Chapter 327: Liang Kun's Grand Vision
"Ah Feng, are you about to make a move on Tycoon?"
"Boss, it's not 'make a move,' it's'snipe.'"
Liang Kun rolled his eyes.
"No need to quibble over words. I've been thinking, we probably don't have enough bullets in our hands."
Lin Feng said directly:
"That's Tycoon. The more capital, the better. Who knows how much funding Tycoon's social connections are willing to provide him?"
Liang Kun said solemnly:
"That's right."
"We still need to find a way to borrow more capital."
Lin Feng asked curiously:
"What are you planning to do?"
Shuiling also looked over.
"Ah Kun, what are you going to do?"
Liang Kun said seriously:
"I think we can borrow from friendly Triads."
Shuiling and Lin Feng both fell silent. They looked at each other, both quite surprised.
"Impossible!"
Shuiling was the first to object.
"Ah Kun, the capital needed to snipe Tycoon is an astronomical figure."
"How can an ordinary Triad have so much capital?"
"Even the Top Ten Gangs don't have enough money."
Liang Kun shrugged:
"It's just a short-term loan."
"Those with foresight will lend."
Shuiling said seriously:
"A small amount of capital won't be effective."
"It must be over 100 million hong kong dollars."
"Even Triads of the Top Ten Gangs level barely have this capability."
"However, even so, we'd owe them a favor."
"Favors in the Jianghu are the hardest to repay."
Liang Kun smiled:
"For Ah Feng to successfully snipe, owing others a favor is very worthwhile."
"I understand what you mean. I'll bear all the responsibilities."
"We're brothers for life. If I don't step up now, when will I?"
"It's decided!"
Shuiling's mouth hung open, utterly shocked.
If this matter was handled well, it would naturally be unparalleled loyalty. But if it wasn't handled well, it would truly be eternal damnation.
The brotherhood between Liang Kun and Lin Feng truly shocked her.
Shuiling looked at Lin Feng worriedly, but saw him say:
"Boss, you have to choose these Triads carefully."
"There aren't many good people in the Jianghu. We are lifting them up, not asking them for help."
"This point must be clear."
Shuiling's mouth widened—no, you're going to snipe Tycoon, why can you say it so easily and casually?
Do you really think you're guaranteed to win?
Shuiling looked at Liang Kun again, who actually believed him:
"That's true."
"I need to think carefully. In that case, which Triad to borrow money from, I really need to choose."
Shuiling was defeated by these two brothers. She really wanted them to lend her a little confidence, so she said decisively:
"Ah Feng, aren't you considering Tung Sing?"
Liang Kun spoke for Lin Feng:
"No consideration."
Shuiling was half-choked, her eyebrows furrowed. If Liang Kun didn't give a good reason, he wouldn't be sleeping in Old Mother's bed tonight.
"Tung Sing's main financier was the former Dragon Head, Ah Bun. Now that Ah Bun is gone, all that's left of Tung Sing are paupers."
"Situ hasn't found a stable financier for Tung Sing yet, so they can't come up with enough money."
Shuiling was choked.
The truth hurts the most.
Liang Kun seemed completely oblivious and continued:
"If Tung Sing doesn't transform, their ultimate fate won't be good."
"Shuiling, don't forget the boss's law. For this 'flour' stuff, fifty grams is enough for a death sentence."
"This is no laughing matter."
Shuiling was silent, sighing:
"Tung Sing is not suitable."
Liang Kun shrugged:
"Not only is Tung Sing unsuitable, but Chung Yee Shun is also unsuitable."
"Their main business is drug trafficking. Even if they have money, they must be naturally excluded."
"If we want to last, we cannot have business dealings with Chung Yee Shun people."
"We just need to maintain basic Jianghu courtesy with them."
Lin Feng gave a thumbs up:
"Boss is brilliant."
Liang Kun stroked his chin and said:
"Sniping Tycoon is an extremely secretive matter. The fewer people who know, the better."
"When others ask, we can't tell the truth."
"Then others' trust in us must be high."
"Thinking this way, there are too few options."
Shuiling exclaimed:
"With such strict conditions, you can still find candidates?"
Liang Kun raised an eyebrow:
"I've always had good connections."
Shuiling remained silent.
Good connections in the Jianghu are not necessarily a good thing.
Good connections usually mean being a good-natured person, but in this line of work, being a good-natured person is not good.
But if anyone were to say Hung Hing's Liang Kun was a good-natured person, their head must be messed up.
