50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 516 The money has already been used to support construction.
Upon entering, Sun Zhiwei looked grim but remained silent.

He simply took a Forbes magazine out of his bag and handed it to Xu Yimin, then pointed to the number thirty-second on the rich list.

The name 'James Robert' was printed there.

Xu Yimin first glanced at the title and found that it was a list of rich people. Then he noticed the amount following the name 'James Robert': six hundred million US dollars.

He couldn't help but gasp, looking at Sun Zhiwei in shock: "Good lad, did you rob the Federal Reserve?"

Seeing that he was still joking, Sun Zhiwei could only ask dejectedly, "Hey Lao Xu, stop teasing me. What are we going to do this time?"

Upon hearing his question, Xu Yimin put down the magazine and began to think.

After waiting a while, he asked Sun Zhiwei, "Was your money obtained legitimately?"

"Most of it was earned last year when I was speculating in the international gold market. There was a big fluctuation back then, and I made ten times my initial investment by buying and selling."

Hearing this, Xu Yimin glanced at him again and said, "I didn't expect you to be so good at making money."

"However, making money in the stock market is a legitimate income. The higher authorities are already studying the matter of establishing our own stock trading market, so this is not a problem."

"But where is your money now?"

"At that time, I bought all of it into gold and then deposited it with the Federal Reserve."

"Then, can this gold be shipped back to the country?"

"Brother, what do you think the Federal Reserve is? Those guys are like mythical creatures, once gold goes into the Fed's vaults, have you ever heard of how many people can actually get it out?"

"Oh, we can't get it out? Are they trying to swallow this gold?"

"No, it can be traded within the vault. Many countries have large amounts of gold in the Federal Reserve's gold reserves."

"Why did you decide to deposit it in the Federal Reserve? What are you going to do now?"

"I didn't want to either. Who knew I could earn so much back then? I was dumbfounded."

"Afterwards, everyone around me was staring at me, and many people were making phone calls outside, probably trying to ambush me."

"If I hadn't had the brilliant idea to deposit the gold in the Federal Reserve and then have them send an armed convoy to pick me up, I'm afraid I wouldn't have made it out alive."

"So, is this gold just going to stay with the Federal Reserve like this?"

"No, last time I had Cathay Bank open a branch in Taiwan, didn't I?"

"Cathay Bank is a small company with limited funds. To support them, I transferred all my gold to Cathay Bank."

"Then Cathay Bank was able to borrow dollars from the Federal Reserve through this gold storage. This is how the four major banks recently obtained dollars from Cathay."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yimin paced back and forth a few times before suddenly saying, "So, in other words, this gold was actually used to support national construction?"

Sun Zhiwei paused for a moment before replying, "Well, if you put it that way, then you're not wrong."

"Alright, Big Head has figured it out. Is there anything else you want to say?"

"I bought a small gold mine in California and opened a jewelry store in New York." These are all easy to verify, so he simply told them everything to make his intentions clear.

As for the iron, gold, and diamond mines in Borneo, they were all purchased in the name of the Huang family, and the money was paid with gold from his spatial storage, so there's no need to go into that.

"Oh, right, there's also some money. We bought an aircraft carrier. Didn't the family send engineers to my place?"

Xu Yimin rolled his eyes at him, annoyed: "We know you've made contributions, the leaders have all seen it." "I know about your situation, just write a report explaining the situation clearly, and there shouldn't be any problem."

"Old Xu, do you think anyone might be jealous of those who have academic credentials?"

"What are you envious of? You probably don't even know what your security clearance level is right now."

"How much?" He really didn't know; this was a question he had always been worried about.

"Currently, only 6 people know your true situation."

"Of the two people Washington is in direct contact with, Old Mu is getting old and will soon be returning to retire, leaving only Old Han."

"I have one at home, one from my superior, and one from the second-in-command. You can probably guess who the last one is."

"As for your written records inside, they only contain a code name, not a name, and certainly no photo."

"So you can rest assured, those of us in the know understand your capabilities and won't leave you any weaknesses."

"Your worries were unnecessary. The six of us who know the situation are very clear about you, so it won't have any impact."

"Not to mention those who are unaware of the situation, they don't even know you, so how could they affect you?"

"However, the fact that you took the initiative to come back and explain the situation is a good thing in itself. It shows that your heart is with the family, and the leaders will be very pleased to see that."

After Xu Yimin explained what he knew, Sun Zhiwei felt relieved. There were no better security measures in the country than this; if something went wrong with this, he had nothing more to say.

As for his claim that his worries are unnecessary, we can only listen to that. If he really doesn't come back to report, who knows what the final outcome will be?

In short, the trip wasn't a waste of time, and the result wasn't bad, so that's fine.

However, he was also worried about the issue of identity: "What about James?"

Xu Yimin waved his hand and said, "Your aliases are all the same, without any beginning or end, so you can use them without worry."

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhiwei breathed a sigh of relief and quickly thanked him, saying, "Thank you, leader."

Xu Yimin disliked this about him the most: "Hmph, you call me 'leader' when you need me, but when you don't, you just call me 'Old Xu,' right?"

This is the person in charge, someone you can't afford to offend. Sun Zhiwei could only smile apologetically and say, "Oh, how could that be? Look, I was in such a hurry to come back, but I still remembered to bring you a gift."

As he spoke, Sun Zhiwei pulled a large box of cigars out of his bag.

It's the same one I gave Xu Yimin last time, but this time it's a large package, with even more items than last time.

There was also a note on the box with a name and address: Major Ludovico Gardner, Clark Air Base.

Upon seeing the cigar, Xu Yimin immediately snatched it from his hand, but he didn't let it go, saying, "Consider it repayment for that can of Zhuyeqing cigar."

Sun Zhiwei said helplessly, "Fine, consider it returning your tea."

At this moment, Xu Yimin also saw the name slip on the box. He pulled out the slip, shook it, and laughed, "You went and rummaged through the base's supplies again?"

Sun Zhiwei smiled smugly: "Didn't the song say that if we don't have guns or cannons, the enemy will make them for us?"

Xu Yimin pointed at him with his finger before saying to him:
"Now that you're back, rest for a few days. Wait until I report back and the higher-ups have given their verdict before you leave, to avoid any unforeseen circumstances."

"I understand, then I'll head back now."

(End of this chapter)