I work as a mercenary in northern Myanmar.

Chapter 602 White Rose

Peng Xucheng, who was assigned to ask Yegor about the progress of the discussion, quickly got the latest results. Contrary to Chen Chen's expectations, Yegor made the decision much faster than expected.

He originally thought that Yegor would have to hold several rounds of meetings and work within 24 hours to come to a conclusion, but he did not expect that after the Pakistani leader arrived, it took him less than two hours to completely convince the other party and confirm the decision that the Dongfeng Corps would initiate the acquisition of ORSIS.

At the same time, without the need for Peng Xucheng's intervention, he reached a new agreement with the Pakistani side.

In the plan, he will cut ORSIS into two parts, one part will still be called ORSIS and will be based in Pakistan; the other part will not be named yet, will be controlled by Dongfeng Group and will be based in Pubei.

This means that before the acquisition, Yegor took the initiative to split ORSIS's equity and divided ORSIS's organizational structure.

According to normal business logic, such operations would never be allowed.

But based on the current situation, Chen Chen is very clear that this is definitely the best strategy, no doubt about it.

"It seems that this Yegor is indeed not an ordinary person."

“ORSIS can develop at such a speed not only because of their technical expertise.”

"When you go to discuss the specific details with him, you must pay attention to not only ensuring that the technical staff is in place, but also ensuring that their management can be smoothly transferred to the new company."

"This will save us a lot of unnecessary costs and greatly reduce the difficulty of subsequent management."

"clear."

Peng Xucheng nodded slightly, then asked:

“How will the subsequent transfer plan be arranged?”

"If we calculate based on the current size of ORSIS, the number of foreign personnel transferred to Myitkyina is at least over a hundred, and I am inclined to start the subsequent recruitment of new personnel directly from the Russian side."

"To obtain legal status and solve tax problems, these people must obtain a legal visa in Bagan."

“This problem is actually not very easy to solve.”

"Let's find Bao Xiaomei."

Chen Chen waved his hand and then said:

"The relationship between Wa State and Bagan has improved to a great extent. Adding to her existing connections, it shouldn't be difficult for her to get a visa."

"What's more, the people we want are legal residents of Russia, not illegal residents like us."

"If Bao Xiaomei can't even solve their problems, then her six months in Pubei will be in vain."

"clear."

Peng Xucheng nodded slightly and continued to ask:

"What in exchange?"

"exchange?"

Chen Chen was stunned.

"No, I asked her to help me with something, but she asked me to give her something in exchange? Is she crazy or am I crazy?"

".That's what we said, but if the group wants to grow bigger, we must avoid this kind of unclear 'personal relations' as much as possible."

Peng Xucheng spread his hands, thought for a moment and said:
"Forget it, I'll arrange it, you don't have to worry about it."

“I didn’t want to care.”

Chen Chen rolled his eyes, then said thoughtfully:

"But now that you mention it, I feel like I should go back to Pubei."

"Pubei is still our base after all, and there are still a large number of people and relationships that need to be dealt with."

"If we continue to leave these matters to agents, the friends who follow us for a living will inevitably become restless."

"By the way, Dakai, from your current perception, do these problems exist?"

“Basically non-existent.”

Shi Dakai shook his head and replied:

"The time is too short and the benefits are too great. Everyone is just busy making money and has no time to stir up trouble."

"The logistics artery of Pubei has been opened. From Tachileik to Myitkyina, hundreds of millions of yuan worth of goods are now flowing every day. This thing is so profitable that He Bupa has even started to reduce his troops and transfer his personnel to the company as employees."

"This situation is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future."

"Because the Bagan Railway can just connect with the subsequent development needs and satisfy the desires of local forces."

"But you are right. The various warlord forces are still a minefield."

"Their problems will be solved sooner or later."

"It's just that we can't see any breakthrough in how to solve it for now."

"All I can say is that we must first ensure our ability to suppress the entire area."

"The main thing is that we always have the ability to kill them, so Pubei won't be in chaos."

"That's all we can do for now."

Chen Chen nodded slightly and was about to continue discussing the follow-up arrangements with Peng Xucheng, but at this moment, the door of the villa was suddenly knocked.

Immediately afterwards, the SSG leader in charge of security entered the room, saluted Chen Chen, and brought him new news.

The Pakistani officials related to ORSIS have left Peshawar, and Yegor applied to lift the blockade and sign a preliminary agreement with Dongfeng Group.

The high efficiency has loosened Chen Chen's stereotype of this country a little.

He looked at Peng Xucheng and said:

"Let's go and finalize the contract now."

"This trip to Peshawar was quite smooth. After signing the contract, we took Yegor directly back to Pubei."

"We have new tasks to do later, but the time is not so urgent."

"I need to take this opportunity to have a good rest."

"I've been so exhausted over the past six months. If I don't rest, I really won't be able to take it anymore."

"You really should rest."

Peng Xucheng nodded and suddenly laughed again.

In the puzzled look of Chen Chen, he coughed and said:
"But to be honest, I doubt whether you can get a good rest after returning to Pubei."

"Why not?"

Chen Chen asked doubtfully.

"Didn't you just mention Bao Xiaomei? She hasn't forgotten you in the six months since you were away."

"Honestly, she's... that."

"Every time there is a meeting, he always mentions you. He always says 'Mr. Chen Chen said'. He seems a little crazy."

"Especially after knowing what you did in Syria. Well, I can't tell you. You will know when you go back."

"I guess when you get to Pubei, the first person you'll see will be her."

"You want to have a good rest, but she may not give you the chance."

