Chapter 923 Matthew
The three of them entered the private room under the guidance of the waiter. Although they had a good atmosphere for chatting before, they lost the mood for chatting because of the chance encounter with Natasha and that Jerde. After finishing the meal in a hurry. Roman left first because of something, and Toy and Yang Dongxu found a room to sit down.
"If I am not mistaken, they are talking about the oil and gas project in Sakhalin Island. Roman's side." Toy said directly before Yang Dongxu asked.
Although he didn't finish his words, he already understood what Toy meant. Roman's face was a little solemn, which was right, because as a rich man, he was engaged in the oil and non-ferrous metal mining business in Russia.
The oil business in Russia could not be done by Roman alone, otherwise he would not be a Russian rich man, but a world-class consortium rich man like the royal family in the Middle East.
But as a businessman who made a fortune in Russia by relying on the oil business, someone was preparing to develop a new oil field project in Russia. As a colleague, he must be cautious.
As for the Sakhalin Island oil and gas project, Yang Dongxu had heard a little about it. In fact, when the oil pipeline between China and Russia was built, Japan was one of the competitors.
And it was a strong competitor. Russia once wanted to modify the plan and cooperate with Japan. Even the Tai-Nei Line was built in Russia.
But in the end, the repaired 'Taine Line' turned to transport oil and natural gas to the mainland, which made the Japanese government jealous.
But they couldn't change the fait accompli, so they still didn't give up the cooperation goals of other oil fields and natural projects despite their extreme lack of resources, and continued to look for other oil cooperation projects in Russia, among which Sakhalin Island was one of their goals.
"Did you receive any news?" Toy hesitated and asked.
This news obviously did not refer to the news from Natasha and Jerde, but Yang Dongxu persuaded him to cooperate with the advice of the person on the stage.
"No, although I have left some investments and connections in Russia, it is impossible for me to know more than you." Yang Dongxu shook his head.
Toy frowned. He believed what Yang Dongxu said, not only because he had no need to deceive him.
But his family was very low-key in Russia for some reasons, but the resources they had were unimaginable to outsiders, and the information channels were not comparable to Yang Dongxu.
Otherwise, Natasha, a member of the now prosperous Gult family, would not be so polite to ask him to pass on the message to her.
"Then you." Toy had a puzzled look on his face.
"The one who came to power had a very high support rate when he ran for election, and his skills after taking office were also supported by the people. With the support of the upper forces such as the Gult family, he may become the helmsman of Russia for a long time." Yang Dongxu said.
Frowning, Toy nodded and fell into deep thought. He understood what Yang Dongxu meant. Although his family did things very cleverly, they successfully walked down the table without dying of fullness.
However, because the source of assets has always been unpopular with the current regime, and the iron-blooded tactics of the person who came to power, there is still a little hostility between the two sides. Although there has been no substantial conflict, there are constant small frictions.
Compared with those financial oligarchs who have been knocked down, the Toy family is more powerful, especially the intricate network of relationships that makes people dare not act rashly.
And this network of relationships is very reliable, and a large part of them are those who ate meat together at the table in the past, so the people in power are also very afraid of them.
The two sides barely maintain peace, but this is obviously not a long-term solution. According to her uncle's original intention, it is to keep a low profile now, or cultivate a competitor to participate in the next presidential election. If he wins, then the family behind Toy will be on a higher level. Not to mention being on par with the first family of Gut, but at least there will be more capital to challenge.
And now he has to consider another problem, that is, what if someone is re-elected?
Now that he has just come to power, he is so iron-fisted. After he takes the position firmly, the life of the Toy family will definitely be difficult. If he can be re-elected, the family behind Toy will be in danger of being uprooted.
"Your guess"
"I'm not a god, how do I know if it's right?" Yang Dongxu interrupted Toy with a smile.
Toy also showed a hint of embarrassment on his face, because Yang Dongxu always showed his outstanding vision, and he subconsciously wanted to ask how likely this matter was.
After asking, he also found that the question was a bit too naive. If Yang Dongxu could really predict who would be the next Russian president, he would really become a god.
"But according to the analysis of the information I collected, this possibility is not small. Especially the Gut family is very optimistic about this person." Yang Dongxu said.
Toy's face couldn't help but become solemn again. This is indeed a very important factor that must be considered. Before, the family behind Toy had always insisted on forbearing. In addition to wanting to find a supporting spokesperson after the next election, they also wanted to replace the Gut family.
