Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 798 You can do it this way

After receiving the laptop, Dalia contacted General Sid via radio, and while waiting, connected the laptop to a projector, projecting several photos onto the wall behind the mountain eagle.

Kate didn't speak, but instead stared intently at the photos on the wall...

The angle and distance from which the photo was taken resulted in the portrait not being very clear, but the environment and buildings in the background are quite clear.

Dalia thoughtfully handed Kate a small remote-controlled flipbook, allowing her to adjust the photo size and browse the other photos herself...

Kate looked at the photos for more than ten minutes and then compared them with the FBI's database on her own computer. She shook her head slightly and said, "I don't remember these people in the photos."

Are they really connected to the Sinaloa Group?

Dalia shook her head, picked up a pointer, pointed to the photos behind her, and said with a smile, "You're focusing on the wrong things. These people aren't important; what's important are these buildings!"

Kate paused for a moment, then her eyes lit up, and she said with delight, "You mean, these places are the Sinaloa Group's secret warehouses?"

Dalia smiled and nodded, saying, "To be precise, it should be called a secret vault!"

Data tracked by the U.S. Treasury Department and the DEA over the years shows that the Sinaloa Group's annual revenue is between $50 billion and $80 billion.

However, we all know that this number is not accurate, because since 2004, Sinaloa has been importing an average of one ton of HCl and 1.5 tons of methamphetamine into the United States every week. Twelve years later, they were still importing more than 50 tons of fentanyl into the United States every year, as well as countless other types of drugs.

In addition to human trafficking, money laundering, smuggling of other contraband, and real estate investments...

$80 billion is just the limit you can track, it's far from the limit of their income!

As she spoke, Dalia pressed a button on her laptop and changed a few photos...

The photos show two vans driving into a farm, stopping briefly next to a device that looks like a refueling machine, and then driving into a warehouse.

Dalia, seeing Kate's furrowed brow, smiled and said, "Judging from your expression, you definitely know what they're doing, right?"

Kate nodded slightly and said, "That's a weighbridge. Large drug cartels use weighbridges to weigh their trucks in order to calculate the amount of cash inside."

Two years ago, in 14, the DEA intercepted a brand-new van in Los Angeles containing $1.5 million in cash...

The Sinaloa Group would use hydraulic presses to compress the banknotes, and then combine this with vacuum packaging to compress the $100 million banknotes into brick-shaped blocks measuring 30cm x 20cm x 10cm for centralized transportation.

They will ensure that each brick weighs 10 kilograms during the packaging process, which will facilitate quick handover and calculation.

If those two cars were filled with cash, then the place in the photo must be a vault.

Kate looked at Dalia and Mountain Eagle with some concern and said, "Don't tell me you're trying to drag me into this scheme to steal the treasury..."

Once this is exposed, it will completely enrage the Sinaloa Cartel, which will resort to any means necessary, including indiscriminate killings and reckless drug trafficking, to pressure Mexico to pressure the U.S. government.

Believe it or not, there are precedents for this...

A DEA agent once stole money from a drug lord, who then pressured the Mexican government by creating riots, resulting in the arrest of the DEA agent and his imprisonment in a Mexican jail.

By the time the DEA finally managed to get the agent back, he had already been destroyed!
Mexican drug cartels sometimes act more dangerously than terrorists in order to maintain their position.

Mexico’s drug war has been going on for a long time, but it has done nothing positive except to cause tens of thousands more deaths and injuries each year.

Sir, I know you may not be afraid of the Sinaloa Group, but you need to understand my position...

I have been working with the Mexican government to try to arrest and prosecute 'El Chapo' Guzmán. Our goal is simply to dismantle the Sinaloa Cartel, break down their power structure, and attract other drug cartels to attack them.

"But if we do as you say, once the Sinaloa Group is fully mobilized, the economic losses caused by the unrest will be unbearable."

Mountain Eagle understood Kate's meaning: capturing, extraditing, and trying 'El Chapo' Guzman was a just action carried out within the framework of secular law...

Moreover, once the extradition is completed, "El Chapo" Guzman will likely spend the rest of his life in prison in the United States, and no matter how arrogant the Sinaloa Group is, it won't be able to cause large-scale trouble in the United States.

However, the Bangkok group's collaboration with the Mountain Eagles to rob the Sinaloa treasury is a different matter altogether.

Creating riots to force the Mexican government to compromise and intervene in 'illegal acts' through diplomatic means is not difficult for the Sinaloa Group.

