Chapter 113 The 113th Melon
"Gu, if you don't like 100,000 yuan, what about 10 million or 100 million?"
Philos was prepared for Gu Xicao's cold face, so he was not surprised.
He didn't intend to bribe Gu Xicao with a diamond brooch. He had already investigated Gu Xicao's information. In terms of worth, the other party was not inferior to him at all.
What he has confidence in is human greed for money.
"One hundred million?" Gu Xicao raised his eyebrows and smiled with interest, "Mr. Philos is so generous that he wants to give me one hundred million. I am quite interested."
Manny cursed Gu Xicao secretly in her heart.
Jack said in a hoarse voice: "This 100 million is not given for free, you have to cooperate with us."
"What cooperation? What can we cooperate on?"
Gu Xicao tilted her head and put down the coffee cup.
"I heard that some of them are famous financial traders, which has nothing to do with my business."
"I can't hide this from you, but you are too self-deprecating. We have investigated and found that you are very famous in Hong Kong. As long as you say something, everyone will believe it."
When Philos investigated this point, he was a little confused. With Gu Xicao's fame, why did she open such a small fortune-telling shop, and each fortune-telling only costs 188? If it were in the United States or the United Kingdom, such a fortune-teller would only serve the upper class and charge at least 10,000 US dollars each time.
Gu Xicao leaned back in the chair, and the pulley pushed the chair back. "You know me too well. You want me to cooperate with you in shorting the Hong Kong stock market?"
Philos and his group were stunned for a moment, and Philos laughed, "Gu, you are really a smart man. Since you know everything, there is no need for us to say more. What do you think about this matter? One hundred million Hong Kong dollars is not a small amount for you. As long as you cooperate with us, we can even give you a percentage of our earnings."
Manny frowned, a look of displeasure on her face, "One percentage point, Philos, this is different from what we agreed on!"
"Manny, now is the time for us to show our sincerity."
Philos gave Manny a reassuring look.
Jack also spoke up: "Manny, Philos represents us in this matter and has the final say."
Gu Xicao's eyes swept back and forth between the three of them. With her experience, she could see that Manni was really unwilling to pay such a large sum of money.
But this only means that Jack and Philos have other plans behind Manny's back.
She propped her chin up and tapped the side of her face with her fingers, "Have you discussed it?"
Philos looked at Gu Xicao, "I'm sorry, Gu, I guarantee on my reputation that I can definitely give you this one percentage point, and it will definitely be more than 100 million!"
Gu Xicao said, "I have no doubt about this. If you short the Hong Kong stock market, you can reap tens or hundreds of billions of dollars. But I have some concerns about this money. You are not from Hong Kong. You can take the money and leave without worrying about being scolded. But my family is in Hong Kong."
Jack sneered: "What's the big deal? If you ask me, you are not as good as Shirley and the others. They are much braver than you!"
"Wang Xueli has cooperated with you?"
Gu Xicao showed a surprised look and her voice was a little high.
Jack and the others thought she was so surprised because of her grudge against Wang Xueli, so they took advantage of the situation and said, "It's not just her. Her family has invested 60 million yuan. In addition, there are also Boss Deng and Boss Chen from Hong Kong. They have also invested in us."
Jack knew all these people by heart.
In order to drag Gu Xicao into the water, he actually sold her out.
Of course, in his opinion, this was not a betrayal. After all, he wanted to make Gu Xicao the scapegoat for everyone.
Gu Xicao has the greatest and best reputation, so when the truth comes out, she will become the most hated traitor by all Hong Kong people!
As long as she is there to block the way, no one will say anything even if others are revealed to have made money in the stock market.
“Did they all invest in you?”
Gu Xicao showed a surprised look on her face. "That's impossible. Mr. Deng had previously urged people not to speculate in stocks in the newspaper, and he also spent money to maintain the stock price."
Manny crossed her arms and sneered, “If he doesn’t do this, how can he deceive people into investing in stocks?”
"Yes, and who in business is honest? They always say one thing to your face and another behind your back."
Philos took over Manny's words and said, "Besides them, there are several others..."
He named several powerful people in Hong Kong in one breath, all of them were high-ranking officials.
