Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 1054: 1040 [Sent to the Frontier]

the next day---
Hilton Hotel.

Yan Xiong woke up from a hangover, patted his head, and felt something was wrong.

I drank too much and can’t remember many things, it seems like I have blacked out.

He got up, took a glass of cold water, and drank it all in one gulp.

The dry throat is moistened by the tea and feels much more comfortable.

Yan Xiong took a breath, put down the teacup, walked to the window, pushed it open, and sniffed the fragrance coming from the hotel's sky garden.

The mind is clearer.

At this time, Yan Xiong thought of the grand dinner last night, and the meticulous flattery given to him by Peng Baiwan, Zhao Jinbao and others.

Yan Xiong felt that something was increasingly wrong, and he felt increasingly uncomfortable.

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and slapped his head: "Damn it, how could this happen?"

Yan Xiong remembered everything, including his promise to the people from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and was determined to persuade Du Yongxiao to dissuade Jiang Ling'er from giving up the monopoly.

"Oh my god, I'm dying! How could I be so stupid? Miss Jiang and my godfather are a family, and they have a child. Now they are so close to each other, and if I run over and ask them to give up their monopoly, I will cut off their financial resources and prevent them from making money. Am I asking for trouble?"

Yan Xiong was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. The alcohol in his body evaporated a lot and his mind became clearer.

"What, what should I do?" Yan Xiong came to his senses, walked over, and slumped on the sofa, looking listless.

The scene of me getting drunk last night and myself patting my chest and swearing to "speak for the people" kept appearing in my mind.

"Oh my gosh! I'm dying now, what should I do? What should I do?" Yan Xiong's eyes were dull and his mind was in a mess.

The situation is now very clear. If I go directly to Du Yongxiao to plead for Peng Baiwan and his gang, and ask Du Yongxiao to persuade Jiang Linger not to monopolize and to compete freely, this is clearly against the dragon's scale. If things go wrong, I might be scolded by Du Yongxiao. If the situation is worse, I will fall out of favor and be demoted to the frontier by Du Yongxiao.

If he does nothing, then he will be considered a dishonest person by Chinese businessmen like Peng Baiwan. If the news gets out, Yan Xiong will lose face and no one will trust him anymore. This will be a huge personal credibility crisis.

How to do?
In the end how to do?
Should I just go ahead with it, or be thick-skinned and do nothing, being a scoundrel who doesn't keep his word?

Just when Yan Xiong's mind was in a mess and he didn't know what to do--
Jingle Bell!
the phone is ringing.

Yan Xiong was startled and turned around to find that it was the sound of the phone.

Yan Xiong struggled to stand up from the sofa, staggered to the phone, picked up the phone, and said, "Hello, this is Yan Xiong, who are you looking for?"

Zhuang Dingxian's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Master Yan, Brother Xiao invites you to have breakfast together!"

"Ah?" Yan Xiong couldn't help but shudder, thinking, I haven't taken the initiative to find him yet, but he came to me instead, could it be that my godfather already knows something?
Yan Xiong panicked and tried hard to guess, but the more he guessed, the more confused he became.

The hotel's private butler knocked on the door and asked if he wanted to have breakfast now. Yan Xiong waved his hand: "What breakfast? I can't eat anything now!"

The housekeeper was shocked and didn't understand what happened to Yan Xiong?
Yan Xiong was too lazy to look at the housekeeper again, and waved his hand: "Go, ask the driver to prepare the car, I want to go see Mr. Du!"

……

The efficiency of five-star hotels is very fast.

Soon a BMW car was waiting at the hotel entrance, waiting for Yan Xiong.

After Yan Xiong washed and dressed, he took the elevator downstairs, walked to the hotel entrance, got in a BMW and drove to Jiang Ling'er Villa where Du Yongxiao was.

After getting in the car, Yan Xiong said nothing, wondering why Du Yongxiao called him over so early in the morning. Was he really going to have breakfast?
Yes, godfather Du Yongxiao is very powerful. He must have known some news, such as the news that Huashang invited me and asked me to do something, so he called me over early in the morning to give me a warning.

Hey, Yan Xiong, Yan Xiong, why are you so unlucky? Why did you agree to help those guys? There are so many people in trouble in this world, and no one can save anyone. But you are so good, pretending to be Guanyin Bodhisattva or Tathagata Buddha, and you might even get yourself into trouble.

Of course, it might not be this incident, but what else could have moved my godfather so much that he would call me over so early in the morning? In all the days I've been in Bangkok, my godfather rarely calls me over so early. He prefers to sleep in, and it's normal for him to be lazy in Bangkok, Thailand...

Yan Xiong shook his head slightly, a little confused.

