"This is..." Li Qiang looked at the astonishing number on the check and couldn't help but said in disbelief, "Commander, why is there so much money?"
After hearing this, Tang Shengming advised earnestly: "Ah Qiang, I'm not telling you, you are good at everything, but you are too cautious no matter what you do, for fear of getting into trouble! Of course, I'm not saying this is wrong.
Yes, but in the officialdom, if you are blindly cautious and lack the most basic courage in doing things, even if you don't make any mistakes, in the eyes of Shangfeng, it will still be embarrassing, do you understand?"
"Thank you, Commander, for your teaching. I understand." After saying that, Li Qiang carefully put away the check, and then continued, "Don't worry, I will finish this matter before dawn tomorrow."
"Okay! With your words, I feel relieved." Tang Shengming nodded with satisfaction, and then asked casually, "By the way, how is your investigation of the rumors going?"
"It went smoothly, but..."
"Just what?"
"Only based on the clues that my subordinates have so far, Zhao Xiaoman, a member of the Translation and Electronics Section of the Confidential Division, is highly suspicious."
Hearing this, Tang Shengming couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "Zhao Xiaoman? Qian Huyi's niece?"
"Yes."
"But with her level, it is impossible for her to have access to that level of top-secret information!"
"That's right, so my subordinates can be sure that Zhao Xiaoman also heard the news through hearsay. Everyone in the headquarters knows that that woman usually likes to stir up trouble and create rumors. So I dare to conclude that the person who leaked the secret to her
The person must have done it on purpose."
Before he finished speaking, Tang Shengming slammed the table and said angrily: "What does the Human Resources Department do? Why haven't you sent her away yet?"
Upon seeing this, Li Qiang hurriedly explained: "Commander, calm down, you are wrongly blaming Director Zhao for this."
"How to say?"
"In fact, as early as Qian Huyi's assassination, the first thing Zhang Zuyin did after taking office was to clean up Qian Huyi's remains. Naturally, the first person to bear the brunt was his niece Zhao Xiaoman. Unfortunately, at that time, the Translation and Electronics Department was
Due to the shortage of personnel, this had to be postponed, so the matter was dropped."
"Why, is the Translation and Electronics Department so short of people?"
"Yes, Commander, to tell you the truth, the Electronic Interpretation Department has very high requirements for the knowledge base of telecommunications and the level of deciphering secret codes. Every student class trains hundreds of students, and only one student can be left in the end.
It’s already pretty good.”
After hearing this, Tang Shengming suddenly understood and nodded, "No wonder that Gu Xiaomeng was promoted so quickly. Less than half a year after arriving at the headquarters, she was already a major section chief. Now it seems that it must not be entirely because of her father.
!”
After sighing with emotion, Tang Shengming paused for a moment, and then continued: "It's good that you didn't take any action without authorization. After all, Wang Tianxiang was assassinated just now. If I continue to investigate Zhao Xiaoman with great fanfare, I will definitely be detained by the good guys.
A hat that persecutes dissidents is really worth the loss."
"Yes, so my subordinates have an immature idea, which is to temporarily suspend the investigation of Zhao Xiaoman and observe it for a period of time."
"Well, this is a way, but what next?"
"Then you publicly issue a statement to refute the rumors and insist on pursuing it to the end. I think that in this way, Zhao Xiaoman will definitely be under tremendous pressure in a short period of time. When the time comes, his subordinates will use some means to keep calm.
Let’s get what we want out of her mouth!”
"Okay! Then I'll do as you said. It will also allow you to focus on more important things."
"yes!"
After coming out of the office, Li Qiang subconsciously touched the pocket containing the huge cash check, then walked out of the headquarters and went straight to the Hangzhou Branch of China Central Bank, which had just been established less than half a year ago.
However, when the bank teller saw the amount on the check handed over by Li Qiang, his eyes widened for a moment and he confirmed it several times in disbelief. Finally, he even called the manager on duty over.
The manager on duty was also much happier. After confirming the same operation process several times and making several phone calls, he confirmed the authenticity of the check.
