October 1, National Day.

In order to celebrate the birthday of the great motherland and wish the acquisition a success, Li Zaikun, chairman of the board of directors of Donghua Group, specially asked his hotels to plant more national flags. On the row of flagpoles in front of the hotel, in addition to the national flag and the group flag, a star-striped flag is raised. As if to tell passers-by that Donghua Group has become international since today and has become a veritable multinational company.

More than 40 people, including the president of the target company, the largest shareholder of the target company, the management of the target party, representatives of outstanding employees, and intermediaries composed of lawyers and accountants, rushed to Jiangcheng by plane last night and stayed at the Donghua Hotel downstairs from the headquarters.

The signing ceremony was scheduled for nine o'clock in the morning, and Li Zaikun and other senior executives of the group came to the banquet hall at eight o'clock, listening to the light music played by the staff, and they were particularly excited.

Mr. Wang, who is in charge of administrative affairs, is the busiest, and has to receive leaders and guests from all walks of life who come to watch the ceremony at the entrance of the hotel lobby. The secretary of the district party committee who took time out of his busy schedule to witness this historical moment was sent upstairs, and the leaders of the CPPCC were ushered in, and the leaders of the CPPCC were received, and the friends of the Municipal Federation of Industry and Commerce arrived again.

Full of friends, busy.

He wiped his sweat and was about to find a mirror to see if his tie was crooked, when three men in suits and leather shoes strode over under the guidance of a tall, bespectacled guest.

I have never seen it, and I don't know which boss invited the guest, Mr. Wang greeted him enthusiastically and asked, "How many are you?" ”

Wu Zhuoxi took out an invitation card from his arms very chicly, shook it in front of his eyes, and asked with a smile as he walked inside: "Lawyer Han invited us over, is there a problem?" ”

Lawyer Han is Mr. Li's celebrity, and Mr. Wang does not dare to slack off: "It turned out to be a guest of Lawyer Han, please please, please inside." ”

"Has the ritual begun?"

"No, it doesn't start until nine."

"It's good that you're not late, you're busy, leave us alone."

As soon as the four uninvited guests walked into the elevator, three ladies with different styles and beautiful looks came to meet him again, and before he could speak, the one with glasses in the middle took out the invitation card and said with a smile: "Mr. Wang, Bai Xiaoqian, director of the western suburbs branch of my justice law firm, lawyer Han is not only the consultant of your group, but also the foreign-related legal counsel of our firm." ”

"It turned out to be Director Bai, disrespectful and disrespectful."

Bai Xiaoqian was still wearing her glasses, and introduced with a smile: "Mr. Wang, let me introduce you, this is Professor Zhang Lin, Lawyer Han's girlfriend, and this is Miss Shi Lingzhi, Lawyer Han's assistant and secretary, we are delayed, don't you blame?" ”

Many guests brought their wives here, and today happened to be the National Day, and some even brought their children. Dozens of tables were prepared at noon, and he didn't care about one or two more people eating and drinking, Mr. Wang immediately smiled and said: "Lawyer Han's friend is our friend of Donghua Group, not to mention that Professor Zhang and Miss Shi are not outsiders, welcome to welcome, please three inside." ”

Sent this group into the elevator, another group of lawyer Han's guests came, this time it was a few men, all of them were burly, the suits on their bodies were very cheap, and one of them didn't even know how to remove the label on his sleeve, he looked more like a bodyguard, not like a person with status.

Today is a big day for the group, no matter how special it is, it is a guest, not to mention that people have invitations in their hands.

What he never expected was that Lawyer Han had more clients than he imagined, ushering in one wave after another, and there were at least thirty people in total. Mr. Wang was helpless, secretly thinking that he didn't care about them, whoever caused the trouble would solve it, and if he couldn't sit down during the meal, let them find someone surnamed Han.

The acceptance bill issued by the Bank of China is also money, but it arrives a little earlier and a little later, and it is really not possible to withdraw cash at a discounted interest.

For this moment, he planned for two years, pressed all his net worth, and saw that he would be rewarded, Tian Lihui naturally would not be like those foreign devils who had never been to China, and they got up very early, and they didn't even bother to eat breakfast.

