Chapter 205: Price Difference

Chen Yao's words caused many people to start whispering.

Triad Society's bars, casinos, and nightclubs were all assigned some big bottoms and pole carriers to manage, but the Triad Society audits its accounts every month, so embezzling the Triad Society's money is not that simple.

Jiang Tiansheng opened his mouth and asked: "A Yao, everyone is brothers of the Triad Society, without evidence don't speak recklessly, it will ruin the brothers' feelings."

"Are you sure someone embezzled the Triad Society's money?"

"That's right." Chen Yao affirmed.

"Who is it?"

"Wang Jiao pole carrier Chen Mo."

Chen Yao glanced at Chen Mo, then quickly looked away.

Facing Chen Yao's accusation, Chen Mo merely frowned slightly, without much reaction.

The others, however, began to discuss incessantly.

"No way, would he embezzle the Triad Society's money?"

"Isn't his business doing very big?"

Who in Great Prosperity doesn't know Chen Mo made a fortune through A goods and karaoke? How could he possibly embezzle the Triad Society's money?

Chen Yao continued: "I examined the accounts of these few months and found that the karaoke equipment Chen Mo sold to the Triad Society was all inflated, priced one or two thousand higher than what he sold to others; just three hundred karaoke machines already amount to a difference of several hundred thousand."

Also those laser discs, the price difference is also not small.

In total, Chen Mo embezzled at least over a million.

After Chen Yao finished speaking, many people looked at Chen Mo with suspicion.

Over a million, for Chen Mo, whose net worth is several billion, it's only a drop in the bucket.

But for those pole carriers and big bottoms who are poor one moment and rich the next, this is not a small amount.

Moreover, they don't know Chen Mo's net worth.

Chen Mo lightly tapped the table, drawing everyone's attention, then slowly said: "Chen Yao, when speaking you need evidence."

"Back then in my KTV, I openly announced the price; how could the price I sold to the Triad Society be wrong?"

"Yes, but you sold to the Triad Society at this price, while the price you sold to others is cheaper than this; did I say something wrong?"

"Of course it's wrong." Chen Mo immediately retorted.

"Everyone is brothers of Great Prosperity; I naturally treat everyone equally. Whether it's the Triad Society or others, the price for goods taken from me is the same."

"Isn't that wrong?" Ma Wangjian glanced at Chen Mo, then said: "The price I get from you is cheaper than the Triad Society's. Small machines are five thousand, big machines only eight thousand, much cheaper."

Hearing Ma Wangjian voluntarily reveal the price, Chen Mo remained completely calm.

"Ma Wangjian, you say I sold you the machines cheaply; do you have evidence?"

"When I initially sold you the machines, I indeed wrote receipts and issued invoices on the spot."

"Take out the invoices and receipts I gave you and show everyone what the price actually was!"

Ma Wangjian startled, hurriedly said: "You deliberately gave us inflated invoices; actually I didn't spend that much!"

"Although Chen Mo initially sold the machines to the pole carriers at a price one or two thousand cheaper, the receipts and invoices were issued at the normal price."

"The extra amount Chen Mo wrote was made up with his own black money."

"It was merely giving extra tax to the Gangdao government."

"Being able to launder part of his black money and also earn favor from some pole carriers, Chen Mo is not losing at all."

"However, Chen Mo didn't expect Chen Yao to use this to attack him today."

"Those extra invoices he had written actually ended up earning merit by accident."

"Ma Wangjian, do you think I'm stupid? I deliberately gave you extra invoices, paid extra tax to the Gangdao government, am I burning money because I have too much?"

"Ask the other pole carriers present if I gave them any discounts; just you getting special treatment?"

"No, I just bought according to the price A Mo initially announced at the KTV, with no discount." Thirteen Sister spoke first, testifying for Chen Mo.

Han Bin also quickly spoke: "That's right, I also have no special discount. Based on my usual friendship with Thirteen Sister and A Mo, I couldn't get a better price either; what do you, Ma Wangjian, rely on?"

"Exactly, we all have the same price; where's any special discount?"

Chui Shui Ji and Fei Lao Li also spoke in agreement.

"Even if Chen Mo earned a bit more from the Triad Society, even if it's over a million, divided among each person it's only a few thousand each."

"If they offend Chen Mo, the consequences would be severe."

"They still need Chen Mo to supply them with A goods and laser discs."

"You.... you...." Ma Wangjian, angered by several people's blatant lies, was fuming.

"Alright." Jiang Tiansheng interrupted their argument: "You all stop arguing; it's just a misunderstanding."

"A Mo selling karaoke machines to the Triad Society let the society's venues' business improve greatly; it's a merit for our Triad Society."

"A Yao, from now on don't speak recklessly without evidence. This time, considering you meant well for the Triad Society, I'll let it slide."

Jiang Tiansheng, knowing he couldn't do anything about Chen Mo, directly declared the matter a misunderstanding.

"A word of praise, a word of reprimand, and the matter just passed lightly."

"However, Chen Mo is not so easily fooled."

"Mr. Jiang, is it that Yao Ge didn't understand, or is someone deliberately framing me? This can't be dismissed with just a word of misunderstanding."

Jiang Tiansheng frowned slightly and asked: "Then what do you want to do about it?"

"Since Ma Wangjian says the price he gets from me is cheaper than what I sell to others, let him make up the difference and apologize to me; is that too much?"

Chen Mo knew that with Jiang Tiansheng protecting him, he couldn't do anything to Ma Wangjian.

"However, making him bleed a bit and lose face is still possible."

Ma Wangjian also obtained several dozen machines from Chen Mo; including the discs, the difference is only about ten thousand dollars.

"That amount of money means nothing to Ma Wangjian, but making him bow his head to apologize to Chen Mo would make him feel terrible."

However, Ma Wangjian, no matter how unwilling he was, had to lower his head at this moment.

"Sorry! I was wrong! After the meeting, I'll have someone send the money to you."

Seeing Ma Wangjian bow his head and apologize, Chen Mo immediately showed a magnanimous demeanor.

"It's fine; I'm not someone who likes to hold grudges."

Jiang Tiansheng also smoothed things over: "Alright, the misunderstanding is cleared up; let's leave it at that. If there's nothing else, let's adjourn the meeting."

"Wait a minute!" Chen Mo spoke up to stop the people who were about to stand up.

Jiang Tiansheng sat back down, furrowed his brows, and asked: "Ah Mo, do you have anything else to say?"

Chen Mo's expression turned solemn, and he said solemnly: "Of course, and it's a very important matter."

Now, it's my turn to make a move!

"Although Mr. Jiang is willing to go negotiate with the Three United Gang, Jingkun is also the Dragon Head of our Great Prosperity. His death cannot just be left like that."

Saying that, Chen Mo pulled out a stack of photos from his pocket and threw them onto the table.

"These past few days I've been investigating the murderer who killed Jingkun's whole family. By coincidence, on the day Jingkun was killed, a paparazzo nearby snapped a photo of the assassin. Everyone, take a look."

Hearing Chen Mo say that, Jiang Tiansheng's pupils constricted and he was greatly startled.

The other big shots also hurriedly picked up the photos and started looking at them.