Gu Meng's current appearance is completely different from his image as a good guy in the crew. He is whistling, with his hair combed back and tied into a small bun on top of his head, looking like a ruffian.
Lin Xin glanced at Gu Meng several times, and Gu Meng stopped whistling.
Gu Meng glanced at Lin Xin and said, "If you have any opinions about me, please tell me directly!"
Lin Xin said: "Your whistle is not in tune, it's unpleasant to listen to, can you please stop whistling?"
Gu Meng asked: "Are you very proud of winning the Golden Melody Award? Do you think you are better than me?"
Although he didn't know why Gu Meng suddenly said that, Lin Xin still answered honestly: "It's definitely better than your off-tune singing."
Gu Meng: “…”
Forget it, he should have gotten used to Lin Xin's personality long ago.
Gu Meng calmed down and the driver gave Lin Xin a thumbs up.
Lin Xin couldn't help but smile and looked at Gu Meng, which made Gu Meng even angrier.
Okay, okay, everyone dislikes him, so I won’t brag about him anymore.
The car drove for several hours, and Lin Xin even closed his eyes to rest for a while, before arriving at the base of Gu Meng's mercenaries.
In order to keep it secret, they did not go to the military base responsible for the search.
In Gu Meng's base, Lin Xin saw a man he had seen on TV before, whose military rank was Army Lieutenant General.
China's current military rank system divides generals into generals, lieutenant generals, and major generals. Generals have high merits and seniority, and are also relatively old. Lieutenant generals can be said to be the highest military leaders in China when carrying out missions, which shows how seriously China attaches to this matter.
Of course it's not just China. This time the terrorist organization openly challenged the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. The people sent by the five permanent members to carry out this operation are of very high rank.
However, such high-ranking officials were just a cover. They were negotiating with the terrorist organization while trying to rescue the hostages privately. At this time, the disadvantages of rescuing hostages from multiple countries emerged. Special forces from various countries expressed their willingness to carry out this mission, but each country did not trust the other party's special forces as much as their own country. However, if a joint army is temporarily formed, not to mention that it is difficult to select the team leader, the running-in between the team members is also a big problem.
At this time, Gu Meng took the initiative to step forward, and the Chinese government breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Gu Meng is Chinese, his mercenary team happens to include people from the Five Permanent Missions, and he also usually accepts official missions from other countries, so he has a good reputation in the international mercenary community. When the parties are stuck in a stalemate, it is indeed a good idea to let the mercenaries take action.
Of course, they were also a little worried. After all, the kidnapped wealthy businessman was too important to several countries. But now time and efficiency were the most important, and they could not afford to procrastinate any longer.
Several wealthy businessmen also have great power behind them. They agreed to let the mercenaries carry out this mission and said they would provide all the help they could. They would also send people to interfere with the judgment of the terrorist organization.
"They each hired mercenaries to rescue the hostages, but don't worry, they won't interfere with your actions and will only act on the periphery." Lieutenant General Lu said, "After you rescue the hostages, you can contact them and ask them to support you. Of course, once we confirm that the hostages have been rescued, we will also support you."
Lin Xin had the optical computer input the information of these mercenaries and compared it with the database to confirm the reliability of these mercenaries.
Such a multinational group that is related to the lifeblood of the country must have connections both in the black and white sectors. It is certain that they can provide trustworthy mercenaries. The only concern is whether the mercenaries' behavior will deviate due to internal strife.
After the optical brain screened, it gave the information of these teams, and Lin Xin's face immediately turned dark.
Lin Xin said: "I'm going to talk to Grandpa Xue on the phone, please wait."
Lieutenant General Lu frowned: "Is there a problem with the mercenary team hired by Phoenix Group?"
Lin Xin nodded, and then prepared to call Xue’s grandfather. After talking for a few words, he called Xue Chen.
Xue Chen's reaction was much more intense than his father's. Xue's grandfather even said that he would check it out immediately. Xue Chen directly believed Lin Xin's words and said that he would go and beat him up.
Lin Xin also comforted Xue Chen a few words. When he hung up the phone, he felt a little tired, always feeling that Xue Chen was not as mature as Brother Fei.
Lin Xin said, "Brother Fei once told me that there are problems with the mercenaries hired by the Phoenix Group. I'm not sure about other families, so it's better to ask them to investigate more, to prevent us from saving people with great difficulty and then having them sold out."
Xue Fei certainly didn't tell Lin Xin about these things. Lin Xin just didn't want to reveal that he knew about other families.
Lieutenant General Lu did not doubt Lin Xin's words. He said he would communicate with the heads of other countries to further review the backgrounds of these people.
In this situation, you can never be too careful.
