Chapter 348 G20 Meeting in Cannes (1)
"Zhong Sheng, what should we do next?"
After returning to the hotel, Zhong Shi and Jiang Shan were still a little frightened, but they had calmed down a lot compared to dozens of minutes ago. After hurriedly packing his luggage, Jiang Shan pushed open Zhong Shi's door and asked the other party about the arrangement, "Are you going to rush back to Hong Kong overnight?" Or hide in the U.S. consulate? ”
"There's no need for that!"
Zhong Shi immediately waved his hand and said categorically, "It is certain now that our every move is already under Papandreou's watch. If we have some abnormal behavior, it may be considered a sign of weakness of mind. If he knows that we are falsely proclaiming the Divine Decree, then the whole thing will be terrible. ”
"That's the same thing!"
Jiang Shan thought about it for a while, and immediately understood, and his heart was no longer as flustered as before, "According to what you said, we don't need to do anything when we stay in Athens during this time?" ”
"It's not good not to do anything, after all, we're just playing the role of a microphone now."
Zhong Shi thought about it carefully, and then continued, "In this way, let's go around casually in the past two days, take some time to visit the US Embassy, and show their people, we have a backstage." ”
"If, after two days, there is no follow-up to the matter, it means that we are safe. We don't have to go back to Hong Kong, we can go straight to Cannes, where the G20 summit is coming up, and the world's leaders are coming together to discuss the economic situation. Let's go over and take a look, maybe there will be some unexpected gains! ”
"At least let them cast rat traps!"
Jiang Shan clapped his palms and said excitedly, "As long as we make a high-profile appearance, the more they dare not do anything to us." That's the truth, right? ”
"You can say that, so to speak!"
Regarding Jiangshan's statement, Zhong Shi was noncommittal. After the initial panic, he carefully analyzed the situation, and then realized that he was indeed a little too worried and afraid.
And the fact is indeed developing according to Zhongshi's prediction.
"What, they swaggered into the US embassy?"
Papandreou, who hadn't slept well for the past few days, frowned involuntarily after hearing the report from his subordinates. After a long pause, he asked, "Do they have any other activities?" ”
"Nothing special."
Reporting to Papandreou was a head of the national intelligence service, who was of the kind of unremarkable appearance that was thrown into the crowd and was inconspicuous. But think about it, handsome intelligence officers only exist in movies, and the more ordinary the intelligence officers in real life, the better.
This intelligence director, named Cicerus, has a strong ability to reason logically, in addition to his excellent memory. Although Papandreou did not reveal more information to him. But based on the whereabouts of Zhong Shi and the others in the past two days, this guy easily judged that the whole thing might be related to the United States.
He thought about it carefully, and finally confirmed to Papandreou, "I have secretly investigated all the places they have been and the people they have come into contact with in the past two days. Basically, they are ordinary citizens of our own country, and there is nothing suspicious. ”
"It seems that they are indeed messengers."
Papandreou's brow furrowed slightly. But the next moment, when he saw that Cicerus was still in front of him, he immediately realized that he had missed it. He immediately waved his hand and motioned for the other party to go out.
"That's right, Mr. Prime Minister."
Although Cicerus only said a word, Cicerus's head was already spinning rapidly, but it was a pity that the other party quickly realized his mistake and stopped talking. This made him feel sorry for him, and just as he was about to quit unwillingly, he suddenly realized that the whole thing was not over yet, "Do we still need to keep an eye on them?" ”
"Also, I would like to remind Mr. Prime Minister that. This guy seems to be quite famous, and if something happens in our country, it will be difficult for us to explain it to the international community. ”
The result of Cicerus's analysis was that Papandreou was going to attack Zhong Shi and the others, so he tactfully advised the other party.
"Got it!"
Papandreou waved his hand helplessly and replied, "Now what needs to be done is not surveillance, but protection, so that your people must escort them out of the country safely, but do not let them discover your presence." ”
Despite being the prime minister of a country, Papandreou doesn't seem to have a better way to deal with Bellstone. When the other party entered the US embassy in such a high-profile manner, he was naturally telling himself that everything he said was true. In this case, Papandreou had to weigh the serious consequences of what he wanted to do.
"Let Bruno, Dennis, and Adonis come to see me!"
Distraught, Papandreou pressed the secretary's call button and informed the other party to summon several henchmen to come to the meeting.
These people are all close confidants of the prime minister, and they claim to be the personal assistants of the prime minister, although they do not have official titles, but in fact their power is no less than that of ordinary ministers.
Bruno is a young man in his thirties, with brown hair, who specializes in privatization theory. Dennis is in his fifties, his hair is half-white, and his specialty is public image management. The other Adonis was a few years older than Bruno, less than forty years old, and he had the highest status of the three, he was Papandreou's campaign manager before Papandreou ran for prime minister, and he was Papandreou's full assistant after moving into the prime minister's residence, so what he said represented Papandreou's meaning to a certain extent.
In fact, the man named Adonis also had a position unknown to outsiders, namely the White Glove of the Papandreou family.
"Here's the thing......"
