King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

By now, Joe Ga had completely understood that this deal was actually Chris's chip for seeking a deep cooperation with him, as there truly was no risk involved.

Purchasing arms from Udon and then selling them to the Kurdish, with the well-known Bald Eagle footing the bill, who would cause trouble except for the Turkish getting agitated?

Chris could cooperate with many people, but by pushing this good opportunity onto himself, he was actually trying to cling tightly to the coattails of P·B.

With the 'Pirate Fund' model, the anticipated profits were astonishingly high.

As the initiator at the source, P·B's status was unshakable because no one could replace P·B's role.

This guy was greedy, but his vision was a bit broader than what Joe Ga had initially thought.

Since his previous cooperation with Joe Ga had never fully proven his worth, he now wanted to make amends and thereby secure his cooperative position within the fund.

The guy was already on board, but he was worried about being kicked off.

Looking at Chris's disappointed expression, Joe Ga said with a smile, "Now I understand, this is indeed a good business. If you want to strengthen our relationship through this deal, it's really not necessary.

If you truly want to cooperate deeply with me, shift some of your attention to Africa.

P·B's main task is to assist the local government in counterterrorism and drug trafficking crackdowns, I need an effective intelligence network...

As long as you can truly help, I assure you that I won't kick you out of the 'Pirate Fund'."

As he spoke, Joe Ga patted Chris's shoulder with a complex expression and said with a smile, "Have a good time in the coming period.

I'm not advising you to give up on this deal, but I have a feeling that you won't get it."

Upon hearing this, Chris said incredulously, "Impossible, why?"

Joe Ga thought of Aaron in his wheelchair and then looked at Chris, shaking his head as he said, "You yourself said you're always one step behind Aaron, and you also know that ISIS is after Aaron.

The Americans are providing arms to the Kurdish not just to knock Turkey but because the Kurdish are the dagger to eliminate ISIS.

Who do you think is backing Aaron?"

Upon hearing this, Chris said with a frown, "How does that relate to my always being one step behind him?

Hu Lang, my performance in our cooperation hasn't been great, but that doesn't mean I'm a fool.

I'm an intelligence broker, naturally my actions should be faster than those of Aaron. It doesn't matter whether he has America's support or not, and it makes no sense for him to sabotage my operations.

In fact, I know the CIA's head in Africa, and I have quite a few intelligence deals with him, but Aaron's name is definitely not among them."

Joe Ga nodded and said, "I didn't mean to doubt your abilities, even though your performance during our cooperation was poor, Gami Kopurko's trust in you has given me confidence in you again.

You might not know, but I've met Aaron, and I've had some dealings with him.

That guy is a mad Poison Snake, and given his modus operandi, his target market is certainly not Africa.

Due to the events in North Africa, he has completely offended ISIS, and in the next few months, he's going to completely offend Boko Haram too.

I think you might not be slower than him, but rather, you stepped into a route he set for himself, that's why he intercepted your arms shipment to Syria.

I don't know what this guy ultimately wants to do, but I have a feeling it has something to do with ISIS, like he wants to use ISIS for something."

Chris was no fool, and Joe Ga's hints were clear enough...

"You mean Africa is just a stepping stone prepared by Aaron for himself?

Not only has he made huge profits there, but he has also pried at the sensitive nerves of the French, and then betrayed ISIS.

Then by providing arms to the Kurdish to fight ISIS, he can protect himself.

Shit, how did this guy know months in advance that Strelkov would win?

Oh, that's wrong, without Strelkov's victory, he also has his own arms channels.

Shit, if everything was planned by him, we would need to find our own buyers if we secured the arms from Udon.

What kind of grudge does this guy have against ISIS, to pressure them towards death like that?"

Joe Ga shook his head and said nothing, feeling that Aaron's actions were more about forcing ISIS to surrender, as when those terrorists had nowhere to turn, he could extend a helping hand and gain a formidable force.

Especially since that force had an unknown amount of uranium material in their hands!

To a certain extent, controlling these terrorists could allow limited manipulation of international oil prices, since they could launch terrorist attacks at any moment.

Whether this is Aaron's ultimate goal, Joe Ga did not know.

He would not share his speculation with Chris, but he silently warned himself to keep an eye on Aaron's movements in the future.

Joe Ga was not worried at all about Aaron becoming his enemy, because they were simply not on the same playing field.

Once this deal in Niger was done, Aaron would lose his biggest customer in Africa, and even if he wanted to turn around and compete for government orders, he wouldn't be able to squeeze into Joe Ga's turf.

Joe Ga sensed a familiar scent on Aaron, not because he had met someone similar, but because he felt that Aaron's way of doing things was somewhat similar to his own current methods.

