Chapter 40 Turtle with a wooden leg - 2

"I'm Jethro," the man said to David Setiniaz. "I think you at least know my name." "Not 'at least,'" Setiniaz replied, "but at most only known names." He stared at the man in front of him, not even trying to hide his curiosity.It turned out that this person had been following him day and night for more than fifteen years, and he was always kept in the dark.In one sense, Setiniaz was disappointed.He thought that Jethro's appearance was rather special, but he didn't expect that the main feature of this person was that there was nothing special about him, and even his clothes were not eye-catching.

"I have a question to ask," Setiniaz said. Jethro's brown eyes, wearing goggles, were even more expressionless than before. "what is the problem?" "Two years ago, I learned from Leiber that you stopped watching me..." He deliberately didn't bring up the question, but this little trick was so childish that it failed utterly.Jethro was still watching him, with the air of a head waiter waiting for a customer to order from a menu.Setiniaz had no choice but to go on. "Reb...Mr. Klimrod told me you didn't find anything out of me. He said, 'There's nothing important.' Which means you've found out."

Jethro smiled kindly. "Mr. Klimrod... Reber informed me that you might ask this question and authorized me to answer it. I can answer you with a double name: Elizabeth-Mary. And a date: 1 July 28, 1941." Setiniaz was puzzled and tried his best to search in his memory.Suddenly, the event replayed itself in his mind.It was in Boston, he was eighteen years old, and he was fooling around with Elizabeth-Mary in a car... "God, I can't even remember her last name?" The police flashlight shone into the car.He panicked and couldn't think of anything smarter to do, but he kicked the open window and kicked the flashlight as far as the policeman, because David was in a good position to kick it, and the policeman's The position is just right for this kick.This unlucky guy naturally wrote down the license plate number.Two hours later, David's mother was roused from the bed, and then she called Uncle Arnold, a senator, who went to undo the joints, and the incident was not officially recorded.

More than a quarter of a century has passed, and the well-behaved Setiniaz still has a thorn in his back when he thinks of that night.Still, he asked, "Is that all?" "Nothing else," Jethro said. "You are a man of surprisingly little privacy, Mr. Setiniaz." "Maybe I did something worse and you didn't find out." "I don't think so," Jethro replied politely. "I really don't think so." The padded door of Reb's room opened, and Reb himself appeared in the doorway. "David, I'm so sorry. I just need a few minutes."

Jethro stood up and went in, closing the door behind him.A mulatto girl came to ask Setiniaz what he would like to drink.They understood each other by hand gestures, and Setiniaz ordered a soda.The girl walked out of the house with her bare feet in a bewitching dance on the tile floor.About halfway through the afternoon.Setiniaz had been in Rio de Janeiro for a little over four hours.It was April, and I did not expect autumn in Brazil to be so humid and hot, with the temperature approaching 35 degrees Celsius. While they—Reber, Diego Haas, and him—were having lunch in Copacabana, a slightly drunk Setiñaz saw on the beach many very attractive girls in little In a black swimsuit, the entire buttocks to the waist are exposed.He also noticed (though not so excitedly) that some great football players were playing barefoot on the beach, which reminded him of his own childhood playing in Jean Sondeselli with schoolmates in France. ball.Of course, there is a small difference between these amazing football artists and himself, just like Pavlova (Note: Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) famous Russian ballet artist) and There is a difference between strippers as well.

He went out of the room and onto the terrace, from which he could look out over the lagoon and the green, cone-shaped hill topped by a gigantic statue of Christ. "Cetiniaz," he mused. "You drank too few martinis at lunch in Copacabana..." He was troubled, almost anxious.A year and a half ago in the brownstone in Brooklyn (home of the painter who looked a lot like aestivation), Reber began telling him the secret story and describing to him his mythology. general idea.For the next eighteen months, Leiber was almost nowhere to be seen.Setiniaz saw him two or three times, but never for more than a few hours.The activity of black dogs was very frequent, especially in 1966, and it also decreased at this time.

At the end of 1969, David Setiniaz made the same estimate of Wang's property and business activities as he had done fourteen years ago.Fourteen years ago, he had estimated that Wang was worth around a billion dollars.The following are the notes he made at the end of 1969, which is also the result of his secret valuation.In the end, however, Setniaz did not use these figures when compiling the Klimrod Empire's furious final accounts. 1,600 companies Yava Foods Corporation (including subsidiaries).Value: $1.5 billion. Communications, publishing, radio, television (Roger Dunn): billions.

Casino industry (Nevada, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Atlantic City). GM: Henry Chance (oddly enough, Chance (actually Klimrod) was able to join Meyer Lansky, Lou Chester, Mike Coppala, and Wallace G. The peaceful co-existence of Rove and others shocked Setiniaz. This situation was maintained for a long time, thanks to the vigorous efforts of Abby Levin, who at the time was reached by some "financiers" Partially, the FBI and CIA have a lot to say about these "financiers.") Hotel system: three; motel system: six; Railways and airlines. Fleet: 6.5 million tons. Shipbuilding: Equity in nine countries

Refiners (Scotland, Venezuela) have equity interests in companies in California and Mexico. Interests in the Near and Middle East (Nayoum Shahzah). banking and financial sector.Insurance company (Felix Vandenberg). Real estate (USA, Europe, South Africa). Minerals (South Africa). Coal mining (Australia, Canada, Argentina, Melissa). Gold mines, silver mines (Rocky Mountains). All of this is in the hands of Setiniaz, as long as any part of it so requires.In fact, all these businesses are so well organized that they need little management. Setiniaz estimated Wang's fortune at the end of 1969 to be between $10 billion and $11 billion.

