Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 1021 1006 [Executive Vice Emperor]

"Plead for the Li family?!"

When Du Yongxiao heard this, his face immediately turned cold.

He picked up the teacup, took a sip slowly and said, "Old man, I respect you as a person. No matter what, I will always give you face when you speak up. However, the Li family is an exception."

"Why?" Boss Huo looked at Yu Duyongxiao's face calmly.

Du Yongxiao and Li Zhaoheng have been fighting fiercely for so many years, and now there is only one winner and one loser. According to what Boss Huo said, one should not do things to the extreme. A gentleman is not a tool, and the moon has waxing and waning. Du Yongxiao should understand this truth.

Du Yongxiao stroked the jade ring on his thumb. This jade ring was given to him by Jiang Ling'er when she left, saying that she hoped he could take good care of little Tangyuan and treat little Tangyuan as if he were the jade ring, wearing it on his hand, keeping it in his heart, and loving it.

Du Yongxiao stroked the jade ring and looked back at Boss Huo with a smile: "You should know the reason very well. I don't have much prejudice against the Li family. On the contrary, I respect their leader, Mr. Li Xiaohe. Although the Li family's fortune was not glorious, they accumulated wealth by smuggling and selling opium at the beginning. But after his father Li Xizhen was stabbed to death, Mr. Li Xiaohe began to whitewash the Li family, invested in many legitimate businesses, and did a lot of charity..."

"In that case, why are you still unwilling to let the Li family go?" asked Boss Huo.

"You'll have to ask his precious son about that!" Du Yongxiao said, "I've fought Li Zhaoheng many times, and I've let him go many times. Remember it correctly? Last time it was you, and Shao Daheng, who begged for mercy for him, so I let him go. Otherwise, he'd still be in Hong Kong Island Prison eating jail food now!"

"Logically, he should be grateful for what I did to him and stop fighting me, but in reality, in this billion-dollar war, he took the initiative to form the Anti-Du Alliance and teamed up with Li Jiacheng, Li Zhaoji and others to attack my Hengchuang Real Estate Company. If I hadn't been prepared, it's hard to say who would win this time!"

Boss Huo nodded, "I understand what you mean, but we are all Chinese, there is no reason to fight among ourselves and let those foreigners laugh at us."

Du Yongxiao was unhappy, but the smile on his face did not fade at all: "Fighting among ourselves is a characteristic of us Chinese! I can't stop it! What's more, this time, in addition to the fighting among us Chinese, all the foreigners are also involved. If you don't believe me, go and ask if Li Zhaoheng has used a lot of funds from foreigners, such as HSBC, Citibank, Standard Chartered..."

"Unfortunately, I, Du Yongxiao, am not that easy to control. All those foreigners have lost everything, not even their underwear is left! I have also let them know how cruel the Chinese are! The Chinese are not as gentle and humble as they appear to be. They will do anything to the extreme!"

This statement is a bit explicit. Du Yongxiao regards ruthless means as normal, which is exactly the opposite of the traditional Chinese Confucianism of humility, benevolence and righteousness.

Boss Huo coughed lightly and said to Du Yongxiao with a smile: "That being said, now that you have won, why bother to kill them all? As the saying goes, you should show mercy when you can. If you let the Li family go this time, you may be rewarded handsomely in the future!"

When Du Yongxiao heard what Boss Huo said, he snorted and said, "A generous reward? I don't believe in that! I only believe that man can conquer nature. When you defeat your opponent, the best way is to kill him completely and eliminate the trouble forever, instead of raising a tiger to cause trouble like last time!"

"Ah Xiao..." Boss Huo looked at Du Yongxiao's face and was about to continue pleading for the Li family, but Du Yongxiao did not give him the opportunity.

Du Yongxiao interrupted Boss Huo and said, "Old man, you don't need to say more. I will never let the Li family go this time!"

Upon hearing this, Boss Huo stood up and looked at Du Yongxiao and said, "Don't you even give me face?"

Du Yongxiao paused and said, "Yes."

"Hey!" Boss Huo sighed, "Ah Xiao, please help me!"

Du Yongxiao also stood up and said, "To be honest, I really don't know why you keep pleading for the Li family. If you can give me a reason, I might..."

Boss Huo: "Okay, I'll tell you the reason - many years ago, I got help from the Li family. To be precise, I helped the mainland smuggle drugs at that time. You also know that the situation was critical. I was banned by the Hong Kong British government and had no funds or supply. It was Li Xiaohe who helped me at that time!"

"Li Xiaohe?"

