Capítulo 1557: Chapter 1266: Temptation

Jack Chen felt he had met many big shots, but now he realized he was still too naive.

The CIA representative, who kept their own Ministry of Defense on edge, seemed meek and submissive in front of Joe Ga, with none of the arrogance from a few days ago.

Since getting his ass pinched by Joe Ga, the deputy director of MI6 had maintained a gloomy face but showed no intention of leaving.

And the French Agent, who seemed least like an elite, behaved like a seasoned pimp, ready to take Joe Ga on a tour of Manila’s brothels at any moment.

Those figures he once thought were untouchable, he now realized that if you can withstand the power behind their positions, they’re just ordinary people!

And it was clear that Joe Ga surpassed these people in terms of power!

P·B Company had faced various difficulties in America lately, making Joe Ga lose much of his favor and patience for people from America.

He promised to mediate in the deal with ‘Mountain Eagle’ and his group, but he had to control the transaction process.

And the designer couldn’t be handed over to any side but must be protected by Joe Ga to cooperate with the big brothers who paid money, to authenticate the black market documents.

These were all pre-negotiated and are the core elements for him to collect money from the four big brothers.

Even though Joe Ga knew the statements from these intelligence agencies were bullshit, he had his own plans!

Joe Ga trusted that guy ‘Mountain Eagle’, so his attention wasn’t on the designer deal at all…

He needed to distance himself from the black market dealings, not giving these intelligence agencies an excuse to incriminate him in the future, and pursuing Faiz was a very good reason.

Pushing the CIA’s black woman back, Joe Ga looked at Garci and said, “I need Faiz’s information…”

Garci was an old-school intelligence officer. He gestured to Puyol behind him, who quickly came over with a suitcase…

When Puyol placed the suitcase on the coffee table and opened it, Joe Ga looked at the piles of folders inside and painfully rubbed his temples, saying to Garci, “Old buddy, I think you must have misunderstood me.

What I meant by information is ‘conclusion’, not these…”

With that, Joe Ga picked up a specially marked document and glanced at it, then curiously flipped through a few pages and handed it to Jack Chen, incredulously saying, “Can you actually tolerate someone like this existing?

At first, I thought Faiz was a pirate, at most dabbling in some money laundering business, but he actually has quite extensive interests…

Money laundering, black market oil trading, smuggling, human trafficking, organ transactions on high seas medical ships…

Is there any bad thing this guy doesn’t do?”

Jack Chen shook his head with a grim face and said, “Sir, these criminal phenomena are not exclusive to the Philippines; in fact, this kind of international crime syndicate’s business is global…

Faiz is not a Filipino; he operates around the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

It’s not that we don’t want to catch him, but…”

Joe Ga shook his head and laughed, saying, “But you have Faiz’s people within you, so you can never catch him.”

Jack heard this and with a bitter smile said, “Maybe not just that…

Last month, Faiz’s people attacked an offshore oil field in Malaysia; they occupied the oil field for nearly a week…

It wasn’t until a supply ship noticed something was wrong and chose to report, that the robbers fled before the navy arrived.”

Jack said with a bitter smile, “They only took a week to steal oil valued at $50 million in the market.

And that oil on the black market only needs $20 million, a huge profit that would make those big enterprises buying oil choose to cover for them.”

Jack said helplessly, “Not only does the official side have Faiz’s people, but the trading market and financial industry also have Faiz’s people.

Most of our investigations against Faiz eventually come to nothing.

Our President is very interested in eradicating the Faiz group, but in fact, within the Philippines, investigating Faiz is always met with resistance…

Because Faiz controls several anti-government armed forces, if we act rashly, it may lead to serious problems.”

Joe Ga looked at Jack in front of him with some sympathy…

Things might not be as simple as he said; the Philippines must be in a complete mess, or else there’s no reason a pirate with immense wealth could survive under the crackdown from the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

These so-called democratic countries, in reality, whether they are democratic or not is up to whether their government follows the lead of America.

Now, even though Duterte was quite a remarkable hero, as soon as he cracked down on drug dealers, he was labeled as a Nazi by Europe and America.

Of course, his methods were indeed rather intense, which also led to a series of after-effects, but the effect on public order was absolutely immediate!

This guy’s philosophy is quite simple, he doesn’t have too good a way to let everyone have a good life, but he can create a relatively good social environment for you to find your own way!

For this, he was even willing to withstand the pressure from his own mother and issue licenses to those online gambling companies…

He once admitted that he knew the harm of those online gambling companies and knew they preyed on the Chinese people…

But the Philippines is too poor, and he needs to make up for the government’s deficit through high taxes on online gambling companies.

