Hong Kong General: Rebirth of Rage, Rising from Prison

Chapter 267 Horse Head, Car Bomb, It's only just begun and you can't even take it anymore, there's still a long way to go!
After meeting at the Peninsula Hotel.

Qiu Degen, along with his legal and financial team, liaised with Richard's side, and the change of ownership of Lihwa fell into Qiu Degen's hands.

In the evening, he and his wife Wang Jinlan went to the Boyue Horse Racing Club in high spirits.

In Hong Kong Island, wealthy people really enjoy horse racing.

Boyue Jockey Club is one of the most prestigious horse clubs in Hong Kong.

The membership fee for a Class A Diamond Card member at the Hong Kong Jockey Club is as high as HK$220 million, while the membership fee for a Class B Black Diamond member is approximately HK$440 million.

Qiu Degen was not only a Class B Black Diamond member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, but also owned three horses with excellent bloodlines.

The membership fee is only a small part of it.

The biggest costs are actually the daily feeding expenses and the training-related costs.

A horse needs daily feed costs, as well as regular vaccinations and disease treatment.

The monthly costs for the venue, track, and grass also add up to a significant amount of money.

Moreover, training costs and hiring a trainer are very high, costing hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars a year. Not to mention, hiring a famous trainer would cost even more.

In addition, the registration fee for horse races is also an expense.

Typically, it costs over a million to keep a horse for a year.

Qiu Degen's three fine horses, plus membership fees, cost a considerable sum.

"Ahhhh!"

As Qiu Degen was discussing the horse training plan with the trainer, his wife, Wang Jinlan, who was feeding the horses in the stable, let out a piercing scream.

"What are you doing? Be careful not to startle the horse!"

Qiu Degen and Ma Shi walked quickly toward the stables.

Horses have sensitive hearing, and loud squawking can frighten them, so you should generally be gentle with them.

This is common sense, it doesn't make sense, Wang Jinlan doesn't understand.

As soon as I entered, I was hit by a strong, pungent smell of blood.

"Shock? No, I'm not surprised at all! Gale, Cloud Sky, and Lightning Strike are all dead!"

Wang Jinlan's face turned deathly pale, and she couldn't help but let out hoarse roars. Her legs went weak with fear, and she pointed at the stable, stammering.

She completely lost her noble demeanor.

"What?!!"

Qiu Degen and the horse keeper ran to the stable in a panic. When they saw the horse, they both gasped.

A swift wind, soaring clouds, and flashing lightning—the heads of three fine steeds were severed from their necks.

The enormous horse head was stuck upright in the fence, its eyes bulging and white, its mane disheveled and stained with blood, its swollen and purplish mouth turned upside down, its tongue hanging down, its teeth protruding, and it was completely lifeless.

At that moment, Qiu Degen's mind went blank, his face turned pale, his lips trembled, and even his heartbeat almost skipped a beat.

"My swift winds, my soaring clouds, my lightning bolts!"

Qiu Degen let out a heart-wrenching roar, louder than if his son had died.

who is it?

Which bastard was so cruel?!

If I find out, I'll tear him to pieces!
At this moment, Chen Shixian sat in the office of the Protectorate, enjoying watching Qiu Degen's hysterical outburst on the screen, watching him go berserk with great interest.

A slight smile played on his lips: "It's only just begun, and you can't even handle it already?"

"Brother Xian, the best is yet to come."

"The popping bead is proudly introducing itself."

The scene shifts to Qiu Degen supporting his still-shaken wife, Wang Jinlan, as they walk toward the Bentley parked outside.

"boom!"

The two walked hand in hand to the side, when the Bentley was blasted into the air with a deafening roar.

The luxurious Bentley was blown in two and engulfed in flames, with a pungent smell of burning filling the air.

Qiu Degen and Wang Jinlan were knocked down by the blast wave and fell heavily to the ground. They were covered in broken glass and scratched, and felt a stinging pain all over their bodies, as if they were being roasted.

"Honey, what's wrong?"

Wang Jinlan gripped Qiu Degen's hand in terror, her voice trembling. Having endured two violent shocks in a row, she was terrified, her fear reaching its peak.

"I don't know!"

Qiu Degen stared wide-eyed, his gaze vacant, his brain completely shut down, unable to think deeply.

Looking at the Bentley billowing black smoke and almost burned to a shell, I felt a chill of fear.

If you had walked a couple of steps faster, you would have been blasted into the air and burned to ashes along with this Bentley.

"Have you offended someone recently?"

Wang Jinlan paused for a moment, finally regaining some of her senses, and gave a reminder.

"Offend?"

Qiu Degen's expression froze slightly, his eyes showing contemplation, and a handsome face that was both unrestrained and arrogant appeared before his eyes.

