Firepower is king

Gao Guang felt so tired.

Tom was even more tired.

Tom felt that as a CIA agent, he was well-informed and had seen too much of the dark side of human nature, which made him doubt whether there was any friendship in the world.

Cooperation is cooperation, and it is ultimately for the benefit, so cooperation is mutual use, and mutual use is cooperation.

But now Tom saw something. He found that Gao Guang was actually uneasy about deceiving a mercenary. He found that Gao Guang's conscience hurt.

No, the point is that Tom found that Gao Guang still had a conscience.

It was ridiculous that an arms dealer who changed his job from a PMC would be uneasy about deceiving a mercenary.

It was a compliment to describe an arms dealer as ruthless. It was the norm for mercenaries to be inhumane. Now, an arms dealer and a mercenary were acting like saints in front of Tom.

"Okay, man, stop looking so miserable. You definitely know what to say, so think about what you want to say, and then call Kuzsayev. Only you can do this, and no one else can do it for you."

After saying this impatiently, Tom spread his hands and said, "If I could call Kuzsayev, I would have already done it, instead of wasting time like you."

Gao Guang sighed and said, "Tom, I am also a principled person. I can explain the situation to Kuzsayev, but I don't want to lie to him. This goes against my principles."

"You...you are not serious, are you?"

"I am serious."

Gao Guang spread his hands and said helplessly: "I have thought about it. I will definitely find a way to take advantage of the opportunity of the Black Sea Mercenary Group, but I can't use deception. Otherwise, I'd better have a good talk with Kuzsayev."

"How to talk?"

"Well, add money..."

Tom was shocked and said: "You talk about friendship with a mercenary? The question is, do you think adding money can solve the problem? And how much money do you have to add to impress Kuzsayev?"

Gao Guang said helplessly: "Man, after doing this, Black Sea Mercenary Group will be defeated. The Sea Mercenary Group is finished. I can't cut off their source of income. Cutting off someone's source of income is like killing their parents. I can't cheat them like this, right?"

Tom was still shocked, and Gao Guang said helplessly: "John just said a few words to me. I think my brothers are watching. If I use despicable means to deal with my friends, they will use the same means to betray me in the future. Tom, I am a flexible person, but my principles are firm. We can cooperate to make money, but we can't cheat people."

"Your acting is so good that I'm beginning to believe that you are telling the truth."

Tom was not without sarcasm , he was too lazy to cooperate with Gao Guang to continue acting, so he said mercilessly: "Okay, man, you don't have to show how loyal and righteous you are to a mercenary. It's enough to be worthy of them if you use them and don't kill them afterwards. If you really have a guilty conscience, then give them a bigger share of the spoils."

Gao Guang shook his head and said: "No, I refuse, Tom. It's different to treat enemies and friends. It's not that I can't lie to people, but I can't treat friends as fools."

Flexible body, flexible wrist, but can't break the bottom line, this is probably Gao Guang's personality characteristics.

Tom found that Gao Guang didn't seem to be acting. In addition to being shocked, he suddenly felt a lot more at ease in his heart, so much so that he wanted to help Gao Guang maintain this bottom line, because who doesn't like reliable friends and partners.

The fact is that everyone says that you can sell out others casually, as long as you don't sell out me, but everyone knows that if you can sell out others today, you can sell out yourself tomorrow. A person without a bottom line can indeed be used, but it's really impossible to be a friend.

They are not friends, but Tom is quite happy that he is a reliable business partner who has cooperated with him for several times. As one of the iron triangles in the Middle East, Tom is so pleased that he is unwilling to persuade Gao Guang or force Gao Guang to treat Kuzsayev as a fool.

But this is difficult to deal with.

Tom also feels distressed, and he has no good solution, and he doesn't know what to say, so the two of them fell into a long silence.

Finally, Gao Guang couldn't help but say: "Do you have any ideas?"

Unfortunately, time is tight and opportunities are rare, so Tom can only play the role of a spiritual mentor.

But how to have the best of both worlds?

Tom began to scratch his head, and then he suddenly said: "You are like this. I am very surprised and it is difficult to deal with it. Let me think about it..."

Gao Guang looked at Tom expectantly.

Tom is really good at counter-infiltration, and he is also proficient in psychology, so after judging Gao Guang's heart knot, he quickly found a solution.

After turning around a few times, Tom clapped his hands and said, "I see, your psychological problem is that you don't want to deceive your friends."

"Yes."

"If Kuzsayev knows what you are going to do and then he chooses to agree, there will be no problem."

"Yes, Kuzsayev can choose to sell his employer, but I can't trick him into selling his employer."

Tom breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's easy. Just satisfy your moral cleanliness and put the responsibility on Kuzsayev. It's his own business if he chooses to be a traitor, and it has nothing to do with you."

The words are a bit blunt, but they are true.

