Chapter 186: Summoned by the Consul
"Zhong Sheng, I really don't understand, why did you overturn the conclusion of our bond research group and go long with your backhand?"
Jiang Shan rushed into the office angrily, ignoring that there were two outsiders in the office, and asked angrily, "The yield of long-term U.S. Treasury bonds has deviated from the fundamentals, and there will definitely be a decline in the future, there is almost no doubt about this, how can you go the opposite way and buy long-term U.S. Treasury bonds?" Even if you buy as a hedge, it is impossible to build a super position with a scale of more than 10 billion US dollars in these days, right? β
"God, are you crazy?"
Jiang Shan was almost crazy, and said in an almost angry voice, "Do you know what you're doing? Do you know about bonds? You're nakedly slapping our bond team in the face! β
In the face of Jiang Shan's almost hysterical roar, Zhong Shi's lowered eyes only raised slightly, and he said expressionlessly: "I have read the entire report on your analysis of the bond market. I have to say that you have indeed done a lot of work and spent a lot of effort. But I'll tell you that although I don't know much about the bond market, I do know politics. β
Jiang Shan opened his mouth wide and wanted to refute something, but it was as if an invisible hand grabbed his throat, making him unable to say a word.
"Okay, let's talk about this matter later, and introduce the two gentlemen to you first!"
Zhong Shi's gaze shifted to the other side of the room, and then Jiang Shan was surprised to find that there were two other people in the room, both of whom were standard formal attire, and they were white people with unusually strong bodies. He was suddenly shocked, thinking that he might have leaked the company's secrets in front of outsiders, and his heart suddenly became uneasy.
"These two are the military attachΓ© counselors of the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong, and this is the first secretary, Mr. Reina. The other one is Mr. Christian. β
With Zhong Shi's introduction, the two of them stood up in unison and stretched out their hands towards Jiangshan. Between the two sturdy bodies waving their hands, they propped up the broad suits, coupled with Mu Ran's expressions and rough hands. It actually gave Jiang Shan a feeling of shock.
"Don't mind, both of them are former special forces."
Zhong Shi seemed to see the fear of the country, and took the initiative to explain, "The two gentlemen came here this time at the request of Mr. Robinson, the U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, to invite me to the Consulate in Hong Kong as a guest. β
"Guest?"
Jiang Shanhu glanced at the two strong men suspiciously, and then asked in a low voice, "Zhong Sheng, isn't there any danger?" Why do I think these two people are not good! β
"Don't worry!" Zhong Shi smiled. "This is Hong Kong!"
As he spoke, he burst out with a strong sense of confidence, and Jiang Shan couldn't help but be stunned, and then nodded subconsciously. Indeed, even in the United States, the SEC can't take Bell Rock, so what can they do in Hong Kong?
Half an hour later, Zhong Shi had followed the two to the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong.
In the middle of Queen's Road on Hong Kong Island, this is the heart of Hong Kong. It gathers heavyweight institutions including the Hong Kong Legislative Yuan, consulates of various countries, the head offices of foreign-funded banks in Hong Kong, and large companies. And the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong. Occupying about a dozen acres of land, it has a large detached building, with a two-story loft-style building at the entrance, surrounded by iron windows that look like pillboxes, through the iron fence you can see the American GIs with loaded guns, and behind the iron gate is a five-story building. The boxy and unremarkable, but the consulate with nearly 50 rooms still leads the way among all consulates in Hong Kong.
After showing the relevant documents, Zhong Shi's car entered the inner courtyard of the consulate, and according to the provisions of international law, he was considered to have set foot on US territory at this moment.
"Zhong Sheng. This way, please! β
Just as Zhong Shi was looking around, the military attache counselor named Reina took the initiative to lead the way, and to people's surprise, he actually spoke fluent vernacular.
Zhong Shi glanced at the other party meaningfully, and then followed him in.
The office of the Consulate General was located in the middle of the third floor, and the consul, Mr. Robinson, was full of silver hair, but his skin was ruddy, and his complexion was quite good, and he was the kind of person who could not tell his age at once. He saw Zhong Shi walk into the office, put down the phone in his hand unhurriedly, stood up, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhong Shi, welcome to you!" β
"Hello, Mr. Robinson!"
Zhong Shi also smiled in return, stretched out his hand and clasped it with the other party, "I didn't expect that it would be a bit unexpected to meet Mr. Consul here." β
In the past, Zhong Shi had greeted Mr. Robinson at a cocktail party hosted by the Hong Kong government or a banquet hosted by a large multinational bank, because it was a social occasion, and both sides could only be regarded as nodding friends, because their respective fields were different, and there would be no intersection with each other, so neither side deliberately developed friendship. It's just that the mountains don't turn around, and the two sides actually meet in earnest.
"Mr. Zhong's name has long been like thunder, and I haven't found a chance to talk to you in depth, but today I finally have a chance!" Robinson has been in Hong Kong for many years, and he has long been familiar with the Chinese people, and he greeted him very politely and programmatically, and his proficiency made Zhong Shi dumbfounded.
