Just when the person in charge of the Hong Kong Island branch of the Hongxin Group was about to say something special, the door of the conference room was pushed open violently.
Then several men and women in suits and ties strode toward the podium.
“We are ICAC investigators!”
The person walking at the front was Lu Zhilian. He turned a blind eye to the security guards who surrounded him. He stretched out his hand to lift the sign and looked at Hu Zhiyong, whose face changed drastically.
"Mr. Hu Zhiyong, I am Lu Zhilian, Chief Investigation Director of CIAC. According to our investigation, you are suspected of murder, insider trading, bribery, money laundering and many other criminal facts. This is a summons from the court. Please come with us."
As Lu Zhilian and his group appeared, many people at the meeting began to talk about it.
After all, ICAC's investigation into the Z Fund has been rumored for a long time these days. It is only because there has been no substantive news, and because people from the Hong Kong Island government have always come forward to endorse the Z Fund, everyone has turned a blind eye to it.
Now that the Independent Commission Against Corruption has appeared, judging from Lu Zhilian's tone, it is obvious that the Z Foundation's illegal crimes have been verified.
Or even if there is no evidence, at least it shows that the Independent Commission Against Corruption is not optimistic about the Z Fund.
Most of the people present at the meeting had obviously thought of this, and then the reporters immediately stood up excitedly, all cameras pointed at Lu Zhilian and others, and the shutters flew up.
However, the investors and some other participants turned pale at this time and began to worry about their money.
"What are you doing? Do you know where this is? Fund Z is not a place for you to run wild. I will call your commissioner. Get out of here right now!"
As Luk Zhilian and others appeared at the venue, the first person to stand up and speak was not Hu Zhiyong, but next to him, Xu Huaijing, the former director of the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong Island as a consultant.
There is naturally a reason why Xu Huaijing was so excited.
At the beginning, when Hu Zhiyong came to him, he thought that the other party was just a stupid rich man with a lot of money, so he took advantage of him without hesitation.
Who would have expected that in the end, when I was deep in the mud, I realized that I had boarded this pirate ship and could not get off.
Especially a few days ago, he expressed his attitude in front of Chief Wei that he would fully support the listing of Z Fund. This matter has already put his future future and everything on it.
If Z Fund is successfully listed, with such an exaggerated market value, it will definitely be a huge help to Xu Huaijing.
Even relying on this corporate style, he has the confidence to compete for the soon-to-be-vacated position of Governor.
After all, because Hong Kong Island is about to return, except for a very small number of red factions, most capital is not optimistic about the future of Hong Kong Island, and a lot of capital has begun to flow out.
Groups like Z Fund, which have bucked the trend and entered the market, are definitely what is most needed at the moment.
If there is really no problem with Z Fund, then whether it is to buy horse bones with thousands of dollars to set a benchmark for others to see, or to retain such a large amount of funds from Z Fund, it is not impossible for the other party to choose to compromise.
Of course, the prerequisite for all this is that there is no problem with the Z Fund.
This is also why Xu Huaijing was so anxious to jump out.
Regardless of whether Z Fund has any problems, the other party cannot have any problems now until he achieves his goal.
While Xu Huaijing was yelling at Lu Zhilian and others, he took out his phone and prepared to contact his network.
"Mr. Xu, you are here, that's the best. Someone has complained that you forced yourself to have sex with the other party and accepted bribes. Come with us now. By the way, this operation was approved by the Governor. You
It’s no use looking for anyone!”
Lu Zhilian was not surprised when he saw Xu Huaijing's appearance.
As early as An Ying reported Hu Zhiyong, the Independent Commission Against Corruption had already figured out that Hu Zhiyong had access to the Care Fund. It was Xu Huaijing who was still serving as the Financial Secretary at the time.
Later, it was the other party that lobbied for Z Fund, which allowed it to pass layers of supervision and raise hundreds of billions of funds in a short period of time.
After grasping the situation, Lu Zhilian quickly reported it to the superiors.
There is naturally a reason why we did not take immediate action after obtaining the evidence this time, but waited until the Z Fund press conference was held before openly leading the team.
The Z Fund is so large that it has raised hundreds of billions of funds in a short period of time. This is also a headache for the Hong Kong Island government.
