It is quite clear that the colonel was a cool and desperate man, who was absolutely determined that nothing should stand in the way of his little game, like those out-and-out pirates who will leave no survivor from a captured ship.
Es evidente que el coronel es un hombre frío y temerario, absolutamente decidido a que nada se interponga en su juego, como aquellos piratas desalmados que no dejaban supervivientes en los barcos que abordaban.