Chapter 44

The scandals exposed by Freeman include but are not limited to

bribing government officials multiple times, engaging in power, sex, and power-for-money transactions, contracting multiple engineering projects, and obtaining land at low prices.

Including the right to host the now popular goddess event, Freeman obtained it through bribery.

The news also exposed the mistresses of several officials, all of whom were scattered in wealthy areas.

There are also illegal means to manipulate the securities market, launder money, bribe judges, and participate in social crimes.

It is worth mentioning that the news also mentioned the promissory note, saying that even though the authenticity of the promissory note had been certified, it was Freeman who acted arbitrarily and insisted that the promissory note was fake, which ultimately caused Fu Sheng to fall into a crisis of public opinion. He also plans to launch a bill to increase cruise ship prices again. News comments say that he is the culprit of all chaos and will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, causing innocent people to be persecuted.

The authenticity of the news needs to be investigated, but the officials who broke the news are all named, and even the addresses of their mistresses are clear.

Bernal must have known more than this, but he did not expose the Hong Kong Governor, nor did he mention the major shareholder Ron. The purpose was to kill Freeman, prevent larger forces from entering the game, and let Fu Sheng abandon his car to save Shuai.

No one knows better than him which newspapers are controlled by Fu Sheng. If you avoid these and go directly to those pro-China newspapers, the news will be distributed smoothly.

The Governor of Hong Kong is currently busy with the French consul affairs and has no time to care about anything else. If he wants to help these officials cover up and clarify, it will take a lot of effort, and the final result may not be good. So the most convenient solution is to push Freeman away. Go out to worship heaven.

It was not easy for Fu Sheng to protect people at this time.

It must be a stretch.

Fu Sheng was indeed in chaos at the moment.

By the time they discovered that it was Bernal who stabbed him in the back, the other party had already left the port city for England.

What was even more unbearable was that he found someone to break into the company's safe and took away a lot of important information and cash.

Even Ron, who had always been as steady as a rock, also changed his expression. He slapped the table with both hands and almost gritted his teeth and said, "Does he know what he is doing?" He

really thought he could escape by escaping to England!

Ron's secretary was confused: "Have you already been comforted? How could it happen so suddenly?"

In two hours, a temporary board meeting will be held. At this moment, Ron's cronies gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

Bernal's sudden betrayal caught everyone off guard.

They had reached an agreement with Bernal that there would be a job more suitable for him after returning to the UK, and the company would not treat him badly. Many British people who came here actually wanted to go back and reunite with their families and friends. They even found Bernal's Why does my wife suddenly regret her job as a lobbyist?

Freeman, who was sitting on the sofa, had gloomy eyes: "You think he is too stupid. No matter how nice you say it, he also knows that this is a disguised expulsion. His daily presence in the nightclub has already shown his dissatisfaction."

But who I didn't expect him to be so radical, everything was too sudden.

Bernal prefers the port city, where he can be a master. Compared with British wives, the women here are gentle and careless, and can be beaten and scolded at will. Compared with British men, the men here are slaves who can be driven at will. What is there to miss about Britain?

But even so, none of this is like Bernal's usual style. He doesn't have such courage. Someone must be doing something behind his back.

...

In a high-end Western restaurant in Wan Chai, Lin Wei was wearing a black evening gown and cutting the lamb chops in front of her with a comfortable expression.

"Ms. Lin has a good appetite." The tall British man opposite looked at Lin Wei with a smile, but he had not eaten. The medium-rare steak lay intact on the plate.

"In a good mood, you have a good appetite," Lin Wei looked at his plate and said with a smile, "You don't seem to have much appetite, so why not give it to me. After all, it is a pity to waste such a good steak, Mr. Freeman What do you think?" When she read the other person's name, Lin Wei specially added the accent.

"Can you still eat it?" Freeman lost his smile. "You can call me by my Chinese name - Qin Shuhai."

The two of them did not communicate in English. They still spoke in Mandarin. Freeman was One of the few British people who can speak Chinese, he even speaks fluent Cantonese.

