Chapter 7 The Dried Squid(1/2)
September 22.
The 10th Road.
Today is the 35th anniversary of Baima Commercial City. When you walk into this building, there are lights and decorations in front of each shop, and tourists are flocking to each other. The lively atmosphere is very different from the deserted scene yesterday.
A large amusement center was built in the display area in the center of the mall, with the theme of a birthday party. Staff with funny birthday hats kept shouting and invited tourists on their birthdays in September to participate in the lottery. A beautiful long-haired girl was also distributing leaflets, attracting attention.
"Lan Silin" wearing a suit, her head combed and glasses took a deep breath, her frivolous smile on her face was completely restrained, and she squeezed into the elevator with the bustling crowd.
The sixth floor is no longer a commercial area. What he pressed was the seventh floor.
Today is his last time to meet Jiang Zhilin.
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In the office building of "Ancheng Credit Company", the clerks who were working hard as ever. On the office table separated by themselves, Jiang Zhilin unveiled the silver suitcase in his hand.
"Mr. Lan Silin, this is the advance payment for your loan of 10 million yuan, and the total is 2 million yuan. Please take a look." Jiang Zhilin still maintained a professional smile on his face.
Lan Silin pursed her lips and opened the lock of the suitcase. Stacks of RMB were covered tightly with the entire box. He took out a stack of money and carefully twisted it over. They were all new banknotes that had just been taken out of the bank and could not be faked.
"Thank you so much... Thank you so much... As long as you have these two million, there will be no problem..." Lan Silin's lips were trembling, and the words "excitement" seemed to be printed on her face, which made Jiang Zhilin feel disgusted.
But she has excellent acting skills, and there is no strange expression on her face. She smiled:
"Although the advance loan does not meet the scope of our company's responsibilities, I am still very happy to help you. At the same time, I hope that the new watches under your name will be sold well."
The transaction has been completed, and the two of them feel much more relaxed. Jiang Zhilin took out the watch given by Lan Silin from his bag and smiled:
"I have also learned about your watch. Normal mechanical watches cannot adjust the calendar between 9 pm and 3 pm. If adjusted rashly, it is likely to cause gear damage... But the mechanical watch you developed perfectly solves this disadvantage. I guess you have mastered a better production process, right?"
"This craft is also the part I am most proud of," Lan Silin smiled:
"It's great that you can like it. Oh, by the way, I will definitely return the loan part before the mortgage date on time. Miss Jiang, you can be very pleased with 10,000 hearts."
As he said that, Lan Silin had closed her suitcase and carried her to her face, with a smile on her face, and stood up:
"As agreed, I will transfer the three million deposit to your company's bank account as soon as possible after I go back... Then..."
"Please wait a little longer."
Lan Silin's turn around froze. The smile on his face was also froze.
But Jiang Zhilin was still smiling. Her smile was indifferent, with faint mockery. Her tone was no longer as peaceful as before.
"Mr. Lan--they are already here. There is no need to wait until you go back to pay for the mortgage, right?"
Cold sweat oozed from Lan Silin's forehead.
"Miss Jiang...isn't it? I don't have a bank card on hand now..."
"No bank card is needed, right?" Jiang Zhilin slowly stood up, hugged his arms, turned his head slightly, and looked at him with deep meaning:
"A few days ago, when Mr. Lan showed me your deposit at the bank, didn't he log in to the online bank to check it out?"
She squinted her eyes slightly:
"If you just need a computer to transfer money, our company can provide it now."
Lan Silin became stiff and her face was not enough to wipe her sweat. She laughed dryly:
"That's right, I..."
"By the way. In order to protect Mr. Lan's profits and also to ensure the security of this transaction, our company will have a fixed procedure before the transaction is completed..."
Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Zhilin interrupted directly. Her cold aura was completely different from the kind image of the leader, and there was a sneer on her face:
“—We invited a ‘notary’.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the office door opened. A middle-aged man in a suit and tie walked in with a briefcase and nodded to the two of them.
"Hello, two, I'm notary."
He put the briefcase on the table and took out a certificate from it.
“This is my notary practice certificate.”
Lan Silin looked over her gaze stiffly.
The certificate clearly states:
Gu Feng, a national first-class notary.