Kate looked at Mountain Eagle's ambiguous expression and said with some concern, "Sir, I know you are at war with the Sinaloa Group and have achieved some results."

But I must warn you, robbing a drug lord's vault is far more serious in terms of both consequences and difficulty than robbing a bank!
You're a smart man, and I think you can figure out that robbing a drug lord's territory is simply not worth it! There might be $5 million or $10 billion in cash in that vault, but how many people do you have, and how much can they take away from it?

Even if they loaded all the money onto the truck, the vault was surrounded by drug lords' territory. How far could they go with several tons of cash?
And I really don't think you need that money now that you have it.

Mountain Eagle smiled as he looked at Kate, who was earnestly trying to persuade him. He said with a smile, "You should listen to my people finish explaining my plan before making a judgment..."

I don't need that ill-gotten money that I can't spend. Even if I robbed it all, that money would only be a burden to me.

But just because I don't need it doesn't mean that money can't be used for 'military spending'...

Think about how you've been supporting opposition armed groups in those Middle Eastern countries.

Upon hearing this, Kate's eyes widened instantly, and she exclaimed in horror, "You're going to work with 'Halax New Generation'?"
No, no, no, that won't do! Those people are all crazy!

Mountain Eagle shook his head in disgust and said, "To be precise, he's a madman you've been supporting..."

Although there is no concrete evidence, I know that a criminal group like 'Halax New Generation', with its extremely violent characteristics, could never have grown to the point of competing with the Sinaloa Cartel for territory without support from within the United States.

You white people just love supporting other people's "crazy" people. It's like this with Osama bin Laden, and it's like this with Isis.

But as it turns out, your abilities are simply no match for those 'lunatics'!

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle looked at the unpleasant expression on Kate's face and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry, I'm different from you. Even if I have to play the trick of dividing and conquering, I will keep the 'tiger' firmly in my hands and make it bite according to my requirements."

If it dares to eat even one extra bite of meat behind my back, I'll grind it to dust!

At this moment, Kate finally realized something...

"tiger?"

As Kate spoke, she looked towards the doorway, where General Sid, leaning on his cane, and Thiago walked in…

Kate recognized Thiago at a glance. She thought for a few seconds, then looked at the mountain eagle and said, "This is the tiger you were talking about?"

The mountain eagle spread its hands and said, "Why doesn't it look like it?"

Kate frowned and asked curiously, "Do you think he has that ability?"

Mountain Eagle chuckled and said, "Don't get me wrong. This is a war between me and the Sinaloa Cartel. Mr. Thiago may not be able to run a drug trafficking network, but surely he has the ability to cause destruction?"
I will arrange for him to escape from prison during a transfer, accompanied by a group of very powerful mercenaries.

As a high-ranking member abandoned by a criminal organization, it's understandable that he might harbor some desire for revenge, especially given the added anger of his entire family being murdered.

His status meant that the Sinaloa Group was in the wrong when facing him, and as long as Thiago caused enough damage, he could force 'El Chapo' Guzman to come forward and negotiate.

That will be your chance!

Kate looked at Thiago, who walked expressionlessly to the bottom of the table and sat down, and frowned as she said, "The whole family was killed? Revenge?"
How could the Sinaloa Group possibly believe that?

Mountain Eagle pointed to Dalia beside him and said with a smile, "These are the details you need to consider..."

I believe that with your abilities, assisting us in faking a family massacre and transferring Mr. Thiago's family to El Salvador for protection should not be particularly difficult.

As for how to spread the word and establish Mr. Thiago's image as an avenger, that's a question you should be considering.

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle stood up, pointed to the farm in the photo on the wall, and said with a smile, "There are $4 million in cash hidden here. Take it, and our Mr. Thiago will have enough 'military funds'!"
General Sid's soldiers are highly capable, and with Mr. Thiago's understanding of the Sinaloa Gunners' operations, they will surely be able to break through the situation in a short time.

Look, now Mr. Thiago has people, money, and support from America. Making a name for himself shouldn't be too difficult for him.

Most importantly, our Mr. Thiago has no intention of trafficking drugs...

"If you're willing to step in and help make the introductions, there must be someone in the Mexican government who would be happy to see a socially responsible anti-drug organization emerge and grow!"

Kate glanced at Thiago, whose face was ashen, then stared at the mountain eagle like a ghost…

So, the people are free labor you captured, the money belongs to the Sinaloa Group, and the political support was handed to you, the sucker...

(End of this chapter)