Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 192: Mercenary Leader

In the evening, Chen Guobang came back. Although he tried to keep his facial expression calm, the subtle changes could not escape Lu Shaohua's eyes. Yes, Chen Guobang came back with a smile. Considering what he did today, it was not difficult to guess that there was news.

"Brother! Have you got through?" Lu Shaohua asked with a smile. What he meant by getting through was nothing more than getting through that top-level relationship.

"Yeah!" Chen Guobang responded indifferently. This was originally a big news, and he should be happy, but the expression on Chen Guobang's face was a little gloomy, because the price paid to open this relationship was too high. It cost several million dollars to get an interview with the other party. Fortunately, it was worth spending several million to leave a good impression on the other party, successfully open the relationship, and have an in-depth conversation with the other party, and get some small promises from the other party.

Chen Guobang didn't say how much money he spent. He knew that Lu Shaohua didn't care about that little money, so he just felt bad for it. Fortunately, Chen Guobang didn't tell Lu Shaohua. If he told him, Lu Shaohua might laugh to death. Spending such a small amount of money can lay a good foundation for Lu Shaohua's future plans. How can it not be worth it for a "small" investment and a big return? It's so worth it that Lu Shaohua was so happy.

Of course, Lu Shaohua had not told Chen Guobang about his purpose yet, and he was not in a hurry to tell him. He should spend some time with others after establishing a relationship, increase mutual trust, and then bring up other things. If he rashly brought up his purpose, it would make people feel that he was approaching him with a purpose.

"It's good that the connection is established." Lu Shaohua smiled and nodded in affirmation of Chen Guobang's visit, and then changed the subject. "Brother, let's go upstairs. I have something to tell you."

In Lu Shaohua's plan, he did not want to stay in the Soviet Union for a long time, nor did he want to show up in public. After arranging everything, he would return to Hong Kong immediately. Of course, after arranging everything, he also had to achieve the purpose of his trip. Returning empty-handed was not his principle.

"Yeah!" Although Chen Guobang didn't know what Lu Shaohua wanted to tell him, he still responded and walked upstairs with Lu Shaohua.

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It was still the same study-like room, and it was still the same seat where I sat in the morning. It seemed as if everything had returned to the same state as in the morning, but the atmosphere was different. Chen Guobang was more anxious in the morning, but now he was much more relaxed. Lu Shaohua had also changed. He was relatively serious in the morning, but now he had a smile on his face.

"I want Li Zhijie to form a mercenary group." Lu Shaohua stated his purpose directly.

"Mercenaries?" Chen Guobang frowned, a little confused as to why Lu Shaohua suddenly thought of forming a mercenary group. However, he just didn't understand why he formed it now. As for why he formed it, as smart as he was, he would understand that Lu Shaohua wanted to have his own armed forces.

"Well, I talked to Brother Zhijie this morning, and he agreed." After that, Lu Shaohua scratched his head and said awkwardly. "You know, I'm a typical layman, and I wanted to ask for your opinion."

Lu Shaohua did not ask Chen Guobang whether he agreed with his formation of the group, nor was there any need to ask, because he was determined to form a mercenary group and would not tolerate rejection.

Chen Guobang seemed to see that Lu Shaohua was determined to form his own private armed forces, and he avoided the topic of agreement or opposition. After a moment's hesitation, he seemed to have made up his mind and said, "Forming a mercenary group is feasible, but I don't agree to let Li Zhijie go. For things like this, I think it's more reassuring for me to go in person."

Yes, Chen Guobang did not agree to let Li Zhijie form a mercenary group, but was ready to lead the army himself. In his opinion, Li Zhijie was smart, but his leadership ability was limited. It would be difficult for him to lead dozens or hundreds of thousands of people. Moreover, Li Zhijie was his former subordinate and comrade-in-arms. He did not want anyone to take risks, and would rather take the danger on himself.

"Haha." Lu Shaohua seemed to have expected Chen Guobang to take the blame on him, and laughed. "Brother! We have been together for several years, and you know me. It's not that I don't want you to go, but there are many important things for you to do."

In fact, if Chen Guobang had not been in charge of the Soviet Union all along, Lu Shaohua would have been completely relieved to let Chen Guobang be the most suitable candidate to form the mercenary corps. But the Soviet Union needed Chen Guobang and could not do without Chen Guobang, so Lu Shaohua had no choice but to think of letting Li Zhijie go.

"I know that, but..." After a pause, Chen Guobang continued, "But I feel that Li Zhijie has no leadership ability! Besides, I am worried about his safety."

"Oh!" Lu Shaohua sighed. He was not a heartless man. He also loved his subordinates very much and did not want them to take risks for him. But what else could he do? If he did not form a private force, after it developed to a certain extent in the future, he would end up being bullied. This was a situation that Lu Shaohua did not want to see, so he could only let his subordinates take the risk.

After taking a deep breath and trying to calm himself down, Lu Shaohua said after a long while, "Leadership skills can be cultivated slowly. As for safety issues, I will also buy some of the most advanced equipment at the beginning to increase their safety factor."

