Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 263 Crossing the Boundary River

The next day, on the Ecuadorian side of the Putumayo River, at nine o'clock in the evening.

"Damn bugs!"

The cook reached out and pinched out an unknown insect from its neck, mashed it into meat paste, and then looked at it in the moonlight.

It's all blood.

It can be seen that this little thing sucked a lot of his blood.

"If you tuck your scarf in better, it will be harder for it to get in." Song Heping said in a low voice.

The cook rearranged the scarf around her neck and face to make it as airtight as possible.

In this primitive jungle, hiding is not a difficult task, as there are plants everywhere that are taller than humans.

There are just too many mosquitoes.

There are so many that it’s a bit creepy.

Although their bodies were covered with camouflage oil with an insect repellent scent, some insects that smelled human blood still couldn't resist and drilled into their necks regardless.

"Do you think Dominic is trustworthy?" The cook suddenly became worried. "If he can't steal the helicopter in time, we're probably doomed."

Song Heping said: "After crossing the river, we hid the rubber boat. If Dominic really doesn't come to pick us up as agreed, we can only fight jungle warfare and then come back here to cross the river with the rubber boat."

The cook said, "You are gambling with your life."

Song Heping said coldly: "In this line of work, aren't we gambling with our lives every day?"

The cook sighed and said suddenly, "I miss home."

Song Heping turned to look at the cook curiously.

In the moonlight, a strange tranquility appeared on the cook's face. When people looked at the moon in the sky, they really felt a bit of homesickness.

"Have you made enough money? Do you want to stop?" Song Heping asked.

The cook said, "No, my friend in China called me the day before yesterday and told me there was a good opportunity and asked if I would come back."

"What good opportunity?" Song Heping became more curious after hearing this.

The cook is not the sentimental type.

When he said this, it meant that this guy really had other ideas in his mind.

leave the company?

Can he bear with it?
The contract income here is 2.4 million US dollars per year. Although the share we get is not that much, it is still very considerable.

"My friend is working at the Kremlin now," the cook muttered. "He's in contact with important people. He gave me a piece of news..."

Having said this, he suddenly stopped talking.

Song Heping asked: "What news?"

This time the cook did not answer, but remained silent.

Suddenly, he changed the subject: "How long the hell are we going to wait?!"

Song Heping understood.

The cook was unwilling to say this.

Apparently, this matter was rather confidential, and he chose not to reveal it even to himself.

Since the other party didn't say anything, Song Heping didn't ask any further questions.

"wait."

Song Heping looked at his watch.

"The informant told us that a patrol boat will pass by here at 9:40 a.m., and it will take an hour for it to return. We can take this opportunity to cross the river."

After a pause, he asked again, "Can you row a boat?"

The cook shook his head. "I haven't practiced it, but isn't that the way it is?"

He made a paddling motion.

Song Heping was too lazy to explain the skills of boat steering and rowing, as that was something that special forces personnel needed to master.

The cook is a guy who just came out of prison. It would be naive to expect him to learn too much in a short period of time.

"Anyway, just follow along. If I tell you to stop, you stop."

"it is good."

The few of them fell into silence again and merged into the darkness.

The night in the Amazon jungle seems like a mysterious and terrifying world. Darkness shrouds the entire forest, and only the faint starlight shines through the treetops, barely illuminating the ground.

"Ouch——"

Suddenly, the silent night was broken by an unexpected sound. It was unknown what kind of beast was roaring.

Although Song Heping had received countless wilderness survival trainings and slept in countless horrific places, including being asked by the instructor to sleep in a mass grave where exposed bones could be seen.

But in the Amazon jungle, he still felt danger.

There are a lot of wild animals here, including all kinds of strange and deadly creatures.

They wander around in the darkness, looking for food.

Especially snakes.

The snakes in the Amazon jungle of South America are diverse and even more deadly.

Snakes are nocturnal animals and are very active at night, which makes them a real headache. No one can guarantee that they won't step on a venomous snake lurking under rotten leaves. A bite from one of them could end the operation.

Chug tug tug——

Suddenly, the sound of a motor was heard in the distance.

"Here we come, everyone, please take cover."

Song Heping immediately issued a warning, and everyone crouched down quietly, trying to lower their posture as much as possible to hide behind plants and tree trunks.

Because we don't know whether the Ecuadorian soldiers on the patrol boat have night vision equipment. Although this country is very weak, it's always better to be careful.

