Chapter 26 The Bank of Zurich(1/2)
Otto Rothschild looked at Pang Jindong. After being silent for a long time, he took a breath and said slowly: "This is too vicious!"
Pang Jindong smiled and said: "It's vicious but it works!"
"but……"
Pang Jindong interrupted the other party and said bluntly: "I hope you won't refute this with stupid moral viewpoints. I think it's okay to use some unconventional methods as long as you can defeat your opponent!"
At this moment, Nick inserted a sentence: "I also hope you can review how many Israeli soldiers have sacrificed in several Middle East wars; how many Jewish civilians have been killed under Hamas's terrorist attacks!"
These two sentences were very convincing. Otto Rothschild thought for a while and finally nodded. But he still had a question: "If Director Anderson can become president, he must hand over the drug trafficking network."
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"Letting his successor do business in the Middle East can be a condition for your support for him! But..." Pang Jindong smiled, and then continued: "This is a matter between you, and it should be discussed by both of you. I
You are not qualified to overstep your authority."
Otto Rothschild was speechless for a moment. After a while, the clock in the study room rang exactly twelve.
The two parties talked for too long, and it was late at night before they knew it.
Otto Rothschild looked at the time, stood up immediately, and told Pang Jindong: "I'm going to rest!"
"It's already Saturday, and I heard that the Rothschild family strictly observes the commandment of not working on the Sabbath, and it seems to be true!"
"It's good that Mr. Pang can understand!" Otto Rothschild nodded, and then said: "If it's convenient for you, you can live here!"
"No need to bother! Let's stay in the hotel!" Pang Jindong stood up and told the other party: "Please ask your driver to take us back!"
"OK!"
It was still the Rolls-Royce Phantom that sent Pang Jindong and the others to a luxury hotel in Zurich.
After settling down, Nick asked Pang Jindong: "What should we do next about this matter?"
"Odo Rothschild should basically agree, but he alone cannot make a decision on behalf of the entire family. There may be discussions within the Rothschild family. As for the outcome of this discussion, it is not us.
It can be controlled."
Miliya asked: "Then we wait and see what happens?"
"This is the only way!" After a pause, Pang Jindong continued: "In any case, we should not see Otto Rothschild again in a short period of time!"
"That's good!" Nick shrugged and said with emotion: "When you were talking to him, I was observing from the side. It's really tiring to deal with smart Jews!"
After a night's rest, Pang Jindong came to the Zurich Bank early the next day and asked the bank staff to take him to the safe.
Each safe is sealed and can be taken out individually. There are two keys, one is kept by the customer and the other is kept in the bank. Only two keys can be used at the same time to open the safe.
The bank clerk turned the key, took out the safe, took Pang Jindong to a small room, closed the door and went out.
Facing the safe, Pang Jindong had a very complicated mood. On the one hand, Pang Jindong hoped that Bernard would leave a surprise for him in it; on the other hand, Pang Jindong was worried that this was the beginning of a new conspiracy.
Especially when he thought about the possible billions of dollars involved, Pang Jindong felt that this small iron box was extremely heavy.
With an uneasy mood, Pang Jindong slowly opened the lid. This cautious look and action was like defusing a time bomb. However, when opening the lid, Pang Jindong looked up at the ceiling. When the safe
After fully opening it, Pang Jindong took a deep breath before lowering his head and looking inside.
However, what surprised Pang Jindong was that the safe was empty, except for a small envelope placed deep inside.
Pang Jindong opened the envelope and found a document inside.
The document was issued by a law firm in Zurich. It can be seen from the many seals on it that it is fully legal after being notarized and confirmed by a lawyer. However, the content is relatively simple, with only two lines of words.
There are many seals, but it only means that the person holding the document is qualified to go to the law firm to accept Bernard's gift.
Pang Jindong rushed to the law firm immediately and showed the documents to the receptionist.
The receptionist glanced at the document and immediately stared at Pang Jindong, looking as if he wanted to eat Pang Jindong alive. Pang Jindong endured this wolf-like gaze for a while before the receptionist returned the document to Pang Jindong.
, and then said respectfully: "Please wait a moment!"
Less than five minutes later, the receptionist came out and introduced a man to Pang Jindong: "This is lawyer Cushpan, and he will be responsible for all your affairs!"
Kushpan was about fifty years old, with a head full of white. He shook hands with Pang Jindong warmly, and then asked politely: "What is your name?"
"Pang, Jerry. Pang!"
"As expected, it's Mr. Pang. This is great!" Cushpan nodded slightly and told Pang Jindong almost with a smile: "Please come to my office to talk!"
"It's really Mr. Pang?" Hearing Cushpan's words, Pang Jingdong thought to himself: "It seems that Bernard has said that I will come here!"
After Kushpan brought Pang Jindong to his office, he told his secretary: "If anyone comes, tell me I'm out; if anyone calls me, don't come in." After that, he closed the door of the office.
