Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 255 Difficulties
The next night, in the Green Zone of Irigo, in the "Musician" Defense Office Building.

The cook went to find Song Heping as soon as he came back from the oil field.

I didn't see anyone in Song Heping's room, so I went downstairs to find someone to ask.

Ferrari was the only one sitting in front of the computer in the office area on the first floor.

The cook knew that Ferrari knew the whole story, but he hesitated and didn't say anything.

At this moment, the gray wolf and the hunter came out of the kitchen, one of them holding a stack of pasta in his hand and eating as he walked.

"Gray Wolf!"

Seeing the gray wolf, the cook felt like he had seen his savior, otherwise he would have been unable to stand Ferrari's mouth if he had to ask for information.

"The chef is back?" Gray Wolf greeted him and sat down in the restaurant.

The cook came over and asked, "Where's Sang?! Didn't he say he's back from Istanbul?"

Gray Wolf looked around and said, "I don't know... I just came back from the water station. We all went out together today, didn't we?"

Because Song Heping called back yesterday and told everyone to prepare everything immediately and check the work at hand to ensure that the company's main business would not be delayed because of the rescue mission in South America.

So today everyone split up into several groups, the cook and the white bear went to the oil field, and the gray wolf and his group went to the water supply station.

The hunter said, "Is he back? How come I didn't know?"

Ferrari, who was sitting at his desk, finally spoke: "I came back at noon. You guys were just away."

The cook quickly winked at Gray Wolf and asked him to go and find out.

Gray Wolf understood what he meant, so he asked Ferrari: "Ferrari, where is the deceased?"

Ferrari's eyes were fixed on the computer screen in front of him. He had a lot of work on hand recently. The bidding would be started next month, and the documents were piling up.

"People are in the briefing room!"

He seemed a little impatient, and threw a word at Gray Wolf in a bad mood, then began to complain: "FUCK! I need to hire two beauties to help me, I can't handle it alone!"

Upon hearing this, the cook stood up and walked towards the briefing room, wanting to find Song Heping.

Ferrari reminded him: "Song said that no one should disturb him. He is planning a rescue operation."

The cook stopped and stood in the middle of the office feeling a little awkward.

It’s not right to go, but if I don’t go, I’ll be anxious.

Looking at the watch, it's already eight o'clock.

At the end, he couldn't help but lean over and ask Ferrari, "Ferrari...how long has he been in there? From noon until now? Don't you need me to bring him something to eat?"

Ferrari was already quite annoyed, with a lot of paperwork to do, especially some documents required by the US military that had to be completed according to the highest standards of previous bidding. You have to know that a 2.4 million contract involves a lot of documents.

"I'm just repeating what Song said. If you want to knock on the door, go ahead and knock. I have no right to interfere!"

This sentence almost choked the cook to death.

The cook knew Song Heping's character.

It’s best not to disturb him when he is concentrating on making plans, otherwise he will be scolded as well.

After hesitating for a long time, I still didn't have the courage to knock on the door, so I went to the refrigerator to get a bottle of drink and went back to sit at the dining table.

Less than ten minutes after I sat down, the door to the briefing room opened.

Song Heping poked his head out from behind the door and shouted, "Everyone, get into the briefing room. Let's have a meeting!"

The cook was overjoyed and stood up quickly.

Song Heping called a meeting, and the rescue plan must have taken shape.

"Sang, I'm going to make you some shredded lamb and pasta. Haven't you eaten yet?!"

The cook took the initiative to show his courtesy.

After all, it's all my fault.

This time, the loss of payment for goods plus ransom was a full seven million.

That’s not all. Song Heping has already spent 500,000 yuan on purchasing intelligence, and he still owes Chris Chen a favor.

Future rescue costs remain unknown.

It can be said that due to my own lack of consideration at the time, I suffered losses of tens of millions.

Song Heping never complained about these things.

The chef had a bad temper, but he couldn't be angry with Song Heping. After all, he was convinced and had nothing to say.

"Okay, I'm hungry too. Chef, you're a great cook. Come in on the hour and I'll eat while we talk." Soon, everyone sat down in the briefing room.

"Sang, your pasta!"

The chef's cooking skills were truly amazing; the noodles were ready in just ten minutes.

Song Heping picked up the mineral water and drank it while saying, "First, take a look at the map and annotations on the wall. These are all information compiled from various intelligence sources. They include the AUC's troop deployment in Amazonas and Putumayo Provinces, as well as detention centers, nearby troop deployments, and the terrain. I'm going to eat something first. I'll present my ideas later. Everyone can take a look at any good suggestions. Let's brainstorm and come up with a plan tonight. We don't have much time."

After that, he turned to Ferrari and asked, "How's the weapon situation?"

