Chapter 15: Change of Plans (Seeking Collections, Recommendations, Monthly Tickets)
While the Umbrella team was busy undermining the Yemeni government, the unfortunate Mr. William Boson was experiencing the most difficult and painful moment of his life.
In Bassem Town, 70 kilometers from Aden and already occupied by rebels, a surgeon emerged from a civilian house, covered in blood. "The patient is stable. A steel rod went through his left kidney, and I could only remove it…"
"That's not important. I just want to know when he will regain consciousness," a bearded man in a red beret asked.
"The patient should wake up in about 30-60 minutes," the doctor replied nervously.
"Khalid, you're too tense," a bearded Arab man, wearing a long robe and a black headscarf, said from the side.
"Ayman, you should know how important William Boson is, and your men not only almost let him escape, but then they messed things up like this."
Ayman, the bearded man, said nothing. He seemed unfazed by Khalid's scolding, only a hint of ferocity flashed in his eyes. "Alright, it is indeed my fault."
The two pushed open the door and entered the makeshift operating room. "We must quickly find out where the goods are hidden. This bastard almost ruined our plan."
"Still, be careful. Don't kill him immediately."
On the LY Ship, "I'm sorry, Comrade Luo, I'll have to trouble you again," Captain Gao Yun said very politely to Luo Jialing, a soldier whose background he didn't fully know.
"Commander, don't be polite. I have already received orders to cooperate with your work as much as possible," Luo Jialing, although dressed in civilian clothes, still stood ramrod straight in front of Gao Yun and Zhao Haiguang.
Zhao Haiguang walked over with a smile, pulled over a chair, "Come, don't be so stiff. Sit down first."
"Let me introduce you. This is Yang Rui, the captain of the Jiaolong Commando Team. You should have already met him."
Yang Rui and Luo Jialing saluted each other and exchanged greetings. Gao Yun continued, "This is an order directly from the General Staff. We hope to find a way to verify the issue of nuclear materials reported by that French-Chinese journalist, Xia Nan."
Luo Jialing asked in confusion, "There's no need to verify it. William Boson has always smuggled various minerals. Yemen itself has uranium mines, and he's been in this business for more than just a day or two. I sent his information back to the country a long time ago."
"You see, that's the problem. Since there are uranium mines here, why would they need to smuggle it in from other places?"
Luo Jialing thought for a moment, an answer forming in her mind but unable to voice it. She looked at Gao Yun and said earnestly, "What do you need me to do? I'll cooperate as much as possible."
"The Yemeni government has agreed, but they currently cannot provide any assistance. However, our commando team can follow the convoy escorting refugees to near Bassem," Zhao Haiguang added.
Luo Jialing blinked, understanding. "It's a bit of a stretch, but the explanation is basically fine, but…" Luo Jialing paused, "To be honest with you, my intelligence sources have been cut off. Except for a few important nodes where contacts were left, everyone else has basically withdrawn. After all, it's fine during peacetime, but in this situation, our East Asian appearance is simply too conspicuous."
"I understand. So our mission is just to verify intelligence. After all, you are much more familiar with this place than we are. If we were to carry out the mission ourselves, we'd truly be completely in the dark, and without aerial reconnaissance for support."
"I understand."
"Alright, Yang Rui," Yang Rui suddenly stood up, "Present!"
"I order you to lead Commando Team 1 to carry out the verification of nuclear material related information. During this time, you and your team members must unconditionally obey Comrade Luo Jialing's command. Do you understand?"
Yang Rui was stunned. "Captain, this…"
"Do you understand?" Gao Yun glared.
"Understood!"
"Comrade Luo Jialing, then I'll leave it to you. If they don't listen to your orders, you can directly contact the Captain and me," Zhao Haiguang added.
"No way, Boss, why?" complained Tong Li, the only female member of the commando team.
"Why so many questions? Just follow orders when they're given," said Xu Hong, the deputy captain.
"Captain, where is she?" asked Gu Shun, the sniper, from the side.
"She said she was going to find an acquaintance on the ship," Yang Rui said gloomily while organizing his equipment.
Soon, Luo Jialing entered, carrying a large bag and accompanied by an unfamiliar man. "Hey, non-combat personnel are not allowed in here," a tall commando member stopped the two.
Luo Jialing didn't waste words. She threw the large bag onto the table, causing some equipment to fall onto the deck. "I don't have time to waste with you. This is a colleague from the consulate. The bag contains local clothes, and he will tell you how to wear them."
Luo Jialing pushed away the thick arm blocking her. "Change your equipment. There are spare CQ-A rifles on the ship, right? Change to those. Everyone take 4 magazines, night vision goggles, a laser rangefinder, a high-power radio, wireless communication devices, a small drone, body armor, a nuclear radiation detector, and NBC protective suits." She looked at the team member who had just stopped her. "Are you the machine gunner? Since you have so much energy, it shouldn't be a problem for you to carry an M203 and 20 grenades, right?"
"Stone," Yang Rui stopped Zhang Tiande, the machine gunner who was about to explode. "Comrade Luo, what do you mean by this?"
"It means nothing. I just want to tell you that operations aimed at acquiring intelligence are completely different from the missions you've carried out in the past. I don't have time to tell you what to do and what not to do. So, if you want all your team members to come back alive, you'd best listen to me completely and ask fewer questions."
Luo Jialing frowned, scanning the group, and continued, "I know you Jiaolong are very formidable and have carried out many missions. Six months ago, in the hostage rescue operation in Somalia, you completed the mission with only 5 shots, which was indeed outstanding." Several members of Jiaolong showed pride on their faces when they heard their past achievements mentioned.
"But what you don't know is that to obtain accurate intelligence at that time, I sacrificed two colleagues, and to this day, their death reports can only state that they died in a car accident."
The atmosphere instantly froze. The commandos' usual pride seemed to be shattered. Zhang Tiande stood there in a daze. "Who are they?"
"Sorry, at your rank, you are not qualified to know," Luo Jialing said, then turned away from them and faced Yang Rui. "Captain Yang, change into civilian clothes and come out with me."
After saying that, Luo Jialing ignored them and turned to leave. Soon, Yang Rui, dressed in civilian clothes, followed her out. "Don't ask questions yet, just follow me."
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