Ethan was very calm, he thought there wouldn't be much danger coming here.
If the other party really wanted to take some measures against him, they wouldn't go to all the trouble to get him here from Lijiapo.
And in his opinion, even killing him would not solve any problems in the current situation.
Although Ethan is a relatively important figure in their department, compared to the overall situation, he is just a small shrimp.
Even if he is killed, others will be sent to perform the same task.
Obviously, Kuching knew this, so they brought him here, probably to seek communication or to pass some news back through him.
In short, his life should not be in danger.
While thinking to himself, Ethan followed Wang Benzhong into the elevator of the building.
Looking at this building full of modern design, Ethan completely put away his contempt.
The elevator soon reached the 12th floor. Wang Benzhong was walking in front, seemingly unprepared for him.
Ethan curled his lips. As one of the few fighting masters in ClA, Ethan could feel that Wang Benzhong's strength was probably above him.
On the surface, he seems to be in trouble, but as long as he dares to act rashly, he will definitely suffer.
Ethan won't do that kind of meaningless thing.
Besides, as an ace agent, close combat is only an ability.
Soon the two came to an office door.
Wang Benzhong stepped forward and knocked on the door, and a "come in" was heard from inside.
Wang Benzhong twisted the door handle and pushed the door open, turned around and looked at Ethan: "Mr. Hunter, please come in~"
Ethan stepped inside.
The office space is very large, nearly forty square meters.
To Ethan's surprise, the person inside was actually a white man! He immediately reacted: "You are Eagle!"
Eagle smiled, pointed to the sofa and said: "Please sit down, Mr. Hunter. Since you know me, there is no need to introduce yourself."
Ethan looked at Eagle a few meters away. This person has always been a mystery to them.
Kuching was the first to break away from Malay and used the name of the Slater family.
As a noble attached to the Slater family, it is not surprising that Eagle has a place in Kuching.
But later, with the Slater family out, today's Kuching and even the entire Borneo have made their position and status clear.
Logically speaking, Eagle should not continue to control Kuching's intelligence department, but it is so strange. Not only is Eagle not eliminated, but he has to be reused.
It’s hard to imagine how complicated and mysterious the reasons are.
Ethan calmed down and said, "I wonder if you have any advice for calling me?"
Eagle smiled and got straight to the point: "I'm not talking about advice. I just want to talk to Mr. Hunter. I heard that you are investigating our transportation of oil from Persia."
Ethan was stunned and blinked, wondering if he had heard wrongly. Eagle actually directly admitted to transporting oil from Persia.
Eagle saw this and said: "What, did I say something wrong?"
Ethan said with a serious expression: "Your Excellency is right. Now that Babylon and Persia are at war, the oil embargo on both sides is a joint decision..."
Listening to Ethan's righteous words, Eagle couldn't help but laugh: "United Resolution? When did that kind of thing restrict the permanent members of the Security Council? Young people..."
Eagle stood up as he spoke, came out from behind the desk, came to sit next to Ethan: "Besides, we are not the only ones doing this, don't tell me you don't know."
Ethan frowned. Of course he knew some rumors, but as an agent, he knew that he was a tool. There were some things that he didn’t need to think about so much. He was doing it for America and freedom.
Eagle continued: "I invited Mr. Hunter to come today because I hope that both of us can be honest and honest. You earn yours and I earn ours, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings."
"What do you mean?" Ethan frowned.
"Don't you understand?" Eagle said with a faint smile, "Do you want to continue to investigate?"
Ethan said solemnly: "I'm sorry, this is my duty. I once swore to protect justice."
"Justice?" Eagle looked playful, stood up and returned to his desk, picked up a piece of information and handed it to Ethan: "This should be the 'evidence' you want, as well as the 'prisoners' involved, no need
If it's troublesome, I can give it to you."
Ethan was a little confused and didn't understand what was going on.
He looked at Eagle, then looked down at the information in front of him.
Eagle handed it forward: "Don't be nervous, you can take a look first."
Ethan took it over, opened the information, and when he saw the contents, his pupils suddenly shrank, with a look of disbelief on his face.
The first page is a distribution agreement signed by more than a dozen people.
