King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

What Aaron cares about most at the moment is the international intermediary business, followed by the Edward Foundation...

If the emergence of the 'Stairway to Heaven' assassin group is related to the Edward Foundation, this guy would definitely not have this attitude.

Aaron finally highlighted Grace's family relations, implying that the emergence of 'Stairway to Heaven' might be related to certain people in the Reed family.

Joe Ga didn't know exactly what happened, but the most likely scenario is that Grace's sudden rise encroached on the interests of some people.

The problem with big families is that whoever is more favored by the head of the family can receive more family energy.

Tom Reed's favoritism towards Grace is well-known, but not necessarily recognized by those within the Reed family, otherwise Grace wouldn't have gone to Iraq to relax while pregnant early on.

One should know that people from a large landowning family like the Reed family have limited personal wealth before inheriting property.

Of course, they definitely won't be short of money, but the big funds they can use for business or other matters are actually family assets.

Now, with Tom Reed and boss Joe each offering 150,000 acres of land, they've instantly boosted the worth of Grace and little George to a terrifying position, making their personal funds surpass those of their peers and even most elders.

Additionally, with the praise from Big Mouth Don and Monica's support, Grace smoothly entered the political scene. In such a situation, arousing jealousy from family insiders or impacting others' interests is almost inevitable.

Now, any politician of a slightly higher level in America knows little George is the son of Hu Lang. Anyone aware of what Hu Lang has done wouldn't dare to target Grace before Big Mouth Don stepped down.

Because doing so would only anger the legendary Hu Lang and yield no benefits at all!

Only those half-baked fools would do something stupid!

Boss Joe actually learned this news from Aaron, and after pondering for a few seconds, he said in a deep voice, "Does Tom Reed know about this news?"

Aaron sneered and said, "Tom Reed can punch people in the Senate, but how much could he know about the gray world?

Stairway to Heaven operates very secretly. If you hadn't impersonated them in Brazil and killed old Taran to throw them off, I wouldn't have caught their tail.

Don't worry, I've already notified that intelligence officer named Thompson.

This guy is impressive. He's already arranged to have Grace and little George brought to New York to be with Monica."

Noticing boss Joe's displeasure, Aaron laughed and said, "No need to specifically remind Tom Reed...

That old guy is a cowboy. If he knew, he'd just bring Grace to the farm for protection and then grab his kids by the ears one by one to interrogate them.

This would only make Grace and little George's situation more dangerous!

The current situation is good. As long as Grace and Monica can hold onto the five Congressional seats, even without the Reed family's help, you'll still have a certain degree of influence."

Joe Ga is not particularly worried about the United States Congress issue right now. After frowning and pondering for a moment, he said, "My brother's business on the island of Crete is having trouble, and now Grace is having trouble too...

Do you think these are coincidences?

Congressional seats, the problem with the Greek island of Crete...

Is someone targeting Tom Reed and Steven?

Is there a situation at the White House?"

Aaron was stunned for a moment, unable to fathom how just one piece of information could lead boss Joe to connect all these things...

After thinking for a while, Aaron said, "I don't know what is happening inside the White House...

All I know is that Big Mouth Don publicly recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, seriously damaging Steven's image in the Middle East.

The day before, Steven was still advocating for solving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through economic cooperation, and the next day Big Mouth Don publicly slapped him in the face."

Joe Ga immediately understood the issue. Big Mouth Don publicly humiliated Steven, wanting him to resign himself.

The Ameri-con Secretary of State has significant powers, but that's only when the White House and Congress cooperate...

Steven has worked hard for years in the Middle East, gaining accolades, but now Big Mouth Don's public deviation from the international consensus to resolve the Israel-Palestine issue has crushed Steven's reputation.

It's like the chairman of a big company publicly calling the CEO a stupid pig. In such a situation, the best choice for the CEO is to resign; clinging onto his position would only make him look pathetic!

Having been a big boss for a long time, Big Mouth Don couldn't shake off his old habits even after becoming President.

Last month, he fired Defense Secretary Carter via Twitter in a highly humiliating manner, and now he's doing the same to Steven...

Now even Joe Ga somewhat admires Big Mouth Don's guts to offend people!

He checked Aqionghan's accounts while firing Carter, offending the military-industrial complex.

Now he's humiliating Steven, and if Steven resigns, the Energy Group he represents will surely have an opinion about Big Mouth Don.

Of course, there's plenty of room for maneuver here...

For instance, as long as the military-industrial complex isn't truly treasonous, they can't really harm Big Mouth Don, at most targeting his subordinates while seeking opportunities for negotiations to solve internal problems.

The Energy Group that's already onboard won't flip on Steven over it, because the 'Secretary of State' position isn't particularly crucial for them at this stage when they're focusing on domestic issues.

This is likely what Big Mouth Don wants!

If he can squeeze money from the military-industrial complex, he'll have achieved what his predecessors couldn't, pulling a major chunk from next year's government budget for his desired projects.

Meanwhile, leveraging the Energy Group's desire for stability, replacing Steven with someone of his own, he'll have both the National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under his control in the White House.

