Two nights later.
On the desert road heading to the Chad border
Two modified Toyota pickups sped through the moonlight, kicking up long trails of sand and dust behind them. Song Heping sat in the front seat of the lead vehicle, inspecting the HK416 rifle in his hands.
In the back seat, Jiang Feng was tuning a portable electronic jammer.
"According to Simon's intel, the leader of 'Desert Scorpion' is named Abdul, a former Libyan Special Forces officer. It's said that his armed organization secretly receives support from Gaddafi, making it one of the more powerful forces in the Sahel region."
"I thought Gaddafi and the Americans were arch-enemies?" Jiang Feng was surprised. "Why would the US Army provide him with missile systems?"
"Interests."