In the evening, on the outskirts of Moscow, Li Muye, who used to be the Air Force Club, was invited to participate in a small gambling game.

There were six people in the room, playing poker. One of the most popular games in the world is Texas Hold'em.

Timov sat in the village, the tall and thin Bergomi sat in his lower house, and the big fat man with a cigar in his mouth was Chalmov, who sat in Timov's upper house. Li Muye sat opposite Timov, and on his left hand was a beautiful woman named Elena, who introduced her as a fur merchant, and on his right hand was a well-dressed bearded man with a gentle manner, named Lyusinsky, who was the president of the city bank in St. Petersburg.

Li Muye judged the status according to the attitude of these people to communicate with each other, and Timov and Bergomi were undoubtedly dominant, followed by this Lyusinsky, and then it was the turn of the seemingly arrogant Charmov, and finally Yelena.

At this moment, Li Muye already has the most chips in front of him. But it didn't attract the slightest special attention from others.

Losing small and winning big is a basic skill of a qualified thousand. And Li Muye's ability in this regard is actually the top.

In such an occasion, the most important thing is not to win, but to understand the relationship between these people through the game, so as to judge the real purpose of Timov pulling himself into the game. Therefore, Li Muye has always deliberately controlled the rhythm of winning and losing, and tried to make the game as intense and interesting as possible.

The gambling nature of these people was aroused, and under the stimulation of vodka and cigars, they spoke more and more without scruples. Yelena beside her exuded a strong perfume smell, although the fragrance of this level was actually relatively light for them, but to Li Muye, it still felt very pungent.

This woman is really beautiful and moving, and her card skills are relatively average, so she can only be said to be a novice.

In Li Muye's eyes, the highest card skill among these people is Lyusinsky, which can be summed up in three words: steady, accurate, and ruthless! Timov is a big mallet, and he doesn't care about winning or losing at all, if it weren't for Li Muye's secret troublemaker, he should be the first to lose. Bergomi is gloomy and cautious, rarely speaks, and is a tough guy. And Charmov, who had plotted against Li Muye once before, was an old gambler, good at observing the direction of the wind, more decisive in his shots, and liked to follow luck and feeling.

"Mr. Timov, you and my handsome brother in the East are really not ordinarily powerful. Elena took a look of all kinds of amorous feelings, glanced at Li Muye resentfully, and said: "I haven't seen you win a few times this night, but now you have the most chips, every time it's your turn to deal cards, you will deal a good hand to Mr. Timoov, this is too unfair, you look at me, I am about to lose." ”

This woman's heart is very careful, and she observes carefully. Li Muye's heart was dark, and he said with a haha, "It's just luck, Miss Yelena's card skills are exquisite, and she will definitely be able to win it back next." ”

Yelena pursed her lips and said, "It doesn't matter if you lose at the poker table, the important thing is not to lose in the business, I am in the fur business, and now our business is really getting worse and worse, in addition to those damn animal protection organizations that make people uneasy, but also by the anger of those barbarians from the poor countryside, hey, who makes the supply more and more scarce now?"

Li Muye said with a mallet: "Isn't the fur farming industry here leading the world?"

Elena pursed her lips and smiled, "I don't dare to sell that level of goods in my store, I am in the high-end fur business, and I must be high-quality original fur to be qualified to enter my store." ”

Timov pointed at Li Muye and said casually: "Dear Yelena, you are lucky today, this younger brother of mine just came back from Yakutia not long ago, his skills are not bragging, even that damn Anasayev was taken care of by him, do you want high-quality supplies, in the whole of Russia, is there a better fur supplier than the Yakuts?" said and laughed, looking very ambiguous.

"Really?" Elena pretended to look at Li Muye with a look of surprise and said, "Then I want to get close to this cute little brother and strive for close cooperation." As he spoke, he smiled and leaned over. Li Muye acted on the spot, giggling and haha, pushing the boat down the river and hugging her to her lap. Instead, he bluffed the slut and broke free and returned to his position.

Timov laughed and said, "Dear Yelena has met an opponent today. ”

"Look, you said you want to work closely with me, and you can't stand it. Li Muye pretended to be arrogant and said with a smile.

Elena said, "What a rude big boy!" and looked around at the others, saying, "Everyone, let's end the game, it's obvious that our Chinese boy friends have enough level and strength to participate in the game at the table, and now it's time to talk about what we're all interested in." ”

At this time, who speaks first is often the most indicative of status.

Not surprisingly.

