Chapter 281 Tit for tat
Because it was a secret meeting.
There were no other small players in the venue, nor were there any news media.
In addition to the tables and chairs facing each other on both sides, there is also a third party acting as a peacemaker.
The third-party personnel included Cheng Gaofeng, who had gone to the airport to pick up Domino and others, as well as several other Chinese, and some people from Lucia, Britain, and France.
The two protagonists were the last to enter .
On the left are Marian, Edward, and Victor from America.
On the right are Carmen Lopez, Domino, and Mang Wenshan of Sapiens.
Cheng Gaofeng, who was acting as the temporary host, looked at the time and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, since both parties are here, let's start this meeting! Ms. Marian, please speak."
Flipping through the file, Marian said sharply, "The malicious and provocative behavior of your Sapiens company is pushing the entire world to the brink of doomsday. This is something that the entire world cannot allow and is extremely irresponsible."
Domino interrupted the other party directly: "Did Ms. Marian make a mistake? I don't have time to talk nonsense with you, just be direct! How do you plan to compensate us for our losses?"
"It is we who should say this," Marianne objected immediately and seriously.
Domino sneered: "What a joke! You don't think we dare not annihilate the Fifth Fleet and the Seventh Fleet?"
"Ms. Bai, a nuclear war will only hurt both sides." Cheng Gaofeng quickly reminded: "Let's talk calmly!"
The Duke of Windsor of Britain also quickly spoke up to guide the two sides: "Why don't both sides put forward their own conditions first, and then continue the discussion."
Carmen raised the corner of her mouth: "OK, our request is very simple. First, the Changi base, Guam base, and Diego Garcia base must be handed over to us.
Second, the US military will withdraw all its military forces from the Pacific Ocean west of the International Date Line, and at the same time withdraw all its military forces in the Australian and Eastern Ceylon Oceans.
Third, America must guarantee good free trade to Homo sapiens companies and must not set up any trade barriers.
Fourth, America must not tarnish the image of Sapiens.
Fifth, America will compensate us for our mental damages of 500 billion US dollars..."
Before Carmen could finish her words, Edward slammed the table and stood up: "Fuck! Do you think America is a defeated country?"
"What do you think, Mr. Edward?" Carmen asked fearlessly.
Edward gritted his teeth and replied: "If this is your attitude, then we might as well die together."
"Come on then!" Carmen spread her hands indifferently.
Marian said with a cold face: "Sir, please state some practical conditions! We will not agree to the conditions just now no matter what."
"Don't agree? If you don't agree, then what are we going to talk about? Just start fighting. Anyway, we know the location of those guys very well." Carmen's eyes were filled with coldness.
Cheng Gaofeng, Duke of Windsor and others were also overwhelmed by the tense situation between the two sides, and quickly persuaded both sides to take a step back.
Edward said: "Withdrawal and compensation are impossible. We can maintain the status quo."
Carmen laughed coldly: "Hahaha, this is a joke. We can destroy the Fifth Fleet and the Seventh Fleet right now. It is not up to you to decide whether to withdraw or not."
"Then let's die together!"
As they talked, the two sides started arguing again.
After more than an hour of talks, America finally made a small concession, which was to agree to give up Sing Tao's Changi base.
After all, this base is now disabled.
Despite choosing to abandon the Changi base, America is still playing tricks.
"Haha, return it to Sing Tao's management? OK, the Strait of Malacca is very shallow, and it might be blocked again someday." Carmen didn't care.
Everyone has heard the hidden meaning of Carmen's words.
If Sing Tao does not agree to Homo Sapiens moving into the Changi base, then there will definitely be trouble in the Strait of Malacca every other day. Anyway, Homo Sapiens has the Kra Canal and does not need the Strait of Malacca at all.
This is also the reason why America chose to abandon the Changi base.
This base is right under the nose of the Homo Sapiens Company, and coupled with the terrain that is very easy to block, it would be a piece of cake for the Homo Sapiens Company to take over the Death Star Island.
Whether America agrees or not, it cannot change the fact that the Strait of Malacca is controlled by the Homo sapiens company.
Cheng Gaofeng quickly said, "OK, then this one is settled. Do both parties have any unusual objections?"
Carmen continued: "Guam and Diego Garcia must be handed over to us..."
"impossible!"
The two sides continued their war of words.
However, the Homo Sapiens Company took the initiative, controlled the Seventh Fleet and the Fifth Fleet, and could directly threaten the major families of the Hilltop City Council. The American negotiation team had to make some concessions.
Sapiens also stopped while it was ahead and did not overly stimulate America.
After more than ten hours of intense negotiations.
The two sides finally reached a reluctant agreement.
The condition was that America would give up the Changi base in the Strait of Malacca and the Diego Garcia base in the central Ceylon Ocean, and promise not to deploy military bases in Australia.
At the same time, the Luzon Sea was designated as a special buffer zone, and American warships and submarines passing through this sea area must notify the Homo Sapiens Company in advance.
The Homo Sapiens Company ordered the Seventh Fleet to leave the Strait of Malacca and head to the Ceylon Ocean to join the Fifth Fleet.
As for other issues such as free trade, normalization of relations, and not tarnishing the image of Homo Sapiens, neither side took them seriously. After all, this world will ultimately be ruled by fists.
As for the identity positioning of the Sapiens Company, America and other major powers tacitly assume that it is equal to their own strength.
Even in America's eyes, the threat posed by the Sapiens Company has surpassed that of a certain Eastern power and Lucia.
During the negotiations, the other powers hoped that Sapiens would join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the Intermediate-Range Missile Treaty, and the Outer Space Treaty.
In this regard, the Homo Sapiens Company only agreed to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and did not agree to anything else.
22 years, April 28th.
At around two o'clock in the morning, the two parties, who had just concluded negotiations and signed a secret treaty, flew away from Hong Kong overnight.
Although this conflict ended with America's concession, everyone involved in the talks knew very well that after today, the world would inevitably enter a more intense confrontation.
Whether it is America, which withdrew from Southeast Asia in disgrace, or the emerging Homo Sapiens company, or other major powers, none of them will remain indifferent.
Although those news media with sharp noses did not obtain the specific content of the talks, groundless speculations were already flying around.
In response, Sapiens Company, America, and other major powers remained silent, apparently deciding to treat the matter coldly.
Homo Sapiens did not continue to stimulate America, but went back to prepare and quickly take over the affairs of the two bases.
In addition, with the official debut of the Homo Sapiens Company, it is necessary to deal with the relationship between the Homo Sapiens Company and Luzon, Siam, Honsawadi and Ceylon.
By the way, although America did not pay compensation to Sapiens, it agreed to sell all of the Ceylon sovereign foreign debt it previously held to Sapiens at the current price.
Likewise, the 47% of non-sovereign foreign debt loans owed by Sapiens to Ceylon will be fully repaid to the counterparties, thus completely resolving Ceylon's foreign debt problem.
Just after the Hong Kong talks ended, all parties began to act according to the agreement.
There was also a biggest loser in this meeting, who was in extreme panic.
