chapter 13
The moment he said this, he had already thought about all Gu Mingzong's reactions, which were furious, cold, and ridiculous. He was joking and disregarding... However, the moment when the last word was released, Gu Mingzong's mobile phone on the desktop rang.
He immediately made a stop gesture, got up and answered the phone, and walked not far away.
"Hello?"
“…”
Fang Jin's eyes suddenly changed slightly—
The moment he passed by, he heard the sound coming from Gu Mingzong's phone.
Fang Jin was very sensitive to sound. He practiced the piano when he was a child, and his musical feeling was good and his fingers were long. Gu Mingzong's original intention was to let him learn music, but Fang Jin himself refused. Growing up in a place like the Gu family that needed to be done step by step, it was impossible to protect himself in a vase playing the piano and painting. If you want to survive, you must learn the ability to survive as much as possible.
But when he was a child, his foundation in practicing piano was still there, and his ability to distinguish human voices was still very subtle.
He should have only dealt with this person who called Gu Mingzong recently.
Gu Mingzong stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window not far away. Fang Jin stared at the jumping candlelight in front of him, and a series of people he had talked to appeared in his brain like lightning. He compared them in different ways, and his premonition of anxiety became heavier and heavier.
Yes, he had indeed heard this voice, it was...
The phone suddenly rang, interrupting Fang Jin's thinking. When he looked down, he saw that it was Gu Yuan.
"Hey?" Fang Jin quickly answered the phone and got up and left the dining table.
"Where are you?"
"What's the matter with Mr. Gu?"
The sound of flipping through papers came from the other side of the phone. After a moment, Gu Yuan's calm and concise voice sounded: "After going back to the company, something happened to our project of 10 million US dollars in Mingda Shipping."
Fang Jin asked in surprise: "—What's the matter?"
"Mingda is bankrupt."
Fang Jin faced the glass window and clearly saw his sudden dilated pupils in his reflection.
At the same time, not far away, Gu Mingzong ended the call and was walking towards this side.
"...I understand." Fang Jin said to the phone, his voice unexpectedly calming: "See you in half an hour."
Fang Jin hung up the phone, turned around and saw Gu Mingzong pulling the seat for him and asked, "Gu Yuan's phone number?"
His tone and movement were so ordinary that he could not see anything strange, but Fang Jin knew that something was wrong in the place he had not seen - that keen intuition about danger had saved his life countless times, without any mistakes.
Fang Jin said calmly: "Yes."
He slid his phone into his trouser bag and walked to the dining table. Instead, he took the initiative to raise his high-legged crystal cup and touch Gu Mingzong gently, then raised his head and drank the red wine.
"Mr. Gu," he gently put the empty wine glass on the table, stared at Gu Mingzong's eyes and said sincerely: "I'm sorry, something happened to the company. The eldest young master told me to go back immediately."
The atmosphere is still beautiful, and the nocturne is beautiful. Not far away, the sky is full of stars, the city’s night view is prosperous, and this extremely luxurious rotating restaurant at the top of the tall building is like a dreamy fairyland of wealth.
However, in this small space, the air is tight enough to the point where it may explode at any time.
Gu Mingzong looked at Fang Jin and suddenly laughed and asked, "——What did you ask me before answering the phone just now? I didn't hear it clearly."
"No." Fang Jin didn't even pause at all, and said naturally: "There is nothing to ask, I'm wrong."
The smile in Gu Mingzong's eyes deepened slightly.
——Just Mingzong is like this. When he wants, he can indeed be a handsome and even extremely charming man. You will never think of him having any connection with those flesh-and-blooded and creepy things.
"Then you go." He leaned over and printed a kiss with a tobacco smell on Fang Jin's forehead, and smiled and said, "Don't be too busy. You have a bad stomach, remember to eat."
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A quarter of an hour later, Fang Jin drove his silver Lexus all the way back to the company building and went straight to the general manager's office on the top floor.