With a half-smile, she said to him, "Underestimating your opponent will come at a price!"

Qiu Degen's heart skipped a beat, so this is the price he paid!

"Damn it, that's outrageous!"

"In broad daylight, they chopped off my horse's head and blew up my Bentley! Is there no justice left?!"

Qiu Degen was furious and roared angrily.

Afterwards, the police arrived at the scene to investigate, but found no evidence, and the case was closed.

Qiu Degen was dissatisfied and called Guan Zaishan, the North District Chief Superintendent of Police.

Guan Zaishan's son, Guan Zu, and his son had previously attended St. Paul's Noble School together.

The two have maintained a close relationship and have a good friendship over the years.

"Mr. Qiu, without evidence, our police have no reason to investigate Chen Shixian."

"North District Chief Superintendent, Kwan Zaishan said with great helplessness."

“Kwan Sir, I’m a respectable person, paying so much tax to Hong Kong Island and donating so much money to the police force every year.”

"My personal safety and property are threatened. You police officers can't just sit idly by!"

Qiu Degen said indignantly and with great resentment.

"Qiu Sheng".

Guan Zaishan, unable to bear being lectured any longer, interrupted him, saying:
"For the sake of our friendship, I'll tell you the truth: you, Qiu Sheng, have social standing, and so does Chen Shixian."

"It's impossible to investigate someone just because you have a suspicion; that would have a huge impact."

Qiu Degen stubbornly insisted, "It's obvious that he had people do these two things!"

"I recently offended him. He has connections to triads and a security company. Only he could pull this off!"

"Qiu Sheng, I think you've lost your mind in anger."

Guan Zaishan said earnestly, "Chen Shixian's triad background shows that he has the power to overturn the table, and his security company shows that he has sufficient military support."

"Moreover, he also has business dealings with the police force, is very close to Wong Ping Yiu, and is even preparing to help Lau Kit Fai of the management office to carry out police force reforms."

"Is someone like that someone you can just mess with or provoke?"

"If he ordered the horse's head to be cut off and the Bentley to be blown up, you'd still be alive and well."

"Take a look."

Guan Zaishan's words were a wake-up call.

Qiu Degen was stunned. Yes, the Jockey Club's security was not weak. In such a strict place, they were able to cut off the heads of three horses silently.

It can precisely control the distance and time of a car bomb explosion.

We are perfectly capable of sending him to his death!
He was blinded by his own involvement; only now did he realize that if Chen Shixian wanted to kill him, it would be as easy as turning his hand.

Horse heads and car bombs are just a warning!
They forced him to relinquish his shares in RTV!

"Absolutely impossible!"

Although Qiu Degen clenched his fists and his eyes showed a fierce look, he had worked his way up from a small job in a movie theater to where he was today.

He has always understood one principle.

The marketplace is ruthless, a place of fierce competition for fame and profit, where you have to fight for it.

We will not give in; absolutely not.

Moreover, acquiring RTV and entering the media industry to become a media tycoon was a dream he had wanted to fulfill since he was young, standing in front of the movie screen!

After bending over in the movie theater and finally straightening up, he vowed never to bend over again.

Qiu Degen's eyes flashed with a fierce light. He had someone find Chen Shixian's phone number and dialed it.

"Young man, do you think I'll be scared of you by using some underhanded methods and doing some dirty tricks?"

"RTV has been renamed ATV, and the current owner's surname is Qiu, not Chen."

"If you try to cause trouble, I'll fight you to the bitter end!"

Chen Shixian listened to Qiu Degen, who was full of energy and had a fierce demeanor, on the other end of the phone.

He simply said, "Mr. Qiu, this is just a small token of our meeting. We'll have a long time to meet again!"

After saying that, Chen Shih-hsien hung up the phone before Chiu Te-ken could reply.

"..."

Qiu Degen was so angry he was speechless.

Chen Shixian was straightforward, which was tantamount to indirectly admitting that he was the one who did it.

Arrogant, absolutely arrogant!

There is ample time?

He was so angry that his nostrils were practically flaring up and his eyes were about to pop out.

Endless?
You son of a bitch, you still want to mess around?

This is a blatant threat!
Meanwhile, in the office of Umbrella Security Company, Chen Shixian looked up at Qiu Gang'ao and Baozhu: "How's the investigation on Qiu Degen's side going?"

“None of Qiu Degen’s sons are easy to deal with. The eldest and second eldest sons were involved in illegal deposit-taking and tax evasion while managing Far Eastern Bank. The third son embezzled public funds. The fourth son was a gambler and was heavily in debt. The fifth son even mortgaged his hotel.”

Bursting Beads twirled a thick folder in his hand, looking smug.

You wouldn't believe it until you looked it up; what I found was quite shocking.

There's not a single good person in Qiu Degen's family.

