Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 254 Intelligence
"How do you know it won't work if you haven't tried it?" Song Heping asked back.

Chen was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "They say Room 203 is full of crazy people, and it really is true."

Song Heping asked, "How do you know 203 so well?"

Chen was stunned again.

He really wanted to slap himself. He had just eased the murderous intention between the two of them, but he stirred it up again.

"I heard that too."

He picked up the coffee cup and took a sip to hide his embarrassment.

"Let's get back to the point. With your current strength, even if I tell you where they're being held, you won't be able to save them."

He began to talk incessantly.

"...If it were an organization like the ELN, while larger, at least they weren't colluding with government forces. But this is the AUC. They have intricate ties with the Colombian military. If you try to deal with them, you might even be directly targeted by the military. They could find any excuse to arrest you..."

"and many more."

Song Heping interrupted Chen's narration: "I understand everything you said. I don't need you to repeat it. All I want is your information. You name the price, and I pay. As for how to do it and whether I can do it, that's my business."

Chen was stunned.

He suddenly realized that he was talking too much.

Talking too much is not a good habit.

"I've seen stubborn donkeys before, but I've never seen anyone as stubborn as you." Chen sighed. "Okay, since we're from the same hometown, I'll give you $500,000 for this information, and I'll find Ivan's hiding place within a day. Also, Ferrari told you my rules, right?"

"I told you, besides money, there are also favors." Song Heping said, "What do you want me to do for you?"

"I don't need it right now. I just need your promise." Chen said, "I'll ask you for it when I need it."

"The difficulty won't be higher than the AUC level?" Song Heping asked tentatively.

"That's right." Chen said flatly, "I have a strong professional ethics. In our line of work, reputation is very important."

The two men agreed on the terms and the transaction method, and Chen planned to get up and leave.

"By the way, what will be the consequences if I don't repay the favor I owe you?"

Before leaving, Song Heping asked Chen out of curiosity.

Chen smiled and said, "Young man, you'd better not have such thoughts, otherwise you will definitely regret it."

After saying that, he picked up the coffee, drank it in one gulp, then stood up and left.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned around and said to Song Heping: "I have some connections in South America. If you really encounter difficulties that you can't solve, you can come back to me. To be honest, I don't hate you. Remember——"

After saying that, he pointed his finger at Song Heping and disappeared at the door.

Song Heping didn't leave in a hurry, but sat there and continued to drink the cup of coffee.

He was slowly pondering what Chen had said earlier.

It seems he still has resources to sell.

Just wait for yourself to make another offer.

The phone suddenly rang.

Song Heping picked up the phone and saw that it was Ferrari calling, so he pressed the call button.

"How did the talk go?" Ferrari felt relieved on the other end of the phone. "Did he agree?"

"I agree," Song Heping said. Ferrari pressed on, "How much is the fee?"

"Five hundred thousand dollars," Song Heping said. "Please prepare the money. He will give you an account number and transfer the money to his account when the time comes."

"50? So cheap?" Ferrari was a little surprised.

Song Heping was also surprised: "You think $50 is cheap?! Are prices so high now? $50 would be enough to feed me for a lifetime back home."

Ferrari's tone immediately turned sarcastic. "You've really never seen the world. Is 50 a high price for a piece of intelligence? You don't even consider the price he paid to provide this information. You guys are really..."

Song Heping asked, "Why? Is it so expensive to hire an informant?"

Ferrari snorted coldly: "Who do you think could provide this kind of information?"

Song Heping said: "Of course it's someone from within the AUC armed forces."

Ferrari corrected him, "They're not just any AUC armed personnel. Do you think you can get this level of intelligence by just catching any random guy in that organization? At least he'd have to be someone of some importance to know the exact location of the ginseng. How much would it cost to bribe such a person? And after you take the money, you must run away, otherwise your whole family will be buried with you. The AUC is notorious for its cruelty. You think there's no need to take risks? Just like me, the other action team members in the company think I'm comfortable, sitting in an air-conditioned room, typing on the computer and taking the mission dividends. But they don't realize how many years I've endured to achieve the ability I have today. They only see the thief eating the meat, not the thief being beaten..."

The more he spoke, the more excited he became.

"Also, do you think Chen simply paid money to obtain this informant? He must have solved a problem for this person before, which is what he calls a favor. Now you understand why he wants people to pay him and owe him a favor, right? He knows other people's secrets, and it's just an exchange. So the more he knows, the more people want him dead. I'm surprised Chen is willing to meet you for this reason."

Ferrari seemed to be talking excitedly, while Song Heping just listened silently and drank his coffee.

He did not tell Ferrari the content of the conversation between the two.

That was a secret between him and Chen.

He felt that Chen's background was not simple, and vaguely felt that it was related to China.

Chen also realized that he was not simple.

But neither of them broke the window paper.

There are advantages to not exposing something.

Some things are better left unsaid.

"Ferrari, prepare the military map of Colombia. I'll immediately formulate a relevant action plan after I return from Istanbul. Have the cooks and the others prepare it. If the weapons can be shipped over, that would be great. If not, can you find a local arms dealer and purchase them locally?"

"Leave these matters to me," Ferrari said. "I won't take the company's money for nothing."

Song Heping thought that Chen would get the information later the next day, but he didn't expect that Chen would call him early the next morning.

After a brief negotiation, Song Heping got the information he wanted.

When I opened it, it said that the place of detention was in a place called La Tagua near the edge of the Amazon jungle in Putumayo Province in southern Colombia, which is on the border with Ecuador and Peru.

"It's the border of three countries again..."

The AUC armed detention center is indeed very cunning.

Whenever their camp comes under attack, they can retreat into the Amazon jungle. In emergencies, they can even cross the border through the jungle, leaving pursuers helpless.

However, armed organizations are rarely foolish enough to occupy big cities. They operate in some areas on the edge of the national border, occupying the mountains and fighting guerrilla warfare.

The money was quickly transferred to the account designated by Chen. After receiving it, Chen sent a message to Song Heping, which was a contact phone number.

"You can contact this person when you get there. He will provide you with the latest intelligence support."

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)