The people who came to Baku with Jiao Guoping were also Minister Zheng’s confidant Guo Jingxiang.

Su Cheng smuggled abroad, and naturally he was desperate and could not return. But this abnormal action was equivalent to putting Minister Zheng, who promoted the matter, on the fire.

Abnormally caught off guard, Minister Zheng had to send out his most trusted and capable personnel and "persuaded" Su Cheng to return to the country to admit his mistake. Of course, Minister Zheng did not think that Aliyev could take office, and sent Guo Jingxiang was just for the sake of face.

Guo Jingxiang did not regard this matter as a major event, but was still on a business trip abroad. When he arrived in Azerbaijan, he first asked the embassy to catch the autumn wind, and then looked for the local shops, thinking about buying two fur coats, carpets and tapestries.

The foreign ministry members who came with him could not help but flocked to the streets and bought some valuable products as much as possible. Azerbaijan, like Afghanistan, is rich in wool. In an era when Chinese people still couldn't tell the difference between cashmere sweaters and wool sweaters, European countries began to purchase cashmere and wool from Azerbaijan and Afghanistan. Although the ground-made sweaters and leather jackets were simpler and could not hold up the materials well, they were still a rare gift to bring them back to China.

The neat team collapsed that day, which made Jiao Guoping feel very bad, but he didn't say much. In his heart, he didn't feel that he could contact Sucheng immediately.

Jiao Guoping admired Su Cheng's courage to fight against the enemy, but it was difficult to understand his approach.

In his eyes, Sucheng was almost like a mouse in a bellows. His behavior was not welcomed in the country, and the Azerbaijani authorities hated him to the core.

Not to mention Baku, the camp of Elicbey, even the slightly remote Azerbaijani cities would probably not like foreign speculators like Sucheng.

In view of this, Jiao Guoping specially instructed the embassy staff in charge of contacting and said: "Remember to tell Sucheng that we can ask him to determine the location of meeting. It can be done at home and abroad, Iran, the United States or Europe. As long as we determine the time and place, we will arrive according to the time."

However, unexpectedly, Sucheng called back that afternoon and invited him to meet at supper.

It was not a message from multiple people, nor a prepaid phone from foreign countries, but an ordinary phone from Azerbaijan. The embassy correspondent even told Jiao Guoping directly: "Shaqi Hotel. It is in the city center."

"It's in the city center." Jiao Guoping repeated it and felt strange.

"Do you want to notify Director Guo?" the correspondent said with a compliment: "It's time to send someone out to find him now."

Except for the ambassadors, the other staff of the embassy are lower than those in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Guo Jingxiang and Jiao Guoping are already half the imperial envoy for the embassy in Azerbaijan.

Jiao Guoping nodded subconsciously and then asked: "How is the public security in the city?"

"Baku is very good. Except for people taking to the streets to protest from time to time, it is usually quiet. However, the religious and ethnic issues in the land are relatively complicated, and we usually avoid them." The correspondent said everything and tried hard to recall.

"That's how." Jiao Guoping was confused and didn't understand how Su Cheng dared to appear in Baku.

In the past one or two weeks, the foreign ministries of Azerbaijan and Turkey have urged the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to give an explanation three times a day. If this were not the case, he and Guo Jingxiang would not have come in a hurry.

According to Jiao Guoping's idea, Sucheng at this time should be hiding somewhere like a frightened bird. How dare you invite me to meet in the center of Baku?

Could it be that he was not a human being? How can the voice on the phone be explained?

Jiao Guoping was thinking about it and his face was also changing.

The correspondent next to him looked at him with admiration and thought to himself: What comes from the department is different, you can think of a phone call for so long.

Wait, wait, wait. 3 minutes passed, 5 minutes passed. 10 minutes passed, Jiao Guoping didn't speak yet...

The correspondent couldn't sit still and twisted around.

Jiao Guoping heard the voice, frowned dissatisfiedly, and asked, "Why are you still here?"

The correspondent just wanted to grab the ground: Am I waiting for your order?

This can only be thought about in my heart, and I can't say it out loud. The correspondent could only say in a quiet voice: "Then... do you want to notify Director Guo?"

Jiao Guoping's eyes widened: "Have you notified yet?"

"Let's notify me now." The correspondent lowered his head and resisted the man's chin.

