Chapter 1602

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If the latest arms deal between Andronik and Shi Lei could be completed successfully, Andronik would receive a profit of 83.70 million USD.

Even after bribing all parties, Andronik could still earn at least 80 million USD. If he had this amount of money, Andronik could retire early and choose a scenic place to enjoy his life.

However, Andronik knew very well that this amount of money was not easy to earn!

As long as he was slightly careless, what was originally a good opportunity to earn money would turn into something that could cost him his life.

In order to live to earn money and spend money, Andronik had to ensure that Shi Lei would not reveal the details of this arms deal, especially information that involved money.

However, did Shi Lei have the obligation to do so?

A deal was a deal. Shi Lei had spent 055% of the price to purchase the Hurricane missiles. That was the price that Shi Lei had paid.

If Andronik could resist the temptation, then he would naturally not have to worry about this problem. However, Andronik did not resist the temptation, so this problem was Andronik's own problem.

He could not ask Shi Lei to purchase the Hurricane missiles at a high price and also ask Shi Lei to bear the risk of being investigated by the Soviet Union's National Security Bureau, right?

However, Andronik had no other choice!

Andronik could only choose to beg Shi Lei. He looked at Raphael with a hesitant expression and opened his mouth to speak.

"Major Li, I hope that you can promise me one thing." Andronik spoke with reservations. If he said it in advance, he hoped that Shi Lei would keep the information of the deal a secret. Andronik was afraid that Shi Lei would blackmail him.

Raphael did not speak and only waited for Andronik to continue. At an angle that Andronik could not see, Raphael's right hand was hidden on the side of his thigh. His five fingers seemed to be tapping casually, but in reality, he was sending a message to Shi Lei.

"Finley, wait patiently! Our Xia Xia has a saying, 'Counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir'. No matter what Andronik wants us to do, let's listen to him first before we decide whether to agree or not, "Shi Lei replied through the LIP lens information processor.

Since Andronik was sitting in front of Raphael, Raphael couldn't speak, not even with a silent voice. He could only use his right hand, which was hidden on the side of his thigh, to type on the non-existent keyboard single-handedly. Through Izur, Raphael recognized Andronik.

"What if I ask for a price increase? What's our bottom line? 'Raphael asked Shi Lei.

Shi Lei chuckled strangely, "That won't happen! Endo was a smart guy. He knew when to advance and when to retreat. If he raises the price at the last minute, we will indeed agree to his request based on our current situation. But he also guessed that once we caught our breath and the dispute in North Ossetia was resolved, we would deal with him. Therefore, Endo would never do something stupid, "Shi Lei analyzed.

If Andronik was an idiot, how could he have risen to the rank of Colonel in the complicated environment of Soviet Russia?

As expected, Andronik, who was sitting in front of Raphael, didn't raise the price at the last minute. Instead, he raised the issue he was most worried about.

"Major Li, I hope you can keep our arms deal a secret. After all, as you know, the Hurricane series missile is a full-sized missile. If news of the sale of this level of missile is leaked, I'm afraid I'll be sent to the military court, "Andronik said with a bitter expression.

Shi Lei watched Andronik's performance through the LIP lens information processor worn by Raphael. He couldn't help but laugh.

"Hahahaha!"

Unfortunately, Andronik couldn't hear him. Only Raphael could.

Raphael heard Shi Lei's laughter and a look of astonishment appeared on his face. But in Andronik's eyes, this expression meant something else.

Raphael didn't respond to Andronik immediately. Instead, he used his right hand, which was hidden on the side of his thigh, to quickly type a question to Shi Lei.

'What are you laughing at?'

Shi Lei chuckled and said, "Finley, let's get ready for a good show! Andronik wants to perform! But I didn't think that Andronik would be so greedy and hold such great authority. "

Shi Lei had already deduced a lot of information from Andronik's words.

For example, Andronik wanted to keep a large amount of profits from the arms deal. Originally, Shi Lei thought that Andronik would be able to get his hands on something like the Hurricane series missile, but he would have to use a lot of connections and go through a lot of trouble to get his hands on it.

But now, it seemed like that wasn't the case!

Andronik seemed to have some secret channel that allowed him to use some connections that Shi Lei couldn't guess. Under the circumstances of not causing a big commotion, he could get his hands on the Hurricane series missile.