The blinds were not pulled up, and the night view of the city center could be overlooked from the floor-to-ceiling glass window. Most office buildings were still lit with starry lights. Gu Yuan sat behind the wide desk, his tie had been loosened, with a small piece of chest exposed on the neckline, and the cuffs of his shirt were stacked casually to reveal his strong elbows.
Fang Jin knocked on the door, "Big Young Master."
"Come in," Gu Yuan finally raised his head from behind the computer and said lightly: "I'm disturbing you to invite your girlfriend to dinner."
"...I don't have a girlfriend." Fang Jin said helplessly, thinking to himself, how could you think of that aspect, "What's going on with Mingda Shipping?"
Gu Yuan should have just mentioned it casually and did not bother him about his girlfriend, and pointed to the computer screen:
"The project we cooperated with Mingda originally had 10 million yuan to collect funds, but this afternoon, it came news that their ship had already sunk in the ocean half a month ago with a full load of goods. The company has been concealing the news and transferring assets. Until now, the company only has the last piece of paper left, and immediately declared bankruptcy while facing huge claims."
Fang Jin immediately asked: "How much can we recover our funds?"
"According to the bankruptcy liquidation ratio, it is estimated that the maximum is 30%, but this is not the focus of the problem."
Gu Yuan paused, but Fang Jin had already reacted: "———Pay time!"
"You are much more reliable than those stupid directors." Gu Yuan said lightly: "Yes, repayment time. Mingda Shipping has a government background. The inspection will encounter many obstacles from relevant stakeholders. We will not be able to get a penny in at least half a year... But in another ship purchase project of the company, the contract we signed with the German Shipyard will be paid next week. It is too late to apply to the bank to increase the loan amount."
Fang Jin paused slightly.
He instantly understood all the tricks.
Mingda Shipping's bankruptcy repayment must be paid in the order of debt repayment. If the company only has an empty shell, the biggest possibility of 10 million US dollars is losing all its money - even if Gu Yuan uses all means to put pressure on it, it would be a lucky chance to get back three or four million.
Gu Yuan's original plan was that as soon as the payment funds for Mingda Shipping were in place, they would immediately transfer to the down payment paid to German suppliers for the ship purchase, and the rest would be borrowed from banks. But the problem now is that in the case of a serious lack of working capital, they could not even pay the down payment funds, which means they faced the serious threat of forced default!
At this time, it is only less than a week before the payment to the German side next week. How many days did you generate tens of millions of dollars in cash?!
"The shopping mall is like a battlefield, and if you are not careful, you will lose all the money." Gu Yuan smoked a cigarette from the cigarette box, but squeezed it in his hand and said lightly: "It was me who made a mistake."
He didn't feel depressed and regretful when he said this - there were no complete decisions in this world, and doing business is risky like gambling. The bigger the bet, the more profits it makes, and the higher the risk of collapse.
Victory and defeat are common in military affairs. Whether high buildings rise on the ground or collapse in an instant, calm response is the first element.
Fang Jin was a little sad, and he walked over and handed a lighter from his pocket to Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan didn't answer: "Don't you smoke?"
“Prepare for you.”
"I know, if I say if you don't smoke, I won't smoke in front of you."
"..." Fang Jin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Go."
Gu Yuan leaned in the boss's chair, looked up and looked at Fang Jin with his eyes narrowed. There was no one on the top floor of the company, and the spacious office was silent. The lights of the city in the distance gathered into a torrent, reflecting in from the floor-to-ceiling windows, all reflected in Fang Jin's bright eyes.
His eyes always seemed to have a pool of water in their eyes, and they always looked innocent and soft, as if they wouldn't get angry no matter what happened.
...No matter what I did wrong, wouldn't he leave me?
Gu Yuan unconsciously thought, but then he cut it off with a funny feeling - the situation was already very bad, and he was still fantasizing that even Fang Jin betrayed him. Isn't it miserable enough?
"A person like you has never been bullied to death since he was a child." Gu Yuan took the lighter and smiled and said, "Your parents must be very dedicated."