Gu Xicao kept exclaiming in amazement, and his expression looked like that of a bumpkin who had never seen the world.
"I can't believe there are so many people who would go along with you."
Gu Xicao sighed and shook her head. She clapped her hands and said, "No wonder the Hong Kong stock market keeps falling and can't be helped up. How can you be rich if there are thieves in your house? Miss Xu, what do you think?"
Miss Xu?
Philos and the other two all looked confused.
Philos had a bad feeling in his heart, and just as he was about to get up and leave, the office door was pushed open.
Xu Yiyang rushed in with a group of staff, pointing their cameras at Philos and his group.
"So you guys are the ones behind the recent short selling of Hong Kong's stock market. May I ask if you guys are representing yourselves or your countries?"
"You three are all outstanding people, born into famous families and well-educated. Why would you do such an inhumane thing? Also, how much convenience did those dignitaries you mentioned just now give you?"
"You speculated in stocks and shorted the stock market, causing many stockholders to jump off buildings. Do you not feel guilty and guilty?"
Philos and the other two never imagined that there would be media lying in ambush outside.
Manny was in a panic and pushed the reporters away in a panic, "Go away, go away, I am a British aristocrat, you are not qualified to interview me or take pictures of us!"
Philos remained calm at this time. He pretended to be a gentleman and stood in front of Manny, nodding to the reporters, "Ladies and gentlemen, there must be some misunderstanding. Please move aside. We are leaving now."
"Misunderstanding, where did the misunderstanding come from?"
Xu Yiyang took down a camera that had been hidden from the cabinet behind Gu Xicao, turned around and said to Philos, "You may not know this, but this camera has broadcast live everything you said to Miss Gu."
What? !
Philos and the other two felt a buzz in their heads.
Jack got so excited that he lost his mind and rushed forward to smash the camera in Xu Yiyang's hand.
The bulky camera was smashed to pieces under his violence.
After a moment of silence in the office, the reporters became even more excited.
"Excuse me, are you desperate now, or do you want to cut the grass and root it out? Why are you afraid of others knowing about this?!"
Philos was so angry that his face turned pale, his hair was messy, and his suit was wrinkled in the scuffle. He glared at Gu Xicao and said, "You are infringing on our portrait rights. I will sue you!"
"We won't admit what we said just now. We were deceived into saying it!" Manny also reacted and said hurriedly.
There are many things that can be done but cannot be said.
Just like shorting the stock market and sucking blood from the entire Hong Kong economy.
Once it breaks out, it will be difficult to offend the public.
Gu Xicao spread out his hands. "First of all, I didn't invite you. You all admitted that you came uninvited. Secondly, you can sue me if you want, but I have already changed my household registration to China. Chinese law currently does not have the concept of portrait rights or privacy rights. However, there is a national security law."
When Philos and the other two heard the latter sentence, their hearts skipped a beat.
Beyond the noisy commotion was the sirens of police cars echoing through the streets.
The Hong Kong police, armed with live ammunition, cooperated with the mainland police for the first time and arrested Philos and other two people.
Wang family.
Wang Xueli was walking downstairs with Yan Qin, Zhang Yan and three generations of their family, chatting and laughing, discussing what to buy next.
Gu Zhizhan was watching TV in the living room downstairs.
Seeing Gu Zhizhang, Wang Xueli rolled her eyes and deliberately said loudly to Zhang Yan: "Grandma, Philos likes me very much. He even said he would take me to meet his parents."
Zhang Yan also wanted to save face for her granddaughter, but in the past few days, she had figured it out. She could no longer expect Gu Zhizhan to be soft-hearted.
My wealth and prosperity for the rest of my life depends on my granddaughter’s success.
"That's good. Philos is a good boy. Grandma is good at judging people. You will be happy if you marry him."
Gu Zhizhang took a sip of tea and said slowly, "The Philos you are talking about, is it the British guy who is being arrested on TV?"
Wang Xueli and the other two were stunned.
Gu Zhizhang kindly turned up the volume, and the reporter's voice rang out, "Today, the Hong Kong police and the mainland police cooperated for the first time, and they worked well together. Based on clues provided by enthusiastic citizens, they arrested three foreign economic criminal suspects..."
