Mercenaries, I Will Be King Chapter 80 - 79: Winner Takes All

Song Heping initially thought Mr. Turner would make things difficult for him because he had released the prisoners from the Madheh Army.

That did not happen.

Mr. Turner ca by helicopter.

He arrived in a hurry.

The reason he rushed over was due to an ergency situation.

This ergency situation was, in fact, quite straightforward.

Yesterday, the bureaucrats of the Reconstruction Project Committee had a eting, during which they passed a resolution demanding that Hassan Oil Field and Cook Oil Field must resu production within two months, or the oil field contract with Wood Company would be canceled.

Wood Company, of course, reacted very strongly, expressing the strongest opposition.

But, Mr. Wood soon realized that his protests were completely useless.

The issue ultimately involved a conflict between the Donkey and Elephant parties.

Hassan and Cook were major oil fields. Though not the largest, their output could definitely rank top among all of Illiguo's oil fields.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that these were two valuable lands flowing with Gold Waer.

Nancy used the incident of Sayif being captured to pressure the Donkey Party, which led to the Reconstruction Project Committee approving Wood Company's contract for these two oil fields.

As opponents, the Elephant Party and the defense industry magnates were not happy to hand over the profits, so they were bound to cause trouble.

Of course, since the contract had already been signed, tearing it up without reason would go against the "spirit of the contract."

Therefore, they had to find a reason.

The reason they provided was very noble—

Since the interim governnt had just been established and needed a substantial amount of funds to rebuild the country, which had been ravaged by war, relying entirely on grants or loans from Country M was not realistic; not because Country M, known for its financial clout, could not afford the money, but because the funds needed to pass both houses of Congress and then be signed by the President, a process that could hardly be completed in less than six months.

There was no better idea than to use the profits from the oil fields for national construction—of course, that's what had to be said openly; whether the money was actually invested in reconstruction wasn't important.

Not important...

Given this lofty reason, resuming production at the oil fields and generating profits beca an urgent matter.

The free market favors the strong.

The capable occupy it.

The capable earn from it.

The ga is all about survival of the fittest.

Therefore, if Wood Company could not get the two major oil fields of Hassan and Cook back into production within two months, their previous contract would be "legally" canceled.

Upon learning this news, Mr. Wood called Nancy, calling the president a "pig" in the conversation, and using crude language unbecoming of his status to curse the President and his Elephant Party.

At the end, Nancy also expressed her temporary helplessness.

Even as the whip of the Donkey Party, she could not go directly to the White House over this issue.

Politicians have their dignity.

Politics has its own rules.

You can jostle at the table, but you can't just overturn it on a whim.

Without the table, no one can enjoy a hot al.

Thus, Mr. Wood's call ultimately had no effect, and he could only accept reality.

However, more distressing news followed in quick succession.

In Illiguo, Turner reported to Mr. Wood that engineers and local employees they had dispatched to the two oil fields were attacked by militants yesterday.

Among the 350 employees at Cook Oil Field Area, two were severely injured and had been sent to the hospital, and their conditions were dire.

Upon hearing the news, Mr. Wood was furious.

This was akin to a roof leaking in a heavy rain at night.

He was very aware of the security situation to the north of Illiguo.

Originally signing a five-year contract, he thought there was plenty of ti to slowly assess the damage to the oil fields, then gradually deploy construction workers to repair facilities, connect new pipelines, establish new transport fleets and channels, and resu production within a year.

One year.

He could accept that ti span.

Mr. Wood's calculations were also very precise.

Now that the allied forces almost completely controlled all of Illiguo, although there were still many places facing resistance and attacks, the situation would definitely stabilize a lot after a year, and by then, Sadam might also be captured and put in prison.

The loyalty of his Suicide Squad would definitely decrease in intensity.

The Kurd Ard in the north had always been funded by the United States, and by that ti, managing interest relationships would certainly be possible.

The situation in the north would not continue to be so terrible.

Mr. Wood bet on using four years of production profits to pay for five years of contractual fees.

That the Project Managent Committee suddenly passed such a temporary resolution was undoubtedly aid at him.

Their intentions were as obvious as a fly on a bald head.

Thus, Mr. Wood had Turner personally visit the two oil fields, giving the heads of the defense companies responsible for security there a reminder—Wood Energy Company would send additional construction workers to the oil fields and planned to complete the repairs within two months, and must produce oil products by the third month.

In an office in the living area, Turner disclosed the current situation to Song Heping and Lars.

After speaking, he placed his hands on the edge of the table and leaned forward slightly, staring at the two n beside the table like a tiger ready to pounce.

"Gentlen, Mr. Wood said he hopes your two teams can ensure the security of our oil fields and the progress of our construction. In half a month, the company will assess the actual situation and decide who is more capable of fulfilling this contract. Then, we will contract out the security work of both oil fields to the most outstanding team. Do you understand what I an?"

Lars's "Mad Dog" rcenary team was affiliated with Blackwater International, which ant he could leverage Blackwater's resources.

In contrast, Song Heping was now just an independent small-scale defense company.

The forr could rely on the support of Blackwater.

The latter could only rely on themselves.

Speaking of capabilities, Lars was confident.

"Don't worry, Mr. Turner, I will not disappoint you. Our team is professional, unlike so makeshift rabble," he said.

As he spoke, his eyes turned to Song Heping, casting several disdainful glances across his face.

Song Heping didn't want to bother with Lars, this annoying sticking plaster, but this guy would latch onto him whenever they t, which was really annoying.

So, he said, "Strength is built by actions, not blown by the mouth. I heard that last night at Cook Oil Field, two workers were severely injured and have been taken to the hospital. You just ntioned a makeshift rabble, so who really is the makeshift rabble?"

"You..."

People were injured last night at Cook Oil Field—that was an indisputable fact, and Lars could not refute it.

Eventually, it was Turner who made the final call: "Alright, gentlen, no need to argue here. We will judge based on results. In half a month, we will give our conclusion. Goodbye, gentlen."

After finishing, he quickly left without looking back.

This was no place to linger, Turner knew better than anyone.