Chapter 165: Successful Retrieval
Richard said proudly to Ah Tim:
"Inspector Cheng Guobin of Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station thought that if he could get my private information, he could take me down at the ICAC... how naive."
"He doesn't even know how powerful the Golden Club I'm in is."
"Going to the ICAC is no different from going home for me."
"What if he's the head of Tsim Sha Tsui's O-unit?"
"Didn't I just kill him when I wanted to?"
"Ah Tim, look at your lack of ambition, you really haven't realized how powerful our Club is."
Ah Tim's face was pale:
"You are a Foreigner, you are a Senior Superintendent, you are in a legitimate profession."
"I'm in a Triad; the rules of a Triad are completely different from those of a legitimate profession."
Richard shrugged:
"With me covering you, what are you afraid of?"
Ah Tim angrily said:
"Afraid of what?"
"Do you know the Hung Society's Thirty-Six Oaths?"
"Violating any one of them means three knives and six holes, and being struck by five bolts of lightning."
"What do you think happens when a Triad enforces its rules?"
"If you dare to barge in and violate the agreement of the underworld, they'll take you out too!"
Richard angrily said:
"I am a Superintendent."
Ah Tim coldly said:
"So what? You violated the rules—the rules of the underworld. The Police Force won't offend two major Triads for just one person like you."
Richard kept sneering.
Ah Tim said in annoyance:
"Damn it, I actually let you mislead me."
"Damn it."
Richard angrily said:
"What exactly are you afraid of?"
"If the police really wanted to move against Hung Hing and Sun Luen Shing, would those two Triads dare to resist?"
Ah Tim, however, said:
"Are you the Police Force's Police Commissioner? Do you think the Police Commissioner would dare to do that?"
"Don't forget, whether it's Sun Luen Shing or Hung Hing, just the disciples in the Hong Kong headquarters alone number 30,000 each!"
"How many prisoners can the entire Hong Kong detain?"
"At full capacity, it's only 30,000!"
"If the police dare to move against any major Triad, you should know the consequences."
"Parking may seem insignificant, but if there's no one to park cars, the entire Hong Kong's traffic will be paralyzed."
"This would lead to chaos throughout Hong Kong society."
"What if I had someone kill Lo Chung-lun?"
"The police wouldn't dare to investigate openly."
"What if a Triad killed you?"
"Do you think the Police Force's Police Commissioner would wage war against those two Triads for you?"
"Let alone that you're not the Security Bureau's Deputy Director now, even if you were, you wouldn't dare to do such a thing!"
Richard was dumbfounded, as if he didn't recognize Ah Tim.
Ah Tim angrily kicked the guardrail twice, his heart full of regret.
This idiot, he was actually tricked by Richard.
Ah Tim is involved in a Triad. Unless you can rise to Dragon Head, you have to constantly worry about the Dragon Head's trust in you, and besides that, you also have to worry about the suspicion of other Triad leaders.
A Triad is not like other industries; once they believe you are betraying the Triad, it's definitely three knives and six holes, plus a cement-filled barrel.
Previously, he was dazzled by the Golden Club and was actually bluffed by Richard.
Richard angrily said:
"What are you going crazy about?"
"You killed Lo Chung-lun; you still want to quit?"
Ah Tim smiled sadly:
"How can I quit?"
The two immediately fell silent.
Looking at the bustling crowd, the two didn't know what they were thinking for a moment.
Richard said to Ah Tim:
"Don't think too much. The best course of action now is to perform well in front of Lam Yiu-cheung and get his support to become the Dragon Head of Sun Luen Shing."
"Only this way can you control Sun Luen Shing."
Ah Tim retorted:
"What if Brother Chang chooses someone else?"
Richard slowly said:
"The Dragon Head of Sun Luen Shing can only be you, not anyone else."
"This is not my decision; it is the Club's decision."
"Otherwise, Sun Luen Shing will have no reason to exist."
Ah Tim felt a chill.
After a long while, he stomped his foot and left.
Richard sneered, pulled out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and muttered:
"Once you're on the boat, you still want to get off?"
"Truly fearless!"
"Hmph!"
