Winter, Impeachment Case, and Fleeing

When Lin Qi shamelessly uttered these words, even Mr. Fox thought this guy was truly... and at the same time felt a chill at the solution Lin Qi offered.

A chill ran through him from the depths of his soul, because he knew that what Lin Qi said could really solve his problem! As for help, he couldn't see it; he only saw a capitalist, like a demon in human skin, standing in front of him. At this moment, he thought of many very famous capitalists who might all use similar methods to suck every drop of blood from people.

Noticing the hint of shock and a touch of sarcasm in Mr. Fox's eyes, Lin Qi smiled reservedly. "I wasn't lying."

"I helped not only them, but also you, Mr. Fox."

"If someone borrowed a thousand dollars from you and ended up having to sell their house to repay the money and interest, what do you think would happen?"

As Lin Qi spoke, Mr. Fox began to think.

Such things have happened before in the Finance Company industry. They lend money to groups with specific targets, then fail to remind them to repay on time, instead watching the principal and interest skyrocket due to compound interest, until the borrowers are forced to sell the assets that the Finance Company covets.

This tactic is mostly used in land acquisition issues.

Some capitalists may have their eyes on a particular piece of land, perhaps because they have inside information or something else.

In short, they believe the land price will rise significantly. In order to acquire this land that belongs to someone else, they will commercially squeeze out the landowner, create various traps and problems, and plunge the landowner into a financial crisis.

As long as landowners borrow money from banks or Finance Company, they will eventually lose the land.

They went bankrupt and then sold their land at extremely low prices to pay off their debts; they had no other way to go.

Another group of capitalists, on the other hand, get what they want with almost no money, perhaps only paying a few favors.

However, the consequences of this are not something a Finance Company can easily bear. Society is happy to report such news: someone borrowed a few hundred dollars, and after a few months or years, he had to sell his house to repay it, and he still couldn't pay off the principal and interest.

Exposing social ills can significantly enhance a media outlet's positive image. Coupled with public sympathy and curiosity, it can boost newspaper sales. People will only consider adding more subjective speculation rather than presenting an issue from a fair perspective.

Most Finance Company embroiled in similar problems eventually have to change their names or even face investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Revenue Service.

Mr. Fox looked at Lin Qi. He didn't try to guess anything, knowing that he wasn't as smart as Lin Qi, and that it was better to wait for Lin Qi to tell him the answer than to make wild guesses.

"There is no difference between someone who borrows 1,000 yuan and someone who borrows 10,000 yuan and is forced to sell their house, but people sympathize with the former and despise the latter."

His voice guided Mr. Fox's thinking—it was a magical power! "For the former, people will condemn your actions; they only borrowed a thousand dollars, and you're going to take their houses away."

"But for the latter, people will just laugh and say, 'He can't pay it back and still borrows so much, he deserves it!'"

"This will save you a lot of trouble, trouble with public opinion, trouble with social supervision, and some legal issues, and this kind of help is also two-way."

"If the person who borrowed the money suddenly has a large sum of money, and if he can solve his problems, such as illness, then a house is obviously not as important as life, so this deal is not too bad."

"If he's willing to borrow so much money for enjoyment without any reason, then his house is rightfully ours. He'll lose it all someday anyway, so why don't we keep it?"

Lin Qi paused here, "By the way, if you've noticed the current housing and land prices, you might consider buying some real estate in Bu Peien or other major southern cities in a while. There's a lot of potential for appreciation, and banks love them!"

"Where was I?" Lin Qi paused for a moment after saying the previous sentence, but he quickly remembered, "For some people who need to work, we can send them abroad through labor export!"

"The Federal economic recession has led to a decline in demand across the free market. We no longer need as many workers. At the same time, the agricultural and livestock industries have accelerated their industrialization in recent years due to labor shortages and other reasons. Now, very few people can do the agricultural and livestock work that used to require many people. There is no place where the surplus labor force is needed, which is why the unemployed cannot find new jobs."

