Chapter 77: Daring to Sell Fake Gold?

"What?"

Xie Zhichao was also given a huge fright; once he reacted, he immediately put on his suit: "Keep him steady, I'll be there right away!"

On the way to the Xieliyuan Gold Shop storefront, Xie Zhichao kept mulling over the matter of the 50 million Hong Kong dollars.

During this time, he had also clearly inquired about Chen Jiajun's true identity: he was the Zha FIT Ren of Hung Hing in Wanchai.

For someone like this who works in the shadows, the money definitely came from an unknown source!

He was very greedy for these 50 million Hong Kong dollars, but the problem was that Xieliyuan Gold Shop didn't have that much gold in stock; after all, 50 million Hong Kong dollars was equivalent to a full ton of thousand-foot gold.

Once he arrived at Xieliyuan Gold Shop, Xie Zhichao began to calculate in his heart.

In any case, what was in Jing Jun's hands was ill-gotten wealth, and its origins were not clean.

Why not take this opportunity to scam him once?

Seeing the Boss arrive, the manager handed the check to him: "It has already been verified as real. The key is, we don't have that much gold! Should we find other peers to buy a batch?"

Xie Zhichao took the check and whispered a few words in the manager's ear.

The manager's eyes widened: "Chairman Xie, this... what if Jun Shao discovers it?"

"Our previous transactions with him have never had any problems; he will definitely lower his guard this time."

"By the time he discovers it, how much time will have passed? We'll just refuse to acknowledge it!" Xie Zhichao tapped the manager on the forehead: "Go handle it quickly. I'll take responsibility for this matter, and you won't be left out when the time comes."

"Yes!"

The manager gritted his teeth and immediately went out to handle the business.

Walking into the office, Xie Zhichao shooed away the group of women, raised his head to look at Chen Jiajun, and said with a gentle smile: "I am the Boss of Xieliyuan Gold Shop, Xie Zhichao. I presume you must be the famous Liangzai Jun of Hung Hing!"

"Hello, hello."

Chen Jiajun likewise reached out his hand toward Xie Zhichao.

After both sides were seated, Xie Zhichao smiled and said to Chen Jiajun: "Mr. Chen, you are purchasing gold on such a large scale—are you also optimistic about the future of gold?"

"Not bad, buying some gold for investment purposes."

"I'm a rather vulgar person; I like the feeling of it being bright and shiny at home," Chen Jiajun spouted nonsense.

The shifty-eyed Xie Zhichao heard this, and it was even better.

In any case, even if Chen Jiajun bought the gold, it would just be sitting at home. By the time he discovered the gold was fake, it would be ages from now!

After an hour or so of nonsense, the manager walked into the office, trembling slightly, and said to Chen Jiajun with a guilty conscience: "Jun Shao, according to today's gold price, 50 million is exactly one ton. It's already prepared!"

"Boss Xie, I still have things to attend to today. Let's have tea together when we have time."

Chen Jiajun hurriedly stood up, wishing he could absorb the gold immediately to realize his grand plans.

"Fine, walk slowly! Walk slowly, Big Brothers."

Xie Zhichao waved at Chen Jiajun, his heart bursting with joy.

This deal!

He would make a net profit of at least 30 million Hong Kong dollars!

The brothers moved the gold bricks onto the trucks one by one, and Chen Jiajun summoned the system, unable to wait to convert this batch of gold into Universe Coin.

【Exchange successful, added 10,000 Universe Coin】

【Exchange successful, added 20,000 Universe Coin】

【Exchange successful, added 20,000 Universe Coin】

……

Ding!

【Exchange failed】

Ding!

【Exchange failed】

The successive failures left Chen Jiajun staring at the remaining "gold" in a daze.

A total of 1,000 kilograms, but the Money-Adding System had only absorbed one-third; it had absolutely no reaction to the rest of the "gold."

No need to think about it—there was definitely a problem with this batch of gold!

The system could not possibly be wrong!

"Screw your mother!"

This situation amused Chen Jiajun.

