King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

Joe Ga felt something was off at this point...

The goals and interests of the Edward Foundation are not in line with 'those people'...

Perhaps they could use 'advanced medical' to connect with 'those people,' but to get those people to abandon the 'shady individuals' and bear subsequent political extortion from Russia would require a significant price.

Furthermore, Russia is an unavoidable factor...

Perhaps there are connections within Russia for the Edward Foundation, but the boss over there is already in command, and it is the elite unit of the Azov Regiment that is trapped in Mariupol, most opposed to Russia and Ukraine's best troops...

With setbacks in the Kyiv direction, Mariupol is Russia's last cover, and the 'shady individuals' inside serve as key political pawns for Russia's maneuvering with Europe, and the boss will certainly keep a close watch on it.

The Edward Foundation likely doesn't wield that much influence...

Something's not right!!

Joe Ga opened the electronic map in the information room, zooming in on the map around Odessa, while calling Thompson over to help analyze...

Thompson had already dealt with Monica's side of the issues by then. He pushed the door open, looking at Joe, who was studying the map, and said, "Boss, Miss Monica's meeting has concluded; she will head straight to the airport to catch the next flight to Brazil.

The 'Spur' is accompanying a team of HRT serving as her security. Miss Monica's safety should be in good hands now.

Our people inspected the room below the Deadly Strike Group's meeting room...

Indeed, someone left a bomb there, but it wasn't equipped with a blaster, confirming Abel Ravensdale's demonstration of capability.

They must be aware of the risks involved in going all out against P.B., which makes them quite tense!"

Thompson said this while glancing at his phone, "Anna, Eric's lover, is tracking clues regarding Eric's disappearance. I've already urged her to abandon her work and come to join us…"

Joe Ga listened, turned to glance at Thompson, and said, "Anna is honestly in love with Eric, so let's not let her be idle…

Ravensdale, Kaufman, their industries are not difficult to investigate on the surface; assign tasks to Anna, let 'Engineer' and 'Cactus' assist her.

Anyone from the Ravensdale or Kaufman family has a chance, bind them up.

Courtesy requires reciprocation; who can't kidnap someone?

If we don't respond to them, those people might think I'm an easy target!"

After saying this, Joe Ga rubbed his throbbing temple, saying, "The first thing Eric told me was that 'Mariupol' was a trap!

This guy must've learned some crucial information in Washington!

Initially, I didn't delve into it, but now I'm starting to have my suspicions…"

After speaking, Joe Ga circled an area around Odessa on the map with his finger and asked, "Have you noticed anything?"

Thompson walked over to stand beside Joe, took out a pair of reading glasses, and after frowning at the map for a few minutes, he briskly moved to the side, picked up a tablet, and checked...

"The autopsy report for the Iron Wall Mercenaries isn't out yet, but based on his experience, Sergey deduces the attackers likely struck at dawn yesterday, using the Russian intelligence department's usual poisoning tactics.

The Iron Wall Mercenaries were poisoned during their late-night snack, leaving them defenseless and slaughtered.

It's now 5 PM, but according to Jemma's father, the opposition called him a few hours ago…

This means they only had less than 12 hours to…"

Thompson looked at Joe Ga, continued, "Boss, are you suspecting Miss Alexander wasn't transported to Mariupol, right?"

Joe Ga gestured on the map and replied, "For the Edward Foundation to dare use Jemma as a bargaining chip implies they believe they can solve the problem…

Yet I doubt the Edward Foundation's capability is that immense; the only explanation might be that there's a simpler way to resolve Jemma's issue.

In theory, Odessa is only 500 kilometers from Mariupol, but the southern situation is now under Russian control.

Air traffic is restricted, so getting Jemma into Mariupol unseen in a short time is nearly impossible.

Moreover, I think Jemma's kidnapping was actually a spur-of-the-moment decision, and Russia's Fifth Intelligence Bureau was used as a scapegoat; perhaps those operatives have already been silenced…

The Azov Regiment is in dire straits and unlikely to have personnel for this task, so the ones handling Jemma could be NATO intelligence personnel or even CIA agents.

How could these people possibly deliver themselves to Mariupol?"

Joe Ga touched his chin and said, "William Alexander and I previously felt pessimistic about the situation because we believed the opposition would silence them upon achieving their goals.

