Chapter 706: Khodorkovsky (Yesterday's Update)
Within two days of being in Gentle Township, with the arrival of Michael Barry, Zhang Chen knew that he should be busy again.
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"It's so cold, I really miss the warmth of Miami. Zhang Chen rubbed his nose and tightened the windbreaker on his body. "The weather forecast for a month doesn't seem to have sunny days, and the weather in Northern Europe is terrible. ”
"Strictly speaking, Finland is also part of the Arctic Circle. However, the temperature in Helsinki is not too cold, with temperatures in the middle of the zero temperature for most of the time between now and early December. Michael Barry was also dressed tightly, put his hands to his lips and hehe, exhaling a faint mist.
Zhang Chen shrugged his shoulders and changed the subject: "I heard that you and Cathy are dating?"
Michael Barry subconsciously blocked his left eye: "Yes, we are going to get married before Christmas." ”
Cathy Chen is the life assistant that Zhang Chen arranged for Michael Barry at that time, and she has been by Michael Barry's side, and it is not surprising that she has been in love for a long time.
Zhang Chen stared at Michael Barry, "You should know that Cathy is not only your life assistant, but also the eyeliner I arranged by your side." And...... Her background is not pure. If you marry her, it means that if you want to return to the American financial circle in the future, there may be a lot of trouble, do you understand?"
Michael Barry said expressionlessly: "I can probably guess, but it doesn't matter, I don't have much interest in Wall Street." After I got married to Cathy, I want to settle in Xiangjiang, don't you also have a hedge fund in Xiangjiang, just leave it to me. ”
Zhang Chen did not comment that Helsinki Airport does not have a business jet parking area, nor does it have a dedicated staff to serve business jet passengers. Fortunately, there are not many planes landing during this time, so you don't have to queue up to complete the customs clearance procedures.
Zhang Chen handed the passport to the Finnish customs officer, and the customs girl glanced at Zhang Chen and stamped the passport.
"Sir, I'm Alexey Buyakov, this is Mr. Khodorkovsky's testimonial letter, you check it. A strong man with a Russian accent, a beanie hat and a fur collar jacket was waiting next to a black Volvo sedan, and saw Zhang Chen walking out of the airport with the person who picked him up, and hurriedly greeted him.
Zhang Chen took the letter, glanced at it, and put it in his arms.
Thomas escorted Michael Barry and Zhang Chen into a black Volvo car, and Alexey drove onto the Airport Highway and drove all the way south.
Although it was only two o'clock in the afternoon local time, the sun had already begun to gradually set in the west, and the sparse snowflakes mixed with drizzle rain melted instantly when they fell to the ground.
The car headed south and arrived at a ferry terminal by the sea in a short time.
"I've checked, there is also an airport in Tallinn. Michael Barry rubbed his left eye, "Your Xiangjiang passport is also visa-free in Estonia." ”
Alex stopped the car, took out a few passports from the armrest box, and handed them to Zhang Chen and the others: "Sir, this is prepared for you by Mr. Khodorkovsky, we will cross the sea in a while, just show this passport when the time comes, and the ferry ticket is sandwiched in the passport." ”
Zhang Chen nodded, took his passport, and opened it to see that the photo was his own, but the name was a Russian name - Vladimir Popov.
"The Rakshasa matter, I don't want to leave any hand tail, including the entry records of Estonia. Zhang Chen shook the fake passport in his hand, "Now someone has checked in at a four-star hotel in Helsinki with our passport." If anyone investigates, they will only find out that we have been in Helsinki for the past few days. ”
Not long after checking the ticket and passport, I heard a whistle and was ready to board.
"How are they so far away?" asked Michael Barry, pointing to the line in front of him.
Zhang Chen saw that there were several people in the team who were far away from each other, and each person was three or four meters apart.
"Finns are shy and don't like to be close to people. Within three meters, it is considered intimate for them. Zhang Chen explained.
Alexei laughed: "Sir has been to Finland? haha, people in this country seem to have social phobia, and if they say they are shy, they will think it is a compliment." ”
There are two routes from Helsinki to Tallinn, one by speedboat and the other by ferry. The speedboat is relatively fast, taking an hour and a half to arrive, while the ferry takes more than two hours. These days, the weather is bad, the speedboat is suspended, and people traveling between Finland and Estonia can only take the ferry, which makes the ferry much more crowded than usual.
Most of the people on board were Estonians, and Estonia belonged to Eastern Europe and was relatively poor. Many Estonians work in Finland and rely on this ferry, which costs 120 Finnish marks.
