For the next few nights, including the weekends, Feng Jun borrowed money from his friends and family. To make it easier for him to borrow money, he set the interest to two cents a month. Out of their trust in him, his friends and family often lent him money. Some lent him a few hundred thousand, while others lent him a few hundred thousand. Feng Jun also knew how to handle matters. He wrote an IOU for each of them, stating the monthly interest and signing it with his fingerprint as a guarantee.
After working hard for almost a week, Feng Jun borrowed nearly two million and transferred it all to Li Zhongwei's account.
Another month passed, and Li Zhongwei once again transferred the interest to Feng Jun in cash. Feng Jun felt dizzy when faced with nearly two hundred thousand in cash. His brain was excited, and he did not think of the huge risk behind this matter. After returning, Feng Jun handed over the promised twenty percent interest to his creditors one by one. Among those creditors, there were some who wanted money. When they saw that Feng Jun could really give them such a high interest as promised, they were tempted and lent him more money. Feng Jun was also greedy, so he went to visit some of his friends that he didn't have a deep relationship with. Those friends also lent him money out of consideration for their relationship.
Even so, Feng Jun was still greedy. He actually thought of a way to borrow more money, which was to borrow money from the bank. Although the interest of the bank loan was high, it was not higher than the interest he promised to his friends and family. If he transferred the money to Li Zhongwei, he could earn more money. Feng Jun immediately went to look for his old friend, the president of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of the Northern District, Wang Kun, and asked him to help him think of a way to get a loan from the bank.
The day Feng Jun went to look for Wang Kun was the day Ding Yijing, who was the director of the carving factory, went to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of the Northern District to discuss business. Later on, Li Rui went to support Ding Yijing and even saw Feng Jun. He also benefited from Wang Kun's help.
When Wang Kun heard Feng Jun's request, although he was put in a difficult position, he couldn't refuse because of Feng Jun's status. Hence, he thought of a way to use a company as a middleman to apply for a loan. After beating around the bush, he loaned him five million yuan. After the money was transferred, Feng Jun thanked Wang Kun for his help and gave him fifty thousand. Wang Kun tried to decline but to no avail, so he accepted it.
Feng Jun had the five million, plus the two million he had at the beginning and the two million he had borrowed from his friends in society, so he had about ten million in total. All of it was deposited with Li Zhongwei.
In the next 30 days, Feng Jun received three payments of interest from Li Zhongwei, which added up to 800,000 yuan. After he returned the money he borrowed from his friends and family, he still had 600,000 yuan left. This made him very close to becoming a millionaire. He believed that in another month, he would be able to enter the threshold of becoming a millionaire, and all of this money came from legitimate investments, so it would be able to withstand the investigation of the Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Anti-Corruption Bureau. He was looking forward to the beautiful and prosperous life in the future! He was even fantasizing about buying a BMW, Audi, or Mercedes-Benz as a car so that he could occasionally drive around the city like Li Rui, the first secretary of the Municipal Party Committee!
In the blink of an eye, another twenty days had passed. In these twenty days, Feng Jun had gotten a little less than two hundred thousand from Li Zhongwei. As for the rest, he would have to wait until thirty days had passed before he could get his hands on the rest. However, on the thirtieth day, Feng Jun did not see Li Zhongwei. Feng Jun was kind enough to consider Li Zhongwei, thinking that he was too busy with his business and did not have time to give him the money. That was fine, he would wait for him for another day.
However, on the second day, Feng Jun still did not see Li Zhongwei. He did not even receive a call from him. Feng Jun was a little worried. At night, he called Li Zhongwei, but his phone was turned off. At that time, Feng Jun vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he did not believe that this buddy of his would cheat him. He even foolishly comforted himself that his old classmate might be too busy, so he was so busy that his phone ran out of battery. As his old friend, he should trust him enough and contact him tomorrow.
The next day, he called Li Zhongwei again, but his phone was still turned off. Only then did he realize that something was wrong. At noon, he used the lunch break to go to Li Zhongwei's microfinance company, but he found that the building was empty. Many depositors like him were crying and cursing at the entrance of the company, and the police were registering at the scene. After asking around, he found out that his old classmate was involved in credit fraud and ran away with the depositors' money. The total amount was almost 100 million.
Feng Jun broke down at that time. His legs went weak and he fell on the steps. No one helped him, because everyone who had been cheated could not even take care of themselves. They were either crying or cursing. Feng Jun was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses. However, he still could not believe that Li Zhongwei would cheat his best buddy. After returning to the unit, he kept calling and texting him, hoping that he would consider their friendship and return the money to him. Of course, those calls and texts were like clay oxen in the sea. There was no reply at all.
