Chapter 242 I'll be the Boss, No Objections, Right? (Extra update, please subscribe, please vote!!)
Big-Bearded Walters felt so frustrated he almost wanted to bang his head against a wall...
As an elite of the Ranger Reconnaissance, when had he ever been in such a disadvantage.
The wins and losses on the battlefield vary with circumstances, but the constant feeling of being suppressed from the start really irritated him.
Upon hearing Joe Ga's teasing, Walters replied gruffly, "Rangers don't need to prove anything, we take what we need from the battlefield."
Joe Ga paused for a moment, then began to feel a bit of respect for Walters.
Because of Sanderson's presence, Joe Ga specifically looked up the hierarchy of the Rangers.
Indeed, the Rangers were T2, but the Ranger Reconnaissance was genuinely T1.
It's just that Sanderson always smiled and said nothing when faced with misunderstandings from his boss, which caused Joe Ga to misunderstand for a long time.
Now Walters had the same reaction, which made Joe Ga realize that these guys care more about being "Rangers" rather than which tier they were in.
Perhaps just like the Marine Corps always proclaiming 'Always Loyal,' the 'Rangers' probably have their own core cohesion.
Joe Ga, an outsider, couldn't figure it out, but he was somewhat excited about the upcoming cooperation with two T1 level special forces.
Although their initial meetings were not pleasant, what of it?
Although Niger was rather weak, its Minister of Defense, Leonel, held his ground firmly, vying for 'command authority' for the P·B Company.
Of course, everyone understood that the American and French teams couldn't possibly completely obey the commands of P·B, but having this title was still worth boasting about, after all, commanding such teams was typically a presidential task.
Twelve personnel from the French SAS arrived, one of whom walked up to Joe Ga, pulled down his mask to reveal a face with stubble.
The guy looked a bit like Jean Reno, though his nose was a bit bigger and his chin slightly squarer.
Seeing Joe Ga's face clearly, the Frenchman frowned, reached out for a handshake, and said, "My men call me 'Comet,' are you Chinese?"
Facing such a question, Joe Ga was quite sensitive, he resolutely shook his head and said, "Let's change the subject."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
As he spoke, Joe Ga pointed to two withered trees and a Polaris lined up to form a shaded cover, smiling as he said, "You only have 12 men? What is your mission?"
'Comet' raised his hand to signal his comrades to maintain a perimeter, then followed Joe Ga and Walters to the cover.
Watching as Antar sent up the fully charged drone once again, and the display was relatively clear, 'Comet' exchanged glances with Walters in his United State Army uniform, then nodded to Joe Ga saying, "If you have a computer here, I could apply to let you access our command system.
Our drone captures clearer images."
Joe Ga didn't care about this guy, he looked at Walters and said, "Where's your drone?"
Walters glanced at 'Comet,' constantly holding his chin up, then suddenly felt this guy was even more annoying than Joe Ga, so he shook his head and said, "Our drone has returned home...
But soon, three small bird helicopters will arrive, bringing me seven more comrades; one will take my two wounded buddies back, and the other two will support us from the air during our attack."
Hearing this, Joe Ga gave a thumbs-up, then looked at 'Comet' with disdain and said, "And you? Besides two boastful Rafales flying over, what else do you have?"
'Comet' really wanted to say that there was an armored unit of theirs rushing over, but seeing Joe Ga's mocking expression, he knew that the opponent was already aware his armored convoy had been blocked on the road.
After hesitating for a moment, 'Comet' spoke gravely, "Our mission is to capture a Dutchman named Neskens, who has connections with Boko Haram and multiple terrorist organizations in Europe.
He contacted us himself and suggested he could leave town by driving with the film crew, provided that..."
Joe Ga waved his hand, cutting off 'Comet's' words, saying, "I don't negotiate with terrorists; Neskens is linked to terrorists, so to me, he is a terrorist.
My goal is to rescue the detained Niger students in town; you can choose not to help, but no one in this town is leaving until I complete my objective."
As Joe Ga was speaking, Antar suddenly looked up and said, "Boss, someone is trying to find vehicles..."
Joe Ga, eyeing 'Comet,' who seemed to be enjoying the spectacle, didn't even look at the screen, pressed the communicator and said, "'Cannon,' town center, fire six rounds."
'Comet' hadn't been at the battlefield before; he was urgently brought in by helicopter, thinking that the Niger government had won a victory with the help of a mercenary group.
On the way, their squad briefly encountered Team E, their snipers took a slight loss, which made them take P·B Company seriously, but the intelligence support from the rear had not been timely enough to inform him, and Joe Ga found the opportunity to bluff.
