Chapter 16 It's All About the Money
When Seryozha's injury finally healed, the day was fixed for him and Grigory to return home. Although a few days were not long, facing Eva, who had finally removed the mask and could show her true colors, Seryozha felt that he did not know enough about her. Eva was like an interesting book, attracting Seryozha read on. In Afghanistan, Eva was passionate and charming, but Seriosha always felt that Eva's feelings for him at that time had some flattering elements in it, while in Atlantic City, Eva had a quiet temperament. A little bookish, but still very gentle, what Seryozha felt was deep attachment and concern.
Even though there was so much reluctance, Sergey returned home, and the other members of the delegation who came with them had already gone back. Because Sergey was injured, he accepted the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to appear on the TV program. It was only now that I went back. Sergey didn't bring that huge windfall back to China, but kept it in his Swiss bank account, and Sergey would use the money when he really needed it.
The plane did not land in Leningrad until noon the next day, and Sergey and Grigory parted ways. Grigory was taken home by his parents, while Sergey was studying at Leningrad University for He stayed overnight in the apartment he had arranged, and returned to Gorky the next morning because his official appointment had been issued.
On the night when Seryozha returned to Gorky City, a group of people who hadn’t been together for a long time sat around Father Petrov’s dining table and had a long-lost meal. He began to pray devoutly and thanked the Lord for the food. At this time, Seryozha was no longer as perfunctory as in the past. Walked from Afghanistan, experienced too many lives and deaths, and how many people fell in front of him, but he and his brothers returned to their hometown unscathed. It cannot but be said that this is a miracle.
After praying, everyone passed food to each other. Under the leadership of the father, everyone toasted frequently. Seryozha told everyone about the new friend Grigory he met on the plane and how they took away from the casino. The legendary experience of 10 million US dollars. Everyone had an unbelievable expression, until Seryozha showed everyone his certificate from the Swiss bank, everyone's jaws almost dropped in shock, only Mikhail was a little strange, he not only looked calm, And it seems that there is still some hesitation.
After the meal, Mikhail took the initiative to find Seryozha, and only then did Seryozha know why Mikhail seemed to have known about it a long time ago. The first thing he said to Seryozha was that Seryozha, your windfall money has caused us trouble.
Mikhail's words made Seryozha a little confused. It was not until Mikhail told about some things that happened in the past few days that Seryozha realized that this was indeed a big trouble. It turned out that long before Seryozha came back, the news of the huge prize he won in the American casino had spread in the official circles of Gorky City. As for how it got back, of course it was the children of these officials who came back from the United States. They may not have known Sergei at first, but since Sergey won the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, his popularity in the country has naturally increased significantly. friend. Originally, the fact that Serezha made a fortune in the United States had nothing to do with these business partners.
However, some former partners came to Serezha and asked him to help. As for what to do, Seryozha never dreamed that he would ask him to buy dollars.
Without waiting for Seryozha to ask, Mikhail began to tell him the ins and outs of this matter in detail. Originally, the matter of exchanging foreign currency could be solved by going to the bank. You must know that it is not ten years now. In the end, the foreign exchange reserves of the Soviet government were still very abundant. As long as the rubles in your hands were exchanged according to the exchange rate of the day, they could naturally be exchanged for the required US dollars. But the crux of the problem is that the money in the hands of these officials is not visible, because they can't explain how they got the money in front of the KGB. Mr. Bo once had a famous saying in private, that none of us can live on salary. Similarly, it is impossible for a young man to study and live in the United States on salary. Therefore, their domestic parents have to rack their brains to convert the dirty money received in the country into US dollars and remit it to their second generation in the United States through underground banks. This method cannot guarantee the safety of funds, and the bank is involved Money ran away, and things happened from time to time when they were besieged by the KGB.
Now there is a millionaire who legally owns a large amount of U.S. dollars like Sergesha, which gives these officials hope. They only need to hand over the dirty money in their hands to Sergesha, and then let Sergesha put the clean money in the bank. In the hands of their children abroad, the property can be legally transferred. They are even willing to give Sergesha a higher proportion of handling fees than underground banks. On the surface, it seems that it is a happy way to kill two birds with one stone. Sergesha can earn more money, and their children in the United States can also get legal The U.S. dollar will not be targeted by the relevant departments of the U.S. government. But there is a big problem that has to be placed in front of Seryozha, that is, in this way, Seryozha has a large amount of property whose source cannot be explained, while his legal property will become less and less.
Under Mikhail's explanation, Seryozha finally understood why his money was such a big trouble. Many of those who found Mikhail were old friends who had worked with them in the past, such as Mrs. Zhukovsky, who had provided great help to their careers. Rejecting these people's requests, Mikhail temporarily blocked their requests on the grounds that Sergey was not in the country and could not be the master. Now that Sergey is back, I am afraid that it cannot be delayed any longer.
"What advice do you have for Mikhail?" Seryozha asked after listening.
"No way! It's not just the Zhukovsky family who want to do this, and the exchange amount is not simply tens of thousands of dollars. This opening cannot be opened. If one family agrees, there will be a second family, a third family, and all of them He used to be our relationship, so it's not good to offend anyone." Mikhail stroked his forehead and said distressedly.
Seryozha was also troubled, and then he asked: "Does anyone know that I have returned to Gorky?"
"No one knows but ourselves! What are your plans?" asked Mikhail.
"Give me a few days. Before I think of a solution, don't reveal that I'm back. If it can be delayed for a day!" Seriosha replied helplessly. (To be continued.)