lcionline Chapter 490 Since ancient times, true feelings cannot be retained, only tricks can win people's
Chapter 490 Since ancient times, true feelings cannot be retained, only tricks can win people's
But I have money in my account!
Zhao Ruilong randomly pulled out a bank card from his wallet.
Although we don't know exactly how much money is in there, it should be several million.
Otherwise, my second sister wouldn't have made me carry it with me at all times, just in case.
"Tch~ How much money do you have left in your card?"
"Alright, you're a brother who's been in jail, what are you pretending for?"
"There's no one else here. What's the point of you trying to act all high and mighty? Just take it, take it!"
Zhou Anquan forced the money onto Zhao Ruilong.
Seeing that Zhao Ruilong was about to speak again, he immediately said angrily:
"If you keep being polite to me, I'm going to start swearing!"
"You've lost so badly, won't you die if you don't pretend?"
The loud voice almost echoed throughout the hall.
Many people cast curious glances at them.
"Alright, since you insist, I won't stand on ceremony!"
Zhao Ruilong immediately put away the money and bank cards.
On the first day of 2003, someone gave him money.
Although Zhou Anquan didn't give much.
It's probably around a thousand yuan.
But why not take advantage of it!
Besides, why drag things out and argue endlessly over such a trivial matter in public?
Especially when I think back to when the 'predecessor' was in prison.
Everyone else disliked Zhou Anquan, thinking he was a big liar. They felt that if they got too close to him, they might be deceived by him at any time.
Zhou Anquan's relationship with his family was not good. No one gave him pocket money or sent him daily necessities, so he took advantage of them a lot over the years.
Now that I'm taking back a little of what my 'predecessor' has to do, isn't that the right thing to do?
"Hey, it's just a little money, why are you being so polite with me?"
Zhou Anquan zipped up his purse, took two steps forward, then turned around and said, "Back in prison, I often asked you for cigarettes, paper, toothpaste, and soap."
"If we had never met in this lifetime, that would be one thing. But since we've met by chance in Haomen, and you lost so badly, if I don't repay this favor, am I even human?"
Zhao Ruilong smiled but did not reply.
The person who went to jail back then wasn't me.
"Hey, are you working a job or running a business now? Judging from your clothes, you're not exactly shabby. You must be doing some small business thanks to your family connections, right?"
"Yes, I'm doing a little business."
"What kind of business? Is it profitable?"
"I mainly deal with tech products and the like, which have high expenses and low profits. What about you? What big business are you going to do after you leave?"
"Me... my old profession, you know that's enough."
Zhou Anquan smiled mysteriously.
"..."
Zhao Ruilong felt a chill run down his spine.
Damn it, a leopard can't change its spots.
But think about it.
People like Zhou Anquan, who are used to making quick money through deception and fraud, are unlikely to make money honestly.
Even if they have undergone labor reform and ideological education in prison, it is still difficult for them to become rich through hard work after they are released.
"Aren't you afraid of going back in? If you really go back a second time, you might end up spending the rest of your life in jail!"
Zhou Anquan chuckled dismissively.
"Don't worry, buddy, how could I possibly fall in the same place twice?"
"Have you forgotten that I studied the law almost every day in prison? Do you think I wouldn't know how to find loopholes?"
"To put it bluntly, even if someone reports me for my business dealings, I'm not breaking the law!"
Zhao Ruilong believed this.
It is said that long illness makes one a good doctor.
A person who already enjoys swindling has also studied law for many years.
If he returns to his old ways after his release, he will inevitably exploit legal loopholes and create risk barriers.
Even if he is exposed again, he can make others suffer while escaping legal punishment himself.
The reason why Zhou Anquan was able to act so recklessly was that the law was outdated.
Law typically addresses established social relationships and exposed social problems.
When formulating new laws, it is necessary to observe the advantages and disadvantages of a new thing, and wait until society reaches a consensus on it before formulating a relatively fair and effective set of rules.
This process is inherently delayed, so this delay becomes an inherent characteristic of the law.
Just like when the economy is not developed, the general public is still very poor, there are very few private cars on the road, most people can only afford bicycles or motorcycles, and traffic police do not have advanced and accurate measuring instruments, so naturally they will not strictly investigate drunk driving.
Even if drunk driving is detected, the only consequences are points deduction, fines, license revocation, and administrative detention. As long as no serious consequences result, it will not be considered a crime.
Only with rapid economic development, improved roads, and an increasing number of vehicles, leading to frequent fatalities and injuries caused by drunk driving, and causing people to deeply resent drunk driving, will it be possible to criminalize drunk driving.
Zhao Ruilong remembered that before he traveled through time, the regulations on dangerous driving were amended in 2011, making drunk driving a criminal offense. The effect was indeed immediate, with a significant decrease in traffic accidents caused by alcohol, and the consensus of not drinking and driving became widespread.
But in this world...
Drunk driving that does not result in serious consequences is still not considered a crime.
Even though Handong Province has introduced local laws to increase the severity of punishment in order to build a society ruled by law and optimize the business environment, the criminal law has not been amended, so the only options are to impose fines and detention for a few more days.
There are many similar situations, and even those with explicit regulations are difficult to enforce.
For example, the Criminal Law has long stipulated that if a person takes self-defense measures against violent crimes that seriously endanger their personal safety, resulting in injury or death to the perpetrator, it is not considered excessive self-defense and no criminal liability will be incurred.
