Chapter 151: The Ambassador's Request

Zhou Ming arrived in his own Volga sedan at the most prestigious Red Square building on Glinka Street. Zhou Ming and the others got out of the car, and a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses was waiting at the door. This person was the key account manager of the world-famous Swiss bank's office on this side of Northern Russia. Zhou Ming, Meta, and Northern Russian President Nikolavich's remittance was completed through him, even though that remittance was just a scam.

'Mr. Zhou Ming, welcome. I will do everything I can to help you with your business.'

Sean greeted Zhou Ming warmly, not caring at all that Zhou Ming was actually younger than him. He then saw Li Cheng and Tong Gang following Zhou Ming, and he also happily greeted them. As for Du Peng and Su Han, Sean didn't know them, but he nodded and smiled to say hello.

'Mr. Sean's professional cultivation is really excellent, so I believe that the work regarding my business today must also be ready, right?' Zhou Ming casually asked.

'Of course, after I received your call, Mr. Zhou Ming, I started preparing, and I have been preparing until now,' Sean replied.

Zhou Ming and Li Chengtong had just followed Sean into the Hongchang Building. UBS had rented an office here, and Sean was responsible for receiving some special clients here. After all, not everyone wanted to go to UBS, and there were even more people who didn't want to see anyone else. This was also a way for UBS to keep customer confidentiality.

When they arrived in Sean's office and sat down, Sean asked his secretary to make and serve them some tea. Sean said, 'This is Pu'er tea shipped from China. I heard it's 20-year-old fermented Pu'er. I don't really know much about it, so I hope my Chinese friends can help me identify it.'

It cannot be denied that this Sean is indeed a manager at a Swiss bank responsible for major clients. He really knows how to get things done. Not only did he find the tea, but the warm black tea he served was better for the stomach than green teas such as Longjing Biluochun. It was a relatively good choice without knowing the other person's constitution, especially as the weather in Northern Russia is gradually cooling down.

If analysed in this way, it shows that Sean must have given a lot of thought to the type of tea. His care for the customer and his ability to prescribe the right remedy easily earned him a lot of extra points.

Zhou Ming took a sip of the tea and then said to him, 'Manager Sean, this thing called tea is just a drink, no matter if it's good or bad. If Manager Sean wants to understand it, he should go to China. But right now, I think business is more important.'

'Chinese tea culture, like China, has a very long history. If I have the time, I will definitely go to China to take a look.'

Sean praised, and then asked his secretary to bring up a folder. Sean opened the folder and handed it to Zhou Ming while saying, 'I have prepared everything for Mr. Zhou Ming. These are the accounts that Mr. Zhou Ming has given me. According to my statistics overnight yesterday, there is a total of 130 billion yuan in these accounts. Here is the detailed list. Mr. Zhou Ming, please take a look.'

Zhou Ming took the folder and only glanced at it before handing it to Tong Gang. Since Tong Gang had brought a professional accountant with him, Zhou Ming apologetically said, 'Please forgive me, Mr. Sean, the amount is huge, I can't be careless.'

Sean spread his hands and said, 'Please go ahead, Mr. Zhou Ming. Our Swiss bank wins the trust of its customers not by its words, but by its ability to work.'

'I have full confidence,'

Zhou Ming said, while the accountant brought over by Tong Gang began to count the data on the documents. The data on this not only included the interest on the funds, but also the custody fees for precious funds and accounts, as well as some other uses. In short, it was a headache of data, but in the hands of a professional accountant, an answer was quickly reached: no problem at all.

Zhou Ming was not surprised by this answer. After all, the work and credibility of Swiss banks are well-known around the world. If even a simple piece of data can be wrong, it would really be a laughing stock. No wonder Xiao Shen was a little upset before.

'Okay, since there is no problem with the data, please ask Manager Sean to transfer all the funds in these accounts to the account I specify,' said Zhou Ming.

'There is no problem with this. As long as you are sure, Mr. Zhou Ming, I can transfer the funds immediately.' Sean said this and then asked, 'There is just something I need to tell Mr. Zhou Ming. There is indeed a delay in the transfer of funds at the moment, but without the consent of both parties to the transaction, the transaction cannot be cancelled. If the transaction is a bounced cheque, legal responsibility will be pursued. So I want to ask Mr. Zhou Ming, are you really sure?'

Zhou Ming smiled, because Sean's question was directed at him. In the transaction with North Russian President Nikolayevich, Zhou Ming played a trick by bouncing the cheque, which reversed the situation at that time. I think the North Russian government must have protested to UBS headquarters afterwards.

