Chapter 340: Something Goes Wrong
In the end, the negotiations between Liu Tao and Pfizer ended in nothing, and neither side could get the answers they wanted. Liu Tao thought for a long time about the acquisition of Pfizer, whether to buy it or not, but finally made a decision to acquire Pfizer. It's not that there haven't been major acquisitions over the years, it's just that the acquisition of Pfizer seems unbelievable to others, but in Liu Tao's view, it is indeed a matter of course. Liu Tao has medicine, but it will never be easy to open the international market, and Liu Tao must now use a mature enterprise to create a mature channel.
Liu Tao and Aemond both left the venue unhappy in the end, and for the two companies, the end of this negotiation basically means that the two companies have been on opposite sides since then. Boyuan Group is about to use new drugs to impact the inherent market, and the most affected are the big foreign pharmaceutical companies. At present, the big pharmaceutical companies in China have basically reached cooperation agreements with Boyuan Group, and they will definitely not be as affected by the launch of new drugs as foreign countries.
"I've set a table, let's go to lunch later."
"What? Aren't you afraid of what people say about you? Not afraid of scandals? Liu Tao looked at Yi Ying hanging on his shoulder, and suddenly remembered that he took out a cigar from his arms and wanted to put it to his mouth, but Yi Ying took it over, and at the same time inexplicably stuffed Liu Tao with a lollipop.
Liu Tao smiled, drove and followed Yi Ying to Yi Yingding's restaurant, both of them deliberately dressed up, and Liu Tao rarely showed up, so the businessman's popularity was not as high as that of a star. No one recognized the two along the way, and Liu Tao parked his Aston Martin at the door of the restaurant. I walked straight to the restaurant.
"What are you doing here?"
"I want money." Yi Ying stretched out her hand in front of Liu Tao, her five fingers kept shaking, and she looked at Liu Tao with a smile, which suddenly made Liu Tao feel speechless.
Liu Tao reached out and took out a red box and put it in Yi Ying's hand, Yi Ying took the box with a smile, took out the ring and instructed Liu Tao to put it on her. Liu Tao put a ring on Yi Ying, and Yi Ying smiled weirdly, the expression on her face clearly meant that her plan had succeeded.
"Boss, something happened." Liu Tao just picked up the chopsticks on the table. Ye Fei hurriedly walked in and whispered to Liu Tao. Liu Tao's face suddenly turned sideways, for the loyal bodyguard who had been following him, he knew better than anyone that as long as it was not a big deal, he would never come to disturb him.
"Just got the news. Customs found something on our carrier's ship that shouldn't have been. Ye Fei's face tightened, and he said two words in Liu Tao's ear, which immediately made Liu Tao's complexion change.
"Yi Ying. You go back first. I'm going to take care of the company's affairs. Liu Tao didn't care about eating, and followed Ye Fei out in a hurry, and got into Ye Fei's car and drove towards the port without driving his own car. Along the way, Ye Fei introduced the detailed situation to Liu Tao again.
"Where did these two freighters come back?"
"Port City, after they transported the pet to Europe, they delivered a batch of goods to Port City and Mr. Jiang for delivery, and then returned directly to Pearl City, just after unloading all the materials Customs found this batch of contraband, and all the crew members have been detained, and the police have blocked the scene."
Liu Tao came to the customs, and all the crew members were waiting in the hall of the customs, while the police guarded them all around. When everyone saw Liu Tao's appearance, their originally lifeless faces finally showed a hint of joy, as if they had found the backbone of the heart. Ye Fei motioned for a middle-aged man to come over, and the police didn't stop him when they saw that it was Liu Tao.
"Boss, this is the head of the transport fleet this time, Boss Wu." Ye Fei pointed to the wrinkled middle-aged man and said to Liu Tao, Liu Tao nodded lightly: "Boss Wu, to make a long story short, explain all the problems as clearly as possible in the shortest possible time." ”
"Boss, I can guarantee that this cargo is definitely not ours, and we don't know why these things are on the freighter." Boss Wu said to Liu Tao with some restraint, after all, the accident is too big, and if it is not handled well, it is likely to affect the reputation of Boyuan Group.