Due to lack of understanding of the situation, Pang Jindong never said anything and waited for the other party to speak.
Cushpan did not have such patience. As soon as he sat across from Pang Jindong, he said frankly: "I am Bernard's good friend!"
"Nice to meet you!" Pang Jindong sighed and said slightly sadly: "Bernard took great care of me during his lifetime. His passing is a great loss in my life!"
"If I'm not mistaken, you should be from the Corbino Center, right?"
"It used to be!" Pang Jindong nodded, thinking: "It seems that he still knows something!"
Cushpan said: "Bernard once told me before his death that the person who came here to go through the formalities would be an Oriental named Pang, also from the Cobino Center! But he couldn't be completely sure, after all, none of us knew
Be able to know clearly what will happen tomorrow!”
"I'm glad I didn't disappoint Bernard!"
"I'm also very happy that Bernard was able to transfer the property to the intended person!" After a pause, Cushpan continued: "If you knew what Bernard left you, you would be happy for yourself immediately.
Got it!"
Pang Jindong smiled and asked lightly: "A large amount of cash? Bonds? Or real estate?"
"No!" Cushpan shook his head and said slowly: "It's stocks! To be precise, it's Zurich Bank stocks!"
"I am a shareholder of the Bank of Zurich?"
Cushpan corrected: "After you complete the formalities, you will be a shareholder of Zurich Bank!" He handed a letter to Pang Jindong, and then continued: "This is what Bernard left for you!"
There is wax paint on the lip of the envelope, and Bernard's seal is stamped on the wax paint, which means that after the letter was written, it was never opened.
Pang Jindong opened the letter and read it carefully.
Bernard told Jerry in the letter:
"If you can get the $200 million, you should be able to get the lawyer's letter. Just with the lawyer's letter, you can get the shares of Zurich Bank that I own. I have gone through the relevant procedures at the law firm, and
I handed the matter over to my best friend Kushpan.
It seems necessary to briefly explain to you the origin of these stocks.
I used to be a very greedy person. Ever since I took charge of the financial work of the Corbino Project, what I was most passionate about every day was to try to increase my wealth.
When I found that I wasted too much time and energy on this, but did not fully enjoy life, my life also came to an end, but I had also accumulated a huge amount of wealth.
The US$200 million is only a small part of my wealth and is the center's final operating funds. Over the years, the funds I have withheld from the entire plan through various methods have been laundered and transferred abroad through various methods. I gave
The money that was continuously remitted found a safe and secure way to increase its value, which was to buy shares of Zurich Bank.
Zurich Bank is a medium-sized bank, but its performance ranks among the best among Swiss banks. UBS is the most trusted bank among the world's major banks and is the least affected by various adverse factors, such as war.
I have always been proud of my keen intuition and judgment in money, and the same is true in the securities market. Since investing in Zurich Bank, I have continued to expand my share through various technical means. Due to my successful operations,
In addition, I have reinvested the dividends over the years. By the time you read this letter, I have doubled the funds I invested and the stocks I own, which means that Zurich Bank 100%
Twenty shares.
This is my last gift to you.
Burn after reading
Bernard Stay”
Pang Jindong took a deep breath, took out a lighter and burned the letter. Looking at the jumping blue flames and Bernard's last words, which were being turned into black ashes by the flames, Pang Jindong fell into deep thought.
Kushpan did not disturb Pang Jindong. After a while, he cautiously asked: "Can we start now?"
"OK!"
"The transfer of such a huge amount of property requires very complicated procedures. I hope you have enough patience!"
"The most important thing I lack now is patience!" After expressing his condolences to Bernard, Pang Jindong began to feel excited about the huge fortune he was about to receive.
Bernard's arrangements are indeed very thorough. The heavy taxes required to transfer the property and the fees required to entrust a law firm have been set aside.
But as Cushpan said, the whole transaction took a lot of trouble, and as a result, Pang Jindong had to stay in Zurich for an extra week.
A very coincidental thing was that just after the stock transfer was completed, the Bank of Zurich held a shareholders' meeting, and Pang Jindong was invited to attend.
Since he did not understand the specific operating conditions of Zurich Bank, Pang Jindong said nothing at the shareholders' meeting. He just listened to what others said and carefully observed each shareholder. It was not until the end that Pang Jindong made two requests: First,
Fire the female receptionist at the headquarters; the second is to require all employees to learn Chinese.
In Zurich Bank, owning 20% of the shares means the second largest shareholder. In the past, the shareholders' meeting only knew that these shares belonged to a person named Howard, but they did not know anything about him, and this person never attended.
Pass the shareholders' meeting.
Only Pang Jindong knew that Howard was actually a disguised identity of Bernard.
Now these shares have been transferred to Pang Jindong. Although Pang Jindong attended the shareholders' meeting, for the bank management and other shareholders, this sense of mystery has not weakened, but has become stronger. Almost everyone wants to know, at this age
To be continued...