Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

Sunday.

Lin Baicheng and Zhong Chuhong’s rare alone time.

Lin Baicheng specifically ordered his subordinates not to disturb him if it was not an important or urgent matter.

But even so, when Lin Baicheng was playing with Zhong Chuhong, bodyguard Lei Rong still came to report to him.

"Sir, Captain Chen is back and said he has something important to report to you."

"Yao Xian?"

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this: "He didn't contact you before he came back?"

Chen Yaoxian was sent to Malaya by Lin Baicheng. As one of the leaders of the Thor Security Company's training base there, he will be stationed there in the future.

Logically speaking, Chen Yaoxian would not come back without permission from Lin Baicheng. Even if he wanted to come back, he would have to ask him for instructions and report first. Now that he came back without permission, it could only mean that something major had happened. Out of the need for confidentiality, he rushed there in person. Come back and report to him face to face.

"Yes."

Lei Rong nodded solemnly: "Captain Chen didn't contact us before. He decided to come back on his own. Now he has returned to the villa in Repulse Bay. Do you think?"

"Cheng, since you have important things, go ahead and do your work and don't worry about me."

Zhong Chuhong next to her said loudly that when Lei Rong came over, Lin Baicheng did not move her away.

"I believe that if it is not an important matter, Yao Xian will not come back without permission, so I need to go back now. Hong, I will have someone take you back, and I will contact you after the party."

Although he had specially set aside time to spend time with Zhong Chuhong today, things had to be prioritized, and there would be a long time to come, so he could compensate Zhong Chuhong. Since it is a major matter, it cannot be put aside and not dealt with. It would be outrageous if heavy losses were caused due to his delay.

"Um!"

Zhong Chuhong nodded. She was not the kind of woman to make trouble without reason. What's more, Lin Baicheng obviously had important work to deal with, so she had no reason to stop him.

At that moment, Lin Baicheng arranged for two bodyguards to send Zhong Chuhong back, while he himself went back to his home in Repulse Bay in an extended Lincoln.

Back at the villa in Repulse Bay, Lin Baicheng saw Chen Yaoxian coming as soon as he got off the car.

"gentlemen!"

"Let's go to the study and talk."

Lin Baicheng nodded. He was also curious about what major things happened in Malaya, and they were important things that needed to be kept secret.

In Malaya, Lin Baicheng's current assets are only the base of the Thor Security Company. The official investment he promised to Malaya has not yet been implemented. Therefore, if the problem of the base changes, Chen Yaoxian can definitely call Xiangjiang. Here, there is no need to go all the way back in person, and it is still unannounced.

Lin Baicheng couldn't think of anything major in Malaya that required Chen Yaoxian to run back and report to him so cautiously.

Lin Baicheng and Chen Yaoxian came to the study. No one else followed. They were the only two in the study.

"Yao Xian, please tell me what is going on."

Lin Baicheng motioned to Chen Yao to sit down and report first.

"Thank you, sir!"

Chen Yaoxian was not polite. After sitting down, he said, "Sir, the matter is about the Thor Security Company."

Lin Baicheng nodded and motioned for Chen Yao to continue.

Chen Yaoxian solemnly said: "The matter is related to arms. You handed over the procurement of arms to Ms. Maliuk. Mr. Irving and I supervised it, and we found that some of the arms purchased by Ms. Maliuk may have some question."

"Is there a problem with the arms?"

Lin Baicheng was a little surprised when he heard this: "Could it be said that Maliuk passed off inferior products, or took kickbacks? I think that's not the case. With the supervision of you and Irving, in the end, without the three of you signing together, the weapons order cannot be completed. It’s a deal.”

Lin Baicheng had only made his fortune two or three years ago. He had no close followers and his family was just an ordinary family before. Therefore, he could only check and balance the arrangements for his subordinates. At the training base, he sent Chen Yaoxian, Brian Irving, and Orikasan. Dra Maliuk went there to provide checks and balances.

The top management of the training base is currently composed of the three of them, and there will be more in the future. However, the three of them did not know each other before serving him, not to mention the difference in skin color between Chen Yaoxian and the other two. Lin Baicheng believed that the three of them were colluding. Still smaller.

"Sir, that's not the case."

