Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 804 Suspicious Leaker

Jasper knocked on Deputy Director Pence's office door early in the morning.

"Sir! I have made some important discoveries."

"What important discovery?"

Pence was reviewing the documents in front of him without looking up.

He had heard enough disheartening news these past few days.

Song Heping has not been found.

Although the CIA could mobilize enough resources, finding Song Heping in the vast area of ​​North Darfur was no easy task.

It would take at least a long time to use satellites or similar methods to conduct various scans of that area.

The only hope now rests on those hidden agents within Sudan.

The United States, where remote farming has always been highly developed, has never lacked informants.

They will certainly provide themselves with the most reliable and accurate intelligence.

"The internal investigation seems to be making some progress."

Jasper placed a list in front of Pence.

"Oh?"

Hearing that the internal investigation was making progress, Pence finally showed some interest.

He hated that traitor to the core.

If it weren't for an insider leaking the internal operation plan, how could Song Heping have survived assassination attempts time and time again?

He must be found and executed using CIA methods.

Let him leave this world "unexpectedly".

He picked up the list and quickly scanned each name.

Then it stopped at the name circled in red.

"Are these the key individuals?"

As he spoke, he noticed Simon's name.

"Simon?"

Pence looked up at Jasper.

"Could it be a mistake?"

He reached out and pointed to Simon's name.

"Simon and Song Heping are mortal enemies. As far as I know, when Song Heping was running PMC Company and business in Iligo, Simon suspected that he had secret dealings with the Persians, so he had been investigating him. He even suspected that Song Heping was involved in the disappearance of Saddam Hussein's gold. He even detained him and tortured him for a whole night."

As he spoke, he dusted off the list.

"Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Jasper said, "The dozen or so names on this list are all people who knew about our operation in Cindy, North Darfur. After filtering and screening the information they had, the investigation team found these few people to be the most suspicious and who knew the most, especially Simon..."

At this point, he subconsciously stopped talking.

Jasper was very good at reading people's expressions and moods.

So there's a reason he was able to become the deputy director's chief of staff and Pence's assistant.

Pence stared at Simon's name, raised his hand and rubbed his chin hard, then asked, "Is there any solid evidence?"

“I can’t say for sure, because it’s only a preliminary investigation, but Simon has a very serious problem,” Jasper said. “The operation in Cindy was originally top secret, but at the time, some technical personnel needed to be transferred from the Iligo branch to cooperate with the Chad front command, so two people were transferred from his team. Because of this, he behaved very strangely, demanding that the operations department give him a reason for the transfer. So I suspect that he analyzed the general content of the operation based on this. You know, Simon is an intelligence analyst by training, this is his expertise. If he had nothing to hide, he would have just given them the information directly without asking about the details of the operation.”

Pence touched his chin again.

Indeed, as Jasper said.

Generally speaking, the direct superior of an internally seconded employee should not interfere too much and only need to see the orders.

Simon's actions were indeed somewhat unusual.

“According to normal procedure, he is indeed a bit strange...but…”

Seeing his hesitation, Jasper said again, "How about we follow procedure and investigate him thoroughly first?"

"All right……"

Just as Pence was about to hand the list back to Jasper, his phone rang.

Upon picking it up, Pence's expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously glanced at Jasper in front of him. "It's Simon."

"Simon?!"

"right……"

Pence skillfully pressed the call button and held the secure phone to his ear.

"Simon, what's up with your call?"

“Sir, I’ve intercepted some important intelligence.”

Simon sounded very serious on the other end of the phone.

"What important intelligence?" Pence asked. "What aspect is it about?"

"About Song Heping."

Simon's words startled Pence.

"Song Heping?!"

Now, hearing this name is like an allergen for Pence.

“Yes, I’ve intercepted some intelligence. Song Heping is currently hiding in the Atron Oasis in North Darfur. He’s temporarily changed his location, presumably to establish a base there. I know this guy is an important target for us, so I’m reporting to you immediately.”

"Is the intelligence source reliable?"

Pence frowned.

How could Simon, a mere station chief in Iligo, discover so many of Sudan's internal resources and hideouts that even spy satellites couldn't find?
His mind was immediately filled with doubt.

However, Pence decided to listen and see what Simon had to say.

“Very reliable, but…”

“But what?” Pence pressed.

"This person is extremely cunning; we must be extremely careful when dealing with him."

“Of course I would do that.” Pence returned to the previous topic and pressed further: “What are your intelligence sources?”

Inquiring into the source of intelligence is an important basis for determining its reliability.

Simply listening to Simon's description of Song Heping's whereabouts is not enough; rigorous analysis is required.

"Actually, I've been investigating Song Heping all along..."

Simon's tone lowered, as if he were a subordinate who had made a mistake.

“I know his affairs are no longer my concern. When he was working with Kelly, I warned Director Kelly that this guy was too cunning, but she didn’t listen…”

"Oh……"

Pence took off his glasses and wiped his forehead with the back of his hand.

"Tell me about your sources of information."

Simon said, "I recently discovered an overseas account that Song Heping used to smuggle arms, but I didn't alert him and block it. This account was set up in a bank in Dubai and is one of a series of new money laundering accounts that Song Heping set up after leaving Iligo. He used these accounts to mobilize his funds to invest in Africa and build his own military forces there."

“Recently, I discovered that he transferred a large sum of money from this account to Ethiopia to pay for a ship's freight. After investigating the ship, I found that it belonged to a smuggling ring. These smuggling rings not only transport weapons but also kidnap people to transport cash. So I sent people to investigate and found that Song Heping's right-hand man, Ferrari, had been in contact with the people on the ship and took away a large sum of cash. Ferrari then exchanged this cash for a batch of gold bars at a local gold mine and had them transported to the Atron Oasis in North Darfur.”

“In Africa, the use of gold bars is either for bribery or for purchasing weapons. Since Song Heping is currently recruiting soldiers and purchasing weapons, it is reasonable for him to do so. Therefore, I believe that since the gold bars were delivered to the Atron Oasis, it means that Song Heping is there.”

"and many more……"

Pence interrupted Simon.

"Song Heping is an arms dealer himself, why would he need to buy arms?"

"Of course not, but what about emergencies? Right now, he has to transport weapons from other regions, which takes too long and is too risky. Procuring them locally in Africa is the most suitable option. Besides..."

Simon stopped speaking after saying that.

But he had completely whetted Pence's appetite.

"But what? Tell me quickly."

Pence seemed rather anxious, while Jasper, standing nearby, appeared to have guessed the content of the call. Recalling how he had been suspicious of Simon in front of Pence just minutes before, his expression became uncertain.

What exactly is Simon up to?
How did he manage to find Song Heping's hiding place?
They even reported it directly?

Isn't this a slap in the face?

(End of this chapter)