The Humvee drove out of the base and continued in the direction of Chesepike Bay for about an hour, and then stopped outside a small two-story cottage near the sea. This villa is supposed to be newly built, or rather specially built for someone, and there are no other residential and residential areas within a radius of 5 kilometers, which seems both alternative and lonely.

Rogers told Yang Fan that the person who lived in it was his former teacher and captain, the leader of his entry into the mercenary world, and the only person he knew who could really quit the mercenary circle and return to normal life.

This house was given to him by T3 thanks for his contribution to T3. Rogers hoped that Yang Fan could ask him more for advice on how to adapt to the world of normal people after decades of fighting.

Rogers brought Yang Fan to the door of the villa, but he didn't want to go in. He just told Yang Fan that he had already greeted the people inside, and he could go in directly. A car will pick him up before dinner and take him back to the base, so he can drive himself if he wants to come later.

After Rogers left, Yang Fan walked to the door of the villa alone with curiosity and knocked lightly, "Knock-knock." ”

He had always seen Rogers as his goal, and in his mind, Rogers was the perfect soldier and captain. The person in it is actually Rogers' captain and teacher, but he is also a legend of T3, which is definitely a god-level task in the mercenary world. Thinking of this, Yang Fan couldn't help but feel a little nervous and excited.

"Come in, the door is unlocked." A deep voice came from inside.

Yang Fan pushed the door into the villa and closed the door casually. On the first floor of the villa is the living room, which is very simple and very cozy, and it feels like home. The living room is not very large, with a set of light-colored fabric sofas, a TV, a few simple pieces of furniture, and a variety of green plants on the balcony.

In the adjacent dining room, there is a boxy table with two sets of cutlery, and a plate in the middle of the table holds salad and fried steak.

At this moment, an old man came out of the kitchen with a plate of grilled salmon in his hand. The first feeling he gave Yang Fan was that he was very similar to Uncle Zhang from the Beijing Sports School, with the same spirit, the same temperament, and the same intimacy. It's just that he's Caucasian, he's stronger, he's taller, he's much older, his face is wrinkled, and his hair is almost gray.

Yang Fan looked at the kind old man in front of him, how could he connect him with Rogers and the harvester, and he couldn't believe that he was actually the captain of Rogers.

The old man first put the salmon on the table, then turned around and walked in front of Yang Fan, and said with a smile: "You're Jerry, right?" Sit down, it's been a long time since I had lunch with anyone! Hahahaha. ”

Yang Fan sat opposite him under the guidance of the old man, looked at the old man, and said with an embarrassed expression: "Hello, I don't know what I should call you?" ”

The old man smiled and said, "Oh, didn't Rogers tell you?" Just call me Thomas. Looking at you, I knew that Rogers must have told you again that I was his teacher and guide or something, and that was all in the past. Now, I'm just a useless old man. Hahaha. It's nice to have someone who wants to come and see me, and you can just call me by my name. ”

"By the way, okay, let's eat first. Don't blame my old man for his bad craftsmanship, he has lived alone for a long time, and he has no requirements for this. Besides, if you want to talk about food, where can you compare with your Huaxia. Hahahaha. Thomas said, moving his hand first.

Yang Fan accompanied Thomas to finish the meal with a little restraint, he felt that Thomas's craftsmanship was very good, and it was not a simple thing to make this simple meal delicious. After the meal, Yang Fan helped Thomas clean up the tableware again. After everything was ready, Thomas made a cup of coffee, Yang Fan poured a glass of water, and the two sat on the sofa facing each other.

Thomas said with a smile on his face: "Jerry, Rogers told me about your situation, and he also sent me all the information about your training in the past few years, including those of your friends.

Frankly, I sympathize with you, there are many miserable people in this world, but the most tragic of these people are the ones who have created their own misery. Unfortunately, you're one of them. But I don't think you're going to live forever in a world of mercenaries and wars like Rogers, you're not like him. ”

"Why?" Yang Fan asked.

Thomas took a sip of coffee, slowly put the coffee cup on the coffee table, and said, "Child, every day in this world, many people will pick up guns and go to the battlefield for various reasons. But some of them are forced to do so, they have no choice, they can only solve their own problems or achieve their goals through war and war.

And some people just enjoy it, and these two kinds of people are different. Compared to the latter, the former is much more likely to return to normal life. You're obviously the former, and so are your friends. It is for this reason that you have been able to come together. ”

Yang Fan nodded, and then asked, "What about the captain?" ”

"He! Although he had a last resort, he was still the latter. Thomas said and took another sip of coffee, and then began to introduce Rogers to Yang Fan.

Rogers comes from the Green Beret and is the absolute king of the elites. He chose to stay in the Green Beret instead of joining the more powerful Rangers or Delta, just wanting to follow in his grandfather's footsteps. It is said that his grandfather was once a member of the SOG and served in the Green Beret before entering the SOG, and he admired his grandfather. But there was no SOG in the U.S. military, so he could only choose to serve in the Green Berets.

Rogers' strength has long surpassed that of his comrades, he once led the Green Berets to wipe out the Tier 2 special forces in the exercise, and also caused a lot of trouble to Delta.

