Even though it's already May, the evening breeze still makes you feel a little cool. A handsome middle-aged man stepped on the base of the sunken island amid the roar of the helicopter. Michelle the silver wolf arrived, along with a medical team. Almost all the personnel at the Sunken Island base were wounded, and medical conditions in Somalia are notoriously poor.

Michelle looked at the bullet casings and pirate corpses scattered all over the Sunken Island base, and walked into the base in silence.

Here he saw all the trained team members, as well as the surviving base staff.

"How's it going?" said Michelle to Zhao Jianfei.

"Most of the team members were wounded, but none were killed. The staff of the Sunken Island base suffered heavy casualties, and it may be difficult to maintain operations without additional manpower. Zhao Jianfei sighed and said, "Fernandez is dead......

Michelle waved his hand and said, "I already know this." I wanted to ask about the status of the team members. For I have heard that one of you blew up his ship while Efoya was evacuating. ”

"I did it. Lin Rui said calmly.

Michelle frowned, "I remember giving the order very clearly to you not to touch him. ”

"Yes, I heard you very clearly. Lin Rui sighed and said, "But I couldn't help it." ”

"Who told you to do this?" said Michelle, muffled.

"Nobody, maybe I just don't want to let him go alive after all this. Lin Rui looked at Michelle and said.

Michelle looked at the others, nodded slightly, and waved to Lin Rui, "Come out with me, I have something to say." ”

"Silver Wolf ......," Zhao Jianfei frowned.

"It's fine, just going out for a walk. Michelle smiled slightly, "You all take a break, and my people will clean up everything on the island." ”

Lin Rui followed Michelle on the beach of Shendao and did not speak to each other. Until Michelle spoke, "Lin Rui, have you ever fished?"

"Nope. Lin Rui frowned.

"Maybe you should try it, it can develop one's patience and patience. "It's like everywhere else, in the middle of this sea, there's a whole ecosystem." Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat and depend on plankton for food, while big fish decompose after death and are eaten by lower plankton. The cycle repeats itself, forming a cycle. ”

"What do you want to say?" Lin Rui frowned.

"I'm trying to say it very simply. A qiē here is also an ecosystem, all kinds of warlords, politicians, pirates. They have their reasons for saving zài, and with the help of a phrase that is not new, it is reasonable to save zài. The existence of pirates like Efuya is due to a number of factors. He is like a link in the ecological chain. Without him, it would cause the entire chain to break, thus affecting all forces. "I can understand your anger, but I don't agree with your reason for killing him." ”

"I don't have any reason, it's just that I feel a little bad to see him leave alive. Lin Rui was silent for a while.

"I know, and I understand, that it's not pleasant to watch Fernandez and others die. Perhaps everyone here is thinking of revenge. Michelle nodded, "But have you thought about it, we're just mercenaries." We take on a wide range of military security tasks around the world. In some high-risk areas, there are even comrades-in-arms who leave you every day. If you have to retaliate, it won't be enough to give you an army, because you will be the enemy of the whole world. ”

"But, is that it?" Lin Rui said as he looked at Michelle.

"I think you still don't understand that we're not fighting for the sake of fighting. We're in it for business. It is not false that the death of our comrades-in-arms saddens us. We remember him, honor his memory, and even help his family with some practical difficulties. That's not a problem, it's what we should do. But only retaliation cannot be resorted to, because only criminals and terrorists would do so. Michelle said seriously.

Lin Rui was silent, he looked at the ebb and flow of the sea, and did not speak.

"You're the young man I fancied about, but you've done something wrong. It's not too wrong, though, because Efuya is still alive. Because for some reason, he did not get on his own ship. You didn't blow him up. That's why I can talk to you with peace of mind. Michelle said calmly.

"He's not dead?" Lin Rui Huo Ran turned around and said.

"Yes, he is not dead, and continues to live happily as the Pirate King on his island. Michelle said lightly, "Do you feel angry when you hear this?"

Lin Rui didn't speak.

Michelle glanced at him and said, "I understand your anger, sometimes anger is a very useful force, but you have to learn to control it." If you get angry on the battlefield, then you have already lost. Do you know why I like Shogishi, because he is calm enough, and he is able to solve problems with meticulous observation and calm thinking at all times. ”

"But I also want Efuya to die. Lin Rui sighed and said, "I always feel that this is too cheap for him." ”

Michelle shrugged noncommittal.

