Chapter 35: Misfortune
However, Yang Minghuan is also very clear now that the entire crossing group has reached the last moment of being stretched, because the crossing group has almost no money.
The person in charge of accounting work in Crossing Trade is a little girl named Gu Qingqian who was born in the financial industry, and used to do finance in several companies, but now Yang Minghuan has not dared to go to her for several months, and he doesn't even dare to make a phone call...... It's not that this girl looks scary, on the contrary, this is a girl who is not tall, but quite cute and has a personality, every time Gu Qingqian sees Yang Minghuan, she will tell him how the entire crossing trading company is now unable to make ends meet, how dangerous the financial situation is, so many expenses, but there is not much income at all, which is equivalent to eating the old book. Of course, if Yang Minghuan really ran a company, there would definitely be signs of absconding now, although the original purpose of this company was to abscond out of this world.
Now there is still a lot of cash in the account of each related company under their name, but this money is to prepare for the payment of goods, although everyone is about to disappear from this world forever, but you can't do those bad things that take things and run, this is the consensus reached by all the traversers, anyway, the lack of money is not money in the traversal trade. However, when the gold-swallowing beast of industrial equipment procurement suddenly opened its bloody mouth, it caught the veterans of the executive committee and the financial department off guard.
Tens of millions of purchases are rapidly decreasing the length of the numbers on the accounts as quickly as cutting meat in the accounts of the crossing trade. However, at the same time, the crossing group also encountered a problem that it did not expect before - gold began to depreciate!
I have to say that the luck of the crossing group is quite good, they began to sell the largest amount of precious metals when it coincided with the rise of precious metal trading, although the quality of the precious metals they provide is not good, but the victory is large, in a short period of time for the crossing group to accumulate a lot of money, but the amount of precious metals they provide is too large, so that it directly impacts the entire international market, resulting in a decline in the price of precious metals. In the past two months, the price of gold has fallen by a third compared to before. This has directly shrunk the value of the gold that has not yet been sold by the traversal by one-third.
Although the ancient furniture has accumulated a lot of money for the group, but the people who like this thing are definitely niche, and the modern woodworking tools provided by the company have increased the output of furniture in the new time and space several times, and at the same time, it has also made the potential customer base with purchase intention less and less. Xiao Jing was already selling these stocks at a price of more than 10,000 yuan per set of furniture at this time. The furniture factory of New Time and Space has temporarily ceased production, and only processes wood, such as rosewood and rosewood, which are sent for sale. But because they can't produce any certificates, the price of these timbers will always have to shrink by some water.
At this time, the crossing group could not open source, and there was no way to reduce expenditure, and the funds in the account had begun to bottom out. In desperation, they had no choice but to sell all the gold and platinum they had left, as well as most of the silver, and only a few remained, which they re-smelted and minted into five, ten, and twenty grams of silver. This is just in case, if you can't develop a business in a short period of time, these silver bars can still be able to survive for a while. In addition, a large number of silver coins were stamped with a press to ensure that they would not be affected by too much capital after crossing.
The Executive Committee passed a unanimous resolution at the meeting to carry out the crossing as soon as possible, and for the potential crossing people who have not yet arrived, wait for another three days, if they have not arrived, they will not wait.
"Anyway, what is left behind has basically met the minimum requirements for carrying out industrial infrastructure, and it is just icing on the cake to come back." Xiao Jing said.
Soon there were many empty containers on the playground of the base, and the crossing people began to pack them under the command of various departments.
Because of the tonnage relationship, each person can only be allowed to carry about 200 kilograms of personal belongings, including the equipment distributed, as long as the personal belongings do not exceed the total weight, nothing is restricted, but no guns are allowed, and anyone with a gun must be handed over for unified safekeeping.
However, after opening the backpacks of several traversers, Du Yande only had a wry smile, and most of the things he carried were laptops, desktops, tablets, smartphones, portable game consoles, and some even brought the latest game consoles and LCD TVs...... It feels like going camping in a place where there are electrical outlets everywhere, but most people don't pack their underwear, socks, toiletries, etc.
Obviously, his attempt to get these traversers to pack up and transport the electrical appliances back failed, and the traversers knew very well that even if the traversal was completely successful, everyone would become retired cadres, and computers would not be something that could be made, and by that time, it would be too late to regret it.