Recently, Big Mouth Tang has been firing off his mouth everywhere to make money, not even sparing NATO allies, while Steven has been busy putting out fires everywhere.

It's probably because of this that Big Mouth Tang is unhappy. Now, if Steven resigns, both key figures in American diplomacy will be Big Mouth Tang's people, and he will be able to speak unscrupulously on international issues in the future.

Joe Ga never expected such a huge change in the situation in just a year...

Aaron seemed to sense Joe Ga's mood, and he laughed, saying, "Hu Lang, when you publicly humiliated Kushner, you should have realized today would come.

That Jew is now a core advisor in the White House, and he is very close to the current National Security Advisor Bolton and Deputy National Security Advisor Chauvin.

Big Mouth Tang openly acknowledged Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, probably under his encouragement.

There's a natural conflict between the roles of the White House's security advisor and Secretary of State. Steven has been in the spotlight this past year doing a lot of things, but hasn't put much effort into the White House, so problems are expected!"

Joe Ga sighed, suddenly feeling that people really shouldn't get too complacent...

Thinking about how Steven hasn't called him in a long time, Joe Ga shook his head slightly and said, "I can understand Big Mouth Tang going after Steven, but what's up with Grace?

If the Greece issue is the leverage Big Mouth Tang plans to use against me, then by touching Grace, he and Tom Reed will have no room to maneuver.

What's his plan?"

Aaron was silent for a moment before he said, "Hu Lang, Big Mouth Tang definitely wouldn't dare to touch Tom Reed, that would ruin his reputation within the Republican Party.

Even if it's really related to him, it would only be someone below him being in contact with certain people in the Reed family.

If anything happens to Grace, Tom Reed will definitely do something stupid, and once he's out, someone from the Reed family will take over his power.

Currently, Tom Reed's cooperation with Big Mouth Tang is in his favor...

If things turn out as we guess, the relationship between the two sides will reverse, and Big Mouth Tang will gain more leverage in Congress."

Saying this, Aaron suddenly laughed and said, "Hu Lang, this is all speculation on our part; don't do anything rash.

Even if you want to deal with Kushner, wait until Big Mouth Tang signs my pardon first…"

Joe Ga was amused by Aaron's words and said irritably, "FUCK YOU!

Quickly help me check on the ship in the photo I just sent you, it's clearly transporting arms and mercenaries, but the Youth Party is attacking them like crazy.

I need to know what's going on?"

Aaron didn't keep Joe Ga waiting long, and soon he laughed and said, "It should be a cargo ship from the Edward Foundation. The ship has 10 Valkyrie rocket launchers and 2,400 rockets purchased from South Africa, and a batch of arms and ammunition bought from Kenya.

Their destination should be Yemen!

It's quite funny, actually; the arms they bought from Kenya were actually ones you sold to the Kenyan military, all Seville goods."

Joe Ga paused for a moment, cursing the unreliable Kenyans, then curiously asked, "Then why is the Youth Party hell-bent on fighting them?"

Aaron laughed at Joe Ga's question and said amusingly, "Did you forget what you did the night before last?

You wiped out a group of Youth Party crossing the sea, do you think Al Qaeda would still settle accounts with them?

The Youth Party is just trying to collect their debt…"

Joe Ga realized the root of the conflict and suddenly found it a bit funny...

This is what helping the right side gets you, wiping out 5,000 Youth Party members actually caused a rift with Al Qaeda.

If it weren't for these pirates, once 10 Valkyrie rocket launchers landed, the coalition might have faced trouble.

Although these things are quite outdated, with only a 22-kilometer range and average accuracy, their mobility is very fast.

If prepared in advance, camouflaged, and moved to position, they can fire and retract their 24 rounds of 127mm rockets in just two minutes.

For a fixed-base P.B., this weapon would exponentially increase the defense costs of several bases!

If they succeeded in a surprise attack even once, it would deal a serious blow to coalition morale.

Understanding the cause of the trouble, Joe Ga instructed Aaron to keep an eye on the Stairway to Heaven people no matter what and temporarily set aside the issues on another continent. After hanging up, he dialed lawyer Jori Amon again...

"Jori, have the Somali Federal issue me authorization for anti-pirate operations.

Also, have them send people to the sea near Alsei Cape, there's a cargo ship there that needs to be detained by their people."

After saying this, Joe Ga hung up and waved at Dorian in the cockpit, then pressed the radio button and said, "This is Hu Lang, the 'Love Goddess' has obtained attack authorization from the Somali Federal Government, the 'Princess' is on standby...

Elephant, arm the naval guns and Northwind missiles, let's pay those pirates a visit…"

As soon as Joe Ga finished speaking, the deck cover at the bow where he was standing a dozen meters ahead opened, and a 40mm naval gun was lifted up...

Then on the aft deck's helipad, two six-barrel Northwind missile launchers, along with two ammo boxes, were raised...

Joe Ga walked back to the cabin, seeing Nis and Ayu sitting in front of machine gun weapon stations...

Nearby, the beleaguered medical officer Bird and Ronnie had protective suits and heat-resistant gloves on hand, ready to rush back to reload the Northwestern Wind Missile System...

He looked around and sat down in front of the naval gun controller…

"Elephant, go go go…"