Chapter 357: Fearless and Confident
The assistant said, "Someone from the Education Bureau is here."
Luo Hongwei replied unconcernedly, "So what if the Education Bureau's people are here? It's not like they haven't been here before. You know exactly what to do. Do I really need to teach you again?"
The assistant said, "Mr. Luo, it's different this time. They said they want to check the teaching qualifications of our foreign teachers."
"What!" Luo Hongwei was startled and thought for a moment before saying, "Show them the fake certificates we've arranged for them to see. The people from the Education Bureau can't possibly check the foreigners' certificates in detail."
The assistant said, "But today, the people from the Education Bureau brought someone from the TESL organization."
This TESL certificate is a must for foreign teachers and proves that you can teach a second language. With it, you can teach Chinese in Hua Xia, and it's recognized worldwide.
The fake certificates Luo Hongwei mentioned were counterfeit TESL certificates.
Normally, the officials from the Education Bureau wouldn't scrutinize the TESL certificates too closely and naturally wouldn't be able to tell if they were fake or not.
But this time, they brought someone from the TESL organization, clearly intending to examine them closely.
The forged certificates would undoubtedly be exposed in front of the actual TESL organization's personnel.
Moreover, the foreign teachers in his education group were all poor expats from Fengcheng.
It was only their foreign appearance that made them seem impressive.
In reality, these people were nothing but thugs and riff-raff back in their home countries.
Once in Hua Xia, they transformed into teachers, educating the youth and being idolized by students' parents.
Luo Hongwei's face turned ugly.
If this were to be verified, it would definitely be enough to cause him serious trouble.
Because not a single foreign teacher actually held a genuine TESL certificate.
His mind raced, and he quickly said, "No problem, we just hired some foreign teachers without TESL certificates. At most, we might be fined a little, and it won't have a big impact."
The assistant said, "But the police have also come."
Luo Hongwei, now puzzled, asked, "It's just a check for TESL certificates, what are the police here for?"
The assistant explained, "It's because among the foreign teachers we hired, there are over a dozen with criminal records for child molestation abroad. It was parents who reported this, and that's why the police came."
"What!" Luo Hongwei nearly jumped up, "How could this happen? Those bastard, they've doomed me! How many parents know about this now? If this doesn't get out, if only a few parents know, then it's fine. You must suppress this matter!"
The assistant was almost in tears, "Mr. Luo, it can't be suppressed. Practically all the parents know by now. There are already over a hundred parents downstairs, and the number is still increasing. I see police have come to maintain order too. Unless something unexpected happens, this will spread rapidly, not just in Fengcheng, but across the whole country."
"..." Luo Hongwei truly didn't know what to say.
He knew he was finished.
If only the people from the Education Bureau and a few parents knew about this, as long as it didn't spread, with some maneuvering and a fine, there wouldn't be much of an issue as long as it was handled properly.
But once it spread, there would be big trouble; it would be a heinous crime with severe consequences, warranting prison time.
Luo Hongwei knew there was no turning back now. He hung up the phone and said to Chen Lao Ye, "Old man, my company has run into trouble. I need to hide for a while. The police should be arriving soon, have the old butler stall them for me. I have to leave now."
After finishing his words, Luo Hongwei dashed out the back door.
As expected, it wasn't long before the old butler entered, informing them that the police were looking for Luo Hongwei.
Chen Lao Ye waved his hand, signaling the old butler to leave.
Someone couldn't help but say, "Old man, perhaps you should hide for a while too?"
It was a well-intentioned reminder, after all, logically, it was Chen Lao Ye's turn now.
Chen Lao Ye glanced at the person and snorted coldly, "Hide? I've lived for decades and eaten more salt than Xu Yang has eaten rice. I want to see how he's going to deal with me!"
Upon hearing this, the others nodded in agreement.
Chen Lao Ye had already retired from the business world ten years ago.
It's all about financial investment now, all the assets are in the stock market.
Even if Xu Yang is amazing, can he really influence the stock market?
If he could truly influence the stock market, he'd be worth more than just a few tens of billions.
Even the world's richest people and heads of great family consortiums can't impact the stock market, what does Xu Yang count for?
Thinking this, the people felt considerably relieved.
As long as the Old Master Chen is fine, they still have a chance to continue the fight against Xu Yang.
If they can just take down Xu Yang, they could get Zheng Kaiyang's three billion US dollars.
That's cash, and if used well, it's entirely possible to leverage business deals in the hundreds of billions, maybe they could become top billionaires just like Wang.
This venture has high risks, but the returns are great; it's still worthwhile to go for it.
At this moment, the senior phone on Old Master Chen's desk began to ring.
Old Master Chen picked it up, saw it was Xu Yang calling, and immediately smiled, "Xu Yang is calling, I really want to see what he has to say."
After speaking, he quickly answered the call, turned on the speakerphone, and then placed the phone on the table.
"Are you trying to come after me?" Old Master Chen went straight to the point.
"That's right, I won't let off anyone involved in this matter, and now you're the only one left!" Xu Yang said coldly.
The people gathered here who haven't made a move, Xu Yang didn't plan to target, he was only after those who took action.
Those who were left and hadn't made a move, basically weren't a big problem.
But those who took action and called for violence, are a big problem.
Of course, if there are people who aren't a big problem yet choose to take action, he wouldn't mind dealing with them too.
"You'd better have the ability, since you want to deal with me, you must have checked my background. I don't have any real industry, just an investment company that specializes in investing in stocks."
"To deal with me, unless you can control the stock market, which even gods can't manage, tell me what ability do you have to deal with me."
"Of course, you have money and can influence the trends of individual stocks, but it's a bull market now, all the stocks I bought are performing well, you can't even make them drop, how are you going to deal with me?"
Old Master Chen was utterly fearless.
"Old Chen, you're just a rural tycoon, out of step with the times, otherwise you wouldn't be rallying so many people to deal with me."
"You also try to play with stocks like others, but you haven't lost any money over these years not because of your skills, but because of the market situation."
"In such a market, as long as you're not too unlucky, you basically won't lose money. I'll say it here and now, by the close of trade today, I'll have you bankrupt."
Xu Yang sneered, not taking Old Master Chen seriously at all.
Upon hearing this, Old Master Chen immediately laughed.
It's almost lunchtime now, and the market is closed for the midday break.
The stock market will resume at one in the afternoon.
Which means, until the market closes today, there are only two hours of trading time left.
Two hours of trading time to bankrupt him, it's simply a dream.
His investment company has roughly eight billion in funds.
Two hours to bankrupt an investment company that controls eighty billion in funds?
He certainly doesn't believe it.
Even financial moguls like Soros entering the stock market to stir things up couldn't accomplish that.