[COD] Newbie's Rise to Power

"Kamo spoke up."

"No."

The ghost spoke directly.

Seeing Camo's increasingly serious expression, you took the initiative to explain:

"Captain Camo, although it may be a bit arbitrary to refute your suggestion, please understand our wariness of you, because we had heard all sorts of rumors about you before we came here."

Some police officers have close ties with drug dealers, and there have even been some police-drug-trader relationships. You wouldn't dare entrust such an important matter to someone you don't know well.

You believe Camor understands the meaning behind your words.

Sure enough, Camo's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and he then broke into a hearty smile.

“I’m different from them. I will never work with drug dealers! You may not believe it now, but I will prove it with my actions.”

This means that I'm not going to hold what happened between you two.

You clapped lightly in response: "Captain Camo, thank you for your understanding. You are truly tolerant and generous, worthy of being a team leader."

Camo smiled and reached out to pat your shoulder, but stopped abruptly under the sharp gazes of Ghost and Koenig.

Finally, he lightly patted the table next to him twice.

"Madam, you have a good eye for people. My greatest strength is my good personality."

You continue to praise: "Not only do you have a good personality, but you also seem to be a very responsible person. I believe you will definitely teach our teammates well, right?"

Camo's expression froze for a moment: "Me, teach him?"

You nod and look at him with trusting eyes.

“We don’t trust anyone else, so we can only entrust this to you! With Captain Camor’s abilities, I believe this is a very simple matter, right?”

Kamo was flattered by your compliment and couldn't refuse, so he nodded.

"of course."

You smiled with satisfaction, stood up, and extended your hand to him.

"Then it's decided. It's a pleasure working together, Captain Camo."

Camo clasped your rough hand and replied earnestly, "It's a pleasure working with you, intelligent lady."

You narrowed your eyes slightly and uttered a question that sounded like a warning.

"However... I hope that not a single word of what we just discussed will be leaked before the operation begins. Can Captain Camor do that?"

Kamo shrugged: "Don't worry, there's a signal jammer in the conference room, and I won't mention it to anyone."

Having received this assurance, you feel somewhat at ease, even though you don't fully trust it.

At least, if something really goes wrong, you won't have to spend time looking for the traitor.

"Then I'll have to trouble Captain Camor. After the mission, I'll have Koenig treat you to drinks!"

After you finished speaking, you looked at Koenig, who nodded blankly.

A smile appeared on Camo's weathered face.

"Okay! I'll take you to try our local specialty wine later."

After Camo left the meeting room, Ghost, who had been leaning back in his chair, took the initiative to speak to you.

"Your negotiation skills make you the perfect candidate for Military Attaché."

You look at him in surprise: "Lieutenant, are you serious?"

The military attaché he referred to is not an officer in the armed forces or military, but a diplomatic representative representing the country's armed forces, a position that requires exceptional military and social skills.

Moreover, their ranks are all quite high, with the lowest being major or above. The more important the country they are sent to, the higher the rank of the military officer assigned to them.

Military attachés stationed in the UK and the US are major generals, while those stationed in Mexico are senior colonels.

Does your negotiation skills give you the potential to become a military officer? You suspect he's joking with you.

Ghost snorted coldly: "Of course, except for English."

Ignoring his sarcasm, you sighed and said, "Unfortunately, I am only a lowly corporal now. It will take me a very, very long time to become a general."

However, you don't even know if you'll be able to wait until then.

Moreover, given your lack of information, it would be difficult for you to rise to such a high military rank.

These two points are the reasons why you don't pursue a higher military rank.

"Don't rush, I'll work hard with you for a very long time!"

Koenig, who had been silent with his arms crossed, suddenly spoke up.

Upon hearing this, you smiled and lightly punched Koenig's strong arm.

"Not bad, Koenig is getting better and better at talking!"

When you first met him, he used to stutter a bit when he spoke. He has changed a lot compared to now.

Koenig casually grasped your fist and looked at you seriously.

"It's because you've been guiding me all along, YN, you're really amazing."

