Chapter 159: The Value of Liang Kun's Golden Sayings Is Still Rising
"Yes!"
"I'm not some Triad boss; I'm just an ordinary business manager for a counterfeit money syndicate."
Sung Tse-Ho answered quite frankly.
"I don't even know who the real Chief of the counterfeit money syndicate is."
Sung Tse-Ho looked at Li Mark with composure.
"Mark, are you very disappointed?"
Li Mark suddenly laughed:
"You're my Big Brother, no matter how you change, you'll always be my Big Brother."
The two looked at each other and both laughed.
Wang Jianjun looked thoughtful:
"No wonder the boss didn't let Brother Hao bring anyone else here. So you two are true brothers through thick and thin."
Li Mark chuckled:
"Of course. I still remember when Brother Hao took me to Southeast Asia to discuss business. I didn't understand the rules, and the other party pointed a gun at my head and even urinated into a glass of wine, forcing me to drink it."
"That was the only way to settle it."
"Otherwise, the matter wouldn't have been resolved."
"Brother Hao drank it for me."
Wang Jianjun gave a thumbs-up:
"A true man."
Li Mark laughed:
"So, my life was given by him. No matter what he does, even if he has to beg on the streets, he will still be my Big Brother."
This was Li Mark, a very pure person.
He cared about brotherhood, not Sung Tse-Ho's status.
Such a person might be seen as a fool by some, but to others, he was a treasure.
Extremely rare.
Sung Tse-Ho patted his shoulder heavily:
"Good brother!"
Mark said with a carefree attitude:
"Why talk about this?"
Sung Tse-Ho earnestly asked Mr. Lin for guidance:
"Mr. Lin, who exactly is the competitor I'm facing?"
Lin Feng smiled:
"That's an answer you don't want to hear."
Sung Tse-Ho looked at him suspiciously:
"What does that mean?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"I investigated the counterfeit money market in Hong Kong. I know you guys do transnational trade and basically don't operate locally."
"You produce US dollars, not hong kong dollar."
"However, I investigated, and besides the version you produce, there are no other counterfeit money syndicates in Hong Kong that produce US dollars."
Li Mark was startled:
"Counterfeit money traders from other countries have arrived?"
Lin Feng smiled but said nothing.
Sung Tse-Ho was moved and startled:
"No other counterfeit money makers? Is the information reliable?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"My relationship with the O-Team officers is decent, and their feedback to me is no."
"Counterfeit money is different from drug trafficking."
"If traces of counterfeit money are found in an area, it must be combated at all costs."
"Counterfeit money disrupts the entire financial system; it's like stealing food from the government."
"Drug trafficking might be put aside for a while, but counterfeit money must be investigated immediately to the end."
"Unfortunately, the O-Team has not found any new counterfeit money appearing."
Sung Tse-Ho swayed.
Li Mark immediately came to his side:
"Brother Hao, are you alright?"
Sung Tse-Ho's face turned pale:
"I'm fine."
Lin Feng stared at Sung Tse-Ho and said:
"You should know what this news means, right?"
Sung Tse-Ho gave a bitter smile:
"That's impossible, isn't it?"
Lin Feng laughed:
"My words, Lin Feng's words, can be used as money in the underworld; there's no need to lie to you."
Sung Tse-Ho immediately fell silent.
Li Mark, who was beside him, didn't understand what the two were saying and anxiously asked:
"Brother Hao, Mr. Lin, what does he mean?"
Lin Feng smiled:
"What I mean is, there's no newly emerging counterfeit money syndicate in the underworld at all. Your competitor at Hengda Finance simply doesn't exist."
"Mr. Yao gave you false information."
Li Mark was slightly stunned and shouted:
"Impossible!"
Lin Feng shrugged.
"My Big Brother Kun said, 'What is loyalty?'"
"I am a lamb!"
"Brother Hao is very pure, and Mark, you're pretty much the same."
"You two need to be more careful and not let others sell you out and then make you count their money."
The expressions on their faces became as ugly as could be.
After a long while, Sung Tse-Ho asked:
"Is there really no additional emerging counterfeit money syndicate?"
Lin Feng answered quite frankly:
"No."
