726 Trouble
If it was the 21st century, the Far East Company might also estimate international influence and public opinion reflections, and there would be no need to worry about this era. When the Qing Dynasty encountered such a thing, it might be over-considered. Considering whether the execution of a few Spaniards would make the foreigner angry, it would not matter if the Far East Company was in the position of the Qing Dynasty. Whether it was the Americans of the Far East Company or the Spanish who worked for Manila, they were essentially foreigners.
As a veteran "mercenary", Jimmy has no psychological burden to do such things. In Cuba, including the Spaniards killed by Jimmy himself, plus the Spaniards killed by Jimmy, the total number of people has reached three digits. Now, the execution of several Spaniards is not even more psychological burden to Jimmy.
In fact, intelligence personnel these days have no human rights at all. Even if they are arrested around the world, most of them will die for life after intelligence personnel are arrested. There is no "exchange" at all. "pardon" is even if it is taken internationally, Far East Company can still stand firm.
Of course, for the two mercenaries who have not seen blood, this feeling is not so beautiful. In fact, from this proportion, we can see how valuable life is these days. Jimmy did not count how many mercenaries in his platoon killed a total of people. What is certain is that many mercenaries must have killed more than one, especially for those senior cowboys. Life is like grass to them. If you encounter the same adventurer when you take risks, black eating is not an exception. Almost every senior cowboy has to go through this process from unfamiliarity to familiarity.
"Sir, do you have to do this?" A mercenary was embarrassed.
"This is an order." Jimmy's answer was straightforward.
"Tom, hurry up, we're all watching."
"Hey, don't be like a sissy. You should know what you are going to go through when you sign up."
"You are not scared, are you? I hope you are scared. You can't do it if I suppress ten dollars."
"Tom, if you can't do it, I can help you finish it. How about five dollars? For five dollars, I'll kill a guy for you."
The mercenaries watching the fun immediately burst into pieces. For the mercenaries, this is a rare show. Blood and life will not only allow the two novices to complete the process of becoming veterans, but also make the mercenaries around them burst into blood.
"Please, please, spare me. I have said that I know everything. I can take out all my money. I can work for you. I still have value-" Although Jose Carlos was blindfolded and didn't know what happened, Jose Carlos keenly felt that his situation was not good and immediately began to beg for mercy.
Jimmy deliberately did not block their mouths, which would have better training results. Killing a person who said nothing and killing a person who begged are completely different. The latter will create greater pressure on people and make people "grow" faster. Jimmy doesn't have much opportunity to waste and always asks people to make the best use of it.
"Shut up, Tom, Derek, I said, this is an order, it is your mission, you can only complete it yourself. I don't want you to be on the battlefield and be reluctant to go to the battlefield. This is the first lesson for you to join the mercenaries. If you can't do it, you can choose to return to New York. There must be an open space on the Greenfield. Don't worry, the company will pay for the ticket." Jimmy kept exerting psychological pressure next to her, which is also part of the training. If Tom and Derek can survive, then they will become qualified mercenaries. If not, Jimmy will not make things difficult for them, and not everyone will adapt to this profession.
"I can, I can do it, I will become a qualified mercenary-" Tom sweated heavily, his hand holding the gun was shaking slightly, but the gun was slowly lifting. He could not hear the cheers of other mercenaries, the pleas of the Spaniards, nor Jimmy's scolding. Tom had already had this awareness before joining the Far East Company, but he did not expect that the decision would be so difficult when the matter came to an end.
Compared with Tom, Derek performed better. Before Tom made up his mind, Derek had checked the bullets in the bullet compartment and was ready for execution: "Sir, is my task the two on the left?"
"Yes!" Jimmy's voice was cold, just like his expression.
Damn war has completely destroyed all human nature. Feelings are a very luxurious thing for mercenaries. If possible, Jimmy is not willing to force Tom and Derek on this road, but Jimmy has no choice. Like most people, Jimmy can only convince herself that this is just work, this is just work, it is just work-
"Sorry brother, I have to do this-" Some people are born with this industry, or human nature is evil. Derek didn't hesitate too much. After being confirmed by Jimmy, Derek firmly raised his gun and pointed it at the guy who had already sat in a mess on the ground.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the narrow space, the sharp gunfire was particularly harsh, and the mercenaries watching the fun next to them immediately cursed: "It's so damn, Derek, you didn't hesitate at all. You are born a murderer."
"Fuck, Derek, you made me lose money."
"Can't you stay away? The blood is splattering on me."
For a moment, the ugliest side of human nature was undoubtedly revealed. The mercenaries did not pity the two guys on the ground who were shot by the headshot. They only cared about the blood that had just been sent to the uniform. For them, the value of life was not as valuable as their own uniform, although fresh blood was easily washed away.
Derek's gunshot scared Tom. He smelled a strong smell of blood in his nose, and there were two bloody corpses in front of him. Tom suddenly felt disgusted. He couldn't even hold the gun in his hand. He staggered to the corner of the wall and retching.
"Sir, I think Tom can't complete his mission. Otherwise, I'll complete it on behalf of Tom." Derek actually had the heart to help. When he fired the gun just now, he was only one step away from the two dead. A few drops of blood from the wounds splashed on Derek's face. Derek seemed to have not felt it at all, and gave Jimmy a slightly ferocious smile, which made Derek look like a devil.
"No, this is Tom's mission, which must be completed by Tom himself unless he gives up." Jimmy sighed in her heart. Another "war hyena" was born. Jimmy couldn't tell what it felt. It was not happiness or hatred, but more of indifference.
Even if he doesn't force him, a person like Derek will take this step sooner or later-
Jimmy could only comfort herself like this.
