Chapter 490: Unfinished Plans and Hidden "Selfish Motives"

"Just the night before last, for some unspeakable reason, some not-so-honorable rats came to my house and found me."

"They asked me to repay the £750 million debt immediately, but I have zero savings in my account now."

"Just when they were about to chop off my left little finger, a Latino with a thick Colombian accent suddenly spoke up and stopped them."

"They told me they had a huge amount of money that they wanted to launder out of the UK through the stock market, and they gave me 48 hours."

"Let me think of a way. There are less than 30 minutes left before the time they asked for. I really can't find such valuable stocks."

"You mean the 10% of MAT Technology shares we own?"

Lucius frowned. Having already acquired some basic knowledge about stock operations, he certainly knew that many people used the stock market to launder money.

But what he couldn't figure out was what this had to do with the 10% of MAT Technology shares he held.

So he asked in confusion.

"That 10% of MAT Technology's stock has always been the ballast of our company and is also our company's most stable and highest-yielding asset."

"I have no reason to transfer these shares in any way. Just leaving them there will bring me a good return every day."

"If I really want to give you these stocks, what do you want to do with them? Tell me your plan."

"Actually, it doesn't take that much." Mr. Zachary Ward pretended to be afraid that Lucius would get angry, and said timidly.

"They only allocated me less than £10 billion, probably only 1% or so, their plan was simple."

"They would first transfer these black funds to a financial fund company with a formal license under a fake name and sign a short-term contract with us."

"They will buy our MAT Technology shares at a price 20% above the market value, and then they will immediately lend out the shares."

“Because these stocks have good earnings prospects, the loan amount is often around 1.5 to two times the value of the stock.”

"Then they will invest all the legal funds they have borrowed into the stock market to speculate on a few worthless stocks that have already hit rock bottom."

"Wait until the prices of those junk stocks skyrocket, then find a suitable opportunity to withdraw and launder all the money."

"Conventional means."

Hearing this, Lucius nodded slightly, and then spoke casually.

"That means we don't have to do anything and can get a 20% return immediately, and we can also guarantee that our assets will be returned in full upon maturity."

"It sounds very good, but it doesn't seem to impress people. You know, the black money is not clean, and we need to take certain risks."

"Besides, the stock we hold may rise by 20% tomorrow. Why should we take the risk?"

After saying that, Lucius leaned his back against the sofa, staring at Mr. Zachary Ward, tapping his fingers lightly on the armrest of the sofa.

The scene suddenly fell into a strange silence. As time passed, Mr. Zachary Ward's breathing became louder and louder.

Cold sweat kept coming out on his forehead, and he would glance at Lucius from time to time, with a hint of worry and fear in his eyes.

Finally, after a stalemate of about five minutes, Mr. Zachary Ward suddenly raised his head and gasped heavily.

Said with a helpless look on his face.

"Alright sir, I lied just now. Actually, it can't be considered a lie. I just didn't explain the plan completely."

"It is as expected." Looking at the young man in front of him who was obviously emotionally broken, Lucius felt a sense of pride in his heart, and at the same time, he became more certain of his own judgment.

Those illogical things before were now justified by his own imagination. The other party was just hiding something from him.

That's why he showed such ups and downs in emotions, and why his previous performance seemed flawless.

It's just because the other party realized that he might not help him, and his emotions got out of control and caused his true feelings to be revealed. There are not so many monsters in the world.

Apart from Karl Hohenzollern, he, Lucius Malfoy, the patriarch of the noble Malfoy family, is already the most outstanding talent in the world.

So he immediately pretended to be magnanimous, waved his hand and spoke softly.

"There's no need to be so nervous. You've always been a loyal subordinate of mine. I can't possibly punish you for such a small matter."

"But I hope this is the first and last time. You are not allowed to hide anything from me in the future."

"Tell me the second half of your plan that you don't want to tell me. As long as you answer truthfully, I will naturally give my own judgment."

Hearing this, Mr. Zachary Ward looked as if he had escaped a disaster. He spoke immediately without any hesitation.

"In fact, my plan is very simple. Putting aside those complicated bank statements and certification reports, I think if this matter is left to me."

"After your shares are transferred to them for a short period of time, there will be at least 20 to 30 hours when the money will remain in the HSBC account."

"Waiting for the audit or other procedures, then I can use this time to invest the money in those people's few pieces of trash that are about to explode."

"No matter how short the time is, as long as you seize the opportunity, you can get good benefits. This way, I can complete the tasks for both of you at the same time."

"I want to make some money for myself. My foolish plan and greedy heart are still no match for your wise eyes."

"A wise look." Lucius repeated in his mind the other party's evaluation of his eyes, the whole sentence was full of praise.

But he had a feeling that this sentence was an insult to him, so he quickly shook his head to drive this ridiculous idea out of his mind.

Then he began to think seriously about the second half of the plan the other party had just mentioned. As he thought more deeply, his breathing became less tight.

He suddenly realized that this was an excellent opportunity, based on the knowledge he had learned and the information he had received in recent times.

If you want to launder a huge amount of money, the stock price must rise by at least 3 to 4 times within 10 to 15 days.

If you can take advantage of this opportunity, you will be able to earn unimaginable huge income.

However, before making a decision, he still needed to confirm one thing, which was the reliability of those useless stocks.

Not only do you not make any money, but you also end up trapping yourself in it.

So he looked into Mr. Zachary Ward's eyes again and asked.

"Are you hiding something from me? You want to launder such a huge amount of money with just ordinary hype."

"It is impossible to achieve this effect in the short term. You said before that they only gave you a 1% equity mission, which shows the amount of dirty money they have."

"It's enough to buy 10% of our shares. That's tens of billions of pounds. Where did they get such high-quality junk stocks?"