Yellow Boss is in his fifties, slightly chubby but appears sturdy due to his tall stature. Although he still has a worried expression on his face, he maintains basic politeness. Looking at the two almost brand-new military trucks behind him, Yellow Boss hesitates and says, "I trust your reputation, Jackal, but I didn't expect that 500 guns would require two trucks..."

Saying this, Yellow Boss turns around and takes a large suitcase from a young man. He says, "I brought 3 million US dollars, which is all my wealth. I'm giving it all to you, hoping you can help me."

Joja places the suitcase on the car's engine and opens it to find that it is filled with hundred-dollar bills. He takes out a backpack from the car and carefully puts 2 million US dollars in cash inside. Then he closes the suitcase and returns it to Yellow Boss. He says seriously, "I value my reputation, and I can't promise something I'm not sure about, let alone take your money. I will watch from the outside when you make the delivery, and if you need help, I will definitely assist. But like I said, I can't guarantee the hostage situation, so I can't accept this money."

Joja points to the military trucks behind him and says, "We are compatriots. You bought these guns at a high price, so I'll give you the trucks. But I want you to leave one pickup truck for me. There are some things of mine in the truck that I need to take away."

Upon hearing this, Yellow Boss nods slightly with disappointment. He turns around and calls a young man to bring a pickup truck over, then hands the car keys to Joja. He says bitterly, "I've been in business my whole life, and I actually admire people like you the most. But right now, I really hope you can deceive me a little and give me some hope."

"In reality, things may not necessarily develop in a bad direction. Kindweke is crazy, but he also has to consider the consequences of harming the people of China. Yellow Boss, you have seen the world, and you must have a way to handle it."

Joja throws the money into the car and turns to Kaman, saying, "Unload our things from the trucks."

Yellow Boss looks at several young men and says, "Go help."

A white man who has been following Yellow Boss silently suddenly steps forward and says, "I'll help too."

Looking at the tall bald white man walking towards the back of the truck and unloading things onto the pickup truck, Joja curiously asks, "Who is this guy?"

Yellow Boss says, "His name is Dorian, an Italian. He calls himself 'Pithead Hat'. He used to be a bodyguard for an Italian mobster, but his boss was killed in a hotel attack."

"This guy lost his job and seems to have gotten into trouble because of it. I needed manpower, so I brought him along."

Joja is sensitive to Italians. He glances at Dorian curiously and asks, "If his boss died, why did he stay here? Can this guy be trusted?"

Yellow Boss sighs and says, "How would I know if he can be trusted or not? The worst-case scenario is that I die, and it doesn't matter if I waste a hundred thousand dollars. If I'm alive, then that hundred thousand dollars is worth it. I only realized after I fell into trouble that the people I can truly rely on are from my hometown. Those young men are all from the mine, and they are the only ones willing to take risks with me."

Joja still doesn't quite understand. What kind of person would deal with terrorists for a hundred thousand dollars? And it's such a high-risk task like exchanging hostages.

Joja doesn't have much impression of the "Pithead Hat," but there were several Italian soldiers in the so-called "Sea Hound" mercenary group he encountered in South SD. He even specifically looked it up later and found that the combat effectiveness of the Italian troops was really average. However, this so-called "Pithead Hat" was a special intervention group within the Italian Carabinieri, and the soldiers inside could be considered elite.

It's not uncommon for retired Italian special forces personnel to work as bodyguards, but Joja is interested in the Italian he is protecting.

After a moment of silence, everything from the truck has been unloaded. Seeing that Dorian seems to be eyeing Kaman's equipment, Joja walks over with a smile and says, "Your name is Dorian? Why did you come and get involved in this mess?"

The tall Dorian looks at Joja and says in broken English, "For money."

Joja chuckles and says, "Is your life only worth a hundred thousand dollars?"

Dorian shakes his head and says, "It's worth a hundred thousand dollars if I'm alive, but only fifty thousand if I'm dead. My former employer died, and I can't get the remaining payment. I also have to face the retaliation of the employer's family. I need money to pay off the debt and hope for a settlement."

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Joja nods and says, "You explained it clearly. Why are you willing to tell me so much?"

Dorian shrugs and says, "If I survive this, I'll have to find myself a new job that pays well. You look like an arms dealer or a mercenary. But no matter which one, you will need someone like me."

Looking at Dorian's eyes occasionally glancing at the backpack full of money in the car, Joja smiles and says, "If you survive, come find me for a chat. My name is Jackal, and Yellow Boss has my phone number."

Joja curiously asks, "Let me ask one more question. How much do you owe the Italian mafia?"

Dorian lowers his head and thinks for a moment before saying, "It started with 50,000 US dollars, but it became 200,000 US dollars later. Now, I have to pay 10,000 US dollars in interest every month. I've been trying my best to prevent the debt from growing..."

Joja sympathetically looks at this guy and shakes his head, saying, "You can't use money from loan sharks!"