Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 538 Meeting with the FARC Leader
Song Heping stayed in the school for a day and checked the current operation of the school.

At present, in terms of the number of students, it has not yet reached the scale of the special forces school established by Blackwater here, but the prospects are very optimistic.

Because of the ELN arming incident, the Falcon Special Forces School run by Song Heping in Venezuela has become famous.

There are all kinds of rumors.

Some say that this school assisted the ELN in training military cadres, which enabled them to win the confrontation with the AUC.

There are also reports that the elites of this school directly participated in that war.

Song Heping couldn't stop the rumors. Although he didn't like to make it public, the truth would come out eventually. He had participated in the war, and the matter couldn't be covered up.

The reason for choosing to ease relations with the CIA is based on this consideration.

If we fight the Americans without any mercy before we have a firm foothold in South America, we may encounter unexpected events in the future, and forget about expanding our market.

Knowing that the cooperative relationship between Kelly and himself was actually very fragile and was just a compromise of interests, Song Heping still decided to choose this path.

She wanted to use herself to help the CIA dominate the South American drug market, so she would use them to establish her prestige in South America and open up the arms market.

Both drugs and arms are hidden from the public, and they have many similarities.

Song Heping believed that as long as he could gain a foothold in the South American mafia circle, he would not have to worry about selling his arms in the future.

As for the profits from the Mexican drug market promised by the CIA, that was pie in the sky, but it was not reliable, unlike the military contracting contracts with the military, which were safe and secure money.

But now, he must find a way to make the other major families in Mexico, except the Shorty, submit to him, otherwise there will be no discussion.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Song Heping and Jiang Feng drove to the border.

When choosing the school site, Song Heping chose a place close to the border to make it easier to sneak into Colombia in the future.

Because of its relationship with the Venezuelan military, most of the areas close to the Venezuelan border are controlled by the ELN armed forces, and entering and exiting is as easy as going home.

One advantage of smuggling is that you will not leave any traces when crossing the border, and others will not be able to track you effectively.

After arriving at the border and hiding the car, Song Heping took Jiang Feng to find the ELN armed personnel sent by Morins, and under their escort, they arrived at the agreed meeting place.

"Brothers!"

Morins was as enthusiastic as a long-lost relative, and he gave Song Heping a bear hug, holding him tightly.

"We haven't seen each other for a long time. I heard you were involved with those drug lords in Mexico? And even with the CIA."

Song Heping said, "Knowing that I have connections with the CIA, how dare you bring me here?"

As he spoke, he looked around.

This is a stronghold of the ELN armed forces.

Morins laughed out loud when he heard this: "You are a businessman and have connections with everyone, but——"

He pointed at himself with great pride.

"Our relationship is more than just a customer relationship. It's a life-long friendship."

He wasn't bragging.

The two of them are truly friends for life.

Song Heping was also very pleased to hear this and patted Morins on the shoulder.

"Sit down first, and then we'll talk."

Molins pulled Song Heping to sit at the table and asked, "What would you like to drink? Wine or coffee?"

Song Heping said, "Let's get down to business and have some coffee."

Molins signaled his men to prepare coffee.

Finally, Song Heping asked, "How is the thing I asked you to do going?"

Molins said, "No problem. I've already contacted the FARC, and their top commander has agreed to arrange a meeting tomorrow afternoon."

Then he asked again: "Last time on the phone you didn't tell me clearly why you came here this time? Can you tell me in detail now?"

Song Heping didn't answer the question directly, but instead asked, "I saw some FARC fighters at the Falcon School in Venezuela. Did you introduce them?"

Morins was stunned.

This was indeed his connection.

However, I hadn't told Song Heping before, only to the people at the school. This time, the second batch of ELN cadres sent to the Falcon School consisted of 100 people, 40 of whom were from the FARC armed forces.

"Yes, I haven't told you this, but..."

"I'm not blaming you." Song Heping raised his hand to interrupt Morins. "I should also thank you. Opening a school is essentially opening a business. As long as the tuition is not in arrears, I welcome any number of people to come. I just wanted to ask, it seems that you have a good relationship with the FARC armed forces."

