Chapter 400: Lakewood (Medium)
Before dawn, Chu Tianjiang saw Andre and the Rose Legion who came with him.
To be exact, only one out of ten Rose Legions, because this is only a team of five hundred people.
Seeing this team, not to mention others, even Chu Tianjiang had a feeling of brightness, because this was a team composed entirely of women, and they were all young, the oldest was less than twenty-five years old, the youngest was about eighteen years old, and most of them were very beautiful.
Even more striking is their attire, which is underneath tights and leggings printed with camouflage patterns. On the feet are uniform high-top military boots, and on the outside of the thighs are the holsters of the pistol and the scabbard of the dagger. Armed belts for magazines, first aid kits, and bulk bullet pouches are straddled around the waist, and food pockets and water bottles are hung from the back of the waist. He wears a small vest on his upper body, several grenades hang from his chest on his right side, and a spare magazine for a pistol in his left chest pocket. Soldiers wear blue berets, and officers wear red berets. Each soldier had two firearms, usually a rifle and a pistol, and most of the officers had two guns, except for the senior officers, who did not carry rifles.
Putting aside their attire, the firearms alone are good enough.
The rifles are the unified G36 and G36K, and the pistol is the M9. Chu Tianjiang is an expert, and it can be seen at a glance that their firearms have been carefully maintained.
Soon, Chu Tianjiang also discovered a little.
That is, every officer and soldier had a few roses embroidered on their hats, red roses for soldiers and white roses for officers, and the number of roses Hugh had must have been related to their rank. For example, this commander had three white roses on his beret, while the other officers had only one or two.
The commander's name was Tamarra, and although he was the oldest in the group, he was only twenty-five years old.
"Mr. Chu, the big boss invites you to Lakewood." Tamara said very little, and his expression was very serious, and he looked like he was smiling informally.
"No problem, I'll trouble you these days."
"That's as it should be."
Chu Tianjiang smiled and gave Clara a look.
"Captain Tamarra, can you take me to your team?"
"This ......"
"I've heard a lot about the Rose Legion along the way, and this is the first time I've seen it, and I think you're amazing."
"This ......"
It wasn't until Clara and Tamara walked away that Chu Tianjiang sighed.
"Lao Chu, are we going to Denver or Lakewood?" Stewart couldn't help it for a long time.
"Isn't it the same?" Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "Stewart, these things have happened, do you think I will come together with the Jewish group?" β
"This ......"
"Besides, I promise to get you back to Houston."
"You're not going to Houston?"
Chu Tianjiang shook his head with a smile and said, "We haven't arrived in Denver yet, have we?" Also, if you think I'm a trustworthy person, give me some time. Of course, if you are in a hurry to return to Houston to receive credit, I will ask Andre and them to accompany you to Houston. β
"I'm not in a hurry, anyway, I'll go back sooner or later, I'll have to go back."
"That'll do."
Stewart nodded, and said nothing more.
Chu Tianjiang didn't pay any attention to Stewart anymore and went to find Andre, who was arranging a mission for the free mercenaries.
After asking Andre, Chu Tianjiang figured out the situation.
Tamarra's team arrived in Craig Town more than ten days ago, and their mission was to meet Chu Tianjiang and them here. Judging by the time, shortly after Chu Tianjiang arrived in Las Vegas, Tamara led the team to leave Lakewood. In other words, at that time, Wild Rose knew the identity of Chu Tianjiang, and also knew that he followed Stewart's caravan to Denver.
Obviously, Wild Rose's intelligence network is indeed very powerful.
To know that Zhang Xiaogang had already mentioned that he did not disclose the information of Chu Tianjiang and the others to Wild Rose, only mentioned that the people sent would arrive at Lakewood at the appropriate time. In other words, Wild Rose didn't know who the people from the Zhang Xiaogang faction were, so she hadn't heard of Chu Tianjiang's name.
Perhaps, before Chu Tianjiang and the others left the town near the base, they had already been targeted by the people of Wild Rose.
Thinking of what he was doing in Las Vegas, especially openly being an enemy of Perez of the Denver Chamber of Commerce, Chu Tianjiang didn't think much about it. Wild Rose can allow the Asian group to survive in the slit, and it must have extraordinary skills, so it can guess Chu Tianjiang's identity through these signs.
"Wild Rose is the only one sent by this unit?"
"Only this one, at least that's what Tamara says."
"What else did she say?"
"Basically nothing." AndrΓ© sighed and said, "Wild Rose made us believe in her and told us to get to Lakewood as soon as possible. β
"Have you seen a wild rose?" Chu Tianjiang asked. Andre first went to Lakewood, then turned back to Craig Town and found Tamarra.
"No, not seeing her, to be exact."
"Sitting behind a curtain and wearing a veil?"
Andre nodded and said, "After identifying myself, she asked me to go to Craig Town to find Tamara, and she didn't say anything else. β
"How's Lakewood doing?"