However, Liang Kun's reputation for good connections was first-rate, and even Lin Feng's reputation was above Liang Kun's.
Shuiling initially felt awkward, but after spending a long time interacting with Liang Kun, she had come to understand—these two brothers' philosophy was always to eradicate enemies and leave no future troubles.
If there were no enemies in the Jianghu, then what was left but friends?
"So, do you have any candidates?"
Liang Kun thought seriously for a moment:
"I have three backups."
Shuiling couldn't help but exclaim:
"Still three?"
Liang Kun laughed:
"Sun Luen Shing, Hung Yee, and Han Bin of Wo Hing Shing."
Shuiling was stunned.
Lin Feng smiled:
"Boss, are you also screening partners?"
Liang Kun clapped his hands:
"Of course, we're reorganizing into a group, and we're sorely short of manpower."
"If these three Triads are willing to trust me and work with me, how about I give them a chance?"
Lin Feng burst out laughing:
"I think that's a great idea!"
Shuiling only felt that these two brothers were crazy. She had initially thought Liang Kun genuinely wanted to raise more funds for Lin Feng, but she never expected him to use this method to identify allies.
Liang Kun said grimly:
"In this line of work, making money comes first."
"Talking about brotherhood and loyalty is useless."
"True loyalty is seen in action!"
"Only loyalty that can withstand major events is truly qualified."
Shuiling suddenly felt another quality of Liang Kun: ruthlessness!
He silently categorized people into different grades.
What if the other party couldn't help? What if the other party had other projects?
None of that mattered to Liang Kun. He only cared whether you could choose him.
If you could, then we were good friends.
If you couldn't, then we would be friends who maintained basic Jianghu courtesy in the future.
Shuiling inexplicably felt a shiver.
The matter of sniping Tycoon was very dangerous, and no one knew whether it would ultimately succeed.
But looking at the expressions of these two brothers, it was clear that the matter had already succeeded, and they were just short of celebrating.
This contradictory feeling made Shuiling extremely annoyed.
Yet, these two brothers seemed utterly unaware.
Shuiling wanted to persuade them of something, then suddenly remembered something:
"No!"
"How could Ah Kun and Ah Feng be so unwise?"
"They must have a comprehensive plan."
"As a wife follows her husband, I'll just go crazy with them."
Shuiling thought to herself, if she suddenly received a call from someone, she would consider the other party a madman.
Liang Kun, however, had already started making calls:
"Brother Chang, I have a big project here, and I'd like to invite you to work on it together."
"Are you interested?"
Lam Yiu-cheung was drinking tea with Master Jin and Lok Chi-ming when he heard Liang Kun's words and asked directly:
"Ah Kun, does this project require a lot of capital?"
"If so, I'll pass the phone to Ah Lok. He's the current spokesperson for Sun Luen Shing."
Liang Kun smiled:
"We're old friends, so I had to call you first."
Lam Yiu-cheung thanked him, then turned and handed the phone to Lok Chi-ming.
He felt very comfortable.
Liang Kun was a man who understood the rules. Even though Lok Chi-ming was now Sun Luen Shing's Dragon Head, he hadn't forgotten him.
Furthermore, Lok Chi-ming was, after all, someone who called Lin Feng 'Brother,' so Liang Kun directly approaching him seemed to skip a step, as if it would give an arrogant impression.
After going through Lam Yiu-cheung, everything was perfect.
Lok Chi-ming took the phone, his tone very respectful:
"Brother Kun, I'm Ah Lok."
Liang Kun repeated his words:
"Are you, Sun Luen Shing, interested?"
Lok Chi-ming said without hesitation:
"Of course, I'm interested."
Liang Kun smiled, only saying:
"However, this project is very big and requires a lot of capital. The unit is in the hundreds of millions."
Lok Chi-ming was startled, but his years of undercover life had already tempered his spirit to be incredibly tough. He thought for a moment and then asked directly:
"Is this Brother Feng's business?"
Liang Kun burst out laughing:
"Ah Lok, you're very sharp."
Lok Chi-ming said decisively:
"Brother Kun, please wait for me for a moment. I'll discuss it with Master Jin and Brother Chang. How about I get back to you in ten minutes?"
Liang Kun said cheerfully:
"Of course, this is a big matter, and it certainly needs thorough discussion."
After hanging up the phone, Lok Chi-ming explained the situation.
