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Chapter 11 Libya (3)

The British were paying attention to the development of the situation with a skeptical mood, and the French were full of expectations. The French government has convened several consortiums to discuss. Once the United Group finds that there is oil in Algeria, except for the contract block signed this time, the exploration and mining rights in other regions will not be given to the United Group. All French companies will do it themselves! Now it depends on whether the United Group's gambling will be successful.

"What? Almost? Stop exploration? Why? Although the reserves have exceeded 500 million barrels, there are probably other things..."

"The president and the French have signed an exploration contract, and it must be accelerated, and all the areas designated by the president have been explored in advance." The liaison officer himself was also confused, but since the domestic say so, they immediately said that there was oil here last time, and it was true. Now that they said it was almost the same, that's about it. Now they have almost admired Contini and have superstitious beliefs. Since the president is sure that there are also Algeria, then go.

"But I can guarantee there will be other areas." An American engineer stuttered.

"Maybe there will be, but your eyes are not reliable. I found this place..." Another liaison officer laughed, "Who was clamoring to go to Benghazi for resting? Let's go, this time we will go to Tripoli for resting and then to Algeria."

After being squeezed like this, the Americans felt a little worried and retorted: "Who said Algeria must have oil?"

"What the President said! When did the President cheat you? He won't joke about his own money. Everyone says that Libya has no oil and what is it now?" The liaison officer joked proudly, "The President says that Algeria has oil, so there must be. If you don't believe it, let's see if you are brave enough, let's take a gamble, just bet $2,000, and you can buy a good Cadillac."

When they talk about betting, Americans are cowardly and mutter for a long time. No one dares to take the blame. The reason is obvious: Italians don’t have to pay for themselves if they lose their bets. The president will definitely pay, but what if they win the bet? Then they have to pay for it themselves. The company will never pay a cent for this bet. Not to mention the winning chance, just this momentum will fall into the lower level.

Several American engineers retorted unconvincedly: "Why? Is he the illegitimate son of God?"

The liaison officer shrugged: "He is God's darling. Who have you ever seen a young man who has made such a big career and scene in just a few years? He is the idol of young people all in Italy. Only such a pride of heaven deserves the Italian youth leader! Do you have leaders in the United States? Do you have three flags?"

Well, everyone is convinced by this sentence. Don’t talk about politics with these liaison officers. These are all figures with golden light on their foreheads, "Youth League Guards" engraved on their heads. They all hope to climb up this road. Do you dare to communicate with them about democracy and freedom? They promise to reply to you, "The President said, Italy’s first task at this stage: be prosperous and strong, not freedom! Rich and strong are the first priority, and everything else can be sacrificed!"

The only complaint was Walker. The general manager of New York Standard Oil sent a telegram from the United States: The bonus has doubled, the exploration mission has been extended by one year. If you don’t want to do it, you will get out of here. Don’t think about doing it in the company in the future!

He didn't dare to scold the boss, so he could only scold Contini: "This bastard!"

He dared not accept the task of scolding him: After buying a house, he was in debt. How could he pay it back if he was unemployed? And this time, he was given oil, no matter who was the last designated location, he would not have less bonus. If he could continue to find oil in Algeria, wouldn’t the bonus be pleasant?

When Britain, France and Italy were in a state of chaos, Contini had quietly gone to Switzerland: Vivian gave birth to a girl for him a few days ago, named Betty, Contini naturally had to accompany him for more than a month until early July when the old Ziano telegraphed him back.

Why did Old Ziano ask Contini to come back? The truth is so bloody: After Vivian gave birth to a child, Contini went to Switzerland, Mussolini couldn't find him one day, and asked for a long time that he couldn't find him. Finally, he found Old Ziano. Old Ziano made up his mind and thought it was impossible to hide it, and he shouldn't hide it, so he simply told Mussolini the whole thing, and finally said in a bargain: "This is the situation, do you think about it?"

Mussolini was also stunned at the time. He knew that Contini had a close past with the two anchors and there were other rumors. But he really didn't know that he would go so far. However, he understood one thing: the bastard president did not plan to marry someone. Old Ziano even told him about the shareholding and revealed that Adriana was also pregnant and would do the same in the future. In fact, Old Ziano himself imagined that Contini didn't tell him this at all.

