King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer-Chapter 1804 - 1484
Capítulo 1804: Chapter 1484
The issue of negotiations with the other party should originally have been handled by Thompson, with both sides finding a secluded place to talk under the moderation of Tom Reed.
But now, Joe Ga changed his mind. He wanted to take the most public stance to acknowledge his mistake regarding the listing issue while paying a sufficient price to completely sever ties under public scrutiny.
Alicia, after pondering for a moment in response to Joe Ga’s request, nodded and decided to act as an intermediary in her capacity as a lawyer, to resolve the ‘Ladder of Light’ issue thoroughly as per Joe Ga’s requirements.
This prominent lawyer still did not quite understand Joe Ga’s inexplicable anxiety, but as Eric said, respecting a winner’s intuition can sometimes be more meaningful than so-called theories of benefit. Moreover, whatever the final resolution, Joe Ga was the one who would ultimately foot the bill.
The list of members on the ‘Ladder of Light’ board of directors was public. Alicia made a call to her assistant, and soon a handsome young male lawyer knocked and entered the small conference room, delivering a list and contact details.
Alicia only glanced at the names on the list briefly, quickly pinpointing a few key decision-makers, then called them…
After Joe Ga finally made up his mind, his anxiety lessened somewhat…
He chatted a little with Cooper, the former FBI director who had been mostly invisible, and FBI’s Lesler…
Both were starting to regret attending this so-called gathering, because they had heard some incredible intelligence here.
These things were not for casual listening, and without making some promises thereafter, if unfavorable rumors emerged outside later, they would be the prime suspects.
Cooper, looking at the merrymaking among the dignitaries in the conference room, looked at Joe Ga with distress and said, “Hu Lang, what exactly do you want me to do?
Should I tell Thompson my home address and bank account number now?”
Joe Ga shrugged indifferently, saying, “If you have no objections yourself, I find no problem.
P.B. Bank has secret accounts, and I guarantee that investigative agencies like the FBI won’t find anything in my bank.
Ask your wife if anything is needed at home, and someone will deliver it.
Car, jewelry, hmm, do you want a private plane?”
Seeing Joe Ga becoming more intimidating, Cooper waved his hand with a wry smile and said, “Hu Lang, I am not the FBI director anymore, can you say something less intimidating?
You need to tell me what you exactly want me to do?
I need adequate psychological preparation!”
Cooper sighed as he looked at Joe Ga’s half-smiling expression, and said, “I am now with the Department of Justice, if there’s anything I can do, you can just say…”
Joe Ga jokingly said, “Brother, we are friends, how could I make things difficult for you?
I heard that the Democratic Party has always wanted to settle accounts with Big Mouth Don…”
Cooper frowned when he heard this and said, “You want me to protect Big Mouth Don?
That’s unlikely, Big Mouth Don has offended too many people…
Although there are differences within the Department of Justice, the current Attorney General and FBI Director are both people from the White House, and what I can do is very limited…”
Joe Ga shook his head and said, “On the contrary, I want you to find a way to deepen the rift between the two parties!”
Cooper stared and asked, “Why?”
Joe Ga waved his hand and said, “Troubling Big Mouth Don, for me, is politically correct!
Also, I am not feeling very good right now. I don’t know the reason, so I think making the situation more chaotic is more favorable to my circumstances.”
Saying this, Joe Ga looked at the hesitating Cooper and smiled and said, “Alright, in fact, my main goal is to divert the media’s attention by amplifying the conflict between the two parties.
Now, many people think that P.B. should go to Ukraine…
Some among them just want me to be unlucky, but more people are actually being guided.
There must be other, more important things to divert their focus, otherwise, I worry I won’t be able to hold on.
Both Gas and Aqionghan are such cases, plain moral blackmail. I have endured past ones, but not this time, because I worry I can’t control the situation, and ultimately I would lose what I hold…”
Hearing this, Cooper slightly relaxed…
If it is merely diverting public attention, it wasn’t a big issue for him.
