King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer-Chapter 408 - 394 I Hope We Are Friends!
Having sent Eric away, Joe Ga made a call to Aaron, whom he hadn’t contacted in a long time.
Their discussed strategy of the "empty fort" in Niger had now progressed to its middle stage.
The people of Boko Haram had already taken down the "designated target" and were now actively smuggling oil to raise funds to buy enough arms to counter the Nigerien Government Forces.
This was a deal that could make both parties a lot of money, and Aaron, as the arms consultant for Boko Haram, naturally remained in Niger.
Joe Ga made the call to inquire about the progress Aaron was making in sending arms to ’God’s Armament’ and ’Zetaka’.
The rhythm of the enemy coup must be firmly controlled in their own hands; there shouldn’t be enough time for France to intervene. If possible, they should avoid confrontation with France as much as possible.
Joe Ga was responsible for resolving internal threats, while the external pressure was to be borne by the President of Central Africa.
That guy had been very active recently, and the yearly aid from the great powers of Africa probably wouldn’t stop him from vocally denouncing France at the United Nations.
In the past, Joe Ga hadn’t paid much attention, but this time he had to be a bit more cautious.
Having clarified the progress on Central Africa’s side, Joe Ga thought about the unlucky Eric, so he asked about the whereabouts of the uranium materials.
Aaron had no intention of hiding anything...
"The uranium materials passed through Liberia to the Mediterranean and have now been delivered to ISIS in Syria.
Currently, America is supporting the Kurdish through aid and has intensified their offensive against ISIS. Intelligence organizations from various countries are operating within Syria, all trying to locate those uranium materials."
While speaking, Aaron laughed like a good friend and said, "Why are you inquiring about this?"
Joe Ga hesitated for a moment and said, "I have a friend who’s about to take charge as the CIA regional head in Africa…"
Upon hearing this, Aaron whistled and said with a laugh, "Then your friend is going to be unlucky. The French have been demanding accountability, and now they’ve tracked it down to the CIA."
Hearing this, Joe Ga incredulously said, "Was it really the CIA who did this?"
Aaron, amused, said, "To be exact, it was Harlotte in cooperation with a big shot from the CIA, and I was one of the participants.
Weren’t you involved throughout as well?
We also didn’t anticipate that ISIS would go mad enough to attack the French uranium mines, and then the situation spiraled out of control.
I’ve tried my best to make amends, but clearly, the French are not very satisfied, and ultimately, a scapegoat will have to be found."
After listening, Joe Ga said with some disbelief, "What are you guys after?"
Aaron seemed to trust Joe Ga quite a lot as he smiled and said, "After what? Isn’t money enough?
If that includes undermining the French influence in Africa and at the same time prompting them to deploy more troops to Syria, would that reason suffice?
Hu Lang, NATO is not a monolith. America has not committed many combat forces in Syria but wants its allies to increase their input, which is controversial within NATO.
Now that ISIS has attacked the French base in Africa, they definitely need to respond.
This is another kind of interest, just out of reach for people like us."
Joe Ga nodded in admiration and said, "What about you? If the French figure out what happened, what are you going to do?"
Aaron laughed and said, "If they figure it out, it wouldn’t concern me.
I was just following orders to sell arms to Boko Haram, and after finding the problem, I actively helped France recover significant losses. Why would they target me?
Do you think the deputy minister of France Security we met at the hotel was so polite to me for no reason?
He took my money!
And once the business in Niger is over, I will shift my main focus to the Middle East.
Hu Lang, we are just small players; we often can’t even see the high-level plays.
With the situation already established, even if France eventually traces the problem but lacks key evidence, they can only symbolically demand a scapegoat and then look for an opportunity to recover face elsewhere.
If your friend is unlucky, he could very well become that ’scapegoat.’"
As he spoke, Aaron suddenly thought of something, curiously said, "It seems you’re making good progress in America, any interesting things you can share with me?"
Joe Ga knew that Aaron was a Poison Snake; this guy had snatched a deal almost finalized by Chris, sending $200 million worth of military aid to the Kurds in Syria.
Moreover, Joe Ga suspected that Aaron was trying to use ISIS to free himself from his shackles.
Joe Ga didn’t know how this guy planned to proceed, but it was very likely that he was waiting for ISIS to be crippled before extending an olive branch to these terrorists holding uranium materials.
How could those constantly panicked terrorists escape Aaron’s control?
By then, Aaron would effectively be in control of weapons of mass destruction.
Such a thing is a death knell, but it’s the death knell of ISIS, and Aaron has plenty of schemes to use ISIS and dirty bombs to strategize benefits and break free.
Joe Ga couldn’t guess the specifics, and he never divulged his guesses to others.
After hesitating for a moment, Joe Ga curiously said, "Why do you trust me so much? Aren’t you afraid I’ll expose everything?"
Aaron suddenly laughed and said, "Hu Lang, would you?"
