"If it weren't for the Asset Liquidation Committee, I wouldn't have known these people were so rich." Sitting in the office, Jiang Chen looked at the documents in his hand. When he saw the name Liu Xiangguo, he shook his head with a smile.
There were very few assets under Liu Xiangguo's name. There was only an old house in Shangjing.
But his sons, grandsons, and even relatives within three generations, if the assets under their names were added up, they could be described as rich as a country. In fact, the more estranged one was by blood, the higher one's net worth was.
For example, his niece's husband was the boss of a real estate giant in Hua. The company was worth hundreds of billions of dollars, and his personal net worth was tens of billions of dollars. He had hidden assets worth up to tens of billions of dollars overseas.
If it weren't for the establishment of the Earth Federation, the political power of various countries and regions had been over-delegated to the interim committee, and the Ghost Agents fully cooperated with the interim committee to investigate these three factors, this money would not have been discovered.
Of course, the same was true for other people.
"What are you going to do with these assets?"
Standing in front of Jiang Chen's desk, Ayesha asked softly.
"Business is business." Jiang Chen threw the documents on the desk, leaned back in the chair, and stretched. His eyes narrowed comfortably as he looked out the window. "Kelvin knows what to do, and the more than eight billion abandoned people around the world also need an explanation."
SS Origin originally belonged to the Earth Fleet, but in the end, it did not fulfill its mission on the battlefield, but was used to help some people escape.
Even if it was a last resort, even if it was considered logically, it was the wisest choice. After all, if they fought, they would definitely die. If they escaped, at least they could leave a trace of hope for Earth civilization.
But now that the doomsday did not come, this behavior naturally became a betrayal of all mankind.
And an unacceptable betrayal.
After all, this boarding list was not decided by all of humanity from the very beginning.
A small number of people used their privileges to decide that they were the ones to live and let eight billion people die. Then after the establishment of the Earth Federation, the crimes of these people would naturally be sentenced by the federal court.
According to the law of the Earth Federation, the 2,500 passengers and 500 crew members on SS Origin would be prosecuted by the federal court for "treason". The assets under their names would be taken over by the federal treasury and auctioned by the World Reserve Bank and its cooperative banks.
Of course, this move caused quite a bit of backlash.
After all, even if the owners of these assets and the first heir had already boarded the colonization ship to Centaurus, according to the inheritance laws of various countries, they could always find a second, third, or even fourth heir to inherit these assets.
However, these protests were naturally ineffective.
Most people agreed with the decision of the Earth Federation, and there was no disagreement within the temporary committee regarding this proposal.
After all, this method was very satisfying for those who were left behind …
…
It was the second month since the establishment of the Earth Federation. It had been more than a month since the Earth Federation had survived under the iron hooves of the Harmony Civilization.
For more than a month, Jiang Chen cooperated with Lin Lin to conduct various experiments on the golden light particles. However, reality proved that it was still too difficult to challenge a realm that could only be reached by a level-3 civilization.
Even if it was lying in the subspace, as the owner of the subspace, Jiang Chen couldn't stop it from doing anything. The only thing he knew was that the golden light particles were slowly changing his subspace.
Moreover, this change was benign.
Because it was the material produced after the explosion of a planet, it was called "Stardust".
After all, the ethereal light particles were indeed like dust …
Just like this, Lin Lin gave it a very casual name.
Putting "Stardust" aside, Jiang Chen, who was completely free, gave himself a long vacation. In the past decade of development, the corporate structure of Celestial Trade had become quite stable. The division of labor of each department was clear, and the rights and obligations were strictly restricted by the central computer. It could be said that a series of problems such as the authority of a department being overridden by another department, or internal corruption within the company was eliminated to the greatest extent.
Even if only Calvin, Ivan, and Zhang Yaping knew that Jiang Chen was still alive, everyone in the world thought that he was "gone" and "sacrificed" for the Earth Civilization. He could still use the highest authority of the central computer, or directly issue orders to the various departments of Celestial Trade through Lilith.
Therefore, it really didn't make a difference whether he was there or not.
Rather, to make the world "forget" him, it made him feel more relaxed than ever.
In the past, no matter what Celestial Trade did, the cameras of the world's reporters must be the first to focus on him. Politicians, businessmen, and all stakeholders must be the first to put him on the conference table and repeatedly "dissect" him.
This kind of life was quite refreshing at the beginning.
But to be honest, he had already had enough …
In the mansion on the north side of Coro Island, the corners of the marble wall were covered with green moss, as if it had been abandoned for a long time. Some people suggested that this place should be Jiang Chen's former residence, and the government should buy it and convert it into a museum, but this proposal was eventually abandoned.
With a sense of awe, the surrounding residents generally didn't approach this place.
But today, a black car stopped at the gate of the wall.
"Pick me up here at five o 'clock."
After leaving this sentence, the old man closed the door. After the car drove away, he stepped forward and pressed the doorbell.
The doorbell rang three times.
The iron gate didn't move.
The old man sighed softly. He didn't leave but just stood there.
About ten minutes later, a soft click came from the iron gate, and it slowly opened to both sides.
A hint of joy flashed across the old man's face. He reached out and adjusted his collar and tie, then walked into the mansion along the bluestone road behind the wall.
Standing downstairs of the mansion, Loki looked at the closed mahogany door and exclaimed.
"I knew you weren't dead … Aren't you going to invite your old friend in for a drink?"
"Not today, I'm not at home."
The voice came from the garden next to the bluestone road.
Loki looked over there and saw a gardening drone hovering next to him. Two pairs of silver scissors were still stained with grass. The drone was just trimming the lawn in the backyard of the mansion.
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