Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 997 0982 [The Rat Deceives the Dragon]

Du Yongxiao talked with Boss Huo in the conference room for more than half an hour.

If it were an ordinary customer, it would be good enough for Boss Huo to talk to the other party for ten minutes at most.

For Mr. Huo, every second counts, and he hates wasting time the most. Many times, large projects worth tens of millions can be finalized in one or two days, or even a few hours. For example, in his previous life, he invested more than 3 billion in Nansha in just three days.

After Du Yongxiao finished talking with Boss Huo, they exchanged a few words and prepared to leave.

At this time, boom, boom, boom!
However, Young Master Huo was curious when he saw that there was no movement outside, so he brought in some tea and pretended to change the tea for Boss Huo.

Young Master Huo came into the room with tea and saw Du Yongxiao. He was about to speak, but was stopped by Mr. Huo, "Come here."

"Okay, father!" Young Master Huo said, gesturing to Du Yongxiao, "Sorry, let's talk later."

Du Yongxiao nodded and smiled at him.

Here, Young Master Huo came to Boss Huo, put down the tea, lowered his eyebrows and asked, "Father, what do you want me to do?"

Boss Huo pointed at him and said, "Take out all the money from the company in the next few days!"

"Uh, what?"

"Don't ask so many questions!"

"No, father, that's a full 700 or 800 million. What's going on if you take it all out at once? Oh, are you going to help Ah Xiao? Even if you want to help him, you don't have to take out so much. This will bankrupt us!"

After Mr. Huo finished speaking, he was too embarrassed to look at Du Yongxiao, meaning, I am telling the truth, don't blame me.

"Hey, you! I told you to sort it out and take it out. Did you hear me?"

"Ahem, okay! But--"

"But what?"

"But I used a very small amount!" Young Master Huo said anxiously, pinching his fingertips and sincerely saying to his father, "It was really only a little bit."

Boss Huo stared at him and couldn't help asking, "How much is your little bit?"

"Ahem, just one hundred million!"

"Asshole! How dare you embezzle public funds?" Boss Huo was furious.

"No, father, listen to me--" Mr. Huo turned pale with fright.

Huo Da Lao's face was extremely ugly, his hands were shaking slightly, his chest was rising and falling, and he stared at Huo Da Shao: "Why don't you explain it, where did you spend the 100 million?"

Young Master Huo was so frightened that he stuttered a little. He glanced at Du Yongxiao and gritted his teeth without saying a word.

But even with just this small action, the meaning was very clear in the eyes of Boss Huo.

Young Master Huo was afraid that Boss Huo would not help Du Yongxiao, so he acted first and asked for permission later. He had already taken out 100 million yuan to give to Du Yongxiao to embezzle.

But now, Boss Huo checked the accounts and directly ruined his plan.

"You are so confused!"

Boss Huo took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, then stood up and prepared to walk towards Young Master Huo. Unexpectedly, as soon as he stood up, he staggered and almost fell.

Young Master Huo was quick-witted and rushed forward to support Boss Huo. Boss Huo didn't even think twice and slapped Young Master Huo in the face.

"This slap is to teach you a lesson! Hurry up and get the 100 million back! As for Du Yongxiao, I won't allow you to support him even a penny!"

"Ah?" Young Master Huo opened his mouth in surprise, suspecting that he had heard it wrong. He thought his father was too heartless. People came to beg for help, but he didn't support them even with a penny.

"What? If you still think of me as your dad, then listen to me!"

Boss Huo tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, gave an order in a deep voice, and walked out the door.

Mr. Huo covered his face, lowered his head and hurriedly followed his father, Mr. Huo. When he reached the door, he turned around and said to Du Yongxiao, "I'll be back soon. Wait for me."

In the study, seeing Mr. Huo and his son leave, Du Yongxiao changed into a comfortable posture, half leaning on the seat, glancing at Mr. Huo's favorite calligraphy work in the study: God rewards hard work.

He murmured, "God doesn't like honest people. He only likes those who are cunning and treacherous! The so-called God rewards hard work is just an excuse for losers to make for themselves!"

After saying that, Du Yongxiao stood up and walked to the tea table of Mr. Huo, picked up the cup of new tea that Mr. Huo had just brought, opened the lid, blew off the tea foam, and drank the warm tea in one gulp: "Good tea!"

Du Yongxiao put down the empty tea bowl, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, looked towards the door and smiled: "It seems that Mr. Huo will not be coming back, so there is no need for me to stay here any longer."

After saying this, Du Yongxiao put his hands behind his back, hummed an unknown tune, and swaggered out of the study, heading outside.

Halfway through the walk, he realized something was wrong, so he coughed again, rubbed his face with his hands, and immediately put on a sad look, and walked in a somewhat distracted manner.

When everyone in the Huo Mansion saw him like this, they sighed in their hearts -
"This is the downside of being successful at a young age. You can't stand up again after being hit."

"Yeah, it looks like this time I failed to ask the Huo family for help. I just saw Young Master Huo being scolded by the master!"

Everyone in the Huo family shook their heads, feeling sympathy for Du Yongxiao, who used to be so high-spirited when he came in and out of the Huo family, but now looked so lost and discouraged.

Du Yongxiao saw everything clearly. He believed that the news of his failure to ask the Huo family for help would spread throughout Hong Kong before tomorrow.

