Shadow Empire

Chapter 253: Scam [Monthly Ticket 666+6]
After dinner, everyone will chat for a while before going home.

The public security in the Priscia district is relatively better. The middle class cares a lot about public security. They don't have bodyguards, so they can only rely on the protection provided by the police station.

But they have strong social connections, so being a police station in a middle-class area is not an easy job.

No one knows when and why someone will call to complain about them.

Moreover, these middle-class people are difficult to deal with. They know how to use legal weapons. At least those at the bottom don’t know that they can hire lawyers to sue the police station, but the middle-class people know.

So here, every few meters, you can see patrol police parked on the side of the road. Their purpose is to get to the scene of the alarm faster and make those middle-class people shut their stinky mouths.

In such a relatively safe environment, they can go back later.

After dinner, they will have some time to communicate with each other. Around eight o'clock, they will leave one after another.

"What did you talk about just now? The way they looked at me seemed a little strange?" William returned to Emily's side and asked in a low voice.

The women looked at him with strange eyes, some even with anger in their eyes, which made him feel as if his legs were going weak.

Emily raised her head and smiled as she answered, "We talked about flower arranging and cooking."

In the end, William decided to trust Emily, "They don't look normal, so don't talk too deeply with them."

At this moment, Barbara suddenly tapped the knife and fork in her hand, which attracted everyone's attention.

"Dear uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, there is actually one more thing I want to tell you today."

"Recently our company has launched some new investment businesses with high returns."

"The monthly rate of return is as high as 15 percent, and it is a guaranteed investment. They will use the money for capital operations and gain more profits."

"Our family has already invested in it and received the first month's rebate, so I think this good thing should not be known only to us. After discussing it, we decided to share it with everyone."

"Of course I have some selfish motives..." Barbara did not hide her thoughts. "If I handle it, these can be considered as my performance, and I can get a commission from it."

"I'm not saying you all have to do it, I'm just offering a suggestion..."

His idea quickly attracted the attention of many family members. A 15% return rate every month is almost as high as usury!
But this time they were not borrowing usury, but lending the usury to others.

Lance also heard it. He found it a little unbelievable and his first thought was that this was a fucking scam!

Fifteen percent return every month, if such a stable way of making money really existed in this world, then Barbara's company would be wiped out from top to bottom!
Even if they are a listed company, it won’t work, let alone that they are not a listed company!
The bank will definitely be willing to provide them with unlimited loans, and they themselves will not give up their profitable business to others.

Lance never believed that some people were purely good people, and would rather not make money themselves than let others make money first.

William seemed very interested, and so was Patricia. After all, for members of this family, besides power, making money was their greatest pleasure.

"That sounds great." William touched his chin. "It has a 180% return rate per year. If we invest 10,000 yuan, it will become 28,000 yuan in one year."

Emily didn't feel very strongly at first, but when she heard the number, she couldn't help but exclaimed, "So many?"

Then he asked, "How much spare money do we have?"

William thought for a moment, “Sixty to seventy thousand.”

Seeing the couple preparing to make a big profit, Lance reminded them, "Sounds like a scam."

William and Emily looked over at the same time, "What do you mean?"

Lance repeated his theory. Although it was not very brilliant, it got to the heart of the matter!

William was a little anxious after hearing this, "We can't let everyone be fooled, Lance, you have to tell them your discovery."

Lance shook his head. "It's not my discovery, it's yours. I'm not very good at talking. At this time, you are more suitable than me."

Barbara brought up this business at this time, obviously wanting to get a commission.

Lance didn't know what percentage her company gave her, but it was definitely not a small amount, maybe 10%, or even 20% or 30%.

For the company, it’s all about scamming people, so as long as someone can help them get more funds, they will make a profit even if they give away half of it.

So it was difficult for Lance to do something that would obviously offend people, but William didn't care.

He has had many arguments and quarrels with family members over the years, but they would not target him so obviously.

William let go of Emily, and after asking Lance about some things in detail, he strode to Barbara and put forward his own opinion...

