I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property

"Mr. Sun, we have collected all the evidence. The incident at your company was done by Wu Yun, who has confessed. We deeply apologize for the negative impact this caused you earlier."

After an investigation, Sun Yulei's wrongful accusation had finally been cleared. As for how many years Wu Yun would be sentenced, Zhang Menglong hardly cared anymore. His two lawyers would surely secure the toughest punishment within the confines of the law for him.

"By the way, Mr. Zhang, was that one billion US dollars really not transferred by you into his account? If so, we might need to conduct further investigation on Wu Yun," said the police officer earnestly.

The amount involved was so large that they probably had to establish a special investigative team! They racked their brains but couldn't fathom what could possibly make a company project manager spend a billion dollars.

"Oh, I just checked some details— that money was mine. I accidentally transferred it to the wrong account."

"I knew it!" This result was not at all surprising to them. Given Zhang Menglong's character, it was truly believable that he could do something like this.

"Transferring money to the wrong account isn't illegal, right?"

"This... shouldn't be illegal," Transfer to the wrong account? Who would believe that! It was a billion dollars, not a hundred; shouldn't one verify several times before transferring such an amount?

But there was no real way to charge him formally. Zhang Menglong steadfastly denied it, simply claiming he had made a mistake with the account number. What could they actually do to him?

"About this money... sorry, Mr. Zhang, since it's foreign funds, we need to understand its origin."

"Oh, it's nothing. I just sold some oil from my mine in Africa to Siberia. This money came from there. If you need it, I can provide the transaction records."

"Heh, I guess that won't be necessary," the officer swallowed his saliva, Zhang Menglong actually owned a mine, an oil mine at that! Perhaps this is what being a cut above the rest means!

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"Mr. Zhang, about that donation you mentioned earlier..." the officer hesitated to bring it up.

"Oh right, I almost forgot!" Zhang Menglong slapped his forehead, "Isn't there a billion dollars with Wu Yun? No need to transfer it back to me, just direct it to your account!"

"Mr. Zhang, you mentioned fifty million, but there was a billion. What should we do with the remaining fifty million, which account should we transfer it to?"

"Hmm? Did I say fifty million? I thought I mentioned a billion?" Zhang Menglong turned to Sun Yulei, "Yulei, did I say fifty million?"

"You kidding me, right?" Sun Yulei directly gave Zhang Menglong a playful punch.

"Haha, Mr. Zhang, you really do forget things, noblemen," confusing a fifty million donation for a billion probably could only happen to Zhang Menglong.

"Forget it, forget it, no need to return that fifty million. Just buy a few more patrol cars and get some more equipment, consider it a contribution from me to society."

"Mr. Zhang, let me escort you."

"No need, we can manage on our own. Our lawyers will handle the rest."

"Safe travels..."

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Sun Yulei and Zhang Menglong walked out of the place that wasn't particularly pleasant shoulder to shoulder.

"Let's go, call Xu Li and the others, we'll have a good meal tonight to celebrate!"

"Menglong, I really owe you big this time!" Sun Yulei had always been an honest person, and having his name cleared this time, he knew it was all thanks to Zhang Menglong.

"As a father taking care of his son, it's only natural!" Zhang Menglong said in a provoking tone.

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"Sizzle sizzle!" The hot pot emitted steaming vapor. It was located in a square across from Jiangnan University of Science and Technology, reasonably priced and very popular— a frequent dining spot for Zhang Menglong and his dormmates over the years.

Although it lacked the delicacies of home, this type of camaraderie couldn't be bought with money.

"So you just went ahead and bought that company and transferred it to old Sun's name?"

"Yes, you should have seen Wu Yun's face then, looked like he was the only person left in his family registry!"

"Hey Menglong, did you really transfer the company into my name? Are those documents for real?"

"Of course, they are real," Zhang Menglong said, "If they actually start checking, and all the documents are fake, not just you, even I would be in trouble."

"So I really own that much of Nas Group's shares?"

"The share certificate is with my assistant. Want me to bring it over for you to see?" Zhang Menglong laughed.

"Forget it, forget it, I can't handle that kind of thing. We're talking billions of US dollars here. I'm afraid my hands would tremble holding it; you better take it back quickly," Sun Yulei said.

"Take it back? Why take it back?" Zhang Menglong said, "I plan to evenly distribute these shares among the three of you. You guys can just play around managing the company!"

"What did you say?" the three of them exclaimed in unison.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"All of you are still unemployed, and even if you find jobs, you'd just be workers. When to join, when to be fired, it's all up to the boss. Isn't it more comfortable to own a company?"

"This is worth billions; you can't be joking about this!"

"Exactly, we are just recent college graduates with a degree in materials science. We might be okay doing experiments, but managing a company? That's just absurd!"

"Was the saying 'to live a rich life' just for fun?" Zhang Menglong became upset, "My brothers can't just be workers. Don't worry about the company; I will find some professional managers to guide you, and as long as you're willing to learn diligently, you'll grow quickly."

"But..."

"But my foot!" Zhang Menglong didn't give them a chance to argue, "I have the final say in this matter, and I've also acquired the remaining shares of the company. Now each of us owns a quarter. You guys better manage it well; if it goes under, you'll have to atone for it with your lives!"

Hearing Zhang Menglong's words, everyone felt a bit emotional. Did they save the universe in their past lives to have met such a miraculous roommate?

"Alright, just for your words, we have to do our best to manage this company!"

"That's more like it!"

Zhang Menglong picked up his cup and clinked it with the others.

"Hey, Menglong, you were just joking earlier about owning half of Inner Mongolia's cattle and sheep, right?" Sun Yulei suddenly remembered the boast Zhang Menglong made, "You're really something, how big must half of Inner Mongolia be!"

"Who said I was joking?" Zhang Menglong put his cup down on the table, "Well, not half perhaps, but about two-thirds of the pasture land is contracted by my family. So yeah, most of Inner Mongolia's cattle and sheep are indeed mine!"

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