Lin Wei shook the red wine glass gently, lowered her head and smiled when she heard this: "I originally made it, what can't be eaten? On the contrary, Mr. Freeman is a bit indigestive now, so it's better not to force it. "

Freeman looked at her for a while, picked up the knife and fork, and started to eat. The azure diamond watch was exposed from his cuffs, glowing dazzlingly under the light. He smiled slightly: "Do you think you have won? "

Lin Wei took a sip of the wine, glanced at him, and put down the cup: "Just take a few bites of other people's food to taste it fresh. Add any condiments and make it stink. How can other people eat it?" Lin Wei took a sip of the wine. Wei's voice was cold and without warmth.

Freeman stopped, put down the spice jar in his hand, and looked at her expressionlessly. His face had sharp edges, as deep as a knife, and his dark and heavy eyes looked dangerous.

After a while, he asked: "How did you convince Bernal?"

Lin Wei raised her eyebrows and looked up and down: "Isn't this easy? Just like now, can't you just have a meal and get it done?

" Isn't he that stupid?" Freeman didn't believe it.

Lin Wei had a standard smile on her face: "I don't think I need to tell you, you just need to know that I have the ability."

"Is the French consul's matter also your handiwork?" Freeman asked.

Lin Wei smiled and picked up the cup noncommittally: "So do you still plan to continue eating? I'm afraid others will suffer from indigestion if they eat my food."

Neither of the two people wanted to let the other take the lead, and both were trying to take the initiative. .

Freeman sensed Lin Wei's difficulty, and until now he has not found out whether these two incidents were related to Lin Wei.

If the other party denies it, then he can still be a little sure, but she admits it and is still trying her best to create the appearance that she is very capable, which makes him less sure.

He was temporarily out of reach regarding the French consul's affairs, but he had people check out Bernal, including the nightclubs he frequented. The hotel manager there also said that Bernal had not seen any suspicious people, except when he was drunk. There is nothing unusual about beating up a dancer.

It didn't look like someone was instigating it at all, but it was a spontaneous act on his part.

Lin Wei calmly took a sip of wine. She knew that the other party would probably not be able to find out anything. The manager of the nightclub was scared to death because of the watch worth hundreds of thousands. How could he reveal important information to him? It must be just in case to shut everyone up.

Unless Freeman goes to check in person, with his acumen and the watch on his wrist, he might be able to find out something. Unfortunately, these proud British people are used to ordering their subordinates to do things, and it is impossible to do this kind of thing themselves.

But what if it is found?

The reason why Lin Wei was so mysterious was to test Freeman's ability and to let Ji Rou stay dormant for a longer time.

"Are you so confident?" Freeman said lightly, "Don't you think about your family and friends?"

Lin Wei's smile suddenly disappeared, "You guys are really at your wits end," she said with a sneer on her lips, not in a hurry He said unhurriedly, "There is an old saying in China, which is that if man does not compete with God, if God is helping me, do you still have a chance of winning? Or... you don't believe in your God at all, otherwise how could you do those things? It’s a crazy thing, don’t you know it’s going to hell?”

She looked into Freeman’s eyes and said slowly: “You also sent a girl to the French consul, right?”

Freeman’s expression finally changed. changed.

Freeman is a dog raised by Fu Sheng. He has no lower limit at all. He will open his huge mouth and bite anyone who touches his master's interests.

There was a smile on Lin Wei's lips, but her tone was very dangerous: "Don't touch my things. This time I'm beating the dog. Next time I may beat your master directly. If you don't believe it, let's wait and see."

Her eyes were fierce at the moment, not even a little bit. Not like a 17-year-old girl.

At this moment, Freeman finally realized that he had underestimated this woman before, and she had an unusual cruelty.

It was not as childish and harmless as it appeared. He seemed to see another mature soul in the other person's body.

"It's useless for you to threaten me with anyone. Unless you kill me, I won't lose a single round!"

This crazy woman!

Freeman clenched his left hand into a fist and looked at her gloomily.

"Mr. Qin, your phone number." The waiter interrupted the conversation between the two.

The phone was in the aisle leading to the kitchen. Lin Wei was holding a wine glass and looking at the other person on the phone through the crowd.

I don't know what was said on the phone, but Freeman's livid face gradually softened. He turned his head to look at Lin Wei, with a meaningful smile on his face.

