Chapter 266 The Woman with Black Hijab
"Are you looking for firearms trading? Awesome!"
"How about a dock landing ship? We have a ship called 'Anchorage'."
"We're also famous for the quality of our transport plane. Just so you know, we have an entire fleet of C-130J."
"You wouldn't want to miss out the V-22 Osprey vertical flying aircraft too. We have quite a few of them."
Zhou Qingfeng was speechless as it was the first time he met such a passionate firearm salesman. He turned his head around and looked at Raymond, who was next to him, but the latter felt awkward as well. Their current situation was completely contrary to their previous prediction.
Since Zhou Qingfeng had decided to meet General Federico of the Santiago Military Alliance, he decided to use the reputation of his Polarlys Legion to make direct radio contact with them. After gaining their most basic trust and permission, he took a dozen or more people from the firearm trading group, traveled by a small plane, and landed at the Liwand Military Airport in Guantanamo.
One should note that the mysterious Polarlys Legion had already built quite a notorious reputation in the current world. When Zhou Qingfeng arrived with his team with the purpose of a business demand, General Federer even went to the airport to meet him personally. He also took the initiative to bring Zhou Qingfeng to visit the entire Guantanamo base.
For the Americans, the cataclysm was a terrible disaster, but for some Cubans, the cataclysm was simply a revelry. When the U.S. troops at Guantanamo's military base disappeared, the Cubans around the base immediately swarmed in and occupied the territories overseas that had been operated by the Americans for more than 100 years. The Cubans were extremely proud of themselves for conquering such a base with perfect living facilities!
Guantanamo was known as the 'Pearl of the Andres Islands'. When Zhou Qingfeng came to the deepwater port, he discovered that the situation was completely different from what Raymond had previously described to him. More than 8,000 U.S. troops at the base had disappeared, but they had left behind a large number of military supplies on the base.
In fact, the Santiago Military Alliance was one of Cuba's two strongest forces. Its strength was comparable to the Cuban National Liberation Front that occupied the North of Cuba. There were a lot of people coming to Guantanamo to look for firearm trading, and most of them were warlords popping up from various parts of the Caribbean.
"We are very interested in your munitions, but first, I would like to know how you're going to transport the firearms for us?" Zhou Qingfeng did not say that he actually came empty-handed and was just planning to use a tank as his bait and scam them.
Actually, Zhou Qingfeng was very clear that the Santiago Military Alliance had its own difficulties too. All the dock landing ships, transport aircraft and rotorcrafts belonged to the 'technical weapons' category. Hence, without professional technicians and powerful logistics system, those equipment were nothing more than a pile of scrap iron for them.
Others who came to buy firearms mainly focused on light weapons such as guns, ammunition, and other weapons in military bases as even if they managed to buy some of the larger items, they would not have the logistics to bring it back with them.
"Transport?" the Cuban who spoke to Zhou Qingfeng was dumbfounded, "I'm sorry, but we won't be providing any services other than selling the firearms. You're on your own when it comes to transporting the weapon, unfortunately."
Zhou Qingfeng then frowned, "If you guys are not responsible for the logistics system, how are we supposed to bring it back with us?"
"That's none of our business. Bring us the supplies we want and leave with the firearms you bought… It's as simple as that," the Cuban negotiator replied.
The representatives of several warlords were there to negotiate terms as well. Most of them came from places like Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Venezuela, and even Colombia.
Everyone around Zhou Qingfeng instantly burst into laughter when they found out that Zhou Qingfeng apparently did not understand the current condition of firearms trading.
"The Polarlys Legion is asking the others to deliver the firearms for them… Can you guys just stop dreaming?"
"Do you actually know how valuable fuel is in the current world? It might be even more expensive than the firearms that you'll be buying."
"I think you guys might be better off buying some light weapons and bringing them back by sailing in the sea. We are all traveling by hatch on the sea nowadays. Oh, wait... I almost forgot that you actually have a nuclear-powered Polarlys, but it's useless anyway even if you have the Polarlys. The Bahamian Sea is now under the control of the Cuban National Liberation Front. You can make your way here, but it'll be a totally different case for your ship."
Meanwhile, Zhou Qingfeng cursed in silence, That is exactly why I'm here - to open up a trade route for Kennedy and to create an opportunity for the departure of Kennedy in the future. But, you guys just aren't helping at all. Did I just come here for nothing? Do you think that I really care about your pathetic firearms?
When Zhou Qingfeng stopped talking, the people who were there to talk about the deal soon began to ignore him. The Cuban who had been extremely enthusiastic to serve him at first had also started to ignore him. He even turned around to serve other people.
