The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 622 "Sky-high Ransom"!!!
"I'm not in the mood to listen to their romantic love stories. I just want to make money. What's the point of just envying others? We have to take action and become richer than them!"

Listening to his men discussing the love story on TV, Zhang Zhiqiang said.

And he did it.

"I want 2 billion Hong Kong dollars!" Zhang Zhiqiang said loudly to Li Jiacheng on the phone.

"I need a face-to-face meeting!" Li Jiacheng agreed immediately because he was eager to save people, but he boldly proposed to have a face-to-face meeting with Zhang Zhiqiang!

"Okay, I don't think you dare to play tricks!" Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhiqiang agreed to Li Jiacheng's request.

His subordinates heard that Zhang Zhiqiang was going to Li Jiacheng's house in person to ask for money, and they seemed to be planning to "go to a meeting alone".

"Will it be dangerous for you to go alone?" his accomplice Chen Zhihao asked him.

Zhang Zhiqiang laughed and said, "You don't understand. For poor people like us, money is more important than life. For rich people, life is more important than money. Li Jiacheng is worth more than 1000 billion. Is his son more important or his money?"

The next day, Zhang Zhiqiang made a move that was so bold that it was almost crazy.

Instead of sending a middleman, he drove to Li Jiacheng's mansion in Deep Water Bay in person, carrying cigarettes and drugs, and knocked on the door.

Li Jiacheng, a 68-year-old business tycoon, received them personally.

He did not panic or call the police, but invited Zhang Zhiqiang to sit in the living room.

Zhang Zhiqiang walked into the living room with a Z bullet tied to his body and a submachine gun in his hand. The first thing he said was to Li Jiacheng without any reservation: "Mr. Li, call the police in your house."

Li Jiacheng smiled and said, "I have been doing business for a lifetime. I don't have any particularly successful experience, but I have a deep understanding that you should keep your word when doing things. If you don't believe this, Mr. Zhang, I will show you."

Having said that, Li Jiacheng invited Zhang Zhiqiang to visit his entire mansion, and sincerely opened every curtain for Zhang Zhiqiang to check to show his sincerity.

Zhang Zhiqiang asked Li Jiacheng curiously, "Why are you so calm?" Li Jiacheng said calmly, "Because I was wrong this time. We are so well-known in Hong Kong, but we were not prepared at all.

For example, when I went to play basketball, I drove to the New Territories at around 5am. On the road, a few cars could have surrounded me, and I was totally unprepared. I need to reflect on this carefully."

Zhang Zhiqiang hypocritically praised him: "No wonder Mr. Li's business is so big. This kind of mind is not comparable to ordinary people."

Afterwards, the two men formally began negotiations.

This classic face-to-face dialogue has become a legend in the business world, and every sentence contains profound truth.

During the negotiations, Zhang Zhiqiang expressed his admiration for Li Jiacheng and frankly stated his desire to become a successful businessman.

However, due to his family's poverty and limited education, he felt he lacked the patience and tenacity to accumulate wealth step by step.

Li Ka Shing used his own experience as an example to encourage Zhang Zhiqiang to believe in his abilities and actively seek opportunities to change his destiny.

Zhang Zhiqiang admitted that his original intention was not to live a luxurious life, but to escape poverty and seek a resettlement allowance.

During the discussion, Zhang Zhiqiang made a huge request and proposed to "borrow" 20 billion yuan.

The two sat opposite each other, the atmosphere was strange but calm. Zhang Zhiqiang got straight to the point: "Mr. Li, I want 20 billion, and it must be old non-consecutive denominations." His tone was calm, as if he was negotiating a business deal.

Li Jiacheng looked calm and responded, "We don't have that much cash at home. If you need more, you have to go to the bank to withdraw it.

And 2 billion is too much. I can only give you 1 billion at most, but you have to ensure my son's safety."

Zhang Zhiqiang asked for 20 billion yuan and wanted old banknotes with non-consecutive numbers, which made Li Jiacheng a little embarrassed.

Because for a businessman like him, most of the money he earns is in circulation, and he can't take out so much cash at once.

After spending a long time on the phone to make arrangements, Lao Li was only able to withdraw 10 billion in cash.

"One billion is too little..." One billion has actually reached Zhang Zhiqiang's psychological expectation, but in order to get more money, he deliberately acted dissatisfied and hesitant.