Molins said, "It's OK for now. After the disbanding of the AUC, Marulan and I met several times to discuss how to divide up the territory previously controlled by the AUC. We've become somewhat of a acquaintance. Marulan knows that our armed forces' victory against the government forces and the AUC was all due to your contribution, so he's very interested in you. This time, when I told him I wanted to meet him, he agreed without a second thought. I think the old man has been wanting me to invite you to meet him for a long time."

Song Heping was secretly happy.

Nothing is in vain.

The risks of supporting the ELN armed forces in confronting the Colombian government forces, the Americans, and the AUC joint forces were actually quite high.

But the greater the risk, the greater the reward.

The value of that matter was now reflected.

"I came here this time to ask you two Colombian bosses to do me a favor, so this time I'm asking for help."

Song Heping didn't beat around the bush, but stated his purpose directly.

Upon hearing this, Morins patted his chest and said, "Because you supported us when we were in the most critical moment, I can't guarantee anything about Marulan, but I will definitely support you with all my strength. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Song Heping said, "Molins, how is your relationship with the drug lords in Colombia?"

"relation?!"

Morins sneered and said, "Actually, you know I wasn't interested in drug trafficking before."

Song Heping said, "People change, and the moon waxes. I heard you're now involved in this business."

Morins's face flushed, and he looked a little embarrassed as he said, "That's right. After the AUC was disbanded, the former territory was divided equally between my family and the Marulan family. I also took over a lot of the former AUC troops. Now the number of armed personnel under my command exceeds 8,000."

As I was talking about this, the coffee was just delivered.

Morins took a sip of his coffee, as if to hide his embarrassment.

After all, the ELN armed forces have always been a left-wing armed organization and have a deep hatred for drugs, so they rarely touch this business.

"It's hard to maintain people... Eight thousand men might seem strong, and I boast to the outside world that I've grown my power, but every day, I see thousands more mouths to feed. The revenue from the few oil fields and pipelines along the border isn't enough to feed them. Without food, the soldiers will rebel. So, I had no choice but to take over the AUC territory and its businesses along with it."

"understand."

Song Heping nodded: "A penny can make a hero fall. After all, your main goal is to fight against the government and fight for your own legitimate political power. This is the general direction."

Seeing that Song Heping did not show any contempt and even said something that showed understanding of his difficulties, Morins was deeply moved and felt that "the one who understands me is Heping".

You know, when the ELN took over the AUC armed forces' territory and absorbed the drug business, there were disagreements within the top leadership of the organization.

Conservatives believe that Molins' actions go against the original intention of the organization and violate previous principles.

The new generation that supports Morris is very pragmatic. They know that if they want to grow in Colombia, they cannot avoid getting involved in this business.

Drug trafficking is a way of making money for all anti-government armed groups around the world. If they don't rely on this to support their armed forces, they will have to increase taxes in their own territory.

As a left-wing armed organization, its original intention is to fight for more interests of the poor and farmers. Raising taxes will increase the burden on farmers in its own territory, which is a result that new factions such as Morins are even more reluctant to see.

"Song! You're truly my good brother. Sometimes I really wish you could stay in Colombia. If you join our organization, I believe we'll be able to achieve our political goals very quickly."

"Rights must be earned on your own. I'm an outsider and won't interfere in your affairs." Song Heping didn't want to get involved, so he got back to the point: "So, what share of the Colombian drug market can you control?"

"I'm still relatively small..." Molins said, "After all, we've only taken over some business from the AUC, and we don't grow much ourselves. But the drug lords who grow on our territory basically have to listen to us. How much of the market share can we control..."

He frowned and thought for a moment before finally giving his answer: "About 15%, but if we can influence the drug lords, it should reach 20%."

"20%..." Song Heping understood.

The amount of tobacco planted by the ELN armed forces under Molins' control was not large, but he had great control over the drug lords and tobacco farmers who planted on his territory.

So we can roughly control one-fifth of the market share.

"Not enough. Too little."

Song Heping scratched his chin and asked, "What about FARC? How much can they control?"

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)