Don't talk about martial arts, I'm a war contractor

Chapter 527: Caught Red-Handed, It's a Revolving Door

But so what? With the firepower of the Fire Collection, it can take down a real submarine, let alone these semi-submersible fake submarines.

Not to mention the 88mm deck gun, the palm-sized area exposed above the water is not enough to install even a twin-mounted 20mm anti-aircraft gun, at most it can accommodate an M2 Lao Gan Ma.

This kind of firepower can be dealt with by unmanned combat boats, without the need for the dock mother ship to take action.

But it is better to get all the things on the boat up without leaving any behind, after all, these are hard currency in the DEA.

"Report, a suspected target has been found! Location..."

Within a few hours, the pilot of Crew B reported the situation to Zhao Yanshou.

"It's not far from us. Let's increase the magnification a bit."

Old Zhao immediately ran over and said while staring at the screen.

In the images transmitted back by the Scan Eagle's white light CCD channel, two ventilation pipes were seen extending out of the sea, one after the other, heading all the way towards North America.

"The unmanned combat boat is fast, your team should intercept it first."

After confirming that it was the target and there were still two ships left, he turned and spoke to the members of the combat boat operating team.

The JARI-USV multi-purpose unmanned combat boat, which was located farther away, caught up with the two CJNJ cargo submarines at a faster speed.

"Dong~dong~dong~~"

The pleasant low hum of the machine guns was heard, and the shells landed on the sea near the two targets, stirring up columns of water.

"Damn it, we've been discovered. Let's surface and fight back. Once we've defeated the enemy, we'll retreat."

After noticing the movement on the sea, the leader of the escort boat gave the order decisively.

Yes, they haven't lost yet. The BigFoot submarine is a converted semi-submersible ship and travels very slowly underwater, only 8 to 10 knots.

As long as it can fool the radar and sonar, it doesn't matter if it's slow!

But now that we have been discovered, the most important thing is to surface and run away quickly. When we surface, the engine has enough air intake and the speed can reach nearly 50 knots, which is not much slower than that of a large aircraft.

Unfortunately, this time the idea was extremely difficult, as they ran into the Asia branch of Jihuo Defense.

"Dong~dong~dong~~"

As the two Big Foot submarines surfaced one after another, each of them brought out a fearless machine gunner. Facing the shells from the unmanned combat boats, they untied the waterproof cloth covering the two Browning heavy machine guns, and fired at the opposite side as soon as the bullets were loaded.

"Om~~"

At the same time, the two boats were running at full speed and cutting through the waves in opposite directions, trying to shake off the enemies behind them and then find a chance to float down.

But in their panic, they had no idea that the person controlling the unmanned combat boat was trying to drive them in this direction and into the open pocket of the Fire Focus.

"Look, it's a warship!"

After running for less than ten nautical miles, the members of the CJNJ escort boat were horrified to find that they had not been able to shake off the pursuers, but had instead walked into a den of wolves.

What, what should they do now?
"Dong~~"

The 76mm naval gun on the bow of the Jihuo opened fire first, exploding on the sea surface between the two Big Foot submarines, creating a tall column of water that drenched them all.

"Quick, let's sink the ship!"

Seeing that there was no way to escape this time, the leader immediately gave the order to sink the ship.

This is the high seas. There is still room for maneuver if there is no evidence, but catching the person red-handed would be a life-threatening situation.

When the "sea valve" specially added during the modification was opened, a large amount of seawater poured into the semi-submersible boat, and the hull began to tilt and dive.

"They really wanted to destroy the evidence, but they ran into us focusing our fire on defense. It was their bad luck."

Zhao Yanshou said in a cold tone.

Fortunately, the boss bought a dock landing ship, otherwise he would be at a loss when faced with this situation.

However, with double passages in front and back, a spacious interior, and a dry and wet separation dock, the Fire-Set has more possibilities.

The Mustang hovercraft rushed out from the open stern hatch and arrived at the shipwreck site first, pulling out more than a dozen CJNJ members and tying them up. The dock mothership also followed.

What do these Asians who look like marines but aren't actually marines want to do?
Just when this group of wet rats were trying to figure out the situation, they saw professional salvage equipment in the stern dock of the dock landing ship going deep into the sea.

This, this, this situation is not right!

