Hong Kong Film: Jimmy? Please call me Councillor Li

Chapter 263 The Zheng Family's Tragic News (3000 words)

The Zheng family members present were struck dumb upon hearing this news.

Zheng Tong staggered back two steps, feeling something welling up in her chest, unable to vent her pent-up anger.

"Dad...are you alright?"

The eldest son, Zheng Youling, frightened, caught Zheng Tong, who was about to fall, and took out a bottle of medicine from his own pocket.

Zheng Tong is getting old and has a heart condition, so she has a habit of carrying medication with her. Zheng Youling also carries medication with him in case of emergency. After taking two pills...

Zheng Tong finally caught her breath, and the other members of the Zheng family also breathed a sigh of relief. At a time like this, the Zheng family couldn't be without a leader. Apart from Zheng Tong, no one else could truly support this large family.

Having recovered, Zheng Tong gripped the woman's hand tightly.

"You...you...tell me everything in detail!"

A few minutes later, Zheng Tong looked up at the ceiling, took a deep breath, and finally felt a little comforted.

Zheng Youhua's situation is relatively optimistic; at least he wasn't handcuffed, and the Security Bureau is only investigating him.

The truly dangerous person is Zheng Zhili. Although it is unknown who has orchestrated such a large-scale scheme against the Zheng family, the fact that the Security Bureau has brought people to arrest them is no joke; the other party is truly going all out.

At this moment, Zheng Youling, the eldest son of the Zheng family, had something on his mind and quietly approached Zheng Zhili.

"Dad, do you think it might be the work of the Jiayuan Group? Our Zheng family hasn't made any enemies in all these years. We forced Li Jiayuan to withdraw from the Hong Kong market, and afterwards, Li Jiayuan didn't react at all. Li Jiayuan is a vengeful person."

If anyone present still doesn't understand after this point, they're truly an idiot.

"Homeland Group, no need to guess anymore, it must be him. Ling is still the best."

"With that in mind, I'm reminded of something. When Lee Ka-yuen was still managing the Garden Property Management, there was a news report about a street brawl between Garden Property Management and gangsters. Security Bureau personnel intervened at that time. When have Security Bureau personnel ever dealt with gangsters?"

Zheng Youling's suggestion made everyone realize that all the existing clues and motives pointed to the Jiayuan Group. There weren't many people with the ability and motive to trip them up, and the Jiayuan Group was just one of them.

"Young man, you're quick-witted. Here's the order."

Without waiting for the senior members of the group to greet him, Zheng Youling went out to make a phone call.

Regardless of the elders' attitude towards Zheng Youling or the abilities Zheng Youling displayed, it all seemed to subtly foreshadow who would hold the reins of power within the Zheng family in the future.

Standing to the side, Zheng Youwei, seemingly an outsider, was filled with resentment and jealousy that his elder brother had gained the approval of the older generation of the Zheng family.

Although Zheng Youling and Zheng Youwei are brothers, they are not from the same mother. Zheng Youling was the first wife, while Zheng Youwei's mother was a concubine who passed away shortly after his birth.

Afterwards, Zheng Youwei was raised by Zheng Youling's mother. Although Madam Zheng disliked Zheng Youwei's mother, she did not have any objections to the child and treated him equally without showing any favoritism towards her son.

On the contrary, Zheng Tong felt that her youngest son had lost his mother at a young age, so she doted on and favored him. This was no secret in the Zheng family.

Fortunately, Zheng Youling was outstanding from a young age and showed great business talent. He went abroad to study alone in his teens and returned to help his family company a few years later. He managed the company very well and was recognized by his uncles and elders.

Before Li Jiayuan, Zheng Youling was actually the earliest "other people's child". His only flaw was that he was not as good at pleasing Zheng Tong as his younger brother.

Because he was too smart and had a strong sense of self-reflection from a young age, Zheng Youling was not popular when he was young. This is a common flaw among most geniuses: youthful arrogance.

Even though they've changed their ways now, they've missed their chance and are still not highly regarded by Zheng Tong.

On the other hand, Zheng Youwei has been valued since childhood. This time, Zheng Tong deliberately entrusted him with the task of dealing with Jiayuan Group, just to help this youngest son. What kind of person is Zheng Tong? How could he not know the gap between his youngest son and his eldest son?

It was precisely because of his favoritism that Zheng Youwei had the idea of ​​competing with his elder brother.

Their relationship is quite similar to that of the three Li family members in history.

Zheng Youling returned quickly, bringing concrete news: Li Jiayuan of Jiayuan Group had met with people from the Security Bureau.

The person who relayed the message to Zheng Youling did not directly say that Li Jiayuan was behind the arrest of the two Zheng family officials, but deliberately pointed out that Li Jiayuan did have connections with the Security Bureau.

This is tantamount to admitting that they were the ones who did it. In fact, this was also Li Jiayuan's arrangement. He deliberately let the Zheng family know that they were the ones who did it, otherwise how could he lure the Zheng family into the trap?

"By order, is your information accurate?"

Zheng Tong stared intently at her eldest son.

"Accurate" can be understood as Li Jiayuan's own oral account.

Upon learning that the person behind this was Li Jiayuan, Zheng Tong's already unpredictable face darkened further, revealing a hidden anger.

