Chapter 36: But We Are Loyal

Pang Jindong ignored Thompson, but continued to say to Jin Lingling: "Agent Thompson was not a drug lord from the beginning, but his love for money obviously exceeded his loyalty to his profession. After arriving in the jungles of South America, he found a shortcut to making a fortune. We mercenaries are only responsible for fighting, but he quickly colludes with the opposition forces and directly participates in drug smuggling activities!" After a pause, Pang Jindong asked Thompson: "You think that you have reached an offensive and defensive alliance with the opposition forces, and they will not disclose your involvement in drug trafficking, so you can rest easy, right?!" But we Chinese have a saying -- if people don't know, they can't do it unless they do. ”

"Jerry, your accusations are baseless. As a mercenary like you, I've always been with you, how did I get involved in drug smuggling?"

"Of course you didn't send drugs directly into your lovely motherland!" Pang Jindong sneered and replied to Thompson: "Your duty at that time was to pass information between mercenaries and opposition forces, which gave you the opportunity and time to participate in drug trafficking. And as an undercover agent of the drug control bureau, you have connections with many drug trafficking gangs in M's country, and at the same time control many drug sales channels. You showed these resources to the opposition in exchange for their cooperation with you, didn't you?!"

"Who are you to accuse others? Why do you mercenaries defend the drug bases of the opposition? Aren't you just for money! Have you ever thought that the money you make is stained with blood? Have you ever thought about the people who have been mutilated by drugs?" Thompson thought his retort was strong enough that he even laughed because of it, but it was very stiff.

"But we are loyal!" Pang Jindong suddenly raised his voice and glared angrily at Thompson: "And you sold everything you could for money! In order to make meritorious service in the drug control bureau, you betrayed the brothers in the No. 3 Heights! In order to make more money for yourself, you killed the soldiers of your motherland with your own hands......

"That's enough!" Thompson was finally enraged by these accusations, and interrupted Pang Jindong in a loud voice: "I don't know where you heard these rumors, do you have enough evidence to support them? Is it just because I didn't quit in the first place? I can sue you now, it's because I'm tired of the life of a mercenary!"

Pang Jindong said tepidly: "Today, do you still want to continue acting?"

Jin Lingling looked at Pang Jindong in confusion: "Betrayal?"

"Agent Thompson communicated with the Guò Drug Control Bureau and provided the situation on Heights 3 to the Delta Force. Because of this, the Delta offensive was well targeted at that time. On the night before the attack, the rebels received information that the attack might be larger than expected, so they retreated, and at the same time had orders given to the mercenaries, who were still responsible for relaying the orders, Agent Thompson. ”

"That is to say...... It's not that the opposition forces will not save them when they see death?!"

"Yes! Because Agent Thompson wants to exchange the mercenary's destruction for his boss's trust and appreciation!" Pang Jindong said this and asked Thompson: "But it's a pity, isn't it, Thompson, the mercenary won! Is your boss angry with you because of this?"

Thompson was silent, and Pang Jindong continued: "I admired Thompson very much at the beginning, because his combat performance was very good, and in the previous two drug sweeps, he killed three soldiers of Nation M. But now I know that the reason for his heroism was that some of the goods that were swept up were his. ”

Jin Lingling asked Pang Jindong: "But didn't you go back to the side of the opposition forces later? Didn't Thompson reveal what he did?" Jin Lingling looked at Thompson and noticed that this gentleman, who had been polite just a minute ago, had a hideous expression on his face at this time.

"Because he was fortunate that the battalion commander of the opposition forces, who had given him the order to retreat, was killed by his men in a subsequent infighting. And the mercenaries were invited back by the opposition forces to quell the infighting. Mr. Thompson knew that there was no proof of death, so he followed him back. Speaking of this, Pang Jindong turned to Thompson and said, "To be honest, your psychological elements are really good, I admire you!"

By this time, Thompson no longer tried to deny the accusations, and he asked Pang Jindong: "I have never understood why you want to go back to the opposition!"

"When the helicopters of country M evacuated the Delta troops who had lost their armor, I sat stupidly in front of the position for an hour. You probably thought I was in a daze, but in fact I was thinking about what was in front of me. The result of thinking made me understand that we are not betrayed by the opposition forces, but by the inner ghosts!"

"Oh, how do you decide?"

"First, the opposition forces have spent a lot of money to hire us to fight a war, and if we are substituted for the dead, this price is too high; second, the opposition forces have a lot of mercenaries, and only a small part of them are on Heights 3, and if we are betrayed, the other mercenaries are likely to mutiny, and I believe that the leaders of the opposition forces are not so stupid; After we defeated the Delta, the opposition forces immediately sent us to quell the infighting, as if they didn't even know that there was a betrayal, and it was hard to believe that they were pretending. It is also important to note that Delta's attack is too targeted. From this, you can see that they not only know the terrain very well, but also know our personnel and firepower!"

"How can you say it's me?"

