"So what are you going to do?" Yang Jing asked.

Nicholas shook his head and said, "I'm not sure now. There are quite a few orders from China right now. If it doesn't work out, I will go back to Africa. Anyway, I have opened up a lot of channels there in the past two years. I just can't bear to watch the King of Kokang destroy the agreement between us. Cole, do you want me to..." Nicholas made a throat-wiping gesture.

Yang Jing shook his head and rejected it: "No, you can't do this. Although the King of Kokang wants to destroy the agreement between us, we can't kill him because of this. This old guy's prestige in Kachin State is still very high. If he dies, some things will be difficult to handle. Therefore, he can't die now."

"By the way, Nick, you mentioned going back to Africa. Actually, it's not impossible. You can continue to expand your business in Africa in the next two years and pay more attention to the Middle East. I think in a few years, the Middle East will be in chaos again."

"Really?" Nicholas' eyes lit up when he heard this.

To be honest, Nicholas really coveted the Middle East market, especially during the Iran-Iraq War, which was definitely a paradise for arms dealers. Unfortunately, an arms dealer like him with a weak background could not make any waves in the deep waters of the Middle East. He could only watch enviously as those arms dealers with strong backgrounds thrived in the Middle East, and then take on some of the leftover business.

Just like the Iran-Iraq War, it was a local war that lasted for eight years, which was a feast for all arms dealers in the world. But arms transactions at that level were mostly state-backed, and pure individual arms dealers like Nicholas had no right to share in this feast.

So, Nicholas was very jealous!

Now that he heard that Yang Jing asked him to pay more attention to the Middle East, how could Nicholas not be excited.

Yang Jing nodded and said, "Not yet, but with the end of the Iran-Iraq War, some of the things that have accumulated in the Middle East over the past decade will explode sooner or later. If you can get enough connections in the Middle East before then, you will live a better life in the next twenty years than you do now."

"What? You said the Iran-Iraq War is about to end?"

"Well, if my estimate is correct, this war that has lasted for eight years will end in four months at most. Neither Iran nor Iraq can afford such an endless war. And the pressure from the international community will also prompt this war to end as soon as possible."

"Okay, Cole, I actually agree with your judgment, but I think the war may end next year." Nicholas lit a cigar, took a puff and then said, "But since the Iran-Iraq War will end this year, why should I pay attention to the market there? Without war, the Middle East will enter a peaceful period where everyone is happy. For people in our industry, it is equivalent to unemployment."

Yang Jing smiled and said, "Who said that the Iran-Iraq War is over and the Middle East will enter a period of peace? Iran has the support of the Russian bear, so maybe it won't cause trouble again after the war, but do you think Saddam is a docile cat?"

Nicholas hesitated for a moment before asking, "Are you talking about Saddam?"

"Well, it is because of Saddam's existence that the Middle East will continue to be in chaos." After a pause, Yang Jing continued, "Saddam is a very arrogant guy, especially the eight-year Iran-Iraq War, which has brought his arrogance to a peak. The most important thing is that Iraq is already heavily in debt after eight years of war. Under such circumstances, how could the arrogant Saddam allow his country to decline? Therefore, he will definitely try his best to increase oil prices to repay the debt. Of course, if something happens that makes Saddam very dissatisfied, this arrogant guy may use this excuse to default on some accounts, such as debts to countries weaker than Iraq. Once such a thing happens, the Middle East will fall into chaos again..."

Although Yang Jing's explanation was a bit vague, Nicholas' eyes became brighter and brighter.