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Simon didn't have much impression of the two new films "Rock and Roll" and "Gold Medal Warrior" that opened in North American theaters on August 8.

Although the big-budget action film "Night" starring Bruce Willis will be released on August 8, this movie, which Simon remembers falling down badly, is not as worth looking forward to as Ang Lee's "Eating and Drinking Man and Woman" in the same period.

Later, on August 8, "Natural Born Killers" directed by Oliver Stone and written by Quentin Tarantino, had a mediocre box office performance.This time, with the blessing that Quentin's "Blooded Romeo" has just brought popularity, coupled with Oliver Stone's box office appeal, it may be better.

Immediately, the 1994 summer vacation will come to an end on September 9st, another key box office week.

Chapter 688 Split Execution (Revised)

Simon quietly left the United States for Europe in mid-August, with Ukraine as his first stop.

The series of events triggered by the Rwandan massacre in the first half of the year have begun to be forgotten by the public, and the layout of the Westeros system in terms of private military power is still in progress.

The first 3000 Ukrainian mercenaries have gone through several wars, and all the surviving soldiers have become direct private troops of the Westeros system.Through the additions in recent months, the total number of soldiers registered under the name of "Ukrainian Frontline Military Service Company" at this stage has exceeded 5000, of which 2500 are stationed in Rwanda according to the original agreement, and the other 2500 remain in Ukraine as replacements.

The Ukrainian Frontline Military Service (UFMS) is headquartered in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, but its military base is located in Rivno State, northwestern Ukraine, far away from Kyiv. This is a very backward state in Ukraine, with only 110 million people in the entire Rivne State , mainly in agriculture and animal husbandry.

Because of the "Sword of Damocles Project" of the Westeros family, the penetration of the Westeros system into Ukraine began at the beginning of the year.

The Rwanda war in April unexpectedly accelerated the deployment of the Westeros system in Ukraine. Through recruiting soldiers and purchasing weapons, the Westeros system established contact with the Ukrainian military.

At the same time, at the critical moment of another regime change in Ukraine, the Westeros system also ascended to the presidency in Kuchma last month through the spare no effort to support and invest in former Prime Minister Leon Kuchma in the past few months. At that time, the Ukrainian high-level contacts were successfully rolled out.

In my memory, Leon Kuchma has been in charge of Ukraine for ten years. The evaluation of Kuchma by the outside world is that through the neutral foreign policy between the West and Russia, the domestic economy began to rebound during his administration, and the politics tended to Stablize.

It seems so on the surface.

However, the reality is that Leon Kuchma has single-handedly contributed to the situation of Ukrainian oligarchs.

Similar to the "St. Petersburg gang" in Russia, Leon Kuchma came to power, which first brought about the rise of the "Petrovsk gang". In the ten years around the new millennium, Ukraine's political economy was basically driven by A politician and businessman in the central Petrovsk region, Yulia Tymoshenko, well known as Ukraine's 'gas princess', was originally a member of the Petrovsk gang.

A few months ago, Leon Kuchma, who was still in the sprint stage of the election, suggested that the Westeros system could set up the UFMS military base in Petrovsk region. Simon was also moved, but finally refused.

Keeping in touch with political forces is a necessary condition for the Westeros system to take root in Ukraine.

However, Simon did not want to bind the Westeros system and the Petrovsk gang too closely. The Petrovsk gang is not without enemies, and there are many, and even the interior is full of struggles. Yulia Ji Moshenko later stood on the opposite side of Kuchma.

If you bind too tightly with the other party, you will inevitably be affected by Chiyu in political struggles in the future.

It so happened that Kerim Derevyanko, the head of the Ukrainian mercenaries, was from the Rivne region. Moreover, since he was promoted to the rank of Soviet colonel before the age of 30, he was only one step away from the rank of general. It is also impossible for Levyanko to have no background. The Derevyanko family has deep roots in the Rivne region.

To infiltrate Ukraine, the Westeros system must choose a spokesperson in this country, and the Derevyanko family and related forces have become the best candidates.

Simon arrived in Ukraine on August 8, and first of all, he paid homage to the pier.

He stayed in Kyiv for three days, met with high-level officials such as Leon Kuchma who had just taken office in a low-key manner, participated in a series of banquets, and then came to the Rivne region.

The UFMS military base is located between the mountains and hills about 60 kilometers north of Rivne State, away from the crowd, and covers an area of ​​35 hectares. Moreover, compared with the Ohio base in the United States that is still under construction, all the equipment here is Ready-made, because the base was originally a former Soviet army camp.

After the disintegration of the Soviet Union and Ukraine undergoing large-scale disarmament, this camp was vacant.

