275: Chapter 273 Oh, an Old Acquaintance 275: Chapter 273 Oh, an Old Acquaintance Gao Yang now had a firm grasp of the psychology of mercenaries, so there was no way he would let this bald man go, especially since he had already gained the upper hand.
The mercenaries only had two possible fates: to surrender or be annihilated.
Seeing the expression on the bald man’s face, Gao Yang knew his guess was correct.
For most mercenaries, the situation they faced was no big deal.
It didn’t matter if people died or if the enemy was formidable; they could use it as leverage to raise their price and cash in big time.
So, the current situation was not only not a crisis for them but also a good opportunity to make money, at least for the majority of mercenaries.
Just then, Li Jinfang shouted, “The third floor has been cleared; it’s confirmed safe.”
Gao Yang had no time for more idle talk.
He immediately yelled, “This guy said there’s no one on the fourth floor; he shouldn’t dare to lie.
Send some people to check out the fourth floor and confirm it’s safe, then immediately establish a stronghold on the fourth floor.
Have the rocket launcher team bring up my rifle when they come up.
Now that we have the advantage of height, let’s knock those bastards out of the building across from us one by one.
If we suppress the enemy’s fire from the opposite building, we can bring in more people to establish a stronghold.”
After waiting for Gao Yang to finish speaking, the bald man hesitated for a while but then sighed deeply and said dejectedly, “Since you’re a mercenary too, you should know that it’s impossible for them to surrender.
Have you ever heard of an entire mercenary group surrendering?
They will only leave on their own; I can’t fulfill your demands.”
The bald man wasn’t wrong.
Not all mercenary groups were as united as Gao Yang’s.
Generally, the fewer the members, the more united the mercenary group was.
Conversely, the more members there were, the weaker the cohesiveness.
Within the same mercenary group, there might be small groups of close brothers-in-arms, but it was unrealistic to expect dozens or hundreds of mercenaries to be as close as a family.
After hearing the bald man’s words, Gao Yang immediately said, “I admit you’re right.
Unfortunately, if that’s the case, you’re useless to me now.”
Upon hearing that he was deemed useless, the bald man naturally thought he was about to be killed, so he immediately cried out, “No, no, I’m not useless.
Let me try, let me try.
Maybe I can persuade them to surrender.
At least I could get some of them to give up resistance, which would always relieve your pressure.
As long as you promise to keep me safe, I can give it a try.”
Gao Yang thought about it and felt that the bald man made sense.
Even if one enemy laid down their weapons, it meant the resistance was weakened by one.
Why not go for it?
Deciding to let the bald man have a go, Gao Yang quickly ordered, “Test Tube, get this guy’s walkie-talkie.”
Having gotten the walkie-talkie, Gao Yang took off the earpiece and said gravely, “Talk to them, and don’t try any tricks.”
Once he took off the earpiece, the walkie-talkie speaker immediately blared with chaotic calling noises.
“Boss, how’s it going over there, answer me quick, the enemy’s fire is too fierce, and the rescue teams can’t break through.
What do we do now?
Answer me!
Hurry up, we’ve got to retreat too!”
Hearing the sounds coming from the walkie-talkie, the bald man was extremely despondent.
Gao Yang didn’t hand the walkie-talkie to the bald man but held it himself.
He was afraid the bald man might try some kind of trick, like scratching the microphone lightly with his fingernail to signal something.
Therefore, Gao Yang couldn’t give the walkie-talkie to the bald man.
Bruce, who brought the walkie-talkie to Gao Yang, had also gone to fetch another walkie-talkie from a corpse.
After removing the earpiece, he stood not far from Gao Yang, closely monitoring what the bald man would say to his comrades.
With everything ready, Gao Yang placed the walkie-talkie near the bald man’s mouth and pressed the transmit button.
“It’s me, we’ve lost our building, we’re all captured.
They’re asking us to lay down our arms; they promise they won’t harm us and after the combat is over, they will let us all leave unconditionally.”
Gao Yang hadn’t agreed that the enemy could leave unconditionally after surrendering.
The bald man took it upon himself to say this; it seemed he really wanted to live, so he didn’t hesitate to trick his teammates, convincing them to surrender first.
While the bald man was speaking, a slightly altered electronic sound came from the walkie-talkie Bruce was holding.
Hearing that electronic sound, a flash of realization struck Gao Yang, and he instantly understood why this bald man gave him such a strong sense of familiarity.
The reason for the strong familiarity was because the bald man’s voice sounded very familiar.
After hearing the almost identical but slightly changed electronic sound, and looking at the bald man’s smooth, hairless head and the big hooked nose, both the image and the voice matched the name or nickname of a person perfectly.
Vulture, whose real name is Jan Vanberyk, was the bald leader of the Vulture Mercenary Group.
He was the one who had mistakenly attacked Professor Buck Rodney thinking he was Morgan, and the one who had found Morgan and launched that attack.
Most importantly, Vulture’s men had almost killed Gao Yang.
