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Chapter 56 - 56 54 053 Huge Amount of US Dollars

56: Chapter 54 Chapter 053: Huge Amount of US Dollars 56: Chapter 54 Chapter 053: Huge Amount of US Dollars The shirtless man followed Haozi to the Xin Hai Apartment, and upon entering, he immediately saw the black case on the coffee table, stacked with US dollars, making his eyes widen instantly.

Seeing so much money, it was hard for anyone to react right away.

“Is…

is all this ours?” The shirtless man clearly hadn’t expected there to be so much money and his look of respect toward the others noticeably increased.

However, he glanced at Ye Chen sitting on the sofa, and at Da Xia standing beside him, squinted his eyes, and said, “Boss, given the large amount being exchanged, gathering all the funds will likely take one or two days.”

Hearing this, Ye Chen furrowed his brows, sat up straight, looked at the man, and said, “I’m in urgent need right now.

Can’t we exchange it now?

If this is your attitude toward exchange, I might as well go elsewhere!”

“You know that we, the Flame Dragon Gang, offer a higher exchange rate.

The official rate is 6.3, but we can offer 6.4.

And I’m just a minor character.

For this matter, I still need to report to the higher-ups and get their approval before I can bring the money to you,” said the shirtless man with a smile, unwilling to miss out on this large exchange.

According to the gang’s limit on exchanges, he could earn a commission of one or two hundred thousand from this task, perhaps half a year’s earnings for him.

“How about this, if you can bring all the money by tomorrow morning at this price of 6.4, I will give you an additional hundred thousand yuan in commission, how about that?” Ye Chen said to the man.

As the saying goes, money talks, and he didn’t believe that money couldn’t loosen the man’s tongue!

“This… this.” The shirtless man thought for a moment.

Although he was a mid-level member of the Flame Dragon Gang, he usually made thirty or forty thousand a month.

He was already earning a lot this time, but if he could get the money earlier, he would even earn an extra hundred thousand yuan.

“Alright, I’ll try.

I’ll go back right now to prepare.

I’ll definitely bring it by 8 a.m.

tomorrow morning,” the shirtless man nodded.

A hint of a smile appeared on Ye Chen’s face; with so much money at stake, he wasn’t much concerned about an extra hundred thousand or two hundred thousand yuan.

It was better to get the money sooner.

After the shirtless man left, Ye Chen said to Haozi, “Go to the bank later to make an appointment.

Tomorrow we’ll have 32 million coming in.

At that time, have them come here to withdraw it directly.

This will save us some trouble.”

Haozi nodded.

Ye Chen put away the suitcase, unafraid of anyone targeting this sum.

With the three of them there, the Xin Hai Apartment was as secure as an Iron Wall, not easily breached by twenty or thirty people.

The next morning, the shirtless man arrived on time.

Ye Chen learned his name was Zhang Tang, who came with a dozen people in several cars outside the apartment.

Seeing this lineup, one would think they had come to rob them if they didn’t know any better.

At that time, the bank manager they had scheduled also arrived, and seeing Zhang Tang and his group, he was taken aback despite being followed by two bodyguards wearing bulletproof vests and carrying shotguns.

“Who… who are you people?” asked the bank manager timidly.

“We’re from the bank, here to conduct business,” the bank manager said, his voice quivering slightly seeing their formidable appearance, but realizing the nature of the money involved, he overcame his fear because completing this transaction would be an accomplishment for him.

“Hello, Manager Liu, please excuse me for asking you to step inside the room for a moment.

I’ll come to speak with you soon,” Ye Chen said with a smile, happy that he was finally going to spend the money.

However, seeing Ye Chen’s smile made the bank manager shudder involuntarily; a man surrounded by so many followers handling such a large sum was no ordinary person.

So, he obediently entered the room and quietly waited.

Outside the room, Ye Chen looked at Zhang Tang and the men carrying suitcases behind him, and laughed, saying, “You really brought quite a show of force, didn’t you?”

“It’s just precautionary, protecting over 30 million.

I’ve never seen so much money in my life,” swallowed Zhang Tang, but he sized up Ye Chen’s expression, noting that he wasn’t phased seeing a dozen followers.

Without further scheming, he honestly started the transaction.

“The total is 32 million.

Please count it,” said Zhang Tang after verifying the authenticity.

He then took out the six suitcases he carried and placed them in front of Ye Chen.

Ye Chen called the bank manager to come out and verify the funds on the spot.

It took about three hours to count and record all the money.

“It’s a total of 32 million yuan, with no mistakes,” said the bank manager, out of breath.

Even using a money counter was exhausting.

Hearing this, Ye Chen nodded, took out 2 million, and handed the rest to the bank manager, saying, “Deposit this, a total of 30 million yuan.”