His gaze towards Sung Tse-Ho was very strange.
Sung Tse-Ho couldn't help but ask:
"Mr. Lin, why are you looking at me?"
Lin Feng sighed:
"Although I don't fully agree with what my Big Brother said, it's truly golden advice when applied to you."
"We're all in the underworld, and the safety of our family is paramount."
"You understand better than I do how profitable the counterfeit money syndicate is."
"You didn't protect your family well; instead, you told Mr. Yao their information. It's truly..."
"Your younger brother is about to graduate, isn't he?"
What?
Sung Tse-Ho's face was deathly pale.
He no longer cared why Lin Feng knew about his younger brother's graduation.
He was completely stunned.
Li Mark unconsciously asked:
"What's so strange about that? I often go to Brother Hao's Mainland for a drink, and I often drink with Uncle."
Lin Feng rolled his eyes hard:
"You two are brothers through thick and thin, so of course you can."
"What is Mr. Yao?"
"Even in an ordinary company, would a superior know your home address?"
"Not to mention Mr. Yao is the true Chief of the counterfeit money syndicate."
"You told him your home address, and he's well aware of your family's situation. What does that indicate?"
"Your whole family—"
"Your younger brother, your father, and your younger brother's girlfriend—are all under his surveillance."
"If he had ill intentions towards you, you wouldn't even know how you died!"
Li Mark trembled all over and instinctively retorted:
"Brother Hao works for Mr. Yao."
"He joined the underworld and started working with Mr. Yao."
Lin Feng said faintly:
"That's where the problem lies."
"Brother Hao knows too much."
Li Mark was dumbfounded. At this point, if he still didn't understand, he would be a fool:
"Mr. Lin, do you mean that Mr. Yao wants to harm Brother Hao?"
Lin Feng nodded slightly:
"Yes, isn't it obvious?"
"There's clearly no new counterfeit money syndicate in Hong Kong, and no international big players have come in, but Mr. Yao suddenly tells you that competitors have appeared recently, and the company's profits are not good."
"Do you understand what this means?"
Li Mark was stunned into silence. After realizing, he quickly said:
"That's not right. If Mr. Yao really wanted to harm Brother Hao, why would he send him to Taiwan?"
"Brother Hao is going to Taiwan next month."
Lin Feng chuckled:
"See? What did I just say? You two haven't suspected a thing."
"Tell me, is it possible that he has already made arrangements with the Triad in Taiwan to keep Sung Tse-Ho there forever?"
Li Mark still didn't believe it:
"Brother Hao and I are brothers through thick and thin. If something happens to Brother Hao, I won't let them off."
Lin Feng sighed.
Li Mark was unconvinced:
"Brother Feng, I'm serious."
Lin Feng answered very seriously:
"I'm not doubting you."
"It's just that if I hadn't come to warn you, you wouldn't even recognize their entire scheme. And you still want to avenge Brother Hao?"
"The premise of revenge is that you have a wrong to avenge."
"Let me tell you how they operate over there."
"The Triad colluding with Mr. Yao will simply frame Brother Hao with a random charge and have the Taiwan police lock him up."
"Police catching thieves is a matter of course."
"Are you going to seek revenge on the police?"
Li Mark said with a flushed face:
"I'll go find those Triad."
Lin Feng shrugged:
"Of course you can."
"However, I have to say in advance, because the other party is also afraid that Sung Tse-Ho will come out for revenge, so Sung Tse-Ho's family—his father, his younger brother—oh, they dare not touch his younger brother, but his father will definitely be killed."
Sung Tse-Ho exclaimed:
"They're going to kill my father too?"
Li Mark also exclaimed:
"Why don't they dare touch Zi Jie?"
Lin Feng looked at them strangely:
"We're all in the underworld; rooting out the problem isn't a normal thing?"
"Of course they wouldn't dare touch your younger brother. Didn't you know? Your younger brother directly became an inspector."
Sung Tse-Ho and Li Mark were extremely surprised. The two looked at each other, completely disbelieving their ears:
"Zi Jie became a police officer?!"
Lin Feng was even more surprised than him:
"Why are you so surprised? Isn't this what you accustomed him to?"
