"Yes, the accounts are correct." Lou Fengyun had just confirmed the accounts and was preparing to go to the bank with Xia Harry to complete the transfer and close the transaction.
Just then, several Customs officers, accompanied by three Medical and Health Department staff members whom Xia Harry already knew, rushed over. Seeing the grim expressions on their faces as they drew closer, Xia Harry suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Boss Xia! Boss Xia! Where's your shipment? You can't sell it! You can't sell it!" A Customs officer shouted at Xia Harry from more than ten meters away.
The sound was so loud that even the United States. embargo prosecutors in the distance could hear it. In particular, the words "not allowed to sell" made the two United States exchange a glance and slowly approach from a distance.
"What's wrong? Didn't they say the quarantine inspection was approved?" Xia Harry frowned and asked the Customs officer who ran over.
Lou Fengyun, standing beside her, also looked at the newcomer with an unfriendly expression, seemingly wondering if this was the work of Tang Boqi and his group.
Noticing Lou Fengyun's expression, Xia Harry breathed a slight sigh of relief. Song Tianyao was already prepared to pay for this batch of goods, so it shouldn't be him causing trouble again.
"Wait a few more days, just a few more days. Previously, we were mainly inspecting a shipment of cashmere from India on the cargo ship, but we just received news that a serious infectious disease outbreak has occurred in the India province where your hair originated. Therefore, it will be temporarily sealed off for further inspection to prevent infectious diseases from India from being brought to Hong Kong along with the hair." The Customs officer, having received a bribe from Xia Harry, explained this to Xia Harry quickly and urgently.
Seeing that Lou Fengyun's workers had already loaded the hair onto the truck, three staff members from the Medical and Health Department urged them, "Unload it! Unload it! This batch of hair needs to be inspected! It will be sent to the Customs warehouse for temporary seizure."
Lou Fengyun slammed the accounts in her hand to the ground, her face as cold as ice, glaring at Xia Harry: "Boss Xia! What are you doing? I've already prepared the money, and the goods are already loaded onto the truck! You want to create this situation now? Are you trying to take this opportunity to raise the price again?"
Xia Harry Hali smiled apologetically at Lou Fengyun, then called several officials from the Medical and Health Department and the Customs aside. He took out a few hundred yuan from his wallet and stuffed it into their hands. "Officers, I've been in the hair business for so long and have never had a problem. Whether or not to seize the goods is just a matter of your word. Please do me a favor; I'm in a hurry to do business. Even if you wait until the transaction is complete and I've made my money, it's not too late to seize the goods, right? Anyway, this batch of goods is for Mr. Song, and he's not in a hurry to use them, so let's put the blame on him, okay?"
The prosecutor in charge of the embargo had already walked to the truck where Lou Fengyun was transporting goods, held up his work ID, and said to the workers next to the truck in broken Chinese, "What's on the truck?"
"Hair, hair imported from India, hair for making wigs," a worker said, gesturing as if Foreign Devil were putting a hat on his head.
The embargo prosecutor nodded slightly. "Oh, I know, wigs. They're very popular in United States."
He and his companion walked around the truck twice, then walked up to Lou Fengyun. He bent down and picked up the accounts and audit documents that Lou Fengyun had thrown on the ground. The documents contained the registration information for this batch of hair, showing that the hair came from India. Moreover, the documents had been inspected and signed by the United States. embargo prosecutor before unloading, proving that the source of the goods was legal and not subject to the Embargo Order.
The goods had no issue with their origin, only with hygiene, so that was outside their jurisdiction. The embargo prosecutor handed the accounts and documents to the annoyed Lou Fengyun, offering a smile, "Madam, hygiene inspections are for the safety of more people, aren't they? A smile will put you in a better mood."
After saying that, he led his companions to continue patrolling into the distance.
The Customs and Medical and Health Department personnel on the other side reluctantly refused the money Xia Harry offered. "Mr. Shahari, we've known each other for so long, of course it doesn't matter, but this shipment needs to be inspected by higher-ups, and the order is effective immediately."
Xia Harry gritted his teeth and took out all the more than two thousand yuan from his wallet. "Sirs, I will complete the transaction with Miss Lou in half an hour at most. After half an hour, if you seize the property, you can simply say that there was a traffic jam or a port congestion. After I make the money, I will personally treat you all to dinner at a hotel."
The group exchanged glances, then silently accepted the money Xia Harry offered. A Medical and Health Department employee lowered his voice and said, "Only half an hour."
"Thank you, thank you." Xia Harry hurriedly shook off the crowd and walked back to Lou Fengyun: "Miss Lou, we can continue the transaction. Anyway, Mr. Song isn't in a hurry to use this batch of goods. Why don't we wait until the transaction is complete before letting Customs and the Medical and Health Department investigate? You can prevent ten factories from receiving the goods. There's no difference between the goods being in the Customs warehouse and in your own factory warehouse. I can still make money. It's a win-win situation."
Lou Fengyun glanced at the few Customs and Medical and Health Department employees in the distance who were shamelessly dividing the spoils in public, and snorted, "Kill two birds with one stone? What if this batch of goods is in my hands and an infectious disease is detected? You'll deny it then, and the goods will have to be destroyed because of the infectious disease. Wouldn't Mr. Song have just thrown his money away for nothing?"
"So what do you mean?" Xia Harry was somewhat speechless. Lou Fengyun's words were not without reason. If this batch of goods really had an infectious disease problem and was destroyed by Customs, then the one million Hong Kong dollars that Song Tianyao was prepared to pay would be gone in the blink of an eye.
"I still want the goods. I can't offer them to ten factories at a lower price, and I won't reduce the price by a single cent. It's just that I'll only pay after the inspection is over and Customs returns the goods to the factory. Is that reasonable?" Lou Fengyun said to Xia Harry after considering for a moment.
Xia Harry licked his lips. Damn the Medical and Health Department, damn this India infectious disease! He was supposed to receive a million Hong Kong dollars today, but now it's delayed because of this damn health quarantine. He hesitated for a moment. "Could we pay a portion first, then sign a contract? If you drag this out for so long and then decide you don't want it, it'll be difficult for me. Paying a portion would put my mind at ease. After doing business with you for so long, Miss Lou, you should know that our hair can't possibly be the problem; it's just a few days' delay at Customs and the warehouse."