Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 503 Internal Fight

"Alright, alright. We're close business partners, so there's no need to be too polite. Just treat this place as your home and don't be so restrained."

Seeing that everyone was present, Joaquin clapped his hands.

Soon another beautiful woman brought wine and delicious food and placed them on the table.

"We are all family, don't be polite, let's eat and talk at the same time."

After saying that, he took the knife from the barbecue plate and cut a piece of Mexican barbecue for each guest.

"I invited you all here today to discuss an important matter."

"What's the big deal?" Lucas sensed something unusual in Joaquin's tone. He lowered his hand holding the piece of barbecue and placed the beef on the plate.

"We've been having a lot of trouble with our shipments lately, as everyone should know. It's not just me, you guys have all suffered losses as well." Joaquin's eyes grew colder as he spoke. "It's like the DEA agents have divine help. Every time our shipments cross the border, they're intercepted with pinpoint accuracy. Have you ever considered whether there's something wrong within our organization?"

Lucas looked at Joaquin without saying anything. He reached out and cut off a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth, teasingly saying, "Shorty, maybe there's a mole in your group."

Joaquin didn't respond, but continued, "Five days ago, two tons of my cargo were intercepted by the Americans just after crossing the border. Three days ago, one ton of cargo from the Valle brothers was also intercepted by border police just after entering Arizona. Two days ago, the Marines sent three battalions to raid three warehouses along the border. Among them were mine, the Leva brothers', and the Seta Group's. Recently, we've lost more than 70% of our shipments..."

"You summoned us all the way here just to tell us your goods will be delayed?" Lucas' tone was suddenly filled with disdain. "If you just wanted to report the loss, you could have just called me. Why bother sending us all this way?"

"No, I, Joaquin, am not a brainless person." Joaquin said as he cut a piece of beef for himself, put it to his mouth with a fork, swallowed it in one gulp, and then his eyes swept over everyone present, finally falling on Lucas.

"Have you noticed that the Gulf Group suffered the least losses among us?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on Lucas.

Lucas was stunned for a moment, his face changed slightly, then he threw down the meat cleaver and said, "Shorty, what do you mean? You mean I lost the least amount of goods, so it's my fault?"

Joaquin stared at Lucas and said with a sneer on his face, "Lucas, isn't it?"

Lucas stood up suddenly. "Shorty, I knew you hadn't brought us here today for good reason. Luckily, my boss was sober and didn't come in person. If you want to settle accounts for the past year's battle for territory, just tell us straight up. Why are you rambling on about the losses? Are you trying to pin it on us?! If you want to fight, then fight. Don't resort to such dirty tricks. We're not afraid of you. If you want to fight, then fight!"

Qiao Quinn said calmly, "You've developed rapidly over the past two years, and your momentum is very strong. You've expanded the fastest among the major groups. But don't forget, before you speak harshly in front of me, I still have to consider whether you are qualified."

Lucas's face turned pale, and his facial muscles twitched slightly. He said, "Shorty, don't think I'm afraid of you just because you're an old hand. Times have changed. You can kill me today, but you just have to bear the consequences!"

Seeing that things were not going well, Little Valais quickly stepped out to mediate, saying, "Shorty, Lucas, we're here today to discuss how to conduct business in the future, not to declare war. Can you please talk it over nicely?"

Finally, he turned to Qiao Quinn and said, "Shorty, everyone has lost a lot of money recently, but what you said just now was really too much. You can't say that the Gulf Group's losses are small and collude with the Americans. If it were me, I would also be angry if you said that."

"Go, bring the person out!"

Joaquin ignored little Valle, but straightened his back, leaned his upper body back slightly, turned his head slightly, and glanced at the subordinates standing beside him.

Everyone was stunned, not knowing what Joaquin was up to, so they just waited and watched.

Only Lucas was still standing there, not knowing for a moment whether to sit down or continue standing.

Song Heping was also amazed by the scene in front of him.

These are representatives of the five most powerful drug cartels in Mexico, which can be said to be a gathering of drug lords.

The reason I came here today was to collect debts, and getting involved in their dispute was not my purpose.

Balotelli is his target.

But it would be good for them to fight now. It would be beneficial to me.

However, I have more important things to do now.

This matter is very important and it determines the success or failure of today's operation.

In fact, Song Heping had a special signal transmitter hidden on his body, hidden in the top button of his shirt.

As long as this thing is turned on, it can emit a weak tracking signal.

Normally, this type of signal is difficult to track, but for this operation, the CIA worked directly with the Mexican military and deployed an unmanned electronic reconnaissance aircraft in the sky nearby.

The pod of this reconnaissance aircraft can capture the signals of micro-transmitters and thus locate them. Today, in order to capture Barrot, the CIA's "Watchmen" team and two battalions of Mexican Marines have been on standby near Mexico City. As long as there is positioning information, they will immediately raid the target point.

But Joaquin is quite cautious. His people are responsible for picking up and dropping off all the people who come here. They have to go through a strict body search and be scanned by electronic equipment to make sure that there is no signal source on their body before they can be brought here to meet.

In order to safely avoid inspection, the transmitter that Song Heping hid in the button was not powered on at this time. He had to find a place to turn on the power, which was obviously not possible here.

This can only be done in the bathroom or in a corner where no one is paying attention.

Just as he was thinking about how to turn on the tracker, several of Joaquin's men had already come around from the back of the house carrying a tied-up guy and came in front of everyone.

Among the people present, only Lucas's face changed drastically when he saw the person coming.

Joaquin smiled and looked at Lucas: "Lucas, you don't recognize this person, do you?"

Lucas squeezed out a word from between his teeth and shook his head coldly: "I don't know him, shorty, what do you mean?!"

Song Heping saw that the man's face was swollen like a pig's head, and it was obvious that he had been tortured.

Looking at Lucas again, he concluded that Lucas knew this man.

Could it be Lucas's undercover agent?
This ties in with everything Joaquin said before.

It's really possible...

Before Lucas could finish his words, the "pig-headed" man who was forced to kneel on the ground suddenly raised his head and stared at Lucas in front of him, his eyes full of despair and resentment.

Joaquin said to Pighead, "Gonzalez, look at your master. He says he doesn't recognize you now. Hahahahaha!"

He laughed out loud, his laughter full of mockery towards Lucas.

Lucas's face turned even darker as he laughed, completely draining of color.

Finally, Joaquin said, "Gonzales, this is your only chance to speak. If you tell the truth, I will make your death more peaceful. I will also ensure that your family will not suffer any harm and will give them some money for funeral expenses."

After a pause, he looked at Lucas and added, "Of course, if you plan to be a hero and take on everything, then your wife, children, and you, including your eighty-year-old mother, will—"

He raised his hand and wiped his neck.

The meaning is very obvious.

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)