He looked at Ulanja, then at the instigator of everything, Wickra. "You believe this coward's words so much?"
"The Kans family has already become history, it doesn't matter whether I believe it or not," the colonel asked calmly. "Is Charles Cavendish still alive?"
William smiled and nodded. "It seems that the longer you live, the more muddle-headed you are. Since you've already guessed it, shouldn't you hand over your inheritance?"
"I didn't expect that after all our scheming, only three out of the seven heirs are still alive. Furthermore, Wickra and I were caught by you. In the end, it was you and the Cavendish family who benefited," the colonel said with a sigh.
"My inheritance is 4.5% of the gold mine's shares. Even if I give it to you, you won't be able to hold on to it. Perhaps we can make a deal, how about I exchange one cubic meter of gold for these shares?"
"Are you kidding?" William asked in astonishment. "One cubic meter of gold is 19.2 tons, do you have that much?"
Ulanja smiled. "Mr. Devonshire, you should think about it this way. 19.2 tons of gold is worth less than 200 million USD in the current market, one gram is only 10.4 USD. Many countries are dumping gold in large quantities internationally, it's easy to buy gold at this time if you have the money."
"Gold prices have fallen?"
"No, it's the opposite. Compared to last September when it fell to its lowest point in recent years, gold prices have risen 11% in the past year. So, if you can help me keep this a secret, we can still discuss if one cubic meter isn't enough."
After thinking for a moment, William understood why this old man wanted the shares so badly.
"4.5% of the gold mine's shares, plus the 0.5% you already have, it just so happens to reach 5% of the shares to enter the board of directors? You want to enter the upper class of your own country openly? "
Seeing that his purpose was guessed by William, Ulanja didn't hide it anymore. "Our tribe has collected 22 tons of gold from the gold mine, other small mines, and streams in the past 20 years. I'll give it all to you."
"Not enough." The evidence in his hands could not only abolish Ulanga's inheritance rights, but it could also destroy their tribe's promotion in his country. Therefore, William would not be polite at this time.
But no matter how impolite he was, he still had to see if the other party had the money or not. Wu Langa helplessly shook his head and said, "Mr. Devonshire, not everyone is like you, looking down on 230 million USD.
You have to understand that we are an African tribe. If it weren't for the fact that we have been protecting the mining area for more than 20 years, a tribe of our size wouldn't even be able to fork out 2 million USD.
Moreover, other than the gold, the rest of the cash we earned has already been used to buy weapons and other daily necessities, so we only have 22 tons of gold. "
Looking at the colonel's helpless expression, William couldn't help but feel depressed. He had even given him his family's assets. He couldn't possibly fall out with him just to squeeze out a little more oil.
"Where's the gold?"
"In the underground vault of a bank in Switzerland." His life, reputation, and the future of the tribe were all in William's hands. In addition, when he saw William's indifferent expression when he heard that it was only 230 million USD, Wu Langa did not hesitate to report the account number and password.
Sunday reported in less than a minute after receiving it, "Sir, the handover procedures and password have been changed."
Hearing this, William smiled and said politely, "Colonel, we're even. You can go now."
"Thank you." Without hesitation, Wu Langa immediately got up and left. As for the revolver, he did not even mention it.
Watching Wu Langa leave, William smiled and looked at Wickra who was still lying on the ground. "Okay, now it's just the two of us. What do you think will happen to you if I tell the media what you said just now?"
What would happen to him? Of course, he would be locked up in the French's prison. His position as chief and wealth would be taken away by his family. As for the disappearance of the Kans family, he would be able to buy and monopolize the auto parts production company that Marco had invested in in Arsan at a low price.
"200 million USD in cash, let me go."
William shook his head without thinking. "That's too little. You're a super rich man with a wealth of nearly 10 billion. You want to avoid prison and save your family's reputation with 200 million? And don't think that I don't know that you're interested in the auto parts factory that Marco has invested in in Arsan.
With this factory, your family will immediately become the largest supplier of parts in the entire three countries. It's even possible for you to intervene in military orders. "
Hearing William's conditions and benefits, Wickra could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. He stood up with both hands on the ground and sat back on the chair. He shook his head and said, "Nearly 10 billion in assets, that's the wealth of the entire family, and that's just assets.
Unless you want to take over the Indian industry, no one can casually take out hundreds of millions or billions of cash like you. "
This was not wrong. Wealth and being able to take out cash were two different things. "200 million is not a problem, but you have to give me sandalwood and red sandalwood worth 500 million USD."
Wickra shook his head and refused without even thinking. "Damn it, that's impossible."
"I know that your family has large forests in several major provinces." William frowned and looked at Wickra. "Don't tell me that you can't get the quantity."
Wickra rolled his eyes and explained, "These two types of trees were banned from export more than 20 years ago. Do you know how many tons 500 million USD is worth at the current price? More than 20,000 tons. Even a fool would know that there's a problem with such a large amount of logging. And even if I give you the wood, can you transport it out? "
Just as he was about to say that he could transport it out, William thought about it again. Not only would he be exhausted for a few hundred million USD, but there was also the risk of exposing the portal. He could not help but feel unhappy.
He deliberately kept the two masterminds alive to blackmail them. He did not expect that these two bastards were hollow old men who looked good on the outside but had no oil to be extracted from them.
Seeing that William's expression was uncertain, Wickra became nervous again. He thought for a while and said, "How about I give you 100 million USD worth of gemstones and antiques?"
William did not agree. Instead, he asked, "Why did Marco add you to his inheritance?"
"Why? Of course, he owes my family. "Wickra gritted his teeth and said hatefully," More than 30 years ago, Marco was still a worthless foreign affairs officer. If it weren't for us funding him, he wouldn't even be able to be transferred back to England, let alone have the capital to start a business.
But after that bastard old man made a fortune, he used changing his nationality, changing the registration of the group and other means to get us out of his company. He even forcefully bought back the shares.
If it weren't for the fact that my father knew too many of his secrets, he would've pretended to use his inheritance to shut our mouths. But my father waited for decades, and even died. That bastard Marco is still alive and well. "
After hearing that, William laughed. To put it bluntly, it was Marco who did not keep his word first and Wickra who felt unbalanced.
After inheriting his family's authority, he began plotting against the Kans family. Once Grace Ballard inherited the inheritance, Wickra, who had a handle on her, would probably be able to ruthlessly bite off a huge chunk of meat from her.
"200 million USD in cash, plus 200 million USD worth of jewelry, gold and antiques, you can go."
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