"Who made it so that when you two brothers played cops and robbers as children, Zi Jie was always the cop and you were the robber?"
Sung Tse-Ho said in horror:
"You even know that?"
Lin Feng shrugged, saying indifferently:
"Didn't I say? There's very little I don't know in Hong Kong."
Sung Tse-Ho was truly convinced; this was an extremely private secret known only to the two brothers, yet Lin Feng had blurted it out.
Lin Feng waved his hand:
"In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with Sung Tse-Kit being a police officer."
"At least, no bad guys will be targeting him."
"Now isn't the time to think about Zi Jie; it's about you two."
"To be clear, you've been at Hengda Finance for too long, you know too much, and someone is unhappy. Mr. Yao wants to get rid of you."
Sung Tse-Ho and Li Mark's expressions changed dramatically.
Lin Feng stared at the two with interest:
"Let me tell you another piece of news: they've already chosen Brother Hao's successor."
Sung Tse-Ho didn't say anything, but Li Mark impatiently asked:
"Who is it?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"Tam Shing."
Li Mark said incredulously:
"Tam Shing?"
"That cowardly kid?"
Lin Feng was even more incredulous:
"Who told you Tam Shing was cowardly?"
"Would Mr. Yao choose a cowardly person to succeed Sung Tse-Ho?"
Li Mark suddenly realized:
"Cowardice is this guy's disguise?"
Lin Feng retorted:
"Otherwise?"
"Are they going to openly tell you what kind of person Tam Shing is?"
"Would Brother Hao take him as a subordinate then?"
"Clearly not, right?"
"Birds of a feather flock together. You two brothers are straightforward and bold, both with a bit of chivalry, but what about Tam Shing?"
"Treacherous and cunning isn't enough to describe him."
"This one is no pushover."
"Can you take him?"
Li Mark still couldn't believe it:
"This guy, always looking like he's about to die?"
Lin Feng retorted:
"Did you go to the hospital with him?"
Li Mark's eyes widened:
"Brother Feng, do you mean this guy is faking illness?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"You two are kind-hearted, and he's got you wrapped around his finger."
Wang Jianjun suddenly said:
"Boss, when we came out of Hengda Finance, we felt a murderous aura. It was from Brother Hao's subordinates."
Li Mark asked incredulously:
"You felt it too?"
Wang Jianjun said bluntly:
"Everyone in this room, except for you two, could feel it."
At this time, who was in the room?
Lin Feng, Li Fu, Wang Jianjun, and then Sung Tse-Ho and Li Mark.
"Brother Hao, don't mind it. We've all climbed out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood; it's normal for us to be sensitive to these things."
Li Mark was awestruck and dared not say anything more.
Lin Feng chuckled:
"Feeling murderous intent is actually nothing; it's just being a bit wary when someone harbors extreme malice towards you."
"Human feelings are the most miraculous. Take the simplest example."
"If you are kind to me, I can feel it."
"If you dislike me, I can also feel it."
"This situation is most acute between men and women."
Li Mark asked, puzzled:
"But Brother Hao and I also crawled out of a hail of bullets."
Lin Feng smiled and remained silent.
Sung Tse-Ho took a deep breath, stood up, and said:
"Thank you for the hospitality, Brother Feng. I'll go back first."
Lin Feng also stood up and said:
"It's good to go back and confirm first."
Sung Tse-Ho said solemnly:
"I will!"
Everyone saw Sung Tse-Ho off. After returning to the office, Li Fu asked, puzzled:
"Is Sung Tse-Ho going back to verify this?"
Lin Feng nodded and said:
"Of course, if I knew this news, I would go back to verify it immediately."
Li Fu worried:
"I see that Li Mark's mental state isn't good. He wouldn't fight Mr. Yao and them to the death, would he?"
Lin Feng laughed heartily:
"Sung Tse-Ho has been in the Triad for so many years; how could he do such an unwise thing?"
"Don't worry, he'll only probe at most."
"There will be no other actions."
Li Fu nodded slightly.
Lin Feng knew his worries:
"Sung Tse-Ho is just one link in my plan. If this link breaks, it's nothing."
Only then did Li Fu relax.
The bond between Sung Tse-Ho and Li Mark was obvious to a blind man; they were practically blood brothers from different fathers and mothers.