Hong Kong Island, at least for now, still belongs to a capitalist society. The essence of capitalism is naturally based on the past. Regardless of whether Hu Zhiyong was a small boy before, now that he has mastered such a large sum of money, then this amount
The people behind the funds naturally don't want anything to happen to him.
Among those who can spend hundreds of billions of dollars, even if they are spread out, there must be people with great energy.
Even if they are all middle class, if they are taken rashly, it will have a huge impact.
Although Hong Kong Island itself is theoretically chaotic enough, some people don't care and even secretly hope to make it even more chaotic.
But I think it's the same thing. If a large-scale riot actually occurs, it will not be a good thing for the authorities.
So after learning that there was someone behind the Z Fund, in order to avoid some unexpected resistance, Lu Zhilian and his superiors finally took the matter to the Governor.
Finally, we were instructed to handle the case openly and honestly, in compliance with laws and regulations, and with solid evidence.
After receiving the instructions from the Governor, Lu Zhilian immediately put down his worries and finally appeared at the press conference. He wanted to arrest Hu Zhiyong in full view of the public.
Of course, his purpose in doing this was not to target Hu Zhiyong, but the person behind Hu Zhiyong.
"stop!"
Just after Xu Huaijing came forward and was directly controlled by Lu Zhilian's people, Hu Zhiyong, who was sitting firmly on the rostrum, made a move that no one expected at all.
He actually stood up and ran towards a small door on the side, trying to escape.
It has to be said that the other party's actions not only opened the eyes of Lu Zhilian and others, but also everyone else at the scene was stunned.
Bang——
How could Hu Zhiyong, a pampered middle-aged man, outrun the young and strong investigators of the Independent Commission Against Corruption?
Before he could reach the door, he was kicked to the ground by a commissioner who was chasing after him.
Hu Zhiyong's body rolled several times on the ground, hit a chair, and then stopped.
"It's over!"
After falling to the ground, Hu Zhiyong's eyes were dull and his heart was empty.
There are actually two biggest reasons why Z Fund can reach today.
On Hong Kong Island, the original reliance was naturally none other than the landlord association.
This line was cut off by Hu Zhiyong himself, because after raising hundreds of billions of funds, he felt that he was more capable than his uncles and was no longer interested in accompanying a group of outdated old men in fighting landlords.
Seeing that Z Fund was about to go public, Hu Zhiyong didn't even think of inviting his uncle to participate in the press conference.
And the other line is naturally Benjamin who originally supported him in returning to Hong Kong Island for development.
Originally, Hu Zhiyong's plan was that after the Z Fund was listed, he would become a big boss, and he would naturally not need to look at anyone's face.
He has also started planning to cut off the Benjamin line.
But who would have thought that something that I thought was a sure thing to win would suddenly turn out to be so bad.
Hu Zhiyong originally relied on Xu Huaijing. He used An Ying to get Xu Huaijing to take the bait, and then he thought he could dominate Hong Kong Island.
But now Xu Huaijing could not save himself, and Hu Zhiyong suddenly woke up from his dream.
Only then did he realize that the name he was originally proud of as a billionaire fund boss was actually just that.
Now that the Independent Commission Against Corruption dares to openly and openly make a scene at the press conference at this moment, Hu Zhiyong doesn't know that the other party is trying to convince him.
And because of his recent arrogant behavior, Hu Zhiyong knew that if he was caught like this, he might not be able to get out for the rest of his life.
That's why the impatient Hu Zhiyong made such a rude move. He actually knew that he couldn't run away, but his instinct for freedom still gave him an impulse.
It's just a delusion after all. It has no other effect except making Hu Zhiyong even more upset.
Wow——
Hua Hua Hua——
Following Hu Zhiyong's farce, the already noisy crowd seemed to be about to explode.
Except for some news media staff who were invited or came on their own, those who were able to attend the press conference this time were almost all investors or employees closely related to Z Fund.
When everyone heard Lu Zhilian's words, they were just skeptical. After all, it was not the first time that the Independent Commission Against Corruption was launching an investigation into the Z Foundation.
