When Kay rushed back to the police station, Director Cooper had already held a meeting with personnel from the CIA, FBI, State Department and DEA. Because of Marcus's special status, he was specially allowed to participate in this meeting.
It's a pity that this is just a formality, Marcus has no say there.
After Tapia hijacked Sydney and boarded the plane, she called Marcus. Tapia's request was very simple, that is, let Marcus return all the money that Tapia had seized. Will let Sydney go.
But of course this kind of thing is impossible. Not to mention that in the eyes of high-level officials, such a large amount of money is definitely worth more than a DEA agent. Just saying that the government will never bow to the robbers, Tapia's request is destined to fail. may be satisfied.
Not compromising with robbers is basically the rule of police all over the world, because once this happens for the first time, the police are waiting for unlimited hijacking incidents. Although it seems a bit indifferent to the safety of the hostages, the world is like this. If you want to avoid countless victims later, you must be ruthless from the beginning and not give those criminals any luck.
So no matter how angry and aggrieved Marcus is, those people will only pretend to comfort Marcus, telling him that the State Department is conducting diplomatic mediation, and they are trying their best to use diplomatic means to rescue Sydney safely.
In fact, these words don't actually mean much. The relationship between Cuba and the United States is complex. To say that there is no direct communication between the two is of course nonsense. Although it is true that at the national level, the United States and Cuba have not established diplomatic relations, the two countries are still in contact through third parties and private individuals.
What's more, the US military's Guantanamo military base is in Cuba.
It's very interesting to say that the two countries have been at war with each other for so many years and have even severed diplomatic relations, but the US military still has a military base in Cuba. Guantánamo Base is the earliest military base established by the United States overseas. It is located in the original Oriental Province in southeastern Cuba. In 1898, the U.S. military took advantage of the victory in the Spanish-American War and entered Cuba, a former Spanish colony. In 1903, the United States forcibly leased Guantánamo Bay and part of its adjacent land to Cuba to build a naval base. The rent was 2,000 gold coins per year, equivalent to approximately US$4,000. This amount has not changed to this day. In 1934, U.S. President Roosevelt and Cuban President Palma signed a permanent lease treaty, stipulating that Cuba could take back the base only if the base was abandoned or both parties agreed through negotiation. After the victory of the Cuban revolution in 1959, the Cuban revolutionary government demanded that the United States return the Guantánamo base, but the United States has always refused to give up the base.
Castro has always opposed the existence of the base and refused to accept rent from the United States, demanding that U.S. troops withdraw from Guantanamo. But the U.S. side ignored it and paid rent to the designated account in name every year. Castro couldn't really break up with the U.S. military and start a war, so the matter remained stagnant like this.
Now, the Guantanamo military base has become an enclave of the United States. The US military has established mine arrays and defensive positions outside the military base. Anyone approaching will be regarded as a provocation. The US military has the right to shoot, which is very hooligan.
In short, it is not that there are no communication channels between the two countries, but... the relationship between the two countries is there. Castro is an iconic anti-American pioneer. Although he will not do anything to substantially harm the United States, he can sing the opposite tune. For sure.
For Cuba, Tapia is not a criminal, and is even an outstanding citizen who supports the construction of the motherland. Castro cannot touch Tapia under any circumstances. After all, there is no extradition treaty between Cuba and the United States, not to mention that Tapia is selling drugs in the United States but not in Cuba. It is impossible for the Cuban authorities to arrest a patriot for this kind of thing. Coupled with the hostility between the people of the two countries, the bad things Tapia did in the United States are considered anti-American and anti-imperialist in the minds of many Cubans.
When Kai opened the door and walked in, Marcus had already started banging the table. As his immediate superior, Theresa could only comfort him as much as possible, but there was no other way.
When Kai entered the door, he did not immediately go to talk to Marcus. Instead, he met an old acquaintance whom he had not seen for a long time.
"Hey~~! Im! How are you doing? How are Caroline and the kids?"
Im is the special commissioner of the State Council this time. To be honest,
"Caroline? She is still like that, worrying about the children all day long. You know, they have reached puberty and have a lot of troubles." Im used to work for the Special Forces Command and was an acquaintance of Kai. He retired a few years ago and worked in the Pentagon, and was later transferred to the State Department due to his military background. It's considered a success. Kai didn't expect to meet an acquaintance here.
Although he and Kai were acquaintances, Im couldn't let go of certain things. After all, he also has his own position.
"Kay, you know, rules are rules. Regarding your colleague's sister..."
"Im!" Kai waved his hand to interrupt Im's next words. "I know, I know. I know the rules. But you should understand me."
Im clearly heard what Kai meant. He was silent for a while and then said with a wry smile: "I knew it."
