Prasad concealed his age when he was sixteen and joined the Gurkha mercenary.
Nepal is a poor country, with a per capita annual income of only two to three hundred US dollars. However, if you join the Gurkha mercenaries, your annual salary is 10,000 US dollars, which does not count as a bonus for performing tasks.
Every year tens of thousands of people from all over Nepal come to the British Gurkha Soldier Recruitment Center in Pokhara to apply for military service. After many selections, about 3,000 people will eventually be admitted, but those who can join the Royal Rifle Regiment. There are only a few hundred people-Prasad is one of them.
For the locals, being able to join the Gurkha mercenary is a very lofty honor, just like the domestic high school students passing the 211 and 985 exams.
The service period of Gurkha mercenaries is 15 years, and they can have the opportunity to go home and visit relatives once every two years. Prasad started as a private soldier at the grassroots level. For fifteen years, he followed the Gurkha Royal Mercenary Corps to fight all over the world, sometimes participating in peacekeeping operations, sometimes performing secret missions, and traveled all over the continents of Europe, Asia and Africa.
Prasad is different from other mercenaries. He is not only brave in combat, but also diligent and studious. He will actively learn the local culture and language every time he arrives in a new station. After fifteen years, he has mastered the five permanent members of the United Nations in Britain, the United States, China, France and Russia. The official language of the country. The rank has also been promoted directly from private to major—this is already a very high rank among Gurkha mercenaries.
Prasad knew in his heart that for foreign mercenaries, this was already the highest height he could reach, and the chance of rising further was extremely slim.
After the expiration of 15 years of service, Prasad declined the retention of his boss and chose to retire.
One month after his retirement, Prasad joined a mercenary group. In the past few years, he changed several mercenary organizations, and finally joined the famous American Blackwater Company. Its full name is Blackwater Security Consulting Company. It is a background. Very complex military mission contractors, their "business" is spread all over the world.
Although the tasks performed are very dangerous, the benefits and remuneration are unmatched by other mercenary organizations.
Prasad saw hope, and he was determined to develop the Blackwater Company as a lifelong career.
Prasad’s rich experience and outstanding talents were also fully reflected in the Blackwater Company, and he soon became a senior consultant in the company. The Blackwater Company trusted him very much and even gave him the command of the combat team, often letting him He is responsible for some important projects.
If everything goes well, he may be promoted to the position of company partner before retiring.
But things turned out to be unexpected. When performing a mission in Africa, Prasad's team was severely damaged due to an intelligence error, and almost a dozen combat teams were wiped out.
In order to cover his teammates retreat, Prasad was also seriously injured in many places.
After being rescued, the Blackwater Company held an internal hearing. Although Prasad's surviving teammates proved that he continued to fight until the last minute, the Blackwater Company could not accept such a huge loss.
Someone must be responsible for this "mistake".
In the end, Prasad, who lost his trust, was forced to retire.
Because of such a disgraceful experience, no mercenary organization is willing to hire him again.
Years of expedition left Prasad with injuries all over his body, and he has been unable to perform tasks like ordinary fighters.
Prasad is unemployed.
After a 20-year absence, Prasad, who is nearly 40 years old, returned to his hometown, a remote mountain village near Kathmandu.
The irony is that, although the rewards for many years of mercenary career are not cheap, Prasad not only failed to save money, but owed a debt.
Indulging in gambling made him lose all the savings he had gained in exchange for his youth and life.
After wandering around in his hometown for a few months, Prasad finally spent the last penny left on him, and then even eating became a problem.
But there is no way beyond human beings. Just when Prasad was desperate, by chance, he found a new profession-intermediary.
I have to talk about a major feature of Prasad's hometown-the mercenary market.
Gurkha mercenaries have gained a certain reputation internationally due to their strong personality, hard work, and bravery. Coupled with their strong confidentiality and loyalty to their employers, they have won many mercenary organizations. , Favored by security companies.
In addition to the British Royal Recruitment Center, a variety of people come to Nepal every year to find suitable "mercenary" candidates. Also because of the reputation of Gurkha mercenaries, thousands of people from all over the world come here to be recruited as mercenaries every year. After years of development, an underground mercenary market has gradually formed here.
Invisibly, Pokhara, a small city with a population of only a few hundred thousand, has become a mercenary distribution center.
By chance, Prasad introduced a few retired Gurkha mercenaries to Lebanon as private bodyguards for an old employer. In order to thank him for his help, the employer gave him a bonus.
This flying fortune inspired him, and Prasad accidentally found a way to make a fortune.
With the experience and contacts accumulated through many years of service in various parts of the world, Prasad became a mercenary agency. He began to take the initiative to contact his old employers and introduce them to some trusted Gurkha mercenaries to all parts of the world. Deliver "talents".
After a long time, Prasad's "talent agency" also gained a bit of fame, and some people began to come over and ask him to help recruit mercenaries.
Prasad's business scope is no longer limited to retired mercenaries, and even began to dig a wall among the active personnel. Although each mercenary has a contract and a period of service, it is not difficult to get a few people out as long as you give the chief some benefits, and then secretly do some tricks.
For every successful business, Prasad can get an intermediary fee. Part of the profit obtained is used to pay off debts and treat illnesses, and part of it is used for living expenses. Finally, Prasad's life has begun to improve. He often has a little extra money in his hands, and occasionally can make a small gamble.
On this day, Prasad was wandering in an "international skirmish recruiting office", which is like a hypermarket, with recruiters from all over the world. A desk and a poster are just an office. Of course, many people don't even have a table, so they just talk a few words when they see it, and the details are "talking in detail" in private.
In addition to conscripts, there are also some retired mercenaries looking for "casual workers" here. These people are often older, and many of them still have injuries.
