HCB Chapter 331: Exchange Money, Escort Fleet
Chapter 331: Exchange Money, Escort Fleet
The visitor looked around carefully, and after making sure that no one was paying attention to this side, he lowered his voice and said, "100 Singapore dollars for 200 US dollars."
Hearing the price, Alex was shocked and almost jumped up, shouting: "Are you crazy? 200 US dollars can be exchanged for 400 Singapore dollars, okay?"
Although he is not short of money, as a financial practitioner, he has a special sensitivity and concept about money, and he is unwilling to pay such a high price.
"Keep your voice down, keep your voice down!" Seeing Alex's reaction, the man hurriedly lowered his head and reminded him softly.
"Is this illegal?" Alex felt a bad feeling when he saw how nervous he was.
After all, he was deeply impressed by the introduction to the prison he had seen in the brochure before, and he didn't want to experience it himself.
The man smiled awkwardly and explained, "It's not illegal. The Nanhua government has not explicitly prohibited this behavior, otherwise I would have been arrested long ago."
Alex looked at him suspiciously and asked, "Then why are you so cautious?"
"If I want to make money, I have to keep a low profile. If everyone knows about it, how can I make money?"
Alex's eyes fell on the computer in the shop, and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes.
After a while, he turned to his wife and whispered, "Honey, take the kids to the juice shop over there and sit for a while. I'll come find you later."
Alex's wife looked at the financial vendor next to her, smiled and nodded, then took the little girl from Alex's arms and took the three children to a juice drink shop about ten meters away.
Upon seeing this, the financial vendor couldn't help but curl up his lips slightly, feeling secretly happy that he had successfully made another deal.
"I need 20,000 Singapore dollars. How can I pay you?" Alex watched his family walk into the store before turning around and asking the vendor.
Forty thousand dollars is not a small number. He was just traveling this time and it was impossible for him to carry such a large amount of cash with him.
Although he has an American Express bank card, this card cannot be used outside the United States. Even in the United States, there are many places that do not accept card payments.
"Okay, please provide your identity information first. We will verify it through relevant personnel in the United States. If there is no problem, we will ask you to sign an interest-free loan agreement. As long as you can pay within the specified time, no interest will be incurred."
The man quickly introduced the application process to Alex and took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Alex.
Alex took the paper and looked at it carefully, and found that the entire process was recorded in detail.
He couldn't help but sigh: "You guys are really formal here!"
Before the other party could respond, Alex continued, "I'm from the information department of the American Express Bank headquarters. You can go and ask and you'll know my identity."
After saying that, he took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to the other party.
Alex then asked: "When can I get the money?"
The man took the business card, looked at it carefully, put it away carefully, and replied with a smile on his face: "If everything goes well, it should be ready the day after tomorrow. Then, I will wait for you at the coffee shop across the street."
Alex nodded in agreement and turned to head towards the juice shop.
He couldn't put this computer down. If he brought it back to the United States, he would definitely become the most eye-catching person among his friends. In his eyes, this sense of satisfaction was even worth $40,000.
Although I felt a little sad, I finally decided to buy it.
But seeing those middlemen making money so easily, he couldn't help feeling a little jealous.
He was determined to have a good talk with his father after returning to China, and American Express Bank must do everything possible to enter the South China market.
From what he had learned, if American Express could enter the South China financial market, then not to mention the huge profits, their influence in the United States would be greatly enhanced.
While others were shopping and having fun, Wang Ze couldn't relax.
Wu Yi suddenly came to the mountain base and asked to see him.
At first, Wang Ze thought there was some emergency, but he didn't expect that the news he brought would give him a headache.
Nanhua sent two destroyers to escort the missile battleship to the mainland.
As expected, the US Asia-Pacific naval fleet intercepted the fleet. Faced with the powerful US naval strength, the two destroyers had to stop and confront it.
This incident did not happen today. In fact, it was stopped yesterday.
But before this, it was the government’s diplomatic department that had been negotiating with the United States.
Since Wang Ze had not shown up for a long time, Wu Yicai came to find him specially.
Wang Ze closed his eyes and fell into long contemplation.
He carefully weighed the pros and cons and possible consequences, and finally made up his mind and said, "Send the entire East China Sea Fleet over, led by Wu Wu. Once they meet up with the South China Fleet, if the other side still refuses to give way, allow warning shots. If warnings are useless, attack directly."
For Wang Ze, this act of directly intercepting the Nanhua fleet was undoubtedly a serious provocation to Nanhua.
Although he did not want to conflict with the United States at this time, the situation forced him to take decisive action.
However, Wang Ze had no doubt about the combat effectiveness of light steel battleships and destroyers, especially since the US Asia-Pacific Fleet was not far away. The advantage of their battleships at this distance was too great.
When Wu Yi heard Wang Ze's order, he immediately responded with a serious face: "Yes, I understand."
Afterwards, Wang Ze thought for a moment and then issued a series of instructions: "Let the navy expand its scale, double the number of recruits, and withdraw all the destroyers from Xindao."
At present, the South China Navy has a relatively small number of troops, only about 40,000 people.
Originally he did not foresee a large-scale war, so he did not give much thought to increasing the size of the navy.
But now it seems that the situation in Southeast Asia is unpredictable and may not be able to remain peaceful and stable as it has historically developed.
Nanhua’s two existing fleets can only meet defense needs, and they are insufficient in strength to launch an attack.