Not settling accounts with predecessors is a tacit rule in American politics…
But ever since Big Mouth Don took office, many tacit rules have been broken.
Big Mouth Don himself is a huge internet celebrity, and everything that happens to him attracts enormous attention.
And the interest group represented by Old Bayer, in order to completely defeat Big Mouth Don and clear obstacles for reelection, has very apparent intentions to settle this time.
What Cooper needed to do was not to jump out and take the lead in settling accounts, but to go along with Old Bayer’s ideas.
This way, not only is the risk not high, but it might even improve his survival environment within the Department of Justice.
Everyone knows, Old Bayer is not really like those on the peninsula, where the first thing every new president does is to send the predecessor to prison…
Not settling accounts is the baseline of high-level American politics!
Old Bayer’s approach aims to completely defame Big Mouth Don, preventing him from qualifying for participation in elections.
To Joe Ga now, this is revenge against Big Mouth Don, whilst alleviating his own pressure, a win-win scenario.
As a present stage fence-sitter awaiting valuation, hoping to gain hold at the November midterm elections, he must continually test waters, probing each side’s reaction. After obtaining enough position samples, Joe Ga can make the most effective decision.
Cooper’s position is high, but not crucial, so he is the best candidate as Catfish.
After understanding Joe Ga’s intention, Cooper hesitated for a moment and then nodded, saying, “I will inquire about FBI’s thoughts and opinions when I go back…
I am not sure how far things can eventually progress, but even releasing a slight rumor would make Big Mouth Don seek media attention himself…”
Joe Ga, hearing this, nodded satisfactorily and said, “That will be enough…”
Then Joe Ga glanced at Lesler, who looked tense beside him, smiled and said, “Buddy, I heard things have been tough for you lately…”
Lesler, after sneaking a glance at his old boss Cooper, was silent for a while before saying, “Sir, I am very sorry, the ‘Ladder of Light’ case still has not made much progress so far.
The opponent’s strength exceeded our expectations, without cooperation from various state and city police, every investigation into ‘Ladder of Light’ hits a deadlock.
Moreover, someone is imposing resistance within the FBI, making it difficult for us to make significant progress.”
Listening to this, Cooper once again smiled bitterly and said, “Don’t look at me, I know nothing, even if I did, I couldn’t say recklessly…”
Joe Ga didn’t press further, understanding Cooper’s words were a hint, he knows something, but has no evidence.
With his current position in the Justice Department as a high-ranking official, he indeed cannot speak recklessly!
Joe Ga patted Cooper’s arm, smilingly said, “It’s okay, ‘Ladder of Light’, such assassin organizations, have to eat, there should be other ways to catch them.”
Saying this, Joe Ga looked at Lesler and smiled, saying, “However, I hope you can leak some explosive news to the media…
Handling the Big Mouth Don matter isn’t something that can be accomplished in a day or two; I hope you can take the media headline earlier.
If there’s enough discussion, maybe your pressure will lessen a bit.
After all, the ‘Ladder of Light’ is not a legitimate enterprise, they are assassins, it’s perfectly justifiable for the FBI to deal with them.
As long as you apply sufficient pressure, you can determine who the ‘bad guys’ are within the FBI!”
This was a hint from Joe Ga that if the ‘bad guys’ can be identified, he could find a way to clear obstacles for Lesler…
Lesler obviously understood too, so he nodded solemnly and said, “I understand, sir!”
As Lesler spoke, Alicia walked over with a slightly stiff face and pulled on Joe Ga’s arm, whispering, “I contacted those people from the ‘Ladder of Light’…
They are interested in compensation, but they want to meet you face to face.
However, they refused the request to meet in New York, they want to find a quiet place…”
Joe Ga paused, frowned and said, “Where do they want to meet?”
Alicia replied, “They want to set the location in Houghton, Michigan…
I haven’t agreed to them yet, because I need to hear your opinion…”
