213 Dump You Into the Huangpu River (1/2)
”Why? Why are there three large incidents happening in a single day?” Goro Ota flared and shouted. ”Could it be that the geological layer over there had some problems that we had not previously discovered?”
In the face of such shots, the staff member was scared out of his wits. His face turned pale, then he asked, ”Oil well number three could be considered as a sudden incident, but what about numbers one and five? With the same machinery accidents happening in one day, there is definitely some sort of connection between the events.”
”Check it. Immediately request for our national exploration vessel to explore the sea bed in that area again.”
”Sigh!”
”Why are you sighing? Faster! Get to it!”
Once the staff member hurried off, Goro Ota pulled the necktie around his neck aggressively. He was prepared to phone that sucker to see if it was possible to delay for a few days. Since this first business transaction had so many flaws, even before it had begun, it would not be considered rude to talk badly about it.
However, the phone call was not connected yet, so Garo Ota could only send an email to the opposite party. At that time, that person wrote in Mandarin. So, after giving it more thought, Garo Ota yelled at a translator to come translate it for him.
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Dear Mr. Kate Buzan,
Kate!
I deeply apologize for the fact that our oil well had, at the local time of between 12 to 2, consecutively experienced a malfunction with our three drilling platforms. We are already trying our best to fix it. It is estimated that it will take one week until we are able to continue excavating.
Do you think that we could postpone our date of agreement by a few days?
If this is possible, only for this transaction, I will give you a price reduction of 15 Yen per barrel!
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After delivering this email, Garo Ota's face turned red. He admitted to himself that, if he was in the other party's shoes, he would have never agreed to such terms. Businessmen are naturally profit seekers. As such, who in the world would be kind enough to offer to give away any of their gains?
”I hope this youngster is an exceptionally rare idiot, who agrees with my terms at first glance.” At this point in time, Garo Ota could only silently pray for the best, Otherwise, full compensation would be the only alternative left.
Alas, what he was afraid of had happened. Garo Ota's concern quickly turned into a reality, seen in the email reply..
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I would like to express my sympathy and condolences to the issue that has broken out in your company. We are very concerned about this incident. Did it cause any casualties?
However, we do hope that your company can understand our circumstances, too. We just signed an agreement with the party in Myanmar, which clearly stated that there would be a large penalty compensated for late deliveries!
...
”Kiddo, I bet you are stunned right now!” After sending out the email reply, Chen Fan laughed cunningly.
The destruction of three oil wells would be enough to keep them busy for quite a long period of time. Thus, he could safely withdraw his electric eel.
When the electric eel returned to Zhongyun, there were still seven days remaining until the scheduled date of goods delivery. At the same time, Garo Ota had sent a few emails to notify him of their difficulties and request for a further postponement of a few days.
Even if God came, Chen Fan would never agree to such terms! In fact, he had already thought to himself that, if time were to be delayed for too long and the Ohno Group still failed to deliver their promises, he would control the electric eel to destroy one of the well's oil control valves. This would cause them to receive an enormous fine from Libya's government! Just the thought of the black oil gushing out from the pipes after destroying their oil well left him with a feeling of pure satisfaction.
At ten in the morning, Chen Fan changed out of the black windbreaker, which he had worn for a week, into a brown Armani casual jacket. Today, he was prepared to make a trip to the Swiss International Bank in Tian Hai City.
A few days earlier, Wang Bing had already sent him a message, telling him that the police that were stationed in front of his house had already left. Ma Rongtao also told him that the police had determined that it was an accidental assault on the police, meaning that it had nothing to do with the illegal possession of a gun. The bank account, which was frozen before, had been unfrozen, and it was not a matter of an armed assault towards the police, either, as he had initially thought it was.
As such, it was a situation dealing two separate crimes, with a huge difference in between them. As for how many years he would end up in prison, following the court's verdict, one would only know the answer to that question, should he be captured and sent to court for trial.
However, Ma Rongtao said that his case would not be tried for yet another few more years. Plus, at the time of any sentencing, there would also be the option of bailing him out, thus further suspending date of sentencing.
Theoretically, even if Chen Fan were to surrender now, he would not be locked up for too long, before he could again be released. Even with these facts, he still did not want to be locked up for even a day! Since he was not a wanted criminal, the police would not even recognize him, should he be walking on the street. Thus, the chances of his getting caught were still minimal!