At that time, his grandmother was not used to her husband's approach, so she did not agree to his father's enlistment in the army, which was the regret of Rogers' father's life. When Rogers' mother also organized Rogers to join the army, he chose to stick to his ideals and joined the green berets in which his grandfather served with reverence for his grandfather and the soldiers of that era.

Later, he discovered that the current U.S. military was not what his grandfather had described, and that many American soldiers just took it as a job. Rogers, on the other hand, had a similar idea to his grandfather, that he joined the military to make America stronger, and that he hated all that could threaten the country.

Rogers' presence put a lot of pressure on his comrades, and slowly, he began to be isolated by his comrades. Eventually, Rogers left the unit amid the complaints and accusations of his comrades.

Rogers never understood why his grandmother prevented his father from joining the army, and he didn't understand why his mother prevented him from joining the army. Therefore, the relationship between them has always been bad, and they have even begun to be hostile to women.

Rogers was married and had a daughter before he joined the army. But their mother and daughter couldn't understand his dedication to the army and divorced him very early. This incident had a great impact on Rogers, who became more extreme, he felt that women were a burden to men, and he never dated any women since.

Thomas created T3's first mercenary squad, the Werewolf Mercenary Regiment. Of course, at that time, the name of the organization was not T3. Thomas was the first captain, codenamed the Wolf King. It was also from that time that T3's mercenary business slowly became NO.1. It was around that time that Rogers joined, and he was the youngest of the werewolf mercenary group at the time. At that time, Rogers was bohemian, driven, and had a lot of ideas, codename: Wild Wolf.

Later, the first members of the werewolf mercenary group left one after another, and Thomas also quit T3, leaving only Rogers of the werewolf mercenary group. At that time, T3 was also determined to vigorously develop the mercenary business, recruited a lot of people, introduced some new people almost every year, and organized a selection training every 3 years, all of which were about to catch up with the regular troops. Rogers selected the best of them to rebuild a squad that was the predecessor of the current SK.

Later, the mercenary team continued to grow, and there was the current level 5 mercenary squad division, and Rogers became the only captain of the SS-level mercenary team.

Yang Fan listened to Thomas's narration, but he still didn't understand what Thomas meant, why Rogers was the latter, and then asked: "Mr. Thomas, I think Rogers was also forced to become a mercenary." Why...... He's not like me, isn't he? ”

Thomas smiled and said, "You're wrong. Although both you and Rogers seem to have been forced to become mercenaries, you are only using mercenaries as a way for you to achieve your goals, because you have no choice. Unlike Rogers, the mercenaries themselves are his target.

Not only him, but also harvesters, male dogs, ronins, etc., who may have become mercenaries in the first place because of the high commissions. But now, hehehehe, they are in love with the exciting and rewarding lifestyle of mercenaries. Even deeply infatuated and never going back!

And you, and those brothers of yours will not. Each of you has other goals, and mercenaries will never be your goal. Well, I know it's hard to understand. You don't have to worry, slowly you will understand. ”

Yang Fan nodded, he didn't fully understand what Thomas said, but he also felt that it made sense, and then asked, "Mr. Thomas, what happened to those members of the werewolf mercenary group after they quit?" ”

Thomas smiled, with a look of loss on his face, and said lightly, "I knew you would ask that." Most of us are crazy people who live to fight, and there were 13 of us at first, and 4 of them died in the mission. Since Rogers joined, we haven't had any more deaths. Later, because we were older, we all retired. ”

Thomas poured himself another cup of coffee and said with some sadness: "I heard that many of our team members simply can't adapt to life away from the battlefield after retirement. Several people quickly spent all the savings they had earned with their lives, lived miserably for the rest of their lives, and lost contact with each other since. There are also people who can't bear the loneliness and pick up the gun and return to the battlefield, and then they don't know what happened.

T3 was very good to me, and in gratitude for the honor I brought to T3 in the mercenary business, they built this house for me. Usually, Rogers asks me about something, and I'm lucky to be one of T3's advisors. ”

"Are you the only one left in the entire werewolf mercenary group?" Yang Fan continued to ask.

Thomas sat up straight and said with a serious face, "As far as I know, there are two more. One of them had a good relationship with me, he was Israeli, and we kept in touch with each other. Because he was born with white hair, everyone called him Snow Wolf, who used to be the top soldier of our squad and the vice captain.

He is a true expert on counter-terrorism and is now an adviser to Israel's counter-terrorism services. He's great at grappling and grappling, and he has the perfect balance between grappling and uniforms. Yang Fan, I've seen your skills, and I think you can effectively defuse the opponent's attacks in the fight and create opportunities in your favor. But you still lack something in the finish, you can go and ask him for advice, and I will arrange it for you.

There is another one, codenamed Night Wolf, who is particularly good at night combat, and he can move freely without any night vision devices in the dark night, and his sense of hearing and smell is far beyond ordinary people. It is said that after he left T3, he formed a mercenary group that specialized in night combat, which was small in number, but all elite. He now seems to have taken a back seat, leaving the mercenary group under the leadership of his apprentices. However, we have been in close contact for nearly two years. ”

"Oh, I see!" Yang Fan nodded silently.