In the SK Operations Command Room, all the team members, except Rogers, sat around a round table, and the big screen showed the situation of DB South Africa and the main market trends in the diamond market in recent years.

After a while, Rogers walked into the conference room, stood at the table, paused the play, and said, "We've got a mission, I've already told you about it. Now the exact information has come from the intelligence information center.

As the global diamond market continues to be sluggish, several of the world's leading diamond companies have agreed to alleviate the situation by reducing the amount of diamonds mined. Our employer, DB, has decided to close the Daimsha diamond mine in central Botswana within a year.

One of their partners was reluctant to give up the mine, and the two sides disagreed. The other side hired a private armed force, about 80 people, to seize the diamond mines and increase the amount of mining. The local police intervened several times, but their strength was limited, and the other party only superficially obeyed the advice of the police, which was only an illusion of their stalling time, and the diamond mining was still going on.

It is said that they also recently bid $5 million to hire Blade, the second man of the Deadly Sword, as the commander-in-chief of the armed force and the personal bodyguard of the local head of DB's partner. ”

Rogers pressed the remote control, and a picture appeared on the screen, and he pointed to the person on the screen, and continued, "This person is the local head of the DB partner, an American, named Ryan Hunter. That's what we're aiming for this time, and the mission is simple, kill him! ”

"Sure enough, wherever there is interest, there will be no shortage of Americans!" The ronin said with a disdainful expression, and after saying that, he felt that he had said something wrong, and quickly coughed lightly twice, trying to relieve the embarrassment.

Rogers smiled slightly, and said lightly: "Yes, you are right, it is precisely because of this that you can use such an advanced military base." ”

The ronin "hehe" laughed twice, and honestly stopped talking.

Rogers ignored him and continued, "According to credible information, the target will be in a town called Orapa about 20 km east of the mine in the next few days. It was their home base, and the rough stone mined would be collected in that town and then transported through the canal. There were about 30 militants on the target's side, and they were under the unified command of the blade. ”

Rogers switched the screen to the Olapa satellite map and continued: "Debiswana is a joint venture between the Government of Botswana and DB, with both parties owning half shares. So we would secretly go with our weapons with the help of the Botswana government to a small town about 10 km west of Orapa, where we would be met by an informant.

The informant will lead us into Orappa and into town to reconnoitre, telling us exactly where our target is that day. We take out the target and return to the town, take a helicopter to the airport, and then take our private jet back to base. ”

Rogers raised his head to face all the team members and said, "So we have to deal with 30 militants, the weapons and equipment are unknown, it is said that there is a trained sniper team here, their captain is a former special forces of the French Foreign Legion, and the rest of the personnel have limited combat effectiveness."

The tricky one is Blade, the second man of the Deadly Sword, who is in charge of the entire squad, and we have to retreat to the base after quickly taking out the target under their defense. At the end of the mission, we will receive a commission of $30 million, and T3 will take a 5% commission. In addition to this, the employer promises that all rough diamonds found in Orapa are our property. Any questions? ”

When everyone heard that they could get the rough diamond, their eyes lit up, everyone has this experience, and if they are lucky, they can make a big profit this time. For SK, high commissions are only part of their remuneration, and this "extra income" is what they love the most.

The male dog suddenly asked, "Captain, there are nine of us now, and there is a substitute." How is this commission distributed? ”

Rogers thought for a moment and said, "My share has been reduced from 20% to 15%, and you guys will still split it evenly. As for the newcomer, it is decided based on his performance, if you approve of him in the mission, he will share it with you, and if you feel that he is not playing as well as he should, he will take 50% of your share. Newcomer, do you have any comments? ”

"Nope!" Yang Fan replied.

The scalpel gave Rogers a thumbs up and said, "Captain, you're the best mercenary leader I've ever met!" In order for us to repeatedly reduce our commission rate, my brother remembered. ”

Rogers ignored him and continued, "After we got accurate information about the target's location, I, the male dog, the ronin, and the harvester and I infiltrated the target area first, looking for an opportunity to take out the target. Vampires and goats take advantage of the vantage point to provide long-range cover. The Hurricane, Jazz, and Rookie team served as the 2nd Assault Group and the Mid-Range Sniper Fire Support Group, with the scalpel as a mobile force.

Remember, the biggest threat to our mission is not the 30 militants, but the blades. We don't know the exact location of the target at the moment, but the terrain around the town is open and the terrain is complicated, so once Blade escapes with the target, it will be very difficult to pursue. So, this time, I'm going to ask the intelligence and information department to help us use drones to provide us with real-time information. Still have questions? ”

Seeing that no one answered, Rogers nodded and said, "Okay, let's get ready!" Depart on time at 20:00 tonight! ”

After dinner, everyone gathered on time with their equipment and boarded a transport helicopter to an airfield half an hour's journey from the base.

Yang Fan saw the private jet that took him to the United States and brought him to this mercenary world.

The aircraft is privately owned by T3 and is a conversion from the Gulfstream G550 for use by SK and other S-Class teams on important missions. Aircraft are not staffed with any other service personnel other than the pilot.

Thanks to the T3's strong background and the support of the big names behind them, their fighters can almost smoothly carry weapons into most countries. There are two more T3 aircraft of the same type, which are used for important business activities of T3.