Stomping out the cigarette butt, Richard looked at a certain spot, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, and someone, meeting his gaze, quickly lowered their head.
"Inspector Cheng Guobin's people are really annoying."
"I'll arrange something for him later."
Bang!
Just as he was thinking, he bumped into someone. That person cursed:
"Dead Foreigner, don't you have eyes?"
Richard didn't bother with him, showing the gun holster under his wife's suit. The man's face changed dramatically, and he ran away.
Shaking his head with a smile, he didn't care about such small fry.
"Bumping into someone on the street and they're a Triad member; there are too many Triads in Hong Kong."
"This is our opportunity."
"If we can control the Triads, any amount of white powder can be distributed."
Richard fell into deep thought.
The key was still Sun Luen Shing. Sun Luen Shing was the first Triad he chose. As long as Sun Luen Shing was handled, the rest would be no problem.
But if Sun Luen Shing couldn't be handled, then everything else would be trouble.
Richard suddenly woke up. What the hell was he dazing about on the sidewalk?
No wonder he bumped into someone.
After realizing, he defiantly gave the middle finger to the surveillance personnel sent by Inspector Cheng Guobin and walked away leisurely.
Inspector Cheng Guobin in the surveillance van was gloomy.
Witnessing Richard enter the ICAC and then emerge had quite an impact on Inspector Cheng Guobin.
He was wondering whether he should continue to openly monitor her like this.
Things were getting a bit tricky.
But the two groups suddenly didn't notice that the person who had just bumped into Richard, after turning a corner, suddenly smiled and pulled out a small, exquisite mobile phone.
This phone was Richard's.
The man didn't delay, quickly walked to a car by the roadside, knocked on the door, and threw the phone inside.
The car sped away.
Ten minutes later, the car arrived somewhere in the New Territories. Wang Jianjun got out of the car and handed the phone to Li Fu.
"Richard's phone, acquired."
Li Fu nodded in satisfaction:
"The last layer of security is also in place."
Coming before everyone, Li Fu said in a deep voice:
"Team Leader Shi has already informed you of the difficulty of this mission before departure."
"You only have twenty minutes. If you exceed this time, regardless of whether you succeeded or not, you must retreat immediately."
"Raise your hand if you understand."
Everyone raised their hands in unison.
Li Fu waved his hand:
"Get in the cars!"
So fifty people, divided into ten cars, drove off together.
Li Fu and Wang Jianjun naturally also got into a car; they were in another command vehicle.
Wang Jianjun's expression was strange:
"Fifty military vehicles on the street, no one is watching, right?"
Li Fu sneered:
"Do you think this is Mainland?"
"Even in Mainland, people wouldn't casually gather around military vehicles."
"This is Hong Kong. Even the Foreigner's own people complain about their style."
"Don't worry, absolutely no one dares to take an extra look at a military vehicle."
Wang Jianjun said in shock:
"You even considered that?"
Li Fu shrugged:
"This is Hong Kong, but it's completely different from Mainland."
"So, we need to change our mindset."
"If we operate according to Mainland's rules, we'll suffer greatly."
Wang Jianjun nodded repeatedly.
This was Li Fu's experience.
Meanwhile, those ten military vehicles, carrying the people from Mainland, headed straight for a certain bank.
The quality of the people sent by Dai Kuen Pao was unquestionable. Within a limited space and in a very short time, they had conducted five simulated drills for this purpose.
They tried their best to eliminate many unexpected situations.
Li Fu received notifications that all vehicles were in position, and holding the walkie-talkie, he solemnly reminded:
"Repeating again, you only have fifteen minutes. Once the time is exceeded, you must abandon the mission and retreat as quickly as possible, even if you haven't succeeded."
All the operatives responded in unison.
Wang Jianjun asked:
"Any problems?"
Li Fu smiled:
"Don't you have confidence in Mainland?"
Wang Jianjun sighed:
"This is no laughing matter."
"If they're exposed, we'll all be in trouble."
Li Fu smiled:
"Look, Brother Feng didn't even come to personally oversee this. He has more confidence in the people from Mainland than you do."
Wang Jianjun shrugged:
"I really don't know where the boss's confidence comes from."
