Chapter 1164: Weighing It Over
Elu did not answer, only managed a bitter smile.
"You needn't ask those questions again," Elu said quietly. "I cannot answer them either."
"All right."
The two of them turned back at the same time.
"I have one last question to ask you in person regarding the forty million from Duke Schiller," Elu said. "You know we definitely cannot transfer the money directly into your account. At present, I have two options. Please see which one you would prefer."
"Go on."
"You previously mentioned investing in South District 12 to the Duke. Therefore, you could sign a private investment agreement with him, then have the money transferred into a company account under your control in the name of project cooperation. We would not need to make the contract overly precise or specific, only vague but legal—such as conducting preliminary feasibility research into agriculture. Publicly, it would be disclosed as venture capital, with an agreement that the principal would not need to be repaid if the project failed. Once the money has been transferred, we can move it away through the same method—using multiple layers of shell companies. That would prevent subsequent tracking.
"The benefit of doing this is that we have Duke Schiller's authorization for every contract. Even if he changes his mind later, he can only file a civil suit in court."
"Mm, that sounds good." Hesta's voice was utterly flat. "What is the other option?"
"The other option is to use charitable donations. You could consider establishing an additional legal entity to operate a charity, with this enormous sum coming from the Duke's donation. That way, you would never need to have financial dealings with him—there could even be tax deductions on the Duke's side. You could use that to persuade him to