The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 494 Negotiation (Part )

Since we are using taxpayers' money to compensate you, we will naturally be very frugal.

The stance cannot be wrong.

Otherwise the character will be unstable.

Wang Miao took a pen and paper and went over to make the call, which lasted for a full quarter of an hour. During this quarter of an hour, Cheng Mo and Lin Shiqun drank tea and chatted intermittently.

The two sides were not in a tense relationship and were even talking and laughing. Lin Shiqun wanted to talk about the old grudge between Wu Sibao and Cheng Mo several times, but he avoided the talk every time.

It was obvious that Cheng Mo didn't want to talk about his relationship with Wu Sibao, and Lin Shiqun also understood that they were here today to resolve the conflict.

If personal grudges must be brought into the picture, the negotiations will come to an end and he will be blamed. Ding Mo-jun seems to have given in and no longer asks about the matter of No. 76, but if he is given a chance, he feels that Ding Mo-jun will not show mercy to him.

Therefore, Wu Sibao’s matter is not suitable to be discussed today.

"Mr. Cheng, this is the funeral and pension standard for the deceased in No. 76, but it involves compensation issues, which has nothing to do with our standards."

"I know that regardless of whether there is compensation or not, you will pay compensation to the family of the deceased according to this standard." Cheng Mo nodded, "But we might as well use this standard as a benchmark to negotiate the standard of compensation and set a standard for similar situations that may occur in the future, how about it?"

"Mr. Cheng, the police station also has similar standards, right? Why don't we take them out and compare them together?"

"Of course." Cheng Mo took out the standards that he had prepared long ago and placed both sets of standards on the table.

The funeral standards are similar, with not much difference, but the standards for compensation for casualties are much lower at the police station than at No. 76.

If No. 76 did not have such high salary and benefits, how could it attract people to join and risk becoming traitors?
Many of them were from the police station, and some were those who were cleared out from the police station.

How many of these people understand the righteousness of their country and family? Working for No. 76 is nothing more than a way to make a living and earn more money to support their families.

"Since it's compensation, I think we should pay three times the highest amount. Director Lin, what do you think?"

Lin Shiqun originally wanted to say that the compensation should be ten times the amount, but he also knew that ten times was impossible. Once the door was opened, all future payments would have to be made according to this standard. The British were not stupid, so how could they agree to this?

Three times is pretty good.

If you ask for a higher price, it's not impossible, but that means you're not sincere in negotiating.

"According to the division of responsibilities, we will pay 35% of the compensation, and the remaining 65% should be paid by you." Cheng Mo said.

When Lin Shiqun heard this, his mind raced and he was suddenly shocked. Cheng Mo had set a trap for him.

The police station will pay 76% of the compensation according to its liability. If the remaining % is given to the family of the deceased, wouldn't that be tantamount to raising the death pension standard of No. in disguised form?

No. 76's job is very dangerous and death can happen at any time. With such a high pension standard, can No. 76 afford it?
Unless the 65% responsibility is borne by the deceased...

But in this case, what will the people below think? They fought for you, No. 76, with their lives, but you don't get any compensation at all. It's the money compensated by the police station, although it is roughly equivalent to the pension, but it is also money given by them. Are you, Lin Shiqun, a miser who won't give a penny?
Lin Shiqun finally understood why Cheng Mo insisted on quantifying the primary and secondary responsibilities. It was for the purpose of compensation standards. I will pay as much compensation as I bear the responsibility. There is nothing wrong with this statement.

Only then did Lin Shiqun realize that in this negotiation, the other party had always held the initiative. Of course, this was because the other party had placed the main responsibility on their side from the very beginning.

It is normal that he cannot speak toughly since he is mainly responsible. Moreover, Lin Shiqun did not come here with the intention of falling out.

As long as Cheng Mo's conditions do not exceed the bottom line, he will not strongly object. This is indeed the case. The other party's conditions are indeed normal for him. If he finds reasons to refuse, the other party will definitely find reasons to object.

Only a bodyguard and a driver were dead. If it was She Aizhen who died, it would be a different matter.

Of course, there are also psychological reasons for Lin Shiqun.

Cheng Mo represents the British, and Chinese people generally feel inferior to foreigners psychologically. Lin Shiqun is not clear about Japan's attitude and thoughts towards Europe and the United States. If he knew, he might not have this attitude.

Make trouble for the British, but don't push them too far.

Things like responsibility definition and compensation are all minor matters. The most important thing is whether No. 76 will have to accept inspection and hand over his gun when entering the concession in the future.

Abolishing this rule is what Lin Shiqun wants to achieve today.

"Mr. Cheng, we believe that No. 76 is a working agency of the Reformist Government, and its staff enjoys the same treatment as government employees when entering the concession. It is an extremely unreasonable rule for you to continue setting up checkpoints and confiscating the guns of our staff. This conflict was caused by this. Our bodyguards refused to hand over their guns for safety reasons, fearing that they would be attacked by the Blue Shirts Society after entering the concession. We hope that you will abolish this rule!"

"Anyone who enters the concession will have his or her safety properly protected by the police station. The concession is safe. We have arranged for police officers to patrol continuously. Even if an attack occurs, they can arrive in a very short time. Moreover, no matter whether it is your personnel or other personnel, as long as they enter the concession, they must cooperate with the inspection. This is clearly stipulated in the agreement we both signed long ago." How could Cheng Mo agree so easily?

He also knew that Lin Shiqun would definitely propose the abolition of Route 76 and the exemption of inspection for Wang Puppet operatives entering the concession.

"Once an attack occurs, the quickest way is to save yourself, rather than waiting for the police to arrive."

"Director Lin, can you guarantee that your people will not do anything illegal when they enter the concession with guns?" Cheng Mo asked back.

Lin Shiqun frowned when he heard this. He really couldn't guarantee what kind of people were under his command.

If they really bring guns into the concession, there is no guarantee what they will do.

"Director Lin can't guarantee it either. In fact, the security in the concession is relatively safe. The Municipal Council and the police station have been cracking down on violent terrorist crimes related to the Blue Shirts Society. Director Lin, please believe this. In other places, even if Director Lin's men have guns, they may not be able to protect their own safety, right?" Cheng Mo said again.

"Xiao Cheng, are you determined to abolish this inspection?" Lin Shiqun asked. He didn't know what the British bottom line was, but he couldn't be soft in his attitude.

"Director Lin, the spirit of contract is very important in the Western civilized world." Cheng Mo said, "Director Lin, it's written in black and white, you won't deny it, right?"

"However, yesterday's conflict was caused by the unreasonableness of this regulation. If it is not abolished, I cannot guarantee that such incidents will not happen again in the future!" Lin Shiqun said. This was a direct threat.

If you don't change, there may be another conflict like this. It depends on how many times you can endure it.

(End of this chapter)