Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 785: Deterrence

If the Americans called to look for the three giants of Tiger Roar Base, Lu Shaohua would not find it strange, because in that case it might really be to discuss cooperation. However, when they called and directly said they wanted to see the boss, Lu Shaohua had to think deeply.

This could be a test to find out who is behind the Tiger Roar Base?

If this assumption is true, then Lu Shaohua has to say to the Americans that they are too naive. Lu Shaohua is the boss of the Phoenix Group and a legitimate businessman, and the Tiger Roar Base is an organizational force that is not clean in itself. How could Lu Shaohua expose it? That would undoubtedly have a huge impact, and Lu Shaohua would not be that stupid.

Therefore, Lu Shaohua can say for sure that he will not show up. But no matter what, the Americans came to him, and Lu Shaohua was still very interested in what they meant by "cooperation".

Yes, the American's call aroused Lu Shaohua's interest, and Lu Shaohua spoke directly the next moment. "Tell the technical department to handle it and make a false voice, and then you call the Americans to see how they want to cooperate with us."

Lu Shaohua had a sinister sneer in his voice as he spoke, and it became more and more sinister as he spoke until the very end, when he pronounced the word "cooperation" so heavily that it changed its meaning.

"Oh!" Li Zhijie really didn't expect Lu Shaohua to let him take his place, but since Lu Shaohua had already given the order, Li Zhijie had nothing to say, so he nodded and agreed, but he still had to ask, "What if the Americans ask me my name?"

"hey-hey……"

Lu Shaohua was stunned, then he burst into laughter. At this moment, Lu Shaohua remembered a TV series he had watched in his previous life. The name of the TV series was "State Secrets". In the play, there was a leader of a spy organization named "Mr. X". Lu Shaohua decided to use this name as the name of Li Zhijie. It sounded very interesting.

"Just call him Mr. X." Lu Shaohua said.

"Mr. X?" Li Zhijie frowned, thought about it, and then felt relieved. He thought to himself, "Isn't it just a title? Mr. X is Mr. X, and Mr. XX is the same."

Lu Shaohua didn't say anything, but just smiled and nodded.

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Li Zhijie had nothing to say. Lu Shaohua had already given him a name, so he had no choice but to carry out the order. So, Li Zhijie began to arrange for the people inside the intelligence department to use a phone to make a voice-changing device, and then make a confidential phone for the phone inside. After everything was ready, they all nodded to Lu Shaohua, indicating that they were ready.

"Let everyone be quiet, and use the speakerphone." Lu Shaohua gave another instruction, paused for a few seconds, and added, "Well, I'll use a piece of paper to remind you what you should tell the Americans later."

Lu Shaohua had already thought about it and decided to let Li Zhijie speak for him, while he would express the content in his own way.

"Okay." Li Zhijie didn't say much. He just asked everyone to be quiet, and then started to make a call.

The call was connected quickly. Li Zhijie did not directly ask the other party's identity, but asked directly about the American's purpose. To put it bluntly, he asked the other party how to cooperate.

Obviously, the Americans were annoyed enough by Li Zhijie. They could not have imagined that the person behind the so-called Tiger Roar Base would get straight to the point right from the start. However, the official was the official after all, so those polite words were still required.

"May I know your name?"

"Call me Mr. X." Li Zhijie's tone was still firm, oh no, it should be said to be cold.

"Hello, Mr. X. I am XX official from the White House. Well, the president has a proposal and I hope that both sides can have a chance to cooperate."

"..." Li Zhijie was silent for a while. No, it was not Li Zhijie's intention to remain silent, but the situation forced him to do so, because Li Zhijie was waiting for what Lu Shaohua wrote. It was not until Lu Shaohua showed the answer that Li Zhijie asked. "What cooperation?"

"About Africa." The official representing the White House first mentioned the main point, and then elaborated on the content of the cooperation. "We know that your base is very powerful, especially in the military field. Well, our president means that your base can stop providing arms to those countries?"

The Americans' intention was very clear. They wanted the Tiger Roar Base to stop supplying arms and then have their troops move in again.

Naive. This was how Lu Shaohua evaluated the Americans after hearing the content.

Are you kidding? Those are the countries that Lu Shaohua wants to control. If Lu Shaohua is given one more month, the seven countries will become Lu Shaohua's countries. But now the Americans want the Tiger Roar Base to stop supplying arms and let their troops in.

How is this any different from giving up seven countries?

Not only that, there are also benefits. There are huge benefits here, including minerals. If Lu Shaohua really stops providing arms, those mineral resources will most likely become the property of the Americans. Will Lu Shaohua give up?

However, Lu Shaohua also knew that the Americans would never treat the Tiger Roar Base as fools, so they would make promises, or in other words, offer huge benefits to the Tiger Roar Base to lure the Tiger Roar Base.

