The boss of a foreign organization called the police, claiming that he was defrauded by me

After all, this time it is the United States that needs our help, and they are anxious inside, so such actions will not help at all!
After all, in essence, Kyushu does not have to cooperate with the United States. We can completely not pay a penny, and even immediately ask the United States to repay previous debts!

"Minister, please calm down!" The secretary hurriedly calmed Tim and whispered a few words in his ear.

The United States is determined to win this negotiation, and President Biden has even issued a death order that the deal must be concluded.

The current situation of the United States is indeed extremely bad. After the end of the year, it will usher in a long period of downturn, but military investment cannot be reduced in the slightest.

If we simply cut fiscal spending in other areas, it will eventually disrupt the balance and cause strong dissatisfaction among the public.

Therefore, the United States urgently needs funds to overcome the difficulties at the end of the year.

Minister Tim was well aware of this, so he followed the steps given by his secretary and went down.

He pretended nothing had happened and sat back in his chair, his expression changing rapidly, making it difficult to read.

It is really hard to understand whether he was really angry or just pretending to be angry.

"I'm sorry, the minister was a little out of control just now. Now let's continue!" The secretary quickly explained, downplaying Minister Tim's rudeness.

"Haha, it's okay." Mr. Xu quickly waved his hands to show that he didn't care.

Seeing that Mr. Xu and the others had no expression on their faces, the secretary was also nervous. Minister Tim's temper was really too hot, and he had an outburst before the meeting even started.

Fortunately, he was still able to control the situation and respond flexibly. Even so, it felt like his life span was reduced by ten years.

Fortunately, it was not President Baip who came, otherwise today's meeting would have been ruined. The secretary secretly rejoiced in his heart.

This is not an exaggeration. People like Baipu will really just walk away.

He simply cannot stand being bullied and can only let others tolerate him.

"General Xu is really magnanimous, and so are General Zhang and General Wang..." The secretary said some polite words and then changed the subject.

“But is this document too much?”

"The United States does need Kyushu's help, but it is not to be so shameless as to allow others to bully us!"

"Since I became the secretary, I have successfully negotiated countless cooperation agreements, but I have never seen such an unreasonable, unfair, and bottom-line-less document..."

"Can you lower the conditions appropriately? According to the previous interest rate, the United States promises to repay 35 billion U.S. dollars including principal and interest within the next five years."

"In addition, the United States will publicly express its support for any action taken by Kyushu in the future!"

The secretary put forward a prepared statement, which was the last concession the United States could make in this regard.

The interest rate offered is definitely not low. If calculated based on the normal government bond interest rate, the final payment would only be around 31 billion.

The United States can give Kyushu an additional three billion, which is unprecedented in recent decades.

Although it is still far from the interest rate required by Kyushu, it is still a big concession for the United States.

You should know that the United States had previously borrowed nearly 5 billion in national debt from Japan, and in the end it took a long time to pay it back in several installments, and it was also extended for a period of time.

The interest was just a symbolic compensation of 100 million yuan, nothing else.

However, the secretary's empty words did not impress Xu and others.

The so-called international support is all empty talk and worthless.

Everyone knows that Baipu is a Twitter addict. He can send more than 20 tweets a day.

They were discussing something in the last second, and slapped themselves in the face in the next second. It can be said that they are extremely willful!
Kyushu State simply disdained such expressions of support.

These are just empty promises. In fact, although the secretary's words seem to be rich in content, they can be summarized into one meaning: he is willing to pay 5 billion in interest.

Apart from that, it's all empty talk and clichés. Anyone can say these high-sounding words, especially politicians, who can say beautiful empty words for hours without repeating themselves.

This gives people the illusion that the other person is willing to do a lot for you and make great concessions.

But in reality, everything is fake, there is nothing!

Kyushu did fall for this kind of trick when it first started its diplomacy. At the time, it had no say in the international arena and was fooled by the other side.

In the end, I didn’t even have the chance to appeal and could only suffer in silence.

