Chapter 305: Everything Is About Profit (Seeking monthly votes at the start of the month)
Lin Feng said gently to Qi Qi:
"I am not someone whose sympathy overflows. I am only responsible for the people I care about."
"Xiao Fu works for me, so his wife's matter is essentially my matter."
"You might think I'm heartless, but honestly, no one who comes out to 'mix' is a good person."
"Since they're not good people, don't be overly kind."
"Your father is like that. He wasn't a good person to begin with, yet he told Uncle Liang that he took on the job of killing Tsukamoto Do."
"Look at how much trouble he's stirred up now."
Qi Qi involuntarily looked at Yue Lu, who gave a bitter smile, speechless.
If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have dared to say such things to Uncle Liang even if it killed him.
Yue Lu was nothing more than an insignificant Young and Dangerous, not even backed by a Triad. How could he possibly deal with a sky full of assassins?
Yue Lu was very straightforward:
"Mr. Lin, I was wrong."
"I just hope it won't affect Qi Qi."
Lin Feng waved his hand lightly:
"Don't worry, it won't affect Qi Qi."
"Starting today, Qi Qi will go to Jiangs Law Firm to work."
"You can learn from Jiang Chengyu's mother."
Qi Qi said happily:
"Mr. Jiang's mother is a top lawyer, Ms. Li. Can I really learn from her?"
Lin Feng smiled and nodded:
"Others cannot, but you can."
"Don't worry about people saying you used connections. Hong Kong is inherently a society of relationships, intertwined with various interests."
"The law departments of several universities basically control Hong Kong's legal affairs."
"It's your ability if you can get in."
"Of course, if you don't like it, then discuss it with Xiao Fu and do something you enjoy."
Qi Qi quickly said:
"Brother Feng, I will work hard to study well."
Lin Feng clapped his hands:
"That's good then."
"Xiao Fu, call Chengyu over."
Twenty minutes later, Jiang Chengyu rushed over excitedly:
"Mr. Lin, Brother Fu, this must be Sister-in-law."
"Brother Fu, don't worry, I will definitely have my mother personally mentor Sister-in-law."
Lin Feng said with amusement:
"Your mother is mentoring your sister, plus Qi Qi. Will that work?"
Jiang Chengyu sighed:
"I didn't study hard enough when I was in school, so I can't become a top lawyer. I can only be a legal assistant."
He was being modest; no one took him seriously.
Although Jiang Chengyu was a legal assistant, he was now the big boss of Jiangs Law Firm and a prominent figure in Hong Kong.
Lin Feng said to Li Fu:
"There's no need for the Japs to be here. You deal with them in the next two days."
"This way, Mr. Yue and Qi Qi will feel at ease."
Li Fu's expression was firm:
"I will, Brother Feng."
"If you have nothing else, then we'll leave first."
Lin Feng waved his hand:
"Go on, finish your business quickly and come back to help me. That kid Jianguo has too much killing intent; last night he almost beat my big client to death."
Li Fu laughed:
"Then I'll have to ask him about it later."
Lin Feng burst out laughing.
As the group walked out, Qi Qi couldn't help but ask:
"Brother Fu, was what Brother Feng just said true?"
Li Fu wondered:
"What did he say?"
Qi Qi pursed her lips and said:
"He said Jianguo almost beat someone to death."
Li Fu said with amusement:
"Didn't Brother Feng say that no one who comes out to 'mix' is a good person?"
"If he says someone might be beaten to death, then that person definitely deserves to die."
"Jianguo!"
Wang Jianguo stepped forward and asked:
"Brother Fu, what are your orders?"
Wang Jianguo pouted:
"Two Foreigners."
"...It was Superintendent George from the Political Department."
Li Fu scolded:
"Put away your killing intent. If you really kill a Foreigner, wouldn't that just cause trouble for Brother Feng?"
Wang Jianguo looked innocent:
"Brother Feng exposed the Foreigner's secret, and that George wanted to silence him."
Li Fu was furious:
"Then why did you let him live?"
