After ten years undercover, I'm giving up.

"Swire Group?"

"Is it the Taikoo Wharf, the Taikoo Place behind Taikoo Place?"

Many police officers were completely confused.

However, some police officers who knew the details of Taikoo's operations immediately changed their expressions, their eyes filled with shock.

Someone couldn't help but ask, "Why is Swire suddenly targeting the director?"

Liang Xiaorou said in a deep voice, "Because Ah Tou offended the young master of the Taigu family before."

She then gave a brief account of what had happened.

Of course, she cleverly omitted the details of Ma Zhichao slapping someone on the spot and then kicking them.

After hearing about the background of the Swire Group, the police officers all gasped in shock.

"The opponent is that formidable? Then the director is in real trouble this time."

"These newspapers must have all been paid!"

"Those newspapers that dare to smear Ah-tou like this should be investigated one by one!"

"It's difficult to catch them; they use very cryptic language, always using words like 'suspected,' 'possible,' and 'perhaps.'"

Before long, news of Ma Zhichao offending the Swire Group spread throughout the West Kowloon Headquarters.

"So that's how it is."

"No wonder all the newspapers in Hong Kong suddenly adopted the same line and collectively smeared the director."

……

……

Here at the Governor's Mansion.

As soon as the Grand Commander arrived at work, he saw a stack of newspapers piled on his desk.

When he glanced at the headline that Ma Zhichao had once again dominated the front page, his brows furrowed immediately.

"What's going on?"

The secretary reported in a low voice: "There are rumors that Ma Zhichao hit John, the young master of the Swire Group, so Swire is now retaliating against him."

"Primordial?"

The Grand Commander's initial surge of anger subsided considerably in an instant.

However, his expression still looked rather unpleasant.

"Her Majesty the Queen has just awarded Ma Zhichao a medal, and Taikoo is already making such a fuss. Isn't this just reckless?"

"Go call Butler Will and remind him to stop."

"Furthermore, have your subordinates go to the major newspapers and tell them not to continue hyping this up."

The secretary bowed slightly: "Understood."

After saying that, he withdrew to carry out his duties.

……

……

Ma Zhichao did not return to the headquarters, but went directly to Umbrella Property Company.

In the boss's office.

He immediately activated anti-eavesdropping detection.

No listening.

No hidden cameras were used.

Only after confirming that the environment was safe did Ma Zhichao sit down in the chair.

Now that Swire Group has officially entered the fray, he naturally needs to be even more cautious.

"Boss, we've basically got all the information we need about Coca-Cola, a subsidiary of Swire."

Tian Yangsi stood in front of his desk and gave a very clear report.

"In the mid-1960s, Swire acquired an American company that held the exclusive rights to bottling Coca-Cola in Hong Kong."

"In the following two decades, Swire successively obtained operating licenses in Southeast Asia, South Asia and parts of mainland China."

"Now, they are one of the world's largest cola bottlers and one of the most influential Coca-Cola bottling companies in Asia."

Ma Zhichao asked, "Have you found the sales data for Coca-Cola and Pepsi on the Hong Kong Island side?"

Tian Yangsi nodded: "I found it. Last year, Coca-Cola sold about 230 million bottles in Hong Kong Island, with total revenue approaching HK$1 billion."

Billion.

Ma Zhichao silently noted down the number.

Then, he picked up the phone and dialed the number of the team he had just acquired.

— DOA Mr. Gao's money laundering team.

Mr. Gao's real name is Gao Hu.

From now on, this money laundering team, like Hong Jipeng's team, will communicate entirely through communication methods and will never meet in person.

The teams redeemed by the system do not come with cutting-edge technology and equipment out of thin air.

But they have a sophisticated money laundering team.

Lawyers, accountants, and financial experts are all available.

At the same time, there is also a highly skilled assassin and bodyguard—Ghost Eye.

However, the specific methods and channels for money laundering still need to be re-planned in light of the technological environment of the 1990s.

The call was answered quickly.

"Boss."

"How's it going on your end?"

"We are familiarizing ourselves with the environment on Hong Kong Island and have already designed several money laundering schemes."

Tell me about it.

"The Hong Kong film industry is booming right now, making it a good channel for money laundering. It's possible to produce ten films simultaneously, with each film's shooting cycle controlled to around one month."