Liu Tao nodded after listening to Boss Wu's words, Liu Tao didn't speak but walked into the customs, and a policeman had already come up and led Liu Tao into an office, where four or five policemen were nervously checking the things on the table. A plainclothes policeman in his forties stood expressionlessly and supervised the room. Liu Tao walked in, and the policeman who led the way walked into the man's ear and whispered, and the policeman nodded and let everyone go out.
"Mr. Liu, I was explained by the above and I want to give a special care, but Mr. Liu still has to make these things clear." The policeman looked at Liu Tao expressionlessly and said, "I forgot to introduce myself, the leader of the anti-drug team in Mingzhu City, He Changqing." ”
"Team Leader He, you should know that I don't need to get this thing." Liu Tao also looked at each other expressionlessly, these things can also clearly see the traces of the materials imported by Boyuan Group, and even many of the outer packaging are packaged by Boyuan Group, if it is not their own ghosts, it is not enough to say that they did it by their own people, then it is hell, because it is not as obvious as that fool will do.
"I know that Mr. Liu naturally disdains to do these things, but Mr. Liu, I don't dare to guarantee your subordinates, there are too many things here, enough to sentence a person to death." He Changqing's words made Liu Tao's heart chuckle even more, if this matter is not handled well, his reputation is likely to be ruined, and his group is very likely to be hit very harshly. For Boyuan Group, the reputation that has been built up with great difficulty is likely to be ruined, and it is very likely to be impacted by public opinion.
No one will be absolutely interested in their own interests, especially a large group like Boyuan Group, Liu Tao does not dare to guarantee that everyone is loyal to the group. It's basically impossible to cover it up even if you want to, after all, there are so many things in it. So much so that Liu Tao felt frightened.
"What are you going to do with it now?"
"All personnel will be seized, including the boats, and Mr. Liu's freedom will be restricted until we investigate the whole matter clearly, and Mr. Liu will ensure that he is on call."
Liu Tao nodded lightly and motioned to Ye Fei not to speak. It's futile to do anything at this time, after all, there are too many things, is this done by your own people or framed? Liu Tao didn't have a clue for a while, both were possible. The value of such a large batch of goods is at least 50 million US dollars. The shipwrights alone obviously couldn't afford to buy such goods.
"You go check it out. Who in the group has the right to call the freighter or has the right to use the freighter. Liu Tao said to Ye Fei, who was following him: "In addition, let the person in charge of the transportation company come to Mingzhu City immediately, and besides, check it out for me." This team of freighters went to sea to return home. I've been in contact with anyone. Who is the most likely person. ”
Ye Fei nodded and walked out, He Changqing walked in front of Liu Tao and looked at Liu Tao apologetically: "I'm sorry." Mr. Liu, although the responsibilities have been explained above, I still want you to assist us in the investigation. ”
"This is nature, this is your responsibility, and it is also our obligation." Liu Tao smiled at He Changqing, but the suspicion in his heart was a little heavier, his own transportation group has strict regulations, and the businessmen he contacts are all world-renowned entrepreneurs or people with good reputations, it is impossible to do these things at all, and there are only two kinds of people who can do this kind of thing, one is those gangsters in Hong Kong City, and the other is the focus of this cargo in the United States.
Liu Tao is not very familiar with the United States, and there is only one branch in charge of sales in the United States Boyuan Group, which is not large. The European side only stayed for three days, but the goods were unloaded but not loaded, while the American side was different, and after unloading all the goods, they returned with a full load, and they also stopped at the port market. However, the Hong Kong market should not have the courage to pit themselves, after all, many of their cooperation with them is disgraceful, and they may not be able to get benefits if they are pitted.
Liu Tao said goodbye to He Changqing and walked out of the office, and those who were guarding the door often walked in to continue working. Liu Tao walked into the hall, motioned for Boss Wu to come to his side, found a place and sat down casually, and a customs staff brought Liu Tao a cup of boiling water and put it in front of Liu Tao.