"Lawyer Tian, Mrs. Tian, let's also take a group photo."

I met at the reception banquet last night, and I had heard of his name before, Tian Lihui was no stranger to Han Jun, who was more than ten years younger than him, and secretly scolded a nosy bastard, took his wife's hand and asked with a smile: "Lawyer Han, where is your wife?" ”

"Say Cao Cao Cao arrived, Zhang Lin, here."

The black pressure in front of the signing stage is all people, talking and laughing, and taking a group photo, Zhang Lin and Bai Xiaoqian looked for a long time before finding him.

Mrs. Tian sighed sincerely: "Mrs. Han is so beautiful. ”

Han Jun called Zhang Lin and the others to his side, and said with a smile while beckoning the staff of the group's business department to help take pictures: "Let Mrs. Tian laugh, I am not like your lawyer Tian, who can receive such a big business, and I have achieved so much today." ”

"Lawyer Han is so funny."

Tian Lihui scolded again, and said sourly: "Speaking of lawyers, I am a lawyer compared to you." Lawyer Han, I have heard of your name for a long time, you are really young and promising. ”

Han Junchao looked at Wu Zhuoxi, the leader of the arrest team here, and glanced at each other, and said quietly: "Lawyer Tian, don't compliment me, you are the protagonist today, and Mr. Li trusts you so much, I, the legal counsel, can't catch up." ”

As he spoke, the personnel of the acquirer entered the venue, and the banquet hall suddenly resounded with a burst of long-lasting applause.

As Han Jun said, he only played the leading role today, Tian Lihui apologized to Zhang Lin and the others, and hurriedly walked onto the signing stage with a group of high-nosed and blue-eyed people.

Mr. Tong presided over the signing ceremony, Li Zaikun and Martin Levitt, the president of the acquired party, delivered speeches successively, and the two sides were very optimistic about the prospects of mergers and acquisitions. Immediately afterward, the two presidents sat down in front of the signing table and picked up the paper, and under the guidance of their respective lawyers and assistants, they began to sign one document after another.

Tian Lihui's heart is trembling, as long as they exchange the signed contract, sign the name in the original position, and then stamp the seals of both parties to the merger and acquisition, the next link is to take out the acceptance bill and deliver.

At this exciting moment, an unfamiliar voice came from behind, "Mr. Li, in order to prevent your group's more than 90 million US dollars from being wasted, I don't need to exchange the signed contract, and the signing ceremony ends here." ”

Everyone was confused, and even the US management and outstanding employee representatives who could not understand Chinese looked at each other. Tian Lihui chuckled in his heart, and was about to turn back to see who was making trouble, when the two men standing beside him clicked and put cold handcuffs on him.

Li Zaikun gritted his teeth angrily, pointed to the two public security officers holding Tian Lihui, and asked in a fierce voice: "...... You...... Which unit do you belong to, and what do you do here? ”

Wu Zhuoxi walked out of the crowd and showed his police officer ID, "Mr. Li, I am Wu Zhuoxi, deputy director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau, I am sorry to interrupt the signing ceremony of your group's overseas mergers and acquisitions, and you should also feel very lucky, because if it was not for our public security organs to find out in time, your more than 90 million US dollars will not only be wasted, but even posted upside down." ”

"What do you mean?"

"Mr. Tong, Lawyer Tian, please explain to Mr. Li."

Only then did Li Zaikun notice that his old buddy Vice President Tong, I don't know when he was also handcuffed like Tian Lihui, standing stupidly on the side like dead ashes, and he didn't even dare to breathe.

The Americans realized that something was wrong, and immediately there was a commotion, some tried their best to leave this ghost place, and some protested loudly, and the banquet hall was suddenly in chaos.

The ministry has planned so carefully that it will not let the situation worsen, let alone cause diplomatic disputes.

