Chapter 99

Sure enough! Getting to the point! Xie Wendong sneered inwardly while pretending ignorance, saying, “Oh? I’m not sure what the Black Belt boss wants to collaborate on with me?”
“Well…” The dwarf glanced at the tall man, seemingly too hesitant to make a decision on his own. Only after the taller man nodded did he turn to Xie Wendong and say, “Our boss hopes to work with Mr. Xie to take on War Axe. Just defeating your domestic Tigers Gang would be a huge help to us. Of course, Black Belt won’t treat you unfairly—state your price, and we’ll meet it within my authority!”
“Oh!” Xie Wendong’s lips curled slightly before returning to their normal expression. This was quite interesting! Black Belt wanted to deal with War Axe by first crushing the Tigers Gang. Even if they hadn’t said it, he would have done it eventually anyway. And now they were offering payment too—this was truly amusing! But Xie Wendong didn’t show it on his face. He asked, “I doubt I need to explain the strength of the Tigers Gang. If I help you take them down, it means facing War Axe directly. My skills are too weak; I’m afraid I won’t be of much help!”
The short Russian hurriedly said, “Mr. Xie, rest assured. We at Black Belt will handle War Axe, so we won’t have the means to harm you!”
Xie Wendong narrowed his eyes. “Are you sure of that? Are they definitely not going to send assassins to kill me? Are they definitely not going to attack me by surprise? If that’s the case, you’re treating me like an idiot!”
“Well…” The dwarf was speechless and turned to the tall man. The tall man lowered his head, thought for a while, then said something in Russian to the dwarf. Xie Wendong was annoyed by their whispering in Russian. He felt uncomfortable knowing what they were saying while not understanding theirs in return. He tapped his fingers lightly on the table, smiling as he watched them discuss.
After a while, the short Russian smiled at Xie Wendong and said, “As long as Mr. Xie agrees to our terms, Black Belt will not only offer you a substantial reward but also establish long-term business relations with you!”
“Oh? What kind of business?” Xie Wendong asked, interested.
“We can exchange military supplies for your heroin, in large quantities!”
“Military supplies for heroin! Hmm, interesting. Tell me more!” Xie Wendong needed good weapons to deal with the Soul Group, and heroin was exactly what he wanted to get rid of—selling it in China was too dangerous, so he had to abandon it. If he could exchange heroin for Russian military supplies, he was certainly very interested.

Of course, Hei Bande won’t do anything that harms them. Their cocaine mainly comes from Colombia, but the price is much higher than that in the Golden Triangle. The Golden Triangle is too far from Russia, making large-scale transportation impossible under current circumstances, which is why Hei Bande buys the more expensive goods from Colombia in Europe. They’ve long known that Xie Wendong is a major drug dealer with extremely high-purity goods, so if the price could be lower than that from Colombia, why not?

Some major European drug gangs obtain their supplies mainly from Colombia. Due to the numerous gangs within Colombia, prices fluctuate greatly, and those with good reputations generally don’t offer very low prices. Hei Bande had done business with the Golden Triangle a few times before, with transactions taking place at sea. The first few times went smoothly, but later, as Russia strengthened its maritime surveillance, Hei Bande and the Golden Triangle’s sea transactions were repeatedly intercepted, causing significant losses on both sides. After that, the Golden Triangle refused to do business with Hei Bande anymore.

The short Russian said, “We at Hei Bande also deal in drugs, and of course, we have our own sources! The goods from Colombia are also first-class. But if Mr. Xie’s price is lower than theirs, we can definitely cooperate well! Besides, we’re so close to each other, making cooperation much easier!”

Xie Wendong nodded and asked, “Then tell me how much your goods cost?! Don’t mention rubles—just tell me the equivalent in RMB!”

The short Russian hesitated for a moment, then glanced down and saw the tall man making a gesture under the table, showing two fingers. Understanding what was meant, he pretended to be reluctant and said, “Actually, this is confidential. We wouldn’t easily tell ordinary people. Of course, Mr. Xie isn’t an outsider, but I hope you won’t spread this!”

Xie Wendong tapped the table twice and nodded smilingly in agreement. Inside, he cursed the man for being wordy and insulted his ancestors.

The short Russian leaned in and whispered to Xie Wendong, “It’s only about 200 RMB! I wonder what Mr. Xie’s price is…?”