Most of the small number of Finns make a special trip to Estonia to buy wine, and everything in Finland is very expensive, and it is ridiculously expensive, and most Helsinki residents will take a boat to Tallinn on the other side of the Baltic Sea to buy wine.
There were almost no East Asians on the boat, and in order to prevent others from recognizing him, Zhang Chen deliberately wore a peaked cap, a pair of flat glasses, and a little light makeup, which deepened the contours of his eyes and nose, even if familiar people saw it, they might not be able to recognize it suddenly.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, before the sun had completely set, Zhang Chen, who was standing on the deck blowing the wind, saw the coastline of Tallinn.
Following the bustling flow of people out of the port, under the leadership of Alex, several people quietly got into a Toyota business car.
"Hey, Boss, where are we going?" asked Michael Barry, slightly uneasy, as the car carrying them drove for more than an hour, from a highway to a normal two-lane road, and from a two-lane to a forest path, and in the darkness only faintly visible the dark woods on both sides.
I didn't see a car for more than a dozen kilometers, I didn't see a single pedestrian, and there was no light at all, which made Michael Barry a little worried.
Zhang Chen touched the bulletproof vest under the sweater and glanced at Thomas, Thomas nodded, signaling Zhang Chen not to worry, the road was correct.
After another ten minutes of driving in the dense forest, a few bits of light appeared, and after a short time, the Toyota van stopped on the grass in front of a wooden house in the woods.
As soon as the door of the wooden house opened, the two strong Rakshasa men opened the car door, patted Zhang Chen and the others a few times, confirmed that there were no weapons, nodded, and brought a few people into the cabin.
"It's so warm. Zhang Chen's flat glasses instantly appeared a layer of fog, Zhang Chen took off his glasses, but saw a girl wearing traditional Estonian clothing holding a tray and handing it to him, and there were several times the hot coffee in the tray.
"Thank you. Zhang Chen picked up a cup of coffee, the Estonian girl smiled shyly, and gave Michael Barry and Thomas a cup each. Thomas waved his hand in refusal, took out his own kettle and took a sip.
"This is Ann. "She's the daughter of a local farmer and doesn't speak English, only Russian and Estonian." It is less than eighty kilometers away from Ivangelod, and there are more Rakshasa people, and it is relatively safe. ”
Zhang Chen smiled, the phrase "safer" depends on who said it, of course it is safer for the Rakshasas, but it may not be for the Estonians living in this land.
A few years ago, Estonia was a member of the Soviet Union, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Estonia quickly declared its independence and joined NATO. In addition, Estonia, together with Latvia and Lithuania, forms the three Baltic states and seeks to join the European Community. Until now, although the EU has not agreed to the accession of the three Baltic states, Estonia has unilaterally provided the EU with a visa-free policy.
Although Estonia was once part of the Soviet Union, Estonians hated the Soviet Union and the Rakshasa very much, and even the Rakshasa people, who were born and raised in Estonia, were discriminated against.
Zhang Chen took a sip of hot coffee while looking at the small cabin, which was not too large.
The wooden house was a typical forest hut, with no living room or dining room, and against the wall sat a long dining table at least three or four meters long, on which some snacks such as apple pie and five candlesticks were already placed. There was a fireplace next to the wall, and Ann was putting dried firewood into the fireplace one by one.
"OK, where is Mr. Khodorkovsky?" Zhang Chen put the coffee cup back on the tray, took off the lambskin gloves in his hand, and asked Alek Circuit.
Alexei whispered to the other two strong Russian men and said respectfully to Zhang Chen: "Mr. Khodorkovsky has arrived and is waiting for you, you come with me." ”
Zhang Chen and the others followed Alexei to push open the back door of the wooden house, it was still sleet outside, the temperature was getting colder and colder, and the raindrops began to gradually mix with ice particles, hitting the face with a slight sting.
Just turning around, Alexei opened another door, and a bald Caucasian man with a small stature appeared in front of everyone.
"Mr. Zack, Mr. Khodorkovsky has been waiting for a long time. Please change your clothes here and experience Estonian customs. "The bald English is very pure, and there is no Russian accent at all.
Under the leadership of the bald head, Zhang Chen and Michael Barry stripped off their clothes and put a bath towel around their waists. Zhang Chen had already discovered that there was a door in this smaller wooden house, and when the bald head opened the door, it was foggy inside, and a man could be vaguely seen sitting on a bench in the wooden house.
"Welcome to Estonia, Zack. I'm Mikhail Khodorkovsky, you can call me Mikha. In the mist, a Rakshasa man who also had only a bath towel around his waist stood up and looked at Zhang Chen with a smile. Please Baidu "Throw Book Network" Thank you for your support!