Ultimate Firepower
Chapter 133 - 123 Rejoicing at the News of Battle

Chapter 133: Chapter 123 Rejoicing at the News of Battle

It was unbelievable that Li Jie was not only alive but also conscious.

Reeking of foul odor and covered in dirt, Li Jie looked truly disheveled and weak, yet his eyes still shone with lucidity. After being brought before Gao Yi, he even had the strength to ask a question.

"Did you rescue me?"

Li Jie’s tone was full of bewilderment. After scrutinizing Gao Yi repeatedly, he said with utter confusion, "Even if I have to die, I need to see who you are first, but I don’t recognize you..."

"I am..."

Gao Yi stopped mid-sentence because Li Jie’s eyes closed, and he fainted.

Struggling not to pass out, insisting on seeing who Gao Yi was, Li Jie’s curiosity was touching.

"Quite the leisurely concern."

After sighing, Gao Yi said to the Major, "Hurry and save him, tell me what happened."

"They were locked in the basement by terrorists, all passages to the outside were blocked, not completely sealed, but still with insufficient oxygen, then there was no food, no water, twenty people in total, only four survived, including him."

The Major spoke with a sigh, then quickly added, "He doesn’t have any serious physical problems, just severe dehydration and weakness, he can be moved."

Then there was nothing more to say, board the plane, return to Baghdad, send to the hospital.

Before making it back to Baghdad, Grins called Gao Yi.

"Did you find the person?"

Grins really hoped Gao Yi could find the person because Gao Yi had helped him a lot this time. It could be said to be a rebirth favor, and the only thing he could reciprocate with was a little privilege, which wasn’t of much help to Gao Yi, belonging to something that could be done or not.

"Found him, still alive."

Gao Yi’s response excited Grins instantly, then he immediately said, "That’s great, just great. You’re on your way back, right?"

"Yes."

Grins whispered heartily, "Very good, let Peter and the others get ready. The helicopter will enter the Green Zone directly, send the person to the military hospital, and then let them take the same helicopter to carry out a capture operation."

Wary that he had heard wrong, Gao Yi asked in surprise, "A capture operation?"

"Yes! We got a lot of valuable intelligence from Saibu’s mouth. There are a few people connected with ISIS hiding in Baghdad. We could let the Iraqis or other units do the capturing, but anyhow, it is definitely better for us to do the capturing and keep the people under our control."

The Secret Action Bureau really didn’t have available personnel; the action team had just been formed and was immediately put to use.

That’s the advantage of a new department, short staffed, naturally, everyone can play a big part.

"Alright, once we get back, I will have Peter and the others find you immediately."

"No, I’ll be waiting for you, pal. Can you find some other reliable people? We can’t have too few people for this operation; it takes too much paperwork to mobilize the army, and I don’t trust Iraqis."

Just having Peter and his five men wasn’t enough; they needed more. Gao Yi thought if Grins couldn’t find suitable people in Baghdad, then he and Lin Xianghua might as well go in person.

"So I should help as well?"

Gao Yi tried asking, but Grins immediately said, "No way, absolutely not! I definitely can’t let you take that risk. Even if we are short a few men, we’ve estimated that about twelve people will suffice. If it comes down to it, we’ll go ourselves."

The Secret Action Bureau, with an operation to its name, could call upon the entire US Army’s support, but some intelligence units couldn’t normally do that.

Coming up with an idea, Gao Yi said, "I know three mercenaries, snipers, who I can call up. Also, I’ll talk to Sholov and borrow some of his manpower... no, just have him help arrange for a few people."

"That works! I think that’s good. Our action team needs to expand quickly, but for this time, let’s use mercenaries. Better to use them than let someone else take the credit. It must be an independent operation by the Secret Action Bureau. Help me make contact."

After hanging up, Gao Yi said to Peter, "Once we get back, you guys have a mission right away, a capture mission."

Peter, who loved the prospect of battle, was thrilled. "Great! Boss, I definitely won’t let you down."

"We still don’t have enough people, Grins needs to find more, otherwise, it’s not enough to surround the targets. I plan to use the two from Wind Vane and Snow Mink Mercenary Group, that makes three, and then find a few more..."

Peter exclaimed in shock, "No way, absolutely not, anyone but Wind Vane!"

Gao Yi was quite interested in Wind Vane, but hearing Peter’s outburst, he asked curiously, "Why not?"

"He betrays comrades!"

Peter was vehement, "He’s a sniper supposed to provide long-range cover, but the guy at the safest spot was the first to run. He switched three mercenary groups; he’s indeed a very skilled sniper, but as soon as things go south he flees immediately. How can we use someone like that?"

Lin Xianghua chimed in, "Exactly, otherwise why would he be called Wind Vane? He can only fight battles with the wind at his back. He might hold out a bit in danger, but as soon as he feels his own life threatened, he’ll abandon others and run. Otherwise, why would a particularly skilled sniper be unwanted?"

"I see, no wonder he’s called Wind Vane. What about the two from Snow Mink Mercenary Group?"

"Never heard of them, but Snow Mink Mercenary Group has a good reputation, so those two machine gun snipers should be fine, at least we needn’t worry too much about trusting them with our backs."

Gao Yi nodded, pondered for a moment, then said, "We’ll still use Wind Vane this time; we’re short-handed, and it’s a capture, not a battle, there’s no danger. If Wind Vane is unreliable it doesn’t matter, but not just him alone. I’ll stick close, if he dares to desert, I’ll smash his skull with a hammer."

Knowing he was unreliable but having to make do for now, like using a disposable rag, use it once then throw it away, without having to sustain him.

As he was about to make the call, Gao Yi said to Peter, "Do you know any other reliable mercenaries? This time we’ll be catching more than just one or two people, so we need more hands."

Peter gave a wry smile, "There are plenty of mercenaries, but getting them to act costs money."

It’s better to spend the money on mercenaries than to let someone else take the credit. Gao Yi considered for a moment and said, "No matter, find a few, let the Secret Action Bureau pay for them. That’s the plan. You make the arrangements."