My Wife is Actually a top-tier Soldier King?!-Chapter 1128 - 1055: Lawless? Brother Doesn’t Believe in Curses! _2
However...
Dealing with these mercenaries is easy, just pay them.
Even letting them stay here longer is fine, just pay them the market rate.
But those two nuclear warheads...
Can’t be immediately transported away.
After all, Abulaxi is not only the leader of the armed group Cheetah, but also the Commander of the Baldet war zone.
This person who plays both sides, for his personal selfish desires, could misuse power and deploy three combat planes from the war zone, almost bombing the defense positions.
If those two nuclear warheads were to be transported by plane, in Nabiya, a corrupt, riddled country of chaos, it would be hard to keep it 100% secret.
What if, like the War Statistics Institute’s special plane, it gets shot down again?
Therefore, without a fail-safe plan, the nuclear warheads cannot be moved yet.
Moreover, the most urgent matter right now is figuring out how to rescue the five engineers currently under house arrest and controlled by Abulaxi.
Abulaxi, knowing well that Wu Jie’s group prioritizes human lives, would never ignore the lives of the five employees.
At this stage, talking about money is meaningless.
There’s no need for complicated negotiations or haggling.
Abulaxi isn’t lacking money, he wants the nuclear warheads.
Lying to him, saying the nuclear warheads aren’t in our hands, would be complete nonsense.
If the warheads weren’t here, why would he launch missiles to shoot down the War Statistics Institute’s special plane? Why would he even bother assembling heavy troops to attack?
Thus.
This kidnap and hijack case is extremely straightforward, but its nature is exceedingly vile.
...
Inside the surveillance center.
Wu Jie, not caring to wash up or bathe, brought his breakfast and connected remotely with the War Statistics Institute.
Seeing Wu Jie eagerly eating his bread, Du couldn’t help but give a thumbs up.
"You and your spouse are indeed talented and daring, and quite lucky too, truly a narrow escape from death!" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Wu Jie gave Du a glance.
"Nonsense, did I narrowly escape death? I clearly returned in triumph!"
Du laughed.
"Right, right, you’re correct!"
"Causing Abulaxi to lose thousands of troops, dozens of vehicles, including three combat aircraft!"
"In such a dangerous and difficult situation, for you to be able to lead them to successfully break out, it’s indeed a victorious return!"
Wu Jie scoffed disdainfully, "Since you already know Abulaxi was behind the chaos, have you thought of a solution for the abduction of the five engineers from my group?"
Du’s smile vanished, and he sighed as expected.
"All three black boxes from the special plane have been found, and the data from the operation recorder has been analyzed; it’s highly similar to the new medium-range missile system developed by YL Country!"
"But note that it’s just highly similar; we have no evidence that YL Country has deployed military forces and weaponry to Nabiya, nor can we prove Abulaxi was involved in last night’s events!"
"Therefore, diplomatic measures are simply unfeasible, and it’s unnecessary to protest to Nabiya, as Abulaxi can completely wash his hands of any responsibility..."
Wu Jie silently listened.
Abulaxi, in Nabiya, is undeniably a local warlord, the unofficial emperor of the Baldet region.
He is both the criminally notorious head of the armed group and the Commander of the Nabiya Baldet war zone.
Thus he can act in any affair, either under the official guise and methods, appearing righteous, or using the armed group’s brutally simple methods, unscrupulously achieving his personal goals.
Therefore.
Is Abulaxi secretly colluding with YL Country?
Did he brazenly use the medium-range missile system provided by YL Country to shoot down the War Statistics Institute’s special plane?
Did he order the armed extremists to attack Tang Xiao and others in an attempt to seize the nuclear warheads?
And was it he who ordered the forceful abduction of five engineers, demanding the nuclear warheads?
These suspicions no longer exist; everyone knows Abulaxi did it.
But what good does knowing do?
In Nabiya, a nation steeped in chaos where weapons and ammunition flood the streets, what laws or institutions can control Abulaxi?
To put it bluntly,
Protest? Complain? Accuse? Report?
These measures, effective in civilized countries, are utterly useless in Nabiya.
To argue with Abulaxi?
Isn’t that like reasoning with a madman or discussing the law with a ruthless villain?
In Nabiya, it’s about who has the power, not who has the sharper tongue.
And the current situation is not in our favor.
Baldet is known as the City of Chaos, where almost everyone is armed.
The five engineers are under house arrest, heavily guarded.
A military rescue?
If that were feasible, Tang Xiao and the others trapped in the desert would have been rescued long ago.
So...
After hearing this, Wu Jie directly asked:
"So you mean we can only exchange the hostages with nuclear warheads?"
Du nodded emphatically.
"Other than that, do you have another way? A military rescue is simply impossible; it’s a suicide mission no matter how many people we send, and it endangers the hostages too!"
After a brief pause, seeing Wu Jie’s expression grow even grimmer,
Du sighed again.
"I know with yours and Tang Xiao’s nature, you wouldn’t disregard the lives of your staff. You would surely do everything possible to rescue the five engineers!"
"But we really need to face reality. Nabiya’s situation is unique; we have no influence there, insufficient manpower for a military rescue, what do you think?"
"Also, Abulaxi is demanding three, but you currently only have two. Though negotiable in quantity, I suspect he won’t budge on the location!"
"Baldet is his stronghold, where he has substantial armed forces. If asked to exchange somewhere else, he definitely won’t agree!"
Wu Jie finished his bread, then drained his juice in one gulp.
"If we don’t try, how will we know he won’t agree?"
Du nodded repeatedly: "Alright! Anyway, I haven’t been much help throughout this ordeal at the War Statistics Institute; I truly feel ashamed. You have the insight and the courage, just go for it, and whatever you need, just tell me, and I’ll provide you with logistical support!"
"Don’t be too hard on yourself. Nabiya has never been a focal point for the War Statistics Institute, without a solid foundation or penetration here, how could we easily defeat the local kingpins?"
After consoling him, Wu Jie disconnected the remote connection.
Then, he immediately contacted the ’kidnappers’.
Calling them kidnappers, but who are they really?
Everyone knows full well who they are.
Thus, Wu Jie didn’t resort to any anonymous emails; he directly called Abulaxi.
The previously unreachable number was now connected.
"Hello, who is this?"
A rough voice in English came from the phone.
Wu Jie shouted in Mandarin, "Abulaxi, leader, didn’t you tell me to bring three nuclear warheads to exchange for the hostages? Don’t you damn know who I am?"
After a moment of silence on the other end, a cold laugh came through.
"Since you know it’s me, why don’t you hurry up and bring them over?"
"If they’re not here by twelve o’clock, you know the consequences!"
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