Xie Wendong pretended to think for a while before narrowing his eyes and saying, “That price is indeed very low! This is the highest I can go!”

“Alright! I need to discuss this with my boss. How about I give you an answer tomorrow?”

“Okay, but how much compensation will you give me?”

The short Russian thought for a moment, then stretched out his palm and said with a smile, “Five hundred thousand… U.S. dollars!” He emphasized the word “U.S. dollars” deliberately.

Xie Wendong sneered inwardly; the other party thought he was a beggar! “I’ll reply to you about this tomorrow as well. But that price is definitely unacceptable—I’m risking my life on this! Talk to your boss carefully and make him show some sincerity. We Chinese aren’t strangers to money! Also, have your boss give me his weapon prices—I have connections in that area too. If he sets a high price, we won’t have a chance to cooperate. One last question: what’s your boss’s name?”
After hearing Xie Wendong’s words, the two Russians exchanged glances. The shorter one said, “I’ll discuss what you said with our boss. As for his name, we can’t tell you for certain for certain reasons! We all call him Viktor, which means ‘victor’ in Russian!”
“Good! That’s it for today. I’ll wait for your reply tomorrow.” Xie Wendong stood up and said to them, “Don’t forget to make Viktor show sincerity—it’s very important! Also, I’m not stupid. I won’t do anything that’ll harm me! I have other things to do, so I won’t accompany you two. See you tomorrow!” With that, Xie Wendong nodded at Jiang Sen behind him and left the meeting room, followed by Dong Xinlei. Jiang Sen took care of the two Russians inside.
After leaving, Dong Xinlei asked, “Brother Dong, are you planning to agree to their terms?”
Xie Wendong smiled. “What’s wrong with that? Being a middleman isn’t bad either, haha!”
Dong Xinlei looked at him skeptically and asked, “What do you mean, middleman?”
“We buy heroin from the Golden Triangle and sell it to the Black Belt, then exchange it for weapons from them to sell back to the Golden Triangle. Isn’t that being a middleman? The profit margin in between is quite substantial! If we scale this up, we’ll have a steady stream of income!”
Two words flashed through Dong Xinlei’s mind: genius! It would be a waste if Xie Wendong didn’t get involved in this kind of business—coming up with such an idea! The Golden Triangle had its own army and needed a lot of weapons. Russian weapons were safe and cheap—exactly what the Golden Triangle wanted! If they could really do as Xie Wendong said, the profit margin would indeed be huge.
After leaving New Century, Xie Wendong got into the car and told Dong Xinlei to go check out the casino. Then he took out his phone to call Lao Gui from the Golden Triangle. Lao Gui was surprised to hear from Xie Wendong. He had just sold him a batch of goods not long ago, and Xie Wendong had seemed uninterested, even considering giving up drugs. What did he want now?!

“Hey, Old Ghost, I hope I’m not disturbing you by calling now, haha! You usually sleep during the day!” Xie Wendong and Old Ghost got along well off the record, so there was no awkwardness in their conversation, and they often joked around.
Lying in bed, Old Ghost sighed in annoyance, “You know I sleep during the day yet still call me. Go on, you must have some business, right?!”
“Yeah!” Xie Wendong laughed. “There is indeed something very important. I’m asking privately—does the Golden Triangle need weapons?”
Old Ghost was stunned and asked, “Why do you say that? Do you have weapons?”
Xie Wendong replied, “Don’t ask so many questions. Anyway, it won’t hurt the Golden Triangle! Do you need them or not?”
Old Ghost hesitated for a moment before muttering, “Neither too much nor too little! Hey, what exactly do you mean?”
From his tone, Xie Wendong got a general idea and laughed heartily. “Alright, I’ll talk to you later!” Without waiting for a reply, he hung up quickly. On the other end, Old Ghost shouted into the phone a few times, but only the busy signal came back. Staring at the phone for a while, he finally cursed, “Damn, are you crazy?” After cursing, he threw the phone down angrily, covered himself with the blanket, and fell fast asleep.
Xie Wendong thought to himself that although Old Ghost hadn’t confirmed it, his tone suggested there wasn’t much demand. Dong Fangyi had said that heroin was harmful, leaving weapons to be handled by him—so he should take this opportunity to make a big deal. Weapons were highly sought after in the underworld…