Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 291 - 288: Eating Soft Rice the Hard Way

Chapter 291: Chapter 288: Eating Soft Rice the Hard Way

Mr. Poincaré looked at the still very alert Mountain Eagle and said with a smile, "Eddie’s wife wants to join our foreign exchange market harvesting plan..."

Mountain Eagle frowned upon hearing this and said, "Harvesting? With the little chips we have in hand, that’s hardly considered harvesting, right?

Thailand doesn’t have much meat to slice. I, of course, welcome her to join, but the profits won’t be too high."

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle looked at Mr. Poincaré’s meaningful expression and said in surprise, "Shit, don’t tell me she’s talking about the Ruble?

Did I tell you what I’m going to do?"

Mr. Poincaré nodded with a beaming smile, "Mountain Eagle, you’ve got a huge chip in Moscow, and you haven’t kept it a secret from anyone...

There are many clever people, but not all clever people are qualified and capable of benefiting from it!"

Upon hearing this, Mountain Eagle sighed and nodded, "Eddie is guarding such a formidable wealthy lady; his life must be very tough.

I still don’t know what his wife’s name is. I need to know it so that I must show her respect when we meet."

Mr. Poincaré chuckled and said, "Amilia, Amilia Natalie Debufre..."

Mountain Eagle couldn’t help but whistle upon hearing this, "Turns out she’s a descendant of French nobility; even more reason to respect her.

How much capital and connections can she provide?

In my plan, shorting the Ruble doesn’t need much capital at all. If she wants to participate, capital is one aspect, but connections are the key.

If she can’t provide these, I think it would be better for her to hand the money to Jon and let him mess around in Thailand."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Poincaré said with a smile, "That depends on what kind of connections you want. The risk management head of AXA Group in Southeast Asia is anything but short on connections."

Mr. Poincaré curiously looked at Mountain Eagle and asked, "What are you actually considering?

It’s almost a consensus that the Ruble will suffer a severe setback. International market players have started hoarding chips months ago.

And some have already made their profits and exited!

I don’t know why Amilia, hearing about your affairs, would propose the idea of cooperating to short the Ruble. But from your expression, you already have a detailed plan.

What exactly is it, how much capital is needed, you need to tell us in advance. Otherwise, mobilizing funds on short notice will cause me significant losses."

Mountain Eagle thought for a moment and said, "My plans for Kamui were never just about gas stations...

I had Tessa help establish an international trading company in Bangkok quite early on, mainly engaged in trading crude oil and refined oil.

Initially, my plan was to use the network of gas stations to draw in capital from Hua Country for investment. Then, using smuggling routes, import refined oil from Malaysia to sell for a profit, while keeping a grip on those smugglers.

But then I went to Russia and found a better opportunity!

I’ve never told you because that opportunity didn’t require much capital."

Mr. Poincaré frowned at Mountain Eagle and said, "You want to borrow Rubles through Moscow connections and then exchange them for Euros and repay with Rubles after devaluation back to them?

Don’t do that; it’ll offend people!

It’s not worth it!"

Mountain Eagle spread his hands and assured, "Don’t worry, I won’t be that dumb!

I do indeed want to borrow Rubles. However, what I’m thinking is not about shorting Rubles by depleting Russia’s foreign currency reserves.

I want to set up an energy company and seek loans from Moscow banks at the right time through my friends, then purchase low-priced refined oil and sell it in Kamui.

It takes some time for international oil prices to reflect in the market, and I can take advantage of this lag to make a profit from one or two 25,000-ton oil tankers.

Even if it’s only about 10% profit, I could earn 4 to 5 million US Dollars.

Later, I would use the money earned to convert into Euros through the international financial market and pay back to Russia. The banks there would certainly be very happy."

As Mountain Eagle spoke, he looked at Mr. Poincaré, who was slightly frowning, and said with his hands spread, "The best time to short the Ruble has long passed, and I don’t think my modest capital can make much waves in the international currency market.

What I’m thinking of is to create a channel that can enter Russia’s energy market even if it starts by earning very little, taking advantage of the moment Russia is under sanctions."

Mr. Poincaré was silent for a long time after listening and shook his head, "What exactly do you want to do? I listened, but I didn’t understand!"

Just as Mountain Eagle was about to explain, a slightly husky but magnetic female voice sounded from the entrance of the office...

"He wants to run a Shadow Fleet, to help Russia evade sanctions and engage in energy trade with the whole world!

This way, not only can he earn profits from energy trading, but he can also avoid hefty taxes."

Mountain Eagle had actually known someone was behind him all along; he turned his head to see Eddie leaning on his back and making faces at him, then stood up to extend his hand to a lady who didn’t look nearly 60 at all...

"Hello, I am Mountain Eagle!"

Saying this, Mountain Eagle gave a disdainful glance at Eddie, and then said to Amilia, "You look too young; for a moment just now, I thought Eddie had betrayed his own wife."

Amilia laughed heartily, hugged Mountain Eagle tightly, and affectionately kissed each of his cheeks, "You’re an amazing young man; Eddie has been mentioning you every time he calls me lately."

Mountain Eagle spread his hands and said, "Then I hope what you’ve heard are all good things..."

Amilia clearly admired Mountain Eagle and took the initiative to point at the barbecue stove and said with a smile, "Won’t you invite me to sit down?"

