Victoria Peak, the Sung family!
While Song Changhe was practicing calligraphy in the study, Peter, who had been beaten black and blue, had tidied himself up.
But the bruises on his face and the pain in his body couldn't completely hide it...
Mr. Song,
Song Changhe glanced at Peter, whose face was injured, and then continued practicing calligraphy.
Time passed second by second. Five minutes later, Song Changhe, having finished writing the last character, put down his brush and spoke.
"Gui Liren did not agree?"
When Peter was asked a question by Song Changhe, he nodded and said yes before speaking.
"Not only did Guiliren refuse your request, he also said that your other gambling ship would be his in a few days!"
Upon hearing this answer, Song Changhe did not get angry but instead laughed.
"Looks like I'm getting old; I can't even scare a little mule anymore..."
Although Song Changhe's tone was self-deprecating, Peter perceived it as menacing.
The last time Song Changhe said those words in this tone, a family that was neither large nor small in Hong Kong disappeared entirely.
"Mr. Song, since Gui Liren is a lackey of Hung Hing, should we ask Jiang Tiansheng to take action?"
Upon hearing the name Jiang Tiansheng, Song Changhe's face revealed a hint of disdain.
"A boss being driven to this point by his underlings and he can't do anything about it, what a useless piece of trash!"
"While having Jiang Tiansheng take action, also notify Xu Huayan of Xinji to deal with Causeway Bay!"
Upon hearing this, Peter's face immediately showed a hint of hesitation...
Upon seeing this, Song Changhe spoke up.
"Just say what the problem is!"
Upon hearing this, Peter immediately spoke up.
"Mr. Song, since you're personally dealing with Gui Liren, what about the area to the north...?"
Unlike Peter's hesitant manner, Song Changhe, knowing what Peter meant by the second half of his sentence, spoke with complete confidence.
"If I don't personally confront Guili Ren, will the north let me off the hook?"
Knowing what he meant, Peter nodded again and said,
"Understood, Mr. Song!"
Meanwhile, Gao Ren had just sat down back in Causeway Bay when Mona came over with an account book.
"I've found out what you asked me to investigate!"
"Besides making money and laundering, the two gambling ships under Ma Jiaowen's control also have a partnership with Fok Siu-tong, who owns the largest private bank on Hong Kong Island!"
Upon hearing about the collaboration between the two, Gao Ren immediately became interested.
"What kind of cooperation!"
"Collusion between officials and businessmen!"
After saying those four words, Mona handed the ledger to Gao Ren.
Although the accounts in the ledger are quite varied, the meaning is actually very simple.
These high-ranking officials did not simply accept bribes; they treated them as winnings on gambling ships, and this money... was then deposited in Huo's Bank through legitimate channels.
In return, these officials gave the Song family and Huo Zhaotang great favors in their business dealings.
Seeing Gao Ren close the ledger, Mona immediately spoke up.
"The good news is that you now know something about these high-ranking officials; the bad news is that you've also offended them!"
"And within this..."
"The foreign chief superintendents in Wan Chai and Yau Ma Tei had the biggest influence on you,"
"They will most likely target your territory to teach you what you should and shouldn't do!"
While Gao Ren was deep in thought, Ou Yongen spoke up.
"Causeway Bay should be fine!"
Upon hearing this, Gao Ren blurted out,
"Fang Jiexia?"
Upon hearing the name, Ou Yongen nodded.
"Although the Fang family, to which A-Xia belongs, is not as powerful as the Song family, the Fang family still wields considerable influence in the Western world!"
"Most importantly, Ah-ha's family donates a large sum of money every year to the party to which Wan Chai Chief Superintendent Nero belongs!"
Upon hearing this, Gao Ren frowned slightly.
"Could their family be of Western descent?"
"If that's really the case, then this joke has gone too far!"
Seeing the regretful expression on Gao Ren's face, Ou Yongen knew exactly what he was regretting, unless she was completely out of her mind.
Then, with a slightly teasing expression on her face, Ou Yongen said...
"Ren-ge, that's such a pity!"
"How could you, a northerner, try to pick up a foreign girl!"
Faced with Ou Yongen's teasing, Gao Ren knew that Fang Jiexia wouldn't be a Westerner, so he simply pulled her into his arms, pinched her cheek, and said...
"Don't you want to get out of bed tomorrow?"
After rolling her eyes at him, Ou Yongen said,
"The Fang family did not side with the foreigners or the North; their role was to act as a bridge between the foreigners and the North!"
"This is why Li Wenyao is so eager to take this opportunity to suppress the Fang family!"
"Because only when the Fang family falls can Li Wenyao receive more support from the foreigners!"
Gao Ren understood what those words meant.
In addition to official communication, Westerners and the North also need commercial communication.
The Fang family is the most important link in business communication!
"Looks like I need to hurry up and win over this beautiful Madam."
"If I can get her, my business up north will go much more smoothly!"
This time, Ou Yongen didn't tease Gao Ren but nodded in agreement.
Just then, Aji walked in with Aoming.
"Brother Ren, this is Ao Ming!"
"She was the one who just knocked the pistol out of the assassin's hand!"
Looking at Ao Ming's long, white legs beneath her pleated skirt, Gao Ren sighed, "No wonder she's earned the title of 'Leg Goddess' among such a group of beauties."
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