"I'm very bad now. I don't know what to say. Anyway, it's beyond everyone's expectation. This has become a big trouble now!" Harry's mood was a bit low, and his tone was full of dissatisfaction. In fact, the situation It was more serious than what he described. It could be said that his infinitely prosperous future might be ruined because of this incident.
This is not a joke, it is really very troublesome. He always feels that someone is doing something behind his back, and has even pointed the finger at some people he is very familiar with and in high positions. Although he has not told others about his speculation, he can He believed that Mags had definitely intervened in this matter, and it wasn't the kind of intervention that was just to help him.
Du Lin didn't pay much attention to this situation and didn't know the details. He asked directly, "I understand. We are friends. Please tell me what you need."
After a while, Harry struggled to say one word, money!
Yes, money.
In addition to the bribes that have been exposed and the need to return the money to others, the most terrible thing is the unfinished project. He collected hundreds of thousands of dollars to unilaterally terminate the unfinished project and gave it to another contractor. Another contractor built a luxurious shopping mall very quickly. Anyway, it was the kind of place where money was spent wildly. There was a strong smell of money from the inside out. This shopping mall has become a landmark building, and the passenger flow is also very good. A large number of luxury brands gather here, attracting many wealthy customers to patronize.
Now the builders of the unfinished project suddenly came back with a large sum of money. They had disappeared for a while, and now they say that they were not absconding with donations, but to raise more funds. But when they raised enough funds, they found that the land that belonged to them had become the property of others, and less than half of the buildings that had been built had been completely torn down and disappeared. Now this group of people is trying to bite Harry because he collects bribes and harms the interests of legitimate businessmen. Then someone exposed who and what kind of bribes Harry had taken, and what things he had done that were not in compliance with rules and laws.
The other things are all trivial matters. If the loss is not big, pay some money. If the loss is large, pay more money. But this group of people is a lion. They actually want to tear a piece of meat from Harry's body with profit. Come.
Later, the Anti-Duty Crime Investigation Bureau joined, as well as the Supreme Prosecutor's Office and the Supreme Court, and things became even more troublesome. A few days before Dulin came back, a final trial had just taken place, and the Supreme Court issued a sky-high punitive fine to Harry.
There is a term here called "punitive fines".
To give a simple example, for example, if you punch someone for any reason and get a few stitches, according to the normal compensation process, it will be determined that only ten yuan is enough. However, the judge feels that your performance or the purpose of your attack was too contemptuous of social order and law, or your excuses during the trial were very arrogant, or it caused some bad influence. The final compensation of only ten yuan is originally required to be paid in the nature of punishment and punishment to let you know how terrible the mistake you have committed is, so you may need to pay a hundred yuan, a thousand yuan or more.
It depends on the judge's mood. It may be less, but it may also be more.
If you are not satisfied with the final decision, you can put forward your own opinions. After the hearing, everyone feels that there is nothing wrong with this and will continue to implement it. If you feel that the judge has too much personal emotion when sentencing, then tone it down a bit.
This time Harry faced a punitive fine of up to 15 million. The actual compensation he needs to pay is only three to four million, and the rest is to punish him for obstructing the investigation team in every possible way during the investigation and evidence collection, and for trying to interfere with the final decision through illegal means, so he has such a sky-high fine.
After the decision came out, Harry had a vague suspicion that someone was going to mess with him, and Mags was also involved. Without Maggs' nod, even a lifelong justice would not have issued such an illegal fine amount. Even if it was punitive, it would not have been more than twice the price. Some things don't need to be said explicitly. Everyone knows clearly that there are rules for how to treat everyone and everything. Now this trick has failed on him. Even if Mags didn't take the initiative, he just stood by and watched his misfortune.
He doesn't have enough money in his pocket now. According to the family's property and the wealth in his hands, although fifteen million is a bit much, it is not unaffordable. The problem is that he is not the head of the family yet, his father is. Secondly, a considerable part of the wealth he possesses is for his campaign when he participates in the general election a year and eight months later. Strictly speaking, this money is not his personal property, it belongs to the campaign funds in the name of the campaign office. Once this money is used, not to mention whether there is still money during the campaign, a new prosecution alone can make him Continue to be in trouble.
So the best way now is to find some money from other places to fill the current hole. Once the election is successful, he will have many ways to pay back the money.
