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Chapter 789: Chapter 686: Rescue (Request for Subscription!)_2
"She is currently locked in an isolated room under Sadoke’s custody. Her life is safe and she has not been tortured. It seems that Sadoke wants to use her to exchange for something else. As to what, we do not know yet." A soldier explained.
The command room knew the actual situation, but Qian Lei and the others did not have sufficient clearance to know.
At this revelation...
They all understood that the matter was far from simple. If even Sadoke, a person of consequence, could use her as a bargaining chip, then the situation was complicated, and possibly, she was of special significance.
"Let’s get going, we can’t be seen here." Conversations among the dead were unsettling, and Chai Ren couldn’t help but shudder.
Much was left unsaid among the group.
Qian Lei got into the car with a heavy heart.
Seeing this, Chai Ren sighed. They were helpless in such a situation.
Suddenly...
Chai Ren remembered his current predicament.
Hadn’t he just been rescued?
If these soldiers were as powerful as they seemed, could they... As this thought brewed, it took root and grew uncontrollably. He worried that they might provoke Sadoke as a consequence, given that Sadoke was backed by thousands.
However, there was no harm in asking.
"Um, do you have any way to rescue her?" Chai Ren asked the soldier driving the car.
As their subject of protection, Chai Ren’s driver is a soldier, with his two bodyguards seated separately in the front seat and next to him.
"Sure, the task difficulty is medium, the price for the mission is one million US dollars." After a pause, the soldier slowly replied. If there was money to be made without going against Tang Qing’s core values, soldiers are not afraid of taking action.
"Really?" Chai Ren was surprised.
He was just trying his luck; he didn’t expect that the soldier would actually agree. Although it would cost them, that was of secondary importance. The main point was that the soldier dared to provoke Sadoke and attempt to rescue his captive.
"Yes," the soldier confirmed.
"When can we start then?" Putting aside his surprises, Chai Ren prioritized rescuing the woman.
The soldier replied, "We can start anytime. You can pay after the task is successfully completed. So, should we proceed with a rescue mission for Galina? The fee is one million US dollars, to be paid within three days of completion."
"Yes, yes, I agree. But won’t this cause you any trouble? After all, Galina seems to be very important to them." Chai Ren asked worriedly. If Tang Qing’s friends were to get in trouble over this, it wouldn’t be good.
"Don’t worry, this is our issue to deal with," the soldier replied nonchalantly.
He sounded neither sad nor happy.
However, his confidence and fearlessness were fully displayed.
Chai Ren couldn’t tell if these people were brave due to their exceptional skills or something else. This was a force of fifteen thousand men and they dared to provoke them easily. Wasn’t this...? Damn, Chai Ren felt a pang of regret. It was not like these people were going to war with the enemy; they were only going to rescue a person.
No matter how many people the enemy had...
They didn’t necessarily have to go through a face-to-face confrontation.
"Mr. Chai Ren, the mission has been assigned. We will notify you once it’s completed."
"All right, I’ll be waiting for your good news."
As Chai Ren was confirming the mission info...
An order was transmitted to Bei Ji Province, Sadoke’s base.
...
Congo Gold.
Bei Ji Province.
Fei Yi City.
Sadoke’s headquarters.
This was a medium-sized city.
Sadoke was not just a man of war; he also had interest in economic development. Thus, other than clashes with the Congolese government, he didn’t turn the entire province into a warzone. Instead, he developed quite a booming economy.
Leveraging local mineral resources and geographical advantages...
Sadoke has earned a large fortune over the years and invested a significant portion of it in arms and weaponry, maintaining a certain advantage over others. It was not that their military power was superior to the Congo gold; the Congo gold was basically a zone of armed confusion.
Everywhere you look, there were armed soldiers.
It was absolutely impossible for them to maintain order.
If it wasn’t for a conference held years ago that brought two local armed factions under their control, Congo gold would be in an even worse state. Even now, the situation was same; the two factions had nominally surrendered to the Congolese Government but, technically, they still held their power.
