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

Chapter 464 Chen Tai Launches an Attack
The air suddenly became quiet.

Whether it's Xiao Qi's people, Chen Tai's people, or the three Li brothers.

Everyone was stunned.

They looked at Xiao Qi in disbelief, thinking to themselves that this guy was really brave!
Chen Tai is, after all, Cao Ya's adopted son and Li Xiu's sworn brother. He is currently in charge of the Yi Qun's action group and is one of the most powerful people in the Yi Qun.

I never expected that Xiao Qi would dare to use such a powerful move right in front of him!
What does it mean to not get too close to him?
What does it mean to be afraid that Li Xiu will misunderstand?
Xiao Qi remained calm, while Chen Tai's face turned bright red.

Everyone could feel a different kind of emotion.

Wang Jianjun bowed to Li Fu and the other man and said:
"This Xiao Qi is worth nurturing."

"His conviction was unwavering."

Luo Tianhong rolled her eyes:

"I remember you were the one who asked Xiao Qi to say those words, weren't you?"

Wang Jianjun said calmly:

"A fence-sitter is the worst kind of person."

"Do you have any objections?"

Luo Tianhong shook his head:

"I also think it's unacceptable."

Want to be a fence-sitter? You'll miss out on all the benefits, but danger will always be with you. You'll be a natural candidate to become cannon fodder.

Some people say that Hung Hing-kei is just a fence-sitter.

No, no.

Brother Ji is just someone who likes to talk to people in a human way and to ghosts in a ghost way.

He's not one to waver in his principles.

Most importantly, Brother Kei has always cared about the next generation of Hung Hing and has a good relationship with all the branches.

Even if he does something wrong, no one will bother him.

This kind of ability is not something a fence-sitter can possess.

However, despite his words, everyone knew that Xiao Qi had chosen Li Xiu and severed ties with Chen Tai.

To put it bluntly, they've already completely broken off all pretense of civility!
Chen Tai was furious.

He stared at Xiao Qi in disbelief.

What's wrong with this guy?

He used to be such an honest fool!

He believes whatever you say, and he'd even be foolish enough to die if you asked him to.

Now, how come you're so energetic?
Can a person change so much in such a short time?

Chen Tai was extremely suspicious.

However, that's the truth!

He steadied himself and said sternly:

"Xiao Qi, don't talk nonsense."

“Ash is the leader of the gang chosen by my godfather in his will. I have no prejudice against Ash.”

"Are you trying to drive a wedge between us by talking like that?"

Xiao Qi let out a long "Oh".

"Is this what you call driving a wedge between you two?"

"So your relationship with Brother Xiu is really fragile."

"Brother Tai, let's be honest, I was appointed by Brother Xiu as the leader of the action team."

"I think it's best if we don't meet in private anymore."

"If there's anything, we can talk about it in person."

A gentleman has nothing he cannot say to others.

"What do you think?!"

Chen Tai glared at him fiercely, then suddenly laughed after a long while.

"Little Qi, Little Qi, I underestimated you."

"However, you are still young, and there are some things you can't control."

"Do you really think Ash can hold onto his position in the Righteous Group?"

Xiao Qi said earnestly:
"When Cao Cao was alive, I listened to him."

“When Lord Cao was not around, I listened to the head of the gang.”

"Brother Xiu is the leader recognized by Cao Cao, so of course I will listen to him."

"Do you intend to oppose Cao Cao's acceptance of the mandate of heaven? Or do you intend to alter Cao Cao's will?"

Chen Tai was choked half to death. How come he hadn't realized that Xiao Qi was so annoying?
"Humph!"

"Young man, you'll regret this."

Xiao Qi was quite indifferent:

"Yes, I regret it, but not because I followed Brother Xiu!"

Chen Tai instinctively felt that Xiao Qi's words had a hidden meaning, but there was no time to think about it further. He shook his head in disappointment and turned to Li Fu and the other two, saying:

"The three of you, I have something to tell you."

Li Fu and his two companions exchanged glances, and the former smiled slightly:

"Isn't it better to say these things in front of Ma Gong and Xiu Ge?"

Chen Tai solemnly said:
"This matter concerns Ash, and even his godfather's death."

Li Fu's smile faded:
"In that case, I will go see Master Ma."

Chen Tai nodded slightly:

"So best."

Xiao Qi immediately said:
"Both Xiu and I will participate in this."

Chen Tai scoffed:
"By you?"

Xiao Qi remained calm:
"Of course, it's up to me."