During this time, he had also checked Xie Zhichao's background. Xie Zhichao came from the Xie Liyuan Family, a prominent clan in Macau. He wasn't from the main branch, but his storefront still hung the name "Xie Liyuan."

The long-established Xie Liyuan Jewelry was a Xie family business.

Although Xieliyuan Gold Shop had no business connection to Xie Liyuan Jewelry, they belonged to the same Xie clan, and the brand effect of "Xie Liyuan" therefore made it very popular in Hong Kong.

This allowed the Boss, Xie Zhichao, to find loopholes to exploit.

After arriving in Hong Kong, Xie Zhichao pivoted to gold finance.

He launched the "Thousand-Foot Gold Accumulation Plan."

As long as citizens bought one mace of physical gold, they could open an account to trade gold and speculate on it according to the daily gold price.

It was estimated that Xieliyuan had absorbed over tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars through this. But Xieliyuan Gold Shop took this money and did not use it to buy gold.

As a result, in August 1982, the international gold price surged by nearly 1,500 Hong Kong dollars per tael. Because of a lack of capital turnover, just one month later, Xieliyuan Gold Shop was hit by a bank run and declared bankruptcy.

After Xieliyuan Gold Shop went bankrupt, the crisis was transferred to the closely related Heng Lung Bank. Those investors who couldn't exchange their gold in time from Xieliyuan Gold Shop settled for the next best thing, swarming into Heng Lung Bank like a tide, waving their gold vouchers and withdrawing 70 million Hong Kong dollars in a single day.

Having reacted, Chen Jiajun said to the young demon slaves: "This gold shop sold us fake gold. Call all the brothers over here immediately!"

Heng Lung Group construction site.

The young demon slaves received the message: "Brothers, muster the troops! Go to Xieliyuan Gold Shop!"

Upon hearing this, the entire construction site came to a sudden halt.

Then the young demon slaves yelped and charged into the vans one after another.

A young demon slave who had learned to operate an Excavator leaned out the window and howled, "Come to me, I can take dozens!"

This terrified the construction site manager Chen Nanlu, who hurried out to stop the brothers: "What is going on!"

"Get lost! Our Big Brother Big Brother Big is being bullied!"

A young demon slave radiated killing intent, slammed a Safety Helmet onto his head, and dove into a BMW.

"Damn it!"

"It's already good enough if your Big Brother Big Brother Big doesn't bully others."

He grumbled inwardly, but facing this group of hardworking young demon slaves, Chen Nanlu steeled his heart and roared: "Take me with you, let's go support Brother Jun!"

Don't misunderstand, he was just thinking that if nothing happened, he had to quickly bring the brothers back to continue working!

"Boss Chen, you're loyal!" the young demon slaves roared in unison.

Chen Nanlu couldn't help but feel his beastly blood boiling; was this the feeling of living the life on the streets?

"Dominating the world, I roam freely, looked up to by the masses!"

Boom-chaka-boom-chaka!

Chen Nanlu sat in the car: "Turn the music up for me!"

After the brothers finished their phone calls, Chen Jiajun notified his Lawyer, Huang Dawen.

Leading dozens of brothers carrying the 'gold', they surged toward Xieliyuan Gold Shop in a grand procession.

Xie Zhichao happened to be walking to the entrance, and seeing this scene, his heart skipped a beat: "Mr. Chen, is there anything else?"

"Screw your mother, you dare sell fake gold to me?"

Chen Jiajun stepped up and slapped him.

The force of this blow was so great that one slap sent Xie Zhichao spinning five or six times.

Xie Zhichao had a guilty conscience; he wobbled as he stood up and said: "Mr. Chen, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. Our Xieliyuan Gold Shop is a century-old brand, how could we possibly sell fake gold?"

Dozens of young demon slaves, all averaging over 1.85 meters in height, with ugly faces and hulking, sturdy builds, rolled up their sleeves one after another:

"Brothers, surround Xieliyuan Gold Shop!"

(End of chapter)