Chapter 134: Take the initiative
The coffee shop looked like it was twenty years old, and the sign at the door was very shabby, Wang Ye frowned and thought for two seconds, then pushed the door and walked in, it was very quiet inside, there were only seven or eight people, and soothing music was playing.
"Hello sir, what do you want to drink?"
"We have a variety of coffees here, and we recommend you try our Riyadh specialty."
Wang Ye walked to the bar, only to see a bearded middle-aged man see that it was a foreigner, and said with a smile, and Wang Ye looked around, took out five dollars and pushed it over, and then said in a low voice:
"I need that kind of drink that is pleasant and soothing."
"You know what I'm talking about, right?"
Hearing Wang Ye say this, the bearded middle-aged man suddenly grinned, showed two yellow teeth, and after accepting five dollars, he took out two dollars and pushed them to the waiter, who made a gesture of invitation to Wang Ye and said:
"Sir, please come with me!"
Big dogs are not allowed to drink alcohol because of historical, cultural, religious and other reasons, even foreigners must abide by the ban, theoretically no one can be an exception, if you enter and exit with such items, you will also be directly confiscated, of course, if foreigners get it from some secret channels, secretly drink that no one has a problem, but if it is found and reported, it will be directly arrested and whipped, very serious.
But the desire is always there, and there are many foreigners because of the oil trade, so naturally there will be some special ways.
"This way!"
The waiter led the way in front, Wang Ye followed behind, and the two of them came to the back of the café, pushed open a warehouse door, and then entered the underground, walked through a tunnel of about twenty meters, and entered an underground area.
When the heavy door is pushed open, there is a commotion of music, bewitching dancers on the dance floor, and the smell of shisha in the air.
"Sit down, give this gentleman a cup of Otkelen, I'll please."
The waiter took Wang Ye to the bar, smiled at the old man behind him, and then waved his hand and left, Wang Ye sat down directly in front of the bar, and after a while, the old man pushed over a drink, the coffee-colored liquid looked indescribable.
Wang Ye lowered his head and sniffed, there was a coffee smell, a pungent fragrance, and even a faint spicy smell, but he could hardly smell any wine.
However, this is indeed an authentic "Otiron", a kind of edge ball drink, after all, even in this gray place, no merchant dares to sell alcohol openly, so this is just a blended drink containing a very small amount of medical alcohol, which may not even be reached once, and it is available in limited quantities, so as not to cause trouble.
Taking a sip, Wang Ye looked around.
There seemed to be at least thirty people in this underground place, one-third of whom were obviously foreigners, and the rest looked like locals, and most of them had an obvious "warrior" temperament, sipping their drinks, chatting about some colored topics, and laughter came one after another.
After a while, Wang Ye said to the old man behind the bar:
"Ahem, I have a special shipment here, can I find customers here?"
Today's Saudi Arabia is a monarchy with an emperor and nobles, so the most important military strength in the entire Saudi Arabia is the royal navy, land and air forces, followed by the king's guard, and since the king can have a guard, then the nobles can also have a guard.
It is precisely because of this that in fact, the vast majority of high-ranking nobles will have some armed forces on both the open and dark sides, and the sources of weapons of these armed forces are more complex and diverse, and the nobles themselves buy them from abroad and then equip them.
And in addition to the aristocracy, the management of weapons by the people of the big dog households is not very strict, after all, there are some rebel forces in the surrounding areas and even within the country, which leads to the purchase and sale of guns is very common, so it is not abrupt for Wang Ye to mention it here.
At this moment, hearing Wang Ye say this, the old man who was wiping the cup smiled:
"What cargo? How special is it? ”
"Of course, if it's that kind of forbidden herbal product, you don't have to say anything, otherwise we'll all be beheaded!"
The old man's words are right, Saudi Arabia is also relatively strict in the management of that kind of herb, and the methods are relatively rough, saying that cutting off the head is cutting off the head, but will not use the civilized way of shooting.
Suddenly, Wang Ye smiled, shook his head, pointed at his temple with his right hand in the shape of a gun, and said:
"Of course it's not contraband, we're legal merchants, aren't we?"
At the same time, seeing Wang Ye's movements, the old man knew that it was a gun, and said with a smile:
"For a hundred dollars, I'll introduce you to clients."