Lam Yiu-cheung only felt a toothache:
"A large investment in the hundreds of millions?"
"Could it be that they don't want to go the legitimate route anymore? Do they want to traffic drugs?"
After saying it, he didn't even believe himself.
Master Jin glared at him:
"You are an elder of Sun Luen Shing, you can't make such jokes."
"Ah Feng hates drug trafficking to the bone; whoever touches that stuff, he'll chop them!"
"Besides, does drug trafficking require such a large amount of money?"
Lok Chi-ming asked:
"Master Jin, do you think we should participate?"
Master Jin said seriously:
"Participate, we must participate no matter what!"
Lok Chi-ming thought for a moment:
"Then I'll activate our Triad's reserves; our Triad can certainly come up with one hundred million."
Master Jin shook his head:
"Not enough!"
Lok Chi-ming exclaimed:
"Not enough?"
Master Jin's expression was grave:
"Hung Hing may not need our money."
Lam Yiu-cheung and Lok Chi-ming both looked puzzled.
Master Jin asked:
"Did Ah Kun say how much he required us to invest?"
Lok Chi-ming shook his head.
Master Jin smiled:
"When normal fundraising is needed, there will definitely be a request for a specific amount of money."
"At the very least, he would mention a certain range."
"But what is Ah Kun saying now?"
"He merely requests an amount in the hundreds of millions."
"This indicates that he may not necessarily need this money; he is only looking at our attitude."
"Ah Kun is leading us to prosperity!"
"Or rather, Ah Kun is choosing future allies."
"I am certain he won't just call us."
"So, how much to invest is not the problem; the problem is whether we want to ally with Hung Hing."
Lam Yiu-cheung seemed lost in thought.
Lok Chi-ming's heart stirred, and he said:
"Hung Hing is currently undergoing reorganization. I heard from Big D that to better adapt to social development, they are preparing to restructure the Triad into a group."
"In the future, it will be the Hung Hing Group."
Lam Yiu-cheung asked, puzzled:
"What is that?"
Lok Chi-ming explained:
"It's not 'what is that'; they will become a business group in the future, and traditional illicit businesses will no longer be pursued."
Master Jin sighed:
"Those guys from Hung Hing are so lucky to have met such a Chairman."
"Liang Kun is going to whitewash the entire Hung Hing."
Lok Chi-ming said in a deep voice:
"If Hung Hing can whitewash, that is also our goal."
"I never want to experience the matters with Richard and George again."
"If our Sun Luen Shing were a legitimate large enterprise group, do you think these two would dare to treat us like that?"
Just thinking about what had happened, Lok Chi-ming gnashed his teeth in hatred.
Master Jin stated his position:
"Mr. Lin is the Ziwei Great Emperor reincarnated. We must follow his investments."
"We are rough men and don't understand investment. If he is willing to take us along, that would naturally be good."
"The intensity of this investment cannot be small."
Lam Yiu-cheung said to Lok Chi-ming:
"Ah Lok, you are the current Chairman."
"Master Jin and I can only offer you some suggestions; the final decision is yours."
Master Jin nodded.
This was also their faction's style.
The Uncles would provide necessary advice to the Chairman based on their past experience, but the decision-maker was always the Chairman, not the Uncles.
After all, times had changed. Past experience might have been useful in their era, but perhaps not in modern times.
Lok Chi-ming thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said:
"Then I will dispose of some assets, sell off the Triad's illicit business assets, which can free up three hundred million hong kong dollars."
Master Jin exclaimed:
"Three hundred million?"
Lok Chi-ming said earnestly:
"As long as we dare to let go, three hundred million is no problem at all."
"This is the limit of what we can come up with."
Master Jin and Lam Yiu-cheung exchanged glances, both feeling shocked—Ah Lok was more daring than they had imagined!
Lok Chi-ming called Liang Kun back:
"Brother Kun, thank you for leading us to prosperity. Our Sun Luen Shing is not as rich as Hung Hing, so we can only invest three hundred million."
Liang Kun laughed heartily:
"We are all brothers; it's enough if you can invest."
"Ah Lok, this money won't be tied up for too long, about a month should be enough, or perhaps even shorter."
Lok Chi-ming immediately said:
"Thank you, Brother Kun. Shall I send it to you tomorrow?"
Liang Kun smiled:
"Alright, I'll wait for you at home tomorrow."
After hanging up the phone, Liang Kun was all smiles,
"Sun Luen Shing is a good friend."
