Chapter 61 Leveraging Strength
Kotaro Hashimoto is very face-saving and has been waiting for Liu Wei to come back.
He sent the text of the agreement, talked to Kantaro about some things related to the agreement, and asked him to sign it, and Liu Wei returned to the other hospital with the agreement.
Seeing Dian Bin waiting outside the door, Liu Wei stopped his steps.
Because Liu Wei's courtyard is connected to Hashimoto Yumi's courtyard, in addition to the four chicks, there are seven and a half female dolls, so when Liu Wei is not there, Dian Bin will definitely not go in and cause trouble. It's not that I'm afraid that Liu Wei will misunderstand, but I don't want to bump into Yumi Hashimoto.
Being entangled by that little witch, no one wants to get out easily.
"What's the matter?"
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, come to my side."
Liu Wei nodded and let Dian Bin lead the way.
Mobei Wolf is happy in Osaka, Zhou Yulong is spying on the news outside, and only Dian Bin can talk. Thinking that there are groups of women in the family, the others have nothing to worry about, but Yumi Hashimoto has to guard against it. It's not that this little girl is spying on Liu Wei, but she is open-mouthed, if she says what she hears, it will be a big deal.
Entering the study, Dian Bin took out the equipment specially designed to search for bugs and checked it before sitting down.
This guy has always been cautious, and there is nothing surprising about it.
"I just received a message from Lao Li, and the engine matter is clear."
Liu Wei nodded, took out a cigarette, and lit one for Dian Bin first.
"It's Kawasaki Heavy Industries that works with Loma, not Mitsubishi Heavy Industries." Dian Bin took the cigarette, took two puffs, and pulled up the information he had just received from the computer.
"What are the little devils doing?" Liu Wei leaned over and looked at it carefully.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has a long history in the aviation field, having built several types of aircraft during World War II. It's just that after the war, the aviation industry was destroyed as a whole, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries was hit hard.
Although during the Cold War, in order to confront the Soviet Union, the United States helped Yuben establish a non-negligible air force and authorized Yuben to produce F-86, F-104, F-4 and F-15 and other fighter jets, but the construction was undertaken by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which had nothing to do with Kawasaki Heavy Industries. It was not until the beginning of this century, when Kawasaki Heavy Industries invested heavily in the development of military aircraft such as C-1 and P-1, that Kawasaki Heavy Industries once again set foot in the field of military aviation.
Prior to this, even Li Tingxuan believed that it should be Mitsubishi Heavy Industries that came forward to contact Loma Company.
You must know that more than 10 years ago, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, with the assistance of General Dynamics, developed the F-2 fighter, set up a large-scale R&D team, and accumulated R&D experience. The F-35B project is related to the basic strength of the air and sea in the next 20 years, and it is of great significance, and it will definitely not be a child's play.
The problem lies in that unpleasant collaboration.
When the F-2 project was established, it was said that the authorities planned to build a first-class military aviation equipment development team and gain the ability to develop military aircraft. To this end, the authorities have not hesitated to invest heavily in strengthening their basic scientific research capabilities. It's a pity that in the end, all you get is a four-like.
The main problem lies in US-Taiwan relations, and without the nod of the United States, the authorities will certainly not be able to harden themselves.
The problem is that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' incompetence in the development process is one of the main reasons why the F-2 project did not achieve its intended purpose.
Although the authorities did not blame Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, everyone knows that when the F-2 project was at a critical stage, it suffered the worst economic recession since the end of World War II, and the Mitsubishi consortium was struggling, and its huge investment in the United States was greatly reduced, resulting in difficulties for the consortium to operate, and it even had to sell shares to Goldman Sachs, Citibank, and JPMorgan Chase Investment Bank to obtain liquidity to maintain its operations.
Affected by this, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries could not harden on the F-2 project at all, and could only be at the mercy of American companies.
It can be said that this administration is very dissatisfied with this kind of fighter plane, which has a unit price of more than $100 million and a lifetime maintenance and use cost of up to $200 million, but can only carry anti-ship missiles and does not have the ability to strike accurately on the ground.
Through the efforts of the C-1 and P-1 projects, Kawasaki Heavy Industries has also established a military aircraft development team.
More importantly, because the U.S. Congress refused to sell F-22A fighters to any country, it decided to introduce the F-35B to replace the F-1 and F-4J, while not abandoning the F-X program, that is, a self-developed heavy air superiority fighter. Especially after the first flight of the J-20 demonstrator, the authorities have increased their investment in R&D for the F-X. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries that undertook this project.
Undertaking two projects at the same time is clearly beyond the strength of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Besides, the United States is also worried that the core technology of the F-35B will fall into the hands of the company, and to accelerate the development of the F-X project, it will definitely not let Loma cooperate with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Affected by these many factors, it is obviously more reasonable for Kawasaki Heavy Industries to undertake the F-35B project.
After reading the information sent by Li Tingxuan, Liu Wei also knew it in his heart.
"The time for the show hasn't been confirmed yet, but it's just a few days." Dian Bin extinguished the cigarette butt and said, "No later than the end of the month, if you want to do something, you have to hurry." ”
"The information is incomplete, what can we do?"
"At least you have to figure out how to get in, you can't let the old wolf break in, right?"
"Why not?" Liu Wei smiled and said, "If there is no other way, it would be good to let the old wolf break through." It's just that now it seems that it shouldn't come to this point. ”
"Do you have a way?"
