Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 806 Cautious Pence

The reconnaissance module under the nose of the MQ-9 drone began to rotate.

clack clack-

After a series of light clicks of the shutter, the buildings on the ground and the people next to them were all captured by the high-definition camera, and the images were immediately transmitted to the drone control room of the air force base.

The flight controller continued to operate the drone, while the weapons operator took over the task of zooming in and editing the footage.

Enlarged images and high-resolution photos of faces were quickly transmitted back to Langley headquarters.

Jasper scrolled through the faces on the screen one by one.

When the time came, he shook his head in disappointment.

"Without him..."

He recognized Song Heping even after he turned to ashes.

But there's no need to be too disappointed, since a new building was discovered in the Atron Oasis area, and it looks like a base.

It seems that Simon's intelligence was not unfounded or baseless; there is indeed something fishy going on here.

Atron Oasis is located in North Darfur.

The situation here is very chaotic.

No company dares to invest and build a factory here.

Even the government forces dare not set up military camps here.

Those who dare to establish themselves here are no ordinary people.

In addition to some workers, some armed personnel were also seen around the building.

By zooming in on the image, it becomes clear that these guys are obviously mercenaries.

"Keep circling and keep an eye on this area."

After giving the order, Jasper returned to his chair and poured himself another cup of coffee.

At this moment, he was wide awake.

At least something has been discovered today.

During this period, the CIA mobilized so many resources to find Song Heping but to no avail, and it was already quite good that they were able to find a suspicious location.

He had a premonition.

There are big fish here.

It could very well be Song Heping!

Pence hasn't been home these past few days.

He is very busy with work.

Intelligence agency officials, especially leaders, need to have a strong enough spirit and energy.

After Simon's intelligence was delivered, Jasper led the joint operations team to conduct reconnaissance of the Atron Oasis.

Today is the day drones entered Sudanese airspace to reconnoiter the region, and Pence felt he should be in his office waiting for good news.

As dusk fell, and the golden rays of the setting sun streamed through the bulletproof glass, bathing the office in a yellow glow, Pence finally finished reading the last briefing and signed his name on it.

He rubbed his eyes and glanced at his watch.

It's five o'clock.

"Why no news yet?"

The deputy director muttered to himself as he took off his glasses, took out eye drops, and tilted his head back to put a drop in each of his eyes.

Tuk-tuk-tuk——

The urgent knocking interrupted Pence's nursing process.

"Come in."

"Sir! We've made a major discovery!"

Jasper strode in excitedly, as if he had won the lottery, and swept to the table like a gust of wind.

"Song Heping has been found! He's been found!"

Jasper's voice trembled slightly.

He was clearly excited.

"The drone flew there for a whole afternoon and finally spotted Song Heping!"

He handed over a stack of photos.

Pence quickly put on his glasses, picked up the photos, and began to look through them with a frown.

He flipped through the photos one by one in his hands.

Different faces, different buildings.

Jasper, as if taking credit, explained, "This is Ferrari, the administrative director and CFO of Song Heping's PMC company. And this woman, see her? Nura, the one Mossad is after. And this one..."

He introduced them one by one. Actually, Pence could roughly tell who they were without his introduction, but this explanation at least showed Pence that he had really carefully and attentively read all the materials.

Finally, Pence's hand suddenly stopped, and his eyes behind his glasses suddenly lit up as he stared intently at the image in the photograph—

Song Heping stood in front of a makeshift tent, stretching and looking lazy and tired.

The people standing beside him were a polar bear and a hunter.

Several mercenaries were also on guard nearby.

Fearing he might be mistaken, he brought the picture closer.

In the high-resolution image, Song Heping's appearance is clearly visible.

"It's him! It really is him!" Pence exclaimed excitedly.

The prey is right in front of us.

Finally found!
That cunning Chinese fox!
This madman has made me lose face time and time again!

His heart was filled with intense killing intent, and his eyes gleamed with a fierce light.

"Sir, shall we make our move now?"

Jasper sensed the murderous aura emanating from Pence.

"Now I can order the drones at Prince Base to take off with offensive weapons, and they should arrive at Atron Oasis around nine o'clock tonight."

Pence suddenly shook his head: "No, although I'd love to kill him right now, we need to stay calm..."