Guo Jingxiang is not easy to find, because the places where cheap furs are sold in Azerbaijan are very remote, and the subsidies for Chinese officials to go abroad are always less than those of foreign officials. Therefore, diplomats from European and American countries can buy souvenirs in Baku wherever they are, and Chinese diplomats can only go to the suburbs of the city.

It was almost 6 o'clock in the evening when the embassy staff found Guo Jingxiang. He was bargaining with the natives of Azerbaijani in Russian, trying to buy a Soviet-style military coat with a fur-collared collar.

I don't know which Soviet military coat was made from a former Soviet military custody. It is of good quality, but it is not liked by Europeans and Americans, but it is very suitable for China. The embassy staff who came to look at Guo Jingxiang fell in love with it and asked in Russian repeatedly: "Is there any other 'members'?"

The old Azerbaijani man who was selling the goods nodded and said, "There are 3 more."

"It just so happens that we are three people." The embassy staff pointed happily at himself and his companions, as well as Guo Jingxiang next to him.

As a Beijing official, Guo Jingxiang was so poor that he lost his limit. He had bargained for a long time just now. With his companions in this formation, he did not miss the opportunity.

The old man in Azerbaijan is also trained for a long time. When facing foreigners, he vows to squeeze out every penny, so he fought back.

The four of them pulled a military coat and talked about it from head to toe. They finally bought it for more than 30 US dollars. This money naturally had to be saved from their daily subsidies. However, if the money saved was not used to buy things, the forced foreign exchange settlement was only 300 yuan, which was more than half the cheaper than the domestic price.

Guo Jingxiang was very satisfied and felt that the main task of the trip to Azerbaijan had been completed. He smiled relaxedly: "You two are from the embassy, ​​why did you come here?"

"We are here to find you." The driver carefully put away his coat, Zhan Yan smiled and said, "Director Jiao asked you to go back, saying that the person you are looking for has been found."

"Finished? Where?" Guo Jingxiang was happy. This was a double happiness. He bought a cheap fur coat. He also found Su Cheng.

However, the driver shook his head and said, "I didn't say anything in detail, I just said that I would meet at dinner time."

"Dinner time." Guo Jingxiang's face changed instantly and he said, "What time is the supper here?"

"At seven or eight o'clock."

"What time is it now?" Guo Jingxiang looked up at the sky, feeling gray, and his questioning became loud and angry.

Seeing that he was unhappy, the driver couldn't help scratching his head and said, "It's 8 o'clock now."

"Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"I... am not afraid of you being anxious." The driver thought: If I had said it a long time ago, if you bought something expensive, wouldn't you blame me again?

Guo Jingxiang could also guess their thoughts when he looked at the expressions of the two. He got into the car with laughter and tears, and said in a muffled voice: "Go back to the embassy, ​​hurry up."

The driver did not dare to say anything, and on the rotten road in Baku, he drove the Polish little bean Ding, which was as big as a fist, at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour, which made Guo Jingxiang's teeth hurt.

When they arrived at the embassy, ​​Jiao Guoping could not wait to leave. Guo Jingxiang asked about the place and ordered the driver to rush to Shaqi Hotel.

The road conditions this time are better, but the good ones are limited.

After getting off the car, Guo Jingxiang looked pale. He quickly walked into the hall and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Jiao Guoping and asked, "Is the person here?"

"Not yet." Jiao Guoping shook his head slightly.

"How could I get a date in such a place? Are I from Sucheng?"

"It's hard to say, but it was him who called."

"Then wait." Guo Jingxiang sat on the sofa in the lobby and leaned comfortably, and said, "I guess this guy wants to play tricks on us. The control of the Azerbaijani authorities is a little weaker, but Baku is the capital. Even if Sucheng dares to come, he dares not come out in a big way, let alone make an appointment..."

Speaking of this, he saw Jiao Guoping’s expression strange and said strangely: “What’s wrong with you, Lao Jiao?”

Jiao Guoping picked the corner of his mouth twice and said, "Su Cheng is here."

"Come on..."

Guo Jingxiang blinked and realized what Jiao Guoping was talking about. He turned around in disbelief.

Sure enough, Su Cheng, who had seen him several times in the photo, was walking over with a smile on his face.

There was no sneakyness, no look around, and no shackles and handcuffs. He came over openly.

Su Cheng was surrounded by a whole group of people, including interpreters, bodyguards, accountants, lawyers and business assistants. That style was much bigger than in China.

