Hong Kong Movies: I am Hongxing, what the hell is the intelligence king?

Chapter 455 Han Bin's Favor

"When I first debuted in HeTu, I was arrogant and offended people."

"It was thanks to Cao Cao speaking up for me that I was spared from disaster."

"From then on, I also got in touch with Cao Gong and started doing smuggling business."

“In the beginning, without Cao Cao, I would not have been able to grow up smoothly.”

"For those of us who are out in the game, making money is the top priority."

"When it comes to brotherhood, I, Han Bin, am absolutely loyal to my brothers."

"Ah Feng, I rarely ask for favors, how about you help me this time?"

Han Bin's voice was unusually low.

Lin Feng nodded slightly:

“The debt of favor is the hardest to repay.”

"However, we're brothers, so I'll help you repay this debt of gratitude."

Han Bin immediately relaxed:

"I knew you'd have a way."

"Brother, I'll treat you to a drink later."

Lin Feng joked:
"You need to be more restrained. You're one of the handsome guys in Hung Hing, don't become greasy at such a young age."

"In that case, my little sister should fall in love with someone else."

Han Bin snorted coldly:
"As long as a man can earn money to support his family, that's enough. We're not male prostitutes, so why should we care about our appearance?"

"...Does my little sister really hate greasy food?"

Lin Feng laughed heartily:

"You, you, you."

Han Bin grinned as well:
“My sister is an extraordinary woman; how could she have the same thoughts as an ordinary woman?”

Lin Feng smiled and shook his head:

"No matter how extraordinary a woman may be, she is still a woman."

"Back in the day, Dongxing Coca-Cola was absolutely the coolest drink."

Han Bin pursed his lips and said, "To be honest, Cola's skills are one thing, but his looks... calling him handsome is an understatement."

"Alright, alright, I'll go to the gym later."

Lin Feng scoffed:
What's the point of building those dead muscles at the gym?

"There are so many martial arts schools in Guangzhou—oh, they're not called martial arts schools anymore—and so many martial artists. Wouldn't it be better to find a famous master and practice with them properly than with any of them?"

"But let me tell you, even martial arts masters, if they are unrestrained in their speech and put down their kung fu, will still get fat and become greasy."

Han Bin waved his hand, ignoring that Lin Feng couldn't see him.

"Okay, I get it."

Lin Feng hung up the phone and picked up a cigar.

Great kindness needs no words of thanks; friends should simply keep it in their hearts.

They may have been friends in name only before, but with the Hung Hing platform and their shared business, they were bound together long ago.

Feelings are naturally different.

When Han Bin comes to your door asking for help, it's only right to help him.

Li Fu turned pale and said:
"Brother Feng, Cao Ya is dead?"

Lin Feng nodded:
"He's dead. He was surrounded and shot."

"Everyone in the car, including the bodyguards, is dead. Only the driver is left, and his whereabouts are unknown."

Li Fu didn't understand:
"These past two days you've been saying that the Yi Qun organization run by Cao Ya is a new type of community organization, almost the most advanced."

Why was Cao Ya attacked and killed?

Lin Feng shook his head:
"Cao Ya's club is indeed the most advanced."

"This advanced technology is reflected in its safety features."

"It is virtually impossible for the police to break in from the outside."

"Even if the entire Yi group is captured, it won't have any impact on Cao Ya."

Li Fu was stunned:

"I'm confused."

"Since it was so secure, Cao Ya should have been safe. How could he have lost his life?"

Lin Feng said calmly:
"It's very simple."

"Yiqun's model is to defend against external threats but not internal ones."

Li Fu's eyes widened instantly:
"There's a mole?!"

Lin Feng explained:
"Fortresses are always breached from within."

“Following Yi Qun’s model, it is basically impossible to bring Cao Ya to justice.”

"There are countless firewalls separating Cao Ya from the people who do the work."

"The police had absolutely no way to deal with him."

"To be fair, just because the police have no solution doesn't mean others don't."

Li Fu pondered:

"Others? Yiqun's enemies?"

Lin Feng laughed heartily:

“Cao Ya was a figure from Lei Luo’s era. He’s made it this far now. Even if he had enemies back then, they’d all be dead by now.”

"The success rate of triads is ridiculously high. There aren't many triads like the Wo Luen Shing, which is full of old foxes."

Li Fu raised an objection:
"Brother Feng, I remember Yiqun had a boat stolen a couple of days ago."

