"As for combat personnel, all of them will be European and Asian employees from headquarters, while personnel from the North American branch will continue to eliminate the remaining forces of CJNJ."
Xia Yu then moved on to the topic of personnel arrangements.
This would minimize trouble. The CIA would find someone to clean house and double-cross them. To put it bluntly, it would have a group of former US soldiers kill a group of Latin American elites who had mixed in with former soldiers, and then have another group of former soldiers who were on the government payroll kill them to cover it up.
Apart from a small number of Latino special forces soldiers, all the dead were American, and many of them were even colleagues before they retired!
If the final, concentrated fire defense operation involves personnel from the North American branch, then the level of American involvement would be far too high.
"Fennec Fox, you should lead the team. Be quick, accurate, and ruthless."
"Yes, boss!"
Upon hearing Xia Yu mention him, Lao Ke immediately replied.
He was in charge of leading the team, and the operation was mainly carried out by the instructors, with elites drawn from the digital team as support.
If the other party has at least 100 people preparing, they will have to send at least 30 people.
As the weasel standing behind the CIA, the top link in the food chain, the concentrated fire defense should not deploy too many personnel.
One platoon ambushing an enemy company is more than enough. Old K and his men use a variety of light weapons, such as pistols and rifles, but machine guns, rifle grenades, hand grenades, and rocket launchers should ideally be non-targeting.
After almost a month or two of fighting, they seized a lot of equipment from cjnj.
Of course, there was also a lot of cash, including forty to fifty million US dollars in various denominations.
Elmenjoh had to feed and maintain the combat effectiveness of CJNJ's several thousand employees, while also fighting against the military, police, and other adversaries. The annual expenses were in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
This money is the portion of the funds that hasn't yet been transferred from the accounts of the various secondary units. The amount isn't large, but it's still a small bonus.
The real lion's share was all in Hermencho's hands.
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"That's the general situation. Our target for this operation is Elmenjo, the guy the DEA has a $10 million bounty on. The CIA is offering us an even bigger reward, a full $40 million, but on the condition that we capture him alive. Also, we can't touch CJNJ's dirty money."
On a farm in New Mexico, USA, a muscular man is holding a meeting with a group of bodybuilders.
The more conditions the other party sets, the more sincere they are in cooperating. However, some people do the opposite, putting on a good show in order to sell someone out and still help them count the money.
"According to the intelligence they provided, Elmenjohn's most elite subordinate is this Greg, a former SEAL Team Six member. Jimmy, do you know him?"
Boss Hunter asked his trusted subordinate.
He came from the army, but he didn't care about the branch of service when recruiting; he only wanted top-notch personnel.
"I know, he's a veteran. I heard he was involved in that incident 11 years ago, and after retiring, he apparently went back to his hometown and became a policeman."
Jimmy said somewhat uncertainly.
Only those who have served 20 years in the US military are eligible for retirement pay. Those who have served between 6 and 20 years usually receive a one-time retirement payment and are not assigned a job; at most, they might get a letter of recommendation.
So all sorts of people come out to do this job. Police officers, PSCs, PMCs are all standard positions. People with good looks can also become hosts. In recent years, with the development of the internet, quite a few have become internet celebrities.
There are even women who have undergone gender identity alteration surgery to join the LGBT community.
However, it is common for veterans who suffer from PTSD to become completely despondent after receiving their retirement pay.
This Greg is a typical example of someone who became a police officer but developed mental health issues.
"Yes, but he hadn't even completed a year in that police job when the local police department fired him for causing a death by excessive use of force."
Hunter said regretfully.
Not all US police officers who fire shots get an administrative leave. Greg, unable to control his emotions, shot and killed an auditor, and was then contacted by a notorious local lawyer who sued the victim's family.
The police station immediately distanced themselves from the situation. After posting bail and being temporarily released, Lao Ge didn't waste a single night. He drove his pickup truck to Moxi's place and eventually joined CJNJ.
His past military service, coupled with his experience as a police officer like Elmenjo, quickly earned him recognition, and he was transferred to Elmenjo's Special Forces headquarters.
If he were to remain an undercover agent, it would be a decisive blow, making him a worthy protagonist in another Hollywood blockbuster.
