Umbrella companies not only undertake security services for large-scale commercial activities, but also provide personal security services. Both of these can obtain a large amount of intelligence information, and umbrella companies also have their own databases.
Compared to Brad's office in Port Elizabeth, Umbrella is the other extreme.
After all, it is a commercial organization, and it still has to have the facade it deserves. Compared with the minimalism of Brad's office, Umbrella Company is all tall, majestic, and magnificent, with office buildings built to rival the Governor's Palace in Pretoria.
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Entering the Umbrella Company requires strict security inspections, and O'Connor and Marcus are no exception. Their weapons also need to be handed over to security personnel for temporary safekeeping and can only be taken away when they leave the Umbrella Company.
"Such a big company, with tens of thousands of mercenaries, I don't know what they are afraid of -" Marcus was very dissatisfied with the security measures. After all, he was an operational personnel and was used to carrying a gun with him and sleeping with it under his pillow.
Otherwise I really can't sleep.
"There's nothing wrong with saying less -" O'Connor has no dissatisfaction. Since it's a rule, O'Connor will obey it honestly and doesn't want to cause trouble.
Speaking of which, in recent years in Southern Africa, calls for gun control have become louder and louder. Although the federal government has not started to control guns, in cities in Nyasaland, Rhodesia, Transvaal and other states,
, the weapons purchased by ordinary people can only be kept at home and cannot be carried with them. The qualification review for purchasing weapons is becoming more and more strict.
The federal government is also tightening control over the disposal of sold weapons. Since handguns are smaller and easier to hide, the federal government is tightening control over handguns. Gun stores in Southern Africa no longer sell handguns, and residents own them.
The pistol can be sold to the Rifle Association at the original price, or it can be replaced with a shotgun or hunting rifle that is more powerful at close range and has a larger size.
If it's just for home defense, a pistol is really not as powerful as a shotgun or a shotgun.
Walking into the lobby of Umbrella Company, it feels completely different from Brad's office.
The overall decoration style of Brad's office feels extremely depressing, but Umbrella Company is full of enthusiasm, warmth and liveliness. Coupled with the bright smile of the girl at the front desk, it is easy for people to feel like a family.
In fact, it was all an illusion. Both O'Connor and Marcus knew that there were at least two guns in the desk drawer, that the girls were strictly trained mercenaries, and that the Umbrella Company, like Brad's office, never kept vases.
O'Connor and Marcus were not of sufficient rank. The person who contacted O'Connor was the office director Garfield. Garfield directly led O'Connor and Marcus to the reception room. In the reception room, there were not only various drinks, but also specially made sandwiches.
Small biscuits, date-flavored, are also considered a specialty of Port Elizabeth.
O'Connor's mind was not on the biscuits. Marcus tasted one and was full of praise.
O'Connor pushed the snack plate directly to Marcus and asked Marcus to eat as much as he could.
For Marcus, O'Connor has given up rescuing him.
"If you want to inquire about the information of relevant personnel of Adan Company, then I need a higher level of authorization -" Garfield was businesslike and did not spare O'Connor and Marcus because of their identities.
"Okay, can you lend me the fax machine?" O'Connor expressed understanding. This was Brad's office. If it had been anyone else, Garfield would probably not bother to talk to him.
It took time to obtain higher-level authorization, and during this time, O'Connor and Garfield chatted casually about Port Elizabeth.
"You may not believe it, but Port Elizabeth is now known as the capital of espionage. The situation here is a bit complicated. It is a city of immigrants, and there are all kinds of monsters, snakes, ghosts, and gods. We spend more than half of our energy every day sorting out data. God knows.
What is the purpose of those guys who look pitiful or generous in coming to Port Elizabeth?" Garfield said bluntly. There are many immigrants in Port Elizabeth, especially those from the former Austro-Hungarian Empire and the former Ottoman Empire. Kai
There are also many dignitaries in the Canadian dynasty, and there are many commercial companies, offices, and a lot of idle personnel.
Relying on the Elizabeth Oilfield, Elizabeth Port's anti-war speed was very fast. Hundreds of various ships entered and exited Elizabeth Port every day, and personnel exchanges became more frequent. This brought a lot of inconvenience to the work of the Umbrella and Brad's office.
Of course, Umbrella and Bullard's office also have very strong control over Port Elizabeth. For example, when sending faxes, even faxes sent by Umbrella to external parties are subject to close monitoring by Bullard's office.
Not to mention phone calls and emails. These surveillances are all done secretly. Just because ordinary people are not aware of them does not mean that they are not there.
"In this case, some units with higher confidentiality levels should be moved out of Port Elizabeth, and they should not be given the opportunity to contact each other at all. Let's see how they can pass on information-" O'Connor has a way, and this is normal in southern Africa.
There are several cities in southern Africa that are still classified as top secret. For example, Milna City and Matilda are both military cities that are difficult for outsiders to enter. Some units in Nyasaland with higher confidentiality levels,
Especially technology research and development institutions are located in these two cities.