Seeing this, Li Jiacheng said, "How about this, I still have 4000 million in cash at home, I will give this cash to you first to show my sincerity."

Zhang Ziqiang finally gave in: "One billion is one billion, I'll give you three days, we are all straightforward people!"

Afterwards, when Zhang Zhiqiang was packing the cash, he said to Li Jiacheng: "4000 million, the number 4 is unlucky, how about this, I will return you 200 million, and I will only take 3800 million. After I go back, I will not treat Mr. Li badly."

Li Jiacheng naturally agreed.

The next day, Zhang Zhiqiang prepared to transport 10 billion yuan. However, due to the large amount of cash, Zhang Zhiqiang could only deliver it in two batches.

The Li family was also thoughtful enough to prepare a large van.

Zhang Zhiqiang drove the Li family's truck and left with 5 million in cash.

The two parties agreed to come back at 4 p.m. to collect the remaining 5 million.

Before the two of them parted, Li Jiacheng did not forget to teach Zhang Zhiqiang to be a good person: "You have taken so much money, it is enough for your next life. Now is the time to run away, turn over a new leaf, and be a good person; if you make a mistake again, no one will be able to help you anymore."

However, Li Jiacheng's generosity did not stop there.

He further suggested Zhang Zhiqiang how to use this huge amount of money reasonably: "You can consider buying shares of our company, which is enough to guarantee the living needs of three generations of your family.

Alternatively, you may also consider investing your funds in a third country or depositing them in a bank to ensure your worry-free life in this life.”

But Zhang Zhiqiang responded to Li Jiacheng's suggestions with just "I understand."

However, Zhang Zhiqiang was also a man of character, and he immediately said, "You, the Li family, are trustworthy, and I will keep my word, and I will never harass your family again."

He hurriedly started the car and left, leaving only Li Jiacheng's instructions echoing in his ears: "Mr. Li, come home tonight."

If persuading people to do good fails, then everyone should accept their fate.

The kidnapping case was eventually resolved peacefully. Li Jiacheng remained calm and successfully achieved the desired result.

Li Zeju returned home unharmed that night, and the Li family's business was not affected at all.

After this incident, Li Jiacheng upgraded the security system at home and hired many bodyguards to protect his two sons and family. He really paid a huge sum of money to learn a lesson!
Later, many people condemned Zhang Zhiqiang, but Li Jiacheng said: "I was wrong this time. Our family is so well-known in Hong Kong, but we were not prepared at all. I need to reflect on myself carefully."

After Zhang Zhiqiang succeeded in the blackmail, Li Jiacheng did not call the police, did not testify, and even remained silent when questioned by the police later.

Afterwards, he privately revealed to his confidants: "You can earn money again, but you only have one life. I don't believe Ah S can be faster than Zhang Zhiqiang." This calm and cold rationality saved Li Zeju's life, but allowed Zhang Zhiqiang to go unpunished.

There was more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars in cash, weighing a ton, and Zhang Zhiqiang took 3 million of it.

Of course, he would not use this huge sum of money to do legitimate business.

Later, Zhang Zhiqiang, who was "addicted to sex", chose to live a luxurious life in Haojiang after receiving a huge sum of money.

It was a pity that he had bad luck and lost nine times out of ten. In total, he lost about 5 to 6 million in Macau.

Zhang Zhiqiang even set an astonishing record of losing 6000 million in one day.

Seeing that all the money he had "earned" with great effort had been used for wedding dresses in D Field, Zhang Zhiqiang came up with a plan and had the idea of ​​kidnapping King D.

But Zhang Zhiqiang made a wrong calculation this time.

Although Li Jiacheng and D Wang are both wealthy, the difference between them is that one is a businessman, good at calculating, and wants to spend money to avoid disaster.

One is a "doer" who has experienced ups and downs, so he is not afraid of life and death;
The reason why Lao He was able to sit on the throne of King D was not only because he was good at calculating, but many factors were included, among which was the all-inclusiveness of gray and white.

Moreover, King D can eat this meal with peace of mind because the security guards in his home are not there to do it for free, and all of them are "trained experts".

"King D" Ho Hung Lok faced death threats several times, and finally spread the word in the underworld: "If anyone wants to harm me, anyone who avenges me can come to my Ho family and receive 100 million!"

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

Throughout his life, King D believed in the saying "Fortune and honor are sought in danger."

He often said: "I will never hear the word NO in my life. I will never hear the word YES until I get it."