On the one hand, he was curious about what Du Yongxiao wanted him to do and wanted to meet Du Yongxiao to find out; on the other hand, he was afraid that it was about what happened last night and he might be embarrassed.

In short, he now has no idea what the other party is planning.

The driver parked the car outside Jiang Ling'er's villa in Bangkok. Yan Xiong got out of the car. The Thai maid at the door of the living room saw him coming and knew Yan Xiong. Yan Xiong had been here several times with Du Yongxiao, so they were also acquaintances. So the maid opened the door for him without being told: "Mr. Yan? Mr. Du and Miss Jiang are in the restaurant. Please follow me."

Yan Xiong cheered up, straightened his clothes, and followed the Thai maid to the door of the restaurant. Zhuang Dingxian saw Yan Xiong appear from inside the door, smiled and nodded, and said to Du Yongxiao who was tasting soup with a spoon: "Brother Xiao, Inspector Yan is here."

"Very good, let him in quickly!" Du Yongxiao put down the spoon and wiped the corner of his mouth with a napkin.

Zhuang Dingxian walked to the door of the restaurant and said to Yan Xiong, "Master Yan, please come in!"

Yan Xiong smiled at Zhuang Dingxian and asked in a low voice, "What do you want from me?"

Zhuang Dingxian shook his head and lowered his voice, "I don't know. I was called here early in the morning and was told to come over for breakfast!"

Yan Xiong's heart skipped a beat again. He glanced at Zhuang Dingxian and saw that he looked calm and didn't seem to be lying, so he said, "How about we go together?"

Zhuang Dingxian shook his head: "Brother Xiao, please have breakfast with you alone, there is no share for me!"

Yan Xiong smiled bitterly and said, "It looks like this breakfast is not delicious!"

Zhuang Dingxian comforted him, "Don't think too much, maybe it's a good thing." Yan Xiong nodded, "I hope so."

Then walked into the restaurant.

At this time, Du Yongxiao, wearing purple silk pajamas, was sitting in the main seat in front of the long dining table in the restaurant.

Jiang Ling'er was wearing home clothes and sitting opposite Du Yongxiao.

At the bottom, Jiang Muling sat. Next to Jiang Muling was a baby carriage with Tangyuan sitting inside. Jiang Muling was feeding him skillfully.

"Godfather, Miss Jiang, good morning!" Yan Xiong stood at the door and greeted Du Yongxiao and Jiang Ling'er with a polite smile.

Du Yongxiao pointed to the empty seat to the right of Jiang Ling'er and said, "Sit down, Inspector Yan! Ah Xian, have someone bring an extra set of tableware!"

Yan Xiong pulled out a seat and sat down, straightening his body and looking at Du Yongxiao with a flattering smile on his face and a questioning look in his eyes.

"How are you? You don't look very well. Are you very tired these days?" Du Yongxiao looked at Yan Xiong and said with a smile, "If you are really tired, just take a few days off."

Yan Xiong was shocked and thought, is this a hint for me? Let me take a long vacation?
"How could that be? It's worth it to help you, my godfather, no matter how hard or tiring it is! What's more, I used to be a policeman, so my physical fitness is impeccable. This little hardship is nothing to me! No need to rest, really no need to rest!" Yan Xiong waved his hands vigorously, looking like an old horse in the stable with great ambitions.

He answered without revealing a single word. He first showed that he was loyal to Du Yongxiao, then stated that he was in good health, and finally stopped Du Yongxiao from talking and told him to take a rest.

"I'm glad you're so hardworking." Du Yongxiao nodded slightly, not too surprised that Yan Xiong could say this: "Well, anyway, I know you've been very hard these days, especially following me from Hong Kong to Thailand, running around everywhere, never taking a break, always working hard without complaint. I want to reward you, but I don't know what to reward you with, so I want to invite you to have breakfast to enhance our friendship."

Du Yongxiao's words were very sincere.

To be honest, Yan Xiong has really suffered a lot following him over the years, and he has been hardworking and never complaining. Many things that Du Yongxiao was not convenient to do were left to Yan Xiong to handle.

It can be said that Yan Xiong, his godson, is very conscientious and responsible by his side, and does exactly what a godson should do.

Du Yongxiao had always wanted to reward Yan Xiong, but he never had the chance. This time, inviting him to dinner was indeed a reward. After all, according to Du Yongxiao's current status, there were very few people who could dine with him.

The servant of the villa brought a set of silver rabbit and black porcelain tableware to Yan Xiong, and served a bowl of soup to Yan Xiong before leaving.

Yan Xiong first thanked the servant politely, then looked at Du Yongxiao: "Godfather, to be honest, I'm so happy that you can invite me to have breakfast with you. Don't worry, I will eat more!"

After listening to Yan Xiong's words, Du Yongxiao smiled and stopped talking. Instead, he picked up the spoon again and put it into his mouth.

