DB Chapter 28

Chapter 28 – First Mission

Novel Title: 龙血 (Dragon Blood)

Author：水千丞 (Shui Qian Cheng)

Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)

Protagonists: 单鸣 (Shan Ming -MC), 沈长泽 (Shen Changze -ML)

*Please read at Novels Space.space, the original site of translation. TQ*

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Since then, Shan Ming has continuously increased Shen Changze’s training intensity every quarter. The mercenary regiment often organises various actual combat exercises. Although such exercises cannot be regarded as real, real guns were used. Live ammunition is very dangerous. All the mines, warning nets, and traps along the route can easily kill people.

Gradually, more and more people realised that this child did not only surpass adults physically. But he also had an extraordinary intuition of danger. Intuition is a very powerful weapon in combat.

People in the mercenary regiment have special feelings for the child. It was as if everyone watched a puppy grow up and become more and more powerful. They once fed him dog food, bathed him and took him for a walk. Thus, there was some sense of pride in participating in him growing up. When not taking on missions, most of them would be too busy at the base. So almost everyone in the mercenary regiment had contributed to the growth of the child. And the mercenary regiment has also gone from being unstable and distrusting each other when recruiting a large number of newcomers at the beginning to being united and tacitly understood one another these days. Shen Changze played a major role in contributing to this.

It can be said that the growth of the child is accompanied by the growth of the new ‘Peregrine Falcon’.

Today, ‘Peregrine Falcon’ ushered a big customer into its base.

Neo, a Colombian cabinet member, has been acting as one of the regiment’s brokers for a long time. He has deep relationships with some American politicians, business celebrities and some gangsters. He introduced almost all the business in the countries north of Colombia to ‘Peregrine Falcon’, especially those related in the United States. Although the United States is a big country that produces mercenaries – those retired US soldiers can do nothing but kill people – but the country encourages them to go out so as not to cause security risks to their own country. So many people are more willing to hire foreigners.

Under normal circumstances, Tiger Shark would never agree to customers coming to their base in person. But he has a lot of respect for Neo and he also has a lot of business dealings with them. There is mutual trust between them. So under Neo’s repeated requests, Tiger Shark agreed to the client’s request – to personally go to the base to select bodyguards for him.

This time, the client is from a famous American arms company – Jason Otali. The person they want to protect is responsible for signing an arms contract worth 1.6 billion U.S. dollars with the Nigerian government. The person is also responsible for the delivery. This person is an executive of the company. His name is Bill Orais. The Nigeria anti-government terrorists wanted to destroy this contract. Killing Orais is the most effective and most intimidating method to do it.

In view of the fact that a senior executive in charge of signing the contract had been assassinated outside a hotel under heavy security, the company felt that the security it provided was insufficient. So they decided to find professional bodyguards. Through Neo, they found ‘Peregrine Falcon’.

When Neo got off the Black Hawk helicopter with Bill Orais and a lot of bodyguards, everyone could see how worried this Mr. Orais was for his safety.

Orais looked at the modern barracks warily. The security guards were surrounding him, leaving no room for snipers at all.

Ayer raised his eyebrows, “Mr. Orais, this base is very safe.”

Orais wiped his sweat, “Let’s go into the room to talk.”

Ayer made a gesture of invitation and led him into the barrack.

After entering the room, he obviously relaxed a little. He said earnestly to Ayer, “Mr. Murray, I have long admired the name of the ‘Peregrine Falcon’ mercenary regiment you led. Neo promised me that you will guarantee my safety until the end of the transaction. I entrust my life into your hands.” He then glanced suspiciously at Shen Changze standing beside Shan Ming, probably unable to figure out how there could be children in such a place.

Ayer smiled and patted him on the shoulder, “Mr. Orais, please rest assured. We will risk our lives and reputation for your safety.”

“Then let me tell you about the situation. First…”

“No, no, no.” Ayer waved his hand, “We can talk about this later. I think we should talk about the price first. We have a rule when we talk about business. We first negotiate the basic price. If you agree to the price, we will talk further. And then we can increase the price appropriately according to the difficulty of the task you describe.”

Orais nodded, “Neo has already told me about this. Please rest assured that the price the company is willing to pay for the success of this transaction will definitely satisfy you.”

