Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 389: Early Retirement

"Sir, are you the one paying?"

"Yes, yes, I am." Chen Yiyang took out a credit card to settle the bill.

Then, looking at the price, wow, this night cost at least a hundred thousand Baht.

Almost twenty thousand RMB.

The point is, Chen Yiyang didn’t enjoy a single bit of it.

He was just called to pay the bill, while the person who called him, Mr. Schaefer, is now being held up by two beautiful people whose gender is hard to determine.

If he hadn’t known this guy was just drunk, he might have thought he died here.

Chen Yiyang gave the two a small tip and had them help Schaefer into a car, directly sending him to the hotel.

By noon the next day, when Chen Yiyang knocked on Schaefer’s door, Schaefer had regained a bit of clarity.

"Here, your bill from last night." Chen Yiyang handed Schaefer the invoice he paid last night.

"I have no money." Schaefer waved dejectedly.

"I know you don’t have money, but didn’t you just close a big deal? Pay me back when your commission comes in."

"No commission, I’m going bankrupt, my good brother." Schaefer appeared even more despondent.

"What happened?" Chen Yiyang asked curiously, "Did the submarine sale fall through?"

Chen Yiyang wondered if it was because China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry got involved, making it impossible to sell German submarines?

"It didn’t fall through, but I was abandoned!" Schaefer painfully covered his face, "I paid to network and bribed officials, bridging the gap between the parties. But after I did all the hard work and paved the way, the Germans kicked me aside."

"Uh." Chen Yiyang finally understood what was happening.

"Someone else took credit for your hard work?"

"No, they simply don’t want to pay at all."

After hearing Schaefer talk for a while, Chen Yiyang gradually understood what really happened.

Schaefer, being connected at such a high level, unless something major occurred, his respectable German compatriots wouldn’t deny him his commission.

In the arms industry, bribery and kickbacks are quite common; often, without shelling out extra cash, deals can’t be made.

A typical example is those French armament companies, who spend lavishly on kickbacks to sell arms so much that even the Americans would steer clear.

This has led to several globally shocking bribery scandals.

So originally, after Schaefer facilitated this deal, the German military was supposed to sign a contract with a consultancy firm established by Schaefer and then transfer funds to Schaefer under the guise of consultation fees.

This money included not only Schaefer’s commission but also some kickback and gift money Schaefer initially paid the Thai military.

This is the standard practice; it shouldn’t have had any surprises.

However, this year the German parliament was worried that the increased military budget would end up in private pockets, so they intensified scrutiny.

The consultancy fee hadn’t even been prepared for payment by the military when parliament caught on, so the military regrettably informed Schaefer.

The money can’t be given, but if there’s a chance for future cooperation, compensation will be made to Schaefer.

But a sharp person like Schaefer understood clearly that if he couldn’t get the money now, he definitely wouldn’t get it after the contracts were signed.

After hearing Schaefer’s words, Chen Yiyang could only pat Schaefer’s shoulder and offer some comfort.

This was truly a disaster that befell him out of nowhere.

"Why don’t you take a break and enjoy yourself in Thailand?" Chen Yiyang said to Schaefer out of their past friendship, "I’ll cover the costs, don’t worry."

"Thank you, my good brother." Schaefer lit a cigarette and placed it in his mouth.

"Right now I really want to ruin their deal."

"Isn’t the contract almost signed? How can it be ruined?" Chen Yiyang was a bit curious.

"Of course, it can be." Schaefer took a deep drag on his cigarette and slowly began to speak, "Because those six decommissioned submarines aren’t really decommissioned?"

"Tell me more?" Chen Yiyang asked nonchalantly.

"The six submarines planned to be sold to Thailand were nominally decommissioned submarines. But if they were genuinely retired and deemed unfit for further service, the Thai side wouldn’t agree so readily, no matter how low the price.

So in reality, those six submarines have six more years of service before decommissioning. The German military wanted to sell the submarines to Thailand and would forge related records, proving that the six submarines can’t continue service in Germany, retiring them six years early for sale to the Thai.

If I leak this, Germany would be in turmoil, and those guys who won’t pay me won’t have a good time either."

Schaefer’s expression initially turned fierce but quickly returned to calm.

Mainly because doing such a thing wouldn’t offer him any benefit.

If the German military found out in the future, he wouldn’t be able to involve himself in any other arms deals.

Good brother.

After receiving this intel, Chen Yiyang patted Schaefer’s shoulder and then directly took out one of his credit cards.

"Use this over the next few days; there’s enough money in it for you to retire directly in Thailand."

"Alright, thanks, brother. I’ll just take a few days off then." Schaefer accepted the credit card without further words.

After leaving the hotel, Chen Yiyang was about to call Manager Xu, but unexpectedly, Manager Xu called him first.

"I’m at the hotel right now. Is it convenient for you to come over and have a chat?"

"Sure." Chen Yiyang agreed immediately.

The hotel where Manager Xu and his party stayed wasn’t high-starred, but judging from the decor and name, it seemed to be a hotel opened by Chinese in Bangkok, Thailand.

Privacy was indeed quite good.

Chen Yiyang followed Manager Xu to the living room of his suite.

Manager Xu even personally made Chen Yiyang a cup of tea.

"These tea leaves are specially brought from home," Manager Xu said.

"The food you’ve been eating here these days isn’t also from home, is it?" Chen Yiyang asked curiously.

"Not that." Manager Xu chuckled, then sat directly opposite Chen Yiyang and began to speak, "Because of your relationship with Chengru, I won’t treat you as an outsider, let’s speak frankly."

"No problem, just say what’s on your mind."

Chen Yiyang and Yang Chengru’s interests were tightly bound together for a long time. Manager Xu was about ten years older than Yang Chengru, likely akin to a brother figure.

"During last night’s dinner, I chatted with Wu Changxun. He mentioned the Thai military’s plan to buy German submarines.

I thought he had investigated it himself, but he said he heard it from you, assuming I was the one who told you."

As soon as Manager Xu spoke, Chen Yiyang understood the situation.