Shuiling sighed:
"Three hundred million hong kong dollars! Sun Luen Shing has truly gone all out."
Hung Hing was considered wealthy among the Top Ten Gangs, but its fifteen halls only managed to raise two hundred million hong kong dollars.
Sun Luen Shing was definitely making a grand gesture.
Of course, Hung Hing's halls didn't have much money, but the hall masters were rich. For example, Chiang Tin-Yeung alone invested one billion hong kong dollars, which was truly imposing.
As for Lin Feng... everyone knew he was Hung Hing's big financier.
Liang Kun was very satisfied:
"A good start!"
"Let's continue!"
He picked up the phone again and dialed,
"Hello, Feilong, it's Ah Kun."
"Ah Feng has a business opportunity; are you interested?"
"I can't tell you the specific business project, but I can tell you that this project is huge."
"The investment project is in the hundreds of millions."
"Are you participating?"
Feilong was all smiles; his cheerful voice could be heard through the phone:
"Brother Feng is my idol. It's an honor for my idol to lead me to make money."
"Brother Kun, you know I don't have much money. I only have a little over one hundred million, so I'm putting in one hundred twenty million."
Liang Kun laughed heartily:
"Then you just wait to give me a big red envelope later."
Feilong's mood became even more cheerful:
"Then I'll have Zhicheng send it to you tomorrow."
Lin Feng took the phone:
"Feilong, have Wang Zhicheng keep an eye on Wen Jun."
Feilong was startled:
"Wen Jun?"
Lin Feng said faintly:
"You might not know, but Wen Jun is no longer the little fellow who used to count stars on your shoulders; he has grown into a typical Triad member."
"You need to be careful."
Feilong's expression became solemn:
"Thank you, Brother Feng, I will tell Zhicheng to pay attention."
Lin Feng said bluntly:
"Don't expect Wang Zhicheng to help you get rid of Wen Jun. His superior believes you will continue to be involved with the Triad and will definitely ignore Zhicheng's report."
Feilong said with a wry smile:
"Brother Feng, you even know about such things?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"There are few pieces of news in the Triad world that I don't know."
Feilong sighed.
Lin Feng smiled:
"Perhaps you can try doing it your way. As long as you are a little careful, Wen Jun is just a minor matter."
Feilong repeatedly thanked him:
"Brother Feng, I'll have Zhicheng send the check over tomorrow."
After hanging up the phone, Shuiling's eyes widened:
"Ah Feng, are you saying that Zhicheng, who is with Feilong, is an undercover agent?"
Liang Kun explained for Lin Feng:
"Yes, he's an undercover agent."
Shuiling asked, puzzled:
"Since he's an undercover agent, why keep him around?"
Liang Kun shrugged:
"Feilong has whitewashed, so keeping an undercover agent around not only gives him a useful helper but also lets the Police Station know that he's truly no longer involved with the Triad."
Lin Feng chimed in:
"People's prejudices are like a great mountain; Wang Zhicheng's superior doesn't believe it."
"So Wang Zhicheng can't return to the Police Station; he has to stay there as Feilong's assistant."
Shuiling exclaimed, "Well, I'll be!"
Liang Kun asked:
"Ah Feng, Feilong is a good partner; what do you plan to do?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"I'll just give him a hand when the time comes. Wang Zhicheng's superior is just a Senior Inspector."
"Coincidentally, I am very familiar with the Chiefs in New Territories, West Kowloon, East Kowloon, and Hong Kong Island."
"It's just a matter of a single word."
Shuiling immediately gave him a thumbs up.
She had never seen anyone involved with the Triad like Lin Feng.
Lin Feng smiled and said to Liang Kun:
"Big Brother, you're going to call Han Bin of Wo Hing Shing next, right?"
Liang Kun was very excited:
"My judgment is still good; they are all friends."
Lin Feng shook his head:
"Han Bin is not a friend."
Liang Kun was startled.
Lin Feng spoke frankly.
"Han Bin is very ambitious and desperately wants to become the Chairman of Wo Hing Shing, to be a true Chairman."
"Unfortunately, Wo Hing Shing only has one true Chairman."
Liang Kun's expression changed:
"Master Shen?"
Lin Feng nodded:
"Yes, it's Master Shen."
"Actually, Han Bin's situation is similar to Big D and Lam Wai Lok's situation in Wo Luen Shing in the past. They might have a chance to be Chairman for one term, but the final decision-maker in Wo Luen Shing will always be Uncle Deng."
