Most of the mercenaries are just one person who can keep themselves warm and the whole family not hungry. Most of the pmcs are making money for their families and children.
This is the biggest difference between pmc and mercenaries.
Charles, who is still working hard in his middle age, is a family man. He cannot be as free and easy as a mercenary.
Long Zhan's secret warning made him very angry.
What he fears most is his relatives being threatened.
But while he was angry, he also had to accept the reality of Chi Guoguo.
For Long Zhan, a big guy who doesn't look simple at first glance, to be able to be sent to Tarkov, there must be someone behind him, and he can do whatever he says can be done.
And these PMCs who were left in Tarkov actually belong to the semi-forgotten people of usec.
The existence value is already very limited!
The company can continue to pay them wages and find ways to send supplies, which is the maximum limit. It is impossible to protect their families.
Charles is a battle-hardened warrior and an experienced adult.
After clarifying the serious relationship between them, he immediately adjusted his mood and said in a relaxed tone: "Don't be nervous, my friend, I'm just asking casually.
Although our usec is not rich, we still have two or three sets of radio equipment.
Since your radio equipment was picked up, according to Tarkov's rules of survival, they are your private property and I have no right to take them back."
Charles speaks very well.
A few words resolved the tense atmosphere, and also showed a generous attitude.
"That's more or less the same. As a PMC, I'm very happy that you didn't bring shame on the PMC industry. We are not lowly mercenaries who behave recklessly. We are warriors with faith and dignity."
Long Zhan deliberately pretended that we were different, that we were a legal private armed force, and that we had a strong demeanor to stimulate Charles' nerves.
"Of course, we are fighters, not thugs."
Long Zhan had gone so far as to say so, blocking the entire road behind him. Charles knew that he could no longer speak out against Long Zhan.
Decisively and proactively changed the topic and said: "Okay, let's talk about something lighter now. Uzumaki, you don't look like a soldier. How did you change from the past?"
Unable to get any advantage from Long Zhan, Charles seemed to think that Dennis was a pushover, and he still wanted to take advantage of Dennis.
"Everyone wants to live, and so do I, so I have to recall those old skills."
Dennis spoke vaguely, as if he had answered, but also as if he hadn't said anything at all. He was thoughtful on the inside and far less easy to bully than his skinny appearance.
"Old skills? Have you participated in the war? Where?" Charles asked in surprise.
People who have served in the military have many unique features, but Charles did not feel that in Dennis, which is why he was so surprised.
"In the army, where else could I be? Thank God I'm not a cook." Dennis replied seriously.
Charles raised his eyebrows in surprise. He couldn't tell if Dennis was lying, and continued to ask: "You said you served a predator, so how did he find you? Is he a person or an organization?"
"The predator managed to dig up my personal information and provided me with some private suggestions, which allowed me to successfully avoid many dangers. As for more information about the predator, I cannot provide you with it," Dennis said.
"Why can't you tell me?"
Charles was very interested in predators and didn't want to give up on them.
"It's not that I can't tell, but I don't know. Everyone who has seen predators is dead. I want to live, so I don't want to see them. We usually rely on radio to communicate. He always has a way to find me."
Dennis said it mysteriously.
Predator came out of his mouth as if through 18 layers of fog.
Not to mention that Charles was even more curious. Even the appetite for dragon warfare was completely whetted, and he wanted to meet this mysterious predator immediately.
"Maybe this mysterious predator, he has information about the Terra Box."
Long Zhan thought this in his mind but did not say it out loud. He became more determined to establish a good relationship with Dennis so that he could meet the predator in person in the future.
Charles couldn't ask for more information about the predator, so he changed the topic and asked: "Do you usually live alone? Where in the city do you live?"
Dennis raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and Long Zhan guessed that he must be talking nonsense.
Sure enough, he gave the address without hesitation and gave a detailed description of the interior and surrounding environment, except where the key was.
Obviously.
Dennis acted a little too hard and went into too much detail, thus missing some flaws.
Fortunately, only Long Zhan saw that he was talking nonsense. After all, he was a person who had learned to observe micro-expressions. Charles did not hear the problem.
Instead, he had a look of lack of interest, as if he was bored by the too detailed answers.
After thinking for a few seconds, Charles didn't know what to ask anymore and could only casually say: "Well, what are you going to do next?"
"I need to go to the city center to complete the agreement with the Dragon King, and then continue to be the predator's messenger, delivering information and orders."
Dennis answered seriously, and then specifically added: "Well, sometimes, I transport some valuable items. I can tell you clearly that this is all done through the transfer station, and I have no personal contact with others.
I receive and deliver all orders given to me by predators via radio or relay station."
"Do you make much money?" Charles asked.
"Not much, but enough for me in Hukou. The main thing is that he can provide me with security information protection. This is the most important thing to me."
Dennis kept talking about predators, but refused to reveal the lawyer's predator information, which led to a dead end in the conversation.
Long Zhan has a tough and unforgiving attitude, and it would be impossible to talk to him.
Dennis is mysterious and always has many twists and turns in his words. If you ask him a question, he will just answer it, which has nothing to do with talkativeness.
As a soldier, Charles is not an expert in negotiation. Faced with this situation, he doesn't know how to negotiate.
Long Zhan almost laughed out loud when he saw how he was so choked up that he was feeling uncomfortable, trying every possible means to make a conversation, but couldn't come up with anything and didn't dare to force himself.
Long Zhan knew that on the one hand, he was taboo, and his family outside the home would really be threatened.
Another reason is that he needs allies. Usec's life in Tarkov is not easy. Only by making strong allies can he survive longer.
And Long Zhan himself is a powerful ally, and the forces behind sending him in are even more incredible.