Li Ran looked at Ling Li quietly and did not urge.

Ling Li glanced at the ceiling, then was silent for a while before he said:

"The attacker's name just now is Jin Muyan, and he is the representative of a newly emerging trading house, my family has been trading in the Pacific Theater for many years, but this trading house has only recently appeared suddenly, based on the sensitivity to maritime trade, so the family has done some investigations. ”

Ling Li paused, then glanced at Li Ran, who was making tea, and then at Bismarck, who was sitting next to Li Ran, he was a little nervous.

Li Ran made a cup of tea for Ling Li, and then said with a smile:

"You go on, I listen, don't be too nervous, I can guarantee your absolute safety with me,"

Li Ran thought that Ling Li was worried, and said comfortingly.

"Well, I'm not doubting Major General Li's strength, it's just that this matter is too unbelievable to say. ”

Ling Li took the teacup with a wry smile, then took a sip, then put the teacup down, and then continued:

"This firm suddenly appeared overnight, but since the opening of this firm, several small chambers of commerce have been acquired one after another, and in just one month, it has become an existence in the Pacific Theater that can compete with those big chaebols. ”

"Alliance?" Li Ran frowned, then asked:

"What's this business called?"

"It's called the Umbrella Firm, it seems that it was born as a medicine merchant, and it doesn't match our Ling family's trade priorities at all, so I didn't agree. ”

When Li Ran heard this name, he couldn't help but complain in his heart:

This Nima, umbrella, I'm still Resident Evil, isn't there only one traverser in this world?

Of course, Li Ran was just complaining, after all, he thought that this might be a coincidence, but he was not familiar with this aspect of biopharmaceuticals, so he continued to ask:

"And then?"

"Originally, biopharmaceuticals were often not particularly prosperous, so in fact, many medicinal herb firms were not very rich in capital, so the sudden rise of the Umbrella Chamber of Commerce was particularly strange. ”

"Oh, what do you think is wrong?"

"The main thing is the source of funds, with my many years of understanding, so the mergers and acquisitions of commercial banks need to go through many procedures, and a large amount of funds are needed as support, but such a commercial bank that has no history before it, with such a huge amount of funds to merge and acquire so many chambers of commerce, first of all, it doesn't make sense in terms of funds, so I checked it, but I didn't expect it to really let me find some clues. ”

Ling Li sighed, then picked up the teacup, took a sip, felt a little better in his throat, and continued:

"All the firm's funds have activity reserves and some real estate, in addition to real estate, the flow of activity funds can be found regularly, so I found from this aspect that the activity funds of this firm are all from the same inconspicuous firm in the seven war zones, but when I traced this firm, I found that this firm was not a maritime business, but started by selling resources. ”

"Resources?" Li Ran frowned, then looked at Ling Li and asked:

"Excuse me, what do you mean by resources?"

"The resources they sell are the four resources provided to the local town guards, and this trading house usually does not have its own merchant ships, but transfers the resources by land and sells them to various chambers of commerce, so as to earn the difference, and this way of selling is very thin, and it seems to be a bit redundant. ”

"That's right, if you have the resources, you can save transportation costs and expand your impact by selling it yourself. ”

Li Ran felt that what Ling Li said had a certain truth, if he sold raw materials, the profit was not high.

"Major General Li should know that the prices of the resources you usually import from the town guard mansion are not cheap, right?"

Li Ran heard the other party ask, thought for a moment, and then said:

"Indeed, it doesn't seem too cheap. ”

"I think I'm not mistaken, this is the ghost of these trading houses, they secretly lower the price of resources, and then because there are more middlemen, the added value also rises, so when it comes to the hands of the local town guards, the price of these resources often doubles, and because the interests of these land merchants are closely related to the maritime merchants, there is no maritime chamber of commerce to remind the local town guards. ”

Li Ran instinctively felt unhappy, regardless of Europe, he didn't think that it had anything to do with this matter. He thought for a moment and asked:

"But what do you say about this attacker?"

Ling Li sighed:

"Recently, there have been some incidents of gendarmerie ships being attacked from time to time in various places, and some commanders were assassinated when they went out, although they did not cause great losses, but the town guards in various places have obviously distrusted the maritime merchants, and I think this is also the reason why the maritime merchants in various places chose to cooperate with Major General Li. ”

"Wait, you mean these maritime merchants don't really want to come?"

Li Ran felt that some clues were slowly becoming clearer, but there were still places that were not clear.

"That's right, although I may make Major General Li angry when I say this, but don't you think it's strange to hear the rumors that it has come from thousands of miles away?"

Ling Likui said with a smile.

Li Ran touched his nose, in fact, he had already guessed, but it was confirmed that he was inevitably a little unhappy, but he was not angry, but said:

"It's not that I'm angry, it's just that I'm a little unhappy, and I thought it was because of the charm that made them rush over. ”

Ling Li was stunned by Li Ran's self-mockery, and then breathed a sigh of relief:

"Major General Li is really completely different from those admirals I have met, since Major General Li can say so, then I will say it directly. ”

"Hmm. Li Ran picked up the teacup, then took a sip of tea and nodded.

"The Umbrella Chamber of Commerce's funds come from resource extraction sites all over the seven major war zones, but there is no direct relationship between these mining companies, and the shares they occupy are not high, but in terms of quantity, the number of these small shareholders is a bit terrible, so I think the Umbrella Chamber of Commerce's activities can be so sufficient. ”

"Makes sense, go ahead. ”

"Well, even if the source of funds can be explained, then the matter of the umbrella's acquisition of various small chambers of commerce later seems a little strange, especially since there is a high degree of consistency between the assassination of the admiral and the time of the attack on the gendarmerie ship, so I think, is there some connection between the two?"

"Makes sense, but I guess you didn't just look it up, did you?"

"That's right, I found out later that the umbrella firm has secretly begun to sell real estate, but not long ago, I suddenly heard rumors about Major General Li's town guard mansion, so I had to interrupt the investigation. ”

"I see, although there are still some unclear places, but your intelligence has helped me sort out some things, by the way, can I ask you a question?"

"Major General Li, please?"

"Why didn't you win the bid before?"

"To tell you the truth, although my family has a small family wealth, it is still inferior to the big chaebols and the big chambers of commerce. ”

"Oh, in this way, I almost missed an important piece of information, so I'll give you a five-year Golden Sea pass, are you willing to cooperate with me?"

Li Ran said without thinking.

"Of course, it's a great honor, but Major General Li is not afraid that I will lie to you?"

"I'm afraid, but you don't have to do this, do you? If you and Jin Muyan are accomplices, then I'm afraid I won't let you sit here for so long. ”

Li Ran said, then pointed to his headphones.

Ling Li was stunned, and then reacted, the other party was a commander, and it was understandable that he didn't know a little bit of means, and he was even more in awe of Li Ran in his heart:

"Major General Li has good means. ”

"Falsely praised, since you showed sincerity, it is impossible to lose so late You are not, it's just that it is dangerous for you to cooperate with me, you know this better than me, even if it is?