Although he was in the capital of China, out of caution, Cao Zhiqiang did not contact Uncle Lin directly. Instead, he brought some gifts and went straight to the home of Uncle Xu, who had retired at home.
For the former boss of the Metallurgical Ministry who has retired and is idle, Uncle Xu now has no real power except for some connections.
In other words, whether Uncle Xu's words are effective or not depends on whether the people in office will give him face.
From this perspective, there is actually no problem for Cao Zhiqiang to come to see Uncle Xu.
After all, as long as anyone is willing to investigate, they will definitely find that Cao Zhiqiang's rise has a deep relationship with Uncle Xu, but that's all.
Anyway, Uncle Xu, who has retired, has been separated from the mainstream officialdom, but he still has some energy under normal circumstances. It is reasonable for Cao Zhiqiang to continue to look to Uncle Xu as his backer.
However, not many people know that Uncle Xu's house has become a proper transit point, or the best place for Cao Zhiqiang and Uncle Lin to have secret meetings.
The reason is that although Uncle Xu has retired, as a former high-ranking official, he still lives in the family compound of the ministry. It is the kind of place where armed policemen stand guard. Ordinary people cannot enter at all, which limits it to the maximum extent. Exploration like spies.
And if Uncle Lin wants to enter this ministry compound, he will not be challenged at all, and no trace will be left. He only needs to register the names of other high-ranking officials' family members, and then nominally go to find other people in the ministry compound. alright.
Anyway, as long as you enter the ministry compound, no one will care which home you go to. No one will know whether you went to Zhang San's house or Li Si's house after entering the ministry compound.
In other words, the secret contact point through Uncle Xu's family is the standing contact point that Cao Zhiqiang and Uncle Lin have agreed on long ago. Of course, there are other contact points, but generally they will come to Uncle Xu.
This time was no exception. Cao Zhiqiang dutifully registered at the gate of the compound with a gift, and dutifully arrived at Uncle Xu's house. Within a few words, Uncle Xu knew Cao Zhiqiang's true intention.
Immediately afterwards, Uncle Xu sent his wife, nanny and chef to someone else's house for a dinner party. He himself used the excuse of being unwell to stay. In fact, it was to facilitate Cao Zhiqiang's secret contact with Uncle Lin.
After a while, Uncle Lin, who received the call and password, came to Uncle Xu's house in disguise, and then formally met Cao Zhiqiang in Uncle Xu's study.
Since it is absolutely safe here and there is plenty of time, after meeting, Cao Zhiqiang first reported his experience in Japan to Uncle Lin.
Among them, Cao Zhiqiang spoke in detail about his achievements in the Japanese singing and singing circles, including his affair with two Japanese idol female stars, which he also honestly explained clearly.
Of course, as for the specific situation here, he was talking about the Spring and Autumn period.
Cao Zhiqiang didn't say that he was attracted to both girls, he just said that these two women were attracted to him and pursued him in various ways, even to the point of stalking.
Therefore, in order to better complete the task and to better cover himself, Cao Zhiqiang had to have relationships with two women respectively.
Because Cao Zhiqiang believes that his private contact with these two Japanese women will help cover his trip in Japan, and will also help his contact with the "Mist" organization.
Furthermore, Cao Zhiqiang believed that a person with a stained private life would make it easier for people to relax their vigilance, so after much consideration, he decided to have contact with two Japanese female idols and use this method to defile himself. This is also used to conceal one's true intentions.
Next, Cao Zhiqiang said that because the "Mist" organization was too mysterious, they were always looking for him, and he knew nothing about their situation, so he could only make himself famous and let people from that organization come to him. .
Sure enough, not long after, when Cao Zhiqiang was having an affair with a female idol named Koizumi Kyoko, he met someone from "Misty" on the way back.
The contact with Mist is still so mysterious, or in other words, the other party is still so cautious and strong.
In other words, in this contact, Cao Zhiqiang still didn't see the other party's appearance clearly.
Because he was suddenly tapped on the shoulder while walking, and when he turned around, there was a note in his hand, asking him to meet in a designated room of a designated restaurant.
When Cao Zhiqiang went to the restaurant room, the other party was already waiting for him there, but there was an opaque screen between the two parties, so Cao Zhiqiang had no idea what the other party looked like. He only knew that the other party spoke in a Taiwanese style. Chinese.
There, the other party first asked for the last payment. After Cao Zhiqiang talked hard, the other party agreed to pay in installments and agreed to receive an upfront payment of US$500 million.
However, because Cao Zhiqiang was worried that the other party was not true, he did not give the other party a check at first and wanted the other party to prove himself.