After a while, he returned to the dining table, laid out the napkin again, and said with a smile: "Do you know Helen?"

Lin Wei's expression paused, and then she picked up the cup as if nothing had happened: "Who?"

Freeman said slowly: "Oh "I forgot, she also has a name called Ji Rou."

Lin Wei put down the cup, smiled, and said, "Why do you think I care about this woman?"

Freeman stared at her for a moment, with a smile on his face. The smile was a little cold: "Then let's wait and see. When my people find her, maybe you will care?"

Lin Wei suddenly picked up the tableware.

"What are you going to do?" Freeman was surprised.

Lin Wei looked up strangely: "Dinner? Since the meal is not over, let's remove the table after finishing the meal and see who is the real diner."

She ate elegantly and unhurriedly, and Freeman kept trying to rush her I found a little panic in my body, but nothing.

Was his judgment wrong? This woman doesn't care about Ji Rou's life or death, but from the information he collected, she is not a cold-blooded person. On the contrary, she is very enthusiastic, and even her employees have a good reputation for her.

When Lin Wei was about to finish eating, the phone finally rang again.

"She ran away..."

After hearing his subordinate's report, Freeman took a deep breath and subconsciously looked in Lin Wei's direction.

Lin Wei had finished eating now. She wiped her lips gently with a napkin, and looked towards him. Their eyes met, she showed a bright smile, and then said something slowly.

Freeman couldn't hear clearly, but he could guess it just by looking at the mouth shape.

What she said was - "I still win this round."

"I win."

After saying that, she put down the napkin, took the bag and got up to leave. The black skirt brought a breeze, only giving the other party a sense of confidence and confidence. A proud back.

After walking out of the western restaurant, when the night wind blew, Lin Wei realized that she was breaking out in a cold sweat.

Out of caution, she called Ji Rou before coming and asked her to pay attention to her safety. She believed that the girl had the ability to protect herself, but she was not completely sure.

Fortunately, there was no accident.

I need to send her away as soon as possible.

Freeman is not easy to deal with. Negotiating with a person who has no bottom line is a test of psychological quality. It is easy to speak harshly. What is difficult is to use your momentum to suppress the other party when threatened. Fortunately, she has lived a long time and has seen a lot, but in She was never threatened like this in future generations.

The chaos of order will indeed become a hindrance to the careers of lawful people. No wonder future generations will continue to crack down on crime and eliminate evil and emphasize the business environment.

After getting in the car, Li Ping started the car.

Lin Wei was truly relieved.

In a world where power corrupts, it is difficult to go further with so-called business acumen alone. I wonder how Song Ye did it in his previous life.

Lin Wei had always had a hidden concern in her mind, which was Song Ye's illness. She had made excuses to have everyone in the family get checked, but Song Ye was in good health and had no problems. In half a year, he had grown three centimeters in height.

She had always suspected that Song Ye died of stomach cancer because his diary accidentally recorded that he had stomach pain all year round, but now Song Ye showed no sign of stomach pain.

While Lin Wei was relieved, she felt that there was an invisible knife hanging over her head. If Song Ye did not die of illness, then - what could be the reason, and how to prevent it from happening?

In such a turbulent society, a person can die for various reasons.

Robbery, shooting/murder, gang fights...

Lin Wei held her forehead and looked out the window dotted with neon lights, her eyes as dark as night.

When she got home, Lin Wei found that Song Ye hadn't come back yet, so she waited in the study for a while.

After about half an hour, Song Ye finally came back. Lin Wei greeted him and went to rest. Because of drinking, she was a little dizzy. This was the result of control. Her drinking capacity was really bad, and she didn't know how she exercised it in the first place.

Mi Mi bumped her head while staring out the door.

Lin Wei held her forehead and realized that she had hit Song Ye instead of the door frame.

She waited for a while, but did not wait for the other party to move away. She could only raise her head, not knowing why: "What's wrong?"

The next second, Song Ye suddenly grabbed her shoulders. Lin Wei was startled, and faced those dark eyes. With cold eyes, the handsome young man looked a little dangerous at the moment. In just over half a year, he had grown a lot taller and felt more oppressive. Lin Wei subconsciously wanted to look away.