“Alright, I’ll process it now,” said the bank manager, who had never handled such large sums—their private wealth management was usually dealing with amounts reaching at most a million, so seeing 30 million yuan left him astounded.

However, he didn’t dwell on it too much, but diligently verified the amount again, phoned the bank, and transferred the funds.

After he had finished his work, he put the 30 million yuan in a suitcase, which two bodyguards were carrying.

The bodyguards immediately loaded the suitcase onto a secure transport vehicle.

As Manager Liu was about to say goodbye and leave, several stacks of money were placed in front of him.

Manager Liu looked up, puzzled, and Ye Chen was looking at him, saying, “This is US$50,000.

You take US$30,000, and split the rest with the two friends behind you.

Thanks for helping out this time.”

“This, this is too much.

How can I accept this?” Manager Liu shook his head; he dared not accept the client’s money.

“Just take it if I tell you to take it.

I know your bank has rules, but if I don’t tell and you don’t tell, who would know?

Just take it.” Ye Chen waved his hand, everyone loves money, as they say, ‘money not of the body, everyone desires.’

Hearing this, Manager Liu didn’t decline and put the US$30,000 in his pocket.

The two guards behind him also thanked him repeatedly.

After the three left, Zhang Tang licked his lips and said to Ye Chen, “Boss Ye, what about that thing you promised?”

“Oh right, I almost forgot.” Ye Chen realized he had also promised him 300,000, so he handed him that amount.

Zhang Tang happily accepted it, left his phone number, and then departed.

This time, Zhang Tang was set to make at least 300,000 on his own, and that was a conservative estimate.

If he could get recognized by the higher-ups because of this, he would control more resources in the future.

Hence, the benefits from this exchange were far beyond what one might imagine.

Both parties reached a win-win situation, and Ye Chen was quite satisfied.

He fondly remembered his own action of casually throwing out hundreds of thousands, which indeed felt awesome.

“Okay, now I can call Little Zhang.” Ye Chen took out his phone and got into a comfortable position.

Upon hearing Ye Chen’s words, Haozi and Da Xia both smiled.

Only Ye Chen dared to call that female officer Little Zhang.

Anyone else wouldn’t have the guts.

“Hey, Officer Zhang, why don’t you come over?

I’ve got the money ready,” Ye Chen said with a smile.

“That was fast?

Seems like you really are rich.” Zhang Yantong frowned over the phone, knowing that Ye Chen had been broke until recently.

But she didn’t expect that he could get that amount of money so quickly.

And he seemed to do it effortlessly.

Even though Zhang Yantong knew she shouldn’t pry into others’ business as everyone has their way of making money, it seemed impossible for Ye Chen to have earned such an amount from a legitimate source in such a short time.

“Ye Chen, honestly, how did you get the money?

US$300,000 isn’t a small amount,” Zhang Yantong asked over the phone.

“Why do you care?

Money is just a worldly possession, US$300,000, I don’t even care about that,” Ye Chen said with a laugh.

Hearing this, Zhang Yantong snorted in displeasure, saying, “If you’re not going to tell me, then you won’t get the Hot Pot City contract.”

“Sis, weren’t we agreed on this?

How can you go back on your word?” Ye Chen almost wanted to cry, as it had been agreed upon yesterday that he would give her 300,000 today in exchange for the Hot Pot City contract, but now she was considering breaking her promise.

“Hey, I didn’t want to do this either.

Although I can’t control people as they relieve themselves, I think I can still handle a contract,” Zhang Yantong said with a smile tugging at the corner of her lips—if Ye Chen could see it, he would definitely find her smile very characteristic of herself.

“Alright, let me put it this way, I won the lottery, believe it or not?” Ye Chen said helplessly.

He just made that up and wasn’t expecting her to believe it.

Just as he was considering another lie, Zhang Yantong laughed understandingly and said, “I see, that’s how you got the money.

But you are really lucky, winning quite a bit, huh?”

“Um.” After hearing what Zhang Yantong said, Ye Chen was speechless.

Although Zhang Yantong was a good comrade, she could be a bit off sometimes.

He was just about to concoct another story, but she believed him, so he said, “Well, after taxes, it’s about three or four million yuan.”

“Three or four million?

That’s a lot.

You’ll have to treat me to a meal,” Zhang Yantong said over the phone.

“Don’t worry, invite Fang Qin over, and when we have time, let’s have a police-civilian get-together,” Ye Chen replied with a cheeky grin.

“What are you planning to do to Fang Qin, you rascal?” Zhang Yantong said disapprovingly.

Ye Chen didn’t answer, but Zhang Yantong continued, “Alright, I’ll come to you soon, and I’ll bring the Hot Pot City contract, and I won’t bother with the rest.”

Although Zhang Yantong told Ye Chen to go to the police station, she decided to visit Ye Chen herself, considering he had just been discharged from the hospital, and she wanted to see how he was doing.