This machine is far from being used to its full potential.If Reb Klimrod continued to give it a strong boost instead of starting to eat its profits, it could reach some even more staggering figures, 20 billion, 25 billion, maybe 30 billion. Every one of these sixteen hundred companies, even the most inconspicuous and least profitable in Wang's career, is enough to constitute a high social status for an ordinary person, making him famous in Park Avenue, Palm Beach or Scottsdale. Dyer became a rich man in the eyes of his neighbors. All the princes and ministers are well-known and wealthy individuals, and their activities are often reported in the newspapers.

"David! I can understand how intoxicating Corcovado is. But now I'm ready to talk to you." Leiber's serene tone made him a little teased.Setiniaz put aside what he was thinking and turned to see Reb standing in the doorway wearing a swimsuit and holding a towel. Jethro disappeared without a sound.Setiniaz never saw him again. "I'm sorry, I was out of my mind just now," Setiniaz said in a flat tone. "How about a dip in the Atlantic Ocean? See if the waves can knock us over. Don't bring anything of value to the beach, or it'll be stolen." "We just walk across the street in our bathing suits?" "We're in Rio de Janeiro," Reber said with a laugh. "We might be stopped if we don't wear a bathing suit. And you don't have to wear a tie if you wear a bathing suit." An hour later, he spread out a map on his desk.It is a stunning mosaic; former rivers, national and state borders, towns, villages, smaller settlements, and road lines have all but been erased or faded. In its place are many strips of red, blue, purple, yellow and green plastic that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.There are probably four hundred in total. "What is the scale of this map?" Setiniaz asked. "One to one and a half million. But of course I have more details." "Are these maps sold outside?" "Theoretically, they don't exist, David. Even the government of this country doesn't know they exist. Shall I go on?" The big tanned hand moved. "Here, Peru... Just here, there is a big village called Benjamin Constante. Here is the border of three countries: Peru, Colombia, Brazil. Going north is Venezuela. This is the Rio Negro, This is the Blanco River.. This gray line is the equator. To the northeast is the Republic of Guyana, formerly British Guiana, which declared its independence last year.. This is the Tumukumak Mountains. We will fly over the mountains, those mountains It's a sight to behold. I have crossed that place on foot... Suriname, formerly Dutch Guiana, is now self-governing and will sooner or later become an independent country...Finally, French Guiana, it seems your French cousins To establish a rocket launch base there, maybe next year, at Kourou... "David, it's extremely simple. Anything in green means the deed has been acquired and there is no entanglement. Yellow means it has been bought, but due to various problems, it can't be considered a foregone conclusion. Purple means the purchase is in progress and there shouldn't be any problems .Blue also means that the purchase is in progress, but the difficulty may be greater, and it will take more time and more money. Finally, red represents those lands that cannot be obtained in principle due to various reasons (it can be said that it is not for sale. ). But that doesn’t mean we’ve given up.” The exact words from eighteen months ago are still fresh in Setiniaz's mind.In the little white study facing the East River and Manhattan, Reber once said, "I bought some land there." some land! "Reb, did you really buy them all?" "yes." His mind could not be read through those gray eyes.There was no sign of sarcasm, not even a hint of a smile. "They were all bought by others according to your usual method?" "yes." "Nobody but those people you trust know that all these buyers are just one person?" "no one knows." “Even the governments involved don’t know about it.” "Yes, even these governments don't know." "Have you ever used an indirect trustee?" "One hundred and eleven." "These people are all under the direct trustee?" "There are three people in charge: the Brazilians Emerson Coelho and Jorge Socrates, the Argentinian Jaime Rochas, Coelho died not long ago and was replaced by his son. The three Zhong Jorge is the most important, and he is responsible for all actions." Setiniaz thought: Then, the prince here is Jorge Socrates, but I don't have his file yet. "You will be receiving a messenger from Jethro shortly, and in fact he will be there when you get back to New York. The man will give you a folder containing the files of these three men, especially Jorge's. These files are actually nothing, almost identical to yours."' His tone was as calm and courteous as ever, but one thing was certain: the self-restraint, the detachment that bordered on sarcasm was no longer found in Leiber; This is how he has been running his business, announcing new development plans. Apart from George Taalas and Diego Haas, Setiniaz knew the most about the man in front of him.Today, he finds that restraint and detachment are gone, which in itself is enough to arouse Setiniaz's keen interest.What's more, there is this strange and colorful plastic sheet in front of you, of which green is clearly dominant, more than the rest of the colors combined. Of course, Setiniaz posed the question: "Reber, how big is this area we're talking about?" "You mean all of them?" Setiniaz shook his head. "So many colors confuse me..." "Green," Reber said, "green alone: ​​47,000 square kilometers. You have to add yellow to this part: 27,000. The purple one has a 40% chance of success. I'm not sure. Large, 14,000 square kilometers. The blue area may be more than 7,500 square kilometers. Also, David, I'm going to draw 2,000 to 3,000 square kilometers from the red area and add it to the total. Although red means unavailable, I believe there is always hope. That would add up to 98,000 square kilometers.” Setiniaz was not used to this kind of unit of area. He tried hard to convert square kilometers into square miles, and then into acres, but he was still confused.Reber laughed. "David, maybe you need a base for comparison. I urge you to drop whatever mental calculations you're probably doing right now, and let me tell you this: This area is roughly the size of Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and New Jersey five states put together. And, with good luck, I can add a Delaware and maybe a Hawaii. If you compare it to European countries or other countries in the world, then it can be said that It is bigger than Portugal or Austria, and comparable to Tunisia. Or to use the last analogy, it is as big as Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg combined, and it may surpass it in two years."