105: Chapter 104 Defense mission 105: Chapter 104 Defense mission Gao Yang didn’t even know what he was feeling as he looked at Li Jinfang and Cui Bo, his voice tired and without strength, “When did you guys get here?
What did you all hear?”
“I came over when I heard the piano music,” Li Jinfang said, “I saw Natalia standing at the door when I arrived, so I also stopped at the doorway to listen for a while.
As for what you were talking about, well, I heard whatever I should have heard.”
Cui Bo seemed somewhat dejected, “I came over after playing the piano.
Seeing Jinfang and Natalia sneaking around, I also stood at the door and listened for a bit.”
Gao Yang waved his hand weakly, “Forget it, it’s nothing.
You guys go ahead, let me have some quiet for a while, I need to think things over.”
Gao Yang hadn’t expected Li Jinfang and Cui Bo to offer any helpful advice, he just wanted to be alone in silence for a while.
However, after Li Jinfang and Cui Bo left, Gao Yang suddenly realized he hadn’t taken care of the most important thing for which he’d sought out Yelena.
Looking at the list still in his hand, Gao Yang wanted to cry without tears.
This meant he had to go to Yelena’s bedroom again to find her.
He really wished someone else could take care of it for him, but his list was written in Chinese characters, which Li Jinfang and Cui Bo weren’t capable of translating into English to send out.
Helplessly, Gao Yang walked to Yelena’s door and knocked before quickly explaining his reason for being there to avoid any misunderstanding with Yelena and Natalia.
“Yelena, I’d like to use your computer, is that okay with you now?”
With a smile on her face, Natalia opened the door, “She’s quite available now.
You two chat away, I have to step out for a bit, oh, I’m going shopping and it will take a long time before I come back, bye.”
Watching Natalia quickly walk away, Yelena beamed with a smile, “A mother always loves her daughter the most, right?
Come in then, you can do anything you need to here.”
Following the principle of acting swiftly, Gao Yang sat down at the now-open computer and quickly registered a new email account; he then swiftly typed out his list in English and sent it to Uriyangko.
While Gao Yang was doing all this, Yelena simply sat quietly beside him, just watching him with a smile.
After sorting everything out as quickly as possible, Gao Yang stood up, “I still have some things to take care of, I’ll head back first.”
Yelena smiled happily, nodding her head, “Alright, I should go practice the piano.”
Gao Yang felt like he should do something, but thinking about Catherine who would arrive in a week, he thought it was better to maintain the current ambiguous relationship, so as to avoid bigger issues once Catherine arrived.
Gao Yang fled to his room as if escaping, his expression fluctuating between smiles and frowns as he lost himself in thought for a while.
Being liked by someone is a very happy thing, but for Gao Yang, having to choose between two people was giving him a headache.
While Gao Yang was lost in thought, his phone suddenly rang.
“Hey, Ram, I’ve seen your list.
Most of it’s fine, and everything should be ready in ten days, but I don’t have the boots you’re asking for.
If I order them from the US, it’d make more sense for you to buy them in South Africa.
Also, your list includes large-caliber sniper rifles.
My suggestion is to remove this item.”
“Okay, no problem with the boots, I’ll buy them myself, but why remove the sniper rifle?”
“You see, for your mission this time, you won’t need large-caliber sniper rifles at all.
Well, I won’t beat around the bush, you know, Gaddafi is looking for tough mercenaries to be his guards, obviously just the outer ones.
This information is very reliable; they’ve been recruiting people in secret, and the price is extremely high.”
When Gao Yang heard ‘extremely high price’, he became somewhat interested, but then, thinking about being a bodyguard for Gaddafi, he felt it was unreliable and also too dangerous.
Gaddafi was now a thorn in the side of both NATO and the opposition.
If he were to guard Gaddafi, he probably wouldn’t be able to get a good night’s sleep.
After hesitating for a moment, Gao Yang thought Uriyangko’s words seemed unreliable, so he asked in wonder, “Gaddafi has a lot of bodyguards, and there’s even a very famous female guard squad.
Why would he want to find guards from among mercenaries?”
“I’ve told you, it’s for the outer perimeter duties, essentially cannon fodder.
You probably won’t even see Gaddafi, and it might not necessarily be Gaddafi himself, there’s also a chance it could be for one of his sons.
They don’t have a beautiful female guard squad like Gaddafi does.
This mission is not only not dangerous, it might even be simpler than you think.
They just need some mercenaries to provide protection on the outskirts, not close-protection bodyguards.
They wouldn’t let mercenaries protect them closely.
So, there’s really nothing to worry about.”
After thinking it over, Gao Yang said, “Got it.
We’ll discuss the specifics when we get to Libya.
No need to make a decision too soon.”
Uriyangko said, “Your conditions are perfect.
Gaddafi doesn’t trust the underperforming government army, so he’s looking for mercenaries to provide outer perimeter security.
But he doesn’t want to entrust such an important task to a single mercenary group, so he needs to find many small mercenary groups, or even freelancers.
This way, he won’t have to worry about the mercenary group that’s protecting him getting out of his control.
I’m convinced you guys will be selected without any issues.
So, you won’t be going to battle; you just need to provide close-range safety protection, and that doesn’t require large-caliber sniper rifles.”
After listening to Uriyangko, Gao Yang hesitated for a moment and then said, “Alright, but I’d like to ask, how much would all the equipment we need cost?
Including both with and without the sniper rifles.”
“The total is fourteen thousand six hundred fifty-five US dollars—a cost price.
Let’s not sweat the small change; let’s just round it up to fifteen thousand US dollars, okay?
As for the sniper rifles, a Barrett with bullets and scopes is forty-five thousand dollars, and an Accuracy International AS50 with bullets and scopes is seventy-six thousand dollars.
These are my cost prices.
But you know, this isn’t my main line of sales, so when I buy these from someone else, they’ll include a little profit.
But I believe it’s the lowest price you can get.
My procurement network is pretty robust.
Also, if you insist on having a large-caliber sniper rifle, or if you decide to buy one after this mission, I recommend the McMillan TAC-50.
While this gun is a bolt-action, it holds the record for the longest kill shot in the world.
Additionally, I have this gun in stock, brand-new in-stock, complete with scope, accessories, and all additional gear for just thirty-five thousand dollars.”
Gao Yang immediately corrected Uriyangko’s error and said, “The latest record is held by the L115A3; the TAC-50’s record is outdated.”
“Is that so?
I’m not too clear on that, but never mind, as long as you know the TAC-50 is a good gun that’s all that matters.”
Gao Yang didn’t care whether the TAC-50 held the record for the longest kill shot or not; it was meaningless to him.
Therefore, Uriyangko’s suggestion was indeed worth considering.
After thinking it over, Gao Yang felt that Uriyangko’s price was quite fair.
Although it wasn’t cheap, Uriyangko couldn’t possibly have bought the items at the factory price.
“Okay, we’ll do as you say.
Prepare everything, and we’ll pay in ten days.
Also, keep the McMillan sniper rifle for me.
Even if we don’t need it this time, I want to take a look.
If it’s as good as you say, I would at least like to place a reservation.”
After hanging up the phone, Gao Yang looked at the amount of money noted down and suddenly realized that Uriyangko was quite something.
By cutting out the change, he just rounded the price up from fourteen thousand six hundred to a neat fifteen thousand.