"Brother Xiu is the leader of Yi Qun, and I am the action team leader appointed by Brother Xiu."

"May I ask, besides being Cao Gong's adopted son, what else do you have?"

Chen Tai was choked half to death.

That's right, aside from being Cao Ya's adopted son, he really doesn't have anything else.

Although Cao Ya was in charge of the action group when he was alive.

However, the Yiqun government has never been formally appointed.

Chen Taiquan used his status as Cao Ya's eldest son to command the group of members.

In the past, no one would have said anything about this, given his distinguished status.

Now that Xiao Qi has brought it up seriously, it has disgusted Chen Tai.

It was precisely because Cao Ya had not made a statement that Chen Tai realized his hopes were likely to be dashed.

Chen Tai stared fiercely at Xiao Qi, his gaze so menacing it seemed he wanted to devour him.

He was a veteran of countless battles and had taken countless lives, but a few words from the other party were enough to break his guard.

Xiao Qi wouldn't back down at all.

Chen Tai is impressive, but Xiao Qi is no less so.

The new generation of core elites of Yiqun is no joke.

He had only been misled by Chen Tai before, but when he realized which side he should stand on, his resolve was unwavering.

Chen Tai shook his head:
"Your prestige is insufficient."

Xiao Qi mocked:
“When Cao Cao was alive, I was in charge of commanding him.”

"I failed in my duty before, but I swear that I will kill the murderer no matter what and avenge Lord Cao."

Are you saying I'm not qualified?

Chen Tai remained silent for a while, then turned to Li Fu and asked:
"Mr. Li, what do you have to say?"

Li Fu smiled and said:
"Since this involves the murderer of Cao Cao, we must be very careful."

"Yiqun cannot afford any more trouble now."

"Xiao Qi is right. In any case, we cannot rule out the eligibility of Brother Xiu and Xiao Qi to be present."

Chen Tai suddenly smiled and said:
"In that case, let's find a room and have a proper talk."

Li Fu smiled and said:

"As it should be."

Chen Tai was about to take the lead when Xiao Qi walked ahead of him.
"Brother Tai, you are a guest, let me show you the way."

Chen Tai clenched his fists involuntarily, an overwhelming killing intent rising within him—this kid absolutely cannot be allowed to live. He must kill him himself!
Li Fu said calmly:
"We still have guests coming to pay their respects today, so let's not waste time and make Cao Gong's funeral less dignified."

Chen Tai immediately loosened his fist and said noncommittally:
"If you're willing to lead the way, please do so."

Xiao Qi led the way at a leisurely pace, just like the master of the house.

In reality, the Yiqun headquarters has now been renamed Li, and Xiao Qi is Li Xiu's man, so he is indeed qualified to lead the way.

A flash of jealousy crossed Chen Tai's eyes.

Saying that you only recognize yourself and not others is a lie!

Xiao Qi is lying!

What's so great about it?
Isn't Ashu the one in charge?

Once I become the boss, you'll lick my boots like a dog!
Just wait, I'll kick Ash out and become the new leader very soon.

You won't even have a chance to lick me then!
I won't let you lick me!

Do not!
I'll pretend to agree to you, and then kick you aside.

I will make you watch me from the sidelines, looking down on me from above.

Then you can cry.

In my life, the thing I can't tolerate the most is betrayal!
Chen Tai secretly hardened his heart, but showed no sign of it on his face, calmly following Xiao Qi towards the boss's office.

Without realizing it, he clenched his fist again.

The group quickly arrived at Li Xiu's office.

Ma Wu and Attorney Huang were both present.

Li Xiu was a lone wolf before, and if he wanted to familiarize himself with the procedures of the Righteous Group, he would inevitably have to trouble those two seniors.

Upon seeing the group enter, Li Xiu immediately stood up and strode over.

Chen Tai looked at Xiao Qi smugly. You were so fierce in your criticism of me, but little did you know that Ashu still cares about me.

Should I be more reserved?
Show Ash a smile?

Chen Tai was having an internal struggle when Li Xiu arrived. He quickly put on a smile and was about to speak to Li Xiu when he saw that Li Xiu had already passed by him.

He overlooked himself!
Chen Tai's face immediately turned bright red!
Li Xiu smiled and walked up to Li Fu and the other two:

"Thank you, Mr. Li, Mr. Wang, and Mr. Luo."

"I am ashamed to trouble you to come despite your busy schedules because of my father's affairs."

Li Fu said earnestly:
"Mr. Li, please don't be so polite."

“We came here on Brother Feng’s orders, which is ultimately because Hung Hing received help from Master Cao back then.”

