Gunfire, Punk and Necromancer

Most middlemen run side businesses to optimize cash flow and maintain daily security and intelligence expenses. Lucy chose to buy, sell and rent real estate, Henry opened several fitness clubs, and Styles owned a clothing factory and a clothing accessories manufacturing company.

The base prepared for the big operation is a warehouse of his clothing factory, located in the west of Peicheng. When you go out, you can see the highway overpass and the vast, semi-deserted Xianyuan. It is a secluded and inaccessible place, and its immediate neighbor is the abandoned mine. Only the frame of the empty building remains, and the wind blowing through the windows often makes a whining sound. Steyer's garment factory once made work clothes for surrounding factories and was very prosperous, but now they have all moved away.

It was Zhuang Xuteng's first time to participate in a mercenary operation hosted by someone else, and since it was a big operation, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. On the way to the meeting point, he took a moment to ask himself what he needed to pay attention to.

"The two of us are partners. We have no scruples in what we say. We can talk about anything." Ge Gongdao gave Zhuang Xuteng a lesson in advance and said: "Facing other mercenaries under Lucy's banner, the relationship is more distant. When entrusting tasks, especially You can’t talk about remuneration, the most I can do is complain about Lucy.”

"But in front of outsiders, Lucy is the best. Not only don't we talk about our own situation, but also the situation of Lucy's other mercenaries. We don't know what social relationships they have, so it involves gangs, companies and There’s no need to talk about anyone.”

Zhuang Xuteng asked: "That means we don't need to talk about anything else except the mission?"

"Absolutely. Common topics that can be discussed include the weather, and the weather..." Ge Gongdao kept holding his face, but was finally discovered by Zhuang Xuteng.

"Brother Dao, are you kidding me?"

"Haha, I kind of mean that. I think you're quite nervous." Ge Gongdao bumped him with his elbow and said, "Except for things involving personal information, especially how much money you earn, you can say whatever you want. In fact, you can say anything. When you arrive, you will find that everyone is almost as nervous as you - if someone is not nervous, it means he is secretly trying to betray us."

"Huh? betray us?"

Ge Gongdao nodded and said: "Think about it, the middlemen use their real identity information to suppress their mercenaries and are always on guard, which shows that there are many betrayals in this industry. Most of them work as mercenaries for money. , and money is always a bastard. Birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups. Those who are close to red are red and those who are close to ink are black... There will also be bastards among mercenaries..."

"Uh... Brother Dao, I suggest that we find a chance to deal with Viper quickly. I'm afraid you may have mental problems."

"It will be done. I'll call you. Don't worry." Brother Dao pressed the horn hard to let the stupid car in front of him that couldn't move quickly give way. He was always more irritable than usual when it came to Vipers, but now it was getting worse. "Pay attention to what I say! Every mercenary is actually wary of whether someone will betray intelligence - not everyone is as stupid as I was. With this kind of situation where multiple middlemen put together, everyone will be more worried. Yes. People who behave in both ways are most likely to be traitors.”

"The first type is those who are particularly concerned about the content of the task, especially those who, in addition to their own part, inquire about what others are going to do, give others ideas, think of ways, and find ways. The more you understand and the more comprehensive you are, the more links you can intervene in. The more people do, the more likely they are to have bad thoughts."

Zhuang Xuteng scratched his head and warned himself to avoid such behavior.

"The second type is to act like you don't care about anything, stay alone, and hide your thoughts deeply. This kind of person doesn't care about the success or failure of the mission. He has sold the mission and knows what the outcome will be, so he No effort required.”

Zhuang Xuteng scratched his head again, as if he felt that Brother Dao was still talking about him.

"After you go, you should eat, drink, and sleep. You can also train, just hide somewhere. We are not responsible for the arrangement of the mission, nor the success or failure of the mission. If you have any problems in this regard, just go to Lu Xi, don’t discuss it with anyone else—except me. It’s good if the mission succeeds, but if it fails, take care of yourself first, understand?”

"Brother Dao, if everyone doesn't try their best, the chance of mission failure is very high."

"Everyone will work hard only after entering the mission. Only when they see that the mission goal is likely to be achieved and that they will get money will they do their best. Everything before that is false - just remember this. ." Ge Gongdao sighed and said: "When I formed my own team, I had the same idea as you. I felt that projects organized by middlemen were too easy to go wrong. It would be better to use acquaintances who can be together for a long time. "

Zhuang Xuteng hummed, then turned his head and looked out the car window. Most of the excitement he felt when he took over the task disappeared. The more he thought about this mission, the more worried he became, and even a little frustrated. This mainly comes from asking a group of people who are wary of each other to perform the complex task of hoisting a train. There are too many uncertainties in it. At the same time, there was one thing that made him feel strange: when accepting the task, Ge Gongdao was also very excited. Logically speaking, he should have known clearly what he wanted to understand now. Why was he still so excited?