'Mr Sean, please be assured that the trading partner in this transaction is myself, and there will be no problems,' Zhou Ming said.

Sean then nodded with relief, and he handed the documents to his secretary. These documents would be sent back to the headquarters via an encrypted fax within the Swiss bank, and the headquarters would finally complete the transfer transaction.

The fax machine there beeped, and it followed Zhou Ming's every move. Du Peng's Zhongnanhai bodyguards also frowned at the same time, and they all looked towards the door together. Before Zhou Ming and the others had time to feel strange, they heard a burst of hurried footsteps and an expletive in the corridor outside...

'Zhou Ming, you disgusting, greedy oriental bastard, you don't deserve to have these accounts and this wealth, because you have all of this wealth through despicable means!'

David pushed open the door and walked in. Sean's secretary tried to stop him, but he pushed her away. David walked straight up to Sean and said, 'Mr. Sean, any transactions by Zhou Ming are illegal, because he is not the owner of these accounts. I demand an immediate stop!'

Du Peng stood up first and said, 'I say, Mr. Whatever-your-name-is, are you sure you're not here to tell jokes? Or don't you know that there is no such thing as an account owner in a Swiss bank? Anyone who has the account and the password can dispose of the account.'

David's face turned red with anger. How could he not know about UBS's system? He even understood it better than Du Peng. UBS does not consider the owner of an account to be the person who has the account password. Instead, UBS adopts a fictitious name system for deposits and withdrawals, maintaining strict confidentiality for its customers. Apart from the account password, no proof of identity is required. That is why there is the saying that whoever has the account password is the account owner.

But at this time, where could he say so much? He only hated that he could not crack Zhou Ming's head open and dig out all the account passwords of these Swiss banks and turn them into his own.

Looking at David, whose face had turned livid, Sean, as the key account manager, had to step forward and say, 'Mr. David, you have always been a polite gentleman in my eyes. I believe you must be so angry today that I don't think it's a good idea for you to speak anymore under these circumstances.'

After Sean finished speaking, another voice came in: 'David, now, I think I should speak.'

This voice was loud and full of confidence. Everyone looked over and saw a tall American man entering through the door. He smiled and introduced himself, saying, 'Hello everyone, I am Ambassador Robert from the United States. I am here today because I want to talk to Mr. Zhou Ming about something.'

In fact, the American ambassador to Northern Russia was not a stranger to the people present. After all, the ambassador was a very famous figure in Northern Russia and had played a very important role in the fall of the Soviet Union. Everyone had seen his picture, but when he personally announced his identity and said that he was looking for Zhou Ming, it still made everyone involuntarily take a cold breath.

You should know that ambassador is not just a simple word. The full title of ambassador is usually ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, which is the highest diplomatic rank and courtesy that the head of state of one country sends to the head of state of another country. The ambassador can request an audience with the local head of state. In the past, only major powers were qualified to send ambassadors to each other, which shows the importance of the position of ambassador.

If we look at the level, the Chinese ambassador to Northern Russia is at the deputy provincial level, which is very intuitive; and this Mr. Robert was once the ambassador to the Soviet Union, not to mention the fact that he is also tasked with the important responsibility of eliminating the only superpower that can rival the United States.

Now this is the kind of person he is, and yet he just asked to speak with Zhou Ming, especially since he speaks fluent Chinese. How can this not be surprising?

Faced with everyone's surprise, Robert explained knowingly: 'I have always admired Chinese culture. I think it is a very profound civilisation. It is like a good book that you can never get tired of reading. Whenever you have time, you want to read it. So I learned Chinese in my spare time. I took several Chinese language classes for this, and I was cheated out of a lot of money.'

Robert ended with a humorous remark, but the laughter here was all very polite, because everyone's attention was more on the purpose of his visit here, and they didn't care much about his little humour.

'Hello, Mr. Robert, although I feel great sympathy for what you have been through, it seems that your final result is still very satisfactory,' Zhou Ming said politely, 'but more than that, I am more curious about the purpose of your visit here, Mr. Robert. Are you also here to stop my current transaction, just like Mr. Davier?'

'Of course not. We are a completely free and open country,' said Robert. "I just have a small request that I hope Mr. Zhou Ming can agree to.'

Zhou Ming made a gesture of invitation: "Mr. Robert, just say it.'

'I hope Mr. Zhou Ming will never use this money,' said Robert.