Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 942 0930 [Prepare for a Rainy Day]

"Hong Kong, everyone says it's the British Hong Kong! This piece of land belongs to Swire Group. Now most of the prime locations in Hong Kong are owned by foreigners. Even the leaders of the General Construction Union were hired by foreigners to control the workers. But now the situation is different because we have Cheung Kong Holdings and you, Henderson Land Development!"

On a building in a prosperous area of ​​Hong Kong Island, Boss Li Jiacheng and his lawyer Song Bingshu looked out at the bustling streets below, occasionally giving advice on the situation and looking very high-spirited.

Standing next to him was Li Zhaoji, the tycoon of Henderson Land Development. At this time, he also brought a group of people and looked out at the land with Boss Li.

In recent years, Hong Kong's real estate has flourished, especially with the influx of more and more refugees and new immigrants into Hong Kong, the demand for housing has continued to increase.

The real estate companies under Cheung Kong Holdings and Henderson Land Development have always been old rivals, competing for land, demolition of old buildings, etc.

However, they are rivals as well as partners. When they find that they cannot monopolize the land, they come together to compete with the larger foreign consortium.

At this time, their opponent was Swire & Co., which occupied the most and largest locations on Hong Kong Island and had long been coveted by all Chinese businessmen.

This time, Boss Li invited Li Zhaoji to join forces, and the other party agreed without even thinking about it.

"Let's discuss while we eat and drink, OK?" Li Zhaoji waved his hand.

A row of people immediately came out and quickly set up tables, chairs and benches on the rooftop. The chef in a white robe brought out the steak he had cooked himself, along with red wine to go with the meat.

In a moment, the originally empty rooftop was transformed into an open-air restaurant with red carpet and high-end tables, chairs and benches.

Four violinists, wearing evening gowns reserved for performances, played "The Blue Danube" live for Li Jiacheng and Li Zhaoji.

Amid the melodious piano music, Boss Li Jiacheng and Li Zhaoji raised their red wine glasses and smiled at each other.

This is the power of wealth, perfect!
After three rounds of drinks, we were almost done with the steak.

Li Jiacheng then put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth with the cloth from his neck, threw it aside, sat up straight, held up the red wine in his palm and said to Li Zhaoji: "Let's get back to the point. We have swallowed up this piece of land. I think it will be difficult for Taikoo to handle it. I heard that you have a good relationship with the foreigners at the Land Bureau. I would like to trouble you to smooth things over. As for the funding, I will pay two-thirds!"

Li Zhaoji slammed the table and said, "Okay! Boss Li is really a straightforward person. You pay the money and I do the work. But then again, I heard that you are going to take over the thousands of acres of land in Tsuen Wan recently. Why are you suddenly ready to cooperate with me to swallow up this place? Compared with Tsuen Wan, this is just a drop in the bucket!"

"Hey, it's a long story!" Boss Li took a sip of red wine and put it down. "You also know who my opponent is?"

"Du Yongxiao?"

"That's right, it's very difficult to be his enemy!"

Li Zhaoji was deeply touched and nodded, "I know, so I really want to know what the result is?"

"What?" Boss Li smiled bitterly. "If the result was good, I wouldn't be here drinking with you and discussing development plans together."

"So that means you lose?"

Boss Li nodded and said, "Yes, we lost miserably."

"How miserable?"

"Uh?"

Boss Li suspected that the other party was gloating over his misfortune. At this time, someone suddenly ran up and whispered something into Song Bingshu's ear.

Song Bingshu's face changed when he heard this, and he hurried forward and whispered a few words into Boss Li's ear.

Boss Li's expression also changed suddenly.

Li Zhaoji on the other side could see clearly and asked hurriedly, "Did something big happen?"

Boss Li shook his head and said, "Oh, nothing - but I have something to deal with, so I have to excuse myself first!" He stood up from his seat and said, "As for what we discussed today, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Li. When it is done, I will come to thank you in person."

"You're welcome. We are all friends, and this time we are working together." Li Zhaoji stood up and saw Li Jiacheng off.

Li Jiacheng was worried and said no more. He did not stay any longer and left with Song Bingshu and others.

Watching the other person leaving in a hurry, Li Zhaoji pinched his chin and said, "What the hell is going on? It's not a tsunami or earthquake, why are you leaving in such a hurry?"

"Boss, do you want me to investigate it?" a confidant stepped forward and said.

