Chapter 660 - 661: He is the Man Behind
At this time, Di Mingzhe, with a serious expression, said, "Xiaojin, the situation is a bit unstable lately. We need to keep a low profile with our business activities and refrain from attracting unnecessary attention."
Nangong Jin was taken aback and his face turned serious momentarily. He didn’t ask for the reason and simply responded, "Okay. I understand."
"So, are D Country and E Country going to war?" Di Mingjue suddenly turned to Di Mingzhe and asked.
"I don’t think so." Di Mingzhe adjusted his tie, looking cool and composed, "It’s just that the international community may use this opportunity to strike at the largest arms dealer, so it’s advisable to keep a low profile."
Nangong Jin raised an eyebrow and whistled playfully, "Then I’ll let those smaller arms dealers take the fall."
"That’s exactly what I meant." Di Mingzhe nodded, "I wanted to discuss this with you today, and it’s quite unexpected to run into you here."
Nangong Jin raised his lips, laughing audaciously and putting his arm around Di Mingzhe, "That’s why I always knew it was a wise decision to have you as a partner."
Di Mingzhe just chuckled without responding.
Di Mingjue couldn’t help but shake his head, musing about the corruption and opacity of politics.
Yes, Di Mingzhe and Nangong Jin were partners. Specifically, Di Mingzhe was the man who controlled the entire Empire’s arms... smuggling.
Even though Nangong Jin held sixty percent of the shares and Di Mingzhe only forty, Di Mingzhe was the one making decisions.
He was responsible for steering the direction of this business. After all, his influence in this arena was undeniable.
So, it’s understandable.
Hence, Di Mingzhe wasn’t poor at all. In fact, he might even be richer than Di Mingjue!
This is quite normal, actually. It can’t be said he is corrupt, nor can it be said he is not clean.
Any illegal business, be it smuggling or drug trafficking, would thrive in any country, any corner of the world.
It’s not that the government isn’t trying hard enough to combat it, but under the allure of huge profits, there will always be desperados who would break the law.
Some things you simply cannot eradicate completely, and so it might be better to control them.
Even if the Nangong family refrained from this business, other families would step in. Even if the government wanted to intervene, there would always be corrupt officials beyond their reach.
Greed often overpowers morality.
So, having someone else control this business is not as good as handling it himself.
Di Mingzhe didn’t do this for sheer profits. Instead, it could be considered beneficial to the whole country if he could control this sector himself.
If this power falls into other people’s hands, it wouldn’t be as good.
After all, Di Mingjue knew Di Mingzhe well enough to believe in his integrity.
Therefore, the private relationship between Di Mingzhe and Nangong Jin was actually quite good. That’s why Di Mingjue wasn’t worried about their relationship falling apart because of Xiaxia.
Perhaps nobody would’ve thought that Di Mingzhe would turn out to be the head of the largest arms conglomerate in the Empire.
So, even if he pursued a relationship with Xiaxia officially, he would still ultimately have the upper hand.
Di Mingzhe was very astute. From the very beginning, he controlled the most compelling substance.
The rest of the senior officials were all after money, but he held the most tangible asset in his hands, controlling everything behind the scenes.
What he wanted was not money, but power.
Even if his mentor’s next recommendation wasn’t him, he wouldn’t worry, as he had already quietly amassed great power.
On the surface, he appeared harmless, just a low-profile vice president who only dealt with infrastructural development and cultural affairs.
Behind the scenes, however, he was the Dark Master, the leader of the largest arms trading faction within the Empire.
Not to mention the secret dealings he and Di Mingchen had. So, it could be said that the person who hides the deepest is always the elder brother, and the one who walks through the most paths is always the elder brother’s tactics.
This guy is so freaking shady!
So, when the elder brother becomes cunning, he really is no ordinary person! Like a cheetah lurking in the African jungle, perfectly camouflaging itself, you never know when it will pounce and deliver a deadly blow!