Chapter 16 It's All About Money
When Seriosha's injury finally healed, the days for him and Grigory to return home were settled. Although it was not long for a few days, facing Eva who finally took off her mask and could show her true face, Seriosha felt that she was far from knowing her. Eva was like an interesting book, attracting Seriosha to read it all the time. When in Afghanistan, Eva was enthusiastic and charming, but Seriosha always felt that Eva had some flattering elements for his feelings at that time, but in Atlantic City, Eva had a quiet temperament, more bookish and gentleness. Seriosha felt deeply attached and caring.
Even if there was much reluctance, Selyosha returned to China. The other members of the delegation who came with them had already returned. Selyosha was injured and accepted the request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take on TV programs, so he was delayed until now. She was not brought back to China with that large amount of unexpected money, but continued to be in the Swiss bank account. When did she really need it, Selyosha would use the money.
The plane did not land in Leningrad until noon the next day, and Seriosha and Grigori parted. Grigori were taken home by his parents, while Seriosha stayed for one night in the apartment arranged for him by the University of Leningrad. The next morning he returned to Gorky, because his official appointment had been issued.
On the night when Seriosha returned to Gorky, everyone who hadn't been together for a long time sat around Petrov's father's dinner table and had a long-lost meal. Under the guidance of his father, everyone began to pray devoutly and thanked the Lord for the food. Seriosha no longer did as perfunctory as before. After walking in Afghanistan, he experienced too many life and death, many people fell in front of him, but he and his brothers were able to return to his hometown without any damage. It is a miracle.
After praying, everyone passed on food to each other. Under the guidance of his father, everyone raised their glasses frequently. Seriosha told everyone about his new friend Grigory, whom he met on the plane, and how they took $10 million away from the casino. Everyone looked incredible, until Seriosha showed everyone his proof of being at the Swiss bank. Everyone was so shocked that their chin was about to fall off. Only Mikhail was a little strange. Not only did he look very calm, but he seemed a little reluctant to speak.
After the meal, Mikhail took the initiative to find Selyosha, and Selyosha then realized why Mikhail seemed to have known about it for a long time. The first thing he said when he found Selyosha was that Selyosha's unexpected fortune had caused us trouble.
Mikhail's words made Selyosci a little confused. It was not until Mikhail told some of the things that happened in the past few days that Selyosci realized that this was indeed a big trouble. It turned out that before Selyosci came back, the news that he won a huge prize in the American casino had spread in the officialdom of Gorky. As for how it was passed back, of course, the children of these officials were sent back from the United States. They might not have known Selyosci, but since Selyosci won the title of hero of the Soviet Union, his popularity in China has naturally increased significantly. It is impossible for the parents of those children not to show off to their children that they were Selyosci's former good friends. Originally, Selyosci had no relationship with these business partners in the United States, but some past partners came to Selyosci and asked him to help. As for what to do, Selyosci never dreamed that they were asking him to buy US dollars.
Before Selyosha asked, Mikhail began to tell him all the way to the whole story. Originally, the matter of exchanging foreign currency could be solved by just looking for a bank. You should know that it is not ten years later. The Soviet government's foreign exchange reserves are still very abundant. As long as you hold the ruble in your hand and follow the exchange rate of the day, you can naturally exchange the required US dollars. But the key to the problem is that the money in the hands of these officials is shameful because they can't stand the KGB in front of them.
It explains how his money was obtained. Mr. Bo once had a famous saying in private that we can't live by relying on salary. Similarly, no one of the young masters from any family can go to the United States to study and live. Therefore, their parents in China must rack their brains to exchange the dirty money received in China into US dollars through underground banks and return it to their second generation in the United States. This method cannot ensure the safety of funds. The money bank runs away with the money, and the KGB encirclement and suppression happens from time to time.
Now, Seriosa, a mogul who has a large amount of dollars, has shown hope that these officials only need to hand over the dirty money in their hands to Seriosa, and then let Seriosa transfer the clean money in the bank to their children abroad to legally transfer the property. They are even willing to give Seriosa a higher proportion of handling fees than underground banks. On the surface, it seems like a way to win two birds with one stone. Seriosa can earn more money, while their children in the United States can also get legal dollars and will not be targeted by relevant departments of the US government. However, there is a big problem that needs to be placed in front of Seriosa, that is, Seriosa has a large amount of property that cannot be explained, and his legal property will become less and less.
Under Mikhail's explanation, Seriosha finally understood why his money was a big trouble. Many of those who found Mikhail were old friends who had worked well in the past. For example, Madame Zhukovsky had provided great help to their careers. Serioshagenfa could not refuse the requests of these people. Mikhail temporarily blocked their request on the grounds that Seriosha was not in China and could not make decisions. Now that Seriosha has returned, he may not be able to delay it.
"What advice do you have for Mikhail?" Selyosha asked after hearing this.
"There is no way! Not only Zhukovsky's family wants to do this, and the exchange amount is not simple tens of thousands of dollars. This gap cannot be opened. If you agree, there will be a second and third ones. And they were all our relatives, so it is not good to offend anyone." Mikhail stroked his forehead and said distressedly.
Selyosha was also in distress, and then he asked, "Does anyone know I've returned to Gorky?"
"No one knows except us! What are your plans?" Mikhail asked.
Chapter completed!