Timov said: "Brother Bergomi and I are only responsible for building bridges for you, and how to cooperate is a matter for several of you. ”

"Dear Lee, I am glad to meet you in this place today, and we all know very well that Eastern Siberia is a treasure that no one can take away, where there are not only animal skins, but also oil, gas, gold and diamonds, and these great riches have been lying there quietly for tens of millions of years, and we have to watch them continue to lie there with regret, and only a very small number of them will be exploited every year, and we can only get even less." ”

When Li Muye heard this, he already understood the purpose of today's gathering. The breakthrough success of Erjin Mining in Yakutsk gave the greedy old men hope for a piece of the pie. They had nothing to do with Anasayev, but they hoped to find a way to reach Yakutia from themselves.

After a little muttering, he said: "I can't speak in Russian, sometimes I may not be able to express the true meaning, today is a happy day, returned to Moscow safely, met old friends, and met new friends, as a businessman, the most important secret of success is connections, at least I see it this way, so, the principle of my business has always been to make money, channel sharing, mutual help, multiple friends may have one more way to make money." ”

Bergomi, who hadn't spoken much, suddenly interjected: "It seems that our Chinese boys are open to cooperating in the establishment of new companies, and on this basis, it is much easier to talk about anything." ”

This old guy is really not a good bird. He deliberately took Lao Tzu into the ditch they had dug.

Li Muye scolded secretly in his heart, but said: "It seems that Mr. Bergomi's comprehension ability is super strong, and if I haven't said it yet, he guessed it first." Loudly: "That's right, I came back to Moscow from Yakutia this time, just to find a group of like-minded partners, and then come back there to show my strength, to tell you the truth, I am very enthusiastic about the establishment of a new company, not only open-minded, but also full of expectations." ”

"So, my plan is to set up a very large trading company, first set up thirty fixed warehousing and logistics centers along the Lena River, specializing in transporting the specialties there, beautiful fur, delicious caviar, as long as it can make a lot of money, all the business will be involved, and at the same time we will increase investment in Erjin mining, to buy the latest Canadian cold zone engineering equipment, to increase gold mining capacity, and, if possible, I also hope that the new company can cooperate with the Federal Express Company to lay a railroad on the permafrost over there。 ”

Li Muye put on an ambitious face and talked endlessly. Everyone else in the room frowned, and finally someone couldn't listen anymore, Chalamov first smiled apologetically at Timov, and then said to Li Muye: "With all due respect, this plan doesn't sound feasible to me, and it is obvious that this is a plan that requires a lot of money." ”

"This is Moscow, not New York, where people often talk about projects worth more than billions of dollars, and here we prefer to talk about the right projects in a pragmatic manner, and I appreciate your ambition, but I can't accept this reckless impulsive and unrealistic plan," Lyushinsky continued. ”

Li Muye showed a look of loss, and Elena spread her hands and said, "Obviously, young child, your golden shovel needs too much power to start, and that's not what we're here for. ”

Timov coughed lightly, smiled awkwardly, and said, "It seems that our lion cub is going to suffer Waterloo in his first rally, which is a very sad thing, but the good thing is that it allows us to find the wrong option until we find the right way." ”

Li Muambi's mind was turned around, analyzing the current situation, most of these people in front of him belonged to a small group similar to club members, and among them, this Charmov had sent someone to plot against him, but he didn't tell Timov about it after finding out the truth at that time, which led to the current meeting. During the assassination that day, the Moscow police behaved in a way that was suspicious, and it is unlikely that Timov would have been unaware of it, if he had not been involved.

In other words, in the heart of Timov, the godbrother-in-law, Lao Tzu's life is not as important as a member of this small group. Now that Lao Tzu has finally received an invitation to join this small group, judging from the reactions of these people, it is clear that they are more interested in the business opportunities on the Yakut side. Among these people, Elena is the smallest in business, and it feels like a vase, and she is here today just to make some profits.

Charmov still seems to be unable to let go of the fact that he didn't kill Li Muye last time and successfully took over Gurnov's industry, so he didn't have a good face for Li Muye between his words. His virtue is like that of a child who is dissatisfied after his parents have taken a child back from the outside and the candy has been taken away. This giant legend in the era of oligarchs in the past has now been completely recruited into a small person.

The most inscrutable person is Lyusinsky, the moody bearded man who always looks polite and harmless, but there is one detail that is particularly noteworthy, that is, whenever he speaks, the equally unsmiling Bergomi will subconsciously sit up straight, and the others, including Timov, will definitely keep listening carefully. Perhaps, his identity is not as simple as a bank president from St. Petersburg.

Today's party seems simple, but in fact it is an undercurrent, they conceal Lyusinsky's true identity, arrange for Yelena, a beauty, to be around him, and let Charmov, his former rival, say goodbye to him again and again, all signs show that tonight's party is more like a targeted test, they are passing the game, women, and opponents are stimulating themselves, testing Lao Tzu's reaction.

The question is, what exactly do they want to conclude with this test?