Reborn in Russia as a Big Shot

65. The brother-in-law came to visit.

The epic order for YUREMI worth 5000 million rubles was successfully delivered and the final payment was received, which even relieved Li Xiang.

But what was bound to happen still happened.

YUREMI's only official sales channel in Russia is Shopee, where customers can place orders online, receive logistics and delivery, and return goods within seven days without giving a reason.

On the sixth day after the goods were confirmed as received, a semi-trailer truck with Minsk license plates slowly drove into the Red Star factory.

The truck driver, wearing a black cowboy hat and sporting a full beard, said, "I want to see your boss."

"Just tell me if there's anything you need," the staff member said very politely.

"I want to return the whole truckload of goods. Can you handle that?" The driver found a place to sit down, crossed his legs, and said arrogantly, "Get me some drinks."

YUREMI placed a huge order worth 5000 million, which is known throughout half of the Red Star factory. Given the current situation, it's clear they're here to cause trouble.

However, the other party's background is unclear.

The message was reported up the chain of command.

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The $1625 million raised by DST in its Series A funding round has been paid in a lump sum and deposited entirely into VKontakte Studios' company account.

How should the money be spent?

Forget about how to spend it; a poor person suddenly becoming rich naturally wants to have some fun first. When the company organizes team building activities, the employees choose where to go, and the boss pays for everything.

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There was singing going on in the private room, and it was so loud that you had to whisper in someone's ear to talk to them.

"Where are you planning to move your studio? Shall we move together?"

The location of the Hongxing factory as a computer room is quite good, but it's not very convenient for daily office work because it's too remote.

The ideal location for a tech company is near a top university, where employees can connect with the academic atmosphere of the campus after get off work.

This collision of ideas between industry and academia can generate many unexpected sparks.

Xiao Du replied, "I rented an office floor in Singer House. If you want to move there too, hurry up, there's still room downstairs."

"The one on Nevsky Prospekt?" Li Xiang confirmed.

"Yes, it's just one stop away from our school."

St. Petersburg State University is located on the north bank of the Neva River, while Nevsky Prospekt is on the south bank, a straight-line distance of 1.5 kilometers.

The stop Xiao Du mentioned is the subway, a three-minute ride away.

"I'll send someone to check on it later."

"Here's the phone number, contact them right away, that place is nice."

VKontakte's funding was mainly spent on three areas: changing office space, expanding its workforce, and promoting Google.

The server costs are still pending; they'll be settled during the Series B funding round to see if Li Xiang wants money or shares.

Xiao Du has no plans to build his own data center yet.

"I'm leaving. There's been some trouble at Red Star." Li Xiang received a text message from Galina.

"Go ahead and get busy."

"Please tell Xiaomi for me." Everyone calls Vyacheslav "Slava," but Li Xiang calls himself "Xiaomi."

Xiaomi was singing enthusiastically with two women on either side, thoroughly enjoying the decadent atmosphere, completely unaware that Li Xiang had quietly left.

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Galina stood at the entrance of the Red Star factory, eagerly waiting, when a Subaru Forester slowly drove up and stopped beside her.

Galina opened the car door and got in. "Why are you only coming back now? We were so worried!"

Li Xiang asked, "What happened?"

"We've returned half of the goods. We suspect Ozon is behind this. They're our only competitor."

"It shouldn't be."

"I just went into the office and took a look, and that person..." Galina frowned, gathered her thoughts, and continued, "He didn't seem like a driver, he looked a bit like a gang member, but not entirely, anyway, he wasn't a respectable person."

As the car drove into the factory area and continued forward, before it could stop, Li Xiang received a notification message from the system.

Natasha's brother? What the hell is going on?!

Galina took a pistol out of her bag and handed it to Li Xiang, "Take this for self-defense."

"No need. Why would you carry a gun to work?"

"I had it specially delivered." Galina handed the gun to Bigfoot and instructed, "You go in with him."

Bigfoot said, "I brought a gun."

"I can manage by myself," Li Xiang instructed before getting out of the car. "Big Foot, guard the gate and don't let anyone in."