"I'm sorry, sir, for wasting your time. May I ask your name?" After confirming that it was correct, the manager on duty hurriedly invited Li Qiang to the VIP room politely, then rubbed his hands and said to him.
"Surname Li."
"Oh, it turns out to be Mr. Li! My surname is Liu, and he is the manager here. As you know, we have just been established less than half a year ago, and we don't have much cash reserves. If you want to cash it all out now, we may have to close down.
Now, look...can you take a little less today?"
"How can that be done? I'm in a hurry to use the money and my business has been delayed. Can you afford it? Or are you saying that your Zhongshu Bank store is bullying customers and won't let you withdraw the money you deposited?"
"No, no, no, Mr. Li, you misunderstood! Misunderstood!" After hearing this, Manager Liu quickly waved his hands and explained, "I really didn't mean that. Our bank is really in trouble!"
Seeing that Manager Liu was about to kneel down, Li Qiang finally said after a moment of silence: "Okay, I believe you are really in trouble. I won't take the money today."
"Oh! Mr. Li, you really understand justice. I...I really thank you."
Li Qiang waved his hand without thinking, "Hey! Don't thank me too early, I have conditions!"
"What...what are the conditions?"
"First of all, you have to exchange this check of mine into ten regular checks of equal amounts. It will take a month at the earliest to cash it." Li Qiang took the lead and extended a finger.
"No problem!" Manager Liu agreed directly without thinking.
So Li Qiang stretched out a second finger, "Secondly, for this period of one month, the interest must be calculated at the highest rate."
As soon as these words came out, Manager Liu immediately hesitated, "Well...I'm afraid..."
"Don't refuse in a hurry. Listen to what I have to say. According to regulations, your regular interest rate is up to 4%, and you, the lobby manager, have a certain authority. In total, the maximum is 5%.
Interest, right?”
"Yes, that's right, but that's a five-year fixed interest rate!"
"Then I don't care. If you don't want your bank to be discredited, you must give me 5% interest and cash it on the spot!" At this point, Li Qiang deliberately lowered his voice and said to Manager Liu, "If you
If you agree, how about I give you a point of interest?"
One point of interest may not sound like much, but with the support of Li Qiang's huge check, it was also a big windfall, so Manager Liu only hesitated for less than a minute before agreeing to Li Qiang's offer.
Wall condition.
Half an hour later, Manager Liu returned to the VIP room with a smile and a black suitcase.
"Mr. Li, here are ten regular checks of equal amounts. Please keep them! The rest is the interest for you. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for you to carry them with you, so I took it upon myself to exchange them all for gold bars for you."
"Manager Liu is very interested!" Li Qiang said with great appreciation, and then he happily took out Manager Liu's share from the suitcase and put it all in front of him, "Here! As agreed, this is
Your share."
Upon seeing this, Manager Liu immediately started dancing with excitement, "Then I'd like to thank Mr. Li!"
"You're welcome, you deserve it! Let's go!" After saying that, Li Qiang stood up, picked up the suitcase, and walked towards the door.
Naturally, Manager Liu did not dare to neglect. He quickly put away the gold bars and followed him out. He sent Li Qiang to the rickshaw before turning back.
It's night, Navy Club.
"Master! Master! Over here! That's my big head! Don't you recognize it?" As soon as he entered the club, Li Qiang was stopped by a figure as thin as a hemp pole. When he looked closely, he saw that it was the figure who had been there before.
The big head who has just met each other.
"Brother Big Head, of course I recognize him! What, is something wrong?"
"Master! Why didn't the master who came with you that day come with you today? Could it be that something happened?" Datou asked cautiously.
Li Qiang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows after hearing this, "Why do you ask this?"
"Hey! Master! Let me tell you the truth! Not long after I helped you connect with the seller that day, something happened at the warehouse in the port area, and later even the people who suppressed the boss came. It scared me
I thought something happened to you two! Every day is filled with fear."
"Something happened? You don't know that it was our first time here that day, and we haven't even figured out the ropes yet! What could happen? You were just trying to scare yourself."
