"They're all idiots!"
Under the cloak of night, Hawkins slapped the steering wheel forcefully, cursing under his breath.
"I knew from the start that guy released from prison was unreliable. He used to study theology and doesn't know squat about fighting wars! He only knows how to kill!"
Jody looked down at the military laptop in his hands.
On it were the latest images captured by spy satellites, which technical agents at Langley had uploaded to a designated internal server in the tech center, allowing the field agents involved in this operation to obtain the latest information in real-time.
Hawkins and Jody are field agents of Langley's Secret Action Department.
They've been stationed here for nearly a year.
Their assignment is straightforward: to provide necessary weapons and funds to the I5I5 organization, and assist them in organizing training and establishing their organizational structure.
Such secret agents need to have a strong heart and a low moral threshold, yet at the same time, they must be true patriots.
The former is required because they need to do very dirty deeds.
The latter is because without sufficient dedication to their country and belief that what they are doing is advantageous for their nation, they would soon suffer a mental breakdown.
Take the I5I5 organization, for example.
Last year, after being stationed here, Hawkins and Jody started making contact with Baghdadi.
Dealing with and aiding an extremist released from Guantanamo Prison is something no American could tolerate, especially after experiencing 9/11.
However, even if Hawkins and Jody detested supporting that crazy Big Beard, they were obliged to follow the superior's orders to assist him in strengthening his troops.
Especially over the past year, Baghdadi proclaimed his allegiance to Al-Qaeda to unify his followers and grow his group.
When this happened, Hawkins complained bitterly to Kelly over the phone.
After all, the wars initiated by the United States in Illiguo and Afghan were branded under the premise of "counter-terrorism," a so-called "Just War."
Yet here they were, providing services to a terror organization loyal to Al-Qaeda, the culprit behind 9/11, infamously founded by Brother Deng.
This situation was seen as a dark piece of irony.
However, upon hearing this, Kelly responded with composure, instructing him to continue the assistance mission until I5I5 has sufficiently grown and can control the northwest region.
The chief is the chief after all.
Her moral threshold is even lower than his own.
No.
It's as if she has no bottom line.
Hawkins had no doubts that if Kelly's job required her to shoot her own husband in the back of the head, she would do it without as much as blinking an eye.
But today's events left even Hawkins feeling incredibly disturbed.
A week ago, Hawkins and his partner Jody received orders to leak the location of the People's Power militia to Baghdadi, and to organize a large-scale attack targeting the three most important strongholds of the People's Power.
At the same time, they were to direct I5I5 forces to attack the business operations of "Musician" Defense Company in Illiguo.
These two tasks were combined; they were essentially one plan.
Hawkins could somewhat understand the rationale behind eliminating the People's Power militia.
After all, this militia group was self-organized and had some public support, and openly bringing them down wouldn't do.
So the CIA's job was to ensure the organization's demise from the shadows.
But having the I5I5 organization attack the transport services and oil field security operations of a defense company was baffling.
He reviewed some information about "Musician" Defense Company.
He discovered that the defense company took on the US Army's logistical support in Illiguo, and the oil field was also the location of the American Wood Energy Group's investment. Prompting a terror organization to attack one's own country's enterprises and military logistical support?
The notion seemed quite fantastical.
Still, a professional is a professional.
Hawkins asked no further questions and carried out the orders.
However, after tonight's attack, it was only from the latest satellite images that Hawkins saw that the attack's outcome was not as ideal as expected.
But two tribal villages were massacred.
This shocked him.
As an agent, he was usually numb to death.
However, the satellite images revealed that the I5I5 organization had massacred and beheaded the elderly, women, and children in the villages, showing piles of clear-cut corpses.
The sight of those swathes of lifeless bodies somewhat shook the human baseline in Hawkins.
Cooperating with such terrorists made him feel ashamed.
Not only did they kill innocent people, but they also failed to complete the mission.
Hawkins felt he needed to personally visit Big Beard and directly rebuke him for his inefficiency.
Big Beard Baghdadi's current location in Illiguo is kept secret.
This man has many enemies.