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Chapter 985 - 985 957 Domineering Family

985: Chapter 957: Domineering Family?

Tragic Disaster!

985: Chapter 957: Domineering Family?

Tragic Disaster!

Jiahuan City International Airport.

Wu Jie arrived at the terminal building and, as soon as he got out of the car, saw Xu Feng and his son.

Should one be surprised to find people change after a few days apart?

It had been a long time since he had seen father and son, and now they seemed utterly unfamiliar.

How had this father and son duo come to this?

It seemed that at first, having feuded with Tianyuan and the Mu Family and being schemed against and betrayed by Mu En, which led to the deaths of eighteen people, they suffered huge economic losses.

Then, they lost the protection of the Kong Family, and the status of the Xu Family in Liuli City had changed drastically.

The former dominant family, with Xu Feng who used to be nicknamed “Mad Xu,” was arrogant and haughty wherever he went, looking down on everyone.

But now?

In the past, when they went out, they were always surrounded by bodyguards, but now it was just the two of them, and they no longer had a luxurious fleet of cars to pick them up, just an ordinary taxi.

When did this father and son duo become so modest?

Moreover, from their clothing and attire, they didn’t look like the magnates of a wealthy and prestigious family anymore.

Moreover,

Wasn’t today Wang Jian’s birthday?

It was said that influential figures from all over the country had gathered in Jiahuan City to celebrate the birthday of this real estate tycoon.

Even Chu Yunxuan was brought in by helicopter by Wang Cong from the Technology City project team.

How come, having once had a deep connection with the Wang family, this father and son arrived in Jiahuan City but didn’t attend the birthday party and instead came to the airport to leave?

Wu Jie was puzzled, but did not take the initiative to stop them and exchange greetings.

He put on a mask and a hat and leisurely followed them into the terminal building.

Xu Feng kept his head down, fiddling with his mobile phone as he walked.

And Xu Kuishan seemed to have aged quite a bit, almost hunching over as he walked.

After entering the terminal building, they went to the self-service terminal, scanned their ID cards, chose their seats, and checked in.

They didn’t have much luggage, so naturally, they didn’t need to go to the manned counter.

Of course, Wu Jie couldn’t follow them and told Tang Xiao that he was going to Liuli City to find some materials.

Naturally, he soon booked a first-class ticket.

People in Liuli City were also immediately arranged to pick him up at the airport.

Walking through the VIP channel, Wu Jie quickly passed through security and went to the VIP lounge to wait.

With the plane not departing for a while, Wu Jie gave Tan a call.

Tan was overjoyed to receive a request from Wu Jie himself.

He immediately agreed to summon many experts and academics in the field of materials as quickly as possible.

As for whether they would have the materials Wu Jie needed was uncertain.

Having something was better than having nothing!

Studying materials was too troublesome; the AI program Blue Planet had kept the supercomputer busy all night and still hadn’t solved one kind of material.

If he could find one or two items, buying them in the system’s mall would also save quite a few energy points.

After all, Wu Jie would rather spend money than energy points.

After the call, he tasted some exquisite pastries and coffee for a while before a flight attendant came in to inform him.

First-class passengers naturally boarded the plane first.

However…

Because there were so many flights back and forth between Jiahuan City and Liuli City,

Even though there was high passenger traffic, not everyone was willing to buy the expensive first-class tickets.

With eight seats in first class, there were only four passengers aside from Wu Jie, surprisingly three foreigners.

After taking his seat, Wu Jie saw a blond, blue-eyed couple, both of whom looked quite exceptional.

They were intensely discussing financial topics, with professional words like hedging, stop loss, and leverage frequently mentioned.

They seemed to be two elites who had long worked in the financial investment industry in the country.

A foreign company’s executive, who after the turmoil ended found business good but was distressed by the lack of sufficient funds, thus considered listing in China to raise funds to help the company grow rapidly.

Indeed.

In the past, companies from Liuli Continent were proud to list overseas, thinking that being able to list abroad and gain the favor of international capital represented globalization and high-end status.

But now?

Many foreign companies, on the other hand, were trying all means to list on Liuli Continent.

Amidst the far-reaching pandemic, Liuli Continent not only suffered no losses but made a fortune through international bulk trade.

Especially the Detox Pills, which had scoured wealth totaling hundreds of billions globally, plus many large enterprises and families organizing huge fleets for global trade, bartering goods, and making a killing in profits.

Coupled with the continuous peace and stability at home, which was also more conducive to peaceful living.

Therefore, it was no surprise now that foreign high-end talents and business elites were flocking in.

The only odd thing was…

When it was time for the economy class passengers to board, Wu Jie saw Xu Feng and his son.

They looked haggard and despondent.

Like frosted eggplants, they walked as though they had no energy.

They didn’t notice Wu Jie and, amid the flow of people, headed towards the rear of the plane.

Back in the days.

Wu Jie first met Xu Kuishan in Liuli City.

Back then, he was a big, fat man, belly protruding like a pregnant woman’s.

At that time, he wore an emerald ring on his thumb and a large ruby ring on his middle finger.

Hating once could yield thirty-six thousand energy points.

But now?

Emaciated and dull.

He no longer carried the haughty, self-important air he used to have.

More like a drug addict who hadn’t taken drugs for a long time, completely lacking in domineering spirit, somewhat sickly looking.

As for Xu Feng, needless to say.

The guy had gotten even thinner, with high cheekbones and sunken eye sockets, looking almost like a skeleton, as skinny as a dried corpse.

Seeing them like this really piqued Wu Jie’s curiosity even more.

The once imposing and overwhelmingly dominant father-son duo of the Xu Family of Liuli City, how had they ended up like this?

Since he had nothing better to do, Wu Jie logged onto the Security Bureau’s intranet with his phone.

