Chapter 104 3 words and 2 words
Chapter 104 A few words
This is progressing a bit too fast.
Gao Yi wanted to start a discussion by offering $300,000 as an inducement to see if Glass wanted to make money and whether he could get him involved.
There are so many benefits to doing this. First, look at Glass's attitude, then look at Glass's ability. Also, three hundred thousand is the total amount, but Glass will be paid according to how much work he does, so he doesn't necessarily have to pay the full amount in the end.
But Glass actually wanted to swallow it in one gulp. To be honest, it was not that Gao Yi was unwilling, but that he didn't quite believe it.
From this moment on, the situation of attack and defense will change.
If you have no desires and no demands, you will be immune to all poisons. But if you want to earn the three hundred thousand, then Glass has to show some ability to the client who pays him.
"The Defense Covert Operations Agency was established not long ago, it is short of staff, and its functions are not very clear. But why did the Pentagon establish the Defense Covert Operations Agency? It is because the Pentagon and the CIA have always had a bad relationship and the contradictions are very deep."
Glass didn't need Gao Yi to ask, he started talking himself, saying that these things were not secrets in real intelligence agencies anyway, they were all semi-public.
He didn't want to say it before because Glass wanted to act like he was too lazy to talk to him. Now, he has to correct his attitude.
"So the CIA never proactively provides intelligence to the Pentagon, which makes the Pentagon very uncomfortable. Many failed operations are closely related to the CIA's untimely and inaccurate intelligence. In order to improve this situation, the Pentagon established the Defense Covert Operations Agency, whose main function is to collect military intelligence, but in fact, the functions of the CIA completely overlap, that is, we do whatever the CIA does."
After taking a breath, Glass said in a deep voice: "The Pentagon cannot provide enough budget for the CSA, and the CIA is not only the largest intelligence agency in the United States, but we have no way to compete with the CIA, and we are also secretly obstructed and attacked by the CIA. So far, the CSA can only focus on military intelligence."
If nothing unexpected happens, Glass will definitely take a turn.
"but!"
Glass said confidently, "After all, the CIA is the intelligence agency of the Pentagon, so we are more professional and in-depth than the CIA in terms of military intelligence. Moreover, the CIA is the military's own people, so our actions will definitely receive the greatest support from the military. The CIA can never compare to this."
Gao Yi nodded and said in a deep voice: "Yes, yes! You are right!"
Glass said confidently: "Tell me about the Plunderer Mercenary Group."
Gao Yi immediately waved to Lin Xianghua.
Lin Xianghua came over, and Gao Yi said, "Introduce the situation of the predators in detail."
Lin Xianghua thought for a moment and said, "The Predator Mercenary Group... well, the number of members fluctuates between thirty and fifty, and the personnel are not very fixed. The Predator has about ten regular members around him. They have been together for many years and have strong combat effectiveness. The Predator is an American. He used to serve in the Rangers, and the people around him should be his comrades."
Glass shook his head and said, "The Plunderer Mercenary Group got its name from its leader, but there are only thirty to fifty people?"
"Yes."
Glass immediately asked, "Where are they? In Iraq, right?"
Lin Xianghua looked at Gao Yi, and Gao Yi said, "Just tell me what you know."
"It seems they are not in Iraq. I heard they are in Yemen, hired by Saudi Arabia to fight the Houthi armed forces. Uh, but I'm not sure. After all, I just heard it..."
Glass raised his hand and said, "Okay, then we can just wipe out the Plunderer Mercenary Group, right?"
Lin Xianghua quickly said, "No, just kill the plunderer himself. There is someone in the mercenary group who is my friend. Uh, he informed me that he was betrayed. Leave quickly."
Glass frowned and said, "This is a lot of trouble. You'd better inform your friend and ask him to leave. To be honest, once the action starts, I'm not sure I can protect a specific person. But if you inform them in advance, it may cause information leakage, which makes my work more difficult."
Gao Yi said to Lin Xianghua: "Why don't you contact your friends? Have you contacted them yet?"
Lin Xianghua shook his head and whispered, "He said not to contact them anymore, lest the predators know that he was the one who informed them."
Glass tapped his fingers on the table twice and suddenly said, "Contact him and ask him about the exact location of the raiders, the current number of people, and what combat mission they have undertaken. If possible, he will be fine. If not, let him leave early."
Not sure what Glass meant by "yes or no", but seeing that Gao Yi was nodding, Lin Xianghua still took out the satellite phone.
"He has a satellite phone, but I don't know if I can contact him..."
Lin Xianghua took two steps forward, dialed the number, and after waiting for a while, he nodded with a look of surprise, and then whispered, "Hey, buddy, how are you doing lately?"
Lin Xianghua turned on the speakerphone.
"Not very good, very hot, no air conditioning, and I spend every day in boredom."
Lin Xianghua laughed dryly and said, "Is it convenient to talk?"
"It's convenient. Now is a stable period. There are no wars. Everyone is just idle every day."