Chen Yaoxian shook his head: "There is no problem with the weapons and ammunition. It is not obvious that Ms. Maliuk is taking kickbacks. The price of weapons is quite cost-effective compared to the market price. Ms. Maliuk should have her own channels. The price of weapons is higher than the market price." It’s cheap, probably at a discount.”

Lin Baicheng was even more puzzled after hearing this: "If it's not a question of price, what could it be?"

"It's the seller."

Chen Yaoxian's voice was lowered, as if this would not be known to anyone except Lin Baicheng.

"Seller?"

Lin Baicheng saw Chen Yaoxian's caution and couldn't help but feel nervous.

"Could it be that the US military is secretly selling arms or something?"

Chen Yaoxian shook his head: "It's not the American emperor, it's the north!"

"North? Hongsu?!"

Lin Baicheng didn't think that the north mentioned by Chen Yaoxian was the mainland. It could only be the red giant Hongsu.

Chen Yaoxian nodded heavily.

"Tell me what's going on!"

Lin Baicheng's expression became serious. It was now during the Cold War, and the Western camp was fighting against Hong Su. He had a lot of business in the Western camp countries. If he was targeted and suppressed by Western countries because of his relationship with Hong Su, his losses would be huge. too big.

"yes!"

Chen Yaoxian organized his speech: "The thing is like this. After the arms purchased by Ms. Maliuk arrived, Mr. Owen and I went to sign for them, and then we found that about half of the arms were German-style arms."

"If it's purely German-style weapons, it's actually nothing. After all, because of Germany's defeat, many countries in the world have German-style weapons."

"However, among the half of the German-style munitions, we found that nearly half were newly manufactured. In addition to the model and style issues, although it was covered up, we agreed that it probably came from Hongsu. Only the German-style munitions were very similar. Only Soviet-style munitions can be produced.”

"Due to the current confrontational relationship between Western countries and Hongsu, we are not sure whether the purchase of these weapons will affect you, sir. Therefore, Mr. Irving and I agree that we need to report to you."

"Furthermore, we think it is unlikely that Ms. Maliuk did not know that some of those weapons were Soviet-style weapons. We think it is more likely that she did it intentionally."

"We don't know what her purpose was. Apart from the possibility that she was bribed or purchased these weapons out of greed, we also have a guess that she is from the KGB."

"If Ms. Maliuk was from the KGB, then she would have channels to purchase these weapons and would have a reason to sell these weapons exclusively to training bases."

"Of course, we only have doubts about Ms. Maliuk's identity and cannot confirm the authenticity."

"Despite this, Mr. Irving and I still believe that we must be cautious, so I will personally run back and report the whole story to you, sir, and you will decide how to deal with it."

After hearing Chen Yaoxian's words, Lin Baicheng was speechless for a long time.

Lin Baicheng was digesting what he heard, and at the same time, he was also thinking about whether Orikasandra Maliuk might be a member of the KGB, and the impact this incident might have on him.

Logically speaking, Lin Baicheng's current career, except for Xiangjiang, is all related to Western countries. He should draw a clear line with Hong Su and not have any conflicts.

But the problem is, Lin Baicheng knows very well that in eleven years, the red giant Hongsu will collapse and disintegrate, and of course he wants to get a piece of the pie and benefit from it.

Eleven years is neither long nor short. It is obviously not an easy task for Lin Baicheng to get in touch with the top management of Hongsu and gain benefits after the disintegration of Hongsu.

But if Orikasandra Maliuk was a member of the KGB, then Lin Baicheng would not be able to contact the powerful people in the Red Soviet Union through the KGB in advance, achieve mutual benefit through cooperation, and then obtain a lot of benefits after the Red Soviet Union disintegrated. .

Of course, things cannot develop very smoothly, but there is a big difference between someone pulling the strings and no one pulling the strings.

Furthermore, there may be advantages to being associated with Hongsu, but there may also be disadvantages. Lin Baicheng is not sure how Western countries will treat him after learning about this.

"Is it too much to say that Maliuk is a member of the KGB? I remember that the time when Maliuk was recruited was before Christmas in 1978. Although I still had some wealth at that time, it was nothing compared to what it is now. I don’t have a high social status or a high reputation, so how could the KGB arrange for someone to be with me?”

