Chapter 116 The Great King Divides the Gold and Heads to Europe (Please Subscribe!)
"Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~~"
Inside a small meeting room partitioned off on the second floor of the parking lot, a multi-currency banknote counter, the same model used by bGFI Commercial Bank, was rapidly counting banknotes of various denominations.
Once 100 bills of the same denomination and currency are counted, Domi takes them out and bundles them together with a bill-bundling machine.
The currency is divided into three piles: Euros, US Dollars, and French Francs, which makes a strong visual impact.
Mobile payment is developing rapidly in China, but in Guo, at Afica, cash is still the primary payment method.
It was somewhat inconvenient to use, but on the other hand, it made it easier for Xia Yu and his men to seize spoils of war.
If you eliminate your rivals, the money in their bank accounts won't reach them.
This is also why Maxim emphasized earlier that Xia Yu must be captured alive.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and he became the one who was captured alive.
Now, with his hands cuffed, he can only stand there dumbfounded, watching as the funds are distributed within the Jihuo Defense organization.
The cash in his safe only accounted for a portion; the majority of it came from the rebels' loot.
Upon closer reflection, they first defeated the rebels' last armored battalion, and then looted the spoils under drone surveillance.
This maneuver lowered his and Philip's guard until Sparrowhawk A ran out of fuel and was reclaimed, at which point they truly revealed their fangs and ambushed the convoy at the crossroads leading back to camp.
It's terrifying to think about. The owner of Jihuo Defense, a Chinese man nicknamed "Weasel," is even more treacherous and cunning than him.
And what about the forces behind him? Is it someone who seems harmless...?
As a prisoner, Maxim dared not think too much.
"Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Click~~"
After counting the last banknote, the cash rewards for Panaka's fight against the rebels and his revenge against the White Hats have been realized.
Converted to US dollars, the total is 2.173 million.
If the rebels and Panaka were to perish together, that number could easily multiply several times over.
They simply couldn't withstand the enemy's annihilation of their armored forces, and with their money and light equipment, they made a strategic retreat.
"This time there isn't much gold; it's only worth $170,000 based on international gold prices. As for these loose diamonds and gemstones, just like before, we'll settle the second installment after they're sold."
No one objected to Xia Yu's arrangement.
Therefore, the nine people in the first phase will receive a total of $1.17 million (after deducting half from the company's share), with each person receiving more than $130,000.
Looking at their attendance records, the various combat/technical allowances they received, and their basic salary, it's clear they were entitled to them.
Alright, time to officially distribute the money!
"Domi, this is yours."
Looking at the first column of names in the Excel spreadsheet on the screen, Xia Yu pointed out a few small bills and piled a large stack of US dollars in front of Domi.
Of these, apart from five stacks of Franklin, the remaining $100,000 were all in $20 and $50 denominations.
"It's a bit fragmented, but it's also convenient to spend."
Xia Yu wasn't misleading his employees. Even in the US, $10 and $20 bills were more common, and they mostly used credit cards for purchases over $100.
"Sir, I would like to exchange this 50,000 for [number] francs."
Domi took the initiative to help his boss, and besides, he did need some French francs.
"Okay, I'll exchange it for you at the black market price."
Because of the rebel uprising, the exchange rate of the French franc has fallen considerably, and it can be pushed even lower on the black market.
However, Xia Yu does not profit from his employees.
After a simple exchange and signing, Domi packed his wages into a sack.
"Hans, these are yours."
The numbers are not much different from last time, totaling a little over 200,000.
After deducting the spoils of war, wages, and allowances, what's left is a bonus.
A special reward of $30,000 was given for assisting Xia Yu in capturing a Gazelle for the company.
Sure enough, the more skills you have, the more you earn (provided the boss is fair).
"Thank you, boss!"
Seeing that it was difficult to carry so much money, Hans did what Domi did and simply put it in a sack.
It's only been a little over a month, and he's already made over 200,000 yuan, which is equivalent to what he earned managing a mine for four years.
Even if the younger sister graduates, she probably won't earn as much money as her brother!
"Kuhn, this time it's your turn."
Xia Yu joked with a smile.
Kuhn, who wasn't a company employee at the time, was also present during the last profit-sharing and salary settlement, but he didn't get a share; he just watched.
This time it was different; the old buddy finally received his first paycheck after joining Jihuo Defense.
He also received a bonus for being key to defeating the White Hat armored convoy and shooting down a fully armed Gazelle.
All things considered, the total is 230,000, making it the No.1 among employees!
"Captain Mole, it's my pleasure to serve you!"
