Chapter 11 Opportunity
Pete and Colin immediately found a place to sit down. After they had all sat down, John first picked up the big paper cup and took a sip of his coffee, then said, "First of all, thank you for being here at this moment." The reason we say this is because we have just been through a tough battle and we are on vacation. Although it is not officially announced, it is conventionally how it should be. After all, we are all human beings, although we are stronger than ordinary people and even ordinary soldiers and even some special forces of special forces, but we are always just human beings, we will be tired, and we need to rest and adjust psychologically and physically. This is especially true after such a bitter battle. So I'm glad to see you arrive in a neat way, and I should say I'm proud. He smiled and said, "But you shouldn't be very happy at the moment. After all, you may be hugging a beautiful girl and having a hot fight with her when you get my call, or you may be partying with friends with a beer in hand, or you may be going on vacation with your family. As a result, an old guy's phone call ruined everything. John said and made a gesture with his hand to pull the grenade and throw it: "It's like a grenade, boom, it's all gone." ”
Hearing John say this, Pete noticed that many people were indeed nervous. It was evident that they were indeed waiting for John to announce the purpose of bringing them here, as John had said.
And John seemed to enjoy the nervous expressions of these people at the moment, and he smiled and said, "Okay." Your vacation is not over. Unless you're going to go somewhere and hide for the whole summer or defect. Then I guess time should be enough. ”
"Poof..." "Oh... Oh, my God... Hearing John say this, a burst of relieved voices came. John, who was on the stage, took another sip of coffee and continued, "Fifteen days, and you will have fifteen days for all of you." The fifteen days will begin tomorrow. So you still have time to arrange your vacation. After that, at the end of the month, it will be half past nine on the morning of August 30th, and I hope to see you here, and in good health. ”
After saying that, he flipped through the folder in his hand, looked at it and said, "You will definitely ask, what do you want me to do?" Many of my team members are still in the hospital. As he spoke, he raised his head and pointed to Pete's location and said, "Like this new colleague of ours." His 009 squad consisted of eight people before leaving for Georgia, but four are currently being treated in hospitals, two others are recuperating at home, and one remains forever in the mountains outside Tskhinvali. In other words, he is the only one left in the 009 team at this moment. ”
John's words made many people's eyes look at Pete, and there were surprises, doubts, and more admiration in these eyes. And the people sitting around Pete reached out and patted Pete's shoulder and back as a sign of comfort.
"You'll definitely think I'm not Stallone's Rambo. What can a man do after losing his brother and comrades-in-arms? Unless your enemies are as stupid as in the movies, what can you do? To send to death? John shook the folder in his hand as he spoke, "But it's time to wait." Some have even been delayed. Therefore, you can only be summoned and temporarily reorganized to complete these tasks. Of course, we are mercenaries, and in such a special period, the commission will naturally not be less. My request for you is doubled. Double! In other words, your income in September will be double. And I've seen it, and these tasks at hand are not difficult. And it's not far from home, and it's much easier than everything that's going on there in Georgia. It's just for the sake of secrecy, and I can't tell you exactly what you do. But trust me, it's really not that hard. It may even feel like picking up money for you. If it weren't for this special period, such a good thing would not have been possible. John said and looked at everyone: "Also, I don't want to force it, we are not government troops, we have more leeway." So, how? Is there anyone willing to do it? ”
As John asked, Pete was silent at first. He felt that he had overdone the limelight. It's not necessarily a good thing to make everyone feel like you. And what Dr. Fung said to himself yesterday made Pete even more reluctant to get involved in these security missions recently.
But just when Pete wanted to pretend to be silent, Colin, who was sitting next to him, suddenly touched Pete with his elbow and said, "How is it?" Are you interested? ”
Pete glanced at Colin, and it was clear that the guy was moved. In fact, sometimes Pete has a hard time understanding these people, and this is not some kind of leisurely and easy work. Although there is a lot of money, it is really very dangerous, and more importantly, why did he immediately think about throwing himself into another battle after he had just returned from the ghost gate? Is this the kind of real outlaw?
"Aren't you going on vacation?" Colin originally wanted to refuse directly, but after thinking about it, it was better to be tactful.
"Enough time. I'll only need about 10 days. Colin said, "And you may not know that, as far as I know about John, the work on his hands at this moment should not be difficult." He's not a casual talker, and he wouldn't lie to us about it. So I felt it was necessary to answer his call. ”
Just as Pete was about to find an excuse to refuse again, John, who was in front of the podium, suddenly looked at him and said, "How is the master?" Hopefully, you don't have anything important to do yet. You're the only one left on your team, but I think you can represent this brave team, and we don't want you to be absent. ”
Hearing John say this, Colin became even more enthusiastic, and the other two people around him also looked over, waiting for him to agree.
"Come on, brother." Colin whispered, "Remember what I told you that night by the river?" You're going to start getting lucky, and you're going to have to take this opportunity. ”
Colin's words reminded Pete of the conversation John had made with him that night, and anyone could tell that he was likely to be reused by John in the future. Thinking of this, Pete changed his decision. Colin is right, he has to seize this opportunity, although he and the other party have different starting points and different purposes, but indeed, such an opportunity is rare and exactly what he needs.
So Pete nodded and said, "I'm with Colin." Sir, I will be with Colin. ”
"Okay. Brothers. When Colin saw Pete say this, he immediately patted him on the shoulder happily: "Well done brother!" ”