Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife-Chapter 979: Everyone Has Fallen into a Massive Trap (3)
"Because he’s afraid of being deceived. He’s fully aware of what’s going on. But he has no way to extricate himself, so he desperately clings to other people, pulling them onto this pirate ship with him. Only when more people capsize with him will he find some comfort, some sense of stability. Because the loss isn’t borne by his family alone."
Zhong Qiaohui carefully absorbed every word Gu Nuan said and asked, "You make it sound like—"
"Sound like what? It’s exactly that! I don’t believe you can’t see it. With your high education, and your family’s involvement in private equity, you should be quite familiar with such matters."
Gu Nuan’s words hit the nail on the head.
Zhong Qiaohui instantly realized where she went wrong. Her mistake was in not believing that someone as smart as Chairman Zhan would step into such an obvious scam.
Generally, people tend to think that their teachers or idols surely wouldn’t make mistakes. Because if even elders like their teachers and idols make mistakes, what hope do juniors like them have?
So, Gu Nuan’s way of thinking was truly unique, completely lacking inertial thinking.
"No one can stay as composed as you do, no matter the situation," Zhong Qiaohui said, "I almost doubt whether you ever lose your composure."
Do I?
Yes.
When she lost Gu Sheng, she ran out of the hospital like a madwoman. Although she was quite young then and didn’t know how to hide her emotions, on the day she argued with the old crocodile over her husband’s issue, she seriously lost control. She lashed out at her husband’s dad, saying the harshest words — you’ll pay for this.
The old crocodile did pay. It was a price he couldn’t afford, and it cost him his throne.
Gu Nuan calmly spoke about the trap they were stepping into: "This is clearly a Ponzi scheme. Just look at the investment projects; they are described in overly complicated terms, as if containing too much financial knowledge that ordinary investors can’t understand. In truth, anyone with a professional finance background can easily see through it. These projects are completely made up, fabricated to achieve one simple purpose, which is to swindle money. Robbing Peter to pay Paul."
"But someone like Chairman Zhan—"
"It’s because he received returns in the early stages."
No matter how smart a person is, once they touch money and receive returns, they become just like Gu Grandpa and Gu Grandma back then, recklessly forgetting how much principal they invested and only counting the money they received.
Of course, the current financial scam is much more complex than the one that tricked Gu Grandpa and Gu Grandma, and it’s much more covert. It claims risks, making it seem like a real investment, telling investors there’s a chance of losing everything. But in reality, it’s a trap, holding your money, and when you realize you’re deceived, what can you do to get your principal back? The only option is to drag others in, just like a duped pyramid scheme participant, to cover your hole.
This is, in fact, far more terrifying than the scam against Gu Grandpa and Gu Grandma.
Because under the cover of passing the buck, more innocent people will be forcibly dragged onto this pirate ship.
However, a scam is a scam. One day, when everyone can no longer play, the truth will come to light, and all will suffer.
"According to what you’re saying—" Zhong Qiaohui recalled, "this investment business gathering should have been around for many years."
"I don’t know its past, but one thing’s for sure: it attracts more investors year by year, indicating that the funding needed for robbing Peter to pay Paul is snowballing. Because look at how high its leverage is set."
