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Ruto had long anticipated that Jiang Beicheng would press him about his father, so after Salim, the Minister of Mining and Blue Economy, revealed his identity, he began preparing his response for Jiang Beicheng.

Salim was his subordinate and a cabinet member handpicked by him; it was extremely unethical for him to directly target his subordinate.

His self-disclosure in the cabinet meeting ironically gave Ruto a way out.

Defense Minister Dualley privately informed Jiang Beicheng about Jiang Tao's situation.

If Jiang Beicheng were to ask today, Ruto would have the Central Court give him an answer.

Just as he guessed.

Ruto looked at the Chief Justice of the Central Court.

The chief justice handed all the questionnaires and evidence materials to Jiang Beicheng for review.

When Jiang Beicheng watched it, Ruto briefly explained, "The terrorist organization led by Salim infiltrated the group, using their positions to plan and carry out terrorist acts to harm overseas investors, in order to obtain huge wealth for the terrorist organization behind them."

Following investigations by the Cabinet and the Senate, several key national departments, including the Ministry of Mining and Blue Economy, the Ministry of Security, the Ministry of Defense, and the Prosecutor's Office, have been found to have been infiltrated by Al-Shabaab.

The accident involving your father, Jiang Tao, was due to negligence on the part of our judicial department. It has now been determined that this was an organized terrorist attack, and the leader of the organization was Salim. The document also contains the names of more than ten other participants.

The Kenyan government has always maintained a firm stance and taken a severe stance against such acts of terrorism.

The National Alliance Party is willing to work with the Jiang family to combat terrorist organizations, protect the Jiang family's assets, and safeguard regional issues.

Jiang Beicheng laughed after reading it.

As expected of the cabinet and the head of state, they handled things with great composure.

They directly labeled Salim and others as a terrorist organization, claiming they were infiltrating forces of al-Shabaab.

In this way, it will not cause much public outcry, either domestically or internationally.

Moreover, it can further win over the armed forces of Jiangbei City in the fight against terrorist organizations and criminal activities.

This move must have been a brilliant idea devised by Kenya's national think tank.

However, they overlooked one issue: whether Jiangbei City would accept it.

Just as Ruto and other cabinet members felt that the National Union Party was showing great sincerity, Jiang Beicheng closed the materials and evidence, looked up at Ruto, and said, "Your Majesty, this is not the evidence I want, nor is it the result I want."

The atmosphere in the presidential palace conference room instantly became tense.

“Mr. Jiang, this is a win-win situation,” Defense Minister Duale reminded him.

Jiang Beicheng: "There's no such thing as a win-win situation when it comes to debts of human life."

Ruto crossed his arms, sat up straight, and looked at Jiang Beicheng. "OK, Mr. Jiang, what result do you want?"

Jiang Beicheng said, "The Kenyan government will truthfully disclose the facts of the investigation to the outside world and the international community..."

Ruto: "OK, we're willing to cooperate."

Since the "terrorist infiltration" explanation doesn't work, let's take the route of anti-corruption within the party. While truthfully disclosing the facts of the incident, we can also pin the label of corruption on Salim and his associates, thus protecting the reputation of the ruling party.

Jiangbei City's condition is acceptable.

But Jiang Beicheng hadn't finished speaking when he continued, "We will cooperate with the embassy to extradite Salim and other key criminals to our country to face legal sanctions."

Upon hearing this, the first person to be stunned was the Chief Justice of the Central Court of Kenya.

Putting aside the fact that the two sides have not signed an extradition agreement, even if they had, extraditing a cabinet official would be a disregard for the ruling party.
Policies and laws are a joke.

Moreover, it's an international joke.

It's no exaggeration to say that this has already affected the country's image.

Jiangbei City's request is simply a pipe dream; the cabinet would never agree to it.

“Mr. Jiang, you are challenging the authority of the ruling party,” Ruto said sternly.