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Peter had seen Li Xiang's photo, and he recognized Li Xiang as soon as he entered the door.

"Go ahead and get busy."

Li Xiang dismissed everyone in the office, pulled up a chair, and sat down opposite Peter. "I'm the owner of Shopee. They said you were looking for me. How can I help you?"

"Return the goods." Peter didn't introduce himself.

"No problem, there's a computer there. You can apply online yourself, and the payment will be refunded to the original payment method after we've finished checking the goods."

Peter: "I don't need to go back the way I came. We'll exchange money for goods."

Li Xiang immediately grasped the key information: "You didn't buy this? Then this isn't a return, it's selling stolen goods."

Peter smiled and said, "A friend recommended me. I'll sell you the goods at the old price, 5% off. Give them to me in three months."

This is a money laundering agreement reached between Li Xiang and Elena, and Peter is clearly revealing his identity voluntarily.

Li Xiang's acting was somewhat exaggerated; all he did was stare and swear, "I don't understand what you're saying. Who the hell are you?"

Peter took out his phone, dialed Elena's backup number, handed it to Li Xiang, and said with a smile, "She'll tell you who I am."

Li Xiang exchanged a few words with Elena and then returned the phone to Peter.

Peter said smugly, "Now you know who I am, I'm your brother."

"You're an idiot!" Li Xiang said this in Chinese, which Peter couldn't understand, but he knew he had been insulted.

"What's wrong with me?"

Li Xiang rebuked him mercilessly: "You've just been released on parole and you're already courting death. I think you haven't had enough of being a prisoner yet, Arctic Wolf."

Given Peter's past temper, if anyone dared to speak to him like that, he would immediately take action. After all, Li Xiang was one of his own.

And it was approved by her father.

Peter patiently explained, "I went to Moscow to collect the house. The house sold for fifty million, but Elena wouldn't let me transfer the money, saying there would be a record. She told me to withdraw the money and send cash."

"That's too much trouble."

"So I had the agent order a batch of goods from you online and have it shipped to Minsk."

"Isn't that great? The money has been transferred to your company account, and the goods have been brought back to you. You can just resell them."

"I'll cover any losses in shipping costs."

Li Xiang continued his rude remarks, "Do you know that the asset recovery team is still investigating your family's hidden assets? Do you think they're as stupid as you?"

"If this batch of goods is exported to South America and then shipped back, they are indeed powerless to catch up and may not be able to find out."

"How far is Minsk? It's right under our noses."

"Fifty million worth of goods were sold to Belarus, and they're nowhere to be found on the market. They just vanished into thin air. Do you think that's normal? Anyone you send over there to take a look will know there's something wrong."

"Given the relationship between Russia and Belarus, if we conduct a joint investigation and enforcement operation, do you still think you can escape? You've already secured the evidence yourself; there's customs clearance information showing that you brought the goods from Belarus back to Russia."

"You could fool people with this trick if you only got a few hundred thousand, but this is fifty million. Can it withstand an investigation?"

"So what do we do now?" Peter asked, looking embarrassed.

Li Xiang deliberately said, "I don't know. I'm booking a flight back to China tomorrow. I don't want to be implicated if something happens."

Peter scratched his head and said, "I won't drag you into this. I'll just bring the goods back to Minsk, is that alright?"

"I'll find a way to sell them myself, whatever I can get, I'll take the loss."

"If it's your money, you'll just admit you've lost out." Li Xiang hit Peter's sore spot: this was family property, public funds.

Even the toughest man can be stumped by money. Peter wanted to use his own assets to cover the deficit, since he had given all his assets to his wife and children during the divorce, leaving him with nothing.

"I forgot your name," Peter said honestly.

"Li Xiang".

Peter took a deep breath, his face contorted in pain, and slowly said, "Li Xiang, I'm Natasha's brother, your child's uncle. We're family."

"Elena knew I was being foolish but she didn't warn me. She was just waiting for me to make a mistake. If I can't clean up this mess, I'll have no choice but to apologize to her."

Li Xiang finally understood that Natasha's brother was just a reckless fool who was taken down by Elena in a single encounter.