Most people have prepared a multi-language resume with mercenary experience and skills that they are good at.
As usual, the scene is relatively deserted, and now it is the off-season, and few people come to discuss business.
At this time, a middle-aged man came in outside. He looked ordinary and dressed very plainly. He didn't look like a rich man.
Although it was summer, the man was wearing long sleeves and his left hand was always in his pocket.
Judging from the age of this person, he shouldn't be a soldier. If you didn't come in to ask for directions, you came to recruit.
The middle-aged man was holding a black leather bag under his arm. After entering, he looked left and right, like a tourist. Probably because he was more interested in a retired mercenary next to him, the middle-aged man started a conversation with him in English, with a strong accent between his words.
Prasad, who is proficient in Chinese, American, English, French, and Russian, can tell right away that this person is Chinese.
In the past, some companies and organizations in European and American countries came here to recruit mercenaries. With many Chinese doing business in Africa, Southeast Asia and other regions in recent years, more Chinese come here to recruit private bodyguards and security guards.
The places where these Chinese do business are often countries and regions where the situation is volatile, but the risks and benefits are also great. Some people choose to hire private security to protect their personal and property safety after their business has grown. Because there is basically no difference in appearance between Chinese and Nepalese, hiring Gurkha mercenaries as bodyguards does not seem too obtrusive. Coupled with the "good reputation" of Gurkha mercenaries all over the world, more and more Chinese come here to recruit bodyguards.
This was a potential customer, but Prasad ignored him.
On the one hand, this person does not look like a rich person.
The second is that many Chinese earn their money by doing "small business", and they save money when they spend it-no matter what price you quote, they will think it is expensive. If you don't bargain, they will think that they have suffered a loss. .
For Prasad, such a customer has no oil and water.
But when he heard the middle-aged man’s offer, Prasad was taken aback. The price he offered was at least 30% higher than the market price. Although his requirements are more demanding, but the price is enough to attract Prasad's attention.
After questioning a few people, the middle-aged man shook his head, seemingly dissatisfied with these people.
"The people here are all casual workers, the elite you need are not here." Prasad said to him in Chinese.
The man's eyes lit up: "Do you have a suitable candidate?"
Prasad nodded: "Tell me your request."
The middle-aged person told Prasad one by one about his requirements for candidates, the number of people needed, the period of service, and so on.
After listening to him, Prasad had a bottom in his heart. This is a big deal!
But his face was calm, and he deliberately said in embarrassment, "Your recruitment conditions are indeed relatively high, but there are some suitable candidates on my side, but the price..."
"The price is negotiable, and I can add another 10% to my quotation just now-as long as the candidate you provide is good enough, I can give you an additional 10% commission." The middle-aged man said indifferently, seemingly in his pocket. No shortage of money.
Prasad's eyelids jumped wildly. If this business could be negotiated, his debt problem could almost be solved.
"May I ask your first name and last name?" Prasad used all the Chinese honorifics he knew.
"My name is Wang Yangming." The middle-aged man said lightly.
"Wang Yangming." Prasad repeated gently. This name will appear many times in his future days, and even changed his destiny.
"This is my contact information. You can contact me after preparing the person according to my requirements." Wang Yangming handed him a note.
Wang Yangming took out an envelope from his bag and handed it to him, "This is a ten thousand dollars deposit."
After speaking, Wang Yangming turned and left.
It seems that he is a big business man, for a full ten thousand dollars! Prasad grabbed the envelope in his hand, but they didn't even let him open the receipt.
A month later, Prasad brought a dozen carefully selected Gurkha mercenaries to the place designated by Wang Yangming. After reading their information, Wang Yangming exchanged a few words with everyone in English. Then began Prasad's most memorable "teaching" in his life.
"From today, you are my people, and I will give you the best reward, and you must guarantee absolute loyalty to me. What I ask you to do, you must execute without hesitation. I let you eat shit, You must eat it immediately, and you are not allowed to have any questions!"
Prasad widened his eyes and looked at Wang Yangming. He didn't expect that this gentleman and gentleman looked like a scholar, and his taste would be so heavy when speaking.
Many employers will put forward "loyalty" and "obedience" requirements to mercenaries, but they have never heard of such things as eating shit.
"After joining us, you must keep the organization and your work absolutely confidential. Anyone who leaks the secrets of the organization-I know the family background information of each of you, trust me, you absolutely don't want to see the end of betraying me."
After saying this, Wang Yangming asked Prasad to translate again. After confirming that everyone understood, Wang Yangming asked: "Now, does anyone want to quit? I will give the person who quits a contract termination fee. But once I accept it This agreement, then you can't go back on it."
Wang Yangming looked at everyone and said gloomily.
There was a burst of violence in the crowd, but no one quit. Everyone stared at the table behind Wang Yangming.
There are a dozen stacks of US dollars on the table. This is their signing money—the cost of signing today, not counting the monthly remuneration and the annual bonus.
Prasad had already introduced the employer's remuneration system to these Gurkha mercenaries in detail before. The conditions were very good, and even Prasad himself was a little excited.
Wang Yangming nodded and said to everyone: "Next, I will send someone to take you to a secret base for training. I know that many of you are well-trained and experienced, but this is far from enough-in three months, you will reach Those who do not meet the requirements will be eliminated.
Also, from today, you must start learning Chinese. "
After Wang Yangming took the group of people away, Prasad also received a generous commission. He used the money to settle debts and made a surplus!
It's a pity that he lost all the money before he covered the heat. Within three months, Prasad became a pauper again.
When Prasad was depressed, he received even worse news.
Wang Yangming came to him.
Among the “elites” introduced by Prasad,