After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 779 Arrested at the Airport, Unexpected Turn of Events

"Mr. Lu, it's time to leave."

He Jiafan left, and Xu Jiawei knocked on the door and entered, informing Lu Liang that it was time to set off for Tokyo.

Lu Liang nodded, casually stuffed a few pieces of underwear into his suitcase, and then left the company by car.

On the way to the airport, bored, he looked at the scenery rushing past the window and suddenly asked, "Xiao Chao, we should be almost in Detroit, right?"

Wen Chao departed a day earlier than Lu Liang. Since he was traveling on a business jet and there were no direct flights to Detroit, the journey would take at least 15 hours.

Xu Jiawei browsed his email, checked the work log submitted by Wen Chao, and then said, "Boss Chao arrived in Los Angeles three hours ago and is expected to arrive at Detroit Airport in another half hour."

Lu Liang hummed in agreement: "I hope everything goes well."

"Will something unexpected happen?" Xu Jiawei wondered.

"I don't know," Lu Liang replied.

The situation in the United States is too complex to make an accurate judgment based on just a few words from Hilt over the phone.

Therefore, Lu Liang granted Wen Chao extremely high authority, allowing him to act first and report later without having to report to him on everything.

While Lu Liang was on his private jet to Tokyo, Wen Chao landed smoothly at Detroit International Airport.

"Have you seen the people who are supposed to pick us up?" Wen Chao and his team of seven stood at the arrival gate, looking around.

Just then, a group of more than a dozen uniformed police officers surrounded them, led by a burly black captain.

Wen Chao frowned, took a step forward, stood at the front of the line, smiled, and politely asked, "Sir, may I ask what brings you here?"

"Hello, someone reported you for bringing illegal items into the country. Please cooperate with our investigation," the black man said coldly.

Wen Chao was taken aback, and the members behind him all showed panicked expressions, clearly it was the first time they had encountered such a situation.

"Don't panic, everyone calm down," Wen Chao snapped.

The legal team member reacted quickly. He stepped forward and looked directly at the black captain: "Officer, please show us your identification and relevant documents, otherwise we have no reason to cooperate with your investigation."

The commotion at the arrivals area attracted the attention of many travelers.

Upon seeing this, Zhuang Wei, the technical director of Tianxing Motors in the United States, quickly ran over and asked, "What are you doing?"

Before they could even get close, they were blocked by police officers on the perimeter.

He could only shout through the wall of people, "Boss Chao, what happened?"

"Director Zhuang, it's been a long time."

Wen Chao remained calm and smiled nonchalantly, saying, "Someone reported us for carrying illegal items."

Huang Yuan, a colleague from the legal department, had just finished talking with the black team leader. He whispered, "Boss Chao, their paperwork is complete. We may need to cooperate a little."

Wen Chao nodded slightly. Huang Yuan looked at Zhuang Wei, then at the black captain: "Mr. Smith, that's a colleague who came to pick us up. According to Michigan's human rights law, he has the right and the need to report our situation to the company."

His ability to travel to the United States with Wen Chaoyuan suggests that he was well-versed in local laws and adept at using legal means to protect his rights.

There were some things that needed to be explained to Zhuang Wei before they went to the police station, to avoid being put in a passive position later.

After all, the other side came with great force and was well-prepared.

If they accidentally stuff something that shouldn't be in their suitcases, it will be really hard to explain later.

"You only have five minutes to talk."

The Black captain frowned, reluctantly but had no choice but to let Zhuang Wei make contact with them.

Huang Yuan hurriedly said, "Director Zhuang, we departed from Hong Kong Airport and transited through Los Angeles Airport. Please contact them immediately to retrieve security and surveillance data and preserve the videos as evidence..."

Zhuang Wei memorized everything he was told, then looked at Wen Chao and asked, "Mr. Chao, do we need to report this to Mr. Lu?"

Wen Chao nodded: "It would be best to let them know."

Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

Zhuang Wei watched helplessly as Wen Chao and all his team members were taken away by law enforcement officers for investigation.

Meanwhile, Lu Liang's private plane had just passed through the East China Sea and would land in Tokyo in forty minutes.

"Is it just my imagination? Why do you seem to be getting better and better in figure?"

Lin Yan was peeling grapes while sitting on Lu Liang's lap. Upon hearing his words, her face darkened immediately: "If you want to say I've gained weight, just say so."

She swayed her voluptuous waist, teasing Lu Liang with her alluring charm, and glared at him with her almond-shaped eyes, which were like clear autumn water.

Lu Liang sensed the power of Xiao Lu's resurgence and chuckled, saying, "Being a little chubby isn't so bad."

