It was past lunch after the shareholders' meeting, and Lynch was just about to go out to get something to fill his stomach when Nell appeared in front of him with Tom.

Nell finally decided to pull Tom along, after all, the relationship between the two people for thirty or forty years can't be completely ended because of this matter, otherwise the relationship and time will be too cheap.

As soon as he walked out of the office door, Lynch stepped back and sat behind his desk as he looked at the two men and tilted his head slightly, "So, what's the matter with you?"

Tom was a little overwhelmed, and he could see that some terrible change seemed to be taking place in his heart at this time.

He knew Lynch, he and Nell had been good friends for decades, they knew each other's families very well, from the time Lynch was born until he graduated from high school, Tom would see him once or twice, or two or three times a month, when he went to see Nell.

At first, he didn't think that the owner of the interstellar trading company was Nell's son, after all, there is not only one person named Lynch in this world, just like his name Tom, you can find some people with the same name, and some cats and dogs.

Moreover, as a member of the bottom of society, he does not have the channels and resources to be more familiar with the composition of this social superstructure, just like most people don't know which of the top ten tax-paying companies in their city and who their bosses are.

People don't care about that, they have more to do with how tonight's TV series will play out than with these ethereal things, and more about some things at work.

Until this moment, he didn't think that Nell's son could do such a big thing, but apparently the facts made his brain unable to think, and he could not accept such a thing.

Nell was very calm, or too shocked, and he was numb, of course, his attitude towards Lynch actually changed slightly, at least in the past, when he was at home, he would not talk to Lynch so "calmly".

At that time, he was the head of the family, and his tone was always commanding, and no one could refuse.

"Tom is in some trouble, they have stolen the raw materials from the factory to produce a batch of goods, most of which has fallen into your hands, and we mean can you return the things to him and let him try to get out of this. In order to convince Lynch, Nell also said very pertinently, "Only his share, others are not in our consideration." ”

Nell quickly made it clear what he and Tom meant, but Lynch shook his head after hearing this, "It's not easy, no, it's impossible!"

Looking at Tom, who was gradually coming back to his senses, and Nell, who looked puzzled, Lynch explained, "Even if you take those things back now, it is impossible to change the current situation, just by hearing you say this, I already understand." ”

"No matter how much money you sell your things, it has nothing to do with your boss, and it doesn't matter if these things can be sold in his hands or not, it has nothing to do with you. ”

"In other words, if you want to solve these problems, you have to scrape together the money to solve the problem, otherwise ......"

Lynch had already thought of the end, when the time came when the people of them couldn't come up with the money, the court would enforce it, and the bank would auction off their assets, including their cars, and if they had them, their houses.

This also made Lynch suddenly feel that he and the bank could make a deal again, these are very high-quality resources, and more importantly, their prices will be very low.

As this kind of consignment auction, the bank doesn't care how much these things are sold, they just want to end the work as soon as possible, and get a part of the service fee, as long as the bank is satisfied, these things can be bought at the price of scrap after packaging.

Then at the next week's auction, it will change hands and the income will be several times greater.

Thinking of this, Lynch was even less likely to help these people, and he was not familiar with this Uncle Tom.

There was indeed such a person in his memory, but it was limited to that, there was no more interaction between them, except for the dignity of a man who was played a few times by him as a child.

No matter what the considerations, he didn't intend to help Tom, he stood up, "I'm sorry, Uncle Tom, I can't do anything about this......", he paused, "Do you want to have lunch together, I know there is a restaurant where the veal steak is good." ”

Nell was still a little unbearable, "Is there no way at all?"

Lynch shook his head, "If it's just a small matter of three or five thousand, thirty or fifty thousand, I can help you, but I can't give Uncle Tom more help with this kind of thing." ”

"He took out his share, but the total amount was not enough, and they still had to be tried and dealt with by the law, so no one could help with this matter. ”

said that he hesitated for a moment, and this hesitation of about a few seconds was immediately captured by Nell and Tom, and the two did not dare to disturb Lynch's train of thought, but just looked at him expectantly.