In an instant, Gao Yang came to a realization.
Although he was excited to encounter an old acquaintance, he did not immediately reveal Vulture’s identity.
“You want us to surrender?
And you can guarantee our safety?
And you’ll let us all leave?
F**k, you can take that lie to the grave, ha ha!
I’d bet all your loyal guys are dead, right?
It’s just you who survived, isn’t it?
You always survive until the end, but this time go to hell, Vulture!
Guys, Vulture has been captured, he’s a goner.
Now I’m the leader, follow me, we’re pulling out.
Hurry, hurry!”
All hope was crushed, and the person talking to Vulture didn’t give him any chance to speak.
He recklessly held down the transmit button, making it clear that Vulture was abandoned while also hogging the communication frequency, preventing Vulture from getting a word in.
Although the hope of getting the enemy to surrender had been shattered, Gao Yang wasn’t too concerned about it because the enemy probably didn’t have a chance to withdraw.
At that moment, Li Jinfang’s voice came loud and clear through the walkie-talkie: “The fourth floor has been cleared, it’s safe.
We’ve started suppressing the building opposite!
We can head to the rooftop, the visibility is superb.
Third squad, take control of the first floor, head to the rooftop to establish a defensive position.
Quick, quick!”
Gao Yang immediately pressed his walkie-talkie and said loudly, “Rabbit, we have fully occupied this building, and the enemy is retreating.
Pursue them.
Once it’s safe, send some more people up here.
Go to the rooftop; they won’t be able to escape.”
After finishing, Gao Yang realized that the rocket launcher team had already reached the fourth floor, but his rifle hadn’t been delivered yet.
So Gao Yang yelled down the building, “Where’s my gun?
Hurry up and bring it to me.”
After that, he turned to Bruce and shouted, “Keep an eye on our prisoners.
I have a lot to say to him.”
Gao Yang indeed had a lot to say to Vulture—the old score of almost getting killed by the Vulture Mercenary Group, the debt of blood owed to Professor Buck, and of course, the blood debt owed to Morgan.
Although it wasn’t Vulture who personally killed Moses and another bodyguard who had died, and the actual perpetrator had already been killed by Gao Yang, it went without saying that these accounts should primarily fall on Vulture’s head.
So all these old scores and blood debts had to be settled with Vulture.
The US official government had always been on the lookout for Vulture’s whereabouts.
Morgan, true to his word, hadn’t sought trouble with Vulture after their encounter.
Of course, he didn’t mind providing intelligence to the official government to let them deal with Vulture.
However, the Vulture Mercenary Group, previously active in Central Africa, had suddenly disappeared without a trace, and so had Vulture’s family.
The US official government did not have an exact location for Vulture, which was mainly because they didn’t take him too seriously and wouldn’t waste too many resources on him.
There were plenty of nations in Africa that were in opposition to the US where Vulture could have easily hidden.
As for Morgan, even though he had looked for Vulture, he was very busy and did not spend too much energy searching for him.
After all, finding the Vulture Mercenary Group, used as a tool by others, wasn’t important.
The priority was to find the mastermind behind the hired assaults.
Thus, Vulture lived in safety until now when he had accidentally encountered Gao Yang in Somalia.
Gao Yang had learned from Morgan that Vulture had a bad reputation.
Even if all his teammates died, Vulture would be safe.
Moreover, the Vulture Mercenary Group had a high turnover rate because not many people were willing to work for Vulture, but somehow, he always managed to find new recruits.
Even if the Vulture Mercenary Group dissolved, he could quickly establish another Mercenary Group.
From Vulture’s actions, it was evident that he was very skilled at betraying his teammates and preserving himself.
If it hadn’t been for that, Vulture would not have been captured alive.
Also, it was their fast attack and blocking his escape route before Vulture sensed the danger that had enabled them to catch him.
Being able to capture Vulture made Gao Yang’s mood very pleasant.
However, questions and settling accounts could wait; he needed to hurry to the rooftop to make the most out of his skills.
After a rocket launcher operator finally brought his rifle, Gao Yang received the gun and rushed towards the rooftop.
With a good line of sight and firing position, he could be very effective.
But when Gao Yang took his gun and pulled the bolt, the feeling that came through his hand made him realize there was a problem with his gun.
Gao Yang was initially shocked, but after a careful look, he spotted the problem.
There was a small hole above the magazine on his rifle’s mechanism—a bullet had hit his rifle.
Remembering the jolt he had felt while charging forward, he now understood the cause.
A bullet had struck the rifle on his back and completely damaged the mechanism.
Looking at his own rifle, Gao Yang felt frustrated for a moment and could only pick up a sniper rifle used by the Vulture Mercenary Group.
He urgently said over the walkie-talkie: “Rabbit, quickly have someone bring my spare gun.
It’s in the car.
S**t, my gun is damaged.
Lucky I listened to you and left a spare one, otherwise, we’d be in big trouble.” (To be continued.
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