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Chapter 238 Preparing to Buy at the Bottom! (First Update!)

Feeling the force coming from his collar, Lin Yi wanted to argue, but...

He couldn't argue, because the money was deducted by the system.

The system isn't a physical entity; it doesn't issue invoices, and he can't find anyone to ask for them.

He grinned sheepishly and quickly said:
"Um... can I say I don't have an invoice?"

"Besides, that money was already overseas, and it's about to be used to acquire Talison and Galaxy Resources. Whether there are invoices or not shouldn't be a big problem, right?"

Hearing his explanation, Ji Shuangshuang released her grip, then clenched her left fist and her right hand tightly around her left, cracking her knuckles loudly.

"Didn't you use it for gambling?"

When questioned about whether he had gambled the money, Lin Yi immediately became agitated, "No! Do you think I have time? Why don't you come and be the boss for a few days?"

"..." Ji Shuangshuang was speechless. Lin Yi really didn't have time to gamble.

She straightened up, closed her eyes, and gently massaged her Jingming acupoint with her hand.

"Remember to ask for invoices next time. The previous problems were only solved with a lot of invoices from the Civil Engineering department."

"It's a good thing you used foreign funds this time. If you had used domestic funds..."

"12 billion yuan in invoices, the entire Jiangsu province is going crazy!"

"If we get caught, we'll both have to go to Tilanqiao University for further studies."

"And it's the kind of study that lasts a lifetime."

After reminding Lin Yi, Ji Shuangshuang walked out in her high heels, but as she reached the door, she seemed to suddenly remember something and turned back to ask:
"The guys who went to deliver goods to America are back. Their expense reports are full of items, all bought for private individuals."

"Each person bought about 50,000 to 60,000 yuan worth of odds and ends. Should we reimburse them all?"

"Huh?" The topic suddenly changed, catching Lin Yi off guard. After his CPU processed the information, he gave his answer directly:

"Submit the expense report! Make a clear note on the expense report."

The men who went to America to deliver the items were suicide squad members.

Before this group set off, Lin Yi had told them what they might encounter when they arrived in America.

Everyone gave a considerable sum of money.

Like the construction site water ghosts, if you go down there, you can come back up with a sum of money.

If they can't get on, that's another expense.

Let's reimburse them for this small amount as a reward for their return.

With permission granted, Ji Shuangshuang nodded slightly and turned to enter the finance office across the street.

Soon, voices could be heard in the corridor. As the voices grew closer, the door to the finance office across the hall remained closed, but someone knocked on Lin Yi's office door instead.

As there was a knock on the door, a somewhat guilty voice sounded from outside:
"Boss, that... Ms. America... no, one of those foreign bureau chiefs asked us to pass on a message to you."

Lin Yi, who was busy organizing the acquisition plan at his desk, widened his eyes upon hearing this, as if he had heard something unbelievable.

After a few seconds of silence, he got up, went to the door, opened it, and looked at the four people standing outside.

His gaze swept over the four people, finally settling on the person in front, or rather, on his hand.

At this very moment, a business card lies in his palm.

A silver-white business card with a metallic frosted texture.

The business card only has a name and a number on it.

Dmitri Brown

【(734)-555-9528】

After staring at the business card for a while, Lin Yi reached out and grabbed it. He flicked his finger, and the fingernail collided with the business card, making a crisp and pleasant sound.

After fiddling with the business card for a moment, Lin Yi gently waved to the four people standing outside the door:

"Come in!"

He returned to his desk, searched through the bottom left drawer for a while, found a pair of pliers, and then used the pliers to carefully pry open the business card.

In just a few dozen seconds, the business card was crushed by the pliers.

Of course, the listening device Lin Yi had imagined was not inside.

Lin Yi was very disappointed to find no listening device.

He swept all of these things into the trash heap, then turned to look at the people who were already standing in front of his desk:
"Tell me more specifically!"

Lin Yi's words reached the ears of the four people opposite him. They looked at each other, and finally the one who was holding the business card stood up and told them about his experiences over the past few days.

"After we arrived in America, we were picked up by someone from that editing station."

"After we finished handing over the items, we ran into people who claimed to be from the CIA as soon as we stepped outside."

