Zero to the Greatest and Richest

Chapter 118

On Saturday, I received a full report for my company. Bruno called me in a panic.

"Sir, Alex. We have a problem here on the gold mining."

"What problem?" I asked. "Is it still about the mining equipment?"

"No, that's already handled, and all the equipment has been delivered to the mining site. Caterpillar has given us 100% support since we allowed them to use our place to gather data for them," he explained.

"So, what is it?"

"Local people from environment activities have started to demonstrate and block the road," Bruno said. "They claim it's illegal mining and will cause climate change."

"What a bullshit, We have all the permits in order, right?" I asked him.

"Yes, we have all the permits, and there are no issues with the government." Bruno agreed.

I answered, "Of course, I paid $1 million for the permits and later a few percent for the taxes. So, who are they?"

"I believe Ivanov's people have paid the locals and climate activists to prevent us from mining. They are blocking all the