After the relatives and friends left, He Wenjie said to the usurers present, "I don't care what interest rate is written on the loan agreements you signed with Uncle Jiang, but today I am only going to settle your accounts using the maximum interest rate permitted by national law. If you agree with my terms, you can go over with my lawyer now to calculate the totals and take your money. If you aren't the ones who call the shots, contact someone who does immediately. If anyone disagrees with my suggestion, we can see each other in court."
These moneylenders all knew that He Wenjie was a major shareholder of Jingyan, and none of them dared to act tough in front of him. Immediately, many of them walked outside to make phone calls, while a few remaining individuals muttered a few polite phrases and left directly with their money. Those who made calls soon returned one after another to collect their money and leave; not a single person chose to go to court. They were sensible people and knew they wouldn't get any advantage out of He Wenjie. If he insisted on dragging them through a lawsuit for six months to a year, let alone their interest, they might not even get their principal back.
After everyone had gone, He Wenjie discovered that most of these loan sharks had actually chosen to be paid in US dollars, leaving one of the two suitcases of RMB completely untouched. In the end, He Wenjie gave the lawyer ten thousand US dollars as a token of appreciation, and the two lawyer assi…
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