"His background is traceable; he's a native Hong Konger, but regarding Mainland... sometimes I feel like he lived in Mainland for a long time."
Li Fu fell silent.
Let alone Wang Jianjun, even he had the same feeling.
But this was clearly impossible.
Meanwhile, Zhao Weidong—one of the hundred men sent by Dai Kuen Pao—walked calmly into a bank on Hong Kong Island, carrying a large box.
At this time, there were almost no people in the bank, and Zhao Weidong smoothly came to the counter:
"Withdraw money!"
He immediately handed over a large check—this kind of check, signed with a string of English letters, Li Fu had given them twenty-five of them.
The bank counter immediately called over the manager, who took the check and carefully examined it, looking at Zhao Weidong several times during the process.
Zhao Weidong threw the briefcase onto the counter:
"I'm in a hurry, so please be quick, or I'll complain about you."
The counter staff asked, puzzled:
"Is there a problem?"
The lobby manager shook his head:
"No problem."
"Give the customer the money."
So, stack after stack of large hong kong dollar bills were taken out.
Each large hong kong dollar bill was one thousand hong kong dollars, and a hundred bills made a stack, totaling one hundred thousand hong kong dollars.
The check was for ten million hong kong dollars, so only a hundred stacks were needed.
Even if the banknotes were run through the counting machine, it would only take ten minutes—but in reality, for these pre-sealed banknotes, the counter staff would not open them.
A hundred stacks of large hong kong dollar bills still didn't fill the briefcase.
Zhao Weidong nodded with satisfaction:
"Good service, I'll give you a good review."
The counter staff quickly smiled:
"Please come again, customer."
Zhao Weidong carried the box, walking steadily and unhurriedly out of the lobby.
The bank manager saw such large checks being cashed a few times every week, so he didn't find it strange.
As Zhao Weidong got into the car, coincidentally, someone else came out of another bank, also carrying a briefcase, and also got into the same car.
Zhao Weidong patted the box and said to the driver:
"Mission accomplished."
The person opposite laughed:
"I didn't fail the mission."
And before them, two others had already come out and gotten into the car.
The car drove away in a flash.
Wang Jianjun had been watching the time, his expression slightly excited:
"Ten minutes!"
Just then, the walkie-talkies in the car started responding one after another:
"Car One, mission accomplished."
"Car Two, mission accomplished."
Three minutes later, Li Fu smiled as he heard the best reply,
"Car Ten, mission accomplished."
Li Fu decisively said:
"Return to base!"
Wang Jianjun laughed loudly:
"Things went so smoothly!"
Li Fu clapped his hands and said:
"Much smoother than I imagined."
He casually pulled out a phone—Richard's—and threw it directly into the sea.
"To prevent any accidents, I specifically had someone take Richard's phone, but it turns out..."
"It wasn't needed!"
Wang Jianjun said while driving:
"Isn't it good that it wasn't needed?"
Li Fu chuckled:
"Alright, quickly return the vehicles."
Wang Jianjun asked curiously:
"If we drive the cars back now, aren't we afraid of being investigated?"
Li Fu chuckled:
"You don't know the origin of these cars; they are someone's smuggled cars, originally intended to be shipped to Southeast Asia at some point."
Wang Jianjun was stunned:
"These are military vehicles!"
"Part of the military equipment, and they were... smuggled?"
Li Fu said indifferently:
"I already told you, don't use your Mainland experience to judge Foreigners."
"They crossed half the planet to make money; do you think they are serving the citizens of Hong Kong?"
Wang Jianjun vowed fiercely:
"I need to thoroughly study Hong Kong, otherwise, I'll embarrass the boss."
Li Fu gave a thumbs up, took out his phone, and called Lin Feng:
"Brother Feng, the matter is handled. The vehicles will be returned in half an hour, and we can go to the pier in forty minutes."
Lin Feng smiled and said:
"Alright, I'll ask Benny to arrange it."
He hung up the phone and said to Hon Ban,
"Benny, I still need to borrow your boats. A group of brothers wants to return to their Mainland."
Hon Ban readily said:
"Then use the same batch of boats from this morning; they know the way."