Ayer showed a handsome and dazzling smile, looking like a Hollywood star. Tiger Shark and Shan Ming who were present felt that the fat arms dealer in front of him had become a big piece of fat pork in Ayer’s eyes.

There is still one month left before the arms trade, during which Orais has been staying in a luxury hotel in the city centre. This hotel is one of the properties of Jason Otali’s company. The secret Presidential Suite has the only exclusive elevator, which requires fingerprint and iris dual authentication. The walls of the room are half a metre thick and even bombs cannot blow it open. All the glass is double-layered with bulletproof glass. It can be said to be a perfect barrier without any dead ends. But even so, the Nigerian anti-government forces still blew up the head of the former person in charge of the transaction at the hotel gate—using their own bodies as bombs.

These anti-government forces have extremist beliefs and are very difficult to deal with. The task of ‘Peregrine Falcon’ is to protect Orais until the end of the transaction.

Orais thought he should try to spend most of his time in his hotel suite so he could be safe.

But these professional mercenaries scoffed. The strongest barriers are often defeated from the inside. One month is too long. If it was the ‘Peregrine Falcon’ themselves, they have many ways to take a human head out of a concrete cage. Only a layman like Orais would think that this suite is indestructible.

Besides, it was impossible for Orais not to leave the hotel at all. At least, he had to show up on the day of signing for the contract. He also had to be present at the port to deliver the goods. During this period, there were countless good opportunities to ambush.

After Ayer’s analysis, Orais’ expression became particularly ugly.

Neo slaps his back, suggesting that Ayer should not scare him too much.

How to negotiate the price without being so intimidating after all? Ayer pretended not to see Neo winking at him and still said with a smile, “Mr. Orais, you don’t have to worry too much. Although this task is very difficult, you can entrust it to us.”

Orais continued to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He said, “Please send a lot of manpower this time… In addition, I want to personally select some personal bodyguards. It will be my daughter’s coming-of-age ceremony within two weeks, which is in the United States. The famous socialite party will be held in the high society venue since it is her most important step to enter the social circle. As a father, I must go to this event. And we can’t bring all of you to the event. So I want to pick two or three people so that it won’t look so suspicious…Hmm…” Orais thought about his words.

Shan Ming raised his eyebrows, “Not so suspicious? Not so murderous? Not so scary?”

Orais waved his hand, “No, no. It’s just that if you appear at that event, if you look too… too much like a mercenary, it will cause others to panic and be dissatisfied. Therefore, it is best to pretend to be my assistant or relative.”

Shan Ming patted Ayer, “Ayer could be the most perfect assistant. Look at him.” Shan Ming pinched Ayer’s chin, “If he appeared at a high society banquet, he will blend in right away. Ayer could be a real assistant with British nobility.”

Tiger Shark said: “Don’t come up with bad ideas. Ayer would be the commander in chief. In case of emergencies, who will take care of the overall situation?”

“You. Tiger Shark, aren’t you going?”

“No. Dino and the others have already arrived in Angola and have connected with the people there. I’m going there today.”

Shan Ming shrugged and pointed at his own nose, “What about me? If you’re not satisfied with me, then you won’t be satisfied with the others either. They all look like Tiger Shark.”

Orais forced a smile, “Actually…my wife and I have separated a long time ago. When I attend social occasions, I am used to bringing a female companion. If it is a female bodyguard, it would be more appropriate…”

Tiger Shark asked Ayer: “Where are Lily and Nelia?”

“They’re all in Angola. And they won’t be able to come back for a while.”

Tiger Shark slapped the table, “It’s just Pell left.”

“Yes.”

Orais saw that Tiger Shark was very unhappy so he felt a little guilty.

Tiger Shark glanced at Neo. It was definitely Neo who gave Orais this idea.

Neo turned his head away guiltily.

Tiger Shark is not happy at all. Pell is a qualified Amazon female warrior indeed although her role as a doctor always made people ignore her combat ability. Pell is definitely a mercenary worthy of the ‘Peregrine Falcon’ level. The client requested this so he had no reason not to let Pell go on a mission out of selfishness. Besides, a doctor must also accompany the team. But this time, she had to switch from logistics to the front desk.

Tiger Shark called Pell to come over the intercom.

When Orais saw Pell, his eyes lit up.