"Sir, what you are saying is that your worries are unfounded. If you are fine, then I will feel relieved." Having said this, Datou paused for a moment, and then asked as if he suddenly remembered something, "Sir, it was almost
Forgot to ask, what are you going to buy when you come over today?"
Li Qiang started to show off, "Damn it today! I won't buy anything."
"If you don't want to buy anything, what are you doing?"
"Nothing, I made an appointment with a friend and said he wanted to buy me a few drinks."
You must know that this is the largest black market in East China, so drinking is not just about drinking. The big head knows this very well and knows how to do it naturally, so he hurriedly bowed and said: "It turns out that I have a big business to discuss today, and the little guy
I’m sorry to bother you too much. I wish you a prosperous business and abundant financial resources!”
"Thank you!" After saying that, Li Qiang walked up to a waiter and whispered a few words to him in a low voice.
The waiter was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then looked at Li Qiang several times before finally nodding and leading Li Qiang to the VIP room deep in the corridor that did not look like a VIP room.
The reason why I say this is because this room looks more like a utility room than a VIP room from the outside.
But even so, the decoration inside the room is far more luxurious than ordinary VIP rooms.
In the room, an old man was sitting on the sofa, pouring himself a drink.
If Wang Tianxiang was still alive, he would definitely be surprised to see him, because this person is none other than Butler Zhao from Qiuzhuang. Of course, he also has another identity, that is, the man who runs the largest black market in East China.
The ultimate boss!
As soon as he saw Li Qiang coming in, he put down his wine glass and said, "Here he comes! Sit down!"
Li Qiang couldn't do it either, so he went straight to sit opposite the old man.
Before Li Qiang could speak, the old man handed the bottle over, "Here, try it. It's just arrived. It's our country's own brand. It tastes very good?"
Li Qiang took the bottle and couldn't help but smile: "Jiebaina? Is it from the 26th year of the Republic of China?"
"certainly!"
"Then I have to taste it." After saying that, Li Qiang poured a cup on his own, put it under his nose, smelled it, took a sip gently, and then couldn't help but praise: "The taste
Mellow, slightly acidic and palatable, rich in fruity aroma, pure aroma, not bad, it is indeed a good wine.”
"Where's the stuff?"
Li Qiang took out the ten regular checks from his arms very simply, "Here, they are all here."
"So much?" As the big boss, Butler Zhao was quite surprised after seeing the amount on the check, "I didn't expect that this old boy Li Shiqun really has an unusually big appetite.
ah!"
"Yeah, how else can we say that people's hearts are not enough and snakes swallow elephants? But having said that, Mr. Zhao, this number has far exceeded our previous estimate. You see..."
"Don't worry, young man. You, Mr. Zhao, and I have been running the black market for so many years. What big storms have we not seen? I can still handle a little bit of emergencies! You can rest assured." Butler Zhao paused for a moment.
Then he continued, "Of course, the specific methods include but are not limited to buying and selling jewelry, auctioning antiques, mansions, and fake transactions. In addition, there are dozens of smuggling channels that can quickly realize cash. As long as you give me three days, you can easily
Songdi cashed all the checks into gold bars."
However, before he finished speaking, Li Qiang shook his head and said: "No, it's too long. One more day of delay will be one more day of danger!"
"Young man, that's not how this business works. Two and a half days!"
"Don't forget, if it weren't for me, you would have died in Qiuzhuang long ago. A day and a half!"
Butler Zhao chuckled, "If that were not the case, do you think I would personally come forward to help you with this? Two days!"
"Deal!" After saying that, Li Qiang picked up the wine glass in front of him and said, "Happy cooperation!"
Butler Zhao said with emotion: "Good boy, you are the first to dare to bargain like this in front of Zhao Yuanshan! You are really a formidable young man!"
"In the final analysis, it's Mr. Zhao who is broad-minded and doesn't care about juniors like me. That's why I took advantage of you. Please don't blame me for what I just said that offended you!"
"I'm so happy to see the growth of my younger generation with my own eyes, Mr. Zhao, so how can I blame you? However, in addition to repaying your life-saving grace, there is another reason why I agreed to help you. I want to know it.
