Hong Kong Film: Jimmy? Please call me Councillor Li

Chapter 265 The Zheng Family Suffers a Major Bleeding (3000 words)

Inside the private room, Zheng Tong and Zheng Youling sat on the side of a large round table, following proper dining etiquette.

Guests cannot sit in the main seat; it is obvious that they are guests today, and the main character is Li Jiayuan.

Early this morning, security personnel came to investigate and took away Zheng Tong and some of his family members.

The case involving Zheng Zhili has had a huge impact. Everyone who had close contact with him will be taken away for investigation, and some cases that Zheng Zhili handled may even be overturned.

Some members of the Zheng family have already been found to have engaged in money-for-power transactions with Zheng Zhili, and it is estimated that they will all be implicated.

As for Zheng Zhili, he's completely dead, utterly dead, the kind of person who'll never get out of this world. He could never have imagined how the Security Bureau managed to find so much evidence.

Zheng Zhili's case is a done deal. After inquiring around using the Zheng family's connections, no one dares to interfere. Moreover, it is said that the police have irrefutable evidence, and even if someone has extraordinary abilities, it is impossible to get him out of the security bureau.

The Zheng family sought help from the Commissioner of Police, but he said he couldn't help them. So now Zheng Tong has given up on the idea of ​​protecting Zheng Zhili; Zheng Zhili has to shoulder the burden.

The more important thing to do now is to stop the Security Bureau from investigating further. If they continue, the Zheng family will likely suffer huge losses, and their business will definitely be affected.

No, it's already affected. As soon as the news came out this morning, Zheng's stock market plummeted, resulting in heavy losses. All the money he made during this period has been lost.

The reporters who appeared when Zheng Zhili was arrested were clearly pre-arranged. This morning, ATV and TVB were reporting on Zheng Zhili's arrest, with their words pointing directly at the Zheng family.

The content even suggested that the Zheng family's empire was on the verge of collapse, causing ignorant investors to frantically sell their stocks, resulting in a continuous evaporation of market value.

No matter what they do now, they can't make up for the lost money. All they can do now is try to recover the losses.

So Zheng Tong contacted Li Jiayuan. The only solution they could think of was to find the one who tied the knot. He brought his most capable son to face the negotiations together.

"Mr. Zheng, I've long admired your name."

Li Jiayuan's rude behavior initially startled the Zheng family father and son, but after entering the house, he displayed a polite attitude, leaving people puzzled about what kind of person he was.

If he had to give a description, he would say that Li Jiayuan was capricious and unpredictable.

Zheng Tong was in a bad mood. The company had suffered heavy losses, all because of the person in front of him. In just one day, hundreds of millions of dollars in market value had evaporated from the stock market.

How long will it take to earn that back? Although the Zheng family is wealthy, several hundred million is still a considerable sum.

Seeing Zheng Tong's gloomy face, Li Jiayuan's mood, which had been depressed for a long time because of the shoe factory, finally started to improve.

Now you know the pain? Weren't you so arrogant when you were messing with my company?

The industry boycott, cutting off all business partners in Hong Kong Island—the Cheng family is really powerful! Unfortunately, their power won't last long.

A group of people are about to be taken in, but the real show is yet to come. If the Zheng family isn't made to suffer a huge financial loss and go home to recuperate, then he's not a Li.

Zheng Tong sighed deeply, his aged eyes filled with disappointment.

"What do you want to make the security bureau stop?"

This attitude amused and angered Li Jiayuan. "What the hell? How dare you talk to me like that? Haven't enough of the Zheng family members been imprisoned yet?"

“Mr. Zheng Tong, I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m not with the Security Bureau. If your Zheng family is being investigated, go find the Security Bureau. I’m just a businessman. We only talk business at the dinner table.”

To be honest, Li Jiayuan's actions and expression right now are just too infuriating.

Holding his teacup, with a nonchalant expression, he took a leisurely sip and offered his comments with considerable amusement.

Zheng Tong gritted his teeth; at his age, he had never been so angry as he was today.

“I know you have connections in the Security Bureau, but I’d like to leave you an out so we can meet again in the future. I don’t want things to fall apart. You have connections in the Jiayuan Group, but my Zheng family has been rooted here for many years and has many friends.”

The meaning of these threats is quite clear: if the Zheng family has a dirty past, does that mean the Li family has a clean past?

At worst, we'll both perish and see who can withstand the investigation.

This is Zheng Tong's core logic: if you don't let me have a good life, we'll all die together.

Li Jiayuan smiled contemptuously, not taking Zheng Tong seriously at all. Can't you tell who's in charge now?

Regardless of who would suffer greater losses in a truly destructive conflict, how much is his company worth, how much is the Zheng family worth? He'll make a fortune trading injuries for injuries, oh dear.

Furthermore, the premise is that they have to be able to find their own weaknesses. He didn't evade taxes, and he didn't directly handle any of the things he did in private. Even if he were to be investigated, he still has to be able to find out.

The police couldn't do anything about him, so someone else would take responsibility. He would ensure that his men and their families lived a life of comfort and freedom.
Unlike the Zheng family, whose shares are widely dispersed, Jiayuan Group's shares are all held by him, and he is basically solely responsible for any profits or losses.