Raymond, on the other end, felt quite awkward when he saw Zhou Qingfeng being ignored. He murmured, "I'm sorry, Mr. Hugo. It was my big mistake. I didn't expect it to be like this. Since these Cubans are not friendly at all, why don't we leave here first?"
As they had spent so much effort coming to Guantanamo, Zhou Qingfeng refused to just walk away empty-handed. He was thinking about how to turn the situation into his favour. All of a sudden, gossip could be heard throughout the entire meeting room. Everyone stood up and greeted someone who had just arrived at the door.
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Federo. It's my pleasure to meet you."
"Mrs. General, I feel that you're getting prettier and prettier every single day. Even Venus will be inferior if she was to stand beside you."
"My dear lady, I've brought back some skin care products from the United States and I believe that they will definitely add a brighter look to your face."
Apparently, everyone was trying their best to flatter this particular woman. Zhou Qingfeng saw a tall and busty woman. The Latin American race was a mixture of Hispanics, Indians, and African-Americans. As a result, the combination of multiple ethnics had created a very unique temperament for South American women.
When one arrived in Latin America, he will definitely notice that most of the local women had nice curves and their breast and buttocks were usually as bloated as a balloon. As expected, Zhou Qingfeng noticed that the woman in front of him did possess the two mentioned characteristics.
The woman was wearing a black hijab and a low-cut, long dress. Her face could not be seen clearly and the size of her breast could not be identified properly. However, it was a completely different case for her humongous ass. It was the first time Zhou Qingfeng saw a woman with such a huge ass.
"Stay far away from me, idiots." Although everyone was flattering her, the woman responded extremely coldly, "You guys are just a pile of garbage... I feel sick every time I see you."
The entire living room immediately turned silent. Every single one of them was extremely angry. However, instead of speaking up, they decided to continue faking their laughs. The woman with the black hijab then sighed and said: "I just want to come and ask, is there any of you who can provide food for the alliance? He'll be my VIP if he can give us some food. Otherwise… Get the f*ck out of here!"
Everyone stared at each other once again, but they remained silent. The woman even threw a few glances at the crowd, but no one was willing to answer her request even after more than ten seconds. As a consequence, she talked to her people with anger, "Get this rubbish out of my place. We don't need them."
Several guards rushed into the parlor and grabbed everyone's arms immediately. The crown then protested and began to shout in order to demonstrate their respective power. However, the woman did not bother to look at them at all. She turned around and decided to walk out of the parlor.
At that moment, a voice could be heard from the corner, "How much food do you need?"
The woman immediately turned her head around and stared at everyone in the parlor, forcing them to open up a path for her. She then saw a man in the corner, asking once again, "How much food do you need?"
"The more, the better."
"And what will you give us in return?"
"Anything."
"Hehehe… no wonder they always said that busty women are usually brainless."
"Brat, say that once again if you dare." The woman with the black hijab felt infuriated by the Zhou Qingfeng's distasteful tone. She glared at him and everyone in the room could instantly feel chills run down their spines.
Chapter 267 Smart Idea
In the living room, the woman with the black hijab glared at Zhou Qingfeng for a few seconds. The female guards around the woman let go of the other customers, slowly walked towards Zhou Qingfeng, and encircled him. Raymond started to worry and said helplessly, "Mr. Hugo, what should we do now?"
"You're asking me? You should ask this lady, what should we do?" Zhou Qingfeng remained calm while looking at the woman with the black hijab a few meters away. He was even judging her body and wondering how she got such a nice body.
The woman with the black hijab snorted, waved her hands, and shouted, "The rest of you, get out of here."
Everyone kept quiet and listened to her; even Raymond went out of the room. Zhou Qingfeng was the only one left. The woman with the black hijab slowly approached him and asked, "So, you're that Victor Hugo, huh? I don't care what you are in other places, if you fail to give me a solution I'm satisfied with, you'll regret for your recklessness and impolite manner."
Zhou Qingfeng laughed and said, "From what I know, eighty-five percent of the food in Cuba was imported through the Havana port. It has already been almost three months since the cataclysm. The food at Guantanamo military base should have already finished and your men should be starving right now."
Clearly, Zhou Qingfeng was on point, the woman snorted again and said, "It's kind of like the secret everyone knows - every place lacks food at the moment."
It was already 2030 but food was still one of the biggest issues for most of the countries around the world. Imagine the situation when eighty-five percent of the food from China was imported. The price of food will be so much higher and the citizens would have already started a revolution!
