Chapter 432 Is it so hasty?
Chapter 432 Is it so hasty?
In Yanjing, Xijiao Airport, an Il-76 transport plane slowly landed on the runway.
Coming out of the cabin, Belfshka saw Cai Yaobin who came to pick him up, and then walked down quickly and gave him a big hug: “Long time no see, my old friend.”
Cai Yaobin smiled helplessly: “If I remember correctly, I just sent you back three days ago…”
Except for the strong northeastern accent, Belfshka’s Chinese is still quite good, so there is no need for translation for the two sides to communicate.
“Haha, don’t you have a saying that a day apart is like a year apart? So we haven’t seen each other for nine years.”
Cai Yaobin: “…”
After a simple greeting, Belfushika and other airport pick-up personnel greeted each other one by one, and then got on the same military vehicle with Cai Yaobin. As soon as he got on the car, he couldn’t help but say: “Hey, Director Cai, you are too unkind this time, aren’t you? You have built a new generation of fighter jets, but you didn’t even say a word!”
After hearing this, Cai Yaobin’s brows frowned slightly with an amplitude that others could hardly detect.
Although the outside world is now buzzing about China’s sixth-generation stealth fighter, in fact, they are all speculations without evidence, and the Chinese government has never admitted it. Now Belfushika came all the way here to say this, obviously it is impossible because of these groundless news.
He definitely has very reliable intelligence! And this kind of reliable key intelligence seems to be only available in China and Old M, even those of Old M’s younger brothers who participated in the military exercise may not have it.
So Cai Yaobin calmly asked back: “What new generation fighter?”
”It’s time now, Director Cai, don’t hide it.” Belfshka grinned, “We know everything about Liu Chief.”
”Liu Chief?” Cai Yaobin continued to act stupid, “What happened to Liu Chief?”
Belfshka also knew that Cai Yaobin was not denying Liu Chief’s affairs at this time, but asking how he knew it, so he simply showed his cards and said: “Do you know where Olsen is now?”
Olsen? Cai Yaobin narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately guessed the ins and outs of the matter.
You don’t have to guess, you know that Olsen mentioned by Belfshka is Atef Olsen, the director of Old M’s Intelligence Bureau.
So when the Americans came to Beijing for negotiations, they also sent Olsen to Damao’s house to share the key intelligence and data of Liu Chief with them?
However, Cai Yaobin thought about it and realized that this was actually normal…
If it were me, when I found that the enemy suddenly became so powerful that I had almost no chance of winning and that a head-on fight would mean death, the first thing I would do would definitely be to temporarily avoid the sharp edge.
Although I appear to be submissive, I will never give in easily in secret. Instead, I will try to reverse the situation through other means, such as sleeping on straw and tasting gall, accumulating strength, waiting for an opportunity, or dividing the enemy and winning over friendly forces…
So when Olsen ran to Damao’s house, he must have continued to wave the threat theory.
Anyway, the two of them are in the same boat. Old M is not afraid of “scare” Old Mao and instead clings to China’s thigh tighter.
But if they are scared to the point of having a little fear and suspicion, it will be a positive benefit.
This made Cai Yaobin sigh secretly, reminding himself not to slack off because of temporary success. The principle of being prepared for danger in times of peace will never be outdated.
”Well… the code name of the sixth-generation aircraft is Xunlong.”
Seeing that Belfshka had already said this, Cai Yaobin no longer concealed it.
”But this project is still in the experimental stage…”
”I don’t care what stage it is. My task this time is to buy at least 30 aircraft back.” Belfshka shook his head directly and said, “I have already signed the military order. If I can’t buy a fighter, I can’t think of going back. Otherwise, I will be shot when I get off the plane! For the sake of our friendship for so many years, you have to help me this time! What conditions and prices are you free to say!”
Cai Yaobin: “…”
Good guy, you want 30 aircraft as soon as you open your mouth? Do you think you are buying a tractor? Besides, with the current economic situation of the Damao family, even if the leader agrees to sell, it is still a big question whether they can afford it.
Cai Yaobin resisted the urge to complain in person, and practiced Tai Chi with Belfushka in the car for half a day.He would try his best to apply to his superiors, but the result was not guaranteed. Even though Belfshka tried hard to persuade him and refused to leave, Cai Yaobin did not give in.
It was definitely not his decision to sell such an advanced weapon as Xunlong. Even if Cai Yaobin spoke well of Belfshka for the sake of their friendship, it would be useless. So he did not even think about the possibility of this matter.
Anyway, he could just pass the blame to the leader when the time came…
No, it was the leader’s decision in the first place. We can’t call this a scapegoat, right? —— ”Thirty?!”
When Chief Shen heard this number from Cai Yaobin, he burst out laughing on the spot.
“No!” A staff officer next to him said somewhat unhappily, “Do you really think we are a wholesale market for cabbages?”
