Chapter 584 Someone is Taking the Blame

After Luke told Juan about his plan, Juan readily agreed.

However, Juan himself will not go, but will appoint the Minister of Defense to visit Grenada.

After all, Pardonia is much larger than Grenada, and their status is not equal.

After all, General Garza is the head of the military government, so it would be more appropriate to send someone related to the military.

And the Secretary of Defense also knows General Garza.

However, the visit needs to be communicated by both parties in advance.

This is not a problem, it just takes a few days.

There were not many people accompanying him, but they were carefully selected.

Luke doesn't need to go in person, he just needs to install hidden cameras on his entourage.

Grenada itself is just one island, and it’s not a particularly large one.

It is 33 kilometers long from north to south and 15 kilometers wide from east to west.

It was a British colony before, but later declared independence following the South American independence movement.

Although Garza is a general, Grenada's army, navy, air force and police force together do not exceed 3000 people.

After James Monroe arrived in Grenada, he supported General Garza and replaced a lot of equipment.

Even those elite troops are only at the level of a battalion.

The mission of killing James Monroe is not a big problem, but this alone is not worth Luke's trip.

Grenada's specialty is spices.

But after the Monroe and Garza coups, spice cultivation declined drastically.

As a tropical island, it is a good idea to grow some cash crops.

Some fruits and spices, plus tourism, are enough to allow this island nation to live a good life.

But Monroe insisted on growing banned plants in this small place.

This is related to Luke's subsequent plan to develop Grenada, and it cannot be as simple as simply killing Monroe.

General Garza must be won over.

This time, the purpose of sending Juan's defense minister was to test General Garza's willingness.

According to the information provided by Juan's men, Monroe is like a local tyrant in Grenada.

Now the public discontent in Grenada has reached a certain level.

If Garza and Monroe are determined to get into the contraband business, then Luke can only support an agent to start a revolution.

Everything was ready and the next day was the day of official departure.

Luke prepared two invisible Pelicans, one to transport the team members and the other for him and Lilith to command in the air.

The night before departure, the CIA called.

First, I talked about the progress in Brazil, which was going very smoothly.

Then he apologized to Luke.

The problem lies in this mission.

The original internal mission of the CIA was to overthrow the military government in Grenada.

This mission is issued to all organizations working with the CIA.

But this small place doesn't have much money and the pay is not high, so no one has taken the job.

But this time Luke asked the CIA to cooperate, and the CIA thought of this mission.

But Luke is an insider, so the ultimate goal of the mission is to eliminate the traitor.

As long as this traitor is eliminated, someone will naturally follow up on the subsequent issues.

If Garza cooperates with anyone, it’s not cooperation.

It doesn’t matter whether it is Monroe or not, as long as Grenada is not anti-American.

To ensure that the countries in the Caribbean are on the side of the United States, they don't care how the local people live.

But there really was a young and naive person who took on this task.

So the CIA called Luke to apologize.

It's rare for the CIA to give someone a formal apology for this incident.

Finally, he promised Luke that the cooperation would continue regardless of whether Luke was willing to complete the mission or not.

Luke thought about it and asked about the organization that would take on the mission.

After getting the answer, Luke agreed to continue the mission.

After hanging up the phone, Luke was a little amused.

Unexpectedly, this old friend is still so fierce...

If you really don't agree, just do it...

It seems that he has found many old friends.

But that was just what Luke wanted.

Help them in secret, and then pretend to provide timely assistance and intervene in Grenada's investment plan.

Luke knew that this old friend would never fail.

Now, someone is taking the blame.

The next day, the visit continued.

After the meeting between the Defense Secretary and General Garza, they returned to the presidential palace for discussions.

According to data sent back by drones and on-site surveillance equipment, James Monroe did not show up.

The meeting between Garza and Pardonia’s defense ministers was confirmed after repeated consultations between the two sides.

There was no way Monroe didn't know.

But he was reassured that General Garza was in his hands.

The two sides initially exchanged pleasantries, and then the assistants began to discuss issues such as law enforcement at the maritime border between the two sides and cooperation between the two militaries in combating smuggling.