"We've been dealing with each other for a long time, there's no need to be so polite."

Li Xiu sighed:

"Everyone says the Hung Hing is righteous and chivalrous, and their reputation is truly well-deserved," Li Fu said softly.
"When we arrived, we happened to run into Mr. Chen, who said he had something to discuss with us."

He said it concerned Cao Cao's case.

"Xiao Qi said it's best to talk things out in front of you."

“I strongly agree with this.”

Li Xiu was taken aback, glanced at Xiao Qi, and smiled:
"Brother Tai has something to discuss with me."

Chen Tai said expressionlessly:
"It's not that I have something to discuss with you. I actually want to tell Mr. Ma, Attorney Huang, about Hung Hing's three top disciples, and oh yes, Xiao Qi as well."

"I'm here to expose your true colors."

Li Xiu was greatly puzzled:

"Reveal my true colors?"

Chen Tai nodded solemnly:

"Yes."

Li Xiu gestured for everyone to sit down, then casually took out a cigarette, which Xiao Qi promptly lit for him.

"I wonder what kind of person I am that Brother Tai wants to expose?"

Chen Tai said sadly:
"My godfather was assassinated, and his driver disappeared without a trace."

"Anyone with eyes can see that Ah Biao must have colluded with the murderer."

"That's correct."

Li Xiu nodded:
“That’s right. Based on our analysis, even if A Biao isn’t the murderer, he’s an accomplice.”

"However, I have already ordered my men to search for Ah Biao."

"But unfortunately, we haven't been able to find Ah Biao's whereabouts."

“I believe that no matter how well he hides, we will find him one day.”

Chen Tai sneered:
"Still putting on an act?"

Li Xiu was stunned:

What kind of play?

Chen Tai said sternly:
"Ah Biao is one of your men, how did you manage to find him?!"

Everyone was shocked when these words were spoken!
Xiao Qi immediately said:
"Atai, if you have evidence, just say so. If you don't have evidence, don't talk nonsense."

"Brother Xiu is the leader of the Righteous Group, as recognized by Cao Cao."

Ma Wu also said:

"Atai, you can't just say things like that; you need evidence."

"Speaking nonsense will get you into big trouble."

Chen Tai looked at everyone with grief:

"You've all been fooled by him!"

"He and A Biao are in cahoots."

Ma Wu neither confirmed nor denied the claim.

Xiao Qi looked at him in surprise:
"You mean, even Cao Cao was fooled by Brother Xiu?"

"Cao Cao's will stipulated that Brother Xiu should take over as the head of the academy."

"Are you going to tell me that Brother Xiu couldn't wait to take over as the leader, so he sent someone to bribe Ah Biao, and then hired a group of gunmen from outside to assassinate Master Cao?"

"Isn't he afraid that others will use this to threaten him?"

Chen Tai choked half to death!
Xiao Qi's words are absolutely right.

Li Xiu is recognized by the Yi Qun as a lone wolf, or rather, he is a pure person who is seen as arrogant by others and disdains forming cliques.

Naturally, there would be no trusted subordinates.

Even Xiao Qi, the leader of the action group, was appointed only after he took office as the head of the group.

They didn't take any private approach; they acted with a public-spirited attitude.

Rather than saying Xiao Qi is Li Xiu's man, it's more accurate to say that Xiao Qi is Yi Qun's man.

How could someone like that hire a gunman from outside to commit patricide?

It's important to know that Cao Ya wasn't traveling alone at the time; Xiao Qi was protecting him in the back of his car, and there were several bodyguards in the car as well.

The fact that they were killed even under those circumstances demonstrates the gunman's brutality and the strength of his firepower.

How brainless must Li Xiu be to do something like this?

Xiao Qi frowned as he looked at Chen Tai:

"Brother Tai, you haven't been scammed, have you?"

"Why don't you think it through before you speak?"

Li Xiu looked at Xiao Qi with satisfaction. As expected of the new generation of Yi Qun, he was indeed capable.

He asked with concern:

"Brother Tai, we've been brothers for so many years, don't you understand what kind of person I am?"

"Who spoke ill of me to you?"

"I'll definitely teach them a lesson later."

“Our godfather’s body is still warm. We brothers should work together to overcome this difficult time. You must not be misled.”

Ma Wu nodded immediately:

“Ash is right, but you can’t let others use you as a pawn.”

Chen Tai was so angry that one Buddha ascended to heaven and two Buddhas were born.

How could he not know that Xiao Qi was so eloquent?
When did this kid become so shrewd?