'Comet' didn't know what Joe Ga wanted to do but soon heard a whistling sound from above and then six explosions resounded over the center of the town.
Such heavy weapons are the nemesis of all special forces; 'Comet' instinctively tensed up, then said angrily, "This could accidentally harm the hostages..."
Antar timely displayed the tablet screen, showing several people lying in the area where pickup trucks were most concentrated in the center of the town...
"The hostages definitely won't be sent to find vehicles, let alone carry guns."
Joe Ga looked at the startled 'Comet', snapped his fingers several times in front of him, and said, "As a principled military contractor, my first objective is to rescue those detained students, and before I achieve my strategic target, no one is leaving the town.
Whoever moves, I blow up, and I mean what I say!"
While speaking, Joe Ga took out a voice recorder flashing with red light and said with a smile, "Unless you think the lives of white people are more important than those of the local students...
Notify your 'Rafales' to back off a bit and leave the airspace to my fighters."
While speaking, Joe Ga looked at Walters and said, "My two Super Albatrosses and your two AH-6 Little Birds should have blocked all escape routes, right?"
Although Walters was put in an awkward position by Joe Ga, he instantly understood the hint from Joe Ga...
The French had reached an agreement with some key person inside, intending to take both the hostages and that key person into their hands, how could that be possible? Stay tuned to empire
We are allies, it's okay to share the glory if we win, after all, the bonuses are distributed by each one's own, but if you damn want to pick the peach and take the big share, then you're dreaming too much.
Besides, the terrorist only had contact with the French side, clearly, there's something fishy there.
At this stage, America's greatest interest in Africa was the 'Counter-Terrorism Benefit', and without even needing Walters to speak up, the United State Army command that had been monitoring his channel directly sent him a clear message.
'America doesn't negotiate with terrorists!'
Seeing Walters firmly standing by his side, Joe Ga grinned, shook hands with the awkward-faced Walters, and said, "We're all good brothers here, all aiming to help Niger establish peace and stability, I believe you will definitely support us in rescuing those poor students.
According to my intelligence, Boko Haram has captured many students nearby, at least 40 of whom are girls from a Catholic school.
As long as we rescue them, I'll have each of them write you a thank-you letter."
While speaking, Joe Ga looked at the ever-changing expressions of Walters, smiled, and said, "Don't be nervous, what I'm holding is just a voice recorder, not a bomb.
Ever since I started my company, I've believed that most soldiers have a sense of honor,
Right and wrong in this world are often unclear, and justice is not always absolute.
But I believe everyone should agree that 'evil' exists!
And fighting against evil is the duty of every honorable soldier!
If we can't protect the good and the beautiful, then what are we here for?
Take their minerals? Drain their oil? Or squeeze out their last drop of blood?"
Walters looked at the voice recorder in Joe Ga's hand, disregarding the constant reminders from the command in his headset not to speak, took off his headset with a hoarse voice and said, "You're right, I hope you can live up to it!"
Joe Ga, seeing the changing expressions on the face of 'Comet' because of Walters's actions, knew he had won.
Then he raised the voice recorder in his hand, smiled, and said, "I can send each of you a copy of the recording, and then I will wait for your review at my Central African Base.
Forget those bitches hiding behind the scenes giving orders, let's do something that lives up to our conscience."
After speaking, Joe Ga patted Walters's arm and said earnestly, "If you want to save that film crew or whatever, just kill all those terrorists, and they'll be saved."
Next, Joe Ga looked at 'Comet' and said, "You want that Dutchman called Neskens, no problem, kill all the terrorists, and after I chop him up a bit, he's yours."
After finishing, Joe Ga pointed to his own chest and said, "I need to save those innocent students, so I need to kill all those terrorists!
You see, actually our goals don't conflict at all, let's temporarily leave those politicians behind and do whats soldiers should do, what do you think?"
'Comet' wasn't thrilled, but he knew better that just a shake of his head would turn Joe Ga's recording into his nightmare.
Once it's exposed, even if he retires and returns home, he won't be able to lift his head, his whole family may well be cyber-bullied to death by the leftists in Europa.
By then, both American and French commands were thrown into confusion, who knew someone would act like this? Who starts off by flashing a voice recorder? How can we unfold our national interest plots and schemes?
Hearing no more sound from his headset, 'Comet' knew he was strung up on the grill.
This battle-hardened veteran shook his head with a wry smile, took off his headphones, and reached out his hand to Joe Ga, saying, "You're right, a soldier should do what a soldier must do!"
Upon hearing this, Joe Ga turned off the voice recorder, smiled, and said, "So I'll take the lead for a while, you guys don't mind, right?"