"Give you a place to negotiate."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a slightly rude voice coming from behind:
"Damn it, old Paha, you're too dark."
"This young man, you give him twenty dollars, and I'm the one you're looking for!"
Hearing this voice, Wang Ye turned his head to look, only to see a dark-skinned man with a tall horse and a circle of stubble coming over, and then he sat next to Wang Ye, and then asked:
"What's the goods? How many do you have? ”
Faced with this problem, Wang Ye casually took out twenty dollars and slapped it on the bar, and said to the old man:
"Give this gentleman a cup of Otkelen."
Then under the gaze of the swarthy strong man, Wang Ye stretched out his right hand and made a "c" gesture, moved up and down and said:
"It's probably so thick, as for the amount, it depends on how much you need."
"If I say I have 10,000, can you eat them?"
As soon as these words came out, the original playful expression of the swarthy strong man instantly solidified and became serious, he looked left and right, and found that several people were looking at this side, and quickly lowered his voice and said:
"Grenade launchers? Are you Chinese? ”
"Which one do you have? Short? Quick? Or is it long? ”
In this regard, Wang Ye smiled and said:
"It doesn't matter what nationality I am, as for the type, you can choose whichever you want."
"Say your order!"
Hearing Wang Ye say this, the swarthy strong man suddenly looked excited, drank the drink just handed over in front of him, and then rubbed his hands and said in a low voice:
"It's too important, I can't decide, I need to report to my master."
"How can I contact you in the future?"
Wang Ye was not surprised by this, and took out a note with an address written on it and said:
"Write a letter, send it here, and stuff it inside the crack in the door."
What Wang Ye left was the location information of a hotel room that he had just opened, and the reason why he didn't leave the address of the office was because it was going to be used to receive big customers, and the ghost knew what level this strong man's owner was, if he only bought thirty or fifty sticks, it would not be worth mentioning.
"Okay!"
The strong man accepted the note excitedly, Wang Ye nodded and stood up, began to return along the same path as he came, and finally left the café.
On the way back to the office, Wang Ye obviously felt that there were rats watching, but Wang Ye didn't care about this, because this was originally one of his purposes, after all, in that kind of place, the probability of directly finding high-quality customers is very low.
So Wang Ye did this for two purposes.
The first, fishing.
For example, the swarthy strong man just now, who knows who the owner behind him is?
Maybe it's some generals of the big dog family, or maybe it's powerful, or the royal family, high-ranking ministers, etc., these people are also Wang Ye's targets, because they have a certain amount of private armament and need all kinds of weapons.
At the same time, this is also Wang Ye's backup plan, if Sattler can't be contacted, then these people are okay, anyway, who is it sold to?
The second point is that it is still fishing, but this fish is not the last fish, but the intelligence officer of the big dog.
Nowadays, the country is generally stable, but there are still some rogue armed personnel who are still involved in sabotage, so the intelligence organization is also responsible for monitoring various gray and black underground channels.
In this way, as long as the intelligence officers notice themselves, then Sattler will soon notice himself, after all, the person who can provide a large number of grenade launchers is not a simple person, and the impact caused is definitely not comparable to selling a few rifles, and then as long as he briefly investigates his identity, Sattler will find that he lives in the office, and the relationship with Huaxia is self-evident, so won't things become interesting?
With his personality and curiosity, there is a high probability of reaching out to himself, so isn't the opportunity coming?
Meanwhile.
Just as Wang Ye was about to return to the office, Director Chen and others from the office gathered in a large room, ready for a meeting.
"Xiao Su, has the room been checked? Nothing is wrong, right? ”
"It stands to reason that there are no foreigners coming in our office, so it should be no problem."
In the room, Director Chen said to a capable middle-aged man, who nodded and said with a smile:
"We've checked it again, so don't worry!"
"I'll go to the door and smoke a cigarette, and the leaders can start."
The so-called smoking, in fact, is to guard the door, and then he and the other two middle-aged people turned around and left the room, and after they left, Director Chen was silent for a few seconds, and then said:
"The situation is dire! They actually sent spies to follow us, and what kind of eavesdropping are they doing! ”
"I don't even let go of the plane this time!"
As soon as Director Chen's voice fell, a staff member next to him sighed and said:
"Luckily, we didn't say anything on the plane."
