Chapter 154: When is Zhou Ming returning to China?

'Zhou Ming, you really know how to mess with people. Robert is the American ambassador, after all, and you just told him to get out and he did, on the grounds that you were worried about him spying on your business secrets. Just look at the long face he had when he left, I don't think he's ever been treated like that before in his life.'

In Zhou Ming's Volga sedan, Du Peng recalled the look on the American ambassador Robert's face when he was embarrassed in the Red Square building just now. He couldn't help but feel a burst of excitement. After all, in the past, due to China's poverty, the Chinese people looked up to foreign countries. Now that he was able to make an American ambassador feel this way, how could he not feel good about it? As for whether it was right or wrong, he was not interested in that now. ●⌒,

Of course, as the grandson of Du Zhongyuan and a very wealthy man in the future, even if he is young now, he is not really heartless.

Du Peng then asked Zhou Ming, 'But are you really going to spend this money, Zhou Ming?'

Su Han and the previous Karelina both looked at Zhou Ming, wanting to hear his answer. Zhou Ming replied, 'Of course I will use it, otherwise how can we achieve our goal of making money? But I won't use it indiscriminately, causing an impact on the market or anything. I'm just a businessman who wants to make money, not Satan. I'm not interested in saving the world, and I'm equally not interested in messing it up, because that wouldn't do me any good.'

'It's just that Mr. Zhou Ming said that in front of Mr. Ambassador just now, and he is afraid that he will not be able to sleep when he goes back,' said Kalelina with a sneer.

Once a fund of 100 billion US dollars gets out of control, it will be a catastrophic blow to the whole world. Robert failed to dissuade Zhou Ming, which was a serious dereliction of duty on his part. Faced with pressure from the president and at home and abroad, it would be a lie to say that he could sleep soundly.

Even if he has a strong psychological quality, or is so heartless that he has reached a state of mind, and if something goes wrong, he can just resign, then under the impact of the economic crisis, it is impossible to say that there will not be any extremist groups or individuals who blame him for all this and think that he has caused it all. One day, while he is out buying groceries, someone could get him and leave his corpse on the street.

Zhou Ming shrugged his shoulders and said innocently, 'He can choose to go see a psychiatrist or buy sleeping pills, it has nothing to do with me.'

Su Han also clapped happily and said, 'Yes, who let those Americans target us all the time, and conspire with the president of Northern Russia in the Kremlin to deceive us. Now that something has happened, it will make them nervous. This is a small punishment for them, and we'll see if they dare to be so arrogant anymore.'

With happy laughter in the car, they soon arrived at the consulate. Generally speaking, embassies and consulates-general are together, but in North Russia, due to the surge in trade between the two countries in recent years, the consulate was reformed and separated in order to distinguish between business and government affairs.

Zhou Ming and the others walked into the consulate and were led by the staff to Zhang Hui's office. Zhang Hui was not sitting in his office chair, but was sitting on the sofa in the reception area in front of him. It was not difficult to see that he had been waiting for Zhou Ming and the others to come here.

Zhang Hui invited them to sit down, and asked the staff to serve them tea. Then he said to them, 'I was going to go to the Red Square Building to find you, but when I called there, I heard that you were already on your way back, so I waited here for you. How about it? Even the American ambassador, Mr. Robert, rushed over today. You really made quite a stir.'

Neither Zhou Ming nor Du Peng felt any surprise that Zhang Hui knew about this matter. After all, as a consul and with the Chinese embassy here, Zhang Hui definitely had his own sources of information. In addition, the movements of the US ambassador were a focus of attention around the world, so a little attention would be enough to find out.

It was already noteworthy that an American ambassador was looking for an ordinary person in such a hurry, let alone at such a sensitive time and with someone as sensitive as Zhou Ming. It would be wrong for Zhang Hui to ignore the matter and act as if it had never happened.

'Consul Zhang, you're wrong to accuse me. I just went to the Swiss bank to deposit money, how could I have thought that this would attract the US ambassador?' Zhou Ming said to Zhang Hui, with an innocent expression on his face.

Facing Zhou Ming's innocence, even Zhang Hui felt a little helpless. Indeed, Zhou Ming only said that he went to the bank to deposit money, but the amount of money he deposited was many times more than that of an ordinary person.

However, Zhang Hui did not ask Zhou Ming to come over just for this reason, so he did not dwell on it and quickly put it behind him. Then he said, 'In fact, I asked you to come over this time because I have something to tell you. First, the state does not support nor oppose your actions here, but only guarantees that the state will not interfere with the norms of all commercial activities.'

This remark left Du Peng stunned. He asked, 'What does Consul Zhang mean by that? Does it mean that the motherland just doesn't care? If something happens, the country just pretends not to see it? Isn't that a bit too much for us? I don't care about politics, but this is just too much!'