Liang Kun immediately said:
"Then I'll listen to you and won't call Han Bin. That guy has no good fortune."
Lin Feng smiled:
"There's already a Police Station mole by his side. If that guy makes any big moves, he'll end up in jail."
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Chapter 328 Guangdong Province Speed
"Wo Luen Shing had an undercover agent planted by the Police Station?"
Her spiritual eyes widened.
"This..."
Liang Kun was unfazed:
"We who are in this line of work have long known this day would come. What's there to be surprised about?"
Shuiling shook her head:
"I'm not surprised by that. After all, Sun Yee On became what it is today precisely because of an undercover agent."
Lin Feng smiled:
"Big Brother, Sister-in-law wants to ask why I know about this."
Shuiling nodded solemnly.
In her opinion, an undercover agent was absolutely a top-secret matter, especially one he had dispatched.
Lin Feng shouldn't have known.
Liang Kun was very proud:
"Didn't I tell you a long time ago? Our Ah Feng is extremely well-informed."
Shuiling almost choked to death.
Is this just a matter of being well-informed?
Lin Feng smiled:
"Sister-in-law, my information comes from special channels, so I know a lot of things."
Shuiling was exceptionally speechless.
Liang Kun put his arm around Shuiling and said:
"Don't dwell on this."
"Ah Feng's sources are much more formidable than you imagine."
"Anyway, you just need to know that Ah Feng is amazing!"
Shuiling said with a wry smile:
"If you put it that way, what more can I say?"
Lin Feng clapped his hands:
"Undercover agents from the Police Station? Isn't that normal?"
"Don't imagine the Police Station's undercover agents to be so terrifying; their situation is far more dangerous than ours."
"Once discovered, their fate is to be buried at sea."
"After all, undercover agents are not protected by any black-and-white agreements."
Shuiling nodded solemnly:
"That's right."
Lin Feng continued:
"The undercover agents sent by the Police Station are mostly police cadets."
"Police cadets mean they are young and lack life experience."
"At the same time, their records are clean, making it easy for them to infiltrate Triad."
"But similarly, because they are young and lack sufficient life experience, they can easily change."
"Many people become corrupt and degenerate, thereby turning into true Triad bosses."
Shuiling frowned:
"Are there really such people?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"Yes."
"Let's just name one, Mountain Tiger from Yuen Long... you all know him, right?"
Shuiling was greatly astonished:
"Mountain Tiger from Yuen Long?"
"The Mountain Tiger who only recognizes money and not people?"
"The Mountain Tiger who specializes in providing hitmen to the underworld?"
"He's an undercover agent?"
Lin Feng corrected her:
"He's not an undercover agent; he came from an undercover background."
Shuiling gasped.
Mountain Tiger was a ruthless man, with a large group of hitmen under his command.
His reputation, however, was excellent.
As long as you could afford the money, he would send the hitmen to you.
Mountain Tiger didn't care what you used the hitmen for; he only provided them. Even if you used these hitmen to attack the government, he would dare to take the job!
Because of this, Mountain Tiger's status was very carefree.
He didn't pry into other people's privacy.
He dared to take any job.
When the underworld was fighting, maybe today he'd join Hung Hing to fight Tung Sing, and tomorrow it would be the other way around.
The Triad bosses all liked him.
After all, it's not easy to train a hitman, and it's even harder to make a hitman completely loyal.
For some bosses who aren't so fond of violence, it's enough to have someone willing to do the job when needed.
Then Mountain Tiger was the first choice.
Shuiling was truly shocked. She couldn't help but look at Liang Kun, only to see that he showed no reaction at all.
It was clear that Liang Kun had known this for a long time, and therefore wasn't surprised in the slightest.
"When you're out in the underworld, encountering all sorts of unexpected things is quite normal."
"I once met a guy named Tan Huanxi. I thought he was quite interesting, always smiling and talking."
"But then Ah Feng told me that this guy also came from an undercover background."
Shuiling was numb.
She had heard the name Tan Huanxi; he was also a boss who had been in the game for many years.
She never expected him to also have an undercover background.
Lin Feng shrugged:
"Tan Huanxi's situation is still different."
"Strictly speaking, he deleted his own records."
"From then on, he became a 'blind flow' of the Police Station, and to outsiders, he truly became a member of Triad."
Shuiling asked curiously:
"Why did Tan Huanxi delete his own records?"