There's nothing wrong with that. Jihuo Defense Asia Branch and Vulcan Deep Sea Exploration are sister companies owned by the same boss. It's normal to upgrade the ocean salvage capabilities of the Jihuo.

Two Big Foot submarines that had sunk less than 50 meters into the sea were salvaged in the sight of these CJNJ militants, turning the original capture of only people into a capture of both people and evidence.

But things were not over yet. On the way to the dry dock, they saw one, two... a total of five main battle tanks and several containers.

Could these equipment and supplies be used to deal with them, CJNJ?

The guess was quite accurate. The strength of the drug lord group was not worth all the defense efforts, but Party A had given too much, and Xia Yu would feel embarrassed if he didn't put all his armored units on it.

Of course, with main battle tanks acting as shield vehicles, digital teams and village protection teams can be safer, not to mention coaxial machine guns and remote-controlled weapon stations acting as mobile firepower points.

As for the 120mm and 125mm tank guns, they had excess firepower, and they only brought a small amount of spare ammunition this time.

"Calling Huangzhou, this is the Fire Collection Number. We have recovered all personnel and cargo. Shall we proceed to the next stage of delivery?"

Old Zhao contacted Xia Yu for instructions.

"Well done. We will deliver it to the designated location at 10 o'clock tonight."

"Yes, boss!"

After opening the bow door and recovering the unmanned combat boat, the Fire Focus turned south until it arrived at a hidden beach on the border of Sinaloa and Nayarit in Mexico under the cover of night.

Since it is not a tank landing ship, the Firestar cannot be delivered to the beach, but fortunately there is the Mustang hovercraft for transportation.

"Great, Mr. Sherlock, your company is really amazing. The equipment for the navy, army, and air force is really comprehensive."

Seeing the Mustang carrying a Leclerc UAE ashore under the force of the wind, Eric found it hard to imagine that the DEA was working with a PMC company.

"Only comprehensive equipment can better help customers solve their problems. Human power has its limits."

Xia Yu stated his business philosophy, that Jihuo Defense and its tens of thousands of colleagues are not on the same track.

"You're right, but it's also inevitable that it's a heavy asset. A lot of Mr. Sherlock's profits are invested in these equipment, right?"

As the deputy director of the DEA, Eric has some vision.

“It’s definitely asset-heavy, but the profits are much better than the manufacturing industry, and only slightly worse than the financial industry.”

Because the old Ma father and son needed weapons, the newly established PMC company was not profitable, and even a loss was acceptable. However, the profitability of Jihuo Defense was still very strong, and the funds saved by the system preparation capacity were added, and there was also a part-time arms trade.

Even though the museum's money printing machine was temporarily stopped, Xia Yu was not affected much.

Moreover, the targets of this attack are drug cartels, and their abundant cash flow is a good supplement as spoils of war.

However, Xia Yu also owns 30% of the shares of the new company of Marquez and his son. As a partner, he hopes that the company will be profitable and make more money.

This is bound to require Eric's assistance, which is why Boss Xia and the other party are so open-hearted here.

"I'm a bit old now. Even if my performance this time allows me to get a promotion, I will only be able to work for a few years before I have to retire."

Eric didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his situation.

As an administrative officer, he started as an agent and worked his way up to his current position as deputy director, but regardless of whether he was promoted or not, he would retire when he reached the age.

For elected officials or those directly appointed by the president, or even the president himself, age is not considered, only term of office is considered.

Therefore, some people retire in their 50s, while others are still competing for jobs in their 70s.

So what Lao Ai meant was that as long as he successfully got promoted and worked steadily until retirement, he could oversee this new company for a few years.

Of course, Rudolph must hire him as a company consultant after he retires and give him a high salary of no less than two million US dollars per year.

Not being able to write books is only one aspect. As the director of a relatively special unit like the DEA, even if Eric wanted to go on a lecture tour to sell books after retirement, few people would invite him, and he would not be able to sell many books.

He still considers the revolving door, but because it is rather special, he can't be a consultant for those drug cartels, right?

This is much worse than being poached by large trusts while working in antitrust, but there is no problem at all in being a consultant for PMC, a company that is fighting drug cartels.

By then, he can use his previous connections to better impact the laundry detergent market, and he can earn the money with peace of mind.

"I can guarantee this. If there is a shortage of money, it will be made up by Jihuo Defense."

Xia Yu acted as a guarantor.

