So then the queen gets put into check. No where to hide, pawn wall is broken down.
Do they have passports and vax cards?
Let's see. Is it really about lithium, or is lithium a, "plausible," excuse, but its really about opium. What are the worlds two main sources of opium? Golden triangle and Afghanistan. How much money could you make if you controlled both those places? How would you cover your tracks? If you can smuggle people, then smuggling other things is probably not very difficult and vise versa. Rat lines can be used for many things.
Question: Was the 1.2 billion dollars Hunter brought back to dad, a payoff for something he was GOING to do, or was it his cut of the proceeds for something that was already done?
In order to sell illegal items, you NEED a market and distributors. Is Sleepy Joe a distributor? Did he receive his, "cut?"