Chapter 367: Conspiracy and Calculation (01)
Crab Claw nodded: "I've thought about this too, but what if the 'Clock Tower' holds the economic lifeblood of the country?" After all, there are not a few such economic oligarchs, and many countries have been swallowed up by these economic predators, and it is these guys who are secretly influencing the economic trend of some countries, and then achieving the goal of controlling the entire country. ”
"It's not impossible to have this possibility, but it's unlikely that this kind of family world will be controlled, all the power is under the firm control of the family members, although the family members will also intrigue, but to some extent it is far stronger than those relatively democratic high-level structures, the 'clock tower' is difficult to find opportunities, for an organization like them, rather than willing to be such a hard bone, it is easier to change the goal." Heavy punch said.
Crab Claw nodded and felt that he made sense: "In this way, the most between them is a cooperative relationship, and the 'Clock Tower' may have an investment here." ”
"That's why I strongly advocate talking to the prince, and we still have a chance to convince him." Heavy punch said.
Crab Claw nodded again, feeling that Heavy Punch's mind was careful enough and the problem was comprehensive enough, this guy was indeed a material that took the overall situation into account.
In fact, he has grown a lot over the years, especially after experiencing the "black blood" crisis, he has become more mature, swept away the previous stunned character, and calmed down a lot, especially under the influence of 03, it has been very different from before, and the ability to control the overall situation is increasing day by day, although it can't be compared with 03, but it is also slowly growing into a commander, of course, there are many kinds of commanders, some people can command thousands of troops, and some people will only have three or five people at most, Generals and handsome talents are rare, but the small leaders who lead the charge are all over the place, but the heavy punches are developing in the direction of the generals who control the overall situation, although this road will definitely be very long for him, after all, he is not a natural general, but gradually formed by later training.
After a while, Jason brought some food and drinks, all of which were the specialties of the hotel, and a roast whole lamb, and said that it was a reward from the prince, and asked them to enjoy it in peace.
"And the reward...... I really think of myself as a prince. Crab Claw shook his head, his background and life experience made it difficult to understand this feeling of superiority.
"People are the princes, they are high up, and everything they do is from the perspective of looking down on all beings." Heavy punches didn't care at all and began to eat and drink.
"Aren't you afraid of being poisonous?" The crab claws really had no scruples, so they asked.
"Do you think it's possible?" The heavy punch directly ripped off a roast leg of lamb and gnawed it.
"That's right, anyway, I'm also here as a diplomat, and if something really goes wrong, they're not easy to explain." The crab claws smiled and began to eat, it would be too wasteful not to eat such a good thing.
"This meat is really good, in this place, you can't eat anything else, this roasted whole lamb can be regarded as the most authentic." Heavy punch said while eating.
"I'm afraid that this country can't find anything else except cattle and sheep, and 90% of the vegetables and fruits are imported, so they urgently need more advanced agricultural technology to meet their needs." Crab Claw said.
"It is estimated that Makarov took a fancy to this and did what he liked, but I don't know whether he invested directly or secretly intervened in the name of other companies." Heavy punch poured a glass of wine, "There must be some deeper contacts between him and the higher-ups, which can be seen from the information obtained before, but I don't know how deep the friendship between them is." ”
Heavy punch nodded: "That's natural, Pierre once mentioned that Dudeev has been serving the royal family of the country under the instruction of Makarov, he is not only an external instructor, he has not purchased some luxury goods for the royal family, but also in the whole world, so the relationship between them must be closer than we think." ”
"Aren't we caught in the net?" The crab claws frowned.
Heavy Punch didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "Who do you think Dudeev is in the eyes of the royal family?" ”
"Who...... Subordinate? The crab claw thought about it again, and felt that it didn't seem appropriate, so he changed his words and said, "This is a high-ranking guy, and he shouldn't trust an outsider; Friend? It's also unlikely, the country is hierarchical, the royal family is high, and he shouldn't make friends with an outsider, so to put it mildly, at most it's a good relationship, at most a relationship between hire and being employed, but he's still an outsider after all. ”
Heavy Punch nodded: "So do you think the royal family will offend the country behind you for such a person?" ”
"So......" Crab Claw thought for a moment, "that means that Wang Shichengyuan will not necessarily defend him. ”
"Before they realize how bad the situation is, they will maintain it, after all, the employer should take care of the employee somewhat, but if the employee is in too much trouble, do you think they will continue to maintain it?" Heavy Punch smiled, "Of course, this is just a speculation, isn't that the case?" We'll have to verify it a little bit later through a meeting with the Prince. ”
The crab claw carefully considered his words, and there was indeed a certain amount of truth, but he also smelled the element of adventure in them, and the heavy punch seemed to officially want to test Dudkov's status in the hearts of the royal family members in this way, thinking of this, he asked again: "If you guessed wrong, then aren't we revealing our intentions?" ”
"Dudkov is definitely not a fool, why we are here He should be able to think about it quickly, if I guess wrong, it is equivalent to verifying that the prince or the royal family has revealed the news of our place to Dudeev, if that's really the case, then we can think of other ways, but I don't think it's very likely, no matter how arrogant the royal family is, they won't offend you for one person, right? I don't think they're stupid enough to be that stupid. Heavy punch said.
"I hope your speculation is correct, but I always think it's a bit risky, in case people get angry and just kill us, we can't run." Crab Claw said, but he still felt that the speculation of the heavy punch was quite convincing.