However, they were not his own brothers after all.
So, whatever they encountered, it was up to their own fate.
If the two did something foolish, unless Lin Feng ordered Li Fu to help, otherwise, Li Fu would not move a muscle.
This was the secret to being in a Triad.
Compassion was acceptable, but being a bleeding heart was not advisable.
Li Fu's moral standards were very high; he would only obey Lin Feng. It was very difficult for other Triad members, even Liang Kun, to gain his favor.
That was the reality of it.
Li Fu was like this, and so were Wang Jianjun, Jianguo, Lok Tin-hung, and others.
Causeway Bay was actually a solid block. Only one person could gather these ruthless men, and that was Lin Feng; no one else could.
They would only listen to Lin Feng's orders. As for others, even if Chiang Tin-Sung came, whether these people would pay attention to him was a question.
"Sung Tse-Ho and Li Mark are, after all, involved in counterfeiting money. How can he help us?"
Li Fu was truly puzzled.
Lin Feng smiled and said:
"Sung Tse-Ho never knew who the Chief of Hengda Finance was. Do you know?"
Li Fu shook his head:
"I don't know."
Lin Feng smiled and asked:
"Then let me ask you a question: who do you think is best at making counterfeit money?"
Li Fu fell into deep thought.
Lin Feng directly revealed the answer:
"The bank!"
Li Fu looked at him incredulously:
"The bank?"
Lin Feng said, amused:
"Otherwise?"
"Banks are the best at distinguishing real from fake money, including the paper, ink, security threads, and various anti-counterfeiting features used to make banknotes... they know everything clearly."
"For counterfeit money to circulate, it simply needs to be made to look almost identical to real money."
"So, is there anyone more capable than the experts in banks?"
Li Fu blurted out:
"The superior of Hengda Finance is a big bank boss?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"Nine times out of ten, that's the case."
"Only this way can they produce base plates that are indistinguishable from the real thing."
"When making counterfeit money, the most important thing is the base plate. This thing cannot be used indefinitely; it wears out easily and has its own number of uses."
"Generally speaking, the first few print runs are the best. If the base plate is good enough, it can easily pass for real money."
"Subsequent print runs depend on luck."
"So, the cost of making counterfeit money is also huge."
"This kind of thing, ordinary people can't handle."
"Hengda Finance is a bit too professional."
Li Fu sighed, "If you don't get out there, you really don't know how audacious these people are?"
Lin Feng laughed heartily.
The ways to get rich quickly are all written in the criminal law, and there are some in Mainland too, but ordinary people can't see them.
Sung Tse-Ho and Li Mark drove back, and the atmosphere was very heavy.
Li Mark asked:
"Brother Hao, is what Brother Feng said true?"
Sung Tse-Ho sighed:
"Lin Feng is right. He's good with words, and he wouldn't mislead us about this."
Li Mark gritted his teeth and said:
"How much money have we made for Mr. Yao?"
"Yet he wants to get rid of us."
"It's too hateful."
Sung Tse-Ho remained silent.
It was more than just hateful.
Those guys even wanted to kill his whole family!
His hands gripping the steering wheel were clenched tightly.
Li Mark frowned and asked:
"But why don't they think about dealing with me?"
Sung Tse-Ho said helplessly:
"If the trap was well-designed, I wouldn't even notice it, and you, who always prefer action over thought, would certainly not think of it."
A fierce glint appeared in Li Mark's eyes:
"Brother Hao, what should we do? I'll listen to you."
Sung Tse-Ho said coldly:
"Of course, we have to go back and confirm if this is true."
"Lin Feng's words are one thing, but this matter, we still have to confirm ourselves."
Li Mark clenched his fist:
"What if this is true?"
Sung Tse-Ho suddenly fell silent, and after a while, he said:
"If this is true, then we will have to visit Brother Feng in Causeway Bay again."
Li Mark was stunned:
"We have to visit him again?"
Sung Tse-Ho retorted:
"Otherwise?"
"If this is true, we two will have to leave Hengda."
"The world is vast, where do you think we would have a place to stay?"