Wang Jianguo said aggrieved:
"It's because the boss wouldn't let me, right? You know the boss's skill; for a Foreigner to throw punches in front of him, isn't that just asking for trouble?"
"That Foreigner George was directly beaten into a pig's head by the boss. It was quite miserable."
Li Fu thought for a moment, then relaxed:
"Keep a close eye on things these two days. Follow the boss's instructions in everything and don't act on your own initiative."
Wang Jianguo was very wronged:
"How could I not listen to the boss?"
"Brother Fu, don't accuse me wrongly."
Li Fu patted Wang Jianguo's shoulder:
"Alright, keep a closer watch these two days."
Wang Jianguo immediately said:
"Isn't that my job?"
Li Fu turned his head and saw that Jiang Chengyu, Yue Lu, and Qi Qi all looked terrified.
"What's wrong with you all?"
Jiang Chengyu said nervously:
"Brother Fu, was Brother Guo talking about Superintendent George from the Political Department?"
Wang Jianguo pouted:
"He's just a Foreigner."
Jiang Chengyu was truly scared.
"That's a leader from the Police Political Department."
Li Fu said calmly:
"So what if he's a leader from the Police Station?"
"Ultimately, he wanted to visit Brother Feng, and Brother Feng didn't beg him to come."
"Even if he were really beaten to death, there's no need to worry."
Yue Lu asked cautiously:
"Why no need to worry?"
Wang Jianguo chuckled:
"I am the boss's security personnel, and I have a legitimate gun license."
"Anyone who dares to commit violence in the Lin residence deserves to be beaten to death."
Yue Lu was speechless at once.
Li Fu laughed:
"That's how it is, no need to be nervous."
Jiang Chengyu patted his chest,
"You guys are relaxed, but if there's a lawsuit, our law firm will be running our legs off."
Li Fu rolled his eyes:
"Oh, please. You lawyers get money regardless of whether you win or lose a case."
"Especially greedy."
Jiang Chengyu said confidently:
"When handling lawsuits for Mr. Lin, there's only winning, never losing."
Li Fu gave him a thumbs-up.
Jiang Chengyu laughed:
"Let's hurry to my law firm."
"I made an appointment with my mom last night."
Li Fu was startled:
"Last night?"
Jiang Chengyu shrugged:
"Didn't I see you two at the banquet yesterday? I visited Mr. Lin last night."
"Thanks to you two, I contacted Mr. Li and landed a big case."
Li Fu suddenly realized:
"The Hung Hing reorganization?"
Jiang Chengyu was beaming with joy:
"That's right. Before, we only handled matters for the Mong Kok and Causeway Bay branches."
"From now on, all matters for the Hung Hing Group will be handled by our law firm."
"Sister-in-law Qi Qi is coming in at just the right time; our law firm is going to be busy."
Qi Qi said shyly:
"I'm a legal rookie..."
Jiang Chengyu dismissed it:
"Newcomers are all trained, you know."
"Law firms mainly worry about not having business. As long as there's business, win a few more lawsuits, and your reputation will grow."
Li Fu stepped forward:
"Chengyu, our Qi Qi will be under your care from now on."
Jiang Chengyu laughed:
"What care? That's a way for me to curry favor with you."
"You are Mr. Lin's number one confidant."
Li Fu put his arm around Jiang Chengyu and said:
"We're brothers, right?"
Jiang Chengyu nodded:
"Yes."
Li Fu suddenly showed a sinister smile:
"The name Li Heshang, you say it quite smoothly, don't you?"
Jiang Chengyu's face immediately stiffened, and he quickly said,
"Brother Fu, wasn't it because you were too abstinent before?"
"Besides, I'm not the only one who called you that; many people did."
Li Fu almost went crazy:
"Many people?"
Jiang Chengyu quickly broke free from Li Fu's side, smiling apologetically:
"Brother Fu, that was just a teasing nickname. You didn't have a Sister-in-law before, right?"
"Now that Sister-in-law Qi Qi is so beautiful, who would still call you Heshang?"
Li Fu almost hit him.
