Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 279: Game of Power and Money
This is a gift.

If Peter really has some information and I hide it from him, it might affect our future cooperation.

But what did he know?
gold?

Or arms?

The most fatal thing here is gold.

Then comes the arms.

Song Heping's mind raced.

He soon came up with the answer.

Gold is impossible.

If it was about gold, Peter wouldn't be sitting here with me, having a leisurely breakfast face to face, and talking so much about trying to get me to join him.

If it's not about gold, then it's only about arms.

If you say that arms trafficking is a violation, it is a violation, but if you say it is serious, haha, it is not really that serious.

AAFES purchased many of its weapons from the Iriga government and then sold them to local defense companies and mercenaries.

It’s just that it is sold legally, while I sell it secretly.

Selling arms in a war zone is no big deal!
"General, I am quite willing to confess. If you ask me, I will give you an answer, a truthful answer."

Song Heping felt more confident.

If Peter really asks about the arms, then admit it.

Besides, I had already thought of an excuse.

"You sold a batch of arms to South America before, is that true?" Peter felt proud that he was in control of the situation, and Song Heping's answer obviously made him very satisfied.

"The general is indeed well-informed." Song Heping's heart had already been lifted, but he still appeared a little shocked as he replied, "Indeed... I once sold a batch of second-hand arms to Colombia."

Peter laughed and said, "You dare to make any money? You sold it to the drug cartel, don't you know?"

Song Heping said calmly: "When it comes to arms business, there's no room for morality."

Peter suddenly clapped his hands. "Well, well, well said! I hate hypocrites the most."

Then he changed the subject: "Do you know why your batch of arms was intercepted by the AUC armed forces?"

"The news leaked out," Song Heping said. "Until now, the arms have not been recovered. It can only be considered a loss."

Peter said, "Don't you want to know who leaked the information?"

Song Heping was stunned for a moment.

This old fox...

Does he know?
I really haven't figured out the specific situation yet, and I don't know where the AUC armed forces' intelligence channels come from.

The arms trade is a very secretive matter.

Even if Ivan was the one doing the operation, he was not unfamiliar with the rules of the trade.

At first, Song Heping thought that the AUC armed forces’ local informant might have heard the news, which led to the robbery.

Now listening to Peter's words, it seems that there is something behind them.

"Of course I want to know, but my ability is limited and I can't find it." Song Heping pretended to be humble, because if he went to find Chris Chen, he should be able to get information in this regard.

But there's no point in doing that.

How the goods were robbed was no longer the key point. The key point at that time was to save people.

Peter picked up his coffee and drank it slowly, deliberately keeping the other person in suspense and not speaking right away.

Song Heping knew that he was keeping people in suspense.

But I'm not afraid of keeping him in suspense.

Peter has to give an answer eventually, otherwise all the preparations before would be completely meaningless.

"It's the CIA."

Sure enough, Peter quickly gave the answer.

"Did you think your arms shipment was safe now that you had the proper exit documents? The CIA has been targeting you for a long time. And you might not know that the CIA controls the arms market in South America, right?"

"I only found out about this when I went to South America to deal with it." Song Heping said, "General, thank you very much for telling me the truth. Otherwise, I would have been wondering why I was targeted. If it was the CIA, it wouldn't be surprising. Simon, the CIA station chief in Irigoe, and I have a grudge. Of course, he wants to kill me."

"It's about that big news story about Mr. J, right?" Peter said. "The girl you were protecting back then was Congressman Nancy's niece, and you got caught up in the political drama back in Washington. Not to mention the CIA, we had some issues with you back then. If it weren't for our subsequent cooperation, we'd probably want to kill you right now."

Song Heping said, "I don't want to be your enemy, General."

Peter said, "If you want to get into the arms business in the future, you'd better let me know first. This circle has its own rules. If you barge in without following any rules, you will become a target of public criticism."

"Thank you for the reminder, General." Song Heping murmured in his heart.

He always felt that Peter was hinting at something.

So he tried to test the waters: "General, I still want to do the arms business. As for the rules of the circle, I also want to ask for your advice."

Peter said, "If you're just doing small-scale arms sales, we won't intervene. But if you want to expand, neither the military nor the intelligence agencies will intervene. This involves the word 'controllable.' Even if it's a shady business, if it's not controlled, it will have serious consequences in the future. So, you need someone to endorse you."

As soon as these words were spoken, Song Heping's heart suddenly brightened.

"General, I would like to ask your military to endorse my arms business." Song Heping laid his cards on the table.

Peter said, "Do you know what you're talking about?"

Song Heping nodded. "Of course I know. Just like AAFES, they must have your endorsement to legally trade in arms, right?"

