Chapter 308: Undermining Him

Chapter 308: Undermining Him

Chapter 308: Undermining Him

We had dinner at a not-so-famous but authentic Chinese restaurant.

In fact, Gao Yi has a strong tolerance and can accept food from any place. And to be honest, there are many things in Libya that are really delicious.

But the fatal flaw of food in places like Libya is that it is too monotonous. And since it is food eaten while in prison, it is even more monotonous.

Gao Yi would not complain about how bad something tasted all day long. He had an outstanding and valuable ability, which was that he could eat a lot of the things he liked, and he would not feel hungry for the things he did not like.

How to describe Gao Yi’s first proper meal after he was released from prison?

There is a saying that a restaurant owner is not afraid of a big eater, but this time, Gao Yi scared both the restaurant owner and the waiter.

It was a common Sichuan restaurant. Gao Yi ate four servings of twice-cooked pork and eight bowls of white rice. As for the other dishes, there were a total of 28 dishes.

There's no way around it. Those who practice martial arts are all big eaters. If they really eat as much as they want, ordinary people can't compare with them.

Lucy ate a lot too, but in the end, it was only Lucy and Jolson who watched Gao Yi eat. Later on, the boss had to come over from time to time, as he was afraid that Gao Yi would eat to death and get into trouble.

Finally, the meal was over and the bill came, and in a very un-American way, Jolson chose to pay the bill.

While waiting for Joelson to come back after paying the bill, Gao Yi picked his teeth with a toothpick and asked, "How much did this meal cost?"

Joelson said with some pain: "One thousand six hundred dollars."

Whether you earn $10,000 or $100,000 a month, for most Americans, spending $1,600 on a meal is absolutely astronomical.

"So expensive? It seems that running a restaurant is quite profitable."

Gao Yi just said it casually, but after a brief but deep thought, Qiao Ersen smiled and said, "It is indeed expensive, but as long as you enjoy the meal, it is worth it. For me, I have this opportunity to treat you to a meal, which is even more worth it."

"Yes! That's what I mean. You are starting to get on the right track."

Gao Yi was very impressed. He said to Qiao Ersen: "I didn't say it's not expensive, because expensive is expensive. Go straight to the point and provide accurate emotional value. Your future is starting to improve."

Jolson poured the tea with a smile.

Gao Yi sighed with admiration. Anyone who can interpret flattery as providing precise emotional value is definitely a talent. Such a good speaker should say more so that it will be easier for others to copy, no, easier for someone to learn from and benefit the public.

"Now that we're full and have the attitude, let's get down to business. Crawford and Panetta have decided to let you be the trader, right?"

Joelson put down the teapot and whispered, "Yes, but it's only temporary. I haven't been officially appointed. My current task is to inspect the financial status of various regional offices. It's not on the official list of positions in the CIA at all."

"Isn't that for checking the accounts?"

"Yes, but it's just a temporary position arranged for the convenience of contacting you. It's not a long-term, nor a formal position."

"It doesn't matter. Checking the accounts is real power."

Joelson smiled bitterly and said, "It's meaningless. If I really dare to check the accounts, the people being checked will really dare to kill me, so it's really meaningless."

I thought Jolson held the financial power, but it turns out he has no real power at all.

Gao Yi thought for a moment and said, "Now Panetta is anxious to get rid of Liberty Wind, so what about the intelligence? We have to know where Liberty Wind has gone. Is Liberty Wind continuing to track down my whereabouts?"

"Free Wind must still be looking for you, but the problem is that we don't know where Free Wind has gone. Free Wind's whereabouts are kept secret, and the Intelligence Department cannot inform the Management Department, so... we now suspect that Free Wind has gone to Saudi Arabia or France. They are still looking for you in the place where you are most likely to appear."

After talking about personal matters, they started to deal with what Panetta valued most. Jolson took out a USB drive and whispered, "It contains all the information about Free Wind. It's not very detailed, but it's everything they know."

Gao Yi nodded and put away the USB drive.

Then Jolson continued in a low voice: "Iron Fist George appears."

Gao Yi was slightly surprised.

The French brought Gao Yi to Britain for Iron Fist George, and then Gao Yi slapped MI6 in the face repeatedly, venting the anger of the French.

But Iron Fist George was never found.

Now, why did the CIA suddenly mention Iron Fist George?

Jolson continued in a low voice: "Panetta knows what you did in the UK, and he also knows that you did it because of Iron Fist George, and Free Wind must know it even better. Now, Iron Fist George suddenly appeared in Germany, and this news was spread by the intelligence department, and then the dark web learned about it, and then the intelligence dealer on the dark web notified the French External Security Agency of this news."

Gao Yi didn't know about these things, and no one mentioned them to him.

Jolson looked at Gao Yi and said, "So we have reason to suspect that Free Wind was behind this. His purpose was to use Iron Fist George to lure you out. This was done very cleverly. The outside world would definitely think that Iron Fist George accidentally exposed the traces, but the CIA knew that this was someone who deliberately released the news."

