Reborn Russia as an oligarch

Chapter 897 The Joint Operation Begins

After the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, the ruble experienced a wave of tragic depreciation!
Many people may not know that the ruble used to be more valuable than the US dollar, and at the peak, one ruble could be exchanged for two US dollars!

Of course, with the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, the ruble exchange rate began to plunge, and it took less than a year for the depreciation to be almost worthless...

With the gradual stabilization of the society and the development of the national economy, the ruble exchange rate is also slowly rising.

At the end of 2004, the exchange rate of the ruble to the US dollar was about 27-30, that is, one US dollar can be exchanged for 28 rubles.

However, this exchange rate is floating, and the fluctuation range is not small, two or three rubles up and down.

When the exchange rate fluctuates most violently, maybe one dollar can only be exchanged for 28 rubles in the morning, but at noon, one dollar can be exchanged for 29 rubles!
Don't underestimate the floating space of this one ruble. When the amount is huge, the price difference in the middle is amazing.

Therefore, whether you are going to Russia to do business or you are a local Russian, you all prefer to hold US dollars in cash, which is more valuable.

But when spending locally, most places can only pay in rubles.

That gave birth to the demand for free exchange between ruble and US dollar.

And the country still allows free exchange in this regard.

Therefore, when you first arrive in Moscow, you will find that the streets are full of exchange offices opened by banks, providing various foreign exchange services for rubles.

Of course, you can also use rubles to exchange foreign currencies, such as US dollars, pounds, euros and the like.

But, it can be clearly seen that these exchange points prefer to receive foreign exchange and give you rubles, rather than accepting rubles to give you foreign exchange...

Give a simple example and you will understand.

This kind of foreign exchange point will have a striking sign next to or above the window, which shows the exchange rates of several major foreign currencies to rubles.

They also offer foreign exchange for rubles and rubles for foreign exchange.

However, the exchange rate between these two businesses is completely different!

For example, when you exchange US dollars for rubles, one US dollar can be exchanged for 29 rubles.

But if you want to exchange your ruble for a US dollar, then only 30 rubles can be exchanged for a US dollar...

This is also understandable, the point of exchange is to earn the price difference.

Otherwise, why do people open such windows?

However, if you think that the bank engages in this kind of exchange point just to earn the difference.

It can only be said that your thinking is too simple...

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MDM Bank under Menichenko also operates such a business, and MDM Bank has a large number of foreign exchange points all over the streets of Moscow!
One day in early December, on a small street that intersects with New Arbat Street, more than a dozen Asian students studying abroad hurriedly walked.

As they walked, they were discussing something in one go, chattering, and it sounded like they were getting more and more difficult to speak.

"Senior, is there really such a good thing, as long as you go over and sign your name, you will get fifty dollars?" A short and thin boy asked the person walking in front.

The senior who walked in the front looked a little impatient, and hurried forward without turning his head, and replied: "Didn't I say it several times, it's that simple, the fifty dollars will wait a while." I'll send it to everyone, just ask me for it."

"Then... it won't be dangerous, I always feel... I always feel that this is not a good thing." The short and thin boy said timidly.

The leading senior was really angry this time, he stopped and turned around.

The group of students following behind also stopped quickly.

The senior stared at the short boy and said angrily:

"Ruan Dayong!

If you are afraid, then you don’t have to go, no one is begging you!
You have to know that I got this opportunity by asking for talents. I originally thought that it would not be easy for everyone to study abroad, so I would give everyone a chance to earn extra money.

Tell me about you, you haven’t graduated from the preparatory school, you can’t speak a few words in Russian, and no one wants to go out to work!

Where can I find such a good thing that I can get fifty dollars by signing my name!

Besides, there will be opportunities like this in the future, not just this time.

You also know that almost all the bosses in the big market are Chinese businessmen. The harder it is for us, the fewer and fewer bosses, which means that we will have no chance to work in the future.

If you don't seize the opportunity to make money like this now, you will regret it later!
Now tell me, you go, or not! "

The short and skinny boy named Ruan Dayong shrank his neck, and said nonchalantly: "I'm just asking, how could I not go? Didn't this come here with you, senior..."