When the three of them were seated, Papandreou didn't say anything irrelevant, but went straight to the point, and after briefly recounting the conversation he had had with Bell Stone a few days ago, he spread his hands and asked, "Do you have any good ideas?" ”
Since they can be Papandreou's henchmen, they will naturally not be fuel-efficient lamps. They were well aware of those things about the Papandreo family, so when they heard Papandreou say these words. None of them were too surprised.
However, several people were shocked by everything Zhong Shi said, and they didn't know what to say for a while.
"So, this guy is really the spokesman for the U.S. government?"
Bruno was the first to say, "Even if the evidence he has at hand is true, if it really has ulterior motives." Then we can use this to confuse the public and confuse the whole thing. ”
"Basically impossible!"
Adonis waved his hand to stop the other party's futile efforts, "Although some superficial things can be erased, some things involved abroad are difficult to erase the traces. In addition, this kind of thing is basically a proof of freedom, and even if Mr. Prime Minister denies it, I am afraid that it will not be able to stop everyone's mouth. Unless these things can be perfectly concealed, it is impossible to escape the investigation. ”
"And. Whether he is the face of the Americans or not, what he has at hand is likely to be exposed. It's impossible for us to bet on this, and if it's his publication, it's fine, but if it's the U.S. government's publication, then we basically can't deny it. ”
"Therefore, it is better for us to carefully consider the conditions he offered." After calmly analyzing it, Adonis directly blocked the so-called off-the-market moves.
"You mean, to call a referendum?"
Bruno asked, surprised. "If so, then according to the current public opinion. It is very likely that the final decision to suspend the rescue will be reached, how will it be explained at that time? ”
"It's really hard to explain, but we can blame the opposition, can't we?"
Dennis suddenly said, "Everybody, remember? At the EU summit some time ago, it expressed a commitment to reduce Greece's debt by 30%. Although so far. No final policy has emerged yet. But don't forget that the NDP is very unhappy with this decision. ”
The EU summit had intended a 50% reduction in Greece's debt, but the move was unanimously opposed by the European banking sector. Later they had to postpone the plan and reduce the amount of the write-down to 30 per cent, but even so. There is still no agreement across Europe.
The Greek banking sector, which holds the largest share of Greek government bonds, is even more strongly opposed to this proposal, because they hold the largest share of Greek government bonds, and if the write-down is really successful, they will also lose the most. This sentiment has been exploited by the New Democratic Party, the largest opposition party, which is why there are voices in Greece that "the Greeks decide their own problems in Greece".
Papandreou's eyes lit up and motioned for Dunnis to continue.
"As long as we say that the opposition parties are not on our toes on this matter, and in order to prevent the country from getting into partisan strife, we will delegate the power to vote to all the people and let them decide the future of the entire country, so as to share the grievances of the people caused by austerity and preserve our own political future."
"The most important thing is that we have fulfilled our promises abroad, and we don't have to worry about Zhong Shi and others breaking out."
In the end, Dennis clapped his hands even more excitedly, "Regarding the referendum, we were pressured by the opposition party and had to do it. From start to finish, we have been under pressure from vested interests who have driven entire countries to the brink of extinction for their own benefit. Wouldn't your popularity be higher? ”
Dennis's greatest skill lies in involving the opposition parties as well. In this way, the reason for the referendum is logical, and most importantly, it has an explanation for Zhongshi and the United States, and it does not damage its own popularity.
"But if we really tear our faces with the EU, then what will our country do?"
Papandreou thought about it carefully, and this was indeed the case, but he saw further, after all, if he ended up with a mess, then it would not make much sense for him to sit in the position of prime minister.
"There is no doubt that the people are stupid."
Dunnis snorted coldly and said unceremoniously, "When they find out that the country is bankrupt, all kinds of public services are seriously reduced, and the whole society is in turmoil, they will regret their choice today." When the time comes, we'll negotiate with the EU and make sure that they start supporting all of this again, which they are now again. ”
"In this case, from beginning to end, nothing is lost, nothing is but ordinary people paying for their stupidity!" Eventually, Dennis dropped a cold conclusion.
"So when do you think it's better to declare a referendum?"
Papandreou thought and thought about it, and finally felt that this method seemed the best at the moment, and immediately fell into his mind, and began to seriously consider the possibility of implementing this plan, "Is it in the near future or will it be delayed for a while?" ”
"Of course it's striking while the iron is hot!"
The three of them said in unison, and after they looked at each other, it was Dennis who finally said, "Mr. Chancellor, you need to form a consensus with the SPD before announcing this, and then you need to get the approval of the Parliament, and finally a formal referendum next year." The whole thing has to be carried out with lightning speed, after all, after a long time, there is no such perfect excuse for the EU or the New Democratic Party to repeat itself. ”
"Okay, implement it as soon as possible!"
Papandreou slapped his thigh and said excitedly, "I'd like to give an explanation to the American side." (To be continued.) )
PS: Thank you for the book friend Xiao Doctor, for the reward of the Dirty Meow King! Refuse any activities this weekend, write a good book, and can't let everyone down anymore~ I wrote a little less during this time, and I didn't vote anymore, so I still have a cheeky face and hope that everyone can continue to support more~