Lin Feng nodded:
"correct."

"But you should know the truth about that matter."

“After our Hung Hing underwent a transformation, and with my orders in place, those triads are having a tough time.”

"Thunder Security's deterrent power is there."

"In order to expand the market, arms dealer Brother Hua has no choice but to go to Southeast Asia to distribute his goods."

"That ship was sailed to Siam."

"Unfortunately, I encountered a dishonest merchant, and we ended up fighting."

"The local Siamese gangs were no match for Brother Hua, and they left behind several corpses and fled."

"Otherwise, Brother Hua would have returned the boat long ago, and it wouldn't have been discovered."

"Now he's in trouble; he's become one of the suspects."

Li Fu said in astonishment:
"It wasn't Brother Hua who did it?"

Lin Feng shook his head:
"Brother Hua is an arms dealer; he may have the guts, but he doesn't have the capability."

Li Fu frowned and said:
"Wasn't it said that Cao Ya's driver was missing?"

"Could it be that Brother Hua bribed Cao Ya's driver?"

Lin Feng asked:

"Is there anyone in Hong Kong who can bribe Wang Jianguo?"

Li Fu immediately said:
"impossible."

“Wang Jianguo is your trusted confidant.”

Lin Feng nodded:
"That driver was also one of Cao Ya's confidants."

"He spent most of his time with Cao Ya."

"I spend much more time with my family than with my own family."

"What price would it take to bribe him?"

Li Fudeng suddenly realized.

That's right.

The boss's driver is always a close confidant.

One should be honest and reliable, and keep one's mouth shut.

They also hold a significant position within the organization.

Just like Li Jie by Liang Kun's side and Wang Jianguo by Lin Feng's side.

Their identities may not be illustrious, but their status is definitely extraordinary.

Winning them over would be incredibly difficult, not to mention the cost; just figuring out how to get them to come out would be an enormous challenge.

Li Fu made a judgment:
"It was done by an inside man!"

"The person who could bribe the driver couldn't be an outsider; it must be an inside man."

Lin Feng shrugged:

"It's obvious."

"According to the information I have received, Cao Ya has long had the intention of truly retiring from public life."

"It's not a retirement in name only, it's a real retirement."

"However, for some reason, the issue of succession has remained unresolved and has not been decided."

"It's just like an ancient dynasty."

"The old emperor is about to pass away, and the position of crown prince has not been decided. Some people are already making moves."

Li Fu said calmly:
"For a triad like the Yi Qun, the position of its leader is not much different from that of an emperor in ancient times."

"A single word can decide a person's life or death; that's a very real matter."

Lin Feng nodded slightly in agreement.

In most clubs, it's common for two people to argue, and it's not a big deal if they even shout about fighting.

How can you be called a gangster if you don't fight?

Even Yuen Long's Turtle Brother says he's tough, right?

Fighting is one thing, but it's absolutely not about resorting to knives and guns at the slightest disagreement.

Real gangs are different.

If the two of them have a dirty argument, he really is capable of killing you.

This is no joke.

The gang leader said he wanted someone dead, and countless people were prepared to risk their lives for him.

Li Fu frowned and said:
"I've heard that in the Yi Qun, Cao Cao is inseparable from Ma, and Ma is inseparable from Cao Cao."

"Cao Ya is dead, so Ma Wu is now the boss."

"Could it be him?"

Lin Feng shook his head:
"No."

“Ma Wu is older; he was in the same generation as Cao Ya.”

"The two are almost inseparable and have long since become an inseparable whole."

"The two together are Cao Cao and Ma Chao; if either one is missing, their influence drops a level."

"Cao Ya wants to retire, but Ma Wu wants to retire even more."

"It wasn't him."

"Their relationship is just like mine with Kun."

hiss.

Li Fu gasped.
"You have such a high opinion of them?"

Lin Feng said calmly:
"It's not that I think highly of them, but gangs like theirs face far more danger than Kun and I do."

"The enemy they faced truly wanted them dead."

"Over the years, they have naturally developed a deep brotherhood."

Li Fu nodded slightly.

Lin Feng snorted coldly:
“If it wasn’t Ma Wu who did it, then the scope of who killed Cao Ya is naturally much smaller.”

Li Fu's eyes widened:
"You have a lead?" Lin Feng asked with a smile.

"If I want to know, there's very little information that can be kept from me."

Li Fuzheng nodded:

"That's right!"