Qi Qi quickly pulled him back:
"Alright, alright."
"It was fine for people to call you that before you had a girlfriend."
Jiang Chengyu quickly said:
"Sister-in-law is right. You are Mr. Lin's number one confidant."
"With your qualifications, what kind of woman can't you find?"
"Being single for three years, it's no wonder the brothers thought that, right?"
"We always thought you didn't have those needs, but now we know you just have high standards."
"It turns out you like a beautiful legal professional like Sister-in-law Qi Qi."
Qi Qi's face turned red.
Li Fu nodded in satisfaction:
"Alright, you know how to talk."
"Let's go!"
Jiang Chengyu then let out a long sigh of relief, thinking to himself, Mr. Lin sold me out so fast.
But this matter was also his own fault.
The nickname "Li Heshang" was something he and Yu Zaichun came up with when they were chatting.
He couldn't blame anyone else.
In Li Fu's car, Qi Qi was a little worried:
"Brother Fu, is it okay for Brother Feng to treat the Foreigner like that?"
Li Fu smiled:
"He's just a Foreigner, no need to worry."
"That Foreigner made the first move; he was in the wrong."
"Why, even if he was killed, let alone beaten, what would it matter?"
Yue Lu said incredulously,
"Wait, Mr. Lin can still reason with a Foreigner?"
"And a Foreigner from the Police Station at that?"
Li Fu said calmly,
"Others naturally can't, but Brother Feng can."
Yue Lu immediately fell silent.
Lin Feng's strength exceeded his imagination.
Someone could actually reason with a Foreigner?
It truly opened his eyes.
Li Fu sighed and said to Uncle Yue,
"Uncle Yue, you've always been in the lower echelons of the Underworld, so it's alright if you don't know some of the rules."
"Actually, in the Western world, the Police Station generally rarely clashes with local Triads."
"They are also afraid."
Yue Lu's eyes widened.
"George, that Foreigner, knows this. He probably came to visit Brother Feng yesterday because he had something he wanted to ask Brother Feng to do."
"It's just that Brother Feng was a bit more formidable than he imagined, hitting him where it hurt with a single sentence, which caused him to lash out and injure someone."
"It's just a pity he chose the wrong person."
"How could Brother Feng be controlled by a mere Foreigner?"
"The things he's done, if truly revealed, would scare that Foreigner to death."
Yue Lu listened, bewildered, but he understood the matter with the mindset of a Young and Dangerous member:
"You mean, Mr. Lin can cover me."
Li Fu said without hesitation,
"Of course, Brother Feng can definitely cover you!"
Yue Lu immediately felt relieved.
Qi Qi shook her head, speechless. Even she could see something was amiss, yet her father hadn't noticed?
This was indeed typical of Yue Lu; if he truly had that kind of brain, he wouldn't be in his current situation.
Qi Qi looked at Li Fu's stern face and suddenly felt at ease.
On the other side, George rushed directly to the Anglo-Saxon Garrison base with Elizabeth.
Elizabeth asked cautiously,
"Officer, are we going to the Garrison?"
Poor Isa couldn't remember what had happened last night; she couldn't recall it.
She even forgot about going to the Lin manor with George.
George nodded,
"Yes, we have an appointment with Brigadier General Cunningham to visit him today."
Elizabeth frowned and said,
"Then are we bringing all these files?"
George said indifferently,
"I found out that there are considerable corrupt elements within the government. The power of these corrupt elements is very great. If we don't seek Brigadier General Cunningham's help, it's impossible for us to succeed with just our own strength."
Elizabeth was startled,
"Officer, when did you find this out?"
George smiled and said,
"Yesterday!"
Elizabeth felt another wave of dizziness and apologized with a pale face,
"I'm sorry, Officer, I don't know why, but whenever I mention yesterday, I feel a wave of dizziness."
George sighed,
"It's my fault; I made you too tired."
"After this work is done, you should take a good vacation and rest."
Elizabeth quickly said,
"Officer, I can do it."
George was very serious,
"This is an order."
