King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer-Chapter 1811 - 1491: Plotting Against Hu Lang
Capítulo 1811: Chapter 1491: Plotting Against Hu Lang
“I want to buy Odessa!”
Joe Ga expressed his wish firmly when Xiao Ma called him…
Xiao Ma on the other end of the line paused for a moment, incredulously saying, “Are you crazy? What do you want Odessa for?
Hu Lang, there are plenty of ways for you to make money, why dive into the troubled waters of Ukraine?
The Mediterranean gas field we invested in together is definitely going to make a fortune this time, can’t you focus on that?”
See, this is the different perspective brought about by differing interests…
Because Xiao Ma shares common interests with Joe Ga, and they are personal interests, he is not enthusiastic about PB entering Ukraine at all.
He even considers Joe Ga focusing his energy on Ukraine as a waste, given that despite his numerous mediations, he hasn’t made any progress, with traitors everywhere within the European Union, he has actually foreseen the outbreak of war.
In Xiao Ma’s eyes, acquiring Ukrainian assets at this point is a losing deal no matter what!
Hearing the good intentions in Xiao Ma’s words, Joe Ga chuckled and said, “Brother, I can’t completely disengage anyway, so why not choose a workplace myself?
Odessa is good, its geographical location means that once I take it, I will have enough leverage to make everyone treat me with a little more respect.
What you need to do now is help persuade the Ukrainian government to speed up the transfer of the port while preparing negotiation materials.
In this way, after the war starts, you can engage in world food security negotiations with Russia from a relatively calm stance.”
As he spoke, Joe Ga suddenly smiled and said, “Actually, you should see more clearly than I do, that having Odessa in my hands makes it easier for you to negotiate or deliver supplies to Ukraine.
And Russia’s desire for the port is endless, once war breaks out, Odessa will never have peace in Ukraine’s hands.
But it’s different in my hands, I can ensure Odessa won’t fall into Russia’s hands, after all, personal property is sacred and inviolable…”
At this moment, Xiao Ma suddenly understood…
In the video, Joe Ga said that PB will only engage in combat with UN-confirmed anti-human terrorists, only fight against evil…
This means that PB will definitely not intervene in the Russia-Ukraine war!
But he also said that PB will combat the displacement, lack of clothing and food, hunger, disease, confusion brought about by war…
This implies that humanitarianism remains an important mission for PB!
The first point is just a statement, but the second point requires a foothold to achieve…
Like Joe Ga said, with his current reputation and status, he can’t completely disengage from such matters.
Rather than being forced into it passively, why not seek a relatively safe foothold from the start?
Odessa is bound to be a place under global watch, both sides of the Russia-Ukraine conflict must act cautiously there, there’s no better foothold than there!
Moreover, there’s something critical Joe Ga didn’t mention, once Odessa becomes a private port, PB can in certain times exceed the peacekeeping workforce’s authority to exercise the right of self-defense.
If someone comes to mess with me, I’ll deal with them; this should be a given anywhere in the world!
Securing Odessa gives Joe Ga a crucial maneuvering space in military terms.
Understanding Joe Ga’s idea, Xiao Ma sighed and said, “I understand your thoughts, I’ll discuss it with someone, see how this matter should be handled?”
These words from Xiao Ma indicate he agrees with Joe Ga’s idea and is willing to offer help within his means.
As long as France and Germany do not stop him, America surely won’t stop Joe Ga from spending big on Ukraine, then the remaining issues will be easy to handle…
Xiao Ma’s reaction shows that no one really cares about Ukraine, democracy, freedom, fairness, and justice are just rhetoric, everyone is thinking about their own interests.
Whoever controls Odessa doesn’t really matter as long as it continues to operate, shipping out the grains, machinery, minerals, and chemical raw materials everyone needs, nothing else matters.
Xiao Ma’s readily agreement shows that the European Union’s stance on Odessa aligns with his, otherwise, he would have to consider the European Commission’s sentiments.
In the expectations of these people, there was never a thought of fighting a protracted war with Russia, as long as Ukraine can withstand the first three blows from Russia, the following matters will rely on drowning Putin with political rhetoric…
Through conversing with Xiao Ma, Joe Ga easily figured out the stance and attitude of the European Union…
After concluding the conversation with Xiao Ma, Joe Ga secluded himself in the room, contemplating for several hours alone…
During this time, he called Thompson, inquiring about many internal issues of America.
When he reappeared in the farm canteen that evening, his tension seemed to have lessened considerably.