Having followed Lin Feng for so long, the one who knows the most about Lin Feng's strange and unusual things is not Liang Kun, but Li Fu.

Over the past three years, Li Fu has witnessed all sorts of incredible things Lin Feng has done.

Although Liang Kun raised Lin Feng from a young age, Lin Feng had already started working independently from Liang Kun three years ago, so it was impossible for Liang Kun to understand the various unbelievable things about Lin Feng.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to buy a house with clean money this year.

Li Fu was the opposite; he didn't experience any of Lin Feng's hardships, but he was equally involved in Lin Feng's meteoric rise.

Nowadays, if we compare net worth, the gap between Liang Kun and Li Fu is not that big.

You should know that Leung Kwan has the backing of the chairman of Hung Hing Group.

What is the market value of Hung Hing Group?!

That's an astronomical figure.

Even so, compared to Liang Kun, Li Fu's net worth is so low that he can only see Liang Kun's back.

Li Fu really made a lot of money following Lin Feng.

"Han Bin is our brother, and we've repaid his favor."

"I'll leave this matter to you to investigate."

Li Fu asked for instructions:
How should I begin?

Lin Feng said calmly:
"You call Jianjun and Tianhong."

"The three of you are enough."

Li Fu was taken aback:
"Have you selected a suspect?"

Lin Feng said bluntly:
"Cao Ya was clearly killed by an inside man."

"Besides an inside man, I really don't know who could bribe Cao Ya's driver."

"But there is only one person who can actually bribe him."

Li Fu's eyes widened:
"what?"

Lin Feng explained:
"Actually, the best candidate to bribe that driver would be Ma Wu, but Ma Wu and Cao Ya are sworn brothers, so it couldn't have been him."

"Then, the remaining ones are Cao Ya's three disciples."

"Chen Tai, Li Xiu, and Jiang Wei."

“Jiang Wei left the Yiqun after returning from Amei’s escape because of his girlfriend’s situation, and now he makes a living by fishing.”

"Li Xiu is the least valued of Cao Ya's three disciples."

"He has been detached from the righteous community for many years."

"His style is like that of a lone wolf."

"The remaining one is Chen Tai. He is Cao Ya's eldest disciple and is in charge of Cao Ya's action team. He has considerable influence within the team."

"Take a guess, who did Cao Ya?"

Li Fu frowned:
“It’s not Jiang Wei. He’s left the martial world. Even if he kills Cao Ya, he can’t take over.”

"His subordinates do not respect him."

"It couldn't be Li Xiu either."

"If you want to take charge of the club, you can't leave the club."

"A big boss without the support of his underlings is just a lone commander."

Even if Cao Ya is killed, it's impossible to take that position.

"Then... there's only one person left—Chen Tai!"

However, Li Fu couldn't understand it.
"Cao Ya is about to retire, why doesn't Chen Tai wait for him?"

Lin Feng said calmly:
"Yeah, why didn't Chen Tai wait?"

"Actually, Chen Tai couldn't wait."

Li Fu was extremely puzzled:
"why?"

Lin Feng said softly:
"Cao Yali has a will. He once told everyone in public that he had chosen a successor."

Li Fu's mouth dropped open:
"Did Cao Ya know that someone wanted to harm him?"

Lin Feng shook his head:
"No, that's not true. How can you avoid getting hurt when you're always out there in the world?"

“A person like Cao Ya must have had a premonition that he might not die peacefully, so it is normal for him to take precautions.”

"He was afraid that he might suddenly meet with an accident, leaving the Yiqun leaderless."

"So he made his will early on, witnessed by Attorney Cao from the community."

"If he can retire smoothly, then everything will be fine."

“If something goes wrong, then you can bring out the will to make your case.”

"In this way, Yiqun will not be without a leader because of Cao Ya's death."

Li Fu exclaimed in surprise:
"Could it be that Chen Tai wasn't the head of Cao Ya's will?"

Lin Feng smiled and shook his head:

"It's not Chen Tai."

Why don't you guess who it is?

Li Fu smiled wryly:
How can we guess that?

Lin Feng shrugged:

"Guess."

Li Fu knew that Lin Feng was testing him, and it was also a test to see if he could stand on his own.

Hung Hing wanted to expand its business throughout Asia and even the world, and Li Fu was naturally a key figure in this endeavor, so he couldn't possibly stay by Lin Feng's side for too long.

It's obvious that he's going to be transferred to a post outside the city.

