Chapter 188: The Puzzle (10)
At 6 p.m. on November 20, 2020, there were 51 hours left before the 72 hours that Xiyuan Temple Red Pill gave to Cheng Mo.
Cheng Mo stood in front of the covered floor-to-ceiling windows, the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled warmly on the patchwork of white buildings in Athens. Unlike other metropolises, there are few high-rise buildings in Athens, and the old city is almost all low old-fashioned buildings, while the buildings in the new city are generally more than ten floors, and eighty or ninety floors like the Hydra headquarters can be said to be rare, so the Hydra headquarters standing in the center of the city has a particularly broad view, even if Cheng Mo is only located on the thirty-third floor at this time, you can clearly appreciate the ruins of the Acropolis at a slight angle, like Cheng Mo's eyesight, and even the skyline of the bay can be overlooked.
To be able to occupy a landmark building in such a position with such an appearance, it is conceivable that the strength of the "Hydra" should be precise, the strength of the "Black Death". Cheng Mo couldn't help but think of the Jing brothers who entered China very early, if it weren't for a strong government in Huaxia, with an extremely firm determination to fight corruption, promote honesty, eliminate crime and hunger, and prevent capitalist corruption to the greatest extent, maybe a certain central city in China would also erect such a building.
The terrible thing about capital is that it never cares whether the source of the money is innocent or dirty, as long as the profit is sufficient, it does all kinds of evil.
Cheng Mo didn't sigh too much about the vastness of the world, he was used to these seemingly incredible, but in fact repeated in human history. For him, nothing is more important than catching the red pill of Xiyuan Temple as soon as possible. Therefore, his thoughts only wandered for a second, and he quickly began to review to check if there were any mistakes in the whole process last night.
Judging from the results, Ahmadi invited him to dinner today, which means that there should be no big problem, but the key is how Cheng Mo can meet the demon god Beret through Ahmadi. Now Cheng Mo has laid two foreshadowings - "Young Animal Missile" and "Black Death Trainee Doctor".
It's just that Cheng Mo is not sure whether these two foreshadowings can be exchanged for Ahmadi's trust and attention.
Cheng Mo was thinking with his eyes closed, and at the same time learning Arabic through Nuwa, with the carrier's strong memory, even without Nuwa's help at this time, Cheng Mo was able to carry out some daily communication.
At half-past six, the silence of the room was broken by three crisp knocks on the door. Cheng Mo quickly walked over and opened the door, originally he guessed that it would be Atif or Khatib who would pick him up for dinner. I didn't expect to open the door and see Ahmadi in a suit. He seems to have trimmed his thick beard a little today, leaving only a neat short beard to make his face more three-dimensional.
Ahmadi was followed by two tall and strong bodyguards, and although the bodyguards were wearing sunglasses, Cheng Mo could feel that the eyes of these two people were watching his every move. Cheng Mo's reaction was very fast, he didn't show calm down, but opened his mouth to say something but didn't say it, just the right way to express surprise.
Ahmadi smiled, as if he and Cheng Mo had known each other for many years, his right hand held Cheng Mo's left shoulder, his left hand hugged Cheng Mo's waist, and then first left and then right veneers three times, and whispered in Cheng Mo's ear during the veneer: "Ahran." (Hello)"
Regarding Ahmadi's treatment of Cheng Mo as a close courtesy between good friends, Cheng Mo pursed his lips slightly, with a noncommittal face, as if he was still angry and didn't want to pay attention to Ahmadi's appearance.
Ahmadi spread his hands and said with a smile: "Mr. Abdul, I hope you don't get angry, I think you should be able to understand that caution is the basic principle in our business, isn't it?"
Cheng Mo was silent for a moment before he said: "It's right to be cautious, but the first time we met, I gave enough sincerity, but you treated me with such a rude attitude, this is really rude!"
"Allah has mercy! I apologize to you for my rudeness yesterday, and as an apology, I will show you my sincerity. As he spoke, Ahmadi held his right hand and bowed slightly to Cheng Mo.
Cheng Mo said expressionlessly: "All praise be to Allah." May Allah forgive you for your arrogance yesterday. β
Ahmadi said with an innocent face: "Allah, Mr. Abdul, I was not arrogant yesterday, but it is a terrible thing to know that a stranger suddenly comes to the door with ten kilograms of heroin...... And to be honest, you don't know much about us Hydra and Hydra's Rhona, and that's what caused the misunderstanding. β
"Really?"
Ahmadi made a gesture of please and said, "Please follow me." β
Cheng Mo walked out of the room, closed the door with his hand, and walked with Ahmadi down the corridor covered with red Persian carpet.
When he arrived in the elevator hall, Ahmadi turned to Cheng Mo and whispered, "Mr. Abdul, now I will take you to the core area of our Hydera Rhona to have a look. β
Cheng Mo didn't speak, the black-clothed bodyguard next to him swiped the pass card hanging around his neck on the sensor, the elevator door opened, Ahmadi was the first to walk into the elevator, Cheng Mo also walked in, and then the two bodyguards came up, and the bodyguard on the right pressed the forty-first floor.
