"I'm sorry, Captain, you didn't come at the right time. Pen %Fun %Cabinet www.biquge.info "Yi Shui was apologetic to Olivier. 'Rachel isn't here right now and there's no way we can sign the contract. ”

The French army captain smiled. "I know what Miss McBride is doing, Lieutenant Colonel, and that's why I'm here."

"What do you mean?"

"I know what that ban is."

Yi Shui blinked almost imperceptibly. Anthony Martial knows why? According to the most basic investigation, no one in the Guangzhou Bay Concession knew what was going on, not even the heads of several major consortia, but he even announced that he knew, why?

Also, how could it be?

He was curious, and at the same time there was a hint of suspicion, but the expression on his face did not change. "You may be seated, Captain." "I think we can talk about it seriously," he said. ”

"Thank you very much, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel." Anthony said with a smile, nodding slightly. Then the two of them sat down in their chairs together, and the servant brought the coffee.

Yi Shui picked up his cup and asked, "So, what do you know, Captain?" ”

Anthony sipped his coffee slowly, and didn't seem to hear the question - of course, in fact he heard it very clearly, but there were things that could not be said immediately, especially important things; But on the other hand, he is a typical and purely Western military man, and it is his habit to be straightforward.

Very good habits.

"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, what will I get if I tell you the answer?" When Anthony finally put down his cup, his purpose became clear.

"What do you want, Captain?" Yi Shui remained silent and kicked the ball back.

"Business, mercenary issues." Anthony Martial was still plain and simple, "My superiors believe that the conditions you have put forward are clearly not in line with the government's requirements, and therefore require me to reach a more suitable agreement with you within three days, otherwise someone else will be sent to replace me." ”

Yi Shui smiled in his heart, this was the result he had long predicted, as long as the French still had a little clear head, they would never accept Rachel's conditions unconditionally. They would ask for the terms to be changed, and he and Rachel were ready to change the terms - but Yi Shui wasn't prepared to tell Martial that this was one of the many strategies he had learned from Qin Lang.

He deliberately said nonchalantly. "It's business, and of course we can continue to negotiate."

His attitude made Martial feel irritated. "I don't want to negotiate, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel. The results of previous negotiations made me realize that I was not good at this kind of work, and that I would never be able to get a satisfactory result within the stipulated deadline. I hope you will agree directly to my terms. ”

Yi Shui looked at him dumbfounded, and then began to laugh. There is no doubt that this is ridiculous - who would talk about business in this way? "Directly agree to my conditions", he secretly laughed at the pitiful, naïve and arrogant French captain, who did he think he was?

Then he said to Anthony: "Captain, you should know that no one talks about business like that. ”

"I'm a soldier, not a businessman, and you should understand that too, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel." Annoyed, Martial's voice and expression stiffened. "And the information I have is very important to you." He threatened.

"I'm skeptical, Captain." Yi Shui shrugged, "Even if we don't recruit security guards in China, we will never lose anything. ”

"If that were the case, Miss McBride wouldn't be so anxious to get around."

"Because it was her idea, she was certainly extremely reluctant to see herself fail, and the rest of the company's board, including me, was more optimistic." Yi Shui tried to maintain an understated tone, making Martial feel that he was not particularly concerned about the problem at hand; But he's also worried about whether Rachel won't be angry if she knows what she's doing.

Of course, in any case, the play had to continue according to the predetermined arrangement, and it was not wise to change the script halfway, and Martial was already confused.

His neatly combed mustache was shaking slightly, and Yi Shui could easily see that he wanted to get up and say goodbye, but he was a little reluctant. Of course, anyone who gets to his point will grasp something that looks like a twig as soon as he sees it, not caring if it's a real twig or if it can bear its own weight.

Poor guy.

Yi Shui looked at Martial with a little more pity in his gaze, but it disappeared before the captain could notice. He slowly finished his coffee, put down the empty cup and said, "Of course, I still appreciate the news you brought - if you tell me about it." In return, I would convince Rachel to take more care of your situation when negotiating. ”

This is the carrot behind the stick, a little temptation. Yi Shui knew that for a real veteran, making such a statement in such a hurry would only expose the flaws immediately, but Martial was just an arrogant and inexperienced professional soldier, so he was still full of expectations.

He smiled and looked at the French captain without saying a word, waiting for an answer.

Anthony hesitated. He wasn't willing to trade the information he had for a meaningless verbal promise, but in fact it was the only thing he could possibly get - as long as they investigated carefully, Yi Shui and Rachel could always find the cause of the problem, and they didn't care about time at all; Despite his disappointment, the Captain realizes that the secret is not as valuable as he thinks it is, and that it is rapidly depreciating.

The best way to deal with this kind of thing is to give it to someone who is interested while it still has a little value, at least as a favor.

Anthony finally made up his mind, took a long sip of coffee, and then shrugged his shoulders helplessly: "Okay, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, I'll tell you about it." After a pause, he lowered his voice and said, "Italians." ”

Italian. Yi Shui knew what he was talking about - there was no doubt that the disastrous defeat of Abyssinia had left Italians resentful of the Umbrella Company, especially after they discovered that the abominable American company could not be sanctioned by the U.S. government, which had apparently developed into a deeper resentment. The Italians must have been looking around for any chance to retaliate, and this time, they succeeded.

