One sunny day, the servants in Stormwind Villa were busy repairing the hedges and vegetation in the yard. An uninvited guest barged in and was blocked by guards on the spot.
However, when the stern housekeeper saw the visitor, he immediately asked the guard to get out of the way.
"Mr. Vladimir, your sudden visit can easily arouse everyone's nervousness. Please inform the doorman first next time, thank you..." Director Parker still called Victor the name he used to pretend to be.
At that time, he followed de Gaulle and took over the work of the Berkeley family. Most people in the Berkeley family still thought that Victor's name was Vladimir Judler Watson.
Speaking of which, this was not the first time Victor paid a surprise visit, but this time he could clearly feel that the security outside Stormwind Villa had become tighter.
When following the butler into the manor, the latter explained to him the reasons for these changes.
"Many people blame the Berkeley family for moving the debt collection site here. When you went up the mountain, didn't you find a protesting crowd?"
It turned out to be the same thing, but unfortunately, Victor was also one of the debt collectors.
Therefore, he did not sympathize with Stormwind Heights, but raised his eyebrows in understanding.
"My master has ordered that every depositor who suffered losses will be compensated, but everything takes time. I am afraid that some people with ulterior motives will use this time to cause trouble for the Berkeley family."
Along the way, Victor listened to Director Parker's explanations, and he barely answered a word, and then he was arranged to wait in the guest room.
He waited for almost a whole day, but did not wait to meet with Siqin. It was not until after dinner that someone came to inform him that he could meet the master of the Berkeley family.
…
In a luxurious room, a sumptuous dinner was placed on the table. When Siqin returned from a tiring day, the chef of Storm Mountain Villa cooked a whole table of delicious food specially for him.
Of course, this time he was not dining alone, but also invited Victor over.
However, Victor had just eaten it not long ago, so he just drank some old wine with Siqin.
"Your problem is also one that I have been dealing with recently. Although filling that big hole is only a trivial matter for the Berkeley family, if it involves you, I am willing to make an exception and bring your position to the forefront.
"
Siqin said and glanced at Parker standing next to him, who hurriedly added a spoonful of jam to his plate.
After hearing his answer, Victor teased curiously: "Have you ever regretted it and suspected that your methods were too drastic?"
From previous chats, Victor learned that after Siqin inherited Dutch's inheritance, he reorganized a number of large and small banks under Berkeley. There were more than a dozen banks that were killed by him, such as Giant Bank.
The financial hole created is even more exaggerated.
Although Siqin seemed to be downplaying it on the surface, Victor had already guessed from his busy posture that even the Berkeley family would find it difficult to deal with these issues.
So, he asked Siqin if he regretted this decision.
But Xiqin has a strong personality and is very strict with others and will not deny his decision at all.
He pointed out that the problems in those banks were cancers left over for a long time. If they were ignored, they would become more and more corrupt, until the entire bank was eroded along with it.
So it is better to be ruthless and completely remove the sores on their bodies.
"Although some funds will be lost, the entire financial industry in Renekton will be healed, which will be beneficial to the future."
After licking the jam, Siqin showed a satisfied smile, which was rare for him.
It seems that the Berkeley family has had other good news recently.
Victor continued chatting with him and learned that it turned out that Shasa's condition had improved and she was now able to get close to Siqin.
Victor congratulated him, so Siqin continued to talk about the previous topic.
"As for your loss, I now have two options for you to choose from."
As he spoke, Director Parker took out a check and handed it to Siqin.
"The first option is that I will give you a check from Baofeng Bank right now and return the 40,000 franc card to you. As for whether you will invest in the future, the decision is up to you."
After accepting the instruction from Sitchin's eyes, Parker walked up to Victor and placed the check in front of him.
Victor didn't go get it immediately because he wanted to hear Sitchin's second suggestion.
"As for the second option, how about treating this money as the cost of buying the boat from me?"
Buying a boat?
Victor was shocked and his eyes narrowed into slits.
"Let me confirm, you just said...buying a ship?"
Siqin showed a weird smile, and then ordered Parker to take out a series of auction documents.
After Victor took a look, his expression suddenly changed.
"You must be aware of the slave market transaction that occurred in Renekton some time ago, right? There was collusion between the Rockefeller Company and the Davis family, the Cigar Association, etc..."
"Most of the people they trafficked came from overseas, and all the ships they transported were investigated and punished. Most of the ownership was bought back by Rockefeller Company, and only a small amount went to auctions."
"The ship here was bought by the Berkeley family. I originally planned to transform it into a cruise ship, but now that you need an ocean-going cargo ship, how about I transfer it to you at a low price."
Staring at the stack of documents, Victor tried his best to suppress his inner excitement.
This ship is called "Enlil the Wind God", and its tonnage and cargo capacity fully meet Will's original needs, and it is even larger than the Greykov.
If you want to spend money to buy it directly, you will definitely not be able to buy it at the price of an old ship from a second-hand ship repair yard as Will originally estimated.
Nowadays, the price offered by Sitchin is so attractive that Victor only needs to give up his bank deposit of 40,000 francs to sail the ship home.
but……
Even considering the favor, Siqin's offer was too cheap. Victor immediately understood that the matter might not be that simple.
"This ship is probably worth hundreds of thousands of francs. Why did you sell it to me at such a low price? What else have you not said?"
Seeing that he had doubts, Xiqin began to explain in detail.
"First of all, this is a ship transporting slaves. It was not registered in Saigon. Instead, it sneaked in and out of the dock in the name of Rockefeller Company, so the auction price itself is not high. Then, the ship is not currently docked.
At Port Violet, or any port in the country."
Hearing this, Victor was a little confused.
"What do you mean? The ship is not in port? Has it sunk? You want me to salvage a sunken ship myself?"