22: Chapter 22 Gold Worth 16 Million Yuan Acquired

"Can the delivery speed of the second and third batches of anti-aircraft missiles be accelerated? Three months to complete all deliveries is still too long."

"This delivery speed is not considered long. We also need time to allocate the anti-aircraft missiles. Look at the arms deliveries from the USA; there are basically none that are completed within three months."

"If we provide additional payment in oil, can the delivery time be compressed to within one month?" Lieutenant Colonel Haidari observed that Li Yi did not immediately refuse.

"How much additional payment can your side provide?" Li Yi was slightly interested.

"If the delivery time is compressed to within two months, we can pay an additional 5% of the total transaction amount as compensation. If it is compressed to within one month, we can pay an additional 8% of the total transaction amount as compensation."

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari believed that Li Yi could compress the time by at most one month; the difficulty of delivering 650 sets of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles and over 1,300 accompanying missiles within one month was immense.

Transportation time was also an issue.

Li Yi considered it for a moment and said, "Let's change the conditions. To compress the delivery time to within one month, your side must pay an additional 10% of the total transaction amount as compensation, and cancel the quality guarantee deposit clause. The original 5% of the total price set as the quality guarantee deposit will be paid in full after the delivery is completed."

Although Lieutenant Colonel Haidari had not yet seen the combat performance of the Tianlei Type I, Type II, and Type III anti-aircraft missiles, based on his trust in the Tianlei Type IV Anti-Aircraft Missile, canceling the quality guarantee deposit clause was not unacceptable.

"We can agree to this condition."

Li Yi felt absolutely no pressure about delivering all the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles on time within a month. As long as Lieutenant Colonel Haidari could pay on time, Li Yi could continuously purchase the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles from the Multiverse Arms Trading System; the source of goods was not a problem at all.

As for the transportation issue, it also did not exist. Li Yi could teleport to any place in the world and deliver anytime, anywhere; this was not a challenge for him.

After Lieutenant Colonel Haidari and Li Yi reached an agreement, a new supplementary agreement was quickly drafted and signed.

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari had already had someone bring a batch of gold to Beirut.

After waiting less than an hour, the gold that had been escorted over was weighed.

37.3 kilograms of gold looked quite heavy, but its volume was not very large; a single suitcase could hold it all.

On the other side, Captain Jalal had already paid 20 million USD into Mannila's bank account. After Li Yi asked Mannila and confirmed the receipt, the 5% deposit portion was considered paid.

Before Li Yi left, Lieutenant Colonel Haidari said, "The oil storage tanks in Deir ez-Zor will be filled with a sufficient amount of oil by tomorrow. Have your side prepare for transport, and I will tell you the specific location when the time comes."

Although most of Syria's oil resources were currently being illegally exploited by the USA and local armed forces, they still controlled a significant amount of oil resources.

After these oil resources were extracted, some were sold off, but many could not find buyers due to blockades. This time, it was a perfect opportunity to clear them out.

"After the oil tanks are filled, your personnel must all evacuate the area; no one can be left behind to interfere with our oil transport. I hope you can convey this clearly." Li Yi emphasized again.

Li Yi left carrying the suitcase. Lieutenant Colonel Haidari asked if he needed to send people for protection, but Li Yi refused.

He hailed a taxi outside, arrived near the unfinished building, and immediately used the teleportation function of the Multiverse Arms Trading System to return to Pengcheng.

After returning to the rental apartment, Li Yi looked at the glittering gold, his eyes sparkling with gold.

37.3 kilograms of gold—he had never held so much gold before. Holding it in his hands for the first time, the feeling of excitement was something he could never have imagined before.

Calculated at the domestic gold recycling price of 430 yuan per gram, this 37.3 kilograms of gold was worth 16.039 million yuan.

This sum of money could be considered a full recovery of all the money Li Yi had previously spent, all at once. Moreover, he had also made a huge profit.

But it was already night, so he would have to wait until tomorrow to convert it into cash.

Tonight, he would just sleep while hugging the gold; it felt even better than sleeping on top of money.

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After Li Yi left, Lieutenant Colonel Haidari immediately reported to Major General Rahim.

"Major General, I have already reached an agreement with the arms dealer, Chaos Company. A portion of the deposit has been paid, and the oil will be delivered in Deir ez-Zor."

"Deir ez-Zor? That place is not very safe. Did the other party ask us to transport it?"

"Chaos Company will solve the transportation problem. We just need to fill the oil storage tanks and hand them over."

"Does Chaos Company have the capability to transport it?"

"We only need to deliver the oil locally; in any case, Chaos Company did not ask us to provide transportation."

"Then you should communicate directly with Syria. Have the oil allocated and filled in time; do not let it affect the delivery of the anti-aircraft missiles. Did you talk about it later? Can the delivery time for the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile be accelerated?"

"It is settled; we signed a supplementary agreement. If they deliver within two months, we pay an additional 5% of the payment; if they deliver within one month, we pay an additional 10%. At the same time, we canceled the quality guarantee deposit clause we originally agreed upon. After all the anti-aircraft missiles are delivered, the original quality guarantee deposit will be paid simultaneously."

"Deliver everything in one month?" Major General Rahim was skeptical.

"I think they cannot deliver that much in one month; completing delivery within two months is possible. But the other party seems confident about delivering within one month, and this clause was changed according to their request."

"Since it was Chaos Company that wanted to change it this way, then you should keep an eye on Chaos Company to ensure they complete the delivery of all Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles as soon as possible. Regarding the oil payment, you have full authority to communicate with Syria and ensure they extract enough oil on time."

"Yes. I will keep in touch with Chaos Company at all times."

While reporting the content of this negotiation, Mannila was quite happy about the 20 million USD he had received.

Although he had received funds far exceeding 20 million USD before, this transaction was so smooth and the time so short that it was very easy for him to get 20 million USD. It could be considered the easiest money he had ever earned.

Moreover, there was still 25.25 million USD to be received later, which was an even greater surprise.

The more such money-making opportunities, the better. Should he promote the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile to other clients?

Mannila began to calculate which clients he had who might be interested in the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile.

As long as he could connect a few more successful anti-aircraft missile orders, his wealth could skyrocket; just thinking about it made him uncontrollably excited.