Facing Du Peng's accusations, Zhang Hui was not in a hurry to speak. He first looked at Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming frowned and thought for a moment before pulling Du Peng and saying, 'I don't think that's what the consul meant. The country is not ignoring us, it's just that in terms of this matter, the country really can't come forward.'

'I understand that it's not a good idea to come forward, and it's not something that brings glory, but at least there's no need to beat around the bush with us?' Du Peng said.

'I think Consul Zhang just wants us to understand the spirit of the central government,' said Zhou Ming. Du Peng widened his eyes, indicating that he didn't understand. Zhou Ming continued, 'Consul Zhang just said that the country adheres to the principle of non-interference in all commercial activities. In other words, the country views all our current actions as purely commercial activities, and will handle them according to the rules of commercial activities.'

As Zhou Ming finished speaking, Zhang Hui immediately clapped his hands and said, 'Little comrade Zhou Ming has said it perfectly. That is exactly what the country means.'

Du Peng, on the other hand, was stunned, but a smile appeared on his face. In short, his expression was very strange: 'So it's possible to do it like this? It turns out that the old guys still know how to play dumb!'

Zhou Ming ignored Du Peng and asked Zhang Hui again, 'Consul Zhang, so if my business activities encounter any obstacles, I can come to you for help?'

Zhang Hui spread his hands in reply, 'Of course, and since your business activities involve a wide range of areas, the embassy can also intervene when necessary, which is already very considerate of you, Comrade Zhou Ming.'

Zhou Ming nodded in agreement, and then Zhang Hui said, 'Then this time, in inviting you over, I also have a question I want to ask your thoughts.'

'What question?' Zhou Ming asked.

'It's been more than half a year since you, Comrade Zhou Ming, went to Krisco, and this is a long time. I just want to ask if you have any plans to return to the country,' Zhang Hui asked.

Zhou Ming frowned at once: 'What information has Consul Zhang obtained to say this? Is someone after us?'

Zhang Hui shook his head and said, 'No, Comrade Zhou Ming, don't be nervous. What I want to ask is about your preparations to return to China. It's not that anyone wants to deal with you, but the motherland needs you more. I hope that after you finish your business in Krisko, you can immediately set a date to return to China. At that time, our consulate can work with the embassy to help you arrange a temporary charter flight.'

'How can this be? Mr. Zhou Ming has just received 100 billion US dollars from the Swiss bank, and it is precisely the time to use this money to do something. How can he leave at this time? Consul Zhang, I don't think this joke is meaningful,' said Kareina unceremoniously.

Su Han was relatively timid, and she did not dare to directly question Zhang Hui like Kareina. She could only look at Zhou Ming with concern.

To this question, Zhou Ming frowned for a moment and then asked, 'Consul Zhang, is it something important back home?'

'It is crucial to the future development of the entire country!' Zhang Hui's answer was sonorous and forceful, and definitely did not sound like he was lying.

After much thought, Zhou Ming replied, 'Okay, I understand. I will return home as soon as possible.'

Having received this answer from Zhou Ming, Zhang Hui finally let out a sigh of relief. He asked Zhou Ming, 'So when do you plan to depart?'

Zhou Ming shook his head and replied, 'I'm sorry, even the return trip has just been confirmed, there is simply no time to book the return date, but I can promise Consul Zhang that I will arrange it as soon as possible. I hope Consul Zhang can prepare a chartered flight for me, I've never flown on a chartered flight before.'

'That's easy, leave it to me, as long as Zhou Ming doesn't leave today, I will definitely be able to find a way,' Zhang Hui said confidently, patting his chest.

After talking about the matter, Zhou Ming took Du Peng and Su Han out of the consulate and back to the car. Seeing that they were surrounded by his own people, Du Peng asked, 'Zhou Ming, you're not really planning on going back at this time, are you? You just got this money now, and it's the time for you to make a big splash. It's a pity for you to leave like this, isn't it?'

'But I don't think so. I don't think it matters much to me now. Anyway, since the full-scale battle with the Dota Project began, I haven't had to use my brain too much. There's no difference between leaving now and leaving later.'

Zhou Ming paused for a moment and then continued, 'And Mr. Maita is still at the villa arranged by Consul Zhang. This financial warfare expert of the American president will definitely use methods that will take more than I can take.'

'But isn't Maita the overall person in charge of the Dota Project? Is it really okay to let him be in charge of this 100 billion and our funds?' Du Peng felt very puzzled.

'Of course not now, but I'll go talk to him tonight,' said Zhou Ming.

Du Peng and Su Han Kalina were both confused by Zhou Ming's words. They had no problem with the first half of what he said, but the second half just left them scratching their heads. How could Zhou Ming trust that Mata? That person had just defected from the Dota Project, so what was Zhou Ming's game?