***
Chapter 160: Sung Tse-Ho, Li Mark's Allegiance
Li Mark was very unwilling:
"Brother Hao, we've been working for Mr. Yao for so long, and he actually wants to get rid of us?"
"What is he thinking?"
Sung Tse-Ho had calmed down by this point:
"Brother Feng is right, it must be because I know too much."
Li Mark was dumbfounded:
"What kind of reason is that?"
Sung Tse-Ho calmly explained:
"Li Mark, think about it carefully. Over the years, almost all the business has been handled by me."
"I control all of the company's sales channels."
"Once there's a problem with my link, then the company can forget about selling anything."
Li Mark said angrily:
"But there haven't been any mistakes on our end."
Sung Tse-Ho suddenly fell silent:
"Brother Feng is right, I shouldn't have told Mr. Yao my home address."
"That's where the problem lies."
Li Mark had a flash of insight:
"Zi Jie?"
Sung Tse-Ho smiled bitterly:
"That kid actually hid from me and took the police exam, and he's an Inspector!"
Inspector is the common term; the official position is Inspector.
Sung Tse-Kit's academic qualifications were already there, so he directly took the Inspector exam with his qualifications.
"We make counterfeit money, we're not good people. If a younger brother in the family suddenly becomes a police officer, and an Inspector at that..."
"Then you tell me, if you were Mr. Yao, wouldn't you be suspicious?"
Li Mark was incredulous:
"Just because Zi Jie became a police officer?"
Sung Tse-Ho retorted:
"Isn't that enough?"
Li Mark thought about it and agreed with Sung Tse-Ho's judgment:
"It really is because of Zi Jie."
"But that kid is really amazing."
"He quietly passed the exam to become an Inspector, he's a really good kid."
His tone was full of admiration.
Sung Tse-Ho laughed loudly:
"That's my younger brother."
Neither of them felt there was anything wrong with Sung Tse-Kit becoming a police officer. They had a clear understanding of themselves—they weren't good people, but their relatives and friends must follow the right path.
For no other reason than to avoid constant worry.
Li Mark asked:
"After we go back, how should we test him?"
Sung Tse-Ho thought for a moment and said:
"Just handle things as you used to."
Li Mark said with a dark expression:
"It makes me angry just thinking about it. I gave that hypocritical guy so much money before?"
"I even wanted him to go to the hospital, but I didn't realize it was all an act."
Sung Tse-Ho sighed:
"It's easy to draw a tiger, but hard to draw its bones; you can know a person's face, but not his heart."
"This time, you personally take Tam Shing to the hospital to see him."
"However, don't let him find out."
"We're investigating quietly. If he finds out, we'll probably have to fight immediately."
Li Mark nodded:
"I understand."
"Brother Hao, what about you?"
Sung Tse-Ho said naturally:
"Of course, I'm going to see Mr. Yao."
Li Mark frowned:
"That guy is an old fox."
"Brother Hao, don't open your heart to him again."
Sung Tse-Ho said with a serious face:
"It's one thing not knowing before, but now that we know, we naturally won't let him bully us like this."
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Li Mark was slightly relieved.
Sung Tse-Ho glanced at him:
"Put away your murderous intent. We're going to confirm things now, not to go back and start a massacre immediately."
Li Mark sighed,
"I really want to just shoot them all."
Sung Tse-Ho laughed:
"There will be a chance."
Li Mark immediately became interested:
"A chance?"
Sung Tse-Ho explained:
"Once we confirm this, we can't stay at Hengda Finance."
"We'll definitely go work for Mr. Lin."
"You can easily inquire about Mr. Lin's reputation. He treats his own brothers, though not like Liang Kun, but he is top-notch."
"He won't let us suffer, and he will definitely arrange us in a suitable place."
Li Mark smiled bitterly:
"When I heard what Brother Feng said about loyalty just now, I felt a shiver in my heart."
Sung Tse-Ho laughed heartily:
"You're talking about... 'I am a lamb, that is loyalty, loyalty is a knife to the heart'?"
Li Mark nodded.
Sung Tse-Ho said meaningfully:
"Did you notice the reactions of the other two in the office to that statement? There was no emotion at all."
Huh?
Li Mark was stunned for a moment.