"After questioning us for several days and confirming that we didn't know anything about it, the person in charge of the questioning released us. Before releasing us, he gave us this business card."

"He said he was the director of some kind of General Administration."

After explaining the cause and effect, the speaker took half a step back and retreated into the crowd.

After hearing the whole story, Lin Yi wanted to say something, but he swallowed his words back.

He might be suspicious if someone else was trying to make money.

But if it's someone from the CIA, he wouldn't doubt it at all.

After all, the biggest drug lord in America is the CIA.

Why is the CIA so obsessed with drug control?

It's not because they hate drugs.

Rather, it's because they want to crush their competitors and kill them off so they can monopolize the market, and only through monopolization can they make more money.

It just so happens that Eisent hasn't replied to messages for a long time; he's probably dead in Iraq.

Now that this guy is dead, I need a channel for gathering intelligence.

Although the CIA is definitely using fake news, sometimes they can deduce the truth from the fake news.

Moreover, after the No. 2 suicide truck comes out and enough data is collected, I will still have to get the No. 3 suicide truck out.

The most suitable place for the No. 3 self-destructing truck is not the Middle East, but the border of America.

That place is a smuggling paradise!

He kept this in mind and waved to the four people in front of him:
"Go to the finance office next door to get your reimbursement!"

After the four people left, he continued working on the acquisition plan.

…………

The top floor of the Gusu Star Hotel.

Under the gentle sunlight, Salle, who didn't wake up until the afternoon, was enjoying his late lunch.

To his left was an Arab man who appeared to be about the same age as him. This man was holding a document and was looking down, quietly reading what was on the document.
"Carmel Howard was a womanizer. In addition to his legitimate son Thomas Howard, he had six illegitimate children."

"Two men and three women, born to him and his four lovers respectively."

"After his death, his six children turned against each other and began fighting over the 7% original shares he left behind."

"This was also fueled by other shareholders of FMC." "Because of the complex composition, we do not recommend acquiring this 7% stake."

After reading these words aloud, the Arab man stood up and looked at Sal with utmost respect:
"Sir, would you like to continue reading?"

Saller stopped eating, pondered for a long time, and then turned his head:
"Let's focus on Chile's chemical and mining industries!"

Upon receiving the order, the Arab man opened the document in his hand, turned to the last few pages, adjusted his tone, and began to read the contents of the document:
"After several days of a precipitous stock price collapse, as of the date of this report, the trading price of Chilean chemical and mining stock was $57 per share. Although it has fallen significantly, it is still at a high level."

"During this stock price surge, the Chilean investment group controlled by Chilean billionaire Julio Ponce Leroux sold a total of 13.24% of its shares, leaving it with 16.76% of the stock, at a price of US$194.24 per share."

"In addition, during this stock surge, Canadian fertilizer giant Potash Corporation sold a total of 22.42% of its shares, leaving 9.58% remaining."

"Chilean institutions and retail investors have sold a total of 7% of the shares, leaving 3% remaining."

"European and American Foundations collectively acquired 42.66% of the shares."

"Many of these foundations have connections to American government officials."

"In addition, although Chile's new president Sebastián is trying to attract foreign investment, a series of policies he has introduced have always restricted foreign investment in Chile."

"These policies conflict with the interests of the actual holders of various foundations in Europe and the United States."

"Based on past case analysis, in the coming period, there is a high probability that foundations in Europe and the United States will lobby the European Union and America to target Chile."

"Under a series of restrictions imposed by Sebastian, Potash Corporation of Canada has secretly informed investors that they are planning to abscond."

"Therefore, based on the above analysis, those interested in entering the Chilean chemical and mining industry may choose to purchase the equity held by the Canadian potash company."

"At the same time, we can contact foundations in Europe and try to buy their shares."

After the Arab man next to him finished speaking, Salle finished eating, wiped his mouth clean with a tissue, and turned to look at the Arab man next to him:
"Rabia, pack your things and come with me to Xiaomi Heavy Industry."

“Okay!” Labia nodded and turned to gather the documents that were placed beside him.

