“How do you want to make money?” Tong He asked fearfully.
“Simple, can’t you swipe Jiangnan Coins?” Ke Xuedong licked his lips and said, “I’ll give you the equipment, and I’ll find people for you. You just flood the magnetic cards with Jiangnan Coins, swipe tens of millions of them, then we’ll exchange them all for mobile phones, and then sell them all to phone dealers. Won’t we all make a fortune?”
“I calculated it. One Tianxing phone costs 8,000 Jiangnan Coins. If you swipe 80 million, you can exchange for 10,000 Tianxing phones. Currently, the second-hand acquisition price of one Tianxing phone is around 2,600 yuan. 10,000 Tianxing phones can be exchanged for 26 million yuan. We will split this money equally, and each of us will earn 13 million. What do you think?” Ke Xuedong asked with a smile.
Currently, Tianxing phones are still only available for exchange with Jiangnan Coins at Jiangnan’s blind box stores. There are no official channels selling Tianxing phones on the market.
However, Tianxing phones have functions comparable to the mainstream flagship phones on the market, which cost more than 6,000 yuan each.
Therefore, Tianxing phones are still sold in some informal markets at around 3,800 yuan, and as long as there is stock, they can generally be sold quickly.
So, for a brand-new Tianxing phone, the second-hand market acquisition price can reach 2,600 yuan.
“13 million!” Tong He was first excited to hear this. But he was a university student and understood the law. He then realized that this was clearly a fraudulent act, and a fraudulent act with a total amount of 26 million yuan.
If this matter were to be exposed, he would likely spend the rest of his life in prison.
“This isn’t good. This is illegal. If we get caught…” Tong He hesitated.
“There are so many people breaking the law and discipline in the world, have they all been caught?” Ke Xuedong sneered. “Besides, we are not openly breaking into someone’s house to steal. We are just tampering with the cards. This is their Jiangnan’s own loophole. How can you say we are committing fraud?”
“Moreover, how can this matter be discovered so easily? How would Jiangnan know that people who openly use member cards to redeem prizes are fraudsters?”
“Besides, they are not gods. How can they know which Jiangnan Coins were redeemed and which were swiped by us? Also, there are many users who keep their Jiangnan Coins on the cards and accumulate them slowly, not using them for a long time.”
“I dare to bet that at least half of the Jiangnan Coins are dormant in the cards. This is the same as the points we redeem in our supermarket. Over 60% of our supermarket points are forgotten and never used. I think the situation with Jiangnan Coins is similar.”
“This gives us room. 80 million Jiangnan Coins sounds like a lot, but it’s a small amount compared to all the Jiangnan Coins issued. And we won’t redeem them all at once. We’ll redeem about 10 million each month, spreading it out over a year. This way, I guarantee it will be done without anyone noticing.”
“Believe it or not, by the time your 80 million Jiangnan Coins are all redeemed, that idiot Huang He will still be in the dark and won’t know anything about it. Maybe he’ll never find out!”
“This way…” Tong He couldn’t help but be tempted. Ke Xuedong added fuel to the fire and said sinisterly, “Kid, think about it. If you don’t agree, I’ll send you to the police station, and you’ll go straight to jail. Don’t even think about getting your graduation certificate!”
“No! No! No! I agree, I agree to everything!” Tong He quickly said. A smug smile appeared on Ke Xuedong’s face.
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“Don’t you know a lot of punks in Shanghai? Go find some people, and have them keep an eye on this guy. Don’t let him escape our control. He’s our money bag now!” After Tong He left his office, Ke Xuedong pulled aside one of his confidants and whispered his instructions.
“Don’t worry, boss. This kid is as timid as a quail. He wouldn’t dare play us!” this subordinate said dismissively. “But boss, that kid is right. This kind of thing is illegal in mainland China. The mainland police won’t be lenient with us. If we really get caught, it will be a big trouble!”
“Boss, although you’ve suffered a setback, you’re still a dignified executive in the company with good income and job security. You don’t need to do such dangerous things!” the subordinate said, somewhat confused.
“What do you know? I earn 10,000 yuan a month now, which is only 120,000 a year. In 10 years, that’s only 1.2 million. I’d have to work for 200 years to earn this 26 million. Why shouldn’t I earn this kind of money?” Ke Xuedong licked his lips and said.
“26 million… Boss, are you planning to…”
“Do you think I’ll really give 13 million to that mainland kid?” Ke Xuedong said with a cold smile. “I won’t give him this 13 million, because I’m going to give it to you!”
“To me!” the subordinate became excited.
“That’s right, because you are the one I trust the most, and like me, you are also from Taiwan Province. Our roots are all in Taiwan Province. The mainland police can’t control us!”