"Ah Feng, you truly have extraordinary connections. My brothers told me that the contact person is the newly rising formidable figure, Dai Kuen Pao."
Lin Feng smiled and said:
"Does Benny want to use him?"
"It's fine, I can introduce Dai Kuen Pao to you..."
Hon Ban was overjoyed:
"That would be best."
The Mainland was advertised by Foreigners as too terrifying; initially, no one believed it, but with three people making a tiger and many mouths spreading rumors, even Confucius could doubt his own disciples, let alone ordinary people.
In the eyes of Triad members, the Mainland was nothing short of their hell.
With Dai Kuen Pao, the local strongman, things would be much easier.
Lin Feng added:
"But I must warn you, you can associate with Dai Kuen Pao, but don't get too deeply involved."
Hon Ban's heart tightened:
"Is Dai Kuen Pao unreliable?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"It's not that he's unreliable..."
"Mainly... he has very deep connections with the authorities, and there are even rumors that he is an official."
Hon Ban's face changed drastically, and he said in horror:
"Then you dare to associate with him?"
Lin Feng asked curiously:
"Why can't I associate with him?"
"I am a law-abiding businessman in my Mainland, and I am also a law-abiding person in Hong Kong. Why should I be afraid?"
"If Dai Kuen Pao has a government background, it would even save me trouble."
Hon Ban was half-choked.
For Lin Feng, wasn't it exactly like that?
Hon Ban's face was full of envy—he really needed to learn Lin Feng's skillful maneuvering.
He took out his phone, called the boat captain, and finished discussing the important matters.
Lin Feng said to him:
"You might want to talk to Dai Kuen Pao. The opportunity for Big Mao's matter is fleeting and won't come again."
"If you can stabilize things in these two or three years, you'll have wealth for a lifetime."
Hon Ban's heart was excited:
"Is Dai Kuen Pao reliable?"
Lin Feng said seriously:
"As long as you don't commit crimes in your Mainland, then he is extremely reliable."
"However, if you bring Hong Kong's style to your Mainland..."
Hon Ban exclaimed:
"I'm not crazy, that's my Mainland!"
"Who would dare to do such a thing in their Mainland?"
"Ah Feng, I still need you to connect me. I'll give you ten percent of the profit."
Hon Ban was one of the few intelligent people in Hung Hing. He knew how big the profit was, and even giving Lin Feng ten percent of the profit would be enough to satisfy him.
However, to do it alone, he truly didn't have the courage, so he had to tie Lin Feng down with economic benefits.
Lin Feng reminded him:
"To do business with your Mainland, you cannot use black money; you must use legitimate money."
"Also, when you do business in your Mainland, you must use one-third of your Mainland's currency, which needs to be prepared in advance."
Hon Ban immediately said:
"One matter doesn't trouble two masters; you returned to your Mainland earlier than me, so you should have connections, right?"
Lin Feng shrugged,
"I get along pretty well with the people from my Mainland."
Hon Ban said happily:
"Then how about you help me out?"
Lin Feng declared beforehand:
"Benny, you are my good brother, so let's be frank. I can't guarantee that I can meet all your needs."
Hon Ban repeatedly said:
"I understand, I understand."
Lin Feng also had huge investments in his Mainland, so he naturally needed hong kong dollars.
"I can't say much, but I can provide one billion or eight hundred million hong kong dollars."
"Anything more than that would affect my cash flow."
Hon Ban was dumbfounded.
It took him a long time to exclaim,
"How much?"
Lin Feng wondered:
"One billion or eight hundred million!"
Cheuk Tze-keung extorted eight hundred million from the second wealthiest man, and like Tycoon, he still wanted old banknotes.
This kind of money wasn't difficult to spend, and the police had no way to trace it.
However, two hundred million had been sent back to his Mainland by Lin Feng as commission, and forty million had been distributed to his subordinates, leaving him with a little over five hundred million.
But don't forget, Li Fu had just led a team to pull off a big job.
They "robbed" four hundred million directly from the bank; two hundred million of that belonged to his Mainland, leaving him with a little over one hundred million.
Considering that Cheuk Tze-keung had extorted eighteen hundred million, Lin Feng genuinely didn't think this money was a lot.