But if the actions were truly carried out by NATO intelligence personnel or the CIA, they must be aware of the consequences of harming Jemma Alexander.

These agents are well aware that the people from the Fifth Intelligence Bureau are dead and can't fill the big hole left by Jemma's death.

In this world, sometimes you don't need evidence. The furious Jemma's parents along with P·B will surely dig them out and crush them to dust.

If I were those agents, I would choose other means to complete the mission...

Jemma has never been to Ukraine, and the southern cities of Ukraine are now engulfed in war.

Those agents only need to find a small town in the midst of fire, it's easy to deceive Jemma, making her believe she's in Mariupol, and have her call for help.

No matter how things develop, the people from the Fifth Intelligence Bureau who executed the kidnapping are already dead. As long as Jemma is alive, it can't be denied that those agents are her life savers.

Even if it's proven they made some mistakes, opposing Russia is currently politically correct, and William Alexander and Alicia wouldn't completely turn against and trouble those agents because of this..."

Thompson listened, frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Boss, these are your assumptions..."

Joe Ga nodded and said, "But this is the most reasonable assumption!

I had the most intense confrontation with those people. They know what consequences come from using off-the-record methods!

Kidnapping and killing Jemma is the most irrational behavior because they are very clear that Russia's Fifth Intelligence Bureau can only be used to stall the media, it's useless against Jemma's parents and me!

You deal the most with the intelligence department, how do you think those frontline agents would think and act when they receive an order that seems completely unreasonable?

Maybe their superiors would tell them that kidnapping the charity star Jemma could force the United Nations to intervene and relieve the siege of Mariupol, but I bet they would never order those agents to silence her.

Because none of them, not even the President of America, can afford the consequences..."

Thompson, after listening, nodded slightly, pointed to Berdjansk west of Mariupol and said, "If Boss, your guess is correct, then Jemma should be around Berdjansk.

Only here is it most convenient for them to sneak Jemma into the withdrawing crowd once a safe corridor is established.

By then Jemma might not even understand what happened, and genuinely believe she was trapped in Mariupol..."

Saying this, Thompson closed his eyes to think for a moment, and said, "Eric warned that Mariupol is a trap...

That would mean he got some information from certain people!

I will immediately check the people Eric contacted in the past few days, maybe it's a hint from those who don't want to become cannon fodder."

Joe Ga was very pleased with Thompson's experience, this veteran intelligence officer has extremely sharp thinking...

He hadn't made significant contributions in intelligence recently because he had to coordinate a lot of complex affairs within America, and P·B didn't need much information about Ukraine...

But now the situation is different, once he found the direction, he quickly found a breakthrough for investigation.

Relying on P·B's current interest network, as long as their earlier guesses are correct, there will soon be clues.

The Edward Foundation daring to use Jemma as a bargaining chip proves that rescuing Jemma is far less difficult than Joe Ga previously imagined.

Maybe just a phone call to the responsible person will get them to send Jemma back to Odessa.

But Joe Ga isn't the type to just sit and wait...

When Thompson went to work, Joe Ga, while walking towards the ward, was on the phone arranging for a plane...

He was preparing to secretly head to Odessa, he had to get Jemma out before the Edward Foundation, only then could he be more composed in figuring out how to save Eric...

He pushed the door into the ward, saw 'Mountain Eagle' and the others chatting around the bedside, hesitated for a moment, and said, "'Mountain Eagle', I don't have enough manpower in America, so I need some fresh faces to help, are you willing?"

'Mountain Eagle' was taken aback and said, "Of course, as long as it's about cracking down on human trafficking operations, count me in!"

Joe Ga, looking at the heroic spirit of 'Mountain Eagle', shook his head and smiled wryly, "It's not directly hitting that operation, but targeting the controllers behind it. However, the end result should be similar..."

'Mountain Eagle' glanced at the mechanic Kane on the hospital bed, nodded solemnly, and said, "Then I'm in too!"

Joe Ga smiled and nodded, pointing to Dorian on the bed next door, "Elephant will stay here to recuperate, and he can help coordinate logistics for you.

If you encounter problems, call Elephant, don't act recklessly, but also feel free to act...

Just go for it!"

As 'Mountain Eagle' excitedly nodded, Dorian laboriously propped himself up, looked at Boss Joe with concern, and said, "Boss, where are you going?"

Joe Ga shrugged and said, "I'm going to Odessa, should be back soon..."