Gao Yi touched his chin. Iron Fist George, it sounded like he was indeed someone Gao Yi had to deal with, but the problem was that Gao Yi was not in France now, and he had no obligation, let alone the need to continue dealing with Iron Fist George.

Iron Fist George is a French problem, not Gao Yi’s problem.

"Oh, Free Wind is trying to hook me with Iron Fist George."

Unable to help but smile, Gao Yi waved his hand and said, "Let them fish, I won't bite the hook."

Jolson said seriously, "The French should have received the news, but the problem is that given the French's laxity, they may have really ignored the news. So, why don't you let the French take action to muddy the waters."

"No, I don't want to follow the opponent's rhythm. The French know it best. It doesn't matter if they don't know. It has nothing to do with me."

Be determined not to get involved and be determined not to follow the rhythm that your opponent likes. No matter whether Iron Fist George is a bait or not, as long as you make a fuss about him, you will be at a disadvantage.

Jolson hesitated for a moment and said, "Then there is nothing else that needs to be done urgently. Panetta is most interested in killing Liberty Wind. He doesn't seem to care much about making money."

"That's because he didn't show that he cared about it in front of you. The reason might be that Crawford didn't even mention making money. Ha, Crawford is cutting off his own path. How did he get to where he is now?"

You wouldn't know if you didn't meet him. Crawford is such an incompetent person. He doesn't even tell his backers how to make money. What's the use of him?

Maybe it won't even take half a year before Jolson replaces Crawford.

I don't know if it is possible to break through the middle links and prevent middlemen from making a profit from the price difference.

Gao Yi thought for a moment and said, "Can you get in touch with Panetta?"

"No, I haven't even met him. Everything was communicated through Crawford."

"Think of a way, find an opportunity, and contact Panetta in person. Well, is Crawford willing to take responsibility?"

Qiao Ersen hesitated for a moment and said distressedly: "I can't say now. I used to think that he was very responsible and willing to share responsibilities with me, willing to protect me and support me, but now I feel that something is not right..."

"That's easy. You make a big mistake and make Crawford afraid to take the responsibility. Then you can contact Panetta directly. Of course, this is a trick. We won't really let you mess up. We can set up a trap later. But there's no rush now. You haven't made any contribution yet. If Crawford falls, you'll be finished with him."

Jolson nodded, and Gao Yi began to knock on the table rhythmically, saying, "Let's deal with the current situation. But so far, we don't want to do what Panetta wants us to do, so we have nothing practical to do. This won't work. Panetta will lose his patience before he sees any benefits."

Jolson thought for a moment and said, "So what should we do now?"

"Let's start with the money-making business. Let's make a big profit from him first. It's high profit, low risk, and short time. We can pull Panetta into the water in one go and let him know your value in one go."

Gao Yi stood up and walked back and forth in the private room of the hotel.

There is only 10 million in total capital left, so it is not impossible to engage in an arms deal, but the problem is that if Khalid's armed forces are allowed to act as distributors, no, the Libyan Salvation Army is responsible for distribution, the efficiency is still too low and the money earned is still too little.

The key point is that I have never met Panetta, so I don’t know how much money it would take to impress him.

Where else.

Gao Yi thought for a long time and suddenly asked: "Houthi armed forces, do you have any channels?"

“The Houthis?”

Jolson thought for a moment and said, "Yemen is currently a hot spot in the Middle East. We definitely have people there, but it's not something Panetta can manage."

"Let me think about it. Saudi Arabia supports the Yemeni government army, and the Houthi armed forces are supported by Iran, but the problem is that Saudi Arabia has directly participated in the war. There is no need to hide it, so..."

Gao Yi looked at Qiao Ersen and said, "We are doing a big business with Yemen, the amount must be at least over 100 million."

Joelson was stunned and asked, "Can this kind of business be done just like that?"

Of course, we do what we say. Isn't it a simple matter? The Yemeni government army is supported by Saudi Arabia with money, manpower and resources. Saudi Arabia can just purchase the arms that were originally going to be directly taken over from here from Gao Yi and his team, and then have Gao Yi and his team deliver them to the Yemeni government army. Isn't that enough?

This deal can also involve Glass, so everyone will benefit, how great.

All Gao Yi needs to do is a personal favor, and it's not a favor from a big boss, so why not do it?

Gao Yi pointed at Jolson and said, "I will handle this matter. You wait and report to Crawford. We will study how to say it. Once it is handled well, I will let you replace Crawford in one go."

Jolson hesitated for a moment, then he whispered, "You don't seem to like Crawford?"

Gao Yi said without hesitation: "That's right, because the way he looks at my girlfriend really annoys me. It's better to get rid of such a tactless person as soon as possible, otherwise he will cause trouble sooner or later."

(End of this chapter)