Elizabeth felt incredibly touched,
"Thank you for caring about my health, Officer."
George's tone softened,
"Isa, what we have to do is very arduous, and some things are beyond your clearance."
"I hope you can be fully prepared."
Elizabeth said earnestly,
"Officer, I am ready to sacrifice myself for the interests of the Anglo-Saxon at any time."
"Even if it means sacrificing my life, I will not hesitate."
George shook his head slightly, with a touch of melancholy,
"Isa, you need to know that sometimes the greatest suffering is not death, but a life worse than death."
Elizabeth remained silent.
She knew what a life worse than death meant for female intelligence officers.
However, if one didn't treat that thing as a big deal, then it naturally wouldn't matter.
Elizabeth was very firm,
"Officer, rest assured, when the Anglo-Saxon needs it, I know what to do."
George glanced at Elizabeth's expression from the corner of his eye. From his angle, Elizabeth's face inexplicably had a hint of sacredness.
The Superintendent of the Political Department's lips curled up slightly, unable to be suppressed.
"Isa, I don't think you'll reach that point."
Elizabeth said earnestly,
"Officer, I am expressing my resolve."
George nodded repeatedly,
"I believe in your resolve!"
There was no conversation along the way, and soon the two arrived at their destination.
Cunningham was already waiting for them.
Looking at George at that moment, the former special forces instructor frowned tightly,
"Who attacked you?"
George's face was covered in bruises, and Cunningham could tell at a glance that he had suffered a violent assault.
If the other party hadn't held back, George would most likely have been disfigured.
"That was necessary tuition."
"General, shall we find a safe place to talk?"
Cunningham said proudly,
"Anywhere here is very safe."
Despite saying that, Cunningham still led them to his office.
"Tell me, what happened with your injuries?"
Elizabeth quickly perked up her ears.
She had long had questions about George's injuries, but due to him being her superior, she found it difficult to ask.
"I told you, it's the price for obtaining necessary intelligence."
Cunningham was quite speechless.
George said earnestly,
"General, I was ordered to come to Hong Kong to make money."
"I need your help."
Cunningham glanced at Elizabeth,
"Beautiful lady, could I trouble you to make us two cups of coffee?"
Elizabeth quickly stood up,
"Of course, it's my honor."
Watching Elizabeth's swaying hips, Cunningham spoke quite crudely,
"That * * is really awesome."
George shrugged,
"If you need it, feel free to try."
Cunningham shook his head,
"Forget it, if I want to find a woman, I'll naturally go find a Gallic hen..."
"Alright, let's be frank."
"I suppose you've investigated my actions, which is why you're confident enough to come to me?"
"But have you clarified one thing, who is in charge here?"
George immediately said,
"It's you!"
Cunningham laughed,
"The Anglo-Saxon has vast overseas territories, and accordingly, their Garrisons in those territories are among the largest."
"And these Garrisons, relying solely on the subsidies issued by the Anglo-Saxon, are absolutely not enough to sustain their operations."
"You wouldn't be unaware of how poor the Anglo-Saxon government is, would you?"
George replied earnestly,
"I know. The biggest order I received when I was sent to Hong Kong was to make money."
"To subsidize the Anglo-Saxon."
Cunningham seemed to have heard the funniest thing.
"Making money for the Anglo-Saxon?"
"For whom?"
"The government?"
"Who will represent the government?"
George was stunned.
Cunningham pointed to himself, then to George, and smiled,
"I, you, us Anglo-Saxons, are the ones who represent the government."
"Do you understand?"
George's expression changed dramatically.
Cunningham sighed,
"I am from a prestigious family and served as a commander in the special forces, yet I never expected to be thrown into a place like this."
"With fewer than four hundred men under me, what can I do?"
"If something really happens, there's no relying on the Anglo-Saxon at all."
"Most likely, I'd still have to ask for help from my Mainland."
"This is the reality."
George's expression changed drastically,
"General!"
Cunningham said bluntly,
"Those officials who sit in offices and make grand pronouncements in front of the media simply don't understand the hardships overseas."