Meanwhile, Cuba has been relying on imported food for many years. It was not just Cuba, there were many countries in Latin America that have extremely rich resources and soil but their agricultural industries were not able to survive. That was somehow funny, but also pathetic.
"The food didn't disappear, they just weren't moved to somewhere they were supposed to be. Tell me a number, how much do you need?" Zhou Qingfeng replaced his smile with a serious face.
The woman remained silent for a few moments and spoke, "Twenty thousand tons. We'd need at least twenty thousand tons of food to last for six months."
"You got me, it's way out of my capability." Zhou Qingfeng continued calmly, "But based on the number, I'm guessing your situation is extremely terrible at the moment. Are the people dying already? Or is the basis of your government falling apart already?"
She did not answer his questions, she asked him instead, "So, are you able to get us the amount of food we want? If you can't, stop wasting my time."
Zhou Qingfeng put his hand out, pressed his armband computer and a virtual screen popped out. When she saw that it was a map, she ordered her guards to bring over a couch and a bottle of Tequila with two glasses.
"Want some cigar? The authentic handmade Cuba cigar. Before this, Cuba's economy completely depended on chewing gums and cigars. Now, they're worthless." The woman took a little wooden box with a fancy-looking cigar in it. She took another cigar out for herself and started smoking with her other hand holding the wine glass.
However, Zhou Qingfeng was not interested in neither alcohol nor cigar. He pointed at Florida on the map and said, "This place is very close to here and it's occupied by your people, the Cubans. They might have a lot of food."
"The Cubans over there aren't with us. They're trying to build a new country in Florida, they wouldn't care about us." The woman with the black hijab complained, "And the people from the National Liberation Front are blocking the way to Florida. We've tried to send people to get some food but they were either killed or captured."
"Is there anywhere else around here that has food?" Zhou Qingfeng asked.
"Yeah, the National Liberation Front. They are holding the oil refinery to produce gasoline and diesel. Due to the fuel deficiency, they will never run out of business. Thus, they aren't lacking anything," said the woman.
"Where did they store their food?"
"Havana, the best port in Cuba, and also the headquarters of the National Liberation Front."
"Why don't you send a troop to attack Havana from here?" Zhou Qingfeng pointed at the rear of Havana, the gulf of Batabano.
Cuba was a long island and its capital, Havana was located at the straits of the sea. There was another bay thirty kilometers away from the rear of Havana. When Zhou Qingfeng told her his idea, the woman was lost in thought. Soon, she realized that it was actually a pretty good idea. She was getting excited and started to breathe a little heavier.
"We aren't able to reach that far, we have to borrow your nuclear-powered ship. It's the only ship that could travel without the worry about fuel. It's indeed a very smart idea." The woman was amazed.
Zhou Qingfeng was also amazed by himself, "Yeah, I really think my idea is great. You can put your men on several ships and the Polarlys will be dragging the ships to the bay. Then, you can get your food from the National Liberation Front. Finally, Polarlys will drag your ships back here."
When the woman heard such a complicated plan, she frowned and said, "Can't we just do it in one go? Do we need several ships? Your Polarlys could give my men a ride there."
"No, no, then my Polarlys will be at risk!" Zhou Qingfeng laughed and said.
The woman's face immediately sank, she was speechless and glared at Zhou Qingfeng.
"What do you think of my idea?" Zhou Qingfeng asked again.
The woman paused for a while and continued, "Well, it's workable."
"So now, let's talk about the price." Zhou Qingfeng stretched his body and said, "I want all the C-130J transportation planes in your hand, the V-22 Osprey vertical flying aircraft, SH-60 series helicopters, and finally, the dock landing ship, Anchorage."
"What?!" The woman snapped when she heard Zhou Qingfeng, "You're daydreaming, you're just in charge of transport. Our people will be the one fighting for the food, what's your right to take so many things from us?"
"Even if I don't take them, they're just gonna stay there and rust, won't they?" Before the woman could speak, Zhou Qingfeng continued, "That's just part of what we're asking. The food you get, we want half of it."
The woman instantly stood up and snapped, "You b*stard, how dare you for asking for so much? Are you crazy or something? I really think you need to get your mind cleared."
Looking at the woman leaving, Zhou Qingfeng chuckled, "Hey! Where are you going? You haven't even told me your name."
"I'll talk to you when you get your mind cleared and by then, you'll know my name." The woman with the black hijab left the living room. While she walked out of the room, she ordered the guards, "Watch him, from now on, he's not allowed to leave this room until he has his mind cleared."
Shit…., I got stuck in here!