Guide him to be himself, introduce him to friends, help him with his emotional needs, accept his feelings, gently yet firmly open his heart, and then move into his heart.

It was something he couldn't bear to part with.

"Oh!"

The sound of something being slammed loudly came from the desktop!

You and Koenig turn your heads at the same time and see the ghost staring at you with daggers in its eyes, then letting out a hoarse growl.

"Let go of him, right now!"

You immediately pull your hand away from Koenig's!

Although the ghost promises not to force you to make a choice, it doesn't mean he can accept you being intimate with other men in front of him.

"Lieutenant, keep your voice down, you'll scare YN."

Koenig glared at Ghost with displeasure and made his demands bluntly.

With another thud, Ghost stood up, placed his hands on the table, and looked down at Koenig with a disdainful gaze, saying sneer:

"Kornig, you're more likable when you're silent. Your voice is more piercing than an alarm!"

Koenig stood up, not to be outdone, and the two tall, muscular figures faced each other.

"Lieutenant, your mouth is the real terror, it's like a poison gas bomb that suffocates you!"

You quickly stood up, reached out to separate the approaching body, and anxiously tried to stop them:

"You two, don't argue here. It won't look good if others see you."

They're both over thirty years old, why are they arguing like elementary school kids?

Koenig remained silent, while Ghost, being the more mature party, took the initiative to withdraw his oppressive aura and strode towards the conference room door.

Just when you thought the conflict had been resolved, the ghost's slow, deep voice sounded again at the door.

"Koenig, don't run away! I'll be waiting for you in the training room!"

ch.268: It was actually him!

The plan got off to a good start. Using the contact information provided by Aurelio, you got in touch with the other party's contact and arranged to meet for the first time at the designated dock five days later.

Over the next few days, you divided the work in an orderly manner.

Loewe was chosen to play the role of Aurelio's remnant not only because he was reliable and steady, but also because of a unique advantage.

As a Frenchman, he knew some Italian, and the fact that the two countries shared a border gave him a good understanding of Italian customs, making him the best candidate to impersonate Aurelio's confidant.

However, he had never dealt with drug dealers before, so he needed to learn from Camo.

After you discussed the plan and determined the route, you arranged for people to prepare supplies.

Fake cyanide reagents, the same model vehicle Aurelio used for previous deliveries, and clothing worn by people whose faces are not shown in photos posted by Aurelio on social media—these details that can enhance his persona should be prepared as much as possible.

Since he couldn't fully trust Camor and his group, Koenig was assigned to go ahead and keep an eye on the docks to observe the actions and procedures of drug dealers and human smugglers when they met.

You and the ghost will team up with the police to investigate the target's communication location to see if you can get some extra clues, which would save you from Loewi's adventure.

You didn't have high hopes, but unexpectedly, you actually found out.

By using location tracking, you determined the other person's location to be in an ordinary residential area.

What was even more surprising was that an investigation into the current residents of this location revealed that they were old acquaintances of Camo.

"It was him."

Cameron looked at Rosen Slater's name on the screen with a somewhat somber expression.

You ask him out of curiosity, "Does Captain Camo know him?"

Camo nodded, and then told you a story.

“Rosen was my former subordinate. He was a very smart and brave police officer with a great passion for his profession. I mentored him, and I always had high hopes for him.”

“But three years ago, he became addicted to drugs and even helped some drug dealers pass on information. After I found out, I personally reported him and had his police officer status revoked.”

"I never imagined he'd be smuggling such dangerous stuff!"

Former teammates have now become adversaries.

Seeing the pain on Camo's face, you didn't know what to say to comfort him, so you just expressed some words of agreement with him.

"Captain Camor, you're right. As a police officer, you must abide by the rules. Otherwise, who can the citizens trust?"

Unfortunately, you can't touch him now; you have to keep him alive to find the real buyer behind him.

"Since he's an old acquaintance, Captain Camo must know how to communicate with him to lower his guard, right?"

You looked at Camo and asked him with a smile.

Camo nodded: "I'll teach Rowe how to deal with him."

Five days later, in the port of Manzanillo.