Chapter 603: Bottom line? What the hell?
Xiong Yanhua's words let Lu Yiming know that not all the people Li Jiahuang brought were just for show. Because these places were among the best locations that Jiang Weichen and his team had painstakingly investigated, and they were currently deserted, so if the site selection was not professional enough, it would be easy to miss.
Unless they were lucky and circled the land with their eyes closed and happened to circle this place.
However, this possibility should be very small.
However, Lu Yiming's attitude was firm. As for eel farming, Lu Yiming naturally hoped to build it into a high-end brand. After all, earning hard-earned money is boring.
But to be high-end, you can’t just rely on publicity. The product itself must be viable. Otherwise, it will be a castle in the air and will fail sooner or later.
It seems that I still have to face Li Jiahuang head-on.
Lu Yiming sighed and said, "It seems that I still have to talk to this Li and ask him to give up the place to me."
Although Xiong Yanhua is the local official, both Lu Yiming and Li Jiahuang claim to be investing. Xiong Yanhua doesn't want to offend either of them, as they are both her flesh and blood.
He was still thinking in his heart, if Lu Yiming asked him to go to Li Jiahuang to ask for the place, would he go or not. But Lu Yiming said he would go, and he breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "Oh, harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth, if we can have a good discussion with Mr. Li, it would be great."
Lu Yiming turned around and told Jiang Weichen about this. Jiang Weichen secretly thought it was a pity, but then Lu Yiming said, "Let's go, let's talk to Li Jiahuang and ask him to give up the place. He is a liar in the first place, but he is still acting so seriously. Don't ruin a good place."
Unexpectedly, this complaint turned out to be a prophecy.
When Lu Yiming met Li Jiahuang, Li Jiahuang happened to be in Half Moon Bay.
But at this time, this place has become a construction site, with rocks collapsed everywhere, the beach dug into pits everywhere, and many places crushed by road rollers, seemingly intending to level the land.
Jiang Weichen's eyes turned red, and he couldn't help but yelled, "This is ridiculous! This is simply nonsense! You should stop them immediately, otherwise the ecology of this place will be irreversibly damaged. Hey, they are not doing aquaculture at all."
Seeing Jiang Weichen so anxious, Lu Yiming immediately realized the urgency of the situation and quickly found Li Jiahuang in the crowd.
Amid the roar of crushers and excavators, Li Jiahuang saw Lu Yiming and immediately put on a victorious attitude, saying with a smile: "Hey, isn't this Mr. Lu, the richest man? Why? You don't go to run your breeding base, but come to me to learn from me?"
How could Lu Yiming be polite to Li Jiahuang? He immediately started to speak, shouting, "I'm going to teach you a lesson, hurry up and tell your people to stop, you've ruined this wonderful environment."
Li Jiahuang thought Lu Yiming was just angry and became even more complacent: "What did you say? I am destroying the environment? Are you sure? I am helping the local economy develop. Can the environment be used to make a living? Or do you have your eyes on this place and want to compete with me for it?"
Lu Yiming took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Yes, I have my eyes on this place. Take your people and get out of here."
Li Jiahuang said sarcastically, "Oh my, you are such a big shot as the richest man. Are you robbing me by force? Do you really think the law is vegetarian? I occupied this place first."
"You still have the guts to mention the law?"
Lu Yiming was so angry that he laughed: "Okay, I have a team of lawyers. I can call them and ask them to come over and analyze your scam and then make it public. How about that? Either you get out, or I expose you. It's your choice."
When Li Jiahuang saw that Lu Yiming was going to make a real move, his face suddenly darkened and he said, "Don't be too arrogant. You can't afford to offend the person behind me."
It was a fund of several hundred million yuan at any time. Not to mention that Li Jiahuang was a packaged overseas Chinese, even if he was a real overseas Chinese, few could come up with so much at once. Now that Li Jiahuang personally admitted that he had someone behind him, it also explained why he dared to go against Lu Yiming, the richest man.
However, Lu Yiming sneered: "They are just a few rats who can't stand the light. I can't afford to offend them? Are you afraid of some serious illness?"
Li Jiahuang said: "This world is not as simple as you think. Although you are the richest man, there is no such thing as a thief who can steal for a thousand days. If you offend us, you will never have peace in the future."
It is obvious that Li Jiahuang has an outstanding background. After he went abroad, he was spotted by an international fraud gang due to his shrewd mind and flexible moral bottom line, and soon became a member of them.
This time he came back, he wanted to make a fortune by taking advantage of his identity.
If an ordinary businessman was threatened like this, he would probably choose to keep quiet. After all, there is no need to offend Li Jiahuang and the international fraud group behind Li Jiahuang for the benefit of others and provoke retaliation.
But Lu Yiming just wanted to be soft-hearted, not to mention that the eel farming project was related to the economic development of his hometown and could not afford to fail. He immediately said, "It seems that you are not willing to accept a toast. Have you ever heard of the saying that a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake? Although you have a backer, you don't think about where you are now. Back then, the seventeen gangs all came together and were beaten to tears. How many divisions do those people behind you have?"