After Lieutenant General Lu finished introducing the situation here, he looked at Lin Xin and said seriously: "I won't ask you about the source of your information, but your information is related to whether this mission can be successful. At least you have to produce some convincing evidence for me."
Lin Xin said: "112233 Fund."
Lieutenant General Lu was surprised: "Are you related to that fund?"
It’s not that Lieutenant General Lu is familiar with the fund, but the 112233 Fund recently helped China thwart a short-selling conspiracy against China’s foreign exchange. Before the Chinese government took action, the 112233 Fund fought alone against many enemies and thwarted the attack on China by two old quantum funds, thus making a name for itself.
Originally, the 112233 Fund was just a rising star that investors were optimistic about, but now it has become a behemoth that can compete with the old-established funds. What is even more depressing is that this hedge fund in the United States cannot be traced back to its background by either the U.S. government or the Chinese government.
It has never evaded taxes, and its operations are legal and open. The U.S. government cannot do anything about it. It has also never done anything to harm the U.S. government, and it has even helped the U.S. government a little.
Now, more and more high-ranking U.S. officials hold shares in the 112233 Fund, and they are becoming more and more cautious when investigating the details of this fund.
"I am one of the founders." Lin Xin said, "The registered founder is my partner, and my source of information comes from him."
If it is not listed, the identity of the shareholders can be concealed. However, it is also necessary to ascend the throne when it is created. The identity of the person who ascends the throne is real, but the person does not exist. This is of course a tricky operation of the optical computer, which is equivalent to the vest of the optical computer. Now the foundation is also recruiting people, but the optical computer uses email to communicate with subordinates.
I don't know where Guangnao found a loyal and capable agent to help him manage the affairs of the foundation other than steering the ship.
However, since the optical computer has such a huge source of information, it might not be difficult to find someone who can be loyal even if they only contact each other via email?
However, those people in the foundation were just handling miscellaneous matters, and the real core was Lin Xin and the optical brain. They had not broken any law, and even if the US government came a few times under the pretext of auditing the accounts, they could do nothing in the face of the perfect account books of the 112233 Foundation.
A society ruled by law.
This kind of arrogant hedge fund must have a huge force behind it as the source of information. No one would believe that there is no one behind it. However, since it is not a law-breaking enterprise and has not caused any losses to the United States, they just ignore it as they see that the other party has not evaded taxes.
Even the US government does not know all the forces behind the 112233 Fund, let alone China.
Now that Lin Xin revealed his identity, General Lu couldn't believe it for a moment that there was such a young person in the founding team behind him.
But on second thought, when the core teams of other established funds were founded, they were not very old either. I can only say that some young people are really amazing.
The 112233 Fund was established just after Lin Xin went to the United States, and the timing was right. It was clear why the other party would go after the old fund for China.
Others say that the 112233 Fund is aggressive and adventurous, and that victory was a gamble. Now it seems that the 112233 Fund did not want to use this incident to gain fame and gain more capital, but also Lin Xin's feelings for China.
"You should have said something." Lieutenant General Lu's tone softened immediately. The last action of the 112233 Fund had won it enough goodwill from the Chinese government. "It's so dangerous. If you had said something in advance, we would have cooperated with you."
Lin Xin smiled and said, "If I can't hold on, I will definitely ask for help. If I can hold on, it will also help our fund gain fame. We don't take risks at all. We will only take action when we are sure that we have the backing of the country. I know that China's foreign exchange will never be shorted."
Lieutenant General Lu smiled and shook his head: "You have considered cooperating with the government, so it is indeed not a risk. Well, since you have such a strong backing, your source of information should be true. May I ask who the other core members are?"
Lin Xin raised an index finger and placed it on his lips.
Lieutenant General Lu sighed, "Okay, I won't embarrass you. I trust you about the news. If you tell them that you are the founder of the 112233 Fund, people from other countries will also trust you. But you don't want to say it, right?"
Lin Xin nodded: "The 112233 Fund has only a shallow foundation in the United States. If it is revealed that there are Chinese as core team members, I am worried that someone in their government will have bad intentions. It will not be too late to expose it after the fund has taken root."
Lieutenant General Lu smiled slyly, "It's also good for us that the Chinese have a powerful hedge fund in the United States. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else. This is a secret between us. The more people know, the greater the possibility of leakage, right? Even within China, there is no guarantee that there are spies. I will tell other countries about the source of the information. It was uncovered by our officials."
Lin Xin said: "Let my brother take the blame."
Lieutenant General Lu nodded: "That's a good idea."
Brother Lin, who was far away in China, sneezed loudly.
Gu Meng crossed his legs and waited for Lin Xin and Lieutenant General Lu to reach a consensus, then said, "Okay, now it's time to test your skills. Although I believe in the reliability of your source, if your skills can't keep up with my team members, I won't let you join."