Isn't he just an empty-headed idiot?
Chen Tai's hands were trembling:
"None of you believe me?"

Xiao Qi was speechless.
"You came up here and immediately accused Brother Xiu of murdering Lord Cao, without even a single piece of evidence. How can we believe you?"

Chen Tai couldn't help but ask Li Fu:

"The three of you, don't you believe me either?"

Li Fu said calmly:
"We trust Cao Cao."

"Everyone in the martial arts world knows that Cao Cao is a man of great righteousness. The people he values ​​must be of good character."

“Chen Sheng, you are accusing Li Sheng of patricide, which is a serious crime.”

"If there is no evidence, then making arbitrary accusations is unfounded."

“Even we Hung Hing members don’t approve of it.”

"If every gang did this, and people believed whatever they were told, the underworld would have been in chaos long ago."

Chen Tai gritted his teeth and said:
"How can I explain it to you for you to believe me?"

Li Fu's expression didn't change at all.
"Of course, there must be evidence."

Chen Tai let out a sigh of relief:

"You want evidence, right? Well, I actually have some!"

Everyone's expression changed.

Does Chen Tai have evidence?
The crowd looked at each other with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.

Chen Tai stared at Li Fudao:
"Mr. Li, if I release the evidence, will you uphold justice for me?"

Li Fu looked very serious.

"of course."

"We are here on Brother Feng's orders to repay Lord Cao's favor. If we can bring the murderer of Lord Cao to justice..."

"Brother Feng will be happy."

Chen Tai laughed:

"That's good!"

He reached into his hand, pulled out a cassette tape, held it high, and wore a fanatical smile on his face:
"This is the proof!"

Li Fu asked curiously:
"Whose chat history or call log is this?"

Chen Tai smiled and said:
"Mr. Li has good taste."

"This is the record of my call with A Biao."

Li Fu's expression became unusually strange:
"You mean your call records with A Biao?"

Chen Tai quickly explained:
“I am not familiar with A Biao.”

“After he disappeared, I searched for him for a long time but couldn’t find him.”

Li Fu asked casually:

Why are you looking for him?

Chen Tai said with righteous indignation:
"Of course, it's to avenge my godfather."

“My adoptive father raised me, and I haven’t had a chance to properly repay his kindness. I never imagined that he would be murdered.”

"I secretly sent out men to search for this Ah Biao."

"Unfortunately, we haven't been able to find it yet."

Li Fu countered with a question:
"Has it really never been found?"

Chen Tai smiled wryly:
"of course."

“If I had found him sooner, I would have brought his head to worship my godfather long ago.”

Li Fu nodded slowly:

"Since you have such a strong desire to kill Ah Biao, why do you have his chat history?"

"Didn't you say you hadn't found him yet?"

Chen Tai said frankly:
"This is the record of the phone call where A Biao asked me for help."

Li Fu asked, puzzled:
"Why are you speaking in a way that I don't understand?"

"Ah Biao asked you for help?"

Chen Tai glared at Li Xiu before answering Li Fu's question:

"At first I didn't know, and I only understood the whole story after talking to him."

"Just listen to it."

He gave Li Xiu a provocative look.
"Ash, do you dare to release it?"

Li Xiu's gaze towards him was exceptionally complex. Chen Tai felt a sense of satisfaction. "You're all a bit lacking when it comes to competing with me!"

Xiao Qi quickly brought over a tape recorder at Li Xiu's instruction.

Without saying a word, Chen Tai put the tape into the machine, pressed the play button, and the tape recorder started playing sound.

"Brother Tai, it's me, Ah Biao! Please save me!"

“Ah Biao, you’ve done something wrong. You seduced outsiders and murdered your godfather. I can’t save you. You should come back and turn yourself in.”

"Brother Tai, I dare not go back. If I go back, I will die. Brother Xiu will not forgive me."

“You have committed such a heinous act. Not only Ash, but I, and every brother in the Righteous Group, will not forgive you.”

“Brother Tai, I have my reasons. I don’t want to cause Cao Gong’s death. It was Brother Xiu who forced me to drive the car to a certain place. He’s the eldest brother, so I had no choice but to do as he said. I never expected something like this to happen.”

"What did you say?"

"Brother Tai, it was really Brother Xiu who forced me to do this. If I had known that this would kill Cao Cao, I would rather die than betray him. Brother Tai, only you can save me."

The recording stopped abruptly.

Chen Tai stood up, looking down at Li Xiu with an air of superiority:

"Do you have anything else to say?"

(End of this chapter)