Jiang Beicheng replied, "Is the ruling party that the head of state mentioned the National Union Party, the Archimio Alliance, or the Jubilee Party that you used to follow?"

Everyone watched Jiangbei City in silence.

This is no longer just provoking the ruling party; it's downright arrogance.

However, everyone in the room understood the deeper meaning behind his words.

If the internal and external troubles of the country are not resolved soon, the National Alliance's time in power is indeed running out. "Mr. Jiang, if you insist on this, we can't continue the talks," Vice President Gachagua said.

He felt that Jiangbei City was becoming increasingly unreasonable and taking advantage of his position.

They have already shown their utmost sincerity, but Jiangbei City wants more.

Jiang Beicheng did not reply to Gachagua's words, but instead looked at President Ruto. "President, perhaps we have something in common. If you are willing, we can talk in private."

Ruto stared blankly at Jiangbei City.

I can't guess what kind of shared pursuit he was talking about.

But judging from his tone, it seemed to be something that could solve the ruling party's urgent problems.

After concluding the meeting, Ruto invited Jiang Beicheng to move to the presidential office for a private conversation.

"Mr. Jiang, may you speak now?" Ruto specially asked his secretary to make tea for Jiang Beicheng.

Jiang Beicheng asked, "How does the President plan to resolve the $20 billion in foreign debt maturing next year?"

Ruto felt that Jiang Beicheng was threatening them with this kind of thing again, so he said directly, "Mr. Jiang, the $38 billion loan assistance promised by the IMF (International Monetary Fund) will soon be deposited into the Kenyan treasury."

Jiang Beicheng smiled and sipped his tea, "Is 38 billion US dollars enough?"
Do you want to pay off your debts, or do you want to combat inflation?

If I were in the position of head of state, I would definitely address the people's livelihood issues first, win their hearts and minds, and ensure my re-election in the general election two years later.

So how much of that $38 billion will you have left to pay off your debts?

Ruto does not deny that he now has the idea of ​​being Jiangbei City.

I'm amazed by this businessman's mindset and vision.

Re-election is the most urgent matter.

If I step down from the position of head of state, and the National Union steps down from the position of ruling party, then everything will be just empty talk.

However, foreign debt is also a very thorny issue.

Ruto asked Jiang Beicheng directly, "Mr. Jiang, can you help us resolve our foreign debt crisis?"

Since Jiang Beicheng took the initiative to have a private chat with him and they talked about the $20 billion in foreign debt, it's not hard to guess that Jiang Beicheng intended to offer advice.

If these urgent debt problems can be resolved, what does it matter to sacrifice a cabinet member?
Jiang Beicheng raised his hand and said, "I can give you five hundred million."

Ruto looked surprised.

Jiang Beicheng continued, "It's US dollars!"

Ruto was completely dumbfounded, staring in shock at Jiangbei City.

"Five hundred million US dollars to buy Salim's life?"

This is a business deal that seems utterly unbelievable.

The annual fiscal revenue of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is only about eight or nine hundred million US dollars.

Jiang Beicheng casually offered five hundred million US dollars, just to avenge his father?
Is Salim worth $500 million?
Thinking about this, Ruto laughed at himself.

However, judging from the negotiations during this period, Jiang Beicheng is definitely not the kind of person who is foolish, rich, or acts impulsively out of loyalty.

He began to suspect that Jiangbei City harbored even greater ambitions.

“Salim is just an additional condition,” Jiang Beicheng said directly.

Ruto said, "Mr. Jiang, please speak frankly. What do you want? What can I give you?"

Jiang Beicheng said, "The mining rights for the Malindi mining area."

Ruto frowned instantly. Jiang Beicheng not only wanted to avenge his father, but also wanted to take advantage of the situation.

But whether he dared to take advantage of the fire was uncertain.

Ruto asked directly, "Mr. Jiang, are you aware that the British and Canadian governments are vying for the mining rights in the Malindi region?"

(End of this chapter)