Wang Xueli rushed over in a hurry. She clearly saw several mainland police officers escorting Philos and other two out of the fortune-telling workshop.
Perhaps it was negligence or carelessness, but the three of them did not wear the headgear they were supposed to wear.
Therefore, the miserable appearance of Philos and the other two was particularly clear on TV.
There were also angry citizens who saw the news and rushed over to throw all kinds of rotten eggs and vegetable leaves at the three people, saying, "You three foreigners, go to hell, you actually came to cheat us Hong Kong people out of our money!"
"Kill these three idiots and let them eat bullets!"
"How, how could this happen?"
Wang Xueli was completely stunned in front of the TV. Her blood seemed to be frozen, her scalp was numb, and her previous joy was wiped out.
Gu Zhizhang said calmly, "If you do too much evil, you will eventually perish. Xicao was interviewed by a TV station today. These three foreigners didn't know about it and barged in. It seems that they wanted to persuade Xicao to join them in cheating the people out of their money."
He paused here and looked at Wang Xueli, Zhang Yan and others, "Oh, by the way, they also reported all the people in Hong Kong who invested in them and helped them with the implementation, including you."
The expression on Yan Qin's face was even uglier than if her own parents had died.
She only heard a thud. The sound was a little vague at first. Then the servants rushed over here, one by one, shouting to her, "Madam, are you okay?"
She was aware of the sharp pain in the back of her head.
Yan Qin fainted.
Zhang Yan was also shocked and sent to the hospital.
However, Wang Shirley did not go to take care of her grandmother and mother, but went to the police station to find Philos and others, trying to get the money back.
A full 60 million, this 60 million is the money they mortgaged all their assets, and they even borrowed a little from others!
But the Hong Kong police soon told her, "Ms. Wang, the three suspects have been transferred to the mainland."
"Why?! Why should they be transferred to the mainland?"
Wang Shirley pounded the table excitedly.
The police officer who was in charge of dealing with her had a puzzled look on his face. "97 has returned. Is there anything wrong with transferring them to the mainland?"
"Where's the money?" Wang Xueli asked hurriedly without thinking too much.
The police understood, and a trace of disdain flashed in their eyes. As investigators, they knew that Wang Xueli's family had invested a lot in Philos and his family. "Of course, these stolen funds will be frozen until the case is investigated. Don't worry, our police and the mainland police will not embezzle this money, but the premise is that this money must be clean."
Wang Xueli's expression was as if she had accidentally eaten a fly.
Investigate clearly...
Clean money...
She knew very well that there was no hope of getting the money back.
Wang Xueli walked out of the police station dejectedly, with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
The conversation between the policeman and his colleagues could be heard from behind.
"What did that woman come to ask?"
"She's here to ask for money. How dare you ask? As a Hong Konger, she joins those foreigners in cheating us Hong Kongers out of our money. If she wasn't wearing this uniform, I would have scolded her."
"Ah, who is she?"
"That Wang Xueli, the eldest daughter of the Wang family. If Miss Gu hadn't provided the clues this time, I'm afraid Mr. Gu's reputation would have been affected!"
If it were in the past, Wang Xueli would definitely rush back to argue with those people.
But now, she is almost bankrupt and she doesn't have the courage to say harsh words to the police.
When Wang Xueli returned home, she saw Gu Zhizhang and several others with large and small luggages. She panicked and hurriedly chased after them, "Grandpa Gu."
Gu Zhizhan was telling the servants where to send the luggage. When he saw Wang Xueli coming back, he waved to those people.
The servants suppressed their curiosity and carried the luggage out.
Wang Xueli was extremely nervous, especially when she saw the luggage piled up one after another. She followed Gu Zhizhang to the living room and sat down, "Grandpa, are you going on a trip?"
Gu Zhizhan glanced at Wang Xueli, asked the housekeeper to bring a checkbook, then picked up a pen and quickly wrote a check and handed it to Wang Xueli.
Wang Shirley looked at the check, at a loss.