"So there's nothing to talk about?"
"roll!"
Seeing that Lu Yiming was not afraid at all, Li Jiahuang gnashed his teeth in anger and said bitterly: "Okay, very good, don't think that I am afraid of you just because you are the richest man. We are not done with this matter!"
It is impossible to stop the work. After all, it is a project worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Even if it is just for show, Li Jiahuang has to spend some money to make some noise.
Seeing that this person did not stop working, Jiang Weichen was also anxious. After all, agricultural research emphasizes adapting to local conditions and adapting to the local environment. It can be said that it is unacceptable to destroy the ecological environment.
"What can we do? Even if we don't want this place, we can't let them destroy the ecological environment like this."
Lu Yiming said with a gloomy face: "Let's go back first, I will definitely stop him."
After returning home, Lu Yiming called Epstein directly.
At this time, Epstein was sleeping. If someone interrupted his sweet dream, he would definitely be furious. But the person who called was his God of Wealth Lu Yiming, so he lost his temper at all.
"Lu, why are you calling me at this time?"
Lu Yiming didn't beat around the bush and said directly: "I heard that you have a wide network of contacts and friends all over the world. I wonder if you know anyone in the island country?"
On the other end of the phone, Epstein suddenly became energetic when talking about the island country. He said to Lu Yiming in high spirits: "Lu, are you interested in the women of the island country? Let me tell you, the women over there..."
Recently, Epstein has made a lot of money with the help of television, and he has been making money without doing anything. As a capitalist, facing Lu Yiming who brought him wealth, he certainly wants to curry favor with him. Men, what they covet is nothing more than power, money and sex. Power is a thing with clear class distinctions, and the way is basically blocked. Everyone has money, and the rest is sex. Speaking of sex, the island country cannot be ignored. So, when Lu Yiming called to talk about the island country in the middle of the night, Epstein would certainly think wrongly.
Lu Yiming was so upset that he quickly said, "Let's not talk about that for now. I'm looking for you today because of something very urgent. I want you to help me find a few people."
"Enemy?"
“I guess so.”
Epstein laughed and said, “That’s no problem.”
Lu Yiming said, "Tell me the fax number and I'll send it to you. Help me find out their identities."
After a while, Epstein saw the photos sent by Lu Yiming.
Although he didn't recognize any of the people in the photos, he said confidently, "No problem, just wait for my good news."
It has to be said that although Epstein's character is poor, his ability to do things is very strong. When he was in America, he made a few phone calls and helped Lu Yiming get the information he wanted before dawn. It can be said that he has connections everywhere.
The next morning, American time, it was dusk on Lu Yiming's side when Epstein called him and said, "Among the people you want to investigate, this guy named Li Jiahuang is now on the list of Interpol headquarters. It is rumored that he is involved in many large-scale fraud cases. Many countries are looking for him and the fraud group behind him."
After saying this, Epstein lowered his voice, as if afraid that someone around him might hear him: "Here's a piece of advice for you. Try not to deal with these guys, and it's best not to offend them casually, because they do things lawless and often have no bottom line."
Lu Yiming thought to himself, is there anyone in this world who has less moral integrity than you, Epstein?
But he said, "Well, thank you for your reminder. It's not that I want to offend anyone, but they are the ones who are provoking me. I can't be bullied, right? Fax me the information you collected and I'll take a look."
"Hey, if they come to offend you, then there's nothing to say. Wait, I'll send you the information right away."
As the fax machine made click-click-click sounds, documents with pictures and texts slowly flowed out.
The next morning, Lu Yiming walked into Xiong Yanhua's office with the information.
Xiong Yanhua was very surprised by Lu Yiming's visit, and she said politely, "Mr. Lu, you're here so early."
Lu Yiming directly slapped the information on Xiong Yanhua's desk.
Xiong Yanhua's expression changed slightly and she asked, "What is this?"
Lu Yiming said: "This is all the information about Li Jiahuang and his people. Those so-called experts from the island country are not even from the island country, but from Taiwan. They just went to college in the island country and were hired specifically to commit fraud."
"Fraud?"
Xiong Yanhua was frightened.
Although there have been reports that they are a fraud gang recently, the Haibian project has indeed started, and the loan information they provided is also very complete and formal. Xiong Yanhua is determined to make political achievements, so of course she doesn't take these rumors seriously. But today Lu Yiming came directly to get the information, and he was so sure that Xiong Yanhua panicked.
Lu Yiming's identity was there, and to be honest, his weight was much heavier than that of Li Jiahuang who appeared out of nowhere. Now Lu Yiming said that Li Jiahuang was a fraud gang and directly took out the information, which made him have to be cautious.
After all, it involves a bank loan of 300 million yuan. Xiong Yanhua is able to sit in this position, and he is not an idiot. Of course, he understands the seriousness of the matter.
"No way?"
Lu Yiming said calmly: "Of course, you can see for yourself."
