Chapter 62 Selling the ‘rope’ to hang oneself
Seeing this, Karl said shamelessly: "As long as you think it's reasonable, doing business should be reasonable and win-win."
After a pause, he added: "By the way, when does Mr. Rumlow plan to trade this batch of goods?"
Rumlow thought for a while and said: "I hope to set the transaction time for tomorrow afternoon in Port Jefferson, New York."
Karl said enthusiastically: "No problem, we will try our best to meet the customer's requirements. Is there anything else you need?"
Seeing Carl's face, Rumlow had already seen through this hypocritical profiteer, and said expressionlessly: "I also want nuclear weapons and intercontinental missiles, do you dare to sell them?"
"Oh, well." When he heard that the other party wanted to buy big fireworks, Karl raised his eyebrows and thought quickly in his mind.
At this stage, nuclear weapons pose little threat to itself, and it is said that qualified capitalists dare to sell the rope to hang themselves.
So – you’re a bastard who doesn’t make money!
However, it is not easy to sell such large fireworks at a ‘reasonable’ price.
So Karl pretended to be very embarrassed and said: "Mr. Rumlow, you also know that nuclear weapons have no price in the international arms market.
Can you see what I mean? "
Rumlow was a little surprised when he heard that his words seemed to be negotiable. He did not expect Umbrella to be willing to risk selling nuclear weapons.
After all, nuclear weapons are extremely contraband items that can easily cause international disputes. Normally, no force would dare to sell them openly.
Did this profiteer leave a secret door in the nuclear weapon? Otherwise, isn't he afraid that the big fireworks he sells will eventually explode on his head?
Rumlow couldn't have guessed that Carl already had the strength not to be afraid of nuclear weapons.
After all, in a normal person's world view, no one can ignore nuclear weapons.
Therefore, Rumlow could only guess that Carl might leave a secret door in the weapons for sale.
But that didn't mean anything to him.
Although Hydra suffered heavy losses, some weapons scientists survived.
Even if there is a secret door, Rumlow dares to buy it.
At worst, just buy it back and let Hydra scientists fix the backdoor.
Even if the secret door cannot be repaired, having nuclear weapons is a great deterrent, and others will no longer dare to easily try to provoke Hydra.
This gives Hydra valuable time to develop.
Thinking of this, Rumlow decisively made a price that Karl could not refuse.
"For $500 million, we only need three intercontinental nuclear missiles with an equivalent of 100,000 tons of TNT!"
"Uh" Karl pretended to think about it, but he was actually very satisfied with the price.
After all, the cost of three small-yield intercontinental nuclear missiles is less than $5 million.
A hundred times the profit, this business can be done!
However, Karl did not give an immediate consent reply. He believed that if he waited a little longer, Rumlow would consciously raise the price.
Sure enough, I saw Karl hesitated for a minute, neither agreeing nor refusing.
Rumlow knew that $500 million was still not enough to satisfy Carl's greedy appetite.
Although he wanted to slap this profiteer to death, he still consciously said:
"Six hundred million U.S. dollars! This is the highest price I can give within my authority. After all, the funds brought in this time are not much."
The underlying meaning is that I only brought so much money, and I can’t afford it no matter how expensive it is.
Upon seeing this, Karl showed a satisfied smile and said: "Deal, I believe this deal will not be our last cooperation.
After all, Umbrella has always been willing to give up profits to generous customers.
I also have a weapon here that you will definitely like, and I will give it to you as a gift.
By the way, I hope you can give me some after-sales advice so that the umbrella can be better upgraded and perfected. "
Rumlow was a little confused: "What kind of gift?"
Karl stretched out his left hand to show the holographic screen, and said with an enigmatic smile:
"Let the Red Queen introduce you to Umbrella's next-generation latest biological virus weapon - the T-virus!"
The holographic projection screen suddenly switched.
The Red Queen projected the entire image of a dark green special spiral test tube on the screen.
[The T virus is a special RNA virus that combines leech gene fragments. It has the ability to strengthen and recombine biological genetic factors. 】
[The T virus has been shown to strengthen and recombine the host's DNA in the laboratory, giving it amazing endurance and vitality and other amazing properties.]
Rumlow kept frowning during the whole process, and was still confused after listening to the introduction.
"So, this is some kind of bio-augmented virus like the super soldier serum?"
Super soldier serum?
It’s terrible to be uneducated, Karl complained silently in his mind.
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The Red Queen just introduced it a little more elegantly, but Rumlow couldn't understand it?
After all, the other party is a big customer. Karl shook his head slightly and explained: "This is a zombie virus. You should understand this explanation, right? Have you watched "The Walking Dead"?"
Rumlow's expression changed: "Zombie virus? Is there really such a world-destroying virus in the world?"
Seeing that he finally understood what the T-Virus was, Karl was too lazy to continue explaining, and it was already a favor to explain to him in a few sentences.
"Mr. Rumlow, all the weapons orders you have placed, together with the gifts, will arrive in Port Jefferson on time tomorrow.
Remember, we pay first and then deliver!
And the transaction must be made in full, and the umbrella does not support installment payment. "
At the end of the sentence, Karl stared at Rumlow with a serious face, not giving him any room to refuse.
Rumlow's face changed again and again. It was still difficult for Hydra to pay such a large amount of money of 1.9 billion US dollars in one go.
But Carl's words were there, and he didn't dare to question anything.
Rumlow was ruthless and nodded in agreement: "Before 12 o'clock tonight, 1.9 billion funds will be remitted to the Umbrella account. Please check it, Mr. Carl."
Carl was very happy to kill a fool who came to his door.
"Good! As soon as the funds arrive, Umbrella will ship them immediately and ensure that they will arrive at the transaction location on time."
Rumlow said "thank you" and said goodbye in a daze and left Manor No. 7.
When he walked out of the manor, he was shocked.
"Wait, Chief Pierce only gave me 1 billion funds. Where can I find another 900 million US dollars in such a short time?"
The funds were required to arrive tonight. Rumlow wondered if he had a mental problem?
How could he be fooled into signing an order of 1.9 billion?
Now think about it carefully, when Carl proposed to increase the price by 30%, he actually agreed without thinking?
The order has been placed, and Rumlow has no idea that he is being affected by Carl's mind control.
He had to think about how to report to Pierce in a tactful way with a nervous mood.
When Carl was the only one left in the living room, he thought to himself:
"Mind control is quite useful, but this method can only be used to trick ordinary people with weak will.
If it is a human with a super physique like Captain America, mind control may be difficult to affect the other party."