ββ¦β¦β
After being silent for a long time, Zhong Shi had to say, "Mr. Consul, why don't we talk about business first, and then the problems at work are solved, and then we have a good relationship, I don't know how this suggestion is?" β
As soon as he heard Zhong Shi say "Mr. Consul", Robinson knew that the other party did not mean anything close, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Indeed, an outsider like him has never been able to enter the eyes of the local elite, and he is destined to be a passerby in Hong Kong. He quickly straightened his mind and said solemnly: "This time it's not that our consulate has something to ask Mr. Zhong, but it's really someone else, we are just entrusted by someone." β
"Trusted? Again? β
Zhong Shi muttered secretly in his heart, no wonder he sent two military attachΓ© counselors, and he planned to "force" arrange for himself to come when the invitation was unfavorable, but since the other party did not move, he did not intend to expose the other party, but calmly waited for the person who could call the consulate to appear.
It wasn't long before two white men in suits and leather shoes appeared at the door of the office, unlike the two counselors. They simply nodded at Robinson without showing any respect, and one of them even reached out to signal Robinson to leave.
Robinson could only smile bitterly at this, and left the office in Zhongshi's surprised gaze.
"Hello, Mr. Chung. I'm a senior adviser to the President of the United States of America and a senior security adviser to the Federal Reserve. Anke, who is a senior FBI agent named Phillips. Mr. Solomon. β
Of the two, the slender man first introduced himself, and then introduced himself to his colleagues.
Zhong Shi narrowed his eyes and looked at the two men seriously: Roddick. Anke was dressed in a gray suit, well-dressed, with a pair of rimless glasses and white hands, and at first glance he was the kind of person who does things with his mind; And Phillips, who has not been seated. Solomon just nodded at Bell Stone with a blank face. I began to seriously investigate the environment of the entire office.
Zhong Shi also noticed that his waist was bulging, and it seemed that he was hiding a weapon.
All of a sudden, the atmosphere became tense.
"We came here this time to be entrusted by the Federal Reserve and the SEC, and we want to ask Mr. Zhong some questions!" Roddick. Seeing Zhong Shi's face sink, Anke couldn't help but cough lightly and explained, "This Mr. Solomon. It's responsible for keeping me safe. β
Zhong Shi's face was a little pale.
"In Bernard. During Madoff's visit to Hong Kong, the last place he visited was the office of the Tianyu Foundation. I don't know what you have to say about this matter, Mr. Zhong? β
Roddick. Seeing that Zhong Shi's face had improved a lot, An Ke asked, "Of course, we don't suspect that Mr. Zhong is the mastermind behind the scenes, but what you said." It is very likely to be the crux of the case. In order to get a fair verdict for Madoff, we traveled thousands of miles to Hong Kong to thoroughly investigate the truth of the Madoff incident. β
"Actually, it's nothing!"
Zhong Shi's brow furrowed involuntarily, and he had some doubts in his heart that a small Madoff was not worthy of such a big deal by the US government. But for now, he couldn't think too much about it, and there was nothing about it, so he said happily, "Madoff pitched me his new fund, but unfortunately I wasn't interested in his fund, so I ended up going back empty-handed." β
"Empty-handed?"
Roddick. Anco smiled, "I'm afraid Madoff is empty-handed." As far as we know, after Madoff's departure, the stocks of the victim companies such as HSBC and Santander increased their shorts almost overnight. I believe that Mr. Zhong has made a lot of money in this incident, no matter what, you can't be regarded as empty-handed. β
"This ......"
Zhong Shi pondered for a moment, and a smile appeared on his face, "You don't have any evidence that I am insider trading, and the capital markets of these companies are not in the United States, and they don't seem to be regulated by the SEC. Even if they want to accuse me of insider trading, you shouldn't be the one who did it, right? β
"Not us, of course, but we can leak this news to their regulators!" Roddick. Anke lifted the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said meaningfully, "I think they will be very interested." β
"I think they'll also be interested in X-Spatial Fund's analysis of publicly short their positions!" Zhong Shi was also not to be outdone, and immediately countered, "And I think the market should be very interested in why the yield of long-term U.S. Treasury bonds has plummeted!" β
"You know everything?"
Roddick. Anke's face changed suddenly, "You actually know?" β
"Of course I do!" Zhong Shi's state of mind at this time was completely relaxed, and when he saw that the other party was hit by himself, he felt a sense of pleasure in his heart, and even teased the other party, "I think if this news is announced in advance, the whole market will go crazy." The Madoff incident, compared to what I guessed, is nothing short of a drop in the bucket! β
"Did you know that the Madoff affair has killed one person, do you want to see more people die?"
After an initial shock and panic, Roddick. Anke finally came to his senses, "Do you know how serious this is?" β
"I didn't know before, but now I finally understand!" Bell Stone replied with the same solemnity, Roddick. Anke was very pleased, and was about to praise Zhong Shi for two sentences, but he didn't want Zhong Shi to immediately turn into a hippie smile, "I wasn't sure before, but your reaction made me verify one thing, my guess is really true." By the way, who was killed? β
"You don't know?"
Roddick. Anke felt bitter in his heart, he didn't want to be an oversight, and he actually leaked the biggest secret, but it was useless to regret it at this time, he looked at Zhong Shi in a little surprise, and only replied after a long time, "God knows who it is, it seems to be a Frenchman, because most of the funds managed by him were invested in Madoff's fund, and he lost all his money and committed suicide by cutting his veins!" β
"Kill yourself by cutting your veins!" Zhong Shi bared his teeth for a long time, and directly came a sentence that made Roddick speechless, "It's not very painful!" (To be continued......)
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