Chapter 118: The Council
Fingerprints and retinas were verified on the electronic equipment in front of the steel door, and the steel door slowly opened, and inside was a corridor with glass display cases on both sides.
These showcases feature the finest gemstones, from ordinary diamonds to fancy coloured diamonds to emeralds and sapphires.
It's just that the glass on the display case is not ordinary glass, it can resist the shock wave of a powerful explosion, and it is impossible to penetrate it with a frontal shot from an ordinary firearm, and in addition, it is connected to a complex safety system.
There were twenty soldiers standing in the corridor at three steps and a sentry post at five paces, in fact they were not Belgian defense forces, but mercenaries affiliated with the Diamond Alliance, and neither the Belgian state nor the city of Brussels even knew that such an army was stored underground.
At the end of the hallway, there is a conference room with five tables in the front and five people sitting in the back.
These five people are not young, three men and two women, all with gray hair, and a monitor in front of them.
What they have in common is that they have a very elegant temperament and a noble air in their gestures.
Five tables formed a semicircle, surrounding a chair, and Gross sat directly on this chair without being greeted, with two other Jews standing next to him.
Sitting in the middle was an old man over seventy years old, speaking in a low and magnetic voice: "We have met, but let me introduce myself, I am Ronde Blok, and since yesterday, I have become the current Speaker. ”
Gross nodded, "Congratulations." ”
"Today, the parliament is here, and for many years, the parliament has decided on the affairs of the Diamond Alliance. After a pause, Rondeblok said again: "We recalled you this time, mainly because of the T country operation, and I hope you can explain." ”
"After a very simple process, I set up a plan for Somchai to fight the drug syndicate, and then expose the black police inside the police in country T. Next, the military will frame Somchai to be corrupted by the drug cartel, and then manipulate public opinion to launch a downfall, and this plan has proved to be successful. But there was a problem in one link, I chose to let Cang Hao cooperate with Song Chai's attack, but I didn't expect Cang Hao to fight back and help the Chawari cabinet successfully turn the tables......" Gross shook his head: "It's a pity that this makes us face a very disadvantageous situation in country T." ”
A woman in her sixties spoke, her name was Schwartz, and she always had a kind smile on her face: "We should allow failure, but what I don't understand very much is, why did you transfer the shares of Xintai Mining to Canghao?"
"Allow me to explain!" Gross sighed, "In this environment, this is a successful business!"
Rondebrock immediately asked: "Do you know how much profit we could have made from the Pattani sapphire mine, and your transfer of shares to Canghao will bring us huge estimated losses." ”
"Allow me to correct that although Xintai Mining belongs to the Diamond Alliance, from a legal point of view, there are two largest shareholders, one is De Beers and the other is Australian Diamonds. Smiling slightly, Gross said slowly: "Cang Hao overlooked one thing, I only transferred the shares of De Beers to him, but the shares of Australian Diamonds are still there." In other words, the Pattani sapphire mine is still ours, only with some changes in the share structure. ”
The five members of the council looked at each other, then nodded in unison, and Rondbrock said, "Go on!"
"Chawalit has been investigating the military's illegal dealings with Xintai Mining, and now that he has the support of the king, he has no scruples in doing things. The main generals of the military have resigned or taken refuge abroad, and it remains to be seen when the details will be made public. Sighing, Gross said a little helplessly: "There is no doubt that this matter will be extremely indignant, Xintai Mining can no longer continue to work in country T, and the sapphire mine in Pattani has actually become our non-performing assets." ”
Schwartz nodded thoughtfully: "Transferring the non-performing assets to Cang Hao means that trouble is given to Cang Hao." ”
Gross hurriedly said: "More importantly, this deal was completed before the truth was revealed, which means that no matter what the Cabinet of T accuses, our Diamond Alliance has cleared its name." ”
Rondeblok asked leisurely, "So what can we get in exchange for this equity?"
"The fall of the Ghost King Party!" Gross immediately said: "I have reached an agreement with Cang Hao, the Blood Lion mercenaries will help us annihilate the Ghost King Party, and this group of traitors will be punished as they deserve!"
Schwartz was slightly satisfied: "That's a good thing to say. ”
"What's more, the corruption of the military has been exposed, and the families of those generals have no way to continue to hold shares or else they will be torn apart by an angry populace. We can ask them to transfer their shares to Australian diamonds at a low price, so that Canghao's shares will be much lower than those of Australian diamonds, and we still have the final say ......in the Pattani sapphire mine," Gross said this, and couldn't help but feel a little proud: "I think this is the best choice in the current situation!"
