That doesn't sound like Chongo to me. I think your political opponents may have infiltrated some other chimp into your organization. An impostor! If so, there is going to be one hell of a row when Chongo shows up.

And why would he bother to bite when he carries a .44 Magnum in his shoulder holster? Chongo is high-tech, folks, he is not some crummy street chimp fresh off the boat. Philip Marlowe didn't bite people, and Chongo doesn't either...unless he's outnumbered and totally desperate...and out of ammunition. Or when he's fighting another chimp or a gorilla. In that case, biting is definitely an option.