Xu Zhiwei was so anxious that he was about to stomp his feet as he looked at the dozen or so train carriages filled with instant noodles. In his opinion, Chen Yu was clearly unaware of the market. He would definitely lose money selling underwear inside the customs!
The dozen wagons of instant noodles followed the railway to the border between China and the Soviet Union and stopped at Suifenhe Station.
This was the closest train station to the border between the two countries. There were naturally people assigned to unload the train behind the station. Tang Zigui had arranged for someone to receive Chen Yu.
"Comrade Chen Yu? I'm Li Quanzhou. The old leader said that you were going to cross the border and asked me to arrange a route for you.”
Li Quanzhou was from the southern province of Min just by hearing his name. He was tall and thin, with a straight body. When he spoke in the Northeastern dialect, it sounded a little strange.
"Hello, Commander Li. I'm Chen Yu! I've really troubled you to cross the border this time! I want to know if there is anything I should pay attention to?”
Chen Yu saluted the other party with a solemn expression. Li Quanzhou had left his hometown for thousands of miles to guard the border. This was an admirable soldier of China!
Li Quanzhou nodded inwardly when he saw how polite Chen Yu was. The old leader specifically asked him to arrange the route.
He had thought that the person who had arrived was a hedonistic son of a rich family. However, Chen Yu's attitude had increased his impression of him by quite a bit.
"Actually, the Russians at the border know that you want to sell your supplies. It just depends on whether they will take advantage of you.”
"The current commander at Suifenhe Station is called Marko. This guy is at the same level as me, but he is a bit greedy. He charges a fee for stealing things and eats both in and out of the border!”
Li Quanzhou led him all the way and introduced him. He pointed at the military camp far away from the boundary stone. It was the Russian army leader Marko, who was stationed beside the railway.
Greed?
Was there any Russian who wasn't greedy?
Moreover, the other party was stationed next to the railway, which was basically guarding a source of income!
The railway distance between China and the Soviet Union was different. The passenger and cargo transportation at the border had to be replaced with steel wheels.
Crossing the border was an old tradition of the Russians. At this time, Marko, who was entrenched at the railway border, was the local tyrant.
If no one greeted them and didn't know the severity of the rules, it would be like how Chen Yu had crossed the border in his previous life. He absolutely couldn't bring his goods over and might even have to endure two rounds of bullets.
After Li Quanzhou gave Chen Yu a brief introduction, he already had a rough idea of what was going on. At this time, the Russians couldn't be bothered to care less about him. They only wanted to show him respect.
"I've already contacted Marko for you. When the time comes, you can go directly to their camp to discuss it in detail. You've pulled more than a dozen carriages, so you have to be careful of this old Russian asking for too much!”
Li Quanzhou thought to himself that Chen Yu was playing with too much money. At most, he would only be able to fill up one or two train carriages with supplies.
The old leader's people were indeed different. He had sent out more than ten train carriages at once. This time, he would be ruthlessly ripped off by Marko!
Chen Yu took advantage of the gap between the change of guards and entered the border of the Soviet Union.
When the Russian border guards saw the yellow-skinned Chinese, they did not stop him and even enthusiastically led him into the barracks.
"Captain Marko, there's a yellow-skinned Chinese man who wants to see you!”
After the border guards reported to the military camp, the thick tent was pulled open. A strong smell of alcohol mixed with a strong body odor rushed out from inside. Fortunately, Chen Yu didn't faint from the smell.
Looking at the rows of border guards lined up at the side, their faces filled with killing intent, the Bobosha in their hands already loaded, and they seemed to be ready to fire at any moment.
To be honest, if an ordinary person saw this scene, their legs would have gone weak. In the impression of the Chinese, the Russians were not to be trifled with. When they were drunk, they could do anything.
In his previous life, Chen Yu had been stunned by this scene. The sense of crisis on Bobosha's forehead made him feel as if he was being stabbed in the back.
However, with Li Quanzhou's reminder, he knew that this was just Marko's little trick.
When talking about " toll fees," he would often scare the other party. If the other party's legs went weak and admitted defeat, then the 40-meter-long broadsword would not be able to be kept.
Standing between the two rows of border guards, Chen Yu straightened his back.
He walked into the room step by step, facing the sound of bullets being loaded. He looked like he was used to such serious scenes.
Marko, who was in the tent, was not tall and had a big belly. He looked at the young man in a suit with interest.
The other party did not look old, but he had an experienced quality about him. This made Marko mutter,"Interesting…"
"Commander Marko, I'm Chen Yu from China. I'm here to make a deal with your country. I'm here to ask you to issue a transit permit.”
After saying this, Chen Yu wasn't afraid that the other party wouldn't understand.
Marko had stayed at the border for a long time. He had interacted with the local tyrants and Master Dao a lot, so he could more or less hear the Northeastern dialect.
As expected, Marko raised his eyebrows and leaned back in his chair. He extended four fingers and said,
"Chen, I don't care what you've stolen. As long as it's a transit train, I want 40% of the total value of the goods.”
Although Chen Yu had long heard of Marko's personality, he still couldn't help but frown when he was being ripped off.
40% of the total value? If I agree to this, wouldn't I be at Marko's mercy?
When the time came, Chen Yu would give him a higher price for the goods on the train. Would he give it to him?
After hearing this, Chen Yu shook his head with a solemn expression and said,""Captain Marko, forgive me for not being able to accept this condition. I know that it is a rule for the Chinese to pay a transit fee, but the maximum is 20% of the total value of the goods.”
"Hahaha, Chen, you really understand! But I'll be honest with you. Normally, 20% is fine, but Christmas is coming. Isn't it normal for the transit fee to be a little more?”
Marko didn't feel embarrassed at all after his lie was exposed. Instead, he simply turned the tables on Chen Yu and explained the matter of the last-minute price increase.
We're going to celebrate Christmas soon, so you can do whatever you want. There's no room for discussion on the price increase.
Marko, the local tyrant, had long since heard that Chen Yu had obtained more than a dozen train hides worth of supplies. If these goods landed in his hands, he would definitely rip them off ruthlessly!
Seeing that there was no room for discussion, Marko's military camp was stationed beside the railway. A large number of supplies would not be able to pass through.
This fellow had asked his people to form a formation to scare others, and he had even asked for a 40% transit fee. He was clearly trying to make things difficult for Chen Yu. If Chen Yu agreed, he would be slaughtered like a fat sheep.
Seeing that the negotiations for the transit fee had collapsed, Chen Yu took the initiative to bid farewell and leave the military camp without waiting for Marko to send him off.
When he returned, he told Li Quanzhou about this matter. When the other party heard it, he was also shocked by the 40% transit fee.
"This Russian really dares to speak. He's treating us like fat sheep and slaughtering us. Damn it, Christmas? He's so greedy. Does he still have Jesus in his eyes?”
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