We have to settle everything before Salim gets here with his men, otherwise how are we supposed to explain to Salim that we captured Fahad, and then traded him for ransom money.
So everything has to move fast, get it all done before Salim arrives. As for how to explain that we took Fahad alive and then somehow let him slip away in the end, that's the least of our worries.
"Grand Ivan, this is Ram. I've captured a Saudi Arabia major general alive, and seized two Apaches and one Black Hawk. Now I want to trade the man and the helicopters back to Saudi Arabia for ransom. Can you help act as the middleman?"
Gao Yang went straight to the point. Grand Ivan wasn't vague either. After thinking for a moment, he lowered his voice and said, "I can be that middleman. I don't have much direct contact with the Saudi Arabia official government, but my standing is enough to do this."