Hon Ban sighed:
"Ah Feng, do you think it's possible that the amount you mentioned is too large?"
Lin Feng immediately nodded:
"You're right, this is our first time dealing with the Old Russians from the North, so we need to be careful and not get too much. Let's just go with one hundred million for now."
Hon Ban really couldn't hold back and quickly said:
"Ah Feng, one hundred million is too much. How about we try with ten million first?"
Then, the Kwai Tsing Hall Master clearly felt a look of disdain from the Causeway Bay Hall Master's eyes.
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Chapter 166: What is a dumb person eating bitter coptis?
The people from Mainland's port were divided into three groups and boarded the large ship arranged by Hon Ban.
Li Fu, as usual, said to the Leader of each group:
"When you arrive at Mainland, please ask Brother Bao to call me."
Then he watched them leave.
Lin Feng and Hon Ban hugged and said goodbye at the pier:
"Benny, if you need ten million, it's not that much trouble. Why don't you come back to my Mainland to get it?"
In fact, Li Fu's car was full of suitcases.
If Hon Ban really wanted to use it, Li Fu could take it out right then and there.
Of course, this couldn't be done that way.
Hon Ban truly admired Lin Feng's generosity:
"Ah Feng, if you want to be the Hung Hing Dragon Head, I don't care if the surname above is Chiang's or not, I will definitely support you."
Lin Feng waved his hand to decline:
"The Dragon Head Chairman is a position of great danger; only a fool like Brother Kun would take it."
"I have no interest in being a target."
Calling Liang Kun a fool, only Lin Feng dared to say that in the entire Hung Hing.
Their relationship was not ordinary. Lin Feng could say such a joke without any pressure, but if anyone else dared to call Liang Kun a fool, Lin Feng would be the first to give him a big slap.
Hon Ban smiled:
"Lots of money, few problems, close to home; high position, heavy power, light responsibility; sleep until you wake up naturally; count money until your hands cramp..."
"I also want to live such a life."
Lin Feng said seriously:
"Don't miss the current opportunity, otherwise, our children won't forgive us."
Hon Ban was stunned:
"What does this have to do with our children?"
"No, do we even have children?"
Lin Feng rolled his eyes:
"There will always be some in the future, right?"
"If we work hard these few years, we can achieve financial freedom."
"And when our children are born, they will be standard second-generation rich, with no need to work hard at all."
"We ourselves joined the Triad, are we going to let our children follow the old path as well?"
"Then what are we fighting for?"
"Even a beast like Ngai Kun knows to send his three children to school. Look, doctor, accountant, university professor... which profession isn't better than being a Triad member?"
Hon Ban was speechless.
Suddenly, a thought struck him,
"It seems quite nice to have children with Sister Thirteen."
"Hmm, I need to seize the time and properly deepen my relationship with Sister Thirteen."
"Oh, Ah Feng seemed to have mentioned that Sister Thirteen's first love was Cheuk Kolok?"
"Should I send someone to kill him?"
"It seems inappropriate..."
Nothing would make Hon Ban uneasy, only matters concerning Sister Thirteen would.
Lin Feng knew from Hon Ban's expression that he was thinking about Sister Thirteen again.
"Benny, Benny!"
Hon Ban suddenly woke up:
"Ah Feng, what's wrong?"
Lin Feng lightly patted his forehead:
"You just zoned out... I wanted to tell you about the North's Big Mao situation. I have to tell my Big Brother, and he will also take a share."
"You don't have any objections, do you?"
Hon Ban said happily:
"Of course, no problem."
He was originally undecided about smuggling to Big Mao, but now it was truly stable.
Who in the jianghu didn't know that Liang Kun and Lin Feng were true sworn brothers?
Even if he died, he would not do anything to betray Liang Kun.
If this business was a trap, Lin Feng would certainly not involve Liang Kun. On the contrary, once Liang Kun joined, it meant this business was bound to make money!
And it was the kind that made big money!
How could Hon Ban not be happy?
After they parted, Lin Feng got into the car. Li Fu was a bit anxious:
"Brother Feng, we've claimed so much money with fake checks. I assume the bank already knows. What if they investigate?"
