To be honest, when Chen Mingcheng decided to run away, he didn't even understand what happened.
He didn't even feel that he had done anything wrong. He always felt that what he was doing was just legal and reasonable commercial speculation - speculation in fuel futures. It was a normal trade in Oceania and Brittany. So many people speculated in the London futures market every day.
Woolen cloth.
He no longer speculates in futures, but instead speculates in spot prices. This should be more "real economy" than futures, right? What a respectable industrialist this is!
However, no matter how legitimate he felt, no matter how rushed he was in this business, he did not have time to understand the relevant laws and policies of China.
When he found that none of the stakeholders he wanted to contact could be contacted, and his account was temporarily frozen.
Instinct told him to run away first.
Keep the green hills and don't worry about running out of firewood. At this time, you can't be reasonable and forcefully carry on. After running away, you can figure it out slowly and you'll have a chance to turn around.
After rushing out of the hotel where he was staying in Panyu, Guangdong Province, he took his female assistant with him, hailed a taxi and asked the driver to go to the Special Administrative Region.
In 1994, no taxi driver in China had ever seen a wealthy person who "just took a taxi and traveled a long distance to a nearby city".
So when the driver received this job, he reminded him in shock: "It's more than 100 kilometers! I won't even check the meter, and I won't be able to pick up any work on the return trip! Two yuan for one kilometer!"
"I'll give it to you based on 200 kilometers! Five hundred yuan!" Chen Mingcheng directly threw out five hundred-yuan bills.
Driver: “There are also round-trip expressway tolls!”
Chen Mingcheng didn't bother to ask how much the toll was, so he offered two more tickets worth 100 yuan, assuming that it would be 100 yuan for a one-way highway toll.
In fact, this distance only costs 20 to 30 yuan in highway tolls.
The taxi driver looked at the seven big bills and immediately shut up. Adrenaline surged and he stepped on the accelerator and rushed out.
…
An hour and a half later, Chen Mingcheng arrived at the SAR port area, found a small boat at the agreed location, and went out to sea. After traveling a few kilometers, he boarded his own boat that was waiting on the sea.
He never lets his back-up ship enter the dock to wait, because if it enters the dock, it will be easily controlled and restricted from sailing in an emergency. But if it keeps floating in circles on the sea, he is not afraid.
"Hurry up and set sail! Check the wind first. If there is no one to inspect and stop you, go directly to sea. If there is trouble, hide in the offshore of Xiangjiang first! Find out the situation before leaving!"
Chen Mingcheng boarded the deck, couldn't help wiping his sweat, and gave a series of instructions.
After a few seconds, he realized that the atmosphere was too quiet. The men on the boat all looked at each other with lowered eyebrows and remained motionless.
"Mr. Chen, I'm sorry. As a friend of the Chinese people and a patriotic overseas Chinese, I feel that I want to do something brave for once, and I will enthusiastically send you to the relevant departments."
Several figures came out of the cabin, and the leader was Gu Kun. On his left and right were Long Wu, Gao Jianxiong, and several other tough men - those were Xu Hu and others who had just been killed by Gu Kun after he changed their jobs.
The employees we recruited were all stationed and serving in the Visa Islands a month or two ago.
"Chen Mingcheng, your crime of poaching the planned commodity economy has been exposed. It's best not to resist! Any criminal who cares about society's wool will not escape the punishment of the law! Your crew members have been controlled by us.
It's over!" Gao Jianxiong warned sternly.
He has been baptized by blood and fire on the battlefield. He fought with the Vietnamese and was shot. During those years on the island, he also had to boost morale and unite the hearts of his soldiers, so his speech naturally had a dignified tone.
He had just completed all the discharge and job transfer procedures a few days ago. He wanted to follow Gu Kun to do something important that would benefit the country and the people, so of course he had to perform well.
Half an hour ago, they got ahead of Chen Mingcheng and used a speedboat to help the several-hundred-ton speedboat. Then they boarded the boat and took control of Chen Mingcheng's people with a punch and kick.
Although Chen Mingcheng was powerful in Lan Fang, he still did not dare to bring controlled weapons when he came to China. And relying only on fists, feet and cold weapons to resist, his men were simply not enough to deal with Gu Kunlongwu and Gao Jianxiong.
"You...are you plainclothes officers from China? This ship is registered in the Lanfang Islands, and the territorial jurisdiction belongs to Lanfang! You actually boarded the Lanfang ship and used violence to detain people...You...you are not afraid of causing international disputes
What!"
Chen Mingcheng was already panicking, his mung bean eyes darting around wildly, trying to say something to squeeze him out, but he would try it first before speaking.
Unfortunately, this resistance is meaningless.
Gu Kun replied with a sneer.
Not to answer Chen Mingcheng, but to the employees around him:
"You don't have to be afraid, there won't be any disputes. I'm from Lanfang. I'm just here as a private person who is an enthusiastic overseas Chinese. Do you know what you're doing? Oh, so if you work with me, you should also study more Dharma.
. Ordinary enthusiastic people, sending bad guys away is called kidnapping. As for you, you are my employees, so you are temporarily obeying the orders of Lan Fang’s employer to assist in kidnapping. We will not enforce the law on Lan Fang’s ship.”
Long Wu and Gao Jianxiong nodded frequently, as if they were enlightened.
The boss is awesome, he's awesome at doing business, he's awesome at beating people up, and he's awesome at understanding the law.