Feng Jun did not dare to tell this matter to the relatives and friends who had borrowed the money. He planned to bear it himself first. When Li Zhongwei came to his senses one day, or when the police caught him, he would get his money back. In the end, he had been holding on until today. The few hundred thousand he had earned had been returned to his relatives and friends as interest. Now, he was penniless and had a 10 million debt on his head. He was at the end of his rope … When he was in the most pain, he wanted to commit suicide. But he was afraid of death, and he could not bear to leave his wife and children …
Today, he suddenly saw Li Rui and thought that this First Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee was much more influential than him. If Li Rui could get his friends to lend him 10 million, he would be able to survive. He could slowly think of ways to repay the 10 million in the future …
Li Rui sighed in his heart when he heard Feng Yu's explanation. He did not see through Feng Yu in the past. Why was he so short-sighted and greedy? Did he not know that the higher the profit, the higher the risk? If the annual profit was above 15%, the risk would be very high. If the annual profit was above 20%, it was almost impossible to invest. Li Zhongwei's 8% monthly profit was equivalent to 96% annual profit. It was almost double the annual profit. How could such high profits exist? Even if it did exist, would such a good thing fall into his lap for no reason? But Feng Jun could not be blamed for this. His old classmate, Li Zhongwei, was very cunning. He used their friendship to deceive him and used the high profits from a few months ago to lure him into the trap …
Li Rui asked: "Did the police freeze Li Zhongwei's bank account?"
Feng Jun replied: "Yes, but there is no money in the account. He must have transferred the money to another account that no one knows … I have no other choice but to borrow money to cover this big hole."
Li Rui shook his head: "I know a few bosses, and they are quite rich. But none of them can take out 10 million in cash. I can't help you."
Li Rui was almost certain that Feng Jun would not be able to pay back the 10 million unless he took the risk and used his position to get some illegal income. But if he really did that, he would immediately be arrested by the Commission for Discipline Inspection and would not be able to pay back the money. Therefore, Li Rui would not let him cheat his friend.
Feng Jun borrowed the money himself, so let him pay it back himself. He could not let the trouble fall on his friend's head. No one's money came from nowhere!
Feng Jun heard this and his face turned pale. He sighed: "Xiao Rui, if you can't help me, then no one can. I'm dead. Not only will my friends and family not let me off, but the bank will not let me off. My job will be finished too."
Li Rui asked: "Have you ever considered using your position to urge the police to arrest Li Zhongwei as soon as possible?"
Feng Jun sighed bitterly: "Why didn't I urge them? But the police can't find his whereabouts. It's as if he disappeared from the face of the earth. I suspect that if he doesn't take the initiative to come back, then they will never be able to catch him. China is too big, and he took away so much money. He can live the rest of his life anywhere. If he leaves the country, then don't even think about it. "
Li Rui asked: "Who is in charge of this case? I'll find some time to ask the police officer in charge. This is the only way I can help you. "
Feng Jun was rejected by him just now, so his hope had been shattered. Now, he was even more spiritless. It was as if he did not hear him and stared blankly at Li Rui's chest.
Of course, this also showed that he did not have any confidence in Li Rui's words. Thinking about it, the country was so big. If Li Zhongwei ran away, he would definitely run to the furthest and most hidden place. No one would be able to find him. Li Rui just had to ask the police officer in charge, and the police officer would be able to find Li Zhongwei? If it was that easy, he would have asked his boss, Du Minsheng, to talk to the police officer in charge.
Li Rui sighed inwardly and ignored him. He walked to the inner door, knocked twice, and pushed the door open to enter.
After talking to Du Minsheng, Li Rui saw that Feng Jun was in a daze. He was afraid that he would take things too hard, so he walked over and said: "Although you are under a lot of pressure, don't do anything stupid. Think more about your wife and child."
He did not know if Feng Jun heard him, but he did not snort.
Li Rui sighed and left silently.
After leaving the Municipal Party Committee, Li Rui did not go home. Instead, he went to the Qingyang Hotel diagonally across the street. He was worried that if he went home to rest, his father would question him. His father would definitely be worried and scared if he knew the truth. Therefore, he planned to stay at the Qingyang Hotel for half a day and go home at night. He wanted to pretend that he was going to work normally.
After parking the car in the backyard of the hotel, Li Rui walked into the front building and went straight to Dong Jieyu's General Manager's office. He did not even knock when he reached the door and walked in.
Dong Jieyu was sitting at his office desk. When he heard someone walk in without knocking, he looked up. His face was already ugly, but when he recognized that it was Li Rui, his gloomy face immediately turned into a smile. He looked at him helplessly and said: "No one else would have the guts!"
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