There was no answer on the other end of the phone, just a hissing sound.
"Hello, I'm Li Ji, please speak!" Li Ji felt strange and asked loudly.
There was still no answer on the receiver.
"Hey, hey! Speak!" Li Ji became impatient, "Who are you? Speak!"
Still no one answered.
Li Ji clearly heard a slight breathing sound, which seemed to be suppressed deliberately.
"Who? Speak!"
Beep, beep, beep! ...
At this time, the phone was hung up.
"are you crazy!"
Li Ji stared at the small icon that was still flashing on the screen for a while, shook his head, and put down the phone in confusion.
He picked up the kettle again and filled the tea cup with water. Sit back in your chair and pick up a copy of the Financial Times from the table.
"Dip, drip, drip..."
Just as I was about to look at it, my phone vibrated a few times, indicating that I had received a text message.
Li Ji put down the newspaper, took his mobile phone, and clicked on the small red highlight. What he saw was a line of small words: "Remember, don't interfere with Haitianda Company's affairs."
There is no signature on the back.
Li Ji was stunned and quickly checked the phone number that sent the message. It turned out to be the unfamiliar number that had just been called to him.
He read the text message twice, word by word, pulled out the number from his phone, and called back.
"Sorry, the phone you dialed has been turned off."
Shut down?
Li Ji frowned, looking puzzled.
Who is this? Why remind yourself? What happened to Haitianda Company?
For most of the day, Li Ji had been tortured by this phone call and this text message. He thought about it over and over, but he couldn't let it go. It wasn't until I received a call from Wan Daming in the afternoon that I temporarily put the matter aside.
Wan Daming brought good news.
The Marriott Group has reached an agreement with a real estate company in the provincial capital. The other party is willing to join the company in the form of capital investment. The two parties will cooperate to jointly develop the area in the south of the city.
In terms of shareholding ratio, Marriott Group made concessions on the condition that the other party remitted an intention deposit of 100 million yuan before formally signing the contract.
"After the money arrives, I will ask the finance department to repay your loan first." Wan Daming said on the phone.
"Thank you Uncle Wan, thank you Uncle Wan!" Li Ji felt his heart open up, his eyes were shining brightly, and even the sunshine in the room was full of joy.
"Hey!" Wan Daming suddenly sighed. Li Ji was startled when Wan Daming said again: "Some people say that the trading company is doing car smuggling business..."
"Ah?" Li Ji was surprised, "Is it true?"
"I also heard what others said, and I haven't had time to ask," Wan Daming said in a heavy voice, then paused, "This is illegal, and you might go to jail..."
Li Ji silently.
"I asked the Finance Department to sort it out. In the past two or three years, trading companies have misappropriated more than one billion funds from the group under various names," Wan Daming said. "So far, it is estimated that there are still more than two billion The billion has not been returned, but there is no money in its account."
In the past two or three years, that is basically after Wan Cheng became the chairman of the group.
"Whether it's burnt or not, it'll be clean. Just pretend that this company is no longer there and save you trouble." Wan Daming sighed, "After this period of time, I'll ask someone to cancel it."
"Then, Uncle Wan, do you mean to let it go?"
"Huh?" Wan Daming pondered, and after a while he said, "Sooner or later this matter will come to light."
"Such a large amount of money, even if it falls into the water, there will still be a sound. It's not okay to throw it away so unclearly." Wan Daming seemed to be talking to himself.
"Uncle Wan, there seems to be some problems with Haitianda Company..." Li Ji thought for a while and finally said it.
"Well, I've heard something about it," Wan Daming said. "There are a lot of financial transactions between trading companies, and they are related to this Haitianda company."
"This Wan Cheng, I wonder how many things he has done behind my back?" Wan Daming sighed.
Li Ji hesitated whether he should tell him about Wan Cheng's gambling, but Wan Daming said in a hoarse voice: "He went to Macau to gamble and lost tens of millions!"
After saying that, Wan Daming coughed violently.
"Uncle Wan, please don't be angry," Li Ji also felt sorry for him and comforted him, "It's important to take care of yourself."
