Silence fell in the room. Silence and silence.
At first, Xiao Zheng seemed to have some leverage held by General Hill. So he is on the passive side. But he got through it step by step. Now, it was General Hill who was passive, while Xiao Zheng was taking his time.
Moreover, Xiao Zheng saw General Hill's intention. He clearly wanted something from him, but he still wanted to act aloof and seem to be caring for him. Xiao Zheng didn't like this very much.
That's why he said that the Skeleton Army no longer exists.
In fact, the Skeleton Legion no longer exists. Because it has been given a new look and will soon be available in a comprehensive form.
General Hill had absolutely no knowledge of this.
"Mr. Xiao, I come here with sincerity." General Hill said calmly after a long silence.
"I'm also very sincere." Xiao Zheng said with a smile.
"I didn't see it." General Hill shook his head.
"How can we let General Hill see it?" Xiao Zheng said with a smile.
"I just want to know, is it possible for our cooperation to continue?" General Hill stopped hiding and asked straightforwardly.
"It is an honor for me to cooperate with General Hill." Xiao Zheng nodded, and then said slowly. "But how should we cooperate? Use me as a puppet to control the so-called skeleton army. Or-"
"We just don't want the Skeleton Legion to bring too much instability to society." General Hill said straightforwardly. "In recent years, the Skeleton Army has caused trouble in South Africa. The authorities are very dissatisfied with this."
"That's it?" Xiao Zheng asked with narrowed eyes.
"It is best to withdraw from South Africa's national borders." General Hill said decisively. "Outside, no matter how big a noise they make, it has nothing to do with us. We won't ask about it."
"General Hill's structure is not big enough." Xiao Zheng said half-jokingly and half-seriously. "As a senior military official, you should look at international relations."
General Hill said meaningfully: "Sweep the snow in front of you."
"In recent years, the skeleton army has been causing trouble everywhere in South Africa?" Xiao Zheng changed the subject and went straight to the topic.
"It's very annoying," General Hill said.
"Why not send troops to suppress it?" Xiao Zhengqi asked.
"How to suppress them? As soon as we take action, they will run away. They will run to the corners of the country and to the borders of non-government armed forces. You can't fight a national war for such a group of desperadoes, right?" General Hill pursed his lips and said. "These mercenaries are like flies. You are obviously annoyed by them. But there is nothing you can do. They drive them away and come back again. You can't fight them again and again."
Got it.
Xiao Zheng knew what difficulties General Hill faced.
It's not that the skeleton army is too powerful and General Hill can't defeat it. But it can't be hit. Can't make use of it. Make up your mind to fight, it may trigger a national war, and the price will be too high.
That's why he approached Xiao Zheng, hoping to use Xiao Zheng's power to improve the relationship between South Africa and the Skeleton Army. Control the skeleton army a bit.
"I can do this." Xiao Zheng smiled after listening to General Hill's statement. "General Hill, you can rest assured that the Skeleton Legion will never continue to cause trouble in South Africa for a long time to come."
"Can you guarantee that?" General Hill's eyes lit up.
"Yes." Xiao Zheng nodded confidently. "But I also want General Hill to commit a little bit."
"What?" General Hill asked cautiously.
"Don't chase these mercenaries away like flies." Xiao Zheng said with a smile. "They are all trying to make a living. The only difference is that you have a license and they don't. At least under my control, they will be more secure than many soldiers."
"Your control?" General Hill said in shock. "You mean—you've successfully eliminated the leadership of the Skeleton Legion?"
"Nothing to talk about." Xiao Zheng shook his head and said. "But I can assure you. In the future, the Skeleton Army will never embarrass you or the authorities. Occasionally, small misunderstandings will be handled appropriately. They will not embarrass you."
"How did you do it?" General Hill said unexpectedly.
"I will use strict rules and regulations to manage mercenaries." Xiao Zheng said with a smile.
"Rules and regulations?" Hill asked curiously. "You want to train them into an army?"
"No." Xiao Zheng said with a smile. "I want to train them into contract workers. In the past, they acted recklessly because they were not restrained. Now, they have. So General Hill, you can rest assured. The Skeleton Army has become a thing of the past. They will make you feel cute now. .”
cute
General Hill was able to tear up those evil mercenaries with his own hands. How do you feel cute
But listening to Xiao Zheng's narration, he gradually understood. Qidao: "You want to form them into a group similar to a labor union?"
"Almost." Xiao Zheng nodded. "If any group has rules, they will not mess around. It can also maximize work efficiency."
"Run the mercenary organization as a company?" Hill smiled, with deep interest in his eyes. "Mr. Xiao is indeed a successful businessman."
"Thank you." Xiao Zheng said with a smile. "I am also crossing the river by feeling for pebbles. Whether I will succeed or not remains to be seen."
