Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 604 Take a Gamble

Everything happened as Song Heping expected.

The disappearance of the shepherd boy caused a commotion in the small village.

Soon, the whole village was mobilized to go out and look for the child.

After two hours of searching, the villagers finally found the little shepherd boy who was tied up and gagged on the mountain west of the village.

The first thing the little shepherd boy said when the cloth was ripped out of his mouth was: "Americans are coming!"

This sentence was like a bomb, instantly detonating emotions.

The ATTA members hiding in the village soon received the news that two Americans had infiltrated near the village.

The Ata organization has been operating here for many years and has long since become one with some mountain people on the border.

They often hide in the village, and as long as there are government troops coming, people from all over the place will tip them off.

More importantly, the Taliban has connections with some people in the Pakistani intelligence agencies and the military, which makes any military action inevitably prone to leaks.

Curtis was actually hiding in one of the houses in the village at this time.

He was sent here after defecting from the US Army.

Because it is safer here than in Afghanistan.

As a blond-haired, blue-eyed convert, he gave up his comfortable life and bright future and joined Ata's camp.

In a sense, he is an idealist and a fanatic.

While in college, Curtis was influenced by an MSL classmate and began to study religion. By the time he graduated from college, he had already had strange thoughts.

But at that time, his father, Curtis Sr., the congressman, wanted him to join the army.

He had not been in the army for two years when the wars against Iraq and Afghanistan broke out.

As an officer in the US military, Curtis saw a lot of intelligence and information that outsiders could not see.

Including intelligence that the US military shot and killed civilians in Irigaray and Afghanistan.

All this information was kept in safes or stored in highly confidential computers. Coupled with his father who was a fanatical supporter of the war, Curtis felt the inner torment.

Being deployed to work in the coalition forces in Afghanistan was undoubtedly the best opportunity for him. Lieutenant Curtis took a lot of US military intelligence and took advantage of the "absolute isolation" operation to directly find the Ata organization and surrender to them.

Atta's acquisition of Curtis was equivalent to acquiring a valuable asset.

It is conceivable that if the video recorded by Curtis appeared on the Internet, mercilessly criticizing the US war on terror, it would be a weapon more deadly than airplanes and cannons, especially since Curtis had worked as an intelligence analyst in the US Army Intelligence Analysis Department and knew a lot of shady things.

Once these things are exposed by him, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Thinking from the perspective of the US military, they are willing to kill Curtis directly to solve all problems.

But judging from the old men on Capitol Hill and Congressman Curtis, these civil servants still have naive ideas. They even think that Curtis was confused for a moment and was blinded by some bad propaganda to do such a bad thing.

If Curtis could be brought back and the other party could be persuaded to portray him as a hero, then the whole bad thing could be turned into a very good publicity opportunity.

The military scoffed at the civilians' idea.

They even think these bureaucrats sitting on Capitol Hill and in the White House are crazy.

For a traitor, does it matter whether he was confused for a moment or had planned it for a long time?
Just kill it and it's done.

If it weren't for his father who was a congressman, would he have such an opportunity?

But the fact is that old Curtis is not only a congressman, his family is also a very wealthy local gentry and very influential in the swing state.

Swing states are crucial to the owner of the White House. In the future, whether it is the Donald Trump Party or the Elephant Party, whether they can win the swing states in the election will be a key factor.

Therefore, the plan to rescue Curtis really came out of nowhere.

As a result, the ODA team sent to rescue Lieutenant Curtis was almost wiped out, which is why the military decided to avoid using military special forces and instead hire an elite PMC team to hunt down the idiot Curtis.

Less than fifteen minutes after the shepherd boy was found, Damir, the leader of the Ata organization, walked into Curtis's room.

"My brother, your whereabouts have been exposed. Just now, the villagers came to report that traces of Americans were found outside the village."

Curtis was chanting with his eyes closed, and opened his eyes after hearing Damir's words.

He looked strangely calm, and almost smiled as he said to Damir, "They're finally here? I thought they didn't dare to come. It's okay, my brother Damir. If they kill me, it will help me achieve enlightenment."

After saying that, he closed his eyes again.

Perhaps it was this calmness in the face of death that touched Damir.

He squatted down in front of Curtis and said, "Brother, you are important now. You are important to us and to this war. You have to go. You still have more things to do. Now is not the time to be a martyr."

Curtis still didn't open his eyes. He was like an old monk in meditation. No matter how strong the wind and rain were outside, he would remain unmoved.

"The leader of the Faith asked me to tell you that it's time to take you to see him."

After hearing Damir's words, Curtis finally opened his eyes.