"Yes, you also know that the Li family was originally engaged in the drug business in addition to the opium business. At that time, many people did not dare to provide me with drugs, fearing that they would get into trouble. Just when I was at a loss, Li Xiaohe took the initiative to find me. Although the price of the drugs he prescribed was 10% higher than the market price at that time, at least the quality of the drugs was guaranteed, unlike some other profiteers who sold inferior products as good ones and charged very high prices!"

Boss Huo slowly recounted the indescribable difficult years with a vague look in his eyes, as if he had traveled back in time, braving the artillery fire and risking his life to smuggle various medical supplies, cotton-padded clothes and quilts, socks and shoes, biscuits, canned food and other daily necessities to the mainland on the vast ocean.

In fact, the situation at that time was that the Li family took the initiative to contact Mr. Huo in order to make a profit, saying that they could help him get a lot of medicines, mainly penicillin for anti-inflammatory and antibacterial purposes. As for the price, it was 10% or 30% higher than the market price.

Such prices can be said to be very profitable, and it also allows many pharmaceutical companies to take the risk of being banned or even going to jail.

The Li family's ability to increase the price by 10% was already very "conscientious" for Boss Huo, and this was something that Boss Huo would remember for the rest of his life.

It can be said that the Li family accidentally helped Mr. Huo and inadvertently saved the Li family twice.

"I, Huo, have never owed anyone a favor in my life, but I owe the Li family! The Li family has a bad reputation in Hong Kong, and everyone knows this, but a favor is a favor, and a favor is a favor, and it must be repaid!"

Du Yongxiao's expression changed slightly when he heard this. No one had expected that the Huo family and the Li family had such a relationship.

indeed!

The Li family and the Huo family are simply two extremes in Hong Kong.

The Li family had a very bad reputation. In order to make money, they did many unscrupulous things, especially selling opium, which harmed the people and made Hong Kong people hate them deeply.

In contrast, Mr. Huo has a deep patriotism and dares to risk his life to help the country. His loyalty will go down in history.

The atmosphere in the study became a little tense.

Du Yongxiao sat down again, picked up the teacup, but did not drink it. Instead, he was thinking about something.

After a moment, he looked up and said to Mr. Huo: "Old man, since you said so, it seems that I have to buy this favor!"

Hearing this, Boss Huo couldn't help but show surprise: "Really?"

Du Yongxiao did not answer directly, but smiled and picked up the teacup, motioning to Rang: "Come, tea please."

Mr. Huo was overjoyed and was about to pick up the teacup——
At this moment---
Boom boom boom!
Suddenly there was a knock on the door.

"Godfather, are you there? I'm Yan Xiong! I just got some important news and I need to report it to you!"

Yan Xiong's anxious voice came from outside.

Du Yongxiao frowned, not caring about drinking tea with Boss Huo, and said to Yan Xiong outside: "Come in and tell me if you have anything to say!"

Crunch!

The study door opened and Yan Xiong rushed in, sweating profusely. He was about to speak, but when he saw Boss Huo was there, he shut up again.

Du Yongxiao frowned again: "It doesn't matter, just say whatever you want to say, the old man is not an outsider!"

"That's right, godfather!" Yan Xiong was panting, and it seemed that the matter was really urgent. "Not long ago, I got the news that a warlord named Chaichai in Thailand kidnapped Miss Jiang Ling'er. Now he is demanding a ransom from you for five million US dollars!" "What?" Du Yongxiao was shocked when he heard this, and the tea in his hand almost spilled.

Boss Huo was also surprised. He didn't expect that there was someone in the world who dared to touch Du Yongxiao.

Jiang Ling'er used to be Du Yongxiao's enemy, and even his mortal enemy. As the female pirate king of Pirate Island, she had repeatedly opposed Du Yongxiao and wanted to kill him.

But that was all in the past. Jiang Ling'er is now Xiao Tangyuan's mother, and Xiao Tangyuan is Du Yongxiao's son! The eldest son and grandson of the Du family! The future heir to the Du Group! The crown prince of the business empire!
If anyone dares to touch Jiang Ling'er, wouldn't that be a slap in the face to Du Yongxiao?

If word gets out that Du Yongxiao can't even protect his son's mother, who will submit to him in the future?
"Collect all the information about that General Caicha for me immediately!" Du Yongxiao ordered.

Yan Xiong nodded: "I have called the people from MI6 in London, and also contacted the FBI in the United States. The information will be faxed over soon!"

Before he finished speaking——
There were hurried footsteps outside--
"Master Yan, the information has been faxed over!" It was Yan Xiong's trusted subordinate who ran over quickly.

Yan Xiong had instructed in advance that as soon as the information was available, it should be brought over immediately.

Yan Xiong turned around and rushed over, snatched the information, and quickly turned around and walked towards Du Yongxiao: "Godfather, let me show you first!"

Du Yongxiao took the information and looked through it.

