Chapter 523: The Kidnapping Case of the Blind

With the intervention of the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the exposure of Hu Zhiyong's methods, the Z Fund's plan to go public has become a pipe dream.

The government, as a matter of course, also clawed back the 15 billion in Care Fund money.

Suddenly, Z Fund's stock plummeted; this was no longer a simple scandal, it was practically a death wish.

Fortunately, those who had invested in the Z Fund were all investment institutions; retail investors, due to Wei Yaoting's repeated obstructions, had not entered the market directly, thus dodging a massive crisis.

"Damn it!"

Outside the courthouse, a Gweilo sat in a car, his face dark as he cursed loudly.

It was supposed to be a sure thing, yet a hitch had to happen at a time like this.

Just as the Gweilo was venting, the car was suddenly surrounded by people.

Then Chen Jiajun walked over and politely knocked on the car window.

Sitting inside the car was Mr. Zorro, the mastermind behind the Z Fund.

Mr. Zorro lowered the window with a sullen face and, looking at Chen Jiajun with vigilance, said, "Who are you people? What do you want?"

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Chen Jiajun!" Chen Jiajun looked coldly at Mr. Zorro and said, "I came here just to tell you one thing: Hong Kong is my turf, and you had best get back to wherever you came from! Otherwise, regardless of whether you are D. O. A. or some other thing, I will make sure you never leave!"

Mr. Zorro naturally knew of a figure like Chen Jiajun; in Hong Kong, it would be quite difficult not to know who Chen Jiajun is.

It was just that he thought he had hidden himself well, but he never expected that Chen Jiajun would still manage to track him down.

However, Mr. Zorro certainly would not admit it, only feigning ignorance as he said, "I have naturally heard of Mr. Chen's great name, but I don't quite understand what Mr. Chen is talking about. Hong Kong is an open and inclusive metropolis; is it not allowed for a businessman like me to come here to do business?"

Chen Jiajun sneered and said, "It seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin. Hu Zhiyong, Xu Huaijing, and Huang Wenbin are all your people, right? You are likely the one pulling the strings behind the Z Fund as well, aren't you?"

"Planning to defraud the government of 15 billion in Care Fund money, plus the 10 billion subscribed in Hong Kong—do I need to say more about what you are trying to do? I would have left you alone if you hadn't provoked me, but since you dare to stir up trouble on my turf, do you believe I can make you vanish from the face of the earth right now?"

Hearing Chen Jiajun speak with such detail, Mr. Zorro could not help but break out in a cold sweat.

Moreover, Chen Jiajun's words were not just bluster to scare people.

With his influence in Hong Kong, making someone vanish from the face of the earth was the simplest thing imaginable.

Chen Jiajun continued, "Get out! If I see you in Hong Kong again, you'll have people fishing you out of the sea!"

Having said that, Chen Jiajun turned, got into his Rolls-Royce, and drove away.

Mr. Zorro's back was already soaked with cold sweat; he could tell that Chen Jiajun truly had the intent to kill.

If he stayed in Hong Kong any longer, he would definitely be killed by Chen Jiajun at the first opportunity.

Even if he was unwilling, Mr. Zorro dared not stay in Hong Kong any longer.

That very evening, he bought a plane ticket, preparing to leave Hong Kong.

As for the Z Fund, it was clearly beyond saving; the Hong Kong government was already on guard, and the 15 billion from the Care Fund was out of the question.

Yet Mr. Zorro was not reconciled; the investment in the Z Fund had been substantial.

So he planned to squeeze out whatever value remained to minimize his losses.

But what Mr. Zorro did not expect was that the secret agents he had deployed were directly wiped out by Chen Jiajun.

On the other end of the phone, a strange voice came through: "Mr. Zorro, Mr. Chen has already spoken to you. Since you didn't listen, don't blame us for being impolite."

Hearing the voice on the other end, Mr. Zorro was terrified and immediately urged the driver to head to the airport at top speed.

But just as they were passing an intersection, a dump truck came speeding toward them.

It crashed directly into Mr. Zorro's car.

On the spot, Mr. Zorro's car was crushed into a metal pancake, and as for the people inside, they were dead beyond any doubt.

After taking care of Mr. Zorro, Silva made a call to Chen Jiajun: "Boss, it's done."

"Fine, as long as he's dead. Help me send a warning to the people at D. O. A.: if I find out their people dare to set foot in Hong Kong again, I will dismantle their so-called organization." Chen Jiajun snorted coldly.

