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In the heart of continental Europe, a car travels along a winding mountain road, passing through several tunnels before arriving at a fork in the road halfway up the mountain.

If you follow this fork in the road for seven or eight minutes, you will see a gate with steel bars blocking passing vehicles.

There was a large building that looked like a security booth next to the road, and a person came out of it.

Arriving at the car:

"This is private property, please turn back."

“No, I’m here to find someone. I know that the castle of St. Milch is ahead. I’m looking for your castle’s master, Soren Ross.”

What proof do you have?

The security guard was quite cautious and didn't let the other party pass immediately.

Shortly afterward, after Layton Charlize in the driver's seat provided proof, the security guards finally allowed them to pass.

The security at St. Milhacher Castle is very good.

This is just the first step; after passing through two more security posts, one will finally arrive at the castle.

Without a second thought, Leighton Charlize parked the car in the square in front of the castle, quickly got out, and ran into the castle.

Unfortunately, he was stopped at the door by Sorenros's butler.

This reckless young man actually wants to meet the castle owner?

The butler led Leyton Charlize to the reception waiting room, arranged for tea, biscuits, and fruit to be served, and then told him to wait a moment while he reported to the castle owner.

In the study on the second floor of the castle, Sorenros, who was reading a book, raised an eyebrow upon hearing the steward's report:

"What's his name?"

"His name is Layton Charlize, and he works for Horton Company."

"Oh, what's the matter?"

“Sir, it's like this. Regarding the 1.5 billion US dollars we lost before, the other party entrusted Horton Company to handle the matter. They have now obtained relevant clues and have taken action.”

Upon hearing this, Sorenros immediately put down his book and asked in surprise:

"So they've found out who their enemy is, right? Have they caught them?"

The butler shook his head and said:
“Leyton Charlize doesn’t want to say, he wants to see you and talk to you in person.”

Since that's the case, Sorenros had no choice but to meet the other party in person.

A few minutes later, he met Leighton Charlize in the study.

The latter explained the whole story as soon as they met.

After a long investigation, the Horton Company finally had a lead, but when they sent people to the Somali Peninsula with the help of the KGB, they were suddenly attacked.

Leighton Charlize's expression was exceptionally serious and focused:
"We can now be fairly certain that the Somali peninsula has completely changed. This place possesses an armed force that is incomprehensible to outsiders; they are top-notch in terms of information and communication, weaponry, and personnel."

"We spent a huge sum of money, cooperating with the KGB, and sent nearly two hundred people to the Somali peninsula. But before our men even reached their destination, they were captured on the outskirts of one of their small towns."

"Even now, we don't know exactly how many armed forces are hiding in that town called Gabile; we haven't been able to find any information using satellite imagery."

Sorenros's expression changed slightly, and he asked with some suspicion:

"As far as I know, the warlords on the Somali peninsula are in a state of chaos. Even six months ago, they were still fighting each other, and the US aircraft carrier fleet was in the waters near the Gulf of Aden, yet they did not provoke the Somali peninsula."

"But even if the warlords in the Somali peninsula are powerful, they wouldn't be able to wipe out your entire army, would they? You're not making this up, are you?"

Upon hearing this, Layton Charlize became extremely angry:
“Mr. Ross, you can insult me, but please don’t insult our Horton Company. Our company’s strength is beyond your imagination. If you don’t believe me, then you can arrange your own team to go there. Please forgive us, Horton Company, for not serving you.”

After that, he turned and left.

However, Sorenros made no comment and showed no intention of trying to persuade the other party to stay.

Only after Layton Charlize left did he instruct the butler to handle the matter.

"Okay, sir."

The butler said something respectfully, then bowed and left the study.

The study fell silent. Soren Ross smiled slightly; this was truly an interesting matter.

What secrets does the Somali peninsula hold that allow so many highly skilled armed personnel to be stationed there?

Sorenros's name is unremarkable, but in reality, he has a considerable reputation in both the legitimate and criminal worlds of Europe. However, unless you reach a certain level, you might not have heard of him.

Of course, many people have heard of the name "European Ross family".

The Forbes rich list naturally doesn't show the names of members of the Ross family, because they are too powerful to offend.

Soren Ross's personal wealth is at least $30 billion, with over $10 billion in cash alone, making him a veritable super-rich man.

Previously, he had wanted to exchange weapons-grade enriched uranium for 1.5 billion US dollars.

Well, he still hasn't confirmed that the huge amount of US dollar cash was actually counterfeit.

But it doesn't matter, because in the United States nowadays, everyone knows that there is no difference between counterfeit and real money, and they can both be used.

Soren Ross also wanted to counterfeit money, but he simply lacked the channels and technology, so he could only try to contact counterfeit money groups as much as possible.

However, the counterfeit money ring was too cautious; even with weapons-grade enriched uranium, he still couldn't lure out the ring's ordinary management.