It is not difficult to imagine that one or more gentlemen from Rome must have visited Tam and clarified the relationship between the security guards and the mercenaries, and perhaps they also used the Italian Army's fiasco in Abyssinia as an example to show Tam how terrible the Umbrella mercenaries were...... Of course, perhaps the Italians were not so thorough as to disclose their true losses to the Chinese officials in retaliation, but one thing is certain, they did scare His Excellency the Governor of Liangguang, and to a more serious extent.

Otherwise, Tan Zhonglin would never have issued such a strict ban.

Yi Shui figured it out completely, but at the same time regretted it: he should have thought of the Italians a little earlier, instead of waiting for Martial to remind him. Although I didn't pay anything for it, I already owed an unnecessary favor after all.

It's a pity.

Still, the expression on his face didn't change. "Thank you very much for the reminder, Captain." Yi Shui said, "I'll remember that." ”

"You're welcome, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel." Anthony sighed, showing a palpable frustration. However, just before Yi Shui was about to persuade him, he suddenly perked up, as if he had thought of a new idea—he did. "If you don't mind, I've got a solution to Miss McBride's troubles."

Of course, whatever else he had to say, Rachel wasn't here. She was sitting outside little Morgan's office, waiting, full of anger.

She was furious, not because of the ban, but because of little Morgan's attitude: he was reluctant to meet her as soon as possible, just because of his contempt for women and not for other problems, but instead lined her up behind a lot of inconsequential fellows. While this attitude has never changed, it is almost impossible to keep Rachel calm after a few such unpleasant experiences.

She cursed little Morgan, and cursed other guys like him who were happy to be courteous to ladies at the ball but never wanted to see women as worthy business partners and competitors, but such people seemed to be everywhere, and their numbers were so numerous that Rachel often thought that his situation was far inferior to Qin Lang's, at least he would never wait for hours outside Little Morgan's office...... No, it's not possible for more than ten minutes.

This is by no means because he is more talented, but because of the sexism that men have against women.

Damn sexist!

Rachel cursed, anger growing deep within her, slowly but surely closing on the bottom line she could control—but at the last moment, the office door opened.

"Miss McBride." Little Morgan stood in the doorway and issued an invitation, "Please come in." ”

Rachel suppressed her anger a little, stood up and walked into the office. Little Morgan closed the door, but without any other job or invitation, he simply said, "I know what you're here for, Miss McBride." But there's one question I've always wanted to figure out, why do you have to recruit mercenaries in China. ”

"What's the problem?" She asked rhetorically.

"I know it's not your job to recruit mercenaries, because we all know that you don't have any position in Umbrella, you're just a shareholder. Of course," he paused, gestured, and continued, "That's not the point I'm going to make, the point is that your actions were unnecessary from the start. ”

"You don't think I should recruit mercenaries in China?" Rachel fought back his anger. She didn't want anyone to say she had made a mistake, especially now.

"You can recruit enough mercenaries anywhere, there's no need to do it in an inappropriate place."

"Because of last year's attempted rebellion?"

"That's just one side of the story." Little Morgan shrugged. "An hour ago, I was told that some Italians had visited the Chinese governor of Liangguang. You should know what they will do. Obviously, you're giving them a chance to get revenge. ”

"It was indeed an oversight." Rachel reluctantly said, but she didn't wait a few hours to listen to his accusations, even though she knew it was inevitable, and for a woman who discriminated against women, it was an opportunity for her to realize that she shouldn't continue in business.

She wanted to say something and express the anger in her heart, but after thinking about it, she still didn't say anything. Moreover, Morgan Jr. did not intend to give her a chance.

"Personally, I don't want to provide you with any help, because I firmly believe that your actions are unnecessary and have not caused any losses to Morgan and Qin Lang. But I know that a woman like you, who is eager to prove that she is capable of taking on the responsibility of managing and leading a company like a man, will never give up easily, so I intend to provide you with an opportunity to solve the problem. ”

Rachel was stunned for a moment, this change in attitude prevented her from reacting in time. But it occurred to her that this was what she expected, and that little Morgan would help her for his own benefit, even if he showed a very familiar nonchalance.

She breathed a sigh of relief, and her anger was less intense. "Thank you very much, Mr. Morgan, I hope—"

Morgan gestured for her to stop. He didn't want to hear what Rachel was thinking, because everything was already arranged. "There's a way to get you out of the problem. First of all, you should apologize to Governor Tan and say that you will not continue to recruit security guards in China"—he stopped her attempts to interject—"to avoid him reporting to Beijing, and to enable your company to continue to do business in China, Miss McBride." ”

"So how should I recruit mercenaries, Mr. Morgan?" That's all she cares about.

"For the past few decades, there has been a large-scale human trade in China's coastal areas, which the Chinese call 'selling piglets,' and of course I am not suggesting that you get involved in this kind of business." He laughed, "But you can get the people you need out of China this way." ”

Of course, it was more convenient and efficient to buy piglets directly, but Morgan Jr. wasn't going to say it, even though he knew that Rachel certainly knew.

He put his right hand in the pocket of his pants, which contained a telegram from San Diego. Little Morgan didn't know why Qin Lang was so sure that Rachel would seek his help, but apparently, he had guessed correctly again.

Hopefully, his approach will continue to be effective. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )