Chapter 277 The Truth that Is Close at Hand
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When Sergey returned to Leningrad again, in order to discuss the future development direction of the Gorky Group, the core members of the Gorky Group returned to Leningrad to meet with Sergey. Many had not seen Seryozha for several years. Now the business is too huge, and there are too many things on hand, it is not easy to get everyone together.
Papa Petrov hadn't seen everyone for a long time, and he was very happy. Now his body is not as good as before, and he drinks less alcohol. The doctor advised him to control his weight, so the old man no longer eats at night. However, the good brothers who were about to meet Seryosha gathered together again, and Father Petrov couldn't help touching the wine glass again.
Everyone is now a person of status, especially Eva and Tonya, basically they have to be received by the leaders of any country they go to. Their plane has just landed in Leningrad, and the Kremlin seems to have sent them an invitation. And Mikhail is now also a key target of the Kremlin's win over. Seryozha didn't care what Gorbachev wanted to talk to them about. What Seryozha is concerned about is how the Gorky Consortium, which has already controlled most of the countries in Eastern Europe, can safely and permanently survive on this land.
According to Seryozha, the Colombian bank is a big hit, and now the size of its assets exposed to the outside world is already comparable to the five major investment banks on Wall Street. And it has a pivotal position in the U.S. electricity, agriculture, and natural gas markets. Such a company is too dazzling. If it continues like this, every step of Columbia Bank will be exposed to the spotlight.
How can we not only hide our strength but also continue to expose the achievements of the Bank of Colombia? Seryozha's solution is to break it up into pieces, take the initiative to dismember the Bank of Colombia into several smaller banks, and then disclose part of the shares to the public. In this way, the Gorky Group can operate these decomposed banks through offshore companies, and then use these banks to control the next-level enterprises.
In order to deceive others, in addition to the core members of the Gorky Group, Seryozha also invited managers of well-known European companies to Leningrad to participate in this event in the name of the Leningrad Special Economic Zone. Because in the past year, Leningrad's economic boom has attracted worldwide attention, so this time, basically well-known large companies in Europe and the United States have sent representatives to attend this meeting.
Yakov is now a well-known gaming and hotel chain tycoon in Europe. He and the Italian Mafia almost control the most influential sports events in Europe. Its portfolio includes William Hill telephone and online betting sites, Ibis hotels, and most of the casino business in Europe. In addition, Yakov is also the largest commercial real estate developer in Europe. Yakov, who was born in the Gorky Automobile Factory, has a big hand in Italy. Almost all influential mafia families have business contacts with him. He even owns the Ferrari team and the Juventus football team.
Precisely because Yakov was deeply involved with the underworld, he did not dare to be careless about his own security. This time Yakov deliberately brought some confidants to Leningrad. One of them included Chebyshev, the KGB undercover inside the Gorky Brotherhood.
This time is definitely the best opportunity since Chebyshev joined the Gorky Brotherhood.
Chebyshev had already contacted his superior, Balanikov, before he set off from Italy. Balanikov had been waiting for so many years, always wanting to know who was behind the organization of the Gorky Brotherhood. In the past few years, Chebyshev first intervened in the food aid smuggling case in Africa, and then was sent to Latin America to assassinate Colombian politicians, and he almost became an accomplice in the assassination of the Colombian president. The more Chebyshev did for the Gorky Brotherhood, the more trust he gained. It wasn't until a year ago that Chebyshev finally had the opportunity to return to Italy again and became a sidekick of Italian godfather Yakov.
Although Chebyshev didn't know why Yakov came to Leningrad, he still vaguely felt that Yakov was here to meet some important personage. Since Chebyshev came to Italy, he has seen Yakov more than once to ask for advice on a certain mission by phone at a critical moment.
Who else can be a more senior leader than Yakov within the Gorky Brotherhood? It is definitely the highest level of the entire organization. Now Chebyshev desperately wanted to see who this guy really was. As long as the true identity of the top leader of the Gorky Brotherhood can be determined, Chebyshev's undercover career can be completely ended, and he can stay away from this double-faced life, change his name and surname to live a normal life.
After Yakov came to Leningrad, except for attending a few receptions organized by the local government, he stayed in the resort where he lived. It seems to be waiting for the arrangement of the big man behind. According to Chebyshev's understanding of Yakov, it is absolutely abnormal for Yakov to be so quiet. Yakov is a well-known playboy in Italy, and he never lacks those supermodels and female stars around him. In addition, Yakov also likes racing cars, and he drives different sports cars to nightclubs almost every day. Carnival all night. But after arriving in Leningrad, Yakov was almost like a different person.
Yakov, who lives in the resort, keeps in touch with the Italian side. Chebyshev learns from a few words from Yakov that Yakov is asking his accountants to count the huge assets under his name, but in the end? What to do, Chebyshev did not understand. Until one day, Yakov left the resort with only Rubik and Chebyshev.
The car left the urban area of Leningrad in the night, and then unexpectedly arrived at Leningrad International Airport. Their car was easily let in, eventually arriving at a secret helipad. A business jet that had already been on standby here seemed to be waiting for Yakov's arrival.
"You two can go back now, and pick me up when I notify you, remember not to mention this to anyone, not even your own people!" Yakov said to Rubik and Cheby Schiff confessed.
When Yakov boarded the plane, the cabin door slowly closed. The plane then left the tarmac and began taxiing towards the distant runway. This time, Chebyshev felt deep despair. He was so close to the truth, why, why did he miss the truth behind the scenes again?
Chebyshev stared at the plane, eager to check every detail of the plane, the number of the plane, the model of the plane, and the time of take-off. Chebyshev hoped these would lead to more clues for Balanikov.