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Chapter 870 Wait a minute (8000 words)
Some of these small European countries do not want to withdraw from the Atlantic Ocean. After all, there are many traitors in this part of Europe.

However, they had to withdraw for two reasons. On the one hand, it was Niu Niu and Gallic Rooster. These two guys had six aircraft carrier fleets, and two more aircraft carrier fleets were about to be put into service.

Although these small countries in Europe are not convinced by each other, they still have to think carefully when facing an aircraft carrier fleet.

After all, it is impossible for the Bald Eagle to go to war with the six aircraft carrier fleets of these two countries just for its own small country.

The second one is Taurus and Gallic Rooster. As the engines of Europe's economic development, if these two countries target any small country, the economy of this small country will be ruined in minutes.

Moreover, Niu Niu and Gallic Rooster are the center of the Internet and the most developed region in Internet technology in the world.

These small European countries may be quite good at certain single technologies, but they are still far behind in overall industrial strength.

So even though these countries seem to live a good life, it is because they have no conflicts with neighboring countries. They are developing in a single field and can use these technologies to make life better for their citizens.

Then there are the dealers. If there is anyone in Europe who doesn’t know the reputation of Niu Niu Nobles, I’m afraid everyone knows that these guys are a bunch of troublemakers.

If any small country doesn't listen, believe it or not, once this troublemaker gets its hands on it, there will be chaos in its own country.

Without seeing Sandezi, the two families are now living separately, and the wall between them is getting stronger and stronger, making them look like enemies. No one will believe that these troublemakers have no contribution to this matter.

All countries in Europe have some disputes within them, including land disputes with surrounding countries.

Therefore, these countries dare not take the risk. If they offend these troublemakers, their countries may be in chaos again.

However, after Mr. Zipper came to power, he expressed his willingness to allow Fat Bear's former younger brother to join Atlantic.

The bald eagle did the same thing in history, but this time the situation was obviously not as smooth as in history.

This angered both groups. First of all, the European Community expressed strong opposition.

The other one is Fat Goose. Although Fat Goose seems to have a good relationship with Bald Eagle now, Fat Goose still has to consider one thing, that is, Atlantic Ocean has always been targeting himself. Under his current situation, this organization not only did not disband, but also added other people. This makes Fat Goose feel a little uneasy.

In addition, Fat Goose now sells its energy to Western Europe. If the middle area is controlled by the bald eagle, then are the pipelines that transport energy to Western Europe under the claws of the bald eagle?
However, there are still some not-so-smart people in Eastern Europe who expressed their willingness to join.

But the prerequisite is, Bald Eagle, you have to first provide me with a large sum of money free of charge.

OK! This is also a group of people who dare to do anything for money. It turns out that they are waiting for the bald eagle here!
Mr. Zipper doesn't have much money to provide support now.

This small country in Eastern Europe doesn't have many products of its own, just some agricultural products.

These small countries may have had products before, but after Fat Bear was disbanded, the supply chain system changed completely, so there are basically no products.

The Bald Eagle wants to use these countries as a dumping ground for its products, rather than giving these countries money.

Besides, bald eagles have no shortage of agricultural and sideline products.

At the same time, some companies in certain Eastern countries have purchased large amounts of land in some friendly countries in Africa, Eastern Europe, and South America to build new farms and ranches, creating a large number of employment opportunities for the local areas.

Among them, the black soil of the second family of Fat Bear was purchased by many companies in some Eastern countries to build farms and ranches.

After refurbishing some scrapped agricultural machinery in the second brother's home, they started using it directly on the spot.

The second brother expressed strong welcome to the US dollars offered by some Eastern companies.

Some Eastern countries do this, on the one hand to use up the US dollars they have, and on the other hand to ensure food security.

Africa mainly refers to East Africa, because West Africa is the traditional territory of the Gallic rooster.

The same is true for South America. As long as you have US dollars, British pounds and francs, they welcome investment.

When Liu Hai saw this news, he knew that there were capable people above him. Now there would be no obstacles in acquiring land in Eastern Europe, not to mention the US dollars that Eastern Europe urgently needed.

Moreover, given our country's current strength, the safety of these farms developed overseas is guaranteed.

International food prices continue to fall, but domestic food purchase prices have increased instead.

