King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

According to the information summarized by Thompson, there are about twenty terrorists, but they are distributed across three locations.

They are primarily American nationals who are YSL religion believers; they were recruited by ISIS online, then went to a place in Europe for training and deeper indoctrination before returning to America.

These are mostly young people, some of whom are not even of Arab descent.

Modern consumerism attacks everyone, leading many unlucky young people to lead exceptionally miserable lives.

They become losers in life because they encountered difficulties in America, whether due to discrimination, beliefs, or feeling unjustly treated.

Then, these young individuals began venting online, which led them to some very special online communities...

Europe and America, due to the need for political correctness regarding free speech, are relatively lax in managing this area, making their own countries breeding grounds for terrorism.

Those in the communities appear similar to the disillusioned young people, unbeknownst to them that perhaps half of them are phishing...

Regardless of their experiences, they can find others with similar stories, making it extremely easy to develop empathy.

Thus, someone specifically directs them to vent their resentments, and then slowly brainwashes them using various tactics; with the same beliefs, ISIS people easily control these individuals' thoughts.

Facing a group of young people with little education and lack of independent thinking skills, brainwashing them really isn't as hard as one might imagine.

With such a large base, anything is possible!

Some people don't understand why some are brainwashed like this, similar to many not understanding why people fall for telecom frauds.

You might think scammers target specific individuals, but in reality, they make hundreds of calls a day, chat with thousands, and finally, pick the easiest targets from the many people they contact.

The 'Pig Slaughter Plate' naturally has characteristics of terrorism, as people used to making quick money find it difficult to adapt to working to sustain a living, and they easily escalate to 'Gar Waist Plate' when encountering economic difficulties due to external factors.

These young terrorists are those who fell into the 'Pig Slaughter Plate', they found comfort, spiritual refuge, and someone who truly understands them during their low times, and were then led step by step into the abyss.

Such terrorists are currently the most headache-inducing and difficult problem for Europe and America.

Compared to America, Europe has a more severe issue in this aspect.

Thompson could only estimate the number of these people; apart from some information provided by Aaron, they don't know much about most of the terrorists' appearances and identities, only knowing a few of their hiding places.

They bought a batch of automatic weapons and a lot of explosives from the Belarusian Mob.

With two days left until the New Jersey speech by Loudmouth Dan, once these people create an explosion at a crowded venue, the situation would become uncontrollable.

Tens of thousands at the stadium for the meeting, these individuals might not need to enter, detonating a bomb outside could cause unrest, and the stampede might cause more casualties than the explosion itself.

What troubles Joe Ga is not how to attack, as killing is the simplest task.

The hardest part is actually confirming the opponent's situation, ensuring simultaneous attacks, and even if some outer individuals are missed, still securing their prepared weapons and explosives.

Otherwise, if even one person slips through, carrying an AK to the meeting and going on a killing spree or detonating a bomb, then Joe's operation would be considered a failure.

'Attack' is the part Joe Ga is most confident about; whether Team A or Jazz Squad attacks any location, they can guarantee securing them, the key lies in the third location...

Joe Ga sits on a chair, arms crossed, looking at the map of New Jersey on the big screen...

The distances between the three locations are about 15 kilometers each, and those people are active, not always hiding in houses without going out.

Thompson's investigation was too short, not having thoroughly figured out the opponent's patterns of action, so acting tonight carries some risks.

Yet, involving the Secret Service or the Department of Homeland Security is something Joe Ga is reluctant to do because he doesn't trust those bureaucrats, bringing them in would mean handing over command.

Losing the freedom to act autonomously would significantly impede P·B's combat effectiveness.

After some thought, Joe Ga said: "These people are hiding in residential buildings; aside from our Team A and Jazz Squad, others probably can't handle this situation.

We can't really mess around, too many innocent deaths would cause us trouble later.

How about using signal jammers?

Team A and Jazz Squad lead the attack, cutting off their communication, 'Jackal' leads a team to surround the third location.

Once they are prepared, trap them there until we can deal with them.

15 kilometers, the traffic conditions are good at night, just about ten-plus minutes.

From the start of the attack, we could get there in as fast as 40 minutes."

Hearing this, Thompson slightly shook his head and said, "These are terrorists coming to die, but we can't fully confirm their identities and appearances.