"Why did I know you were undercover? Why did I know you were involved in drug trafficking? You don't need to know the answers to these questions! Thompson, I wanted to get rid of you a long time ago, but I didn't do it right away! Because if you can use us, I can use you too!"

Hearing this, Thompson's expression was a little frightened, and he stumbled and asked, "You...... What did you do with me?"

"Go to hell and ask the dead brothers!" Pang Jindong said, raising his gun.

Thompson looked at the slowly raised muzzle and asked, "Jerry, why didn't you kill me in the end?"

"Because when I finally decided to do it, you disappeared!

"Then I'm lucky!"

"You're lucky, that's because you knew you were exposed, I don't want to ask how you learned that, the important thing is that this luck is goodbye to you now!"

"Wait, Jerry, I have something to say!" Thompson finally sat still, and said with a hint of pleading.

"What do you want to tell me? Thompson, stop pretending! Before this meeting, you and I already knew that the other was the enemy, didn't we? I want to avenge the dead brothers! And after you left the jungle, you have been trying to get rid of me! Because you know that I am the only person who knows your details, and you may have changed your ways now, but if I tell those things in the first place, your whole family will not die!"

"Jerry, I don't want to discuss how we learned that each other is an enemy! Why can't we forget the past? Didn't you tell me that you want to be a normal person?!"

"I did think so, but when I saw you, I regretted it!"

"Pang Jindong, you can't kill people!" Jin Lingling saw that Pang Jindong didn't seem to be threatening the other party, so she hurriedly dissuaded her.

"If I don't kill him, he will kill me! What do you think the purpose of his visit to China this time?"

Pang Jindong's words made Jin Lingling suddenly realize, and now in retrospect, she found that Thompson had been deliberately close to herself and tried to gain her favor. The notebook and the text in it are likely to be deliberately arranged by Thompson, in order to impress himself and let him inquire about Pang Jindong's current situation through the guò household administration system. For this reason, he even used a trick to get away with it, so that he would not be suspicious. Only this explanation can explain why Thompson had a gun on him. As for how the gun came from, it doesn't matter anymore.

Jin Lingling said to Thompson: "You are really well-intentioned!"

Thompson said word by word: "No matter what, you are a police officer after all, now please perform your official duties and stop the criminals from committing murder!"

"As a police officer, I now have to find out where you got your gun, whether it was brought into the country, or was it illegally obtained locally?"

Thompson didn't answer Jin Lingling, but looked at Pang Jindong and asked, "Do you really dare to shoot?"

"Thompson, you should remember how many brothers died on Heights Three, so for me it is not a dare or a dare, but the revenge I must fulfill to the dead. ”

"But on Heights Three, I'm fighting with you after all!"

"That's because you know you won't die!" After a pause, Pang Jindong asked coldly: "Thompson, I saved you twice, each time, what did you say to me?"

"I ...... I owe you my life......" Facing the tough Pang Jindong, Thompson began to become depressed.

"Then, I want you to return it to me now!"

Jin Lingling grabbed Pang Jindong's gun-holding hand and said in an almost pleading tone: "You can't kill people! Have you forgotten that you want to be an ordinary person? If you shoot, you will be ruined in one qiē ......."

Pang Jindong's eyes were still staring at Thompson firmly, but his hands trembled slightly.

At this time, Pang Jindong's psychology was experiencing a fierce struggle, and pulling the trigger was just a simple action, but it meant that he had to return to his old life and could no longer gain a foothold in his homeland. In the bloody jungle back then, the stable life of the motherland was a hope that he always cherished in his heart. But if you don't shoot, it means that those lives that have been lost will never be brought justice.

"Jerry!" Thompson burst out laughing unexpectedly, "You can't kill me!

"What?" Pang Jindong asked sharply.

"How did your parents die? That traffic accident was not an accident, it was man-made!"

This sentence made Pang Jindong stunned on the spot, looking at Thompson with disbelief.

Thompson triumphantly told Pang Jindong: "Originally, I didn't want to say it, but now I don't seem to have any other choice." You're right, I've always wanted to get rid of you, so I researched all the information about you, and by chance, I discovered the secret. You know, it's not as simple as you think. Don't think it's the mafia who forced the debt to kill you, absolutely not! Why do you think Benjamin's old saved you, out of sympathy? No!"

"Sue me, what's going on?" Pang Jindong said with an almost roar.

"Let's make an exchange...... Thompson's words were not finished, when he was suddenly interrupted by two "poof" sounds, and his body shook twice.

Thompson slowly lowered his head and looked at his chest, where two bright red blood stains gradually oozed out, like blooming flowers. His gaze became blank, and his face grew pale. Eventually, Thompson fell heavily to the ground, and after a few convulsions, he never moved again.

Jin Lingling was stunned by this sudden change, she calmed down, and asked Pang Jindong in an almost screaming voice: "What did you do?" As she spoke, a trace of tears oozed from her eyes. That's not because of Thompson, but for Pang Jindong.