Reborn with Consumption System

The river of fate flows forward relentlessly, indifferent to anyone’s will.

29th, 9:30 AM.

Gao Fengbo, who pre-reported his business trip to the Imperial Capital, is openly at the Pudong Airport.

"Hello, is there..."

"Reschedule! Please hurry up, I’m running out of time!"

Gao Fengbo is desperate, feeling about seventy percent excited, twenty percent anxious, and ten percent worried.

Mostly excitement, because he feels his plan is foolproof.

The house he lives in is listed with an agent but hasn’t been sold yet, and the two cars at home haven’t been disposed of, completely reflecting a normal travel status.

I mean, seriously, who would think I’d run off so hastily and unexpectedly?!

Impossible!

As long as Liu Hanhe gets into trouble a bit later, and holds out for another two or three months, he can have ample time abroad to sell the property.

He could even convert a tourist visa into an investment immigration one without any problem.

Gao Fengbo’s thinking is indeed cautious enough; in fact, no one anticipated he would leave ahead of schedule.

But just the day before yesterday, Liu Hanhe, finally having sorted everything out, urged his brother-in-law to turn himself in...

After eight hours of questioning, a case of insider trading and a three-way market manipulation case involving bribery of a public official surfaced simultaneously.

On the 28th, the economic investigation department legally filed a case and obtained various materials from the securities commission and the Stock Exchange, making an initial determination of the illegal activities.

The relevant personnel involved were immediately placed on the watch list.

On the 29th, the economic investigation had just tightened the net, ready to remove the periphery first to see if more contents could be uncovered, when a report suddenly came from the airport.

"Control target number 4 suddenly rescheduled a flight ticket to America, suspected to be absconding!"

Whoa, for heaven’s sake?

"Have the airport officers hold him; we are on our way!"

Having already obtained his ticket and passing through security, Gao Fengbo was suddenly politely called to a nearby handling room by security.

"Sorry, sir, there seems to be a problem with your rescheduling..."

Gao Fengbo was stunned.

"No, what’s going on? I’m in a hurry, please don’t mess with me, or I’ll make a complaint!"

He’s posturing aggressively while feeling cowardly when he suddenly realizes there’s a group of cops waiting for him in the room.

In an instant, sweat poured down like rain.

"Comrade, is there some misunderstanding? I’m an executive at CITIC Group..."

Ah, that fits!

...

The arrest of Gao Fengbo didn’t trigger any major upheaval, and even few people knew about it.

Soon, his wife and children were also restricted from leaving the country, awaiting investigation.

The eldest nephew was detained immediately, the severity of the problem depending on how much Gao Fengbo confessed.

Old Gao naturally tried to withstand desperately, arguing, avoiding key points, and playing dumb.

You must admit, Old Gao is really slippery.

The reasons seem reasonable at first glance, making direct evidence hard to find.

The interrogator was clever enough, never exposing his tricks but simply recording everything carefully.

When Gao Fengbo’s logic faltered, they would even remind him, "That section is contradictory; think again, what exactly happened?"

Gao Fengbo immediately changed his words and rewrote his story.

Then, after nearly finishing the transcript, Gao Fengbo nervously signed and sealed it, the senior officer suddenly spoke leisurely.

"Well, resisting stubbornly!"

"Huh?"

Gao Fengbo still harbored a lucky mentality: "You’re mistaken, I really never did those things!"

They didn’t bother with him, turned around, and went out.

Left alone, a young officer packing up, spoke kindly before leaving: "Give it some more thought..."

I’m thinking, yourself!

Even if the king of heaven comes today, I haven’t done it!

Gao Fengbo had long planned how to deny and clear himself, thus remaining unmoved.

Until the young officer added the following sentence: "...the main culprit has already turned themselves in, yet the accomplice here resists stubbornly. Well, he gets three years, you get eight!"

What?!

The information was too overwhelming; Gao Fengbo was dumbfounded immediately.

Main culprit? Turned himself in?

Oh crap!

Liu Hanhe couldn’t hold on and turned himself in early?!

No, are you crazy?!

Let me escape peacefully, and the past mess would be buried forever, and everyone can live on freely... Why turn yourself in?!

Gao Fengbo was stunned for a long time, until the interrogation room door shut completely, he hadn’t recovered.

He simply couldn’t understand.

Then about half a minute later, he suddenly started frantically slapping the table and hysterically shouting: "Come back, come back, I’ve remembered, I’ll confess everything!"

...

Han Lie heard that Gao Fengbo nearly escaped and didn’t even look up, indifferent.

A skeleton buried among the ruins, not worth remembering.

On the 15th, the stock market hit rock bottom and rebounded, reaching today, stuck at the height of 2100 points.

The previous rebound height was close to 2200 points.

Clearly, the amplitude is narrowing.

Regarding the market trends during this period, Han Lie doesn’t have specific or clear memories, but can already judge from various signs, a force is gathering.

Many individual investors could never understand one issue—before a bull market arrives, do those big institutions and major players really have a definite conclusion?

Yes, and no.

A bull market is not predicted but walked into.

Big institutions are isolated islands in the stock ocean; some are bullish and some bearish, and there’s no such close-knit, unified action.

The strengths of bulls and bears ebb and flow in the struggles, able to clearly feel the other’s weakening.