The main reason is that the cost of grain production in our country is relatively high. Although the small peasant economy can achieve self-sufficiency, the cost of grain production is relatively high.

However, the small peasant economy in our country also has its advantages, that is, if we encounter a major war, we can basically be self-sufficient.

It would be difficult to grow food on such vast plains if a war broke out.

Because large-scale grain cultivation requires agricultural machinery, fertilizers, and fuel, and once a war breaks out, the prices of these things will definitely rise to an incredible level, or they will not be available at all.

"This year is almost over!" Liu Hai looked at the desk calendar and saw that 1992 was almost over.

It is almost the year 1993, and the country's total economic output is probably equivalent to that of the year 2010 in history.

Historically, my country's foreign exchange reserves were more than 2010 billion US dollars in 4000, but now the annual imports and exports and foreign exchange reserves are far more than this figure.

They robbed the notebook, the bald eagle, and Sandezi of their development opportunities.

Historically, Japan has been a world leader in the development of automobile manufacturing, machinery manufacturing, and semiconductors. It has even defeated the Bald Eagle companies in the storage industry.

Of course, the reason why the bald eagle is willing to transfer these to the small notebook is to facilitate the harvest. That is to say, no matter how many industries you have in your small notebook, no matter how much money you make, it will eventually return to the hands of me, the bald eagle.

That's why the Bald Eagle was so confident in leaving the shipbuilding and semiconductor industries to the small country for development.

Historically, by 2020, the shipbuilding industry had passed through small countries and finally flowed into our country.

In fact, the historical transfer of manufacturing to our country proves a problem: in the eyes of capital, there is no country, they only have costs and profits.

In fact, Western countries have historically been very reluctant to transfer manufacturing to certain Eastern countries, because this would greatly improve the manufacturing level of certain Eastern countries and bring a large number of jobs to certain Eastern countries.

But there is no way. The transfer of manufacturing industry is not based on the ideas of politicians in these countries, but on the profit-seeking nature of capital.

Don’t think that in 2020, Western companies are shouting about moving to this place today and that place tomorrow.

Only after they have suffered losses and been cheated in these places will they remember how good we are.

Even though China has the largest population, it is impossible for these people to be converted into workers.

But to be honest, there is one thing about the third in command that is enviable, and that is that foreign capitalists will be treated like dogs once they go there. As long as there are people who oppose these capitalists, others will unite to drive the capitalists away, then take over the capitalists' factories and equipment, and continue production.

However, the third in command in this time and space has a hard time, because the price of food is too low, and there is a minibus next to it and Xijin on the other side.

Although Xijin is a small country, the fighting power of its people is very strong and has frightened the army of the third in command. After several conflicts, Xijin almost broke directly into New Delhi.

Moreover, Xijin has now occupied the lower reaches of the Ganges and formed an inland fleet. If the third in command is not convinced, this inland fleet will go upstream directly.

Recently, Xijin wants to collect garbage disposal fees from the third boss because he polluted the water of the Ganges.

It is worth mentioning that Xijin is a Buddhist country, so the South Asian subcontinent is now made up of several religious countries.

"Environmental protection stick!" Liu Hai touched his chin when he saw the news!
This time it's our turn to raise the big stick.

Liu Hai, who returned from 2020, knows that environmental protection is actually a means for Western countries to restrict the development of other countries.

Didn’t you see that in the 2020 incident, Western countries started burning coal again and started coal-fired power generation again!

And someone who was famous for his environmental protection was later spurned by others.

Even some Eastern countries that planted trees were criticized by Western experts for destroying the desert environment!

It also makes people completely understand what kind of species the expert is. In the expert's theory, the desert should be a desert and should not be changed artificially!

However, environmental protection cannot be achieved by one family alone, so we must work together with several friendly countries.

Of course, we can start recycling waste now, mainly by formulating relevant standards.

Let waste recycling really get on the right track. To be honest, some waste recycling really pollutes the land, and if it is polluted by heavy metals, the land will be wasted.

Liu Hai saw a report that a place was using the land of a former chemical factory for building houses. The land of the chemical factory was contaminated by heavy metals and it should not have been used to build houses, but it was built anyway. If people live there, the impact will be very great.

"Let's write a plan first!" Liu Hai was still prepared to write a plan first.

