I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 190: If you don't leave yourself a backup plan when doing finance, you might end up in Shanghai's Tilanqiao Prison.
“Qingye, I’ve been thinking about this all afternoon. It’s so strange. That person claims to be from inside Xinda Industry, but we can’t verify that at all,” Xia He said.

“It can’t be confirmed, but you went to Xinda Company privately to find out the situation. Not many people know about this, except for you and Xinda Company employees, and you have a certain status and position. So I think his identity is credible,” Fang Qingye analyzed.

"There is at least a 70-80% chance."

"That's how it is. If he really works for Xinda Company, why would he do this? Is it just for money?" Xia He asked.

Fang Qingye nodded: "People die for money, birds die for food, that's normal. Besides, I estimate he'll leave Xinda soon after taking this money."

"If we look at it from this perspective, do we really think we can get the evidence this time?" Xia He said.

"Let's try our luck," Fang Qingye said with a smile. "Of course, there's another possibility: although he works for Xinda Company and knows you've been to their company, he may not know the truth or have concrete evidence, and he's just trying to scam this 30 yuan."

"What should we do? Should we contact the police? A high school classmate of mine works at the city's Public Security Bureau. Should we get his opinion?"

Fang Qingye thought for a moment.

"Forget it. If they really have evidence, doing this would only backfire. I don't want to escalate things," Fang Qingye said with a smile. "I can afford to lose 30."
“Okay, let’s go eat.” Xia He didn’t hesitate.

The two went to the restaurant on the third floor for a meal, and then walked to the bar.

"Xia He, I'll go into the bar first and find a place to sit. Then you can come in and find a place. Make sure you don't sit too far from me, and then you can call that man," Fang Qingye instructed.

"Okay, whatever you say." Xia He said with a smile, "I feel like I'm watching an underground party meeting on TV."

"Hopefully we get the information we want." Fang Qingye smiled and walked into the bar.

Perhaps it was still early, and there were few people inside, so he found an empty seat in the middle and ordered a coffee.

Looking around, he suddenly noticed a thin man sitting in the corner, wearing a baseball cap and a mask that covered his face completely.

peat.

Wearing a mask to a bar?

Fang Qingye felt a little strange.

Could it be the man who made the contact?

Fang Qingye suddenly realized something.

But this has certainly attracted attention, hasn't it?

A moment later, Xia He also hurriedly entered the bar. Seeing Fang Qingye sitting at the middle table, she immediately sat down next to him and took out her phone to make a call.

Then he saw the man wearing a baseball cap and a mask walk over and sit opposite him.

“Minister Xia, I’m the one who called you at noon,” the man said in a low voice.

"Who exactly are you?" Xia He asked immediately.

"Ask something else," the man refused.

"Alright, did Xinda Industrial and Dingli Company collude to sign a false contract to defraud loans? Is this 4000 million contract real or fake?" Xia He got straight to the point.

"I can tell you definitively that the contracts they signed are fake! They were just a scheme to defraud loans!"

Xia He was overjoyed and immediately asked, "Evidence?!"

The man took out a USB drive from his pocket: "This contains a recording of the senior executives of Xinda Industrial discussing forging contracts, as well as the company's actual internal financial accounts. I think these two points are enough to prove that I am telling the truth, right?"

Xia He was about to take it when the other person quickly stuffed it into their pocket.

“30.” Xia He didn’t answer, and suddenly stared at him blankly.

"What's wrong, Minister Xia? You're reluctant to part with 30? Sorry, I'll be leaving then." The man said, making a move to stand up.

"Stop!" Xia He called out softly, "I recognize you! You're Director Liu, the finance manager of Xinda Industrial!"

The man panicked and turned to run, but Fang Qingye, who was sitting next to him, suddenly stood up and blocked his path, grabbing his arm and whispering:

"Sir, don't worry. If your information is genuine, I'll pay 30."

"Who are you?" the man asked, staring at Fang Qingye in terror.

"I'm Xia He's friend, don't worry, I mean no harm." Fang Qingye smiled. "Shall we sit down and talk calmly?"

Seeing that Fang Qingye was tall and big, the man figured he wouldn't be able to get away easily, so he had no choice but to return to his original seat.

Fang Qingye sat down next to him and asked with a smile, "Would you like something to drink, sir?"

"random."

"Waiter, two lattes!" Fang Qingye said to the waiter.

At this moment, the man simply took off his hat and mask and looked at Xia He: "Minister Xia, how did you recognize me?"

"You speak with a strong accent, and although you tried your best to hide it, I still noticed it. I feel like I've heard it somewhere before, but I can't quite place it," Xia He said with a charming smile.

"But then I saw your figure, and I finally remembered. You're the CFO I met at Xinda Industrial that day! Aren't you Director Liu?"

"Sigh, I'll never be able to change this accent," Director Liu said with a wry smile.

Just then, the waiter brought over two cups of coffee, and the three stopped talking.

After watching the waiter leave, Director Liu said, "Minister Xia, are you willing to buy it? If not, there's no need for us to continue this discussion."

“Of course I’m willing, but I’d like to confirm if the evidence you have is genuine,” Xia He asked again.

"Now that you recognize me, if it's a fake, will you let me go in the future?" Director Liu sneered.
"As far as I know, Dingli Company used this contract as collateral to obtain a loan from a branch of your Dongfang Bank. Regardless of whether Minister Xia is investigating this matter for official or private reasons, he will definitely have to hand these documents over to the authorities. I will be held legally responsible for giving false testimony."

“You’re very smart,” Xia He said.

"Alright, pay up, cash on delivery," Director Liu urged.

"Okay, account details."

Director Liu took a slip of paper out of his pocket and handed it to Xia He.

Xia He used her phone to look at the note. After some maneuvering, Director Liu also took out his phone until he saw the text message.

"I've received it. This is for you." Director Liu took the USB drive out of his pocket and handed it to Xia He.

"Can I leave now?" Director Liu said. "I hope we can keep this a secret today."

“Yes, I have another question. You’re betraying Cinda Industry. Why would you do that?” Xia He asked again.

“Because falsifying accounts and fraudulently obtaining loans are subject to legal consequences, I’m worried that one day when things come to light, I’ll be implicated. Xinda Industry didn’t give me a single extra penny, so why should I take that risk?” Director Liu said.

“So you recorded it beforehand,” Xia He said.

"Yes, if you don't have a backup plan when you're in finance, you might end up in Tilanqiao Prison in Shanghai. I'm not that stupid," Director Liu said calmly.

(End of this chapter)