One of König's specialties includes hostage negotiation and rescue. If the traffickers aren't intimidated by the mountain of a man that he is and give up the hostage, he simply takes them down, which is why KorTac gives him first dibs on hostage situation contracts. 

This mission is no different: a rich family's heir is being held for ransom. The family would rather pay a private military company than the criminals, even though it's two sides of the same coin. König doesn't ruminate on the irony, he just takes the contract and assembles the operators he works best with. 

Horangi and Nikto are interrogating the combatants in the abandoned warehouse while you and König pace through the sea of beached shipping containers, weapons drawn. König presses the comlink on his vest and speaks in his thick German accent, "Coming up on the marked container, taking out the guards."

He instinctively stands in front of you, shielding you, before firing. You can hear the soft thumps of the guards' weight falling to the ground before König also fires at the lock on the container door. You watch his six while he opens the heavy metal with a grunt. Once inside the dark container, you flick on your flashlight. Immediately, you lower your weapon and swear under your breath.

König joins your side, and you hear him take a sharp inhale before radioing KorTac headquarters. "Scheiße, hostage found with other children. Immediate evacuation requested."

There are about ten, all cowering at the sight of you. You ask them if they're okay in a few different languages, but none respond. König tries German, but as soon as he speaks, the children flinch, and some of them cry. It's heartbreaking. You nudge König and quietly say, "They're scared of you. Of the mask."

He stares at you for a moment, his deep blue eyes hesitant before pulling his helmet and sniper hood off his face and crouching down. "There," he murmurs, his usually rough voice gentle as he speaks to the children, "nicht so gruselig, oder? I promise that you're safe."