Mountain Eagle took the initiative to go back to the office, brought out a few fishing stools, set them up for the two to sit down, then called out loudly to Luo Yang, who was always absent-mindedly staring outside, to grill some wagyu beef...

Amilia appeared to be only in her forties, and although the crow’s feet at the corners of her eyes could not be completely hidden, her skin was still relatively smooth.

Her deliberately tanned skin made her look very energetic.

Without waiting for Mountain Eagle to serve her, Amilia took a beer herself and clinked it with Mountain Eagle’s, laughing and saying, "Thank you for saving Ansheng Group millions..."

When Mountain Eagle heard this, he laughed and replied, "I won’t be shy about taking credit for that, but if we’re talking about the final profit, the person who should be thanking someone is either me or the Koh Lanta Government!"

After a gulp of ice-cold beer, Amilia let out a satisfied sigh and then swayed slightly to the music, saying, "Do you know who the behind-the-scenes boss of the Russia’s Shadow Fleet is?"

Mountain Eagle nodded slightly and said, "I spent a few years in St. Petersburg and just happened to know a bit about it.

Russia doesn’t have a Shadow Fleet, nor do they need to maintain such a fleet...

Because they can always use overseas registered companies to legally hire oil tankers registered in Panama, Gambia, Marshall Islands, Belize, etc., to help them evade sanctions and deliver oil to buyers.

Previously, they circumvented sanctions to deliver energy to the third world countries that were under sanctions, but now and for a long time in the future, they might need to use Shadow Fleets to help them evade sanctions for themselves.

Now, the international crude oil price has been beaten down to below 60 US Dollars, and because of currency exchange rates, the price of Russia’s crude oil and refined oil will remain low for a long time to come, otherwise, they will have problems with their foreign currency sources."

Amilia looked at Mountain Eagle with admiration, because he had pointed out an important issue, which was Russia’s high dependency on oil trade...

That even at a loss, they need to seek energy exports to acquire foreign currency.

Many people can see through this situation, but not everyone can use it to make a profit.

Because if Russia wants to maintain its energy price floor, they can’t resort to massive price cuts to sell oil, as that would lead to the collapse of international oil prices.

In the end, they wouldn’t benefit, and would even significantly offend their OPEC+ allies.

On the surface, their only choice is to strive for a political solution and then wait for the energy market to rebound.

That means, from the outside perspective, Russia must either get through this on their own or surrender to NATO.

Political issues take a long time to play out before seeing results, but at this stage, as long as you can connect with the high echelons of Russia, you can get crude oil or refined oil at an extremely low price.

Otherwise, how can those Russian energy magnates maintain their lavish lifestyles?

Oil and natural gas come from the ground, and to some extent, the energy group’s equipment is state-owned, so selling at a lower price doesn’t hurt the oligarchs.

When the economy is bad, the common people suffer, but the oligarchs can’t live in hardship.

Amilia watched Mountain Eagle speaking with an air of elitism and nodded in approval, saying, "Do you know who is in charge of this for Russia?"

Mountain Eagle nodded and said, "As far as I know, it’s Timchenko, this big shot started from trafficking state-owned crude oil and has established energy companies in the three countries of Northern Europe.

Now he is the boss of Gongqiao Oil, a giant in the energy industry, but many suspect he is Boss Pu’s financial bag.

I’m not clear on the specifics of their relationship, but I don’t plan to get in touch with the big shot Timchenko.

What I’m thinking is after finding a good buyer, to rent oil tankers and pull oil from the Far East refineries to sell in Southeast Asia.

As long as the price is right, energy is always a hard currency!

However, this plan is not for now; I need to decide when to start based on Russia’s direction in the coming period.

Whether this timing is right will determine how much money I can borrow from Russian banks and also decide the attitude of those people towards me.

Giving face to handle tasks is not the same as actually making an effort to help!"

After listening, Amilia drained her beer and turned to Eddie sitting beside her, saying, "Eddie, Arctic Fox finally has a real doer!

Those old stubborn fossils and those stone-brained soldiers need a real leader, not some retired fringe people like you, blindly spending money and proclaiming your greatness."

Eddie, obviously feeling very suppressed, spread his hands helplessly and said, "Hey, Amilia, this was our own choice, and staying loyal is never wrong.

If it weren’t for those brothers I could entrust my life to, I would never have made it this far."

Amilia shook her head slightly, not continuing the topic, and turned to Mountain Eagle, saying earnestly, "Then count me in, I will put up 5 million Euros as an investment.

If your Russia plan commences, you can call me anytime. I know many oil tanker company owners and can find some reliable refined oil sales channels in Southeast Asia.

The specific distribution of shares can be negotiated according to the situation at the time, but you will definitely be the leader."

Saying this, Amilia looked at the surprised expression on Mountain Eagle’s face and said with a smile, "Previously, I thought Eddie and the others had no hope in this lifetime, so I never thought of helping them maintain that crappy pension.

But now it’s different!

These 5 million Euros will be with you, whether you use it for investing in the Thailand financial markets or other purposes, I don’t ask; I only demand an annual return of 5%.

And then, this return can be considered Eddie’s contribution to that unlucky pension."

Mountain Eagle was taken aback by Amilia’s boldness...

Eddie looked at Mountain Eagle with a strange expression, and proactively wrapped his arm around the wealthy lady’s shoulder, grinning, and said, "Don’t look at me like that, this is love!"

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