Kuhn saluted Xia Yu before putting the money away.
The reward was only one aspect; he genuinely enjoyed his current life, even in the face of threats from powerful enemies.
They're just a bunch of rabid foreigners. Beat them with 30mm sticks until they beg for their mothers.
"Sir, we would like to receive only half of our wages and send the rest home."
When it was the turn of the numbers group, Sergei spoke up.
When they heard that they were going to Europe on a mission, they thought they should keep some cash on hand so they could buy things for themselves and their families.
"Okay, use the same account as last time. I'll send you the rest in Euros!"
Xia Yu is quite understanding of her employees' reasonable needs.
Each person received 60,000 to 70,000 euros, but Sergei received an additional captain's allowance, totaling 80,000 euros.
With so much money, as long as they don't squander it, it'll be enough for the six of them to live a carefree life in Europe for a while.
But how are they going to get there?
Surely it's not by commercial airliner!
That's not the case; Xia Yu has already made arrangements.
The smaller the company, the more important it is to cultivate personal networks.
In this way, by combining connections with his abilities, he earned the respect of Busa.
"Go back and get ready. We're leaving tomorrow, so we're a bit rushed."
Xia Yu gave instructions to Sergei and the others.
Preliminary reconnaissance, equipment deployment, and preparations for battle were underway, but the White Hat's counterattack was not as swift as he had anticipated.
There's no problem with preparing in advance; he has his own pace.
"Also, when you return from Europe, you will be deployed outside with the Mole."
Xia Yu continued discussing the arrangements for the digital team.
Sergei and his six men, regardless of whether they are classified as mechanized infantry or special forces, are all offensive in nature.
It's a waste of talent for them to stay in Bogo Village to guard the home, just like the Weasel S30 infantry fighting vehicle.
Sending them out to cooperate in operations and monitor the enemy from the opposite direction is the right choice.
"Yes, I will obey your orders!"
Unable to find better jobs, the six people who had signed long-term contracts naturally did their best.
"I almost forgot to ask, how was your skydiving?"
Before they left, Xia Yu asked one more question.
"Except for the hALo skydive, all of us achieved excellent results in the skydiving events."
Sergei replied.
hALo skydiving involves exiting the vehicle at high altitude and opening the parachute at low altitude, ranging from tens of thousands of meters to below a thousand meters.
This type of parachute jump puts soldiers to their physical and mental limits to the extreme, and the accompanying oxygen supply equipment is also expensive.
Therefore, unless it is a military superpower, most countries' special forces do not require all members to master hALo parachuting.
In the number group, only Nikolai, who had the best physical fitness, had participated in the team selection and trained in this subject.
The other five players are still better at hAho (high jump, high opening) and LALo (low jump, low opening).
Xia Yu has never been a special forces soldier, nor a paratrooper, nor has he ever paid to jump out of a parachute, but the system will not ignore any project related to vehicles.
"Then there's no problem, go ahead!"
Watching the six bewildered people leave, Xia Yu looked at Maxim in the corner.
"Are you sure they'll stay in Zhongfei?"
"Yes, before entering Panaka, we were stationed in Jiban in Zhongfei, and we took on quite a few small contracts here and there."
Maxim had nothing to hide from Xia Yu.
Looking at international news over the past two years, it's clear that the situation in the Philippines is not much more peaceful than in Germany.
Old Magnesium's PMC company takes on Magnesium Army jobs in the Middle East and North Africa, and the Magnesium Army deployed in Afica in the central region naturally prefers to use "their own people".
The intensity would be lower; without organized rebel groups like Panaka, the price of military contracts naturally wouldn't be as high.
In this way, the white hat will continue to develop the fruit market.
Once they defeat the rebels and the situation stabilizes, it will be more suitable for mineral development.
Great chaos leads to great order, and Zhong Fei is clearly still in the early stages.
"Therefore, when White Hat headquarters sends fighter jets, they will definitely choose to deploy them at Giban's airport."
Xia Yu also acknowledged this point, which was an important part of his plan to defend against the enemy.
If you try to bomb me with cluster bombs, I'll make sure you never come back, burying you and your aircraft in Afika.
Xia Yu was responsible for eliminating the enemy's air power, while Kuhn's B-vehicle crew would handle the ground operations.
By employing a two-pronged approach and removing the white hat's bridgehead in central Afica, their pressure could be relieved by more than half.
"Once we've completely defeated the White Hats, if your wife and children are still alive, bring them over!"
Xia Yu is not a bad person after all.
Maxim's active cooperation in assisting the concentrated fire defense against the White Hats can be seen as an atonement for his mistakes.