Lin Rui turned to him again and said, "And there is another person I don't think I should let go." ”

"Who?" said Michelle, frowning.

"You. If it weren't for the open and secret fight between you and Joe, there would be no such thing at all. Lin Rui said sharply, "That's right, we are mercenaries, and we just take money to do tasks." But we shouldn't be pawns in the struggle between you corporate leaders and bigwigs. If it weren't for Joe's deliberate betrayal, we wouldn't have had such a thing at all. And he's just going to deal with you. But let's take on the burden, do you think it's fair?"

"Fairness?" is a word that has never really been used in the world. Michelle sneered, "You don't think it's fair, what about the pirates? Most of them are just fishermen, forced to become pirates because they don't have enough to eat." As soon as Efuya gave the order, they were going to die for it. Fight to the death on this island with your highly trained mercenaries. God, they were just a bunch of fishermen with guns! In order to have three meals a day, they were shot in the head from a kilometer away. Do you think that's fair?"

Lin Rui was silent for a while and said, "They are pirates. ”

"Yes, they are pirates. But do they have a choice? Look here, there have been years of war, and the people are struggling to make a living. The basic subsistence guarantee of education and medical care has completely collapsed, and the hard-working fishermen are so poor that even food has become a problem. Look at some places, high welfare, high social security, there are lazy people who can live a comfortable life by receiving benefits. It's just the same people, do you think they're fair?" said Michelle, shaking her head, "It's not fair, because you've never thought of fairness." The fairness you want is really just revenge, and trying to figure out guò revenge makes your heart a little more balanced. ”

Lin Rui was silent.

Michelle looked at him and sighed, "You're too young, so there's so much in this world that you can't understand." You think it's my conflict with Joe that got you into such a predicament. But I don't understand why there is such a contradiction between us. It's hard for you to understand the things at the top of the company. But believe me, I'm doing my best to defend you. I don't treat you as the lowest level, cannon fodder that can be sacrificed and discarded at any time. Because I am also a mercenary from the bottom, step by step to this position. ”

After a pause, Michelle said helplessly, "I know you may not trust me, because trust takes time to build." But trust me, it's for your own good. Including these words that I have said to you. You can be completely dismissive now, but one day you will understand that this is the right thing to do. ”

Lin Rui raised his head and looked at Michelle, "What is the dispute between you and Joe?"

"Joe's people are taking on some assignments in private, outside the company's allows. And his employer includes not only various countries and military groups, but also a large number of radicals and extremist military organizations. It is of course illegal to provide them with training of combatants and even to participate in some operations themselves. And every year through these dark businesses, he can earn high profits. Michelle said lightly.

"Are you saying that the people from the military security company have connections with international terrorist organizations?" Lin Rui was slightly startled.

"It's an indisputable fact that many military security companies have a similar situation, but it's just very hidden. No one would find out, and even if they did, they could justify contact with a local informant. But this kind of behavior is also very dangerous, especially for the best military contractors like Morningstar, who have obtained defense contracting qualifications. If this aspect is questioned, it will completely lose the qualification for defense contracting. "This is the Achilles' heel that led to the complete collapse of the entire Morningstar company." So ......"

"So what?" Lin Rui frowned.

"So the contradictions between me and Joe are irreconcilable, and we still get along fairly well, but everyone knows that this kind of stability can't last long. Michelle said lightly, "Once it can't be maintained, it means that Morningstar will split." The one we built up over the years fell apart. ”

"What about the other high-level executives of Morningstar, can't they see such a crisis?" Lin Rui frowned.

"Others are just pure businessmen who only chase profits. It doesn't care what happens to the company in the end. Many people say that mercenaries are mercenary, and I do not deny that we are in it for money. But these people are more mercenary than mercenaries. They are capital operators, using mercenaries to do business. They don't care about the big picture, they don't think about the long term, they only care about how much they can earn right now. Michelle said slowly, "So the conflict between me and Joe will continue." Because it's not just about the future of Morningstar. It's about each and every one of you. ”