After about half a minute, Lynch's face became a little more serious, "Actually, it's not exactly impossible, but we can say during dinner that I've been in a meeting in the morning......"

The two did not dare to refuse Lynch, and under Lynch's leadership, they brought to a reopened restaurant not far away.

During the wave of the general strike, restaurants were actually the hardest hit areas, but their damaged content was different from other stores, and the damage to restaurants was that most of their ingredients were taken away, but only that.

These losses are actually not big losses for restaurant operators, and they can reopen by buying a new batch of ingredients.

The three of them sat down and looked around, they were the only ones in the empty dining room, and in the expectant eyes of the two, Lynch said that there was only one way.

"If you can win your boss's forgiveness and the judge's sympathy, then the problem becomes a lot simpler. Lynch shook off the napkin and said casually, "You have to explain the cause of the incident, the process, the result, who is the initiator, who is the organizer, who committed what crimes, and finally how you sold the stolen goods, who presided over the distribution of the stolen money, and your confession, Uncle Tom." ”

"Our laws don't have a lot of tolerance for criminals, but they are willing to help those who repent, and if you can do that, you may end up with a punishment for community service. ”

Lynch focused on the core, "As long as it is not a criminal punishment, it will not leave a stain on your personal file, and it will not be an obstacle to your future job search." ”

Tom's expression was pained and struggling, he licked his somewhat dry lips, and his voice was a little dry, "What are you......?" Let me betray them?"

"Betrayal?", Lynch raised an eyebrow, "why do you think that it is a betrayal, in fact, you are helping them recognize their mistakes and be an example to guide them to account for their crimes." ”

"But I have to tell you that the judge is only sympathetic to the first person to do so!"

After saying this, he paused slightly, "From what you said, it is not difficult for me to find that everything originated from that guy named Hick, how is he now?"

Tom's face turned worse and "he's bailed ......"

Lynch showed a "sure do" expression, "According to my thoughts, I would even think that this could be a play played by Sick and your boss together, and the purpose is to get those penalty amounts." ”

"More than three million, enough to pay off some debts and survive this financial crisis!"

Lynch's words were like an arrow into Tom's heart, because there was a real possibility, or that Lynch would be too good at "convincing" others.

After a while, the dishes they ordered began to be served, and this was the end of the conversation.

Tom was still thinking about the advice Lynch had given him, and Lynch and Nell talked about Nell's work.

Some people ate this meal deliciously, and some people didn't even have the idea of using a knife and fork in the face of the food they usually yearned for, just sat blankly.

After the meal, Lynch returned to the office to continue to deal with some of the backlog during this time, while Nell and Tom went to the police station to turn themselves in.

It was at the end of lunch that Tom made a decision, and he made a choice between himself and others, and there was no shame in that choice, because 99 percent of people make that decision.

However, this matter will not pass so easily, and in the afternoon, because of Tom's voluntary surrender, the case has made a breakthrough, and the specific list and some more critical information are in the hands of the police department.

Seeing that his former friend has now become a "prisoner", Nell is still very emotional.

That day, if he couldn't stick to his bottom line, maybe he was the one who was locked in an iron cage at this time!

After comforting Tom, Nell left the police station, and at the same time, he also knew and could feel that his decades-long relationship with Tom had come to an end.

The two embarked on two very different paths, which made Nell, who was not highly educated, very emotional.

In fact, the aftermath of the incident was much more troublesome than Nell had imagined, and it wasn't long before the court's bailiff found Lynch.

The bailiff told Lynch that the things he had bought were stolen goods and were to be temporarily seized, to which Lynch said he needed to consult a lawyer before he could answer to the court.

This is a very official and the most common answer, and most wealthy people can afford lawyers, and lawyers will use their expertise to keep these rich people from all kinds of problems.

This is the value of wealth and the way it is proven.

Not long after the bailiff left, a lawyer came to Lynch's office.

"Mr. Lynch, I must inform you before we begin our conversation that even if we do not reach any agreement, you will have to pay for the cost of the conversation that we incur during our exchange, as well as the cost of transportation and communication when I come over, is there a problem?"