"Of course you should know, this is what I did originally." Kai smiled and patted his shoulder. "Okay, you can go back and do your work."
Im nodded, turned around and picked up his briefcase, and was about to take the FBI and CIA people away, but halfway there, he said a few words to the CIA people and got a phone number from that person. , then turned around and handed it to Kai.
"I can only do so much...and I won't admit that I did anything afterwards. This matter has nothing to do with us. Well, you should know the rules." After saying that, Im left directly with the people, and even He didn't even say a word to Director Cooper, he was very straightforward.
Others in the police station were either thoughtful or confused, wondering why Kai wanted to drive these people away.
Director Cooper knew a little more, but he still looked at Kai a little worriedly: "Kay, can you handle it?"
Director Cooper is not qualified to fully review Kai's information, but from the limited information, it is not difficult to analyze what Kai once did in the army. There are various urban legends about this kind of thing in every country, but Cooper knows that some of them are true.
After all, everything has a dark side, right?
But this time it’s different, it’s Cuba!
The United States is very powerful, but if you really want to talk about it, Americans are actually very ignorant. A TV station once conducted a survey. They randomly interviewed people on the street and asked them about their attitude towards North Korea. Basically, 80% of the people blurted out that North Korea is the enemy of the United States and they want to destroy the United States at all times.
But let them talk about why North Korea is the enemy of the United States and how North Korea destroys the United States. No one knows. Even more than 70% of people don’t even know where North Korea is! They know nothing about the situation in North Korea.
This kind of ignorance does not mean that Americans are really stupid, but that they are arrogant. They think that they only need to understand their own country, and other countries... don't matter, they are all rural places.
As for Cuba, the vast majority of Americans don't know much about it either. They only make assumptions about Cuba based on their inherent impressions.
Dictatorship, poverty, people living in dire straits, spies everywhere, and every Cuban hates Americans.
But those who have actually been to Cuba know that this is not the case at all. Apart from being a bit poor, Cuba is actually a pretty nice country. First of all, under Castro's governance, Cuba's literacy rate is quite high, exceeding 99%. This number is much better than that of the United States. At the same time, Cuba's average life expectancy has reached 78.3 years, the pace of life is slow, the folk customs are relatively warm and simple, and public security is good, especially in terms of good public security, which ranks among the best in the entire South America.
Other South American countries have adopted small government and liberal economic theories because they have not carried out national construction, or they have listened to the deception of the Americans. As a result, many South American countries have serious local separatism. For example, the most familiar countries such as Brazil and Argentina may appear to be modern countries, but in fact local separatism is extremely serious and class conflicts are serious. Liberal economic theory further simplified the domestic industries of these countries and lacked independent industrial systems. In the end, they gradually became economic colonies of the United States.
Let's take Brazil and Argentina as examples. Brazil exports bulk timber and minerals, while Argentina can only engage in agriculture and animal husbandry. It lacks its own industrial system, and the share of domestic foreign goods is significantly ahead of domestic goods. In this case, domestic jobs will naturally decrease, the unemployment rate will soar, and then the society will become richer and poorer, and public security will be poor.
But this is not the case in Cuba. The gap between the rich and the poor is not large, so domestic conflicts are naturally small, and the society is naturally good.
So to say that Cuba is a dragon in a tiger's den is an exaggeration. Kay had spent time at the Guantánamo military base and knew what conditions were like in Cuba.
"No problem, I have acquaintances there." Kai did not explain to Cooper that Cuba is actually a good place. He might not believe it anyway. Under the influence of public opinion, his thinking has been fixed, unless one day the American media starts to give Cuba Singing faro, otherwise this situation cannot be changed at all, and it is a waste of words.
Marcus now finally understood what Kai was going to do.
This emotional little black man was moved to tears.
"Thank you, Kai, thank you."
Mike was much more passionate and he stood up immediately.
"I will go with you!"
But Kai obviously had no intention of taking him with him.
"No, no, no, you'd better stay calm. You need professionals to do this kind of thing." Are you kidding me? Going to an enemy country to rescue hostages and rescuing hostages in Chicago are two different things! What's more, Mike's style... Every time this guy catches a thief, he will make the scene as big as possible. The last time they went to eavesdrop on Tapia, they almost blew up three blocks and fired thousands of bullets, not to mention the bombed cars and public facilities. Anyway, after the bill was sent to the police station, the chief almost screamed Ratchet, if he and Marcus hadn't been really good at business, they would have packed up and left long ago.
