base only needed one anti-aircraft missile to shoot down a Black Hawk Helicopter. The Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile was far better than the Sayyad anti-aircraft missiles provided by Glass House.

After hanging up on Lieutenant Colonel Haidari, Major General Zaha immediately arranged for his assistant to head to Raqqa Military Base to negotiate, and at the same time, mobilized troops to prepare to take over the Conoco Gas Field. After taking over the Conoco Gas Field, there would still be a pile of things for Major General Zaha to take care of.

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari had secured 55% of the profits from the Conoco Gas Field, and decided that Glass House would share 40% of the profits, with Raqqa Military Base receiving the remaining 15%.

After contacting Major Jafari, he said, "Major Jafari, I have already communicated with Major General Zaha. He will send someone to contact you to discuss taking over the Conoco Gas Field."

"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel. I will cooperate with Major General Zaha to take over the Conoco Gas Field from the USA in a timely manner." Major Jafari said quickly. He would also need to communicate with Major General Zaha later on how to quickly take over the Conoco Gas Field according to the USA's requirements.

"Just now, Major General Zaha and I reached an agreement on the profit distribution for the Conoco Gas Field: Major General Zaha gets 45% of the profits, Glass House gets 40%, and Raqqa Military Base gets 15%. Raqqa Military Base was given an extra 5%."

"Thank you for thinking of me, Lieutenant Colonel Haidari." Major Jafari hadn't expected to get an extra 5% of the profits; this was an unexpected joy.

"Then you and Major General Zaha should communicate well. Don't let the USA find any loopholes. You must take full control of the Conoco Gas Field and ensure that oil production can be arranged immediately after the takeover." Lieutenant Colonel Haidari reminded him.

"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel. I will make sure everything is taken over at the Conoco Gas Field before handing over the wreckage of the USA fighter jet and the remains of the soldiers." Major Jafari needed to have a backup plan to ensure the USA wouldn't dare to sabotage the Conoco Gas Field.

"Just make sure you're careful!"

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari didn't say anything more. He believed that Major Jafari and Major General Zaha would properly arrange the matters regarding the Conoco Gas Field. After all, they both had their own interests involved and wouldn't take this matter lightly.

As for whether to tell Major General Rahim about the Conoco Gas Field, Lieutenant Colonel Haidari considered it and decided that there was no need to report it specifically for now. The Conoco Gas Field was a small oil field, and there was no need to bother Major General Rahim. Once it was settled, he could just mention it to him then.

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari then began to think about contacting Li Yi to discuss Major General Zaha's purchase of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile. This was related to his commission; although the funds weren't particularly large, it was still a piece of meat, so he had better communicate with Li Yi as soon as possible.

"Lieutenant Colonel Haidari, why are you contacting me again? Didn't we agree to transport 15 million barrels of oil tonight? Is there a change of plans?" Li Yi asked, puzzled. The only thing he had been in contact with Lieutenant Colonel Haidari about recently was the payment for the 15 million barrels of oil.

"There are no changes. I'm not contacting you about that matter." Lieutenant Colonel Haidari quickly said, "Didn't you want me to help you promote the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile? Someone in the Syrian military intends to purchase the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile and wants to ask if Chaos Company will sell it."

"Syria wants to purchase the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile?" Li Yi asked suspiciously. Syria had been fighting for so long and had no external financial support; would they have the money to purchase the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile?

"Yes." Lieutenant Colonel Haidari said affirmatively.

"How many Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles do they want to purchase?"

"They only mentioned the intention to purchase; they haven't discussed the specific models or quantity yet. But the procurement funding is only about 50 million USD."

"That's so little." Li Yi didn't expect there to be so little procurement funding, and said, a bit disappointed.

"Will Chaos Company sell them?" Lieutenant Colonel Haidari thought Chaos Company considered the procurement funding too low and didn't intend to do this arms deal.

"We'll sell. I will be in Beirut for a while, so have them come to Beirut to negotiate the purchase." Li Yi agreed. Even mosquito legs are meat; even if the procurement amount is small, he still had to take this order.

"Okay. I will notify them to head over." Lieutenant Colonel Haidari felt his commission was secure.

Since Chaos Company would sell them, Major General Zaha should grit his teeth and purchase the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile. After all, Syria had absolutely no other channels to purchase anti-aircraft missiles.