I asked you to escape, but you became a soldier in World War II

Chapter 203 Have you heard of mercenaries?
Seeing that the Crocodile Gang controlled everything outside, Lin Chen planned to wait a little longer, at least until the situation outside was not so chaotic.

"Let's go. I'll take you to our temporary base. The Crocodile Gang shouldn't be able to get through there, so it's relatively safe for the time being." Seeing that Lin Chen was very skilled and knowledgeable, the Mohawk-wearing man wanted to recruit some talents for the club.

Of course, he was still determined to get the 50,000 US dollars in Lin Chen’s bag.

Lin Chen was not stupid, of course he knew what the other party was thinking. He wanted to refuse, but before he could say anything, the guy raised his foot and bumped into a discarded can, not knowing whether it was intentional or not.

The sound immediately attracted several members of the Crocodile Gang who came over with guns.

Hey!
Lin Chen could only sigh in his heart: I’m not afraid of losing a battle, I’m just afraid of encountering pigs!

So he had no choice but to run away.

Unfortunately, I was unfamiliar with the place and encountered several dead ends. It took me a lot of effort to get out. Finally, I met the Mohawk handsome guy again next to an abandoned warehouse.

"Haha, you see, life is full of opportunities. Now that you are here, it's not too late to come in and rest for a while before leaving." He invited again.

Seeing more and more armed members of the Crocodile Gang outside, Lin Chen had only a few bullets left. It would be very bad if he continued to run, so he might as well go in and try his luck.

"Okay, let's go in and take a look!" Lin Chen agreed readily.

This warehouse is actually just a cover. There is a manhole cover at the innermost part of the warehouse. After opening it, you can go down the ladder.

Two younger brothers at the door saw someone coming and hurriedly raised their guns.

"Damn it, what are you looking at? Take that broken thing away from me!" The man with the Mohawk is obviously very confident and seems to have some status.

"Haha, it turns out that Carlos is back."

Only now did Lin Chen know this guy's name. It was so domineering?

Carlos was too lazy to pay attention to them and just walked inside. However, after walking only a short distance, he realized something was wrong. Was there too many people here today?
Usually this is just a temporary resettlement point.

"How did you guys fight? You're such losers!" From a distance, he could hear his boss yelling in rage.

He shrank his neck and wanted to retreat.

Are you kidding? When the boss is angry, why should I lean over to him?
However, Lin Chen ignored it and continued walking forward, even quickening his pace.

"Hey! That's our boss Kiri getting mad. If you don't want to die, follow me quickly. I'll take you to the next stop." Carlos saw Lin Chen continuing to move forward and was afraid that he didn't know the situation, so he quickly reminded him.

Of course, Lin Chen was not in a hurry to die. He heard a familiar voice. Although he was not very sure, he just wanted to find out what it was.

"Who is it?" Seeing Lin Chen getting closer, the gunmen inside quickly discovered him, and there was a crackling sound of loading guns, and the muzzles of the guns were pointed at him.

"Kirilenko, is that you?"

Lin Chen ignored everything in front of him and just stared at the man sitting with his back to him on the leather chair at the end of the basement.

When the man heard his words, his body was obviously shocked and he slowly turned his head.

A weathered but majestic old face appeared in front of Lin Chen.
Isn't this Kirilenko?
"Who are you?" Kirilenko walked over slowly in disbelief. Of course he knew Lin Chen, but Lin Chen's appearance made him a little unsure.

"What's wrong? You can't even recognize the captain's voice?" Lin Chen laughed heartily.

He also didn't expect that the two would meet under such circumstances.

"Captain, is it really you? What's wrong with you?" Kirilenko would not make a mistake. It would be too difficult to fake a person's appearance, voice, and movements.

But in his excitement, he immediately realized that this place didn't seem to be appropriate, "Come, come to the side and talk with me."

He pushed open a small room next to him and invited Lin Chen in. Before closing the door, he did not forget to tell his confidants, "Rocky, Gonzalez, you two, guard the door and don't let anyone get close!"