Fortunately, as the informant said, the patrol of the border river by the Ecuadorian soldiers was somewhat perfunctory.

There are too many armed groups and drug cartels active here.

The salary for soldiers is not high, so there is no need to work hard for such a small amount of money.

The patrol boat sped past, breaking the calm surface of the river and turning up the algae in the water, which glowed brightly in the moonlight.

This makes the patrol boat look like it is dragging a silver ribbon, which is very beautiful.

About five minutes after they passed, Song Heping finally issued an order on the channel: "Disaster Star, bring the boat over here."

Soon, a rustling sound was heard behind the grass and plants behind them, and Zaixing and his men carried the rubber boat to the water's edge.

Song Heping picked up a stick, tested the water depth, and then took the lead into the river.

"Get the boat into the river."

Several people put the rubber boat on the water.

However, the water here is too shallow, and you have to drag it into the water at least waist-deep before you can paddle.

Everyone dragged the rubber boat into the deeper water, and everyone held on to the rope at the edge of the rubber boat tightly, because no one knew what was under the riverbed here. If they stepped on empty air, they could grab the rope and get up, otherwise they would be swept into the turbulent river and no one knew what would happen.

"I heard there are electric eels in the Amazon rivers, and they can even electrocute crocodiles..."

The hunter looked vigilantly at the water around him.

Gray Wolf said, "You might as well worry about crocodiles than electric eels."

Everyone was on the lookout for danger in the water. Suddenly, the cook said, "The scariest thing isn't this. I heard there's a little creature in the river here that can get into it... and then crawl into your body. That's the scariest thing... Crocodiles can see, but that creature can't..."

"You're talking about a parasitic catfish..." Song Heping corrected him, "It's a very small one. It can indeed drill into that place, and once it gets in, it gets stuck. You can't pull it out, and you need surgery..."

Everyone felt a chill in their crotch after hearing what Song Heping said.

Song Heping comforted him again: "Don't panic, we are all wearing pants..."

Gray Wolf subconsciously covered his crotch and said, "The water is deep enough, let's get on the boat."

As soon as he said this, everyone responded immediately.

Everyone nodded: "Yes, get in the boat, it's time to row."

"Yes, good morning to the boat."

Without saying a word, several people climbed onto the boat, picked up the oars, and began to row towards the other side.

This section of the river was selected by Song Heping and is located not far from a river bend.

When crossing a river, you should generally choose to cross near the bend of the river, because the water there will not be too fast, but be careful, as there will usually be undercurrents and whirlpools at such bends.

This section of the river is not wide. In fact, in many places in the Putumayo River, you can even walk across the river during the dry season, but now it is the rainy season, so the river is more than 30 meters wide.

This width is not a problem for many people.

Soon, they rowed to the other side.

After reaching the shore, everyone worked together to drag the rubber boat into the woods and hide it, then took out the GPS to mark it and camouflaged it with plant stems and leaves - in fact, camouflage here is not difficult at all, and it is really not difficult to hide a small rubber boat in the rainforest.

In fact, crossing the river is not the most difficult part, but the next twenty kilometers of rainforest journey.

Song Heping took out the GPS, checked the coordinates, then took out a raincoat to cover his head, went inside, turned on the flashlight and map, and used the compass to perform some positioning operations. After two rounds of verification, he finally determined the final direction and position.

The reason for being so cautious is that GPS will encounter interference in the jungle, especially in tropical rainforests and some mountainous areas with complex terrain.

Sometimes the displayed coordinates and positions are inaccurate, so manual positioning is required to ensure reassurance.

"Go this way."

Song Heping pointed in the direction.

"I'll lead the way. Those of you without night vision goggles, follow the one in front. Don't get lost. The person in front should make sure the one behind is keeping up. Cook, you'll cover the rear."

"no problem!"

The cook made an OK gesture and returned to the end of the line.

There are only three sets of night vision goggles, one set for Song Heping to lead the way as a vanguard; one set for the sniper queen; and one set for the cook to cover the rear.

The most fatal problem is the lack of night vision equipment.

This gave Song Heping a headache.

So he set the rescue plan for around five in the morning.

When it is just daybreak, there is a certain degree of concealment and visibility, and it is also the time when people are about to wake up, so it is suitable for taking action.

Of course, in reality it would be best to act around three o'clock, as people are the most tired at that time. Unfortunately, due to limited conditions, this is the only way for now.

In the darkness, several people lined up in a column, about three meters apart, and slowly and silently blended into the darkness.

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)