Chapter 492: Spending Money to Buy Peace
Xiao Peng had a very strange expression when he left DRSD.
"Boss, where are we going?" Kasim asked.
Xiao Peng said, "Raffles Hotel."
After answering, he fell into deep thought, and after thinking for a while, he burst into laughter. Kasim glanced at Xiao Peng in the rearview mirror. He was full of curiosity but couldn't ask.
What is Xiao Peng laughing at?
Today, Yu Beier gave him a vivid educational lesson, the title of which was "The world is bustling with people because of profit, and the world is bustling with people because of profit"!
Why did Yu Beier look for Xiao Peng? To put it bluntly, it's two words: crying poor!
Although intelligence agencies now have limited budgets and generally low incomes, no matter what kind of low-paying job you hold, you will never be short of money as long as you hold a senior management position.
But Hubert's job was awkward. Others could make money by giving speeches, but how could he, an intelligence officer, give speeches? He had to find ways to make extra money.
What method could he use? Intelligence work, of course!
At this time, the stock of "Istanbul United Mining" caught his attention. The stock had been skyrocketing for a long time. After he investigated, he found that Xiao Peng's shadow was involved in the stock of "Istanbul United Mining", and Fabian had invested a large sum of money in "Istanbul United Mining".
He knew about Xiao Peng's affairs, and he worked in intelligence, but he didn't think that Xiao Peng's current situation was just due to "good luck". Look at Fabian, didn't he become a rich man today by following Xiao Peng?
He is indeed an old intelligence. After investigation, he found that Ivan and Xiao Peng were behind the "Istanbul United Mining". He also knew about Xiao Peng's experience in the Turkish Strait. He did not think that Xiao Peng was doing this out of love to help the Turks make money. It is very likely that he intended to cheat the Turks and then stop when he saw the profit.
Yu Beier had also considered why Xiao Peng hadn't invested in Istanbul United Mining. He believed the most likely reason was that Xiao Peng was afraid his investment would attract the attention of the Turks! Perhaps Xiao Peng had a stake in Fabian's investment. He only needed to follow Xiao Peng and his team to be sure of making a fortune! And this would likely yield quick profits!
So, Yu Beier invested all his money in Istanbul United Mining. However, he hadn't expected Ivan to crash the market soon after he invested. Needless to say, poor Yu Beier was practically doing a "diving" on the rooftop.
But he couldn't publicize this matter, as it was a typical case of 'abusing public power for personal gain' and it would be troublesome if he was caught. He could only swallow his anger and bear it - who else could he blame except his own poor intelligence and misjudgment?
This is also a matter of "different fields have different worlds". Intelligence and economic intelligence are two different things after all.
But Yu Beier couldn't just end up like this, right? He didn't know when he would retire. He didn't make any money while he was in office, and he would make even less money after retirement! As the saying goes, "power expires when it's not used." Just at this moment, they received a request from the CIA to cooperate with the investigation into Shao Feng's "arms smuggling." This was a perfect opportunity to directly contact Xiao Peng!
Facts have proved that Yu Beier's little plan really worked: Xiao Peng very "sincerely" invited him to conduct legal education for all the crew members on the "Calysop": After all, many of the crew members on the "Calysop" are Chinese, and they don't understand the laws and customs of France. If they violate French laws or harm French interests due to misunderstandings, how bad would that be?
After all, France is a pretty weird place. For example, if Hubert invited Xiao Peng to drink in the office, it would definitely not be allowed in China. But what about France? It wouldn't be allowed in France either! They have a 'strict' alcohol ban, prohibiting drinking during work hours: unless he drinks wine, beer, cider, pear cider, or mead...
What kind of alcohol prohibition is this?
Moreover, Hubert is an intelligence worker. Now in France, there are quite a number of people who see any Chinese as a spy, right? And Xiao Peng's side is full of Chinese people, so counter-espionage education is also quite necessary!
Xiao Peng is a wealthy man, and he paid a high price to invite the director of DRSD to personally train the staff. On the one hand, it shows Xiao Peng's wealth and power, and on the other hand, it also shows that he takes this matter seriously! Let those who doubt him feel at ease.
The training cost two million per session! This directly broke the record for official speeches in France—more than their president earns from a single speech.
And there was another very important decision for Xiao Peng: because he was afraid that he would inadvertently violate relevant French laws in the future, he extended an "olive branch" to Bell and invited him to work as a legal advisor in their company after retirement.
When Yu Beier saw Xiao Peng off, his mouth was almost grinning from ear to ear: he had also been strictly trained not to laugh easily - unless he couldn't hold it back!
After all, the salary Xiao Peng offered was ten times his current salary! He used to be eager to retire later, but now he can't wait to retire right away!
Xiao Peng knew full well that some of his actions weren't entirely clean. After all, he was just a young upstart, not cut out for intrigue. Compared to these seasoned veterans, he was incredibly naive. He might have already been thoroughly investigated. His money laundering and tax evasion alone would have been enough to get him into trouble! Otherwise, Yu Beier wouldn't have been able to link Shao Feng to him. Rather than living in fear, he might as well just buy some peace of mind.
It seems that he spent a lot, but in fact, this money really solved a lot of problems for Xiao Peng!
Are Western countries a paradise? They really are a paradise!
The prerequisite is to have money. There is nothing here that money can't do! If anyone says that foreign civil servants are honest, Xiao Peng will slap him in the face...
Now, except for Moreau and his men, all the other members of the Calypsope were in Germany. As long as they returned, Yu Beier would give a lecture and the money would be paid. Yu Beier was not afraid that Xiao Peng would default on his debt, unless he wanted to stop living in Europe.
This is called taking what you need...
"Boss, we're at the Raffles Hotel!" Kasin parked the car. The hotel receptionist came over and opened the door for Xiao Peng. Kasin handed the receptionist a ten-euro tip and the car keys, then came to Xiao Peng and said, "Boss, wasn't your friend arrested? What's the point of us coming here?"
Xiao Peng said: "He was arrested and imprisoned here."
"Immortalled in the Raffles Hotel?" Kasim suspected he had misheard!
"You heard correctly." Xiao Peng said, "He's been restricted in there until the DRSD investigation is complete."
Kasim was silent for a while and then asked, "Boss, can you let them investigate me for a while? I also want to live in Raffles for free!"
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