Chapter 180: Only My Unique Method Chapter 180: The Long Conspiracy

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Protagonist:

Chen Yi

Releasing Schnod was a matter of a single sentence for Chen Yi, but for Stanik it was complicated.

He originally relied on the power of the Vatican; no matter which country, when religion gets serious it is formidable and awe-inspiring. The handsome foreigner's rank was high too, so he could act almost with impunity.

But after stepping down, Stanik was merely a handsome foreigner who knew a bit of kung fu and had some money. Fishing people out of police hands was manageable, but fishing them out of Zhu Guangliang's hands — he might not even know where to fish.

Nevertheless, the handsome foreigner finally found Chen Yi.

Lower your head to change your life, leverage your strengths to change your fate.

Stanik lowered his head.

Chen Yi accepted as well.

A few European thugs, locked up for nearly half a year — who knows if Zhu Guangliang mistreated them. Seeing how pitiful Stanik looked, he gave up on the idea of squeezing more ransom money, tapped the table, and said: "Within my ability, I'll send them back. Now it depends on the value of your information."

Stanik had no right to choose, couldn't even decide whether to believe it or not — Chen Yi was his last chance.

The handsome foreigner, head bowed in secret, said: "From the intelligence I've gathered, Mitsubishi Group and Mingde Group's plan is to proceed in several steps. First, they will tear down all of Jiangbei, then build Jiangbei Wharf — which is the current situation. Second, Mitsubishi Group will wait until the old wharves are completely demolished and the new wharf has only a framework but isn't fully built, then find an excuse to withdraw from the entire Jiangbei Wharf reconstruction project."

Chen Yi frowned: "Withdraw?"

"Exactly. Under the contract, Mitsubishi's withdrawal requires compensating Mingde Group 100 million US dollars, but there is no compensation for the Jiangbei Municipal Government."

"If they have a side agreement, that equals no compensation at all?" Chen Yi remembered their construction contract was itself a bare-handed wolf-snatching scheme built on trust.

Stanik tossed his head, golden hair fluttering in the air, making onlookers jealous beyond measure. White people's aesthetics produced a generation of beautiful big ocean horses and big ocean donkeys.

He answered calmly: "Correct. Because Mingde Group takes over, plus Mitsubishi Group's influence, they will completely detach from Jiangbei Wharf after paying 100 million US dollars in compensation. Next is the third step: although Mingde Group receives compensation, it's insufficient to continue building the wharf to the original design standard of roughly two to three billion. And because Mitsubishi has already completed the wharf framework, modifying the design would incur enormous cost… Therefore, Mingde Group will request the provincial and municipal levels to first convert the land near the city into residential property for sale, to recover funds to support wharf construction…"

Chen Yi rubbed his chin: "You mean they go around such a huge circle just to turn the wharf into residential property? Absurd."

Stanik reached out to stop Chen Yi as he made to leave, hurriedly saying: "Not only that."

Student Chen flicked his middle finger against Stanik's arm.

Several hundred catties of force struck an undefended arm, like a heavy hammer smashing down; Stanik bared his teeth, grimacing and hopping in pain. He suppressed his anger and doubt, saying: "Their target is to merge Jiangnan Wharf. Mingde Group will use the built real estate as equity investment, borrow Jiangnan Port Group's funds to build Jiangbei Wharf. Once successful, Mingde will hold equity comparable to Jiangnan Port Group, and have many options…"

Hearing this, Chen Yi found it somewhat credible.

Jiangnan Port Group is a provincial state-owned enterprise, but because it controls the bulk of container freight in the Southeast region, its market value is nearly 100 billion. These years, its subsidiary Jiangnan Shipyard has also developed vigorously, surpassing many central enterprises.

But even with market value exceeding central enterprises, it remains a provincial state-owned enterprise. The decision to sell or not sell is concentrated in the hands of the Jiangdong Provincial Government, not Jiangnan Port Group. As long as Mitsubishi or Mingde Group can settle the key power figures in the Jiangdong Provincial Government, the seemingly fair merger can proceed…

Chen Yi thought: If it were me, I'd borrow a Hong Kong company shell, then use the three-capital enterprise concept. Provincial leaders, even knowing it might not make money, would mostly want to agree. What a great political achievement!

Thinking further, if Jiangnan Port Group puts in 2 billion US dollars to build Jiangbei Wharf, it will inevitably fall into a cash-strapped state, maybe even need bank loans. Mitsubishi or Mitsubishi-backed Mingde could turn guest into host and swallow the entire group in one gulp. The port group is almost China's largest port group; they not only have interests in Jiangning, but also berths at important overseas ports — quite valuable. Simultaneously, Jiangnan Shipyard is a large shipbuilding company, far stronger than the dilapidated Jiangbei yard. Whether Mitsubishi Heavy Industries pockets it or strips and sells it, it's quite a bargain.

However, Chen Yi also had doubts.

The whole affair sounds logically clear, but the steps seem a bit too many. One link chains the next; one broken link loses the whole game.

Of course, from Mitsubishi and Mingde Group's perspective, although no single step is easy, the risks they must take are not large, especially legal risk is quite small. The main trouble is greasing the whole chain of connections, getting leaders to nod agreement.

Involving tens of billions of dollars in interests, gambling over three to five years is not strange.