"No, I'll do it myself, please wait, I can do it." Tom, who was retching, was unwilling to give up. In fact, it felt much better when he vomited. Tom was unwilling to return to New York in shame. What if he went back? If he had a choice at the beginning, Tom would not have joined the Far East Company and chose to become a mercenary.
Jimmy did not urge him, and stood there silently and waited silently. In fact, no one had a choice. Everyone wanted to be a good person. Unfortunately, not everyone would have the opportunity to be a good person. Since some people would fall into the darkness, let's start with me.
After vomiting for a long time, Tom felt that even his bile had been spit out, and Tom came back staggeringly.
He casually wiped a corner of his mouth covered in filth, bent down and picked up the pistol that had just fallen to the ground. Although his body was shaking, Tom returned to his previous position after all.
"goodbye!"
Bang!
"goodbye!"
Bang!
Tom did it, and shot it straightforwardly. Looking at the twitching corpse on the ground, Tom suddenly collapsed to the ground and cried loudly.
Jimmy did not comfort Tom, nor could he comfort him at all. Jimmy still remembers that after killing a Spanish vassal in Cuba, Jimmy didn't sleep all night that night and couldn't sleep at all. As soon as he closed his eyes, the scene of the vassal being shot and fell to the ground would appear in Jimmy's mind again and again. Jimmy remembers very clearly that the vassal being at most was only twenty years old, which was about the same age as Jimmy at that time.
"Robin, clean up here, drive the boat away when dealing with the body, go to the logistics office to see if you can get some wine back. We will celebrate Tom and Derek tonight and welcome them to really join our team." Jimmy didn't want to stay here for too long. The smell of blood in the room became stronger and stronger, and the air became sticky. If you stay here, Jimmy felt like she was going crazy.
"Yes, sir." Robin's voice almost changed. As the chief of sergeant, Robin also saw this kind of scene many times. Robin did not even feel sad. This is fate, the fate of mercenaries.
Just as Jimmy walked out of the room, Steven had just arrived at General Pu Tian's mansion.
It is different from all the buildings Steven has seen before. General Pu Tian’s Mansion is very symmetry. Entering the General’s Mansion from the gate located on the central axis, the buildings on both sides of the road are exactly the same, and even the shapes of the flowers and plants are exactly the same. Steven has only vaguely seen this way of construction on the Governor’s Island, but the Governor’s Island is not absolutely symmetry. It should be said that this is the first time Steven has come into contact with the original Chinese architecture.
"Old friend, we have just separated for two hours. I hope you will bring me good news." Bai Qi was reviewing the official documents behind the desk. When he saw Steven coming in, Bai Qi stood up and couldn't help but tease him, but when he saw Steven's expression, Bai Qi immediately had a headache.
That's right, after confirming the look, it's probably bad news.
That's right, it's really bad news. Bai Qi couldn't hide his surprise after knowing that someone was peeping at the temporary camp and that the stolen people and stolen people were caught.
"It's impossible. We have strictly blocked the news you are coming. Except for a limited number of people, others don't know the nature of your Far East Company, let alone surveillance. Unless Manila sends people to stare at Ryukyu 24 hours a day, it's impossible." Bai Qi swore that Bai Qi had enough confidence on his own acre of three-point land.
Of course, this confidence is limited to the Chinese and some Ryukyu people. Bai Qi can be sure that the Chinese will not be bribed by the Spanish, but it does not guarantee that the Ryukyu people are as firm as the Chinese. After all, Ryukyu has an open port, and there are embassies and consulates of many countries in the capital. Unfortunately, Spain is one of them. Not long after Ryukyu defeated Japan, Spain established an ambassador-level diplomatic relationship with Ryukyu.
"In fact, this is the case. The Spanish are omnipresent. They bribed merchants, embassy and consulate staff, and perhaps even locals in Ryukyu. Today, they were just the first batch of intelligence personnel captured, and there will be more in the future, so we must prepare in advance, otherwise we will find a relatively closed island for us." Steven had a lot of requests. Staying in Ryukyu is indeed crowded and eyes wide. Relatively speaking, a closed island is more conducive to hiding secrets. Steven knew that Manila now knew that mercenaries arrived in Ryukyu, but probably did not know more information, which was conducive to Steven taking advantage of the situation.
"Friends, it's impossible to have an independent island. I don't have an independent island now, but I will try my best to cooperate with you. I can draw a military restricted area around your camp. In fact, I still hope you can go to Luzon as soon as possible." Bai Qi was not embarrassed at all. Although Bai Qi is now in a high position, he cannot interfere with Spanish intelligence personnel.
"If possible, of course I hope to set off as soon as possible, but it is definitely not now. I also have to accept the order of the chairman. By the way, I remember that the chairman has a private island here, right?" Steven did not accept Bai Qi's answer. Although Steven's military rank is not as high as Bai Qi's, they are essentially the same, they are all employees of Li Mu.
Regarding private islands, Li Mu certainly has them in the Far East. Shikoku Island is the largest. In Ryukyu, Li Mu also owns many private islands, but these islands are not suitable for Steven and others to use. After all, many islands have limited development because they do not have permanent populations. The islands do not even have the most basic living facilities. It is unrealistic to expect mercenaries to build living facilities.
"It's okay if you are willing to go to Shikoku Island, but you cannot get full authorization on Shikoku Island. I have seen your training plan and several projects are not suitable for completing on Shikoku Island. "Bai Qi did not deliberately create problems. In fact, just like Bai Qi said, Shikoku Island is also not suitable for accepting mercenaries. After all, it is Li Mu's private property, and Li Mu is not as noble as this.
"What should we do? We need to start training as soon as possible. You know, the time is not given to us in China." Steven knew there would be a lot of trouble, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.
Chapter completed!