A police officer from the International Cooperation Bureau of the Public Security Department came to the stage, picked up the microphone and said in fluent English: "Ladies and gentlemen, friends from the United States, please don't be nervous, we are Jiangcheng criminal police, we are investigating a transnational fraud case, we want to ask Chinese citizens suspected of fraud Tong Ming'an and Tian Lihui, American citizens Martin Levitt and Michael Capras, to go to the police station with us to assist in the investigation." We are committed to respecting their individual rights in the investigation and will promptly inform the Consulate General of your country in SH. ”

Bai Xiaoqian and Shi Lingzhi finally knew why Barrister Han asked them to come, so they took out their business cards at the right time, walked to the two foreigners who were sweating profusely, and introduced themselves in English: "Mr. President, Mr. Michael, I think you two need our help very much. I am a lawyer, and my friend is also a lawyer, and he holds a lawyer's license in both China and the United States, and is qualified to practice law in both China and the United States. ”

The anti-Chinese propaganda of the United States is very good, Martin Levitt does not want to squat in China's prison, let alone taste the legendary torture, and said without hesitation: "Beautiful young lady, you have come too timely, we need it very much, as long as I can get out of this damn place, I am willing to pay double the lawyer's fees." ”

"I'm afraid you won't be able to go to the airport just yet, but I promise you will be treated humanely and fairly when you go to the police station."

"Well, I don't think I have a better choice, Miss Lawyer, and I hope you don't let me down."

Shi Lingzhi showed her lawyer's practice certificates in China and the United States, and said sincerely: "You can rest assured of this, from now on, I will follow you every inch and do my best to protect your interests." ”

Mrs. Tian finally came to her senses, grabbed Han Jun's arm and begged: "Lawyer Han, Lawyer Han, please help my husband, this must be a misunderstanding, it is definitely a misunderstanding, I also need a lawyer." ”

Zhang Lin also realized why the "defense witness" wanted her to come, and hurriedly took her arm and comforted: "Mrs. Tian, don't worry, the people from the Public Security Bureau only said that they asked Lawyer Tian to assist in the investigation, not an arrest, and it will be fine if the explanation is clear." ”

Han Jun sighed secretly, walked up to Li Zaikun's side and explained in a low voice: "Mr. Li, Deputy Director Wu is not alarmist, the CCD company you are going to acquire is actually in existence, and the nine stores are indeed operating normally, but they have successively owed at least 60 million US dollars to sixteen suppliers in the past ten years. In order to throw this hot potato at you, they fired two treasurers one after another. In other words, you're acquiring a company that's about to go bankrupt. ”

Tong Ming'an was like a mourner, Tian Lihui was silent with a blushing face, Li Zaikun is such a shrewd person, he doesn't need to think about it to know what kind of trap he has fallen into, he glared at the two of them sideways, and asked in a low voice: "Lawyer Han, you already knew?" ”

"Not long ago, in order not to startle the snake, I have been hiding it from you, because in addition to fraud, we have enough reason to believe that Tan Hui's death is related to them."

"Now how are you going to let me end?"

Han Jun looked at the panicked group of Americans, and said lightly: "Mr. Li, Sai Weng knows whether it is a blessing or not, good things can become bad things, and bad things can also become good things." CCD is not bankrupt, how can you afford to spend less money to buy a 90-year-old clothing chain sales company, even if the acquisition is not successful, you can open one in the United States, they are all your future employees, I think you should know their value very well.

Because my American friends found in the investigation that the reason why CCD came to the brink of bankruptcy is not a decision-making error, let alone the responsibility cannot be attributed to the management and employees, it is completely caused by the unrestrained profligacy of Michael Capras, the largest shareholder, and Martin Levitt, the president, is just a puppet and has not played the role of the president at all. ”

He concealed the truth, but he also allowed the group to avoid heavy losses, and even considered how to deal with the aftermath, Li Zaikun sighed lightly and said with a smile: "Thank you." ”

"No thanks, because I'll give you a bill for $140,000 later."

Afraid that he would think elsewhere, Han Jun added: "Of these, $60,000 will be paid to a private detective agency in California, and the other $80,000 will be paid to a law firm." You can use the evidence they provide to take CCD to court with the suppliers who are behind on their payments, after all, it is an indisputable fact that they are suspected of commercial fraud. ”