King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

Chapter 326 Nothing New Under the Sun

Joe Ga sat in the back seat of the car, looking at Serial beside him, all disheveled, and said, "Is Cooper dead?"

Serial shook his head with a bitter smile and replied, "He's still alive, but it's hard to say if he can wake up. Daniel and I were a bit late when we got there."

When Joe Ga heard that Cooper wasn't dead, he nodded slightly and said, "Why did 'Engineer' target Cooper? I thought I was the Glorious Society's primary target."

While taking off his drenched shirt, Serial put on a combat suit sponsored by Joe Ga and explained, "You certainly are, but compared to the 2 tons of HLY and the undercover, you're a bit further down the list.

Daniel and I set a trap, and that guy walked right into it.

We may not have concrete evidence to charge him, but he knows he must be on the FBI's radar."

Serial then looked at Joe Ga, who still seemed a bit confused, and organized his words before continuing, "The police mole is just a collaborator with the Glorious Society; he's responsible for linking up with local gangs and then helping the Glorious Society's drugs come ashore.

He arranged the drama at the airport when you landed, and also arranged for two homicide detectives to lead you into a trap, but the Georgians who acted were arranged by the Glorious Society.

'Engineer' was also hired by him because the owner of the taxi company was once his informer. We've caught that guy, so he had to silence him.

When he realized he was exposed to the FBI's sight, Cooper became his most important target.

Only if Cooper, Daniel, and I died could his business with the Glorious Society continue. No one else would have the motivation to pursue it under such circumstances."

Joe Ga, struggling to follow, pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "If 'Engineer' wanted to assassinate Cooper, why install poison gas in my room?"

Serial looked at Joe Ga with a strange expression and said, "Daniel and I caught the 'Engineer' who drove into Director Cooper. He said what he installed in your room was meant to be found by you.

It had a signal receiver, and the FBI is perfectly capable of tracking that signal to where he wanted the FBI to go, and then they would catch an 'Engineer'.

But you disrupted the plan, so there's no telling what would have followed.

However, I think if the FBI took what they found in your room back to headquarters, along with an 'Engineer' there, the outcome wouldn't be good…"

"Where the fuck did I interrupt…"

It was at this point that Joe Ga realized his carelessness had inadvertently 'thwarted' the Engineer's scheme, forcing them to resort to blunt methods, like releasing suspected poison gas, making Cooper, who had just returned home, leave again, and setting up a garbage truck in ambush on his inevitable route.

'Engineer' became sloppy when it came to direct action; they put Cooper into a big pit, but failed to escape themselves and were caught by the arriving Daniel and Serial.

Joe Ga wasn't a fool; once Serial spelled out the cause and effect, he began to grasp the situation.

The Glorious Society wasn't invincible, and the only 'great gift' they prepared for him was an ambush at the police station's doorstep.

After the failure of the Georgian gang's ambush, they turned their attention to 'Jackal's' son, planning to use violent means to coerce 'Jackal' into assassinating him.

This method was extremely crude, a choice of brute force when there were no alternatives.

Then things spiraled out of control, with the Glorious Society never expecting Joe Ga to go on a killing spree in New York. The Albanians had just gotten their hands on their package and hadn't even had the chance to look at it before their nest was raided, leaving none of the gunmen at the old house alive.

Without the Albanians, both the Glorious Society and the undercover police lost control over Yonkers.

Faced with the imminent arrival of 2 tons of HLY, they had no choice but to move out themselves to ensure the safety of the shipment.

The street bounty was just to force Joe Ga not to roam the streets recklessly, compelling the FBI to keep him in check.

Anything like 'Engineer assassinating' was just scaring themselves; 'Engineer's' target was never Joe Ga. Initially, it was just to assassinate the witness who was caught, but due to Daniel's and Serial's actions, 'Engineer's' target list included an additional Cooper.

Joe Ga too was caught up in the FBI's tense atmosphere, unconsciously regarding his opponents as particularly formidable, when in fact, the Glorious Society was far worse off.

Two newly grown large distributors were wiped out, losing nearly 400 kilograms of drugs and several million dollars in cash.

What truly put Joe Ga on high alert was the encounter at the Upper East Side apartment, but he didn't realize that wasn't 'Messenger' targeting him specifically; it was just 'Messenger's' modus operandi.

The two observed each other in silence, setting up a touchstone as a test. Anyone who triggered the touchstone would face harsh retaliation, giving 'Messenger' enough time to evacuate or figure out a response.

In the end, the touchstone didn't kill anyone, but a squad of high-priced mercenaries was wiped out by Joe Ga's team.

There's nothing new under the sun; if Joe Ga's first attack was a meticulously planned scheme by the Glorious Society, then what followed was the Glorious Society being forced into a defensive battle.

They simply had no choice but to fight back since Joe Ga and his team were too fierce and vengeful.

All of Joe Ga's responses and actions were correct; the only flaw was not understanding the enemy well enough and not fully recognizing his own deterrence capability.

After taking down both the Albanian and Georgian gangs, if Joe Ga had laid low, the Glorious Society, with 2 tons of drugs about to dock, would likely not have continued to bother him.

After all, if a war broke out, Joe Ga would only be wasting bullets, while the Glorious Society would be bleeding profusely, a hemorrhage of sorts.