"Secondly, there are casinos in Macau. They already have similar businesses there, so it's easy to operate as long as you communicate in advance."

"In addition, there's the stock market. You can acquire undervalued listed companies and then launder the money through stock price manipulation."

"Auctions can also be held."

Gao Hu continued, "Given your current situation, boss, the most suitable path for the next six months is the film industry. This is the most legitimate route and the least likely to be suspected."

"As for your property management company, it can also be used to launder funds, but it's rather slow. I can arrange for a professional accountant to go there and design a complete accounting system for the umbrella company."

"Within six months?" Ma Zhichao caught the key point. "And after six months?"

Gao Hu said, "Six months from now, I will be able to establish mature channels overseas, which will allow me to handle funds for the boss more efficiently."

After hanging up the phone, Ma Zhichao leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes in deep thought.

笃.

笃.

笃.

His fingers tapped the table repeatedly, the crisp sound echoing in the office.

the film.

Money laundering.

Coca Cola.

Suddenly, an idea popped into his head.

Start a soft drink company.

To open another film company.

The film company was responsible for making films to launder money, while simultaneously and aggressively product-in-the-box of its own soft drink, GG, in the films to expand its market.

If soda sales take off, wouldn't that squeeze Coca-Cola's market share?

What?

Consumers prefer foreign brands and only like to drink Coca-Cola, not local soft drinks.

too easy.

Ma Zhichao isn't exactly a law-abiding businessman.

If you simply hire a few workers to infiltrate a Coca-Cola factory and add some "good ingredients" that can make people vomit and have diarrhea, would consumers still dare to continue drinking it?

Anyway, Coca-Cola and Pepsi have done dirty tricks on each other before.

Crows shouldn't laugh at pigs for being black.

When Coca-Cola was crippled in the Hong Kong Island market, Swire lost hundreds of millions of dollars a year.

It'll be strange if those foreigners aren't so angry they'll vomit blood!

The whole process of running this plan—

Money can be washed clean.

Business can be done.

Swire Group could also be stabbed in the back.

Incidentally, soft drink companies can also be used for money laundering.

Simply perfect!

Thinking of this, Ma Zhichao called Tian Yangsi in and gave him detailed instructions.

Acquire a film company.

Acquired a soft drink factory.

He added a new goal halfway through his speech.

Newspaper!

This public opinion storm reminded him.

One must have one's own voice.

There must be newspapers that can speak for him.

Otherwise, if someone throws a bucket of dirty water at him, he can only passively take the beating.

After all, Ma Zhichao is innocent, and we can't just let those bad people outside smear him.

"Movies, soft drinks, newspapers..."

"It's still a bit slow."

Ma Zhichao squinted slightly.

These plans will need at least one or two months to be fully implemented.

But Swire Group has already started to disgust him.

Hatred should not be held onto overnight.

This is consistent with Ma's style of doing things.

After thinking about it, he called Hong Jipeng directly.

"Get Da Dong and his gang ready to move."

"Robbed an armored truck again?" Hong Jipeng asked instinctively.

"No, armored trucks are nothing new."

Ma Zhichao said calmly, "This time, let's try a new project—kidnapping."

Hong Jipeng: "..."

He suddenly realized that he was increasingly unable to keep up with his boss's train of thought.

"Boss, who should we tie up?"

"The butler from Swire Group, or that young master, either one will do."

Ma Zhichao said casually, "The asking price is one billion. The money will be deposited into a Swiss bank and then slowly laundered out."

At this point, he felt that the conflict between him and Taigu was too obvious, and it would be best to add some smoke bombs.

"However, it would be too obvious to only bind the people from Taigu."

"We need to find another target."

"Who would be a suitable match...?"

He pondered for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled.

"The Lin family, I suppose. ATV is going to blacklist me along with Taikoo, isn't it? Let's teach them a lesson while we're at it."

Hong Jipeng said, "But Da Dong probably can't handle two targets at the same time."

"Then let's fool another batch of 'newbies'."

Ma Zhichao said nonchalantly, "Hong Kong Island has never lacked people who want to get rich."

Hong Jipeng wholeheartedly agreed: "Understood, boss."

……

……

Tsim Sha Tsui.

Nature nourishes the earth.

Brilliant Nightclub.

The lights flickered, the music roared, and men and women writhed wildly on the dance floor.

"I love you so much..."