50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 668 Lieutenant Colonel Paige, a Winner in Life
On May 16, attorney Brown arrived in Subi Island.

Only after receiving instructions from Sun Zhiwei did he represent West Point Material Recycling Company to go to Barabak Air Base and sign an agreement with Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Page for the "Environmentally Friendly Dismantling of Black Hawk Helicopters".

Five days after the two discussed it, Lieutenant Colonel Page brought good news: the application had been approved.

Sure enough, on the sixth day at noon, a sum of $1500 million was transferred from an overseas account to West Point Recycling Company’s account at Cathay Bank.

The money arrived, but its source was a bit strange; it didn't come from the Pentagon or the Navy/Air Force accounts.

Attorney Brown, however, seemed unsurprised, saying, "Boss, this is normal. The account from which the money was transferred is likely an intermediary account, and the ultimate source of this money may be somewhat shady."

"I see. I've heard that America has her own slush fund no matter which unit she's in, and today this confirms that rumor."

"But why would they do this? Shouldn't the federal government pay for it? And wouldn't this expose their financial accounts?"

"Boss, the account being transferred to should be a one-time account that will be discarded after use."

"And they didn't just transfer money to us for no reason. There should have been a similar transfer from the federal account to their unit's account, but that money was clean."

Now Sun Zhiwei truly understood: the other party had used this transaction as an opportunity to launder some illicit income.

Sun Zhiwei felt that he had gained even more useless knowledge.

"Attorney Brown, are you sure it won't affect our ability to get this money?"

"No, we are conducting a legitimate transaction. It's just that it would be best if the lieutenant colonel's commission didn't go through our account."

"You can arrange this. We can also learn from their approach and find a one-time account to transfer the money to Lieutenant Colonel Page."

That evening, Attorney Brown completed the transfer, transferring $1500 million from a private account to the account designated by Lieutenant Colonel Page.

On May 18th, the day the two parties agreed to the transaction, Sun Zhiwei, accompanied by lawyer Brown, arrived at the Barabak base dock aboard a 5-ton bulk carrier.

At this time, 10 sealed containers were already set up on the dock, each containing a Black Hawk helicopter that had been basically dismantled.

Lieutenant Colonel Peiqi stood to the side, beaming. When he saw Sun Zhiwei, he happily walked over and gave him a hug.

It seems he received the $1500 million payment. Anyone who gets such a large sum of money for free would be in a good mood.

"Lieutenant Colonel, I've come to collect my cargo."

"They're all inside. Shall we open them up and check them?"

"Let's just open one and take a look." Although he had already checked the contents of the container through his spatial ability and confirmed that it contained ten complete Black Hawk helicopters.

Soon a container was opened, and Sun Zhiwei went inside to take a quick look and confirm that the disassembled parts were intact.

Not only that, but many of the original accessories that were installed on the aircraft were also completely preserved by Lieutenant Colonel Page.

This includes medical equipment from two medical rescue variants, Vulcan cannons from two fire support variants, and auxiliary fuel tanks from six extended-range variants, all fully mounted on it.

This surprised him greatly. These extra equipment and supplies could have been removed, but Lieutenant Colonel Page left them for him, which was a considerable favor.

Sun Zhiwei resealed the container with satisfaction.

Half an hour later, the gantry crane at the dock loaded all 10 containers onto the cargo ship, and Sun Zhiwei bid farewell to Lieutenant Colonel Page. "Mr. James, it was a pleasure working with you this time. If you need anything in the future, please remember to come to me."

"It was a pleasure working with you, Lieutenant Colonel. I'm sure we'll have more opportunities to work together in the future."

In the end, Lieutenant Colonel Page is the biggest winner in this deal.

Sun Zhiwei only acquired 10 second-hand helicopters, but Lieutenant Colonel Page learned a new way to make money from him.

At the same time, he not only gained access to the higher-ups through this transaction and received a reward of $1500 million, but he will also have another sustainable channel for gray income in the future.

Sun Zhiwei only won once, but Peiqi won four times. Amazing!

Two days later, the cargo ship docked at the port of Subi Island. After the ten containers were unloaded, they were towed to the construction site south of the town.

An airport is under construction there, and several hangars with the simplest frame structures have been completed, which are perfect for putting them all in the hangars for reassembly.

However, he stopped worrying about it; his subordinates would handle it themselves. It wasn't high-tech; it was just simple assembly of parts.

For short-haul flights, there is the Black Hawk helicopter, and for long-haul flights, there is the Gulfstream III passenger plane.

Once the airport is built and the radar is fully equipped, most of the transportation problems on Subi Island will be solved.

The island currently lacks armed forces to protect it, such as a supply ship and a submarine.

Supply ships are easy to find; you can just buy a cargo ship and modify it. Civilian ships are readily available. Submarines, however, are a bit of a challenge.

He really wanted to build another Los Angeles-class H submarine, but the American Navy kept a close watch on these advanced submarines.

It's been seven or eight years since he risked his life to bring back the Memphis submarine. I wonder if the scientists at home have figured it out yet.

If he really figured it out, he would like to get his hands on the Memphis and use it.

Anyway, the family can't possibly use the Memphis at home, so it can only gather dust in the secret base. If the American Navy finds out, it might cause a dispute.

But after thinking about it, he decided against it. There were quite a few US military bases nearby, so he was more likely to run into US troops there.

In terms of submarine quality, the two major powers naturally have the best quality and the most advanced technology.

However, those two families have tempers that are like firecrackers, easily ignited, and he doesn't want to provoke them unless absolutely necessary.

The remaining three permanent members of the UN Security Council are capable of building nuclear submarines. Leaving aside their own countries, among the two countries, Britain and France, Britain's submarine manufacturing technology is currently better.

The Trafalgar-class attack submarines, which entered service in 83, incorporated many of the latest technologies during their construction.

For example, it was the first nuclear submarine to be equipped with anechoic tiles. In addition, it was the first to adopt floating raft vibration reduction technology and pump-jet propulsion technology.

These noise reduction measures make the Trafalgar-class attack submarine one of the quietest submarines in the world during its time.

It is also known as the world's first standard 'quiet' submarine.

(End of this chapter)