They have a lot of weapons and explosives, if we can't take them down all at once, any escapee causing leaked information might lead to casualties in subsequent attacks.

Our time isn't particularly ample, so the intelligence isn't detailed enough."

"If it were up to me, I think we should let 'Jackal' lead the simultaneous attack.

It's essential to seize their explosives immediately, giving them any time to prepare would be irresponsible on our part."

Upon hearing this, 'Jackal' stood up, looked at Joe Ga, and said, "Boss, leave it to me, I can..."

Joe Ga decisively shook his head and said, "If everyone were like the Jazz Squad, then I would certainly trust you could.

But not everyone is a signal flag, the majority of them haven't even killed a person, and their training here in America was all about security.

This isn't something you can resolve just because you're not afraid to die. The situation in residential buildings is complex, and any mistakes could have severe consequences."

With that, Joe Ga stroked his chin and said, "Why not just wait a day? I can move personnel from Iraq, both 'Hammer Squad' and 'Goat Squad' are well-suited for handling this situation."

Bayar, who had been responsible for listening in, raised his hand and said, "sir, why don't we consider asking the Department of Homeland Security to send someone? We have a special operations team on standby in New York!

Or we could have the FBI deploy an HRT unit; they are equally capable of tackling the problem."

Joe Ga glanced at Bayar and said, "Mate, have you finished your report?

I don't believe you haven't communicated the situation, but why hasn't your superior taken initiative to send people?

Don't tell me they're doing me a favor; we both know what's going on.

They want to push the most difficult part onto P.B!

Because even if we make a mistake, they can step in and clean up.

The enemy's location is known; the outcome isn't really in doubt anymore, they want maximum benefit and minimum risk."

Bayar got the point...

The intelligence was shared; those three spots were already monitored, with Attack forces certainly in the periphery.

The Department of Homeland Security hesitates because the risks are uncontrollable.

The time is too short, without a comprehensive plan, civilian casualties during a fight would leave the DHS's higher-ups accountable.

Having P.B act would effectively shift the pressure, after all, people can't expect too much from a private contractor.

One thing Joe Ga didn't explicitly mention is that if P.B asks for help, Joe Ga would lose autonomy and hand over command.

No one wants to gamble on those bureaucrats' brains; who knows what they might pull, if they decide negotiating is the way to solve the problem, then we're really in trouble.

Joe Ga, looking at Bayar's helpless expression, shook his head and said, "Mate, go back to watching your report; I'll handle the killing.

Even if I need to find help..."

As he spoke, Joe Ga looked at Estelle and said with a smile, "I'd rather ask DEA for personnel, their special operations forces are quite capable."

Estelle, upon being named, felt oddly honored and took out her phone, saying, "Should I call our Deputy Director? The DEA has had a team stationed in New York for a long time.

Just this afternoon, we seized 43 kilograms of drugs in a raid on the Belarusian Mob's warehouse, our Deputy Director Beech was very pleased."

Joe Ga saw that Estelle was finally catching on and laughed heartily, "The training DEA people receive is different; counterterrorism and fighting drug traffickers are not the same, there's no room for error.

But you have helicopters, right?

Have your Deputy Director send me two helicopters to standby for Team A and Jazz Squad for aerial transportation."

With that, Joe Ga stood up and clapped his hands, "Taking a little risk doesn't hurt, let's switch up, handle things tonight, and then finally get some rest for a few days.

Watching the election is quite thrilling too; I find watching big shots fight each other more entertaining than movies."

Just as Joe Ga was about to finalize the plan, a call came to Dorian's phone.

Dorian apologetically waved his hand and then answered the phone frowning...

After listening to the call with a frown, Dorian had an odd expression as he looked at his boss and said, "Boss, I think we can avoid taking risks now.

The third team has arrived!"

Joe Ga was momentarily stunned, then curiously asked, "Who?"

Dorian spread his hands and said, "'Hellhound' and their team, they've run into trouble and are being pursued.

They want to seek our help, I think letting them assist us first wouldn't be a problem."

Hearing this, Joe Ga expressed his surprise, "Being pursued? The SEALs have been turned into wanted criminals?"

At this moment, 'Spur' raised his hand and said, "Boss, don't forget, Jack Heinz is still out there waiting..."

Upon hearing this, Joe Ga slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, if you hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten; that guy is a good hand too…"