Chapter 277: Aiding and Abetting the Enemy
La Madre sighed heavily, as she listened to Alex and his plans to get back at those who had made him their enemy. Though Alex had officially entered a cease-fire with them, he was not the kind of man to let things go until the last man of his enemy’s army was annihilated.
Because of this, Alex planned to covertly infiltrate one of America’s adversaries and help them achieve a long-term goal, one that would put the United States, and more importantly its shadow government, on notice.
How would Alex achieve this, well… Thanks to his ability [Retention] he could become an expert on any subject overnight if he had the material to work with? And now that a skilled hacker like Nina was one of his women, he could gain access to every database on the planet.
Because of this, Alex had ensured that Nina accessed a series of databases prior to her departure, allowing him to copy down the information regarding certain classified secrets. Specifically regarding the creation of nuclear power plants, and, of course, nuclear weapons.
By giving Iran these schematics, and then covertly fucking off, Alex hoped to create a massive headache for those who had dared come after him and his loved ones. Sort of as a last fuck you before this ceasefire agreement was finalized.
Naturally, Alex didn’t tell La Madre about these more critical details. And instead spoke something about setting up an arms agreement with the Iranian State that would allow for more capable weapons to enter the hands of the Zetas. And this was true. After all, Alex planned to exchange this information about creating nuclear weapons for an arms agreement.
And in doing so, transform Los Zetas from a cartel with a bunch of mismatched infantry weapons into a genuine guerilla army. One that would be wholly capable of resisting a US invasion if the United States congress ended up actually voting in favor of a full-scale military invasion of their southern neighbor.
On top of this, Alex hoped to get on the good side of a nice Persian beauty, as Alex had yet to actually get with such an exotic woman. Whether in this life or in his past one. Because of Alex’s concern for the Zetas, even though he was officially going to be distancing himself from them publically, La Madre could not help but gain affection for him.
[+5 Affection from Selena]
[Selena’s Affection: 5/100]
Alex smirked when he saw this, knowing she was going to help him. And thus, La Madre sighed heavily for a second time as she shook her head before agreeing to his crazy request.
“Yeah… Alright… Listen, I can’t smuggle you into Iran…. But I can get you to Iraq without anyone being the wiser. From there, it is up to you to locate and convince their proxies to get you into Iran.
You will also need to avoid detection from the American government and their allies. Needless to say, if they learn of your plans, you can bet that there will be hell to pay for you, your loved ones, and the Zetas. But if you manage to pull this off, we will forever be in your debt. So the best of luck to you on your journey.”
Alex thanked the woman before getting some rest. He needed some time to go over the classified information that Nina had downloaded from him. And he spent the rest of the day doing this, before boarding a plane which was headed for the middle east.
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Margaret was speaking with her husband about Alex’s demands. The two of them both agreed that what Alex wanted was outrageous, and simply off the table. Because of this, they debated with one another on how they might settle his bloodlust, while still avoiding an investigation into their unlawful business.
Even Margaret’s husband was starting to think that Alex had lost any sense of rationality.
“Perhaps the boy isn’t right in the head… Maybe all the cocaine and violence have fucked up his sense of reason. This isn’t some third world country where we can just make an intelligence director disappear without questions! Who the hell does this kid think he is?”
The elderly man, who was previously the voice of reason, seemed genuinely angry, almost as if Alex had gone too far with his demands. Because of this, the man swallowed his priceless wine with a scowl on his face, while this time around his wife was the one to calm his nerves, and speak reason into his ears.
“I understand, dear, but the kid is more connected than we thought…. His mother has quite a bit of say with Washington, and the boy himself is growing more popular by the day with the public. A cult of personality is starting to be formed around him among the younger generation.
He has money, fame, and more importantly, now he has actual military assets in the form of the cartel backing him. If we continue on this course of action, he might actually be compelled to turn those things against us, especially if he finds out who we are, and drags our name into the spotlight. It could be disastrous.
If we can get him to calm his wrath, and go back to doing what he loves, in other words, pursuing women, then it would be best for everyone. So, we just need to come up with an alternative, or perhaps even throw one of our own under the bus, to appease this petulant child.”
It was when Margaret’s husband heard this that his face lit up and a sinister smile formed on his face. He understood his wife’s intent perfectly and was quick to voice his agreement.
“We need a sacrificial lamb, and I think I know just the person….”
Thus, while Alex was busy infiltrating a US adversary to aid them in their long-term goal of acquiring nuclear weapons. His enemies were about to throw one of their own members under the bus in order to buy what would inevitably only be a temporary armistice with Alex and his growing power base.