At the end of November 1992, the Bald Eagle held a high-level economic closed-door meeting with the Taurus and the Gallic Rooster.

No one knew in advance what was discussed at this meeting, but after the meeting, the representatives of the three parties all looked unhappy.

Niu Niu’s representative said: The Bald Eagle wants us to continue purchasing their food, but their price is too high, and they also want to prevent us from withdrawing from the Atlantic and want to deploy their weapons in our country. The Fat Bear no longer exists, and the Fat Goose is our friend, so the Atlantic organization has completed its historical mission!
The representative of the Gallic rooster also said: The representatives of the Bald Eagle tried to use some false promises to make us continue to support their economic model, but they did not take into account our own economic model. We Gallic roosters are the Gallic roosters of the Gallic people, not the Gallic roosters of the Bald Eagle. We are very glad that we withdrew from the Atlantic decades ago. The Bald Eagle tried to turn the Atlantic into an armed group in which he has the final say!
The representative of the Bald Eagle said: The world situation is very complicated, so it is necessary for the Atlantic Organization to continue to exist. Moreover, we have a common history with Europe, we should unite, we should not be enemies but friends, and our enemies are far away!
However, Niu Niu, the Gallic Rooster and the Fat Goose all opposed it.

Niu Niu and the Gallic Rooster think that the fat goose is now one of our own in Europe. Bald Eagle, are you targeting us in Europe by doing this?

Fat Goose also said: Eagle, what on earth do you want to do? You say one thing and do another?
The bald eagle said: We are not targeting you, we are targeting some countries!

Some countries said: Our country doesn't even have an aircraft carrier, so why do you need to target us? Moreover, we are so far away from you in the Atlantic Ocean. The reason why you, Bald Eagle, want to control the Atlantic Ocean is just to deal with the fat goose. Fat goose, you'd better be careful.

The bald eagle gnashed its teeth in anger and said it would impose high tariffs on cars produced in certain Eastern countries.

Then the automobile manufacturers within Bald Eagle said that if high tariffs were to be imposed on foreign cars, it would harm our country's consumers.

The Bald Eagle expressed its demand that domestic companies keep their industries at home.

The domestic automobile manufacturers in Bald Eagle are speechless about the Bald Eagle government's request. They don't look at the current situation in their own country.

The situation in the Bald Eagle’s country is a bit complicated now, although the high tariffs on the second-generation Panda mobile phones do protect the country’s mobile phone manufacturing.

But it also indirectly offended conglomerates such as Motorola and Americas Communications Corporation.

In addition, high tariffs were imposed on certain other Eastern countries, which led to huge losses for Niu Niu dealers, so the dealers did not purchase food from Bald Eagle’s country.

The income of Bald Eagle's domestic food, fertilizer, chemical and pesticide consortiums has also been greatly affected.

Because some Eastern countries have always been major importers, 60% of the food exported by Bald Eagle goes to some Eastern countries.

Because of the tariff issue, some Eastern countries stopped importing food and turned to other countries in the world.

Of course there are many countries in the world that are short of food, but they have no money!

This also caused some financial groups in the Bald Eagle country to object to the government's decision.

Don’t underestimate the many upstream and downstream industrial chains driven by grain exports.

In mid-December 1992, some Eastern countries issued an environmental protection initiative, stating that as one of the class committee cadres, it is necessary to make due contributions to protecting the earth.

Niu Niu, the Gallic rooster, then responded directly and proposed a variety of environmental protection strategies, such as making plastic materials degradable.

At the same time, the three countries decided to hold an environmental protection forum in 93 to formulate new environmental protection standards, including automobile emission standards, aircraft emission standards, fuel lead content standards, plastic degradation standards, waste recycling, etc.

Environmental protection taxes will be levied on those who violate the regulations. For example, if an airplane fails to meet the emission requirements, a high environmental protection tax will be collected as long as it passes through its own airspace. Similarly, ships sailing in its own waters must also take environmental protection measures, otherwise pollution fees will also be charged.

As soon as this initiative came out, it was recognized by environmental protection organizations around the world, and they all demanded that their countries also participate in the standards.

However, the bald eagle expressed strong opposition because Boeing is the most popular aircraft on the market now.

If this environmental standard is really implemented, it will have a huge impact on Boeing's aircraft market, and will also have an impact on General Motors and Pratt & Whitney Engine Company.

