Darnell Andres was arrested in front of Duane Andres, no matter how he explained and obstructed him, he could not prevent his son from being taken away.
After the FBI's car left, he immediately called a meeting with the company's senior management and asked the Legal Department to study solutions.
"boom!"
"Damn it, they are robbers!"
In the conference room, Duane Andres became more and more annoyed as he thought about it, and couldn't help but slap heavily on the table and roar.
All the executives present were frightened.
But they were all confused, not knowing who "they" Duane Andres was referring to.
Because yesterday, Duane Andres only discussed with his son, and did not expect Polaris Capital to move so quickly!
"Chairman, what happened, and who is hurting us?"
An executive couldn't help asking.
Duane Andres saw everyone looking at him suspiciously. He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
"It must have been done by Polaris Capital."
"Before, they secretly acquired the equity of our company, but I interfered to stop it after I discovered it. Yesterday they came directly to the company and wanted to acquire the equity in my hands, but I refused."
"Before they left, they threatened me. As a result, this kind of thing happened today. It can't be a coincidence. They can only do it!"
Duane Andres finished speaking in one breath, his chest rising and falling violently.
After getting the answer, many executives looked at each other, unexpectedly the enemy turned out to be the capital giant Polaris Capital.
An executive said solemnly: "With the energy of Polaris Capital, this can indeed be done."
"Chairman, we must immediately release the vice president and other employees on bail."
"Once the investigation reveals the truth, we will be in big trouble!"
"Polaris Capital is different from its previous enemies!"
Does ADM control food prices?
The answer is clear-yes!
ADM company can rise so fast, relying on market position to control food prices and make large profits is one of the magic weapons.
Duane Andres decides the strategy, his son Darnell Andres manages, the direct employees below are responsible for the implementation, and other parts of the company are responsible for assistance. The division of labor in the entire process is very clear.
This kind of strategy was discussed at the company's senior meeting. Even if there is no record, the executives here are very clear.
They are afraid because they have done it.
ADM has done it many times before, and it is not unreported by competitors. ADM has always been plagued by scandals and troubles.
However, relying on the size of the ADM company and the relationship between Duane Andres, I have learned it every time. Even if the fine is paid, it is not worth mentioning compared with the income.
Because of this, Duane Andres dare to let the company step on the line again and again.
"Yes, Chairman, Polaris Capital's network of relationships is much stronger than ours."
"We currently don't know how much evidence the enemy and the FBI have."
"We must release the vice presidents on bail immediately. The longer they are under investigation, the higher our risk will be."
"I know, now that the Legal Department has acted."
"The most important thing for calling everyone here is to make everyone more vigilant, do their best to self-check the situation in their respective areas of responsibility, eliminate some traces of invisible light, and stabilize the employees below."
...
In the United States, a crime can be released on bail, even if it is intentional homicide!
The bail system in the United States involves a basic principle of American justice.
U.S. law follows the principle of "presumption of innocence".
In other words, before the suspect is tried and found guilty, it must be assumed that the suspect is innocent.
And the US law also stipulates that before the suspect appears in court for trial, he can go home as long as he pays a certain amount of bail and guarantees that he must go to the court on time for trial.
If the suspect appears in court on time, the bail money will be returned to his hands.
Now Darnell Andres and others have been arrested by the federal government. With ADM's financial resources, they are completely released on bail.
but!
The Polaris Consortium took off and got Darnell Andres and the others in. If it was so simple and was released on bail, where would it be?
At noon that day, ADM returned without success, bringing bad news to Duane Andres.
"Chairman, we have exhausted all the methods, but the FBI refused to accept bail on the grounds that the vice president's actions may cause major harm to society and do not meet the bail regulations."
"Fak!"
"Damn it, how could it cause major harm to society?"
"what!"
After receiving this bad news, Duane Andrés' muscles raged and roared furiously, looking very scary.
The person in the Legal Department turned pale with fright, and whispered: "Chairman, we have used all the chips as you said, and we have also met the head of the FBI in Illinois. He told us that this matter is Washington. He couldn't change the above decision under the order directly issued by the General Administration."
Duane Andres was panting heavily, his chest rising and falling violently, and his heart was abnormally suffocated.
Sixty-eight years since his birth, he has never been so aggrieved.
In the past, he used capital and power to do whatever he wanted. He didn't expect the role to be reversed this time.
This feeling of powerlessness is too uncomfortable!
at this time.
"Tuk tu tu..."
There was a heavy knock on the door.
Such a rapid voice made Duane Andres, who was already irritable, more irritable.
"Come in!"
He yelled at the door.
The people outside were also taken aback. After waiting for a few seconds, they still mustered the courage to open the door, and under Duane Andres' indifferent gaze, he stubbornly walked in.
"Chairman, we may be in trouble again."
"Just this morning, the Ministry of Agriculture and the General Administration of Customs conducted a comprehensive random inspection of the 200,000 tons of Brazilian soybeans we are temporarily staying at the port. All soybeans that have not been unloaded are temporarily sealed, and we can only decide whether to enter the country after the test results come out. ."
Hearing this news, Duane Andres clenched his fists, his old hands trembling unceasingly.
He took a deep breath and didn't open his eyes for a long time.
At this time, he already felt exhausted physically and mentally.
The enemy's attack was too fierce!
The two moves in succession are all towards the lifeblood of ADM.
The entire industrial chain of soybeans is the backbone of ADM, second only to oil crops.
U.S. soybeans mature from September to October. In order to ensure that soybean products are available throughout the year, ADM has been deploying the soybean industry in South America more than ten years ago. For this reason, it has also used means to destroy the soybean industry in Brazil and then bargain-hunting.
The 200,000 tons of soybeans this time are worth more than 20 million U.S. dollars. In terms of value, ADM can afford it.
However, the damage caused by the inspection and temporary seizure by the customs and the Ministry of Agriculture is far from comparable to US$20 million.
Generally speaking, the results can be obtained within ten days of random inspections by the customs, and it can be done faster. Even before the ADM company has obtained the permit, it can enter directly ~ www.novelhall.com~ This saves a lot of time.
If the comprehensive inspection by the customs is delayed for a month or even longer, then the agreement signed by ADM in the country will have to be breached, and their own oil mills and feed mills and other factories will also stop operating because they do not have soybean raw materials.
The loss is huge!
What worries Duane Andres even more is that Polaris Capital will not let him go so simply.
After a comprehensive test of 200,000 tons of soybeans, he can't guarantee whether the pesticide residues will exceed the standard and whether they carry harmful organisms?
Once it is found out, there will be too many soybeans that have entered customs before, soybeans that are now entering customs, and soybeans that have not yet been shipped from the place of production.
If the Polaris consortium makes another black hand and mixes the 200,000 tons of soybeans temporarily detained with something, it will be over!
If there is also an exorbitant ticket...
Thinking of this, Duane Andres felt suffocated.