What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 425 Island Capture Mission
Miãos

"Wu, you actually completed the construction in the rain!"

The rainy season had just ended when Plevani and Sean eagerly arrived at Miãos Island, only to discover the enormous oil storage tanks that had already been erected there.

Tang Wen was not here, so he left this place to Wu Long.

Although his academic background has nothing to do with oil, that is precisely what is needed.

Upon arriving on the island, Plevani immediately saw dense rows of oil wells and drilling rigs, and quickly asked:
"Is it already possible to extract oil?"

Wu Long: "Of course not. These are just machines that have been installed in advance. We are currently in the trial phase and can harvest 500 tons of crude oil per day."

"Let's see how the quality is?"

"Of course, please."

Plevani followed to the oil tank, then personally watched as a barrel of crude oil was collected, immediately prying open the lid.

He filled a graduated cylinder halfway and poured it from the air to observe the translucency of the liquid; this was the simplest and most intuitive method.

Sean, who was standing nearby, saw that the almost transparent liquid had excellent fluidity and immediately realized that it was definitely high-grade, high-quality crude oil!

"How is this possible? How did you do that?"

The one who spoke was a Shell oil expert who had come with Sean. Before Geigin arrived, they had spent time conducting a detailed and thorough survey of the island.

But strangely, all signs indicate that this desolate place has no oil reserves!

Since multiple expert investigations have yielded the same results, Sean also believes their judgment and feels that Tang Wen may have misjudged the situation; at least, Lile Beach really does contain a large amount of oil.

However, the facts were so clear that Shell's investigation team was rendered speechless without any explanation.

"This is a unique technology of our Gaijin, a research area that has not yet been made public."

Wu Long proudly puffed out his chest—this wasn't an act; Tang Wen had indeed told him this with absolute certainty!

"cocoa……"

Shell's oil expert was about to ask another question when he was interrupted by Plevani's hearty laughter:

"Technical issues are not important, Mr. Wu, you guys are fantastic! Could you tell me the specific survey data?"

"This is still under investigation, but existing evidence suggests that there are at least 3 million tons of oil reserves below, and almost all of the extractable oil is this high-quality light crude oil!"

“Great, great!”

Plevani was practically jumping for joy; this news alone was worth millions of dollars!
He was eager to take the oil samples back and warmly invited Wu Long to come back with him to share this great news, but the latter declined, saying that he needed to stay and supervise the inspection.

Sean, with a furrowed brow, was talking to the experts he had brought, seemingly wanting to stay and investigate something.

However, just as everyone was enjoying themselves, a commotion suddenly broke out in the distance.

A group of people rushed over and found Han Feng's security team carrying a soaking wet person from the beach.

"Excuse me, our employee tried to swim in the sea but choked on water."

Han Feng smiled obsequiously at the group, but the employee who was pulled out of the water had only managed to utter the words "Fuck you" before his mouth was forcefully covered, and he could only groan and groan as he was dragged aside.

Wu Long was not surprised by this. Mionas Island was hundreds of kilometers away from the nearest inhabited place, and Han Feng's obstruction was actually a way to save lives.

After the unexpected little incident ended, Sean and Plevanny wisely refrained from asking further questions. Just as they were about to continue the conversation, they suddenly saw a large white ship appear in the distance.

Sean looked at Wu Long:

"Is this Gaijin's ship?"

"No way, our ships are all in port."

"It doesn't look like a cargo ship to me."

"They were probably just passing by."

The group didn't pay any more attention to it, but after a while they noticed that the boat seemed to have stopped.

Just as Plevani was preparing to leave before dark, he suddenly noticed a large speedboat approaching the island.

At first, Plevani thought it was a resident of the island returning, but he quickly realized that the flag on it was from Luzon.

His eyes widened instantly, as if about to bulge out, and he reacted by giving orders to his subordinates:

"They're from Luzon, damn it, they're definitely jealous!"

As he spoke, he pulled a small pistol from his clothes, and the other henchmen who had come by boat quickly searched for weapons as well. "Oh, shit!"

Sean was about to retreat into the port building when Wu Long was startled.

Why did they suddenly turn on each other?

But he didn't dare get involved and led the workers and employees into the building.

A few minutes later, a crackling sound came from outside, which startled Sean, who frantically shook Wu Long's shoulders:

"Wu, we're doomed! Did you bring a helicopter? Get out of here!"

"We have a helicopter, but we can't get out!"

A CH-47 accompanied the convoy, but it was far from the building, and it would have been very dangerous to fly over there.

Meanwhile, the Hong Kong employees seemed to have sensed something and were clearly planning to do something.

This made Han Feng's face turn very ugly. He then suddenly gave a few instructions to the people next to him, and then more than a dozen strong workers left.

Then he said to Wu Long and Sean:
"Don't worry, we can protect ourselves."

Wu Long: "Is Boss Tang prepared?"

Han Feng glanced at him: "Didn't you brag about beating Bofors? Don't back down if you actually have to use it later."

Wu Long was taken aback, then his eyes lit up as he recalled his time in the village last year:
"Holy crap, you guys brought that thing!"

"Keep your voice down. It's best not to use it unless absolutely necessary. Now, let's call Boss Tang!"

The two hurried to find the satellite phone to dial, and Sean, standing to the side, asked somewhat uncertainly:

"Wait, is the Bofors you're talking about the world-famous Bofors?"

Han Feng: "I didn't say that, you misheard me."

However, Sean had already realized:
"God, I knew it! Tang Lian's warships have these things, no problem! I also served in the army, and I was a sniper! Do you have sniper rifles?"

……

"Look how reluctant our people are to part with this warship?"

The ship purchase negotiations were held again in a hotel room, with negotiators from the Empire and the domestic government at either end of a long table.

book?

This is a transaction between Puget Sound Shipyard and Yangcheng Shipyard. What does it have to do with them?
Of course, Tomohiro Uchimura was actually staying in the same hotel, but he couldn't participate in the negotiations, and neither side seemed to notice anything amiss.

At this moment, Zhao Hande looked at Rams with a smile, while Lao Zhang and the other naval officers beside him had gloomy faces and were even unwilling to look directly at him.

Rams knew the reason:
Clearly, selling this warship would severely disrupt the growth of the Tokyo Navy. If it weren't for pressure from the Empire, they certainly wouldn't have chosen to give it up. It's no wonder the Tokyo Navy is unhappy.

Stay calm, it's a minor issue.

Rams took a deep breath and smiled.
“Mr. Zhao, I would still like to ask your opinion on selling only the hull.”

"can."

"Of course, I understand... Excuse me, did you just say you agree?"

Because Zhao Hande agreed so quickly, almost as soon as he finished speaking, Rams didn't react for a moment.

Not only him, but Kazimirz and others also found it incredible.

Is it that simple? You agreed?
Is it because the Empire's prestige still stands, or do they genuinely want to strike the Second Fleet?

Regardless, this is good news, and Rams immediately asked:
"So what is your quote...?"

"Seventeen billion US dollars."

"..."

Rams got stuck in translation.

He strongly suspected that he had heard "seven hundred million" instead of seventeen billion US dollars.

He knows some inside information; wasn't it supposed to be 1.5 billion US dollars?
Faced with Rams's questioning gaze, he could only translate truthfully.

(End of this chapter)