Li Zhe on the side also comforted, "Let them bring it, these things can at least be used as computer spare parts in the future." Li Zhe's own burden is not small, he brought a whole cabinet of servers and a large amount of data, at this time, he can't hold it every day, for fear of falling and damaging the data, and I don't know if he can handle it with his undergraduate level.
He Yongkang from the medical team was full of joy at this time and drew the last perfect tick on his purchase list, and Yang Minghuan couldn't help but lean over curiously and asked what he finally bought.
He Yongkang smiled and said to Yang Minghuan, "Do you know? These guys who prescribe vaccination certificates have fake certificates in them. ”
"What? Fake? Yang Minghuan couldn't believe that someone would do anything about this, "Don't these people know that this is a joke on their own lives?" ”
He Yongkang couldn't help pouting, he was a surgeon, but at this time he was entrusted by the executive committee to be the leader of the medical team. Although I don't know what the epidemic situation is in the New World, even in the 90s of the 20th century, there were many outbreaks of small-scale cholera and other infectious diseases in Japan.
"I did an immunization test a few days ago, and now the guys who haven't been vaccinated are basically on the list, but fortunately we have purchased a lot of vaccines, so we can go there and continue to get vaccinated. And there are so many people wearing glasses outside, I specially purchased a set of old-fashioned optometry equipment, which can cost the old nose, and now you can find automatic mirror grinding machines and computer refractors everywhere, but the old equipment can not be found. ”
Because the Executive Committee attaches great importance to medical care, in order to ensure the highest possible level of medical care, the medical team is the group that spends the most money in the entire livelihood department, and even the field hospital that has no place to purchase has also been put into two sets.
Yang Minghuan deeply understood that the medical equipment they purchased was enough to open a full-fledged hospital. Among them, a lot of equipment was shot, and now they can only settle for the next best thing, and try to ensure that the equipment they purchase can meet the needs of most diseases.
The traversers were all wearing eighty-seven camouflage uniforms at this time, even if they were girls who loved beauty, although some people put some strange little decorations on the outside, but they were still inconspicuous in the sea of camouflage. They all wore 80 steel helmets on their heads, this kind of steel helmet is extremely large, cheap and good quality, this all-steel steel helmet is enough to deal with all cold weapons and general infantry firearms in the new time and space, so it was selected as standard equipment. In contrast, those so-called bulletproof helmets made of new materials either have a shelf life or the price is too amazing, so they have all failed.
Everyone was given a stab-proof suit, but no one wanted to wear it on this hot day, and it was perfect for sweating.
In addition to the steel helmet, those who do not want to wear the steel helmet wear the distributed Penny hat, although this hat has no protection, but whether it is used for shade or concealment in the tropical and subtropical jungles, it is just, so it has also become an important part of the personal equipment of the traversal.
In addition, all of them were also issued with cut-proof gloves, rubber raincoats and high rain boots, given that the place to go must be tropical, then there will definitely be no shortage of rain, although the time to choose is late autumn, but it is conceivable that when the rainy season comes, the unprepared will be drenched to death.
A large number of walkie-talkies and survival whistles were purchased through the trade to communicate with each other, although the transmission distance of walkie-talkies is only within two kilometers, but walkie-talkies can be networked with each other, and a large range of communication areas can be formed. In addition, all were forced to carry at least three days' worth of dry food, two first-aid kits, sewing kits and water bottles for three days. This kind of polymer kettle is not afraid of falling and has a special backpack to carry it, which does not affect walking.
As for the backpacks, they chose large combination backpacks, and personal belongings were packed directly into the shipping bags directly into the containers, according to the "combat loading" standards set by the logistics department, these personal items will be packed at the bottom of the deck, basically until the end of the day, the top of which may be used at the beginning of the landing.
At this time, there is also a strange thing in the playground, which is a folding floating dock made of angle steel, which will be put into use immediately when it lands, but it cannot be built by the sea, so it can only be built from here and transported in containers. When it was ready to land, it was directly put into the sea by the crane of the Dongfeng, and then assembled in the sea as a channel for unloading materials.
As for Yuan Zhenli's plane, it was also dismantled into several parts and stuffed into a container. The plane was changed beyond recognition, and pontoons were added underneath to ensure that it could land on the water without sinking into the water, ready for reconnaissance use on the surface of the sea after crossing. Next to the plane there is also a small iron frame, which is a catapult. At present, there is no steam catapult for the time being, and only two electric winches can be used for catapulting.
