Introduction

Do Hoa, the most secretive mercenary company in the world.

Accomplishments.

[Executed the leader of a revolution in country X within 5 days of being hired.

Brought victory to an army of 1,000 vs 20,000 in 3 weeks of being hired.

Locate the headquarters of a human trafficking network within 2 hours. Annihilating them in 1 day.

Protect the president of country Y from an assassination of the opposite political party]

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And yet, no one knows who they are, besides the name Do Hoa. Even the customers, who hired the company, could never identify a single Do Hoa staff.

"Like the wind, that could be felt but not seen. Like shadow, that could be seen but not felt."

That was the motto of Do Hoa, the mercenary of contradictions. All the information about them contradicts one another. That's why besides the name, no one could be certain anything else about them.

But how did Do Hoa able to hide themselves so well? Such a young company, stepping onto the underworld scene fifteen years ago, could complete so many missions without a single additional detail besides the name. How was that even possible?

The answer to that…

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"Good afternoon, miss Bao Cai."

The young journalist stopped typing for a moment and looked up to who was speaking. It was a young man, in his twenties, who was well-dressed and spoke in a gentlemanly tone. He wore round transparent glasses with slick-back hair.

The young maiden was so memerized by his looks that she forgot to speak for a second. "Ah! Mister Gia Ta. Please take a seat."

Gia Ta sat across from Bao Cai. It was at noon when they met. They were sitting just outside of a coffee shop.

"Do you want to order a drink?"

"I'm fine. Thank you," Gia Ta smiled. He had such a warm and welcoming smile that made Bao Cai feel butterflies. She had seen and interviewed many people because of her profession, so she knew that this person wasn't faking.

"Mister Gia Ta, thank you for accepting an interview with me."

"It is my honor to have such a competent journalist writing my story."

After a few more exchanges, they went to the main topic.

"Mister Gia Ta, being such a millionaire just when you turn nineteen, can you share with me and the readers what's your secret to success."

Gia Ta didn't answer right away, instead, he crossed his legs and rested his chin on his fist to think.

"It is hard for me to come up with a single thing that made me successful," he said and thought more. "But what I am certain, was that I found a specialty that I was good at and went all-in. Having something that differentiates you from the competition is the most important thing in business."

Bao Cai nodded as she typed through her computer. "Then, could I ask what your specialty is then? Since you have so many businesses; from restaurants to resorts, from producing films to owning a marketing company, how are you able to be successful in so many unrelated industries."

Gia Ta smirked mysteriously and gave an unclear answer, "I told you, Miss Bao Cai. I lean into my specialty."

"And that specialty is?"

She tried to probe, but Gia Ta shook his head. "I'm afraid I can't share that, that is my business secret."

"Oh…" Bao Cai looked disappointed. "Then…"

But Gia Ta put his hand up and took out his phone. "Excuse me," he said and walked away for a little bit.

Bao Cai looked at him getting farther and farther from her. She sighed, "I still couldn't get exclusive info from him." She shook her head and continued writing her other story while waiting for Gia Ta to come back.

Just an hour before the interview with Gia Ta, she got a world shocking info from a unanimous but trusted source about the most important mercenary company in the world. News about them has been rampant for years now in many countries.

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… But how did Do Hoa able to hide themselves so well? Such a young company, stepping onto the underworld scene fifteen years ago, was able to complete so many missions without a single additional detail besides the name. How was that even possible?

The answer to that…

Do Hoa is a one-person company.

And the name of that person, Sa Lim.

There must be tons of questions in your head right now. Is this news even true? Who is this Sa Lim person? Are they a male or female? What's their history? And many more.

But for now, you just need to know this.

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BAM!

The loud crash shook the whole street, Bao Cai included. Instinctively, she lowered herself and covered her head. But after a while not feeling anything, she cautiously looked up and saw people around her all looking in one direction.

It was the direction where Gia Ta was standing.

But now instead of him, all she could see was a giant semi-truck, and flames that bursted because of the crash.

Her eyes were shaken by the sight, but she was able to see that underneath the truck, was a pool of blood.

And there it was, a pair of round, transparent glasses.

Bao Cai was shaken beyond belief. She lost her balance and fell from the chair, and she couldn't control her breath. The person she was talking to just minutes ago, was now gone. Such a lively person was taken away in just a blink of an eye.

As she tried to collect herself, her laptop screen was flickering because of the fire behind it. The story she was writing her still on the screen.

Within the next day, another shocking news would circle the world, and this will be the concluding lines about her story of Do Hoa.

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But for now, you just need to know this.

Sa Lim is dead.

And with that, Do Hoa has faded from existence.