Chapter 2040: doubt

"Oh? What kind of windfall?" Mr. K frowned.
"Our people have obtained some intelligence after conducting a secret investigation of the Rochester Military Corporation. These intelligence shows that the Rochester Military Resources Corporation is not just as simple as providing military security services. They are also secretly involved in assassinations and intelligence. , And many private illegal transactions." Mr. K's assistant whispered.
"This is normal. How many of the private military companies can be clean?" Mr. K shook his head. "We don't know many things. We just open one eye and close one eye. Because of many things, the military. Participate, we don’t want to get froze with those military leaders."
"The military would not agree to him selling arms to terrorists in private." The assistant whispered, "According to our intelligence, they are selling some military supplies and even weapons to terrorists in the Middle East."
"Is this information accurate? Where did they get their supplies?" Mr. K frowned.
"The intelligence is very accurate. Last year, the Defense Logistics Agency stated that the US military's warehouses are now backlogged with billions of dollars worth of excess inventory, and it is expected that a large amount of equipment will be shipped back from Afghanistan soon. The US Department of Defense is facing a battle. Inventory crisis, and it is not easy to digest excess equipment.
Because this may become another cost, and this cost is not foreseen by the Pentagon planners, and they have to absorb it as the Department of Defense is trying to cut spending. Given the current financial pressures, the inventory problem facing the Ministry of Defense is troublesome and will definitely increase. The Director of the Logistics Bureau believes that it is necessary to deal with combat materials. The warehouse space must be released.
There is everything in these excess inventory: vehicle parts and supplies, gears, and weapons. These are everything the US military has needed for the two wars that the US military has fought in the past 10 years. Therefore, the military believes that many equipment must be sold at a depreciation, or sold at high prices through foreign military sales, or destroyed. The reason is simple. The United States does not have enough space to store all the materials returned from overseas.
All three schemes require manual operation, but due to the large amount of equipment in the warehouse, the manpower equipped to track the required parts has been stretched. According to data released by the Department of Defense in 2010, the total value of the US military’s inventory is about 100 billion U.S. dollars, and the excess inventory is worth more than 900 million U.S. dollars. The Ministry of Defense has recognized that its inventory is expanding, and has initiated a comprehensive inventory processing project. The Government Accountability Office issued a report on the project in May. The report stated that the Ministry of Defense’s lack of measurement standards could cause serious damage to inventory reduction efforts.
However, this report does mention the systemic inventory problems that have plagued the Pentagon for years.
The report identified the Department of Defense’s supply chain management as a high-risk area, partly due to poor inventory management operations and procedures, low efficiency, weak ability to accurately predict spare parts, and difficulty in implementing extensive practice of key technologies to improve equipment visibility. These factors have caused the US military to accumulate billions of dollars in excess spare parts, which need to be dealt with urgently.
According to our investigation, the Pentagon’s inventory clearance project was contracted by the Rochester Military Resources Corporation. This allows them to deal with all kinds of excess equipment and supplies of the US military, and even second-hand weapons at low prices. "
"I've heard about this. Many materials are sold at a low price, and even items that cost more than 100 US dollars are only sold for 50 US dollars." Mr. K nodded. "However, these are strictly regulated. Ammunition and explosives are not included in the sale. Armored vehicles, tanks and helicopters must be cut into scrap iron before they can be sold. In addition, some countries and organizations cannot buy military use. The remaining supplies."
"Yes, but it seems that someone has not followed such regulations." Mr. K's assistant whispered, "The reason is also very simple. Scrap iron is not worthy of equipment. Moreover, cutting these equipment requires manpower and material resources. Hughes and His company sold large quantities of military supplies to terrorists under the pretense of helping the U.S. military clean up its inventory. The reason is simple, these people have money. He only needs to pay the U.S. military a small amount of processing costs, and the huge price difference. It all fell into his personal pocket."
"Damn it, this bastard. It's equivalent to recycling the extra equipment from the military at the price of scrap, but selling it to terrorists who are willing to pay high prices for second-hand or even brand new ones." Mr. K Shaking his head, "I know that these mercenaries are profit-seeking guys and they are absolutely not credible. But our military has to rely on their power in certain areas. How much evidence do we have in this respect?"
"I'm afraid there are many." Mr. K's assistant whispered.
"Don't say anything. Collect all the information." Mr. K sneered. "This Hughes is a shameless man. He can hook up with terrorists, and he can naturally do business with Russians. It seems. We underestimated him."
"So, what is Mr. going to do?" Mr. K's assistant whispered.
"Although these things can't form evidence to prove that he is related to the attack on our base, at least it proves that he and his Rochester military resources company have been in bad condition before then." Mr. K Sneered, "With these, we are equivalent to having Hughes' handle. Continue to check him, almost, we should also go to meet the Hughes boss."
"Yes, sir." Mr. K's assistant nodded. "In addition, some of our agents in Russia also provided some information." The assistant handed a file bag to Mr. K.
Mr. K frowned slightly and took out a stack of photos from inside, showing the meeting between Hughes and Russian intelligence officials.
"When were these photos taken?" Mr. K frowned.
"Just recently, before and after the accident at our base, he had secretly met with Russian intelligence and military officials many times. It is said that he was trying his best to become Russia's first legal private military company, so he was trying his best to drill the camp. See you Many important people want to sell well to the Russians.
Also, it is said that the assassin who assassinated the Black Island mercenary seemed to have some connections with Hughes. The purpose may be to prevent the smooth progress of negotiations between the Black Island Company and the Russians. "Mr. K's assistant whispered.
"If this is the case, then Hughes' motives can be explained." Mr. K pondered, "He really wants to show his business in Russia, maybe he thinks this is a good opportunity. Maybe he and Russia People reached some kind of agreement, so he took the risk, attacked the base and rescued the Russians."
(End of this chapter)