King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

Joe Ga looked at his brother, who was a bit swayed and moved by the agitation, and with a sigh, he patted him on the shoulder, signaling for him to go and accompany his girlfriend.

After Qiao Liang obediently left, Joe Ga stared into Chris's eyes and said, "What do you want to say?

Speak directly next time, there's no need to beat around the bush using my brother's affairs to tell me something."

Upon hearing this, Chris lifted his phone and said, "Hu Lang, I have a big business deal here."

Joe Ga shook his head decisively and said, "If it's related to Udon, then don't bother.

I've been following the news recently, and that place is a quagmire. A small shrimp like me would get stuck and never be able to climb out."

As he spoke, Joe Ga looked at Chris with disdain and said, "Moreover, I don't think you're qualified to get involved. Your abilities don't match the tall tales you tell."

When Chris heard this, he said with a grievance, "Hu Lang, we just didn't coordinate well before, and I didn't fully understand your strengths and thoughts at the time.

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Didn't we cooperate well in Niger? The information I sent you about Boko Haram was all accurate, wasn't it?"

Joe Ga shook his head with distaste and said, "But you missed the most critical part—ISIS. Your so-called intelligence network is like a sieve with holes, always missing the most crucial parts.

You can't outplay Aaron because you treat organizations like Boko Haram as customers, while he slaughters Boko Haram and ISIS as if they're fat pigs."

After a long silence, Chris nodded and said, "Regarding West Africa and North Africa, I indeed got greedy.

My main business has always been in Europe; my timing and entry point into Africa weren't well-chosen.

Actually, I had many choices, but every time I was always a step behind Aaron. I just don't know what went wrong."

Upon hearing this, Joe Ga asked curiously, "You're just a broker, why are you trying to compete with Aaron, that arms dealer?"

Chris said through clenched teeth, "I never thought about competing with Aaron. I even reached out to him, but that bastard mocked me and sabotaged a deal I had organized between Zaside's remnants and the Kurdish people.

Somehow he intercepted the arms shipment in the Mediterranean, and then the son of a bitch sent those weapons back to North Africa. He transported them through Algeria and sold them to Boko Haram in Mali.

FUCK, he's a shameless son of a bitch. He cost me a fortune because the compensation that should have gone to Zaside's remnants was wiped out by the French."

Joe Ga was astonished and said, "That guy is indeed interesting. I didn't expect him to be involved in more than I imagined."

After speaking, Joe Ga looked at Chris curiously and said, "Why do I feel like you've already admitted defeat?"

Chris sighed lightly and said, "What else can I do? Start a costly war with him?

As you said, I'm just a broker. Even if I want to take revenge, I need to wait for the right opportunity.

But I think it might not even require my involvement since ISIS has their sights on him. He's not going to have an easy time for quite a while."

Joe Ga was aware of the details, but he didn't think someone like Aaron wouldn't have an estimate of his own situation.

He must have a way out, and this solution might not be just to avoid getting killed by ISIS.

That guy is a viper waiting for an opportunity to strike back; every move he makes has a purpose. Even selling out ISIS to the French was part of his plan.

In doing so, he could not only gain support from France but also naturally seek support from higher-ups under the guise of 'reluctant self-defense' when ISIS came after him in anger, allowing him to do other things.

Joe Ga had a feeling that Aaron was like a viper trapped in chains, eagerly waiting to break free. ISIS was probably the tool he had chosen.

Otherwise, any sane person wouldn't operate like Aaron, because terrorists don't need evidence to retaliate against you.

However, that matter had nothing to do with Joe Ga, and he wouldn't take the initiative to explain to Chris that he still had some cooperation going on with Aaron.

Seeing Chris hesitating to speak, Joe Ga shook his head and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. But if it's related to Udon, I definitely won't get involved.

Buddy, making money isn't too hard. You've also invested in the 'Pirate Fund'. Isn't that kind of secure return enough for you?"

Chris shook his head slightly and asked, "Hu Lang, do you think I truly deserve Gami?"

Joe Ga shook his head without hesitation and said, "You do not!"

Chris was choked up by the bluntness, then said helplessly, "Can't you be a bit more tactful? We're friends, right?"

Seeing the disdainful expression on Joe Ga's face, Chris raised his hands in surrender and said, "OK OK, let's change the subject.

I need to increase my assets to the level of 1.5 billion euros before turning 38, then I'll be worthy to marry Gami.

I won't go into details, but you should be able to understand my anxiety."

As Chris looked at Joe Ga's enlightened expression, he cleared his throat and asked, "Do you know about Strelkov?"