On the plane, the harvester, scalpel, dog and ronin still sit at the bar and drink, the vampire and goat sit in their separate seats on the left side of the cabin reading magazines, and Rogers rests in a special seat specially adapted to transport the wounded.

Yang Fan, Kevin and Sokolov sat in a four-person booth, and Kevin and Sokolov told Yang Fan about some things to pay attention to when participating in the mission for the first time. Other than that, the whole plane was very quiet, and no one spoke the whole time. After years of conquest, everyone has long adapted to this kind of life, except for Yang Fan.

After more than 20 hours of flight, the plane arrived at the local airport in Olapa. Rogers led the group aboard a transport helicopter belonging to the South African military, and after a period of flight, the helicopter landed in a strange and quiet town.

All personnel disembarked from the aircraft with their respective weapons and stood on standby. Rogers negotiated with the helicopter pilot, and the helicopter flew off town.

Rogers walked up to the group and said, "Our guide will be here in 15 minutes, and then we'll walk to the town of Orapa and take out the target while it's dark."

The helicopter will be waiting here at 3:30 a.m. tomorrow and can contact them in advance if our mission goes well. If the mission doesn't go well, we can ask for a helicopter to pick us up directly from Olapa town, but we have to rush back to Olapa airport before dawn or the helicopter won't be able to pick us up. ”

"That means we have to complete the mission in less than five hours, otherwise it will be difficult to evacuate." The harvester asked.

Rogers nodded and said, "That's right! Moreover, South African military personnel revealed that the target may have hired more than 100 armed men, whose movements are unknown, so the military will not use helicopters to participate in the activities during the day. If we are unable to complete the task within the allotted time, there is a high risk that we will be surrounded by armed men. ”

The harvester had a solemn expression and said in a deep voice: "There is a time limit, which is very unfavorable to us!" With a large number of opponents and a master like Blade, we must look for the best opportunity to do so! If you act in a hurry, you are also likely to fall into the encirclement of the other party. ”

The male dog said on the side: "What are you afraid of! We have the inside line, as long as he can confirm the location of the target. With our strength, it will not be easy to kill him and then withdraw. Although the blade is powerful, he is only one person, so there is nothing to worry about! ”

"That's it, that's it." The ronin also responded to the road.

Rogers looked at his watch and said, "It's 20:34, and the meeting point given by the guide is vague, next to a depression 500 southeast of town. So we're going to set off right away, Reaper, and you, the ronin, and the male dog will set out to reconnoiter first and find the meeting point. The rest of the people are on alert, move in the direction of the meeting point, and go! ”

"Yes!" The crowd answered.

The harvester, the ronin, and the male dog set off ahead of the line and walked at the front of the line. The rest of the people followed them towards the rendezvous point, behind Rogers and Yang Fan.

Rogers walked at the back of the line, he turned off the radio, looked at Yang Fan while guarding the rear, and asked in a low voice, "Newcomer, are you afraid?" Although you have killed people before, it was when you were extremely angry, and anger would mask fear. So, strictly speaking, you haven't killed anyone.

But today is different, I need you to be very calm, you are part of the whole team. That is, today you may actually consciously pull the trigger towards your target, and you will be able to see the bullet into his body and take his life. You're going to kill today! You ready? ”

Yang Fan sat in front of Rogers, seriously thinking about the question raised by Rogers. In fact, he had known that there would be such a day, and it was very likely that it would be today, but he had never considered this issue.

People are like this, fear can make people escape from reality, excitement can make people lose their minds, and extremism can make people deaf. At this moment, Yang Fan just wanted to escape, he didn't want to think about it, it seemed that he couldn't face it until Rogers asked this question.

Yang Fan also temporarily turned off the radio and stammered: "Captain, actually... I...... Not ready yet! ”

Rogers turned his head, looked at Yang Fan, and said with a serious face: "Kid, we are mercenaries, this is the life we have to face often, this is a level you have to pass!" I know that a lot of special forces will spend a lot of time and a lot of energy teaching recruits how to cross this obstacle. But T3 doesn't have that time, which is why we don't want people who don't have combat experience.

If you're not prepared, your actions will affect the entire mission and even the lives of your teammates! I'm putting you in a group with the Hurricanes and Jazz to minimize your combat stress. I think you should see that too.

Kid, since you have chosen this path, then this is a hurdle you must pass! I don't expect much of a role from you on the first mission, but I want you to make the transition from a recruit to a real soldier through this mission. If you can't do it, they won't accept you. And you'll never be able to keep a promise made to yourself! Do you understand? ”

"I see, Captain. I know what I want, and I know the price to bear. Don't worry, I'm a person with no way back, I know what to do! Yang Fan replied.

"Well, I believe in you!" Rogers gently patted Yang Fan on the shoulder.

The two turned the radio back on and did not speak again.

About 1 minute later, the voice of the harvester came over the radio: "Captain, we have reached the meeting point, you are in the direction of 2 o'clock, 1200 meters away, everything is normal here!" ”

Rogers held down the microphone and said, "Rogers!" Be vigilant. Everyone, full speed ahead and meet the harvester as soon as possible! ”

"Understood!"