At the moment, the empty containers are neatly lined up in the playground, and the busy crowd is carrying things to fill the containers, and if you look at it from above, it looks like ants moving.
The next day, the containers were all full, and the Executive Committee had to buy a few more containers to finish the rest of the supplies that had not yet been loaded, and waited until the third day to announce the departure. Heavy trucks dragged containers and roared out of the gate of the base, followed by one after another fully loaded buses, and at the end were several military trucks, these trucks were retired military vehicles, you must know that the maintenance of things in the army is nothing to say, and now in some troops you can still see the old liberation that can not be found with a trace of rust. As a result, the remaining funds were used to procure several military trucks, including a large tanker. There are quite a few military trucks equipped with construction machinery, forklifts, excavators, crawler tractors, and automatic logging machines, which makes everyone who sees it deeply curious about what this fleet does.
Soon, some good deeds took videos and short videos and posted them on Moments, saying that there was a big troop movement in their city, and the whole city was in an uproar for a while, and they didn't know what was going on.
Zeng Zhigang's investigation was inconclusive, and as he learned more and more, the entire crossing trade became more and more incomprehensible. His request to stay a few more days was rejected by the leader, who probably thought he had done it too much. He himself also understands the leader's opinion, a company that has spent so much money to buy so much equipment is unlikely to risk any move that jeopardizes its own investment, not to mention that they are not involved in guns, which is indeed not a threat.
So he finally decided to put the case, which didn't seem threatening, aside and returned to the provincial capital a few days ago. Not long ago, he also saw this post in the circle of friends, and when he saw such a huge convoy leaving this province, he unconsciously quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and he knew at a glance that this must be the convoy that crossed the trade, so huge. Judging by the route of the convoy, it is presumably not their destination in this province. I have always regarded this company as a big problem, and now that they have left, it is time for the relevant departments in other places to have a headache.
For this reason, he also went to have a supper with a few colleagues in the evening, and also drank several bottles of beer to celebrate, anyway, the next day was Saturday, so he didn't have to go to work. But although he himself was very happy at this time, he had a feeling in his heart that the water crossing the trade was very deep, and it was not something that he could see now, and he also had a special feeling that these people must have something to do with him......
The next morning, before eight o'clock, the ringing of his mobile phone successfully woke him up. I was confused, and it turned out to be my own leader.
"Xiao Zeng, was it you who investigated the company last time?"
The leader's voice clearly sounded rather nervous. He rubbed his eyes, "Yes, it's through trade, I wrote a report and handed it to ......"
His words were interrupted rather rudely, and the words of the leader opposite sounded anxious, "There is a problem with this company, come to my office in twenty minutes!" Then the phone was hung up.
Blowing the air conditioner, he suddenly broke out in a white sweat, and the relevant department where he was in could not say the word "problem" casually, and the leader said that there was a problem, then there must be a big problem. He didn't have time to wash his face and brush his teeth, so he put on his clothes and rushed to the unit, and even forgot to turn off the air conditioner.
When he arrived at the office within fifteen minutes, the section chief of the office had been pacing back and forth in the corridor for a long time, and as soon as he saw him coming, he pulled him directly into his office.
There are two foreigners sitting on the sofa in the office, a man and a woman, the man is a Chinese-looking person, but at a glance it is clear that it is a Chinese ABC who grew up abroad, and the woman is directly a foreigner. The two of them seem to have skills, and they should also be from the powerful department.
"This is an agent of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Tobacco, Alcohol, and Firearms, Xue Ziliang, and this is his partner Sarina." The section chief gave a brief introduction and continued. "A report from their bureau said that a number of Chinese nationals had recently arrived in Hawaii with a large number of firearms and ammunition, and had chartered a 200 to 300-ton yacht there and left the port to go through the sailing procedures for Myanmar, but Interpol and they suspected that the weapons and ammunition were on this ship."
"Will this ship enter our territorial waters?" Zeng Zhigang was a little confused when he just woke up, and asked.
Xue Ziliang's Mandarin is quite standard. "Let's put it this way, we have reason to suspect that the ship's destination is not Myanmar at all, but Chinese mainland."
Zeng Zhigang's head buzzed - this is a big deal, smuggling guns and ammunition is still smuggled from the United States to China, this is a serious gun smuggling case.
