Chapter 26
"Seryozha, did you hear any news?" Yuri asked nervously.
"No, Yuri, those gossiping women dare to say anything, and you must be careful when doing business with them. Once something happens, they will be the first to confess. Although what we are doing now is under the name It's a sideline of the law, but it's better to keep a low profile. Those women's business will be suspended first, and everything will be discussed when I go back." Sergey Sha patiently explained.
"But you still have to hold so many large-scale events, do you want to waste them for nothing?" Yuri asked puzzled.
"That's why I'm looking for you. I've got a big deal. You call Mikhail, Boris and Yakov to Dresden on the fastest plane, and I'll be there as soon as possible. Yes, I will make the next arrangement when I arrive." After saying that, Seryozha said goodbye to Yuri, and immediately packed his luggage. He also called the director of the Academic Affairs Office of Leningrad University who had received him, and asked for a leave of absence with an excuse. Another flight to East Berlin was booked for the next day. Having settled all this, Seryozha went straight to bed.
Early the next morning, Seryozha arrived at the airport early in his official car. He had a simple breakfast at the airport, and then quietly waited in the terminal hall for the time to board the plane. Seryozha sat on his seat and kept doing calculations with paper and pen. He was estimating how many accounts would be needed to complete the transaction. The answer is at least 40,000 people, and the average account of each person is 500 U.S. dollars. This amount is still a huge sum of money for the Soviets with little income. 100,000 accounts should be relatively safe, with an average of $200 per account. Of course, in practice, some can be more, and some can be less.
How can I get one hundred thousand accounts? Seryozha fell into deep thought, until the plane took off, Seryozha had no good solution. Along the way, Seryozha had been thinking hard about a solution, and before he knew it, the plane arrived at the airport in East Berlin.
At this time, East Berlin was still the capital of the Democratic Republic of Germany, and it was separated by a wall from West Berlin, the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany. While the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany was in Bonn, West Berlin was an enclave that existed within the territory of the GDR. It was already late at night when Seryozha left the airport. He decided to spend the night in East Berlin before leaving for Dresden the next morning. Sergey, who was tired all day, soon fell asleep on the bed in the hotel, and slept until the next morning.
Early the next morning, Seryozha checked out and left the hotel. Instead of going directly to Dresden, he took a taxi to a store dealing in imported goods. I'm about to meet Karim, so I can't go empty-handed. Seryozha bought perfume, jewelry and other ladies' favorite gifts in the store. After letting the salesperson wrap it carefully, he left the store. Seryozha hired a car and went straight to Dresden, he didn't want to take the train anymore. The driver who drove the car was a middle school teacher who wanted to earn some extra money. The two of them communicated in English along the way, which made Seryozha know a lot about this country.
This durable satellite brand car made in the GDR drove Seryozha all the way south and finally arrived in Dresden. Along the way, Seryozha enjoyed the idyllic scenery of East Germany. After contacting by phone, Seryozha finally arrived at the hotel where Yuri and the others were staying, and Karim, who received the call, also arrived here shortly after.
Thanks to Yuri's tight-lipped, Tonya still doesn't know the existence of Karim and Eva, which saves Seryozha a lot of trouble. In front of Yuri and others, Karim seemed very reserved. She didn't speak much, but just quietly listened to Sergey's conversation with everyone. After everyone broke up, Karim followed Sergey back to the hotel room. Room,
She threw herself into Seryozha's arms.
After the two kissed fiercely, Seryozha hugged Karim and fell on the bed, smelling the fragrance from Karim's hair with his nose. Karim was a little confused, Seryozha But no further action. Before Kalim came of age, Seryozha would only be in love with her spiritually. So intimacy is just a point.
The two were lying on the bed chatting, and unknowingly, Seryozha talked about business matters, and he suggested to Karim: "I think you'd better quit the business and study safely! William- Pique has seen through our business, and I think the KGB will come after us sooner or later."
"No, I like doing these things. It's much more interesting than going to school, but I also think Dresden is not suitable for this kind of business. This is not a financial center, and a little money will attract the attention of the regulators." Card Lim said.
"Then what do you think is the right place?" Seryozha asked curiously.
"The Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, these places are all tax havens, no matter how bad Switzerland is, Luxembourg is also very good." Karim mentioned several places in one breath, and Seriosha was very surprised. Understand why the young Karim is so clear about money laundering.
"Don't forget that my father is the president of Afghanistan, so he will have some financial needs, and when the Americans encouraged my father to break with the Soviet Union, how can he just talk about it, there must be financial support, They also used these channels." Kalim's words made Seryozha suddenly enlightened, and he asked for advice: "If it were you, how would you deal with this black money of 20 million U.S. dollars?"
"You have so many accounts and personal information in your hands, wouldn't it be enough for everyone to share a little?" Karim asked with a look of disbelief.
"But this is 20 million US dollars. Even if I have the registration information of 200,000 members of the Communist Youth League, each account will cost 100 US dollars on average. How can ordinary Soviet workers have so much foreign exchange? It is not reasonable at all. Ah!" Seryozha explained to Karim.
"Why don't you open a few more accounts for them? Isn't the Soviet Union a big country? As long as each person opens a bank account in each of the fifteen republics, isn't that 15? In this way, 150,000 accounts are actually Only 10,000 people's information is enough. Minsk, Kyiv, and Almaty can't open an account?" Karim's words opened a new window for Zen Serezha.
Seryozha hugged Karim excitedly, and exclaimed from the bottom of his heart: "You are really my angel!" The two people laughed cheerfully in the room. (To be continued.)