What losses could there be? So Zheng Tong's strategy, though seemingly correct, is actually completely wrong.

Moreover, he had his most important trump card: he was very curious about Zheng Tong's reaction when she saw these things.

"Ah Shui, show the item to this Mr. Chen."

"Yes"

Lin Liangshui took out a file bag and handed it over under Zheng Tong's suspicious gaze.

Zheng Youling took over, untied the rope, and took out the contents of the bag. Inside were a video recording, some outbound cargo information, or audit materials, and invoices.

The document was as thick as a book. After Zheng Tong carefully studied one of the documents, he jumped up from his chair, his voice rising several octaves, staring at Li Jiayuan in horror.

Where did you get these things?

The documents above are related to the things Zheng Youhua did for the Zheng family at the National Audit Office over the years; each and every one is crucial evidence. Logically, these documents shouldn't still be in Li Jiayuan's hands, so why are they still there?

Zheng Tong was numb. Upon seeing this document, he slumped into a chair, looking as if he had aged decades.

The Zheng family's years of hard work are over, completely over.

He can find someone to take the blame for those things, but Zheng Youhua, the main participant, cannot escape legal punishment, let alone keep his current position.

Okay, with this reaction, I can finally get a good night's sleep tonight.

Li Jiayuan smiled and tapped the table with his fingers.

"Mr. Zheng, have you finished looking at it? If you have, you can return it to me now. After all, this is our company's information."

Even at this point, Li Jiayuan remained cautious in his speech, eliminating any possibility of conflict.

"Mr. Zheng probably has no idea how much effort I put into getting these materials."

Zheng Tong didn't reply, and seemed to have broken down completely. Zheng Youling, however, frowned and looked intently at the document before asking:
"Mr. Li, since you can produce these things, you must be willing to accept our apology. I just don't know what we can do to compensate you."

Li Jiayuan's eyes lit up as he looked at Zheng Tong's son with considerable surprise, a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Look, look, this is what a smart person is like. The serious attitude towards discussing matters—this is the art of language, even in a less-than-pleasant negotiation.

In a single sentence, the Zheng family offered an apology and a banquet as compensation. This kid must be Zheng Youling, whom Li Jun mentioned. He is much better than his good-for-nothing younger brother.

Most importantly, this person is willing to put aside their pride.

Does Zheng Youling know how to do something that his father doesn't?
Zheng Tong is definitely better at navigating interpersonal relationships than him, but Zheng Tong, having held a high position for so long, couldn't bring himself to have a proper talk, which almost drove him crazy. Zheng Youling, on the other hand, is different.

He didn't say anything at first, listened attentively, and then calmly handled the problem afterwards.

His assessment of this was, "This kid is... a real talent."

If he takes over the Zheng family in the future, he may not go any further, but he certainly won't fall into depravity.

However, he heard from Li Jun that this guy was not valued at home, and Zheng Tong favored that silly bird Zheng Youwei.

Suddenly, Li Jiayuan had an idea: this person has a connection with my Jiayuan Group, could I get him to work for me?

Well, probably not, unless he has a falling out with the Zheng family.

So, where is that tycoon's gang now? Why aren't they up to something big? This time, instead of targeting Li the Skinflint, why don't they kidnap the Zheng family? I'll applaud!

“It’s so refreshing to talk to smart people. I’ve heard that your company has a pier in Victoria Harbour that you want to sell. I’m very interested in this pier, and I think we have a good chance of cooperating.”

Zheng Tong turned her head around, looking lost and disoriented, but her eyes regained their sparkle, revealing a hint of shock.

He didn't understand why Li Jiayuan needed a dock, since he wasn't in the shipping business.

"How much are you planning to pay?"

Li Jiayuan held up one finger, and Zheng Tong's lips twitched. She wished she could slap Li Jiayuan to death right now.

That's a dock! Not to mention the location, even the cheapest dock wouldn't cost 100 million. And here's a dock right off the bat.

The lion opened his mouth.

"One hundred million is too little, impossible."

"Wait, who told you it was 100 million? I said 10 million."

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The private room was deathly silent. Both Zheng Tong and Zheng Youling were stunned and unable to understand what Li Jiayuan was saying.

"Ten million!"

Ten million? No matter how wild their imagination is, they could never have imagined that there would be such shameless people in this world. The value that a dock can bring is more than ten million.

Li Jiayuan wants to buy a dock for ten million; what's the difference between that and robbery?

Even a gentleman like Zheng Youling couldn't quite keep his composure.

"Mr. Li, ten million is a bit too little. A dock would cost at least several billion according to market prices."

"I know."

Li Jiayuan interrupted him, preventing him from continuing, and took another sip of the tea in his bowl, embodying the word "shameless" to the extreme, and slowly said:
"Otherwise, why would I buy from you?"

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Zheng Tong pointed at Li Jiayuan, so angry that she swallowed three pills in a row, her breath coming in gasps.

"You...you're taking advantage of my misfortune!"

"What happened?"

(End of this chapter)