Although these people were nothing, Eagle marked the backs of these people with a pen, pointing out who the people behind them were.
There are big shots from All Saints Village, some from the Hexagon Building, and many congressmen... all of them are big shots that Ethan can't afford to offend.
He meant to say it was a lie, but what was the point of Eagle telling such a lie?
This lie is easily exposed.
Eagle patted him on the shoulder: "Mr. Hunter, there is no such thing as justice or evil. To be honest, it's not an internal fight among you. Take a message back for me and stop making small moves. It won't be so easy next time."
"
Immediately, Eagle clapped the electric bell on the table.
Wang Benzhong, who was guarding the door, immediately opened the door and came in.
Eagle said: "Send our Mr. Hunter back."
"Yes~" Wang Benzhong promised and took Ethan out.
At this time, Ethan's mind was very confused. He did not expect this result at all.
Especially what Eagle said almost shook the belief he had held on to in the past.
All along, as America's agent, although he has seen and even created a lot of darkness, he firmly believes in his heart that justice belongs to America, and those dishonorable things are just means. His goal is bright and just.
It is precisely because of this belief that he can shoot and kill with peace of mind, steal and extort with peace of mind, and kidnap and threaten with peace of mind.
But this time the situation completely exceeded his expectation.
He made full mental preparations in advance and thought of all the difficulties he might encounter.
However, in the face of Eagle's head-on blow, all those preparations turned into a joke.
Thinking about the people involved, how the hell can we trace them? Even if they are found out, what will happen~
He could not imagine anyone in America who could bring those people to justice.
Although Ethan is somewhat idealistic and even self-deceptive, he is not a fool. On the contrary, being where he is today shows that he is quite smart.
When he came out of Eagle's office, he realized that no matter what, he had to find a way to get out of this matter.
On the other hand, after Ethan left, Eagle had a thought in his mind and reported the situation to Du Fei through the spiritual link.
At this time Du Fei was in the garden by the sea.
After learning about the situation, I just replied "I understand".
He was completely at ease leaving this kind of matter to Eagle, but the other matter had to be more secretive and more secure.
It is to help America manufacture weapons and equipment to aid the Afghan guerrillas.
Having tasted the benefits of the gunship last time, Du Fei mentioned it to Jie Zhi Bu Shi and quickly received a response from him.
Although in this way, the American arms dealer, as the original supplier, will suffer some losses.
But it’s not impossible as long as an extra part of the profits is used to silence them.
After all, you can get a lot of benefits by doing nothing.
Even so, this kind of thing must be more secretive, at least on the surface, there can be no mistakes.
As for Du Fei, he actually doesn't care that much about these profits. After all, OEMs don't have much profit in the first place. Even if he takes them all, based on his production costs, he won't make $100 million in the end.
In the past, 100 million US dollars was indeed enough for Du Fei's careful plan, but now, with the sharp rise in oil prices and the opening of the Persian line, this alone is more than 200 million US dollars in a month.
The reason why Du Fei values the OEM of America's weapons and equipment so much is because he hopes to obtain America's engineering standards and advanced production processes.
Although before Du Fei traveled through time, America had already abandoned her martial arts skills, and her manufacturing industry was getting more and more stretched.
But in the 1970s, its industrial capabilities were still very strong and advanced.
…
In the blink of an eye, a few more months passed, and it was the end of 1977.
Since the problem of Ethan was solved, Du Fei had no special problems in the second half of the year.
The domestic situation is also very stable, just like ordinary people living at home, because the economy is developing well and there are fewer conflicts.
Even if there are conflicts, most of them can be resolved with money.
By the end of the year, according to statistics, it is expected that the economic growth in 1977 will reach 12%, and the GDP will reach 430 billion US dollars, completely leaving behind France and approaching independence.
The original plan at the beginning of the year was not able to achieve this result, but I couldn't stand the two big enemies of Babylon and Persia~
In the first one, one signed a contract for US$3.5 billion, and the other for US$3 billion. Before the end of the year, a second military trade contract was signed. This time, Babylon came out directly and bought US$8 billion in one go.
On the Persian side, the money from selling oil through Du Fei did not have to land, and was directly exchanged for various equipment at the same price.
In addition, many of those sold through other channels have gone to Huaguo.