"It's difficult. The Persian Gulf is not the mainland. There are very few suitable places to live here, and there are restricted areas everywhere. Unless we move back to the mainland -" Garfield said melancholy. The restricted areas around the Persian Gulf are all oil fields, and of course there are
Are they real or fake? They are just smoke bombs. It would be fun to throw a few out and tease the intelligence personnel of other countries.
Half an hour later, a fax was sent from Bullard's headquarters, temporarily granting O'Connor higher-level transfer authority, and Garfield ordered O'Connor to go to the office.
Marcus can't go, he likes sandwich biscuits so much, so he can stay in the reception room and eat biscuits, that's enough.
Unlike Brad's office, Umbrella Company does not collect much information, only a folder that is not too thick.
This folder also cannot be taken away, and O'Connor can only view it in Garfield's office.
The first piece of information was from Gaode, the general manager of Adan Company, but O'Connor simply ignored it.
Gothe is Rock's old brother, and the possibility of betraying Rock is extremely small. If something happens, it won't be O'Connor's turn to deal with it. O'Connor doesn't waste his feelings.
The second copy was from Evan Cowper, Vice President of Adan Company.
O'Connor opened Evan Cowper's information and frowned after reading a few lines.
Information shows that this Evan Cowper is undoubtedly a playboy. He not only has a family in southern Africa, but also has multiple lovers in Port Elizabeth, London, England, Paris, France, etc., and there is more than one in Port Elizabeth.
What makes O'Connor unbelievable is that Evan Cowper has as many as six illegitimate children.
This situation is actually quite normal. Evan Cowper is of British origin and a corrupt country. This trivial matter is not a problem at all. In other words, when he reaches Evan Cowper's status, there is no such thing.
Things are not normal.
Compared with his lifestyle, Evan Cowper's financial situation seems to be a bigger problem.
In addition to Rand Bank and Imperial Bank, Evan Cowper has multiple accounts in many banks, and also has investments in the United States and the United Kingdom. In addition to serving as the deputy general manager of Adan Company, Evan Cowper
Cowper also has multiple companies under his name, and he also has close relationships with many foreigners and has frequent economic contacts.
Information shows that Evan Cowper just went to the United States two months ago.
Calculating the time, Evan Cowper is highly suspected of leaking secrets.
"What's going on with this guy?" O'Connor asked proactively.
Garfield was making tea, stretched his head to take a look, and then curled his lips a little.
"Evan Cowper was born in Liverpool, England, in 1880. He attended St. Paul's Boys' School in 1889 and Oxford University in 1895 -" Garfield knew all the information about Evan Cowper.
"I'm not asking you to memorize his information, I'm asking you to memorize his information. Is there anything wrong with this person?" O'Connor stopped. It's all in his resume, which is more detailed than what Garfield memorized.
"What are you referring to?" Garfield replied casually, not taking it seriously.
"Everyone!" O'Connor was angry. It seemed that the quality of the staff at the umbrella company was not very good.
"If you are referring to Evan Cowper's lovers, then I advise you to give up. You should know that Evan Cowper is surrounded by people from Brad's office -" Garfield sneered, everyone
It's all the same, don't laugh at anyone.
O'Connor thought of the beautiful secretary in Bill's office and subconsciously rubbed his nose.
It's a lucky day, I'm afraid many people would like this kind of temptation.
"The economy, I mean the economy, this guy seems to have a problem -" O'Connor changed the subject. For people like Evan Cowper, Brad's office must focus on monitoring.
"Don't you hate rich people?" Garfield laughed loudly. The salary of the deputy general manager of Adan Company is not low. The salary plus bonus can reach tens of thousands of rands every year, which is higher than ministerial officials of the federal government in Southern Africa.
This is normal. There is a saying in Britain and the United States that smart people should go into business and those with mediocre qualifications should go into politics.
This statement is not entirely correct, but there is some truth to it. The British and American governments essentially serve the bourgeoisie. Politicians are spokespersons launched by interest groups and are manipulated by interest groups. To put it bluntly, they are puppets on strings.
The situation in Southern Africa is a bit special. Essentially, Rock, Stoudemire, and Henry are all top businessmen, but at the same time they are also working for the federal government, which gives the federal government of Southern Africa more confidence when facing the United Kingdom and the United States.
At least the Southern African federal government will not be interfered by Southern African interest groups.
"Evan Cowper is a wealthy businessman. His annual income is equivalent to half of our working lives. Such money can't be left to mold in the bank, so investment and financial management are normal -" Garfield is used to it. He has money.
Human happiness is indeed incomprehensible to ordinary people.
"Haha, you're right, but why doesn't he invest locally? Instead, he goes to the United Kingdom and the United States?" O'Connor sneered. No matter from every aspect, Southern Africa seems to have more prospects than the United Kingdom and the United States.
Garfield's smile froze, he really hadn't thought about this problem.