He was making his point clear, not saying that Marquez couldn't come up with the money.

In fact, Lao Ma knew very well the importance of Eric. After all, the newly formed PMC company was targeting drug lords.

Foreign companies like Jihuo Defense will retreat after fighting. As local companies, their main business is to cultivate the domestic market. So in order to fight against the forces behind the drug lord Carter, they have to find a backer who is equally powerful.

Needless to say, the DEA is the best choice.

"I feel relieved when you say that. Prices in the country have risen too fast in recent years. I can't afford future expenses with just my pension, so I can't stop working."

Eric's words made it seem like their family really couldn't survive, but those who understood would understand.

Furthermore, he is subject to restrictions from the IRS. Every penny he receives must be legal income. If he fails to explain any of the money clearly, his reputation will be in jeopardy.

After tonight's conversation, a tacit understanding was established between the two, but Eric's promotion would take time, and the newly formed PMC company by Marquez and his son also needed preparation.

The next stage of cooperation will officially begin next year. This year's focus is still on CJNJ. Completely eliminating this drug lord group is the basis of everything.

As the sky gradually brightened, the Fire Ship, after unloading its cargo, retreated to the high seas, awaiting the second phase of the battle.

All five main battle tanks were loaded onto trailers and transported to Sinaloa and Nayarit states respectively.

These two states are also the focus of CJNJ's expansion. Their rival CDS's base is in Sinaloa, so they have deployed nearly 1000 troops on the front line of the conflict.

Xia Yu sent a total of three T-3s to deal with this detachment, hoping to wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop.

The troops for concentrated fire defense were deployed silently, but El Mencho lost contact with the maritime transport team.

"Did the submarine sink, or was it captured? Why is there no news at all?"

Lao Ai asked his men.

"It is impossible for the two submarines to encounter an accident at the same time. The probability is that they were captured. This batch of 2 tons of cargo is likely to be in danger."

The subordinate considered and raised this bad possibility.

The two Bigfoot submarines were each loaded with half a ton of fentanyl and half a ton of methamphetamine in an effort to share the risk, but they ended up running into trouble.

"Undercover, we must have an undercover agent from the DEA inside our organization. Without the intelligence provided by the insider, it would be impossible for the two Bigfoots to have an accident at the same time."

The other party immediately grasped the key point, but the loss had already been done. It would be useless to catch the undercover agent now, and it would be impossible to recover the loss of these 2 tons of laundry detergent.

"There's nothing we can do. We can only have someone send a group of people over by land as a first-aid measure and try to delay the situation until we defeat this PMC company."

After injecting a dose of insulin into his stomach, El Mencho sighed and said.

The weapons and equipment from Romagna will take another week to arrive in Mexico, but fortunately, he has many experts in using anti-tank missiles.

They don't have to worry about highly technical equipment such as medium-range air defense missiles, Vlad's people will take care of it. All CJNJ has to do is quietly transport these equipment from the Gulf of Mexico to Jalisco.

Well, and Michoacan.

To be on the safe side, El Mencho purchased two sets in total, deployed in two states to cover two major directions.

It’s obvious that CJNJ’s forces in its hometown have suffered heavy losses. The opponent will definitely disperse its forces to attack the remaining personnel of the group in the next step.

Those two heavy armed helicopters will naturally not be used in one direction, so we have to buy two sets to shoot them down together.

"Dip~dip~dip~~"

Just as El Mencho was about to say something, an encrypted satellite phone on his desk rang.

"What? It was done by the Fire Defense again?"

After hearing the information from the other side, Lao Ai stood up quickly.

"Yes, it was done by their Asian branch. One of their Endurance-class dock landing ships has been sailing along the South American and Afica shipping routes for the past six months, delivering upgraded infantry fighting vehicles to several countries there."

The person on the other end of the phone introduced it in detail, obviously knowing a lot about concentrated fire defense.

"But they should have returned a month ago. Who knew they were hiding on the high seas and sneaking into your cargo submarine? Sherlock is too insidious and cunning."

Hearing what the other party said, El Mencho couldn't agree more. Foxes are not as cunning as this guy, and the nickname of the weasel is indeed not wrong.

Fortunately, he also has a background, and as soon as the other party took action, they got the news.

As long as they keep a close eye on this warship, can they ship their goods across the sea?

"Don't even think about it. The one they're working with is the DEA."

(End of this chapter)