Chapter 1043: Sir Zhang who is indifferent to fame and wealth and has no interest in money
After these wealthy people discovered that the newcomers started to behave unruly, they urgently needed someone to calm down the situation.
When it comes to who is the most suitable person to take charge of things in Hong Kong Island, it is definitely Sir Zhang, the God of Killing.
They need Sir Zhang to use thunderous means to warn some new comers and let them know how disastrous the consequences will be for not following the rules on Hong Kong Island.
So the United Wealth Group came into being.
Zhang Pin naturally has a rough idea of what these people think.
He did not openly oppose these people's ideas. Anyway, he had obtained the rights first. It was naturally up to Sir Zhang to decide whether he should cooperate with these people.
However, although he has obtained the rights, Sir Zhang is actually a layman when it comes to how to combat money laundering.
Moreover, Sir Zhang also has a secret that only he knows, that is, he has a gold-swallowing system.
The greatest ability of this system is to make Sir Zhang stronger by charging money.
In previous cases, if he was not particularly confident, Sir Zhang would rarely add money to the system.
After all, he knew in his heart that there were not so many fools in the world.
Although the matter of charging money into the system seems to be unsolvable, because after charging money into the system, others have no evidence to prove that Sir Zhang took the money.
But many times, many things do not actually require evidence.
For example, when it comes to charging money into the system, if someone is investigating and discovers that a lot of money disappeared without a trace in the case that Sir Zhang was involved in, then someone will definitely doubt Zhang Pin.
Now suddenly a very suitable opportunity to top up money fell into the hands of Sir Zhang.
In previous cases, the amount of stolen money has often been determined in advance. If Sir Zhang wants to use this money to top up, he will lose a lot of money out of thin air.
But black money is different.
Whether it is a money laundering agency or a person with dirty money, if they are robbed of their money, they will often choose to settle the matter.
This is naturally a very worthwhile thing for Sir Zhang.
"You have something to say."
Zhang Pin probably guessed what Lu Zhilian was thinking. After all, he personally handed over Li Li to Yang Jianhua and took him away.
Moreover, after the other party got rid of Hu Zhiyong in a high-profile manner, they suddenly became quiet and started celebrating, as if they had forgotten about the Jockey Club case.
Although the killer of that case had been killed, and Zhou Xingxing had already submitted a case closure report to the Wan Chai Police Station, they personally learned from Li Li that the bookmaker of the Jockey Club peripheral gambling bureau was Shen Huashan.
"That's it. According to our information at the customs, it has been determined that Benjamin will take a flight to Hong Kong Island tomorrow afternoon. Sir Zhang, do you want to cooperate again?"
When Lu Zhilian talked about Benjamin, his expression was very excited.
Originally, he had no plan to deal with Benjamin. He thought that he would be satisfied if he could deal with Hu Zhiyong and Shen Huashan, the two big tigers in Hong Kong Island.
The previous public arrest of Benjamin was just with the mentality of taking advantage of the situation and taking advantage of it.
Unexpectedly, just when he was declaring control over Shen Huashan, he suddenly saw a familiar name among the visitor invitations from the other party's administration.
So Lu Zhilian, who was originally planning to independently investigate the Shen Huashan case, invited Zhang Pin and others to cooperate together.
After experiencing Hu Zhiyong's case, Lu Zhilian also learned wisely.
He knew that wealthy bosses like Shen Huashan and Benjamin, even if they didn't usually show off, would definitely encounter some resistance when they really wanted to deal with each other.
For safety reasons, he naturally wanted to insure himself.
Moreover, the last cooperation between the two parties was very pleasant, and there was no competition for credit between the two parties.
"It's really here."
Zhang Pin was also a little surprised when he heard Lu Zhilian's words.
Naturally, he also knows about Benjamin.
However, the other party is a force from Europe and the United States, and he has no intention of fighting the evil forces for the people there.
So I just knew that there was such a person, but now I didn't expect that after the Independent Commission Against Corruption arrested Hu Zhiyong, the other party actually took action himself.
"By the way, is it possible that the money raised previously is still in Z Fund's account and has not been returned?"
When Zhang Pin heard Lu Zhilian saying that Benjamin was coming to Hong Kong Island, he immediately thought of something.
