705: Chapter 697: Self-Reliance 705: Chapter 697: Self-Reliance Gao Yang had returned to Dubai, where a cleaner personally escorted him straight to the Burj Al Arab Hotel.
As soon as Gao Yang was safely inside, the cleaner vanished without a trace.
After reuniting with everyone, Gao Yang first checked on Bruce and then, carrying a suitcase full of cash, he returned to the presidential suite he had stayed in for one night.
He gathered everyone to share what had happened during their separate ways and took the opportunity to hold a small meeting.
“That’s the situation.
Overnight, everything changed.
I was discussing with Grand Ivan whether to go for an oil field or to establish a security company when we got bombed.
Now I’ve lost all contact with Grand Ivan and Uriyangko’s group, and I have no idea if they are dead or alive.”
Listening to Gao Yang recount his experiences, everyone showed expressions of relief that it was over.
Glolov exhaled sharply and said loudly, “We all thought Grand Ivan had complete control of the situation.
Who knew such a thing would happen?
But thank goodness you’re safe.
As for the oil fields and shares, forget about them.”
Li Jinfang also nodded, saying, “Really, money isn’t the most important thing.
We can always earn our own, but it’s just not worth it to risk our lives.
This was too dangerous.
With laser-guided bombs coming down from the sky, who the hell can guard against that?”
Gao Yang also felt a sense of fear in hindsight.
Despite some hiccups while evacuating and the death of two bodyguards, the most dangerous threat had come from the bombs from above.
Luckily, Grand Ivan had always been well-informed and received a message just before the bombing.
Otherwise, Gao Yang would not have even known how he died.
After a bitter smile, Gao Yang sighed and said, “Well, this time I didn’t gain any advantage and even lost two million.
But that’s secondary; two million for a life is still worth it.
Since Mark Yves tried to help me, I can’t just stand by and watch him die.
The most frustrating thing is that we were all about to become big bosses in office, but then the Americans stirred things up and it all fell apart.”
Cui Bo curled his lip and said, “I don’t want to be a boss; I just want to be a sniper and fight all over the place.”
Eileen also said loudly, “Exactly, I’ve fought only a few battles and now you want me to retire from the mercenary business?
I won’t agree to that.
Even if we do set up some security company, I’m staying on the front lines.”
Gao Yang said helplessly, “I mean, you can’t get all twisted up in your minds.
Don’t learn from those crazies in the Angel Mercenary Corps.”
At that moment, Glolov laughed and said, “In these short two years, I’ve really broadened my horizons and gained knowledge, no longer just fighting and earning petty cash as a mercenary.
If you ask me, even if Grand Ivan is in trouble, we can still pool our money and start our own security company.”
Frey said loudly, “Exactly, that’s right boss.
You have such a good relationship with Morgan.
We can buy our own gear, hire people, then establish a company in America, and have Morgan help find some business.
We could still grow from there.”
Li Jinfang laughed and added, “Don’t forget Li Pengfei.
Their scale is still too small.
They always have jobs designated for them but can’t handle them all.
If we establish our own company, Li Pengfei would definitely give up many jobs to us.”
Gao Yang, stroking his chin, mused, “That’s true.
We plan to retire once we’ve earned enough, and that’s definitely unchanging.
But retiring young, we can’t just sit around eating away our savings, huh?
Even without Grand Ivan, we can still do it ourselves.
Grand Ivan could have helped us start a huge company in one go, but we don’t have such financial power.
We’ll just start a smaller one.”
At this time, Little Donnie laughed and said, “It can’t be too small though.
If it’s just a few dozen people, we could do that right now.
The key is, the jobs from Morgan are big jobs.
With just dozens of people and only light weapons, we won’t make much money.
If we do it, we need to start a big company, and the scale must be large enough.
We also need full equipment to take on tough battles.
Only then can we get big business and high income.”
Gao Yang nodded and said, “That’s correct.
If we are to start a company, it has to be us, ten people, plus Little Donnie.
Earning just three to four million dollars a year wouldn’t be meaningful.”
Rafael chuckled and said, “I’m quite familiar with the market for small security companies.
In fact, earning two or three million dollars a year is already quite good for a small security company.
You can’t compare them to Satan; we earn the highest commissions in the industry.
But then again, the jobs a security company does are much safer than ours, with less risk, and naturally, less payoff.”
Gao Yang nodded and stated, “High risk, high income, no risk, and you can only expect low or even no income.
If we’re going to start a company and aren’t worried about getting business, it must be of a certain scale.
But with a large company, the investment will be substantial.”
After speaking, Gao Yang sighed and said, “Right now, I have just under three million dollars left in my account.
To start a big company, even if we pool our money together, it wouldn’t be enough.”
Cui Bo exclaimed, “What?
You have less than three million dollars?
