sbdcsierra Chapter 146 Borrowing Money
Chapter 146 Borrowing Money
Upon hearing this, Chicken frowned slightly, nodded and thought for a moment, then said, "Brother, although I have some influence in the underworld, it's probably unrealistic to buy all their goods. After all, we don't know their background or how much stock they have."
Chao Bufan nodded and said, "I know that too, but no matter what, this batch of drugs must not be allowed to spread to other places, otherwise, I don't know how many people will suffer. Chicken, you all used to be involved in the underworld, what are your thoughts on this? Everyone, don't be shy, feel free to speak your mind and let's discuss it together."
Upon hearing this, everyone began to whisper among themselves. After a moment, Chicken said, "Brother, the drug trade is like a food chain, with a few fixed big buyers purchasing the drugs and then selling them to their downstream distributors. If we can find these fixed big buyers and control them all, we might be able to steal this batch of goods. However, there are many criminals in HX who secretly manufacture drugs. They produce and sell their own drugs, and occasionally they also purchase some finished products from outside to sell. Therefore, finding these fixed buyers is not an easy task, and it is very likely that one move could have far-reaching consequences."
Chao Bufan felt that Shanji's words made sense. After all, he had been in the underworld for many years, and he hadn't done it for nothing. So he said, "From what I understand, many drug dealers are either hotel owners or entertainment venue owners. What do you think about us opening a large entertainment venue, taking over all the entertainment venues in this area, and then contacting them as buyers?"
Upon hearing this, Chicken nodded and said, "That's possible, but if we only open one store, they might not sell all their drugs to us. Besides, unless they're very familiar with the buyer, they generally won't easily sell drugs to them."
Chao Bufan said, "Then let's open a few more stores. I don't believe that with so many buyers, they won't sell."
Chicken smiled wryly and said, "Brother, you make it sound so easy. But opening so many large entertainment venues requires a considerable investment. Moreover, once we reach a sales agreement with the sellers, we need to have a certain amount of capital. Otherwise, they won't sell to us."
Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "Money is not a problem."
Chao Bufan took out a bank card, which contained all his assets, and said, "There are about 90 million in deposits in here. You guys go find a place first, the sooner the better. If all else fails, just shut down the existing entertainment center. I'll transfer the required money to this card in a couple of days."
Chicken took the bank card and nodded, saying, "Yes, brother."
"besides."
Chao Bufan lightly stroked the jade ring with his finger, and two unique large wooden boxes immediately appeared on the ground. Ignoring the surprised looks of Shanji and the others, he opened one of the boxes and said, "Take these two boxes of gold bars to trade with them. I believe that with these things, they will most likely agree to do business with you."
The pheasant replied, "Yes, brother."
"Remember this: in any entertainment venue you open, you are the boss. Do you understand what I mean?" Chao Bufan deliberately reminded them.
"Brother, we understand."
"Very well, then all of you, get to your missions!"
In just a moment, Shanji and the others disappeared into the dense forest. Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said in a low voice, "It seems it's time for you to bleed a little."
He took out a cigarette, lit it, took a puff, and then walked out of the dense forest.
At Old Tang's house, there were four people: Chao Bufan, Old Tang, Old Chief, He, Chu, Su, and Liao, as well as Tang Qianqian, whose hands were linked with Chao Bufan's right hand. There were eight people in total sitting on the sofa in the living room. Except for Chao Bufan, who looked smug, everyone else had a serious expression.
"Bufan, why did you call us all here in such a hurry?" Old Tang asked.
Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "Seeing how nervous you all are, there's nothing else. I'm just a little short on cash lately and would like to borrow some money from you all."
Tang Qianqian asked in surprise, "Bufan, why didn't you tell me you needed money? I have a little bit in my card."
Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "Your little bit of money isn't even enough to fill a tooth gap for me!"
The old commander knew that this kid must have encountered some tricky problem, otherwise he wouldn't have been in such a hurry to call them over, so he asked, "Kid, how much do you need to borrow?"
Chao Bufan scoffed and said, "Of course, the more the better."
Old Tang and the others knew that Chao Bufan wouldn't ask them for money for no reason. After exchanging glances, Old Tang asked, "Bufan, do you have something in mind?"
Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan nodded and said seriously, "I thought about it for a long time last night. Since the people involved in this drug smuggling are from more than ten countries, it is definitely not as simple as we imagine. This should involve a political struggle. These people like Qiao Ben are not easy to deal with. It will probably not be easy to find them. So, if we just eliminate them like this, it will only be treating the root cause, not the root cause. It may not only cause some unnecessary consequences, but it may also alert the snakes and let these masterminds behind the drug smuggling escape."
Old Tang asked, "So what do you mean?"
Chao Bufan said, "It's simple, I want to double-cross them."
"A double-cross?" Everyone was puzzled.
"Well, since so many countries are involved in drug trafficking, the quantity of drugs must be staggering. And they certainly won't smuggle them in all at once. We'll set up a few large entertainment venues, squeeze out the surrounding ones, and send people infiltrate them to trade with them. Once we're familiar with each other, we'll ask them to provide more drugs, even making them mistakenly believe that there's a shortage. Then we'll ask to meet with their mastermind. At that point, we'll take them all down in one fell swoop. What do you think of my plan?"
After thinking for a moment, Old Tang nodded and said, "I think it's a good idea."
The old leader said, "I think so too."
Old He and the others also said, "This method will work."
Since they all believed that this method was feasible, they naturally would not object.
Chao Bufan snapped his fingers and said, "Since you all agree, then lend me some money! I want to open a few more entertainment centers."
Old Tang asked, "Extraordinary, how much do you need?"
Chao Bufan said, "I can't say for sure. Opening an entertainment center requires money, and the first few deals also require money. I can't come up with that much money all at once, which is why I'm asking you to lend me some. I've roughly calculated that opening just a few entertainment venues would require hundreds of millions of yuan, not to mention dealing with them. You guys should discuss it and see how much you can lend us in total."