In addition, King D has a good relationship with the Huo family.

King D has a very close relationship with Big Brother Huo. When King D encounters a desperado like Zhang Zhiqiang, Big Brother Huo will of course help him in every possible way.

Everyone knows that Lao He is the King of Haojiang, but what people don’t know is that he got this King status with the help of the big boss Huo.

Moreover, Boss Huo is also the boss of Haojiang D Casino. Although he does not participate in the actual operation of D Casino, Boss Huo still owns more casino shares than King D.

So how could he allow Zhang Zhiqiang to move the D King. And opening a D field in Haojiang also requires the support of a relatively strong security force. It may be difficult for Lao He to become the D King of Haojiang by just operating a D field.

King D is naturally a ruthless person with a lot of skills. Even the Gray Society boss Broken Tooth Koi doesn't dare to challenge him head-on.

Therefore, when Zhang Zhiqiang faces King D, he will have no way out, because the two are not at the same level at all.

Zhang Zhiqiang's behavior aroused King D's vigilance, so he found Broken Tooth Koi.

Let’s talk about Broken Tooth Koi: Broken Tooth Koi, whose real name is Y Guoju, is known as Broken Tooth Koi and Brother Koi in the underworld.

This man was later described as having more power than the governor of Haojiang, and was called "the godfather of the late Haojiang" by Time magazine.

In Haojiang, Beng Yau Koi's power is so great that it is not an exaggeration to describe him as covering the sky with one hand.

Beng Yaju quickly found Zhang Zhiqiang who was lurking in Haojiang.

He even stuffed a grenade directly into Zhang Zhiqiang's crotch to intimidate him, telling him to be careful and not to attract Mr. He's attention, otherwise he would be in trouble.

As Hong Kong's number one gangster, Zhang Zhiqiang was naturally unwilling to be bullied by Broken Tooth Koi.

After returning to Hong Kong, Zhang Zhiqiang spent a large sum of money to hire several killers to go to Hong Kong to kidnap Beng Yaju's family.

But what no one expected was that Beng Yaju was not a pushover either, and all the assassins sent by Zhang Zhiqiang were dealt with by him.

In a rage, Broken Tooth Koi issued a killing order and sent people to Hong Kong to throw "Little Melon" into Zhang Zhiqiang's house.

They also threatened Zhang Zhiqiang and his family all day long, and Zhang Zhiqiang had no choice but to give in.

Under the arrangement of the middleman, he went to Haojiang in person to apologize to Beng Yaju.

After this incident, Zhang Zhiqiang never dared to set foot in Haojiang again.

But people like him only do "one-time deals" and only know how to spend money but not how to make money.

Soon, the money the gang members got from kidnapping Li Zeju was all spent on wine and women.

I’m out of money again, what should I do?
Well, continue tying it.

So, just one year later, Zhang Zhiqiang set his sights on another wealthy man in Hong Kong - Guo Binxiang.

As the head of the Sun Hung Kai Group, the Kwok brothers have assets worth tens of billions and are ranked second only to Li Ka Shing on the Hong Kong rich list.

The way Guo Binxiang was kidnapped this time was exactly the same as the way Li Zeju got into trouble last year.

Zhang Zhiqiang first hired someone to follow the other party and observe his daily work routine, then ambushed him on his way to and from get off work and carried out the "kidnapping".

Zhang Zhiqiang's kidnapping method is a high-IQ crime. The gang has to hold meetings to study and carefully deduce every link and every detail.

This time their plan was to attack Guo Binxiang on his way to work, and the route they chose was very clever - a one-way street.

The car could only move in one direction, so the kidnappers just had to wait for Guo Yanxiang to pass by at an intersection, and then send a car to block all the vehicles behind Guo Binxiang, claiming that the car was damaged, and prevent them from passing.

Just in this way, no one would see Guo Binxiang being kidnapped.

In fact, Zhang Ziqiang's kidnapping of Guo Binxiang was easier than expected, but they later found that Guo Binxiang was a tough nut to crack.

The kidnappers took Guo Binxiang to a two-story brick house in the New Territories of Hong Kong and forced him to call his family.

Guo Binxiang didn't say a word and refused to fight. Not only that, he also loudly scolded Zhang Zhiqiang and his gang.

On the other hand, Guo’s family also insisted that they could not get a call from Guo Binxiang himself, could not be sure of his safety, and would not give the kidnappers a penny.