Unfortunately, the CIA assessed the other party and found that while the dramatic conflict was sufficient, it didn't meet their standards. The real undercover agent was someone else, who was assigned to an outside base because he was too normal.
Last week's encirclement and suppression was almost wiped out by concentrated fire from the defenses, and they were lucky to be able to withdraw in the end.
"The biggest obstacle to capturing Elmenjo is his special forces headquarters. The worst personnel in it are all top special forces from Latin American countries, and the middle and upper-level commanders are all former colleagues like Greg who have served with us."
Hunter continued explaining to the employees.
“We must not be lenient with them, otherwise it will be our family members who are crying at their funerals.”
"This time, I will personally lead the team, and all members of our Jaguar team will be mobilized."
"Yes, sir!"
Jaguar Defense has 45 combat employees who usually work in shifts to handle the company's business in Mexico. For a deal like this worth $40 million, it's impossible not to mobilize all available personnel.
The weapons, equipment, and vehicles entered Mexico through CIA channels. Apart from the 10 people accompanying the vehicles, the rest all flew directly to Coahuila State by civilian airline.
So it's this PMC company called Jaguar.
"Eric's tent," Xia Yu asked, looking at the documents in his hand.
"Yes, their size and business were already on our shortlist. We originally wanted to retrieve vehicle records related to them, but we didn't know that 35 of their employees had bought plane tickets together."
Old Ai also said with a smile.
"Flying is fast, but commercial airlines are too conspicuous. If it were me, I would charter a transport plane, land it at a familiar air force base, and then move to the destination by ground."
In the PMC industry, combat effectiveness alone is not enough; you also need the keen sense of a secret agent to build a strong network of relationships in advance.
This boss named Hunter has a very one-sided view of things and places too much trust in his clients.
Xia Yu's experience over the years has shown that only clients who are weak and trustworthy are worthy of trust.
Working with a powerful and unscrupulous client is like sleeping with one eye open, or you'll be betrayed without even realizing it.
"You think Coahuila is Elmenjo's hiding place?"
Old Ai understood Xia Yu's subtext.
"Of course, there's no need to waste time on dead people. The other side will launch their operation within a week at the latest, or as early as three days."
Based on the available intelligence, Xia Yu gave a rough estimate of the time.
“My men are unfamiliar with the area, so we’ll have to rely on your side for further tracking them,” he continued.
Dea will split half of the profits from this operation. Apart from the fighting, they are not responsible for the rest of the work, and he can order them around without any guilt.
"That's only right. My men will keep a close eye on them as soon as they get off the plane."
Eric said, "Leave it to us. Dea has been in Mexico for decades, he didn't do it for nothing."
"Then I'll wait for good news."
After leaving Lao E's side, Xia Yu went back to gather personnel and prepare to make advance deployments to Coahuila State.
There's a state of Zacatecas between Jalisco and Jalisco.
Wait a minute, he seems to know why the ground team was able to detect the satellite phone signal before Lao Han and his team launched their attack that day.
The two places are so close, it's likely that Elmenjohn personally intervened on-site. If his opponent wasn't Xia Yu, even if Gna came, he wouldn't be able to avoid being caught off guard.
After all, which drug cartel has medium-range air defense missiles and anti-ship missiles?
It's a pity that watching tens of millions of dollars go down the drain is a small matter; what's truly shameful is being slapped in the face by Jihuo Defense.
However, losing face is better than losing one's life. At this point, Old Ai probably doesn't even know that the CIA is going to take action against him and CJNJ. He may only find out the truth when he dies.
Aside from cash, the amount of money laundered by CJNJ is not large, but rather than letting it become a cheap bank for dead money, it's better to squeeze it out and make it cheap for them!
Congress only allocates a small amount of public budget to the CIA, so they have to find ways to generate revenue to sustain themselves from many shady dealings.
But it is precisely because it is shady that they are able to create various pretexts to distribute a considerable portion of the profits to each employee.
Previously, all they had to do was wait for Elmenjo to provide "eggs," but now that cjnj, the "mother hen," has encountered a problem that it can't solve, they shouldn't blame them for killing the chicken and eating the meat.
They need to eat their fill first so that CIA has the energy to raise the next hen.