Historically, Mitsubishi didn't start by doing business by the book either.

"The hardest part is the final step."

Chen Yi mused silently: Jiangnan Port Group taking over Jiangbei Wharf doesn't make much sense. Even as a fair trade, the return rate can't beat investing overseas. Of course, normally it wouldn't lose money either. But however you put it, to make such a fat, robust state-owned enterprise make such a risky decision, there must be high-level figures speaking for it. Using real estate as equity collateral is a bold proposal…

"Too illusory." He evaluated to Stanik. He said it with his mouth, but actually believed three-tenths.

"So many steps — time will slowly prove it to you." Stanik wasn't trying to persuade Chen Yi; his exchange was already complete.

Chen Yi asked: "Such classified information — how do you know it so clearly?"

"I am Vatican senior management." The handsome foreigner was full of pride.

"Former, right." Chen Yi waved his hand: "Go on, I'll make a call in a bit."

Stanik flicked his sleeve, walked off cleanly, not seeming to worry at all that Chen Yi might go back on his word.

Actually there was no need to go back on it.

Just a bunch of European trash; even if returned, they'd be directly expelled from the country.

This guy didn't harbor good intentions either. Mitsubishi is what kind of colossus? Put CNPC and Sinopec together and they can't match its status in Japan. If Chen Yi really ruined the Iwasaki family's good deed, who knows who would tear him apart alive.

Put up 100 million and dare make officials personally wield the knife to kill; let alone hundreds of billions of US dollars, hundreds of billions of RMB in profit.

Leaving the colorful Wenyi Hall, Chen Yi merely kept the matter in mind, didn't even go check Jiangbei Wharf. At this moment, Mitsubishi and Mingde Group's work is still in the legal construction phase; nothing can be pinpointed. Just as the handsome foreigner said, unless their private documents are found, one can only wait for time to prove it step by step.

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Returning home, Chen Yi ate some takeout brought back from New York Lower East Side, then began reading materials and books under the Intelligence Scroll.

Humans are creatures that automatically, instinctively fill voids. When they were primitives, they liked filling the voids of caves; when they entered modern society, they wanted to reclaim land from the sea to fill Earth's voids; when their bodies allow, they want to fill moist caves; when their IQ allows, they want to fill the voids in their brains.

A smart person thinks ceaselessly.

Fools often stand happily stupid, their brains empty.

What Chen Yi is reading now are all books on securities, corporate mergers and acquisitions, and Malaysian politics.

For a student just graduated from high school, even one with IQ 130+30, to deeply understand these contents and apply them in practice is still somewhat difficult.

Jin Douna helped him organize various materials, because Chen Yi reads remarkably fast. And in the books on politics and corporate M&A, red underlines appear from time to time — content Liu Xinyu had pre-read. She received a complete management education, plus introductory finance tutorials, to facilitate independent organization development and fundraising.

Files and materials categorized and placed on the desk, the Korean beauty poured a cup of water, then began gently massaging Chen Yi's shoulders.

Her movements were slow and forceful, acupoints recognized with extreme accuracy — master-level skill.

Relatively speaking, Liu Xinyu's personal ability is even more outstanding. Besides a perfect knowledge system reserve, she has experienced real financial operations, unlike ordinary school teachers who only know paper strategy.

Actually, everyone who learns sports or practices countless times knows some massage techniques to some degree. Liu Xinyu and Jin Douna are no exception.

It's just that Liu Xinyu disdains currying favor with Chen Yi, while Jin Douna treats it as capital for survival.

The Korean beauty understood in her heart that if not for Chen Yi never being at ease about Liu Xinyu, her and the young miss's status would probably still have become like before — her as the auxiliary, the young miss as the primary.

However, she was equally clear that it was precisely because she lacked the ability and desire for independent development that she was able to falsely serve as the organization's Jiangning person-in-charge. This was a quite good position, a position the family dreamed of, and she wanted to hold it a bit longer...

After understanding both sides' strengths and weaknesses, Jin Douna did not anxiously seek to raise her knowledge level; that was not something achievable overnight, and moreover wanting to surpass Liu Xinyu was extremely difficult. The "Human Development Research Society" was a fundamentally fair organization, and the level of various gene estimations was quite high.

Since the organization appointed Liu Xinyu as the Jiangning person-in-charge, that showed she indeed possessed superlative ability.

In view of this, Jin Douna took the initiative to take over the dormitory's trivial matters, as well as Chen Yi's trivial matters. Helping him organize various documents, pouring tea and water, conveying orders, massaging for relaxation...

These did not require too strong ability to compete, but they genuinely raised her intimacy with Chen Yi.

Although Liu Xinyu was sexy and alluring, the Korean beauty, relying on just this one move, blocked off the path she had painstakingly planned.

However, the world's roads connect in all directions.

Unexpectedly to Jin Douna, Liu Xinyu soon found a new way.

When Chen Yi helplessly closed yet another book, Liu Xinyu said: "I have a suggestion, regarding Malaysia."

As a Southeast Asian stronghold, she had gone to Malaysia more than once and had an intuitive understanding of it, while Chen Yi only occasionally thought about it, she thought about it all day long.

Liu Xinyu flipped out several reference books on the tabletop and said: "My idea is to solve the problems in the securities acquisition through the Malaysian Sultan."

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