Therefore, Kyushu does not want to engage in these empty things now. Things like the US promise to help Kyushu develop core technologies in cutting-edge scientific fields in the next 20 years are not needed!
What matters most is something substantial and clearly written down in black and white, such as money, design drawings, and core technology!
"The interest rate is indeed not low, it can even be said to be a bit high..." Mr. Xu nodded in agreement with the secretary's words and said.

"But there is nothing we can do about it. It is not easy for Kyushu to come up with this money at a critical moment. If the interest rate is too low and there is almost nothing to earn, then what is the point of us lending money to the United States?"

"As for what will happen to the United States in the next few years, don't give me that nonsense. It's all nonsense. I don't believe a single word of it!"

"Perhaps thirty years ago, Kyushu would have been fascinated by such words, but it is absolutely impossible now."

"However, we also anticipated that you might have objections to this document, so we also prepared another document."

Mr. Xu signaled Zhang Guo to hand Document No. 2 to Minister Tim.

The content of Document No. 2 is slightly different from Document No. 1. Kyushu is willing to lend the United States 30 billion US dollars, which is the amount marked on the US document.

But in terms of interest, Kyushu can ask for no interest at all, but the prerequisite is that the United States must hand over the core technology of superconducting chips to Kyushu.

The entire technology, from initial research and development to final results, all information must be shared with Kyushu.

In other words, Kyushu wanted to obtain this technology from the United States from the very beginning. Document No. 2 was the key, and Document No. 1 only existed to pave the way for Document No. 2.

Kyushu has always been in a weak position in the field of high-end chips and has been greatly restricted by these countries.

Because there are still some gaps and shortcomings in independent research and development, even though the investment in research funds has been increasing over the past few decades.

But after all, it started late, several decades later than the United States. The gap cannot be made up in a short period of time.

Coupled with the severe US technological blockade, researchers or companies in related fields will almost always be poached or acquired by the US.

If the acquisition fails, it will be brutally suppressed and destroyed.

Therefore, Kyushu's development in chips has been bumpy and has made limited progress.

Most of the time, they still purchase from other countries at high prices. Although there is no shortage of quantity, they are still subject to control by others. If they are suppressed in this aspect, it will sooner or later become a security risk.

After handing Document No. 2 to Minister Tim, Xu and others observed their reactions.

As expected, this time not only Minister Tim, but even his secretary had an extremely ugly and frightening look on his face.

Kyushu wants to exchange billions of dollars in interest for America’s chip technology?
This is simply a fantasy and outrageous. Everyone knows that the values ​​are completely unequal.

A few billion dollars is nothing to the United States. They asked the Maple Leaf Country for nearly 3 billion dollars just to promise to build nuclear warships for it. And this is just a promise. As for what it will look like in the end and when it will be completed, it is still unknown.

Maybe it will be built in the next twenty years, or maybe it will be forty years before nuclear ships can be launched.

But even so, the Maple Leaf Country still paid the money honestly in order to obtain this technology.

Minister Tim and the secretary looked at each other. Their expressions were not very good, and they both knew what the other was thinking.

"I didn't expect that Kyushu's appetite was so big. We just lent them 30 billion US dollars, but they actually wanted our chip technology!"

"It seems that this is the reason why they agreed to help the United States in the first place. It is for this reason that they asked for such a high interest rate!"

"It's too despicable. Even the United States is not as shameless as Kyushu!"

"It is absolutely impossible to use interest to get something for nothing and acquire the chip technology of the United States!"

Minister Tim and his secretary looked at Document No. 2 in silence for nearly half an hour, and did not express their opinions.

The expressions on their faces were also unpredictable, with all kinds of struggles, hesitations, anger...

Minister Tim, in particular, was so angry that his ears, neck and all exposed skin turned red, as if he could explode at any time.

It was as if something terrible was tearing his skin and destroying everything!
His facial expressions change in various ways, as if he was performing a face-changing performance, changing rapidly.

