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"Everyone, please take a seat."

Lieutenant General Sergei clapped his hands.

A dozen young Soviet women dressed in traditional costumes, holding plates of food in their hands, placed the food in front of the crowd in an orderly manner.

Two more waitresses came with a few bottles of imported red wine.

Judging from the food on the table, no one could see any sign of a shortage of supplies among the Soviet Union.

All you can see is the magnificent living room of the villa and a wide variety of food.

Lieutenant General Sergei raised his glass and said with a smile, "Gentlemen, I wish you good health."

Everyone followed Sergei's example and took a sip from the wine glass in front of them.

Lin Kaifeng asked with a smile: "General Constantine must be busy and can't come over for the time being, right?"

Lieutenant General Sergei remained calm and said, "Comrade General is busy with official duties. Even if he comes, I think it will be evening."

"Please enjoy the feast prepared for you."

During the meal, Lieutenant General Sergei observed Lin Kaifeng's reaction from time to time.

Seeing Lin Kaifeng concentrating on eating the food in front of him, Lieutenant General Sergei revealed a profound smile.

After three rounds of drinks, Lieutenant General Sergei invited Lin Kaifeng to go out for a walk.

Walking on the country road at night, Lin Kaifeng couldn't help but hum a Soviet folk song.

"Mr. Lin, please understand that my next words do not have any malicious intent. They are just some well-intentioned suggestions for the current situation in your Dragon Country."

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Lieutenant General Sergei stopped and made a gesture to the guards behind him.

The four armed guards immediately retreated.

Lieutenant General Sergei pulled out his cigar box and took out an imported cigar.

He then took out a delicate lighter from his right pocket.

With a "pop" sound, the lighter ignited a flame.

"Your country does not have much technical accumulation in the field of heavy fighters. Even if you get the Su-27 fighter production line and a full set of technical data, it will take more than one or two years to understand and learn it."

Lieutenant General Sergei said nonchalantly, "And I heard that the United States is also researching a new generation of heavy fighter jets. Once the United States' new heavy fighter jets appear, your country's airspace security will be seriously challenged."

Hearing this, Lin Kaifeng's heart moved.

He had the ability of foresight and knew that the United States was secretly developing the F22 stealth fighter project.

Unexpectedly, the Soviet Union also knew about the matter.

If I think about it carefully, I have somewhat underestimated the Soviet Union.

No matter how bad the situation was within the Soviet Union, it was still a huge empire.

There is still an intelligence network that makes the whole world shudder.

"so what?"

Lin Kaifeng said calmly.

"You need experts, you need a large number of experts who can provide you with experience, provide you with technical guidance, help your country understand the Su-27 fighter as soon as possible, and help you develop domestic heavy fighters."

Lieutenant General Sergei blew out a puff of smoke and said calmly, "Longguo's aviation industry has been isolated from the outside world for a long time. I mean, it lacks communication with foreign countries. If your country is willing, I think Comrade General will provide you with some senior aviation experts for the sake of our friendship."

"Of course, if your country can show enough friendship, some of the aviation experts may have participated in the development of the Su-27 fighter."

There was no change in Lin Kaifeng's expression, but he was complaining madly in his mind.

Not only did he underestimate the Soviet Union, he also underestimated the greed of General Konstantin and Lieutenant General Sergei.

In order to make money, the two men not only set their sights on the heavy fighter production line.

Even experts dare to sell it.

A modern version of a human trafficker.

"May I ask, are these experts sincere in coming to our Dragon Country to settle down and work?"

Lieutenant General Sergei said with a hint of meaning: "Haha, Mr. Lin, you can rest assured about this. I guarantee that when they arrive in Dragon Country, they will definitely behave themselves and become Dragon citizens. If you can give them more salary, they will be more willing to become Dragon citizens."

Lin Kaifeng frowned slightly and asked indirectly, "We are friends on the same boat now. Lieutenant General Sergei, please tell me honestly, what is going on with these experts?"

"The experts who participated in the design of the Su-27 fighter jet are not necessarily national treasure experts of your Soviet Union, but they must be important figures in this field. Are they really willing to give up everything and go to Dragon Country?"

"In this era, there is nothing that cannot be given up. If you don't get paid for a few months, your future income will be lower and lower. All your ideals will be shattered. Filling your stomach is the most urgent task."

Just a few words cover so much meaning.

Lin Kaifeng was completely speechless.

When it comes to being ruthless, these two are truly veterans.

No one could have imagined that General Constantine and Sergei would do things so ruthlessly.

When eating becomes a problem, ideals and loyalty become unimportant.

Those two bastards must have stopped the funding for the aircraft design bureau.

Or they use various excuses to block the allocation of funds.

If they want to trade these experts as commodities, they must first make it difficult for the experts to make a living.

When they are at their wit's end, one of them plays the good cop and the other plays the bad cop.

If you stay in the Soviet Union, you may not even be able to eat black bread.

Going to Longguo can not only fill your stomach, but also make your family's life better.

Where to go? As long as you are human, you will definitely choose to leave the Soviet Union.

"how much is it?"

"The introduction fee for an expert and other expenses is one million US dollars."

Lieutenant General Sergei said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, knowledge is priceless. One million in exchange for a senior aircraft design expert is equivalent to giving him away for free."

Lin Kaifeng rolled his eyes.

No one else can say with confidence that he can get something for nothing.

"If the transaction is carried out at this price, even if I sell the Northern Machinery Group, I may not be able to afford enough aviation experts."

"One expert costs one million dollars, so one hundred experts costs one hundred million dollars."

"You have a large number of aviation experts in the Soviet Union. If you deliver 500 people to me at once, I will have to prepare at least 500 million."

Knowing that Lin Kaifeng would not agree to this price, Lieutenant General Sergei flicked the ash from his cigarette and asked with a smile, "How much do you plan to pay, Mr. Lin?"

"Two hundred thousand per person."

"A beautiful knife?"

"ruble!"

This time, it was Lieutenant General Sergei's turn to be stunned.

What a joke!

The price Lin Kaifeng offered was simply robbery.

Even though the ruble and the US dollar have always maintained a one-to-one exchange rate, the people know their own business.

The Soviet ruble could only be used in the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc.

Compared with the US dollar, there is a serious exchange rate difference between the US dollar and the international community.

Even in the Soviet Union itself.

The black market exchange rate between the ruble and the US dollar has exceeded one to fifty.

Calculate it this way.

The selling price of a senior aviation expert might be less than US$10,000.