Empire of Shadows

Chapter 305: Underwater VIP Seating [Sponsored Bonus Chapter: galatine from Qidian Reading +4]

For an entire day, President Paiman and his secretary seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace of their existence.

Along the way, they had inquired with many people, but no one had seen President Paiman's car pass by.

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Roadside shops, pedestrians, patrol officers, no one had seen them.

They had considered all possible locations, but still couldn't find any trace of them.

The people at Balz Investment Bank didn't call the police, and the security company was happy with that, otherwise, letting people know they had lost their employer would be a heavy blow to their business!

These people gathered together after work.

"The money in the bank hasn't been touched. I don't think they ran away in advance. They might have encountered some trouble."

On the surface, these people were the management of Balz Investment Bank, or had some kind of Jialdi Empire noble status.

But in reality, they were part of the same fraud gang... no, to be precise, before they decided to commit fraud, they were indeed the core management of the company.

But when they faced continuously shrinking profits or even started losing money, they became members of the fraud gang.

"If something happens to them, will it affect us?"

Someone hesitantly asked a question that everyone actually knew the answer to. If something really happened to them, it would inevitably affect their entire fraud plan!

Originally, they wanted to go crazy for one last month and then leave with a large amount of funds.

But with the disappearance of President Paiman and his secretary, things had become dangerous.

Whether they were kidnapped or disappeared due to other reasons, it made people feel nervous.

No one spoke. They all knew how crazy those people were now. In just one week, they could absorb millions more in funds!

People were calling every moment, asking if there were still shares available and whether other forms of investment were supported.

Gold bars, bearer bonds, corporate stocks, and so on!

In just one week, or even a few days, their wealth would increase significantly.

But at the same time, they were very clear that once President Paiman and the others said something, they would become very dangerous.

The current situation was that either they left immediately, possibly losing some money.

Or they stayed, taking huge risks, but also with huge rewards!

The room was quiet, and everyone's breathing could be heard. No one spoke.

After a long time, someone said, "Let's not take any risks. If anyone wants to stay, then stay. I'm leaving anyway. I'll leave first thing tomorrow morning."

As an international port city, Golden Port City's most convenient aspect was the daily arrival and departure of international freighters and cruise ships.

For a small amount of money, those people were willing to take them away from the Federation.

Looking at the different expressions on these people's faces, he continued, "Those who leave will divide the money equally according to our regulations."

"Those who stay will divide all subsequent income. We who leave first will not participate."

People only noticed what he said about "not participating" and didn't notice the glint in his eyes.

He wanted to run, but he was afraid that everyone running together would attract attention, so he wanted to use this method to leave some people behind so that he could escape safely first.

The president disappearing, a few supervisors missing, could all be explained away as them going out to investigate investment projects.

But if the entire management disappeared, it wouldn't be justifiable, so his purpose was very simple, just to leave safely first, and he was willing to give up subsequent income.

The others didn't think about this, only thinking about more income. Soon these people split into two groups. Four or five people decided to leave first, while the remaining seven or eight decided to stay here and finish the last wave before leaving.

"What about Paiman and his share?" someone suddenly asked.

The two of them were gone, missing, neither alive nor dead. So what about their money?

The person who first suggested running away said softly, "We'll take it away and give it to them when they come out."

The people who stayed disagreed. Once they left, who knew if they would ever see them again? Fortunately, there were two shares of money that they could directly divide.

Without conflicts, emotions took over. They began to talk about everything in the past, drinking hundreds of dollars worth of wine. Under the double paralysis of alcohol and emotion, few of them called for those expensive girls. They just talked for most of the night and finally fell asleep on the ground.

Early the next morning, the few who decided to leave came to Golden City Bank.

Balz Investment Bank was a super client, and they went directly to the office of the president of Golden City Bank.

The president warmly received them. After serving coffee and pastries, and everyone was seated, they made their request.

"We recently took a fancy to a project in Madel and need a large amount of funds, so we need to transfer some funds out."

