12. News from Ma Run(1/2)
Merlin didn't know what was happening in distant Eastern Europe, and he unilaterally believed that he had completed a perfect infiltration reconnaissance.
In fact, this is true. Even though Mandalin guessed that someone interfered with the Ten Rings' actions, he had no evidence to prove this. A few days later, Merlin did not act immediately, but stayed in his small bar and sorted out the information on the U disk he brought back.
The information I got back from Abbas, the leader of the Ten Rings Gang in the canyon, is full of information, and there is a lot of internal information about the Ten Rings Gang.
Unfortunately, most of them are Arabic, and Merlin needs to use the translation program to make the secrets contained in the text.
But just what he already knows is enough to make people feel excited.
First of all, there are rumors about the Ten Rings Gang. It seems that those are probably some of the rhetoric used by the leader to fool the new warriors.
According to the above records, the Ten Rings Gang was an organization that existed before World War I. Its originated in the area near Mongolia. Its leader, Mandalin, was said to have been a descendant of the famous Genghis Khan. The prominent family brought countless wealth to the young Mandalin.
But Mandalin was not fascinated by wealth and wealthy life. On the contrary, he has been seeking more "great" power since his youth.
The materials do not describe what power Mandarin pursues, but from those deceptive words, it is not difficult for Merlin to guess that the former royal family member should pursue a power that transcends reality. The purpose is very simple, which is to realize the legendary immortality.
No one knows whether he succeeds.
But according to the information Merlin saw, Mandarin should still be active now.
The mysterious leader of the Ten Rings appeared before World War I, which means he must be over 90 now. But according to the leader of the Canyon Base, Mandarin still has the power of "terrible and greatness".
The leader was still using his iron fist to rule the secret organization he established.
This means that even though Mandarin did not find the art of immortality, he still used some method to greatly delay his aging.
Secondly, in those information, Meilin found some communication information within the Ten Rings Gang. Although it was not complete, Meilin still outlined the mysterious Ten Rings power section according to the contents in those information.
In the past decade, under the command of Mandarin, the main force of the Ten Rings has shifted from Mongolia to Central Asia and Eastern Europe, just like Attila, the "Whip of God" thousands of years ago.
Just those places found by Merlin already cover almost two-thirds of this area on the map.
In other words, the power of the Ten Acts Gang in Central Asia and Eastern Europe is already omnipresent.
If this information is true, then that Mandarin is already the true uncrowned king in Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
What made Merlin feel even more terrifying was that in a document collected by the chief of the base, there was news that the Ten Rings Gang had been secretly helping the local forces of Afghanistan to resist the Soviet invasion as early as the war between the former Soviet Union invasion.
In other words, they have been operating in the Afghanistan area for more than 30 years.
This is not the edge of the Ten Rings Gang's power. On the contrary, Afghanistan is one of the cores of the Ten Rings' power radiation. Among the armed factions that are under various banners and seem to be extremely conflicted, it is very likely that more than half of them are subordinates of the Ten Rings Gang.
The civil war in Afghanistan since 1995 was also the last step for the Ten Rings to completely control Afghanistan.
Last and most important.
Merlin found a list of similar delivery in those documents. According to the list, over the past decade, the Ten Rings have transported locally grown poisons to cities on the American continent through a "secret" channel. They made huge profits to support their increasingly large power in Afghanistan.
That "secret" channel should refer to CIA's intelligence center in the Afghanistan region.
As far as Merlin knows, before the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan, Cia had very active intelligence forces in the Afghanistan area, and the time of contact between the two sides was correct.
All the puzzles Merlin needed to conduct a mission this time to come to Afghanistan have been collected in the past few days, and he is now missing only the last piece.
He had to get the corresponding information from the local intelligence center in Cia.
As long as he finds that crucial evidence, he can retire successfully.
What's even better is that Merlin already has a goal.
William Rollins, the agent chief who was sent to Afghanistan more than a month ago. In the memory of the militant leader, Merlin has confirmed that Rollins has an indelible relationship with this matter.
That person is the breakthrough Merlin needs.
For Merlin, no matter how difficult the task is, once he has a goal, the next thing to do is to make a plan and then execute it.
During these days, Merlin has been sending Raven Spirit Victor to patrol the sky near Kandahar, looking for the hiding places for those Cia. He has already had several targets, and now he only needs to find time and investigate one by one.
If Merlin had good luck, he wouldn't even need to fight and get everything he needed.
