On the other side, in the general manager's office of Ming Pao.
Jin Yong gently put down the newspapers in his hands, sighed a few times, and frowned.
Editor-in-Chief Wang Yang, standing next to him, asked in confusion:
"Mr. Cha, isn't this good news? Mr. Xiaolin successfully lowered the price, making the Home Ownership Scheme more accessible. But you... seem a little worried."
Upon hearing this, Jin Yong gave a wry smile and said, "This is a good thing, of course it is. The people benefit, and Xiao Linsheng's reputation has reached its peak. But... it's because everything is going too smoothly, too 'good'.
Can a young man under 20 years old make the mainland cut another 15% off the agreed price of building materials?
This can no longer be explained by simple business acumen. When did the mainland's system become so... responsive to every request, even at the expense of losses?
Behind this 15 percentage points, there must be something deeper than we can see.”
Wang Yang looked at Jin Yong's serious expression and seemed to understand something.
Then, he walked to the safe, turned the combination skillfully, took out a thin folder from inside, and placed it in front of Jin Yong.
There was no text on the cover of this document, but Jin Yong knew its importance at a glance.
"Sir, this is what an 'old friend' from the customs office confided last night...after getting drunk. Please...take a look."
Jin Yong picked up the folder and opened it. Inside were several sheets of printed paper listing some non-public customs declaration data and a summary of the types of goods.
He scanned the area quickly, but when he saw the names, quantities, and low declared prices of some key products involving precision industrial equipment.
Jin Yong's eyes widened suddenly and he couldn't help but be shocked.
"This...this...he's actually using the Landmark Group's trade channels...to help the mainland...import these?!"
Wang Yang quickly lowered his voice and explained, "Yes. Our reporter followed this line with great effort before he could even find a trace.
Judging from the bookkeeping figures, the mainland has indeed suffered heavy losses in the building materials business.
But...the things that are being replaced are those that are hard to buy quickly even if you have money on the market and will be strictly inspected through normal channels.
The Hong Kong Land Group took part in the operation and made a considerable profit.
And when calculated this way... those building materials are practically free to the Hong Kong Land Group, but these machines... have made the mainland side a fortune."
Jin Yong put down the documents, then leaned heavily back in his chair, closed his eyes slightly, and finally took a long breath.
After a moment, Jin Yong opened his eyes, stared at Wang Yang intently, and said cautiously, "Ayang! Destroy these immediately. All original records, copies, including those interview notes and recordings, destroy them all.
At the same time, notify all reporters and informants who know the truth, and keep this matter to themselves and take it to the grave!
Anyone who leaks this information will be a sinner for Hong Kong for all eternity! "
Wang Yang said reluctantly:
"Chasheng, this is super exclusive... I had to use my connections at customs to get it..."
Upon hearing this, Jin Yong suddenly raised his head and interrupted him:
"Exclusive? Ah Yang, is this your first day covering news in Hong Kong Island, or are you just carried away?
This is almost an 'exclusive' coffin lid!
Do you really think you've struck gold?
Wrong! This is a huge minefield!
Use the Jardine Matheson Group’s channel to transport high-precision machine tools on the mainland’s embargo list?
Technology transfer under the guise of building materials trade?
Is the mainland making a profit in the building materials market while openly losing money?
Are you really going to report this in our Ming Pao?"
A chill suddenly rushed up and hit Jin Yong's forehead.
He stared at the pages intently. In the intelligence quagmire of Hong Kong Island, where good and bad people mixed together, Jin Yong had developed a keen sense of smell after decades of hard work, which allowed him to sense the fatal danger signal!
"Customs data? Humph! Do you really think you can keep this kind of top-secret information, stained with blood and oil, under wraps with your few drinks at the customs and the channels of our Ming Pao?
Innocent! childish!
These data are there, like the fuse on the powder keg!
How many companies in Hong Kong can use customs resources?
How many hands can reach into that system and dig out such a deadly thing?
There are only a few!
The leftists, the Governor's Office, the Military Intelligence Department... there might even be bait released in cooperation with the mainland!
While you are checking, maybe Shen Bi of HSBC, the secretary of the Governor's Office, or even the drawer of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, may have the same or even a more detailed copy!
Everyone is playing dumb, waiting to see who will be the first fool to put their hand into the boiling oil pan!"
Hearing these words, Wang Yang's face turned pale.
The excitement and ambition he had just had for the exclusive report were now completely dashed by the cold water poured by Jin Yong, leaving only a deep fear of surviving a disaster.
Yes, the fact that such a horrifying transaction and such sensitive goods could be carried out quietly under the nose of Hong Kong Island itself means how tightly the network is woven and how high the levels involved are!
The Hong Kong Land Group's logistics network, the green light for approvals, Kobayashi Tenmo's unbridled bargaining power, the support and tacit approval of the Governor's Office, and the sudden "blood is thicker than water" rhetoric in left-wing newspapers...
One link after another, it can be said to fit perfectly.
Jin Yong slammed the folder down on the table.
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