After the door was closed, he immediately let go of the murderous aura of a superior and excitedly gave Lin Chen a big hug.

"Captain, where have you been? I missed you so much!"

"Your hand" Lin Chen then realized that his right hand was actually a prosthetic limb.
"Your feet?"

My god, his left foot is also a prosthetic.

What happened?
Kirilenko smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay, just a minor injury~"

"How did it happen?" Lin Chen remembered that after the war against Japan ended, Kirilenko took his money and came to Mexico. He never participated in any other battles. How could it turn out like this?
"Well, it's a long story." He handed Lin Chen a glass of water, then took a sip from the glass himself.
"When I came here from Japan, I was very naive. I thought that I had all the skills and the money you gave me, so I could make it. But things went smoothly at first and it was easy to do business. But then I found out that the gangs here are too powerful. If I don't give them enough benefits, it will be hard for me to survive, not to mention doing business."

He paused and continued,

"What frustrated me the most was that the people here didn't follow any rules. Money wasn't enough, you also needed people with guns, otherwise you couldn't do any business. So, later I formed my own gang and founded the Shark Gang. However, in a subsequent conflict, I was ambushed by others and was seriously injured. If Rocky hadn't risked his life to save me, I would have been finished."

After hearing this, Lin Chen realized that this place was so chaotic. "It seems that this Rocky is not bad."

"Yes," Kirilenko nodded. "I adopted this kid from the slums. He is loyal to me. He was shot twice at the time, but fortunately, we were both lucky and survived in the end. Haha!"

He laughed heartily, showing his heroic character.

"What about you? Why do you look almost ageless? This is really amazing. You know, the first moment I saw you, I thought you were the captain's son. Haha."

"Go to hell, I'm not married and I don't have a son." He took a sip of water and didn't know how to explain. It wasn't that he didn't trust Kirilenko, it was just too bizarre. "I have my own adventures, and maybe I look young." He could only say a few random words to fool around.

"Who ambushed you?" Lin Chen asked.

"Humph, it's still the bastards from the Crocodile Gang! In fact, their boss Sanchez used to be my partner. We founded the Shark Gang together, but this guy is obsessed with making money and has no bottom line. In order to open up the sales of white flour in North America and Asia and Europe, he did things without any principles. In the end, he fell out with me and even tricked me, causing me to lose a leg and an arm. This feud is irreconcilable."

"Because he sells white flour, is also involved in human trafficking and even organ trafficking, his business has grown very fast in recent years."

Lin Chen was a little puzzled, "So you're just going to watch him grow stronger?"

Kirilenko sighed, "Of course I don't want him to become stronger, but this guy has already tied himself to the interests of those in power. With official recognition and help, I can't beat him at all. I can only watch him become stronger."

Lin Chen understood that Sanchez was taking the high-end route of collusion between officials and gangs, while Kirilenko's thinking was more traditional. How much benefit could he give by simply giving money?
On one side there are long-term meal tickets that are increasing day by day, and on the other side there are occasional meals. Those fat and big-eared guys will naturally make the "correct" choice.

It can be said that it is a miracle that the Shark Gang has not been eradicated until now.

"If you want to gain a foothold in a place like Mexico, you have to be more ruthless than them. I saw the gunfight between you and the enemy. They used submachine guns, even heavy machine guns and mortars. How could you win with your limited weapons?"

Lin Chen also said what he meant. It was really frustrating to be in such a situation after being in a gang.

"You think I don't want to? Don't I know the importance of weapons? Most of Sanchez's weapons are shipped from the north. God knows how much US dollars and gold bars he gave to the other party."

"You've been in the military before, so why can't you get weapons and equipment?"

"Alas, most of the people who were close to me have already retired, and their influence in the military is very average, so I can't make any progress. The most hateful one is that bastard Sanchez. He openly said that whoever gives us weapons will have his gold bars and US dollars at stake."

puff~
Lin Chen was happy. How could he be so crazy?