The matter was simple. Lin Feng used various means to find Richard's dirty money information and his checkbook. Coincidentally, he also found several of his signatures.
Lin Feng possessed a unique skill of imitating others' handwriting. He didn't imitate the form, but the spirit, which he brought from his previous life.
No matter which appraisal center evaluated it, they would conclude that it was genuine.
In his previous life, Lin Feng was also a high-level talent who almost went to Tilanqiao for further studies.
Lin Feng then forged forty fake checks.
To say they were fake was because Lin Feng forged the signatures.
But to say they were real, then they were real.
First, the checkbook was real. Second, the signature handwriting was indeed Richard's—no matter which appraisal center you went to, you would get this conclusion.
Therefore, this check was real.
For the bank managers, they had no pressure in cashing such checks—the check was real, and Richard's bank account had enough money to cover it, so what reason did you have not to cash it?
The only loophole was that if a manager truly doubted the authenticity of the check, he would call Richard for verification.
Richard's phone was intercepted by Li Fu in advance to prevent this situation, but from beginning to end, the phone did not ring.
Everything went smoothly.
Because in this era, the networks between various banks did not exchange information in real-time, this short half-hour became a fatal loophole.
Thus, the forty people from Mainland successfully withdrew the money.
When the operation was completed, Li Fu was very excited. He really hadn't expected to "rob" four hundred million from the bank so smoothly!
After sending the people from Mainland onto the ship, Li Fu calmed down and began to examine the consequences of this situation, suddenly feeling a surge of fear.
This was four hundred million robbed from the bank using cunning means.
Which bank could swallow this insult?
Wouldn't this turn Hong Kong upside down?
Although Li Fu had followed Lin Feng's instructions and performed several follow-up procedures, in a small place like Hong Kong, could they really not find out?
Li Fu lacked confidence!
Lin Feng smiled:
"Don't worry, it's fine."
Li Fu said with a wry smile:
"Brother Feng, after committing such a big case, how can you be so calm?"
Lin Feng smiled:
"Do you know why I asked you to go to those specific banks?"
Li Fu shook his head blankly.
"It's simple. Those banks belong to the Golden Club's affiliated banks."
"The Golden Club's dedicated money laundering banks."
Li Fu suddenly shivered:
"These banks aren't clean?"
Lin Feng laughed heartily:
"Of course they're not clean. If someone investigates, they'll find something every time."
"No matter how sophisticated the operation, if they really dig three feet deep, can they escape?"
Li Fu said happily:
"So, they won't investigate?"
Lin Feng shook his head:
"This is four hundred million; they will definitely investigate."
Li Fu's face immediately fell. So, what was the difference between saying that and not saying anything?
Lin Feng sighed:
"You've been with me for three years; you should have firm confidence in me."
Li Fu said without hesitation:
"I will take a bullet for you, Brother Feng."
Lin Feng spat:
"Stop saying such inauspicious things."
"How could such a handsome, kind-hearted, wealthy, and amiable person like me be shot in the back?"
"Don't worry, the bank will only investigate discreetly, not with great fanfare."
Li Fu said in horror:
"They were robbed of four hundred million by us!"
Wang Jianjun was also puzzled:
"They were robbed of four hundred million and they won't investigate thoroughly?"
Lin Feng smiled:
"According to your statement, this case is a sensational one, so it must be investigated with great fanfare, and it will surely be known throughout the city, right?"
Li Fu and Wang Jianjun nodded in unison.
Lin Feng said leisurely:
"They might even offer a reward, perhaps?"
Li Fu and Wang Jianjun felt the same way.
"Then let's make a bet. I bet that tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and even the day after that, there will be no news about this matter in the newspapers."
Li Fu and Wang Jianjun exchanged glances and said in unison:
"Impossible!"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"What's impossible about it? It definitely will be."
"Let's bet a serving of shrimp dumplings."
Li Fu and Wang Jianjun said with a wry smile:
"Brother Feng / Boss, you can certainly make the bet bigger."
Lin Feng scoffed:
"I'm saving money for you two, you know?"
