Samir fell silent.
"Let's talk about your future now. At present, Bayji, Mosul, and Kirkuk are connected together, which is our base." Song Heping continued, "With a base, we can discuss the future. We can plan for tomorrow, next month, next year like normal people, rather than waking up every day to check weapons and prepare for battle. Once this place truly stabilizes, perhaps I will take you to Baghdad to see your cousin Yusuf."
"Yusuf?" Samir's expression became strange, and he said disdainfully, "He's just a spineless bureaucrat."