If we really want to take him with us, then Marcus will definitely go with him, and it will be lively by then. He had no intention of confronting the Cuban army head-on. Of course, he would handle this matter as quickly as possible and then run away. If we are really held back by the Cuban army, we will fight when the time comes. Whether the fight is inevitable or not will be discussed later. I only say that it is very easy to cause international conflicts afterwards. In order to rescue a hostage, two countries are at war with each other. It is a bit exaggerated. .
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Since we are in the old business, we naturally want to call on all our old brothers.
Saji and the others had just returned from Chicago, but they were called back within two days. Although he complained on his lips, his hands were very neat. After all, he had money to take. No matter what, this time, they are going to rescue DEA agents. The DEA must show sincerity, even if Kai's original intention is just to save his friend's sister, but one code must be the same.
The DEA is also very wise. For them, it is only natural to rescue their own people. They are willing to spend more money on this kind of thing. After all, it is related to the morale of the entire agency. As for money... what does Congress allocate funds for? It’s not like they use their private money, why should they feel bad about public money? Moreover, this kind of thing is easy to account for, and even the big bosses of the audit committee in Congress will not make things difficult for them.
So the DEA waved its hand and wrote a huge check.
On the same day, Saji and the others were picked up in Chicago by a special plane, and then flew directly from Chicago to Miami. Then from Miami directly to Cuba through an unspeakable passage. The CIA privately controls many channels into Cuba, and this is not a secret. After all, the CIA has carried out 638 assassinations on Castro. Although none of them were successful, this is enough to show that the CIA has the ability to send people to Cuba. To Cuba.
On the morning of the third day, a group of people arrived at Guantanamo City, the capital of Guantanamo Province in southeastern Cuba. This is the location of the famous Guantanamo military base in the United States and the location of the Guantanamo prison.
Tapia's manor is located on the sea side of the northeast corner of Guantanamo City, only a few kilometers away from the jurisdiction of the US military base, which is very close.
"That's Tapia's manor. It's the most luxurious manor in Guantanamo City. It has a huge swimming pool and a golf course. Many officials like to come here for recreation when they have nothing to do. Especially some officers. Tapia will provide them with There are many American products that are rare on the Cuban market, so Tapia has a very good relationship with the local garrison.”
The person speaking was a CIA personnel in Cuba, a native Cuban. The CIA has a natural advantage when it comes to finding 'collaborators' or leading parties. Among other things, just an American passport can attract many people to work for the CIA. Although the happiness index of Cubans is very high, there are always people who are not satisfied with the status quo and want a better life. Decades of U.S. hegemony have caused many people to believe that the United States is paradise.
The young man in front of me worked for the CIA because he wanted to immigrate to the United States and live a rich life. This is also one of the help Im gave Kai. There are many such collaborators in Cuba, and it doesn't matter even if they are exposed. In any case, the CIA did not expect these people to help them assassinate Castro or overthrow the Cuban government. So don't feel bad.
"It is precisely because of his good relationship with the garrison that the alarm in his guardroom is directly connected to the military camp. Once an accident occurs, fully armed soldiers will arrive immediately. If you want to attack there, you must first defeat their Guardhouse.”
The CIA's observation point here is opposite Tapia Manor. Standing on the third floor, you can clearly see most of the manor's configuration.
"What's their staffing like?" Kai asked as he watched a group of colorful shirts patrolling inside and outside the manor with guns. By the way, why do drug dealers like Hawaiian floral shirts paired with gold necklaces and watches? Looks crazy.
"There are at least fifty hotshots in the manor. These hotshots are not ordinary gangsters. They were arranged by Tapia to enter the military camp and undergo formal military training. Some of them were directly recruited by Tapia from retired soldiers. After all, he has a lot of dollars."
Although relations between Cuba and the United States are very poor, the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar in Cuba is still leveraged. Many Cubans prefer to receive U.S. dollars rather than their own currency.
"In addition, a complete security system is installed in the manor. Once someone breaks into the manor, the sensor will alarm. This is also a troublesome problem. We did not get his security design drawings. This system was found by Tapia himself. It was installed by someone, but my people didn’t handle it. So you can only solve it yourself.”
Kai nodded, indicating that he understood.
"What about the hostages?"
"We already know this. Their custody of the hostages is not too strict. Our people have already come into contact with her. She is in the second room on the west side of the second floor."
"Well, I understand. By the way, can you do me one more favor?"
"If I can do it."
"Don't be nervous, it's easy. Can you find me some small animals like cats, dogs, etc.?"
"It's okay, but...what's that for?" The Cuban guy was a little confused as to what Kai was going to do.
"Destroy the security system." Kai said very confidently.
The Cuban guy looked confused.
"Tsk." Kai smacked his mouth and whispered something in the little brother's ear, and then he suddenly understood.
"No problem, leave it to me."