The bank president nodded slightly. His pupils contracted slightly, and the smile on his face remained the same as before without any change. "How much do you need to transfer out?"

"About 13 million or so."

The bank president's eyebrows twitched. He leaned back in his chair, "This is a large sum of money. It may take a few days to transfer it out."

"In addition, we don't have settlement business with Madel, so you can only take cash."

"Cash?" One of them couldn't help but shout, "Wouldn't that be too inconvenient?"

Millions of dollars in cash looked great, but it was very inconvenient to carry. If the people on the ship had bad intentions, they would have no room to resist.

The bank president showed an apologetic expression, "We don't have relevant business, and there's no way to transfer the money to them, but if you go to these countries that have business dealings with us, we can directly remit the money to their banks."

He mentioned the names of several international banks. These international banks were not in their plan, but now they seemed to have no better choice.

The bank president also reminded them, "These banks basically have business in Madel. I'll transfer the money to them, and they'll transfer it to the Madel National Bank. The problem will be solved."

The few people briefly discussed it and agreed to this decision.

"How many days will it take to complete all the transfers at most?"

The president said with a smile, "One to two weeks."

International transfer speeds were slow now, especially for such large transfers. The receiving bank would not actually pay the money to others just because the other party claimed that it would be settled at the end of the month.

They would first create a file and then, after the money had actually been transferred into their account, would they acknowledge the money.

Simply put, they would give these people an account with a deposit, but these deposits could not be withdrawn temporarily and could only be used after the money arrived.

One or two weeks was not too long after all.

The few people were anxious to leave, and they agreed.

After seeing these people leave, the bank president made a phone call, "They're planning to run away."

"Now?"

The person on the other end of the phone clearly hadn't anticipated this. "Didn't they say they would wait until the 25th?"

"There's still almost a month left. How much money can they get in that time? Why are they in such a hurry to leave now?"

The bank president didn't know so many details, "I don't know. I just want to know now, what are you planning to do?"

The Golden City Bank was a local bank in Golden City, and its coverage was limited to the Licarrai State. It was difficult for it to become a national bank.

However, being able to have a certain market and influence within Licarrai State was actually enough for them to survive.

Originally, the people at Balz Investment Bank didn't plan to deposit the money in Golden Port City, but in more professional and safer national banks such as Baihui and Botong.

But the security level of these banks was very high. It was easy to put money in, but not so easy to get it out, and they might even get their necks stuck.

After all, such a large outflow of funds could easily trigger a financial security alarm, and at that time, they might not be able to get a penny out, and people would be detained.

On the other hand, the management system of local banks like Golden City Bank was relatively loose, and there were no restrictions on fund transfers, so they decided to deposit the money here before starting the fraud.

But what they didn't know was that Golden City Bank was backed by local and Licarrai State capital forces and political forces.

When they discovered that these scammers had actually made the fund so big, these people had already made a decision: they were going to take action against this fund and the scammers.

As for the people who were scammed?

Let them go find the scammers!

As for the scammers?

They're learning to swim at the bottom of the sea!

A dozen minutes later, some voices came from the receiver, "The plan remains unchanged. First, transfer the money to a safe account. We'll arrange these people."

"We'll wait until they've reaped the last wave before we take action."

"I understand."

The bank president shook his head slightly. That was what the old men valued!

The few people went back to pack up. They agreed to leave together. They were lucky today. A small cruise ship was going to Madel. They bought tickets and boarded the ship early.

After settling their things, they stood on the deck, looking at the bustling port area of Golden Port City, feeling a strange mix of emotions in their hearts.

They had struggled, dreamed, suffered, and triumphed here. Now, they were leaving.

Cutting ties with all the joys and sorrows of the past, they bid farewell to this place, to this country!

The emotions of the group were complex, and they remained silent for a long time.

As the small cruise ship left the harbor, they began to look forward to their new lives.

Little did they know that they were also about to meet the end of their lives!

Late at night, unnoticed by the other passengers, five bodies were thrown off the ship. After a few small splashes on the surface of the water, they sank into the sea…