But as soon as the words left her mouth, she felt she had asked a foolish question. How could Lin Feng possibly know such an extremely secret matter?
Yet, Lin Feng actually did know:
"His superior wasn't human."
Shuiling blurted out:
"You really know?"
Liang Kun chuckled:
"Wife, don't underestimate Ah Feng. He knows a lot."
"You know about his relationship with The Ni Family."
"I wanted to help him back then, but he told me that The Ni Family was a sieve, already infiltrated, that Ngai Kun was not far from death, and The Ni Family was not far from falling."
"So I didn't make a move."
"Sure enough, just as Ah Feng predicted, Ngai Kun was executed, and The Ni Family quickly fell."
Shuiling's heart tightened:
"The Ni Family had undercover agents?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"There were tons of undercover agents; from what I know, no less than ten."
Shuiling forced a bitter smile.
She felt a bit of 'the rabbit's death, the fox's sorrow'.
It was simply because The Ni Family dealt in drugs, and she did the same business in Amsterdam.
At this moment, Shuiling became even more determined—she must distance herself from Tung Sing and just be an honest wife of the Li family. As long as she had a son or daughter, she wouldn't have to worry about the rest of her life.
Thinking this, Shuiling made up her mind: tonight, she definitely needed to have a good 'workout' with Liang Kun.
They were no longer young; it was time to have children.
Otherwise, in another two years, it would be impossible for her to have children.
Liang Kun inexplicably felt a chill, and his old back even had a faint ache, but the sensation came and went quickly, so he merely thought he was hallucinating.
Lin Feng clapped his hands:
"Big Brother, Sister-in-law, I'm going to the Triad Hospital. It's time to make some arrangements."
Liang Kun nodded, and just as he was about to speak, his phone suddenly rang.
"Oh, it's Benny."
"Don't rush off; let's hear what Benny has to say."
So Lin Feng sat down.
"Benny, are you enjoying your time in Mainland?"
Hon Ban's voice was very excited:
"Of course, I am! I'm almost enjoying it so much I forget to go back."
"I've finally escaped from the drinking parties."
"Ah Kun, have we made any progress with our restructuring?"
Liang Kun shrugged:
"How can it be that easy?"
"Xiao Fu has already started getting busy, and people from Jiangs Law Firm are also helping, but Ah Feng said it would take at least a year to see results."
Hon Ban exclaimed:
"That long?"
Liang Kun rolled his eyes:
"Isn't that normal?"
"Do you think you're a god, waving your hand and turning the world upside down?"
Hon Ban couldn't help but say:
"Time is money, efficiency is life!"
Liang Kun was startled:
"That's a cool saying."
"Why do I feel you're so urgent?"
Hon Ban said with a wry smile:
"I can't not be urgent!"
"The speed here in Mainland is beyond your imagination; our general merchandise warehouses are already overflowing."
Liang Kun said speechlessly:
"How many days have you been in Mainland?"
"No matter how fast they are, there must be a limit, right?"
Hon Ban complained:
"Don't measure the thinking of Mainland with our mindset. I'm not kidding; all the factories have already started arranging production."
"Most general merchandise items are fast-moving consumer goods."
"If these aren't sold soon, the warehouses won't be enough."
Liang Kun scratched his head, stumped. Then he looked up and saw Lin Feng, and his eyes immediately lit up:
"Wait, I'll let Ah Feng take the call."
Lin Feng took the phone and said with a smile:
"Benny, don't worry. Discuss with Mainland; we'll buy a large piece of land in the Fishing Village across from Hong Kong."
"Try to buy as large a piece of land as possible; we'll use it as a temporary warehouse."
"Tell them we'll buy it as commercial land; a higher price doesn't matter."
"The most important thing is that the place must be large enough, and the lease period must be long enough."
Hon Ban was startled, keenly sensing that Lin Feng seemed to have discovered an opportunity:
"How big?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"As big as possible, and for as long as possible."
"Try to make the price a bit higher; don't leave any handles."
"Mainland is our future base, so we must manage our relationships up and down well."
Hon Ban thought for a moment and asked:
"Ah Feng, are you optimistic about the development of the Fishing Village?"
Lin Feng said calmly:
"Hong Kong's ability to develop essentially relies on Mainland, acting as a transit merchant."
"And the geographical location of the Fishing Village is even better than Hong Kong's."
"You should feel the development of the Fishing Village; a big change every month."