Civil aviation passenger aircraft is one of the few pillar industries in Bald Eagle. If environmental protection standards are implemented and have an impact on this industry, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Because engine upgrades require funds, to put it bluntly, the aircraft engines must be forcibly upgraded.

Faced with the bald eagle's opposition, many Western experts have come out to criticize the bald eagle, believing that the bald eagle is irresponsible to the world.

On December 1992, 12, the epoch-making audio-visual product VCD began to be sold simultaneously around the world, and the price of VCD was only 20 pounds.

Vcd actually has the small head and the big head is the disc, because genuine discs are not cheap.

VCD dealers don't make much money, they mainly make money from the discs.

Genuine discs can be purchased or rented, and the West has a mature videotape market.

And VCD is also compatible with various audio systems of previous video recorders.

The image quality of VCD discs is much higher than that of videotapes. After all, videotapes are analog signals, while VCD discs are digital signals.

VCDs were warmly welcomed as soon as they were launched on the market. The clear picture quality made everyone feel that watching movies was a pleasure.

If it is equipped with high-end audio equipment, it will be like sitting in a movie theater. Therefore, VCD has also launched a home theater system with a variety of modes to choose from, such as 3D mode and theater mode. On the one hand, it is determined by the arrangement of the audio equipment and on the other hand, it is determined by the audio mode.

VCD sales are booming, and discs are also selling well. The domestic pre-order volume for blank VCD discs reached one billion one week after VCDs were launched on the market.

And those businessmen who got the disc recording machines felt like they were picking up money.

Because discs are in short supply.

These merchants are now ordering new machines on an urgent basis, but now they have to wait in line for at least three months to pick up the goods because there are so many orders for the machines.

However, at this time, Bald Eagle came out to cause trouble again. The Film Union of Bald Eagle stated that VCD discs would cause damage to the film market, and suggested that Bald Eagle officials ban the sale of VCDs to protect the domestic VCR and videotape market.

Unexpectedly, the Bald Eagle MP actually submitted the bill, and the House of Commons quickly passed it.

Liu Hai was speechless when he saw the news. Is the bald eagle rejecting technological development and starting to close its doors to the outside world?
The market that VCD impacts is the VCR and videotape market.

In January 1993, the Bald Eagle, the Gallic Chicken, and the Bull signed an arms destruction agreement with the Fat Goose, which meant that both sides would reduce the number of mushroom eggs.

At the same time, the Bald Eagle Gallic Chicken and Niu Niu destroyed weapons for the Fat Goose and provided some economic and technical assistance.

Although there is a lot of dispute between Europe and the bald eagle, they are on the same side when it comes to moths.

Turning around, the Bald Eagle reached a new arms sales agreement with Xiaobenzi and the Third Dangjia, and will export the most advanced improved models of F16 and F15 fighter jets to these two countries.

However, the condition is that the two countries must first pay a sum of money for the technology upgrade. That is to say, the f15 and f16 fighter jets have not yet been upgraded, and these two countries must pay a sum of money before they can be upgraded.

This is like someone saying that my company is going to go public and now I’m selling some original shares at a low price.

What the Bald Eagle promised to these two countries is that if you put in the research and development expenses now, you will be considered investors, and these aircraft will be sold to you at a lower price in the future.

The Third Master and Little Benzi were of course very happy to hear this.

Because these two countries are also helpless about the Black Shark fighter jets of some countries.

The third in command has a lot of MiG series fighter jets from Fat Goose at home, but they are no match for the Black Shark fighter jets.

You should know that some Eastern countries have deployed 12 Black Shark fighter jets on the plateau, and an early warning aircraft.

The third in command felt like there was a sniper rifle pointed at his head!
Therefore, they urgently need a fighter jet with very advanced performance to give themselves courage.

The same goes for the small notebook. Although it is equipped with f15 and f16, it has been beaten by Black Shark fighter jets several times, so it is in urgent need of an upgrade.

The Bald Eagle promised that the upgraded f15 and f16 will have more advanced radars, more advanced fire control systems, and more advanced air-to-air missiles, which can completely crush the opponent's Black Shark fighter.

But at this time, another piece of news leaked out, that is, Niu Niu was preparing to retire a conventional aircraft carrier, that is, an 8-ton ski-jump take-off aircraft carrier.