In the end, William convinced these people, "...we need to review this company and their investment projects, otherwise we can't trust it to pay our money and principal on time." "It doesn't matter if we don't make any money, the money is still ours. The only thing we should be afraid of is that it no longer belongs to us!"

Although Barbara was a little annoyed, William's status in the family was rising rapidly, and what he said was not unreasonable.

It even explained why Barbara and her friends received the first month’s interest on their investment.

Use principal to pay interest!
"I'll consult the company's..." Barbara hesitated. She still didn't believe that her company was a scam. She had worked there for more than two years.

She witnessed a company with less than 20 people grow to have hundreds of employees in such a short period of time.

The loyalty that comes from growing together makes it difficult for her to waver in her views on the company.

However, the men felt that there were indeed some problems here after William helped them escape from the trap of high returns.

Lance was careful enough to remember the name of the financial company - Basil Investment Bank.

After returning from the family gathering, Lance did not spend the night at Patricia's house. Although he felt that Patricia was ready, William and Emily were also at home, which would make the girl feel uncomfortable.

After chatting in the car for a while, it was almost time to stop. Lance left in a hurry, fearing that something might go wrong. Now was not the right time.

After returning home, Hair called Erwin over and said, "Go and check the warehouses on the docks to see if there is any wine."

There are many of his people on the dock now, and the existence of the Dockworkers Club gives Lance a great influence on the dock. They do not exclude Lance and his family at all.

As long as it wasn't a warehouse with separate guards, Alvin would definitely be able to find out.

Alvin was a little confused, so Lance told him about the "upgrade" of the Coast Guard. "It will become more difficult to smuggle. We can consider getting a batch of wine first."

"Once the news is announced next month, the price of alcoholic beverages will definitely skyrocket. In addition, we can continue to purchase some agricultural products."

"It would be best to see if there are any farms around and sign a supply agreement with them."

"Until Prohibition is lifted, alcohol will continue to be extremely profitable and popular."

Erwin also has his concerns. "Contacting farmers is easy to solve. I can arrange for someone to do the contact."

"But if we take all that wine out of the port warehouse, will that cause us trouble?"

"I heard that a lot of the wine in the warehouse belongs to the five major families and wealthy people in the Bay Area, as well as some large corporate groups."

"These people are very difficult to deal with!"

Lance knew he would misunderstand, so he explained, "I didn't say to just transport the wine away. Doing so would indeed make us a target for others."

"Don't forget, we now have someone in the Dangerous Goods Administration, and we can report this information to them."

"Dale and those Greyhounds have been wanting to make a big case, so let's give them that chance!"

"After they seize all the liquor, we'll try to get it out."

Erwin showed surprise on his face, "Oh my God, how did you come up with that?"

Lance leaned back in his chair. "Of course I'll use my brain." He paused. "By the way, I'll go and find out about a company called Basil Investment Bank, which is in the city center..."

Erwin recorded the name firmly and asked curiously, "Did someone from this company offend you?"

Lance shook his head, "They might be planning to pull off a big scam in Jingang City!"

"Jingang City belongs to the people of Jingang. The money they defrauded here should be returned to the people of Jingang."

"I am from Jingang!"

It sounded like there were no problems, and they ended up exchanging some thoughts about being “undercover.”

"Today, nothing can be seen. These people are all working. No one disappears halfway, and no one goes out to make phone calls. It seems normal."

These newcomers have just joined the family and have started to get involved in the family business, which makes them very excited.

Not to mention attractive places like bars. Although they themselves cannot drink, it does not prevent them from enjoying the fun there.

And Lance also allowed them to have a couple of drinks during non-working hours. After all, it is the nature of young people to join in the fun and have fun. Forcing them to restrain their nature is wrong in itself!
No abnormalities were found during today's observation, but Lance felt that this did not mean that they had no problems. After making the decision to "continue observing for a few days", he let Alvin leave.

(End of this chapter)