The big shots naturally began to have secret talks.

But nothing was really said, except that the Minister of Defense took the lead in talking about the current large-scale development of Pardonia.

The topic of economic improvement naturally brings up the investment of American financial groups.

General Garza is also jealous.

Grenada is a small place, but if those big financial groups give some help, the economic situation of this island country will be improved by several levels immediately.

So, this time Garza was eager to see if Pardonia's Minister of Defense could introduce an American consortium.

The Minister of Defense is not stupid. Who would do something that has no benefit?

But after all, he came with a mission, and could only mention it very vaguely. If he wanted to cooperate, there could only be one partner.

Hinting to him, Monroe, the American, must be given up.

When Monroe first contacted Garza, he was just using the CIA's cover, but later he simply stopped pretending.

But at this point Garza had offended everyone he should have offended, and he could only follow Monroe down the same path until the end.

Because he, a general of a small country, is nothing in the eyes of big people and big countries.

But Garza was not stupid. During his conversation with the Secretary of Defense, he keenly guessed that the consortium cooperating with Pardonia was very powerful.

This guy Monroe is just a defected agent. Faced with the CIA's wanted list, he has nowhere to go and can only hide here.

Once the American consortium enters, it will be easy to suppress Monroe, and it will not be as passive as it is now.

Now that Monroe is gone, wouldn't it be better to just find another big guy to rely on?

But Monroe obviously knows his own situation, so he will not agree to this matter easily.

Garza is now thinking about how to avoid Monroe and find a thicker thigh to hug.

Because of the good relationship between the bosses on both sides, the subordinates can also do things efficiently.

The next day, Pardonia and his group prepared to leave.

General Garza sent his confidant to follow Pardonia and his group back and try to meet the person in charge there.

The Minister of Defense naturally agreed.

Garza is intent on turning against Monroe, but it is normal for both sides to send staff to negotiate.

Even if Monroe let Garza go, it would be impossible for him to prevent a country from conducting diplomatic activities, especially its neighbor.

Monroe is now trying every possible way to avoid the Americans, and Pardonia happens to be a country where American consortiums have made key investments.

If you don't want to cause trouble, you should not interfere with Grenada's normal diplomatic activities.

The Secretary of Defense and his entourage left, but Luke didn't.

A swarm of drones has spread across the area around the Presidential Palace, starting comprehensive surveillance.

Grenada itself is not very big, and Monroe usually lives in the Presidential Guard Camp next to the Presidential Palace.

This guy is being careful.

Every time he went out, he brought a company of soldiers with him.

However, the large-scale planting of banned plants that he asked General Garza to promote was not going smoothly.

The people of Grenada are not stupid either.

I know what this plant is used for, but I just don't grow it.

So you pay such a small amount of money to buy the plants we have worked so hard to grow, and then you make a thousand times the profit by resell them. What about us?

So the people didn't listen to Garza at all and just planted whatever they were supposed to plant.

At least it's more stable.

The Grenada government cannot come up with more money to subsidize the people who grow these banned crops, so this has become a vicious circle.

Without banned plants, there is no way to make money, and without money, there is no way to subsidize the common people. The common people will definitely not plant those plants without money.

Now Monroe is very angry.

However, there is something even more infuriating.

Garza’s daughter actually brought two Americans to “visit” the presidential palace.

But who is Monroe? He is a veteran of the CIA.

Do you dare to defect to the CIA without any ability?

It was obvious at first glance that these two men were mercenaries.

This time I came to Grenada just to check out the place.

But these two mercenaries are really brave.

After being discovered, they fought and bombed each other, and then managed to escape in a seaplane.

After running away, he made a surprise attack.

They bullied Grenada for not having an air force, shot up its ground forces, and then left.

Monroe is so angry.

General Garza was also angry, but it was her daughter who caused the incident.

Monroe captured her daughter and forced her to tell him who sent the two mercenaries and what their purpose was.

Only at this moment did General Garza realize that he was almost being sidelined.