In the first few days after his surrender, his identity was actually under investigation.

The ATTA organization will not treat just anyone who surrenders as one of its own.

In particular, Curtis also wants to meet the spiritual leader who has disappeared for a long time, the one whose head the US military offers the highest reward.

The "chief of all believers" is a person of extremely respected status in the sect, which is an allusion to La Deng.

Damir was Ladeng's messenger, so his words certainly represented Ladeng's. "Is he willing to see me?"

Curtis has always regarded La Deng as an idol.

The first thing I did after surrendering was to meet this idol.

However, to meet this mysterious person, one must undergo rigorous identity investigation and testing.

It seems that this time Damir completely trusts himself.

"Well, we're moving now. It's not suitable to stay here any longer. I'll take you away first and then arrange for you to meet with the commander."

Seeing Damir so sincere, Curtis no longer had any doubts.

"Okay, let's go."

The two men got up and walked out of the room. When they left the house and walked into the yard, Curtis saw that the yard was surrounded by armed men.

This is the benefit of hiding troops among the people.

Anyone who comes here to encircle and suppress terrorists will not see the target, they will only see ordinary mountain people.

Three tattered pickup trucks and an old truck were already parked on the roadside outside. The bodyguard team of dozens of people showed how much importance Damir attached to the matter.

After quickly getting on the bus, Damir's cell phone rang.

After listening to the phone call, his expression became even uglier.

"The US military has proposed a plan to the Pakistani General Intelligence Agency and the military. They believe you are hiding here, so they requested a joint clearing operation. It seems that our relocation is correct. Don't worry, there are many of our people in this area, and more partners will join us along the way. We will go to Peshawar first, then hide there and wait for the summons from the general."

Just as the Ata militants in the small village were moving, Song Heping was estimating the wind speed and turning the wheel on the sight to correct the wind deviation, next to a huge cover on the mountain road north of the town of Garum.

Willy next to him was using a telescope to observe the road opposite, and the distance measured by the laser could be seen in the lens.

"This place is 400 meters away from that road. Are you sure you can get there at night?"

"No big deal." After adjusting the left and right wheels, Song Heping gently put down the gun, then took out a bag of chocolate and started to eat it in big mouthfuls.

"How can you be sure they will pass by here?"

Willy still had a lot of doubts in his mind.

Before evacuating, Song Heping asked him if he was willing to take a gamble.

According to Song Heping, since the Ata organization already knew that Willy and he were around the village, they would definitely flee like frightened rabbits.

Due to its geographical location and mountainous area, this mountain road is the only evacuation route accessible to motor vehicles.

"They know we've infiltrated, so they'll definitely leave the village as quickly as possible. And didn't you say the military has already proposed a joint counter-terrorism operation in the Garum region with Pakistan? If there are spies within Pakistan's military and intelligence agencies, they'll definitely hear about it, and then..."

At this point, Song Heping smiled and asked, "How do you think they will leave Garum as quickly as possible? By walking? Of course not! They will take a car, and this road is the only one that leaves the Garum Mountains and is accessible to vehicles."

After listening to this, Willy felt that what Song Heping said made sense. He was secretly surprised that this Chinese man looked no less capable than any special forces commander in his army. He was even more surprised that Song Heping was proficient in almost all standard weapons.

This person is an all-rounder in the army, and is generally an officer.

He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Have you ever served in the Chinese army?"

Song Heping knew what he was going to ask next.

So he continued with a smile: "Yes, I have been a pig farmer."

Willich asked, "Raising pigs? Raising pigs as a soldier?"

Song Heping simply started to talk nonsense with him: "Yes, we raise pigs because we need to eat them ourselves. We call it a sideline job because our nation advocates 'self-reliance'."

"Don't you buy your meat directly?" Willy was confused.

Song Heping said, "We purchase some, but we also raise our own. The pigs we raise are especially delicious, unlike your pork, which is extremely smelly."

Willy found himself suddenly drawn into a situation.

I originally wanted to find out where Song Heping came from, but the conversation ended up turning to pig farming.

"Then how come you are such a good fighter since you are a pig farmer?"

"Can't you be good at raising pigs?"

Song Heping sneered.

"In our army, raising pigs is a job reserved for hermits and experts. It's a privileged position. If you're not well trained, you're not qualified to raise pigs. Oh, and that's where I met an expert and was trained by him."

"So that's the case……"

Willy was still confused and didn't quite understand.

He felt that it was untrue, but Song Heping said it so seriously that it didn't sound like he was lying at all.

"So……"

He was about to ask further questions but was interrupted by Song Heping.

"Look! Someone's coming!"

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)