However, from the establishment of the Z Fund to recruit funds to the upcoming listing, there has always been loud thunder and little rain, especially the Care Fund, which has stood still. In addition, a few days ago, the person in charge of the Care Fund led the bank to announce that it would
On the day Z Fund was listed, one hundred and fifty billion funds were transferred to Z Fund’s investment account.
So everyone thinks that the reason why the ICAC pays attention to the Z Fund is just a routine matter.
After all, if Z Fund really had problems, it would be impossible for the Care Fund to announce its cooperation with Z Fund in such a high-profile manner.
But all the previous fantasies were dealt a heavy blow to everyone after Hu Zhiyong chose to escape.
Many people are like losing their wives. Previously, because they were attracted by the high returns of Z Fund, many people not only spent all their savings, but some even chose to apply for some low-interest loans, thinking that they could earn the difference between the interest rates on both sides.
As a result, Z Fund has had trouble before it even went public. Investors like them, let alone interest rates, now have no idea whether they can even get their principal back.
On the contrary, many reporters, because their own interests were irrelevant, suddenly became as excited as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood.
Z Fund is one of the recent hot spots in Hong Kong Island, involving hundreds of billions of funds, which itself has attracted the jealousy of many people.
Now that something like this has happened, it is completely welcome to everyone.
"Good! What a good thing! The ICAC's actions are much faster than I thought!"
As Z Fund head Hu Zhiyong was taken away by ICAC officers at the press conference, in less than an hour, the news spread throughout Hong Kong Island.
When the uncle got the news, he couldn't help but celebrate.
Hu Zhiyong originally belonged to him. Logically speaking, now that he has been taken away by the Independent Commission Against Corruption, he should be anxious.
However, Hu Zhiyong relied on the large amount of funds under his command to become arrogant and no longer respectful to his uncle.
So Uncle Tong simply used Hu Zhiyong to achieve his own goals.
The current president of the Landowners Association is Sima Xiang. After his uncle determined that the Independent Commission Against Corruption had obtained evidence of Hu Zhiyong's illegal crimes, he immediately rushed to Sima Xiang's house.
"Brother Xiang, if something bad happens, it's all my fault that I don't know people well."
When he arrived at Sima Xiang's house, his uncle immediately changed his face again, full of anxiety and self-blame, and then he asked for help.
Sima Xiang is the oldest member of the Landowners Association. If he can get the other party in this time, his uncle will have the opportunity to sit in the position of president of the Landowners Association.
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"Are you sure you haven't received any money in your account?"
Although Benjamin is abroad, he is not blocked from news about Hong Kong Island.
After learning that Hu Zhiyong had been arrested by the Independent Commission Against Corruption, her first concern was whether she had received the money.
As early as when it was confirmed that the funds were deposited into Z Fund's account, Benjamin had already asked Hu Zhiyong to find a way to transfer the money out.
As an outside banker, Benjamin has countless ways to clean up hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars.
As a result, I didn't know that Hu Zhiyong had slipped up and was arrested, but the money was not transferred out.
Now Z Fund's account must have been paid attention to by the bank, and if you want to get the money out, it will not be as simple as before.
"Contact Shen Huashan and tell him that I will take tomorrow's flight to Hong Kong Island and ask him to pick me up in person."
There are now hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars in the Z Fund's account.
Faced with such a big piece of fat, even an old fox like Benjamin couldn't help but throw it away.
So after getting angry, he immediately made a decision to go to Hong Kong Island in person, trying to find a way to get the money.
Hong Kong Island is a free trade port, and huge amounts of money flow in and out every day. As long as it is done properly, Benjamin is confident that he can absorb this money.
Not to mention that he also has an old friend from Hong Kong Island's largest race organizer, the Jockey Club.
"By the way, contact Zhou Min again and ask him to be prepared when the time comes. When the matter is over, all the preparations on Hong Kong Island should be cleaned up at once."
The temptation of hundreds of billions of dollars was naturally enough for Benjamin to choose not to have any other contact with Hong Kong Island in the future.
After all, he also knew that as long as what he was doing was successful, the Hong Kong authorities would never allow him to leave safely.
"The bait has been cast now. It depends on whether the fish is a big fish or a small fish."
When Lu Zhilian watched his commissioners push Hu Zhiyong and Xu Huaijing into the car, he stood alone and muttered to himself.