The guards ignored his orders and took his daughter for interrogation as Monroe requested.

Just as he returned alone to the empty presidential office, he found a mobile phone and a small headset on the table.

When he picked up the phone in confusion, the screen lit up.

"General Garza, please put on the headphones on the table."

Garza hesitated, then put on his headphones.

Then he heard a man's voice in the headphones.

"Hello, General Garza, I am President Pardonia, an American friend of Juan Venegas. You can call me Mr. Dutton."

When General Garza heard that it was Juan's friend, his face immediately showed joy.

"What do you want to talk to me about?"

Luke smiled, but said something that shocked Garza.

"You don't want your own daughter to be tortured and your people to continue to live in poverty, do you?"

Garza was so shocked by Luke's words that he stood there for a long time.

As soon as his daughter was taken away by Monroe's men, the other party found out about it.

This...what kind of strength is this?

Suddenly, he felt that this man named Dutton was unfathomable.

So he looked carefully at the office door and asked quietly:

"Who do you represent?"

"I am an American, but I only represent our consortium."

General Garza was relieved to hear this answer.

Organizations that have this kind of power are usually like the CIA.

Even if he cooperates, he will be like driving a tiger to devour a wolf, and in the end he still cannot escape the fate of being a puppet.

With the precedent of Pardonia, it was obvious that the other party would not let him become a puppet.

President Juan lives such a comfortable life that he is really envious.

I used to wonder, why is there such a big gap when we are cooperating with Americans?

But he would never have guessed that Luke's family were all white-skinned but kind-hearted.

The way of doing things is naturally different from those of traditional Americans.

"What do I need to do for you to save my daughter?"

"It's simple. Just gather your trusted men and leave the presidential palace."

"Where's the time?"

"Tomorrow night, remember, no matter what happens, don't come back without my notice."

"Okay, I know."

After hanging up the phone, General Garza looked around and found no one eavesdropping. He breathed a sigh of relief and slumped in his chair.

He rubbed his eyebrows, as if he had made up his mind, and began to contact his old subordinates.

Meanwhile, General Garza's daughter Sandra is being waterboarded by Monroe.

However, Sandra persevered with her willpower and did not reveal any information.

Monroe knew that the forced interrogation of Sandra had already displeased General Garza. If he really tortured Sandra, Garza might turn against him.

Therefore, he used this method that caused great pain to the person but did not cause any external injuries.

But this was already his limit; there was no way he could really turn against General Garza.

Although he controlled part of the presidential guard, most of the military power was still in the hands of General Garza.

If they really fell out, he could only leave in disgrace.

Or, take out General Garza and plant an agent.

But with the incident of General Garza, any agents he supports may not necessarily be on the same page with him.

Seeing that Sandra said nothing, Monroe had no choice but to lock her up.

He found General Garza and although he didn't give him a good look, he was still commanding his men to strengthen the deployment on the island.

Those injured soldiers will be arranged for treatment and recuperation, and those who died will receive subsequent pensions.

These are what he should do.

Monroe had no doubts at all, and seeing that Garza was also busy deploying military arrangements, he didn't say anything.

After capturing someone's daughter, how could I expect him to treat me well?

Garza is indeed a veteran actor... After seeing his acting skills, Luke had to praise him and say: The Oscars owe you a golden statue.

The next day, General Garza and his men began to patrol various places.

In the evening, we had dinner with the soldiers in a military camp.

Monroe did not suspect anything, thinking that Garza would just ignore the incident and did not want to see him interrogate Sandra in the presidential palace.

Monroe was relieved and planned to continue interrogating Sandra, but with a lower intensity.

At the same time, at a pier in Miami, Florida, USA.

A HU-16 Albatross seaplane prepares to take off.

Luke's old friend, John Rambo... oh, and now Barney Ross, is about to board the plane.

Just as he was about to board the plane, he heard a voice behind him.

"How much money did the CIA give you? Why are you risking your life like this? You are so old, why don't you retire earlier?"

Barney looked back and saw Luke's annoying face, and immediately smiled.