Chapter 125: A Warning from Siberia (Part 2)

'Mr. Zhou Ming, I'm sorry about what happened today. I wasn't as considerate as I should have been. I've always been angry at Eugene's arrogance in Siberia, but you really shouldn't have provoked Eugene like that at the end. Apex Novel,'

In the limousine, Domer said to Zhou Ming, because the previous plane head left after relaying Eugene's warning, in fact, from the fact that he arranged for the truck to only hit the front car, one could guess that it was just a warning. However, after hearing Zhou Ming's last provocation, the plane head shot at the ground, leaving a row of bullet holes to show his anger.

It was also because of this episode that Domer said this to Zhou Ming after returning to the car.

'What does Mr. Domer mean by that? Is this Eugene really that terrifying here in Siberia?' Du Peng asked curiously, and this was the answer Zhou Ming also wanted to know.

Facing Du Peng's question, Domer sighed and said, 'This is truly a disgrace to our Vladimir family!'

Zhang Hui, the consul who had come with him, explained to Du Peng: 'The situation in northern Russia is not the same as in the country. In the past, this area belonged to a loose federal system. Each member state or republic had its own relatively independent system, and the central government did not have much control over the local areas. This was especially the case after the former Soviet Union fell into economic decline, and many local civil groups emerged.

'These civil groups were initially formed by poor people as self-help groups, but with the connivance of government departments, these groups gradually grew and developed into large groups that infiltrated the whole society. Even the central government had a headache with them. The Vladimir family was the most powerful civil group in several constituent states in Siberia. Even the governor asked for their help when he encountered some difficult cases,' Zhang Hui said.

Zhou Ming nodded in understanding. Before coming to Siberia, he had already looked into the situation here, so he knew that Zhang Hui was still being overly cautious in front of Domer and that's why he said what he did.

In fact, the so-called folk groups mentioned by Zhang Hui are gangs, and Zhou Ming has also heard of the power of the Northern Russian gangs. Zhou Ming remembers that in his previous life, he read a news article about the Northern Russian gangs. It said that a certain Northern Russian official was taken hostage by terrorists, and that the Northern Russian government, after many failed negotiations, had to turn to the gangs to rescue the official. This shows the power of the Northern Russian gangs.

Now, perhaps the Northern Russian mafia has not yet reached that pinnacle, but on their own turf, they still want to be as arrogant as possible.

Yugens is known as the master of Siberia, but it is not only because he controls the Siberian banks and oil companies, but more importantly, it is because of the mafia under his control.

The combination of capital and gangsters is actually a common phenomenon all over the world. After all, in many cases, capital always needs to rely on civilian power. Therefore, in all capital powers, there is the presence of gangsters. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as the Godfather. It's just that this is particularly prominent in Northern Russia.

'Consul Zhang, I understand what you're saying, but our purpose for coming to Siberia is contrary to Yugins', and we can't betray our friend Mr. Domer, can we?' Zhou Ming said.

Zhou Ming's words made Zhang Hui subconsciously glance at Domer on the side. Domer immediately said with emotion, 'Mr. Zhou Ming is really a good friend of our Vladimir family!'

Zhou Ming laughed and said a few perfunctory words to Domer, and then Domer's car drove them to a luxurious manor.

This was unexpected but also expected. Unexpected because Yugins was now the leader of the Vladimir family, and Domer, who opposed Yugins, was a marginalised figure in the family. Although he still owned a lot of family property, it was not as good as it used to be. Otherwise, he would not have been so determined to cling to the thighs of the outsiders Irbeldov and Sergeevsky. How could someone like him have such a nice villa?

What was expected was that Siberia was indeed sparsely populated and would become the country of villas in later generations. Even if Domer was marginalised, he could easily afford at least a manor house.

Zhou Ming and the others were settled in the villa, and in the afternoon they followed Zhang Hui to the state government. This was a necessary procedure, because no matter how the ownership of Northern Russia changed, the land and resources were always owned by the state. Under the federal system, each state had its own system, so even though they had obtained the authorization of the Murin Palace, they still needed local support.

Perhaps out of loyalty to the new North Russian Federation, Zhou Ming and the others did not encounter any obstacles at the state government. The governor himself came to greet Zhou Ming and express his support.

'Mr. Zhou Ming, you really do have ways. I have only met the governor twice in the long time I have been in the Siberian state. Whether it is the development of the oil field or the issue of the oil company's shares, it has been dragging on and cannot be resolved. You have just arrived here and the governor has personally received you!'

Stepping out of the state government building, Sergeyevsky said to Zhou Ming with emotion, as if he had full confidence in this time.

