Chapter 90: Not Enough Toilets Even for 100,000
"Mr. Sun, why are there so many guests today?" the butler asked.
"Go ahead!" Zhang Menglong secretly gave Sun Yulei a look.
"Oh, it's like this," with Zhang Menglong by his side, Sun Yulei also felt much more confident, "my company might have some misunderstandings about me, they say I sold the company's strategic information for a bribe of 100,000 Yuan.
"Hahaha, Mr. Sun, your company is really interesting, how could a rich man like you do such a thing for 100,000 Yuan." The butler laughed.
"So Yulei and I brought the police comrades over to take a look," Zhang Menglong interjected from the side.
"Since that's the case, please come in," the butler stepped aside to welcome them in, "I will have the driver park the car in the garage."
"Thanks for the trouble," the police officer suddenly became somewhat timid, it seems that Sun Yulei really was the owner of this villa!
As they entered the courtyard, a huge swimming pool garden left everyone in awe, this wasn't just a mere 1400 square meters, that area must only be the size of the house, right? Including the garden, it probably wouldn't stop at 2000 square meters!
Entering the villa, a living room comparable to a large flat was enough to make one's heart tremble. At the entrance hall were gold-inlaid floor tiles, and on the wall hung a powerful and vigorous calligraphy piece, with the signature at the bottom from Wang Xizhi.
"Mr. Sun, is this an original piece by Wang Xizhi?" the police officer couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, officer, this piece of calligraphy was purchased by Mr. Sun for 12 million two years ago, I have the authentication certificate here, shall I go and bring it to you?"
"No need, I was just asking," the officer said, his face flushed with embarrassment. What is going on with this company? When someone can spend 12 million on a piece of calligraphy, would they care about your 100,000 Yuan bribe? There must be some hidden story!
"May I ask what everyone would like to drink?" the butler asked, "We've recently received a batch of Hacienda La Esmeralda coffee from Panama. If you're interested, you could try it."
"What coffee?" Not to mention the others, even Zhang Menglong had never heard of this type of coffee.
"Oh, this is the world's finest coffee, priced at about 350 US Dollars per pound. Its annual output is very limited, and it was sent over a few days ago by the Duke of Windsor from Panama."
This enormous influx of information immediately left everyone present in a stunned silence.
Never mind the coffee selling for 350 a pound, what's the deal with this Duke? Could it be that Sun Yulei is acquainted with the Panamanian royal family?
"I'll have a cup," Zhang Menglong settled onto the sofa, "it seems we won't finish taking the statement in a short while, I might as well try this coffee."
"I... I don't need any, just give me a bottle of water, please," that police officer had never had such coffee before; a single sip would nearly cost him a day's work.
"Would you like water from Fiji or natural spring water from Kobe?"
"The... the one from Fiji."
"We'll have the same."
"All right, please wait a moment, I will get it ready."
When the butler walked away, the police officer and legal staff from Nas Group finally exhaled. They had never even heard of the kind of water the butler mentioned before.
The legal staff quietly glanced around and noticed no one was paying attention to him, he quickly took out his phone to search for this Fiji water. When he saw that this mineral water cost as much as 200 US Dollars per liter, he couldn't help but tremble.
What is this extravagant thing? Do rich people really drink water so lavishly? This 100,000 yuan probably wouldn't even cover a month's worth of their water, right? Unless Sun Yulei has really lost his mind, why would he bother with this 100,000 yuan?
Their company's salary for a bachelor's graduate from Jiangnan University of Science and Technology is just 4,500 yuan, and there's a discount during the internship period, so with a monthly salary of 3,500 yuan, it's clear that Sun Yulei was simply experiencing life! Find your next adventure on empire
It wasn't long before the butler arrived with several domestic staff, carrying coffee and water.
"Mr. Police Officer, I take care of Mr. Sun Yulei's daily life, but because he wanted to be independent and not rely on his family, he has been living outside for this period. This might have caused some issues in your judgment of the case. If you need any corroboration, I can provide everything for Mr. Sun."
"Er... you... um, but..." The police officer was about to say something else but then his mind suddenly froze as if it had crashed.
Indeed, Sun Yulei couldn't explain where that sum of money came from, but from the current situation, there was no need for Sun Yulei to earn this money—it didn't make any sense! Although the law requires evidence, sometimes, evidence can seem feeble in the face of truth.
"How about this, I will give you a tour of the villa, perhaps you will gain a deeper understanding of Mr. Sun's wealth," said the butler as he approached a shelf by the side, "These vases were once used by Zhu Yuanzhang, valued at 5 million US dollars."
"These chopsticks were used by Emperor Qianlong, worth 3 million US dollars."
"This is a sculpture by the Western artist Michelangelo, yes, the one associated with the Ninja Turtles, valued at 21 million US dollars."
"This is a rare glass meteorite collected by Mr. Sun, valued at 5 million US dollars."
"The painting on this wall is a work by Master Roark, oh right, you might not recognize this master. You should know Da Vinci, he was Da Vinci's teacher, and this painting is worth 120 million US dollars."
"And there's more..."
The police officer was making notes frantically, becoming numb to these staggering figures.
"Those are roughly the most valuable items in the whole house, adding up to about 3 billion US dollars, I guess," the butler said, "Oh, right, there are also several cars in the underground garage, with a total value of about 500 million Huaxia currency."
"This is Mr. Sun's bedroom."
"What is this fragrance?"
"This is ambergris, roughly 300 US dollars per gram—not particularly expensive."
"Not particularly expensive..." The police officer didn't have the spirit to continue writing. In their eyes, this 'not so expensive' item was even pricier than gold considering the exchange rate between Huaxia currency and US dollars.
"Oh, right, the toilet in the bathroom is co-branded with LV, featuring the smartest system and the most avant-garde design, priced at 19,000 US dollars."
"Mr. Police Officer, to be honest, this 100,000 Huaxia yuan isn't even enough to buy a toilet, so how could Mr. Sun possibly be interested in this paltry profit?" the butler said, "Mr. Sun's family owns half the pastures in Inner Mongolia; for him, money is just a number!"
"I... I understand, I will thoroughly investigate this matter!" The police officer closed his notebook, nearly on the verge of collapse, as if staying a second longer would kill him with the scent of money.
As for Wu Yun, his expression was as if he had eaten excrement.
Picking the softest persimmons to pinch, he originally thought Sun Yulei was just an ordinary poor student, whom, with his resources and means, he could easily make his scapegoat. As for that little bit of benefit fee, once the dust settled, it would naturally end up in his account.
But he hadn't anticipated that he had essentially stirred up a hornets' nest! He was freaking out!