Xia Yu insisted that he should be given a chance to start anew.
Of course, it's impossible to let him go. Let him stay in Bogo Village and continue working to atone for his sins!
A mature boss's values are not black and white.
In this gray world where light and shadow intertwine, good people are needed, and bad people are also needed.
While Maxim may not be very good at military affairs, he is quite capable in management.
Jihuo Defense's current business scope does not involve mineral development. However, like White Hat, it can obtain stable cash flow by operating mines to cover up its main military contracting business, which Xia Yu is quite envious of.
In addition, they are now small in number, and when carrying out combat contracts, they generally do not take prisoners, or they hand them over to the client.
This is, to some extent, an extreme waste of human resources.
Based on Maxim's performance, sending him to manage a labor reform mine where the main workforce consists of prisoners of war and is under closed management would be a good choice.
Thinking about this, Xia Yu couldn't help but sigh that he was just too kind.
Except for those who have committed heinous crimes, he wants to give people another chance if their circumstances are less serious.
Alas, a kind heart cannot command an army, but that's just his personality!
That's how shamelessness works, but actions speak louder than words; whether someone is cold or warm-hearted, only they themselves know.
After leaving the parking lot and putting the money back in his dormitory, Sergei gathered the village guard team again to begin training.
The contract they signed stipulated that, when not engaged in combat, the digital team would send at least one person each day to train members of the village protection team.
This greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the village protection team; professional tasks should be handled by professionals.
Like Kuhn, Xia Yu only trains drivers, gunners, and tank commanders. When it comes to light infantry operations, they themselves have to undergo training.
That's how technical branches are; they combine the two quite well, and are highly adaptable.
Right now, he's also in the village protection team's ranks, learning various infantry combat techniques along with them.
Xia Yu seriously suspects that he will have squeezed all six members of the data team bald by then.
Wait a minute, when the white hat thing is over and he and his buddies aren't too busy, he'll sign up for a class too.
The main goal is to improve ourselves and enhance their combat capabilities using ground-based equipment.
Nothing happened that night. The next morning, except for Kuhn who stayed behind to watch the house, the nine people split into three cars and headed toward the airport in Konluga.
"Boss, you should have said you were going to the airport earlier. We didn't bring our passports."
Hans reached into his pocket and found it empty.
"We don't need our passports; we're not traveling on a passenger plane."
Xia Yu reassured Hans.
He's the real expert on how to travel the world visa-free without a legal identity and quickly access Europe via Afica.
Domi, on the other hand, wasn't worried at all. She had never applied for a passport, and as long as she followed Mr. Li's lead, there wouldn't be any problems.
Xia Yu brought Domi along on this trip to Europe, hoping to broaden the young man's horizons and let him see what life is like outside of Afica.
"Oh, I see. Wait, if we don't take a passenger plane, what should we take?"
Are they traveling by private jet?
"Sit there!"
The convoy entered the airport through a special passage. Xia Yu pointed to the car window and saw a C130 on the other side.
Busa defeated the rebels, but that doesn't mean they can let their guard down.
The right thing to do is to further strengthen military preparedness and prevent the rebels from making a comeback in the rainforest.
The C130 took off from Busa, stopped in Konluga, and was on its way to Europe to pick up cargo.
The plane was empty on the way there, so Xia Yu and his friends were able to hitch a ride.
"Boss, you're amazing! How did they agree to that?"
Xia Yu's image was elevated in Hans's mind once again. Were those black men really that easy to talk to?
It's not easy to talk to them; you need both connections and ability to get things done.
"Get ready to board. 03 will take you skydiving later."
"What? We have to skydive?"
Hans couldn't process the news at once.
He was clearly an army soldier, and even if he was also a gunner on a Mi-24V, he was still an army aviation officer, so why did he have to parachute out?
Is he planning to bypass the gates of someone else's military airport like 007 by not jumping over it?
The client had done them a favor, and Xia Yu didn't want to cause them any trouble.
The digital teams in the other two vehicles finally understood why their boss had asked about their parachuting skills; it turned out they were crossing continents to carry out a mission in Europe.
This way, you don't need to prepare any documents or buy plane tickets; all you need to know is how to skydive.
“A strong double umbrella costs me $20,000. If I play with the whole team in HALo, I’ll go bankrupt.”
After handing the car keys to the airport staff, Xia Yu led everyone onto the transport plane and found the equipment he had prepared in advance in a corner of the cabin.
Safety first, this investment is worthwhile.
"Boss, what about our weapons?"
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