Half an hour later, the two of them caught up with Lin Yi, who had just finished get off work, at Xiaomi Heavy Industry.

Lin Yi really wanted to curse at Saler, who suddenly appeared in front of him, but when he thought about how much money the other party had invested, he felt that it was not appropriate to curse.

So he swallowed back all the words that were about to come out.

He brought them back to the office, brewed tea according to their preferences, and served it to them before asking:
What brings you here today?

When asked about his purpose, Salle nodded to Lamia, who then opened his briefcase, took out a thick stack of documents, and handed them to Lin Yi.

"Mr. Lin, this is information about two companies: Chilean Chemicals & Mining and FMC."

"Some of the information inside is helpful for the acquisition you mentioned a couple of days ago."

After saying that, Rabia moved the documents in his hand forward a little more.

Looking at the documents presented to him, Lin Yi scratched his head but didn't take them. Instead, he walked around Labia and sat down opposite Saler.

Saller saw all of his actions.

After he sat down, Salle picked up his teacup and asked, seemingly casually:

"Do you feel the information isn't detailed enough?"

"No!" Lin Yi shook his head, denying Saler's question.

His simple two words successfully shut down Saller's mind. He took a sip of his sweetened black tea, put down the cup, and asked:

"Do you think you can take them down by yourself?"

"No, not either!" Lin Yi shook his head again and gave the answer directly:

"What I've always wanted to profit from has never been Chilean chemical and mining, nor has it been FMC."

"It's Talison and Galaxy Resources."

After saying a few words, Lin Yi remained expressionless, but Saller on the other side couldn't sit still any longer.

He suddenly stood up, staring at Lin Ying for a long time before finally confirming from Lin Yi's reaction that Lin Yi was not lying and that what he said was true.

He took a deep breath and sat weakly on the sofa: "Give me a reason."

“We also have data from Galaxy Resources, but theirs just looks better.”

"But no matter from the perspective of technological reserves, mineral reserves, or capital reserves, they are not suitable."

"You should know that you're making money off them."

Meeting Saller's inquisitive gaze, Lin Yi slumped onto the sofa, a mischievous grin playing on his lips: "Because Chile is too close to America!"

"If there were a competition for the title of 'Abstract Country,' then all the countries in South America, except for one or two that are not abstract, should be finalists."

"In addition, they are too close to America. If there is the slightest disturbance, America will take action immediately."

"Going there would be like lambs to the slaughter. Even if we were to go, we'd have to wait until later."

"In contrast, Talison and Galaxy Resources are both Australian companies."

"Compared to the left-right brain conflict of Sebastián of Chile, Australian officials seem more human."

"As long as there is money to be made and taxes and profits to be generated for them, they will not care too much about you."

"And it will be easier if we all use alternate accounts."

"Can you understand?"

This explanation brought Saller back to his senses.

Before becoming president, Chile's current president, Sebastián, had many identities: Chile's richest man, businessman, and politician.

But his most important identity is that of a right-wing advocate of free-market economics.

他在2010年1月17日第2轮决选中，以51.61%的得票率，当选智利总统。

If things had gone through the normal process, he should have vigorously promoted a free market economy and minimized government intervention after taking office.

But the plans couldn't keep up with the changes.

On February 27, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile.

According to official Chilean statistics, the economic losses caused by the earthquake have so far exceeded $300 billion.

Add to that the messes caused by former President Bachelet.

This earthquake dealt a heavy blow to Sebastian, who had not yet taken office.

After officially assuming the presidency, he has two choices.

The first option is to abandon the so-called post-disaster reconstruction, pursue a free market economy, and let Hayek's invisible hand control everything.

But it is clear that if he dares to do so, the Chilean people who lost their families and homes in the earthquake will make the president aware of Hayek's invisible hand.

Sometimes it can become tangible.

Therefore, he chose the second path.

That is to use the power of the visible hand to rob Peter to pay Paul.

Under the premise of advocating a free economy, he wielded Chile's visible hand to first stifle foreign investment that wanted to make money, and then used tax revenue and copper industry income to rebuild the disaster area.

The effectiveness of this reconstruction needs to be questioned.

Going in at this time would be very troublesome.

(End of this chapter)