"What's the situation now?" Lin Chen wanted to help him. After all, he was his old subordinate. Moreover, these blind people dared to chase him away? They were really tired of living.

Kirilenko gave a detailed introduction to the current situation. Lin Chen was shocked when he heard it. He never thought that the Shark Gang had fallen to such a miserable situation and actually had little territory left in the country.

Moreover, the number of his subordinates is only 1/3 of the enemy's. After falling to this point, won't he be destroyed by the enemy?
"Brother, you have been in the army before. Why are you still thinking about fighting these thugs? If you want to do it, do it big! Have you heard of mercenaries?"

Kirilenko looked confused, obviously having no idea what this meant.

"Hehe, for example, professional soldiers like you and me, once we retire from active service, what can we do?"

Kirilenko is not stupid. On the contrary, after so many years in the underworld, he is no longer the rookie who followed Lin Chen in the past. "You mean we should recruit a group of veterans?"

Lin Chen smiled slyly, "Is it not possible? It's like an old soldier doing this, isn't it? If you do it well, I can make you a president!"

Kirilenko was stunned. Indeed, if professional soldiers were to do this, not to mention the damn Crocodile Gang, even the Mexican military might not be able to withstand it.

The army here has long been rotten.

Moreover, as long as you give them enough benefits, they will even hope that you will fight so that they can reap the benefits.

"Even if we recruit these veterans, what about the weapons?"

Lin Chen couldn't help but think of the movie about arms dealers he watched in his previous life. "As long as the money is in place, there is nothing you can't buy. We not only want the most advanced automatic firearms, but also tanks and airplanes. If conditions permit, we can also build a navy."

Kirilenko was completely shocked by the audacity of his captain. If this guy really did it, he might be able to succeed. What kind of miracles had he not seen when he followed him?

The two agreed to take a defensive stance in the next fight and not fight desperately with the Crocodile Gang. He immediately stood up and looked for people to get weapons and recruit troops.

"Captain, these are extremely expensive. Do you have enough money?" He knew that Lin Chen was rich, especially since the initial start-up capital was given to him by Lin Chen.

"Not really. I only have 7 million U.S. dollars in my Swiss bank account."

"How much?" Kirilenko was dumbfounded. So much money, are they robbing a bank?
"7 million is nothing when it comes to arms. I have money elsewhere. The key is that I can still get a loan! When the time comes, I can get another 20 billion. This should be enough for us to do something."

With the help of Kirilenko, Lin Chen quickly got a new identity, Ji Boying.

He didn't react at first, but then he felt something was wrong as he read on. However, Kirilenko was not very familiar with Chinese, and his subordinates were not well educated. They thought that this name had a good meaning, discipline, erudition, and heroism!
Lin Chen was left in a state of confusion.

However, time was running out, and he was too lazy to dwell on it. He quickly flew to the city where General Lark was serving by civilian airliner.
According to his recollection, General Lark must have suffered a lot in the battle in the 50s and was forced to sign the first ceasefire agreement in which the United States did not win.

After returning to China, he was retired from active service and assigned to a military academy as principal.

It is extremely difficult to find out where Lark lives, as this is usually kept confidential.

So Lin Chen could only go directly to the military academy to find him. When he used his "money power" well, the school quickly scheduled his appointment.

By some strange coincidence, General Lark happened to be at the school.

Originally he was too lazy to meet Ji Boying, but his assistant repeatedly suggested that he should meet this mysterious Asian boy because his English was so fluent.

Obviously, the assistant would not care at all whether a yellow-skinned Asian boy spoke well or not. The key point was that the "thank you fee" given by the other party was too much.

General Lark certainly understood the reason behind this, but the salaries of staff in military academies were very low, so he turned a blind eye to this kind of "extra money" behavior that was not obviously against the rules.

The most important point is that he is actually somewhat interested in the yellow-skinned Asian boy, which suddenly triggered a memory from his past.

(End of this chapter)