"They just think that by moving their lips, they can conjure up money."
"Your superior's order to you is to make money."
"Do you think this is easy to do?"
George said with a bitter smile,
"It's not easy!"
Cunningham nodded,
"You're an honest man, good, it's not easy."
"If things go wrong, it could cost you your life."
"Just like Johnny Wang, one of my subordinates, he was inexplicably wiped out."
"He was a remarkably calm and crazy guy. Sometimes when I faced him, I felt a pang of fear."
"I even thought that if I relaxed even a little, this guy would not hesitate to put a burst of bullets into me."
"But it's this guy, whom even I had to be careful with, who was completely wiped out..."
"The waters of Hong Kong are too deep..."
George was immediately at a loss.
Cunningham simply didn't play by the rules, immediately revealing his hand, so how could they negotiate now?
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Chapter 306: A Thousand Miles for Office, Only for Wealth (Seeking Monthly Votes at the Start of the Month)
George was stunned by Cunningham's frankness.
He couldn't imagine that a descendant of an imperial noble family, and even a brigadier general, would speak so openly; it completely exceeded his expectations.
Cunningham smiled when he saw George's expression:
"You are the Superintendent of the Police Political Department, why do you look like that?"
"Don't you have contact with Hong Kong people?"
"There's an old saying here: 'A thousand miles for office, only for wealth.'"
"We didn't come to Hong Kong to serve the local people."
"We are here to earn money."
George thought to himself, even in the Anglo-Saxon Mainland, civil servants don't serve the local people.
Cunningham said bluntly:
"Hong Kong is not ours. Perhaps we once had the chance to own it, but ultimately it's not ours."
"It's a pity, we only have administrative power, not sovereignty."
"Thatcher's fall directly shattered our idea of owning this 'Pearl of the Orient.'"
"So, don't even think about serving the Hong Kong people."
"There are only two kinds of people who come to Hong Kong: one kind are those who have no hope of promotion in the Anglo-Saxon Mainland and can only come here to retire."
"And the other kind?"
"They are like me, treating this as a temporary posting, and once they return, they will be promoted."
Cunningham spoke very frankly, even casually.
George couldn't help but ask:
"General, once you return, you will be a true General. Don't you plan to achieve something great?"
Cunningham was amused by George's words:
"I know your identity; you are an elite from the Military Intelligence Agency."
"However, are your thoughts the unanimous thoughts of the Military Intelligence Agency elites?"
"A bit too naive."
George was choked speechless.
Cunningham said calmly:
"I'm not criticizing you; I'm just giving you a little life advice as an elder."
"For people like us, there's only one possibility to achieve great deeds—war."
George immediately fell silent.
But Cunningham had more to say:
"What does war need? money!"
"The Anglo-Saxon fought a small Falklands War, which lasted only forty-nine days, and their treasury was almost bankrupt."
"Otherwise, you wouldn't have received that order."
"Facing a small Pampas Eagle, the Anglo-Saxon couldn't even take it down. Do you still want to face the Mainland?"
"Heh, don't tell me you don't know our history with the Mainland."
George remained silent.
As an elite of the Military Intelligence Agency, others might not understand this history, but how could he not understand it?
It was precisely because he understood that history that he felt a war with the Mainland was impossible.
Let alone the Anglo-Saxon and the Mainland, even America, the most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon family now, wouldn't dare to go to war with the Mainland.
The reason was simple: they suffered disastrous defeats in two wars around the Mainland!
Not just defeats, but disastrous defeats!
Where did the Anglo-Saxon get the confidence to contend with the Mainland?
That would be like seeking death.
If the Falklands War nearly bankrupted the government, then a war with the Mainland wouldn't just be about bankruptcy; it might even lead to several changes in government, who knows.
Such things have happened before.
George suddenly understood Cunningham. As a descendant of a noble family, a brigadier general with a promising future, placed in such a location, unable to move or go anywhere.
What else could he do but find every possible way to make money?
Cunningham looked at him curiously:
"Oh, you actually understood?"
