It's normal for an old fox to be suspicious. It's only when I don't doubt that I think there's something fishy.
Not talking nonsense, I took out my phone and pushed it in front of him: "The password is 66. The first person in the call record is Patriarch Mikhail. You can call him now to confirm my right to speak."
In fact, there is no call record at all. If I remember correctly, the first one seems to be Zhuo Yi's.
But it was impossible for Leon to confirm. He motioned to the priest behind him to send the phone back, and then said to me with a smile: "No need, Alexandra is here too, and her lack of objection proves that Mr. Gu's words are credible.
So, tell me your conditions. What does the Orthodox Church need? Security guarantee, or..."
"It's all fake, just give me money."
"How much?"
"one hundred……"
As soon as I said two words, Shen Gong suddenly coughed twice and interrupted me.
Then he pretended to roll his eyes at me and said slowly: "Thirty billion US dollars."
At this time, you can see the difference between Rome and the Orthodox Church.
When she heard the figure of one billion US dollars, Sophia's eyes almost popped out of her head.
But right now, although the conference room is probably silent, the reaction of the priests is obviously not that strong.
Even Leon's expression was very indifferent, he rolled his eyelids and looked at me: "Mr. Gu, you are talking like a lion."
"That makes sense."
Old God Shen Gong shook his head: "Money has a price, but believers and land are priceless. Thirty billion U.S. dollars is not a big amount for the Holy See. It just needs to scrape the land for a few more years."
"We have never exploited..."
"Nothing? We are all thousand-year-old foxes. Why are you playing with me?"
Mr. Shen slapped the table: "You are not exploiting, but you can even deceive. Where do you get so many churches, as well as your luxury cars, yachts, and villas? Aren't they all a trap for believers?
Coming?
What is the name of the current pope of your Holy See? Jonathan Albert, right? Well, he is quite clean, but what about his grandson’s billions of assets in the United States?
Don't tell me you don't. If you dare to say this, it means I have evidence. If you refuse to admit it and you have to fight with me, then I will send the evidence I have to the FBI and let them review it."
Yes, Duke Shen’s words confused me.
I don't even know where he got this information, and judging from Leon's uncertain expression, it seems like he really wasn't making it up.
The old man was speechless by Duke Shen. He hesitated for half a minute before helplessly starting to bargain: "Anyway, the money is beyond the scope of the Holy See."
"This has nothing to do with me."
Seeing that Shen Gong was almost laying the groundwork, I took over the words: "Our concession is already big enough, if it weren't for... Anyway, this is the bottom line, 30 billion US dollars, as long as the money is obtained, the Patriarch will arrive immediately
Rome, sign the contract and swear an oath before the Lord with your Pope.
Mr. Lyon, I know you are a man of great love. As long as you agree with both sides, there is no need to go to war. The lives of thousands of people are at your fingertips. I hope you can seriously consider it."
Moral kidnapping, using this thing to deal with Western hypocrites, can't be more useful.
There was a trace of hesitation on Leon's face, and he seemed to be undecided, and began to discuss quietly with the old men next to him.
I wasn't in a hurry, so I just stretched out my hand, and Alexandra, who was sitting on the left side, had the discernment to hand over a piece of black ice.
As soon as I put the cigarette in my mouth, she immediately brought her lighter over to me, so enthusiastic that I felt embarrassed.
Halfway through smoking the cigarette, Leon spoke: "In principle, I would like to work with Mr. Gu to contribute to the peace of the Holy See and social stability, but the amount you want is too large, and it is not something I can decide on my own.
So I suggest that the negotiations come to an end first, and I will report your conditions to the Pope and ask him to submit them to the Council of Cardinals for a vote in three days, and I will give you a reply in three days."
"Well, three days..."
In fact, I am very satisfied with the current progress, but I still pretend to be embarrassed: "Okay, then I will wait for you for three days, and we will meet here on time at the same time in three days.
But I hope that the reply given by the Bishop of Lyon three days later will satisfy me. After all, my time is precious. There are still a lot of things waiting for me in the Holy See and at home, and I don’t have time to waste it in Italy.”
"No problem, that's settled. See you in three days."
Leon stood up and came over with several priests: "If it is convenient, I would like to invite some of you to stay for lunch."
"Convenient, of course convenient."
Anyway, I had to wait until night to start, and I had nothing to do. I agreed without hesitation: "That will be troublesome."
"You're welcome, please."
It is estimated that the results of the first phase of negotiations satisfied the other party, and the tense atmosphere around them has also dissipated a lot.
Leon led the way and took a group of people to the church restaurant. The old man was obviously very interested in the identity of Mr. Shen. He kept asking him questions about where he was from, how old he was, and so on.
Mr. Shen was a little too lazy to answer, and kept perfunctory.
Later, I might have gotten a little annoyed, so I simply frowned and said, "Why are you so obsessive? Don't you just want to ask me how I know this nonsense about your Holy See?"
Okay, let me tell you, I have been in Europe and America for many years, and I have made many friends. You, Xiao Jiujiu, are not a secret to me at all. If you don’t want me to expose you, just leave him alone. Follow me here.
nonsense."
He shouted these words with such a loud voice that the whole place fell into silence.
Leon was also very embarrassed and quickly smoothed things over: "I'm sorry, Mr. Shen, I'm rude, but I respect you very much. If I have the opportunity to invite you to the Vatican, I will personally apologize to you."
Shen Gong looked disgusted: "If you don't go, I got tired of shopping hundreds of years ago."
After being frustrated, Leon did not dare to provoke Mr. Shen this time, and turned his attention to Zhuo Yi: "Miss Zhuo Yi, to be honest, I am very curious, why do you, as an Eastern mage, convert to the Orthodox Church?
Woolen cloth?"
"Happy, do you care?"
I was so fucking amused, I even felt a little sorry for the cardinal.
He probably knows that he is not welcome, but as the host he has to talk, so what should he do, just bite the bullet and get in touch with him.
But sympathy is sympathy, and I didn’t want to be targeted by him. Seeing Leon turn his attention to Alexandra again, I pulled Tong Ruoqing beside me: “I want to poop, let’s go, let’s go together
ah?"
"Do you need someone to accompany you when you poop?"
Regardless of whether she agreed or not, I forced her to go out: "That's for sure. If no one smells the shit, isn't it a waste of time?"