“Moreover, you are right about one thing. This matter is very dangerous and will be exposed sooner or later. But I don’t think there will be any danger within two or three months. So, for these two or three months, you help me handle this. As soon as the money comes in, we’ll immediately return to Taiwan Province. By then, even if the mainland discovers our business, they won’t be able to come to Taiwan Province to arrest us. We will truly be free from legal consequences!” Ke Xuedong said with a smile.
“Uh, will the police back home arrest us?”
“Impossible. Not only will they not arrest us, but they will treat us as heroes!” Ke Xuedong said, and the subordinate’s face immediately showed a proud smile.
“Listen to me, let that kid handle everything. If the police find out anything, they will arrest him first. As long as your men keep a close eye on that kid, and once you find out he’s arrested, we’ll immediately get on a plane back to Taiwan Province without a moment’s delay.”
“Based on my experience, it will take at least 48 hours from the time the police apprehend him, to him confessing us, and then the police applying for an arrest warrant. By then, we will have safely returned to our hometown, and no one will be able to do anything to us!”
“Yes, I understand, boss. I’ll go arrange it now!” The subordinate finally let go of his psychological burden and excitedly took the order.
What Ke Xuedong said was not wrong. Because of their special identities, if they decided to flee, they really couldn’t be caught, and they could truly escape legal consequences.
After all, it might be easier to catch someone in America than to catch someone in Taiwan Province.
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“Sixth Brother, I have something to tell you. I need someone to keep an eye on someone!” After the subordinate left his office, he excitedly called a punk he knew.
“Okay, don’t worry, I’ll definitely handle this for you. But brother, for such a big matter, you have to treat us to dinner tonight!” the punk on the other end of the phone said with a smile.
“That’s for sure. Then I’ll treat you to a good meal tonight!” the subordinate said.
“How can I let my brother spend money? I won’t say anything more. Tonight, I’m treating. Listen to me, come to Gan Yue Xuan!” Sixth Brother said loudly, and the subordinate immediately agreed with a smile.
That evening, the subordinate rushed to Gan Yue Xuan and was stunned by the scene before him.
The restaurant, which looked quite luxurious in its decoration, was now like a street food stall. Not only were all the tables inside occupied, but there were also more than 30 tables lined up outside, filling the courtyard behind it.
Not only that, but at the entrance of the hotel, there were rows of chairs, with over 100 people sitting there, holding small slips of paper with numbers on them, seemingly waiting in line.
“Wow! When did Shanghai have such a popular restaurant? I had no idea!” The subordinate was shocked. He had lived in Shanghai for several years and had never seen such a popular restaurant.
How delicious must the food here be!
“Hey, we’re here, hurry up and come over. We’re waiting for you to order!” At the entrance, Sixth Brother himself greeted him and brought the subordinate into the restaurant. It turned out that Sixth Brother and several others were already seated, and the table was already filled with dishes. They had already started eating.
I thought they were waiting for me to order?
“Come, order!” Saying that, Sixth Brother threw the menu over, meaning to order. This Sixth Brother is really righteous!
The subordinate ordered five or six dishes, and Sixth Brother added another five or six, successfully filling one table with more than 20 dishes.
“Sixth Brother, the situation is like this!” The subordinate briefly explained the matter.
“This is simple, it’s just keeping an eye on someone, don’t worry, I’ll send someone to keep an eye on you tomorrow!” Sixth Brother said casually.
“Yes, and we need to find some brothers to help us exchange phones, sell phones, and so on. This is a good business, and we might even earn tens of thousands a month!” the subordinate added, which was also something Ke Xuedong had instructed.
They didn’t have much power in Shanghai, so they needed the subordinate to use local Shanghai punks, which would be more convenient.
“Okay, as long as there’s money to be made, I’ll make sure to handle it perfectly!” Sixth Brother said casually, and then the group ate and drank until around 10 p.m., adding more than 10 dishes. The subordinate marveled, not knowing how these people’s stomachs could hold so much.
Finally, after everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Sixth Brother shouted to pay the bill. The waiter came over with a long list of menus and said with a smile, “Total is 1826 yuan. I’ll round down for you, please pay 1800.”
Well, considering they ate over 30 dishes, this price was not expensive for a big restaurant in Shanghai.
“Okay, I have a voucher here, can I use it?” Sixth Brother took out a crumpled voucher from his pocket and handed it to the waiter.
“Of course, you can!” The waiter, who was smiling, took the voucher at first, but after looking at it, her expression became somewhat awkward. “Sir, you only have a 10-yuan voucher here. It’s not enough!”
“Not enough? Is it?” Sixth Brother drew out his tone, but his gaze fell on Ke Xuedong’s subordinate. He immediately understood that when Sixth Brother said he was treating, it turned out that he had to pay today.
But thinking of the more than 10 million promised by Ke Xuedong, this 1800 yuan was really nothing. So, he gritted his teeth and took out cash, which stunned the waiter.
Well, this time Wang Gang really made a profit.