Ukraine's land policy at this stage is still conservative. However, through the operation of the Westeros system, UFMS has obtained the ownership of this military base and a total of 150 hectares of surrounding mountains and hills, and has repurchased a large number of firearms, tanks, and helicopters. military equipment for army training.

Simon is now walking between this private territory that belongs to him.

There are many people around, but there are only three who can walk beside Simon, the accompanying personal military assistant Celia Miller, Kerim Derevyanko, who has been appointed as the president of UFMS, and another A black-haired man named Sergey Komorov.

Sergey Komorov is the chosen spokesperson for the business sector of the Westeros system.

This 36-year-old middle-aged man is three years older than Derevyanko. He is only 1.7 meters tall, a little thin, and has a very mediocre appearance.However, Sergei Komorov was a top student in the Department of Economics of Kyiv University. During the reform period of Gorbachev in the former Soviet Union, Komorov had the foresight to give up his job in an arsenal in the Rivne region. Iron rice bowl, began to try to do business, mainly engaged in building materials business.

Although the Rivne region is remote and barren, it has very high-quality solid mineral resources such as clay and stone.

According to Komorov, many of the materials used by former Soviet leaders to build holiday villas in Crimea in southern Ukraine were taken from Rivne Oblast.

In the process of choosing a spokesperson, Simon, of course, tended to remember some oligarchs.

However, compared to Russia, Simon has much less information on this aspect. As for Tymoshenko or that kind in his memory, he didn't like it.These people are very capable, but not smart enough.Given Ukraine's political situation, it is the best policy to hide behind the scenes and be the oligarch's mafia. Jumping out to fight for those positions, which seems to be a good thing, will only become a target for everyone.

Kerim Derevyanko was the first to introduce some of his family relatives.

Simon doesn't dislike cronyism, and even likes to do it, provided you have enough ability.

The Derevyanko family's minds are all in the political circles and the military, and they don't have the genes to be businessmen at all.After several rounds of searching, Sergey Komorov was finally selected. This businessman from a low-level Ukrainian peasant family has no background. In recent years, he has managed his business well. The Levyanko family knew each other well, so they were successfully selected.

For Ukraine, Simon does not plan to get involved in any sensitive energy and mineral industries. The plate is too small, and it is not worth the loss to be stared at by a bunch of people.

Therefore, it was decided to focus on basic daily necessities.

Food, clothing, shelter, and transportation are the basic living materials that no one can get rid of.

A few months ago, the Westeros system injected 1000 million US dollars into Sergey Komorov's Aldek company and acquired 80% of the shares. Komorov's shareholding will be 15%. The Vienko family owns 5%.

'Oldek' is the name of the village where Komorov was born and raised.

Before being selected by the Westeros system, although Komorov's business was already well-known in the local area, the total assets of Aldek Company were equivalent to less than 30 US dollars.

At the beginning, only 15% of the shares were given to the other party, and Simon just conducted another small test.

If Komorov is too greedy and wants more regardless of his own background, then this person is not worth supporting at all.

However, when the Westeros system proposed cooperation, Komorov agreed without any hesitation, and did not bargain for the remaining 15% of the company under his name.

This is obviously a very smart guy, and it is clear that being able to get a relationship with Simon Westeros is the most important thing for him.Otherwise, with his shallow foundation, he can only be a fairly wealthy businessman in Rivne State in the future, and it will be difficult to develop further.

After receiving capital injection from the Westeros system, Komorov has successively acquired a number of construction, food and clothing companies in Rivne State and several surrounding states and counties in recent months. He plans to focus on these three major companies in the next few years. field.

Simon is not very optimistic about the construction industry, and is more inclined to the two major areas of food and clothing.

As the 'granary of Europe', Ukraine is rich in raw materials for food processing. In my memory, it started from the food confectionery industry.

As for the clothing industry, first of all, it needs a lot of cheap labor. Ukraine, with a total population of more than 5200 million and an economically backward economy, just meets this condition. Simon’s plan is that even if it cannot operate its own brand, it can also be used as the Westeros system in the future. OEM base in the field.

Whether it is the luxury Gucci, CK or the relatively affordable LTD's Victoria's Secret and other brands, they all need supporting foundries.

"Many companies in the United States and Europe are now setting up factories in Asia. In fact, Eastern Europe has more advantages than Asia in various aspects. It's just that the nearby geographical factors are not comparable to distant Asia. Shell, I will not give you any information in the short term. Too much business, but as long as you can do it well, not only orders from clothing companies within the Westeros system, I can also bring you more business from Europe and the United States. Of course, the premise of all this is that you must Let me see you are capable of taking on this first."

