Link called Douglas before the break, asking him to check on the owner of the land next door.

Douglas listened to his request and said, "I'll get the information you need as soon as I can." But boss, our strength in Alaska is very weak, and it may take a relatively long time. ”

Link heard him ask the question and said, "You check first." Feel free to report me if there is any situation. ”

"Okay. ”

After ending the call with Douglas, he went out and called Tiger, who lived next door: "Tomorrow you take someone to Fairbanks and check on Shilmalev." ”

Tiger nodded, but said, "What about your safety, boss?" They came with only three bodyguards. If he leaves, Link will have too few people around.

"There's no one in the mine going to be against me. You take both of them with you. ”

When Tiger heard him say this, he also felt that in this uninhabited place, there were no outsiders except the workers in the mines, and there should be no one who threatened Link: "Okay!"

"Look out for who he is, and his family business. Investigate as much as you can. ”

He couldn't stay here for long, and if Douglas's side needed too long, he hoped that Tiger's side would find something useful to him as soon as possible.

Tiger nodded, saw that he didn't explain anything, and left.

The next morning, Tiger and the others flew to Fairbanks early in the morning and did not return until before dark the next day.

As soon as Tiger returned, he approached Link to report on the information he had gathered in the past two days.

"Shilmalev is one of Alaska's largest lumber merchants and a giant in Alaska's seafood processing, processing salmon and crab. But some say he also has a fur business, but his fur business is in Russia and England. He had a sable farm in Elligen or Stakan in the Kaden region of Siberia, and he also bought sable skins and sold them for processing in England. He had previously mined fossils on his land, mainly mammoth fossils. Gold was also mined. Some people say that his family is one of the top three families in Alaska in terms of assets. But he's low-key in Alaska. ”

Link listened to him briefly, pursed his lips and thought for a while, and asked, "Have you found out that he has a connection with the Russians?"

"No information has been found in this regard. But since he was able to breed sables in Siberia, I think he must have had contacts in Russia as well. ”

Link nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work!

As soon as Tiger went out, he fell into deep thought.

If he went directly to Sylmarev like this now, it might not be of much use. Not to mention that his power has not yet reached the level that everyone is afraid of, even if it has been. In Alaska, a relatively independent state, the other side may not sell his face.

He rashly went to the other party, and the only way to solve the problem may be to buy the other party's land at a high price according to the other party's terms.

Maybe he can negotiate to bring the price down, but right now he doesn't have much time. Summer in Alaska is already short, and if the mine construction is disrupted again, the progress of mining will definitely be seriously affected.

He had to be quick.

Just now Tiger said that the other party seems to have a fur business in Russia. But that's just heard. He needs to be sure first.

He flipped out on his phone the number of a person he hadn't contacted for a long time, but only had business dealings. He calculated the time difference, and now it was still daytime in Moscow, so he dialed the phone.

After the other party picked it up, he smiled and said, "Petrov, I'm Link!" The other party is the exclusive agent of Blue Lagoon wine in Russia, and the sales volume has been increasing in the past two years. It's one of his big customers.

"Haha, Link. How are you? It seems like we haven't talked in a long time. ”

"Because I know you're going to be busy. You know, I get a report on the sale of wine every month. In that bodyguard, your sales are going up every month. I think you must be busy. ”

"That's because your wine is good enough. In fact, I'm now able to earn a good income even if I stay at home. Petrov said with a smile as he politely replied. "So you called me, what's the matter? I hope it's not bad news like a wine limit or a price increase. ”

Link laughed and said, "Of course not. But there is no good news either. He paused and said. "I wanted to ask you something. ”

"What is it?"

"Do you know Hilmalev in Alaska? He was one of the Alaskan lumber merchants, and I heard that he had a large sable farm in Magadan. Well, Elligen or Stagane? It's probably in this area anyway. ”

"I haven't heard of him. What? You want to find him?"

"Yes. You've probably heard about it, too. I have a gold mine in Alaska. There is a piece of his land nearby, and he mines on his land in an unconventional way, which poses a great safety risk to my mine. My mine supervisor had talked to someone over there, and it didn't seem to work. So I'd like to talk to him. ”

Petrov groaned for a moment and said, "Link, I haven't heard of him. But since he has a business in Russia. I think he must have acquaintances in Russia. If the information you provided is correct, I think I can find that person. You wait for my news!"