When the third in command heard the news, he was very excited. You know, the third in command’s first aircraft carrier was purchased from Niu Niu’s family.

However, the third in command is in a dilemma now. If he buys an aircraft carrier, he will not be able to buy f15 or f16 fighter jets.

Because Niu Niu's aircraft carrier is very expensive, to be precise, this aircraft carrier has not been in service for many years.

At the same time, the Gallic Rooster also announced that it would retire a conventional aircraft carrier because the last nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was about to be put into service, and the personnel on the retired aircraft carrier would be replaced on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

Of course, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the Gallic Rooster in this time and space is no longer the weakling it was in 2020.

At the same time, Fat Goose also announced that it would sell the unfinished aircraft carrier at the price of scrap, and also promised to help the buyer build the aircraft carrier.

When the Third In Command heard that there was such a good deal to be had, his eyes lit up!
The third in command felt that happiness came so suddenly, as several aircraft carriers were available for sale at once.

However, the third in command took a look and found that there was indeed not much money in his pocket.

So the third in command waved his hand and exported grain and beef at low prices. People in China stopped eating meat and promoted vegetarianism.

The drop in food prices for the Third Boss hit the Bald Eagle on the head again.

The Bald Eagle’s food exports were already not good, and now the third in command is maliciously lowering the price!
The bald eagle probably never expected that one day he would be beaten to a loss by the third in command.

You know, in history, only the bald eagle controlled the price of food and harvested the third in command.

When Liu Hai saw the news, he was also moved. Isn't this the opportunity?

To be honest, there are many countries in the world that can afford aircraft carriers, but an aircraft carrier is not just an aircraft carrier. It also needs an escort fleet, supplies, ports, and sufficient strength to cover the expenses of maintaining the aircraft carrier fleet.

In history, many countries had aircraft carriers, but by 2020, many countries could not afford to maintain them. In 2020, Liu Hai also heard a news that Niu Niu was going to decommission an aircraft carrier.

Because in history, there was an aircraft carrier that leaked right after it was put into service, and given the country's poor situation, one of them will definitely be cut. The money would be useless if it was given to the parliamentarians, so they had to give it to those big-headed soldiers.

In fact, it is mainly an economic problem in Europe. To put it bluntly, as soon as Europe's economy improves a little, the bald eagle will stir up trouble and drag down Europe's economy by a large margin.

After Europe recovered for a few years and was on the verge of rising again, something happened again.

"Xiao Liu, do you think the opportunity is ripe?" Within two days after the news came out, Sun Aiguo called to invite Liu Hai for tea. In Sun Aiguo's courtyard, Sun Aiguo looked at Liu Hai and asked.

"In fact, we can wait a little longer. The Gallic Chicken and the Bull are going to sell, and the price will definitely be very high now, because their aircraft carriers are still quasi-new aircraft carriers, but on the other hand, the level of electronic technology when they were built is somewhat different from now."

"Actually, I'm more optimistic about us buying Fat Goose or the semi-finished aircraft carrier from the second brother's family." Liu Hai said.

"The finished aircraft carrier of Niu Niu and Gallic Chicken has been finalized. It will be too difficult to modify it, and it will also alert the Bald Eagle and Fat Goose!"

Sun Aiguo nodded when he heard what Liu Hai said: "The higher authorities have also considered this. Now Europe and the Bald Eagle are competing with each other. We have the money to buy aircraft carriers, but the electronic technology you mentioned is indeed a key point."

"Although our trade relationship with Europe is very good, when it comes to core things like this, I'm afraid there will be many restrictions!"

Liu Hai nodded: "This is inevitable. These Europeans are cooperating with us for the sake of profit. If we buy their aircraft carrier and then modify it, it will be a hassle. It is better to buy a semi-finished product. We can assemble it ourselves and train our own technical talents."

The modification and upgrading of an aircraft carrier is extremely difficult, because you can't dismantle everything on it and then reinstall it, that's not realistic. In other words, if you want to modify and upgrade, you must consider the use of the equipment on the original aircraft carrier, which will add a lot of restrictions.

Moreover, such transformation and upgrading would require a lot of original data of the aircraft carrier, which the other party might not be willing to provide.

As for buying a semi-finished ship, this is not a big problem. There is more room for creativity. At least it is much easier to modify than piling things on it, and the cost may be lower.

