He won 900 million in the lottery.

Chapter 339 Saving All Living Beings

Long Ping'an invited me to Huanghui Province, Shuangfei City.

He works here.

Director of the Municipal Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office.

Wu Yinglong and Liu Zhaosheng were invited at the same time.

"The last time the four of us drank together was at Brother Shen's wedding."

"Thank you all for coming. May I ask what brings Brother Long here?"

"Today I'm showing Brother Shen the world, so he can travel with us in the future."

I tilted my head. In truth, I didn't want to deal with these people, but there was nothing I could do. Top-level resources were all in the hands of a few.

There was no one else but them.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Long."

The charitable foundation isn't something I'm doing alone.

Every family has them.

Some do it to avoid taxes.

Some of them are for money laundering.

Some people also isolate their family assets.

However, all charitable foundations are subject to one thing: they are genuinely doing charity.

"Here it is."

Long Pingan took us to a charity auction in Shuangfei City.

Shuangfei City, the provincial capital of Huanghui Province, is also a prosperous place.

To be honest, aside from watching it on TV and reading it in novels, I've never actually participated in charity auctions.

I've really learned a lot today.

Are there any requirements?

"Of course! How can you be a good person without money?"

As soon as he entered, a person came over with a notebook, and Long Ping'an casually signed a number.

"If you want to go in and take a look, you have to donate 20 first."

Wu Yinglong and Liu Zhaosheng seemed familiar with the place. They exchanged a glance, shrugged, and signed their names, donating 20 yuan each.

Seeing my hesitation, Long Ping'an turned around and patted my shoulder: "Donate it, this money is all real money donated."

I signed it too.

Write down 20.

I asked as I walked in.

"How should we pay the 20?"

"Someone will contact you then, they can give you cash or supplies."

"Supplies?"

"Goods worth 20 yuan are also acceptable."

I'm starting to understand.

"This is money laundering!"

"Oh, no. It's charity, because whether it's money or supplies, they will ultimately go to those who need help. And then, it's just a way to launder the money."

"We're genuinely donating money, but they're genuinely laundering it, so doesn't that result in a net loss?"

"Resource exchange, are you now searching the world for old Chinese medicine? If legal channels don't work, try crooked methods."

This is much more sophisticated than what Zhao Xing's family does. I'll have to go to Zhao's house to learn it when I have time.

auctions.

At first, everything was normal; they were selling famous paintings and collectibles.

Unfortunately, I'm not interested in these things.

But that doesn't diminish my curiosity.

"What's the point of them filming this?"

"If it's bought for 1000 million, the auction house will buy it back for 1500 million or even more in a few years."

"Isn't this turning into an investment?"

"No, the 1000 million is not the original 1000 million, and the 1500 million is not the same 1500 million either."

I shook my head to indicate that I didn't want to participate: "This thing makes money quickly, but I'm not short of money, so it's not for me."

"I like that it has principles. Let's keep watching!"

After filming the objects, we started filming people.

"people?"

holding grass...

Long Ping'an asked me, "Brother Shen, have you ever had your birth date and time analyzed?"

"no."

"Just as there is yin, there is also yang in the universe. Some people are extremely lucky, while others are extremely unlucky. These are things we are born with, but they can also be transferred to others."

"Brother Long, in a harmonious society, we can't indulge in superstition."

A girl walked up to the auction stage.

Wearing a white dress and blindfolded with a red cloth, she walked to the center with the help of the auctioneer.

"Gao, the lucky girl, is fortunate to still be a virgin. Starting bid: 1000 million."

"this one?"

But the people below seemed to be raising prices like crazy, as if money were no object.

"Most of the owners are from the south."

"If you believe, it exists; if you don't believe, it doesn't. Spending tens of millions to arrange a lucky charm for a project worth hundreds of millions or even billions is perfectly normal."

"Has this been tested? This looks so fake."

Long Ping'an didn't reply, but it dawned on me that this was still money laundering!

I've broadened my horizons considerably.

"How are you feeling?"

"It's nothing special."

It's really boring.

Perhaps my intention in making arrangements was to hand over Ya Hong Group to the state, so I wasn't worried about Ya Hong's funds and accounts.

"Since Brother Shen is not interested in this, let's move on to the next project."

"What?"

"To save all living beings."

KTV.

Is this what they call saving all living beings?

I like.

Pushing open the door, one was greeted by a group of girls dressed simply and looking reserved.

She wasn't wearing makeup.

Even their clothing wasn't uniform; it was as if they were wearing everyday clothes, strolling around town, and incidentally working as escorts to earn some extra money.

"These are all female college students who applied for poverty relief funds. Due to individual reasons, the school did not allocate any places to them, but these girls are indeed in very poor circumstances. Therefore, I founded the College Student Aid Foundation. If they perform well, they are guaranteed job placement."

"Aren't you forcing a good woman into prostitution?"

"Don't label me. They all volunteered, and so did we. You can give them money and let them leave. Or you can choose to let them stay and earn their dignity at a corresponding cost."

This is the first lesson in embarking on a life in society.

Actually, not many of these girls are pretty.

After being accustomed to seeing beautiful women, these ordinary, poor girls standing in this magnificent setting seem so out of place.

This room is like an abyss.

Long Ping'an, we are like demons disguised as angels, acting as saviors of these girls.

Long Ping'an picked up his wine glass and raised his hand slightly.

"Thank you very much, benefactor."

Not the boss, not the leader.

But he turned out to be my benefactor.

The word "pure" weighs heavily on the dirty truth.

"Besides impoverished female college students, terminally ill wives, single mothers, and desperate young women, see which one suits your taste. Although you've taken advantage of their bodies, you've saved their souls, their lives, and their families. We've always been saving all living beings; doing good deeds is addictive."

Long Ping'an's words were like the whispers of a demon, luring me step by step into the abyss.

Angels and demons are two sides of the same coin.

The line between goodwill and perversion is very thin.

I pointed to one of the girls and asked her to come over.

How much money do you need?

"500,000. That covers four years of university tuition and expenses, plus my father's ongoing medical bills. If my father passes away prematurely, I will return the money to you."

I wanted to say, "I'll give you money, but I won't make you drink with me. You can leave now."

But I can't put it into words.

If I said that, what would people think of Long Ping'an, this "benefactor" who gave money and then took advantage of people?

I cannot let my personal feelings affect Long Ping'an and his family's custom of "saving all living beings".

After all, I might only come here once, while Long Ping'an and the others come here often.

Because of me, a rift was created between the group being rescued and Long Ping'an and his team, leading to the cessation of their charitable "saving all living beings" activities.

Wouldn't I be pushing them into hell with my own hands?