"Hey, I can't care about that right now," Wan Daming's voice was a little labored, as if he had suddenly aged a lot, "the group has a bunch of more important things waiting for me."
"Don't worry, I will pay back Wan Cheng every penny of the money you made." Wan Daming seemed to have regained his former pride.
"Uncle Wan, it's hard for you." Li Ji was grateful.
"Repaying debts is a matter of course. It's hard to say. Money in the bank is also money, haha." Wan Daming's voice finally became relaxed, and Li Ji couldn't help but feel relieved.
"We can only put the matter of the trading company aside for the time being," Wan Daming stopped talking and thought for a moment, "On your side, let's take care of it first..."
"Don't make too much noise," Wan Daming said after a pause, "At this time, if there is even a little bit of news, the stock market will be in trouble. I don't dare to take this risk."
"Uncle Wan, this is not a small amount!"
"I know," Wan Daming said, "wait until I have my hands free..." His voice became lower and lower, as if he was extremely tired.
"Well, I understand, Uncle Wan." Li Ji said softly.
Wan Daming said nothing more and hung up the phone gently.
Li Ji leaned on the back of the chair and suddenly felt inexplicable fatigue. A little sad, a little depressed, a little panicked, a little aggrieved and unwilling.
He felt like he was trapped in a puzzle.
There are countless chess pieces on the chessboard, and I am just a little soldier, being pushed step by step. There was chaos in front of me, but I didn’t know who was behind it and why.
Li Ji was a little frustrated.
He thought that as long as he paid off the loan and escaped unscathed, he didn't care even if there was a big secret behind it.
being targeted.
When strong winds come, the trees that would rather break than bend will be blown down. From now on, I have to change my way of doing things.
No matter what, Cui Hao is his direct leader.
The first level of officialdom crushes people to death.
In the workplace, many times, positions are more effective and persuasive than principles.
The county magistrate is not as good as taking charge now.
If you are in someone else's hands and want to grab a pigtail and teach you a lesson in a high-sounding way, it's not that difficult at all.
After all, she is about to get married. If the war is going on all day long without stopping, who would dare to marry you?
Thinking of Liao Ying, Li Ji felt warm in his heart.
These days, Liao Ying was left out in the cold as she was preoccupied with loan matters. Now that things are finally settled, she is no longer worried about speaking out.
Have a good meal in the evening.
Li Ji thought to himself, picked up the phone and was about to dial, but the phone rang first.
He frowned, picked it up and saw that it was Han Mei.
Li Ji hesitated for a moment, then answered the phone: "Han Mei, are you okay?"
"Senior brother, do me a favor!" Han Mei was furious.
"What's going on? I've made you so anxious!"
"Senior brother, you must help me with this!"
Li Ji was surprised: "You haven't said anything yet, how can I help?"
"Promise me first," Han Mei said in a coquettish tone, "I'll tell you after you promise."
"How dare I agree to you if you don't say anything?" Li Ji said, muttering in his heart, "You want me to kill people and set fires, and I agree?"
"What did you say?" Han Mei pretended to be angry, then laughed, "Haha, you thought I was Sun Erniang!"
"I think it's about the same, hehe."
"Hmph! Your Miss Liao is the only one who is good, everyone else is a tigress." Han Mei was not without jealousy.
"Okay, okay," Li Ji quickly smoothed things over, "You said this yourself, I didn't say that."
"Then you agreed?"
"Why did I just agree?" Li Ji had a headache. "We've been talking for a long time, but you still haven't made it clear what's going on."
"Promise me first!" Han Mei's voice rose, "Don't forget, you still owe me a favor!"
"Okay, okay! I just promise!" Li Ji had no choice but to raise his hands in surrender.
"That's pretty much it!" Han Mei was happy, "Then you come to my house for dinner tonight!"
"I'm going to your house for dinner tonight?!" Li Ji didn't recover for a moment, "What's for dinner?"
"Don't ask, just come!"
"That's not possible!" Li Ji shook his head, feeling increasingly uneasy. This person is out of character and not familiar with Han Mei’s family. What kind of food do they eat?