In fact, Guo Binxiang's reaction is normal. Unlike Li Jiacheng, he did not start from scratch and has never dealt with the grassroots people.

He had lived a smooth life for most of his life and had never suffered any major loss, let alone physical pain, so how could he tolerate such grievances?

Zhang Zhiqiang was very angry about this situation, but he did not kill Guo Binxiang. Instead, he thought of a way to make Guo Binxiang surrender.

He prepared a square wooden box with only a few ventilation holes around it, and locked Guo Binxiang in the box, providing him with only food and water every day to ensure that he would not die, but would suffer.

A few days later, Guo Binxiang could no longer bear it and called his family as the kidnappers instructed.

This kidnapping brought the criminal gang another 6 million Hong Kong dollars in cash.

The success of two consecutive kidnappings of "rich men" gave Zhang Zhiqiang and his gang more confidence, and they set their next target on Liu Shudong, the head of "Liu's Overseas Investment" who has become very popular in Hong Kong in recent years.

However, this time, Zhang Zhiqiang and his gang finally hit a wall.

Why exactly?
It turns out that the driver and personal bodyguard of Liu Shudong is no ordinary person.

These well-trained professionals are top experts carefully selected by "Shenlong Security".

That night, a fierce gun battle broke out between the two sides on a mountain road under the cover of darkness.

Liu Shudong's bodyguard team showed amazing professionalism and defeated Zhang Zhiqiang's men before the Hong Kong police arrived.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Zhang Zhiqiang fled in panic with his only surviving confidant.

This disastrous defeat not only caused Zhang Zhiqiang to lose a large number of troops, but also made him worried all day long.

Knowing that Liu Shudong was not someone to be trifled with, in order to avoid possible retaliation, he fled Hong Kong overnight and went out to stay out of the spotlight.

This time, the incident of Zhang Zhiqiang kidnapping Liu Shudong quickly spread throughout Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. Both the black and white worlds had heard and witnessed the powerful "Liu's Overseas Investment".

"Shenlong Security" became famous overnight and its business expanded rapidly.

"Shenlong Security" is a security company established under "Liu's Overseas Investment".

Shenlong Security Group (Shenlong Security) Shenlong Special Service Team SLS.

This is a security management organization headquartered in Hong Kong.

There are nearly 3000 employees in more than a dozen countries in Southeast Asia.

Most of the company's employees are retired military and police officers from China, Hong Kong police officers, and retired members of the "Flying Tigers".

The company was formally established in 1991 and has three main service areas: security, (patrol, guard, bodyguard, commercial center, airport, port, museum, exhibition);

Risk management (security risk management of ships, vehicles and ports, layoff risks, corporate security risk consulting, project management, capital risk management, supply chain security, hotel security management);

Business consulting (employee risk, security data, business fraud investigation, insurance investigation, fraud risk management, information security);

Known for responding to assaults, kidnappings, extortion, theft, public and workplace disturbances, and layoff risks.

Its overseas company, Shenlong Security International, has entered the Middle East and East Africa regions to provide security services to companies involved in the sector, and excels in personal security, corporate risk management, and security training.

Liu Shudong has a group of security elites around him. Although the members are small, they are elite. All of them are retired special forces who have served on the front line.

Although Zhang Zhiqiang and his gang were able to run rampant in Hong Kong before, that was because they had not encountered these tough guys.

Now, they were defeated by just a three-person "Shenlong" security team.

Before kidnapping Li Zeju, Liu Shudong also promoted his own security business to Li Jiacheng, Bao Yugang and others.

Unfortunately, at that time, Li Jiacheng believed that because of his status, no one dared to touch them in Hong Kong, so he politely rejected Liu Shudong's kindness.

It's not that they are short of money, it's mainly because the wealthy people in Hong Kong these days don't have the habit of hiring bodyguards.

Only after Li Zeju, Guo Binxiang and Liu Shudong were kidnapped one after another did these wealthy people realize the danger.

With these previous experiences as lessons, the wealthy people in Hong Kong are all in danger and have strengthened the protection around them, for fear of being targeted by Zhang Zhiqiang and his gang.

Later, bulletproof cars in Hong Kong were sold out, and the "Shenlong" security company made a lot of money...

Two years later, the evil Zhang Zhiqiang was arrested in the mainland and brought to justice.

This is all later news, let’s not talk about it for now.

(End of this chapter)