Kiel is less than 100 kilometres from Hamburg and can be reached in just over an hour by train, so it was easy for Fang Yan to return to his home on a day off and meet up with his cheap daddy, Rudolph.

Today, Rudolf is not as busy as he was a few years ago: on the one hand, his eldest son Freya has completely taken over the Union shipyard in Leningrad, and he no longer needs to bother with the affairs there; On the other hand, the elder Chiano also undertook the construction and management of the Libyan oil fields to a large extent, which gave him a considerable degree of relief. And the reason for the latter situation is that the marriage union between Fang Yan and Sylvia played a decisive role; Now that the two families are in-laws, the old Ciano, who is in Italy, naturally needs to take care of the property to a considerable extent.

"I don't think you need to delay any longer. Now little Silvia has successfully entered the University of Rome, and there is no longer any pressure or scruples; Next month's Christmas, you and she will be able to have a formal wedding, and she will have time to accompany you on your honeymoon after the holidays. Seeing Fang Yan's return, Rudolph's eyes were full of love and softness. He paused, then added: "To be honest, I discussed this matter with Ziano a few days ago, and he has fully agreed with my opinion. Your brother Freya is far away in Leningrad, but if I send him a telegram, five weeks will be enough for him to return to Hamburg. ”

Hearing Rudolph's words, Fang Yan couldn't help but feel a slight warmth in his heart, he was not only moved by the concern and help of the person in front of him, but also delighted that the beautiful and beautiful girl was finally going to accept the blessing and baptism of the priest with him. Fang Yan snorted and nodded, "Then I'll go talk to Xiwei on the phone later." She had been waiting for this moment since years ago, and she would surely scream with joy when she heard the news. But the only pity is that Uncle Walter can't come to the wedding. He's missed two of the most important moments in his brother's life, and there's a good chance he won't even be able to witness my union with Sylvia. ”

The smile on Rudolph's face faded, and a complicated expression crept up his face; There was worry, concern, guilt, and a little bitterness in his expression. After a long silence, Rudolph sighed faintly and said, "You're right. Wati is still working hard in North America with another identity, and in any case, he can't just return to Germany to recognize us for the sake of Jonas's wedding. On the day of the wedding, I will take a few more photos and mail them to New York, USA. When he sees Sylvia, who is as beautiful as an angel, he should also feel sincere joy and pride for you, Jonas. ”

"Father, what are the letters from Uncle Walter lately, and how is he doing in New York?" Fang Yan spoke softly, with the same look of concern on his face. Although his own soul and the other party have only been together for a total of ten days, Jonas's childhood memories are very impressive to Walter; Since they had no children, Walter treated Jonas almost as his own, and he cared for him even more than Rudolph. Since Fang Yan inherited the identity of Jonas, he should try to protect all his family members in this plane.

Rudolph sighed and said, "Vati still only sends a text message back to China once a month. In order to minimize the risk as much as possible, his letters never exceed 200 words, and most of the contents of the letters are simply a simple report of safety, so that we should not worry about him. So honestly, even I don't know how he lives in New York. However, judging from the fact that he can inject a large amount of money into the family every month, he must be living a life without worrying about money, and I can feel a little relieved when I think of this. ”

"Now the family doesn't need to let Uncle Walter get the wealth through the pyramid scheme, right? In that case, why not let Uncle Walter come back? Fang Yan said with doubts and urgency. At the beginning of his journey to this plane, the main reason why he touted the classic and mature Ponzi scheme to Walter was to allow his attached family to survive in the harsh post-war environment, and to clear unnecessary obstacles to the development of his future plans. In fact, as early as 1923, when the Ruhr crisis broke out in full swing, Rudolph had already reaped a huge amount of profits with the help of the wind of hyperinflation with Walter's bleached dollars, and completely realized the nirvana rebirth of the Brom family. Today, the implementation time of this Ponzi scheme has far exceeded the estimation of Fang Yan, the initiator; He didn't expect Walter's capital chain to persist for so many years without breaking, and he is still steadily exporting wealth for his family!