This made Xu Lao and others who had been paying close attention to them secretly amazed.

Xu Lao and the others were all aware of the emotional fluctuations of Minister Tim and his secretary at the moment. However, they were not in a hurry and just waited patiently.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the minute hand of the clock on the wall also quietly moved a small half circle.

As time went on, Minister Tim and his secretary began to sweat. They repeatedly flipped through Document No. 2 and Document No. 1, and were shocked by the careful thinking of Kyushu.

"Ahem——!!!"

Mr. Xu pretended to cough a few times casually, which invisibly put pressure on Minister Tim and suggested to him that it was getting late.

Minister Tim was extremely distressed by this. He instinctively resisted Document No. 2 and did not want to accept it at all.

However, the interest rates proposed in Document No. 1 are shockingly high and simply outrageous.

Given the current situation in the United States, there is simply not enough budget to repay such high interest.

What's worse is that if you fail to repay on time, the interest will increase by another one-fifth. This will be an astronomical amount when converted.

"Ahem——!!!"

This time it was Zhang Guo who coughed.

"..."

Minister Tim licked his lips anxiously, his mouth opening and closing constantly, his heart feeling restless as if it were on fire.

He now felt a little confused. Apparently Kyushu had not prepared Document No. 3, which meant that the United States could only choose between the two documents.

But the conditions proposed in these two documents are far beyond the United States' ability to bear.

If rejected, the meeting will be terminated early, the United States will not receive any help, and will face a serious crisis at the end of the year.

"Ahem——!!!"

Wang Bo couldn't help but cough, and the sound was louder than that of Mr. Xu and Zhang Guo.

He didn't care about it, so he coughed with almost all his strength.

This time, Minister Tim finally raised his head from the documents.

"This one……"

"I'm sorry, but the conditions proposed in Document No. 1 and Document No. 2 are far beyond the United States' tolerance. We are unable to accept these conditions for the time being."

His voice was dry and hoarse, and he squeezed out of his mouth almost word by word, giving people the feeling that he had difficulty speaking.

Mr. Xu and others were not panicked by Minister Tim's refusal, as they had other ways.

"In that case, we are also very sorry. This negotiation may end here..."

Mr. Xu announced with some regret.

Hearing this, Minister Tim and his secretary breathed a sigh of relief and slumped in their chairs.

"but--!!!"

Mr. Xu spoke again, which made Minister Tim and the secretary nervous again.

"Next, let's talk about the US's repayment of the more than 10 billion US dollars owed to Kyushu by the end of the year..."

"According to documents from two years ago, the United States should repay $15.3 billion, including principal and interest, in two weeks."

"Minister Tim, when are you going to pay this money back? It just so happens that Kyushu's budget has been tight recently, and this money is a timely relief for us!"

Mr. Xu said calmly. However, his words were like a bomb, causing Minister Tim and the secretary to freeze and not dare to move.

It turns out that this is Mr. Xu’s ultimate move!

"Hahaha--!!!!"

Minister Tim suddenly burst into laughter, and it was not a hearty laugh, but a laugh with a hint of nervousness.

Just at a certain moment, his emotions reached the extreme, breaking through the constraints of reason and laughing in anger.

His expression became hideous, and he no longer had the calmness he had tried so hard to show. It was as if a layer of skin had been torn off, revealing his true face like a demon.

"This old guy is so cunning!"

"They must have planned this long ago and waited for this moment! Kyushu, what a greedy country! "

"What should we do now? If we reject this agreement, the United States will not be able to come up with the money in a short period of time..."

For a moment, all kinds of messy thoughts flashed through Minister Tim's mind, entangled with each other like a tangled ball of wool, making him unable to distinguish the clues and making him feel even worse.

Compared to Minister Tim's poor condition, the secretary was not much better. The pressure he was under this time was no less than that of the minister.

He knew very well how bad the US's financial situation was, and the failure of the previous military operation made it even worse. (End of this chapter)