"Didn't you notice that no one was searched when we came in?" "I think they shouldn't think we're a threat after knowing who we are, so they're relatively polite." ”
Crab Claw nodded and agreed: "What you said is also right, this kind of thing will never be negligent as a security officer, so in this case, then this order should be given by the prince, is that a show of goodwill?" ”
"Perhaps! At least his attitude is slowly changing invisibly, at least they still pay attention to your identity and origin, it seems that they are still afraid of you Lao Mei, even if they are not afraid of you, but they definitely don't want to offend you, so we are still very likely to succeed for them. Heavy punch said with confidence.
The crab claw took a sip of wine, and was a little powerless to refute: "Alas, I hope you are right." ”
A little later, the prince actually came to see them in person, and did not call them over as he had done last time.
"Keep you two waiting." The prince was polite.
"We know you're busy, but it's urgent, so we have to bother." The crab claws are still very polite.
Soon everything in the hall was removed, and the sofas and beds were arranged, and the prince sat cross-legged on the bed with great style, waving them to sit down, and cigars and drinks were brought in.
"I'm sorry, but we don't always allow alcohol, so we can't drink with you, but you can be casual." The prince said as he took a puff on his cigar.
The country's religious practice is that alcohol is forbidden, and under this premise, guests are allowed to drink, which is indeed a big concession and shows their respect for outsiders, but they are not drinking in front of the prince, but they each light a cigar and express their gratitude.
The prince nodded, and he was not reluctant: "I probably guessed that the purpose of your coming is that His Majesty the King and the fourth prince have not yet expressed their position, so I can't make any promises to you, of course, fighting crime is also one of the basic policies that the country has always pursued, all actions must be under the legal framework, and no one has the right to override the law." ”
This is a pun, first of all, it shows his attitude, but it also says the problems he is currently facing, and in the end, I am afraid that the king and the fourth prince will make a decision, he has no right to make decisions, and at the same time emphasizes the need to abide by the law, which not only expresses their willingness to support at least the official fight against crime, but also secretly reminds them not to do illegal things here, worthy of being a prince-level figure in charge of diplomacy, and it has a lot of meaning.
"I appreciate His Highness's straightforwardness and frankness, although Dudkov is very popular in your country, he is notorious internationally, his mercenaries have committed countless war crimes, and his arms trafficking has led to the escalation of conflicts in many hot spots, we have been looking for him for a long time, but we did not expect him to hide here, but you can rest assured, we will abide by the laws of your country, but we also need the help of your country's legal department to arrest him." The crab claw also said very politely.
"Of course, as long as it is within the scope of legal constraints, we are willing to provide necessary assistance, but there are some things that need to be carefully considered, and we also have to take into account the international influence, and Dudkov and some of his peripheral relations in our country's investment projects are huge, we also have to take into account our country's reputation and economic losses, if it is not handled well, it is likely to affect the final decision of some consortiums that are ready to invest in our country." His Royal Highness began to euphemistically mention the issue of money.
As soon as he heard about these crab claws, he understood that there was indeed a need to continue the discussion, and it seemed that His Royal Highness had begun to be pragmatic and wanted to obtain more benefits through this matter, so he said that as long as it was within a reasonable range, they were willing to compensate them appropriately, and as for the problem of economic investment, he could not solve it, but he was also willing to make a matchmaking and provide necessary help, including enterprises in modern planting technology, as well as several cutting-edge technology convenient consortiums that were urgently needed in the country.
Several people talked for three and a half hours before the meeting was over, this is a bargaining in a harmonious atmosphere, although only some verbal agreements have been reached, on the surface it seems that there is no substantial gain, but it has also roughly confirmed each other's attitudes, and the bottom line of cooperation, of course, these things have not fallen on paper, no one wants to leave a handle, before the specific details are finalized, this is just a warm-up, but basically it can be guaranteed that the country will not pay too much in the matter of Dudkov, Even if they don't help, they won't stop it, but the premise is that they can't make a mess, and it's clear that they are not allowed to use force on their territory, which is indeed a bit troublesome, but they all understand that even if this kind of thing is a little out of line, it won't have much impact, as long as it is within the controllable range, the prince probably won't be too aggressive.
At the end of the meeting, the prince promised to give them some further clues, including some of the things that Dudkov had done in the country in recent years, and some other more detailed information, but at the same time stressed that they were forbidden to take any targeted action until the king made a final decision, and that he would send people who were familiar with Dudkov and the local situation to provide them with the necessary assistance in the short term, and they understood that this was indeed assistance, and it was also surveillance.
In the end, the prince said that he would ask the king to make a decision as soon as possible, and then meet with them again to discuss other details.
When the two of them left the hotel, it was already late at night, and the meeting went well, and it was basically certain that the attitude of the country would not become a stumbling block, if not to provide them with effective help.
"You have to do your homework after you go back, you promised to match people just now, you can't just talk about it, at least you have to find a few decent investors and the relevant technology they urgently need." Heavy punch said in the car.
Crab Claw nodded: "Of course, I will definitely do it if I promise, I have no right to make a commitment to diplomatic things, but I still have some resources in my hands for these corporate relationships, and those multinational enterprise technology boss consortiums can still give me some face, not to mention that this is an opportunity to make money, these oil tyrants are not short of money in their pockets, but in addition to money, they really have nothing, everything has to be bought, so they urgently need some technology that they can control, after all, oil can't be played for many years, After the time is clear, this is a desert, and if they want to live, they have to think of some other way, and it can be seen from this that they have been preparing for a rainy day. ”
Heavy Punch smiled: "I really didn't expect this operation to be involved in diplomatic issues, but if it can be resolved through negotiations, it is not bad, it is better than using force." ”