Chapter 294 Big Fat Sheep
After Mirta's explanation, Zhou Qingfeng realized why she was so sure that Jose was not going to come. It was because when he was fooling around with women, the headquarters of the Strategy Committee had already accepted the trade with the Polarlys Legion.
The Cubans in Florida lacked heavy weapons. They have many soldiers but they do not have great weapons. They were able to confront the Enclave because of the number of soldiers. At the moment, they really needed some weapons to decide the outcome of the battle that had been holding them back for a few months.
As a messenger, it was such a huge insult for Jose last night. He did not want to see Zhou Qingfeng. However, he could not reject commands from the headquarters. Thus, he asked General Federo for help.
Jose did not just send the message, he set a trap for Zhou Qingfeng. He requested the meeting to be at Miami, Florida. The Strategy Committee was the host of Miami and by that time, it would be extremely easy to get rid of Zhou Qingfeng.
Jose even bribed Federo with ten thousand tons of food for Federo to try his best to convince Zhou Qingfeng. Even though Mirta was moved by the amount of food, she came to Zhou Qingfeng and tried to warn him earlier this morning.
However, Mirta was distracted by Zhou Qingfeng and memories of her past until General Federo came. Hence, it was too late for Mirta to warn Zhou Qingfeng and he had already accepted the conditions.
When Zhou Qingfeng heard what Mirta said, he thought, Well, I was actually planning to go Miami. Even without you asking. Zhou Qingfeng smiled and said, "So, why were you trying to stop me?"
Mirta sighed and said, "Because, I'm a woman. You make me happy and I don't want to see you die. But, I've recovered. Since you've already promised my husband, then you should go."
There were only seven days left until the nuclear war. Zhou Qingfeng was planning to rob the Cubans in Florida in these seven days. Hence, he has to go to Miami in person. Otherwise, he could not get anything.
Zhou Qingfeng sat Mirta down and went to his own private communication control room. He contacted Katrina in Nassau and Lena in Newport News. Lena Fox did not agree with him, "Victor, you're being crazy again. We don't have time, you have to give up on that."
"The resources in Florida are very rare. You're not gonna see them in twenty to thirty years. If we don't get them now, it would hard to get them in the future." Zhou Qingfeng thought he was a little greedy too, but for the sake their shortage of resources, he had to do it.
"Wait, what are you talking about? It's too late? Are you hiding something from me?" Katrina was confused by the conversation between Lena and Zhou Qingfeng. Katrina was trading with the people from Florida at the moment. It would be best if Zhou Qingfeng was in Florida.
While Zhou Qingfeng was speaking to them, Clooney from the Enclave came, "Mr. Hugo, the Enclave has agreed with your plan. We're giving you an M270 multiple launch rocket system and the operators to assist you with the beheading mission."
"As long as you can find out the location of their headquarters in Florida, our air fighters would attack immediately. However, to ensure that everything goes according to the plan, I'll need to monitor the entire trade between the Polarlys Legion and the Strategy Committee."
Zhou Qingfeng was excited that Enclave was willing to cooperate! He shouted excitedly, "That's great! Thank you for trusting us! We won't let you down."
Now, everything was ready. Zhou Qingfeng always felt extremely excited when he took risks. If all his plans worked out, the Polarlys Legion would be the strongest force in the Bahamas without a doubt.
While Zhou Qingfeng was daydreaming, Mr. Jose, who had been missing the entire morning, showed up.
The proud Jose was humble this time. He said politely, "Mr. Hugo, I'm really glad to hear that you're willing to have a meeting in Miami to discuss the future of Bahamas. I'd like to apologize for what happened last time and I hope that you'll forgive me."
Zhou Qingfeng felt that Mr. Jose, who was in front of him was ridiculous when he thought of the scene of Jose trapped beneath DogMeat. The way he looked at him was totally different at the moment. Zhou Qingfeng straightened his face on purpose and said, "Actually, I'm still thinking about that. I have to analyze the risk I might encounter."
As soon as Zhou Qingfeng finished talking, Jose's face changed immediately. He was trying his best to hold in his anger. After a few moments of silence, he grabbed a file from a guard next to him, opened it, and said with a deep voice, "Mr. Hugo, we appreciate your decision and it's very important to us."
"Look, this is what we got when we thoroughly thought about your suggestion. We've spent the entire day checking all the airports in Florida and the results show that we have more than three hundred Boeing airplanes. We're willing to trade half of them with your heavy weapons.
"There were 747-400 series, 767-300 and 767-400 series. There were even tons of 777 and 787 series. Those airplanes used to be worth around two hundred million dollars each, but now, we're just asking for one-tenth of its price."
"Oh right, we've found some military aircraft. Like the air superiority fighter of the United States Air Force stealth tactical aircraft, F-22B, it's the latest model of the F-22 and its worth more than five hundred million dollars. As long as you are willing to trade with us, one of them could be yours."
"Apart from that, we have more than thousands of helicopters. Business use, military use, travel use, we have all sorts of helicopters. Also, we'll be giving you the pilots and ground staff. I believe you'll be satisfied with them."
Jose was literally throwing everything to lure Zhou Qingfeng to Miami. When he listed all the aircraft and helicopters. Clooney was shocked and even Mirta was jealous.
Those aircraft were definitely more worthy than an M270 multiple launch rocket system. Clooney thought that if the Enclave could get all those things, they were definitely going to gain a huge increase in power.
Mirta could not believe what Jose had offered. She asked if Jose was serious and after she received the confirmation, she shook her head and said, "Well, that's not something we can handle. I can't imagine managing those huge aircraft."
Clooney was so worried about Zhou Qingfeng's lack of response. He kept on blinking his eyes and coughing. He wished he could make the decision for Zhou Qingfeng.
Zhou Qingfeng was very satisfied with Jose's offer. However, he did not want to show that he was convinced. Instead, he complained, "I remember asking for that supercomputer, 'Volcano', in the University of Florida and its operators. Are you able to get them for me?"
"Uhh…." Jose was stumped by Zhou Qingfeng's question. The report he received did not mention anything about the supercomputer. However, in order to make Zhou Qingfeng happy, he said, "Mr. Hugo, I'll double check about the supercomputer for you. I'm pretty sure we'll be able to get you that."
Looking at Jose leaving in a hurry, Zhou Qingfeng heaved a sigh of relief and thought, smiling, A big fat sheep coming to a hungry wolf, how am I not going to get the most out of you?