Chapter 560 - Deceit
Because there would be an official partic.i.p.ation in the ore trade this time and he wouldn't be able to buy anything from the bidders. It would be settled by law through the official channels and it would be possible for Xiao Zhanghe to be sent to prison!
This was not the most important issue. What was even more crucial was that Xiao Changhe later discovered that these ten stones were actually all of poor quality. There was almost no way for them to drop an emerald!
Hearing this, Ji Feng immediately understood. Without a doubt, Xiao Zhanghe was deceived.
He asked hesitantly: "Uncle Xiao, do you know how to bet stones?"
"I've dealt with medicine all my life, how would I dare to make a move on the stone..." Xiao Zhanghe smiled bitterly, "Whether it is gambling with stones or other mahjong poker games, as long as it is related to gambling, I will never partic.i.p.ate …" Sigh! "This time, we have suffered a huge loss. Not only was our business not expanded to Jiangzhe, we even lost fifty million yuan!"
"Is Uncle Xiao looking for me because I don't have enough money?" Ji Feng's thoughts raced as he thought of a solution. "Uncle Xiao, how much do you want? When do you want it?" To be honest, it would be difficult for me to gather fifty million yuan in one go. I don't have that much money on me right now, so I have to find someone to help me with it! "
Xiao Zhanghe said, "There is no need to rush for this day. The ore auction will be held for a total of half a month, as long as the payment can be made within three days. Sigh... This is the sign I took out yesterday afternoon. There are still two and a half days left. From yesterday until now, I've been calling people to borrow money. Who would have thought that my old friends, alas … "
Xiao Zhanghe's voice was filled with bitterness. Even though he already knew that he did not have any true friends in the business world, it was only yesterday when he called everyone for help that he discovered that friendship was not worth mentioning.
Those people clearly had a large amount of money, but none of them were willing to lend it to them. At most, they would lend it to them for a few hundred thousand yuan. What was the use of that?
"Yang De Zhao also doesn't want to borrow money?" Ji Feng asked with a frown. If Yang Dewei was also so cold and detached, then his att.i.tude towards him in the future would have to be adjusted.
Xiao Zhanghe bitterly smiled, "Old Yang is straightforward and wants to lend me 20 million, but you also know the situation in his family, how could I ask for so much? "I just got 10 million from him, plus I already have 10 million on me, and I also got some liquidity from the company, so I'm still short of 10 million!"
"10 million …" No problem, I can still take out 10 million! "
When Ji Feng heard this, he felt much more comfortable. Yang Dewei was a good friend, at least Xiao Zhanghe was not mistaken this time. Moreover, with ten million yuan in funds, it would be very easy for Ji Feng to raise it. He still had ten million yuan in his personal account, so at worst, he would just take it all out first. Money wasn't the most important thing, Xiao Zhanghe was his future father-in-law so he had to do his best to help out.
"Uncle Xiao, how about this. I'll head to Hangzhou right now. We'll discuss this in detail when I get there!" Ji Feng said, "Don't panic, just do what you need to do. As for that director, I will personally go meet him when I get to Hangzhou."
"Alright, I'll be waiting for you in Hangzhou. Contact me when you get there!" Only then did Xiao Zhanghe heave a sigh of relief, but there was a hint of awkwardness on his old face. His daughter, Xiao Yuxuan, and Ji Feng were not married yet, so he had to ask Ji Feng for help.
"Oh right, Little Feng, do not ever tell this to Yu Xuan, lest she worries!" Just as Ji Feng was about to hang up, Xiao Zhanghe suddenly reminded him.
Ji Feng smiled as he nodded his head, "Don't worry, Uncle Xiao. I know what to do!"
After hanging up, Ji Feng started to consider his options.
Since he won the bid, he naturally had to pay. No matter where he went, it was always the same logic and no one could say anything. Ji Feng naturally did not intend to violate this rule.
Several tens of millions had bought over ten useless pieces of broken stones. This wasn't anything extraordinary, as the sky couldn't collapse!
Every industry had their own rules. If someone broke these rules, they would be attacked by everyone, unless someone's strength was above the rules, and then they could make their own rules.
However, Ji Feng did not have the ability to do so. Not to mention that he did not have enough money, but he could not act rashly just because the authorities were involved in the ore exchange this time.
"Obviously, this is a scam that was set up a long time ago. That medicine factory's director in Hangzhou colluded with someone at the ore trade to use Xiao Zhanghe's ident.i.ty to buy some useless stones … This is really a deceitful scam, but the other party cleverly took advantage of Xiao Zhanghe's eagerness to obtain the right to represent the medicine and tricked him one step at a time! "
Ji Feng coldly laughed, "Truly a good move!"
This method didn't seem to be very clever, but it worked. Moreover, Xiao Changhe was someone who had grown up in the martial arts world, but he had actually fallen for the other party's trap. Xiao Zhanghe was also a person who had grown up in the martial arts world, but he had actually fallen for the other party's trap.
However, when he thought about it, Ji Feng shook his head to deny his guess. With Xiao Zhanghe's steadiness, it was impossible for him to not verify the ident.i.ty of that Director.