"Li Mark, think about it. If we're talking about loyalty in the underworld, Liang Kun and Lin Feng are exemplary among the exemplary."
"We need to learn to read people and their words."
"If Mr. Yao were to say that, I'd believe it; if Lin Feng, an example of loyalty, says that... well, he merely said it."
Li Mark shook his head honestly:
"I don't understand."
Sung Tse-Ho felt quite helpless:
"You, you never study when I tell you to learn things properly, it's really something."
Li Mark was nonchalant,
"Isn't there still you, Big Brother?"
Sung Tse-Ho thought, that's true:
"Alright, after we go back, we'll split up and do things."
He reminded him,
"You must control your murderous intent!"
Li Mark said with a grin:
"Relax, relax, what's the big deal?"
"Don't worry, I won't mess around, I know what I'm doing."
Sung Tse-Ho said no more.
The two got out of the car and headed straight for Hengda Finance Company.
The security at this company was truly strict. Not only did you need a password to enter, but there was also someone on duty behind the door to confirm if you were one of them.
Li Mark, as usual, stuck out his tongue at the camera, made a funny face, and then the door opened.
Once inside, the defenses became even more stringent, layer by layer.
Every inch of land in Hong Kong is precious, so even Hengda Finance couldn't separate R&D and administration.
R&D personnel and administrative personnel all worked together in one place.
Before, Sung Tse-Ho wouldn't have thought anything of it, but now, he had a strange idea—
Isn't Mr. Yao trying to completely control the company?
Couldn't Hengda Finance Company achieve separation of administration and R&D?
Of course it could.
Not only were there sufficient methods, but there were many.
When it comes to counterfeiting, no other group in Hong Kong is a match for Hengda Finance.
Counterfeiting, as one of the three extreme illicit activities, naturally yields exorbitant profits.
Let alone one factory, even ten factories would not be a problem for Hengda Finance.
However, a question then arises: why doesn't Mr. Yao separate the factory and administration?
Having them together makes exposure very easy.
Before, Sung Tse-Ho would never have thought there was a problem; he had never doubted Mr. Yao.
But now... naturally, there were a lot of problems.
Sung Tse-Ho knocked on the door and entered Mr. Yao's office.
Mr. Yao was startled, then quickly pulled out a cigar from his cigar box and handed it to Sung Tse-Ho:
"You've come at a good time."
"The day after tomorrow, a group of Foreigners wants a million US dollars in counterfeit money. You and Li Mark go and do it."
Sung Tse-Ho smiled:
"No problem!"
"Our rival company... where exactly did they come from?"
Mr. Yao's face immediately turned grim:
"The company investigated, but couldn't find anything."
"It might be a local tycoon, deeply hidden."
"Our performance has decreased by thirty percent compared to last year."
"This is simply deadly."
Sung Tse-Ho silently calculated, a cold sneer in his heart.
A thirty percent drop in performance?
No!
He handled almost all of the company's business; he was the company's sales manager and controlled almost all the channels.
Comparing it to his own data, where was there a thirty percent drop in performance?
It was clearly on par with previous years.
So where did this thirty percent drop in performance come from?
Either there was business he didn't know about, or he was being deceived.
Either way, it showed that this old man in front of him was hiding something from him and had ill intentions.
"Mr. Yao, don't worry, I will find that rival company."
"Hong Kong is a small place, a palm-sized area. One financial company like ours is enough; there's no room for other forces."
Mr. Yao's mouth twitched slightly, and he gave an unnatural smile:
"Don't always resort to fighting and killing; making money comes first."
"After you finish with this Foreigner's case, you'll still have to go to Taiwan."
"Making money is the top priority; we can investigate the rival company slowly."
Sung Tse-Ho was very serious:
"Mr. Yao, we must give our competitors a serious warning."
"You yourself said that our profits have plummeted compared to previous years."
"Since the other party can compete with us in Hong Kong, how do we know they won't compete with us in Taiwan?"
"If we're going to do it, let's do it thoroughly!"
"The other party doesn't dare to show their face now, which clearly indicates their weakness. This is the perfect time to eliminate them. Once they grow too big... our good days will be over."
At this point, Sung Tse-Ho was exceptionally serious,
"They can already take three-tenths of our market, which shows their skill is still above ours. If we let them grow, we'll have no business left to do."