"But if we look at the International Community, you will find that many countries are short of a large number of young and middle-aged laborers due to war, and women in those countries have to take on the work of men."

"If we set up a company and export these people as labor to other countries, I believe they wouldn't refuse!"

Lin Qi turned to Mr. Fox beside him and asked, "So, is there anything else?"

Mr. Fox smacked his lips. "That's all, my friend Lin Qi. I must say, you're a born capitalist. I have a very personal question..."

Lin Qi made a little joke, "If you feel it's inappropriate, you don't have to ask!"

The little joke was funny, Fox laughed. "I'm curious, do you have any compassion?"

"Of course!" Lin Qi answered without hesitation, with absolute certainty and determination, "Charity is also an area I am very interested in..."

Mr. Fox clearly knew what charity really was, and with a strange set of values and a sense of justice unique to people from the lower classes, he asked, "Is that still charity?"

Just as many criminals adhere to inexplicable moral principles, Mr. Fox, Finance Company owner who can bankrupt people and break up families, also has a bizarre sense of justice.

Lin Qi didn't take offense at his offense. As people get older, they tend to become a bit stubborn. He just asked a very serious question, "If even one percent of the value of the relief received by families in need comes from me, what is it if not charity?"

When the two returned from their walk around the set, some of the set decorations had been changed, and the female lead was chatting with Little Fox.

Lin Qi tilted his head and reminded Mr. Fox, "Instead of worrying about my kindness, you should consider that your son wouldn't marry a girl like that..."

A slight smile played on his lips. "Countless men have seen her body and released their desires upon her."

Old Mr. Fox's eye twitched. After replying, "He wouldn't dare," he walked over and interrupted their conversation. What if Lin Qi was right, given how clever he was? The filming of the main exterior scenes was basically complete, which gave the Fox father and son a completely new understanding of filmmaking.

To save costs and time, different scenes are usually selected and filmed in batches before the crew officially starts shooting, rather than having a linear narrative process like a finished film. It is possible that the ending will be filmed on the first day.

Many reporters interview movie stars after filming has ended, asking them about the content and their feelings during filming, but most of them do not answer.

It wasn't that they didn't want to answer, but rather that they themselves had no idea what they had actually filmed. Everything was fragmented, and only after the final editing was completed could they fully understand their performance in the entire film.

"The film is scheduled for release on the second Friday of January, so we won't have much competition," said the film company manager. The Fox family had hired a young industry insider to handle these professional tasks.

Perhaps influenced by Lin Qi, they began to give more trust to young people.

This was good news, but what interested Lin Qi even more was that he seemed to be right. He saw something unusual in the eyes of Fox and the girl. He suddenly felt a sense of anticipation for what would happen next. It was a morbid curiosity, but first and foremost, it was a kind of "fun."

The weather is getting colder, but there are more and more beggars on the streets. It's as if the Presidential Cabinet disappeared from the Bayer Federation after December began.

They no longer appear on television from time to time, singing hymns to the president, no longer deceiving the public that everything will be alright; they simply remain silent.

The Impeachment Case against the president have entered the second phase, with a second vote expected around the end of January. This current stage involves various investigations into the Impeachment Case, the president's testimony before Congress, and various hearings.

But this has also exacerbated public discontent with the president and his Presidential Cabinet, as if they have forgotten how fervently they supported the president and his Presidential Cabinet just a few years ago.

People are fickle, or perhaps they are too realistic; they can't remember things for very long.

These days are destined to be difficult and agonizing, but things will get better, and everyone believes that.

On that very day, Gepu fled.

Lin Qi learned of the news through television. In this increasingly cold winter, Gepu had mysteriously disappeared from his house where he was under house arrest. The Sabine City Police Station and the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued Wanted Order.

However, everyone knows that catching him is not an easy task.

The fact that he can run away now shows that he has made sufficient preparations. In fact, the relevant investigators are still wondering whether he has "absconded" or "disappeared".