Chapter 28: The Bank Delivers Cash Again, Preparing to Harvest the Eagle’s Stock Market

Chen Le, a member of the Criminal Investigation Detachment, led his team to Wang Changgui and announced, "Wang Changgui, you and Wang Changyue are suspected of receiving illicit funds from Wang Sihai. We are now placing you under arrest. This is the search warrant; we need to conduct a thorough search of both your home and Wang Changyue’s."

Wang Changgui’s limbs began to tremble uncontrollably. He immediately cried out, "I’ve been framed! I have no connection to Wang Sihai whatsoever. How could he possibly give me money? I am a law-abiding citizen; if I had truly received any dirty money, I would have handed it over voluntarily. I would never have kept it."

Chen Le produced the printed evidence and showed it to Wang Changgui, saying sternly, "Do you really think we would come here without proof? Leniency for those who confess, severity for those who resist—I hope you understand this principle and cooperate with our investigation."

Upon seeing the bank account numbers, timestamps, and the exact locations where the cash was hidden, Wang Changgui immediately abandoned any thought of denial. Chen Le waved his hand, and his colleagues stepped forward to apprehend Wang Changgui.

Chen Le walked over to the car and said with a smile, "Chairman Yang, thank you for the evidence."

Yang Chen replied with a grin, "You all better hurry up and recover those illicit funds to return to us. The Sihai Group is in a difficult spot, after all."

"Haha... we will certainly handle this according to the law and do our best to recover the money," Chen Le responded.

Helping Chen Xi avoid extortion and recovering the dirty money received by the brothers Wang Changgui and Wang Changyue were not actually Yang Chen’s primary goals. His main objective was to offload the Yuangang Village project, a guaranteed loss-maker. To lead the Sihai Group out of its debt quagmire as quickly as possible, he had to discard unnecessary business operations and projects. If his only goal had been to punish the landlord for her "lantern-based damage assessment" extortion, a few calls to the relevant departments would have sufficed; he wouldn't have needed to waste so much time handling it personally.

Yang Chen turned to Chen Xi and said, "Chen Xi, go pack your things."

Chen Xi nodded and immediately led the five investment consultants back inside to pack. The landlady, now truly terrified, took the initiative to return the deposit to Chen Xi. "Young lady, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry! It was my fault. I’m returning your deposit, please, beg Chairman Yang for me—don't cancel the Yuangang Village demolition plan! If you do, my family is finished; they will beat us to death!" she pleaded.

"This is a decision made by the Group. As a small secretary, I have no authority to interfere," Chen Xi replied before turning and heading upstairs to pack.

The police officers knocked down the wall between the homes of Wang Changgui and Wang Changyue, and the cash, wrapped in plastic bags, began to spill out. Seeing this, the Wang Changgui family turned ashen-faced.

Wang Sihai and Wang Changyue had both fled, leaving Wang Changgui to take the fall for everything. Soon after, Chen Xi and the others returned to the car with their belongings.

"Chairman Yang, they really did find a lot of cash," Chen Xi said. Yang Chen smiled but deliberately chose not to respond. "Let’s go, time to eat," he said. Chen Xi nodded and drove away.

At three in the afternoon, the presidents of five banks arrived at the villa to meet Yang Chen.

"Chairman Yang, I heard you successfully bought the bottom of the unfinished Weicheng project this morning. Your methods are truly exquisite! To provide you with more capital, we have discussed it and decided to grant you an additional loan of 100 million Eagle Dollars. If you’re bored and can’t sleep tonight, you can use it to play with the Eagle Country’s stock market," said Li Jun of the Industrial Bank with a smile.

"Exactly, exactly! The contracts are already prepared. Once you sign, the funds will arrive as soon as the Eagle Country’s market opens tonight," added Chen Tao from the Commercial Bank.

Yang Chen asked with a chuckle, "You were the ones forcing me to repay my debts before, and now you’re constantly offering me loans. Aren't you afraid the hole will just keep getting bigger?"

The five bank presidents laughed heartily. Wang Baoguo of the Agricultural Bank said, "If it were anyone else, we would be worried. But your brilliant operations have proven your capability, so we aren't that concerned. Besides, we aren't fools—the funds you place in your securities accounts will eventually have to be transferred to your bank accounts. We can freeze them directly if necessary."

"Haha... you old foxes. I was wondering why you were so confident; it turns out you’ve already calculated everything. Fine, I’ll take the money. Same old rules: no interest," Yang Chen laughed.

Li Jun smiled immediately. "No interest, no interest. As long as you can help us resolve a bit of our debt problem whenever you cash out, that’s enough."

Yang Chen nodded with a smile. "Easy enough." The bank presidents brought out the loan contracts for Yang Chen to sign, then left to have them stamped at the Sihai Group.

Chen Xi asked curiously, "Chairman Yang, why are they still lending you money? Shouldn't they be forcing you to pay them back? Aren't they afraid you won't be able to pay it off?"

Yang Chen replied with a smile, "You’ll know tonight. Here is the contact information for all the department heads of the Sihai Group. Take it. Notify Investment Manager Chen Chao of two things: first, begin shorting the Changhui Group—short as much as you can. Second, work overtime at 9:30 tonight to harvest the Eagle Country market."

"Understood. Do we need to go to the company?" Chen Xi asked.

Yang Chen shook his head. "It’s a matter of minutes, no need to run over there. Let them handle it; they can leave once the operation is done."

Chen Xi nodded and called Chen Chao to relay Yang Chen’s orders. Yang Chen turned to the five investment consultants and said, "You five, get ready. Tonight’s dance needs to be a bit more alluring."

Huang Wei clenched her small fists and bared her teeth. "Hmph! It’s not certain yet if you’ll succeed, and you’re already making demands?"

"Exactly! If you lose, even if we don't punish you, all your funding sources will be cut off. Your life will be difficult, and paying off those debts will be a distant dream," Zhao Jing added.

"Thanks for the reminder, but that day will never come. I’m going to take a nap; I need to be in good spirits to enjoy your dancing tonight," Yang Chen said with a laugh.

As they watched Yang Chen head upstairs, the five investment consultants began to whisper among themselves.

"Should we prepare black stockings? Do you think he can really maintain this streak of good luck?" Zhao Jing asked.

Bai Zhi replied, "No need to prepare anything special; we’ve already bought plenty. If he really can buy and have it rise again, we’ll just wear them for him. It’s not like it’ll cost us anything."

"True. If he can make the Eagle Country stocks he picks at random skyrocket, it just proves he’s truly the child of fortune. We won't have to worry about him losing all the capital, so we might as well dance for him," Gao Ya said.

"But he said the dance needs to be 'alluring'—what does that even mean?" Huang Wei asked.

Chen Lan replied, "Isn't that something that comes from the bone? Sway a bit more exaggeratedly, give him a wink, and if that doesn't work, just dial up the intensity—puff out your chest, tilt your hips—that’ll leave him half-dead with desire, won't it?"

"Haha..."