"You don't understand the bank's situation, which is why you have such worries. But as long as you have enough information, just like me, you won't think that way at all."
Li Fu was stunned:
"Are you saying the bank really won't call the police?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"They won't!"
Wang Jianjun didn't understand:
"Why not?"
Lin Feng smiled:
"There are several reasons for this."
"Firstly, these banks are all affiliated with the Golden Club. The banks themselves are not the Golden Club, but those tycoons are all members of the Golden Club."
"Their backgrounds are not clean."
"Calling the police is easy, but once the police get involved, inevitably, the secrets of these banks will consciously or unconsciously be exposed to the police."
If it attracts police attention and we lose the Golden Club's most important money laundering tool, it's not worth it.
Li Fu and Wang Jianjun were equally astonished.
"Secondly, Richard's accounts have issues."
Wang Jianjun asked, puzzled:
"What's wrong with them?"
Lin Feng sneered:
"Can a Senior Superintendent's salary accumulate ten million money?"
"You should know that this isn't just one account; he has corresponding accounts in every bank, all with deposits of over ten million."
"Otherwise, would I dare to write such a large check?"
Li Fu's heart stirred:
"Brother Feng, do you mean that Richard's money isn't his own?"
Lin Feng nodded as a matter of course:
"Of course, it's not his own."
"Or rather, only a small portion belongs to him."
"Most of this money is part of black money. Didn't I tell you before that Richard's role is to collect black money, hand it over to the banks, and then have the banks launder it?"
"I had Inspector Cheng Guobin take Richard's information to the ICAC and make a fuss. What do you think the people at the Golden Club will think when they see these same accounts causing problems again?"
A strange look appeared in Li Fu's eyes:
"They wouldn't think the police took the money, would they?"
Lin Feng shook his head:
"No, no, no."
"The police wouldn't do such a thing. Don't forget how many people we mobilized."
"Only a Triad or another organization could mobilize so many people at once, certainly not the police."
"So, what do you think they'll think now?"
Wang Jianjun immediately said:
"Richard's enemies."
Lin Feng nodded slightly:
"Exactly. Most likely, they'll think this is retaliation against Richard."
"However, Richard has far more enemies than I do."
"As we know, there's Chiang Tin-Sung, Lam Yiu-cheung, Inspector Cheng Guobin, Wong Bing-Yiu, and so on…"
"Any one of these people would be enough to give him a hard time."
"Richard is a Senior Superintendent in the Political Department, and he's a Foreigner. It sounds really scary."
"But in the eyes of some people, he's just… that."
Li Fu's heart stirred, and he asked:
"For example?"
Lin Feng simply used himself as an example:
"Take me, for instance. If Richard provoked me, I'd send him straight to the sea to feed the fish."
"Let the Political Department investigate; can they find anything?"
Li Fu and Wang Jianjun exchanged glances and both laughed.
Given how clean their boss's record was, even if those Foreigners from the Political Department turned Hong Kong upside down, they wouldn't find any evidence.
To put it bluntly, Foreigners are outsiders after all; their skin naturally makes them stand out.
As soon as they make a move, others notice them first.
Li Fu and Wang Jianjun had gradually calmed down.
"Brother Feng, are there any other reasons?"
Lin Feng smiled:
"Of course, there are."
The two were stunned. There's more?
"There's another attribute that dictates these banks wouldn't dare to investigate openly."
Wang Jianjun was eager to learn:
"What attribute?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"They are banks."
Huh?
The two genuinely didn't understand. If a bank's money was lost, couldn't they investigate it?
Lin Feng sighed heavily:
"You two, banks are places to deposit money. Now, suddenly, each bank is missing one hundred million."
"money stored in banks is no longer safe!"
"If your money were deposited in those banks, what would you do?"
They both answered without thinking:
"Withdraw it immediately!"
Lin Feng clapped his hands:
"Exactly, withdraw it."
"I believe anyone who hears the news will go and withdraw money, which will trigger a bank run."
"Neither the worst-case scenario nor the second-worst-case scenario is something they can bear."
The two novices asked:
"What is the worst-case scenario?"