"The building was inaugurated in 2011, and the name 'Hydra of Rhona' is derived from the Greek mythology of Hydra Hydra, the father of the most powerful monsters, Typhon the dragon, and Echitina, the female snake-headed monster**, as well as Phallas and Verstynx It doesn't matter who gave birth to the combination, in short, Hydra Hydra devoured the fields, ravaged people and animals, did all kinds of evil, and the poisonous gas he spat out made the area a so-called plague swamp...... And the swamp where Hydra lives is called Rhona. Ahmadi whispered.
As soon as this introduction was finished, Mitsubishi Elevator had quickly arrived at the forty-first floor, the elevator door opened, and a bright hall appeared in front of Cheng Mo, the fluorescent lamps on the roof illuminated the hall as if it were day, countless people with work cards on their chests were working in front of the workbench, the computer reflected their busy faces, crackling typing sounded, and some people with headphones were talking to customer service with formulaic voices, the air was filled with the smell of coffee and strong perfume, and English with Arabic accents came and wentγ On the face of it, it's no different from any other internet company in the world.....
Ahmadi walked out of the elevator and turned to Cheng Mo who was following behind him and said: "There is a reason why we chose the name Rhona of Hydra, on the surface, we Hydra do all kinds of evil, we sell arms, drugs, Stolen goods and even pornography of all kinds, but in fact it is a kind of rebellion on our part, and our mentor Beret once taught us that from the perspective of human beings themselves, we are not a bunch of beasts that should be controlled by taxes and government control, and that the human spirit should be free from any constraints, and that people should have the right to dispose of drugs and other goods....."
As he spoke, Ahmadi looked at the sign printed on the screen glass at the entrance, and Cheng Mo also looked over, which was a stick figure of an Arab wearing a mask riding a camel, with "The Silk Road" written in English underneath.
Ahmadi whispered, "Of course..... Not only that, but for Westerners, Hydra may be a monster that brings evil, but for those of us in the Third World, it is a protector to survive. Since Westerners use war to sell freedom, they should pay for freedom with their crimes....."
Cheng Mo didn't expect that Hydra would have its own corporate culture, and its intentions would be so lofty, it seems that the Black Death behind Hydra can surpass so many countries and become one of the top ten Chosen Ones in the world.
Ahmadi waved his hand and said, "The highest sales volume here is marijuana, followed by cocaine, followed by ecstasy, electronics, and cannabis resin..... It's a genuine international market, and as long as the product is curious enough and the price is moderate, it can be swept away. Our sellers and buyers come from all over the world, and most of our sellers are retail retailers, most of them are from Omi, Britain and Australia, but in fact, their suppliers are all poor third world countries....." Ahmadi turned his head to look at Cheng Mo and said with a smile: "For example, General Wei Chao's Golden Triangle ....."
"We have our own user evaluation system, a consumer rights syndicate, a complaint platform, a forum, a strict scoring system and the most powerful technical support ......," Ahmadi said, pointing to a computer.
Cheng Mo looked in the direction of Ahmadi's point, and saw that the screen was a review page of a certain merchant, which was no different from Amazon or Taobao from the layout of the web page.
"The first order was cancelled..... I sent it again and was very satisfied. This is one of the best sellers on Silk Road! The seller is very good and will repurchase! Five-star praise!"
In addition to the positive reviews, there are also bad reviews: "Didn't receive the goods.... But still trust the seller, buy it again! If I haven't received it this time, I will definitely complain!"
"We also have a scoring system for sellers: the criteria for scoring are based on the amount of money they spend on the site and the return history, although the creditworthiness of the buyer is important," Ahmadi said. But for sellers, credibility is everything, and the store name, size, and seller promise are worthless in the face of credibility in comparison. β
"It's really shocking, your organization is not only powerful, but also a very responsible underworld organization, if you are not engaged in too far business, you can go to NASDAQ to ring the bell!" Cheng Mo swept the busy scene in front of him, and said with a serious face.
Ahmadi glanced at Cheng Mo and said lightly: "So, it is not an option for you to sell the goods directly to us Hydra, we can only help you open a store here..... That's why I just said that you misunderstood. β
Cheng Mo shook his head, "Our Golden Triangle has no interest in opening a store, but we are interested in cooperating with you Hydra, we can provide you with the cheapest source of any drug, you can get a direct store, as for what price you sell it at what price we don't care, but I hope you can sell us the most powerful weapon." β
Ahmadi smiled and said, "The most powerful weapon, what is the most powerful weapon that Mr. Abdul is willing to sacrifice so much in exchange?"
"What's the most powerful weapon you Hydra can get?" Cheng Mo immediately asked rhetorically.