Chen Mingcheng also suffered from bad luck for eight lifetimes. It was not good to offend anyone but Gu Kun.
The gadfly is not scary, but the gadfly is literate.
Seeing Long Wu step forward, punch him to the ground and tie him up, Chen Mingcheng was completely desperate. He struggled and finally yelled: "Gu Kun! You are also selling cheap oil! You have made hundreds of thousands in profit."
If you frame me now, it will only hurt both sides. Don't expect to be able to exonerate yourself by committing a crime! There are no tainted witnesses in China."
With the conscience of heaven and earth, Chen Mingcheng really never expected that Gu Kun would betray him in this way.
Because he felt that Gu Kun was like him at least in this regard, and everyone was speculating on it.
However, the next second, Gu Kun's answer made him even more desperate.
"Who is like you? When I buy diesel, I strictly reserve it for my own use. At most, Lanfang Ship sees that Huaxia oil is cheap, so I come here to fill it with cheap oil!
From the beginning to the end, I have never sold oil in China! You are legally illiterate, please change it. You still don’t know what is illegal and what is legal? There is no problem with speculation, but you have violated the franchise
!The amount is extremely huge! Just wait and be punished for speculation!"
Gu Kun's tone when he said this was like Gao Jin saying to Chen Jincheng: I don't care, I will fine you up to three thousand, and you will be jailed for at least thirty years for killing someone!
Moreover, none of them have gone to the high seas.
In addition, Gu Kun felt that people like Chen Mingcheng really deserved their crimes.
Many people have misunderstandings about "speculating as a crime". They think that this name disappeared after the Criminal Law was revised in 1997, so those crimes included in it will no longer be considered crimes if they are committed by future generations.
But in fact, this rough understanding is wrong and is a typical example of legal illiteracy.
After 1997, speculation turned only part of it into normal business, and more was absorbed into the new crime of "illegal business crime", which was classified into the third branch. (The third branch is the "crime of undermining the social order of the market economy")
Violating franchises and monopolies is considered illegal in any era.
Just like you, even in 2019, if someone without tobacco monopoly qualifications defeats a cigarette smuggler, it is still illegal.
As for things like diesel and gasoline, domestic retail and monopoly sales are not allowed to operate at all. Chen Mingcheng is certainly guilty.
In other words, if you think Huaxia Oil is cheap and buy it here, that’s no problem.
But you can’t buy the goods and then sell them in China.
Gu Kun's treatment of him was not at all shady, but based on the consistent legal principles of all crimes in ancient and modern times. And this did not include Chen Mingcheng's sin of seeking out insider information on the rhythm of price increases.
It’s just that Chen Mingcheng’s profit made him confused, and he was in a hurry. He had to make a prompt decision when making investment decisions, and he didn’t even have time to study the law clearly.
But the backup plan that he thought could be used as a retreat was copied by Gu Kun again.
"Then... what about the person who traded with me?" Chen Mingcheng asked unwillingly.
"Then don't worry about it. Some of them are acting, and some of them have minor problems and are pursuing major meritorious performances. Just worry about yourself!"
Chen Mingcheng's blood pressure soared, he became dizzy and temporarily fainted.
Two hours later, Chen Mingcheng was returned to the Guangdong port and was controlled as soon as he landed.
As for Gu Kun, although he was operating a legal business, he was criticized and educated on a few ideological levels because of the hype. But in the end, he said that in view of his enthusiasm, those indifferent criticisms and education should not be taken seriously.
…
After Gu Kun spent two days in Guangdong Province, he received the news he wanted.
"Chen Mingcheng initially wanted to be deported, but the Lanzhou side took the initiative to send a letter to negotiate, expressing its respect for territorial jurisdiction and no objection."
"I guess his speculation is really bad. The amount of money is extremely huge, which means he will be eligible for ten years."
It is impossible to shoot someone to death. The first trial of Huaxia Speculation was shot to death. In the end, in 1991, it was still the kind of illegal fund-raising and private loan sharking.
As long as there is no breakthrough in franchising at the financial level, other hype will generally be over in ten years.
After knowing Chen Mingcheng's personal fate, Gu Kun no longer bothered to care about his trivial matters.
The key to the follow-up is the handling of the property involved.
"The 500,000 barrels of oil involved in the hoarding and speculation have been confiscated again. Anyway, they are still in the original warehouse and have not been moved. The transaction funds are relatively complicated and there is no comment on the subsequent processing. Regarding the execution of Chen Mingcheng's mortgage/pledged property, the bank creditors
The pursuit of claims has nothing to do with this case."
Gu Kun only received this notification for the time being.
He knew that Savu Yang's side, who was willing to cooperate with territorial jurisdiction, must have certain pursuits, but it was difficult to elaborate on this.
Anyway, I don’t know if I ask, and Gu Kun doesn’t dare to ask.
However, in the end, Sa Wuyang did not forget him and gave him a thorough explanation: "Except for Chen Mingcheng's boat, are you interested in participating in the judicial auction of other fixed assets in Lanfang? It will be held two hours before the official start of the auction.
Make a public notice and then close the bid. I guarantee that no one will compete with you.
Find at most two bidders to accompany you and shout a few symbolic calls. Anyway, the money you sell has to be returned to HSBC, so you can’t do anything about it. The cheaper you sell it, the better.”
Gu Kun was dumbfounded when he heard this.
It turns out that in a place like Lanfang, judicial auctions can be conducted as if they were surrounded by bids.