Rondblok glanced at Schwartz and said to Gross with a slight smile: "There should be a follow-up to your plan, right?"
"Of course. Gross nodded vigorously: "We want you to understand that Pattani is the most chaotic area in country T, and the local separatist forces often launch riots, making the area under military control all year round. In other words, although the Chawalit cabinet won this political struggle, the military is still strong in the place of Pattani, and we still have the final say on how to do this business. ”
Schwartz nodded thoughtfully: "More importantly, if the local separatist forces find us trouble, we can settle it through Guò Canghao." ”
"That's right, that's what I think, but this is not the most important ......" Speaking of this, Cang Hao smiled coldly: "What is really important is that once the Pettani sapphire mine is officially developed, we will store all the gems and not sell them on the market." Over the years, we have adopted this practice all over the world, driving up the price of gemstones. What's more, it means that money needs to be pumped into the deposit without generating any revenue, which turns the mine into a bottomless pit. Of course, Cang Hao is richer than ordinary people, but this asset is really nothing in front of us, our Diamond Alliance can withstand such an investment, but this mineral deposit will drag Cang Hao down. ”
Schwartz nodded thoughtfully: "Then we can try to force Cang Hao to return the shares to us!"
"That's right. Gross spread his hands: "At that time, we will adopt such a strategy, joint-stock companies rely on shares to have the final say, since the shares of Australian diamonds are more than Canghao, then the business strategy should be decided by Australian diamonds." ”
Long Deblok clicked the mouse, and Cang Hao's photo and profile were immediately displayed on the screen, and he said playfully: "It sounds like Cang Hao is our cannon fodder!"
"That's what I thought. Gross nodded: "Ladies and gentlemen, in fact, this is the best option for us, and I hope you can understand my decision." ”
"Okay. Rondeblok smiled, and then his tone became a little cold: "But you must know that no matter how you explain it, the operation of the T country itself has failed. If it weren't for this anti-narcotics operation, we would have been able to bring down the cabinet in other ways, and then quietly develop the Pattani sapphire mine, and no one would have known that this qiē was all manipulated by us......"
Schwartz picked up the conversation and said, "In fact, we still lost a lot of money!"
Gross became a little frustrated, and reluctantly said, "I'm sorry......"
"We allowed two failures. Rondeblok sat there motionless, looking at Gross coldly: "This is the first failure, if you fail again next time, we have to find a more suitable person to replace your place!"
"I know. Gross stood up and said solemnly, "I will definitely do a good job." ”
Gross is a businessman who measures everything with a commercial vision, and he believes that the deal of the Sapphire Mine in Pattani is in fact his own sake.
At the same time, there was one person who also had doubts in this regard, and that was Serchenko.
After the transaction was completed, Cang Hao gave the transaction materials to Serchenko and asked Serchenko to help analyze them.
After Serchenko saw it, he immediately came to Cang Hao: "There are two shareholders of Xintai Mining, one is De Beers, and the other is Australian Diamond, both of which are members of the Diamond Alliance, but the shares transferred this time only include De Beers!"
"I know. Cang Hao nodded with a smile: "When I had a showdown with Gross, Gross emphasized the transfer of De Beers' shares, but did not say that it was the shares of the Diamond Alliance. I pretended not to hear the difference between the two and just agreed......"
"Why?" Serchenko was very incomprehensible: "You should take advantage of the situation to take the Australian diamonds too!"
Cang Hao smiled again: "Do you think it's possible?"
"This ......" Serchenko was stunned at first, and then said very helplessly: "This deal is too badly lost, and the Diamond Alliance will not agree!"
"That's right!" Cang Hao nodded: "I don't have anything, but I dare to negotiate with Gross, it is precisely because I am sure that the Diamond Alliance will think that I still own the Pattani Sapphire Mine." If I wanted to take this mineral from the ground up, the Diamond Alliance would rather sacrifice Gross than agree. ”
Serchenko nodded helplessly: "That's right. ”
"We don't know what Gross's role is within the Diamond League, but he should be a very important figure in terms of his ability to lead the stake in Xintai Mining. Cang Hao shook his head as he spoke: "However, in the face of such a huge loss, any important person can be replaced." ”