Upon hearing this, Joe Ga felt his head was about to explode. He pinched his nose in agony and said, "Don't tell me it's that Russian Strelkov we're talking about?"

Chris nodded and said,

"The year before last, waving Emperor Pu's flag, he waded through murky waters with a hundred men to facilitate the Crimean referendum.

Now he's in the Donbas Region, but his situation is tough; he can't get enough support from Russia..."

Joe Ga waved his hand with a headache and said,

"I'm not in, and Seville probably dares not send arms there openly.

This guy is a true war fanatic, and he's stark raving mad. I think not only does NATO want him dead, but even Emperor Pu would feel cleaner if he were dead.

I absolutely won't deal with him because doing business with him would draw the attention of NATO and probably the Russian Security Department as well.

This guy is a goddamn walking disaster!"

Having heard this, Chris laughed and said,

"Who said anything about selling arms to him? I was asking if you're interested in taking the arms off his hands.

This guy raised the Russian flag in Udon and then led 3500 local militiamen to break through an encirclement of 20,000 men. After that, he organized 10,000 militiamen to form a pincer attack and defeated nearly 60,000 of the Ukrainian army.

Now, he's preparing for multi-party talks a la Emperor Lapu-Lapu, aiming to effectively detach the Donbas Region from Ukrainian control and form an autonomous region.

There will be a long war there, but you probably don't want to be involved.

Right now, Russia isn't very supportive of him, so he needs funds.

He's sitting on arms captured from the Ukrainian Government Army, and this batch is quite valuable and cheap. Anyone who gets their hands on those arms could easily make a five to ten times profit."

Joe Ga looked at Chris as if he was looking at dog shit and said,

"I think you're full of shit, and I also think your IQ fluctuates with the size of the transaction.

In the future, don't even bother giving me advice on deals over 10 million, or even notifying me.

Right now, I have a hundred 152mm cannons and ten thousand shells ready to go to Central Africa from Seville, not only are the procedures legitimate, but the profits are also very decent.

Why the hell should I take such a huge risk to deal with that war madman?"

Qiao Ga looked at Chris's displeased face and curiously said,

"You said you need 1.5 billion euros to marry Gami, so how much money do you have now?"

Chris, looking glum, touched his nose and said,

"I've put 50 million into the 'Pirate Fund,' and now I have about 20 million in cash."

By any standard, that amount of money isn't small. Calling Chris a 'wealthy man' anywhere in the world wouldn't be an overstatement.

But right now, Joe Ga really thought this guy was 'too poor'!

His entire fortune wasn't even as much as Joe Ga made from the cannon deal with Niger. It dawned on Qiao Ga that the most profitable deal this guy ever made in his life might have been the one with Central Africa.

Looking at the greedy Chris, Qiao Ga shook his head and said,

"Buddy, if you're still in this state in the future, I'll return the money you put into the 'Pirate Fund,' and then let's pretend we don't know each other. Otherwise, you'll drag the people around you into the abyss sooner or later.

There are plenty of ways to make money without muddying the waters there.

If you need 1.5 billion to marry Gami, given your current capabilities, I think you might as well give up.

Choosing the broker profession means you're not willing to face the risks directly, and I've never heard of a business where you can make a lot of money without any risks.

A net worth of 70 million is not bad, you work hard for another two years, and if worse comes to worst, I'll lend you some money to make up an even 100 million. Who knows, maybe Gami will say yes in the heat of the moment."

Chris replied with great incomprehension,n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Hu Lang, this is a good deal, and no country will pursue it, not even the Ukrainian authorities, because they are more worried about Strelkov arming the militia with those arms.

Do you know how many middlemen are eyeing this deal? It's not easy to get a line in with Strelkov.

With only 20 million, just transporting those arms to the Middle East could earn a five to ten times profit."

Joe Ga looked askance at the greedy Chris and shook his head,

"Suppose, I mean just suppose, I took this deal, how much would you want?"

Chris looked down and thought for a moment before saying,

"If I'm to handle the entire deal, then I'll take 20 million.

Because I can secure a hundred million US dollars to pay the Kurdish.

Don't ask me where the money is coming from, I assure you, you won't have any trouble.

Actually, if it weren't you, I would charge 40 million for my services to anyone else, as the risk is very low."

Joe Ga, astonished, said,

"Who hates the Turkish that much?

Oh, well, I won't ask, but I won't do it either!"

Then, looking curiously at Chris, he said,

"You acquired arms from Zaside's men to send to the Syrian Kurds, right?

I'm starting to understand why you got burned by Aaron.

Buddy, I think you're going to continue taking losses!"