"The Qiu family has excellent feng shui; they are truly blessed to have produced so many talented people. With five outstanding sons, Qiu Degen is truly fortunate."

Chen Shixian revealed a sly smile and ordered, "Send everything you've found to the Commercial Investigation Department."

"Send media personnel to the media."

"Go!"

"Alright, I'll make sure Qiu Degen feels it!" Bursting Beads gave an OK sign and quickly walked out.

In Chen Shih-hsien's memory, the Far East Group's tax fraud didn't come to light until 1988 or 1999.

Actually, when a child says their stomach hurts, they've already soiled their pants.

Tax fraud couldn't have happened overnight; he was certain that Far East had been doing it for a long time. It was only later, when Qiu Degen got old and couldn't control his sons, that the scandal broke.

Upon investigation, it was indeed the case.

Moreover, it was even more exciting than what was reported in the news in later generations.

After the capsule left, Chen Shixian called Luo Minsheng: "Luo Minsheng, a big deal has started."

"Chen Sheng, who are you going to mess with this time?"

This was Luo Minsheng's subconscious reaction.

……

That evening, at the Far East Hotel.

Qiu Da, the eldest son of the Qiu family, was wearing a bathrobe, holding a glass of red wine, and embracing a beautiful woman in the Presidential Hotel suite, enjoying the night view and relaxing.

The pretty girl works at the hotel reception; she's quite attractive.

The key is that the service is excellent.

Qiu Da was preparing to cultivate their relationship, starting with their stomachs.

"Ding Dong, Ding Dong..."

The doorbell rang urgently.

Qiu Da stood up, looking displeased. At this moment, no one would be happy to be disturbed.

He put down his wine glass, walked to the door, and glanced through the peephole. There was a group of men in suits, each with a serious expression.

After fastening the belt of his bathrobe, Qiu Da opened the door.

“Mr. Qiu Da, I am Lu Zhilian, the head of the Commercial Investigation Department. We suspect you of tax fraud and need to take you back for questioning.”

"Please come with us to assist with the investigation!"

Lu Zhilian was dressed in a suit, his hair was neatly combed and very thick, and his pair of sword-like eyebrows made him look dashing. He looked a bit like a highly educated version of Jimmy.

He flashed his credentials, acting in a businesslike manner.

"Ah Ying, call the lawyer!"

Qiu Da's expression darkened. He turned to the receptionist behind him and called out before turning to Lu Zhilian, his attitude firm: "Lu sir, your suspicions are completely unfounded. I'm waiting for my lawyer!"

“Mr. Qiu, we wouldn’t be contacting you without evidence. Someone anonymously reported us, and the evidence is conclusive.”

"This is an arrest warrant, please don't waste your time!"

Lu Zhilian spoke slowly.

Looking at the arrest warrant that was almost touching his face, Qiu Da lost his earlier confidence and started to panic.

He knows perfectly well what he has done.

I'm afraid that once I leave, it won't be so easy for me to come back.

"Okay, I'll go with you, but let me change my clothes first, so you can at least show some respect."

"no problem."

Lu Zhilian agreed.

Qiu Da went into the inner room, changed his clothes, and said to the receptionist, "Notify my dad and tell him to find a way to get me out!"

"Yes, Mr. Qiu!"

Ah Ying quickly agreed.

After changing his clothes, Qiu Da was escorted out of the hotel by Lu Zhilian's men.

"Click, click!"

As soon as he stepped out of the hotel, a group of reporters swarmed around him, pointing their cameras and microphones at Qiu Da and snapping away.

It almost blinded Qiu Da.

Of course, these reporters were also arranged by Chen Shixian.

The next day, early in the morning, Qiu Degen was woken up by knocking on the door.

The receptionist was of too low a rank, and after a night of maneuvering, she finally managed to get the message into the Qiu family's possession.

But now, she doesn't need to deliver it at all.

Because, throughout Hong Kong Island, negative news about the Far East Group was everywhere.

The stock market crashed as soon as it opened.

"Snapped!"

Qiu Degen slapped his fifth son, Qiu Wei, across the face, leaving his face red and swollen: "How could I have given birth to such unfilial sons!"

"Dad, eldest brother, and second brother are suspected of tax fraud and have been taken away by the Commercial Investigation Department for investigation. Third brother embezzled public funds and lined his own pockets. Fourth brother is still at the casino and hasn't come back yet. You can't just pick on me and criticize me!"

Qiu Wei covered his swollen face, looking aggrieved.

Now, he's a little envious; none of his older brothers are around, so they haven't run into trouble.

"Snapped!"

Qiu Degen slapped her again, cursing angrily, "Are you any better? You're no better than me!"

"I haven't settled the score with you yet for mortgaging the Far East Hotel at such a low price!"

Qiu Degen was so angry he felt like his lungs were about to explode.

