"Oh, what kind of windfall?" said Mr. K, frowning. [No pop-ups.] .

"Some of the information that our people got after an undercover investigation of the Rochester Military Company. This intelligence shows that Rochester Military Resources does more than simply provide military security services. They are also covertly involved in assassinations, intelligence, and many other illegal transactions. Mr. K's assistant whispered.

"This is normal, how many private military companies are clean?" Mr. K shook his head, "There are many things we don't know, we just turn a blind eye." Because the military is also involved in many things, we don't want to get into trouble with those military bigwigs. ”

"The military will not agree to him selling arms to terrorists privately. The assistant whispered, "According to our intelligence, they are selling some military supplies and even weapons to terrorists in the Middle East. ”

"Is this information accurate, where did they get their military supplies?" Mr. K frowned.

"The intelligence is very accurate. Last year, the Defense Logistics Agency said that the U.S. military now has billions of dollars worth of excess inventory in its warehouses, and it is expected to bring back a large number of equipment from Afghanistan in the near future. The U.S. Department of Defense is facing a stockpile crisis, and it will not be easy to digest excess equipment.

Because it could turn into another cost that Pentagon planners failed to foresee and that they had to absorb at a time when the Defense Department is trying to cut spending. Given the current financial pressures, the inventory problem faced by the Ministry of Defense is troublesome and will certainly intensify. The head of the Logistics Directorate considered the disposal of war materiel necessary. Warehouse space must be freed up.

In these surplus stocks, there is everything: parts and supplies for vehicles, gears, weapons. These are all that the US military needs in the last 1o years to fight two wars. Therefore, the military believes that a lot of equipment must either be devalued and sold, or sold to foreign forces at a high price, or destroyed. The reason is simple, the United States does not have enough space to store all the supplies that are shipped back from overseas.

All three options required human hands, but with so much equipment in the warehouse, the staff to track the parts needed was already stretched thin. According to data released by the Department of Defense in 2o1O, the total value of the U.S. military's inventory is about $1ooo dollars, and the value of excess stocks is more than $9o0 million. Recognizing the growing stockpiles, the Ministry of Defence has initiated a comprehensive stockpile disposal project. The Government Accountability Office issued a report on the project in May, reporting that the lack of metrics at the Department of Defense could be seriously damaging to stockpile reduction efforts.

However, the report does mention the systemic inventory problem that has plagued the Pentagon for years.

The report identifies the management of the DoD's supply chain as a high-risk area, due in part to ineffective and inefficient inventory management operations and procedures, weak ability to accurately predict spare parts, and difficulties in implementing the widespread implementation of critical technologies to improve equipment visibility. These factors have led to a multi-billion dollar backlog of surplus spare parts in the U.S. military, which needs to be disposed of urgently.

And according to our investigation, this inventory clearance project of the Pentagon was contracted by the Rochester Military Resources Company. This allows them to dispose of all kinds of surplus equipment and supplies of the US military, and even second-hand weapons, at low prices. ”

"I've heard a few things about it. Many supplies are sold cheaply, and even items that cost more than $1ooo are sold for only $5o. Mr. K nodded. "However, these are strictly regulated, ammunition and explosives are not for sale, and main battle equipment such as armored vehicles, tanks and helicopters must be cut into scrap metal before they can be sold. In addition, some countries and organizations are not able to purchase surplus military supplies. ”

"Yes, but it seems that someone is not following such a rule. Mr. K's assistant whispered, "The reason is also very simple, scrap metal, and no equipment is valuable." And cutting this equipment requires manpower and material resources. Hughes and his company, under the guise of helping the U.S. military clear its stockpiles, sold a large amount of military supplies to terrorists. The reason is simple, these people have money. He only needs to hand over a small amount of processing costs to the U.S. military, and the difference is huge. It all fell into his personal pocket. ”

"Damn it, you bastard. This is equivalent to him recovering the surplus equipment from the military for scrap prices, and selling it to terrorists who are willing to pay a high price for second-hand or even brand new goods. Mr. K shook his head and said, "I know that these mercenaries are mercenary and can never be trusted. But our military, in some areas, has to rely on their strength. How much evidence do we have of this?"

"I'm afraid there are a lot of them. Mr. K's assistant whispered.

"Don't make a noise about it, just gather all this information. Mr. K sneered, "This Hughes is a shameless man, he can hook up with terrorists, and naturally he can do business with the Russians." Looks like we're underestimating him. ”

"So, what is the gentleman going to do?" said Mr. K's assistant in a low voice.

"While these things don't yet provide evidence that he was involved in the attack on our base, they at least confirm that he and his Rochester Military Resources Company had a bad track record before that. Mr. K sneered, "With this, we are equivalent to having Hughes's handle." Keep checking on him, almost, it's time for us to meet the big boss Hughes. ”

"Yes sir. Mr. K's assistant nodded, "In addition, some of our agents in Russia have also provided some information. The assistant handed Mr. K a bag of papers.

Mr. K frowned slightly, and pulled out a stack of photos of Hughes meeting with Russian intelligence officials.

"When were these pictures taken?" Mr. K frowned.

"Just recently, around the time of the accident at our base, he had several secret meetings with officials from Russian intelligence and the military. It is said that he is trying to become one of the first legal private military companies in Russia, so he is trying his best to drill the camp. I have seen many important people and want to sell well to the Russians.

Also, the assassin who is said to have assassinated the Black Island mercenaries also seems to have some connection to Hughes. The aim may have been to obstruct the smooth progress of negotiations between the Kuroshima Company and the Russians. Mr. K's assistant whispered.

If that's the case, then Hughes's motives make sense. "He would love to do business in Russia, and maybe he thinks it's a good opportunity." Maybe he made some kind of deal with the Russians, so he took the risk, attacked the base, and rescued the Russians. ”

(End of chapter)