"I arrived at night, but it looked okay, a nice little quiet city. There are not many people on the streets at night, but there are not too few residents, and there is electricity and running water. The city is in a hurry, there is no garbage on the streets, and there are many gardens and parks. β
"So, this wild rose is really capable."
"As far as I've seen, at least the people around her love her. Also, I left in the morning, and I passed through the city and noticed a phenomenon. β
"What phenomenon?"
"There were almost no men, at least not a single man I saw in Lakewood, adult males to be exact, and there were a few boys."
"No adult males?"
Andre smiled and said, "When I went out of the city, the girl who gave me told me to close the window of the car so that I wouldn't be seen by anyone outside. β
Daughter Country!? Chu Tianjiang also smiled bitterly and said, "After breakfast, gather the free mercenaries." β
"You're going to fire them?"
"Do you think it's appropriate to take them to a place full of women?"
"This ......"
"Besides, with Tamarra's troops, we don't need an escort team."
Andre nodded and said, "It's just that those few are not bad, I think they should be allowed to stay." β
"Well, we'll talk about that later."
Andrei didn't say anything more, hurriedly ate breakfast, and went to gather the free mercenaries.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chu Tianjiang went to find Leonid and asked him to bring some diamonds of about twenty carats. Subsequently, Chu Tianjiang approached Stewart and asked him to issue a certificate for the free mercenaries to complete the operation. Although he was a little surprised, but thinking of the Rose Army, Stewart didn't ask much.
When all the free mercenaries gathered, Chu Tianjiang walked over.
"Boss......" Andre nodded towards Chu Tianjiang.
"You've seen the Rose Legion, and you know that the destination of the caravan is Lakewood, and we don't go to Denver, so we can't get to Denver." Chu Tianjiang took the cloth bag full of diamonds from Leonid's hand. "I haven't made it to Denver yet, but I'm still going to honor my promises. Since the caravan did not suffer any losses, each of you will receive a tenfold bonus of the mercenary gold. β
After speaking, Chu Tianjiang opened the bag.
It contained hundreds of large diamonds, and more than three hundred free mercenaries were immediately dumbfounded.
"Of course, when you get back to Las Vegas, you'll still get the deposit. Wait, I'll ask Stewart to give you a certificate of completion of the escort operation. β
"You're disbanding the convoy?" The black freelance mercenary who was doing very well asked.
"Not dissolution, but dismissal. Of course, you've already completed your mission, so your contract is over. Chu Tianjiang smiled, handed the cloth bag to Andre, and then said, "One for each person, you don't need to make up for it, it's the cost of returning to Las Vegas." Once you've got the prize money and the certificate from Stewart, you're good to go. I don't want to see you still in camp before the caravan leaves. β
Chu Tianjiang's words were a bit ruthless, but this was an unwritten rule.
After completing the escort mission and obtaining a certificate from their employer, the freelance mercenaries must leave the caravan and are not allowed to stay in the caravan. The reason for this is that the employer has issued a certificate indicating that the contract has been terminated and that the free mercenaries are no longer the caravan guards. In such a case, the employer could deal with the free mercenaries who remained in the caravan for any reason, and would never be punished for doing so.
All the freelance mercenaries understood this, so they silently accepted the bonus and went to Stewart to prove it.
In less than half an hour, most of the freelance mercenaries had packed their bags and left.
Before the caravan departed, Andre found Chu Tianjiang and brought four free mercenaries, including the black free mercenary.
The black free mercenary is named Samuel, and the other three are Maxim, Patrick, and Rex. It's just that Chu Tianjiang thinks that they are all pseudonyms, because Samuel means "God", Makqin means "the greatest man", Patrick means "noble", and Rex means "emperor". While this is also a very common name, it has other meanings when used in relation to the four freelance mercenaries.
Although Chu Tianjiang rarely asks about free mercenaries, he usually keeps an eye on these guys.
There was no need for Andre's special introduction, Chu Tianjiang knew that these four free mercenaries, especially Samuel, had performed very well before. Putting aside their abilities for the time being, at least they all regard the rules set by Chu Tianjiang as rules, and they are very disciplined in their behavior.
"Boss, they ......"
"Okay, I understand." Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "Okay, the four of you can stay." From now on, follow Andre and them. Also, you live with the Fukushima brothers. I believe that you are willing to stay, not because I gave you enough money, but because you think I am doing the right thing, so whatever the Fukushima brothers were before, they are now associate members of the team, just like you. As for when you will be able to become a member like Andre, it depends on your performance. β
"Yes!" Samuel took out the diamond.
"What is this for?"
"Since we decided to stay, and we're proud to be part of the team, we can't afford to accept something so valuable."
"This thing is valuable?" Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "Take it, count it as a gift I gave you." Once you've officially joined the team, you'll be able to use your team's wealth without restrictions, just like Andre and the others. It's just that you have to be mentally prepared, joining my team is definitely not an easy task, and it requires more than just strong personal ability. β
The four of them all nodded, indicating that they understood what Chu Tianjiang meant.