Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 672 Their own thoughts

"How did they do that!"

Kelly stormed out of the meeting room and returned to her office.

Along the way, colleagues who passed by her could feel the anger of this female boss.

He entered his office and sat back in his chair. Before he could start scolding anyone, the phone rang.

Pence on the other end of the phone was equally furious.

"Kelly, what's going on with Nathan? What's going on with the military?!"

"Sir, I just returned to the office after a meeting and was about to report to you on the situation in Irigo."

"I received word that Nathan was dead?"

"That's right. They encountered a traffic jam after leaving the airport. After changing their route, they were attacked near an abandoned neighborhood. Nathan and Lance, who was in the same car, were killed. The Watchers team suffered four casualties and five deaths. The Marines lost eight people, with five injured..."

"Kelly, all driving routes are confidential. How did they get leaked? Why was their ambush so accurate?"

Pence asked.

The CIA has its own operational procedures.

For people like Nathan who go to Irigo on special missions, all their itineraries and routes are kept strictly confidential.

If the attacker knows the route, it means there is a mole.

"I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. In fact, I also suspect that there is a traitor among us..."

"Wait, Kelly, does the military also know the route for this operation?"

"military……"

Kelly was stunned for a moment, then she understood what Pence meant.

"Sir, are you saying that the military leaked Nathan's driving route?"

"Of course!" Pence said confidently. "Don't forget that Song Heping had a very close relationship with the military. He maintained close contact with Peter, the deputy commander of the troops stationed in Iraq. This time, they used Marines as a guard, which means the military knew about Nathan's itinerary. You must focus on investigating Peter and review all of his communications to see if there is any secret connection between him and Song Heping."

"I will do that, but Peter is a general after all. Should we communicate with the Pentagon before investigating him?"

Kelly expressed her concerns.

The military has always disliked the CIA, feeling that it always causes unnecessary trouble for them.

Especially when some secret operations require the participation of military personnel, there will always be some unexpected problems in the end.

They now prefer to use the ISA, the military's own intelligence agency, to avoid cooperating with the CIA.

"They won't agree, but you can conduct the investigation in secret. I support you."

Pence gave Kelly a reassurance.

Then he changed the subject and asked, "What are you going to do now? Nathan is dead, who will take over his pursuit mission?"

"We can only send more people..."

Kelly checked the time and said, "The earliest it will be is 20 hours later."

"The attack on Nathan isn't as simple as it seems. I think it's most likely that guy named Song. He's trying to disrupt our deployment and buy time to launch an attack on the I5I5 organization. If I'm not mistaken, he'll definitely start the operation within this 20-hour window. The Intelligence Department just sent a report that the Irigo Intelligence Station discovered that the People's Power militia has become very active since yesterday and is deploying a large number of troops in the southwest. It seems they're planning a major attack."

"I know about this situation," Kelly said. "Song Heping is a very purposeful person. He's definitely going after Baghdadi. Baghdadi knows about what happened between us. Song Heping probably wants to capture him and get some information from him, and then follow the clues to track us down."

"If you're right, this is going to be very difficult," Pence said. "You have to understand that we can't mobilize the U.S. military to organize the People's Power movement. They're a legitimate militia, not a rebel group, whereas I5I5 is a terrorist organization. If we ask the military to send troops to I5I5's active areas to protect Baghdadi, I don't think the military will agree. They won't cooperate with terrorists, let alone provide protection. Furthermore, our cooperation with I5I5 is highly confidential, even the military doesn't know about it."

Kelly said, "Sir, I have already sent someone to notify Baghdadi to leave the country and go to Syria immediately. Song Heping will not see Baghdadi in Irigoe."

"That's good."

Pence's tone softened slightly after hearing this.

"Our cooperation with the I5I5 armed forces must not be leaked at all."

"I see."

"Okay, let's do this. Send someone over immediately. The Song family is in chaos now. They even dare to kill people from the sea and land. Share the intelligence about this attack with ISA and tell them that Song Heping is responsible for the attack. Have them send troops to the southwest to encircle and suppress Song Heping."

"Okay, sir, I'll do it."

