Because what Song Heping pulled out was not a weapon, but a brown kraft paper document bag.
Song Heping gently placed the document bag on the table, untied the cotton string wrapped around it, and pulled out a stack of eight-inch color photographs from inside.
His movements were slow and leisurely, as if he were showcasing a work of art.
Then, he pushed the photo at the top of the stack in front of Walker.
"Last night, Amadiye Canyon."
Song Heping's voice was calm, as if narrating a story heard by the roadside.
"According to the planned operations, the Tenth Division of the Iliko Government Army was conducting a counter-terrorism exercise in the area. At 11:47 PM, the reconnaissance team of the exercise forces discovered something unusual in the canyon. A convoy, consisting of eight armored vehicles, more than ten armed pickups, and fifty heavy transport trucks, was ambushed by a group of 1515 armed participants in the Amadiye Mountain Area at night."