Link immediately said, "Thank you very much! I'll wait for your call." ”

"Haha, that's just a trifle. We had a great time working together!"

Link also smiled and said, "Yes, our cooperation is very smooth. I hope that one of them will continue to work together like this. Of course, I would also like yours to sell more wine to Russia. ”

"That's my hope, too. The other party paused and said. "I'll get back to you as soon as I can. ”

Perhaps Petrov's power in Russia is even greater than Link imagined.

The next morning, Petrov called him back: "Yes, I found his partner. He did have a large sable farm in Magadan. It's so big that it actually breeds blue foxes and produces at least 200,000 furs a year. ”

Link called him more than just wanted to know. However, this information made him think that Petrov might be able to help him solve this problem.

He smiled and said, "Thank you, Petrov. But I wanted to sit down with him and talk calmly, but I was afraid that he might not want to. ”

Petrov is not a fool either. He seemed to think about it.

Link laughed, "If he can agree to sell the land to me at the normal land price, or agree to no longer mine in a way that threatens the safety of the mine." The price of the wine sold to you can be discounted by 3% during the year. Of course, the number of shipments per month will not increase much. ”

"5% and 20%. Petrov counter-offered, said. "The price is 5% off, and the shipment volume is 20% higher. ”

"5% is fine, but shipments are up to 10%. ”

"Deal. Petrov said with a laugh. "I promise he'll be calm. ”

Link let out a sigh of relief.

If you follow Petrov's current shipments. He will lose more than 10 million dollars this year on the sale of Blue Lagoon wines. But if the problem on the gold mine side is not solved, he may lose hundreds of millions.

That's the price of his lack of power.

If he is powerful enough that everyone is willing to give face, he doesn't need to trade with Petrov. But now he clearly can't get to that point.

…………

Fairbanks is a major city in Alaska. On permafrost, there are hardly any buildings in the city that exceed seven floors. There is also a lot of space between the buildings.

It's summer, and Fairbanks, deep in the interior of Alaska, is still freezing cold in the morning and evening. But in an orange-red mansion near the center of the city, it is comfortable even in the morning.

Sylmalev is a very low-key businessman, but also a businessman who lives a very regular life. If there is nothing special, he will have a daily schedule to follow for a long time.

When he gets up, he will put on his pajamas and read the newspaper for half an hour while eating breakfast. He still does it today.

But a cross-border phone call interrupted his routine.

The call came from his partner in Russia.

The partner's somber voice made Hilmalev subconsciously feel that there would be no good news.

Sure enough, the microphone came out of the other party's voice: "Sylmalev, our farm has been banned from business, and a fine of 500,000 US dollars has been issued. ”

"What reason do they use?"

"Illegal drugs!" his partner scolded. "Hell, illegal drugs. That's for food-producing animals, and all fur farms use that, and they just punish us. I went to the chief of agriculture in Magadan. But it didn't work. The money given is also confiscated. ”

Hilmalev frowned and said, "Someone is dealing with you?"

"No, I can't think of any enemy who could target me like that. But I seem to have suddenly become a worthless person in Magadan. ”

Hilmalev also felt that the problem was serious. His partner is still very energetic in Magadan. Now that he is so out of shape, it must be that the problem is beyond the scope of the other party's ability.

The direct income from that fur farm was not very high, only seven or eight million dollars a year. His fur garment business in England was the main one. He relied on that business to make nearly 100 million dollars a year. The fur farm is the raw material supply for this business.

If someone deliberately targets that farm, his business may be ruined. To make him give up a business with $100 million in income is tantamount to cutting his flesh.

But he was still calm: "My friend, the best thing you should do now is to figure out why this is happening." Only by understanding the cause can we solve the problem. Complaining doesn't do anything about things. ”

"Herein lies the problem. I asked everyone I could find. I was told that it was a Muscovite who had made Petrov who greeted the Magadan government. I don't even think I've offended this person there. I even found out that he was selling wine. ”

Hilmalev didn't react at first. He asked the partner to calm down first and then find a way to fix the matter.

However, when he hung up, he gradually came back to his senses.

A man who sells wine in Moscow has traveled thousands of miles to deal with a fur farm. That's a little weird indeed.

And the wine thing made him think of a possibility.

Link Hans's Blue Lagoon seems to be the only American wine that sells well in Russia, and he seems to be in a ring with Link Hans......