Is there any information that Brother Dao is deliberately hiding to give himself a surprise (scare)?

About half an hour later, they followed the instructions to Steyer's warehouse and parked the car inside the warehouse. Lucy was waiting for them here as promised. Currently, including Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao, the team has nine people, four of whom are Lucy's mercenaries. The other two are drivers. One is Grove, nicknamed "Silver". He is male, black, strong, with a slightly arrogant attitude. He is a former racing driver and seems to have the smell of coal dust that cannot be washed away. The other one has yet to make a name for himself, the mercenary codename is Muir. She is a petite and slender girl with white skin, dry dark red hair, and severe freckles.

"Style came out with two people, front-line intelligence officers. They are cousins, the two in the middle of a pile of instruments on the front left. They have short light blond hair. They have participated in many commissioned tasks. They have not distinguished themselves but have not had any accidents - in fact This is the most important thing." Lucy led the way and introduced them to the people here. "The taller one is called Nightingale, and the shorter one is called Rockbird. The two of them not only have some abilities as intelligence officers, but also a few extraordinary spells. It is absolutely impossible to get the train without them, so they are the task Core, protect them."

Ge Gongdao immediately asked: "How to determine the priority? Muir first, or them first?"

"Muir can take care of himself." Lucy concluded with this sentence, then pointed to the three people on the right and said: "The three people drinking afternoon tea here are the mercenaries recommended by Henry, the rock climber Kent, and the flying squirrel Wei. Well and Spike Prince.”

"I know the three of them, they are all good players." Ge Gongdao waved over there. Wen Duan, who was wearing a black suit, nodded slightly. Prince, who was rich and generous, turned his head, swung his long black wavy hair and gave Ge Gongdao a roll of the eyes and a middle finger. Kent, wearing a plaid shirt and jeans, walked toward Gorgon Road with a smile and arms outstretched.

The two men hugged each other briefly and patted each other's arms, and you could hear their muscles making a muffled sound. Kent has a square face, a Chinese-shaped face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, dark skin and no beard. He looks like a worker or farmer doing hard work. He had a short crew cut that was easy to take care of, and always had a smile on his face. He nodded and greeted Zhuang Xuteng, and finally smiled at Lucy and said, "It's great that Brother Dao can come."

Ge Gongdao said with a smile: "It's been a long time since you three got together. What are you doing here this time, are you planning to steal my business?"

"Yes, we are ready to replace you at any time." Kent approached Ge Gongdao, covered his mouth with his hand, and lowered his voice and said: "Be careful with Prince, she still has a grudge and will definitely teach you a lesson. If she lets me and Wei Please help me, we dare not refuse, so please forgive me first."

Zhuang Xuteng looked left and right, his heart burning with gossip.

"I can hear you!" Prince still raised his middle finger to Gorgon. "Kent, don't go and embarrass yourself! If I want to find Brother Dao, I don't need your help!"

"It seems that I am disliked." Kent smiled and shrugged, and said: "Lucy, I won't delay your business anymore. Your residence is further inside. I haven't seen this new person before. Let's have a good chat after making an appointment. .Let’s go, let’s see you later!”

Kent and Gogongdao fist bumped, then turned around and left. Zhuang Xuteng waved to the three people, and then asked: "Brother Dao, have you ever had any issues with Prince?"

"A little friction has not been resolved well. We just need to have an in-depth communication and talk about it." Ge Gongdao patted Zhuang Xuteng on the shoulder and said, "By the way, I want to remind you first that Kent and Wayne like men. Yes, you should pay more attention to your behavior, and if it’s a joke about women, don’t tell them, it will make them feel awkward.”

"Don't you usually tell jokes like this?"

"I want you to pay attention and stop talking so much nonsense!" Ge Gongdao pressed Zhuang Xuteng's shoulder and looked left and right along the way. He must be thinking about something.

The three people continued to walk inside and quickly took a clear look at the warehouse-turned-operations base. Once entering the warehouse, the area is used for parking. The door should be closed at ordinary times, and entry and exit must be registered to avoid attracting attention. After entering the parking lot, there is a free activity area. There are sofas, TVs, magazines and refrigerators full of food. Everyone can rest and watch at the same time.

Further inside are eight neatly arranged containers. Each container is a living unit and can accommodate four people inside. Four eight thirty-two, the middlemen didn't live here, and now there are only nine.

Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao shared a room, and the two drivers shared a room. The utilization rate of the container was only half. If you calculate it this way, there should be sixteen people. The number doesn't match up, it's a bit weird.

Further inside the residential area, Steyer built a windowless steel house inside the warehouse, next to which was a power generation room that powered the entire operations base. This steel house serves as the operational intelligence room, where detailed plans will be drawn up.

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