Silva was speechless for a moment and said, "Boss, isn't that too arrogant? We haven't even finished investigating the background of this organization! If we alert the enemy now, it will be very difficult to investigate later."

"I want to alert the enemy!" Chen Jiajun said coldly. "Any stray dog or cat dares to come to Hong Kong to stir up trouble; they must be taught a lesson, otherwise they'll think I'm a soft target!"

"Understood, Boss!" Silva, feeling helpless, could only agree.

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Meanwhile, over in the United States.

After United Aerospace Capital acquired a stake in Netflix, Netflix's business, bolstered by the capital, was constantly growing.

Online DVD rentals were expanding rapidly.

Coupled with Cao Weicai's "money power," Netflix obtained licensing for DVD rights from quite a few film companies.

For a time, they were actually putting the squeeze on Blockbuster.

To others, this was simply an absurd thing to witness.

One had to know that the Blockbuster chain was the largest DVD rental company in the United States and held a monopoly.

For many years, no one had dared to challenge their position.

But once Netflix's new model emerged, it immediately siphoned off many of Blockbuster's original users.

After all, Blockbuster's scale was too large and the quality of its stores was uneven; how could it be as convenient as Netflix's model of selecting and ordering online, then having the DVD delivered to your door? As long as Netflix's shortcomings were addressed, the potential it could unleash would be infinite.

This challenger that had suddenly popped up to threaten traditional DVD rentals immediately caught the attention of many investors.

Subsequently, they discovered that a familiar shadow had appeared behind Netflix... United Aerospace Capital.

This immediately made the investors on Wall Street and in Hollywood feel terrible.

It was United Aerospace again, it was damn United Aerospace again; this was the second time United Aerospace Capital had done something like this.

Last time it was Yahoo, this time it was Netflix; did the boss behind United Aerospace Capital have some kind of cheat code?

Just as all the investors were going crazy, a certain group was quietly keeping an eye on United Aerospace Capital.

Or rather... on its CEO, Cao Weicai.

Actually, it wasn't really "keeping an eye on"; they had been paying attention to Cao Weicai for a long time.

These people were the Chinese Association, the group that had previously wanted to cooperate with Chen Jiajun but had been brushed off.

They investigated Cao Weicai's ancestors back eighteen generations.

Regardless of how his family fortune declined back then, how he relied on his own efforts to break into Wall Street, or how he established a connection with Chen Jiajun, the money-man behind the scenes.

These materials had been examined under a magnifying glass several times and analyzed thoroughly enough.

But this was of no damn use.

Whether it was Chen Jiajun or Cao Weicai, both refused to have any contact with these people.

Toward this group, there was even some hatred from the bottom of their hearts.

This was mainly because of the encounter Cao Weicai's uncle had back then, as well as some private rumors regarding these Chinese Associations.

In any case, their group did not have a very good reputation among either the Chinese or the business world.

Moreover, Cao Weicai and Chen Jiajun's goal from the very beginning was to make contact with the California Consortium.

The contact on Gianini's side was also relatively proactive; in any case, if there were no accidents, Chen Jiajun would soon be able to become a member of the California Consortium.

With such a powerful backer, who would still pay attention to those filthy goods? "Old Chen, this Cao Weicai has already rejected our good intentions many times!"

A middle-aged man with a fierce appearance said to a man in a gray suit wearing glasses.

The guy called Old Chen shook his head and said irritably: "Wu Mincai, isn't it you people who have ruined the reputation of our Chinese Chamber of Commerce!"

"Why talk about that nonsense!" Wu Mincai said unhappily: "What reputation? Making money is the most important thing! Such a piece of fat meat, you don't want to eat it?"

Old Chen was also drooling with envy, but Cao Weicai wouldn't fall for it at all, and he had no good solution: "Then what can we do? Didn't Fang Ping go to probe them? They don't have the slightest intention of cooperating with us."

"Besides, a single Yahoo of theirs is worth more than all of our industries combined. You plan to mess with United Aerospace Capital? They could easily crush you to death with money, let alone that Chen Jiajun!"

"I sent people to investigate. That Chen Jiajun has a huge foundation in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Thailand, and Brunei. His financial power is bottomless! Guojun Group is even a multinational corporation; it's no different from a consortium!"

Wu Mincai said with a ferocious expression: "So what? Asia is Asia, and this is the United States! If he, an outsider, doesn't think about banding together with us, then they are looking for death!"

"We can't beat them in the open, but can't we kill them in the shadows? If you ask me, we should go with my idea: directly kidnap that so-called Cao Weicai. Let's see if he dares not to cooperate with me!"

