Shadow Empire

Chapter 76 This is a conspiracy, and the principle of profit sharing
"Mr. Jobaf, I'm Lake. I've arrived at the warehouse, but here..."

The sound of rain made his voice less real, like the sound of a radio with interference, accompanied by a rustling sound.

Mr. Jobaf is a bit older and his hearing is not very good. "Speak louder."

"Mr. Jobaf, there are only one or two thousand bottles of wine in the warehouse, not the tens of thousands you mentioned."

For a moment, Mr. Jobaf was stunned where he stood. The receiver in his hand fell onto the table without him noticing, making a loud "dong" sound!
The loud noise startled the people outside the house, "Master, do you need me to come in?"

At the same time, the loud noise also woke up Mr. Jobaf.

He quickly came to his senses and picked up the phone, "No, no need." Then he took out a pack of cigarettes and lit one. The person on the other end of the phone did not hang up and was still waiting.

After about twenty seconds, the weak heat from the cigarette could not save his cold heart. He flicked the ash and did not notice that it fell on his favorite camel-hair carpet.

"Are you sure you're not in the wrong place?"

"No, Mr. Jobaf, the door of the warehouse was open when we came. There were water stains all over the floor, and some tire tracks. They should have been taken away."

“But we didn’t see any vehicles leaving when we came in, so maybe they took them away a long time ago.”

He came back to his senses, "Seal off the warehouse immediately. No one can leave there, including you."

"Do this well, don't make any mistakes, tell them, I will give them double... no, triple their salary, no one can leave, no one can contact the outside world."

Lake's voice came from the other end of the line, "Okay, Mr. Jobaf, I'll watch and not let them leave."

After hanging up the phone, he pressed the doorbell, and soon the assistant knocked on the door, "Sir?"

"Come in!"

When the assistant came in, Mr. Jobaf was lying on the bed weakly. He motioned to his assistant to close the door.

“The warehouse was emptied.”

The assistant was also stunned for a moment, and then he was horrified, "Arthur and the others took the wine away?"

Mr. Jobaf's face showed some hatred, but not that strong. "I'm not sure yet. Lake said there's still some wine inside that hasn't been transported away yet. The ground is very wet."

"If they didn't do it on impulse, it doesn't seem premeditated, but who knows, maybe he would suddenly think of this."

The assistant's mind also began to work, "Should we call the police now?"

"Call the police?"

"No, you can't call the police!"

"Not only can you not call the police, you should immediately go and order a batch of cases of Gold Label Whiskey. If all of this was planned by Arthur, then he will have to pay back early soon."

"That's wine worth 360,000 yuan. Even if he is willing to compensate me with some interest according to the contract, I will still lose 100,000 yuan!"

"If it wasn't him, the news wouldn't have leaked out."

"If he did it, there's no point in anything we do, he's going to respond."

This is what Mr. Jobaf considered. If Arthur did it and stole the wine, then he should take the initiative to contact him and talk about early repayment.

Any loan will have an early repayment clause. As a defaulter, Arthur needs to pay Mr. Jobaf three months' interest as compensation, and Jobaf now needs to return the wine worth more than 300,000 yuan that he had mortgaged to him to Arthur.

If he can't produce the wine, there will be a lot of room for argument!

At this time, a series of commercial persecutions had already formed in Mr. Jobaf's mind. For example, after the Prohibition was issued, he filed for repayment and demanded the return of the original property.

At that time, the entire state banned the transportation, production and sale of alcoholic beverages. Even if he had money, he couldn't bring in alcohol!
By then, Arthur might ask for double the cash compensation. At that time, just giving 300,000 yuan would not be enough to satisfy Arthur's appetite. It might be 700,000 or 800,000 yuan or even more!
There are too many business methods that can legally make him lose everything. He shudders at the thought of this, so the most important things now are two things.

Try to hide the news as much as possible, and secondly, stand on the mayor's side as soon as possible. Only the mayor can protect him from the wind and rain!

As for the lawsuit?
As the most prestigious local celebrity, Congressman Williams is basically doomed to lose the lawsuit locally, and he may not have much chance of winning even if he goes to the state court.

What a vicious little bastard!
The assistant also realized this, and he turned around and left, "I'll make the contact right away."