Gao Guang thought about it for a while and found that he had no way to argue. He could only nodded and said, "That's right."

Tom nodded and said: "This is easy to handle. We first deceive Kuzsayev and then let him choose. But, we have to give Kuzsayev a step down and give him different options." The choice made him feel that it was appropriate to sell his employer. It was revenge, not betrayal. "

Gao Guang thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "Although I am a little embarrassed and it will be difficult to face it when the time comes, this seems to be the only way."

Gao Guang is not a rigid person, so it’s okay to be flexible.

Tom immediately said: "Then call Kuzsayev and think of a reason to make him feel that he owes you a favor instead of being used by you, and make him feel guilty for you instead of disappointed with you. We are just diverting his attention now, it is not lying to him, so you don’t have to feel guilty.”

A very simple thing has to be made more complicated just to satisfy Gao Guang's moral obsession, but Tom feels that it is still worth it. With the things they do, they are lucky to meet people with moral obsession.

But Tom didn't want to waste time, so before he prompted Gao Guang to use Kuzsayev, he first lowered Gao Guang's moral bottom line and gave him some psychological training, because if the moral standard is too high, he can't be a human being. A successful arms dealer.

Tom needs Gaoguang to be a stable corner of the iron triangle, but he doesn't want Gaoguang to be a moral role model.

Patting Gao Guang's shoulder again, Tom said seriously: "It's good to stick to the bottom line, but the methods must be flexible. It's good to solve the problem without betraying your friends. Otherwise, no matter how high your moral standards are, If nothing can be done, then it is useless. Now we are at a very critical crossroads of destiny. This matter is done. You, me, and Hank, we can all rush forward and fail. …Man, this great situation is going to waste.”

Compared to Tom, the highlight is indeed a bit tender.

Gao Guang nodded and said, "Yes, let's settle the matter first."

"Have you decided what to say to Kuzsayev?"

Gao Guang said a little embarrassedly: "After thinking about it, there is no need to waste your brain and copy... what, ancient Eastern wisdom, it is very simple to solve this kind of problem."

"Come on, make a call."

Gao Guang didn't refuse, he took out his phone and dialed Kuzsayev.

Following the words he left last time, Kuzsayev would not refuse Gao Guang's call, so the call was quickly connected.

Gao Guang said lightly: "How is it? Is it convenient to talk now?"

Kuzsayev sighed and said: "It's easy to talk, but I'm sorry, I don't have a suitable mercenary group to recommend to you now. You know, my contacts are not very wide. I am here in Iraq. I can The only one I call a friend is you. I can’t introduce you to an unfamiliar mercenary group. That would be irresponsible.”

Gao Guang hesitated, and Tom made an encouraging gesture at the side. Without making a sound, he mouthed: "Time, there is no time."

"Well, it seems that you do regard me as a friend. Well, there is something I don't know if I should tell you."

Gao Guang seemed to be very troubled. After a moment of silence, he finally said: "I treat you as a friend, so I will tell you something, and you... won't ruin my business, right?"

Kuzsayev looked surprised and said: "What? Uh, what's the matter?"

Gao Guang lowered his voice and said: "I know you are in Basha Kuba's villa, right? Well, I had been hesitating whether to tell you, but I really couldn't bear to have you waiting to die there, so All I have to tell you is, listen, if you don’t want to die, don’t ever tell anyone about this!”

Kuzsayev was indeed confused. He asked extremely curiously: "What happened? What happened?"

"We will launch an attack on Basha's villa in the near future. We will bomb his villa. If you don't want to die, leave there, but if you reveal our plan, you will die after leaving, so Man, you better find a way to leave without leaking the secret."

Gao Guang was confident in what he said, because he led Kuzsayev to bomb Mosul, and he led Kuzsayev to ransack a house in Sulaymaniyah. When he returned, he took a military transport plane, and even Yes, after Salah was killed, he called in A-10 to serve as aerial bodyguards.

The same thing said by others is bragging, but when Gao Guang said it, it was definitely not bragging. Kuzsayev was convinced.

"What? This, this..."

Kuzsayev was stunned, and then he actually felt terrible fear.

Gao Guang said calmly: "I have some information and know that you are probably within my bombing range, so I tried to confirm your location. I didn't expect that you are really there. I don't want to blow you to ashes." , and I don’t want you to embarrass me by exposing my plan.”

Kuzsayev whispered: "Thank you, uh, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I...I am indeed in Basha Kuba's villa, what...what should I do?"

Gao Guang sighed and said, "Can you leave without disturbing anyone? Find a reasonable reason and take all your people away, is that okay?"