"The Mitsubishi Consortium and the Kawasaki Consortium are fighting openly and secretly, and we can use the Mitsubishi Consortium. If we can put a piece on the table and let them eat dog, we have a chance to do it without even noticing. ”
"How?"
"I haven't figured it out yet, but we just have to make the most of our relationship with the Iwasaki family."
Dian Bin nodded, he really didn't doubt Liu Wei's mind.
"How important is the F-35B project to the Kawasaki consortium?" Liu Wei lit a second cigarette.
"It's a matter of life and death."
Liu Wei frowned and glanced at Dian Bin.
"The size of the Kawasaki consortium was originally small, and if it were not for its close relationship with the authorities, it would have been eaten by the Mitsubishi consortium long ago. If this project is completed, the position of the Kawasaki Foundation will be more stable, and even the Mitsubishi Foundation will have to give three points in the future. If you mess up, you must not have had a good time. ”
"In this way, as long as Iwasaki Eichi is given a reason, he will use the topic to play."
"The problem is, it's not our turn to meddle in this kind of thing."
"That depends on the reason." Liu Wei touched his chin and said, "If Eiichi Iwasaki is attacked, and the mastermind behind it is Kawasaki Okami, what do you think he will do?" ”
"It's unlikely, Kawasaki Oka has no reason to target Eiichi Iwasaki. The struggle between consortia does not depend on the individual, but on the whole. Even if Kawasaki Okami kills Eiichi Iwasaki, he can't bring down the Mitsubishi Foundation, but he just changes Iwasaki to lead the Mitsubishi Foundation. ”
Liu Wei rolled his eyes, Dian Bin's brain is indeed a little rigid, no wonder he has been sitting in the office for a few years.
Seeing Liu Wei's expression, Dian Bin was stunned for a moment and said, "You mean, we do it for Kawasaki Okamoto?" ”
"It's not a substitute, we can't get involved, we just make the most of the current situation."
"You mean ......"
"Isn't someone trying to kill us? More than 500 mercenaries, if they really want to kill, the energy is too great. If they know that the Iwasaki family is behind their backs, and let us wipe out the Kurushima family, as long as Uncle Jackal is a little more tactful, he can lead the conflict to the Iwasaki family. ”
After hearing this, Dian Bin's eyes widened.
"This is not urgent, it must be carefully planned." Liu Wei thought for a while and said, "First of all, we have to think about involving the Iwasaki family, if it comes too suddenly, it will be too explicit." ”
"What are you going to do?" Dian Bin didn't hesitate any longer, and asked directly.
Liu Wei thought for a while before he spoke: "The lawyer representing the Iwasaki family is still here, and he will return to Nagasaki with Rina Tanaka in two days." When the time comes, I'll go to the airport to see them off, and if something happens to me on the way, Iwasaki Eiichi won't want to get out. ”
"That's too risky, isn't it?"
"What is there to be afraid of a few mercenaries? Besides, if there is an uncle jackal as an internal response, he will definitely be ten out of ten. ”
"If it really turns out like this, the secret agreement between the Hashimoto family and the Iwasaki family ......"
"Do you think that old guy from Eiichi Iwasaki will sell his stake to Yasutaro Hashimoto?" Liu Wei smiled and said, "Signing this agreement is just an expedient measure. At that point, even if we don't make a move, Iwasaki Eiichi will cross the river and tear down the bridge and try his best to tear up the agreement. ”
Dian Bin let out a long sigh and said, "It seems that this is the only way to go." ”
"Don't worry, after the agreement is exposed, Iwasaki Eiichi can only work closely with the Hashimoto family for the sake of face, but will not unilaterally tear up the agreement."
Dian Bin nodded, indicating that he understood what Liu Wei meant.
"You find Ah Long as soon as possible, tell him to hurry up, and come back as soon as he is deployed."
"Do you need to call the old wolf back?"
"There's no need for that, let him live happily for a few more days, and let him do something later."
Thinking that suddenly calling the Mobei wolf back would cause suspicion, Dian Bin didn't say anything more.
Before dawn, Zhou Yulong rushed back and told Liu Wei about the peripheral deployment. Dian Bin also sent the news out, so that the gray-backed jackal was prepared.
At this time, Tomosuke Uchida's men sent the first batch of munitions to the freighter "Ha Ao" and handed them over to Colonel Lyon.
At noon, the gray-backed jackal returned to the freighter with $500,000 in cash, $2 million in bank cards, and information he had gathered.
This guy is solid, and Colonel Lyon does not suspect him at all.
In order to boost morale, Colonel Lyons, while distributing guns and ammunition, gave each of his men a thousand dollars and told them to go in batches to a tavern near the docks for a merry night.
That night, Uchida's men sent a second batch of munitions.
Everything is ready, just wait for the dawn.
According to the information provided by the grayback jackal, Yasutaro Hashimoto will send the VIP to Tokyo City Airport in the morning, which is the best time to ambush him.
After getting rid of Kotaro Hashimoto, Colonel Leon led his men to attack the brotherhood's lair and eliminate the brotherhood in one fell swoop.
To this end, the ambush of Kotaro Hashimoto was entrusted to the colonel's most capable subordinate, Captain Koko, and the gray-backed jackal was responsible for identifying Kotaro Hashimoto.
(To be continued)