"What you said is a bit vulgar."

Chen Chen waved his hand and replied:
"Don't make it seem like she and I are having an affair. In essence, we are just partners."

"Besides, she is not an ordinary little woman at all."

"Emotional entanglement? There is no such thing."

"Her attitude towards me is probably, at best, a kind of Narcissistic narcissism."

"How do you say this?"

Chen Chen exhaled lightly and explained:

"She probably thinks I'm the male version of her." "Or, she wants to be the female version of me."

"But unfortunately, she basically has no such opportunity."

"Let's go find Yegor and sign the contract, then we'll set off and go home!"

Meanwhile, on the other side of the sea.

The White House, inside the office.

Craven sat opposite the black president with a stack of sorted materials in his hand.

The stack of materials is incredibly thick, but the only thing that is really useful is the one at the top.

At the end of this document was a conclusion that was difficult for the two people in the office to accept, but they had to accept it.

"The Syria strategy has in fact failed. The cost of reversing the situation far outweighs the expected benefits. We do not recommend continuing to invest resources."

No one questions the objectivity of this conclusion. In fact, even without relying on think tanks, the president could make the same judgment based on his intuition alone.

Therefore, after listening to Craven's report, his reaction was unprecedentedly calm.

Looking at Craven's depressed face, the president sighed softly and said:
"I had expected this result a long time ago. There is no need for you to feel guilty about it."

"Our failure was not essentially a failure of tactics, but a failure of resources."

"Before you reported to me, I just finished listening to the report of the Ministry of Commerce on the domestic industrial situation. The situation is not optimistic."

"Industrial hollowing out has become so serious that it is almost irreversible, and financial capital's interference in policy has penetrated into the military field."

"Do you know how exaggerated this is? When I decided to take the final action, capitalists from Wall Street even called my personal cell phone and threatened me to give up by suspending my campaign funding."

"Any decision we make will face huge obstacles and internal friction. Under such circumstances, it is actually completely impossible to smoothly complete a large-scale strategic action."

"So, objectively speaking, we have tried."

"Our attempt failed, but it's not meaningless."

"At least we have clearly explored the boundaries of our capabilities. When I do something in the next term, I will have more references."

"Well, cheer up, old friend."

"Don't take the defeat too seriously - while it was a terrible defeat, the good news is that most of the casualties came from the PMC group."

"From the perspective of public opinion, the losses we suffered were not that great"

After the president finished speaking, Craven nodded silently.

He couldn't deny the president's judgment, and perhaps in a sense, the president was right.

However, whenever he thought of his team that died in Syria, he would feel a stinging pain as if pierced by a steel needle.

It shouldn't be like this.

If I had commanded the operation myself, even if it failed in the end, it would never have failed in such a tragic way.

The Army should take responsibility for their faulty command instead of simply attributing the problem to the Turkish military's lack of timely support as it is doing now.

Nonsense, how could they possibly provide timely support when the border is under a full-scale attack?

As a commander, can't you even make such a basic judgment?

This failure not only ruined the last chance, but may even become a turning point for the failure of the entire country's Middle East strategy.

And they are unwilling to do anything.

I can't do anything by myself.
Thinking of this, Craven sighed.

Then, he spoke:
"I bear an unshirkable responsibility in this matter."

"If necessary, I can resign and give the public an explanation."

“It can be good for your subsequent campaign, too.”

"no need."

The president raised his hand to interrupt Craven, and then said:
"You now have a more important task, which is to find a way to eliminate the threat within us."

"Internal threat?"

Craven was stunned for a moment, frowned and asked:
"You mean inside JSOC?"

"Inside DEVGRU, to be precise."

The president took a document from his desk and handed it to Craven.

The document was stamped with a top secret seal, and on the cover of the document were several large words written.

"White Rose".

Craven's eyes fixed, but he did not open the document. Instead, he looked up at the president.

The two of them were silent for a long time before Craven asked:
"So, we are going to eliminate all members who participated in this operation?"

"The risk of doing so is huge. I don't know if you are aware that Operation White Rose is quite special. It is not a simple espionage operation, nor is it a simple special operations operation."

"Everyone involved in that mission had already established quite complex relationships on the ground."

"And the various clues and evidence they have have not been completely recovered and destroyed until today."

"It is because of this that Donny Davis was able to survive this mission in Syria. He"

"I know."

The President interrupted Craven again and said:
"But this is a hidden danger that we must deal with. If we don't deal with it properly, it will become a means for political opponents to attack the president."

"Remember, this isn't an attack on me, this is an attack on every president in office."

"It will become a sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of all successors, posing a constant threat to them every minute and every second."

"I must end this threat, and I must end this threat during my tenure."

"And the same goes for you, my friend."

"We are one. JSOC exists under the authority of the president. If I am threatened, will you not be affected?"

“So, it’s time to make a change.”

".clear."

Craven looked heavy-hearted. After nodding slowly, he asked:
"What should be done specifically? Will I be fully responsible?"

"Or should I form a special team to be responsible for this cleanup operation?"

"unnecessary."

The President shook his head and replied:

"We already have someone in place to carry out the cleanup mission."

"All you need to do is create a special operations mission and mobilize all the people involved to the designated operation location."

"Be careful not to arouse any suspicion, and not to give them a chance to prepare."

"You must not let them notice the existence of the trap, or our operation will fail immediately. Do you understand?"

"clear."

Craven nodded again, then asked:

"So, who will be in charge of this operation?"

"Israel? Iraq? Or."

"neither."

The President shook his head and replied:

"Dongfeng Group."

(End of this chapter)