Several other students also hurriedly tried to persuade them.

"Senior, forget it. Dayong is timid and afraid of getting into trouble. Maybe he thinks the money is too easy to earn, so he feels a little guilty, haha."

"I can't blame Dayong. To be honest, I'm also a little worried. Senior, you only told us that you can get money if you sign a signature, but you don't say what it is. These days, there are not many good things that fall from the sky. "

"Yes, yes, senior, tell everyone what's going on."...

Hearing everyone asking in a hurry, the senior couldn't continue to lose his temper, he said helplessly:
"Okay, then I'll tell you about it.

This time I went to a bank and signed a money order. "

As soon as they heard this, the faces of several students changed a little. Everyone is sensitive when money is involved!
And still send money...

Is it to let people like yourself pay for it? !

The senior looked at it and quickly explained:
"Don't think about it, you don't need to pay a penny!

It's just a matter of signing your name.

Hey, this matter is quite complicated to explain. Let’s put it this way, we international students send a certain amount of US dollars out of Russia every year.

But you all know that we are all poor, and when we are exhausted, we will work part-time to earn some pocket money for living expenses. It is impossible to really remit a large amount of foreign exchange.

Then the remittance amount is tantamount to wasting.

Now, it is completely legal for others to just borrow our credit line to send money.

The fifty dollars is just for everyone's hard work, after all, we can't let everyone make a trip for nothing.

If I explain it this way, everyone understands? "

Including Ruan Dayong, everyone suddenly realized that this was the case!

Then this is understandable.

It's nothing more than someone trying to use your status as an international student to send money out. Since it's done in a regular bank, it must be legal and compliant.

Of course, it is impossible to use everyone's identity and remittance limit for nothing, and give each person a benefit fee of fifty dollars.

Reasonable!

But after all, they are still preparatory students, they are young, and it is relatively easy to think about problems.

No one is aware of the deeper problem at all.

That is, is it really legal to use the loopholes in the rules to operate and send large amounts of money abroad...

After solving the "questions" of the juniors, the senior continued to lead everyone forward. He had an appointment with someone, so he couldn't be late!

If you don't do well the first time you help someone, how can you get work from there in the future?

What he didn't tell his juniors was that the reason why he was so eager to bring everyone to earn extra money was because he also had benefits!
Just for the "intermediary fee", every time he brings a person to sign, he can get fifty dollars!

In other words, the price offered by the other party is one hundred dollars per person...

This guy is still very black-hearted, he directly deducted half of it!
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After walking forward for less than 2 minutes, we arrived at our destination.

This street is a bit remote, it is December now, there is heavy snow in the sky, the cold wind is howling, and there are not many pedestrians on the road.

There is a common foreign exchange point on the side of the street, and there are two burly men holding submachine guns standing at the door.

This is also very common. After all, there is a lot of cash in the foreign exchange point. If the security measures cannot keep up, it is easy to be robbed!

The senior approached the foreign exchange window, but he didn't exchange foreign exchange, but said a few words into it.

The walkie-talkie on the chest of the burly man holding a submachine gun rang, and someone said something.

After the security guard finished listening, he waved at the senior and motioned to follow him.

He opened an inconspicuous door next to the exchange point, and it was dark inside.

From the outside, this door looked like a very common and common wooden door, but after opening it, it was discovered that, except for the outer layer of wood, the inside was actually made of steel!

Moreover, the inside is not a house, but a tunnel extending underground, illuminated only by dim lights.

Ruan Dayong and the others stretched out their heads and looked inside, a little hesitant to follow in.

The senior seems to have been here before, he turned his head and told everyone: "The office of the exchange point is below here, it's very safe, just follow me."

Hearing what he said, Ruan Dayong and the others felt a little relieved.

Everyone followed the security guard down.

Behind them, another security guard has closed the door again...

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This tunnel is not very deep. After going down about one floor, the eyes suddenly open up.

In front of the stairs is a brightly lit hall, but between the hall and the stairs, there is an iron fence composed of thick and long steel bars to separate them.

It's like the kind of iron cage in the police station.

The security personnel yelled a few words towards the inside, and someone inside came over and opened the door, letting them in.

