Chapter 1174: Using your family's money to solve my difficulties

Doing this would not only quell public anger but also secure a massive fortune; what a brilliant calculation—how had she never noticed it before?

Shi Ran felt a little sad.

But she got over it quickly.

She was a very rational young woman; she did not put love above all else, and naturally, she would not be devastated just because Qi Heng would do such a thing.

Sadness was inevitable, but she had to put her sorrow away; she could not let emotion control her reason.

Qi Heng was now an opponent, not a lover; she had to be twelve times as alert!

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.

Shi Ran had guessed correctly.

The very next day, Qi Heng announced the confiscation of all the Sheng Family's assets to increase national welfare.

This decision received the unanimous approval of the citizens!

The number of people originally protesting and demonstrating dropped by half in an instant.

The other half also almost disappeared within a very short period of time.

No matter how silver-tongued Liu Fengchao was, it was of no use.

People had received tangible benefits; at a time like this, telling them not to seek something for nothing lacked any persuasive power.

Liu Fengchao called Shi Ran to ask what he should do.

Shi Ran: "Return to the country immediately; do not stay even one more day. You don't need to worry about the matters over there anymore. You have fulfilled your mission; come back and reunite with your family."

Originally, he had been worried that if he didn't handle this matter well, he would be punished.

As it turned out, the president didn't say a single harsh word and even told him to return to the country to reunite with his family.

Liu Fengchao agreed readily and returned very quickly.

Just after he left L Country, the police arrived at his residence with men to arrest him, but unfortunately, they were a step too late and came up empty-handed.

……

L Country was a scene of peace and prosperity, with everyone laughing and cheering!

People were calculating how much they would get if the Sheng Family's assets were divided among them.

Would they never have to go to work or hold a job again?

Could they just lie flat and have enough to eat and drink?

But soon, they discovered that it was not like that at all.

They still had to work if they were supposed to work, they still had to go to their jobs, late arrivals were still fined, and leaving early was still not allowed.

Where had all those industries gone?

The common people needed the president to give them an explanation.

The explanation given by the president was that it was for developing domestic healthcare, education, and infrastructure construction, so that people would have support when young and care when old.

Not receiving hard cash directly made people a little disappointed, but being able to develop healthcare, education, and infrastructure was not bad, and they could accept it.

However, while things were settled domestically, it caused a very bad influence internationally.

When the Qi Family and the Sheng Family intermarried, international hot money poured into L Country.

They trusted the judgment of Sheng Hanyu and Shi Youxuan, concluding that the Sheng couple must have been optimistic about L Country's development prospects to marry their daughter into it.

But the situation was different now.

Sheng Hanyu and his wife were missing, the former president and his wife had passed away, and the new president... was very decisive.

Private property was confiscated just like that—was this settling personal scores under the guise of public duty?

Without rules, doing whatever one pleased—who would dare to keep their money in L Country?

Hot money withdrew one after another, which had a very bad impact on L Country.

Qi Heng announced: "Temporarily close the country and sanction those who are withdrawing."

They had just come into a windfall; even if a lot of money withdrew from L Country, it would not affect the domestic situation for the time being!

……

Shi Ran stared at the screen, observing all of this.

After Qi Heng finished his announcement, she knew her opportunity had arrived.

She had the Secretary come in……

L Country.

Presidential Office.

Qi Heng rarely had a moment of leisure, staring at a photo of Shi Ran in a daze!

He had not seen Shi Ran for a month, and he missed her very much.

The young woman in the photo was smiling brightly, her eyes filled with affection.

Such a smile, such eyes—they used to be his alone.

But would she smile like this at other men in the future?

Just thinking that Shi Ran might smile at someone else like this made him unable to control his emotions; he wanted to roar, he wanted to kill.

But it was only a thought; he no longer had the qualification to be jealous or envious.

Shi Ran had proposed a breakup to him and blocked all their means of contact.

This indicated that she had drawn a very clear boundary.

"Bang!"

The door to the Presidential Office was slammed open, and the Secretary rushed in, panicked: "It, it's bad!"

The Secretary was a confidant of the former president, loyal to the Qi Family, and a steady person.

For him to be this panicked, something earth-shattering must have happened.

"What is it?"

"President, please think of a way quickly. Many people are going to the L Country Bank to withdraw money, and the bank is now unable to make ends meet. The bank president asked me to inquire what you want to do."

Qi Heng: "Why is it like this? Why would so many people suddenly withdraw money for no reason? Someone must be causing trouble."

He studied economics.

He understands a little about how banks operate.

If everyone swarms to withdraw money, it is not as simple as whether there is enough money on the surface.

It is that the public has lost confidence in the bank, and who is the bank's backer?

Even a primary school student knows it clearly.

The Secretary wiped the sweat from his forehead: "You are right, someone is indeed causing trouble. I have already investigated clearly; the person behind it is Liu Fengchao."

"Although that bastard has already fled, he left his lover behind to manipulate everything."

Mentioning him makes one feel stifled and furious.

Who could have imagined that Liu Fengchao would entrust such an important matter to his lover?

Clearly, when he left, he took everything with him, not even leaving behind a single sheet of paper.

Yet he left this trick, and that person was right under their noses, yet no one discovered it.

By the time it was discovered, it was too late, and the person had already vanished without a trace.

Are these people from Jiangzhou treating the people of L Country like fools?

Qi Heng and the Secretary were considering different things, but both were equally furious.

He knew the true mastermind behind it was Shi Ran. He had heard of this Liu Fengchao; he had small cleverness, but no great wisdom.

Now is not the time to assign blame, but to solve this difficult problem immediately.

Qi Heng gave the order: "I think this bank president doesn't want to work anymore. He comes to me for such a small matter. Go and arrange a turnover with other banks. Can he not think of such a simple solution?"

The Secretary: "The bank president went to borrow, but couldn't borrow any."

Qi Heng:...

There is only one L Country Bank that is state-owned, which is the one having the trouble.

The remaining banks are all private banks. For the state to go and borrow money from individuals is already shameful enough, and the problem is that they couldn't even borrow it, which is even more shameful.

"Tell him to find a way himself. He must solve this problem. If he can't solve it, tell him to resign."

The Secretary: "He said the only way now is to turn on the printing press and print money."

Qi Heng did not want to do this, but there was truly no other way at the moment, so: start printing!

Jiangzhou.

Dingsheng President Office.

"Knock, knock, knock."

"Please come in."

Yun Qitian entered, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, very formal.

"President Shi, I have come to beg for shelter."

Instead of sitting on the perfectly good sofa, he insisted on straddling the sofa armrest, sitting without any proper posture.

Shi Ran was puzzled: "Aren't you in charge of your own family's business? Why run to me to beg for shelter? My temple is too small; I'm afraid it cannot accommodate a great Buddha like you."

"It can accommodate, it can accommodate."

Yun Qitian looked full of indignation: "I really had no other choice, which is why I begged at your door. The business at my home has been managed by me into a complete mess, and my father threatened to wait until he returns to beat me to death."