Foreigners, Fujian, GCBs (IYKYK) and now a temple. Whatโs next in the conspiracy web?
A foreigner with a Fujian accent allegedly nearly invested $10 million to build a temple in Singapore. Hereโs why you should care about it.
Foreigner with Fujian Accent Nearly Invested $10 Million to Build a Temple
According to Shin Min Daily News, shortly after this yearโs Lunar New Year, a local temple was offered $10 million by a foreigner to build another templeโany temple, worshipping any deity.
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The catch? This foreigner had a Fujian accent.
Does this ring a bell?
Well, weโre not trying to harden any lines of divide here. All weโre saying is there has been quite some news on foreign individuals from Fujian recently.
But before we get there, letโs learn more about this strangely generous gentleman.
Why the Foreigner with a Fujian Accent Wanted A New Temple Built
So, why exactly did he want a new temple built? And why was he willing to fork out $10 million for it?
In Mandarin, we call this โๅคชๅค้ฑๆฒกๆๅฐๆน่ฑโ (meaning โtoo much money, nowhere else to spendโ).
Sian. Donโt want the money, give the rest of us lah.
The foreignerโs rationale for investing $10 million to build a new temple is this: he wanted to repent and give back to society.
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And on a more practical note, the man, who is in his 40s, wanted a place to stay when he gets old.
A temple as a retirement home; thatโs not something you hear about often. $10 million can retire at a nicer place than a temple, you know?
Yet, it makes some senseโaccording to the temple, the foreigner was a frequent visitor there. He would often drive to the temple in a luxury car, sometimes alone, sometimes with a friend.
Thatโs not all. Whenever the foreigner visited the temple, he would donate a few thousand dollars to the templeโs donation box.
Spoil market siaโฆ How are the rest of us supposed to live with donating merely our spare change now?
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Temple Rejected Foreignerโs Offer
Despite the foreignerโs generous offer, the temple turned him down.
Before you jump out of your seats and shout โSiao!โ, hear the temple out.
The temple has a donation cap of $10,000. The $10 million offered by the foreigner exceeds it, so, of course, the temple needs a good reason to accept the foreignerโs money.
And weโre not talking about the kind of โgood reasonsโ you give your girlfriend when you โdonโt feel like going out todayโ. Weโre talking about legitimate reasonsโthe foreigner failed to provide a good enough reason to the temple to take the $10 million.
In fact, the foreigner somehow managed to raise the templeโs suspicions about his legitimacy.
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Apparently, when the foreigner was asked about his identity, he refused to answer and left hastily. Of course, the temple found this sus.
This was especially because of rumours at the time about foreigners from Fujian spending lavishly on properties without revealing their identities.
Are you connecting the dots yet?
You see, ten foreign individuals were arrested for a $1 billion money laundering case this week. It is speculated that these individuals are from Fujian and live lavish lifestyles.
Perhaps thatโs why the man had $10 million to fork out for constructing a new temple. And maybe thatโs why he wanted to fork out this sum โto repent and give back to societyโ.
You can learn more about the money laundering case here and the arrested individualsโ lifestyles here.
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So, whatโs your take? Do you think this man is related to the ten foreign individuals involved in the money laundering case?
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