Chapter 160 The Price of Action
Su Mo left the Moonlight Building and drove to the "Civic Center District" adjacent to the Lakeside Business District, arriving at the entrance of Royal Street.
The "Municipal Garrison" directly under the city council had sealed off the place. Derleth took the pass and personally took Sumer in.
On the way, Dres worriedly warned: "Old Su, I don't know what you are thinking. Maybe you think this is a good opportunity to expand your network, want to meet other big figures in the mercenary world, or gain some exposure for yourself. "
"Okay, no problem. But you must remember that this is a serious occasion."
"You can do whatever you want after the meeting. You must remain quiet during the meeting. Unless Acting Speaker Schenkov takes the initiative to ask you something or I ask you to speak, don't say a word. Do you understand? Never say anything to me. Make trouble!"
Su Mo said, "Of course, I won't cause trouble."
He thought to himself: That’s weird, I’m really here to cause trouble today. Sorry, old D, I'll try to make things more beautiful.
The two drove into the municipal building located in the center, got out of the car and stepped into the building that symbolized the Crescent City's highest administrative agency.
The municipal building was extremely busy at this time, and the corridors were filled with a tense atmosphere. People in uniforms were walking back and forth in their respective posts, anxiously discussing the current situation, and the phones were ringing one after another.
Soldiers from the municipal garrison armed with weapons guarded various entrances and exits, deployed defensive measures, and prepared for any possible emergencies.
"This is the person I brought, don't be nervous." Every time Dres passed a guard post, he had to show his pass document and explain to the soldiers, repeating the same sentence more than a dozen times.
Arriving at the door of Conference Room No. 1, Dres took a deep breath, opened the door and walked in.
The attendees have all arrived.
Schenkov sat at the head of the conference table, and Ivan sat next to him.
Sitting in the rest of the seats is the most famous middleman and mercenary leader in Crescent City today.
The holographic image in front of them reflected the blueprint of the Moonlight Building, with dense intelligence information and data floating on it.
Su Mo looked around at everyone and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. At first glance, they were all "familiar people".
Everyone present was an important NPC in the original plot, and this feeling of "reunion" was very subtle.
O'Diana was also here. She saw Su Mo stunned and looking a little confused. She didn't understand why he showed up at this meeting.
Ou Chenyu, who was sitting in the corner, also glanced at Su Mo. He always felt that this guy was like a lingering ghost. He always seemed to run into him on various important occasions.
Schenkov looked at the unfamiliar Sumer up and down, and asked Derleth: "Who is this?"
Dres smiled and explained: "This is Su Mo. You can just call him Xiao Su. He is the leader of the fringe mercenary group. Well, this is a mercenary group that has just started. You may not have heard of it."
Schenkov was confused: "Why did you bring him here? I didn't invite him, right?"
Derleth faced those pairs of eyes and said bravely: "Xiao Su has just entered the industry not long ago, but his strength is very good. I thought that there would be one more person to help, and he might be able to help, so I brought him .”
Ivan said impatiently: "God, do you mercenaries use the municipal building as a vegetable market? Bring anyone who is not on the invitation list with you? Do you have any sense of confidentiality?!"
Dres really wanted to dig a hole and crawl in. He didn't know what to say, so he could only stand there with his head shrunk and apologize in embarrassment.
O'Diana stood up in time to make a rescue: "I know this mercenary too. He is indeed a promising newcomer with good abilities and good conduct. He will not leak secrets. I can guarantee that."
Schenkov sighed helplessly: "Let him come in. There is no seat for him here, so he should stand behind Dres."
Dres thanked him profusely and took Sumer to his seat.
O'Diana sat next to Dres. She frowned and asked, "D, what are you doing?"
Dres rolled his eyes: "I have nothing to say. You can ask him yourself after the meeting."
O'Diana looked at Su Mo in confusion.
Su Mo nodded to her and smiled mysteriously.
When everyone arrives, the meeting begins.
According to the regulations of the world government, the two people with the highest status are at both ends of the long table in the conference room.
Sitting directly opposite Schenkov was a tough middle-aged man with silver-white hair and piercing eyes. His name was "Zhou Hannian" and he was nicknamed "Silver Wing" in the industry.
Zhou Hannian is the chairman of the "Death Scythe Military Industry Group Co., Ltd." and the leader of its eponymous "Death Scythe Mercenary Group".
Death Scythe Military Industry has branches in major cities. Its headquarters is located in Crescent City. It has a total number of employees of more than 160,000. It has a complete military production chain and core technologies, and can independently produce all light and heavy equipment needed for conventional warfare.
The Death Scythe Mercenary Group has 57,000 registered combat mercenaries. It is the undisputed leader in the Crescent City mercenary community. The strength within the group is enough to undertake a large-scale proxy war.
If Crow's Nest is the "King of the Frontier" in Crescent City, then the Death Scythe Mercenary Group is the "King of Mercenaries" in Crescent City.
Schenkov got to the point and said in a deep voice: "Everyone is well-informed about what happened in Crescent City. I don't think I need to introduce it too much."
"I called everyone here this time to discuss a cooperation plan to rescue the 314 hostages trapped in Xinghai Cinema."
Zhou Hannian crossed his hands together, resting his chin with his thumbs, and said profoundly: "Mr. Schenkov plans to bypass the official troops and entrust mercenaries to solve this crisis?"
Everyone who can sit here is a sensible person. There is no need to be secretive. Schenkov also acted very calmly: "Yes, this will be a secret and not open to the public. There will be no paper contract and everything will be done in a transparent manner." Credit guarantee, verbal agreement.”
"The content of the commission is very simple, that is, mercenaries will replace the government's armed forces, launch a force rescue of Xinghai Cinema, and bear the possible consequences of this incident."
The mercenaries and middlemen from all walks of life understood the meaning of the words.
In layman's terms - find someone to take the blame.
Schenkov didn't want to take the blame, and someone had to take the blame, so mercenaries were naturally the best choice.
Zhou Hannian's eyes narrowed slightly: "Sir, you should know that mercenaries are very pragmatic. They can do as many things as they get paid, and the reverse is also true.
"If you want mercenaries to handle such a big thing, what kind of reward would you give?"
Schenkov answered simply: "It doesn't matter how much money you want, hundreds of millions or more than a billion. The city council can allocate the money based on its financial situation."
"But I would like to remind you that this is no longer a money issue."
"If this crisis can be handled properly, I will owe the person involved a huge favor, so huge that I am willing to spend all the rest of my life repaying it."
Zhou Hannian reminded aloud: "The premise is that after this crisis, you are still in this position or have gone to a higher position, otherwise it is meaningless."
These words are straightforward, but they are true.
If Schenkov is killed after this incident, it will be useless no matter how much material reward is promised.
You have been hit by such a big thunder, and there is no big shot to protect you. Even if you are given more than one billion, you have the life to take it, but do you have the life to spend it?