He had the cybersecurity division look into the two of them.

Since the Xu Family of Liuli City had once been involved in a case with the Kong Family of Liuli City, there naturally were some tracking investigations.

Soon, Wu Jie received an investigation brief.

Sorted by chronological order, it recorded some major developments of the Xu Family of Liuli City.

Like feuding with Tianyuan and the Mu Family, getting involved in the corruption cases led by Kong Hailin…

Wu Jie knew all these, so he directly skipped over them.

The focus was on how, in the past month and a half, the Xu Family from Liuli City had gradually descended into decline.

And the answer was actually quite simple.

A month ago.

Wang Cong had approached Tang Xiao and Wu Jie, bringing an invitation to attend his father Wang Jian’s birthday.

That day, the invitation delivery was a ruse, for testing the couple and really aimed at borrowing money.

The international situation was unstable; it was all about strength and luck.

Some people had made windfalls.

Like the father and son duo of the Wang family in Jiahuan City, the financial crisis of Wanda Group was resolved.

Now, building high risers and hosting guests, today’s birthday celebration would undoubtedly be bustling with important guests, toasting and reveling in delight.

However, some had suffered disastrous losses, like the father and son of the Xu Family, who were originally profiting, but human greed knows no bounds.

Perhaps it was because they had been severely deceived by Mu En before, having lost too much due to the ties with the Kong Family of Liuli City.

They were desperate to make a fortune, desperate to compensate for their losses.

So after tasting the sweetness, they intensified their efforts, gambling the whole family’s fate.

Unfortunately.

Others risked a lot and turned their bikes into motorcycles.

But the Xu Family of Liuli City?

Now everything was messed up; scrambling and borrowing against mortgages, they had exhausted the family’s finances and connections, amassing millions of tons of supplies transported to Huanzhou State with nearly a hundred large ships.

The outcome was tragic beyond measure.

They had initially negotiated with several forces for barter trading.

Unexpectedly, they were swindled.

Those forces had taken away the supplies, but did not transport the items the Xu Family of Liuli City had wanted.

One large ten-thousand-ton ship had a daily rental cost of tens of thousands of yuan, and with nearly a hundred ships, that equaled millions of yuan.

Additionally, they had been detained, needing to pay substantial fines for the release.

Initially gambling everything, even insanely accruing debt, they had managed to gather millions of tons of supplies from within the country.

Being swindled, the Xu Family of Liuli City hadn’t made a single penny; their losses were already extensive.

Now with the ships detained, daily rental costs running in millions, in addition to facing huge fines…

it was truly before adding insult to injury.

Luckily.

Several days ago, hundreds of large freighters were unjustifiably detained.

After a series of official negotiations, those already unloaded ships were finally released.

So, the fines didn’t need to be paid by the shipowners, but what about the freight remaining fees?

Furthermore, to gather supplies, they had accumulated debt everywhere.

Now the news had spread, everyone knew the Xu Family of Liuli City’s fleet had been swindled, not making a cent.

Those who lent them money, could they not be panicked?

Could they not persistently press for their debts?

Those capable of lending billions weren’t ordinary people; they certainly had substantial power and connections.

Therefore, those foreign debts were impossible not to repay, else they could forget about ever having good days again in Liuli City.

A single penny, lacking, can ruin a heroic man.

What’s more, dealing with debts amounting to hundreds of billions!

Selling off assets, frantically repaying debts.

The once imposing and domineering Xu Family of Liuli City had truly become utterly disheartened.

Wu Jie glanced at the end of the investigation briefing, there were two charts.

One was comprehensive information of the main personnel of the Xu Family of Liuli City, an intelligent analysis result of the Skynet System.

The chart clearly showed.

Like Xu Kuishan, Xu Anyong, Xu Linming, Xu Jiahao—the four brothers, their assets were in a tragic state.

No house, no shops, no luxury cars, hardly any savings, albeit plenty of loans and unpaid interest.

Additionally, the three younger brothers of Xu Kuishan had ongoing lawsuits, being sued for debt collection, contract fraud, illegal fundraising…

The integration of informational networks, summarizing data across industries and sectors, its advantages were also evident.

Just this one chart had basically seen through the Xu Family of Liuli City’s underside.

Clearly in complete shambles, assets failing to cover their debts.

Wu Jie even found out that Xu Feng’s credit card had been overdue for a long time.

For someone from such a prestigious family, he naturally wouldn’t have used services like “Huabai” and “Jiebai” previously.

But they had already opened, and their limits were almost maxed out.

The latest expense showed, the plane tickets back to Liuli City for the father and son pair, were bought by him.

Previously going out involved private planes, luxurious convoys, bodyguards surrounding…

Now?

Using “Huabai” to borrow money for plane tickets, even opting for discounted economy class…

Of course.

The other chart was even more clear and direct.

The Skynet System had analyzed big data and conducted a comprehensive analysis of the Xu Family of Liuli City’s financial transactions, social relationships, and debt disputes.

Wu Jie could clearly see who their creditors were and how much was borrowed.

Wang Jian and his son also appeared on the chart, but not ranking high, only having lent fifty million.

Moreover, it was clearly noted in the remarks that father and son had already pursued legal means for debt collection.

Former allies, now turned enemies over debt.

Indeed, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests!

After finishing the report briefing, Wu Jie sighed endlessly.

At this moment.

The father and son who had initially gone to the economy class suddenly came back.

It turned out that the father and son had quite a few mileage points, and there were spare seats in first class, so they were upgraded for free.

Arriving in first class, the father and son were overjoyed.

However, as soon as they settled next to Wu Jie, Xu Feng frowned and pondered for a while before suddenly widening his eyes.

“Holy crap!

Are you bankrupt too?”

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