Now, apart from the banks and the nobles who have been watching, the only person who can take out so much money in one go is Du Lin.
"We are good friends, right? I will return this money to you after the election. It would be better if it can be divided into installments. You have to believe me. After I get that position, what you will get is better than What you paid today is much more!" Harry repeatedly promised and hinted that the value of the money is not only reflected in the medium of banknotes, but also in policy and more far-reaching influence.
This is indeed the case, as long as he can really get to that point.
Du Lin raised the corners of his mouth slightly. He actually felt very happy. Harry wanted to control his thoughts and manipulate him, and there were some minor conflicts. At that time, Dulin decided to trick him. Now that the results are out, he is really unlucky. At the same time, Dulin also had a new guess. After he came into contact with more things, he had a vague feeling that Harry might not be Magus's designated successor. He might just be a target thrown out to attract firepower. In terms of style of conduct and governance philosophy, Harry and Maggs are not the same type of people.
Harry's attitude towards capital is completely different from Maggs. He often appears in public with some big capitalists, and during his campaign, a lot of support funds came from anonymous accounts. There is no doubt that these accounts are The secret accounts of his capitalist backers. Once Harry comes to power, how will he return these favors to those who support him? There is no doubt that new rules of the game and policy tilts will be formulated, but this precisely undermines Maggs’ usual vigilance and defense against the forces of capital.
In the past, Dulin thought that this might be a silent compromise between Maggs and the capital forces. Harry might not be able to do what he could do, such as adopting a high-pressure policy against the capital forces. He cannot sit in this position forever, so a slightly neutral person is inevitably needed to reconcile the contradictions and prevent huge social turmoil after the new successor appears.
But now, Dulin felt that Mags might not really like Harry. This time when Harry was in such big trouble, Mags didn't lend a helping hand and kept his attitude, which was proof.
Dulin even felt that Harry had become an abandoned son.
After thinking about it, he decided to lend money to Harry. When you want a person to fall into the abyss, you don't push him, but put a heavier burden on his back, and he will slowly fall into it on his own.
Dulin agreed to borrow money, which made Harry very happy. He revealed that Dulin was his real good friend. It was obvious that it was not so smooth for him to borrow money from others, otherwise he would not be so happy.
He seems to be in dire straits now!
After repeatedly thanking Du Lin for lending a helping hand during this special period, Harry invited Du Lin to come to his place sometime, and he must treat Du Lin well.
After hanging up the phone, these matters will be solved by the bank's door-to-door service personnel. At Du Lin's current level, there is no need to go to the bank to handle business. People from the bank will take the initiative to come over and help him handle it when he has time. All formalities.
After returning to the villa and resting for a short while, Dove told Dulin that a gentleman named "Xiu En" had been waiting for him here for a long time.
Speaking of which, Xiu En was also unlucky. After finally being released from prison, he was targeted by people from the Security Committee and the Military Intelligence Office, who wanted to turn him into a pawn to be infiltrated by Du Lin. After a complicated ideological struggle, Xiu En agreed and received Du Lin's promise. As a result, he had to wait for more than half a year. For more than half a year, Dulin did not arrange anything for him to do, and did not even include him in the personnel system, so naturally he would not be paid.
In the west, Dulin's current territory, Xiu En actually got so far that he had to find several part-time jobs to make ends meet. The officials did not dare to directly give Xiu En money, as that might expose him, and they could only watch him busy all day long. Running for a living.
Fortunately, Du Lin is finally back, and Xiu En can come in handy.
Xiu En followed the woman's request and appeared outside Du Lin's villa at three o'clock in the afternoon. The reason why it was three o'clock was because Du Lin would have a lunch break. The length of time was variable. It would not be until three o'clock at the latest. stand up.
When he saw Xiu En again, Du Lin almost didn't recognize this guy. Whether it was the proud and arrogant Xiu En when he was in Tener, or the high-spirited Xiu En, or the downcast Xiu En he saw last time in the imperial capital, they were all the same as this time. Xiu En is completely different. In the former, when he was feeling proud, he dressed himself neatly and spoke with a sense of arrogance. The latter is depressed, like a homeless street friend.
At this time, Xiu En is more like an ordinary person, ordinary, no sharp edges, no depression and loss, a very ordinary person.
Of course, Du Lin definitely didn't know what Xiu En had experienced in the past half year or so.
(End of chapter)