Then the other party corrected the password again and explained the contents of the last transaction in detail.
It was only after listening to what the other party said about the last transaction that Cao Zhiqiang knew that in the last transaction, the other party secretly added a supersonic long-range bomber called the "Tu-160 Bomber", and this thing, Cao Zhiqiang was originally unknown.
Of course, other things are correct, such as anti-artillery radar, F110 aero engine and all related technical information, etc.
After proving that what the other party said was correct, Cao Zhiqiang handed over the bearer check of US$500 million to the other party.
After receiving the check, the other party was very satisfied and gave themselves a list again. They said that this cooperation was very pleasant and proved your sincerity. Therefore, they are ready to hand over a batch of advanced technical materials and equipment from the United States, Japan and Europe. give him.
This list is just a brief introduction to what the other party wants to give, and of course there are corresponding rewards.
If Cao Zhiqiang needs the technology on this list, then continue the transaction. If not, then cancel the transaction.
The only problem is that, for some reason, the items on the list are all sold together and packaged for shipping.
In other words, we either want all or none of the things on the list, and we cannot pick and choose and buy them individually.
As for the price, all the products on the list, at a fixed price, cost a total of 10 billion US dollars.
"Ten billion U.S. dollars?" Upon hearing the price, Uncle Lin immediately frowned, "This is too expensive, we can't afford it."
Cao Zhiqiang said: "That's what I said. After all, we even have to pay the previous two billion US dollars in installments, let alone ten billion. However, the other party seems to know our difficulties, so we decided to change it and agreed. We pay for it with our nation’s bearer bonds.”
"Our bearer treasury bonds?" Uncle Lin was stunned.
"Yes!" Cao Zhiqiang nodded and said, "The other party said that we can buy our three-year bearer treasury bonds. It doesn't need to be more, 25 billion treasury bonds are enough.
As long as we agree to pay the 25 billion national debt and guarantee that they will never default when they want to withdraw the money, they will agree to the deal. "
"That's good!" Uncle Lin smiled slightly, "If it is our own national debt, of course there is no problem. But when withdrawing our national debt to exchange money, have you told them that our national debt can only be exchanged for RMB?"
"We've talked about it," Cao Zhiqiang said, "The other party said that they know that they can trade with us by purchasing our country's resources or other products, and they will negotiate with you through me."
"Only through you again?" Uncle Lin smiled hoarsely.
Cao Zhiqiang smiled bitterly: "I didn't want to either, but they found me, and there was nothing I could do."
Uncle Lin chuckled: "Don't worry, we have never doubted you, and the other party only passed your line, which is actually a wise move.
After all, if there are more than one person involved in this kind of thing, the risk of leakage will increase.
Since it was through you at the beginning, all subsequent transactions will be through you. This single-line contact is actually the safest method. The other party seems to be a peer, and has very strong anti-reconnaissance and confidentiality capabilities. "
Upon hearing Uncle Lin's thoughts, Cao Zhiqiang could only laugh twice, and then fell silent.
There is no way, since ancient times, thinking on your own is the most deadly.
Cao Zhiqiang actually didn't know much about the Secret Front. What he knew about it was from animations and movies and TV series in his previous life.
Of course, Cao Zhiqiang also knows that there must be problems with fantasizing about secret workers based entirely on movies and TV shows, so Cao Zhiqiang simply does the opposite.
In other words, Cao Zhiqiang deliberately did not explain the matter in detail, but made it seem plausible.
Specifically, Cao Zhiqiang never invented a simple individual, such as his appearance, voice, etc., but said from the beginning that he could not contact the other party. The other party always took the initiative to contact him, and never let him see it. A voice changer was used for the appearance and figure of the contact person, and even his voice.
In this way, Cao Zhiqiang became a "radio" that could only receive information from the other party in one direction. If he wanted to contact the other party, he could only wait for the other party to contact him before he could do so.
At the same time, Cao Zhiqiang also specifically stated that the other party would only contact Cao Zhiqiang, and no other liaison personnel were allowed to intervene in this line. If anyone investigates or pursues them, they will stop all transactions.
This threatening condition, coupled with the real benefits, made Uncle Lin's people avoid sending people to investigate and follow up at the initial stage of contact.
In addition, apart from being at home and abroad at the beginning, Cao Zhiqiang was also abroad at other times, that is, in Japan and in contact with the "other party". This made Uncle Lin even more afraid to act rashly. After all, it was not his own territory, and some things were not good. Do.
All kinds of factors were put together, and they actually used their strengths to avoid weaknesses. Not only did they avoid the loophole that Cao Zhiqiang didn't know much about the secret front, but they also made Uncle Lin pay more attention to the "Mist" organization, thinking that the other party was more professional and stronger than them. A secret organization, and there may even be national forces involved behind it.