"Tell me who's most likely." Liu Tao smoked a cigarette and gave it to Boss Wu, and the customs attendant pointed to the notice board on the wall. Liu Tao smiled back apologetically, stuffed the cigarette into his pocket, and took out the lollipop given by Yi Ying.
"Boss, this matter is definitely not done by our own people, these people are all old brothers who have been running with me for a few years, and the limited number of newcomers are all just joining, and they don't have the right to use the warehouse. If such a large batch of goods wants to be transported unnoticed, except for a few leaders, no one else has the right. ”
"Are all of them reliable?"
"Reliable, all absolutely reliable brothers, all people who have been running the boat with me for a few years. And many of them live with my family, and everyone knows the roots, and they are absolutely impossible. Boss Wu said to Liu Tao with great certainty, and at the same time glanced at the people sitting on the ground, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.
"What about yourself?"
Boss Wu was stunned by Liu Tao's words, and didn't know how to answer Liu Tao's words for a while, but stared at his boss in horror, and only thought of how to answer his boss's words for a long time: "Boss, my current annual salary is one million, and I will appreciate tomorrow, and then the son will be about two million, boss, it is impossible for me to give up the fruits in my hands to take this road of no return." ”
Liu Tao nodded heavily after listening to Boss Wu's words, it is true that the employees of his own company do not need to take this risk. The benefits they offer are not low, and even the treatment of basic employees has caught up with the country's civil servants, which also makes many young talents the first choice as soon as they graduate is Boyuan Group, after all, the real benefits in their hands are the best.
"So who do you think is most likely to get their hands on the ship and deliver these things to the ship?"
"Boss, can I really say that?" Boss Wu looked at Liu Tao with a worried face, Liu Tao signaled to him, Boss Wu glanced at Liu Tao, seemed to have made a lot of determination, lowered his voice and said to Liu Tao: "It is very likely that this batch of goods was on the ship when it was in the port market, and no one in Europe and the United States has come into contact with the ship." Only when they were in the port city did they disembark, and there were not many people on board. But strangely enough, I was on duty at the time, and I didn't notice any movement. ”
"How long did you stay in Minato?"
"For three days and two nights, most of the time was unloading, we dragged a batch of timber from the island and sold it to Mr. Jiang, and we didn't notice any movement on the ship the rest of the time."
"Where's the Pearl City?"
"One qiē is normal, everything has been accepted by the customs, but it happened that a machine failed when unloading, and this batch of goods was discovered." Boss Wu thought about it and said to Liu Tao, Speaking of which, there are indeed many accidental factors in this batch of goods that were discovered, if it weren't for the sudden failure of the machine, these things would not have been discovered at all, maybe now this batch of goods has gone north.
"This batch of goods will be transported to a warehouse located on the outskirts of Beijing, and the delivery drivers on the road are not our people, they are another department of the company, and this batch of goods will be transported by rail from Mingzhu City, and will be sent to the warehouse by road to Langfang." Boss Wu said everything he knew, hoping to clear his suspicion as much as possible.
Liu Tao glanced at Boss Wu, and naturally knew what Boss Wu was thinking, needless to say, he was naturally afraid that Boyuan Group would push him out and take the blame. When such a large group encounters such a thing, if the group is anxious to wash away the stains on its body for the sake of interests, someone must come out to take this pot, and the most suitable person to carry this pot is the boss of this transportation group, Boss Wu.
"You don't have to worry, the company isn't that inhuman yet." Liu Tao signaled Boss Wu not to be nervous, and took out the lollipop in his mouth: "It's better to smoke a cigarette when people are annoying, otherwise it's really annoying." ”
"Boss, don't smoke if you can." Boss Wu couldn't think of how to answer his boss's question, and after thinking for a long time, there was only this sentence, Liu Tao also patted him lightly on the shoulder, stood up and walked out of the customs department.
"If people can be released on bail, they should all be released on bail, arrange for them to live together, don't be afraid of spending money, this matter must be handled well."
"I know, boss, don't worry." (To be continued......)