Ruan Dayong didn't dare to take a breath at this meeting, the atmosphere is really a bit depressing...

They all have many questions in their minds.

How to handle banking business, not in the bank lobby, but in this kind of basement.

It's like doing some illegal transaction!
But they don't dare to ask...

The senior led them to a counter, behind which sat two aunts whose waists were thicker than a bucket.

He also told everyone: "Line up in line, take out your passports, and come one by one, it will be very fast."

Ruan Dayong and the others lined up obediently and took out the passports they had prepared.

The process was really smooth. One of the two aunts behind the counter skillfully took out blank remittance slips and instructed all the more difficult international students to sign.

The other one took everyone's passports and made copies one by one.

Then staple the photocopied copy and the signed remittance slip together.

Ask Ruan Dayong and the others to sign again on the photocopy of the passport.

That's it!

In the whole process, there were only two signatures in total.

Seeing that the matter was successfully completed, the senior had a satisfied smile on his face.

He said to everyone: "Wait for me a moment, I will go to the next office to get everyone's rewards."

As he said that, he hurried to an office in the innermost part of the hall.

Ruan Dayong and the others took back their passports and stood in the lobby boredly waiting for the senior to come back.

I didn't dare to whisper to each other, because the security guard with a submachine gun glanced over from time to time, as if he was afraid of being robbed by them...

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Standing in the hall, Ruan Dayong felt more and more uneasy.

This thing was weird from start to finish.

It doesn't seem to be a good thing...

But what's wrong with it, he couldn't tell.

At this moment, there seemed to be a sound of chaotic and hurried footsteps overhead.

It was the sound of a dozen pairs of leather boots stepping on the iron stairs at the same time...

Ruan Dayong just turned his head to see what happened, but as soon as he turned his head, he was stunned and stunned.

Not only him, but everyone in the basement hall, including the tough-looking security guard holding a submachine gun, also had the same expression.

And he reacted faster than Ruan Dayong, not only stood still, but also raised his hands...

Across the iron fence made of steel bars, there is a group of special forces with bulletproof helmets on their heads, black hoods on their faces, camouflage combat uniforms all over their bodies, and micro punches in their hands!

The three special forces standing in the front still held huge explosion-proof shields in their hands.

This posture seems to be engaged in an anti-terrorism operation...

When did Ruan Dayong and the others see this scene? Their legs were trembling, and they felt like they were about to pee their pants!

Coincidentally, the senior came out of the inner office just after receiving the money, and he hadn't seen the group of special forces at first, holding up a stack of beautiful knives in his hand, he cheerfully shouted at Ruan Dayong and the others: "It's done! Walk……"

Before he finished speaking, he discovered the abnormality in the hall.

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The whole process actually takes place in just a few seconds.

Pointed at by a black gun, no one in the hall dared to move or speak, and everyone stood there stupidly.

My mind went blank, I didn't know what happened.

A civilian in a suit came out from behind the group of special forces.

He said with a serious face: "This is a joint operation between the Duma and the Ministry of Internal Affairs! You...come here and open the door, and everyone else is not allowed to move. If there is any movement, shoot them to death on the spot!"

Except for Ruan Dayong and the preparatory students who didn't understand these words, everyone else could hear them clearly.

But even if Ruan Dayong and the others couldn't understand, just looking at the situation, they stood there obediently, not daring to move.

The one pointed at by the man in the suit was the security guard.

The security raised his hands, walked to the iron fence, and opened the gate.

The group of special forces rushed in immediately and skillfully controlled the situation. A special soldier had already knocked the security guard with a gun to the ground, took out the handcuffs around his waist and handcuffed him.

Ruan Dayong and the seniors, of course none of them could run away, they were ordered to put their hands on their heads and squat down facing the wall.

Oh, fortunately, the seniors speak good Russian, otherwise they wouldn't be able to understand these commands, and they would probably be in big trouble...

This kind of situation doesn't just happen in this one place.

On the same day and at the same time, there were five similar bank outlets in Moscow, all of which were "mopped up" by the Duma and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

It is a bit of a coincidence that these bank outlets are all owned by MDM Bank.

That's the same bank that Menichenko had...

(End of this chapter)