As for which country is involved, Uncle Lin and others have already made some guesses, but they are unable to implement them and dare not test them.
Contrary to what Cao Zhiqiang thought, in fact, judging from the few domestic bosses who have access to the "Mist", the most likely ones to do this are the European powers such as France and England.
The reason is also very simple, that is, although the United States is now trying to win over my country in various ways, it is not yet willing to spend such a large amount of money.
If the United States is willing to spend such a large amount of money, why should it be so secretive?
The most powerful forces in the world today are actually the United States and the Soviet Union.
Therefore, as one of the most powerful parties, if you want to replenish the blood of our country, you can do it openly. It is not appropriate to be so sneaky.
Countries like Britain and France are the most likely to do this.
Other countries, even if they have the intention, are not strong enough to get those good things, so they were excluded early on.
As for why we suspect it is Britain and France, it is simpler. It is nothing more than a combination of vertical and horizontal alliances.
Although it is said that the five most powerful countries in the world are the five permanent members of the United Nations, in fact, the other three permanent members are just soy sauce. The real ones are the United States and the Soviet Union.
Let’s not mention that the current overall strength is too weak and we can only protect ourselves and cannot attack.
Britain and France, on the other hand, actually had more conflicts with the United States during this period than with the Soviet Union.
Even at this time, Britain and France had been secretly trading with the Soviet Union and importing oil, coal, natural gas and other resources from the Soviet Union.
On the other hand, the contradiction between Britain and France and the United States has actually gradually intensified. The main problem lies in the fact that the United States is now eroding the power of Britain and France.
The most typical event is the Suez Canal crisis.
Before this crisis, Britain and France thought they had some strength, and even wanted to join forces to revive their disappearing power and influence.
However, when Britain and France joined forces, the United States and the Soviet Union actually joined forces to thwart various threats from Britain and France.
The result can be imagined. Under the joint threat of the United States and the Soviet Union, Britain and France decisively gave up.
As soon as Britain and France gave in, the weakness of these two countries was completely exposed to the world.
Since then, the international status of Britain and France has plummeted. When the United States, an ally, saw that its younger brother was in trouble, it was really weak, and it began to use various means to stumbling behind the scenes, making life more and more difficult for these two countries.
Generally speaking, Britain and France in the 1980s were able to resist to some extent when facing the United States, and they still had some autonomy. After all, the United States still needed these two countries to serve as cannon fodder on the front line.
But after the Soviet Union disappeared, and after losing the Soviet Union as the only force that could threaten itself, the United States became completely rude to Britain and France.
After all, in the eyes of the United States, anyone who can threaten its status must be completely suppressed, regardless of whether you are an ally or an enemy.
Don't talk about that country where you had a good life as a kid.
Although Japan has ranked second in economy, this country was never a complete country from the beginning. Therefore, its comprehensive national strength is not ranked among the top three, and it does not pose a threat to the United States at all.
How can a father who has a gun in his hand be afraid of his son who doesn't have a gun in his hand? No matter how rich the son is, he won't be afraid.
In other words, so far, the people the United States is most wary of and suppressing are actually the two younger brothers with ulterior motives, Britain and France, not the "weak" Usagi.
Of course, this pattern has actually been obvious since the 1980s, so Uncle Lin and other talents speculated that the "fog" organization was most likely a party from Britain and France, or even a joint effort by them.
The purpose is nothing more than to milk the rabbit in this way, so that our rabbit will become stronger as soon as possible, so as to share the pressure from Britain and France early.
After all, overall, among the five permanent members at this time, China, Britain and France are the weakest.
According to the basic routine, of course the three weakest must unite to join forces for warmth, so that they can compete with the United States and the Soviet Union.
Otherwise, no country from China, Britain or France would be able to confront either of the United States and the Soviet Union.
It was precisely because of this speculation that Uncle Lin was so relieved to let Cao Zhiqiang do it, and he was willing to provide all kinds of support.
Because for people like Uncle Lin, they also hope to have good relations with Britain and France.
It’s just that these things cannot be said openly.
All in all, even though Cao Zhiqiang's operations were full of loopholes, what he gave was too good and what he asked for was too little.
This led to Uncle Lin and other big bosses, as well as a group of think tanks around them, to start to make up their own minds about the "organization" behind Cao Zhiqiang, and actually filled in all the loopholes of Cao Zhiqiang perfectly.
Since Uncle Lin and others are so smart, it's no wonder Cao Zhiqiang is here. (End of chapter)
