Gao Yang only gave Zhang Zhiguo three days; indeed, this was a bit short. It wasn’t that Gao Yang intentionally made things difficult for Zhang Zhiguo; he just casually ntioned three days at the ti.
In hindsight, Gao Yang realized the ti was indeed short because just flying from Kiev to Huaxia takes about ten hours, and flights aren’t available at all tis, which complicates matters. Gao Yang didn’t consider this when he set the ti.
However, since he already said it, Gao Yang didn’t intend to bring up changing the ti. If they couldn’t solve a few problems, then Yarebin’s high regard for Zhang Zhiguo and his people would be for nothing.
What surprised Gao Yang the most wasn’t that Zhang Zhiguo took too long to co, but rather that just forty hours had passed when Zhang Zhiguo called him.
It was Yarebin who answered the phone. After speaking slowly for a few monts, he turned to Gao Yang and said, "They’re here and hope to et imdiately."
Gao Yang was quite surprised and said, "So quickly. Not bad, it saves having to wait. Where do they want to et?"
Yarebin was rather exasperated and said, "You decide the eting place. It’s they who are eager to et you, not you who are eager to et them."
Gao Yang thought for a mont, then said loudly, "Let’s find a more discreet place. I also need to notify Uriyangko and the others. I’ll make a call and confirm it, then call again."
First, he called Uriyangko to have him co over. After arranging a more secretive location, Gao Yang then agreed on a eting ti with Zhang Zhiguo.
None of the three parties wanted to waste ti. Once the negotiating venue was prepared, Gao Yang imdiately headed there, with Uriyangko arriving almost simultaneously. The two of them first t and had a brief discussion, then waited for Zhang Zhiguo’s arrival.
Right on ti, Zhang Zhiguo and his three-mber team arrived at the negotiation site. They clearly tid their arrival perfectly. When Glewatov led the four Huaxia people into the eting room, it matched the appointed ti to the second.
It was indeed a eting room. Shava found a four-star hotel eting room for Gao Yang to negotiate in. An oval conference table could accommodate twelve people, with a few sofas placed nearby, along with projectors and other equipnt—a standard small eting room.
When Zhang Zhiguo and the others ca in, Gao Yang stood up from the sofa and smiled, "Welco, everyone."
Zhang Zhiguo reached out to Gao Yang, introducing him to the three beside him, "Let introduce you; this is Mr. Gao, whom I ntioned. Mr. Gao, these three have co all the way from back ho."
Including Zhang Zhiguo, all four looked visibly fatigued. The slightly plump middle-aged man in the lead was the first to extend his hand, smiling at Gao Yang, "Mr. Gao, you’re quite accomplished at a young age. I won’t bother introducing myself. My surna is Wang, just call Old Wang."
The four who ca were all middle-aged, in their forties or fifties, including Zhang Zhiguo, appearing all very stable. After Old Wang and Gao Yang shook hands, a stern-faced man beside him said, "My surna is Li, just call Old Li."
The last middle-aged man gave Gao Yang a deep look, then when shaking hands with him, his grip was exceptionally firm, his words crisp.
"My surna is Shi, you can call Old Shi. As per your request, I am from the military."
Gao Yang guessed that Old Shi was the military man, given his distinct deanor.
Gao Yang nodded, then pointed to Yarebin behind him and said, "This is my negotiating representative; you can call him Old Bin. This is my friend; he is here because our transaction involves him as well. Alright, let’s get started without further ado. Please, have a seat."
Zhang Zhiguo and his team sat on one side, while Gao Yang and Yarebin sat opposite them. From the looks of it, it was a perfectly normal negotiation, only the content was inaccessible to ordinary people.
Indeed, there was no need for formalities. After taking their seats, Gao Yang lightly coughed and then said, "You all should know my identity by now, right?"
Old Wang nodded, then took three folders from the briefcase he brought, placed them on the conference table, and pushed them directly in front of Gao Yang, saying in a low voice, "I’ve brought the case files. If there are no surprises, these are the three cases recorded above. Please take a look if they’re correct."
Gao Yang opened a folder and glanced through it; there were photos, nas, case analysis, and records—sure enough, it was his, Li Jinfang’s, and Cui Bo’s case files.
Gao Yang didn’t look through them in detail. Once he confird there was no mistake in people or cases, he imdiately said, "Correct, it’s just the matter involving the three of us."
After closing the case files, Gao Yang pondered for a mont, then looked up again and said, "My request is simple: clear our cases, completely remove us from this matter, restore our reputations, imdiately withdraw the INTERPOL warrants against us, imdiately lift the surveillance on our three families, and finally, I demand that we three can return ho without any obstacles, most importantly, without running into any trouble once we’re ho."
Old Wang said seriously, "Your requests are not simple. First of all, all three cases have extrely negative impacts; restoring reputations is impossible."
Gao Yang imdiately waved his hand and said sternly, "Then there’s nothing to discuss."
Old Wang paused. The posture Gao Yang presented was not for negotiation, but as a final ultimatum. If this atmosphere continued, it indeed couldn’t be discussed further.
At this ti, Yarebin leisurely said, "Boss, please don’t rush. Let’s first hear out Mr. Wang."
Yarebin spoke in Chinese; Old Wang looked at Yarebin with so surprise before nodding at him, then sincerely said, "Mr. Gao, please calm yourself and listen to before deciding. The thing is, these three cases indeed have extrely negative impacts and have caused a significant uproar. Regardless of the ans we use, erasing these three cases is negotiable, but restoring reputations and saying these three cases weren’t done by you is truly too difficult. Why? Because our current negotiations are highly confidential, known only to a handful of people. But if we need to completely overturn three solid cases, it will take a long ti because we need to convince many people across all levels, which is indeed too difficult, and the impact would be too severe."
Gao Yang thought for a mont, then said loudly, "So, are you saying that I won’t be able to return ho openly— is that it?"
Old Wang replied with a difficult expression, "To return ho, you’ll obviously have to return to the country first, so it’s not about being unable to go ho openly, but rather, I’m afraid you can’t return to the country at all."
There was no way to continue, as negotiations had once again reached an impasse.
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