Five sons, none of them are easy to deal with.

Of these sons, three, namely Qiu Da and his brothers, were born to his first wife, Wang Jinyu, while the latter two were born to his second wife, Wang Jinlan.

When his first wife, Wang Jinyu, died in a plane crash, he was devastated and his sister-in-law, Wang Jinlan, took advantage of his vulnerability.

She had just given birth to these two sons.

Having many sons doesn't necessarily mean having many blessings. The children from his first wife and the children from his second wife were divided into two camps and never got along well.

Although Qiu Degen was very successful in his career, his family relationships were a mess.

To balance family and career, he split the group into three: Far East Group, Far East Holding, and Far East Hotels.

All of these companies are listed on the stock exchange.

The simultaneous plunge of the stocks of three companies is unprecedented.

In just one day, the market value evaporated by several hundred million.

I'm going crazy, I'm going crazy.

Indeed, as the old saying goes, harmony in the family brings prosperity, while discord in the family inevitably leads to unrest.

If things continue like this, his hard-earned business will be destroyed!
“Dad, you can’t blame us entirely. Some people say it’s because you offended someone.”

"They're deliberately targeting us!"

"If parents are unkind and children are unfilial, you also bear responsibility for our situation!"

Qiu Wei's aggrieved explanation.

I'll f*** your mother!

Qiu Degen clutched his throbbing heart, kicked out, and felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.

"If you hadn't taken care of my mother, would I even exist?"

Qiu Wei quickly got up, cursed under his breath, and took the opportunity to run away.

He's not going to be stupid enough to just sit here and get beaten up.

"The traitor, the traitor!"

"They're all spendthrifts!"

Qiu Degen was furious, clutching his chest and slumping onto the sofa, utterly exhausted.

Too much has happened recently.

Horse head, car bomb, using incriminating evidence to launch media attacks—you can't treat people like this!

It's too cruel.

Qiu Degen was on the verge of tears, looking as if he had aged several years in an instant. He sighed deeply, "Alas, forget it, I won't fight anymore. No matter how much wealth I build, it will all be squandered by these spendthrift sons!"

"Chen Shixian, you're something else!"

"I admit defeat."

Soon, Chen Shih-hsien received a phone call from Chiu Te-ken inviting him to an event, which he gladly accepted.

"Mr. Chen, you are truly young and promising. I have witnessed your methods, and you are quite capable."

Qiu Degen was no longer arrogant. He took the initiative to extend his hand and said something quite meaningful.

"Haha, Mr. Qiu, you flatter me!"

Chen Shih-hsien laughed heartily, shook hands with Chiu Te-ken, and said without any shame.

A sapling won't grow straight if it's not pruned. After tidying it up, that old fellow Qiu Degen became much more amiable.

"..."

Qiu Degen was speechless. Did you think this was a compliment? You're shameless.

The two sat down and started talking about business.

Taking advantage of the chaos at Far East, Chen Shixian took the opportunity to lower the price and eventually acquired 61% of ATV's shares for 450 million.

Qiu Desheng felt his heart bleed and a pang of pain shot through him.

Blood loss!

He lost 50 million yuan simply by taking over Rediffusion and changing hands. In addition, the stocks of his three major subsidiaries plummeted, and the losses amounted to hundreds of millions of yuan.

But there was nothing we could do.

If this stalemate continues, who knows what trouble that little bastard Chen Shixian might cause.

He suspected that at this rate, the Far East might be driven bankrupt.

I can only accept my fate.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Qiu, for making such a donation."

Chen Shixian smugly put away the contract, a broad smile on his face. If Qiu Degen knew that half of the money he made from buying ATV came from the stock market, profiting from the sharp drop in the prices of the three Far Eastern companies, one wonders what his expression would be, or if he would be spitting blood.

"Congratulations on taking another step forward. The future belongs to you young people!"

After Qiu Degen finished speaking, he left dejectedly, looking like he had a miserable life.

"Burning bead, ATV is ours now. Let's go make an appearance tomorrow and let everyone know who our new owner is!"

After seeing Qiu Degen off, Chen Shixian smiled broadly, feeling very pleased with himself.

"Brother Xian, Sister Huizhen is now a pillar of ATV. Should we tell her this good news first?"

"The popping bead is excitedly saying."

"No need, we'll surprise her tomorrow."

Chen Shixian waved his hand.

The next day, ATV (Asia Television) office area.

Le Huizhen stood to the side with a pout, the newly submitted special report about Zhang Chongbang and his group scattered on the table.

She believes that the most noteworthy and in-depth topic regarding the Guangchang Building is the police officer's use of torture to extract confessions.

Most importantly, she was very unhappy with Zhang Chongbang's failures, because her husband was even more unhappy with him!
(End of this chapter)