"Right now, it looks far inferior to Hong Kong, but after only thirty or forty years, Hong Kong won't be able to compare to the Fishing Village."
Hon Ban gasped:
"Are you serious?"
Lin Feng retorted:
"Do I need to lie to you?"
Hon Ban's mind was made up:
"Okay, I'll go negotiate!"
Lin Feng wondered:
"Benny, why are you competing with the department store?"
"I remember your focus was on the smuggling in the North."
"You should urge them to do that first."
Suddenly, his heart stirred.
"Could it be that Mainland has even prepared for this kind of thing?"
Hon Ban laughed heartily:
"That's right!"
"I called to tell you that our first batch of ships is about to depart."
"Mainland's speed is truly fast; it's only been a few days, and all the goods are ready."
"This speed is going to scare me to death!"
Lin Feng was overjoyed:
"Isn't this great?"
"I'm going to do something big in the coming days, and the department store business will also unfold systematically."
"Anyway, after establishing a large warehouse in the Fishing Village, the speed of transporting goods to Hong Kong will be even faster."
"So it's settled."
Hon Ban wondered:
"You're going to do something big?"
Lin Feng asked in surprise:
"Didn't Brother Kun tell you?"
Hon Ban shook his head repeatedly:
"No!"
Lin Feng looked at Liang Kun and simply put the phone on speaker.
"Benny, you don't have much money, why would I tell you about this?"
Hon Ban said angrily:
"How would I know what you're talking about? Even if I don't have money, I can still come up with twenty million money."
Liang Kun scoffed.
However, this instead piqued Hon Ban's curiosity:
"Ah Kun, what exactly is Ah Feng going to do?"
Liang Kun shrugged:
"Ah Feng is going to target the Tycoon. He said that if it's handled smoothly, we might be able to replace the Tycoon's position."
Hon Ban quickly said:
"Take me with you, take me with you!"
Hon Ban didn't even consider the possibility of failure.
His experiences during this period had given him a mysterious trust in Lin Feng.
Lin Feng was like a guiding immortal, pointing to where there were mountains of gold and silver.
This was a beacon of a person.
No matter what, Hon Ban had to get in on it.
Liang Kun said lazily:
"Didn't you say you didn't have money?"
Hon Ban was speechless:
"That's right, all my money is tied up in goods."
Hon Ban was very dejected.
However, the next moment, having detached himself from such gains and losses, the shrewd and formidable Binny Hu came online:
"Targeting the Tycoon is not an easy task. Of course, none of the things Ah Feng does are simple."
"The more money, the better, naturally."
"How much money can Hung Hing contribute?"
Liang Kun said casually:
"Excluding Ah Feng, there's 2.1 billion money."
Hon Ban almost choked to death:
"Are you kidding me?"
"How could all the hall masters have that much money?"
Liang Kun praised:
"As expected of Benny, the fifteen hall masters collectively raised two hundred million hong kong dollar."
"Causeway Bay's share belongs to Li Fu and Tin Hung, not counted towards Ah Feng."
Hon Ban thought that Lin Feng was generous.
A hall master of Hung Hing Causeway Bay, on the streets, he was also a big shot, but Lin Feng dared to relinquish power.
He wondered,
"That's only two hundred million."
"What about the other 1.9 billion?"
Liang Kun smiled:
"I contributed nine hundred million!"
Hon Ban exclaimed:
"How much? Nine hundred million?"
"When I asked you to invest together back then, you even borrowed from Ah Feng!"
"Are you messing with me?!"
Liang Kun spat:
"Why would I mess with you?"
"I've been out here for so long, I have a good wife and a good brother."
"I don't have money, but they do!"
Hon Ban was extremely jealous:
"Ah Kun, I really envy you!"
He understood. Liang Kun truly didn't have money, but Shuiling had money, and Lin Feng also had money.
Liang Kun was essentially borrowing a chicken to lay eggs.
Hon Ban was genuinely envious.
"What about the other billion?"
"Ah Feng contributed it?"
Liang Kun shrugged:
"Didn't I say earlier that this money wasn't counted towards Ah Feng?"
"Don't guess anymore, this billion is Chiang Tin-Yeung's investment."
"As soon as he heard it was Ah Feng's project, he sent two checks overnight!"
Hon Ban praised:
"Mr. Chiang is very perceptive. If I had as much money as him, I would invest too."
Liang Kun comforted him:
"Ah Feng is here, he's not going anywhere. There will be plenty of opportunities to make money in the future... and not just this one."