"As an outsider, these American Gweilo won't care if they live or die! When the time comes, we'll just scare him and force them to cooperate with us!"

Hearing Wu Mincai's words, many people from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce present showed thoughtful expressions on their faces.

It seemed they were really considering the feasibility of Wu Mincai's plan.

It seemed... this was not the first time they had done such a thing.

Hearing his words, Old Chen clearly disagreed, but before he could speak, a woman dressed in a gaudy and vulgar way raised her hand directly and said: "I agree with Old Wu's statement. It's time to teach them a lesson." "I agree too..."

"I agree!"

Hearing so many people in support, Old Chen's face looked very ugly, but Wu Mincai became smug: "I told you, my way is simple and direct! I'll go find the people from the Huaqing Gang and let them handle this deal!"

As he spoke, Wu Mincai took out his phone and dialed a number.

After it connected, Wu Mincai stated his idea directly.

Who knew that a Hall Master of the Huaqing Gang on the other end would ask in surprise: "Who did you just say?"

"United Aerospace Capital, that CEO Cao Weicai?" Wu Mincai said with a confused look.

Who knew that the Hall Master of the Huaqing Gang would turn hostile immediately: "Wu Mincai, let me tell you! You had better not touch that Cao Weicai. If you touch him, I guarantee you will die very ugly!"

"What do you mean by this? You don't want to make money?" Wu Mincai asked with a frown: "Or does he have some background?"

"This is none of your business. I have already warned you anyway!" After finishing, the other party hung up the phone directly.

Hearing that the Huaqing Gang would not help with this business, everyone was a bit dumbfounded.

"This Cao Weicai, could he have some relationship with the Huaqing Gang?" someone asked worriedly.

Hearing this person ask, everyone began to lose their nerve.

They were best at bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Toward those Chinese who had just arrived in the United States, they could be said to strip them to the bone.

But toward those with backgrounds, they were extremely cowardly.

Old Chen took the opportunity to say: "I told you I didn't agree to do this kind of thing. Since they can do business here, they must have some background to some extent! They aren't just those nouveau riche!"

Hearing Old Chen's words, everyone nodded one after another, only Wu Mincai looked unwilling.

But now that many people had backed down, he had no other way.

In the end, this meeting could be said to have ended on a sour note.

However, when leaving, Wu Mincai called over the few people who had supported him at the beginning.

Including the woman dressed in a gaudy way, and two other men.

"I opened a bottle of good wine, want to come over to my place and sit for a bit?" Wu Mincai didn't speak with great fanfare, but whispered to the few people.

A flash of light immediately crossed the eyes of the few, and then they nodded one after another.

After leaving the hotel, they drove directly to Wu Mincai's home.

After Wu Mincai brought a bottle of wine downstairs, he said directly to the group: "Old Chen has grown timid and doesn't dare to do certain things!"

"The Huaqing Gang's attitude is a problem that needs to be considered." The gaudy woman said with a frown: "I don't want to provoke those people!"

Wu Mincai sneered and said: "You are all stupid. If that Cao Weicai really had a relationship with the Huaqing Gang, would he still have to go begging to the San Francisco Police Department to donate money and seek protection that day?"

"I heard that Cao Weicai's boss is a triad member from Hong Kong. I reckon there is some old friendship between the two sides! But do you think the Huaqing Gang will really care?"

Hearing Wu Mincai's words, everyone fell silent.

It seemed, perhaps... what Wu Mincai said made some sense! Wu Mincai continued to persuade the few people: "The two companies controlled by this United Aerospace Capital are top-tier fat meat. Plus, they are also Chinese; if we mess with them, there is simply no one to speak up for them! I reckon that even if we don't make a move, there are others who want to."

"A company with a market value of tens of billions! As long as we can buy shares, we can immediately turn our lives around, at least we can get out of the current mud pit. By then, we will also be one of the wealthy groups in Los Angeles!"

Hearing Wu Mincai's incitement, the few people were moved one after another.

Someone immediately mentioned: "But the Huaqing Gang refuses to do it, who should we find?"

Wu Mincai smiled and said: "If the Huaqing Gang won't do it, we can spend money to find others! For example, the Mexican gangs; they have always been at odds with the Huaqing Gang. When the time comes, if the Huaqing Gang comes knocking, we can also hand it over to them to deal with."

Hearing Wu Mincai's idea, everyone's eyes lit up.

After a round of discussion, everyone immediately made up their minds to take a gamble!...

Having finished the day's work, Cao Weicai stretched and prepared to go home.