At the south end of Fei Yi City...
Inside a heavily guarded building...
This was the place where Sadoke held his important captives with 300 soldiers on guard to assure no mishap would occur.
Galina was locked in a separate room, two floors underground.
At this time...
Galina was huddled in a corner of the room, weeping. She was overcome with fear. This half month felt like half a year to her. From the time she was locked up here, nobody cared about her.
As for why she had been captured, she had little understanding.
At that moment...
"Clang."
The door was abruptly flung open.
A black man walked in.
Galina jumped in fright, looking fearfully at the man standing before her, terrified that he would do something terrible to her. You have to understand, in Africa, AIDS is very rampant, especially in this part of the world where essentially one in every ten people is infected.
And that’s the official data.
The beautified version.
As a journalist, she knew the reality was worse than that.
"Don’t come any closer, or I will take my own life right before your eyes," Galina cried out loudly.
Compared to being ill, death seemed like a better choice.
"Galina, put this on. I’m here to rescue you." The black man tossed a bundle of clothes her way.
Under the administration of ’African Protection Umbrella Program’, there are soldiers everywhere on the vast land of Africa, let alone when it comes to a force such as Sadoke. It’s impossible to establish a comprehensive intelligence network without infiltrating from the inside.
Sadoke’s force, for instance, was a prime target for penetration.
Galina was stunned.
Rescue her?
Galina wasn’t willing to follow a stranger, questioning with several queries, "Who are you? Why are you rescuing me? Who sent you?"
"It has something to do with your boyfriend, Qian Lei. I can only reveal as much, so you better hurry. We don’t have much time," the towering black man explained. If there weren’t so few soldiers here, and if the main target of their infiltration wasn’t the core of Sadoke’s hold, the soldiers would have already knocked Galina unconscious and carried her away.
Upon hearing about Qian Lei,
joy surged within Galina’s heart.
If he knew about Qian Lei, he must not be a bad guy. She might just be jumping out of the frying pan into the fire, but it was preferable to living in this bleak place. Instead of continuing to live in the darkness, it was better to venture outside.
’I’ll change.’ Galina gritted her teeth and made her decision.
After she said that,
Galina quickly changed her clothes. 𝚗ovp𝚞b.𝚌om
These clothes were the same as those worn by the guards here.
Galina really didn’t know the point of this ’disguise’. Given that this place was entirely supervised by black people and she was a Russian woman, changing clothes wouldn’t change her face or make her unrecognizable.
Unless this man before her was out of his mind?
"Give me your hand," said the black man abruptly.
Galina tensed up. What was he going to do?
Seeing the soldier take out a bottle of something, Galina questioned, "What is that?"
"Stretch out your hand. I’ll disguise you a bit," the black man repeated.
Galina, with a hesitant mix of trust and suspicion, stretched out her right hand.
In front of her, the black man aimed the bottle at her hand.
"Hiss hiss..." A spray misted out.
A rush of cold came from her hand.
Galina was amazed to see that her hand had turned the color of the skin of an African woman. Although it wasn’t identical, it was similar enough to pass without a careful examination.
Soon after,
Galina’s hand changed color.
She touched it with her left hand. Is it colorfast?
Galina exclaimed in shock,
"This technology... it could totally be used for cosmetic purposes! Many women love to have a wheat-colored complexion, but they fear the tanned skin won’t return to its original shade. If this product could be easily washed off, won’t it become...
Tch...
Galina realized her thoughts were drifting off course.
"Give me your other hand," the black man demanded again.
Galina quickly extended her left hand,
which was then colored the same shade.
"Close your eyes."
Realizing that she was about to have her face painted, Galina expressed her concern, "Can this be easily washed off?"
"Yes, this is a harmless spray that can be washed off with a special solution. It won’t harm the skin."
Galina didn’t say anything.
She closed her eyes.
Under the soldier’s precise control,
Galina’s face ’changed color’ within a minute, except for the area around her neck and chin. By just looking at her face alone, you would definitely see her as a true African woman.