How do you have less than me?
I have about six hundred thousand.”
Gao Yang said helplessly, “I split the most, but I also spend fiercely.
I just threw away two million.
Let’s not talk about this, we’ll keep saving.
I’ll find out how much we need to start the company.
I guess fifty million dollars should be enough.
With our current rate of earning, if we all chip in, it should be quick.”
Eileen clenched her fist tightly and said loudly, “Alright, we’ll work hard for another two years, save up enough money, and then start a big company, hiring at least two thousand people, hmph.”
Li Jinfang also said loudly, “That’s right.
We’ll pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and start the company all the same.”
The atmosphere suddenly heated up because they no longer had to fight as mercenaries and leave the battlegrounds.
Satan Mercenary Corps didn’t need to disband.
Everyone could chip in to start a company and stay together.
This might just be the best outcome for mercenaries.
Why do old soldiers cry so bitterly when they retire?
Isn’t it because they’re unwilling to part with their comrades-in-arms?
Many veteran mercenaries in established mercenary groups don’t retire even after making enough money, simply because they have a band of brothers who’ve shared life and death experiences.
They prefer to gather together, risking death in battle, until they truly meet their end.
For those who have survived the hail of bullets, the bond with comrades whom they can trust their lives with is not something that people outside this group can truly understand.
People in the Satan Mercenary Corps, including Gao Yang, had no plan for the future.
How much money is enough from risking their lives?
No one in Gao Yang’s group could answer that question because they didn’t know.
They had never considered how much they needed; they had no clear goals for the future.
All they knew was to make as much money as possible and that fighting wars for money was enough for them.
But now things were different; after having a goal, regardless of whether it was easy to achieve or should be achieved, Gao Yang and the others didn’t think too much about it.
They simply needed a goal to strive for.
At least now, the people in the Satan Mercenary Corps knew what kind of future they wanted.
Having an ideal, a determined goal, and the decision to realize it, Gao Yang and the others had a long discussion.
They felt that Bruce still didn’t know about it, so they all went to Bruce’s room.
After sending away his nurse, they continued their discussion.
The discussion had no concrete details, but rather a vision, or rather an ambition for the future.
However, after talking a lot, everyone was filled with anticipation for the future they envisioned, and so, their motivation surged.
After talking for a while, and as their excitement gradually subsided, Gao Yang waved his hand and said, “We were planning to go to the Israeli Training Camp, but Bruce was injured, I was injured, and we can’t engage in intense activities for a while.
Eileen and Rafael too.
With four of us unable to engage in vigorous training, it doesn’t make much sense to have a group training.
Let’s take a break, until Bruce fully recovers.”
After returning from a round in South Africa, Gao Yang felt that it was indeed impossible to fight a battle without medical staff.
If he had Bruce by his side when evacuating Cape Town, not only would Mark Yves not need the cleaner’s help, but the bodyguard who took a bullet for him and was shot in the lung might well have survived.
Therefore, Gao Yang decided that he would not accept any tasks before Bruce recovered, no matter what.
Since they couldn’t take on tasks or go to group training and there was nothing else to do, it seemed best to just take a break.
Once he mentioned taking a break, Eileen immediately snapped to attention and said loudly, “Sir, I would like to go home for a visit.
Please approve!”
Gao Yang laughed and said, “I’ve already said we’re on break.
You can go wherever you wish.
Okay, okay, I know you’re used to it.
Yes, I approve.”
“Thank you, sir!”
After Eileen finished speaking in a very procedural manner, Cui Bo chuckled and said, “Eileen’s got it bad, but if she’s going home, I might as well go home and lie down for a bit too.
Brother Yang and Jinfang, should I stop by our place to check on things and maybe send some money back?”
Li Jinfang hesitated for a moment and said, “Maybe not.”
Gao thought for a moment and said, “See how it goes.
I’ve just sent 1,000,000 to my family, and with the way my parents spend, they definitely can’t finish it.
There’s no need to send money.
Sending too much might actually not be good.
Just pass on a message for me, tell them I’m doing well.
I’ll write a letter.
If you have a chance, see if you can deliver it.”
After saying this, Gao Yang turned to Li Jinfang and said, “You should also let Rabbit go to check on your family.
Have him figure out a way to send a message.”
After hesitating a bit longer, Li Jinfang finally nodded and said, “Okay, I’ll also write a letter.
Look and see if you can deliver it, if not, then never mind.
Rabbit, see how things go, and also, take less money.
Just three or twenty thousand is fine.
Too much, and I’m afraid it might cause problems.”
That’s when Frey laughed and said, “Boss, are you going back to America with me and Big Dog, or what?”
Gao Yang touched the wound on his neck and sighed, “I’m going to America too, but you guys go ahead.
I need to get these two wounds treated first.” (To be continued.
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