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The little girl was about six or seven years old and was pushed by the crowd coming and going. She couldn't find the direction no matter how she was, and she burst into tears.
A slender arm was gently placed on her shoulder. The little girl was startled. When she turned her head, she saw an unrecognizable sister. She smiled gently and helped wipe away the tears from the girl's face:
"What's wrong? Have you gotten lost with your mom?"
"Um--"
The girl sniffed, and the look at her was still helpless. The sister looked only seventeen or eighteen years old. Although she was a stranger, she was not very scary.
"Sister is a staff member here." She pointed to the brand on her T-shirt, "Don't be afraid, I'll take you to find your mother, okay?"
The girl looked at her sister with her eyes dripping for a long time, and the latter blinked at her playfully. She didn't know why, she was not panicked at all, and nodded slowly:
"good."
"So good." The sister laughed, she looked so good. She took out a pack of tissues from her pocket and wiped her nose.
"Come on, blow your nose."
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"This contract formulated by Ancheng Credit Co., Ltd. is legally beneficial. That is to say, it is Mr. Lan Silin's legal obligation to pay the mortgage in a timely manner after the loan is issued."
Gu Feng took out a recorder from his briefcase and a copy of the loan contract.
"Ms. Jiang Zhilin made a notarization application yesterday. I will ensure the fairness of the transactions between the two parties here. The recording of the conversation between the two will be sealed as evidence of retaining it and will never be leaked. Please rest assured."
"How is it?" Jiang Zhilin had a mocking smile on his face:
"Mr. Lan Silin, the notary is here, you are not in a hurry to leave, are you?"
Lan Silin slowly turned around, her face turned astonishingly blue, her neck was soaked with sweat, and the cold wind of the air conditioner blew in, and he felt like falling into an ice cellar.
"Mr. Lan Silin," said Jiang Zhilin: "If there is no problem, I will provide you with a computer for transferring money now. How about it?"
"Actually..." Lan Silin moved her Adam's apple and twitched the corners of her mouth:
"I... forgot the password for online banking..."
"Ha..." Jiang Zhilin snorted coldly:
"That's really a coincidence."
She looked at the notary next to her and said sarcastically:
"Mr. Notary, what should I do in this case?"
Gu Feng nodded and responded in an official manner:
"According to the contract, the loan issuance time and the payment of the mortgage must be carried out simultaneously, otherwise it cannot be regarded as a legitimate transaction. If Mr. Lan Silin cannot pay the mortgage, he must immediately return the loan he just received."
After a pause, he continued:
"It is necessary to remind Mr. Lan Silin that given that you are already famous in the contract, it means that you have agreed to the rules on the contract. If the mortgage cannot be paid in time... Miss Jiang Zhilin has the right to sue you."
"No need to talk about it."
Sweat had penetrated into the back. Lan Silin gritted her teeth and used all her strength to make a very light sound.
"I'll pay now."
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The sweet and cute girl led a little girl back to the birthday party recreation center in the middle of the mall, looked around and walked to the management manager responsible for this area.
"Manager, this girl is lost in the mall. Can you take her to the radio room to find her mother?"
The management manager turned his head and was stunned when he saw the girl, and then looked at the little girl holding her hand.
"Are you lost? Why is this good...will you go to the radio room? I'm still doing shopping mall guidance, and I can't get away..."
"The radio room seems to be on the third floor. I am very familiar with the first floor, and I have never been to other places..." The girl stuck out her tongue embarrassedly.
"That's it..." The management manager looked at the girl in front of him. She was wearing a shop celebratory T-shirt from the staff and a birthday hat on her head. It seemed that she was a bit of a face, and the brand on her chest was also an unfamiliar name. She thought she was invited to do part-time jobs for a day. She frowned and asked:
"You just said, are you very familiar with the first floor?"
"Yes," the girl blinked: "Actually, I often come here to go shopping..."
The management manager took a brief look and took off the yellow cuffs on the sleeves:
"Then, I'll take this little girl to the radio room first. You can help me with some replacements here. Tourists will come to ask for directions. If you know, try to point out the way."
The cuff is printed with the words "Mall Manager" and the girl blinks and smiles:
"OK."
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The sound of fingers tapping on the keyboard is the only sound in the huge office.
To be continued...