Nikolaus used his own login to check the inventory levels of the special products for Dimitri’s distributor. They had taken a couple of containers of Russian currency, a container of euros and, oddly, even a container of Indian currency. Nikolaus didn’t want to know anything about what they were doing with it, he just wanted it gone. He was somewhat peeved they hadn’t taken the one container of South African currency they had. He was about ready to burn that money. He had asked everyone in the party who ran any kind of covert operation if they had use for it and they had all said no.<\/p>\n
It was odd to still have all of those euros. Nikolaus had taken to paying the team doing the harvesting in cash. It was a big bag of euros every week and still they had a bunch bailed up and waiting to be boxed. At least they had gotten more strict in their organ dealings. American dollars, euros, or Russian rubles were the only forms of payment they accepted. Deliveries were now accompanied by special paramilitary units who made sure the terms were met or the buyers no longer had need for organs.<\/p>\n
Getting rid of the odd currencies was still going to be a problem. Nikolaus had called Hans and asked him for a shipping address to send some special cargo.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat kind of special cargo?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLocal currency in containers which state it is medical supplies and not to be opened,\u201d responded Nikolaus.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow many containers?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFour.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWill they fit in the trunk of a car?\u201d \u201cNot all four together.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShip them one per week to the apartment where the three guys are staying. They can cart the package here. This location really isn\u2019t secure to be leaving that kind of cash around.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cUse it to grease whatever palms need greasing. One of the sales from the other operation got paid in that currency and we aren\u2019t set up to use it or convert it. The laundry didn\u2019t leap at cleaning it. Since you are in-country you can pay your people in local currency and bribe who you must.\u201d<\/p>\n
It would be nice to have a decent hotel<\/i>, thought Hans. I can keep a low profile and have a place with flush plumbing for a change<\/i>. Tt would be nice to take a hot shower more than once per week as well. This time the people doing the surveillance had it good and the headquarters had it bad. There was one hydrant sticking out of the ground for water and it didn\u2019t have much pressure. No way you could take a shower, even if there was a shower or a hose.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow is that going, if you don\u2019t mind my asking?\u201d \u201cBeyond capacity. Took the risk of bringing in new people to boost capacity, but quite risky.\u201d \u201cYou need a second location.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m already on it. Presenting to the board later today.\u201d \u201cBe a year before it is up though, won\u2019t it?\u201d \u201cSix months. Much smaller site and a much bigger construction crew.\u201d \u201cWon\u2019t that be difficult to hide?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are being provided by the government of where it will be built. They use them for much of their military construction.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh. You managed a big hook.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA whale.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood fishing, then.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nikolaus laughed, then hung up. His stress level was dropping. While the money laundering was going slower than he wanted it was still going to add several million to the bottom line of the company this quarter.<\/p>\n
That reminded Nikolaus to check the inventory of blood. He logged in again and found it had been cut in half from its previous level last week. He picked up the phone and called Abel.<\/p>\n
\u201cHello.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHello Abel, Nikolaus here. Is there any way I can see what this new distributor orders?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you logged into your inquiry page?\u201d \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAlong the top menu there is an option for reports. Put your mouse over it and a drop down menu will appear. Should be an option for account history.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAh, there is.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSelect it and key in the account number I gave you. It should bring up a list of invoices after asking you a date range. You can look at each invoice individually. That will pretty much match their order, unless we had to back order some items for them. Do you need more information?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, this is good enough. Thank you very much.\u201d \u201cAlways glad to be of service to the party.\u201d No wonder they hadn\u2019t taken much in the way of currency off Nikolaus\u2019 hands. Nearly half of their credit limit was used up ordering blood. Another quarter of it went to the generic products. They only had chump change left to order their private products. Dimitri wasn\u2019t kidding about this distributor starving for quality generics. They had ordered enough cold formula and antibiotics to treat a city. He wondered what would happen in a few weeks when their credit limit was adjusted as a result of finance finishing their credit check. Hell, they ordered 1,000 boxes of gauze patches! Other than the blood and plasma, none of the stuff they ordered retailed for more than U.S. Five dollars. Nikolaus was interrupted by an email notification. He opened the message as he saw it was from the contact at the new distributor.<\/p>\n
Hello,<\/p>\n
I just wanted to thank you for allowing us to distribute your products. We have been trying to find a line of quality products for a very long time. I can\u2019t wait for your credit department to finish their check on us so we can order all of the things we really need.<\/p>\n
We are updating our catalog now with all of your products and sending it out to all retail and hospital locations we supply. By the time our credit limit is increased we expect to have a very large order waiting for you.<\/p>\n
It would be at least a week before their credit limit was bumped. Nikolaus had forgotten how bad off some parts of Russia really were. He assumed Dimitri would be providing the credit references in one way or another and that this influx of generic medical supplies into the region was his method of buying off the public. Still, doing some good along the way never hurt. After all, wasn\u2019t that how the other countries were going to be sucked into this operation? They were all buying blood components and their very wealthy were buying organs to extend their greedy lives.<\/p>\n
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