After ten years undercover, I'm giving up.

When his secretary brought the newspaper to his desk in the morning.

Charles' mood soured again after reading the headline.

Whistleblower! Ma Zhichao's collusion with government officials and businessmen has allowed his protective companies to seize vast territories.

"West Kowloon Undergoes Overnight Change: Ma Chi-chiu's Protective Umbrellas Expand Rapidly"

Hung Hing Society publicly accuses Ma Chi-Chiu of abusing his power for personal gain!

"Ma Zhichao, a cancer on the police force, framed someone—despicable and shameless!"

Almost all of them are headlines.

Charles absolutely refused to believe that no one was pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Following them were three of Ma Zhichao's own newspapers: the Economic Daily, the Qingbao, and the Minsheng Daily.

Their reporting angles are completely different.

Congratulations to the Umbrella Corporation on its further expansion; public safety in West Kowloon is further enhanced.

"The Umbrella Company: Because we've been rained on, we're willing to hold an umbrella for you."

Charles: "..."

"You bastard, Ma Zhichao!"

"They used my orders to attack Hung Hing and even seized territory along the way!"

This feeling...

Family members, does anyone understand?

He didn't gain much benefit for himself, but instead benefited Ma Zhichao.

……

……

At Lok Wai-ching's home.

After returning from the police station, Ma Zhichao was lying in bed taking a nap.

Lok Wai-ching was eating breakfast outside; she had to go to work later.

She became increasingly agitated as she read the TVB news report.

Finally, he rushed into the bedroom and kicked Ma Zhichao under the bed.

"You bastard! Why didn't you tell me about such a big operation last night?"

Ma Zhichao crawled back onto the bed from the floor and rolled his eyes.

"Your TV station doesn't broadcast any positive news about me anymore, so what's the point of telling you? Will it make the news?"

Lok Hye-jung thought for a moment.

That seems to be true.

She quickly crawled over and hugged Ma Zhichao's head to comfort him.

"Okay, okay, I was wrong. I misunderstood you."

afterwards.

Ma Zhichao slept soundly.

Even after falling asleep, it would occasionally lick its lips.

But not long after, he was shaken awake by Lok Wai-ching.

"Hey, you bastard, you look like you're being targeted."

"Look at these newspapers, they're all reporting on you."

"Weren't we just reporting good news about you a few days ago? How come it's all negative news now?"

Ma Zhichao glanced at it groggily.

A bunch of headlines came into view.

He scoffed.

"Tch, it's definitely the Daigo Group again."

"I heard that a new person has arrived at the Daiko family. It seems that he should have arrived by now."

"Dagu?"

Le Huizhen immediately felt worried.

"fine."

Ma Zhichao said nonchalantly, "If all else fails, just blow up Daigu."

"Just bragging."

Lok Wai-ching laughed and cursed.

However, seeing how confident Ma Zhichao was, she felt much more at ease.

After all, this bad guy hasn't really suffered any losses yet.

I'm going to work.

"Damn it, you made me late!"

Le Huizhen left the house while cursing and swearing.

……

On the Da Dong side.

When the brothers woke up, they were all dumbfounded.

The group stood in front of the newsstand, looking at today's newspaper, and suddenly felt a chill run down their spines.

"Isn't Huo Yuanjia one of us?"

"This photo... isn't it of the three tiger and leopard cubs?"

Overnight, the three tiger and leopard brothers were exposed.

What the hell is this?

Fat Girl asked, somewhat apprehensively, "Brother Dong, are we in danger too?"

Da Dong and his group are not particularly good at gambling.

He frequented nightclubs quite often, though.

Most of my spending these days has gone to women and alcohol.

Da Dong glanced around warily.

"Let's go, let's get out of here first."

Fat Aunt nodded and immediately went to get the car.

Da Dong walked to the newsstand, bought a copy of every newspaper for the day, then got into his car and quickly drove away.

In the car.

The brothers were all somewhat uneasy.

"Brother Dong, could it be that those three from Tiger and Leopard wanted to go it alone, and then Teacher Li sold them out to the police?"

"Yes, that's very possible!"

"Brother Dong, are we in danger too?"

"We should run away quickly."

"No, we still have over 100 million yuan with Teacher Li!"

The people in the car became increasingly flustered as they talked, and even started arguing.

"Shut up!"

After reading several newspapers, Da Dong let out a low shout.

Fat Aunt, No. 8 Middle School, and the others immediately fell silent.

Da Dong said in a deep voice, "It shouldn't be Teacher Li who leaked the information."

"His identity also needs to be kept secret."