'Sergeyevsky is overstating it. This is all thanks to Consul Zhang. However, meeting the governor is just the beginning. We still have to complete the actual work ourselves,'

Zhou Ming said to Sergeyevsky, 'On the one hand, what you say is true. Consul Zhang Hui is acting in the name of the country, and with the documents from the Kremlin, the regional government will have to cooperate. On the other hand, I have a feeling that this is not as simple as it seems.

At the entrance to the regional government building, the deputy secretary-general of the regional government was already waiting. According to the governor's arrangements, he would take Zhou Ming and the others to the Tyumen Oilfield District.

The Tyumen Oilfield is a very large super oilfield. It is called the Tyumen Oilfield because it is not a single oilfield, but a general term for a combination of many oilfields. If each single oilfield is considered a city, then this Tyumen Oilfield is a province. One of the oilfields is called South Rose, which was sold to Zhou Ming in this ruble transaction.

'This Nanluosi oilfield is a newly developed oilfield, and according to the Jurassic fracture reserves of the entire Tyumen oilfield, the storage depth is 3,000 metres. The overall oil quality will be very good, and the estimated total output of several stages of exploration results is at least more than 20 million tons.'

In the car, the deputy secretary-general of the state government explained to Zhou Ming the value of this oilfield at length, so that Zhou Ming could have a preliminary understanding of the oilfield.

Although Zhou Ming did not major in geology, he had some knowledge of oil fields before. He knew that this oil field was nothing compared to other large oil fields that easily had hundreds of millions or even tens of billions of tons of oil. Even the fact that it was more than 3,000 meters deep made it more difficult to extract. However, if it really was one of those super oil fields, the president in the Kremlin would not have used it to pay off his debts, no matter how low his IQ was or how stupid he was.

The car finally stopped in front of a building. The deputy secretary-general told Zhou Ming that this was the storage room for oilfield information, where all the archives on the oilfield were kept.

Originally, Zhou Ming and the others had come here to hand over the oilfield procedures, and as for going to the oilfield to see the situation, that would be something for later. After all, the oilfield was a very remote place.

But no one could have imagined that when they arrived here, they would actually see a familiar figure at the door.

'Eugene, why are you here?' Domel asked in surprise.

Eugene glanced at Domel and said, "My cousin is about to sell out his country, shouldn't I come and see him? You really are a traitor to the Vladimir family!'

Facing Eugene's accusations, Domel immediately began to swear at him, "You're lying! I'm just bringing Mr. Zhou Ming and the others here to go through the formalities. Eugene, I think you're the traitor to the family!'

Eugene ignored Domer and said to Zhou Ming, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, I know that the South Rose oil field was granted to you by the President, but I advise you to give up the oil field yourself. It would be better.'

'Why is that? Please give me a reason, Mr. Eugens,' said Zhou Ming.

'Didn't the Secretary-General introduce it to Mr. Zhou Ming on the difficult road? This oil field is buried deep with low reserves and is extremely difficult to exploit. These can be the reasons for you to give up. More importantly, this oil field is more desirable to the Americans. These can be the reasons.'

Eugens paused here, then continued, 'I know the Chinese are reciprocally polite, and I won't make things difficult for Mr. Zhou Ming. As long as Zhou Ming gives up the oilfield, I can guarantee that Mr. Zhou Ming's goods transportation in Siberia will be unimpeded. I wonder what Mr. Zhou Ming thinks?'

Zhou Ming nodded and said, "Mr. Eugens" proposal is indeed very tempting, but I am very greedy. I not only hope that my goods can be transported smoothly in Siberia, but I also want to take over this South Rose oilfield.'

Eugens smiled and said, 'Then I advise Mr. Zhou Ming not to be so greedy, because if we can talk things over and compromise, we can still be good friends. In the future, I will also welcome Mr. Zhou Ming to visit Siberia anytime. We still have opportunities for cooperation in many other fields. I can give Mr. Zhou Ming the most beautiful virgins here.'

Eugens said, changing the subject, 'But if Zhou Ming is so stubborn, that would be very bad. He might not only lose everything, he might even lose his life. The winters here in Siberia are long and cruel. I heard that on the way here, Mr. Zhou Ming almost had a car accident. Mr. Zhou Ming should think carefully about this answer, as it is very important.'

Zhou Ming also smiled, 'I am very grateful to Mr. Eugens for his reminder, but I am indeed very stubborn.'

Eugene sighed with regret: 'I have made myself so clear, and you are still like this, which is a great pity. Mr. Zhou Ming, you had better watch out for yourself.'

After Eugene finished speaking, he walked out the door, and as he left, a sudden piercing alarm sounded.