Chapter 883: gray

Michelle's father is a typical old white man, strong, stubborn, arrogant, with great power, flexible and cold. But to him, a middle-aged girl, there is nothing more important in this world than Michelle.
"Before the meeting today, the Secretary of State said to me: ‘Hey, George, did you cheat those Mexicans again?’"
At the dinner table, the old man cut a piece of French foie gras and stuffed it into his mouth, by the way, he talked about anecdotes about his work. He said with joy, Michelle could only be a good girl and listen quietly.
"I said to the Secretary of State:'You old dog is slandering, I am clearly fighting crime. Hahaha...'" The old man's voice is low and powerful, he is the kind of unscrupulous person.
The old lady listened to her husband's jokes, and when the dinner was about to end, she said in a timely manner: "George, your baby is a bit troubled now. She needs your help."
"Really?" The old man immediately put down his knife and fork, took a sip of wine to clear his throat, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and said to his daughter with a serious face:
"Beautiful and lovely little angel, Washington's most capable and respected old George is at your service at any time. Please ask, I can't wait to finish it."
"Dad." Michelle shook her shoulders and trailed coquettishly. "Can you be more serious? I'm not a kid. I'm just a little troubled, thinking I might have made a mistake."
"Everyone makes mistakes." The old man stretched his hands and looked at his wife and the servants around him. "We are the Lord's lamb and are inherently imperfect. God will forgive us, right?"
The servants next to him all nodded, but thought in their hearts: "Yes, God will forgive. But old George, you only rarely forgive. You are the real old dog, the blood that can bite any opponent with a rotten tooth Dripping."
Michelle lowered her head, "What if I, as an employee of the CIA, go to meet the enemy's high-level privately and reach a cooperation agreement with it?"
"This is an expression of your courage." The old man said with certainty, "Apart from you, who has the courage to bear such a heavy responsibility? But I must say that this is indeed very dangerous, and we must be notified before we act."
Michelle nodded obediently, "Then I do not count as treason?"
Ah... The old man scratched his sparse scalp, and was silent for half a minute before speaking again: "My child, you have indeed grown up. I can't protect you forever. I must tell you some survival skills."
Michelle's eyes widened and listened carefully.
The old man continued: "The senior leaders of all countries in the world are closely connected and are inextricably linked. For example, Gaddafi in Libya, he puts his children and property in Europe, but this does not prevent him from communicating with Europe. Often awkward.
Another example is the Russian oligarchs who like to keep in touch with members of our Congress. The big dogs in the Middle East deposit hundreds of billions of dollars in national funds in Western banks.
The old dogs of Congress stretched out their tentacles everywhere. The rulers of this world build a tight net, connected to each other.
You may see that the two countries are like mortal enemies, and there is constant scolding in public opinion. But the high-levels of the two countries are always connected to ensure that the situation is under control. For example, we and Cuba, and the former Soviet Union.
This is a high-level situation, especially at the specific implementation level. For example, the CIA you worked for. In order to make money, the CIA itself is doing the smuggling of contraband and selling intelligence.
Another example is our overseas garrison. Generals have done a lot of illegal things in order to have a good life after retirement, low-level officers to live comfortably after retirement, and defense contractors to make excess profits. "
Michelle opened her mouth slightly and whispered after a long time: "I've heard of these things."
The old man shook his head, "No, boy. What you know is only the tip of the iceberg, and many evil and ugly things are not suitable for speaking on the table. Even if you imagine it to the best of your ability, you cannot estimate the evil itself.
Don’t the members of Congress know about these evils? knew. Does anyone check it? It cannot be said that there is no, but only a very small number of people have been investigated.
Let me give another example. The Federal Reserve has never been checked since its establishment. The Fed issues currency, and the loopholes in it are so big that no one dares to touch it, and everyone turns a blind eye. "
Talking about this topic, the old man leaned gently on the dining chair, chose a comfortable position, and said: "I have worked in the Army, worked in the CIA, and worked in the Ministry of Defense. I have met many upright people.
Those guys tend to climb up from the bottom, mostly working in middle-level positions for a lifetime, and get a meager pension when they get older, and they don't have much money for a lifetime.
Either they will become dead ghosts, sacrificed in endless conspiracies and tricks, and even their names will be sealed in files, and it will take fifty years to decrypt them.
Michelle, my baby, my little angel. I don't want you to be too honest. It's not good, it's really bad.
You can't have political cleanliness, and you can't have moral childishness. We have to admit that the complex world is not black and white, and human nature is more gray. "
After a long talk, the old man drinks some wine to sooth his throat. The old lady nodded beside, "Michelle, your father is right. The world is more in a gray state, so we must always be careful."
Michelle argued: "What if the opponent threatens us because of our stronger cooperation?"
"This is a good question." The old man laughed happily: "First of all, the opponent will not become stronger just because our family cooperates with it. The effort required to become stronger is beyond personal imagination.
Secondly, mankind will always only look at the present, and can expect to be a prophet in five years. With more than sixty years of experience, I have never seen anyone who can accurately predict what will happen ten years from now. We don't have to worry about it. "
The old lady also said, "My child, you don't have to be too scared. Let's talk about business. Doing business with enemies is very exciting and profitable. Right, George?"
The old man no longer maintained a serious expression. He patted the table and shouted with joy: "Yes, I like to do business with enemies, which is very exciting. What contraband does the bad boy want to buy?"
Michelle's mood eased a little, "The bad boy is not buying, he is selling and opening up the luxury goods market in New York. It is mainly aimed at women from the affluent class."
The ‘samples’ were taken out piece by piece, including jewelry and cosmetics. Each one is luxurious and breathtaking.
The old lady took a fancy to the jewelry and decided to collect it as a collection. In addition, she also tried the skin care product ‘black mud’ and was full of praise for its effect, and decided to recommend it personally.
"Luxury products, this risk is very low. But these products must be tested first, especially skin care products need to be confirmed by the FDA for safety. Jewelry must also be determined to be free of radiation risks."
The old man was a little more cautious and called his assistant and asked to send all the'samples' to the professional department.
"In principle, as long as the profit is sufficient, I am not opposed to cooperating with ‘Holy Light’. Of course, this kind of cooperation must find an agency channel, which can be quickly cleared if necessary. By the way, have you estimated the profit expectations?"
Michelle was very happy to hear her father's support. She is very satisfied with the various ‘samples’ provided by Zhou Qingfeng and is optimistic about its market prospects.
"Earnings forecast is about twenty to thirty million dollars a month." Michelle is not sure, so she can only give a rough figure. She agreed with Zhou Qingfeng to score three or seven, because the latter would not accept the half-point.
"Twenty to thirty million dollars." The old man and the old lady were quite satisfied with this number, but they quickly exclaimed: "Monthly income of twenty to thirty million dollars?"
This is just over nine years, and a monthly income of 20 to 30 million is not a small figure.
With so much profit, business with "Shengguang" is still very promising!