"Can not be done……"

Kuzsayev said helplessly: "The contract we signed is for three months. During these three months, we are prohibited from entering and leaving. The security here is extremely strict. Only a few confidants that Basha trusts very much can enter and leave here. Although we are only responsible for protecting the periphery of the villa, we still cannot leave." Gao Guang sighed and said: "It's troublesome. What will happen if we leave by force?" "There are four mercenary groups here, at least more than 200 people. We supervise and restrain each other. It is impossible to leave by force. By the way, this is a solid fortress with underground air defense facilities. Even if you want to bomb, I'm afraid the effect will not be too good without ground-penetrating bombs." If a person starts to actively save himself, then he starts to think of ways. Kuzsayev quickly said: "We are only responsible for protecting the periphery. The living area is the real core circle. The people inside are all Basha's confidants, at least thirty or forty people. I don't know the exact number. Uh, what should I do?" Gao Guang sighed and said: "You won't reveal my plan, right?" "I will never tell, um, Mad Dog, I promise not to reveal your secret, but can I ask you to let my nephew leave? I... I can die, but Nicholas can't die. I have a way to let Nicholas leave, okay?" Gao Guang sighed and said: "Wait, I have to discuss it with someone, because it may be too late." Gao Guang hung up the phone and looked at Tom. Tom shrugged in surprise and said: "I don't believe Kuzsayev's moral standards are so high. A mercenary would rather die than reveal your secrets. I don't believe it." As long as there is no moral shackles, Gao Guang's IQ will occupy the high ground again. "This is what I think. If Kuzsayev chooses to betray me and tells Basha what I just said, then this is a way to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Maybe we can scare Basha out, and then we have the opportunity to kill him outside. Although we can't plunder his property, at least we have achieved the main goal." Gao Guang's brain can turn three bends in one sentence. He continued: "If Kuzsayev can really keep it secret, then he has to save himself. As long as he can find a way out, we can at least get intelligence, and then we can let the Black Sea Mercenary Group act as an insider to help us get in." Tom scratched his chin several times, and then he said with a strange look: "I understand your idea, but I doubt Kuzsayev. Does Yev have such high moral standards? If he can do it, I will give him all the business in Baghdad in the future. "Gao Guang whispered: "I just don't know how Kuzsayev can get out. I will continue to call him, but he plans to do it." Gao Guang called back, and then he said in a very helpless tone: "I have discussed with my friends, do you have any way to send Nicholas out?" "Yes!" Kuzsayev's tone was very firm. He whispered: "I will break his legs and force him to go to the hospital for treatment! I am sure he can get out this way." Breaking legs? This is really possible, but the price is a bit heavy. Kuzsayev was ruthless, but Gao Guang felt that the price was too high, so he hurriedly asked: "Isn't breaking his leg a bit too ruthless?"

"If you don't do this, you can't get out. I think a fracture is enough, right? Let Nikolay break his thigh. Well, that's it. As for me and the other brothers..."

Kuzsayev sighed helplessly and whispered: "We will hide at that time. Whether we live or die depends on luck."

The situation was basically within expectations, but I didn't expect Basha to watch people so strictly. However, the progress is basically within the controllable range.

Gao Guang hesitated for a while, mainly because he was afraid that if he didn't talk about the backup plan, he would be afraid that it would be difficult to explain in the future.

So, Gao Guang raised his tone and said: "In fact, we still have Plan B. Well, otherwise, you break your leg and come out, and we will talk about Plan B, how about it?"

It was a bit beyond Gao Guang's plan to reveal the truth so quickly, but Kuzsayev had to break his leg to get out. If he didn't make it clear in advance, it would still be a bit unreasonable.

"Plan B? What does that mean?" Gao Guang whispered, "I'll state in advance that we didn't plan to use Plan B, because you know the situation over there, the fortress is too strong, we can't get in at all, so we just use planes to drop bombs and kill Basha directly, but since you are there, I have the opportunity to get in directly, although it is not as simple and quick as bombing, but the advantage is that we can get Basha's accumulated wealth, and the impact is not as great as bombing." "Go on..." After taking such a detour, Kuzsayev's mentality is different. This is called a detour, a tactic. Gao Guang talked a lot with Kuzsayev until he hung up the phone. Tom gave a thumbs up and said, "Excellent, if I were Kuzsayev, I would have to believe it and obey it." Gao Guang was not proud, but rather embarrassed, because he felt that he had finally tricked Kuzsayev out with sweet words. Isn't this just playing both sides? Gao Guang said embarrassedly: "The atmosphere has been set to this point, so I have to continue to make up stories. I, I, forget it, you know it all." Tom smiled, and then he whispered: "I will immediately arrange someone to keep an eye on Basha's villa to prevent Kuzsayev from betraying your plan."

"I don't think Kuzsayev will betray me. If he does betray me, it will be easier to handle."

Tom didn't know what to say. He smiled bitterly and said: "As an agent, I actually think your current performance is a bit hypocritical, but as a partner, I really hope that everything you say is true. "

It was extremely rare to show his true feelings a little bit, and Tom shrugged and said: "If Kuzsayev doesn't betray you, then I will really have endless work for him in the future, that's it."