Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 251 Interview

"Then contact him. I want to talk to him."

Now it seems that there is no better choice.

It was not Song Heping's wish to be involved in the Colombia incident.

According to the best plan, Song Heping is unwilling to have a head-on conflict with the AUC armed forces.

Two million US dollars worth of arms is not a large sum for the current defense of the "Musician". If you consider the economic reasons, it can be given up.

But this matter is not just as simple as the economic account.

First of all, reputation.

Whether it is PMC companies or arms dealers, they all attach great importance to their reputation.

Song Heping could afford the loss of two million US dollars.

But if this matter gets out, people will think that the "musician" has weak defenses and can be bullied, which is something that no amount of money can buy.

If we don't react, anyone in this circle will dare to snatch the goods made by the "musician" defense.

Just like in the jungle, showing weakness will not gain you sympathy, only being strong will gain you respect.

Secondly, from the perspective of internal unity, we must intervene in this matter.

Although Ivan is a member of the Russian mafia, he is also the cook's childhood friend.

If I only care about the safety of the company members and ignore the chef's feelings, it is hard to say whether this guy will become disloyal.

Some seemingly small things will leave cracks, and once the cracks are left, they will gradually expand and eventually become uncontrollable.

It is said that being a leader is difficult, and the difficulty lies here. You have to look at the overall situation, weigh the gains and losses, and keep a clear account in your mind.

If the calculation is not clear, it will be a mess and something will go wrong sooner or later.

Song Heping agreed, and Ferrari naturally carried out the order immediately.

The dark web is a new thing. If the Internet is also a world, then it is the same as the real world, with a white side and a black side.

The white side is what you see on the surface, and the black side is what is hidden in the dark and cannot be seen.

That's what the dark web is.

Since the rise of the Internet, some people have used the Internet to conduct secret transactions.

As time went by, the dark web came into being.

People who are active on the dark web are equivalent to the underground world in the real world.

Through unique encryption technology, everyone hides in this dark underground network, covers their faces, hides their IP, and then plays their own role.

At noon, the cook came to Song Heping and told him an expected news.

"Sang, you really hit the nail on the head!"

The cook seemed to relax a little, not as impatient as before.

"AUC called Ivan's wife and demanded a ransom."

Song Heping immediately understood why the cook looked so relaxed. The other party wanted a ransom, which meant that the person was still alive.

"Are you sure he's still alive?"

This is what Song Heping cares about most.

If a person dies, everything is over.

"He should still be alive." The cook turned around to get a laptop and quickly logged into his email. "Ivan's wife, Anna, said she sent the video from AUC to my email. I'll go check it out now."

Quickly, he retrieved the email from his mailbox.

Song Heping sat by and watched the cook busying himself, jokingly saying, "Look, the anti-government forces have improved now. They've learned to use emails for blackmail."

The cook quickly downloaded the video and then opened it.

The video is only 30 seconds long.

very short.

It was probably filmed with a DV, compressed, uploaded to the Internet and sent to Anna.

In the video, Ivan was sitting in a place that looked like a wooden house with a window behind him. Perhaps because of the backlight, his face looked a little gloomy.

Seeing Ivan's face, the cook started cursing.

Because his childhood friend's face was swollen like a pig's head, his features were much "rounder", with black and purple spots, his hair was a mess, and his speech was a bit limp. Song Heping probably had a few teeth knocked out. "Isn't it just to ask for money..."

Song Heping couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

Why bother?
After they robbed the goods, they sent people to ask for them back, and they tied them up and beat them into pig heads.

As the saying goes, even thieves have their code of conduct. These South American anti-government armed forces seem to be a bunch of bad people with no bottom line.

In the video, Ivan looked like he had a date in his mouth and his words were mumbled.

Fortunately, Song Heping has learned a lot of Russian recently. Thanks to the fact that he is surrounded by Russians, he has made great progress in speaking Russian and has no problem dealing with daily conversations.

"...I'm alive and well... They're now demanding a $500 million ransom, to be delivered in person to Colombia within a week..."

After watching the entire video, Song Heping said, "We also want cash to be sent to Colombia?"

Ferrari, who had come over to watch the fun, said, "They're afraid of having their accounts closed if they transfer money through a bank, but they can't bear the small fees for money laundering. So, how great would it be if you could just deliver the cash to their door? A lot of South American drug lords do this. After all, the Americans have designated them a terrorist organization, so I guess the bank system is monitoring them. They have the final say on sending cash to their territory."

"Money doesn't matter," Song Heping said. "I just don't know if the AUC armed forces have any moral principles. I think these guys are greedy and vicious, and they have absolutely no bottom line. If we don't have a safe transaction method to send money, they might even kill the person sending the money."

"Hmph!" Ferrari said, "It's not like there aren't safe ways to transact. Have you forgotten some of the information from last night's intelligence?"

Song Heping then remembered the DEA intelligence document he had read last night.

There is a report in it that lists some cases of kidnapping and hostage-taking for ransom by AUC armed forces in recent years.

"middleman!"

He remembered.

But when I thought about it, I sneered along with Ferrari.

Because the intelligence data showed that the AUC armed kidnappers who successfully paid the ransom and released the people were all released through middlemen.

In several cases where hostages were successfully redeemed, the people who acted as middlemen were actually members of the government army.

This is also one of the evidences that the DEA believes that the AUC armed forces have the support of government forces.

It can be said that soldiers and bandits are one family.

"I go!"

The cook volunteered.

Song Heping rolled his eyes at him and said, "Why are you so anxious?"

The cook said, "Everyone has seen it, and the price has been set. We should resolve it as soon as possible. I think the video conveys that we should go to Colombia first. Once we get there, they will contact us for the next step. I guess they contacted a military middleman and paid the ransom through them."

Song Heping said: "This matter needs to be delayed."

"Drag?" The cook's eyes widened in surprise, "Drag again? It's going to kill people!"

Song Heping said, "Have Anna contact them and tell them that she saw the video and asks if the ransom can be reduced a little. After all, we don't have that much money, so we need to bargain, understand? Also, tell them that it's impossible to tell when the previous video was filmed. Please use a local newspaper from that day to film it. We must make sure the person is still alive, otherwise we will never make a ransom deal."

The cook was stunned. "It's already this late, and you're still haggling? Will the AUC people get so angry about this that they'll shoot Ivan?"

Song Heping said, "You're so quick to give me money. Do you believe that I won't be able to come back?"

The cook said, "Sokka! I've never tied anyone up before, so where does my experience come from?! Have you tied anyone up before?"

Song Heping was so angry that he pointed at his head and said, "You've eaten pork but never seen a pig run? You don't have a brain?"

"I think you two should stop arguing," Ferrari said. "Chef, just do as I say. I think Song is right. Five million dollars, do you think it's five million yen? If you agree to it straight away, they'll think you can handle a higher price. Then it'll be troublesome if they raise the price. AUC doesn't have a bottom line."

The cook muttered, "If I catch them, I'll make them taste the luxurious meal in our Far East prison!"

After saying that, he took out his phone to contact Anna.

"Song, I've contacted Chen." Ferrari whispered.

"Contacted?" Song Heping didn't expect the progress to be so fast: "What did he say?"

"He wants to meet you in person." Ferrari spread his hands, looking a little helpless: "He wants a face-to-face meeting."

"Face-to-face interview?" Song Heping was a little surprised: "Is this also his rule?"

Ferrari shook his head: "I've never heard of it before."

Song Heping suddenly became alert: "Where did he agree to meet?"

"Istanbul," Ferrari said. "The Turkish side."

　Asking for a monthly ticket! ! ! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)