Li Fu pondered deeply, then looked at Lin Feng incredulously:

"It's actually Jiang Wei!!"

"What exactly is Cao Ya thinking?"

Lin Feng chuckled:
Why Jiang Wei?

Li Fu explained:
"It couldn't be Li Xiu."

"Li Xiu is the kind of lone wolf."

"Even if he is very loyal, he has a natural disadvantage... he can't get along with his subordinates."

Lin Feng smiled and said:

“He has Ma Wu’s support.”

Li Fu shook his head:
“Yi Qun is not a society where succession is from father to son or brother to brother. Although Cao Ya has great prestige, once a person dies, his words no longer count.”

It's common for people to become distant once they leave, let alone when someone is dead!

"Most importantly, Cao Ya's eldest disciple, Chen Taike, has always been in charge of the action team."

"This is the most unstable factor."

"If Li Xiu comes to power, Chen Tai will destroy him."

"A lone wolf may be highly skilled or extremely righteous."

"but……"

"He doesn't fit in."

Lin Feng shrugged:

“Li Xiu is not a loner; he has a very good relationship with Jiang Wei and Chen Tai.”

"If either of them needs help, he will definitely lend a hand."

Li Fu sighed:

"Then the problem is even bigger; Li Xiu is too arrogant."

"He only respects his fellow apprentices and looks down on the rest of the action team."

Lin Feng nodded with a smile:

"Yes."

Li Fu said calmly:
"Even in a regular factory, being unconventional can lead to being ostracized, let alone in a gang."

"We're all living on the edge, why should anyone listen to you when you're so arrogant?"

“If I were an ordinary member of the Yiqun, I wouldn’t be convinced by Li Xiu.”

Lin Feng clapped his hands:
"Not bad!"

Li Fu frowned and said:
"If it's neither Li Xiu nor Chen Tai, then it must be Jiang Wei."

"But Jiang Wei has retired from the martial world... How much does Cao Ya admire Jiang Wei that he would actually hand over Yi Qun to him?"

"Brother Feng, why did Jiang Wei retire back then?"

Lin Feng exhaled a puff of smoke and laughed:

"I actually know about this."

"About three years ago, some time before I met you, I heard that Jiang Wei had retired."

"I'm a curious person, so I actually asked around."

“Back then, Yiqun had a traitor. Jiang Wei went to do some work, and then ran away to Amei to avoid trouble.”

Li Fu was even more puzzled:

"Jiang Wei is Cao Ya's favorite disciple. It's quite common for him to run away, isn't it?"

"Besides, he made contributions to the gang. Wouldn't it be better for him to continue being the leader after he comes back?"

Lin Feng explained:
"When Jiang Wei fled, he entrusted his girlfriend Xinghui to Chen Tai and asked him to take care of her."

Li Fu suddenly felt a sense of melodrama:
"Could it be...?"

Lin Feng shrugged:

"When Jiang Wei returned, he discovered that Xinghui was already with Chen Tai."

"He couldn't take the blow, so he left the world and made a living by raising fish in Saigon."

Li Fu was stunned:

"Just for a woman?"

Lin Feng smiled and said:

"if not?"

"Jiang Wei doesn't care about money or power. He's a loyal friend, and he only cares about one woman."

"One is the most respected elder brother, and the other is the most cherished woman."

"Both of them betrayed him in some way. Isn't that a heavy blow?"

Li Fu was speechless.

People always have some pursuits in life.

A person of the martial arts world who doesn't love money or power will naturally pursue loyalty and righteousness.

On the surface, Jiang Weiming was heartbroken, but in reality, he was betrayed by "loyalty and righteousness," a major upheaval that overturned his worldview.

He had lost all ambition and, disheartened, naturally had no choice but to withdraw from the world of martial arts and live a quiet life.

Li Fu seemed to be deep in thought:
"No wonder Cao Ya chose Jiang Wei."

"This guy... is a perfect fit for Cao Ya's needs."

With loyalty and love as his priorities, and the ability to get along well with his subordinates, he is definitely the best candidate to become the leader of the Righteous Group.

After retiring, Cao Ya only had one concern – whether his successor would respect him enough.

Given Jiang Wei's personality, he would treat Cao Ya like royalty.

It balances both club activities and individual pursuits.

Unfortunately, Cao Ya did not expect that Jiang Wei would retire from the gang because of that incident, so the matter of succession was delayed again and again, and then disaster struck.

(End of this chapter)