Lin Baicheng didn't quite believe that Orikasandra Maliuk would be a member of the KGB. It wasn't because he trusted Maliuk more, but because of rational reasoning. Before 1979, he was just a businessman with some wealth, that is, he was somewhat famous in Xiangjiang. It was impossible for Hong Su to notice him, let alone arrange for someone to lurk around him.

"Sir, it's Mr. Owen who reminded me!"

Chen Yaoxian listened and said: "Ms. Maliuk's file shows that she is of Russian descent. Because of her ethnic origin, she was not promoted for meritorious service and chose to leave her job. Mr. Owen said that Ms. Maliuk's identity may not have passed the review. There is a possibility of serving Hongsu, so there is a possibility that she is KGB.”

Lin Baicheng expressed his confusion: "Since the United States has suspicions about Maliuk, why didn't they arrest her or put her under surveillance?"

"It's possible that Ms. Maliuk's identity is just doubtful; it's also possible that agencies like the CIA are actually monitoring Ms. Maliuk, but we don't know about it; or it's possible that they want to play a long game to catch a big fish or something like that. , we don’t know the specific reason.”

Chen Yaoxian talked about speculation. In the final analysis, he was just doubting Maliuk's identity now, rather than confirming that Maliuk was the KGB. These are two concepts.

"maybe."

Lin Baicheng nodded, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "Now we just think that Maliuk is the KGB, and those weapons are also from Hongsu. In this case, we buy these weapons as usual, as if we don't know anything. Yao. First, tell me, if Western countries find out about this, what will be the consequences?"

"Sir, by doing this, you are cooperating with Hong Su."

Chen Yaoxian couldn't help but remind him that although he was emotionally closer to the socialist Hongsu, he didn't want anything to happen to Lin Baicheng, who was kind to him.

"I know, Yaoxian, just tell me your own opinion."

Lin Baicheng nodded to express his understanding. He wanted to hear other people's thoughts and then consider them comprehensively. He must think carefully about this matter. He will not just do whatever others say, nor will he think about it alone. He will consider it comprehensively.

Chen Yaoxian heard the words and started to think about it. After all, he hadn't thought about it that much before.

Lin Baicheng didn't rush when he saw this.

After a while, Chen Yaoxian finally said: "Sir, my vision is limited and I can only provide it for your reference. I think if you only buy weapons this time, there shouldn't be a big problem. Even if you are found out, you are completely You can say that you were deceived, then fire Ms. Maliuk, and finally pay a fine and you should be fine.”

"But if every time you buy weapons, part of it comes from Hongsu, or if you have other deeper cooperation, then if you are found out, it will be more serious. Your companies in Western countries are likely to be targeted. Even your personal safety may be threatened.”

"That's all I can think of, nothing more. I hope it helps."

"good!"

Lin Baicheng just nodded after hearing this and did not express an opinion.

"So, what did you do with those weapons before you came back?"

"I haven't signed it yet. I made an excuse to come back. I said I wanted to report to you about the weapons purchase. I will sign it after I get back." Chen Yaoxian replied.

"Well handled."

Lin Baicheng was quite approving, thought for a while and said: "In this case, you should not go back for the time being and stay here in Xiangjiang for a few days. If Maliuk contacts you and asks you when you will return to Malaya, just say I have arranged a task for you, and you can’t leave for the time being.”

"I have to think carefully about how to deal with this matter. After I make a decision, it won't be too late for you to go to Malaya."

Lin Baicheng decided to think about it for a few days. This matter was relatively big and he needed to consider it carefully. A few days was considered a short time.

"Yes, sir!"

Chen Yao responded first.

"You go and rest first."

Lin Baicheng said.

Chen Yao stood up and bowed before leaving.

Lin Baicheng stayed in the study and thought about it. The first thing he thought about was who he could consult about this matter. After all, there were not many people he really trusted. Those partners in business could not be consulted. Who knows when he would be able to consult? He won't be sold out by the other party.

For half the afternoon, Lin Baicheng could only think of people who could be consulted and who could make innuendoes, but there were no more.

This matter was too big, and Lin Baicheng did not dare to make a decision easily, because even as a reborn person, he could not be sure what kind of impact this matter would have on him in the future, whether he would gain more benefits or suffer more losses. .