Chapter 921: Your People Are No Good

The thing about people is, it doesn't always matter how smart they are; what really matters is whether they pick the right side to stand on.

Pretending to have powerful connections is something anyone can do; isn't claiming to know someone important just a typical example of trying to impress by association? Whether or not Mughal is the United States' lapdog doesn't matter; the important thing is that he knows Nicholas can't beat Big Ivan—that's all that counts. As for how he explains himself to the Americans, well, that's something Nicholas will have to survive to deal with.

And does it really matter if Jethro has an actual connection to Big Ivan? As long as Mughal believes that Jethro is linked to Big Ivan, that's good enough.

Of course, Jethro really could have some ties to Big Ivan.

Even though both are arms dealers and competitors, Deyo and Big Ivan hadn't always been at each other's throats.