Just then, a rapid knocking sounded on the door, accompanied by Xu Jiawei's anxious voice: "President Lu, the phone is ringing."

"Excuse me." Lu Liang was slightly distracted, patted Lin Yan's waist, and gestured for her to get off him.

He put on his pants, immediately opened the door, and took the phone from Xu Jiawei: "This is Lu Liang."

If someone wants to contact him but doesn't have his personal number, they would first need to contact his secretary, Xu Jiawei. However, contacting Xu Jiawei requires having his number.

Xu Jiawei's phone is usually online 24 hours a day.

If Xu Jiawei's phone cannot be reached, he is most likely on a plane.

At this point, you need to contact Lu Liang's work assistant, explain the situation, and you will be able to obtain the satellite phone number range.

The sunk costs of this process are extremely high, and unless it's a particularly important emergency, no one would dare to do it.

As a result, although the plane was equipped with multiple satellite phones, and Lu Liang had been using them for over a year, he was the only one who made the calls; no one ever dialed in.

"Okay, I understand." After learning the details, Lu Liang's expression turned serious, and he quickly ended the call with Zhuang Wei.

He pondered for a moment, then called Flannery, his tone flat: "Mr. Flannery, just now, Wen Chao was taken away by police officers at Detroit Airport for allegedly carrying illegal items. Are you aware of this?"

Frannery was stunned, and quickly said, "Lu, don't worry, I'll handle it and give you a satisfactory answer."

Detroit is General Motors' territory, and for Wen Chao to be taken away from his territory is tantamount to slapping him in the face.

Furthermore, saving face is secondary; the GM Tianxing is about to be launched, and Wen Chao's trip is for this very reason.

General Motors holds a 51% stake, and once the company goes public, it will reap huge profits.

In this situation, Flannery doesn't care who the other party is; even if it's the IRS, he'll find a way to crush them.

“I’ll give you twelve hours. I don’t want this to affect our partnership,” Lu Liang said.

"Ok, no problem."

After ending his call with Flannery, Lu Liang called Harris to explain the situation.

Harris was stunned for a long time before he reacted, and asked doubtfully, "Is it the IRS? It doesn't seem like it."

"I don't know, but it's certain that the person who planned this wasn't very smart," Lu Liang said with a smile.

At Detroit Airport, in broad daylight, in front of so many tourists, Wen Chao was taken away on the grounds of carrying illegal items.

No matter how you look at it, this is not the kind of thing a smart person would do. The criticisms it leaves behind are countless.

After all, there was Meng Wanqiu first, and if another Wen Chao were to emerge, the reputation of the American market would be completely ruined.

Although the United States itself doesn't have a great reputation, it is still the world's superpower and has some sense of shame.

If persecution is carried out using methods outside the rules at the drop of a hat, then who will dare to invest in the future?

“But isn’t giving General Motors 12 hours too much?” Harris said with a hint of excitement in his voice.

He dislikes everyone except Lu Liang.

If there were a button in front of him that, if pressed, could drag the whole world down with him, he probably wouldn't even hesitate.

"After all, we are guests. Let GM handle it first. If they can't handle it, then we'll hand it over to you."

Lu Liang pondered for a moment, then gently advised, "Don't always be so extreme. Nothing can be accomplished overnight."

Hilt once described Harris with the word 'mad dog'.

Harris is now biting anyone he can get his hands on, except for him, and it's either him or Harris.

Lu Liang was also troubled by this, because on the one hand, he needed Harris's ruthlessness to break down the barriers of Wall Street.

On the other hand, he knew that the idea that Harris wouldn't bite him was a false premise; he just hadn't gone berserk yet.

The key issue is that Lu Liang is not good at persuading people.

If he went through what Harris went through, he would probably become the same as him, or even more extreme.

It is well known that perverts are rampant in American prisons. Some of the bullies are not from Nantong, but they just enjoy watching people being forced by them.

Lu Liang had seen photos of Harris before he went to prison; he was blond, blue-eyed, and had a fair complexion, bearing a striking resemblance to Leonardo DiCaprio.

Before going to prison, Harris was not a racist, or at least he was very good at hiding it, so few people knew it.

But after being released from prison, when he saw Black people, he couldn't hide the hatred that was deep in his heart.

Lu Liang witnessed firsthand that Harris needed to negotiate a collaboration with a Black man due to business requirements.

The negotiations went smoothly, and he was all smiles. At the time, no one thought he was a racist.

It wasn't until Lu Liang went to the restroom and saw Harris that he realized he had washed his hands until they bled.

Simply because that black man shook his hand.

Therefore, it's not hard to guess.

What he went through in prison.

(End of this chapter)