Moreover, even if he were to get caught, he would just have to admit that he was dogged by misfortune. He would surely then be released, after getting locked up for only a little while.
Holding on to this devil-may-care attitude, Chen Fan boarded his luxurious submarine, once the morning sun was shining brightly. He then started his journey, heading south to the globalized city, which was 150 nautical miles away from Zhongyun.
This distance of 150 nautical miles was just a matter of traveling for 30 to 40 minutes for the electric eel. Thus, the only hassle of this jaunt was to search for a hidden landing spot.
Tian Hai City's Swiss International Bank was located on Nanjing West Road in the Jing'an District. This place was known as the Swiss Bank Representative Office, where they only served high-profile customers. As such, unless you were not saving more than 50 million Renminbi, then do not even bother searching for it! Evidently, Chen Fan was the VIP here!
He wore a small cow-leather hat, as he walked into the large building. He then proceeded to take the lift up to the reception office. When the young female staff member saw the black self-set pictured card in his hand, she was so shocked, she started stuttering!
”I would like to exchange 50 million Renminbi!” said Chen Fan, as he sat in the luxuriously furnished room.
”Would you like to withdraw cash or transfer it to your account?” asked the senior manager, who rushed in upon hearing the news of his arrival. He was displaying his most impeccable professional etiquettes, obviously!
”Transfer it to this card of mine, please!” Chen Fan took out a normal Swiss banking card from his pocket. It was a card that he had left over from the previous transfer, which still contained a few thousand American Dollars on it.
”Alright, please wait for a moment!” The senior manager, who was dressed in a suit, received the card courteously. He waved his hand to ask the female staff to leave, as he personally desired to operate the computer for this special transaction.
Chen Fan was preparing the 50 million Renminbi for his parents. Although his own bank account was frozen, he decided to not do anything to it temporarily, but instead withdraw the money from the Swiss Bank.
Two days ago, he had a discussion with his parents, where he had suggested that they move to a different place to live. Otherwise, as time went by, once the neighbors knew about him being a wanted person on the run, they would surely scorn them.
Nowadays, if you had enough money, you could even move to outer space. After discussing this subject his parents for about half a day, they decided to buy a house in the city district.
To buy a house there, five million was more than enough. Yet, Chen Fan withdrew 50 million, so that his parents could move, as well as open up a supermarket, restaurant, or something else.
He was not too worried about taking out so a large sum, specifically because it would be in his parents' names. As such, since they did not have any connection to the case, even if they had 100 million deposited to them, without knowing where it is from, the justice department would not confiscate their wealth, because they would not have evidence to prove that their wealth was illegally gained.
Thus, the matter of exchanging the Renminbi was handled quickly. When the senior manager saw that Chen Fan had the intention of leaving, he quickly came over to fawn all over him.
”Dear sir, here we have a personal financial consulting group that is unrivalled. If you are willing to let us manage your wealth, then we promise to generate a return of no less than five percent a year for you...”
Chen Fan interrupted his endless speech, saying, ”Why does the Swiss Bank love to promote their financial consulting services to customers, just like other banks?”
”Hehe,” This senior manager smiled brazenly, then said, ”We must grab our chances to serve any high-profile customer, like you!”
”Let's talk about this in the future. Recently, my capital has been frequently moved around, so I can't bring out any extra cash for investments at the moment.” Chen Fan also laughed a little, after responding. At least this guy was pretty honest!
Taking the escalator back to the entrance of the large building, Chen Fan casually walked into a restaurant nearby. Since he had not yet had his breakfast, he figured that he might as well grab an early lunch.
He had only managed to take a few steps toward the restaurant, when a fiery red Ferrari recklessly rushed past. The noise blasted from the engine by the exhaust pipe roared into the ears of the people nearby. Then, this fiery red Ferrari turned in a way that went against the principle of mechanics, pulling over in front of the gate of the large building with a squeak.
”Showy rich kid!” If this scene had happened a year ago, Chen Fan would have definitely stopped to stare and admire the car. However, as he had already become so wealthy that luxurious cars, which were worth millions, were nothing to him, this brat would definitely not garner his attention today!
After the car stopped, a tall girl with light yellow curly hair, who wore a white windbreaker, exited the car. The people around all had a gleam in their eyes. They did not expect that the owner of this fancy car would be a girl whose beauty could rival the most exotic of flowers!