"We want to buy the second one, which is not a big problem, but the price may be difficult to negotiate for the time being!" Sun Aiguo nodded. Although the higher authorities were also very interested in the two aircraft carriers of Niu Niu Gallic Chicken, there were also many practical problems to be solved.

"Then let the Third Master take the lead!"

"I think this may be a trap set by Fei Goose for the Third Master. It is simply unrealistic for Fei Goose to produce aircraft carriers on its own now. If Fei Goose builds up the entire aircraft carrier production system, it will probably take several years under normal circumstances!"

"And now that Fei Goose's family is in such a chaotic situation, there is no way they can build a production system. They can only build one after it stabilizes. So there is a high probability that Fei Goose wants to cheat the Third Master. After all, the Third Master still owes Fei Goose so much debt!"

Sun Aiguo was a little surprised when he heard this: "Does Fat Goose have no shame?"

"Fat Goose will not say that it will not manufacture it, but instead asks the third in command to keep paying more money. As long as the third in command is willing to pay more, he will be able to get the aircraft carrier in 10, 15, or 20 years." Liu Hai smiled, because in history, the aircraft carrier that the third in command bought for one dollar would eventually cost an astronomical sum, and it was done step by step and eventually got it.

"Tsk tsk!" Sun Aiguo nodded when he heard this, because Fei Goose's family is too poor now, with a serious fiscal deficit and economic chaos, and they will sell anything for money.

Of course Liu Hai knew that we bought a lot of good things, so the motorcycle factory imported a lot of semi-finished machine tools, which were the machine tool blanks that were cast before.

These things were bought at scrap prices. In fact, they were placed there to release stress. They have been there for at least 20 years.

However, many of Fei Goose’s machine tool factories have stopped production, and even many of the equipment in the machine tool factories have been sold, so these materials are of no use sitting there.

"Will the Third in Command purchase the finished aircraft carriers from Niu Niu and Gallicus?" Sun Aiguo asked again.

"The probability is relatively small. First of all, the prices these two countries are asking are very high. In addition, there are various supporting command systems, communication systems, and carrier-based aircraft. It is impossible for these two countries to give these to the third master because many of them involve the core equipment secrets of the two countries' national defense."

"So if Third Master wants to buy it, he'll probably have to shell out some money for modifications."

"And the bald eagle might even interfere. After all, if the Third Master really buys it, it would be like giving a large sum of money to these two countries."

"I think the Bald Eagle is likely to get involved too. He might even promise to build an aircraft carrier for the Third Boss. The Third Boss is getting a little anxious now!"

"In the end, the competition between the fat goose and the bald eagle may be the final battle for the third boss to buy an aircraft carrier."

"And these two countries really want to sell aircraft carriers to the third-in-command, because they also want to disgust the third-in-command's neighbor."

Sun Aiguo nodded when he heard this: "This is how it is between countries. Fei Goose's energy pipeline project explains everything. When the oil price was high, Fei Goose didn't care about it. Now that the oil price has dropped, Fei Goose is willing to talk again, but we don't want to talk now."

"To be precise, we now want to establish a new energy channel from Central Asia!"

When Liu Hai heard this, he said, "In fact, we can increase the exploration and development of offshore oil fields, but there is no need to rush on land."

Now that we have control over the southern seas, we should vigorously develop offshore oil fields.

"Offshore oil fields are also being developed one after another, but this energy channel in Central Asia can connect us to the northwest, and at the same time, it can also establish close cooperation with Central Asia."

"We buy their oil and they buy our goods, which forms a healthy complementarity."

Liu Hai nodded when he heard what Sun Aiguo said: "I ignored this problem, but I'm afraid Fat Goose won't be very happy?"

"They were the first to breach the contract, not us."

"As for the aircraft carrier, I suggest you take a look first. Fat Goose will definitely offer a very outrageous price, so that the third boss will be fooled."

"Then just wait."

"It shouldn't take long. After all, the economic situation in Fat Goose's country isn't very good. It would be great if I could sell it now and put the money in my hands!"

Sun Aiguo naturally understood what Liu Hai meant by putting it in his hand. He sighed and shook his head: "No wonder those guys want to split up the family, it turns out they are all for themselves, their greed is too ugly!"

(End of this chapter)