Chapter 1005: 1000. Strict Security

After arriving in the United States, Zhang Ran found Aili immediately to get an update on the situation.

"I have already reached an agreement with some other financial groups; on the premise of cooperating to develop new oil fields, they will not interfere with your actions," Aili said.

Aili stated the most core point, which was what mattered most to Zhang Ran.

The remaining terms and cooperation were all minor details to Zhang Ran at this moment.

Zhang Ran nodded and said, "That is very good. By the way, how have you been discussing things with the upper echelons in the United States?"

In the past, Zhang Ran could handle such matters himself; after all, he was a pure businessman back then, and as long as he had his own reasons for doing things, everything was legal and compliant.

Although he is still a pure businessman now, because of strong support from above, he must choose to avoid certain areas.

To gain some things, one must lose others.

Therefore, these matters must be left to Aili to handle, which is also one of the main reasons Zhang Ran sought to cooperate with Aili.

Aili nodded and said, "The Rhode Family has actually offended quite a few people over the years; after all, their aggressive resurgence also meant cutting into other people's cakes."

"Their new relationships are not that solid either, so by paying a small price, everything you wished to see has been achieved."

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "Since that is the case, then thank you very much."

Aili said calmly, "No need to thank me, this is what I should do; after all, I have also received my benefits from it."

This was certain; Aili would definitely not help for nothing.

Just on the point of opening doors, Aili was spending Zhang Ran's money and doing Zhang Ran's business, but the connections ultimately fell to Aili himself.

Zhang Ran did not mind this; he did not need such connections right now anyway.

And this was also the reward Aili deserved.

"By the way, what about the cooperation in new energy?" Aili asked.

This was his true cooperation with Zhang Ran; the other aspects were just incidental.

"You can rest assured about this. Our country is vigorously supporting the development of new energy vehicles. I believe you know this by now; the annual appropriations are an astronomical figure, from which you can see our country's determination," Zhang Ran said with a smile.

Aili nodded and said, "I understand this, which is why I agreed to cooperate, but how should we join in now?"

"It's very simple: joint venture. I have already reached some cooperation intentions with several car manufacturers. As long as we have some research results on our side, everything else will be easy to discuss," Zhang Ran said.

Zhang Ran and Aili talked for nearly a day, covering most of the points, before he left.

Returning to the house here, Zhang Ran rested for a while and continued to work.

This house was bought by Zhang Sicheng.

Having been here for such a long time, he had bought a house here as well; although it was not very big, it was comfortable to live in.

He Yong had also come along this time. Zhang Ran told him to stay home more to keep the old lady company, but he insisted on coming along.

In fact, He Yong understood that if it were just an ordinary matter, he would have stayed home to keep the old lady company.

But this time it was not simple; it was a matter of life and death.

Who knew if the Rhode Family would go crazy at the last moment? After all, this was their home turf.

He Yong was worried that something might happen, so he followed along.

At the same time, He Yong had also mobilized everyone he could, even bringing over some of Li Cheng's people.

Don't look at the place where Zhang Ran is staying as if there aren't many people; there is a lot of security force, both visible and hidden.

At the slightest disturbance, these people would be able to discover it instantly.

Scorpion was also here; at this moment, his expression was very serious, meticulously patrolling the area he was responsible for.

"Scorpion, no need to be so tense, right? Come have a cigarette," a team member on the side said with a chuckle.

Scorpion looked at him with cold eyes, making the team member feel uneasy.

This team member was actually an elite in the past, otherwise he wouldn't have been assigned to Scorpion's squad.

But ever since coming to work as underground security for Zhang Ran, he had rarely encountered any real major events.

Basically, it was all small stuff, and as time went on, they couldn't stay tense anymore.

Scorpion said coldly, "Yong Ge gave strict instructions this time to stay alert and not allow any accidents to happen. Didn't you hear clearly?"

"Scorpion, I just think there's no need to be so tense. What kind of person is Mr. Zhang? Who would have the guts to do that?"

"If an accident happened to Mr. Zhang here, let alone anything else, even the United States wouldn't allow it," the team member argued in a low voice.

Actually, there was some truth to that; Zhang Ran's status was different now. To say that someone wanted to deal with him using forceful means was really not easy at all.

Scorpion, however, did not relax in the slightest. "I don't care what you think, but this time, if you let a single slip-up happen, I will definitely make you regret it."

As he spoke, a sharp glint flashed in Scorpion's eyes.

Scorpion was not like these team members; he knew some things, which were revealed to him by He Yong. After all, Scorpion was also a key person being groomed.

So Scorpion knew that Zhang Ran was here to take revenge, and he was dealing with a massive capital family.

If it came to the final moment, when this massive capital family was about to perish, who knew if they would make a desperate move?

Therefore, Scorpion would not allow any accidents.

Seeing the look in Scorpion's eyes, the few team members stopped talking, but they also vaguely sensed that this time seemed a bit different.

So, one by one, they regained the state of mind they had back in the day.

Scorpion's side was just a microcosm; other places remained the same.

Just the next day, a squad member accidentally made a mistake, and He Yong had him taken away immediately. He said it was a dismissal, but he was taken away directly, clearly not to be released until the matter was over.

With one squad like this, no one dared to take things lightly afterward.

When Zhang Ran found out, he just smiled and didn't care about these things; since he had handed it over to He Yong, he wouldn't interfere in these matters.

"Dayong, why don't you bring the old lady here for treatment after this matter is over?" Zhang Ran stretched and said.

He Yong shook his head and said, "Forget it, the old lady won't agree. If something really happened and she died in a foreign land, I reckon the old lady wouldn't be able to rest in peace even in death."

Hearing this, Zhang Ran didn't bring it up again. Actually, this was normal; at that age, everyone knew what was in their hearts.

To be honest, if Zhang Ran himself reached that age and that point, he would also not want to be far from his hometown, even if the medical treatment were better.