He took off his glasses and turned his gaze to the window, as if he were thinking about something.

After a moment, he turned to the camera and said, "Continue the reconnaissance, find out his daily routine, and which tent he sleeps in at night. We must be completely certain before we evaluate the action plan again. We must be cautious. The flight route must be even more covert, avoiding all UN peacekeeping forces' radar air defense zones. Fly it several times in the next few days to make sure there are no problems. We will take action in three days!"

"No problem, I'll arrange it right away."

Just as Jasper was about to turn and leave, Pence called him back.

"and many more."

"Sir, what is it?"

Jasper thought Pence had other instructions regarding the operation, but the latter simply opened a drawer, took out the list, pointed to Simon's name on it, and said, "I think we can rule out Simon here. If he were the leaker, he wouldn't have reported this intelligence to me."

Jasper instinctively wanted to retort, but then he held back.

Firstly, he didn't want to go against the deputy director's wishes.

Secondly, now that the operation has been handed over to me, and Simon's attempts to participate have been rejected by the deputy director, if I still don't let him off the hook, my intention to undermine my colleague will be too obvious.

"Yes, I think we can rule that out too."

Jasper nodded in agreement, saying, "He certainly couldn't be the leaker."

Pence said, "Okay, put the investigation aside for now. Song Heping is the priority. Start the surveillance plan immediately. For the next three days, I want drones to be watching the Atron Oasis 24 hours a day. If Song Heping tries to escape, start the hunt immediately!"

"YES SIR!"

Jasper gave a crisp and decisive answer, then turned and left like a gust of wind.

"Song Heping..."

After Jasper left, Pence sank into his huge office chair.

He hadn't felt this relaxed and carefree in a long time.

Now, hope is rising again from the horizon.

"Let's see how you escape this time..."

Just as Jasper was reporting the good news to Pence's office, Song Heping was also checking his watch at the temporary base in Atron Oasis.

After checking my watch, I looked up at the sky.

"Boss, are you sure the CIA will find us within the next two days?"

The polar bear standing nearby was quite puzzled.

"If my arrangements are correct..."

A slight smile appeared on Song Heping's lips.

"They should be flying in the sky today."

After saying that, he gestured towards the sky with his eyes.

White Bear, of course, knew nothing of the collaboration between Song Heping and Simon; he was simply puzzled as to how his boss could be so prescient.

However, Song Heping's judgment has never been wrong.

Therefore, there is no need to question the polar bear.

Song Heping turned to the hunter and said, "Go and tell Ferrari to leave here tomorrow and go to Khartoum, understand?"

"Understood." The hunter nodded.

Previously, Song Heping had laid out a plan that the day after the CIA discovered the base, some core members had to leave the place, while he himself would stay.

At the time, Song Heping explained that he was the ultimate goal, and everything else was secondary. He also said that the trap was just a setup, and he wasn't confident that he could control the consequences completely.

Those SAM-6 missile systems have been deployed behind the hillsides and in the woods near the base, and have been camouflaged very meticulously.

To avoid being detected by drones, even the mercenaries of the missile company ate, drank, and relieved themselves there, unable to leave their original positions, and no one was allowed to deliver meals to them.

Therefore, they have stockpiled a large amount of water and food. According to Song Heping's prediction, drones will definitely come to launch an attack within three to five days, or at most seven days.

If the drones drop to an altitude of 5,000 meters and two or more appear at the same time, shoot them down immediately.

While modern drones are now within the attack range of the SAM-6, they spend most of their time in reconnaissance positions at altitudes of seven to eight thousand meters. Using this outdated Soviet-made missile may not guarantee a perfect hit.

Therefore, what is flying in the air now is undoubtedly a reconnaissance aircraft.

It is also within the radar scanning range of the SAM-6.

The MQ-9 was monitoring Song Heping's movements, unaware that Song Heping was also monitoring their flight paths.

They flew in from which direction and left from which direction.

The missile battery recorded the flight routes every day and transmitted them to the camp via radio.

"I've been waiting for you, Pence..."

The sun finally set on the horizon, night fell, and a smile appeared on Song Heping's lips.

"If you don't come, you're a coward!"

(End of this chapter)