Lin Xin looked at Gu Meng who was acting like an idiot and said, "Then let me compete with you. I was worried that you would do nothing but eat, drink, act and play games at home, and your skills would decline."
Lin Xin paused and continued, "You haven't been acting much recently, so just stay at home. Stay at home like a nerd."
Gu Meng: “…”
He knew that Lin Xin was not a vicious person, but was just speaking the truth from his heart. The more he knew, the more depressed he became.
Gu Meng said: "Okay, let's compete."
Lieutenant General Lu originally wanted to persuade Lin Xin not to join this operation as it was too dangerous, but seeing Gu Meng like this, he shut up.
He also wanted to see if Gu Meng's skills as a star had declined in recent years, and whether he could be entrusted with this difficult task.
Lieutenant General Lu also specially selected several special forces soldiers with strong combat capabilities to compete with them.
Gunmanship, fighting, endurance, all kinds of basic skills that will be used on the battlefield. After the competition, Lin Xin said to Gu Meng: "I think you should not go."
Gu Meng, who was at the bottom: "..."
The soldier who was competing with him said something fair: "His overall quality is pretty good. I was ranked first in our team. As a mercenary, he has this skill. But buddy, are you really an actor? Not from a special forces unit? Does a private underground organization count, such as a superhero?"
Lin Xin said: "Actually, I am an alien."
The soldier who was accompanying him asked excitedly, "Really? Which planet are you from?"
General Lu dragged his silly child away. You believe what he said? Don't embarrass yourself!
In order to make the other members of his team accept Lin Xin as soon as possible, Gu Meng specially called all his companions who were going to go on the mission to compete with Lin Xin. Now this group of people accepted Lin Xin, but they also laughed at him.
Gu Meng angrily hugged Lin Xin and said, "You are so busy every day, how can you have time to exercise?"
Lin Xin said: "Go to bed early and get up early, live a regular life, and play fewer games."
Gu Meng: “…”
Several companions were saying that Lin Xin was right, the boss just played too many games and his skills had become dull.
Lin Xin said: "Okay, I admit that you are not as talented as me."
Gu Meng: "...Shut up!"
Lin Xin said: "I know Chinese Kung Fu, is that okay?"
Gu Meng said angrily: "Do you think I am one of those foreigners who are easy to fool?"
Then a group of mercenaries surrounded Lin Xin, and asked him curiously about Chinese Kung Fu. They also asked him to demonstrate a few moves. In the end, they believed Lin Xin's lies that he was the closed disciple of a hidden martial arts master in China.
Gu Meng's eyes were dead.
Lieutenant General Lu asked in a low voice: "Are your companions reliable?"
Gu Meng continued to look dead in the eyes.
Lieutenant General Lu felt increasingly unsure. Although he had worked with this mercenary team many times, every time he met with them, he felt that they were just a bunch of idiots.
Gu Meng tried to save face: "They were just joking, cooperate with Xiao Xin."
Teammates: "Wow! That's awesome!"
Teammates: "Wow! Flying over rooftops and walls!"
Teammates: "Wow! Tai Chi ahhhh!"
Gu Meng stiffened his neck and said, "That's right, just cooperate to alleviate Xiao Xin's embarrassment of entering an unfamiliar team."
Lieutenant General Lu looked at the group of foreign men, as well as the few native Chinese who had sneaked in among them, with suspicion.
It's fine that foreigners are fooled by Chinese Kung Fu, but how come you guys can jump so well? You can climb such a high tree with your bare hands! Why did you believe Lin Xin when he said it was a bonus of Qinggong?
Gu Meng opened his eyes wide, and used his acting skills that earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination to demonstrate his integrity, honesty and reliability: "Trust me!"
Lieutenant General Lu: "...you guys should be more reliable, this mission is very important."
Gu Meng pounded his chest: "No problem."
Teammates: "This is really the legendary Chinese Kung Fu! Can we become his disciples?"
Lin Xin: "No, our sect has very strict standards for accepting disciples. We have to start reading the meridians from a young age. I was accepted as a disciple when I was a child. If I hadn't practiced Chinese Kung Fu, I wouldn't have been in a vegetative state for ten years and woke up with such a strong physique."
Teammates: "Wow! It's amazing!"
Lieutenant General Lu: "...Well, but I still suggest you give them more training."
Gu Meng continued to maintain that upright face: "No problem! I guarantee to complete the task!"
When General Lu was leaving, he looked back every few steps. He looked so worried, just like an old father who is sending his children away to college for the first time.
As soon as Lieutenant General Lu left, Gu Meng rushed into the group of mentally retarded teammates and started punching and kicking them, looking like a domestic violence perpetrator.