It was only under such circumstances that Andronik hoped that Shi Lei would keep his mouth shut. That way, he would be able to pocket all the profits from the arms deal.

After Andronik, who was sitting opposite Raphael, made his request, he saw a stunned expression on Raphael's face.

Initially, Raphael only showed a puzzled expression when he heard Shi Lei's laughter. But Andronik thought that Raphael didn't intend to keep the matter a secret.

Andronik laughed bitterly in his heart as he thought about what he could do to make Raphael keep his mouth shut and conceal the information about this arms deal.

"Major Li, I'm not joking. If this matter gets out, not only will I be in trouble, even you won't be able to get away with it. "Andronik tried to pressure Shi Lei.

However, Shi Lei immediately snorted coldly when he heard this. Through the LIP lens information processor, he said to Raphael, "Finley, don't bother with him. Just say that you're not interested in spreading this matter around. But you can't guarantee that this matter won't get out. The only thing you can guarantee is that you won't divulge any information. "Shi Lei said with a smile.

Although Shi Lei had instructed Raphael to keep the matter a secret, Shi Lei knew that Andronik wouldn't believe him.

Humans often made a mistake, and that was to judge others by their own standards!

Humans always liked to judge others based on their own character, as if what they would do, others would do the same.

Andronik put himself in Major Li's shoes and thought about what he would do if he was in his shoes.

After some consideration, Andronik's heart was filled with helplessness. He believed that Major Li would definitely seize this opportunity to extort a huge sum of money from him.

This was what it meant to judge others by one's own standards!

In fact, Andronik guessed that Shi Lei's intention to divulge the details of the arms deal was also because Andronik was judging others by his own standards. If Andronik didn't ask for help and didn't ask for Shi Lei to keep the details of the arms deal a secret, Shi Lei wouldn't have spread the news about their arms deal like a gossipy woman.

After all, it was an arms deal!

Shi Lei didn't even think about spreading the news or divulging the details of the deal. That was just Andronik's worry.

It was Andronik's way of judging others by his own standards.

Raphael repeated Shi Lei's instructions. Just like Shi Lei's analysis, Andronik didn't believe it at all.

Andronik took a deep breath and stared at Raphael. Finally, he sighed. "Major Li, I'm willing to pay a price for you to keep the secret."

Raphael was still expressionless. "What price?"

"Major Li, I think that there should be a history of friendly cooperation between us, right?" Andronik didn't directly state the price. Instead, he tried to improve their relationship.

Raphael nodded.

Both sides did have a good history of cooperation. Although they had only cooperated twice, Andronik was very well-behaved. The goods that he promised to deliver were arriving one after another, and there weren't any problems.

"Major Li, I also think that we can work together for a long time, right?" Andronik asked again.

There was an old saying from Xia Xia: Wealth is not as good as money.

Andronik had a plan to work together with Shi Lei for a long time. After all, the risk of working together for a long time was lower, and it was more reliable than a one-time deal.

"What do you mean?" Raphael asked, puzzled.

Andronik smiled and explained. "Major Li, to borrow a saying from Xia Xia, we don't beat around the bush. I hope to work with Major Li for a long time. If you need any arms, I can sell them to you at a relatively discounted price. At the same time, I promise that I won't trace the use of the weapons, and I won't leave any trackers in the weapons. Major Li, what do you think? "

"Agree!" Shi Lei ordered Raphael through the LIP lens information processor.

Mirage Technology Group was indeed very powerful in some aspects, but they weren't all-rounders. Shi Lei couldn't research and produce missiles himself, right? It was also impossible for him to research and produce full-size armed helicopters, right?

In case Shi Lei needed these, Colonel Andronik was a good candidate!

A smile appeared on Raphael's face, and he nodded before replying, "No problem! Colonel Andronik, I agree to work together for a long time. "

Andronik breathed a sigh of relief and then laughed. "Major Li, to celebrate our happy cooperation, I've decided to reduce the total price of this batch of Hurricane missiles by 85 million USD!"

Both Raphael and Shi Lei were stunned by Andronik's words.

This batch of 61 Hurricane missiles had a total price of 97.0 million USD. Andronik had reduced the price by 85 million USD, which was equivalent to a 85% discount!

"What should we do?" Raphael asked Shi Lei as soon as she woke up.

Sometimes, you can't be greedy!

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