With the boss in a better mood, the atmosphere on the farm also seemed to improve.
Those retired Russian special forces, upon learning they’ll be heading to Odessa with ‘Jackal’, mostly perked up, and no longer exhibited the same pessimism as before.
Joe Ga called for a bowl of beef noodles, enjoying his meal when Thompson received a phone call…
After receiving the call, Thompson’s expression suddenly became a bit heavy…
He didn’t go directly to Joe Ga, but instead found Dorian and whispered a few words to him…
Dorian was momentarily stunned after listening, then took out his phone, walked out of the kitchen, and started dialing.
Only then did Thompson sit next to Joe Ga and said, “Boss, I’ve received some not-so-good news…
‘Cactus’ told me that the ‘Ladder of Light’ has issued a bounty to all assassins…”
Joe Ga was momentarily stunned, and after realizing who ‘Cactus’ was, he smiled and said, “How much am I worth?”
Thompson raised a finger and said, “One hundred million US Dollars, this bounty is valid until you leave America…”
“Who wants to drive me away so badly?”
Joe Ga frowned, pondered for a while, and said somewhat perplexedly, “It doesn’t make sense…
The people from the Edward Foundation shouldn’t come out and fight me to the death at this time…
Moreover, this bounty, which clearly carries an expulsion intent, is not the style of the Edward Foundation.”
Saying this, Joe Ga was silent for a moment, then said, “Is someone worried that I might disrupt their certain plans, so they want to use this means to create pressure and make me leave?
Who is so LOW?
Don’t they understand that a bounty means nothing to me?
There are plenty of people who want me dead, a hundred million bounty only makes the line longer.”
Thompson thought for a moment and said, “Boss, don’t forget, you instructed people to notify the ‘Deadly Strike Group’ people, looking to negotiate and resolve the issue with them.
Assassins are not scary, because they need ample intelligence support, as well as long-term observation and planning, to be able to approach you.
We can’t provide them the time to set up!
But once you have a fixed itinerary and destination, then things might not be the same.”
Saying this, Thompson’s eyes flashed with a cold light, and said, “Boss, your previous concern about the negotiation location is justified, if it really is Michigan’s ‘Hotton’, then nothing can be said for sure.
Do you want me to have ‘Cactus’ greet those Deadly Strike Group shareholders?”
Joe Ga frowned and said, “Do you think they want to use assassins to take me out?
It doesn’t make sense, if they really had the idea of ambushing me, in a border area like ‘Hotton’, elite soldiers are much more professional than assassins.”
Thompson shook his head and said, “Boss, you can’t assume everyone is rational…
For you, the value of the Deadly Strike Group isn’t high, but for those high-ranking entrants, the current Deadly Strike Group holds immense value.
Maybe we should directly reveal to those people that we intend to repurchase their shares…”
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While Joe Ga was a bit puzzled, inside the Deadly Strike Group’s office building, a high-intensity meeting that lasted nearly 24 hours had ended…
The tall, slender, long-faced Norwegian, Jorgenson Mayo, with a young assistant with curly brown hair, coldly watched the shareholders leave the building…
Through the giant floor-to-ceiling windows, watching the last luxury car drive out of the building and merge into the traffic, Jorgenson Mayo’s mouth curled into a cold smile, and said, “Are our people ready?”
The curly-haired assistant nodded slightly and said, “Ready…”
The curly-haired assistant looked at Jorgenson, slightly anxious, and said, “Boss, are we really going to do this?
Killing two major shareholders and framing that Jackal, what do we gain?”
Jorgenson listened, shook his head heavily, and said, “The Sweden Base contract is crucial…”
The curly-haired assistant frowned and said, “Boss, I still don’t understand…”
Jorgenson waved his hand and said, “Once those two guys are dead, that Jackal will surely be the prime suspect, because the backstage dealings of the Deadly Strike Group’s shares make him inextricably linked. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
This dirty water splashed on him will make him temporarily stop the so-called negotiations and convince the outside world that he still has control over the Deadly Strike Group.
Our task is not merely to plant bombs on the seabed pipeline; more importantly, we need to tell the world who bombed the pipeline?
If our allies’ method of driving away the Jackal is effective, leaving him no time or energy to keep an eye on us, the remaining work will become much easier.”
The curly-haired assistant listened, remained silent for a moment, then looked through the floor-to-ceiling window at the distant street where a sudden explosion of firelight appeared, sighed, and said, “I really don’t think that guy named Chauvin is a good collaborator…
However, hopefully, our method will work?”