Then, she felt a light touch on her body, their positions changed, and Song Ye put her outside the study door.

Song Ye slowly let go of his hand and said with a smile: "Seeing that your brother has done it before, I want to try it too."

Lin Wei: "..."

She took a deep breath and told herself that she was not as naive as a childish ghost.

Men are strange creatures who have not fully evolved.

But hearing him mention Fang Mobai, Lin Wei couldn't help but feel a little lonely.

"Go to rest early." Lin Wei reminded and left.

Song Ye watched her leave, his deep and black eyes still cold, but there was a hint of obscure emotion in them.

The next day, Fu Sheng issued a statement saying that due to the controversy, Fu Sheng withdrew from the goddess event and followed the government's advice to hand over the identity of the organizer. At the same time, Freeman also began to accept a joint investigation by the police anti-corruption division and the company's internal investigation.

Lin Wei knew that this was a delaying tactic. The Independent Commission Against Corruption had not yet been established at this time. What department was the Anti-Corruption Department? It is one of the most corrupt departments in Hong Kong. Before they investigate others, they might as well investigate themselves.

Fu Sheng made it clear that he wanted to keep Freeman, so he made a temporary concession.

When the heat subsides, the final result will most likely be that Freeman is fine and returns to Fu Sheng peacefully. His life will not change much, and at most he will reduce his public appearances.

This is different from what Lin Wei originally imagined. Freeman's backstage is harder than Lin Wei imagined.

It seemed that Ron trusted him very much and spent a lot of effort to protect him.

I just don’t know what price the other party paid to enable the British Hong Kong government to achieve this.

Cheers from employees could be heard in the building.

"So the goddess of Xiangjiang belongs to us again, right?"

"This is called the bitch's own destiny, even God can't see it."

"We are so lucky."

Song Ye looked towards Lin Wei, she was He lowered his head and flipped through the phone book. There was a lot of player information lying in his hand.

Su Tianrui said blankly, "Why don't I believe that we can have such good luck? If we were really lucky, we wouldn't have been taken away from us in the first place." He squinted at Lin Wei and said, "It wasn't Brother Wei who was behind this. Try your best?"

Lin Wei raised her head when she heard this: "I'm a woman."

"Isn't it nice to call you brother?"

"You are just as good as sister," Lin Wei lowered her head. "Who is a TV executive like Li? Phone number?"

Wen Jiayue said, "Sister Axin should have it."

Lin Wei then remembered that they had hired a TV host before.

The next day, they announced to the media that the finals of the Xiangjiang Goddess will be held in ten days. The TV stations will broadcast live simultaneously, and citizens can watch the competition process through TV broadcasts.

What should I do if I don’t have a TV at home?

Isn’t there a milk tea shop? Buy a cup of milk tea and watch it in the store.

Nowadays, milk tea shops have opened in every neighborhood. It can be reached in half an hour or forty minutes by walking.

Lin Wei had already had the idea of ​​cooperating with the TV station. She originally wanted to discuss it with the TV station during the playoffs, but something unexpected happened midway.

Before her idea could be written into the planning document, the project was taken away by Fu Sheng.

Now we skip the middle links and go directly to the finale.

Facing the olive branch extended by Lin Wei, the TV station was hesitant. There were many problems that needed to be overcome. The most important one was that time was too tight.

It was too risky to organize such an event in ten days, and they had no experience.

But after reading the plan given by Lin Wei, the director made the decision directly.

At this time, the procedures for doing things were not so complicated, and the programs did not need to be as refined as later generations. Project establishment and sponsorship were all very simple and crude.

Lin Wei directly called the person in charge of Ruixing Real Estate and said: "In addition to the top three winners, we have also added a best talent goddess, with the name of the sponsor in front. If Mr. Ye is interested, I will give If you give me a half discount, you can get the title for 100,000 yuan."

The person on the other end of the phone was silent.

Lin Wei saw this and said very considerately: "It doesn't matter, because you are the chief sponsor, so I will definitely be the first to ask you. This is not mandatory. We will cooperate again if we have the opportunity in the future."

After saying this, Lin Wei asked Hang up.

"Wait a minute -"