Chapter 1156 Soft Knife
It is obvious that the first suspect behind the destruction of the Dani gang is the East African Oil Company, but it is impossible for Chavez and others to find evidence.
And judging from Endel’s attitude, East Africans are not afraid that Chavez will find evidence, because although this matter started because of the East African Oil Company, there was someone else who did it, and it was related to East Africans. Oil companies are not involved.
However, this also reminded the local forces that those companies in East Africa are not a good person. If they can destroy the Laidani gang today, they can also be replaced by other forces tomorrow, that is, the local powerful people. In East Africa In front of the state machine, we are just bigger ants.
Maracaibo, Lagan Green Tavern.
With the settlement of a large number of East African companies, the employment rate in Maracaibo has increased significantly, and the Lagan Green Tavern is a new tavern in the dock area that has only been open for a few years.
Many dock workers come back here to drink a few sips of cheap beer after get off work, so the business of Lagen Green Tavern is particularly good.
"Mr. Rice, long time no see, our boss is already waiting for you in the private room!" Kana, the waiter in the tavern, said to the boss's friend.
"Yeah." Rice just nodded, and then walked towards the stairs to the second floor with familiarity.
Rice’s identity is the owner of a local barber shop, and he and Anthony, the owner of the tavern, are fishing friends. The two often go fishing together in Lake Maracaibo or the Bay of Venezuela.
Walking to the door of the private room, Rice knocked on the door. After a while, a voice came from inside.
"Please be quiet."
Rice walked into the private room. Anthony was lying on the sofa, sipping a glass of red wine. Rice sat down opposite him unceremoniously.
"This matter ended very well. None of our people were exposed, and no unnecessary traces were left at the scene." Anthony put down his glass and said to Rice.
Rice: "It's just that the action was too big. This time it directly shocked the entire city of Maracaibo. However, this kind of case will definitely become an unsolved case in the end."
Anthony chuckled and said, "The action needs to be bigger, and it must not offend the local powerful families. The Lai Dani gang is just right to use it to scare the monkeys. Anyway, the Lai Dani gang is just a thug they cultivated, and they can be thrown away casually."
Rice: "Originally I did not support this action, but now that it has been done, there is nothing more to say. But this matter is far from over. After all, there are people wherever there are people. "This time we can help the East African Oil Company to settle the matter, but we are not the thugs of the East African Oil Company, and our actions are really trying to kill a chicken."
Anthony said: "The main reason is that we entered East Africa too late, so the foundation is relatively weak. We can just lay the foundation for it in the future."
"This time my superiors told me , these newcomers in the country have no experience, so they have to rely on our strength, but I really didn’t expect that this is the first time we have received an important task in Venezuela.”
Anthony and Rice are both from the East African Defense and Security Service. The Defense and Security Service had laid a hidden line in Maracaibo long before the arrival of these state-owned enterprises in East Africa.
Of course Ernst took this into consideration. According to the morality of the National Defense and Security Agency, it would be impossible to send people to this place where no one shits. London, Paris, Berlin, which one is better than horses? Kick off the wave of market strength.
And from a practical point of view, there are not many attractive cities in Venezuela, including its capital, Caracas.
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Rhine City.
What happened in Venezuela even alarmed Ernst. After all, there were nearly 200 lives, and it would be a murder in any region. As the mastermind behind the scenes, Ernst will naturally not feel sad for these two hundred social scum, but is considering how to further deepen his influence on the Lake Maracaibo region.
Ernst knocked on the table and said: "This Dani gang incident has reminded us. Originally, I was worried that the Americans were behind it, but I didn't expect it. It’s just a small gangster.”
“So we must strengthen the protection of our overseas assets, especially in countries and regions with weak security and social unrest.”
Business. Minister Ning Xiabo said: "In fact, the troubles East African Petroleum Company encountered in Maracaibo this time were largely caused by lack of experience. They also have business work in Russia, Romania and other countries, but this time they were sent to The new managers in Venezuela are obviously inexperienced. After all, we have more than one company in Maracaibo City. If they can join forces, they will be a force that cannot be ignored.”
"Although Venezuela is only a small country, our foundation in South America was really weak in the past, and Maracaibo is not very popular in Venezuela."
Ernst: "I don't listen to these excuses , you must find a way to fully unite the local forces and twist them into a rope."
"You must also know how important the Maracaibo Lake region is to our country, we are just the first batch. The investigators sent here discovered a large amount of oil and gas resources, and oil and gas resource reserves are our shortcomings in East Africa, and they are also the lifeblood of our country's current economic development."
"Just the amount of oil consumed by cars every year. The consumption is an astronomical figure, not to mention other industries. Therefore, to stabilize the country’s energy security, we must ensure the diversification of our overseas oil assets.”
Oil consumption in East Africa has completely exceeded that of other countries of the same era. , the only one that can still be compared is the United States. However, after the American automobile industry was severely damaged by East Africa, now it can only play on its own behind closed doors, and its development is not as impressive as in its previous life.
The largest automobile production company in the United States can only rank seventh in East Africa in terms of annual output, and it cannot make much money due to the vicious competition in East Africa.
On the contrary, East Africa has made rapid progress in the oil industry. This is not only the credit of the automobile industry, but the result of the efforts of the entire industrial system. Now East Africa has completely bid farewell to the steam age and is making rapid progress in electrification and internal combustion engines.
But the status of oil and natural gas is also rapidly increasing in East Africa. Although East Africa is rich in natural oil resources, it is still several levels behind other producing areas.
As for the Persian Gulf region, which is most favored by Ernst, East Africa does not plan to exploit it now. After all, the Persian Gulf region is relatively sensitive and can easily cause disputes and conflicts. Once East Africa has completely established a foothold in the local area, , and then process it.
Venezuela’s oil resources are completely different. The reason why East Africa is so eager to get rid of it is mainly to prevent the United States from taking advantage of it.
Although the quality of Venezuelan oil is not very good, there is enough of it, and with large quantities and adequate management, some negative factors can be completely ignored.
Oil is oil after all. Even if there is a difference in quality, as long as it can be used well, it can still help the development of East Africa. For example, a large part of the asphalt used in road construction in East Africa is obtained from Venezuela.
In the previous life, Venezuelan oil was exploited on a large scale almost after the end of World War I. That’s why East Africa rushed to enclose land before the outbreak of World War I.
However, eagerness for success can easily lead to an unstable foundation, as was the case with the Ladani gang incident. After all, East African companies have only entered Venezuela for a few years, and their integration with local forces is not strong.
This is why the East African Defense and Security Agency, a violent agency, personally went to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. This is already a relatively mild method. After all, areas like Venezuela that not many countries have paid attention to before, if East Africa wants to forcefully take advantage of it, it will It’s not that it can’t be achieved.
The so-called forceful attack is naturally to send troops to directly invade and carry out colonial activities. In this way, East Africa can directly occupy the local resource development rights without even paying any money.
However, the consequences of doing so are obviously very huge. After all, Venezuela is also a sovereign country, and it is located in South America. The use of violence alone cannot solve the problem, and it is easy to be backlashed, so Ernst absolutely Use some soft knives to solve Venezuela's problems.
A combination of soft and hard tactics is the key to solving the Venezuela problem. Moreover, Europe and the United States are paying attention to Venezuela at its most vulnerable time, which also facilitates the layout of East Africa.
(End of this chapter)