Both of them used a single point to leverage greater external forces to achieve their goals.

The only difference was that Joe Ga took the path of credibility, while Aaron took a more elusive and cunning path, which also matched his former CIA identity.

'Medic Officer Bird' had once mentioned that Aaron, at the last moment before being betrayed, sought out the CIA's Middle East division head, and then that guy was utterly dismantled by the hard-backed diamond merchant Harlotte.

A man with Aaron's character wouldn't make senseless moves, especially not creating greater dangers for himself when already in peril.

Maybe at that time, he had already begun his own scheming...

He utilized family power, exchanged a leg for a life, then leveraged the CIA's guilt for support, latching onto some big shot to become a white-glove figure.

Whether this guy was a calm madman or a hero of strategy, Joe Ga couldn't judge.

But such a person, if possible, it's best to avoid becoming enemies with him!

......

As Joe Ga and Chris speculated on what Aaron intended to do, Claudia, the youngest daughter of the Mori Family, handed a card with a Swiss Bank account password to a Russian man and then lightly stepped onto a cargo ship docked at the Crimean Wharf.

......

Chris wasn't entirely convinced by Joe Ga's deduction, as he was so close to making that one hundred million dollars designated for the Kurdish.

Joe Ga, drinking beer and watching Chris make calls outside, saw him wail in despair a few minutes later, as if he'd lost a hundred million dollars himself.

Seeing Chris suddenly age a few years, Joe Ga said with a smile, "You just want to make money, right? We might not have a big chunk right now, but go down to the study on the first floor, inside there's a black leather suitcase.

I can't make you a billionaire overnight, but I can let you have a look at 'big money'." Discover hidden content at empire

"What?"

Seeing Chris's puzzled look, Joe Ga made a silent gesture and said, "Go get the suitcase, and then I'll give you an eye-opener."

Filled with curiosity, Chris ran into the villa's first-floor study and came back holding a black briefcase.

Joe Ga placed the briefcase on the coffee table under the corridor and then spun the combination locks...

After a 'click', Joe Ga looked at Chris, who was extremely curious, and said with a smile, "Don't blink. The moment to witness a miracle is coming..."

As Joe Ga slowly opened the lid of the briefcase, a dazzling radiance spilled out from inside.

Looking at the suitcase filled with irregular shaped diamonds the size of soybeans, Chris couldn't help but exclaim, picking up one and examining it in the corridor light, then incredulously said, "Are these all diamonds? Shit, this is impossible...

My God, these are worth at least two hundred million dollars."

Joe Ga patted Chris's arm and said, "How's that, a little enjoyment for you.

Starting today, you're responsible for guarding them. The day after tomorrow when we go to Central Africa, you'll sit in the copilot's seat on the plane, in charge of dumping them into the Central African National Park."

"Dump them?"

Chris was stunned for a moment, then understood, looking at the uncut but still glistening diamonds and said, "These are all fakes?"

Joe Ga widened his eyes and said, "Of course they're real diamonds; you could take them anywhere for verification and they'd be genuine, just without a certificate from the Jewelers Association."

"Why? Are these blood diamonds? No, wait, blood diamonds can still be sold...

Oh my God, these are artificial diamonds, man, pulling something like this is going to start a war with De Beers."

As Chris said this, he looked enamored, running his hand through the briefcase full of diamonds, then clenched his teeth and said, "But if handled cleverly, there's still room to maneuver…"

Joe Ga looked on with disdain at Chris, who was crazed with thoughts of money. These things were indeed of little value, especially since Joe Ga had ordered 'defects'.

This was material for hyping up 'Diamond Park'. The exact location of the black diamond mine hadn't been found yet, and tourists who go in should have some kind of reward.

Joe Ga had already negotiated with the officials of the Central African Government; this couldn't be a scam, so the diamonds produced by the park would not enter the international jewelers' system, but rather would come with a certificate issued by the park.

However, these wouldn't be called artificial diamonds anymore, but rather 'Star of Adventure'.

Essentially, they were an entertainment product, marked with laser engravings from the factory to give park adventurers a bit of thrill.

The park would offer a stable buy-back price, essentially establishing a comprehensive credit system for the 'Star of Adventure.'

As long as the quantity is well controlled, these things can indeed have value, at the very least it adds an 'adventure' element to the diamonds, which isn't just about 'forever' anymore.

This is what makes it one notch above regular artificial diamonds and one notch below certified natural diamonds—a commemorative piece of jewelry.

Moreover, these artificial diamonds are not the main attraction of the park, they're just meant to be opening good luck. It's the real black diamonds that are important.

Ignoring Chris, who was still scheming, Joe Ga took a necklace set with black diamonds out of his pocket...