George felt inexplicable:
"Is it that hard to understand?"
Cunningham shrugged:
"I know a bit about your Military Intelligence Agency's methods of controlling personnel; it's probably just drugs plus brainwashing, promoting the Anglo-Saxon 'Empire on which the sun never sets'…"
"That's truly ridiculous. The Empire on which the sun never sets disintegrated after World War II, and many people in the Anglo-Saxon homeland are still immersed in the fading glory of the past, not even knowing their own true worth."
George was astonished.
The first time he heard Lin Feng reveal their Military Intelligence Agency's secret, he was so angry he wanted to hit someone.
Now hearing about it again, George was too exhausted to complain.
"Do all people know about our Military Intelligence Agency's methods?"
Cunningham shook his head slightly:
"What's so special about that?"
"The methods of military intelligence agencies around the world are almost universal."
"Of course, we don't know about the red side, but it seems to be like this in our Anglo-Saxon family."
"What's so strange about it?"
"Your secretary... you used methods on her, didn't you?"
"That fellow has a sexy big butt, but unfortunately, that's not something I can touch."
George remained silent.
The silence was deafening.
No wonder Cunningham's gaze towards Elizabeth, despite being fervent, remained unmoved.
How could anyone feel at ease using something that had been tampered with?
Cunningham glanced at him:
"I think you're approachable now."
"Honestly, my goal in coming to Hong Kong is to get rich."
"When I return to the Anglo-Saxon, I will need a lot of money for expenses."
"The cost of living in London is very high, and it's not easy to maintain the dignity of a nobleman."
"And this is a good place to get rich."
George couldn't help but say:
"General, although you can wield absolute power here, aren't you afraid that someone in the Headquarters will notice?"
Cunningham shrugged:
"Being careful is always safe."
"But even if it's found out, what then?"
"Do you know what happened a few years ago?"
George's heart trembled.
Cunningham continued to speak to himself:
"In a large overseas country, there was a General who was so greedy that his illicit gains couldn't be hidden."
"The Headquarters really couldn't stand it anymore, so they sent an imperial envoy to that country to investigate."
"And guess what happened?"
George could only be silent; he understood this matter.
That imperial envoy suffered a sudden car accident while inspecting a certain place and died from an "accident."
The investigation naturally came to nothing.
Cunningham laughed:
"It seems you know."
George sighed heavily.
"General, let's talk about serious business."
Cunningham said seriously:
"What I'm talking about is serious business; my serious business is making money."
"If there's no way to make money, then it has no meaning for me."
Cunningham spoke so unrestrainedly that George felt suffocated.
The other party had no intention of hiding anything from him. Clearly, he didn't care if George reported their meeting to the Military Intelligence Agency.
A bitter smile appeared at the corner of George's mouth.
He couldn't do anything to Cunningham. He was a descendant of a noble family, a naval family. If he were to report Cunningham, his own journey might be immediately cut short, and his future would naturally be ruined.
This was the naked reality.
Cunningham smiled:
"George, you came to see me; you're not going to talk about other random things, are you?"
George immediately said:
"Of course not."
Cunningham snorted coldly:
"It had better not be."
"Honestly, it's too boring here. Even chatting with those who also came from the Anglo-Saxon is boring."
George smiled:
"If you're not in the same circle and don't have common interests, you naturally won't get along."
Cunningham praised:
"You're absolutely right."
"Indeed, back in the Anglo-Saxon Mainland, those guys would have to beg to see me."
"But here in Hong Kong, I have no choice but to meet them to pass the time."
George immediately asked:
"May I ask, General, with whom do you spend the most time meeting?"
Cunningham shrugged:
"The officials of the Governors Office, the heads of the Three Divisions and Thirteen Bureaus."
"Anyway, it's boring, and they're willing to flatter me, so I naturally give them some face, treating it as watching a circus performance."
George's mouth twitched.
At this moment, he deeply felt what a class divide was.
His name was Cunningham; he was born in Rome, while he himself was desperately trying to reach Rome.