The reputation of United Aerospace Capital is growing louder and louder now, and he has gradually become busy as well.

The vision of his Big Boss, Chen Jiajun, is truly something that ordinary people cannot compare to; even a company like Netflix, which was not highly regarded, could flourish under his discovery.

This made Cao Weicai feel a wave of relief; fortunately, he had chosen to start a business with Chen Jiajun back then.

If he had stayed at Citibank? He would probably still be a lowly account manager at best! How could he be like he is now, with luxury cars, luxury mansions, and countless beautiful women? Cao Weicai smiled, tidied his clothes, and prepared to get off work.

The company was already on the right track, and there was no need for him to keep a close eye on certain matters.

He took his two bodyguards to the car and prepared to go home to change clothes before heading to a party for a third-rate minor celebrity.

Having grown up in the United States, Cao Weicai was very fond of this party culture.

Perhaps if he were a bit more generous with his spending tonight, he could take that minor celebrity to bed? Thinking of this, Cao Weicai could not help but reveal a smile.

Returning to his luxury mansion, just as he got out of the car, the two bodyguards beside him frowned and said, "Boss, someone seems to be following us; don't get out of the car yet!"

Hearing this, Cao Weicai immediately became nervous.

Ever since he was inexplicably dragged into a meaningless conflict last time, Cao Weicai had hired two bodyguards for himself.

Both were from North American Guojun Security Company, but they were ordinary people, veterans by trade.

For Cao Weicai, this was already more than enough.

After making connections with the California Consortium, there were generally no blind people coming to deal with him.

It was just that he hadn't expected a group of idiots who couldn't even reach a behemoth like the California Consortium, or perhaps they wouldn't even understand if someone told them.

They had been eyeing United Aerospace Capital for a long time, and under the instigation of some greedy bastard, they actually took action.

Cao Weicai followed the advice and hurriedly returned to his luxury car.

Sure enough, seeing Cao Weicai jump back into the car, the followers launched an attack on them directly.

These followers, each wearing a ghost mask, pulled full-power Bujiang out from behind the car and pulled the Trigger directly at the bodyguards.

Although the bodyguards were able to obtain a Gun License, work requirements usually meant they only carried small Handguns.

How could they be a match for full-power Automatic rifles?

One of the two bodyguards was killed on the spot, and the other, after firing a few shots, actually... actually turned around and ran away.

This made Cao Weicai curse furiously inside the car.

Although the car was specially bulletproof, it could not withstand the opponent using a chisel directly.

They chiseled a hole the size of a fist into the car window glass and then threw in something emitting smoke.

Within just a few short seconds, Cao Weicai was knocked unconscious.

After pulling the unconscious Cao Weicai out of the car, this group of people immediately threw him into their own SUV.

Then someone quickly changed the license plate and drove away.

Although security in the wealthy district was good, the Police also arrived at the scene within three minutes.

But other than the two bodyguards who had been killed and the luxury car riddled with bullet holes, nothing was left. The Police Chief felt his scalp tingle upon seeing this situation.

Clearly, the other party had come prepared and had carried out a premeditated kidnapping.

Most importantly, the person kidnapped was a wealthy man.

This made the Police Chief dare not be negligent, and he immediately reported it to his superiors.

Meanwhile, in the kidnappers' car.

Several guys wearing ghost masks took off their masks, revealing the faces of Latin Americans.

One of the robbers said, "Boss, we need to leave quickly; I think the Los Angeles Police will block the main roads soon. By the way, why are we going through so much trouble to kidnap a rich guy?"

The leader of this group of kidnappers smiled and said, "This guy is a huge sum of money! Someone paid five million for us to kidnap him and then sign some kind of agreement! None of that is our business; as long as there is money to be made, that's enough."

"Five million!" Hearing this number, the group of robbers' eyes lit up: "This is a pretty good deal; damn it, even selling Laundry Powder isn't as fast as kidnapping!"

The drug lords of North America had been hit hard by Chen Jiajun and had not yet recovered their vitality.

Coupled with the efforts of the DEA, business over in Mexico was very difficult to conduct.

This forced many drug lords to change professions and do other business to make ends meet.

For instance, this person, Antonio, was one of these types.

However, Antonio did not agree with what his underling said: "This kind of thing can only be done to this kind of Chinese rich man with no background; if it were someone else, we would probably have been caught before we even left the United States!"

Hearing Antonio's words, everyone thought about it and realized it was the same logic.

Their previously restless hearts also settled down. (End of chapter)