"It's not okay for my parents to treat you to dinner!"
"Your parents?" Li Ji was even more surprised.
When I was at school, I met Han Mei's parents a few times to visit her, but they just said hello and there was no communication at all. Now she can't even remember what her parents look like.
Besides, my father is the director of the Banking Regulatory Bureau, which is quite a big official. Why would he, a small bank employee, be hired for no reason?
Hongmen Banquet? !
But she is not Liu Bang, and her father is not Xiang Yu. What's more, the two of them are not at the same level at all. If they have no grudges in the past life and have no grudges in this life, they can't be beaten with 1,800 sticks.
"No, no!" Li Ji shook his head repeatedly, "Your dad is the director, I'm scared when he sees you."
"What are you afraid of?" Han Mei was a little anxious, "My father is a tiger, and he is afraid that he will eat you!"
"That's not what I meant," Li Ji hurriedly explained, "Your dad and I are not familiar with each other, so it's fine. What kind of meal did he treat me to?"
"Hey, to tell you the truth," Han Mei sighed, "My aunt is here from the provincial capital and will have dinner at home tonight."
"Your aunt is here for dinner, what does it have to do with me?" Li Ji was confused.
"Oh, are you a pig head?" Li Ji seemed to hear Han Mei stomping her feet, "My aunt must meet my boyfriend when she comes this time!"
"Just let her see her..." Li Ji didn't understand even more.
"Where did I get my boyfriend?"
"Then just tell her that you don't have a boyfriend, that's all."
"You pig, stupid pig!" Han Mei suddenly shouted, "I told her she had a boyfriend."
Li Ji's hands trembled with fright and he almost dropped his phone to the ground. He touched the back of his head, and suddenly his head was as big as a bucket, a monk two feet tall, and his belly was full of two hundred and fifty. He didn't know where this "pig" came from.
"If I said I didn't have a boyfriend, she would have introduced me to the son of the president of the People's Bank of China." Han Mei said, "It's not like I've never seen that guy before, even though he looks like a dog. He’s full of tricks, but he’s also extremely arrogant.”
Li Ji finally understood. It turned out that he was afraid that his aunt would introduce her boyfriend.
"Then what's the point of calling me? You want to harm me!" Li Ji couldn't help but laugh, "I'm not your boyfriend."
"Who harmed you?" Han Mei felt aggrieved. "They just want you to be a temporary boyfriend to fool my aunt. When she leaves, nothing will happen."
"But me, I have a girlfriend."
"Who said it was true?"
"This, I'm afraid this is not good," Li Ji pinched his nose with a worried look on his face, "If people find out..."
"Just one meal, who will know except the people in my family?"
"But, but..." Li Ji was very embarrassed, "Can you change it to someone else?"
"Who should I replace? You pig!" Han Mei thought she was really anxious, "If I can find someone else, I will still use you!"
"Think about it, who is more suitable than you?" Han Mei's voice suddenly became gentle, and Li Ji got goosebumps when she heard it, "Do you think my parents would believe it when talking about other people? I, Miss Han, don't think so. Eyesight?"
"You still owe me a favor, pay it back today! Don't keep your words!" After a pause, Han Mei chuckled, "If you don't keep your words, you are a pig! A bad pig! A stupid pig! A lying pig! "
Before Li Ji could answer, Han Mei begged again in a delicate voice: "Senior brother, please help me just this time. If you don't help me, then I will be really miserable."
"Hey," Li Ji couldn't make up his mind for a moment, "This,..."
"Senior brother, good senior brother," Han Mei drawled, "You helped me get through this. I'll treat you to a big meal. The place is up to you."
"You, you..." Li Ji stuttered.
"It's okay to promise with your body, hahaha!" Han Mei smiled happily.
"No, no," Li Ji waved his hand hurriedly, almost sweeping down the teacup next to him, "I can't afford to marry you."
"Then you agreed?"
"Okay, I promise you."
Li Ji nodded, like a chicken whose neck was strangled.