Boss Huo was very curious, but he could only remain reserved and wait for Du Yongxiao to finish reading.

Yan Xiong stretched his neck and said, "This guess is really bold. He dares to provoke you, my godfather. I want to see who gave him the courage--"

Du Yongxiao looked at the information in his hand, his eyebrows suddenly raised, and he looked at Boss Huo who was waiting for news next to him.

Boss Huo was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Du Yongxiao was looking at him with such a strange look.

"Ah Xiao, what's wrong? What's the matter?" Boss Huo couldn't help but ask.

Du Yongxiao's eyes flashed coldly, and he handed the information in his hand to Boss Huo and said, "You plead for the Li family, but the Li family is not that lucky!"

"Uh, what does it mean?" Boss Huo couldn't help but look at the information in his hand.

It would have been fine if I hadn't looked at it, but when I did, I was stunned, and then my face turned red with excitement!
"This, this, how is this possible?" Boss Huo looked incredulous.

"Why not?" Du Yongxiao sneered, "That Li Zhaoheng is still ruthless. He is still plotting against me even after being in jail! If he hadn't contacted that judge on his own initiative, there wouldn't have been so many things going on!"

Hearing this, Boss Huo looked unhappy and had nothing to say.

Du Yongxiao stood with his hands behind his back, turned his head and said to Yan Xiong, "Thailand? Yan Xiong, go get ready and find someone to clean up these bugs!"

"Yes, godfather!" Yan Xiong's eyes flashed with ruthlessness.

indeed!

In Du Yongxiao's eyes,

So what if the wrong person is a warlord?
It's just a mere bug!

Destroy in a snap of a finger!

……

Hongkong--
Queen's Road East -
Thunder Club.

This club was originally built privately by the Chief Chinese Detective in order to build up his network, and it mainly hosts his own people.

As the glory days of Hong Kong's "Four Inspectors" faded, the club became deserted.

However, in recent times, the Thunder Club has become lively again.

So much so that some curious people started asking around, who started this club?
Could it be that this person is even more powerful than the former Chief Chinese Detective Lei Luo?

Unlike other clubs in Hong Kong, which dispatch professional security personnel to take charge of reception and guarding, the Thunder Club always directly uses military and police patrols outside.

At this time, outside the five-story club, five smart and capable military police were walking back and forth, looking around vigilantly and looking at the street corners from time to time, as if waiting for someone.

A moment——
The sound of a car was heard.

A white Mercedes-Benz car drove slowly down the street. When the soldiers in uniform who had been waiting eagerly saw the license plate number, they all perked up, straightened their backs, and stood on the street waiting without looking around.

The car slowly stopped in front of the club entrance. Zhuang Dingxian opened the door and stepped out. He was wearing a black suit, his hair was combed neatly, and his leather shoes made a tapping sound on the road.

"Hello, Mr. Zhuang!"

"Brother Xian! Hello!"

The uniformed police officers standing on the street waiting came over and greeted them with a smile, using different names.

Looking at these partners he once knew, Zhuang Dingxian couldn't help but sigh in his heart how important it is to follow the right boss in the police force.

I remember clearly that there were my fellow students here. Now their highest rank was just sergeants in the military police. They were very happy to be assigned to guard the gate. As for me, I had been soaring since I followed Du Yongxiao. Now I was a senior superintendent. Even the foreigners would raise their hands to salute me and address me as "SIR!"

At this rate of appointment, Zhuang Dingxian believed that it would not be long before he would be appointed Chief Superintendent of Police, because Du Yongxiao had already revealed to him that a place to study at Scotland Yard at the end of the year had been reserved for him, and he only needed to submit it to London to be nominated directly.

As we all know, Scotland Yard is the dream place for many Hong Kong police officers. As long as they go there to gain some experience, they are guaranteed to be promoted when they come back.

Zhuang Dingxian is only 29 years old this year. He will be exactly 30 years old when he returns from his experience of seniority. There are only a handful of Chief Superintendents who are 30 years old in the entire history of the Hong Kong Police Force.

Of course, Zhuang Dingxian's rocket-like promotion speed and youth are still not comparable to the big boss Du Yongxiao. Du Yongxiao is a monster! It is estimated that no one will be able to surpass him in the next hundred years!
Even so, Zhuang Dingxian is the most dazzling and brilliant among the "Five Tigers" under Du Yongxiao.

Especially in recent years, he has been following Du Yongxiao closely. Du Yongxiao is very busy with official duties and is in charge of Hong Kong both inside and outside. When he is too busy, he leaves many things to Zhuang Dingxian.

So much so that some people say that Du Yongxiao is the "Emperor of Hong Kong" -
And Zhuang Dingxian is——
"Executive Vice Emperor"!
(End of this chapter)