Tiger Shark coughed majestically and Orais immediately looked away.

After listening to their description, Pell smiled, “Okay. But I want a Chanel haute couture dress.” She patted Orais on the shoulder and whispered in his ear, “You pay for it.”

Orais nodded blankly, “Well. I need one more person. Can you let me see other people?” He really couldn’t bring Shan Ming into social occasions. The arrogance on Shan Ming’s face seemed to reveal his brutality from the bottom of his bones. If he came, he was like a hedgehog with thorns all over his body and every thorn was poisonous.

“No. There are only three female mercenaries in ‘Peregrine Falcon’. Pell is the only one at the base. Mr. Orais, are you here to pick a bodyguard or an actor?” Shan Ming couldn’t help but said sarcastically.

Orais was already under a lot of psychological pressure talking to an authentic group of murderous mercenaries so he was even more nervous when Shan Ming said this.

Tiger Shark suddenly said: “There’s still one more person.”

Everyone looked at him.

Tiger Shark pointed to Shen Changze beside Shan Ming, “The child.”

Everyone present was stunned.

Tiger Shark said: “Is it not reasonable for you to take him with you and say that you adopted him?”

Orais said a little excitedly: “Mr. Tiger Shark, stop joking. How can I let a child protect my safety? He is only six or seven years old…”

The child gave him a cold look: “I’m ten years old.”

Tiger Shark said: “He has been trained for so many years and it’s time for him to go on missions.”

Shan Ming silently looked at the child. Indeed, with his current ability, he can perform some not-so-difficult tasks like being bodyguards. But he is still a child. Shan Ming felt a little complicated in his heart. But he didn’t want to stop it.

That day will eventually come.

Ayer also glanced at Shen Changze, “That’s right. He should be able to go on missions. Let this be his first time.”

Orais was still very upset, “Mr. Tiger Shark, Mr. Murray, please don’t make fun of my life. What can he do?”

Tiger Shark curled his lips and patted the child on the back lightly.

As if the mechanism had been touched, the child jumped up. His whole body bounced off the ground and rushed towards the bodyguard closest to Orais. He drew out the knife in mid-air. It was done before he could even blink. When he jumped on the man, he clamped the man’s arms with his legs and grabbed his hair with one hand. The tip of the knife stopped exactly three centimetres away from the bodyguard’s eyeball.

Everyone except the ‘Peregrine Falcon’ was stunned.

The kid’s speed was too fast. With his small body, the target was unprepared. Many people have not realised how he hung on the body of a burly bodyguard with a height of 1.9 metres like a monkey.

Shan Ming was also startled.

Perhaps other members of ‘Peregrine Falcon’ thought that Shen Changze’s current ability was obtained through his day and night training. So they gradually ignored the fact that the physical limit of a ten-year-old child should not be so exaggerated. But only Shan Ming knew that there was a monster sleeping in this child’s body. His explosive power is amazing.

Orais was sweating even more profusely, “Okay, okay. Let’s… take him.”

Shen Changze jumped off of the man, “My name is Shen. And I’m ten years old, not seven or eight.”

Asian children generally look younger than European and American children. But being said to be six or seven years old made him very unhappy.

“Okay, okay. Nice to meet you.”

Shen Changze went back to Shan Ming and put his knife away. He blinked and asked, “Baba, how was it?”

Shan Ming nuzzled, “It’s okay.”

The child snorted, “Sooner or later, I will surpass you.”

Tiger Shark stood up, “Then it’s settled. On the day of the banquet, we will take Pell and the child to attend the banquet. Then, you will all obey Ayer’s orders. You can’t act casually by yourself. Be vigilant at all times.” 

The child said: “Tiger Shark, give me that.”

Tiger Shark frowned, “Which one?”

The child pointed to his neck.

Tiger Shark picked up the soldier card hanging around his neck and touched the emblem of the brave ‘Peregrine Falcon’ painted on the back of the soldier card with his thick fingertips.

“Give me a soldier card.”

Tiger Shark said: “You are not qualified to wear it now. Only qualified ‘Peregrine Falcon’ mercenary fighters are worthy of having it. If you can complete the task this time, I will give you a soldier card.”

The child clenched his fist and said seriously, “I will definitely get one.”

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☝🏻Chanel haute couture dress

Next update: 2023.–.–

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