"No." Zhao Xiaohai shook his head firmly. To him, this was no joke; it was a matter of life and death. Yakov and his group were no longer human beings; they were jackals, devouring people without leaving any bones. Dealing with them required extreme caution, or else, one day, you might end up as a piece of meat in their mouths.
"Brother, it's not that I don't trust you, but I have to find a guarantee for myself. I don't want to become a victim in your hands one day," Zhao Xiaohai said with a serious face and a firm tone, "I can agree to your cooperation. I can also buy this hospital in June according to your requirements, but there is a prerequisite, that is, I must know every step of your plan, every detail of your operation, the method of concealing the truth, and my own position and role in this cooperation. Brother, if I can't figure out these issues, then I will never participate in this cooperation. You can use whatever means you have, and see if I, Zhao Xiaohai, will give in."
Zhao Xiaohai's resolute attitude clearly caught Yakov by surprise. He coldly looked at the yellow-skinned young man across from him, but in his heart he was pondering his sister Sophia's evaluation of him: "Shameless, profit-driven, but determined. This is the only thing that attracts me about him..."
Their gazes collided in the air, sparking a flurry of sparks. For both Zhao Xiaohai and Yakov, this clash of gazes was a clash of wills. If Zhao Xiaohai's gaze showed even a hint of hesitation, Yakov would not explain the situation any further. A person whose gaze could be detected could not withstand intimidation or punishment—this was common sense learned by KGB interrogation agents in basic courses.
The exchange of glances between Zhao Xiaohai and Yakov lasted nearly five minutes. During that time, Yakov truly experienced the resolute will his sister had described. This seemingly frail Chinese man was clearly not easily subdued. Once he threw himself into the fight, he truly feared nothing. And now, this young man had already thrown himself into the fight.
To be honest, Yakov is a cruel and ruthless person. He can appear to be pleasant and approachable, but he will never show any mercy to those who dare to disobey him. He will try every means to torture the other person to death.
There is no doubt that Zhao Xiaohai has violated his taboo today. If it were someone else, Yakov would have slammed the table and left, and then naturally would have resorted to trickery and killed this guy who dared to talk nonsense to him.
However, Yakov clearly couldn't do that to Zhao Xiaohai, partly because of Sofia. He was a bit intimidated by his sister. At home, Sofia was the one the old man loved most, and his appointment to the Far East was clearly due to Sofia's influence. Therefore, Yakov had to be polite to the man his sister favored. On the other hand, if Yakov and his associates wanted to complete their plan to steal state-owned assets quickly, they couldn't do without the involvement of a foreign businessman like Zhao Xiaohai.
Take Kuibyshev's Second State Special Hospital, for example. Yakov and his team's plan was to first cash out the six million rubles on the hospital's books. Then, they would sell off all the hospital's equipment and vehicles, converting the proceeds into cash for their own benefit. In short, they wanted to turn the hospital into a complete shell and then sell it off.
Clearly, several key elements of this plan were crucial. While transferring the funds in those accounts was easy, simply by having someone at the bank act as an insider, the equipment and vehicles, if they were to be liquidated, had to be sold. But to whom? Where would they be sold safely? Undoubtedly, selling abroad was the safest option. Therefore, the first essential step was finding a middleman who could facilitate international sales, and given the current situation in the Soviet Far East, Zhao Xiaohai was undoubtedly the best choice.
Besides this, there was another step that was even more crucial to Yakov and his gang: the auction of the hospital. If they emptied the entire hospital and found no one interested in the empty shell left, they would be in big trouble. With only an empty shell left, the hospital would return to the Soviet government, and their lies would be exposed. Therefore, Yakov and his gang had to consider the auction of the hospital first. Once the auction took place, the hospital had to be sold, and the buyer had to be foreign capital. Only in this way could they completely conceal the truth behind the shady dealings.
From these perspectives, a businessman like Zhao Xiaohai is obviously what Yakov and his team need. Otherwise, how could he, a Chinese, have the opportunity to get a share of this feast?
"Ah," Yakov sighed deeply and finally gave in. He sat down next to Zhao Xiaohai again and said, almost right next to his shoulder, "Brother, it seems you still don't trust me. You're worried that if you cooperate with us, you'll become our victim one day, right? Forget it, for Sofia's sake, I'll take a step back and let you know all our plans."
"I'm listening." Zhao Xiaohai retracted his gaze and nodded.
Yakov hesitated for a moment, then told them their entire plan, which, of course, also included the role Zhao Xiaohai would play in the plan and the benefits he could get.
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