King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

When Joe Ga arrived with reinforcements, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After 40 days of intense fighting, all the allied forces were a bit overwhelmed. The command center of P·B had moved from the original border post to a school in Byrdi. Tall walls, reinforced houses, and multiple heavy machine gun fire points added a sense of safety for those inside. When Joe Ga entered Byrdi by car, he found that the atmosphere here was not relaxed either. As he passed through the center of Byrdi, a car that had exploded was left on the roadside, still emitting wisps of blue smoke. It was then that Joe Ga realized not only had the battle in Tubruq not ended, but terrorists were still harassing Byrdi. No wonder Nis kept increasing the bombing intensity; those terrorists really seemed to have no regard for life, apparently neither for others' nor for their own. When the convoy entered the school, Joe Ga saw a group of Wagner and some Tuareg... There were many casualties, and the morale was not very high, which affected the atmosphere of the entire school. Joe Ga got out of the car and greeted the approaching commander, Zahovic, and Wagner's Salenko, and pointed to those injured, saying, "Why not send them away?" Zahovic heard this and said strangely, "They are mercenaries, where are we supposed to send them? Boss, we have doctors helping; isn't it bad to send them away to treat themselves?" Joe Ga was startled and then said strangely, "I meant send them to the hospital..." Speaking of that, Joe Ga suddenly thought of something, and he looked at Zahovic, saying, "And the Seville paratroopers? Some of them were injured too, where did they go?" Zahovic, relaxed, said, "'Professor' let the cargo plane take them home on its return trip." Joe Ga pondered for a moment and shook his head, saying, "That's not right, these mercenaries may be paid daily, but they were injured working for us, we should handle their medical care. Having casualties stay here affects morale, I'll get in touch with Egypt, no, I'll handle the Greek side. Those people can't just talk, they need to offer some substantial support. Prepare the vehicle; my plane hasn't left yet. Let those with more serious injuries fly to Greece; I'll arrange for hospitals there." Joe Ga's words stunned Salenko nearby, who incredulously said, "Sir, are you sending my men to Greek hospitals?" Joe Ga, frowning, replied, "Why? Does Wagner have a better solution?" Hearing that, Salenko hurriedly shook his head and said, "No no, I just didn't expect..." Speaking, Salenko lowered his head and said gloomily, "I had a few severely injured pals whose conditions had just stabilized and they left for their country, I should have had them stay..." Joe Ga paused, waved his hand and said, "Does Wagner reimburse you for medical expenses? If not, send me the bills. I definitely can't cover the rehabilitation and living expenses for the injured in the long run, but I can provide medical costs and some disability compensation." Saying that, Joe Ga looked at the strangely expressive Zahovic, saying, "Same for you, and you're our own people. P·B never lets our own down!" Compared to the touched Zahovic, Wagner's Salenko was excited... These poor Russians, willing to risk their lives for a daily combat subsidy of 500 dollars. Death they do not fear; it's the disability and the hefty medical costs that scare them. The advantage of a big company is that it can take responsibility for medical care, but when it comes to disability compensation, not so much. Now, Mr. Joe not only wanted to provide medical support but also was willing to provide some disability allowances, making it more than just a matter of generosity. This natural sense of responsibility had a tremendous impact on mercenaries like Salenko. Salenko had been slightly unsure about leaving Wagner to join P·B... Not anymore! He only regretted not having nodded in agreement when Mr. Joe was recruiting. Joe Ga could sense Salenko's emotional shift; he patted on the Russian man's shoulder, saying, "Same for all, you sell your lives to me. You are mercenaries, I shouldn't pay if you die, but I definitely take care of the injuries. I can't do much for the deceased, but those with me who are alive will never be abandoned!" Salenko stood up straight, saluted solemnly to Joe Ga, and then said, "Sir, thank you! I am honored to serve you!" Joe Ga waved his hand and said, "Enough talk, organize the evacuation of the injured. They were injured while fighting terrorists; they deserve honors, they should be respected!" Touched, Salenko saluted again, then turned around and loudly spoke a few words in Russian to some of the injured sunbathing, causing a group of Wagner Russians to let out excited cheers... Just as Joe Ga was about to leave with Zahovic, a middle-aged man dressed in desert combat attire approached and asked, "Sir, can the Tuareg people enjoy the same treatment?" Joe Ga was taken aback for a moment, then looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, recalled for a moment, and said, "Are you 'Gunfire'?" 