Naturally, these people would not fight back when being beaten by the captain, and could only run away. However, when Gu Meng was about to punch and kick Lin Xin, Lin Xin twisted his wrist, and Gu Meng automatically bypassed Lin Xin, and told himself that this was because Lin Xiaoxin was his friend, weak and delicate, not like those rough mercenaries, and could not be beaten.
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Lin Xin did not pay attention to the dispute between Lieutenant General Lu and people from other countries, as well as the re-screening of the supporting mercenary groups. He asked the optical computer to continue to follow up and inform him when there was any information that required him to make a judgment.
Gu Meng's mercenary group set out on the third day after Lin Xin arrived.
Lin Xin originally wanted to set off immediately, but they still needed to count their equipment and make full preparations.
The optical computer monitored the place where Xue Fei was imprisoned and confirmed that Xue Fei had not been abused and was in good condition. Only then did Lin Xin suppress the urge to set off immediately and wait patiently for the team to be fully prepared before setting off.
After collecting information through the optical computer, Lin Xin learned the real purpose of this group of people.
It is not that countries do not want to fight against terrorist organizations, but terrorist organizations are like weeds. After cutting them once, they will immediately pop up again after a rain. Although there are countries arguing and blaming each other, the joint strikes of countries are not the first or second time. Even if the leaders of al-Qaeda are defeated, they will soon organize a new core.
Terrorist organizations breed in poverty, chaos and extremist ideas. In addition to defeating the armed forces of terrorist organizations, allowing the regions where terrorist organizations are located to develop is the fundamental solution to eradicate terrorist organizations.
The economic forum held in Liga is about the commercial development of the Emirate that the joint forces have snatched back from the terrorist organization.
The Emirate of Lianyungang is rich in resources and has low human resource costs. For companies from other countries to set up factories here, they can not only help local development but also utilize its resources and manpower. It is a win-win situation.
If the government of the Emirate builds a complete industrial system with its help, the national economy develops and the people's living standards improve, it will not be so easy for terrorist organizations to recruit people.
Except for some people who have been brainwashed by extreme ideas, most people are very realistic. Who would pick up a gun and do something dangerous if they can have enough food and clothes? Isn't death scary? Isn't it painful to be injured?
Even though the Emirate is one of the bases of terrorist organizations, even if it is occupied by the coalition forces, it is still one of the "sources" of terrorist organizations. They will not give up easily.
Although the kidnapping was ostensibly intended to force the coalition forces to withdraw, in fact, their goal was largely achieved the moment the kidnapping was successful.
Even these wealthy businessmen who were surrounded by layers of protection could be kidnapped by terrorists in such a strong security force in an economic forum. Can the safety of other ordinary people be guaranteed? If safety cannot be guaranteed, will any company be willing to open a factory here?
As long as the terrorist organization can prevent capital from being injected into the country and keep the country poor and chaotic, its goal will be achieved.
Now they are negotiating with the United Nations, firstly to keep the heat of this matter going for longer, and secondly because there are differences of opinion within the organization.
Some people with more extreme ideas believe that the five wealthy businessmen should be brutally killed and the video of their brutal killing should be made public so that those "heretics" will never dare to touch their territory again; some senior officials who are a little more realistic believe that hostages should be used to exchange for more resources and weapons. Terrorist organizations also need arms, food and money to develop. They are struggling under the blockade of various countries. If they have more resources, they can develop more personnel, more territories, and create a bigger "holy war."
The opinion of exchanging hostages for resources has now gained the upper hand, and those who wanted to kill the hostages before have also given in. They are now clamoring to exchange resources first, let the United Nations pay the ransom first, and then kill the hostages after paying. The other side thinks this is not feasible, but it can be discussed. As long as the ransom is in hand, they will not go out of their way to protect the safety of the hostages.
But no matter what, the negotiations have not officially started yet, and these five people must be treated well. Although they are definitely not living well, their food and water are guaranteed, and they are not beaten, at most they are intimidated.
Lin Xin kept sending the latest information to Lieutenant General Lu, so that he could be mentally prepared for the development of the situation. He himself was gradually approaching the place where the hostages were being held.
The United Nations has troops stationed here, and they have not yet withdrawn from Liga. Their base is located in a primeval forest. There is a natural underground cave group near a mountain in the forest. After being discovered, they expanded it into a base, and the hostages were also detained there.
If it weren't for the optical computer, it would be very difficult to find this base. The trees here block out the sun, and there is fog all year round. There are many swamps nearby, as well as giant pythons and ferocious beasts. Without a map, it is easy to encounter danger. This is a place that no explorer would go to. The terrorist organization has also set up many traps on the surrounding roads.
Even though the optical computer obtained the map from those people's computers, Lin Xin and others still had to be very careful when moving forward, as they would expose themselves if they were not careful.
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