Li Zhaoji nodded, "Check it out! Although I am cooperating with him now, if he gets into any big trouble and can't get out of it, I don't want to be dragged into the water by him! Or--"

Li Zhaoji's eyes showed a hint of shrewdness: "He can't get away, so can't I take this piece of land for myself?"

After instructing his men to do their job, Li Zhaoji looked around at the tall buildings, sniffed the damp air, and sighed, "It's going to rain again!" He turned around and walked downstairs.

Outside, the sky had turned completely gloomy, just like someone's mood at the moment.

……

"Superintendent Chen, it looks like your wife and my wife are having a very happy chat."

Boss Li Jiacheng personally refilled the cup of tea for the Chinese Chief Superintendent Datou Wen across the street and spoke.

The big-headed Wen on the opposite side has obviously been in high spirits recently. After taking office as the Chief Superintendent of Hong Kong Chinese Police, he has solved a series of major cases, especially the recent handling of the Zhongxinyi Society armed fight case, the Ming Pao arson case, and the Lian Haodong intentional assassination case. His political achievements have continued to rise. Not only has he become famous in the Chinese field, but even those foreign superiors have taken a new look at him. There is even a document issued from above, preparing to give him the opportunity to study in "Scotland Yard".

As long as he went to Scotland Yard and came back with some gilded skills, further promotion would be a sure thing.

Datou Wen's relationship with Boss Li, the Hong Kong tycoon, is not good enough to have tea together, but this does not prevent someone from helping them to get together, and this person is Mr. Huo.

The Fok family has a high status in Hong Kong. Although Boss Li is a rising star, he is very respectful to Boss Fok and greets him during festivals. Therefore, after Boss Li came to ask for help, Boss Fok asked his son, Young Master Fok, to act as a middleman to connect them. That's how Da Tou Wen and Boss Li came to Lu Yu Teahouse for tea, and their wives chatted on the side.

Datou Wen was able to follow Du Yongxiao all the way, so he was not a fool. Of course he understood that Boss Li wanted to ask him for something this time. After a little thought, he realized that it was related to the Li family.

As far as Datouwen knows, the boss Li in front of him was very close to Li Zhaoheng before, and they were fighting fiercely for the land in Tsuen Wan. He wanted to deal with Du Yongxiao, but he didn't expect Du Yongxiao to get rid of Li Zhaoheng instead. Now he can't even be released on bail.

If Li Zhaoheng couldn't hold on, he would probably reveal some of Boss Li's past. Boss Li was a well-known shrewd person, and he always took a step ahead of others. That's why he took the initiative to find Datou Wen, hoping that Datou Wen would help him say a few good words to Du Yongxiao, or at least help him to clear his relationship with him.

"Haha, my wife is just like me, we are both rough people, not very educated, unlike the one in your family, Boss Li, who is obviously from a famous family. My yellow-faced wife can't learn that!"

Datou Wen is self-aware. He only has junior high school education. After following Du Yongxiao, he studied hard under Du Yongxiao's pressure. Now he can barely speak a few words of English. This time he went to Scotland Yard for further studies. How can he get promoted without gilding himself?

As for Datou Wen’s wife, she was the daughter of a street fishmonger. When they met, she could hardly read and wrote, and she reeked of fish. However, her family was rich, while Datou Wen’s family was very poor at that time. Datou Wen married her purely to “live off him”.

But who could have imagined that Datou Wen would have a successful career in the future? To be more precise, he had the help of a noble person and with the help of Du Yongxiao, he was promoted directly from a plainclothes officer to chief superintendent of police.

Logically, such a woman is no longer worthy of Datou Wen, and Datou Wen can simply divorce her and remarry.

But Datou Wen has been married to his wife for so many years that they have developed real feelings for each other. He tells everyone that a wife who has shared the hardships of life together should not be abandoned.

Those beautiful women used their charms to attract Datou Wen, trying to squeeze out the fishmonger and become his wife. But the result was always the same, Datou Wen kicked them away and said, "I can sleep with you! I can play with you! You want money, I give it to you! You want love, I cooperate! But you want me to divorce you, no way!"

Who would have thought that the powerful Chief Superintendent Datou Wen would be so loyal to his wife, even though she was old and ugly, and still smelled like fish, Datou Wen still didn't despise her.

"There is nothing that cannot be learned. If possible, in the future I can ask my wife to help your lady to move around more, learn golf, horse riding, organize a tea party, play mahjong, etc." Boss Li said with a smile.

"That's not necessary. My wife doesn't like these. She usually likes to do laundry, take care of the children, or go to the fish market to kill fish..." Datou Wen refused.