Benjamin was Hu Zhiyong’s boss behind the scenes at the beginning, and he was also Shen Huashan’s partner.
At present, neither the Independent Commission Against Corruption nor the police have taken action against Shen Huashan. In theory, it is impossible for Ben Jieming to come to Hong Kong Island for Shen Huashan.
On the contrary, after Hu Zhiyong was arrested, Z Fund's account still had hundreds of billions of funds lying around. It stands to reason that Hu Zhiyong had already been arrested, and the high returns originally promised by Z Fund were all fake, so this
The funds should be returned.
But a theory is just a theory after all.
"Refunds are not that easy, not to mention that Z Fund had launched several private placements before this fundraising. The funds obtained from those private placements had already been misappropriated and transferred because Hu Zhiyong bought Xu Huaijing.
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When Lu Zhilian heard Zhang Pin's question, he couldn't help but feel a bit gloating about his misfortune.
Z Fund has been developing in Hong Kong Island for several years. The other party was able to win the government's care fund not just because it bought Xu Huaijing.
Originally, Hu Zhiyong was supported by his uncle from the landlord association.
At least before this thunderstorm, Z Fund was an investment company in Hong Kong whose returns were much higher than those of its peers.
Now everyone knows that the reason why Z Fund can provide customers with high returns is that the principal of subsequent customers is used as income and returned to the previous customers.
But in the past, everyone thought that the other party could achieve this goal through successful investment.
It is precisely because of this that although the money raised this time has been retained, the money raised in previous rounds cannot be recovered.
It stands to reason that if the previous investors lost their money, the previous investors would naturally have to admit that they were unlucky.
But reality is not that simple.
First of all, among the people who have invested before, many of them have unusual identities.
Even if Hu Zhiyong is in trouble now, the Hong Kong authorities who are in charge of returning the funds cannot directly ignore the other party's opinions.
Even because Hu Zhiyong was the first to corrupt Xu Huaijing, many of the people who initially invested in Z Fund were employees of the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong Island.
Most of the people responsible for returning Z Fund funds this time are also people from the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong Island.
As their own people, it seems reasonable that they want to protect their own rights and interests.
In addition to the people from the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong Island, you should know that Hu Zhiyong is one of the preliminary members of the Landowners Association.
As members of the same organization, Hu Zhiyong’s Z Fund naturally requires investments from people who are also members of the landlord association.
As the uncrowned kings of Hong Kong's financial community, these people naturally have considerable energy. It is obviously unrealistic for them to give up their principal now.
In addition to these people, some other investors did not show up, but they also made their voices heard through various strange relationships, wanting to get back the principal they invested before, and the greedy ones even wanted to take away the previously promised interest.
These people have different identities, but the only thing they have in common is that they have great energy.
Due to the interference of these people, the refund of funds, which was originally relatively clear, was delayed.
With the current amount of funds in the Z Fund account, it is obviously impossible to pay compensation to everyone.
In addition to these customers who need compensation, there are hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars in the Z Fund account.
Although some people have nothing to do with such a large sum of money, they are equally enthusiastic about it.
Part of it is due to ability or strength issues, or it's just a hot eye.
But there are some other people who believe that their own strength and qualifications are enough to take a bite from such a big piece of fat.
So now many people are beginning to show their magical powers and want to transfer the money in the Z Fund account.
It is precisely because of these circumstances that the money in the Z Fund account has not been removed by anyone for the time being.
"Sir Zhang, do you also think Benjamin is here for the money in this account?"
When Lu Zhilian heard Zhang Pin ask about the funds in the Z Fund account, he immediately guessed that Zhang Pin must have the same idea as him.
In fact, he also guessed that the reason Benjamin came to Hong Kong Island at this critical moment was 100% because of that large sum of money.
"This money is not black money. There is no reason for our police force to intervene."
Although Zhang Pin guessed that Benjamin's purpose was the funds in the Z Fund account, he had no intention of intervening.
Although he now also serves as head of the newly established Joint Financial Intelligence Group.
But the work of this group is to investigate and deal with the money laundering industry.
The source of the money in the Z Fund account is very clear. In addition, the capital is about to be refunded. Whether it is returned to the people or groups who previously invested in Z Fund, or to the target of this fundraising, it is all related to money laundering.