Actually, this guy is just extorting in a covert way, meaning he’s telling the old mother that if she gives him enough benefits, he might just ban online gambling…

However, even while this guy is being shameless, he does offer some returns…

When the Huangyan Island issue was raised, Old Duterte withstood external pressure.

In fact, to silence opponents, he even implied that if they were pushed too far, they could hold a nationwide referendum to see if everyone wanted to just join the old motherland and become a Philippine province…

Of course, this was a joke, but it reflected Old Duterte’s pragmatic mindset, because his predecessor had indeed hit his head against the wall.

Since you know you can’t win, why act as America’s pawn?

Instead of putting on a show at sea, why not get some real benefits from the old motherland?

And once he said that, he didn’t need to beg around—the aid from America and the Island Nation came running on its own.

Most of these little brothers in East Asia behave this way…

American officials would arrive for negotiations, promising aid, and then these people would wait for the old motherland to raise the bid…

This tactic greatly increases the political costs for both major countries.

The usual American playbook that works everywhere in the Middle East doesn’t achieve ideal results in Asia. The key is that compared to the fragmented Middle East, the sheer size of the old motherland is astounding, and the economic promises they make are too tempting, with their military power too exaggerated…

If not for the Island Nation and Australia as America’s staunch allies pinned in the surrounding seas, American influence would have further declined.

In these so-called small democratic nations caught between two major forces, internal political ecology is often extremely chaotic because when politicians from various parties see no clear future, personal interests tend to outweigh national interests in their actions.

Leaving politics aside, Joe Ga actually has a pretty good impression of Manila overall…

Maybe it’s the first time entering East Asia in so many years, seeing so many yellow people, and those Chinese signs on the road made Boss Joe feel a bit of affinity.

Thinking about his goal, Joe Ga frowned as he looked at Garci and said, “Do you have any suggestions?”

Saying this, Joe Ga looked at the pile of documents filling a suitcase, shook his head and said, “I don’t have time to go through these things. I need some direct advice.”

Garci glanced at Jack Chen and smiled, “That depends on what level of authorization the Philippine government can give?

I’ve spent a long time figuring out the location of an anti-government militia within the Philippines, and also found a few financial suspects.

However, these people can’t be touched for now, because acting on them will definitely alert Faiz.

Besides these people, I’ve also locked onto a gang in the south of Manila, and confirmed their involvement with online gambling and human trafficking.

This gang is at the bottom of the chain, and I suspect they are Faiz’s Black Hand, just without clear evidence or enough manpower for an in-depth investigation.

If you’re in a hurry, Boss, you can start with the gang…

If you’re not rushed, I suggest waiting until the nuclear material transaction begins and find a way to directly capture him.”

Joe Ga stroked his chin, pondering for a while, then said, “I’m an impatient person; who has time to play hide and seek with those people?

It’s just a gang, deal with them!”

Upon hearing this, Jack anxiously said, “Sir, you can’t do that, P.B doesn’t have law enforcement rights in the Philippines.”

Listening, Joe Ga looked at Jack as if looking at an idiot, and said, “Buddy, be flexible. We’re helping the Philippines fight crime, and the range of our operation is certainly much smaller than what your president has set.

This Faiz is a super big fish; if catching him didn’t bring so many benefits, and if I weren’t afraid he’d run, I wouldn’t bother going in circles. I’d just follow the list and take them out one by one.

Trust me, as long as I help you take down that anti-government militia, even if I do something out of line, your president would surely be happy to cover for me.”

Saying this, Joe Ga looked at the still hesitant Jack and laughed, “Brother, think about it; P.B doesn’t have law enforcement rights, but don’t you?

I don’t need the credit for taking down the gang…”

The CIA’s black woman looked at Boss Joe as if he were a devil, tempting the Filipinos to start a war in Manila with him. She thought for a moment, then helplessly said, “Sir, whatever you want to do, could you wait until after the designer’s transaction is complete?

I also have some information on Faiz; he controls financial transfer channels for some underground banks in Southeast Asia—it’s quite valuable…

We could actually conduct a deep cooperation!”

Joe Ga decisively shook his head and said, “NO, your credibility is too poor, I’d rather do it myself!”

Saying this, Joe Ga looked at Jack, warmly saying, “Buddy, although it’s our first meeting, I believe you’re someone with ideals and ambitions…

Work with me, whether we manage to unearth Faiz or not, let’s at least start with the gang and warm up, get accustomed to the combat scale in the Philippines…”