"Looks like I really have to meet that director …" Ji Feng crossed his arms as his fingers subconsciously stroked his phone. With a frown, he sneered, "Such a big appet.i.te. Nearly fifty million. Aren't you afraid of choking to death?"
Nearly 50 million RMB ….
This was definitely a huge loss, he couldn't just eat it for nothing!
Ji Feng silently snorted. He wanted to see exactly who this so-called Director was!
He quickly pressed a few b.u.t.tons on his phone and called Yi Xing, "h.e.l.lo, Old Yi, have Guo Tao come over to my place for a bit …" "Yes, my villa!"
"Boss, do you have something to do?" Yi Xing asked.
Ji Feng smiled and said, "I'm going to Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. At that time, I might need some men to help Guo Tao with his weapons, just in case!"
Yi Xing immediately realized that things might not be as easy as Ji Feng said. He thought for a moment and said, "Boss, why don't I go!"
Ji Feng laughed, "Actually, the number of partic.i.p.ants is not that great. If you really need more people, I'll call you back. Since Jiang Prefecture is not far from Hangzhou, we can arrive in just two to three hours by car. "
"Alright then!" Yi Xing nodded and said, "Boss, be careful. Safety is our top priority!"
"Don't worry, Hangzhou won't be any more dangerous than the Yinhe Tower!" Ji Feng chuckled. The two of them chatted for a bit more before Yi Xing introduced the situation of the drug refinery. Ji Feng hung up the phone.
"Ji Feng, breakfast is getting cold!" Xiao Yu Xuan's voice came from the kitchen.
Ji Feng smiled as he returned the phone to his pocket, saying, "You're here!"
When Ji Feng returned to the kitchen, he discovered that Xiao Yu Xuan and Tong Lei had already finished their breakfast and were waiting for him.
"Whose phone is it? Why did it take so long?" Xiao Yu Xuan casually asked as she poured a bowl of soy milk for Ji Feng, "Let's eat first!"
Ji Feng thought for a moment and said: "Yu Xuan, Lei Lei, I'm going out for a while. Hanging City, it might take a few days, so I'm not sure yet!"
"What are you doing in Hangzhou?" Xiao Yu Xuan asked curiously.
"I don't think you're interested in listening to business matters!" Ji Feng said with a smile, but his heart was full of sweat. Right now, he was lying and did not even frown. This was not a good phenomenon. How did he learn to be bad?
"Then don't say anymore, hurry up and eat!" Xiao Yu Xuan naturally wasn't interested in the matters of the mall, but if she carefully asked about it, Ji Feng really didn't know how to respond.
Ji Feng chuckled and did not speak any further. He was only silently eating his breakfast, but in his heart, he heaved a sigh of relief.
After eating breakfast, Ji Feng took the initiative to take on the 'heavy responsibility' of washing the dishes and let Xiao Yu Xuan and Tong Lei go shopping.
Only after seeing Xiao Yu Xuan and Tong Lei drive away did Ji Feng quietly sigh in relief. If Xiao Yu Xuan stayed at home all the time, he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't slip up.
However, Ji Feng was still a bit worried when Xiao Yanxuan and Tong Lei were traveling. Although he might not encounter any trouble, it would be safer with someone to protect him.
"It would be nice if the female guard could stay!" Ji Feng shook his head with a smile. He was truly delusional. That female guard was in charge of protecting the leader. People like him and Xiao Yuxuan, who didn't have any rank, naturally didn't have the qualifications to have a guard.
"It looks like the drug refinery's security department is going to need to recruit a few female guards. That way, if they want to protect Yu Xuan and Lei Lei, it'll be a lot more convenient …" Ji Feng could not help but be moved, "I wonder if there are any female soldiers that are about to retire in Little Uncle's army …"
Not long after Xiao Yu Xuan and Tong Lei left, Guo Tao and another security guard arrived at the villa.
"Boss!" After Guo Tao told the security guard to return, he quickly walked in and took out two black pistols from his bag, "Boss Yi told me to give these to you!"
"This Old Yi, he thinks we're going to war!" Ji Feng shook his head and laughed, "I can just take one. You can take the other!"
"Yes sir!" Guo Tao immediately nodded his head and put away one of the handguns, "Boss, there's a spare magazine in this bag, it's full of bullets!"
Ji Feng thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Leave them in the carriage... "Let's go!"
"Boss, there's also this!" As he spoke, Guo Tao unzipped the other zipper on the bag and took out two dark items.
"Tri-edged Weapon?!" Ji Feng was stunned. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Does Old Yi really think we are going to war?"
"Boss Yi, I was afraid that you might be in danger, so you told me to bring a few more weapons with me. I can guarantee both melee and ranged combat!" Guo Tao explained in embarra.s.sment.
"Since you've brought them, then take them with you. They might really be of use!"
Ji Feng also knew that this was the good intentions of Yi Xing and Guo Tao. He smiled and nodded, saying, "Let's go. There's still some trouble waiting for us to solve!"
The second one was sent over.