As long as the local demand for laundry detergent continues, Mosie will have a steady stream of chicks, which, with their tacit approval, will grow into new hens.
But they were too arrogant. The decline of the United States did not make them restrain themselves, and they also had dirty dealings with their "brother departments".
The DEA can't interfere in other places, but Moxi's territory is their anti-drug bureau's territory, and the other party has overstepped their bounds.
They hadn't had the chance before and had always kept quiet, but now that the concentrated fire defenses had intervened, they saw an opportunity, so it was time to teach these guys a lesson.
Under their close surveillance, Jaguar Defense assembled on the outskirts of Saltillo, the capital of Coahuila state, and after changing vehicles several times, arrived deep in a canyon filled with Tortoise Shell Mountain Peony and Whale Tongue Agave.
"Elmenjo is hiding in a cave shelter five kilometers ahead. The village down the mountain is full of his spies. We must not go there to stay."
Beside Hunter, a CIA envoy was explaining the details to him.
Any strangers appearing in the wilderness will be scrutinized by the CJNJ Special Forces' highest command, so they must not alert them.
"Drones, we need drone support."
With time running out and the task heavy, Hunter immediately made his request.
"Don't worry, we have deployed a ScanEagle fifty kilometers away, which can take off for reconnaissance at any time."
For Elmenjo, who plans to form a dedicated drone force, his vigilance towards drones is at its highest.
Military, high-altitude, long-endurance drones are fine, but using consumer-grade drones for close-range reconnaissance is incredibly foolish.
In Afica, the black people were completely unaware of this, but for the well-informed drug lords, only information asymmetry could lead them to misjudge.
Once they have unimpeded access to information, they can provide targeted measures for many things.
For example, all signal channels near the shelter are detected by professional equipment. Whether it's a commercially available product or a self-assembled FPV, Elmenjoe can tell as soon as it takes off.
"Not only drones, but radio channels have also been monitored by these people, so handheld communication is strictly prohibited before the official operation."
The special envoy continued to give instructions.
If the operation fails and the Jaguar cannot eliminate CJNJ as planned, they will be in a difficult situation.
"Understood. We will maintain radio silence until the official operation begins."
Hunter immediately agreed.
Without the CIA explaining these intricacies, they might blindly rush in, turning a perfectly good sneak attack into a full-scale assault, resulting in even more deaths.
Even though the guys who joined Jaguar were indifferent to life and death, he still wanted to bring more employees back alive from such a big deal, rather than presiding over one funeral after another.
Hunter is a man of character, but to be a good boss of a PMC company, it's not enough to just be sentimental; a businessman's shrewdness is also essential.
Xia Yu has cooperated with the US Navy, Army, and Air Force (the fourth class is too poor).
His relationship with the FBI was fairly good, not to mention the DEA. However, he would never cooperate with the CIA, even though Focus Fire Defense was a PMC company with US backing.
Taking their jobs might be comfortable at first, but it can be deadly when things get tough.
No examples are needed; at this very moment, everything is self-evident.
Directly above the Elmenjohn cave shelter, a ScanEagle was circling overhead, its electro-optical head scanning the area below.
Its performance is limited by its small size and weight. Xia Yu, as a user, knows that its service ceiling is only 4,800 meters.
Therefore, it had no way of noticing the RQ-21A Blackjack hovering 5,900 meters above its head.
DEA would not be equipped with such long-endurance military drones, but they could borrow them.
As a next-generation carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle, the Blackjack's performance is neither too high nor too low, just enough to outperform the ScanEagle, making it a good fit for reconnaissance of the CIA and Jaguar's movements.
"It looks like they won't make a move for the next couple of days. Intelligence is still very important; the other side will only go all in if they are absolutely certain of success."
Looking at the live video broadcast from Blackjack on the tactical tablet, Xia Yu said to Eric beside him.
"Yes, not to mention they're not even the main point."
Old Ai nodded in agreement.
The jaguar and Hermenjore are the mantis and the cicada, respectively, while the focus of the weasel should be on the oriole.
“Once their drones are withdrawn, we’ll follow them to their ground station; we should find something there.”
"That's what I was thinking too. The CIA might have people at the ground station."
After exchanging views, Eric, the communications control station, announced the next orders.
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