Mr. Yao chuckled and quickly stopped Sung Tse-Ho: "Let's put this matter aside for a bit and discuss it later."
Sung Tse-Ho couldn't believe it: "Mr. Yao, we can't raise a tiger to cause trouble later."
Mr. Yao smiled and said: "I know what I'm doing. Go get busy first."
Sung Tse-Ho reluctantly stood up: "As long as you know what you're doing, that's good."
After glancing at Mr. Yao, Sung Tse-Ho left with a sense of helplessness.
Mr. Yao watched Sung Tse-Ho's retreating back, his gaze complex, gradually replaced by a chilling coldness.
Meanwhile, Li Mark, wandering around, happened to run into Tam Shing.
Tam Shing quickly called out: "Brother Ma... *cough cough cough*!"
Li Mark looked at him speechlessly: "Brother Hao needs the car, come over."
Tam Shing cautiously followed him, and they met up with Sung Tse-Ho. Tam Shing's coughing still hadn't stopped.
Li Mark sighed heavily. As usual, he pulled out his wallet, pretending to count, then took out a large bill for himself and shoved the rest into Tam Shing's hand: "Take this and go to the hospital for a good check-up."
Tam Shing was immensely grateful: "Thank you, Brother Ma."
Sung Tse-Ho immediately said: "What you're doing is treating the symptoms, not the root cause. You should quickly take him to the hospital to get checked."
Tam Shing quickly said: "No need, Brother Hao."
"I can go to the hospital myself."
Li Mark hooked his arm around Tam Shing's neck: "Kid, if you want to eat this bowl of rice, you absolutely must understand this: you must listen to what the boss says."
Tam Shing nodded repeatedly, scared.
Sung Tse-Ho said: "Stop dawdling, go to the hospital."
"You personally watch him get checked."
Li Mark said in surprise: "Brother Hao, are you saying this kid has saved up all his money?"
Sung Tse-Ho retorted: "Otherwise?"
"Ah Cheng must need money for something else, otherwise, this cough wouldn't have lasted for half a year without getting better."
Li Mark grumbled: "If you need money, just say so..."
"Joking with your own body, you're practically fearless."
Tam Shing was submissive and could only drive to Renxin Hospital.
He didn't show it on his face, but he was truly suffering internally.
Li Mark really didn't want to accompany Tam Shing to the hospital: "Brother Hao, I don't need to go up, do I?"
Sung Tse-Ho glared at him: "You finish what you start, and see a good deed through to the end. Don't you understand that?"
Li Mark resignedly said: "That's right!"
"Kid, let's go."
Sung Tse-Ho naturally didn't need to go up; it was enough for Li Mark to accompany Tam Shing.
Tam Shing was distressed, his mind racing, wanting to get rid of Li Mark as quickly as possible.
Before he could think of anything, Li Mark was already flirting with the nurse sister.
Tam Shing's eyes lit up: "Brother Ma, I can go in by myself."
Li Mark waved his hand: "Go quickly, go quickly!"
Tam Shing couldn't have been more pleased.
He entered the internal medicine department—Hong Kong and the mainland are different; the mainland has many departments under general internal medicine, while Hong Kong has none, just combining them into one department—and found a doctor to see him.
After a long while, by the time he returned, Li Mark was already gone.
Tam Shing involuntarily showed a slight smile; he had passed this hurdle.
He quickly walked out, then suddenly paused, seeing Li Mark flirting with a female nurse again.
Tam Shing quickly took two steps and caught up: "Brother Ma."
Li Mark was very annoyed: "See you later, beautiful!"
The nurse blew him a kiss, making Li Mark laugh heartily.
Li Mark was not as friendly towards Tam Shing, again putting his arm around his neck: "Kid, what did the doctor say?"
Tam Shing quickly said: "Typhoid, bronchitis. They prescribed seven days of medicine."
Li Mark sighed bitterly: "It was a minor ailment, but dragging it on turned it into a big problem."
Tam Shing dared not speak.
The two returned to the car, and Sung Tse-Ho asked: "Did you see the doctor?"
