Chapter 400 Raising Money
However, the acoustics at Li Chaoren's home were very good and perfectly displayed the characteristics of the other party, so the accountants on the side had to encounter sonic attacks while working.
Hutchison's staff had been busy all morning, and there were no cars behind them to enter the villa. When the accountants completed their work, the total amount of banknotes on site was also determined.
Four-eighty-nine-hundred-nine-hundred-and-nine-hundred-and-six-hundred-and-twenty-eight yuan and a half.
Li Chaoren took the summary form from the staff, then walked downstairs and motioned for everyone to pack the money.
"All that can be raised today has been raised. There is only so much. I have emptied out all the old banknotes from 13 banks. I should be able to collect several hundred million more tomorrow, but this is already the limit. I estimate that even if I raise more, We can only collect up to one billion in a short time."
"There is still a lot of cash in the bank, but I believe you won't want new banknotes with serial numbers."
Li Chaoren is here. He was about to talk to the other party in a friendly manner, but Zhang Ziqiang directly interrupted what the other party was going to say next.
“We have just vacated thirteen banks. Let’s move on to the fourteenth and fifteenth banks. Is there still a shortage of banks in Hong Kong?”
Zhang Ziqiang waved his hand vigorously. , He was not satisfied in his heart. He had said in front of his subordinates that he would make two billion on this trip, so he must bring back two billion.
Li Chaoren rubbed his swollen eyebrows and continued to explain patiently to the other party.
"I am not short of time. Don't say two billion, even three billion, as long as you give me time, I can raise it, but you are different."
"I promised before Even if you don’t call the police, everyone, whether it’s the police or the citizens of Hong Kong, will pay attention to such a big move by Hutchison Whampoa.”
“There is still 500 million in cash left. , I can raise it by tomorrow at the latest, but if I want another billion, it may take me a week."
"Do you think that if things go wrong, even if I give you the money, it will be such a large sum of money. , since you have been in the Hong Kong community for two years, if others find out, do you think they will wait for you at the door of the villa?”
"I'm afraid you won't be able to get out of Deep Water Bay by then."
When Li Chaoren first spoke, Zhang Ziqiang's face was still full of disdain, but as he listened, the smile on his face began to disappear. Then his brows frowned unconsciously.
From Li Chaoren's words, he felt the sincerity of the other party.
Similarly, as the other party said, the longer time passes, and as things ferment, two billion Hong Kong dollars will indeed be enough for everyone to go crazy.
If the news really leaks, even if Zhang Ziqiang has prepared a large number of weapons, he does not think he can successfully leave Hong Kong Island with the money.
"Okay, one billion is one billion, but I don't want to wait until tomorrow for the remaining money. I want to see it at the villa this afternoon before dinner. Otherwise, you can use the remaining money to pay for Young Master Li's funeral. . ”
Zhang Ziqiang was decisive and nodded in agreement.
Li Chaoren hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and agreed, and then he carefully made a request.
"Can you let me hear Aze's voice first? I want to make sure he is safe now."
"As long as you prepare the money, you can meet in the evening, Boss Li. Don’t worry, we are all trustworthy people.”
Zhang Ziqiang didn't even bother to deal with the other party. He was not stupid. How could he make a call at such a critical moment? This would probably reveal his hiding address.
But he also knew the other party's worries, so he said one more thing.
"Boss Li, you have so much energy, so I naturally know how to behave. We are only looking for money on this trip."
Li Chaoren's expression was solemn, but he felt a lot more settled, so he thought Thinking, he spoke again.
“The 38 million Hong Kong dollars I prepared before is just a meeting gift for you and is not included in the one billion ransom.”
Seeing Li Chaoren's overtures, Zhang Ziqiang agreed without hesitation. Don't waste the money of big dog owners.
"Boss Li, remember, don't call the police. I'm going to the foot of the mountain to eat pig's feet rice and take a walk. I hope you can give me the money when I come back. Ready."
After saying that, he walked outside, picked up a bunch of car keys where the security guard had placed them, opened the car door and got in.
The security guard who was responsible for delivering the money saw that the other party had taken away his car keys, and quickly stood up and tried to stop the other party, but Li Chaoren waved his hand to signal the other party not to pass.
Zhang Ziqiang opened the car window, glanced proudly at the red-faced security guard, and drove out of the villa triumphantly.
Li Chaoren was silent for a moment, thought carefully, and said to the stewards on the side: "Help me ask Mr. Chen, the president of Daqiao Bank, to come over."
Currently, he is still short of more than 500 million. There is a cash gap in Hong Kong dollars. Although there are not many people on Hong Kong Island who can quickly mobilize so many unserialized cash, the one who is close and has the strongest ability is naturally Chen Tianqiao. After all, the other party has a bank.
But after walking a few steps, Li Chaoren called out to the housekeeper who had already walked quickly to the door.
"I'd better go and visit in person."
Today, Chen Tianqiao happened to be at his villa, and he was very enthusiastic about Li Chaoren's visit.
Hong Kong Island is so big, but the circle of wealthy people is even smaller.
What's more, one of them runs a bank and is a financial expert, while the other works in real estate and is the bank's favorite customer.
In fact, much of the money Hutchison Whampoa acquired for land was borrowed from Bridge Bank.
The two exchanged a few words, and Li Chaoren, who was still worried, went straight to the topic.
"Sheng Chen, my son has been kidnapped and I need your help."
Chen Tianqiao was surprisingly not surprised by Li Chaoren's straightforward words.
In fact, Li Chaoren's villa has been busy all morning. He and Huang are making so much noise. Chen Tianqiao lives next door to him. Even if he didn't go out today, he has actually received several phone calls.
The first is the notice from the security team of the villa area.
You know, when Zhang Ziqiang entered the villa area, he had a bomb tied to his body. The security team of the villa area needs to be responsible for all residents of Deep Water Bay.
They gave Li Chaoren face and allowed him to enter the villa area, but they also needed to inform other residents in the villa area.
In addition, Li Chaoren emptied out more than a dozen banks in a row and only wanted old banknotes with non-consecutive numbers. Among them were branches of Daqiao Bank.
As the chairman of Daqiao Bank, Chen Tianqiao naturally received reports from his company's subordinates.
So when Li Chaoren came to visit, he had already guessed about the matter.
At this time, Chen Tianqiao's expression was very calm, and he was even in the mood to cut the cigar he was holding, lit it and took a breath, and then spoke naturally.
"How much does the kidnapper want?"
"He wanted two billion, but after I told him that he could only raise one billion in a short time, he agreed."
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