"If he sells Tiger, Leopard, and the other two to the police, and the police actually arrest them, and Tiger and Leopard then implicate them, wouldn't that be a losing proposition?"

"According to these newspapers, it seems more like Ah Hu and his friends went gambling and were eventually exposed."

"So we need to be careful from now on and not be as flamboyant as before."

At this point, Da Dong paused for a moment.

"Of course, the safest way is to leave Hong Kong Island first."

"Yes, leave Hong Kong Island!"

"To Haojiang?"

"Haojiang is nice."

The brothers all thought that going to Macau was a good idea.

As for going back to my hometown?

They don't want to, and are unwilling to, go back.

Having witnessed the prosperity of big cities, who would want to go back to continue suffering?

"How do I get to Haojiang?"

"Wouldn't it be too dangerous to take the ferry directly?"

"Should we ask Teacher Li to make the arrangements?"

……

……

10:00 AM.

Clearwater Bay.

Lin Daheng's villa.

At this time, Lin Daheng was unaware that the "dragon crossing the river" was actually the "Huo Yuanjia" mentioned in the newspaper.

The trading time has arrived.

The call was connected.

Lin Daheng looked exhausted and said in a hoarse voice, "Mr. Crossing River Dragon, the transaction time has arrived. I have prepared two hundred million US dollars."

Two hundred million US dollars is not easy to raise.

He urgently sought a mortgage loan from a bank and borrowed money from many wealthy people before finally raising enough for the ransom.

On the other end of the phone, the man from across the river said, "Mr. Lin, I believe you will keep your promise."

"Young Master Lin is currently being held captive on a small island south of Lamma Island."

Lin Daheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Mr. Guojianglong."

"I also hope that Mr. Guojianglong will keep his promise and stop kidnapping my children in the future."

"Don't worry, Mr. Lin."

"I, the Dragon Crossing the River, keep my word. Once I've made a promise, I will never break it."

An hour later.

Sure enough, Lin Daheng found Lin Jianming on a small, deserted island south of Lamma Island.

He then readily paid the money.

Losing money is a way to avoid disaster!

When Lin Jianming saw his father, he burst into tears on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, he hugged his younger brother, Lin Jianyue, and cried just as passionately.

However, only he himself knows what he is really thinking.

The power struggle within the wealthy family has officially reached a fever pitch!

……

……

Noon.

ATV's midday news officially reported that Mr. Lam has been successfully rescued.

The news has once again sparked heated discussions throughout Hong Kong.

"The most miserable rich kid in Hong Kong has been born."

"He is also the most expensive scion of a wealthy family."

"Send three seconds of sympathy, hahaha~~~"

"The Lin family is really rich. More than two billion Hong Kong dollars just disappeared like that."

"Looking at the stock market, Lin's Apparel's stock has already fallen somewhat."

"I heard that Lin Daheng borrowed money from banks and many wealthy people to ransom the people."

In this situation...

Instead of going back to recuperate, Lin Jianming showed an even more focused attitude towards his work.

He continued to appear on ATV and worked hard.

This move actually increased the goodwill many employees at ATV had towards him.

……

……

One o'clock in the afternoon.

After waking up, Ma Zhichao went to the Umbrella Corporation.

Inside the office.

Anti-eavesdropping devices are activated.

Tianyangsi began his report.

"Boss, last night we not only took the opportunity to wipe out Hung Hing's influence in the Sham Shui Po, Mong Kok, and Tsim Sha Tsui areas, but also took advantage of the situation to seize some of the areas controlled by triads such as Wo Luen Shing and Hung Tai."

"Currently, nearly half of the area in West Kowloon has fallen under the control of our protection network."

Ma Zhichao asked, "How many younger brothers are there? How many businesses are there?"

Tianyang thought to himself, "I have eighteen thousand men."

"The number of merchants has not been fully tallied yet, but it has at least doubled."

"The property management fees alone amount to more than 20 million yuan every month."

"The finance department said that with just these cash flows, they can launder about 30 million every month."

Ma Zhichao nodded in satisfaction.

"well done."

Tian Yangsi then asked, "Should we take this opportunity to sweep up the remaining half as well?"

"Why not just make West Kowloon a monolithic territory?"

Ma Zhichao shook his head: "No."

"If they're gone, how will we continue collecting protection money...and property fees?"

"Wouldn't I really become the villain then?"

Tian Yangsi: "..."

That seems to make a lot of sense!

At this moment, Tian Yangsi took out another document.

"This is the latest investigation into the Daigo Group."

"A new manager has arrived at Daigo's side. We've spoken with people inside Daigo's organization, and they say he's an elite member of the John family, and he's shrewd and assertive in his actions."