'Gunfire' glanced at Karman and Dorian, then nodded and said, "Yes, boss, I am 'Gunfire', and we've met before..." Joe Ga studied the man in front of him curiously and smacked his lips, "You know, I've always felt that the code name 'Gunfire' sounded familiar, I must have heard someone mention it." As he spoke, Joe Ga looked back at Karman and Dorian and said, "But in my memory, I haven't met him, have you?" Karman shook his head and said, "Unless you met him in America, I'm sure we never met him." 'Gunfire' heard and smiled bitterly, he hadn't expected the famous P·B boss to be an 'acquaintance'. 'Gunfire' had once been hired by the Mori Family to wage war against the Glorious Society, but during the battle, three ghost-like figures infiltrated the Mori household and killed everyone inside. Actually, 'Gunfire' had not seen Joe Ga's face, but he remembered the physical characteristics of the three people vividly, especially Karman's distinctive way of walking. As a top-notch expert, 'Gunfire' recognized them instantly. He recognized Joe Ga and his group as soon as they got out of their car. When Joe Ga showed his responsibility, combined with the support of P·B's credibility, 'Gunfire' felt he had to be honest. Otherwise, it would be even more troublesome in the future if he accidentally spilled the beans, especially since he was responsible for bringing in the Tuareg people and he had to secure fair treatment for those soldiers. To secure fair treatment, he first had to show his genuine side! Facing Joe Ga's puzzled look, 'Gunfire' hesitated for a moment, then said, "The Mori Family, I was under the cliff at that time, I witnessed your retreat with my own eyes. Three ghosts, two snipers… I found the ghosts, and I have a pretty good guess who the snipers were." Upon hearing this, Joe Ga nodded in realization, and said, "You were a mercenary for the Mori Family? I've always had a question, when we killed all of Mori Family's people, why did you keep pursuing us?" Joe Ga's current identity truly didn't care much about the matters of the Mori Family anymore. It didn't matter if people knew, as Italians can hardly hold it against Joe Ga for eliminating the malignant Mori Family. It would be more fitting to award him a medal instead. Seeing Joe Ga ask openly, 'Gunfire' breathed a sigh of relief, then said, "Because I was hired by Claudia, the youngest daughter of the Mori Family. As long as the person paying the money wasn't dead, we had to try our best." At that moment, Joe Ga suddenly recalled that Aaron had asked him to arrange an identity for his wife in the hostage protection plan in America, and the office there had sent him the details, and that woman was Claudia. Joe Ga didn't really care about this youngest daughter of the Mori Family, but now that 'Gunfire' had suddenly appeared… After a slight hesitation, Joe Ga patted 'Gunfire' on the shoulder and said "Alright, we can consider ourselves acquainted, but as mercenaries, it's understandable to fight for different sides on the battlefield." As he spoke, Joe Ga lowered his head and said softly, "But let's not bring up the Mori Family again, okay? About the Mori Family, I don't think I did anything wrong, nor am I afraid of anyone causing trouble over it. But as you know, I am extremely busy, the less trouble the better!" 'Gunfire' heard this and decisively said, "No problem, I actually don't remember much anymore, those people were all masked, I probably couldn't recognize them if they stood right in front of me." Joe Ga was pleased with 'Gunfire's attitude, looking toward several Tuareg fighters with covered faces in the distance, and nodded, "Then let the wounded Tuareg leave together, the lightly injured go to the border refugee camp, there are many doctors there who can help. The severely injured can go to Greece, heal up there and then return or go straight home." As he spoke, Joe Ga suddenly hesitated, then slapped his forehead, "I remember now, 'Gunfire', weren't you the one who took people to the Sardinia diving center for Combat Diving Training?" 'Gunfire' listened, and nodded bitterly, "Yes, back then we were 30 people, now I'm the only one left." As Joe Ga walked towards the conference room, he asked curiously, "I heard from a friend at the diving center that those men you led were actually sponsored by NATO, similar to Delta Force. I heard you've fought in Africa for many years, who did you primarily serve for?" 'Gunfire' didn't hide anything, he shrugged and said, "I am Irish, because of personal reasons I retired from the British Special Boat Service, then was introduced by some intelligence brokers and under their encouragement I organized that team. At that time, I mainly served for France, England, and Italy. I always felt myself to be a soldier, but unfortunately, I eventually realized that things weren't as I thought… An unrecognized team doesn't have honor!" Upon hearing this, Joe Ga exclaimed in astonishment, "You were actually retired from the SBS?" 'Gunfire' listened, rolled up his sleeve to reveal the 'one frog, two paddles' tattoo on his arm, and nodded, "Yes, SBS, but I'm not proud of it…" If the world's top special warfare teams were ranked, SBS would definitely be on the list. If you consider England's Marine Corps to be the SEALs, then SBS would be SEAL Team Six! Joe Ga curiously asked, "Why so?" 'Gunfire' paused for a moment, then said, "Because I served in Ireland for six months, then went through three years of hell-like training, and in the end, they kicked me out of the SBS because my cousin had a background with the Irish Republican Army!"