The information in Lu Yiming's hands was very complete. After all, it was obtained from the Interpol headquarters. Each case was listed neatly.
After reading the information, Xiong Yanhua's hands were shaking. If the information on it was true, the consequences would be disastrous. He said with a fluke: "No way? I don't think they are scammers. The bank loan I helped them get before was also used for the construction of the breeding base. Could it be that you, Mr. Lu, made a mistake? Maybe there is some misunderstanding here?"
Xiong Yanhua's reaction was within Lu Yiming's expectations. He said, "Li Jiahuang did not touch the bank loan, but did he deliver on the 300 million investment he promised? The money for the construction is from the government, but he is using the project to trick investors into spending money. What is this? This is clearly a scam!"
In fact, Li Jiahuang’s scam was not complicated. He first gave everyone the first impression that he was a billionaire by throwing money around.
Then they used the guise of investment to obtain loans from the government.
However, Li Jiahuang was smarter and did not intend to take advantage of this part of the loan. Instead, he focused on the investors.
They attract investment by offering high rates of return, and use the government as a banner to endorse their projects. After they have swindled all the money, they simply run away with the money in the name of buying fish fry and equipment.
But there are too many fools in this world. No matter how simple the scam is, as long as it arouses people's greed, there will still be people who fall for it.
In particular, Li Jiahuang did a good job on the surface. The breeding farm was built in full swing, and even if someone suspected him, they could not find any evidence of fraud.
Xiong Yanhua's face fell immediately. He was so proud during this period of time. He suddenly had two super projects under his jurisdiction. He went to the city for meetings with his head held high and his chest puffed out. He was already thinking about the promotion. Now Lu Yiming came to tell him that one of them was a scam, which made him unable to accept it all of a sudden.
If what Lu Yiming said was true, then it was hard to say whether he could keep his current position, let alone get promoted.
Lu Yiming said: "While there is still room for recovery, take action now. It will be too late if you don't take action now."
Xiong Yanhua muttered, "We don't have any evidence. We can't just arrest people based on suspicion, right? What if we arrest the wrong person? Then I'll be..."
Of course Lu Yiming knew Xiong Yanhua's difficulties, and immediately smiled and said: "Don't worry, I came here today just to tell you the truth. It may be difficult to arrest him now, maybe we can try to alert the enemy."
Xiong Yanhua asked: "Stir up trouble? How do you stir up trouble?"
Lu Yiming said, "Leave it to me. If he is really a liar, you can ask the bank to stop the loss in time. If he is not a liar, then I am just fooling around. It will not affect you at all."
Lu Yiming's words touched Xiong Yanhua. He was originally a little greedy and wanted to take both projects. Now if he could only keep one, he would of course choose Lu Yiming.
After all, the title of the richest man in the country is not something that can be called casually. If Lu Yiming committed fraud, wouldn't it cause a sensation across the country?
After discussing with Xiong Yanhua, Lu Yiming left with the information . He certainly didn't worry that Xiong Yanhua would tell Li Jiahuang. After all, Xiong Yanhua could sit in this position, which meant that she should not have obvious defects in intelligence.
The next morning, in the most luxurious hotel suite in the county, Li Jiahuang ate the milk bread and began to read the newspaper that had just been delivered.
If you want to be a qualified liar, the most basic thing is to be well-informed, familiar with the big and small things around you, and understand all the slightest movement.
However, the news headline in the newspaper almost caused Li Jiahuang to choke to death on the hot milk.
“Is it an opportunity or a scam?”
Seeing this headline, Li Jiahuang, feeling guilty, felt a little uncomfortable. After reading the content of the news, he felt a chill down his spine.
This report, from the perspective of an observer, writes about the eel project developed by Lu Yiming and Li Jiahuang, and then predicts who will succeed by analyzing the lineups of both sides.
This was originally a very normal report, but it thoroughly checked the information of the island experts in Li Jiahuang's hands, and even wrote down how many times they failed exams when they were studying in Taiwan. On Lu Yiming's side, the old experts were genuine, and it was clearly written which school they taught at.
The difference between the two sides is obvious.
Li Jiahuang was in no mood to even have breakfast, and he quickly called his accomplices to discuss countermeasures.
The person on the other end of the phone said, "It's time to run away. If we don't run now, we may not be able to escape. I'm going to contact the captain now. Keep those people stable during the day, and we'll run away at night."
It would be too conspicuous to go out during the day, and those ships would not dare to dock during the day, so we can only choose to leave at night.
Li Jiahuang urged, "Well, hurry up and leave as soon as possible at night."
"Know."
After the call, Li Jiahuang quickly started packing up his things. He burned all the so-called information plans in the toilet and then flushed them down the drain. After checking out of the hotel, he did not go to the construction site, but met up with a few accomplices. The group hid in a remote grove, waiting for the night to fall.
Li Jiahuang had never felt that a day was so difficult. Seeing the sun rising from the east, he began to pray in his heart that it would set quickly. After staying in the woods for twenty hours, Li Jiahuang finally received a call, asking them to go to a place to board the boat.