However, in judicial practice, the determination of legitimate self-defense is extremely difficult. Often, cases are judged as excessive self-defense, or even intentional injury.
The consensus in the legal community is that once the infringement stops, the defense must also stop immediately.
If an assailant doesn't have a knife to cut or stab you, you shouldn't retaliate; otherwise, you're exceeding the necessary limits.
If a criminal drops his knife during a crime, and you pick it up and chase after him until he dies, that would at least be considered excessive self-defense.
In order to prevent honest people from being bullied too much, Zhao Ruilong, a time traveler, pushed the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Supreme People's Court of Handong to issue guiding cases, clarifying that one can fight back indefinitely against violent crimes.
With continued opening up to the outside world and rapid economic development, new technologies, new business formats, new forms, and new models are emerging one after another and changing rapidly. The speed of legislation is obviously not keeping up with the pace of the times.
The most typical example is the rapid development of the electronic information industry and the increasingly widespread use of the Internet, which has spawned many new business models, but China does not yet have enough laws and regulations.
There have already been activities such as online chatting and dating, live video streaming, online shopping transactions, and account theft, but laws such as the E-commerce Law, Cybersecurity Law, Data Security Law, and Personal Information Protection Law have not yet been drafted or formulated, and it is still a long way off before they are officially promulgated.
If Zhao Ruilong were truly blinded by greed and driven by profit, he could easily use his foresight as a time traveler, his unparalleled technological advantages, and his powerful control over the internet to do whatever he wanted.
Even if it is immoral and causes serious consequences, it does not violate the law and is not considered an illegal act.
but……
Zhao Ruilong did not do that.
He knew that if the internet industry were allowed to grow wildly and develop in a reckless manner, the general public would inevitably suffer in the end.
For China's electronics and information industry to lead the world, it cannot simply pursue technological superiority.
Leading in legal oversight is also essential to ensure the rapid and healthy development of the entire industry.
Therefore, Zhao Ruilong used his background and connections to promote legislation in Handong.
Anyway, any method is still a method!
By having Handong Province take the lead in issuing such a law, a reference template will be available for the national level to formulate relevant laws and regulations in the future.
This is precisely the significance of the higher authorities designating Handong Province as a pilot area for high-quality economic development.
As for the entire Dragon Kingdom, there are naturally many industries and sectors where there are still legal gaps and regulatory deficiencies.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Zhou Anquan, who has painstakingly studied the law, knows how to exploit loopholes.
That's why they say it's not scary to be a hooligan, it's scary to be a hooligan with culture!
It looked like it would take some time to get through the queue.
Anyway, I'm just idling around, and I can't exactly sleep standing up.
Zhao Ruilong then simply smiled and asked:
"Could you give a brief description of what kind of business it was?"
"You can tell me about any successful cases you've had."
Zhou Anquan glanced ahead and smiled.
"Alright, since we're so destined to meet, I'll give you a brief explanation."
"You know about tea, right? It's an essential drink for many men in our country, almost every day."
"As life gets better and better, people's demand for good tea is also increasing."
"But the production of good tea is limited, so what can we do? We'll find a way to promote an aged Pu'er tea."
"The scheme is actually very simple: register a company, package the product, inflate the price, and then cash out and leave."
"To put it bluntly, it's a classic Ponzi scheme, and many of the tea merchants involved in the hype were well aware of it."
"But they all thought they were smart and lucky, and wouldn't be the last ones left to take the bait. Little did they know that I never intended to drive the price up to an astronomical level. I made enough money and then withdrew, letting them continue to speculate."
"You say that doing this kind of scheme, taking advantage of many people's greed to make enough money and then running away, is illegal? Obviously not. I didn't force them to spend money to buy tea. They themselves wanted to sell their pots and pans to hoard tea and speculate!"
When recounting this proud success story, Zhou Anquan could not hide his pride.
After listening to the story, Zhao Ruilong couldn't help but nod with a forced smile.
Since ancient times, the true feelings have not been retained, and only the routines have won the hearts of the people.
No matter the world, and no matter the time.
Because of the greed inherent in human nature, Ponzi schemes remain a classic and effective tool.
Its classic nature lies not only in the fact that anyone can learn and apply it in any industry.
What's more, Ponzi schemes can be played out as legitimate and compliant schemes, so that even if participants know it's a scam, some people will still willingly continue to play along.
As for the items being hyped up, they are naturally all kinds of things.
Besides tea, there are tulips, orchids, cordyceps, stamps, Tibetan mastiffs, and collectible walnuts...
Before I traveled back to the world, it was already the era of mobile internet and information overload, but there were still many people who speculated and hyped things up. Game props, figurines, sneakers, and so on were all subject to rampant speculation.
of course.
For ordinary people, the biggest Ponzi scheme still involves houses!
Everyone knows that a house built with a bunch of steel bars, cement, and bricks is actually not worth much money.
However, when the house is built in a good location, it is successfully linked to medical care and education.
Then, with the addition of financial attributes, houses naturally become prime commodities for speculation.
Once the atmosphere of nationwide speculation in real estate is created, many people, even though they know that housing prices cannot rise indefinitely and they don't actually need many houses to live in, will still willingly and frantically buy houses.