Chapter 433: A Sudden Rich Man Does Not Walk the Same Path

Yu Minghui laughed in spite of himself.

"Go ahead." He beckoned the CFO over:

"Come here, come over here and talk."

Seeing him like this, everyone couldn't help feeling a little worried.

It's over, the chairman is going to lose it.

The CFO walked over, then turned his head to look at the few executives beside him, looking somewhat hesitant.

"It's fine, just say whatever you have to say."

Yu Minghui, on the other hand, appeared quite composed. He waved his hand, signaling that he didn't need to avoid the others.

"The loans that had already been negotiated were suddenly cancelled."

The CFO said with a bitter face:

"Those three banks all gave the same reason, saying our company engaged in high-risk investment behavior."

They had expected such news to make Yu Minghui fly into a rage, but to their surprise, he merely nodded to show he understood, not even furrowing his brow.

This was already within his expectations.

If they could cut off his supply channels, they could cut off his capital chain.

Whether it was the officials or the Yisheng Group, they absolutely had the ability to pull strings at the banks and trip him up.

Seeing the chairman so calm and composed, the CFO grew bolder.

"It's not just that the negotiated loans were cancelled. Several banks have also banded together to demand repayment from us, asking us to return the owed money as soon as possible."

As he spoke, he watched the changes in Yu Minghui's expression. Seeing that he remained composed, he continued:

"They say that when we originally applied for the loans, we submitted some falsified materials, which already constitutes loan fraud."

"So the banks have the right to immediately terminate the loans and revoke our future loan eligibility."

What a brilliant move of cutting off the grass from the roots... Yu Minghui had already gone numb.

At this moment, he finally understood the weight of the word "pitfall."

When a company applies for loans, it's inevitable to use some technical means to achieve the goal of increasing the loan amount.

This is an open secret in the industry; calling it an unspoken rule would not be an exaggeration.

To put it bluntly, this simply doesn't count as a flaw.

The banks using such a reason to demand repayment is deliberate harassment.

But what can Yu Minghui do now?

He knew perfectly well in his heart that the one making things difficult for him was not the banks.

That's just how people are. If the opposing side is weaker than yourself, being outmaneuvered by them will inevitably make you furious.

Even being outmaneuvered by an opponent of equal strength would still provoke anger and a counterattack.

But if you encounter an opponent whose strength completely overwhelms yours, all that's left is helplessness.

At this moment, Yu Minghui deeply experienced this point; he couldn't even muster the thought of resisting.

Bai Tong Group was finished.

He had seen too many examples of companies whose capital chains broke because banks cut off their loans.

And his situation was even worse.

What the banks were using on him was loan recall, which was more ruthless and absolute than a loan cutoff.

With the capital chain broken and supply channels cut off, what followed would be production halts, contract breaches, creditors coming to the door...

"All of you, get out."

Yu Minghui waved his hand weakly, driving everyone out, then sat in his chair in silence.

His eyes were hollow, like a puppet.

He was now completely unable to think. The moment he tried to use his brain even slightly, he felt a splitting headache.

Just yesterday, he had been standing by the window, full of ambition and high spirits.

In just one day, he was surrounded by enemies and attacked from all sides.

The violent impact of this enormous fall pushed his spirit to the very brink of collapse.

The current situation was beyond saving. He knew perfectly well what awaited him.

In this moment of despair, his thoughts drifted uncontrollably back to the past, recalling the first time his son had gotten into trouble.

He remembered that Yu Ze had just started his second year of high school back then, and had teamed up with two classmates to bully another introverted student.

In his memory, that was the first time his son had hurt someone.

After learning the news, his first concern was whether Yu Ze had been injured, and only after that did he think about how to solve the problem.

That was also the first time he had spent money to smooth things over for his son.

After paying compensation, the other party did not pursue the matter further, yet on his own side, no one scolded the son.

Not a single word.

It was from that moment on that Yu Ze's courage grew larger and larger, and the things he did became increasingly brazen.

Drinking, hurting people, toying with women...

