"Pooh!!"
When Liu Cheng heard this sound as he hung up the phone, he couldn't help but tear up. Countless of his former friends had called that morning, and even if they didn't insult him, their words were full of disdain.
In a conference room in Beijing, deputy heads from various departments were seated. The Jiafeng Group incident had come as a complete shock. The foreign affairs department spoke first: "As you all know, the figures from those European countries are roughly 100 billion US dollars. We cannot accept that number. Does anyone have anything to say?"
The prosecutor's representative looked at the documents in his hand and pondered for a moment before saying, "First, we need to determine one thing: has Jiafeng Group, or rather, Lu Feng, broken the law?"
This idea immediately opened up a space for everyone's imagination.
"The documents they provided show that Lu Feng committed several major crimes, including fraud, illegal fundraising, and pyramid schemes. The establishment of fraud requires an important element: fabricating facts or causing panic in others, leading them to make a wrong judgment. Looking at the materials above, this does not constitute fraud. As for illegal fundraising, it is also rather vague. And pyramid schemes are even more vague. There are products, profit models, formal contracts, and formally registered entities, making it difficult to prove."
The group looked at each other, realizing there was nothing to discuss; they figured they could just hand it over to the prosecutor's office.
"Most importantly, Jiafeng has now made a breakthrough in semiconductor technology. If something happens to the founder, it will be a huge blow to the company's development," the Science and Technology Committee member said frankly.
"Hey, hey, hey! This has absolutely nothing to do with it. We're just upholding the law. If someone commits a crime, they should definitely be extradited."
Everyone's thoughts suddenly became clear. They looked at each other and wondered, "What's the point of having a meeting?"
"Then let the prosecution and the courts take the lead in setting up an international investigation team, contact them, and ask them to provide more evidence."
"good!"
Mayor Zhou, who was recuperating in the hospital, abandoned his rest after hearing about the incident and was discharged immediately. Within a morning, various opinions swept in, putting enormous pressure on the municipal government. Many foreign companies began to exert pressure, expressing their fear that the business environment here was not protected.
Inside the office, Mayor Zhou picked up the phone and called Director Chen directly.
"Hey, is he/she with you?"
"It's with me. What are your instructions?"
"No news yet. Have him come to me first." Mayor Zhou felt his heart racing as he finished speaking. He remembered what Lu Feng had told him yesterday about 'minor overseas issues.' This is what they call minor issues?
Is this considered an economic dispute?
Director Chen put down the phone and looked at Lu Feng, saying, "I want you to go to Mayor Zhou's office. I think I'll get back to you in an hour or two. I'll send a police car to take you."
It was less of a delivery and more of an escort mission. Lu Feng sat in the minibus, feeling quite helpless as he watched five or six policemen staring at him.
Upon arriving at the municipal government, it was lunchtime. In a private room in the cafeteria, Lu Feng smiled at Mayor Zhou, Vice Mayor Liu, and the others, and said, "It's lunchtime, huh? Then I won't stand on ceremony."
"You can still eat?" Mayor Zhou was so angry that his veins bulged. He shouted, "What about that 100 billion? Does the technology patent involve infringing on other companies' patents? Do you know what kind of pressure I'm under?"
Vice Mayor Liu also looked at Lu Feng with a serious expression and said, "Several foreign companies have come to us to protest, saying that we do not protect patent rights and that they want to withdraw from the mainland. Your little pebble has directly negated all our efforts over the years on the international stage!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Feng's smile vanished, and he said, "I just want to have a proper meal. If this place won't let me eat, I'll find somewhere else!"
"Eat? You'd be spending the rest of your life in jail!" Mayor Zhou slammed his fist on the table in anger.
Lu Feng looked at Mayor Zhou, who was standing there motionless for more than ten seconds, and said, "What are you so angry about? Those companies are just trying to scare you, and you can't even eat? Who plagiarized? Who infringed on your rights? Just because they say so, doesn't mean it is."
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