Chen Guobang knew that the Soviet Union couldn't do without him. After all, he had spent three years to build the network. If he left, it would mean that the entire network would be broken, and three years of hard work would turn to ashes in an instant. However, he didn't want Li Zhijie to take risks, and he was also a little worried that his lack of leadership would lead to failure in the end.

Chen Guobang had mixed feelings and many contradictions in his heart, which forced him to think carefully. In the end, he just said "Let me think about it" and fell into quiet contemplation.

Lu Shaohua did not interrupt him. He sat aside carefully and watched Chen Guobang's face, as if he wanted to see from his expression what he was thinking about.

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Time passed bit by bit. Half an hour later, Chen Guobang was still motionless. The only change was his expression. His brows were tightly furrowed under his black hair. He leaned back on the sofa, his eyes were slightly closed, and the five fingers of his hands were crossed together.

"Tick, tick." The second hand seemed to be running, moving around in a circle, and each step meant a second had passed...

Finally, an hour passed, and Chen Guobang finally opened his eyes. The next moment, he opened his mouth, but no words came out. Instead, he exhaled and said, "I think it's not okay to let Zhijie go alone. We have to let him bring another person with him. And we must be careful when choosing this person. It's best to bring someone who can make up for Zhijie's shortcomings."

"Haha!" Lu Shaohua smiled and nodded, agreeing with Chen Guobang's statement. "I also plan to go with two people, and I'll let Zhijie choose the candidates himself. Understanding is important!"

After hearing this, Chen Guobang had to nod his head. It was true that he had not considered it carefully. If he only made up for the other party's shortcomings without tacit understanding, it would be useless. If there was tacit understanding, even small shortcomings would not seem so important. Although no one is perfect, Li Zhijie did not seem to have any shortcomings in dealing with people.

"Do you know who Li Zhijie has chosen to go with him?" Chen Guobang asked. He was now eager to know who would be chosen to be Li Zhijie's partner.

"I don't know about that. I just asked him to talk to that person first. I will tell you if they agree." Lu Shaohua shook his head.

"Oh! Then I'll go ask him." After saying that, Chen Guobang hurriedly walked towards the gate.

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Not long after, Chen Guobang returned to the room, but this time he was not alone, he was followed by Li Zhijie and a man named Xie Jianwei. Lu Shaohua had a deep impression of this man named Xie Jianwei, because his name was the same as a classmate in his previous life, which is why Lu Shaohua remembered him so deeply.

Looking at Xie Jianwei, Lu Shaohua knew what was going on, and thought to himself: "It turns out that the person Li Zhijie chose was him."

Although he had a deep impression of the name Xie Jianwei, Lu Shaohua did not know much about him as a person. He only knew that he was usually cold and cruel, would never speak more than five times a day, and each sentence would never exceed ten words.

"Please sit down." Lu Shaohua waved his hand to signal them to sit wherever they wanted, and then looked at Chen Guobang and Li Zhijie with an inquiring look to see if the candidate chosen by him was Xie Jianwei.

Chen Guobang seemed to be able to understand Lu Shaohua's eyes. He nodded without saying anything and found a seat to sit down.

The four of them sat together, no one spoke, and the whole room was silent...

After a long while, Lu Shaohua pretended to cough twice, breaking the solemn atmosphere in the room and asked Xie Jianwei: "Brother Xie, I think Brother Zhijie has told you, right? I think you know what a mercenary profession is. Whether you are willing to go or not depends on you."

Although Lu Shaohua and Xie Jianwei had already agreed by coming here, Lu Shaohua had to explain it again to give him another chance to choose, and also to confirm whether he really agreed to let Li Zhijie go with him.

"Me, no problem." This was Xie Jianwei's answer.

After saying this, Lu Shaohua glanced at Xie Jianwei, who was still as calm as usual, without any other expression. Since it was like this, Lu Shaohua had nothing to say. In addition, Chen Guobang brought them up, which meant that he also agreed with Xie Jianwei's selection. "Well, big brother, you go ahead and say it."

"Yes!" Chen Guobang nodded, sat up straight, and said, "There are only two of you to form a mercenary group. In order to increase your safety factor, all weapons and equipment will be the most advanced."

At the end, there was a pause, then the topic changed. Chen Guobang continued, "What you have to do is very simple, recruit people, train them, and make the team as big as possible." Having said this, Chen Guobang stopped and looked at Lu Shaohua, as if to ask him if he had anything to add.

Receiving Chen Guobang's gaze, Lu Shaohua said with great passion, "I will give you one billion US dollars. You can recruit as many people as you want and buy any weapons and equipment you want. If the money is not enough, I will give you more. Your only goal is to improve your strength as quickly as possible and grow stronger."

"Th..." Even those who had good mental qualities could not bear Lu Shaohua's words. One billion US dollars, what a concept! They couldn't help but take a breath.

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Lu Shaohua had nothing more to say, and handed the final say to Chen Guobang, asking him to arrange some details.

Chen Guobang had dealt with mercenaries many times when he was in the army before, so he was relatively familiar with some of the mercenaries' affairs. Therefore, he taught Li Zhijie and the others for more than an hour before letting them go back to rest. However, he himself was not prepared to rest. He knew that Lu Shaohua must have something to tell him. As for what it was, he didn't know, but he was looking forward to what Lu Shaohua was going to say.

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