246: Chapter 246 Greed Can Lead to Death

Secretary Kang Kewu was stunned!

The people from Ningzhou City were stunned!!!

Vice Minister Zhang and the others were dumbfounded!

Seeing everyone's reaction, Minister Chen smiled and reminded them again, "Vice Minister Zhang, what is your opinion?"

Vice Minister Zhang finally came back to his senses. As the vice minister in charge, he was specifically responsible for this high-speed rail line. Although he was astonished, he was very clear on the situation; since the top leader had spoken, how could he possibly go against it?

"Minister Chen, I completely agree with the plan you proposed. Let's settle on this then: we will adopt Plan No. 2 and build two high-speed rail stations, one in Ningzhou and one in Wanshun County."

Minister Chen nodded with satisfaction. "What about the rest of you? What are your opinions?"

There was another vice minister present, along with several department directors, deputy directors, and other officials.

The remaining vice minister quickly said, "I completely agree with Minister Chen's plan!"

"I also completely agree!"

"I agree as well!"

"..."

How could anyone else dare to object? They all expressed their agreement, and so the matter was settled.

Secretary Kang Kewu looked excited. He hadn't expected things to be settled so easily; he wouldn't have even dared to dream of this.

"Thank you, Minister Chen, and thank you to all the leaders. We in Ningzhou City will certainly not let the higher authorities down, and we will fully cooperate with the construction of this high-speed rail line."

Minister Chen said, "Secretary Kang Kewu, just wait for the official announcement. As early as tomorrow, or at the latest the day after, we will officially announce to the public that we are adopting Plan No. 2."

"Thank you, Minister Chen." Secretary Kang Kewu thanked him again.

Minister Chen nodded slightly. "I have other matters to attend to later. Vice Minister Zhang will discuss some of the details with you in depth. Additionally, on my behalf, Vice Minister Zhang will treat everyone to lunch."

This kind of treatment was incredible!

Not only did they agree to adopt Plan No. 2, but they were also being treated to a meal.

Secretary Kang Kewu quickly said, "No, no, we should be the ones treating you to this meal."

Minister Chen didn't dwell on who would pay for the meal; he just smiled, then stood up and left the meeting room.

As the head of the ministry, he was very busy and couldn't stay here to talk with everyone, so he left everything to Vice Minister Zhang.

...

Ningzhou.

After the news spread, many people took the initiative to find Zhao Zhixun or his deputy general managers, all expressing their desire to invest.

At the very beginning, Zhao Zhixun and his team had set a threshold; those without a certain level of financial strength could not participate.

But there were too many people, and many expressed that they wanted to come in and get rich together. Zhao Zhixun pretended to be in a difficult position for a while, but later he stopped pretending, went with the flow, and accepted everyone.

Even some ordinary people, with thirty or fifty thousand yuan, were allowed in. Consequently, more and more people participated in the financing, and the snowball grew larger and larger.

Not long after arriving at work this morning, Zhang Qun heard the news.

Secretary Kang Kewu and his team had actually succeeded. The supervising ministry had agreed to adopt Plan No. 2 and would build two high-speed rail stations, one in Ningzhou and one in Wanshun County.

As the mayor of Ningzhou, he should have been happy, but he couldn't feel happy at all because this credit didn't belong to him; it basically had nothing to do with him.

He consoled himself, thinking, "Fortunately, I secured a major project worth over twenty billion, which is not inferior to Secretary Kang Kewu's achievement. It will be just as significant a bonus in the eyes of the provincial leaders."

No, he had to speed up the progress of this project. So, in his capacity as mayor, he personally met with several leaders of the four major local banks in Ningzhou to facilitate the five-billion-yuan loan.

It must have been Chairman Chen Zhixun's background that played a major role, and with Mayor Zhang Qun coming forward, the loan process went very smoothly. It was settled in one go, and they were just waiting for the banks to release the funds.

In the afternoon, Qin Chuan returned to Wanshun County.

They took a flight this morning and arrived in the provincial capital at noon. Secretary Kang Kewu was in a good mood and specifically treated everyone to lunch in the provincial capital.

Not long after returning, having sat in his office for less than half an hour, there was a knock on the door, and Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee, Director Hu Bing, pushed the door open.

He looked joyful. "Secretary, it's been announced! It's officially announced! They are officially adopting Plan No. 2!"

Qin Chuan smiled happily.

They had reached an agreement with Minister Chen and the others yesterday morning; it had only been a day, and the plan was officially announced.

He opened his computer, logged onto the official website, and sure enough, he saw the officially announced plan for the Jianhai Railway on the homepage, along with a map marking the railway line.

The survey work had long been completed. Once the plan was set, the railway line was set, and it was explicitly stated that a high-speed rail station would be built in both Ningzhou and Wanshun County.

"Secretary, in this case, our Wanshun County will be connected to the high-speed rail, and we will be the first county in all of Jiangnan Province to have a high-speed rail station."

The first county with a high-speed rail station—just thinking about it was exciting.

Qin Chuan waved his hand and said, "Let's have a meeting in half an hour. Since the official plan has been announced, we can arrange and start some of the work in advance."

...

Ningzhou.

In a presidential suite at a five-star hotel.

Chairman Chen Zhixun and his two deputy general managers, along with several subordinates, were holding a secret discussion.

"Boss, the five-billion-yuan loan has already arrived in our account. Additionally, the financing situation is promising; we have already raised over two billion."

That was a total of over seven billion yuan. In the past, he wouldn't have even dared to dream of such a thing.

None of them had ever seen so much money in their entire lives. Previously, when they committed fraud, they would only cheat people out of a few tens of thousands, and the largest amount they had ever swindled was only over a hundred thousand.

Now, it was over seven billion!

"Boss, we'll be set for life! Hahaha, I can't wait to run away now and go abroad to enjoy a life of luxury and debauchery."

Chairman Chen Zhixun reminded them, "The more it's like this, the more steady we need to be. We must not reveal any flaws. Let's wait a few more days, until there is even more money."

Many people often die because of the word "greed."

Even though they already had over seven billion, seeing the financing situation was red-hot, with many bosses bringing money to join in, Chairman Chen Zhixun naturally wanted to get more money. Given the current situation, it was entirely possible to get another billion or so in three to five days.

How could he bear to leave right away? Having seven billion made him want eight, or even nine or ten billion.

Fortunately, he hadn't completely lost his mind and was still relatively clear-headed. Chairman Chen Zhixun instructed, "Third Brother, you are responsible for the escape plan. Don't take it lightly. Get the passports ready and prepare our landing spot abroad. As soon as the situation looks wrong, we will leave immediately."

"Boss, don't worry about that, no problem!"

Chairman Chen Zhixun nodded in relief and then said, "Prepare fifty million in cash, pack it in cardboard boxes, and accompany me to Mayor Zhang's house tonight."

"Boss, we've already got the money; there's no need to waste this fifty million, right? I suggest we don't send it; we'll be leaving in a few days anyway."

Chairman Chen Zhixun shook his head. "No, this is what I promised him. If I don't give it, and it happens to arouse his suspicion, that would be bad."