Chapter Eighty-Three: No Evidence
The market has become a pot of porridge, because fur is the first cause of it, so the military and police are quick and ruthless, and they go straight to those merchants who specialize in fur, and a large number of containers have been sealed.
With the closure of the goods, the shops dealing in fur were also sealed. With the influx of military and police, the background of this complex clean-up operation was unmistakable - the impact soon expanded, from the single commodity of fur clean-up, to other goods, and then to other goods.
Many people were evicted from the store, and their daily necessities and payments were also sealed inside, and soldiers with loaded guns were everywhere, and for a time an atmosphere of terror enveloped the entire market.
The panic spread like a plague at once. Seeing that years of hard work have disappeared in an instant, many merchants can't hold back their grief and cry, they can't figure out what happened, what all this is for? It's a good business here, why did a catastrophe suddenly befall?
"Don't panic, take out the documents in your hands, and the bills that have been cleared, and cooperate with the military and police to inspect", Gu Xinfu shouted loudly,
"This is our Counselor Gu of the embassy, he is here to solve this matter, everyone calm down, as long as we can prove that our goods are legal and compliant, the procedures are complete, and the way is clear, don't be afraid", Chang Jianming loudly introduced Gu Xinfu's identity and reassured the businessmen.
There are quite a few Chinese merchants in the market, and at this time, when people are panicking, they suddenly see Gu Xinfu and Chang Jianming standing up, just like seeing relatives, and they suddenly have a bottom in their hearts - they know that at a critical time, as long as there are people from the embassy, they are not afraid of anything.
"Yes, take out your list of goods and cooperate with the inspection", Shen Guofang didn't know when he also ran over, he had already obtained the identification certificate given to him by Maxim, and was taking people inside to help maintain order and calm people's hearts.
"We don't have any receipts, huh? It is the market agency for customs clearance and tax payment, what should I do? Where are we going to find it?" The merchants choked up and ran out of ideas.
"Don't panic, everyone, I'll go to the market office to see if there is anything in the computer, as long as I can get to these lists, it proves that our goods are duty-paid goods, not smuggling, after I find it, I will send it to everyone immediately, go, Peter", Shen Guofang and Peter trotted away, which shows how anxious they are.
Hearing Gu Xinfu's reassuring words and Shen Guofang's actions, the merchants suddenly had a backbone.
"Now it's okay, we have been saved", their tearful eyes said everything.
In fact, most of the goods shipped in by Chinese businessmen are legal and compliant, but some of the goods are declared in the market in a centralized manner, and the documents are in the market, and they really have no supporting materials in their hands, so they cannot get the customs declaration, waybill and customs tax clearance documents at all.
But now it's troublesome, there is no document, it means smuggling, and the reason for sealing the store has become very simple, not only the goods are sealed inside, but because of the suddenness of the incident, even their daily necessities and payment are also sealed inside - because these shops, in the past, were shops with accommodation, that is, the homes of merchants, and they usually lived in them.
Just now the market was very chaotic, no one explained to them, the military and police entered the store, that is, shouted two sentences loudly, "take out the list of goods", as long as there are no these documents, there are no these documents, "these are all smuggled goods", they waved their hands, the evidence was conclusive, and the store was immediately sealed.
"Isn't this a public robbery? Our money is still in there"? Few of the people in the market, regardless of the country, can understand the behavior of the military and police, especially the merchants who have their families and live here. They were kicked out of the shop, and the adults shouted for the children to cry, and it was not surprising that people were in a panic.
"Director Ivan, Shen Guofang went to the office to get the documents, these stores, don't close them for the time being", seeing this situation, Gu Xinfu and Ivanov negotiated.
"I have an order, without import documents, it is smuggling", Ivanov did not budge, he had orders from his superiors, and there was no way.
"But if this method continues, one-third of the merchants in it will have to be closed." Gu Xinfu tried to explain the seriousness of this matter to him.
"There is an order from above, if I don't carry it out, I will be shot", Ivanov strained his face, he had his difficulties, so he did not budge in the slightest,
Let's see how to make up the tax in this part, so that the merchants can't suffer losses? There is smuggling in the market, but it is not necessarily Chinese merchants, and if there is no disorder, the crackdown will have to be expanded."
"There is an order from above, these shops must be sealed first, and then they will be disposed of", Ivan gritted his teeth and closed his mouth,
"Director Ivan, even if the evidence is conclusive, even if it is a problematic merchant, before they bring the receipts, they should let the family take out their own things, right? After all, they used to live in it, and they were not allowed to take away their daily necessities, so how could they live?" Gu Xinfu patiently persuaded Ivanov, knowing that he had orders and he also had difficulties, so he made a concession to see if he could let the merchants go in to get things, and by the way, he took out the money softly, which was the most important thing.
'Director Ivan, look at the adults shouting and the children crying, and when they come up, they think that you have a refugee here, and how much trouble you have caused, do you say yes?'
"Oh, that's right", Gu Xinfu's words reminded Ivanov, and he was also afraid that things would be too big to clean up, so he immediately gave an order, "Let them take away their daily belongings first, and then seal them",
Gu Xinfu's efforts have paid off, and this sentence has saved many lives. This involves the money that has been sealed inside, which is their blood and sweat for many years, and it is as precious as life, so when they took the clothes and daily necessities, they took the opportunity to take out the money.
"Through this incident, we also have a lesson, when we started doing business, we were all small fights, but now it is a large number of imports, that is, regular import and export. Then you must comply with local laws and regulations, take a formal customs declaration method, customs clearance, now you have no documents in your hands, no proof, how can you prove that the goods are yours? Therefore, we must take a formal way, not in the way of using the market, gray customs declaration is not advisable, this is a lesson, the next step, I will continue to negotiate with them, the sealed store, as soon as possible to unseal, reduce the loss of merchants",
"Thank you, Counselor Gu", the merchants' hearts are warm,
"No thanks, our duty is to protect the rights and interests of our citizens, and we must avoid expansion and avoid people taking advantage of the fire to rob them", Counselor Gu is righteous and awe-inspiring,
"Found the slips", Shen Guofang took a stack of thick pages and ran over excitedly.......