Fang Jin paused and said, "This... depends on which aspect."
Gu Yuan sniffed at the fire and was about to light a cigarette, but he sniffed, as if he could smell a slight smell of tobacco from Fang Jin's hand.
Not to mention that Fang Jin doesn't smoke normally, even if he smokes this smell is very different from ordinary cigarettes. If you insist on describing it, it's a bit like a cigar with a hint of absinthe and slightly intoxicated. If you don't care, you can't smell it at all. Gu Yuan's first reaction was that he had smelled it wrong, but his hand paused in the air for a few seconds, confirming that it was not an illusion, but it was indeed the smell that was touched on Fang Jin's cuffs.
"Didn't you have dinner with your girlfriend just now?" Gu Yuan lit a cigarette and asked with a smile: "It's not that I've found a boyfriend."
"..." Fang Jin's expression was slightly different, and he immediately replied: "You are kidding... you are a former classmate."
Gu Yuan said casually: "Then your classmate should be doing well and smoke good cigarettes."
Since he was sure that he was not a girlfriend, Gu Yuan didn't pay much attention and drew a stack of documents from the desktop and handed them to Fang Jin: "This is the relevant information of Mingda Shipping. Please prepare it for me. Tomorrow I will form a professional lawyer team to fight with them - please pay attention to this person." He opened the first page of the information and pointed to the avatar of a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance: "This is the registered legal person of Mingda Shipping. He disappeared completely after the accident. I used the remaining power of the Gu family when washing the bottom of the bottom of the bottom of the house, but I didn't even see a shadow. Maybe I could die."
If you can't find it, you may die because when Gu Yuan used the Gu family to wash away the underworld, some people and relationships that had not yet been completely disbanded. G Province was originally full of gangs. The Gu family had a great influence in the underworld in the early years. Although 90% of the city has been completely whitewashed, the remaining network of relationships cannot be underestimated.
If even the Gu family can't find clues, this person will either have flew out or be dead.
Fang Jin bent down and looked at the photo with Gu Yuan's hand. The next second he suddenly had his pupils tightened.
Mingda Shipping legal person Lu Wenlei.
The thoughts that were interrupted in the restaurant were connected again, and he finally remembered who the familiar voice on the other side of Gu Mingzong's phone belonged to-
That's this person!
Fang Jin took the information from Gu Yuan. At that moment, his expression and movements were no different from usual, but his heart beat very fast, causing blood to hit his fingertips.
Mingda Shipping pitted Gu Yuan tens of millions of dollars, made a ruthless move with accurate timing, and immediately declared bankruptcy after success, quickly dragging down all the company's cash flow.
But Gu Yuandian was still contacting Gu Mingzong half an hour ago.
What does this mean?
All evidence points to a creepy, yet reasonable answer-
Mingda Shipping has an unknown relationship with Gu Mingzong, and Gu Mingzong himself is likely to be the leader behind the incident!
In an instant, the scene in the restaurant just now appeared in Fang Jin's mind. He held his cell phone and faced the floor-to-ceiling glass window. Not far behind him, Gu Mingzong hung up the phone and turned around and walked; in the reflection, he seemed to be in a very good mood, staring at himself through the glass, with an insignificant smile on his lips.
Fang Jin finally realized where the uneasiness he felt at that time came from.
——Just Mingzong’s smile.
He had seen that expression many times, and it was clearly the expression of the prey that had fallen into his palm and was just waiting for a fatal blow!
But why did Gu Mingzong deal with Gu Yuan?
Gu Yang is frivolous and unstable. His eldest son Gu Yuan has always been the heir to the commercial empire that everyone has followed. Gu Mingzong's move can be said to have defeated most of Gu Yuan's foundation in one fell swoop, and even more so, it is possible to completely kill him.
Fang Jin pinched his nails deeply into his fingertips, thereby suppressing the coldness that surged deep in his heart.
Chapter completed!