The personnel present had been thoroughly cleared beforehand, allowing both parties to proceed with the arms deal in the open light of day.


    Silence enveloped the scene as neither side exchanged any words. The escort leader took the initiative to open the containers from the three vehicles and invited the three Americans to inspect each one individually.


    Once they verified the contents, the trio leaped out of the containers. One of them signaled to the freighter, prompting it to send over a small loader that delivered a hefty iron box weighing 600 kilograms.


    The escort leader promptly approached, opened the iron box, and discovered it was brimming with shiny gold bars. He exchanged knowing nces with those around him, and several individuals quickly gathered equipment to extract the gold bars, examining and weighing each one before repacking them into several bags they brought along.


    The iron box held a total of 500 kilograms of gold. All the bars had been re-melted prior to this transaction, shaped into t molds without any steel seals, ensuring that no traces were left behind.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    After confirming theplete 500 kilograms of gold, the escort leader grinned and approached the three Americans, stating, “Everything checks out with the 500 kilograms. Just to be clear, I won’t be issuing any refunds for price differences.”


    One American responded, “No refunds are necessary. When doing business with us, if the gold price increases, you won’t need to refund us; conversely, if it drops, we will cover the difference.”


    The man chuckled, “Honestly, I enjoy working with your ckwaterpany. It’s straightforward, efficient, and quite enjoyable.”


    One of the Americans retorted coldly, “Just remember, if you ever disclose the name of ckwater, you will regret it.”


    “Understood!” the man replied with augh, then continued, “I also have a substantial stock of NATO weapons from Western Europe. If you’re interested, I can provide a quote.”


    The American furrowed his brow and inquired, “Since when have you been umting NATO weapons?”


    “Haha!” the man replied with a grin, “If you get the chance, visit Ukraine. NATO’s weapons are nearly depleted, and over half of those donated by member states have found their way to the ck market. Just tell me what you need, and I can get it!”<fn433e> Latest content published on fι?dnοvel</fn433e>


    The lead American nodded and said coolly, “I’ll reach out if we require anything further; we need to get ready to leave.”


    The man quickly agreed, “Alright, I’ll wait for your contact. Here’s to a sessful partnership!”


    Shortly thereafter, a gantry crane lifted the three containers onto the ship.


    After the trio confirmed everything was as it should be, they awaited the freighter, which soon set sail overnight toward the Suez Canal.


    This freighter was charted to travel from Turkey to South Africa via the Suez Canal, but unbeknownst to anyone, three of its thousands of containers were destined to disembark at a location along the way.