Jiang Ling'er looked at Yan Xiong's cautious and meticulous appearance, and couldn't help but laugh: "Inspector Yan, you are not an outsider, don't be restrained! By the way, I don't know your appetite, I don't know what you like to eat, so I asked the servants to make something casually, please forgive me!"

Seeing this, Yan Xiong thought to himself, this girl completely treats herself as a young mistress. It seems that the relationship between her and her godfather is developing rapidly, and he will have to cling to this girl in the future.

"How could that be? I'm not picky about food, otherwise I wouldn't be so fat! Anyway, thank you Miss Jiang for your kindness!" Yan Xiong said with a smile, "To be honest, I felt that you were unusual when I first met Miss Jiang--" He deliberately prolonged his voice and looked at Jiang Ling'er with a smile.

As expected, Jiang Ling'er asked curiously, "What's unusual about this?"

"I feel that Miss Jiang, you are the type of chivalrous woman with a kind heart. After a closer look today, I found that you are also very gentle and kind. You and my godfather are simply a perfect match, a match made in heaven!"

Yan Xiong's flattery was very blatant.

Jiang Linger frowned as she listened to what Yan Xiong said, thinking that Yan Xiong was exaggerating. She used to be a female pirate, not a female Bodhisattva. But when Yan Xiong said that she and Du Yongxiao were a perfect match, and that they were made in heaven, Jiang Linger became happy. This was the first time someone said this about her and Du Yongxiao, and it was of great significance.

Jiang Ling'er immediately changed her opinion of Yan Xiong and thought that he was a pretty good guy. At least he had a great eye.

"By the way, Inspector Yan, you have been with Mr. Du for so long, do you have any other ideas?" Jiang Ling'er asked tentatively.

Yan Xiong's heart skipped a beat and he quickly put down the spoon, thinking that the drama was about to begin. He sat up straight and said, "No! How could I have any other thoughts? I am loyal to my godfather. No matter what others say, I will not change. I am devoted to him!"

Jiang Ling'er knew that Yan Xiong had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "No, that's not what I meant. We don't doubt your loyalty to him. What I meant is that now that you are successful in your career and a little older, I wonder if you still have the will to continue to struggle?"

Yan Xiong's triangular eyes flickered, and he thought for a moment before answering, "I actually admire Cao Cao, the hero of the Three Kingdoms--"

"Uh, Cao Cao? He used the emperor to control the princes?"

"No, no, that's not it!" Yan Xiong waved his hands hurriedly, "It's that poem of his, 'An old horse in the stable is still ambitious!' What I mean is that although I'm a little older, I'm still very ambitious. If godfather needs me, I'll be a brick in your hand, and I'll be moved wherever you need me!"

Jiang Ling'er chuckled and glanced at Du Yongxiao, meaning that your godson is very interesting.

"Since you put it that way, I won't hide it anymore." Du Yongxiao finally spoke, raising the spoon to his mouth and smiling at Yan Xiong, "I plan to invest in the mainland market, to be more precise, in Shenzhen, and I want you to come over. What do you think?"

Yan Xiong was horrified, "Godfather, are you going to send me to the frontier?"

"Uh, exile to the frontier?" Du Yongxiao was stunned when he heard this and looked at Yan Xiong, "Why do you think so?"

Yan Xiong said with a sad face: "I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have agreed to Peng Baiwan, Zhao Jinbao and the Chinese businessmen last night and promised to help them persuade Miss Jiang not to monopolize and open up the rice, fruit and rubber industries... They are in a difficult situation, too. They have a lot of people to support. Besides, monopoly is wrong in the first place. You can monopolize for a while, but not for a lifetime..."

When Du Yongxiao heard this, he knew that Yan Xiong had misunderstood, and there seemed to be some inside story.

Jiang Ling'er and Du Yongxiao looked at each other, then looked at Yan Xiong together to see what he would say.

Even Jiang Muling, who was feeding Tangyuan, stopped and looked at Yan Xiong curiously.

When Yan Xiong saw everyone looking at him, he felt overwhelmed. He gritted his teeth and went for it. He told Du Yongxiao and the others in detail what happened last night.

After hearing this, Du Yongxiao finally understood.

Yan Xiong was sweating all over at this time, "To be honest, I really want to help them. Although I am a bad person, I also think that monopoly is wrong! I'm sorry, Miss Jiang, I have no intention of offending you, I'm just telling the truth... If you, godfather, think that I am meddling in other people's business, or have done something wrong, and want to send me to the frontier for this, I, Yan Xiong, have no complaints! Yes, no complaints!" After saying that, he took out a handkerchief, squeezed out a few tears and wiped them away.

(End of this chapter)