Joe Ga wasn’t quite used to Aaron’s display of closeness, but he still shook his head and said, "I won’t, I don’t want to invite trouble."
Aaron said casually, "Hu Lang, you might not believe this, but I might know you better than you know yourself.
I wish I could become your friend, even though we represent the different sides of this world, black and white...
You possess something I can only aspire to, you don’t know how much I envy you being able to walk and fight under the sunlight.
If it were ten years ago, I would wish to be your enemy, I would find a way to destroy your career, and prove that it is the dark powers that truly decide the outcome of the world.
But today, ten years later, I hope to be your friend, I hope you can prove to me that this world can operate under the brightness, otherwise I’m afraid I’ll lose the motivation to move forward.
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Hu Lang, you need to try harder, the world is entering a fast-changing orbit, Central Africa cannot contain your capabilities and ambitions...
I hope you can become the real King of War, because maybe one day I can come out of the darkness, and then we might have a chance to fight side by side."
After hearing this, Joe Ga felt an indescribable sensation; his estimation of Aaron had probably been too conservative—this guy used to be in the CIA and was very familiar with intelligence operations.
His tone of speech was very assured, as if he was certain of success.
In that case, maybe the actions of ISIS were essentially propelled by this guy indirectly.
This guy is a real arms dealer in the underworld...
Selling weapons to terrorists, pushing them to attack France, using the fury of France to eliminate his competitors in Africa.
Then buying cheap arms from Eastern Europe, and with $200 million from America, supplying the arms to the Kurds to fight terrorists.
Finally extending an olive branch when the terrorists have no way out...
This guy has been leveraging forces, making big money all the while, and furiously rushing towards his own goals.
If this is a part of Aaron’s plan, then this guy’s prowess is beyond ordinary people’s imagination.
Such a guy is best not made an enemy!!
Thinking of what Aaron had just said, about Harlotte being one of the main pushers of the event, Joe Ga realized that Harlotte might be one of the chains binding Aaron; thus, he smiled and said, "I’ve fought a few battles in America with the Glorious Society and cooperated a few times with the FBI and DEA; now, I am a DEA contractor.
Just the other day, I took down one of Sinaloa Group’s money vaults and scooped up a bonus."
Aaron probably did not expect Joe Ga to be walking the path of the Ministry of Justice; he stayed silent for a while and then, sighing, said, "Hu Lang, you always do some unexpected things. Is it that Jemma Alexander’s mother, Alicia?
She is a formidable woman, rumored to be taking over the position of Minister of Justice in a few years."
Joe Ga smiled and said, "What else don’t you know?"
Aaron helplessly said, "I don’t know what you’re thinking sometimes, nor can I understand it.
I was recently idly speculating your moves in Central Africa, anyway, every step was different from what I thought.
I just don’t understand, how did your ’losing business’ push you to where you are now?
Logically, the first armored vehicle deal should have bankrupted you!"
Thinking about this, Joe Ga instinctively turned his gaze towards Nis, who was playing with Adel on the lawn, then smiled and said, "I found a girl with a hefty dowry."
Aaron, suddenly enlightened, said, "Is it the Devil Bird?
Don’t speak, let me guess, the Devil Bird should look like she’s from Libya.
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A Libyan girl with a rich dowry should not be a mercenary, hmm, is she a chieftain’s daughter following Colonel Ka’s downfall?
No, a deposed chieftain couldn’t possibly leave wealth to his daughter.
As far as I know, Colonel Ka had several undiscovered hidden military bases, said to be controlled by his trusted nobles."
As Aaron spoke, he heard Joe Ga’s breathing slightly change, and he incredulously said, "Pal, what kind of luck is this? You actually ran into a princess in distress!
No wonder you deal in arms at SD, and when you encounter trouble, you can pull out rocket launchers to fight the Jindawei."
Joe Ga heard this and said with a wry smile, "What the hell don’t you know?
If you research me specifically, how can I trust you?"
Aaron heard this and said curiously, "Isn’t it rightful to do a background check on a collaborator?
I didn’t specifically search you; I just had someone sort out your path to wealth, and to this day I don’t even know your real name.
What are you worried about?
As your influence grows, sooner or later your information will be placed on the desks of intelligence departments worldwide, analyzed and interpreted by many.
I thought that with your personality, you really wouldn’t care about this...
Tell me the truth, are you a spy from China?"
Hearing this, Joe Ga said irritably, "I am just myself, I have nothing to do with China!
You wanted to know what I was doing in America, right? I’ve told you, but there’s one more thing I haven’t said...
The day after tomorrow, I’m going to meet with that Harlotte. He chopped off your leg, and you’re still on the same side as him.
You’re so tolerant; can you tell me what to watch out for?
I have a feeling that sooner or later you will turn against and take down Harlotte, and I want to do the same because that guy bombed me with a drone…"