Cunningham laughed:
"Socializing with those people still has its benefits. For example, Johnny Wang's base was built in the Mingxin Hospital morgue. Without the help of those guys, I couldn't have done it."
"Johnny Wang was a really good young man; he helped me earn a lot of money."
"Unfortunately, he was taken down by the Hong Kong Police Station, and he's gone."
George hurriedly said:
"General, please believe me, I didn't do it."
Cunningham smiled and shook his head:
"I know you didn't do it. Otherwise, you wouldn't dare to come to me."
"If you were a fool, you wouldn't have reached your current position."
"Alright, I've been honest enough. Now it's your turn."
Cunningham suddenly sat up straight, a cold, smiling expression on his face, and asked,
"You went to such lengths to see me; what gift have you brought me?"
George suddenly felt a suffocating sensation; he had a strong premonition that if he couldn't answer, or if his answer didn't satisfy Cunningham, he might be stuck here forever today.
George felt a wave of absurdity.
He had encountered such a situation last night when he went to see Lin Feng, and today, seeking an audience with the Garrison commander from the Mainland, he had to face the same issue.
What on earth was happening in Hong Kong?
However, he dared not not answer the other party's question.
"General, I've brought great sincerity."
"Those sycophants who butter you up probably haven't told you that they're part of a secret society."
Cunningham was dismissive:
"Aren't secret societies normal?"
"There are too many secret societies in Hong Kong, and there are quite a few in our Anglo-Saxon Mainland too."
"As long as it doesn't hinder my money-making, no secret society is my concern."
George suddenly smiled:
"So, what about a secret society with an annual income of over a hundred million US dollars?"
Cunningham was startled, looking at George suspiciously:
"What are you talking about?"
George said seriously:
"The Golden Club!"
Cunningham abruptly stood up and strode over to George:
"You have information on that club?"
George was overwhelmed by Cunningham's presence and quickly stood up to open his scroll:
"This is the information on the Golden Club."
Cunningham snatched it, and just by opening the first page, his pupils suddenly contracted.
It clearly listed the main core personnel of the Golden Club.
Cunningham quickly skimmed through, almost completely engrossed.
George felt a little relieved, seeing Cunningham's reaction; this was a sure thing.
After Cunningham finished reading quickly, he asked in a deep voice:
"You investigated me?"
George didn't hide it from him:
"General, actually, our thinking is the same: we both want to make money."
"My superior's order to me is to make money."
"And I don't intend to disobey my superior's order."
Cunningham understood:
"You have to do the work your superior assigns well, and incidentally, you also have to secure some benefits for yourself."
George smiled:
"General, you are truly wise."
Cunningham pointed at the file and said:
"Why target them?"
"From your position, I don't think you could possibly have a better chance of success than them."
George said earnestly:
"By myself, certainly not."
"But isn't the General here?"
Cunningham asked, puzzled:
"But why should I deal with them?"
"Although these guys don't have deep connections in Anglo-Saxon, in Hong Kong, it's fair to say they're all local magnates."
George smiled:
"I found some information, General, and you have a small misunderstanding with them."
Cunningham snorted coldly.
George said seriously:
"I'm not trying to stir up trouble between the two sides; the key is that there are real benefits involved."
Cunningham asked:
"How much benefit?"
George said mysteriously:
"Wealth that can make someone rich overnight!"
Cunningham laughed:
"Do you think money just blows in with the wind?"
"What kind of business can make someone rich overnight? Before, Johnny Wang's team didn't make me rich overnight."
George said seriously:
"I know about that."
"Logically, Johnny Wang's lair was extremely ingenious, and crucially, no one would have thought that the Mingxin Hospital morgue was their base."
"But an accident happened."
"I also found a record that a warehouse not far from the Garrison mysteriously caught fire, destroying a considerable amount of military equipment."
Cunningham laughed:
"So what? Are you trying to report me to your superior?"
George waved his hands repeatedly:
"No, no, no!"
"My point is, I came with sincerity."
"Johnny Wang's base leaking is not normal, and that base catching fire is not normal."