Hon Ban consoled himself:
"At least I invested thirty million... better than nothing, I guess."
Hon Ban grudgingly hung up the phone, sighing repeatedly.
He spoke with enough nonchalance, but when it came to actually doing it, how could he be so nonchalant?
He was just comforting himself.
Dai Kuen Pao happened to come looking for him and found Hon Ban's expression very strange:
"Benny, did something happen to you?"
Hon Ban said with a bitter smile:
"A great opportunity to get rich was right in front of me, but I didn't have enough capital, so I could only make a small profit. I feel terrible."
"It's like playing Golden Flower; I have a Leopard Flush in my hand, but I can't open the cards because I don't have enough capital."
"I feel like killing myself!"
Dai Kuen Pao quickly comforted him:
"Benny, your investment in Mainland is already very large, and now is the time to make a big move. Why would you be dejected over losing one investment?"
"That's not right. Even if you're short on cash, isn't there still Mr. Lin?"
"You can get enough funds from him, right?"
Hon Ban sighed:
"This is Ah Feng's big project. I'm not Ah Kun, who can borrow money from him to invest... Ah Kun is truly lucky!"
Thinking of Liang Kun's relationship with Lin Feng, Hon Ban was extremely jealous.
Mr. Lin's investment?
Dai Kuen Pao's heart stirred, and he secretly kept it in mind.
After returning to his office, he immediately called Lin Feng:
"Mr. Lin, you're going to invest in a big project?"
Lin Feng had just arrived at the Triad Hospital.
"Oh, Brother Bao, your news is very well-informed. You even know I'm targeting the Tycoon?"
Dai Kuen Pao was terrified:
"Targeting the Tycoon?"
Lin Feng was astonished:
"You don't know? I thought Benny had told you."
Dai Kuen Pao said with a bitter smile:
"Benny has been sighing over missing your project, but he didn't tell me what the specific project was, nor would he tell me about it."
Lin Feng teased:
"Are you going to stop me from targeting the Tycoon?"
Dai Kuen Pao asked curiously:
"Why do you want to target him?"
Lin Feng said casually:
"There are two reasons."
"First, he was chosen by the Anglo-Saxon, and I don't want him to have a good life."
"The most important is the second: I have a grudge against him."
Dai Kuen Pao completely understood, and suddenly asked:
"Mr. Lin, I wonder if we can get a piece of the pie?"
Lin Feng asked in surprise:
"Brother Bao, do you have money to invest?"
Dai Kuen Pao replied:
"I certainly don't have money, but Mainland does."
"Just wait for me a moment; I need to report this."
Lin Feng shrugged:
"No matter what Mainland thinks, I'm definitely targeting the Tycoon."
Dai Kuen Pao said seriously:
"No one will stop you from targeting him."
"Wait for my news."
Dai Kuen Pao dared not delay and quickly reported the news he received from Lin Feng to his leader.
The leader immediately made a choice:
"I will report to the higher-ups."
"Mr. Lin is a patriotic businessman, and most of his actions are beneficial to Mainland."
"We must support such a businessman."
Dai Kuen Pao nodded heavily.
Lin Feng had revealed too many crucial pieces of information to Mainland in the past.
Leaving aside everything else, just the large amount of foreign exchange he brought to Mainland was something others couldn't compare to.
Dai Kuen Pao hesitated for a moment, but still reminded:
"The Tycoon is a leader in Hong Kong's business community and has considerable influence locally."
"I'm afraid the higher-ups might have different opinions."
The leader was very decisive:
"You're overthinking it."
"We judge a person by listening to what they say and observing what they do."
"If someone claims to be patriotic but actually does something else, can that still be called patriotism?"
"Everything Mr. Lin has done—investing in compulsory education in Mainland, building factories, supporting local areas... these are all tangible."
"Not to mention other things."
"If we don't support him, should we support that enterprise that bought land and then just sat on it?"
"You must trust the judgment of the higher-ups!"
Dai Kuen Pao was convinced, thinking to himself that he was truly foolish to dare to distrust the leader's judgment. So he quickly said:
"Hon Ban wants to buy a large piece of land in the Fishing Village to build a transit warehouse."
"The community stores in Hong Kong haven't been established yet..."
Dai Kuen Pao took the opportunity to explain the situation, and the leader commented,
"This is what it means to do practical work, to walk the talk. This is a good quality."
"As long as they follow the procedures, what's wrong with approving it?"