Old Ziano's crow mouth appeared again: Contini didn't know that it was just because Adriana hadn't said it yet, which did not mean that things did not exist. When Vivian went to Switzerland and became pregnant, Adriana felt the pressure and almost pestered Contini whenever he had time. With such frequent results, of course, the second shot was inevitable, and Contini could not refuse, otherwise he would not be able to stand Adriana's grievance eyes.

This time, even Mussolini laughed and joked: "Calais wants to mess with two more women, and he will hand over all his property. Maybe he will work for his children and his wife all his life."

"Isn't it? I've trained him many times and told you that you have high expectations for him... But this kid didn't listen, and replied in a hurry. I also knew that the leader had expectations, but that's what happened in the future. Your son is in his 20s now, and he is in his prime. I...I'm already very clean."

Of course, Old Ziano arranged his son in front of Mussolini. In fact, the President did not say this at all. The same meaning was only Mrs. Ziano and Contini's mother. This sentence was not just for Contini to excuse Contini, but Old Ziano and Mussolini negotiated terms: That's right, if you want to marry Ada, I agree, and my son can agree, but how old is Ada? It's 15 years old! If you get married at the age of 20, there will be 5 years left. Not to mention the variables in these 5 years, it's too hard to endure it, and it's a young man...

Mussolini touched his head. Now he didn't know how to do this and how to deal with this old subordinate. The old friend continued to talk about this topic. This sentence sounded like Contini's style: it would be wrong to accuse the other party of being flirted with, and it seemed that there was no moral height for accusing him of being chasing him. It didn't matter if the parties involved were not involved. It was even less important to accuse him of betraying his fiancée, let alone getting engaged. Ada is not even Contini's girlfriend now.

Old Ziano looked at Mussolini quietly next to him. These things must be explained clearly, otherwise they will be time bombs in the future. If they have agreed in advance, they will do what they should do. If they cannot accept it now, they will break their thoughts early when they are not in a clue. It is good for everyone.

He sighed silently and complained: "I'm glad you can tell me this. In fact, this is one aspect of what I want to communicate with you today: Ada is about to have summer vacation, and she is thinking about Calais accompanying him to the Far East and India. This is the promise that Calais made last year. She couldn't find Calais and asked me, what can I do? I can only find him! I can't take Calais and Vivian and Adriana's affairs, but what he said himself must be fulfilled? Otherwise, Ada only has one summer vacation every year, and he has to find a way to comfort him. What should I do after the summer vacation? I can't control it! But now I have to solve the problem, otherwise I can't live a peaceful life, right?"

Old Ziano didn't know that this happened, but the result of the test today was very satisfactory: Mussolini did not intend to pursue his son's bad things, but on the contrary he also expressed his understanding, man... Of course, he had to say it again, what the leader said made sense, and the other women's leaders didn't care about it, but the summer vacation came to settle Ada and fulfilled his promise, right?

"On the other hand, Ada is older, and you also know that Italian girls generally mature early, and I can see her feelings for Calais... She even knows Vivian and Adriana more or less, and of course not as profound as it is." Mussolini now speaks like an extremely kind father. "We fathers, although we have politics and career considerations, in the final analysis, we still hope that the children will be happy. As long as we truly love each other, some small things can be ignored. I still admire Calais himself very much. In terms of ability, means, and knowledge, there are no better young people in Italy than him."

"He has always been very grateful to the leader for his cultivation..." Old Ziano thought for a while and said to Contini, "I think he is still very concerned about Ada and has feelings. This time it is not deliberately hiding from the crowd, but that things happened suddenly and there are other reasons. As a public figure, he must use some methods to hide his whereabouts, so..."

"Understand, understand..." Mussolini mentioned in a half-joking and half-serious tone, "If Calais marry Ada in the future, this share cannot be stingy, otherwise my face will not be able to hold it..."

Okay, my daughter was thinking about shares before she got married. Old Ziano muttered in her heart, but said without hesitation: "I must not treat Ada badly. I promise you that it is definitely more than the other two people than their total!"

Antonio quietly passed through the bottom. Calais now has at least $200 million in the group, and there is still a lot of money outside. He only gave Vivian 15 million. Even if Adriana is only 30 million, if you really marry Ada in the future, even if you give 50 million, the big head can still be saved, so give shares, but there is one thing that Antonio repeatedly reminds Old Ziano to pay attention: the leader must be kept!

Old Ziano also agreed, so he was particularly generous in front of Mussolini.
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