"There must have been a powerful third party involved."
"Otherwise, they wouldn't have been exposed."
"General, rest assured, I've collected all the files on those two cases and burned them to ashes."
Cunningham looked at him with a half-smile:
"You are truly audacious."
George said solemnly:
"No, I am upholding the interests of the Empire."
"Some things cannot be told to others, no matter who they are."
Cunningham smiled, putting away the file:
"Point out the benefits to me; based on this file, I can't see what benefits there are."
George suddenly asked:
"General, do you know Grand Duke Andrei?"
Cunningham was particularly disdainful:
"Dukes of the Empire are usually inherited from meritorious families; Andrei merely bought his title with money."
"In aristocratic circles, he has always been looked down upon."
"We usually don't associate with him, fearing embarrassment."
"This fellow was ordered to inspect Hong Kong and was attacked twice, which is enough to prove our judgment."
"This guy is utterly useless."
"A disgrace."
George shrugged:
"Grand Duke Andrei would definitely not agree with your words."
Cunningham was exceptionally disdainful:
"I don't even have the interest to talk to him."
George smiled:
"General, you might not know, but this very person you consider useless almost received fifty million pounds."
Cunningham suddenly sat up straight:
"What did you say?"
George sighed:
"As you know, I am the Superintendent of the Police Political Department, and the G4 Special Police are under my management."
"When Grand Duke Andrei arrived in Hong Kong, I immediately dispatched the G4."
"However, Grand Duke Andrei bypassed the protection of his bodyguards and the G4 twice, leaving on his own."
"He wasn't looking for novelty, nor for an affair."
"He was after fifty million pounds!"
Cunningham stroked his chin, his eyes narrowing:
"Interesting!"
"Someone offered him fifty million pounds to smooth over some connections?"
"Who has such a large sum?"
"With that much money, wouldn't it be better to give it to me than to that good-for-nothing Andrei?"
George shrugged:
"You can guess."
Cunningham frowned:
"Don't tell me it's these guys from the Golden Club."
"If they can mobilize such a large sum of money at any time, I don't want to bring trouble upon myself."
That was fifty million pounds!
George chuckled:
"No!"
Cunningham breathed a sigh of relief, but then frowned:
"Then why did you give me such a file?"
George sighed:
"Because this guy is one of the targets we need to deal with."
"He is now colluding with people from the Golden Club, trying to interfere with a massive project."
Cunningham frowned:
"What project?"
George had already taken control of the conversation, so he sat casually and said lightly:
"The Sham Shui Po expansion project."
"According to estimates, the Sham Shui Po project requires three hundred million US dollars."
"Once expanded successfully, the annual revenue will be over one hundred million US dollars."
Cunningham gasped:
"Such a huge project?"
At this moment, even in Anglo-Saxon, this project would be a super-large one.
George chuckled:
"If the Golden Club and this mysterious guy succeed in their collaboration, we won't be able to take any measures against them."
"money is a captivating thing, and when the amount of money reaches a certain level, just talking about it can scare people to death."
"So..."
Cunningham said coldly:
"Then we just won't let them complete this project."
"I have some grievances with the Golden Club; I'll get my revenge."
"However, we are all Anglo-Saxon gentlemen, so crude methods are not suitable."
"How about this, they like Sham Shui Po, don't they?"
"Then let's just fill the sea with concrete!"
George was greatly shocked:
"General, you can't!"
Cunningham asked, puzzled:
"Why not?"
George gave a wry smile:
"You're making too much of a fuss."
Cunningham burst out laughing:
"So what? That Sir Li is just a local Hong Konger."
"The second-in-command of the Security Bureau and the ICAC, if he dies, he dies."
"Would the Governor dare to question me?"
George cursed under his breath; at this moment, he deeply understood what it meant for a scholar to meet a soldier.
Was this guy in front of him also from the Anglo-Saxon aristocracy?
That was too crude.
George had no choice but to say:
"But the mysterious person cooperating with the Golden Club is the Tycoon."
Cunningham's eyes narrowed slightly.