Chapter 602: Bargaining Chips
Chapter 602
"Incompetent!" Elizabeth frowned, and as she hung up the phone, she scolded unhappily. The news from North America made her very angry, Catherine, a peripheral person, suddenly fled and was not intercepted in time, which is understandable, because in North America, the emphasis is on personal freedom, and if there is no special order, even the core subordinates of the Taylor family cannot be strictly controlled.
But when people run away, there are always some traces left, right? If none of this could be found, then Elizabeth would not be angry. The reason is very simple, if Catherine leaves any countermeasures, then it is definitely not aimed at the side that encourages her to flee, but for the backhand left for herself, that is, these means should be more tolerant for herself. How can there be no clues now?
In fact, Elizabeth Taylor could probably guess what Catherine had discovered and fled. After all, Catherine's task, using the remote network to monitor the relationship between Zhu Sha and Lehi, was given by her personally, and did not go through the internal procedures of the family, which of course also led to the current difficulty in tracking down to some extent, but Elizabeth absolutely did not admit this.
Yesterday, at the beginning of the negotiations with Lehi, she suddenly proposed a marriage, which was intended to test Lehi's attitude towards him, and whether Catherine was opposed by Lehi. Elizabeth was a little frustrated by the results of the trial, and it was clear that Lehi still did not waver, and all the previous pressures did not have the desired effect, including the complete withdrawal of the Europeans! This oriental boy not only has strong skills, but also has a tenacious personality, and he is still full of confidence in the strength he has.
Otherwise, whether you are willing to accept marriage or not, normal people always have to hesitate and think about this kind of suggestion, right? But Lehi did not hesitate at all, just like the proposal itself was not worth considering at all, it had no value at all! Although Elizabeth is not an ordinary person, she is also a little annoyed by being looked down upon like this.
If Catherine had indeed been rebelled against Lehi, and Lehi had known that he had sent men to spy on him in an attempt to find evidence of his misdeeds in order to damage his reputation, then it would have been reasonable for Lehi to be quite hostile to him.
Elizabeth tugged into her hair and lay on the table without an image. This adjustment of Lehi's strategy was made by her, and after returning to China, the Taylor family reassessed the change in the situation and its future direction. As a result, they decided that the market had begun to open up to foreign capital under the premise that Europe and the great powers of the East were beginning to get closer, and this was a golden opportunity to enter the market!
Although, from the perspective of national strategy, North America and the Eastern powers are still opposed, but this does not prevent them from making a fortune! The great powers of the East have been North America's most important trading partners all these years, haven't they? Moreover, the capitalist has always been able to sell even the noose that hanged himself as long as there is enough profit.
After a short discussion, the decision-making level of the Taylor family made a bold decision: to do their best to replace the cooperation status of the Cross Sword Alliance and the Zhijiang Development Foundation! Because according to the available intelligence, including information from the high-level of the eastern powers, in this strategic cooperation between Europe and the eastern powers, the Zhijiang Foundation has cut a considerable piece of the cake, which has been supported and protected by the high-level of the state.
What's more, the nature of the Zhijiang Foundation is quite special, although it is also owned by the state, its leader Li Hai is quite strong, and in the process of its rise, it is rarely interfered by other forces, which means that his independence is very high! In other words, in the economic sphere, the stability of this foundation is much higher than that of other state-owned entities. This is what the Taylor family values most.
As for the secret role that the Zhijiang Foundation may undertake, in the eyes of the Taylor family, it is not a big problem, everyone eats this business, and the system is actually similar. Those who engage in secret operations are all money-burning characters, and they all need a steady stream of blood transfusions, so those economic entities that these secret organizations put on the bright side, how to make money or how to make money, they do not have the idea of doing their best for the national strategy.
Step by step, it was finally time to negotiate with Lehi and the Zhijiang Foundation, but Elizabeth suddenly found that she had no good means to deal with Lehi! Originally, I thought that under his own multi-sided offensive, now Lehi was already busy smoking, and he would hold on to the olive branch he stretched out like grasping a life-saving straw, but he didn't expect Lehi to remain firm, and even disdain his friendship suggestions!
"Is this bastard really hard-hearted!" Elizabeth slammed the table hard, the ruthlessness of the "queen" of the killer world was revealed, if she hadn't seen the scene of Lehi killing with her own eyes, and she still had lingering palpitations, she really wanted to play some tricks, and directly get rid of Lehi, how simple is it?
The problem is that Lehi's skills, judging from the intelligence gathered in all aspects, are almost beyond the scope of human beings! The use of violent means obviously had no effect on him. He has the support of local provincial officials behind him, and the local officialdom will not give him much help. However, its organization has deep roots and extensive influence in the local area, and this kind of organization cannot be eradicated at all, and if it is excessively suppressed economically, it will cause a big mess in the local area, and then those local officials who have been bought by themselves will oppose it.
