PRI Chapter 27: Tactical Squad Plan and Wish Task

Lind did not have the habit of putting all his eggs in one basket.

He also did not want to completely entrust his fate to the CIA and DEA.

Because neither of these two departments had anything to do with the word "reliable."

Or rather, all major institutions in America had nothing to do with the word "reliable."

Just like when Texas later encountered a cold snap that froze many ordinary people to death, the government not only refused to rescue them but also took advantage of the crisis to raise electricity prices by 270 times.

As Colorado City Mayor Tim Boyd said at the time:

"Disaster relief is a product of socialism. The government owes you nothing. Stop thinking about what the country can do for you. Don't become part of the problem, but become the person who solves the problem."

This statement was very clear and pointed to the core of American capitalism.

Never become a person with problems.

The underlying meaning was that you must have the ability to solve problems.

And the ability to solve problems was naturally the US dollar.

So in America, everyone cooperated for profit. As long as there was enough profit, they could sell everything that could be sold.

Knowledge, dignity, organizations, country, all for one thing.

Freedom.

The freedom to buy everything with money, to be above everything else.

America was such a country, and its laws and government were all built on the word "freedom."

So Lind now also wanted to pursue some freedom for his personal safety.

Therefore, he called James to his office.

Looking at this silent man who had never revealed too much of his thoughts since joining the job, as if even his rectum were made of steel, this resolute man, Lind said, "James, if I wanted you to form a special squad, would you be willing?"

After saying this, he saw James's eyes light up immediately.

"What kind of special squad?"

Lind stared at him and said, "A squad that belongs only to me, one that can go to war with any criminal organization at critical moments. Are you willing?"

"Of course I'm willing!" James appeared somewhat impatient for the first time.

Lind blinked, "I haven't mentioned the salary yet."

"That's not important!" James's hands trembled slightly, "Warden, I mean, I've always hoped to return to the military and relive those times."

Just as he said these words, a new prompt appeared before Lind's eyes.

[James's Wish: As a Marine who participated in the Gulf War and the Somali Civil War, James constantly thinks about returning to past glory, picking up his beloved M16A4 again, and fighting alongside his brothers.]

[Task: Help James fulfill his wish by reorganizing a tactical squad composed of Marine veterans and executing one combat mission.]

[Reward: 1. James's loyalty increases to maximum value. 2. Unlock special facility Electric Shock Interrogation Room]

Lind felt both surprised and enlightened.

Because his decision to call James over this time was not random.

On the contrary, he had asked Angelina to investigate James through her connections.

After all, Angelina had the CIA intelligence network behind her, so of course he should take advantage of this free resource.

The investigation results were pretty much what he had expected.

James came from the Marine Corps and officially retired in 1997. After returning to family life, he frequently purchased expensive psychological counseling and participated in post-traumatic stress disorder support groups.

But his condition did not improve, instead it gradually worsened.

Because what he longed for was to return to the battlefield.

So his wife parted ways with him. Although they didn't divorce, their marriage existed in name only.

To relieve himself, James went to work as a supervisor in a prison.

However, during his tenure, he always enjoyed torturing prisoners. Many prisoners reported him to the court and the Department of Corrections because of this.

He had to leave the prison and return to his parents.

This was also why James immediately came for an interview after seeing the prison recruitment, and why he didn't want to wait even a moment and insisted on starting work the same day.

Because he could no longer endure a mundane life.

In fact, during their time together, Lind had also sensed James's problems. To prevent others from seeing him inflict torture on prisoners, he specially allocated Interrogation Room No. 1 for James's use.

That's right, every time a prisoner was locked in Interrogation Room No. 1, it was Lind and James together who inflicted punishment on them.

However, Lind was mostly there to learn, while James was the main executor.

This was also why James's loyalty had been steadily increasing during this period.

Now, after seeing James's information, Lind finally confirmed the correctness of his speculation and decisively called James over to assign him the task of forming the squad.

But he didn't expect the system to add another big flower to this matter.

It turned out that to quickly increase the loyalty of extracted characters, you didn't need to cater to their preferences, you just needed to complete wish tasks.

Lind couldn't help but complain that the system hid things really deep. Such an important rule was only revealed to him now.

But it wasn't too late.

He looked at the excited James, whose hands were gripping his knees, suppressing the urge to bounce his leg, and said, "Do you have suitable teammates?"

"Of course!" James replied, "I previously participated in a group where everyone was like me, people who were unwilling to accept a peaceful life."

"Are they reliable? I need real elites!" Lind tapped the table, "It would be even better if they were Marines who retired from service."

"No problem, Warden." James nodded, "I have many comrades-in-arms."

"But not everyone is willing to return to a life of constant danger and living on the edge." Lind changed his tone, "However, as long as they agree to join the squad, I won't shortchange you."

"First, you will receive a basic salary of 2,500 dollars per month."

"Second, you will receive 10% of the spoils seized from each mission."

In Lind's plan, the second amount was the big money.

Because he planned to use the pretext of fighting criminal gangs to make a fortune.

He had already thought it through. Most of the prisoners in the prison had considerable illegal income, and even if they personally didn't have any, the criminal gangs behind them definitely did.

If he could learn the storage locations of those illegal incomes from them, he could carry out targeted robberies.

Doing this would not only increase the prison's income and strike at criminal gangs, but also protect his own safety.

Killing three birds with one stone, it was simply perfect.

The only problem to pay attention to was: how could the prisoners be made to talk?

And even if they did talk, could Lind really trust them?

However, such problems were unimportant in the face of the system.

Because just yesterday, one prisoner's fear value finally reached 100 due to his dread of punishment.

And the reward unlocked after the fear value reached maximum was:

[Prisoner Art Morris's fear value has reached maximum. From now on, he will be unable to lie to you, unable to betray you, and unable to refuse requests that don't involve his bottom line]

It was precisely because of this new feature that Lind dared to add an additional tactical squad.

And through testing, he obtained important information from Art Morris.

The boss of the Iron Riders Gang, the local gang behind him that specialized in human trafficking, lived in Val Verde County, and all the gang's assets were stored in his villa.

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