It has nothing to do with it.
Sir Zhang always speaks the truth when doing things.
Moreover, not only does this matter not bring any benefit to him, but because there are 100 billion lying in the account, the current work of winding up the Z Fund has become a huge trouble.
If this matter is not handled well, if it offends people who want to use the account funds, it will simply be a loss that outweighs the gain.
"I have investigated this guy Benjamin. He is not a rule-abiding person in Europe and the United States. If he is caught this time, our Hong Kong Island Police Force can also become famous in the world."
Lu Zhilian suddenly became anxious when he heard that Zhang Pin seemed to have no intention of participating.
Judging from the fact that they were almost tricked by the killer that night, but it was Sir Zhang who took action in the end, Lu Zhilian would actually be a little worried about this matter without Sir Zhang's participation.
"Do I seem to care about someone with a false reputation?"
In response to Lu Zhilian's persuasion, Sir Zhang immediately looked at him seriously.
With Sir Zhang's reputation, he really doesn't care whether he can deal with a Benjamin or not.
"Well, actually, if our ICAC can handle a successful case, the amount of bonus will be quite large."
"I became a police officer not for the salary and bonus, but because of my interest."
Zhang Pin didn't wait for Lu Zhilian to finish, and directly interrupted him with a wave of his hand. He was obviously not interested in knowing how much bonus the Independent Commission Against Corruption would receive after handling the case, because with Sir Zhang's net worth, he would naturally look down on such a small bonus.
Lu Zhilian:
Only now did he remember that apart from being the evil nemesis, Sir Zhang was actually also very famous on the wealth list.
The reason why he is famous is not how rich he is, but his ability to earn money by eating soft food.
Whether it is the daughter of Tai Fu Bank, the eldest lady of the Tong Group, or the most beautiful widow in Hong Kong, Judy Tong, these people all have a lot of money, but they all end up collecting money from Sir Zhang.
I heard that Sir Zhang drives a different sports car every morning when he goes to work now.
Compared with the net worth accumulated by the other party's hard work, the relatively large bonus from the Independent Commission Against Corruption is indeed nothing.
"As a member of Hong Kong Island, it is our duty to protect citizens' funds and public security."
Neither fame nor money could impress Sir Zhang, so Lu Zhilian could only find a solution from the perspective of ideals.
"This is good. Don't worry, if that guy named Ban dares to commit crimes on Hong Kong Island, I will definitely not let him go."
This time, Sir Zhang didn't wait for Lu Zhilian to finish what he said, and directly waved his hand to stop him.
What he said sounded nice, but when Benjamin committed a crime, whether he should be spared or not would be another matter.
If the other party did not commit the crime in the Tsim Sha Tsui area, he would naturally not be able to do it for him.
"Well, Benjamin's surname is not actually Ban."
Zhou Xingxing, who had been listening to Zhang Pin and Lu Zhilian talking with open ears, finally took the opportunity to interject a word.
However, no one paid attention to Zhou Xingxing, whether it was Zhang Pin or Lu Zhilian, or Liu Baoqiang, Chen Jin and others who were lowering their heads to deal with the food.
"It's just a refund of funds. Why is it so troublesome? Could it be that many people in this account have the authority to transfer the money out of it?"
Chen Jin ate relatively quickly and had already finished dealing with his own goose head. Then he heard Lu Zhilian's words, which clearly hinted that the money in the Z Fund account was being watched by many people, so he asked a question out of curiosity.
It stands to reason that if many people do not have the transfer authority of the Z Fund account, then even if other people have ideas about the money in the account, it will be impossible to achieve the goal.
"This money is currently supervised by HSBC because Hu Zhiyong, as the chairman of the foundation, did not authorize who should be responsible for the money when he was arrested. In addition, the Z Fund is now dead in name only. At present, theoretically
As long as you can get HSBC's approval, you can transfer money out of the account."
When Lu Zhilian heard Chen Jin's inquiry, he didn't hide it.
"Is there a possibility of HSBC committing fraud?"
This question was asked by Zhou Xingxing. After all, he is responsible for helping others. If he had a large sum of money in his hands, he would probably not be able to avoid misappropriating it.
"This is the biggest problem. Of course it is impossible for HSBC to embezzle this money, but..." ()