"However, this also shows that Mitsui Group still attaches great importance to our order, far from being as relaxed and indifferent as they show, if the Saudi side cannot reach cooperation in the future."
"We've got a little bit of confidence over there, haven't we?"
In response to this statement, there was a nod and echo in the room:
"That's right, otherwise it would have scared them!"
"Damn little Japan, it's really bad and cunning!"
"But speaking of which, since they can use this kind of indiscriminate means, will they interfere with our negotiations with Saudi Arabia?"
"Hey, that doesn't rule it out!"
"Yes, the relationship between their two countries is much closer than ours and Saudi Arabia!"
With everyone's discussion, the voice became smaller and quieter at the end, and a leader with the bottom of the wine bottle couldn't help but sigh and said:
"To be honest, the situation is worse now, and the probability of cooperation between us and Saudi Arabia is very low."
"After all, Saudi Arabia is an ally of the West."
"It is said that oil is the lifeblood of industry, and it is obvious that Western countries are strictly guarding us in terms of oil refining technology."
"In addition, the current situation in Iraq and Iraq is so tense, Saudi Arabia still has to rely on the strength of a certain country in order to protect itself and support Iraq, so in this case, I am afraid they will not go against the opinion of the United States."
"And if you want to break the game, it's very difficult! It is necessary to come up with conditions that will make Saudi Arabia attractive enough. ”
For the leader's analysis, the others present nodded in agreement, and one of the staff members, who looked younger, frowned and said:
"What conditions can make Saudi Arabia tempted enough to even ignore the influence of the United States?"
"If you talk about money, they shouldn't be short of money, right? After all, it is the world's largest oil exporter, and if the price is too high, it makes no sense, it is better to buy Mitsui. ”
"At least Mitsui's technology is a little more advanced!"
After the staff member finished speaking, a leader with a gray beard next to him smiled:
"Come on, come on, I'll give you an analysis."
"What Lao Xuan said just now makes sense, if you want to break this situation, you must come up with conditions that make Saudi Arabia satisfied enough!"
"But what the conditions are, it's hard to tell at the moment, but we might as well speculate."
"Let's look at what Saudi Arabia has done over the years, in fact, we can find that it is not right to say that Saudi Arabia and the United States are allies, it is right because it seems to be the case in fact, and it is wrong to say that it is because Saudi Arabia wants to recognize this big brother? Of course not! ”
"The oil wells have been controlled by the United States for so many years, and it took great difficulty to get them back, how can they be willing to continue to accept the control of the United States?"
"But the reason why I have come to this point is because of what Lao Xuan said just now, and the situation is compelling!"
"They are innocent of their crimes, because the oil in their hands has become the object of coveting by neighboring countries and armed forces, and in order to protect these properties, they have purchased more and more arms over the years, because they need these weapons to defend against threats from the enemy, such as the small hegemon, such as Iran, such as Yemen, and even some rogue armed groups in the country, and even Iraq."
"In such a situation, the Soviet Union and them are not the same way, and they can only turn to the Western countries led by the United States for help."
"So let me say that the condition that attracts them the most is arms!"
"If we can provide them with a good set of weapons of good quality and low price, I guess the negotiations will go much smoother."
Hearing this, some of the people present laughed and some were stunned, and Director Chen shook his head helplessly and said:
"The truth is so, but the problem is that our weapons and equipment are not looked down upon!"
"And the arms trade is a matter for the Ministry of Defense, even if we start to report now, it's too late, let's think of other ways!"
Then the room entered a state of heated discussion, until there was a knock on the door, and after receiving permission, I saw a staff member push open the door, holding a gilded invitation and saying:
"Director Chen, leaders, our negotiation application has been replied to."
"The palace secretariat replied that in four days, Prince Durte will hold a grand bonfire dinner, which we will invite to attend, and at the dinner, he and Prince Durte will have a preliminary exchange of views to lay the foundation for follow-up negotiations."
"Here's an invitation!"
Hearing this, everyone's expressions were even less optimistic, Prince Durt is the number two person in the big dog, a pro-American faction, and although he is the Minister of Economy, he is also in charge of part of the military!
Just when everyone looked at each other.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Ye wore a local civilian-style dress, held a bag of dates, and carried a delicate jacket with some small souvenirs, and returned to the office in a leisurely manner.
And the rats that were stalking, some continued to squat, and some returned to their owners.