Peter smiled and concluded, "In Irigo, many weapons are circulating on the black market. Rather than strictly controlling local officials and cracking down on those rat-like illegal arms dealers, it's better for us to unify management. This is the reason for the existence of AAFES's arms business. We don't care how you get the arms or how you sell them, but we must know where they go. And when necessary, you must sell the goods to the place we tell you to. Moreover, if something goes wrong, we will not acknowledge any relationship between you and us. You will bear all the consequences yourself. That's the rule."

The two of them were completely clear about their plans. Song Heping was also unequivocal: "No problem, I can do this."

Peter said, "Okay, here's a deal. If you do it right, we'll acquiesce to your arms business in Irigora. I can even guarantee that you won't be harassed in Irigora. However, we won't have any written commitments, and any accidents will have nothing to do with the military. We won't admit it to anyone. It's your own problem. Understand?"

"clear."

Song Heping nodded and thought, isn't it just being your black glove to do the dirty work?
Rules are actually regulations.

"So... General, where are you selling that business you mentioned, and what are you selling?"

Peter placed a document in front of Song Heping: "Sell three sets of this equipment to the Sahel region of Africa."

The Sahel?!

Song Heping was slightly shocked.

He suddenly had a premonition - this job is not easy!
When I picked up the document again and looked at it, I suddenly felt a little uneasy.

That's a picture of the SA-9 launch system!
"Anti-aircraft missiles!?"

Song Heping immediately realized that this was a serious matter.

Are US troops stationed in Iraq selling air defense missiles to the Sahel region?
Isn't that the traditional territory of the French?
Aren’t the French close allies of the Americans?

Looking at the recipient at the bottom of the information, it clearly says - Salafi armed organization.

I rub!

Song Heping felt like the world was turned upside down, a bit like seeing a weasel wishing a happy new year to a chicken.

Damn, the world is so wonderful!

They actually let him, the man who had killed the Salafi armed forces' Irigo branch, sell air defense missiles to the Salafi armed forces' branches in Africa.

This is crazy...

He subconsciously wanted to refuse.

Suddenly I held back.

This was the first time Peter gave himself a task.

If you don't do it, it will be the same as the previous Afugan mission.

If you don't do it, there will be no transport contract.

Similarly, if we do not take over this arms deal in Africa, we probably won’t get any more benefits in the future.

But why not let AAFES do this kind of thing?

The only explanation is that Peter and the military behind him do not want people to know that it was their people who did it. The AAFES company has a too big name, and everyone knows that it is an American defense company. Even if a subsidiary is set up to do it, it would not be safe.

Using my own company, haha, a company established by Russians and Chinese, even if I know that I am the one taking the blame, the dirty water cannot be thrown on the US military and intelligence agencies.

He meows!
Song Heping cursed in his heart, he just wanted to be the hidden glove.

"how?"

Peter seemed to see the hesitation in Song Heping's eyes.

"You don't want to answer it?"

Song Heping immediately grinned and said, "No, I just want to know if I can get the money? It won't be given for free, right?"

"Hahahahaha!"

Major General Peter suddenly burst into laughter, laughing so hard that he fell forward and backward, and tears came out of the corners of his eyes.

"Song...you are such an interesting guy...so interesting..."

He wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, coughed twice, and regained his composure before saying, "I'm just setting you up. You can do the rest as you please. Now that you have the contact information, do you still need me to teach you step by step?"

"But this SA-9 missile system is not easy for me to obtain..."

Song Heping pretended to be stupid.

But Peter, the old fox, smiled slightly and said meaningfully: "I know you have a way..."

Song Heping felt a slight chill on his back.

I thought to myself, damn, this old fox really knows a lot!
After leaving Peter and returning to the company, Song Heping went into the office, sat on the chair, closed the door and carefully digested what Peter said.

After repeatedly savoring every sentence and every word, Song Heping seemed to have glimpsed some of the clues behind the fog.

War is just a big business for America as a whole.

If we regard this big business as a big cake, politicians, intelligence agencies, the military, arms suppliers, Wall Street, energy companies and other giants all have interests in it. Wherever the United States is involved in the world, there is this cake to be shared.

These political, military, and business forces within the United States form alliances with each other, but are also wary of each other; they fight secretly but appear harmonious on the surface, and each has its own forces and circles behind them.

This can be seen from the fact that during the Afghanistan operation, the military actually killed the CIA's black group members directly, and the CIA wanted to kill Mr. J while Aunt Nancy wanted to save Mr. J.

Thinking of this, Song Heping suddenly felt relieved.

At first he was always worried that the CIA would do something bad to him. To be honest, as the owner of a small defense company, he could not compete with the CIA.

But now, he suddenly wasn't worried anymore.

This is a game of power and money.

It seems that I have already stepped one foot into the circle.

Once you have made progress, you should be at peace with it.

Just enjoy the game.

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

　　
　
(End of this chapter)