On an asphalt road outside the base, Simon casually looked at the surrounding scenery, while directly discussing business matters with Sergey Komorov in Russian.

In front of the young man beside him, Sergei Komorov instinctively said with a bit of respect: "I understand, Simon, I am now integrating several factories in my hand, and I plan to set up a training school to train skilled Workers. Give me a year, when the time comes, you will see satisfactory results."

Sergey Komorov was speaking, but his mind was still replaying the experience in Kyiv a few days ago.

The contacts established with the Kyiv authorities through Simon’s relationship are enough for Komorov to digest. He has long understood the disadvantages of his serious lack of funds and contacts, so he can only be in the small pond of Rivne State at first. Now, Simon Westeros directly makes up for all his shortcomings.

In fact, Komorov also thought about taking shortcuts to get involved in Ukraine's energy, mining and even military industries.

However, through contact in the past few days, he understood the thoughts of the young people around him, and Komorov tactfully dismissed this idea.

As long as basic necessities of life can be achieved to the extreme, the scale and profits will not be much worse than those of monopoly industries.

Moreover, the economy collapsed after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. The daily necessities industry, which was supposed to be relatively fiercely competitive, is still in the early stages of development in Ukraine.Coupled with the network of contacts in the Westeros system, it is also easy for Aldek Company to expand overseas.

Simon nodded, and said: "One more thing, regarding the recruitment of these factories, Shell, I need you to give priority to the families of UFMS soldiers, especially the soldiers who were killed and disabled, and even have a certain percentage. Kerim discuss it and come up with a specific plan for me as soon as possible.”

Sergey Komorov paused when he heard what Simon said, but still did not refute.

He knew the matter was non-negotiable.

Recruiting UFMS soldiers' families is likely to attract intricate nepotism, which is very detrimental to the development of the enterprise.What's more, compared to the general public in Ukraine, those soldiers are high-income earners in this country. The factory of Ordek Company can't give a monthly salary of 500 US dollars, or even 50 US dollars.

Simon saw through Komorov's concerns at a glance, and added: "In terms of salary and treatment, it should be what it should be. I mean, you must provide them with this kind of opportunity, but you don't need to give them any preferential treatment. If the other party therefore If you don’t want to work in our factory, you don’t need to force it.”

Sergey Komorov was relieved now.

Speaking of which, the salary level of UFMS mercenaries has been adjusted.

The monthly salary of 500 US dollars will only be received when the soldiers are on mission.

After returning to Ukraine, the daily salary level will be reduced to 100 US dollars. However, in addition to the basic monthly salary, these people will also enjoy a series of rich benefits from the Westeros system, such as pensions, medical insurance, and children’s education subsidies. Welfare. UFMS is also preparing to build a UFMS family community in Rivni, the capital of Rivne Region, including residential buildings, schools, hospitals, supermarkets and other facilities.

In general, with a basic monthly salary of $100, if it was the United States, soldiers would mutiny. In Ukraine, it is still far above the average income level.

Moreover, the focus is on additional benefits such as accommodation, education, and medical care, which can further bind the interests of these soldiers with the Westeros system for a long time and closely.Because if you leave, all these benefits will disappear, and if you betray, the consequences will be even more serious.

Chatting about various topics non-stop, walking around the base for more than half an hour, the group returned to the inside of the base.

Passing through the soldiers who were undergoing military training, everyone came to a three-story office building in a corner of the base.

Realizing that Simon and Derevyanko still had business to discuss, Sergey Komorov took the initiative to leave, saying that he would return to downtown Rivny, and he could take advantage of the afternoon to see the preparation status of the UFMS family community. This project will also be carried out by the newly established construction engineering subsidiary of Oldecker.

After sending away some of the other followers, Simon, Kerim and Celia finally came to an office.

"Boss, I have already selected a team, all of which are the most elite special forces who have participated in the Rwandan War. There are 18 people in total, and they are ready to go at any time." Everyone sat down on the sofa in the office, and Kerim handed a document to Simon. , and then laughed again: "Speaking of which, for such a high-paying task, boss, why don't you count me in?"

Chapter 689 Split Execution (2) (Revised)

I heard Celia and others call Simon "boss", but Kerim Derevyanko also changed to this title at some point.

Simon took the information, opened it and joked, "No problem, a general who doesn't want to be a soldier is not a good general, and I will hand over your position to Victor later, and I will let you lead the team."

Victor Kostarev is another senior executive of UFMS, holding the title of vice president. He also participated in the Rwanda war in April and is currently mainly responsible for the daily training of soldiers under UFMS.