After thinking about it, Elizabeth actually found that there was nothing too good for her to do with Lehi! Of course, it is still possible to negotiate cooperation step by step, invest funds and advanced technology, but in that case, the benefits will be relatively reduced, and if you want to recover the cost and make up for the compensation given to the Cross Sword Alliance, I don't know how long it will take!
In the end, Elizabeth came to a conclusion that made her smile bitterly: if she could find Dr. Catherine's countermeasures, and get evidence of Lehi's disgrace and dishonor, she might really be able to help her current situation! This is indeed against common sense, because when it comes to tens of billions of yuan of cooperation planning, individuals are simply insignificant, and if they can't do it, they will be replaced? However, most of the strength and stability of the Zhijiang Science and Technology Foundation come from Li Hai personally, which is why this abnormal situation occurs.
But how easy is it to find Catherine in their lair under the protection of such a large organization? Elizabeth didn't have much confidence when she thought about it, if their Taylor family wanted to hide someone in the lair, even if they used the world's most powerful national power, it would be difficult to find it!
In spite of this distress, Elizabeth was well aware that now she could only use the static brake, and the proposal of cooperation had been submitted to Lehi's side, and if she was in a hurry to achieve something, she would put herself in a passive state. We can only wait, wait for Lehi's reply!
She stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking at the beautiful city beneath her feet. This is a one-story office building that she ordered her subordinates to rent, and the Tatya Foundation has put on a posture of protracted warfare, and of course it can't be nested in such a small villa every day. And this floor, from a certain angle, you can just overlook the building of the Zhijiang Foundation! Elizabeth's gaze was unconsciously fixed on a certain layer, and she didn't know what Lehi was doing at this time. She had no way to keep an eye on the building, there was very tight security there, and there might be something else underground, and the Tatya organization was on someone's territory, and if it messed up, it would poke a big basket.
As she was distracted, her personal phone rang suddenly, and Elizabeth picked it up and looked at it, but it was an unfamiliar number. She was a little curious, who called? It stands to reason that those who can know her phone number are all registered numbers, and very few calls from strangers come in.
So, she picked it up, and at first hearing the voice from the other side, her heart raced, and this was exactly what she was anxiously waiting for, the call from Lehi!
"Miss Taylor, I have a personal matter and want to talk to you." Talking to Elizabeth Taylor, Lehi didn't have any politeness, this is a woman who almost died at his hands, and now she is back to make trouble with herself, what is there to be polite: "I have a friend from abroad who wants to open a psychiatric clinic in the country, but her former employer doesn't seem to be easy to talk to. Can you help me with this? ”
Psychiatric clinics? Taylor raised his eyebrows, and he was a little angry in his heart, even if he played a trick first, Lehi's attitude was too indifferent to himself! But Elizabeth also knew that she should not fall out with Lehi now, perhaps the biggest mistake she made was to pay the price early, forcing the Europeans to withdraw from the cooperation negotiations, and at the same time, she also put a heavy burden on her own shoulder, and she could not bear the consequences of failing to negotiate with Lehi! In that case, Lehi may not get anything, but it won't hurt his muscles and bones, but for Taylor, those who promised the benefits of the Crucifixive Sword Alliance still have to be handed over, isn't this a waste?
Therefore, she could only calm down: "Psychological clinic? It's a good choice, and I look at the city, there are a lot of people who don't realize they need this kind of service! So Mr. Li, if I do you this favor, what can you give me in return? "One of the principles of espionage is to trade as much as you can, and violence is just the last resort! Because of the development of technology and organization, espionage operations have become more and more complicated, just like the scene in the movie, where a squad goes deep into the tiger's den and turns the world upside down, is just a joke for real spies.
Now that Catherine has fallen into Lehi's hands, Elizabeth can only trade with Lehi except to send her men to search for any countermeasures she may have left. Luckily, he's still interested in trading! At this time, Elizabeth was glad again, if she hadn't laid Catherine's chess piece in the first place, she probably wouldn't even have the chips to trade now, right? In this sense, Catherine's fall into the hands of Lehi may not have been a great loss to her.
Lehi knew this, too, but who made him need Catherine's psychological counseling and cooperation? "Miss Taylor, we can negotiate cooperation, of course, the specifics need to be further negotiated. In addition, I can hand over my dark line by Cheng Qian's side to you. ”
Putting down the phone, Li Hai tapped lightly on a photo with his finger, and on it, it was the scene of Huazi Liangzi beside Wang Feng and Cheng Qian, toasting together! End of Chapter 602
[Author's digression]: Sleep lazy, do you have a holiday...... Cover your face and run away!