"No matter what, as long as Mr. Xiao can restrain the Skeleton Army, it will be a great thing for us in South Africa." General Hill said with a relaxed expression.
Tonight, his goal had been achieved.
"But if they want to carry out union tasks in South Africa -" Xiao Zheng said meaningfully. "Please also be kind to General Hill. After all, with restraint, you need to have a good meal."
"As long as there are no large-scale problems, I can solve them." General Hill waved his hand.
"They will also try their best to deal with the aftermath so as not to cause headaches to the authorities." Xiao Zheng said with a smile.
"If this can be done, of course it would be the best." General Hill smiled and nodded, very satisfied.
"General Hill." Xiao Zheng put down his coffee cup and said with a meaningful smile. "Since it's cooperation, there should be some comings and goings, right?"
General Hill pretended to be confused and said, "What does Mr. Xiao want to say?"
"If you want to eat, you naturally have to work." Xiao Zheng said with a smile. "Hasn't General Hill ever encountered problems where it was inconvenient to come forward? Or maybe the authorities want to do something, but they can't do it openly?"
"The Mercenary Association was established to serve big businessmen like you..." Xiao Zheng said intriguingly.
Mercenary Association
Have you really turned a group of ragtag people into a regular team
General Hill smiled, nodded and said, "Okay. Since Mr. Xiao is giving this old guy face like this, I should really show some sincerity."
After saying that, he clapped his hands, and soon two soldiers strode into the room.
"Give the information to Mr. Xiao." General Hill said calmly.
"yes!"
The two of them took out the information they carried with them and placed them all in front of Xiao Zheng. Then he gave a military salute and turned around to go out.
"Have you already prepared it?" Xiao Zheng said with a dumb smile. "General Hill, you are really unkind. If I don't mention it, are you not going to give it to me?"
"There is a famous saying in China: Raising tigers brings disaster." General Hill said slowly. "Until I am sure that the Skeleton Army will not continue to cause harm to South Africa, I really have no reason or obligation to provide them with a job."
"It seems that General Hill gave me a lot of face by betraying me." Xiao Zheng was flattered and picked up a piece of information, browsed it briefly, and said in surprise. "This kind of task is definitely difficult in the industry. In terms of price-"
"We have contacted the European mercenary team. They are offering a price of 10 million US dollars for this business in your hands." General Hill quickly quoted the price. Secretly suppressed five million.
"Ten million?" Xiao Zheng raised his eyes and smiled. "Old General. I, sitting in front of you, am the top expert in the field. The task I am doing is impossible to complete without more than ten mercenaries. The requirements for weapons and channels are also quite high. Europe When did the mercenaries over there become so cheap?"
Hill realized that he was too smart and smiled: "Then you make a price."
"The market price is at least fifteen million." Xiao Zheng said with a smile. "But since this is our first cooperation, I will give you a friendly price. Including all the tasks that I haven't reviewed yet, we will package them all and give you a discounted price."
General Hill smiled happily and said, "I knew it would be a pleasure to work with a young talent like Mr. Xiao."
Xiao Zheng waved his hand and said: "In the future, I also hope that General Hill will be noble and not embarrass these mercenaries too much. After all, just making a living is not easy."
"As long as they don't cause trouble, everything is easy to discuss." General Hill said calmly.
Of course Xiao Zheng understood that General Hill's so-called "not causing trouble" was the kind of big things that would cause public panic.
Without breaking the point, Xiao Zheng continued: "Thank you, General Hill."
After hearing this, General Hill raised his own question: "Are you really sure you can handle these tasks? As far as I know, the Skeleton Army is not very welcome in the Western world."
"Leader Fox Hunt has already invested in our mercenary association." Xiao Zheng said with a smile.
What!
General Hill trembled slightly. Even the world's largest underground organization has joined the Mercenary Association
You know, the Skeleton Army was once a subsidiary of Fox Hunt. Tributes have to be paid every year...
Now it has become an organization on an equal footing. How much energy does this young man have that he can even deal with the leader of the fox hunt
"It seems that Mr. Xiao's Mercenary Association's ambition is not on the African continent, but on the global world..." General Hill said with emotion.
"So if General Hill has any good business in the future, he must remember to take care of us." Xiao Zheng said with a smile. "There will be more mercenaries to support in the future. But we will need big players like General Hill even more."
"Haha." General Hill suddenly changed the topic and said meaningfully. "I have a lot of problems that need to be dealt with..."
"One percent." Xiao Zheng said straightforwardly.
"Thirty percent." General Hill reported the number directly without any nonsense.
"At most 15%." Xiao Zheng said. "Any more. It would be time for me to question your character."
"Deal." General Hill stretched out his rough right hand and said with a smile. "Mr. Xiao, happy to cooperate."