Facts have proven that the Americans just want to tempt Tiger Roar Base with benefits. Look, the man representing the US officialdom spoke again. "As long as your base agrees, if our plan succeeds, 50% of the rare minerals in Africa will belong to your base."

50%, this number represents half. In the eyes of others, this is a lot, but in the eyes of Lu Shaohua, this number representing half is shit, because all the mineral resources in Africa belong to Lu Shaohua.

Originally, those mineral resources belonged to Lu Shaohua, but now the Americans are proposing to take half of them. Isn't this an international joke?

Lu Shaohua wanted to laugh. Yes, Lu Shaohua wanted to laugh out loud at this moment, but the phone was on speakerphone. Lu Shaohua didn't dare to laugh out loud, so he could only hold it in. Then he wrote a few words on a piece of paper...

"First of all, thank you for your kindness." Li Zhijie just read the words written by Lu Shaohua on the paper to the Americans. "However, our base will not interfere with Africa's mineral resources. We only want to run arms and oil businesses."

Li Zhijie's words were polite, but that was only a brief politeness. The next words all changed their tone, becoming tough and also meant rejection. However, this was not the end. After a pause, when Lu Shaohua wrote the next sentence, Li Zhijie spoke again. "Also, your country's troops are staying offshore, which has hindered the oil transportation of our base. If you don't solve it as soon as possible, our base will not rule out intervening in this matter."

**Naked threat, yes, Li Zhijie is threatening the Americans.

Having already witnessed the powerful military strength of the Tiger Roar Base, Li Zhijie's threat is definitely useful.

Both Lu Shaohua and Li Zhijie knew that the fact that the Tiger Roar Base provided weapons and equipment to the five small African countries could not be concealed, nor could the transportation of oil. Therefore, at this moment, Lu Shaohua chose to make it public.

The oil transport tankers at the Tiger Roar Base have stopped operating. Lu Shaohua believes that the Americans know about this. Knowing this, the Americans should understand that their troops staying in the open sea will cause losses to the Tiger Roar Base.

Since they knew that it would cause losses to the Tiger Roar Base, the Americans should understand that if they dragged on, the Tiger Roar Base would definitely get involved.

Everything was laid out on the table and made clear, so Lu Shaohua was not afraid of what the Americans said, after all, it was just the facts.

It is undeniable that the Americans are arrogant and extremely insidious. They were very nice at first, but when Li Zhijie said he wanted to intervene, the Americans changed their attitude. "Are you threatening me?"

"You can understand it that way." This was Li Zhijie's reply. After a pause, Li Zhijie continued, "But I hope your country can understand that our base only wants to develop and does not want to be affected by external factors. Also, please tell your president that the intercontinental missiles of our Tiger Roar Base can hit any place in your United States."

It was another threat, a naked threat. However, this was not what Li Zhijie meant, but was instructed by Lu Shaohua, because everything Li Zhijie said was written by Lu Shaohua on paper, and Li Zhijie was just conveying Lu Shaohua's meaning.

At the end, after Li Zhijie finished speaking, Lu Shaohua wrote this sentence: One month, otherwise nuclear weapons will be used.

Lu Shaohua wrote this, but Li Zhijie couldn't just say what Lu Shaohua wrote, so after a moment of hesitation, Li Zhijie spoke. "We only give you one month. Whether you succeed or fail, you must withdraw your troops from the sea. Otherwise, we will officially intervene in this matter. Also, don't doubt that our base has nuclear weapons."

Li Zhijie talked for a long time, and Lu Shaohua's meaning was expressed, but the key point was only three words, that is, "nuclear weapons".

Don't underestimate the deterrent power of nuclear weapons. If two nuclear weapons are dropped on American soil, the United States will lose half of its territory. If nuclear weapons are dropped in two places in the United States, Washington and New York, can the United States afford it?

No one dares to underestimate nuclear weapons. This has been confirmed by what happened in Hiroshima, Japan. Once attacked by nuclear weapons, the consequences will be disastrous, and even the "powerful" United States will have to lower its noble head.

Well, the deterrent power of nuclear weapons is also reflected in another area, that is, the world's powerful countries. The so-called powerful countries are those that possess nuclear weapons, and countries without nuclear weapons cannot be called powerful countries. From this, we can see how great the deterrent power of nuclear weapons is.

What? Tiger Roar Base has nuclear weapons?

The Americans were stunned. Although they had long speculated that the Tiger Roar Base possessed nuclear weapons, they still could not accept the confirmation from the so-called "person behind the Tiger Roar Base" for a while.

"I will report your words to the president, and he will make the final decision. Sorry to bother you."

These were the American’s last words. After that, he hung up the phone without caring what Li Zhijie wanted to say.

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