”I agree. Let’s not talk about whether such advanced fighters can be sold. It is impossible to sell them with the initial production capacity. Now we only have two, let alone thirty, and we can’t even sell one-thirtieth of them!”
”…”
The leaders’ reactions were almost exactly the same as Cai Yaobin’s guess. After a moment, Cai Yaobin asked the silent Chief Shen, “Then I will arrange it when I go back?”
”Yes.”
The so-called arrangement is naturally not a direct reply, which will give people a feeling of not having been “deliberately considered” and “fiercely debated”.
So the best way is to arrange someone to negotiate with Belfshka for a while, create the illusion that you are helping him, and then refuse and negotiate again. When the big Mao finds that there is really no hope, he will naturally call Belfshka back.
Cai Yaobin had just left the meeting room with his head down when he suddenly found a pair of feet blocking his way, so he immediately raised his head.
After seeing the appearance of the person coming, he immediately smiled and greeted: “Team Leader Tang? What wind brings you here?”
”Of course it’s the wind from the north.” Tang Yicheng of the National Security Bureau said with a smile, “I heard that Director Cai was responsible for receiving General Belfshka’s visit this time?”
”Well, do you have any questions?”
”No problem, I just want to understand the situation.” Tang Yicheng said, looking at the corridor and said, “Let’s talk somewhere else?”
So under the leadership of Tang Yicheng, Cai Yaobin quickly came to the parking lot and got on a police car.
After the driver and the clerk on the passenger seat saw them getting on the bus, they got off the bus and stood by the bus to watch. Cai Yaobin was not surprised by this. The National Security Bureau must be handling confidential matters, so it was normal for them to be mysterious. However, Cai Yaobin was very curious. What did Belfshka’s visit have to do with them? Although the mission of the National Security Bureau and the military is to maintain national security, arms sales are normally decided by the military, and the National Security Bureau rarely asks about it.
“I know Director Cai is quite busy, so I’ll get straight to the point… I just took over a mission from the Space Administration a few days ago, and this mission has something to do with Russia, so I want to ask Director Cai what is the purpose of Belfshka’s visit this time?”
”He is from Russia’s logistics department, of course he is here to purchase equipment.”
”What equipment?”
”Well… their purchase has been rejected, so it doesn’t matter what they purchase.”
”Is it Xunlong?”
Cai Yaobin was not sure whether Tang Yicheng had access to information at the level of Xunlong, so his answer was a bit ambiguous, but he didn’t expect that Tang Yicheng not only didn’t mind, but also hit the nail on the head.
“How do you know?”
“Guessed it.” Facing Cai Yaobin’s suspicious eyes, Tang Yicheng explained, “Really, even if I have ten times the courage and ability, I can’t eavesdrop on your conversation, right?”
”I believe this… you should just speak your mind.”
”Well, it’s like this. Academician Kang hopes to obtain the relevant technology of the Buran space shuttle as a research basis. The space agency attaches great importance to this, but they are definitely unwilling to exchange such important technology easily, and it is even more impossible to reach a deal through ordinary cooperation, so the task finally turned to us…”
”What our leader means is that if the Russians want to buy our advanced equipment, can we consider appropriate exchanges on the premise of ensuring that the technology is not leaked?”
Kang Chi wants the technology of the Buran? You should have said it earlier! Cai Yaobin immediately understood the ins and outs of the matter.
In fact, if Kang Chi wanted to be efficient, he could just tell the military or the National Security Bureau directly. After all, the Space Agency might not know about a lot of highly confidential intelligence and cooperation, but the military and the National Security Bureau would definitely know about it.
But it doesn’t matter. Anyway, the leaders attach great importance to Kang Chi’s request. Even if it goes around in circles for a few times, it doesn’t waste much time.
After a moment of silence, Cai Yaobin nodded and said, “I will go back and report to Chief Shen now, but I can’t guarantee that it will be feasible.”
”It’s okay, I’ll wait for your news, but it’s better to be quick and try not to delay Academician Kang’s research and development progress. If it really doesn’t work, we will think of other ways.”
”Got it.”
Cai Yaobin got out of the car directly after speaking.
Before reporting to Chief Shen, he made a special phone call to Pangu Base and communicated directly with Kang Chi himself, and then found Chief Shen to explain the situation. Then he ran to the State Guesthouse where Belfshka stayed that night and handed him a freshly baked document: “30 billion RMB per aircraft, a maximum of five aircraft, one aircraft delivered per year, and more than 200 additional additional conditions.”
Beerfshka, holding the document, suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Cai Yaobin in disbelief.
This…
Is it so careless?
For a moment, he even suspected that Cai Yaobin and Old M were working together to cheat them…
Otherwise, it stands to reason that such advanced equipment, whether it is intended to be sold or not, must have been rejected several times at the beginning, and then repeatedly pulled, and if it is really sold, it can also gain more bargaining chips.
But who would have thought that he had just made a request, and China agreed directly on the same day? Too abnormal!
(End of this chapter)