Lin Feng explained in detail:
"The worst-case scenario is that the bank doesn't have enough cash to handle such a bank run, and thus collapses."
"This is the worst-case scenario."
"The second-worst-case scenario is that the bank survives, successfully handles this bank run, but from now on, no one will deposit money into their bank."
"This is also unacceptable to them."
Li Fu suddenly realized:
"That's right, the Golden Club chose these banks to facilitate their money laundering."
"If there isn't enough cash flow, they won't be able to operate."
Lin Feng smiled:
"Precisely."
"So you're saying…"
"With so many unfavorable conditions combined, would they dare to operate?"
"Will they call the police?"
Li Fu said fiercely:
"No!"
"Unless they want to commit suicide."
Lin Feng clapped his hands:
"Alright, remember to send me two baskets of shrimp dumplings tomorrow."
Li Fu and Wang Jianjun said cheerfully:
"No problem at all."
They lost the bet, but the two weren't unhappy in the slightest.
They had no more worries!
Wang Jianjun suddenly asked:
"Boss, they won't investigate openly, but will they investigate secretly?"
Lin Feng retorted:
"If you lost that much money, would you investigate?"
Wang Jianjun immediately said:
"Yes!"
Li Fu and Wang Jianjun looked at each other, both somewhat uncertain and surprised.
Lin Feng was very calm:
"Don't worry, they won't find anything on us."
"Don't forget, I had Xiao Fu make several arrangements."
"Trying to investigate… it's like looking for a needle in a haystack."
Li Fu and Wang Jianjun suddenly recalled the origin of those military vehicles. At this moment, both were utterly convinced by Lin Feng's calculations.
Truly, he calculated everything perfectly.
Lin Feng said leisurely:
"These banks that lost money will ultimately have to suffer in silence."
"The only person they can vent their frustrations on is one person."
Li Fu and Wang Jianjun were puzzled, then suddenly their eyes lit up, and they said in unison:
"Richard?!"
Lin Feng clapped his hands:
"The money was withdrawn from his account, so who else would they look for?"
"Unless Richard can prove his innocence."
"Unfortunately, all the signatures on those checks are real, so he wouldn't even know what to deny."
"This time, Richard is in for a tough time."
Wang Jianjun asked excitedly:
"Boss, will Richard be abandoned?"
Lin Feng said regretfully:
"Unfortunately, no."
"Richard's greatest value is his white skin; it's not easy to find someone to replace him."
"George from the Political Department is not an easy person to deal with. That guy is a pure Anglo-Saxon. Although he was assigned to work in Hong Kong, he can't speak Cantonese."
"You'll know what kind of person he is."
"Sir Li and the others wouldn't dare to cooperate with such a person."
"Think about it, the Golden Club wants to control its own destiny, not hand its destiny over to others."
Wang Jianjun found it strange:
"The Golden Club wants to control its own destiny?"
"When Hong Kong returns in the future, how will they control it?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"Do you know a saying?"
"A roaming knight, a Han family son in the imperial court."
"This was about when our Mainland was invaded by foreign tribes in ancient times."
"Those nomadic tribes were good at fighting, but not at governing a country."
"They could only rely on those aristocratic families."
"The aristocratic families held various key positions in local government and even the imperial court. At first glance, it seemed that the ones on the dragon throne were not the great aristocratic families, but in reality?"
"The ones governing this country were always those aristocratic families."
"Sir Li has been deeply involved in the council for so many years, and his influence is as deeply entrenched as the aristocratic families of ancient times."
"Because of Hong Kong's actual national conditions, it's obviously impossible to copy the system of the Mainland. So, Sir Li will still serve as his councilor."
"That is to say, he can still exert his influence, and the Golden Club's model can still be implemented in the future."
"These people can get rich this way today, and they can still do so in the future."
Wang Jianjun suddenly clenched his fists.
Li Fu pursed his lips.
As they spoke, everyone had already returned to Victoria Peak.
Wang Jianjun asked:
"Boss, you won't allow such things to exist, right?"
Lin Feng smiled:
"Of course."
"When you're out in the world, making money comes first. I don't mind making more money that doesn't go against my conscience and also makes me happy."
"I'm taking over the Golden Club!"