Gu Zhizhang said calmly, "This is the last bit of affection I have for you. Over the years, you have caused my wife and children to be separated. I hate you, but I hate myself even more for not being firm and soft-hearted, which led to me being deceived by your grandmother. I have already applied for a divorce from your grandmother, and the court will approve it soon. We have already divided the property clearly, and we will go our separate ways from now on."
Wang Shirley was almost stunned.
She looked at the check in front of her. It was only a hundred thousand dollars. What could it do?
"Grandpa, are you really so heartless?!"
"I am heartless, but I want to ask myself whether I have been kind enough to you." Gu Zhizhan had a gloomy face, with a hint of disappointment on his face.
"grandfather."
Gu Xicao waited for Gu Zhizhang to come out for a long time, so he walked in and saw Wang Xueli and Gu Zhizhang confronting each other, so he walked over.
When Wang Xueli saw Gu Xicao, all her new and old grudges were mixed together.
She gritted her teeth, her eyes ferocious, "You said you've been very kind to me, but you've helped her a lot over the years, but what about me? I'm in trouble now, shouldn't you help me? You're simply a ruthless person!"
Gu Zhizhan knew that he and Wang Xueli would not have a happy ending, but he did not expect Wang Xueli to be so unreasonable, and he could not help but get angry for a moment.
Gu Xicao held Gu Zhizhang down, turned his head and looked at Wang Xueli, and walked closer step by step. "Wang Xueli, hasn't Grandpa Gu helped you yet? Over the years, he has given you so many opportunities, and at the beginning, you got half of the assets. Ask yourself, is your Wang family worthy? Don't you feel guilty about taking this bloody money?"
"If it weren't for Grandpa Gu, I would have had plenty of opportunities to plot against you. Do you really think I don't know about the dirty things you did for business abroad?"
Wang Xueli stepped back, her face becoming paler and paler as Gu Xicao asked back.
Gu Xicao sneered and said to Gu Zhizhang: "Grandpa, let's go. The plane can't wait for anyone."
Gu Zhizhan glanced at Wang Xueli, said nothing, and followed Gu Xicao.
ah! !
After Gu Zhizhan and others left, Wang Xueli screamed and smashed everything in the house.
The plane was flying to Beijing.
Gu Zhizhang, Gu Xicao and the Lin family's grandfather and grandson are all about to return to China for inspection.
Grandpa Lin looked at the night view outside the window and couldn't help but sigh, "Old Gu, when we first fled from the mainland, we never thought that the country would have such great changes now."
Lin Qianshi asked the flight attendant to pour a glass of water for everyone, and then said, "Grandpa, I told you this a long time ago, but you didn't believe it."
"It's not that I don't believe it, I just feel a little bit sad."
Grandpa Lin shook his head and looked at Gu Zhizhang, "If the country had developed earlier, Old Gu wouldn't have had to sneak over here."
Gu Zhizhang laughed and was quite open-minded. "It's our fault that we are caught in a bad era. When we go back to invest and the domestic economy improves, this kind of thing will not happen again in the future."
“That’s true.”
Grandpa Lin agreed with Gu Zhizhang's idea.
He looked at Gu Xicao who was looking through the contract and coughed lightly. "Old Gu, look, let's go back now. Didn't you say you wanted to go home to worship your ancestors? How about I and my grandson go back with you so that we can help you with anything?"
Gu Xicao raised her eyes from the contract and looked at Lin Qianshi.
Lin Qianshi's ears turned red, he coughed, and said openly, "Yes, Grandpa Gu, I also want to see what the place where Xicao lived when she was a child looked like."
Gu Zhizhang raised the corner of his lips, looked at Gu Xicao with a hint of smile, "Xicao, what do you think?"
Gu Xicao propped up her chin as the plane gradually took off. Starlight shone in through the window. Her eyes were bright and smiling. "This is too much trouble for Brother Qianshi. It's not a good idea."
"Okay, okay, I do."
Lin Qianshi said hurriedly.
Grandpa Lin was drinking water and choked because of his grandson's laughter.
He looked at his grandson with a helpless look, then looked at his granddaughter and couldn't help shaking his head.
My grandson is really disappointing.
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