This even led to that bastard Williams from the London police ruining the deal.

Afterwards, Sorenros had already arranged for someone to go to London to transport the dollar bills and weapons-grade enriched uranium back to the European continent, but the Londoners were too inefficient in their work.

As a result, the banknotes were ultimately 'burned,' and the enriched uranium was switched out.

What a hell.

Otherwise, Sorenros wouldn't have bothered to send people to investigate, which has led to the uncovering of some secrets of the Somali peninsula.

That's why he found this matter increasingly interesting.

The KGB headquarters building in Moscow, Russia.

Stefanoev sat in his office, his eyes as somber as water.

He never imagined that the small team he had arranged would completely disappear in the Somali peninsula.

So he sent people again, this time a team of five super agents, with secrecy as the top priority.

I'm sure this super agent team won't disappoint him. After all, they are the ace of the ace agents among the KGB's elite agents, and they are among the very few in the entire KGB.

Ding Ding Ding!
Just then, the office phone rang.

"Hello, this is Stefanoev."

"Boss, it's me, Antoine Doff."

Antovandov's voice was deep on the other end of the phone:
"I just received a report that a small battle has taken place in the Siberian rainforest. The American tycoon, Mr. Wang, who raises Siberian tigers in Siberia, has been subjected to a fierce attack."

"Is that rich man dead?"

"not dead."

Antovandov reported truthfully:
"Not only did he not die, he also wiped out the entire mercenary group, leaving not a single survivor."

"Our personnel, through nearby radar and satellite monitoring, discovered that this wealthy individual had deployed over a thousand armed drones at his breeding base."

"This time, their drone swarm attack was incredibly effective; they wiped out the mercenaries in almost no time, instantly reversing the situation."

As he said this, his tone was filled with astonishment and panic.

"So I wanted to report this to you, Boss. Should we get involved in the investigation? After all, such a powerful armed force is stationed near our base, less than 100 kilometers away—it's far too close."

Haha, is 100 kilometers a short distance?

This is certainly true for Russia, a nation known for its fighting spirit, because their vast territory and sparse population give them a deep understanding of distance.

"Need not!"

Stefanoev gave a direct negative answer:

"That tycoon is very rich and follows the rules, so let him do whatever he wants. But we can investigate those mercenaries. Fuck, they actually came to our territory to cause trouble?"

There are many international mercenary organizations.

In previous years, the CIA's collusion with Supermoney resulted in unprecedented damage to several mercenary organizations. Supermoney offered huge sums of money to lure these international mercenary groups into becoming scapegoats.

Although these mercenary groups did indeed do a very good job, successfully blocking the CIA and other agencies.

However, it was very clear that the CIA was not to be trifled with, and their counterattack dealt the mercenary group a heavy blow they should not have had to bear.

For example, the Anka mercenary group was incredibly powerful a few years ago, with over a thousand members at its peak, but it was short-lived and quickly disbanded.

"Okay, Boss, I will investigate thoroughly. Do you have any other instructions?"

"No, that's it."

In the top-floor office of the Quantum Fund headquarters building on Wall Street in Manhattan, New York, George Soros sat in his executive chair, his face as dark as a summer cloud, quite intimidating.

Several senior executives sat opposite him, not daring to breathe loudly.

Over the past few days, their Quantum Foundation has invested a huge amount of money in a tug-of-war with Thailand.

However, Thailand seems to be very wealthy and has no fear of fighting.

Large amounts of international capital are fleeing Thailand; even if it means defaulting on contracts, they are still withdrawing from Thailand.

Given Thailand's current financial policies, it would be very easy for foreign capital to flee, and it would be very difficult to stop these international financial capitals.

Since 1990, Southeast Asia's economy has experienced rapid growth.

In particular, after the bursting of Japan's real estate bubble, the economy began to decline, giving Southeast Asian economies a second chance to rise.

Thailand seized this opportunity, and starting in the 1990s, a large amount of foreign hot money entered the Thai market.

Every year, hundreds of billions of US dollars flow into the entire East Asian market, with Thailand receiving a significant share of the investment.

Currently, these funds are flowing out in large quantities, and even with the Thai government and Maple Leaf Holdings Group providing support, the Thai baht is still depreciating.

However, Quantum Fund underestimated the Thai government's resolve and Maple Leaf Holdings Group's financial strength.

He had clearly discussed with Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street financial giants about launching a new round of attacks, because he knew Thailand wouldn't be able to hold out for long.

Moreover, Thailand's economic structure is too singular; how can the real estate market alone possibly support and hold up the market?

Definitely not!

Therefore, launching an attack at this time will inevitably devalue the Thai baht, allowing them to smoothly settle their previously purchased foreign exchange futures and exit with profits.

However, the powerful financial groups behind the Thai government possessed terrifying amounts of capital and managed to steadily support the market.

They used at least hundreds of billions of US dollars in cash.

This is a very terrifying existence.

