Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 162 Money Laundering
Jon and Zorn did bring quite a surprise to Shanying...

In fact, Shanying has seen such high-end talents in the past, and even knows a few of them, but those people who serve within the system have one thing in common, which is that they rarely have any crooked ideas.

They usually do whatever their leaders tell them to do, and occasionally use their skills to solve a problem or earn some extra money, and they tend to be very low-key.

The system is like a shell. While it protects high-end talents, it also suppresses their talents to some extent.

It's different with Zorn. After breaking through the limitations of the system and regulations, this computer expert is able to maximize his technical capabilities.

Zorn, who has a crooked mind, is able to make intelligence information-based and efficient. To some extent, his role is more practical than John's.

Looking at the obviously excited Zorn, Shanying said with a smile: "I'll give you a task. Go to the software store in China and look at a software called 'Ding Ding'. Try to make a scaled-down version of it.

With it, Luo Yang and you can work more conveniently in the future..."

Luo Yang, who didn't understand the boss's sinister heart, nodded vigorously and said, "Boss, don't worry, I will definitely work hard!"

Shanying nodded with a smile, then looked at Luo Yang and said, "During this time, you will be responsible for taking care of these two guys and getting some painkillers for Jon. If you are too busy, hire a nanny to cook and clean.

I will leave tomorrow and the office will be handed over to you and Marta."

When Luo Yang heard this, he was surprised and said, "Boss, are you leaving again?"

As he spoke, Luo Yang scratched his head and said worriedly, "Boss, if you leave, what if something happens?"

Shanying said with a smile: "Whatever happens, if you can't solve it yourself, call the police..."

After hearing this, Luo Yang said in embarrassment: "Boss, we are the police. If something happens like that day..."

Shanying knew what Luo Yang was worried about, so he waved his hand and said, "I will hire Killer Bee and Big Mouth to live nearby, so you don't have to worry about safety.

Besides, if anyone wants to cause trouble, they should come to me. No one will attack an office for no reason when I'm not around."

Shanying looked at Luo Yang who was still worried, and said with a smile: "If you have any particularly difficult problems, just call me or listen to Mr. Poincare's opinions.

I asked you to renovate it, but you haven't made any progress in such a long time. See how the old man handles the problem. You should learn from him.

From now on, treat Mr. Poincare as your father and listen to him in everything!

This is an opportunity that many people cannot buy with money..."

Mr. Poincare did not expect that Shanying would put all the responsibility on himself. The old man shook his head helplessly and said, "I knew that Blood Fox's apprentice would be as troublesome as him..."

Mr. Poincare glanced at Zorn, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "This guy designed a program to keep the money of the Russian mafia flowing through several offshore accounts. His thinking is very interesting.

This practice cannot be considered money laundering, but with some improvements it can increase the efficiency of money circulation.

You told me about your plan in Krabi, and I think you might as well expand your plan. Krabi is a tourist destination that is very convenient for money laundering. "

Shanying listened, and after a moment of silence, he stretched out his hand to invite him, and then walked to the first floor with Mr. Poincare and sat down on the recliner in the corridor at the door of the office...

Seeing Marta put down the brush in her hand, picked up a shovel and walked to the flower bed next to her and started working with her ears perked up, Shanying waved his hand in disdain and said, "Put down your shovel, leave those flowers alone, and go get me a few bottles of beer..."

Marta dropped the shovel unhappily, ran to a nearby convenience store, bought a dozen beers, put them at the feet of Shanying, and then stretched out her hand and said, "Give me the money..."

Shanying patted his pocket and said, "I don't have any money. I'll keep a record of it and ask Mr. Poincare to reimburse me in a few days."

Mr. Poincare looked at Marta, whose face turned red with anger. The old man smiled and took out a dollar bill as a tip and stuffed it into Marta's pocket. Then he said, "The boss's personal expenses cannot be included in the company's expenses. As a qualified employee, you have to find a way to make the boss spend the company's money reasonably.

Blood Fox wants you to go to Singapore to study but you don’t go. If you want to learn real things, you have to rely on your own understanding.

This is the first lesson. You go find the information on your own. I'll check your progress in two days. These beers will be your tuition."

Marta had obviously known Mr. Poincare for a long time, and was obviously more receptive to what the old man said.

She sat on the steps at the door with a bitter face and a pursed mouth, mumbling: "I want to be a mercenary. Mercenaries don't need to learn these things."

Shanying opened a bottle of beer and handed it to Mr. Poincare, then smashed the bottle cap on Marta, scolding her with a smile, "You're still thinking about mercenaries, haven't you seen enough dead bodies in the past period of time?