"Think of a way, use your connections. Don't take any chances. Whether Zheng Youhua or Zheng Zhili falls, none of us will have any business. Alright, go back now."

The Zheng family is a collective; they share both loss and fortune. Zheng Youhua and Zheng Youhua are the Zheng family's protective umbrella in the political arena, their iron umbrella.

Of course, the Zheng family doesn't only have these two connections, but these two are the only members of the Zheng family, and they are the most trustworthy people whom the family has personally helped rise to power. In particular, Zheng Youhua's position in the National Audit Office is extremely crucial, and the Zheng family cannot afford to lose him.

If necessary, and if losses are to be incurred, the person the Zheng family will definitely abandon is Zheng Zhili.

Zheng Tong looked deeply at her youngest son, sighed, and said nothing, only feeling helpless.

Zheng Youwei was suppressing his anger to the extreme. His eyes were dark as he felt indignant about his unfortunate situation. He couldn't understand why Zheng Youling could do everything so smoothly.

He always manages to make a mess of things. He finally had a chance to increase his influence within the family, but this happened. Although the old man entrusted him with this task, now that such a big problem has arisen, someone has to take responsibility.

Even if Zheng Youhua lands safely, it will be difficult to deal with Zheng Zhili's situation. Even if he is lucky enough to find connections to resolve Zheng Zhili's matter, it's still a problem.

The price would be astronomical, and in the end, someone would have to step up and take responsibility.

Of course, the Zheng family members couldn't blame his father, Zheng Tong, nor could they blame Zheng Youling, who had nothing to do with the matter. So, it could only be him.

Damn it, God is deliberately making things difficult for him.

Zheng Youwei felt like he had a fishbone stuck in his heart, and he couldn't get it out no matter what he did.

While the Zheng family was in complete chaos, Li Jiayuan at Jiayuan Group was still having dinner.

At the four-person dining table, the extra Li Jun seemed like a giant light bulb. Huang Lei and Ruan Mei ignored him and ate their meals on their own.

Today, Li Jiayuan specifically told us not to cook, but to have a celebratory meal out. The table was already booked, but then we realized we didn't have time to go out, so we had it delivered to our door.

"A case related to the Zheng family? Investigate, of course we'll investigate. We'll help if we can. Never mind, you decide what to do."

Li Jiayuan hung up the phone.

"Wow, this is... takeout from Kungfu Private Kitchen?"

Li Jun took a sip of red wine and looked at the large table in surprise.

"Don't they not do delivery?"

“I know their boss, so I get special treatment.”

Li Jiayuan smiled outwardly, but inwardly he couldn't help but think, "This restaurant is all mine, what's wrong with me ordering takeout?"

Kungfu Private Kitchen, in a way, is the first legitimate business that Li Jiayuan started from scratch. When he opened this restaurant, he was just a big brother in Shanghai. Back then, he had to call Guan Zisen "big brother".

He didn't expect the restaurant to be so popular at first. He had his eye on the fact that these wealthy people's ancestors came from the mainland and had feelings for their hometown, so he recruited several chefs who were proficient in various cuisines.

Using the improved red wine recipe obtained from the system, they gradually built up the restaurant.

For a long time afterward, this restaurant became his source of funding and information.

Many wealthy people would meet there to discuss business, but he had installed listening devices throughout the hotel, so he knew everything they did.

Zheng had made a copy of his conversation with Aunt Fang that day, and placed it on his desk an hour after they left the restaurant.

"What did you do to the Zheng family? Could you have told me beforehand?"

"You'll find out tomorrow when you watch the news. You know Zheng Youling?"

"Yes, we've known each other since we were little, and we were classmates later. We're very close."

Seemingly wanting to leave a good impression on his friend, Lijun kept talking.

"He's a good person, he doesn't have that spoiled brat attitude, and he's very smart. He's the smartest person I've ever met. He's different from his father. My father once said that among the four major families, Zheng Tong and that Li guy in the real estate industry are the most ruthless."

The youngest son in the Zheng family does resemble Zheng Tong quite a bit; Zheng Youling isn't actually favored in the Zheng family.

Li Jiayuan placed the peeled shrimp into Huang Lei's and Ruan Mei's bowls respectively, and nodded.

"I can see that. If he were favored, he would be the one having dinner with Aunt Fang."

Lijun had no appetite at all during the meal.

I came here to eat, not to be fed dog food. You guys have to be so sickeningly sweet even when you're eating.

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Li Jun glanced at Ruan Mei a few more times.

He knew Huang Lei, but who was this woman? Why did the three of them seem to have a good relationship? It was strange.

He couldn't understand it; the relationship between men and women was still too complicated. What woman is more important than her career? If she were like that good-for-nothing Li Chang, she would be in big trouble. Lust is a bone-scraping steel knife; it wears down a person's will the most.

Since he became deeply involved with Li Jiayuan, his influence at home has changed drastically, and Li Chang is almost driven to the brink of extinction by him.

Thinking about it, Li Jun looked at Li Jiayuan again, a gentle smile appearing on his lips.

At this moment, Huang Lei immediately gave him a sharp look, but Li Jun acted as if nothing had happened and continued eating with his head down.

At that moment, Li Jun's voice rang out again.

"I'm going to take a call."

Three minutes later, he returned and placed his phone on the table.

"The Zheng family wants to talk to you."

(End of this chapter)