"They are definitely not a single institution, but rather a coalition of several financial giants."

Soros's tone was chilling:
"Investigate thoroughly, find out exactly who is behind this, opposing us. Based on the current situation, it doesn't seem to be domestic American capital, but rather foreign capital, possibly from Europe, Russia, or Japan."

Some have suggested that it might be Thai domestic capital.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Soros stared wide-eyed at the executive, his enormous eyeballs the size of copper bells, quite frightening.

"Where did Thai local capital get so much money? Besides, they've all converted their money into gold or real estate. Where are they going to borrow money from?"

If it's Thai domestic capital, then it will inevitably have to rely on loans to make it possible.

However, local Thai banks simply don't have that many US dollars in foreign exchange, so they have to borrow from abroad.

In the near future, there are simply no loan contracts of that size internationally, because if they did exist, they would be impossible to hide from Wall Street.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for this to be Thai domestic capital.

The most likely sources are capital from Europe, Russia, or Japan.

In particular, the six major Japanese families had been tricked and killed by the Morgan family before, and their hearts were filled with resentment as deep as mountains and as vast as the sea.

The Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Sumitomo, and other family conglomerates, still harboring ulterior motives, will certainly not let this opportunity pass them by.

After all, they can come up with one or two hundred billion US dollars in cash.

If they were to really go against Wall Street, the Mitsubishi family would definitely have planned ahead. So even now, Wall Street giants like Quantum Fund have still not been able to find out the results from their previous intelligence channels.

We don't even know who the enemy is yet, so desperately holding on isn't a solution.

At this moment, the Thai baht has not only not depreciated, but has even been pulled back up by Maple Leaf Holdings Group.

Internet media giants such as Facebook have been providing real-time updates on this matter, which has led to many retail investors around the world joining in as well.

What Soros never expected was that retail investors were actually bullish on the Thai baht and were supporting it.

On the contrary, they have a strong aversion to Wall Street financial giants.

Of the three factors—favorable timing, advantageous location, and harmonious relationships—the harmonious relationships are now surprisingly on Thailand's side.

Simply unbelievable.

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to investigate immediately and find out if it's Japanese capital."

An executive stood up and said this, then hurriedly left the office.

This person simply can't stand the atmosphere in the office; it's terrifying.

So he preferred to take orders and leave rather than stay in that hellish office.

Hidab, Somali Peninsula.

Yabo Fein, Zheng Baoyin, Li Efra, O'Brien, Dai Ronghua and others gathered together for a small meeting.

Due to the recent Asian financial crisis, Maple Leaf Holdings Group has assigned several senior executives, including Dylan Dario, to be stationed in cities such as Bangkok, Singapore, and Jakarta.

Meanwhile, some executives came to the Somali peninsula to handle not only the Asian financial crisis but also several other matters.

At the summary meeting in January this year, Wang Duoyu repeatedly emphasized that everyone must pay attention to the protection work on the Somali Peninsula.

A few days ago, the KGB invaded, and although they were all wiped out, the few who were captured refused to speak.

There are many stubborn people, and in the short term, if we don't find their weaknesses, then we really can't threaten them.

So Bofan and the others gathered together to discuss these matters.

Inside the meeting room, Lee Efra frowned and said:

"The Thai baht's depreciation trend has gradually stopped and it is slowly recovering, but even so, Wall Street giants such as Quantum Fund are still unwilling to give up. It is likely that this will be a protracted battle, and we all need to be mentally prepared."

Obtaining the 20 billion US dollars in fees from the Thai government is certainly not an easy task.

The foreign exchange futures contracts that Soros and his team bought had a six-month term.

It's only been a little over a month now, there are still more than four months to go.

This is a very long time, and if anyone can't persevere halfway through, something bad is likely to happen.

"I was already mentally prepared, so why should I be afraid of him?"

O'Brien said confidently, but Lee Evra worriedly said:

"What if the Quantum Fund launches a multi-front war? Singapore, Jakarta, Manila, Hong Kong, Seoul, Taipei, and other places. If they drag these cities into the battle, we might easily run into trouble."

Zheng Baoyin asked:
"Li, are you saying that with multiple fronts to fight, we're short of funds?"

"No!"

Lee Evra shook his head and said:
"I'm not worried about a lack of funds, but rather two issues. First, we may not be able to withstand such pressure. Second, with multiple fronts at work, our funding channels are prone to leaks, which could be discovered by Wall Street capital."

Once discovered, Maple Leaf Holdings Group will be exposed to the public eye.

This is definitely not a good thing.

This incident could very well trigger a chain reaction.

"No, they are unlikely to do that, because they don't have that much money, and given their level of greed, there's absolutely no way they would be willing to pay such a high price."

Before O'Brien could finish speaking, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in!"

Zheng Baoyin said something, and Pei Xiaojun, the military officer, immediately came in and reported bad news. (End of Chapter)