Mercenaries, I Will Be King Chapter 920 - 857

Persia, inside a military camp shooting range.

Song Heping was conducting night shooting training at the range, the muzzle flash was particularly glaring in the darkness.

9mm bullet casings clinked to the ground, the air filled with the sll of gunpowder.

It had been a long ti since he practiced shooting so freely on an official range, that long-lost sense of exhilaration returned.

Sotis he felt that handling a gun was more thrilling than touching a woman.

So people are born for war.

Avanti watched from the side, and Song Heping's marksmanship amazed him.

Although he knew Song Heping was a retired officer from a certain Chinese Special Forces and knew his combat effectiveness was strong, seeing with his own eyes how he could shoot all the bullets in a magazine within the 10-ring still left him unprecedentedly shocked.

Suddenly, Song Heping's phone vibrated in his pocket.

He had to stop shooting and took off his noise-canceling headphones.

"Henry?" Song Heping glanced at the caller ID, frowning slightly.

Getting a call from Henry at this hour was never a good thing.

"Boss, sothing happened."

Henry's voice ca through the satellite line, carrying an unnatural electronic buzz.

"Ferrari is out of contact."

Song Heping's fingers unconsciously tightened, causing the phone case to make a slight creak.

He turned away from the range and walked towards the SUV parked in the shadows.

"When did it happen?"

"Four hours ago. His contact in Bucharest was killed, and then he sent an encrypted ssage saying it was a trap."

Henry paused, "The last ssage was: 'Don't co to Eastern Europe, Catherine is bait.'"

"What happened!? How didn't I know about this beforehand?"

Song Heping abruptly pulled open the car door and sat in the driver's seat.

The car windows blocked out all outside noise, leaving only his heavy breathing and Henry waiting on the other end of the phone.

"He didn't let say anything, and he left in a hurry, saying he would be back in three days." Henry felt a bit guilty, after all, he complied with Ferrari's instructions and did not report to Song Heping in ti, now that sothing happened, he also bore so responsibility.

"I helped him contact a forr Romanian intelligence Major, Mikhail, and asked him to arrange everything for him, but he was targeted as soon as he arrived and Mikhail was also killed."

"Catherine? His sister?" Song Heping's voice was so low it was almost inaudible: "Wasn't she working as a journalist in Western Europe? How did she end up in Eastern Europe?"

"That's right, but I heard she went to Eastern Europe recently to investigate a human trafficking news lead, and ended up missing soon after arriving in Romania."

Henry sighed.

"I've checked, Catherine was indeed kidnapped by a gang, this intelligence is real, not a decoy."

"Then who targeted Ferrari? Did you ever think about it? Sure, maybe the gang kidnapped Karinna, but how did the gang know Ferrari would co to Romania to save Catherine? Where did they get their information?"

Song Heping closed his eyes, resting his forehead on the steering wheel.

The CIA's usual tactic - using family ties to set a trap and then getting others to do the dirty work.

The gang is the knife.

They couldn't possibly have the capability to know Ferrari would co.

Those who do have this capability are definitely not ordinary gangs, even a toe could figure out it's an intelligence agency.

Ferrari was usually very smart.

But he got overconfident in this matter.

Recently, the CIA has suffered repeated setbacks here, especially with so many people dying in Yen before.

Now it's no surprise they're going all out against , even targeting the people around .

I was indeed neglectful; I should have thought of it earlier and issued warnings to the core mbers of the company.

These past few days I've been busy in Persia helping Avanti investigate a mole, not expecting my own company to encounter trouble...

"They don't want Ferrari, so Ferrari and his sister are probably safe for now."

Song Heping already had the answer in his mind.

"Right, that's what I think too," Henry said bluntly, "Ferrari is just bait. They know you won't abandon any brother."

Song Heping opened his eyes, started the car.

The engine's low growl mirrored the rage in his chest.

"Send Ferrari's last known location."

After hanging up the phone, Avanti ca over and knocked on the window.

Song Heping opened the door, and Avanti sat in the passenger seat.

"Sothing happened?"

The sharp light in his eagle-like eyes.

"Yes, sothing happened." Song Heping patted the steering wheel hard: "The CIA targeted the core mbers of my company, using their relatives for leverage."

"Do you need my help?" Avanti asked.

Song Heping nodded: "Use your network and forces in Eastern Europe to help investigate the CIA's recent activities there, especially check if any important CIA figures have arrived in Eastern Europe."

Avanti nodded: "No problem."

Then queried again: "Are you planning to go to Eastern Europe personally?"

Song Heping sighed: "I don't have a choice, if I don't go, Ferrari will die, and Ferrari's position in the company is crucial, he holds too many secrets, if I can't rescue him in ti, it will affect the entire company's overseas money laundering network and accounts."

Avanti shrugged: "That indeed sounds serious, it seems your friend made a fatal error."

Song Heping said: "Everyone has weaknesses, Ferrari is no exception, the CIA must have investigated and understood his psychology thoroughly."

Avanti said: "I guess among everyone in the company, your family is the safest."

Saying this, he couldn't help but smirk, considering the moles he discovered these past few days.

Even the Revolutionary Guard under my command has been infiltrated like this, I'm in no position to claim Persia is safe anymore.

Recalling the many promises made to Song Heping to bring him here for safety.

Song Heping had never agreed.

Now it seems, he was way too wise.

He changed the subject: "But have you considered, this is obviously a trap! Going there is just walking into a snare! Honestly, in the Middle East I can still use my influence to protect you, in Eastern Europe, I'm powerless... my personal view is, you might not need to go to Eastern Europe, then find another way."

"I think you need a more cautious plan." Avanti said: "At least confirm where Ferrari is being held, how many guards, then send in a strike team—"

"No ti." Song Heping interrupted him, "With each passing minute, the risk of Ferrari talking increases. If the company's secrets leak, we're all done for."

Avanti sighed.

"Listen, Song. I understand your feelings. But as a military and intelligence veteran, I must tell you, this could be the CIA's perfect plan to destroy your company. They captured Ferrari to lure you into rescuing him, then take you all out."

Song Heping turned to make eye contact with Avanti.

"So what is your suggestion?"

"Initiate the ergency protocol."

Avanti said without hesitation: "Freeze all accounts Ferrari knows of, transfer funds, cut off communications related to him. Then... we can only pray he holds out long enough."

"This is just a fallback plan, even if the money is safe, without Ferrari, I can't get over it myself."

Song Heping shook his head.

"I will not abandon any brother. It's a promise we all made to each other when the company was founded."

"This isn't abandoning, it's survival."

Avanti sneered: "You're betting everything on this!"

Song Heping remained silent for a mont, then took out a satellite phone.

"I need to make a call."

Avanti frowned: "To whom?"

"So friends."

He said, staring straight at Avanti.

A few seconds later, Avanti snapped out of it.

"Alright, I'll step out for a bit."

Said and then exited the car, not forgetting to close the door.

The first number Song Heping called was Maria's.

This Doctor Without Borders had left him a number before escaping danger, saying he should contact her soday.

Actually, Song Heping had almost forgotten about this.

Unexpectedly, it ca in handy this ti.

Maria turned into a businesswoman after going legit from being underground, but she was still involved in so shady businesses behind the scenes.

So, within the Eastern European underground network, she held significant clout.

Therefore, Song Heping must mobilize all the resources he could muster in Eastern Europe.

He needed to make three calls.

One was to Maria.

This sounds like a fairy tale.

But Song Heping believed he could persuade them to help him against the CIA.

This sounds like a fairy tale.

With that, he began to dial.