The main thing is that Huaguo doesn't care about any equipment, they just have a large amount of food, and there are no conditions.
These two companies alone can boost economic growth by nearly four percentage points.
In the world before Du Fei's time travel, after the eight-year war, Hua Guo made a lot of money, about 14 billion U.S. dollars combined, but Du Fei had already done it in the first year.
If this momentum continues in the next few years, the economic aggregate of Huaguo will reach the level of independent countries and become the fourth in the world within three years at most.
In addition, after discussions between Du Fei and Lin Tiansheng, and with domestic approval, the reorganization of Yinpad officially began.
Du Fei had already obtained the orthodox status of ink pads from Subian before, so it was logical to do this again.
…
Kuching, inside the Kingdom Council Building.
Although there is no war on the Zhenla front line, it cannot be separated from people. Lin Tiansheng must sit on the front line.
This was also the tacit agreement that Du Fei and Lin Tiansheng had reached before, to fully support Du Fei on the issue of reorganizing the seal in exchange for Lin Tiansheng's greater authority in the military.
This result was actually doomed when Lin Tiansheng led his troops to Zhenla.
Judging from the results, it is impossible to say who suffered and who took advantage.
In the office, Du Fei and Chen Fangshi said: "Old Chen, my meaning is very clear. This reorganization is by no means to create a strong main body. This is not a good thing for us, the country, and in the long run."
Chen Fangshi pursed his lips slightly and nodded.
From beginning to end, he understood Du Fei's positioning for Kuching, and even for Nanyang as a whole.
There was even some worry that Du Fei would be dazzled by victory, and that the emergence of a powerful Guo family in Nanyang, dominated by flower people, might not be a good thing.
Formally, Duffy preferred that the Speed Alliance join the Republic and form a loose federation, or alliance.
One of the biggest advantages of doing this is that the participating parties, such as Subian and the Huang family in Surabaya, can retain great autonomy under the alliance, which will greatly reduce the resistance to reorganizing the federation.
Although their power will not cause much trouble to Du Fei, there is no need to force friends into enemies.
But the relatively weak Sulawe Island, Maru Islands, and Papua further east will not enjoy this treatment.
Du Fei added: "In addition, the name Yinmu has a strong colonial flavor and must be abandoned."
Chen Fangshi agreed: "With the restoration of the Yuan Dynasty and the renewal of everything, the country should indeed be renamed."
Du Fei said: "As for the new country's name...it doesn't need to be so complicated, just call it Nanyang."
Chen Fangshi was very good at it. He also guessed Du Fei's intention. The scope of Nanyang was greatly expanded.
Although now is not the time, we may not be able to bring in other people in the region in the future.
After all, there is still an existing Nanyang Trade Alliance~
Putting aside these, once the Nanyang Federation is reorganized, it will have a population of more than 80 million, of which more than 30 million are Chinese, and a GDP of more than 80 billion U.S. dollars. If added to the domestic level, it will reach 510 billion.
The U.S. dollar has surpassed Japan and become the fourth in the world, only 30 billion U.S. dollars behind Japan, which is third.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and a secretary came in and said: "Mr. Subian is here."
After hearing this, Du Fei stood up and said: "Old Chen, you go and receive him, I won't go."
"You will be a hands-off shopkeeper." Chen Fangshi stood up with a smile: "That's all, I just have a hard life."
Du Fei sent Chen Fangshi to the door. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Wei Chenggong coming over to meet Chen Fangshi.
Wei Chenggong quickly stood at attention: "Hello, Mr. Chen~"
Chen Fangshi nodded, knowing that Wei Chenggong came to see Du Fei at this time.
Du Fei stood by the door and saw Wei Chenggong and waited for a while.
Wei Chenggong quickly jogged a few steps and saluted.
Chen Fangshi looked back and saw the two people entering the house before walking away.
"Leader!" Wei Chenggong was suppressing his emotions outside just now. Du Fei was the only one in the room, and he didn't hold back at all, with a look of excitement on his face.
Seeing him like this, Du Fei also made a guess and said with a smile: "You have good news over there?"
Wei Chenggong nodded hurriedly: "You predict things like a god, this is indeed good news.