Returning to Zhang Jie.
After the rescue mission in Italy concluded, Zhang Jie, along with Jensen, Caesar, and Yin Yang, returned to their base in Concord.
Upon arriving at the base, Caesar let out a cry, "Oh, ho ho ho, this is what coming home feels like."
He had been uncomfortable in Italy for several days.
Jensen didn't speak and quietly went back to his quarters.
Yin Yang did the same.
Even Zhang Jie felt a bit tired.
The main reason was the tight schedule; they were constantly on the move, which was quite exhausting.
When Ross learned of the four's return, he didn't immediately summon everyone, allowing them to rest for a while.
It wasn't until the afternoon that he gathered everyone for a team meeting in the small bar.
"Alright, tough guys—oh, I forgot, and one little weakling—we have one urgent mission and one less urgent mission."
Tony observed from the side, as this base was, after all, his tattoo shop.
Ross looked at all the team members and clapped his hands.
This was Ross's usual habit; no matter what mission he received, he would always communicate with his teammates first.
Especially when faced with a choice between two missions, it was up to the team members to decide which one to undertake.
As for the commission, he never considered it; Church Mr. would never shortchange him.
"What's the urgent mission?" Caesar asked curiously.
Seeing all the team members looking at him, Ross pulled out a piece of paper.
"We need to go to Libya to rescue a Chinese scientist held hostage by rebels. Once we enter Libya, everything will be up to us; there will be no other support."
Hearing this, Zhang Jie knew that Ross's tactical approach was to charge in headfirst.
"Excuse me, I'm a killer who uses various environments to complete missions. How did the style suddenly change after I started hanging out with you guys?"
However, there were benefits to being with the Sacrifice Squad; at least he could learn tactical strategies.
"What about the second mission?" Jensen asked this question.
"Go to a small island in South America, overthrow the local warlord's rule, and liberate the local residents."
Ross directly gave the team members the key information for both missions, leaving the choice to them.
Church Mr. had originally only given the first mission, which was to go to a small island in South America and overthrow the local warlord's rule.
This mission wasn't urgent, so Ross had enough time to arrange it, but just now, Church Mr. had sent a second mission.
This mission was more urgent, and it was up to Ross whether or not to take it; it was optional.
Yin Yang was the first to raise his hand and declare, "Rescue that Chinese scientist."
Caesar glanced at Yin Yang, then raised his hand, "For Yin Yang's sake, I'll choose that one too."
Christmas directly raised his hand, "Seconded."
Jensen shrugged indifferently, "Either is fine."
Rhode looked at the others and said, "I'll also second the first one."
Then, everyone's gaze turned to Zhang Jie.
"Wait, why are you all looking at me?"
"I also lean towards doing the first one," Zhang Jie, feeling a bit unnerved by everyone's stare, finally raised his hand and stated his opinion.
Ross nodded, "Then we'll do the first mission."
"Start preparing your gear now; we depart in an hour."
An hour later, everyone was on a plane bound for Libya.
Upon arriving in Libya, dedicated personnel with dispatch vehicles picked them up and took them to a base.
Soon, the Sacrifice Squad appeared at the base; this was the contact person Church Mr. had told Ross about.
"Thank you so much for coming all this way to help us. Due to the special identity of this scientist, we were unable to seek assistance from the Chinese embassy."
The woman straightforwardly told the Sacrifice Squad members the information because she knew very well that if she didn't tell the truth, there would be no way for this squad to take the job seriously, and it would affect their judgment.
Moreover, their reputation was well-established; apart from the Chinese army, only this squad could handle this matter beautifully.
Then, she handed over a dossier. Ross took it, opened it for a glance, and then passed it to the other members.
Soon, all the team members had reviewed the document, and it came into Zhang Jie's hands.
Zhang Jie took a look.
"Shen Guanghua, 53 years old, Chinese, specializing in nuclear physics..."
After reading the profile, Zhang Jie roughly understood why these guys had kidnapped this person.
It was a nuclear physicist, after all.
The purpose of his kidnapping was naturally easy to guess, but these weren't the key issues. The key issue was how to rescue him, as this group of armed militants was hidden deep in the desert.
"Do you have specific location information?"
Zhang Jie asked.
"Yes, yes!"
After saying that, the woman took out a map and marked a location on it.
"What the f***?"
The moment he saw the location, Zhang Jie immediately started complaining, and even Ross's brows furrowed.
This place was at the junction of Libya, Niger, and Chad, a very sensitive and chaotic area.
No wonder these people didn't seek help from the Chinese embassy immediately.
One reason was that the place was too chaotic and could easily lead to international disputes.
But for this group of armed militants, there were no such concerns.
"It's a bit complicated."
Looking at the information on the map, Zhang Jie summarized.
Ross patted Zhang Jie's shoulder and said with a chuckle, "Precisely because of that, they need us."
That's right, there was nothing wrong with that statement.
Then, Ross spoke a few words with the woman, after which he dismissed her. Immediately, the seven men gathered around the map and began to discuss.
Even though this place was in a sensitive border area of three countries, for the Sacrifice Squad, it wasn't too big of a problem.
As mercenaries, they had no national boundaries; the only thing limiting them was whether their ammunition was sufficient.
"What we need to understand now is how many people are in this armed group, whether we can rescue the person and break out in the shortest possible time," Jensen offered his opinion.
"Also, the location where that Chinese scientist is being held, can we find it quickly?" Rhode raised his point.
"The weapons of those armed militants, and their defenses, can we evacuate quickly after rescuing the person?" Yin Yang also posed his question.
Caesar didn't speak, as his sole purpose was firepower output; he just needed to keep shooting, and he didn't need to consider anything else. Christmas had already been spoken for by Yin Yang, so he also remained silent.
After looking at the map, Zhang Jie murmured, "After confirming all the information, how quickly do we need to complete the rescue?"
Then, stroking his chin, he said, "These armed militants certainly won't hand over the person obediently, so we should go in with a strong assault. After rescuing the person, we'll definitely need to evacuate quickly, but will these armed militants let us evacuate quickly?"
The question had been posed, and Ross only answered with one sentence, "If it's unavoidable, then we'll just have to shoot."
The words were crude but the reasoning sound, yet Zhang Jie couldn't think of a better solution.
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