Li Mark repeated Tam Shing's words: "Typhoid, prolonged it turned into bronchitis. The doctor prescribed him seven days of medicine, to see if it helps."
Sung Tse-Ho slowly nodded: "Alright, let's head back quickly."
"You and I still have somewhere to go."
Arriving downstairs at Hengda Finance Group, Sung Tse-Ho and Li Mark got out of the car. Tam Shing asked: "Brother Hao, don't we need the car anymore?"
Sung Tse-Ho replied: "Using a car for that place would be too conspicuous. Take your medicine properly and get well soon."
Tam Shing quickly agreed and naturally went to the underground parking garage to park.
Sung Tse-Ho asked Li Mark: "What's going on with this kid's illness?"
Li Mark's face changed: "He's not sick, all his coughing is fake."
"I asked the nurse to check for me, and she said the doctor prescribed him vitamins."
"This kid is playing us."
Sung Tse-Ho also said: "Before, I mentioned to Mr. Yao about getting rid of our competitors, but Mr. Yao changed the subject and didn't give me a chance to act."
"Also, the reason Mr. Yao gave doesn't hold up."
"I just quietly checked last year's and this year's performance—this year we earned a little more than last year, but according to Mr. Yao, we lost three-tenths."
Li Mark stopped smiling and said coldly: "Mr. Yao is misleading us?"
Sung Tse-Ho nodded slightly: "That's right."
"Alright, let's go to Causeway Bay."
Li Mark smiled wryly: "Are we really going to visit Brother Feng?"
Sung Tse-Ho countered: "Do you have any other connections?"
"You don't, do you?"
Li Mark sighed: "I'd really like to just take them all out."
Sung Tse-Ho shook his head: "Don't think about such things."
"Mr. Yao is just a frontman. Those who can make counterfeit money must be people with immense power."
"They are not someone you or I can provoke."
"Let's just honestly go find Brother Feng."
Li Mark was helpless, only saying: "You're my boss, what you say goes."
Sung Tse-Ho smiled: "Don't worry, I would never let my brother suffer a loss!"
Li Mark laughed heartily.
The two got into a taxi and headed straight for Causeway Bay.
Lin Feng was already waiting for them in his office.
"So, has the matter been confirmed?"
Sung Tse-Ho smiled bitterly: "It's really as Brother Feng expected. Mr. Yao has thoughts of getting rid of us, and that counterfeit money company is fake. There's no such company at all."
"Tam Shing also confirmed that guy is most likely someone Mr. Yao found to deal with our company."
Lin Feng said seriously: "Not most likely, but 100% confirmed."
"You should all understand my style of doing things. I never do things to add icing to the cake; if I do something, I'm the one who provides help in times of need."
Sung Tse-Ho and Li Mark exchanged glances and said in unison: "We are willing to work under Brother Feng."
Lin Feng smiled and waved his hand: "We are in a cooperative relationship. I helped you with a favor, and you just need to help me with one in return."
"To be honest, I'm not willing to deal with counterfeit money syndicates... Don't misunderstand, it's not directed at the two of you..."
"I'm talking about real counterfeit money syndicates, not frontmen like Mr. Yao, put forward by counterfeit money syndicates."
"Daring to produce large denominations of US dollars, it's impossible without sufficient backing."
"When counterfeiting money, the smaller the face value, the less likely it is to be discovered."
"You're making hundred-dollar bills. If you didn't have strong backing, you would have been completely wiped out long ago."
"However, I am willing to befriend you two."
"Let's not talk about what I want you to do yet; let's first discuss the arrangements for the two of you."
Sung Tse-Ho and Li Mark both felt nervous; this concerned their future.
Lin Feng said bluntly: "You are part of a counterfeit money syndicate. Unless you turn to the police as snitches, you shouldn't even think about going legitimate."
"I imagine you wouldn't want to go legitimate in that way either."
The two nodded repeatedly.
Unless pushed to that point, who would want to be a snitch?
Lin Feng smiled: "Then there's a place that suits you."
Sung Tse-Ho and Li Mark asked in unison: "Where?"
Lin Feng revealed the answer: "Taiwan."
"Taiwan is currently a financial empire. I have a friend in Taiwan. Once you get there, you'll be in your element."