"Uh, killing fish?" Boss Li was stunned for a moment, then he gave Datou Wen a thumbs up and said, "It is rumored that Superintendent Chen loves his wife first, and today I see that it is true! I admire you! I admire you!"

Datou Wen shook his head and smiled, "What do you admire? She suffered a lot when she married me. Her originally slender waist has become thicker because of helping me give birth to a child. Her hands are also covered with calluses. Now all I can do is treat her better!"

Boss Li nodded. "That's why I admire you even more. At least not every man can do this."

"Okay, Boss Li, stop flattering me. Tell me the truth, what is the reason you invited me to have tea today?"

"Haha, Superintendent Chen is a straightforward person. In that case, I won't beat around the bush! Here, this is the first prize ticket for this period. The prize money is a little small, but it's still over one million." Boss Li took out a horse racing ticket issued by the Jockey Club from his pocket and handed it to the big-headed Wen across from him: "Take the ticket to the Jockey Club to redeem the prize. I will redeem it for HK$1.3 million as soon as I see the ticket."

Datouwen took the lottery ticket and looked at it, shaking it in his hand: "In Hong Kong, all men like to buy lottery tickets. People like me, although I don't buy every issue, I have invested a lot of money in it, but I have never won a prize, let alone the first prize. Today I found out that the winning lottery ticket looks like this."

"Haha, buying horse racing tickets depends on luck. Superintendent Chen, you have a successful career and good luck. If I let you win at the racecourse, wouldn't that be against the will of heaven?" Boss Li said with a smile.

Datouwen nodded, "You are right, we should not be too greedy." He handed the lottery ticket back, "So please take this first prize back."

Boss Li Jiacheng did not take the lottery ticket, but just picked up the teacup and said with a smile: "There is an unwritten rule in our business, that is, the money you take out cannot be taken back. Superintendent Chen, please accept it. Of course, if it is too little, please tell me directly!"

"One million and three hundred thousand, that's a lot!" Datou Wen took a look at the lottery ticket and suddenly asked, "How much cash did you use to buy this lottery ticket?"

"Not much. I paid a premium of 100,000 to buy it from the winner. Together with the cost of robbing the lucky winner, it cost about 1.5 million." Boss Li shrugged at Datou Wen: "You have never won a prize, why don't I arrange for you to win the first prize next time? The racecourse is easy to control. You just need one or two good racehorses--"

"Thank you! I'm a civil servant, so it's not convenient for me to go in and out of the racecourse. Besides, I have been able to get here not only because of the help of noble people, but also because I have defeated many opponents. Those people are eyeing me and are always eyeing my position. I can't ruin my bright future for just a few horse races. As for this horse racing ticket, I can accept it."

Datouwen put away the lottery ticket that Boss Li had prepared for him: "When do you want me to call you?"

"The sooner the better!" Boss Li said, "I heard that Li Zhaoheng is in custody and can't even get bail."

Datou Wen picked up the silver tea set and took a sip: "I'm curious, Mr. Du has so many people around him, why did you choose me?"

"The reason is very simple--" Boss Li said: "First, in the entire police force, you have been with Du Yongxiao the longest. Second, you saved his life. Third, you are a man of your word. Before coming here, I found out everything. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Datouwen smiled and said to Boss Li, "To be honest, I'm a rough man. But I know what to do and what not to do. Since I'm willing to accept your lottery ticket, I will do my part. Don't worry about that!"

Boss Li said happily: "That's good!"

What he fears most now is that Li Zhaoheng will not be released on bail, and he will be dragged into the water as well. Given Du Yongxiao's vengeful personality, he will be in big trouble then.

Just when Datouwen was having his final conversation with Boss Li--
Suddenly someone rushed in and whispered something to Datou Wen.

Boss Li knew that person. He was a subordinate of Datou Wen and was also responsible for tipping off people.

After the man finished speaking, Datou Wen waved his hand with a strange expression, asking the man to leave, and then looked at Boss Li: "Now there are two pieces of news, one good and one bad. Which one do you want to hear first?"

"related to me?"

"related."

"Then let's start with the good ones."

"Li Zhaoheng's men, Li Tiansheng, all pleaded guilty, and Li Zhaoheng was released without charge."

"Uh, what?" Boss Li stood up, his eyes widened.

"Where's the bad news?"

"The bad news is." Datou Wen stood up and shook the lottery ticket, "I have no intention of returning this thing to you!"

(End of this chapter)