It’s not that good to be too stylish. He earns dozens or millions of dollars every day, not only needs to settle accounts, but also needs people to protect money. In addition, Azerbaijani politicians who want money find opportunities to contact Aliyev and Sucheng, and people are indispensable around him.

As for the Baku government, its role under the silver bullet offensive was really limited. How could the police chief and garrison commander in Baku take the US dollar from Sucheng, so how could he have the nerve to stop his free action?

At the end of the former Soviet Union, the governments of major republics were rotten to the core. To this day, Azerbaijan is not much better.

Elichbey was perhaps a good young man with ideals and ambitions, but most of the others in the government were left behind in the former Soviet era. Not to mention their administrative abilities, their ability to embezzle was no less than that of their predecessors.

In the Caspian Petroleum Circle, this skill will be passed down for a long time.

Jiao Guoping was completely unable to guess the cause and effect relationship in his domestic thinking mode, and was surprised: "Why did you come like this?"

Su Cheng laughed out loud and said, "If I don't come like this, how should I come?"

"The Baku authorities won't arrest you?" Guo Jingxiang was particularly surprised. In the past month, the Azerbaijani authorities have been full of protests. Why did they arrive in Baku? Instead, they saw the Ming Dynasty in Sucheng appear generously in the city center.

Su Cheng can't say that I smiled at all bribes with all sides, and everyone loved them, and flowers bloomed when they were blooming.

He simply shrugged and pretended to be cool, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Jiao Guoping kept silent.

As Minister Zheng’s confidant, Guo Jingxiang stood up and said, “What is the point of China? It’s better to ask Director Su to return to China.”

"If I go back to China, the line of Aliyev will be broken."

"Elicbey's term of office is still long. At Aliyev's age, he is afraid he won't be able to wait." Guo Jingxiang said and stopped and continued: "If you become president by unjust means, the country will not recognize it. Therefore, Director Su still hopes to return to China quickly."

"After you say that, don't you still want me to stop supporting Aliyev, and it's no different from the official letter issued by Minister Zheng to me."

"We are here this time to express our attitude. Could it be that Mr. Su really doesn't want Dahua Industrial?" Guo Jingxiang's threat this time was more specific.

Su Cheng frowned his eyebrows and said, "Just you, you can't eat my Dahua Industry."

Guo Jingxiang left in awkwardly, shook his head and said, "Dong Su, don't be obsessed with it. Supporting foreign political parties is a serious nature..."

"This is what I'm talking about the risk." Su Cheng suddenly sighed and turned his head to the right.

Beside him was the little Aliyev with a silly look on his face. He just heard the translation and said deeply: "You have paid too much for the Afghan people."

"Who are you?" Guo Jingxiang was confused.

Little Aliyev said with a smile: "My name is Aliyev, Irham Aliyev. It is my idea to invite you here today."

Guo Jingxiang and Jiao Guoping were dumbfounded. It was one thing for them to threaten Sucheng, but it was another thing for others to face boss-level figures on the territory of others.

Little Aliyev didn't need them to speak, and said to himself: "Before meeting you, I thought, there was a traditional friendship between China and Azerbaijan. My father, as a former member of the Politburo of the Soviet Union, should have some connection with the Chinese government. Unexpectedly, you would rather destroy Mr. Sucheng's company than support the Aliyev family..."

Jiao Guoping was unwilling to bear such a crime and hurriedly said: "Mr. Aliyev..."

"No need to say anything more. I'll invite you to see a good show today." Aliyev said and clapped his hands, and a beautiful welcome lady came up.

Guo Jingxiang asked in Russian in surprise: "What a good show?"

"Just the day before yesterday, there was a fierce exchange of fire between the Azerbaijani government forces and the Armenian army. The Azerbaijani government forces were defeated... a war fought by a group of idiots..." Aliyev commented and continued: "Since yesterday, demonstrations have occurred in various parts of Azerbaijan. According to our speculation, the march in the Baku area is about to begin."

"March..." Jiao Guoping and Guo Jingxiang's heads turned three times before they woke up. This is Azerbaijan, a "democratic country". The parade here and the parade in China's victory parade are completely different.

In developed democratic countries, even if there are large marches, there will be no great harm. In underdeveloped democratic countries, the marchs will often turn into riots...

Jiao Guoping and Guo Jingxiang looked at each other and became nervous.

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ps:  Shame, it's still so late.
Chapter completed!