With 2 tons of high-purity HLY, based on current drug prices, the value after dilution and distribution to the market would be around 250 million US dollars.

Who could endure such a loss?

If there were problems, Joe Ga wouldn't need to look for 'Messenger'; the Glorious Society's higher-ups would tear him to pieces.

Looking at a visibly exhausted Serial, Joe Ga thought for a moment and then said, "I still don't understand, if 'Engineer's' target wasn't me, then who was behind the ambush?"

"It's 'Heinz Farm'!!"

Thompson, sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and said, "Those people just now were from Heinz Farm. Bill Heinz is a businessman, and the Glorious Society provided him with plenty of money.

$10 million, enough for Heinz to dare to turn New York into a battlefield!

The police moles, the Glorious Society, and people from Heinz Farm must be together right now.

When 'Engineer' announced that his plan had failed, they chose to turn the tables.

Because of your presence, Cooper was completely unaware that he had become a target, so Engineer took the risk.

And the poison gas that detonated in your room could trap you once again, they just didn't expect that this time you were better prepared."

As he spoke, Thompson looked at the somewhat excited Joe Ga and earnestly said, "Sir, Heinz Farm brought 60 people, you've encountered two attacks, killing 22 of them, but there are still many left, and they are well-trained.

Plus, with the henchmen of the police mole and 'Messenger's' people, there might be 50 to 60 gunmen now at the abandoned shipyard in Yonkers.

Sir, I suggest you contact the Coast Guard and wait for their arrival before you start..."

Serial interjected with resignation, "The Coast Guard is preparing near Liberty Island to the south. That mole has shifted the police's attention there for the night.

And I think, to save that mole, the Glorious Society might very well deliver a gift to the police.

Like a Colombian smuggling ship...

This kind of thing has happened several times in Spain, where the competition among drug dealers has reached a fierce level.

If Director Cooper wakes up, we still have a chance to mobilize SWAT and the police to support, if he doesn't wake up..."

Joe Ga, after listening, waved his hand and said, "Are you kidding, Cooper is the deputy director, but isn't Michael Beach our DEA deputy director?

Are you saying we at the DEA don't have anyone?

Saying this, Joe Ga took out his phone and first dialed Michael Beach's mobile number.

Michael Beach, an old hand, had already sensed the problem, and as soon as the call was connected, he said, "Hu Lang, what do you want?"

Joe Ga listened and said with a laugh, "I want authorization to use heavy weapons.

I am heading to a place where about 2 tons of drugs are about to be offloaded, and there might be around 100 armed militants...

If you can arrange helicopter support for me, things might get a little easier."

Michael Beach on the other end of the phone immediately responded with the most decisive attitude, "Give me the address, two helicopters and a six-man aerial support team will get there as fast as possible.

Don't rush the attack once you're there, give me some time, I'll try to mobilize more people from other places.

Hu Lang, do me a favor, don't destroy the drugs. I need to keep them for the media to photograph, only a big haul can offset the negative aftermath of your aggressive moves."

When Joe Ga heard this, he nodded resolutely and said, "So this time I am hired, right?

There's only drugs coming ashore this time, no money. I'll have my lawyer draw up a contract for you, you have to give me a good rate."

Michael Beach on the other end of the call was taken aback, then after thinking it over, he reluctantly said, "How about thirty thousand dollars per person after tax? That's a high price.

If you're not satisfied, in some time I could refer you to take a turn at the America-Mexico border, we can have an official collaboration, and there will surely be a major haul.

I promise to fill the report with praise for 'Lethal Strike' company afterward, helping you accumulate sufficient credentials and points, and if someone from other departments needs it, I can also recommend your company."

Joe Ga laughed heartily and said, "Do you have acquaintances at the Pentagon, too?"

Michael Beach said with a smile, "If I become a favored person, then I can have 'acquaintances' in many places.

Hu Lang, DEA's jurisdiction might not sound extensive, but there aren't many underground organizations that can function without drug money, so there are many places we can get involved..."

Joe Ga understood Michael Beach's hint; this DEA deputy director, temporarily pulled in due to the FBI's Cooper being comatose, saw an opportunity to take all the credit.

2 tons of HLY, along with wiping out the Glorious Society's reach into New York.

If successful, this guy could turn Alicia Alexander's rule violation into a foresighted action, spit in FBI's face, and thoroughly eliminate any concerns about the rule violation.

Alicia would have no choice but to acknowledge the favor, regardless of whether she needed it or not if he could stir up more business. That would mean fully attaching himself to Alicia's influential coattails.

And as long as Michael Beach 'made it big,' there would be plenty of opportunities for cooperation in the future, and it would not be limited to merely being hired; to a certain extent, the DEA also had considerable authority.

The most beneficial aspect for Joe Ga was that he was on an equal footing with Michael Beach in their cooperation.

Compared to Alicia's high-end favor, supporting Michael Beach on his way up could yield greater benefits.

Joe Ga's identity dictated that he couldn't blend into America's upper echelons, but he could support someone else's rise. Enjoy exclusive content from My Virtual Library Empire

Since Michael Beach had now made the request, this favor, which went with the flow, had to be fulfilled to the utmost!"