You are first and foremost a wage earner, and an underage wage earner who is still in school...

The most important task of an employee is to make the boss happy. An employee who cannot solve the boss’s problems has no need to exist.”

Shanying opened a bottle of beer and took a sip. He lay comfortably on the recliner and looked at the blue sky, white clouds and beach not far away. He took a long breath and said to Mr. Poincare: "You seemed to be hinting at something just now. I don't know if I understood it wrongly..."

Mr. Poincare didn't seem to like the taste of beer. He took a sip and put the beer on the small coffee table beside him. Then he put on a pair of sunglasses and lay on the recliner. He smiled and said, "I know your gas station plan, and I also know that the main reason you made this plan is to influence Krabi's maritime business... But I suggest you be bolder, because the gas station itself is a very good money laundering project.

Not only can you transfer your own money through the gas station, you can also bring in dirty money from outside for transfer and laundering.

Even if you want, with your current influence and ability, you can develop high-end real estate in Krabi or acquire some hotels...

I have some good clients who have a strong demand for money laundering.

In the past, I didn’t have enough ability and could only look for partners in some links. If you are interested, you can take over some of the business...

This is also good for Krabi!"

An old man in a suit and tie talked about his involvement in money laundering, which made Shanying feel very uncomfortable.

But what Mr. Poincare said makes a lot of sense, Krabi is indeed a good place to launder money.

Shanying thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I have never worked in this field before, so I don't know much about many things..."

Mr. Poincare admired Shanying's caution. He nodded slightly and said, "Do you know which is the most difficult step in money laundering?"

Seeing Shanying shaking his head, Mr. Poincare smiled and said: “The most difficult part of money laundering is not setting up a confidential account as many people think, the most difficult part is ‘placing’, that is, getting the money into the financial system.

All countries have strict supervision over large amounts of cash, which means that many people cannot use it happily even if they have huge amounts of cash.

The mafia's favorite laundromats, strip bars, and restaurants are all businesses with high cash turnover.

But these businesses are far inferior to real estate!"

Shanying understands what Mr. Poincare is talking about...

By taking advantage of industries with high cash turnover rates, black money can enter banks smoothly, and after paying taxes, it will be considered clean money.

But this alone is not enough, because these businesses have capital limits. If your laundry business makes 100 million per month, the tax bureau will come to investigate you.

So a larger money laundering project emerged, and that is real estate!
Go to a place that allows cash purchases and allows real estate to be held by shell companies to buy luxury real estate. After a few years, sell the house and pay the transaction tax, and the money will be clean money from a legal source.

This approach works in Thailand because although Thailand does not allow foreign individuals to purchase land, it allows the sale of land in the form of companies...

Legally speaking, it is actually a lease, but it can be leased for a hundred years!

In other words, using shell companies to hold real estate is legal in Thailand!

The only problem is that you need a real estate company that can collect cash, or an agency company that cooperates with the real estate company.

This is actually not difficult, because for the real estate company, even if it receives cash, it is the income from selling the property.

After all, it is not the real estate company’s obligation to verify the source of transaction funds!

However, if you don’t have enough connections in this kind of business, the risks are still very high!

And now Shanying just happens to have enough connections!

Mr. Poincare noticed Shanying's hesitation. He smiled and said, "Do you know the three steps of money laundering?"

Shanying was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I roughly understand how money laundering works, but I didn't really know there are three steps."

Mr. Poincaré smiled and said: "The first and most difficult step in money laundering is 'placement', that is, getting the money into the financial system.

The second step is "separation", which is to split and transfer the money through shell companies, and then make all the money legal through transaction taxes. In some special countries, due to legal issues, the tax payment step can be omitted.

The third and final step is to merge, through transactions, investments, etc., to get the money legally into the country you want it to go to.”

Mr. Poincare looked at the mountain eagle and said with a smile: "It doesn't sound difficult at all, right?"

Shanying shook his head helplessly and said, "It seems that it is not difficult. Although I have not checked the relevant laws in Thailand, I have never heard of anyone using Thailand as a money laundering center, which means there is something wrong."

Mr. Poincare listened, nodded and said: "This is what I admire about you, because you can always keep a clear head.

Thailand’s biggest problem is that foreigners are not allowed to own local real estate. Although there are some alternative ways to conduct transactions, the security is not high enough and large-scale real estate transactions will easily attract inspections.

But you now have enough conditions to complete the most important step and ensure that the money leaves safely."

(End of this chapter)