After the two ended their call, Kelly stared at the phone for a moment, then looked up and said to the two subordinates in front of her, "I see you all understand the situation. We need someone to lead the pursuit in Iligo now. The two of you will leave immediately and fly to Iligo now."

"Yes!"

The two operatives received the order and turned to leave.

"SIR, do you have something to talk to me about?"

Shortly after Kelly and Pence finished their call, at the Green Zone Joint Command in Irigoe, Colonel Brown, director of the ISA branch in Irigoe, walked into the office of Deputy Commander Peter.

"Take a look at this information first."

Brown walked to the table, picked up the intelligence analysis report on the table, and quickly read it. After a few minutes, he put the report down.

Peter asked, "Do you think it was someone from the 'Musician's' defense who did it?"

Brown nodded: "A lot of intelligence shows that it was indeed Song Heping who did it."

Peter's face turned grim.

This was the result he least wanted to see.

It’s not that his friendship with Song Heping is very deep.

But he himself knew very well how deep the ties of interest transfer between him and Song Heping were.

"This guy is crazy! He actually attacked our people!"

Peter stood up, scratched his head, walked to the window, looked at the scenery outside and fell into deep thought.

Brown waited patiently for final instructions from his superiors.

After a long pause, Peter turned and asked Brown, "The CIA report requested that we intervene in a possible war in the southwest tonight. What do you think?"

"We can stay out of it."

Brown watched Peter's expression.

He is a man who is good at observing people's words and expressions.

He saw it in the hesitation between Peter's brows.

The deputy commander didn't want to get involved in this mess.

"We've received intelligence over the past couple of days that armed conflict is expected to break out in the southwest near Siliya, and it's going to be quite large. However, the intelligence suggests it's most likely a fight between People Power and the I5I5 organization. We've never intervened in this kind of conflict in the past year, and even if we did, we wouldn't be able to go this time."

"Um……"

Peter returned to his seat thoughtfully.

"Tell me why."

"I5I5 is a well-known terrorist organization. To be frank, Nathan's purpose in coming to Irigo this time is unclear. There have been reports that the CIA is behind I5I5. The previous attacks on Song Heping's convoy and the oil fields were also carried out by I5I5. If we intervene, who will we be assisting? Will we help I5I5 arm itself to fight local militias like People Power? If we really did that, it would probably have a huge impact on us."

He paused and continued, "Doesn't the CIA have its own operations team? They can handle this kind of shit themselves. If we get involved and have to clean up their mess, if it gets exposed in the future and they say our military is colluding with terrorist organizations to target local militias, I'm afraid even you, the deputy commander, won't be able to bear the responsibility..."

These words touched Peter's heart.

He nodded repeatedly. "Yes, you're right. We can't be used as pawns by the CIA. They'll have to eat their own fruits! Also, when you return, immediately issue a bounty for Song Heping. Oh, and make a big move, a high profile, to express our stance on this attack. As for the possible fighting tonight, you, the ISA, don't have to get involved. I'll also order the troops stationed in Mosul not to get involved. Let them fight to their heart's content."

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

After Colonel Brown left, Peter sat in a chair and thought for a moment, then opened the drawer, took out a secure mobile phone, and dialed a number.

This number was used by me and Song Heping for secret communication in the past.

beep-

busy tone.

Shut down.

Peter sighed, put his phone back in the drawer and locked it.

"Song, what on earth are you going to do!"

He couldn't help but sigh.

This time Song Heping got into big trouble.

Peter knew it.

He also knew that the so-called attack on the transport convoy and the termination of the contract with the "Musician" defense was itself a trap.

In Washington, some people want to kill Song Heping.

As the situation developed to this point, Peter himself was also very worried.

After all, Song Heping had helped them make a lot of money before, and he himself had received a lot of "sponsorship" from Song Heping privately through his children's foundation.

If Song Heping eventually falls into the hands of the CIA, it would be disadvantageous to him.

Soon, he made up his mind.

Song Heping must not fall into the hands of the CIA.

Even if he has to be silenced, he cannot reveal the secret.

　Asking for a monthly ticket! Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)