Kerim immediately refused with a smile when he heard the words: "Forget it, I don't think I should be too motivated."

After joking around, Kerim stopped making jokes and waited patiently for Simon to look through the list of names.

What happened half a month ago, Simon did not intend to let it go.

In the first half of the year, some things were used to give a warning to the traditional forces and political and business leaders in the United States. This time, Simon wanted to deter the underground forces in the entire world.

In addition to the Westeros family intelligence team already operating in Italy, the team on the list will be a sharp knife for execution.

Compared with the monthly salary of US$500 during his stay in Rwanda, Simon provided US$3 per person for this operation, and the death benefit was also increased to US$15.Moreover, as a special action that will not be recorded in the UFMS business, the remuneration for this mission will not be drawn, and there is no need to pay taxes, and all income will belong to the individual participants.

In many movies, there will always be professional killers who get paid millions of dollars, which is basically nonsense.

Professional killers do exist in reality, and there are many of them.

However, for this special profession, human life is far less valuable than ordinary people imagine. In chaotic Latin America or Africa, a professional killer can be hired for a few hundred dollars. Rarely exceeds $10.

As for the cutting-edge assassination of celebrities and rich people that may have a huge impact, outsiders are usually not used, and it is basically impossible to act like a lone wolf.

Like those few times in the first half of the year.

It is entirely the intelligence team of the entire Westeros family that is operating.

Because there was no reliable executor for the time being, Simon could only hire a team from Latin America through secret channels, and finally had to clean up those people.Because he didn't want to hear that one day an insider was arrested by the authorities and confessed what he had done in order to fight for a reduced sentence.

This time is different.

After experiencing the war in Rwanda and the integration of the Westeros system in recent months, the group of people under the UFMS can basically be regarded as direct descendants of the Westeros system.

Because the interests involved are so deep, even if they are accidentally arrested by the authorities, the chances of these people betraying will be relatively small.

Moreover, Simon was inspired by the several actions in the first half of the year to formulate a 'split execution' strategy for this plan, which can ensure to the greatest extent that there are only a few people who know the whole thing.For example, the executive team of UFMS, they will only be told to accept the entrustment of a mysterious client to go to Italy, and all subsequent remuneration will be paid in untraceable cash.

There is also the intelligence team of the Westeros family. Although more than 300 people have entered Italy at this stage, they actually have a clear division of labor and do not belong to each other.

Even if there are some betrayers in the future, they will only partially know about the whole matter, and it is even more impossible to directly point to Simon.

Therefore, even if everyone knows that the mastermind behind the scenes is Simon Westeros, and a complete chain of evidence cannot be formed, everything is useless.

The reason why many gang leaders in the West can get away with it openly is because of this in most cases.

The dirty work is done by subordinates, and the bosses are still civilized people.

After reading the information, although there are only 18 soldiers, they are all experienced in many battles. In terms of personality and psychological assessment conducted quietly, this group of soldiers called "cold-blooded killers" is also sufficient to carry out some upcoming tasks.

Simon is very pleased with this.

He also didn't explain too much to Derevyanko, but simply told him that someone would contact us in the future, and then started discussing other things about UFMS.

After leaving the UFMS base at [-]:[-] p.m., Simon and his party returned to Rivni, the capital of Rivne State, [-] kilometers away.

Will be staying here tonight.

This is a state with a very backward economy in Ukraine. After the country's economy collapsed, the city of Rivni looked very dilapidated. When I returned to the urban area, it was already dark. Because of insufficient power supply, many blocks in the city were dark. It was built in the former Soviet Union There are very few vehicles on the wide road, and the supporting street lighting equipment is very complete, and only one light will be turned on occasionally at some important intersections.

Sergei Komorov hosted a dinner for Simon at his private home in the center of Rivny.

The Governor of Rivne State, Yuri Miroslav, and several other high-level state government officials attended the ceremony.

Now that it has been decided to use Rivne State as the base of the Westeros system in Ukraine, the first thing to do is to deal with the people in power in this area.Simon is not at all naive enough to think that just by virtue of his status as a super rich man, he will be sought after by everyone wherever he goes, the key is always the profit.

Although Ukraine has launched an electoral system at this stage, it is limited to the president and parliamentarians. The Kyiv authorities are still responsible for the high-level state governments, which gives the Westeros system sufficient room to operate.

The Westeros system and Yuri Miloslav have reached a tacit understanding. This will help him continue to secure the position of governor in this high-level change, and Miloslav needs to completely stand on the side of the Westeros system.

Of course, there must be no shortage of other interests involved.