Then he could quietly leave this country where the war was about to break out, just like when he came.
But just as Merlin was about to start his own exploration plan tonight, he suddenly felt a car parked at the door of his bar, and there were two people moving in the car.
Judging from the flowing life energy, it should be two people I know.
Merlin frowned, and he walked forward and reached out to open the closed door. It was already evening outside the door. At the door of this small bar, Billy Russo of the Marine Corps was supporting his good friend Frank Casol, standing outside the door.
Judging from the two Ma Run's outfits, they should be enjoying the holiday.
"Yeah, it's recovering well."
Merlin looked at Frank with a cane. The tenacity of the soldier in front of him was really surprising. He suffered a few days ago that was enough to kill ordinary people. In just a few days, he could walk down the ground with a cane.
Merlin knew that such recovery speed not only required a strong physical fitness, but also a strong will.
Obviously, Frank Casol in front of him was the kind of warrior with an amazingly strong will.
"It's all for you, Mr. Yuri."
Frank said in a hoarse voice, and beside him, Billy, a handsome young man in a black T-shirt and sunglasses, said to Merlin:
"We're on vacation today, and Frank said he hasn't thank you well yet, so we'll come here to you. Take a drink."
"This time?"
Merlin looked down at the watch. It was still a few hours before it was completely dark. He glanced at Frank and Billy, and shook his hand:
"Then come in, I'll serve the two old men to drink."
A few minutes later, two glasses of mixed wine were pushed in front of Frank and Billy.
Merlin took the burlap and wiped his hands, looking at the two soldiers in front of him. They were curiously looking at the colorful liquid in the wine glass, which was a cocktail they had never drunk before.
"Try it."
Merlin whispered:
"This thing is called 'Three-headed Dog', I'll tell you, except me, you can't even find this thing even if you look for all the bars in New York."
"Brave."
The handsome guy Billy is a person who is very good at dealing with people. Although he only met Merlin for the second time, he seemed to be very familiar with him.
He picked up the wine glass and took a sip. The next moment, his expression became very exciting.
The stimulating feeling in the chaos made him feel a little indescribable.
For a moment, Billy felt like the legendary three-headed dog in hell, and he could spew a ball of flame when he opened his mouth. But although the smell was irritating, it was not painful.
The hot feeling lasted for less than a second, and what followed was the comfort of ice applying on the tongue.
This is the true "Ice and Fire Heaven".
“Wow!”
Billy put down his wine glass, shook his head vigorously, regaining his temporarily paralyzed tongue. He let out a praise-like exclaim, and then gestured to Merlin with a thumbs up.
"This taste is nothing to say!"
"ha."
Merlin snorted proudly, and he wiped the bar while saying to Billy:
"Even if you praise me again, you still have to charge for the second glass of wine. You have also seen it. I am a small business."
Frank, who was sitting on the side with wounds and scabbed on his face, looked at his brother suspiciously. He also tried to pick up the wine glass and took a sip like Billy. After more than ten seconds, a pile of wrinkled money was placed in front of Merlin.
Frank slapped the table and said loudly:
"Two more drinks!"
"It's better to finish the cup in your hand first, Da Seng."
Merlin collected the money, and he said to Frank, who had improved significantly under the stimulation of alcohol:
"Don't look at it as small as it is, no matter how powerful the alcoholic is, he can't drink the second one."
Merlin is telling the truth.
Not only because this "Three-Headed Dog Hair" is mixed with several spirits, but also because this thing is actually a magical drink with a faint magic power. It was prepared by a group of wizards chasing fine wine hundreds of years ago.
No matter how powerful a wizard is, he will become slightly drunk after drinking a glass of wine.
This has nothing to do with the amount of alcohol.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, Frank and Billy both had a slightly drunk posture, and under the urging of alcohol, their words became more and more.
“The situation around Kandahar has become worse and worse these days.”
Frank complained:
"The combat effectiveness of the locals is too poor. We gave them enough weapons and equipment and trained them. But in less than two weeks, they were broken up by the jihadists. Now we have to go on stage in person to help them stabilize the situation."
"The local armed forces are very strong."
Billy shook his head, and said sadly:
"They also united factions from other places. If this continues, it will be a matter of time before the fall of Kandahar."
"So you are on the government side?"
Meilin lay on the bar, listening to the two soldiers' chat, he interrupted and said:
To be continued...