"The decision has been made to have these two agents accompany them as observers to assist in the case." The section chief handed over the file to Zeng Zhigang. He took the materials and returned to his office in a daze, feeling a little deep and shallow along the way. This is a big case, and as long as it is done, it will be a great achievement.
Xue Ziliang pulled out a few documents from their portfolio, "These are the few people who are suspected, four men and three women, and two children. ”
"Children?" Zeng Zhigang was a little suspicious. "There are children in this arms smuggling?"
"We were also very strange that there were two couples, both American and Chinese-American, and two Chinese-Americans with green cards and a Latino woman. But for the Latino woman, we couldn't make out her name at all, it seemed to be the girlfriend of some Chinese American. ”
Sarina added. "We suspect that this is a case of arms smuggling in the name of family navigation, and the Federal Administration of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has discovered in recent months that there are people transporting weapons of all kinds into Hawaii in a staggering amount that far exceeds the needs of the average firearms enthusiast who already have a large number of private firearms and buy weapons on this scale......
Xue Ziliang took over, "It is rare for Chinese Americans in the United States to make such a move, and they obviously have bad motives. ”
"So do you think it's normal for white Americans to behave like Shinrikyo in this way?" Zeng Zhigang was very disgusted by Xue Ziliang's statement, and when he became a banana, he forgot what skin color he was?
"No, no, no......" Xue Ziliang was quite embarrassed, he didn't want to go to the mines on the sensitive topic of racial discrimination, let alone discriminate against his own race. I mean, very few Chinese Americans in the U.S. buy guns, and I'm not denying that they enjoy the rights granted by the U.S. Constitution......"
Sarina felt a little embarrassed, and hurriedly pulled out a sheet from the document, "This person has a criminal record, his name is Lin Chuanqing, he used to be the head of a smuggling syndicate, and he is familiar with the smuggling route from the United States to the South China Sea, because he is driving the boat, so we suspect that the destination is China at all." ”
"So what else do they have that could be suspicious about the Crossing Trade, other than the phone?"
"We didn't know about the Crossing Trading Company before, but we were told when we came here to check the phone number. We checked the immigration information, this person had been to Myanmar a few months ago, and at the same time the people who had crossed the trading company had also traveled to Myanmar, and we checked the hotel records, and they were staying in the same double room. Xue Ziliang was anxious to reverse his image in Zeng Zhigang's eyes, and hurriedly introduced.
"Lin Shenhe?" Zeng Zhigang glanced at the information, "This name is a bit strange. ”
Saying that, he called the local department to check the information, and asked someone to bring coffee, and it seemed that the two American agents did not want to rest at all.
Zeng Zhigang knew that these people had left the province, so he directly called the local car rental company, and it was not possible for one car rental company to rent so many heavy trucks. But that's the case, none of the local car rental companies are renting out vehicles to Cross Trade. Actually, the matter is very simple, these heavy goods are now coming through the port where all the equipment of the trade is located, and this is just the concession of the cargo port to rent their premises to store their goods in gratitude to the crossing trade and spend a lot of money on the loading fee with them.
But how did Zeng Zhigang think about this? He couldn't help but be shocked, could such a large convoy come out of nowhere? However, this did not bother him, and he soon found several vehicles under the name of Crossing Trade, and through a highway inquiry, these vehicles reached a lesser-known port in Leizhou.
"Harbor?" Xue Ziliang jumped up immediately, "Could it be that you are preparing to go to sea from the port and then join the arms smuggling ship at sea?" ”
Without further ado, Zeng Zhigang didn't care about going home to turn off the air conditioner, so he hurriedly applied for the right to use a car from the leader, and drove directly to Leizhou. He remembered that he had purchased a large amount of materials and equipment through the trade, and these equipment and materials had to be thousands of tons, and if they were not in order, they would directly reach tens of thousands of tons, and it would take quite a long time to ship them all onto the ship, and the convoy had only left the province for a day or two, so he could only see if he could intercept them before they left the port.
Zeng Zhigang still had a small pistol in his pocket at this time, which the leader asked him to bring just in case, if it really reached the point where it couldn't be ended, he still had a gun in his hand. As for the other two American agents, then I'm sorry, they have no law enforcement power in China, and they can't be allowed to openly possess weapons in any way, and they can't defend themselves.