"It's been arranged. I contacted an arms dealer in Colombia. He has a relatively complete range of equipment, including American and Soviet-style weapons, as well as bulletproof vests." Ferrari responded quickly.

"If I had known this would happen, why would I sell weapons to drug cartels? Wouldn't it be better to sell them directly to arms dealers? That way they wouldn't be intercepted."

The hunter originally meant it as a joke, but after he said it, he felt something was wrong. He looked at the cook's face and saw that it was indeed completely dark.

Several people went to the blackboard on the wall to look at the map.

The locations of the militants' forces were marked on the map with pegs with pennants of different colors.

The red ones are all AUC armed camps and armed units, and the number of people is also marked.

The yellow flags represent government forces, the green ones represent ELN forces, and the black flag is where Ivan is being held...

“It’s not easy!”

Gray Wolf was the first to sigh.

He counted four red flags around the black flag, and there were green flags near the red flags to the east in the direction of Venezuela.

The government forces are deployed in the west, near the Cordillera Mountains and the seaside.

From this we can see that all rebel armed groups are active in the two major plains rainforest areas in the east, and the active areas of Colombia's three major anti-government armed forces are all close to the border, but they are adjacent to different countries.

The AUC armed forces' territory has another characteristic. Their territory is intertwined with that of the government forces. In some places, there is a mixture of you and me, which seems very strange.

From this point of view, the rumors about the ambiguous relationship between the two parties are not groundless.

Song Heping finally finished his pasta, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and walked over to the crowd while drinking the mineral water.

"The place where Ivan is being held is a camp codenamed K1. According to intelligence, it's an important ginseng detention center for their organization."

Song Heping picked up a small wooden stick and tapped a few places.

"The AUC has six such detention centers. Generally, after their organization kidnaps someone, they'll send them to one of these six locations for detention. Camp K1 is the most heavily defended, and it's home to the AUC's most elite 'Skull Squad,' because the ginseng held in Camp K1 typically command the highest ransom."

After hearing what Song Heping said, everyone else laughed.

Of course it’s high.

500 million US dollars is not a low amount.

"They want cash? Where are we going to get that much cash for them? How are we going to transport it?" the hunter asked. "Five million in cash would take at least two large travel bags."

"Let Ferrari arrange this matter, we don't have to worry about it," said Song Heping.

Ferrari looked at the looks they were giving him and explained, "It's simple. I give money to an underground bank, and then we go directly to the Colombian gangs to withdraw cash. They don't have much of anything, but they have the most cash and drugs."

"Money is not a problem, and we have no intention of paying. The two biggest problems now are: getting in, and how to get in."

Song Heping pointed to the distribution of government troops on the map and said, "It's almost certain that we have to either airdrop into the Amazon rainforest and then go to K1 camp to rescue people, or enter by land. However, if we go by land, we have to pass through the Colombian government army's territory. The government army's defense density over there is too high, and it is easy to get into a fierce battle if we pass through their defense zone. Moreover, even if we bribe the government army to let us pass or seek their help to let us in through our connections, it probably won't work because we don't know who is human and who is not on the government army's side."

"Airborne?!"

The gray wolf frowned and touched his chin, staring at the map intently.

"If they want to drop by air, I'm afraid they can't take off in Colombia. I'm thinking, should they take off from a neighboring country, fly low over the border, and then drop near the rainforest, and then walk into the camp?"

"Gray Wolf, do you think you're a US special forces soldier? You have planes to drop you? You even fly over the border and drop you into the rainforest? And it's a neighboring country offering help? Ecuador? Or Peru? Where are you going to find a plane?"

The hunter questioned.

"This won't work, that won't work." Gray Wolf shook his head: "Should I dive in?"

"I think taking the water route is a good idea," White Bear said. "There's a tributary of the Putumayo River near K1 Camp. We could get a boat, disguise ourselves as local fishermen, dock near K1 Camp, and then walk in. Isn't that good?"

"Entering by water is a good idea." Song Heping spoke again: "I've thought about this, but then I felt that although entering by water is no problem, how do we withdraw? This is our second problem. If we enter by water, once a firefight breaks out in the K1 camp, the AUC armed forces will definitely block the waterway, and then our withdrawal will be a problem."

"Advance by water, retreat by air."

The cook offered his opinion: "Nothing is faster than an air evacuation. Using a helicopter? As long as we have one, we can fly low over the Putumayo River and directly into the border area of ​​Peru or Ecuador. As long as there's someone to pick us up there, it'll be no problem!"

"Where can we get a helicopter?" Gray Wolf asked. "We also need to make sure the pilot is willing to take the risk with us. That's not easy to find."

　Asking for a monthly ticket! Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)