Rudolph sighed softly when he heard this, and said, "As early as five years ago, I wrote to him and proposed to let him come back. But Wati replied to me that the economic wealth of the United States is now surging forward with a roar, and the stock market is refreshing the record of rising green every day; It would be a shame to leave now. He wanted to get more dollars out of it, so the matter of returning to China was put off like this. However, it is true that the amount of dollars bleached by Vati is more than a year and a year, and I find it a little unbelievable that the amount of dollars he has received should be returned, and in view of this, I did not insist that he return immediately. ”

Fang Yan was slightly shocked in his heart, in recent years, he has devoted most of his mind to his career, and he no longer has a particularly detailed understanding of the specific situation at home; Now Rudolph actually said that this injection of funds from North America is amazing, which makes Fang Yan stunned, but also can't help but have a strong sense of anticipation. He asked aloud: "Father, how much money has Uncle Walter injected into the family over the years?" ”

Rudolph looked at the young son in front of him with a solemn expression, and said, "This is the core secret of our family, and I hope you will never tell it after hearing it, including your wife Sylvia." Since 1925, I have not touched the money transferred by Walter, but have deposited it in five accounts in a Swiss bank. So far, $15 million has been deposited into these accounts, which is not wrong, which is more than 1 times the total amount of loans I have borrowed from those American plutocrats. This month, Vati gave me $500,000, a record high. If I hadn't known that this was a scam that was extremely harmful to the real economy, I am afraid that I would not have resisted this temptation and promoted similar tactics in China. ”

Fang Yan's throat rolled, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a shocked expression; The figures Rudolph said can almost be described as thrilling, Rao is Fang Yan is very clear about the state of the American economy during this period, but he still has a bit of sluggish confusion in the depths of his mind. It is important to know that the funds raised by Ponzi schemes can never be completely withdrawn, and a considerable amount of reserve money must be kept to pay for the returns of investors in the early stage; Otherwise, once the promise to the user cannot be fulfilled, the people behind will not follow the trend and enter, and the capital chain of the ring will also collapse. Walter actually bleached $15 million in the past five years, which means that the total amount involved in the case is at least more than $150 million, ten times the amount involved in the past of the founder of the pyramid scheme!

After a long time, Fang Yan's eyes gradually bloomed with joy and excitement, as if he had thought of some future scene that made him extremely excited. Fang Yan had already thought of the best place to use this dusty wealth, which was to acquire and build a huge aircraft factory in the future. As a pioneer of future wars, the total value of aircraft orders will also be higher than that of army armored vehicles and naval warships. If it can also become a giant in the production of air weapons, then in the case of both sea and land production, the Brom family will definitely become a supergiant that is even better than Farben Chemical, United Iron and Steel, etc., and at the same time become a powerful force that can influence German politics - this will be extremely beneficial to Fang Yan's future plan!

"Uncle Walter has made enough fortune in North America. I think he should be allowed to return to China in the near future, and not later than this time next year; After all, human life is limited, and Americans can't cheat them out of their money. Uncle Walter has devoted eight precious years to revenge against the United States, and that sacrifice is big enough. If he doesn't come back, is it really going to make us all unrecognizable as we grow old? Fang Yan spoke softly, with a hint of emotion and amazement in his words. Although he is in his youth and still has a lot of time to squander in the future, the older generation of Rudolph and others have already entered middle age, leaving them with no more than 20 years to bloom. Walter's choice was obviously a bit extreme, and according to Fang Yan's original plan, he should return to China by 1925 at the latest.

However, even if Walter insists on it, his scam will not last until this point next year. Because soon, an unprecedented economic catastrophe will befall the entire capitalist world, and Walter's capital chain will be broken without suspense because of this torrent of huge impacts, leaving him with only a way to escape.

Rudolph said slowly, "You're right. I shouldn't have let Vati go on like this, he should have come back and enjoyed the victory. I will write to him in the near future to persuade him and plan a perfect evacuation route for him. It's time for this scam in the United States to come to an end. ”