Without a doubt, Oliver's two greatest opponents so far were the Penitent Cartel and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. If both of them ran into trouble, the pressure on Mexico would be greatly reduced.
Oliver and Amanda had worked together aboard the ship, and they might have reached some sort of agreement. Amanda would help Oliver bring this plan to fruition, while Oliver would help Amanda raise her standing. It was a win-win.
No matter how Bruce analyzed it, this was always the conclusion he reached. Yet he did not think Oliver would use such methods. If he could, he would not have been driven out of Mexico.
On the contrary, countless threads converged on a single point. He could not be found at any link in the chain, yet in the end, he was always the beneficiary least likely to be discovered. Those descriptions made it hard for Bruce not to think of a name—Schiller Rodriguez.
What benefit would this bring Schiller? In truth, nothing concrete. Schiller had barely dealt with the Penitent Cartel, and his grudge with the Federal Bureau of Investigation was something from a past life. So whichever of the two got into trouble, it had nothing to do with Schiller.
Yet he had gained many hidden benefits. For instance, Schiller had always wanted to help Oliver, because beyond their friendship, they also shared the revolutionary bond of standing on the same side.
At the same time, Schiller hoped Mexico's situation would stabilize. Apart from considerations of principle, if Mexico, which should have seized this rare period of stability to develop, remained mired in constant internal strife, then even if things improved later, it would always be a step behind. That was not what Schiller wanted.
As for Amanda, Bruce knew she had once been Schiller's