The fat man said to Dodge disdainfully, "Don't threaten me. I don't buy that. You can tell your boss, Strange, that we won't go with you if you don't provide the necessary information. Besides, even if we go with you, there are conditions. We're not mercenaries. We don't have to go wherever you tell us to go."

Dodge knew that it wasn't a solution to continue arguing with the fat man.

He thought for a moment about how to solve the problem, then went aside to call Strange and explain the situation.

After talking with Strange, Dodge's attitude towards the fat man became gentler. He said, "Dr. Han's analysis revealed anomalous energy fluctuations, suspected to be from a meteorite, in the Amazon rainforest of South America. The boss wants us to act immediately. The advance team has already set off and is probably already in the rainforest. If we leave now, we might be able to join them before dark. Also, the boss wants me to assure you that we will do our best to ensure your safety during the exploration of the rainforest."

"The Amazon rainforest? Are you prepared? Do you know that the uninhabited areas of the Amazon rainforest are said to be a place where 'those who stray die'?" The fat man asked three questions in rapid succession.

Dodge didn't take the fat man's concerns to heart at all. "We have a professional mercenary team with extensive field survival experience. Mr. Shi doesn't need to worry."

Seeing that Dodge was determined to have them go with him now, the fat man no longer spoke to Dodge in a resistant tone.

"I have one last request." The fat man pointed to Jennifer in the wheelchair beside him and said to Dodge, "Take Jennifer with us. The three of us will go together."

Dodge frowned, puzzled as to why the fat man wanted to bring Jennifer, a cripple, along. But the fat man was adamant, and Dodge made a decision without consulting Strange, "No problem."

It was not difficult to tell from Dodge's attitude that the Z organization had already regarded Jennifer as a discarded pawn and didn't care about her life or death at all.

The fat man added, "I hope you can provide all her medicines and supplies. Also, I heard that the U.S. military seems to have an exoskeleton combat system. Get one for Jennifer, and we'll leave when it's ready."

Dodge was visibly impatient. He glanced at his watch and said to the fat man, "I can call and tell them to prepare what you want, but time is tight now. We need to leave immediately. I can guarantee that you'll have everything you need when we arrive at our destination."

After some negotiation, the fat man managed to secure an opportunity for Jennifer to go out and get advanced auxiliary equipment, which would at least prevent Jennifer from being a burden during the adventure.

The fat man, Rou Yi, and Jennifer quickly packed their luggage and followed Dodge onto the helicopter.

…

After the helicopter took off, Jennifer saw the farm getting smaller and smaller, and farther and farther away. She thought to herself that she had finally escaped her cage, and she was sincerely grateful to the fat man and Rou Yi.

If Jennifer were given another chance to choose between the fat man and the Z organization, she would choose the fat man without hesitation. The fat man, Rou Yi, and Han Yu gave her a sense of kinship, like siblings.

When the gas station incident happened, she did not hesitate to side with Rou Yi, because it was clear that their team was more humane.

More than half an hour later, the helicopter flew into a hidden private airport, where they would transfer to a private plane to Brazil.

Although Dodge was a bully who feared the strong and bullied the weak, he kept his promises. When they arrived at the airport, he really got Jennifer a set of exoskeleton equipment that was being developed and tested internally by the U.S. military.

The fat man had seen exoskeleton equipment in a U.S. military documentary when he was in the army. At that time, the U.S. military hoped to use exoskeleton equipment to help soldiers with leg injuries regain their combat and mobility capabilities. They invested a lot of manpower, technology, and funds in the research of exoskeleton equipment, but due to the complex design principles and high cost of exoskeleton equipment, it was still in the testing phase and had not yet been put into real use.

It was conceivable how difficult it was for Dodge to get this set of exoskeleton equipment. If the Z organization and the military didn't have in-depth communication, how could they easily get this set of equipment? The fat man's guess was correct. From General Porter's North Atlantic military operation to the current exoskeleton equipment, the relationship between the Z organization and the U.S. military was indeed deeply intertwined.

The exoskeleton equipment was also equipped with a bioelectric control device designed for people with spinal fractures like Jennifer, which could prevent the wearer from experiencing incontinence during movement.

On the plane, the fat man followed the instructions in the manual to install this experimental equipment on Jennifer.

After the equipment was activated, Jennifer slowly stood up from the wheelchair. Like a toddler, she slowly learned to walk with the support of the fat man and Rou Yi.

Jennifer only needed two or three tries to master the essentials of operating the exoskeleton equipment. By exerting force from her waist and coordinating the balance on both sides, the exoskeleton equipment on her legs could assist Jennifer in moving forward and backward according to her forward or backward lean.

Jennifer was very happy to be able to stand up again, and most of the worries on her face disappeared. The fat man told her that as long as she practiced diligently, she would soon be able to walk as smoothly as a normal person.

Dodge watched all of this with a cold eye, his expression full of disdain. He seemed to dislike Jennifer very much, perhaps because of her past betrayal.

Unbeknownst to them, the plane had already flown into Brazilian territory.

The weather was fine and the plane was flying smoothly. As it flew over the city of Manaus, everyone looked out the window and could see the Amazon basin and the mysterious rainforest below the plane. The rainforest was like a painting created by the creator on a canvas with green and blue pigments, a boundless expanse of green with countless large and small tributaries winding through it.

The Z organization planned to enter the Amazon rainforest in the city of Manaus.

The private plane landed at a private airport in Manaus.

After getting off the plane, Dodge threw three sets of equipment to the fat man, Rou Yi, and Jennifer, and told them to change and prepare to enter the rainforest.

The fat man protested, "Are we going to 'risk our lives' as soon as we land? Aren't you going to give people a chance to catch their breath?"

Dodge's tone was firm. "This is the boss's order."

Jennifer said to Dodge, "You're always calling him 'boss, boss.' You're really that old man's good dog."

Dodge glared at Jennifer fiercely, but said nothing.

Once everything was ready, the three of them transferred to an SUV and headed towards the rainforest.

Which team will I choose for the World Cup? Brazil. What about you?