"I haven't thanked you for what happened last time. Thanks, brother."
"Nothing, you're welcome, and there's nothing else to say. Is there anything else?"
Lin Xianghua said quickly, "I have joined a mercenary group now. The boss is very good. He offers a base salary of 10,000 a month, plus combat allowances. Basically, I can get 30,000 a month. The key is that it is not too dangerous. At least there will be no missions that will cost you your life. Do you want to come?"
"Really?"
"Why would I lie to you, man? How much do you take now?"
"Six thousand, only six thousand. There is a combat allowance, one thousand per time. But I have been in Aden for a month and have only fought once. There is no money to be made."
Lin Xianghua whispered: "Can we go?"
"No, the contract hasn't ended yet, buddy. I'll leave as soon as the contract ends and I'll contact you then, how about that?" Lin Xianghua looked at Gao Yi, Gao Yi nodded, and Glass made an OK gesture.
"Okay, wait for my call. My boss is very capable. Maybe he can let you terminate the contract early. Also, I pay you in advance!"
"Really! Can I call two more brothers?"
"Is he reliable? Is he your friend?"
"Yes, yes, you know all four of us. We are absolutely reliable. Man, which mercenary group did you join? Such good conditions, I have never heard of them before."
Lin Xianghua whispered, "I have to discuss this with the boss before I can tell you. Wait for my call. I may call you at any time. Don't miss it."
"Okay, okay! I'll definitely wait for your call."
Lin Xianghua hung up the phone and said to Glass: "Aden."
"I heard."
Glass stood up and said to Gao Yi, "I'll go take care of it. Wait for my news. If it's fast, I'll give you news before tonight and the results before tomorrow morning."
So fast?
Gao Yi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll wait for your good news."
Glass nodded, picked up the half-full bottle of beer on the table and drank it all, exhaled, turned around and left.
After getting into his car at the door, Glass returned to his workplace as quickly as possible.
The US military still has a small number of troops stationed in Baghdad, and even if there is only one soldier, he is definitely under the control of the Pentagon, so Glass's office is in the US military command headquarters in Baghdad.
Glass hurried back to his office, opened the drawer, and began to rummage through a stack of secret documents. Then he pulled out an intelligence file about the Saudi-led coalition's battle against the Houthi armed forces in Yemen.
He opened it, and without even taking it out to take a look, Glass turned around and left.
Walk down the hallway and knock on the door.
"Come in."
Glass pushed the door open and said respectfully, "Sir."
A man in casual clothes was sitting behind a desk. He looked very relaxed. When he saw that it was Glass who came in, the man behind the desk said slowly, "What's the matter?"
Most bosses are like this towards subordinates who work diligently, have no special performance and have never made any mistakes. They are not happy with them, but they won't be unhappy with them either.
In general, it's just not a big deal.
Glass took out the intelligence, and then he said seriously: "I found an Iranian spy who played an important role many times in the battles between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi armed forces."
The boss immediately became interested. He asked in surprise: "Oh, an Iranian spy?"
"They are not spies sent by Iran, but a mercenary group bought by Iran. They are considered informants. However, this mercenary group has caused great damage in several small battles in Yemen. I have reason to believe that at least two battles were lost because of the intelligence provided by this mercenary group to the Houthis. These two battles resulted in the deaths of seven coalition forces."
The interest that had just been aroused disappeared immediately.
To the boss, there was an informant who was not even a spy, so it would be better if there were not too many of him. And the case happened in Yemen, which was not under his jurisdiction at all. In the end, only seven people died, and they were the coalition forces, not the Americans.
Is this kind of case worth reporting?
The boss waved his hand weakly and said to Glass, "Okay, notify Saudi Arabia and kill them. Anything else?"
"No more, sir."
"Well, go and deal with it."
"Yes, sir."
Glass turned and left the chief's office. He returned to his own office, put the file without opening it back into the drawer, picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Hey, Baghdad branch, man, I found a rat here, the plunderer mercenary group. They are informants paid by Iran and provided a lot of intelligence to the Houthis."
"The Marauder Mercenaries?"
Glass said calmly: "I have detailed information here, do you need me to send it to you?"
"No need, it's just a group of mercenaries, just kill them. I'll notify the Allied Forces Headquarters. Thanks, man."
Glass said calmly, "Can you catch him and send him to me? I want to find out what's going on in Iraq. I don't have much to do here right now, can you help me?"
"If there are live ones, I'll send them to you. If not, then there's nothing I can do. As you know, mercenaries are relatively dangerous, and the way to deal with them is usually to kill them directly."
Glass smiled and said, "It would be great if we can catch the looters. I can fill in a document here asking you to assist Baghdad in catching people. If you can't, forget it. Anyway, thanks, buddy."
After hanging up the phone, Glass shrugged his shoulders, thought about it, and felt that there was nothing missing. He then called Gao Yi and said, "Done."
(End of this chapter)