Now the Gut family has fully supported the person on the stage. If they also support him, they can only drink soup but not eat meat. It is simply a pipe dream to want to surpass the Gut family.
But what if the person supported by the Gut family controls the Russian regime for a long time?
Then his family would not even be qualified to drink soup, let alone replace him. They might be kicked off the card table by chance, right?
The wooden building creaked when you stepped on it in the dim corridor. If you didn't look at the tall buildings and the exterior style of the buildings in the distance, you would think you had returned to the ancient times when wooden buildings were the main type.
Compared with the increasingly popular tiles and marble in China, conservative British people prefer some wooden furniture, such as wooden floors, wooden stairs, wooden furniture, wooden doors, and even the mailbox at the door is made of wood.
If you put a wooden staircase or a wooden door in an urban apartment, it always gives people a sense of backwardness and rusticity, but it is very common in the UK. Even those who feel that wooden things in China are rustic come here with an intoxicated look as if they have smelled the charm of history. But in fact, the ancestors who used wood most exquisitely are actually the Chinese and Chinese architecture.
The room obviously has a large floor-to-ceiling window, but it is blocked by thick curtains, making the light around it a little dim. Coupled with some old furniture and a chandelier from an unknown era hanging on the ceiling, it always gives people a feeling of a European castle.
Then I saw a wooden rocking chair that was completely in the shape of ancient China next to the thick cloth curtain near the floor-to-ceiling window, and I instantly felt that it was neither fish nor fowl.
At this time, a bearded man was lying on the rocking chair, and his messy hair was too decadent to tell how old he was. However, foreigners generally look old, and even if the other party is clean and tidy, Yang Dongxu probably can't guess the other party's age.
In contrast to the decadent man in the rocking chair, what is striking is a tea table next to the rocking chair. It is a small round wooden tea table in the shape of ancient China. There are some carvings on it, but because it is a little old, it doesn't look beautiful, but gives people a greasy feeling.
On the small tea table, there is a teapot and four small cups. The teapot is not made of antique purple sand, but blue and white porcelain. The bright white blue and white porcelain formed a sharp contrast with the old and dusty atmosphere in the house.
"Matthew-Anluoko-Edward?" Yang Dongxu frowned after taking a casual look at the furnishings in the house.
He did not show any gentlemanly demeanor, but covered his nose with his hand with dislike. The musty smell in the room mixed with the decadent man in the rocking chair. I don't know if it was because he hadn't taken a shower for too long, and the air was not circulated. No one would like this smell.
As if hearing the sound, the decadent man lying in the rocking chair opened his eyes and looked at Yang Dongxu. Because the light in the room was dim and the vision was not good, he looked for about ten seconds and seemed to see who was standing not far away.
"This is private territory. Although I won't shoot you like the Americans, you are breaking the law now." After seeing Yang Dongxu's appearance clearly, Matthew did not have much expression. He was not surprised that Yang Dongxu was an Asian, nor was he angry because the other party came without notice, even though his tone was very impolite.
"Are you sure he is the person you are looking for?" Yang Dongxu turned his body sideways and took two steps back. Even if he covered his nose, the smell in the room was unbearable. Although there was also a smell of moldy wood at the door, at least there was air circulation.
Carlo checked himself and looked at the address in his hand, and then checked the door. It was not very clear, but he could barely see the house number. Although he had a look of doubt on his face, he finally confirmed that there was no mistake and nodded.
"It should be him. From the information I got, he lost his job and owed some debts, so his life was a bit decadent, but..." Before he finished speaking.
There was a sound of footsteps coming up the stairs downstairs. There were quite a few people stepping on the moldy wooden stairs, which creaked and shook, and it seemed that the whole house was shaking.
There were four big men coming up. The stairs were not wide to begin with, and these big men were not only tall and strong, but also sideways. In addition, they were wearing a lot of clothes in the early spring weather. Yang Dongxu was afraid that they would get stuck in the staircase.
Seeing Yang Dongxu and Carlo standing at the door, and Du Fei standing slightly behind Yang Dongxu, the leading man was stunned for a moment.
He looked up at the blurred house number with some uncertainty to make sure he had not walked out of the floor, then he climbed up the stairs with a shady look, and kept looking at Yang Dongxu with a slightly suspicious look.