As long as he found something interesting, he dared to try it. And he himself had never once stopped his son, only repeatedly using money to help him smooth things over.

Thinking carefully, the evil deeds his son had done were so numerous that even he, as the father, couldn't count them all.

Thinking and thinking, Yu Minghui suddenly laughed.

"Hahahahahaha~"

His laughter was wild and deranged, with tears streaming from the corners of his eyes.

"No injustice! Hahahaha, not even a little bit of injustice!!"

After laughing for a while, Yu Minghui gradually calmed down.

"Even if nothing happened this time, sooner or later you'll offend someone you shouldn't."

He tugged at the corner of his mouth self-deprecatingly:

"A poor man suddenly comes into wealth and refuses to walk the beaten path… everything I have now is my own doing."

The next day.

Yu Dazhang had just started his shift when Li Jun called him into the office.

"You'll be temporarily leaving your current post. Once the Yu family matter blows over, I'll have you transferred back."

Fearing Yu Dazhang might misunderstand, Li Jun added:

"This is also to give the inspectors something to show for it. We're all within the same system—try to understand."

In truth, this was an order from above.

If Yu Dazhang were completely unaffected, the Municipal Bureau and the Hongkou Branch would inevitably earn a reputation for shielding their own.

That kind of thing is easy to say but doesn't sound good, and for Yu Dazhang it was also a hidden liability.

If someone tried to make an issue of it later, that wouldn't be good.

So the Municipal Bureau's intent was to have Yu Dazhang temporarily work at the Qingpu Branch—they had even prepared a separate office for him there, just waiting for him to arrive.

But this proposal was quickly and firmly rejected by Bureau Chief Wu, who could be said to have given no face to anyone.

Bureau Chief Wu's reply was a single sentence: the man could be reassigned, but he absolutely could not leave the Hongkou Branch.

"Transfer me to where?"

Yu Dazhang put on an indifferent look:

"As long as it's not too far from home. You know I have trouble waking up early."

Ever since the day the inspectors had spoken with him, he had anticipated this day would come.

The matter had blown up so big that nearly the entire Songhai police force knew about it. Even to protect himself, he had to put on a show for others.

"What are you thinking?"

Li Jun said, none too pleased:

"You'll still be working at the branch, just changing positions. What I mean is, I'm transferring you down to one of the squads. From an outsider's perspective, it'll look like a demotion."

Back when there was a cold-case unit, Yu Dazhang's position in the detachment had been squad leader.

If he were transferred to a squad as an ordinary officer, by rank it really would be a demotion.

But his salary and benefits wouldn't change.

In other words: new soup, same medicine.

"Well, that's great."

Yu Dazhang naturally understood the leadership's good intentions. Grateful, he asked in passing:

"Which squad am I going to?"

In his previous life, he had been transferred from the Third Squad to the First Squad, and had worked there until he passed away.

So the place he was most familiar with was actually one of the squads down below.

"Pick one yourself." Li Jun said with a smile:

"Any squad will do—it's only temporary anyway."

He had originally worried Yu Dazhang might be rebellious, but he hadn't expected this fatty to actually be quite pleased, which put his mind at ease.

"I'll go to the First Squad." Yu Dazhang didn't even have to think, giving his answer right away.

Of course he'd go where he was most familiar.

More importantly, his master Lu Zhongxin was also there, so they could look out for each other if anything came up.

Besides, the First Squad's captain, Wei Qian, also clicked with him.

If it were up to Yu Dazhang, he'd be willing to stay in the First Squad permanently.

"Just as I guessed." Li Jun nodded:

"Go report to the First Squad in a bit."

After agreeing, Yu Dazhang didn't leave right away. Instead, he asked curiously:

"How was my matter handled in the end? The Yu family isn't pressing charges against me anymore?"

During the two days he was suspended at home, all he did was eat and sleep; he hadn't even seen Qu Tuotuo, so he had no idea what had happened afterward.

Hearing this question, Li Jun fell silent for a moment, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. Finally, he managed:

"How things developed later on, I'm not entirely clear either. You'd better go ask your future father-in-law."

(End of chapter)