The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

Before the Japanese man could finish speaking, the two men monitoring Lewis suddenly pushed open the door to the private room and rushed inside.

The private room was completely empty; not a single person could be seen.

"Ten minutes ago, Mr. Lewis said he was going to the restroom, but then he disappeared."

The senior executive at Mitsui Bank promptly offered a reminder.

"Ta-da!"

The two guys rushed straight to the bathroom, their faces extremely grim.

Needless to say, the restroom was also empty, and the side window facing the alley behind the building was ajar.

Open that window, jump out and you'll find yourself in the alley. One end of the alley leads to the main street outside, and the other end leads to another small street not far away.

Clearly, Lewis made a hasty escape to pee!

Once they understood this, the two Goldman Sachs employees were so angry that they started swearing.

"Fuck, we've all been played by this bastard! He was pretending to ask for money; his real intention was to find a chance to escape!"

"Damn it, that bastard's really reckless! He's not even afraid of jumping off the second floor and dying. We've been screwed over by this damn bastard!"

After hurling a few angry curses, the two men turned and rushed out of the private room, running downstairs.

Upon arriving at the restaurant, they immediately mobilized the other two drivers/bodyguards who were waiting outside to split up and search for Lewis, who had escaped under the cover of night.

They quickly searched the area around the restaurant, but couldn't find any trace of Lewis.

Without a doubt, Lewis had already run far away, and no one knew where he had gone.

Back at the restaurant entrance, the two guys who had been closely monitoring Lewis immediately got into a car and started whispering among themselves.

"Where could that bastard Lewis have gone? He went bankrupt overnight because of his involvement in stock index options betting. How is he going to survive in China without money?"

"Do you think this bastard might have a second passport? A backup alias? Or even an anonymous bank account in some offshore financial center with a huge sum of money deposited in it?"

"That's quite possible. He's a lawyer who does dirty work, and he might have a backup plan. If that's the case, we're in big trouble. That bastard could really disappear, and Lold will definitely not let us off the hook!"

After exchanging a few words with dark expressions, one of the guys took out his phone and started calling the general manager of the Beijing representative office.

He told the other person on the phone that he had lost track of Lewis.

As expected, the two guys got a thorough dressing-down over the phone.

Just five minutes later, Lourdes, who was far away in New York, also received the news.

Upon learning that the scapegoat he had chosen had escaped, Lloyd flew into a rage.

After hurling a few curses, he quickly regained his composure and offered a solution.

"Call the police immediately and tell them that that bastard Lewis is missing. Request the assistance of the Beijing police to find him and ensure his safety."

"When reporting to the police, in addition to providing Lewis's identity information, you also need to provide his photo and facial features. Beijing is different from New York, so you can't use the same methods as in New York."

"There's one more thing. This news is to be kept under wraps for now. It can't be leaked, especially not to those guys at JPMorgan Chase. We absolutely can't let them find that bastard Lewis first."

Upon receiving the instructions, the general manager of the Beijing representative office immediately responded.

"Okay, boss. The security in Beijing is much better than in New York. Lewis is a foreigner, so his features are obvious. It won't be difficult to find him."

"As for those guys at JPMorgan Chase, you don't need to worry. Even if they find Lewis first, as long as they're still in China and in public, they won't dare go too far!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lourdes said coldly:

"Find him first. That bastard Lewis knows a lot of secrets; we can't let him fall into other people's hands."

"Understood, boss. I'll call the police immediately and send people out to search."

The general manager of the Beijing representative office replied.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lourdes hung up the phone.

Immediately afterwards, the general manager of the Beijing representative office began calling the police.

Almost simultaneously, somewhere in Haidian District.

Lewis got out of a taxi and limped to an ATM on the side of the street.

Then, he cautiously looked around to make sure it was safe before taking out his wallet, pulling out a bank card, inserting it into the ATM, and preparing to withdraw some cash.

If someone familiar with the international financial market were to take a closer look, they would discover that...

This guy was using a card from a Cayman Islands offshore bank; the withdrawal account was an offshore bank account that allowed him to withdraw money in most countries and regions around the world.

It took Lewis five or six minutes to withdraw a thick wad of cash from the ATM.

Then, like a thief, he hailed a taxi on the roadside and hurriedly left.

The taxi had only driven about twenty meters when a black SUV quickly started its engine and followed from the street not far behind.

As we were talking, it was already 10 p.m.

In the study, Ling Yun sat behind his desk, looking through the acquisition agreement sent by Zhang Lu on his computer.

The acquisition agreement targets two financial investment companies in Beijing, both of which are acquisition targets of Lingyun.

His reason for planning to acquire two financial investment companies at once is that these two investment companies hold different financial licenses and are highly complementary.

One of the investment firms has a private equity fund qualification, which allows it to conduct various forms of venture capital investment. This is a qualification that Lingyun values ​​highly.

If he successfully acquires these two financial investment companies, it will save him at least six to eight months of approval time.

Including the time required for building a professional team and applying for financial licenses, at least one year can be saved.

For Lingyun, who possesses a cheat-like ability, time is money!

Building a financial investment company from scratch is certainly not as appealing as acquiring an existing investment company!

He could earn back the money he spent on acquiring the two companies in just one or two nights from the international financial market.

Ling Yun was fairly satisfied with the acquisition plan and agreement prepared by Zhang Lu and his team.

With just a few minor adjustments, it can be implemented.

As for the two financial investment companies that they intend to acquire, negotiations can begin immediately once due diligence is completed!

While I was busy, my phone, which was lying to the side, suddenly rang.

Ling Yun peeked at the caller ID and saw that it was Deputy Director Zhang calling.

So he immediately picked up his phone and answered the call.

"Hello, Lingyun, are you home right now? Is it a convenient time to answer the phone?"

Deputy Director Zhang's voice came through the phone.

"Good evening, Director Zhang. I'm in my study; there's no one else around."

Ling Yun responded immediately, still somewhat surprised.

"That's good. I just wanted to let you know about an emergency."

Deputy Director Zhang smiled and quickly got to the point.

"Two hours earlier, Lewis used the excuse of meeting with the representative of Mitsui Bank in Beijing to discuss a loan, and then took the opportunity to escape from the restaurant, thus escaping Goldman Sachs' control."

"Then he took a taxi to a five-star hotel in Haidian District and checked in using a fake identity from Liechtenstein. Clearly, this guy understood the principle of having multiple burrows and had prepared a cover identity in advance."

"Unfortunately, he chose the wrong place. Our people are keeping a close eye on him, and his every move is exposed. If needed, we can invite him to the police station for a chat and discuss his new identity..."

Upon hearing this good news, Ling Yun was momentarily stunned.

Immediately afterwards, he excitedly clenched his fist.

"Fantastic! It's like a godsend! Lewis is definitely a trump card, perfect for dealing with Goldman Sachs!"