At this time, on the other side, in the warehouse rented by Lance, Lance gave the Howard brothers six hundred dollars.

"I'm sorry, I can't give you any wine because they're still too sensitive. I hope you don't think I'm too stingy for only giving you 600 yuan."

The Howard brothers quickly said that Alberto asked them to help, and Lance also gave them extra money, which they were very grateful for, and there was no need to give more. "I may need you again in a few days, and I will need you to make a trip then."

After the two said that there was no problem at all, they drove away.

Lance asked Hiram and the others to wipe the wine. Some of the wine's outer packaging was stained with rain, but the rain water had not yet absorbed it.

Although the price of the wine will drop slightly when the outer shell is damp, it will not drop too much.

In the warehouse, Alvin couldn't help but walk around excitedly. There were at least three hundred thousand bottles of wine!

"Don't we need to move them?" Erwin seemed a little excited and nervous, while the other friends couldn't hide the smiles on their faces.

Lance sat in a chair, looked at the pile of wine and shook his head, "No need, there is no place safer than here."

"There are too many warehouses storing wine on this dock, and there are no signatures or seals on these wines. No one can prove that they are the lost batch of wines."

"And no one will allow them to mess around at the dock. It's not just wine that's stored here!"

There are countless kinds of contraband here. As the largest port in the Northern Hemisphere and a supporting temporary warehouse, who the hell dares to open one of the warehouses and mess around?
If it is discovered that some important person is transporting something, who will take the responsibility?

No one is a fool, so without solid evidence, they won't just randomly check all the warehouses.

Not to mention, that was just Jobaf, an imperial guy, a rich but useless imperial guy!
"Go get some food first and have a good meal." Lance counted out a few two-dollar bills and handed them to Morris. "I heard that the minced beef shop at the port entrance has delicious food. Go buy some."

Morris ran outside in his raincoat and came back about twenty minutes later with several large paper bags.

It's all cooked minced beef. Federal cooking does not include "braising", but they know to add sauces and seasonings to cook things until they are tender, which is actually a Federal-style "braising".

As soon as they tore open the paper bag, the aroma of meat wafted out, and Hiram and the others' stomachs immediately began to growl.

They had been working hard for a while and hadn't eaten anything delicious. When they smelled the meat, they couldn't control themselves at all.

Lance called them over, "Eat something before you work."

Naturally, all the young people gathered around, and Lance set up a large table, which was covered with meat.

There are no knives and forks here either, everyone eats with their hands.

Although it is unsightly, it can really stimulate appetite.

While eating, Lance suddenly asked, "Hiram, introduce your friends to us. It was with their help that we were able to successfully pull out these drinks this time."

Hiram began to introduce these people, and Lance also took the initiative to ask for an introduction to their living conditions in the empire, saying that he hoped to get to know each other better.

Erwin thought for a moment and felt that it was not that simple.

When the introductions were almost over, Lance clapped his hands, "We are brothers now that we have done this together. As you know, if someone leaks the information of such a high-value case and is caught, he will most likely be sentenced to the electric chair."

"So I'm going to say something unpleasant right up front. If someone lets their mouths shut and talks nonsense and I find out, you will be in trouble, and your family members will be in trouble too."

"But if you don't mess around, you may not know much about my personal style. You will definitely get rich by following me."

"Of course, if any of you wish to continue to live an ordinary life, that's fine too. I will arrange a good job for you."

"I know some people may think I'm a little... not so nice, but these are just bad words."

"Next, let me say something nice."

"According to the rules I set, fifty percent of this income will belong to me."

"The remaining 30 percent will be deposited into the company's account. You will all be able to see it then. I can ensure that the company's accounts are fully disclosed. You will be able to see every expenditure and know where it was used."

"The remaining 20 percent will be divided equally among all participants."

"This time we have six people on our side, and you have eight."

"According to the price of this batch of wine, which is about 300,000, 20% is 60,000. If 60,000 is divided among the 14 of you, each of you will get more than 4,000."

Everyone's breathing became rapid, with greed and desire, but soon there was also some fear, because the amount of money was really too much!

Erwin suddenly interrupted, "Lance, I have a suggestion..."

(End of this chapter)