Behind him, Boss Huo stared at Du Yongxiao's back as he quickly left in the bedroom, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and then glanced at Master Huo who was standing beside him waiting to be scolded with an angry look.

When Mr. Huo saw his father looking at him, he was frightened by his father's eyes and quickly looked away, not daring to meet his gaze.

At this time, the anger on Boss Huo's face had long disappeared without a trace, and instead he showed a calm smile: "Why, are you so afraid of me?"

"Hehe, yes, father, you looked like you wanted to eat someone just now!" Young Master Huo answered seriously.

Boss Huo snorted and said disdainfully: "Eating people? The one who really dares to eat people is not me, but the one who just walked out, your good friend!"

"Uh, you mean Ah Xiao? Why would he eat people? It seems like he's almost being eaten by others!" Young Master Huo was stunned, not understanding what was going on.

"That's why I said you're not ambitious. If you were half as good as Du Yongxiao, I would be able to laugh even if I was lying in a coffin!"

"Hehe, isn't that a zombie?" Mr. Huo immediately realized he was wrong and quickly shut up.

Mr. Huo glared at his son and said, "You, you are hopeless!"

"I know, but I am very loyal, unlike you. I wanted to help Ah Xiao but you refused—"

"You help him?" Boss Huo was almost laughing out of anger, "Does he need your help? Just don't cause him any trouble." "What do you mean?"

"You'll know what I mean soon." After saying this, Mr. Huo sighed, glanced at his son, and suddenly asked, "Did it hurt you just now?"

"Dad, you hit me pretty hard. It hurts a little..." Mr. Huo immediately covered his cheek with his hands, and his voice sounded a little unclear.

Huo Da Lao glanced at Huo Da Shao and said, "Even if it hurts, you have to bear it! You know, this slap in the face may help the Huo family earn hundreds of millions!"

"Ah, what's going on?" Young Master Huo was confused.

"Anyway, you better stay at home and don't do anything. Otherwise, not only will you not make money, but you might even screw the Huo family over!"

Young Master Huo stared at his father, Mr. Huo, in amazement: "Father, can you explain it more clearly? Why do I feel like an idiot?"

Boss Huo took off his reading glasses and chuckled, "I'll teach you a trick. Learn it carefully. Do you know what 'the cunning mouse tricks the dragon' is?"

"What game?"

Boss Huo smiled slightly and said, "In ancient times, people from all walks of life invented all kinds of scams to make money, which were later summarized into 108 games of tricks, including 36 celestial games and 72 earthly games. It is said that in ancient times, if you can use the 72 earthly games, you can get rich, and if you can use the 36 celestial games, you can change the world."

"Among the 36 games of the Thousand Gates, the most difficult one to detect is the one called the Rat Tricking the Dragon Game. Anyone who falls into this game will lose everything and their family will be ruined!"

……

HSBC boss Shen Bi's home is full of guests tonight.

These people were all good friends that Shen Bi took the initiative to invite to "drink tea".

Among them are Hong Kong tycoon Lam Pak-yan, entertainment tycoon Ray Lui Kok-kun, and Shaw Brothers film tycoon Run Run Shaw.

When Yan Xiong arrived here to invite Shen Bi to meet Du Yongxiao, Shen Bi passed on the message and asked Yan Xiong to come into the house.

When Yan Xiong walked in, he saw all the big guys sitting there and couldn't help but feel curious.

Every tycoon here can make the water of Hong Kong flow backwards with just a stomp of his feet, but tonight they have all become Shen Bi's guests of honor. What is going on?
Seeing Yan Xiong standing there in a daze, Shen Bi pointed to a seat and said, "Inspector Yan, sit down!"

"Oh well!"

Although Yan Xiong's current status is very important, he doesn't dare to act big in front of so many big guys. He hurriedly finds a seat and sits down, feeling even more suspicious.

Lin Baixin, Shao Daheng and others looked at him with different expressions, but everyone still gave face to this famous "smiling tiger" and nodded to Yan Xiong as a greeting.

Yan Xiong hurriedly clasped his fists in return, then looked at Shen Bi again.

Without waiting for Yan Xiong to speak, Shen Bi said, "Inspector Yan, you don't need to say more. I already know why you're here. Did Mr. Du invite me to meet him?"

"Uh, yes! He said he has something important to discuss with you." Yan Xiong replied quickly.

Shen Bi nodded, "Mr. Du is in a bad situation now. Li Zhaoheng and others have formed an anti-Du alliance and are determined to swallow up Hengchuang Real Estate. Now I have invited Lin Daheng, Shao Daheng and others to have a secret meeting. Can they help him out--"

"Ah, so that's how it is!" Yan Xiong was overjoyed, and couldn't suppress his excitement as he said, "Then how about we discuss this, big guys? Are you willing to lend a hand?"

After Yan Xiong finished speaking, he looked at the "garment king" Lin Baixin.

Among those present, Lin Baixin and Du Yongxiao have the best relationship. Not only did they form an alliance when investing in Kenya in Africa, but they also established a deep friendship. After returning to Hong Kong, this friendship not only did not fade, but became even stronger.

Shen Bi also looked at Lin Baixin with a smile on her face.

Seeing this, Lin Baixin had to express his opinion: "In fact, this matter is easy to solve. As long as Mr. Shen is willing to cover the bottom, we are willing to take the risk and give it a try!"

"Yes, Mr. Du is in contact with us after all, we can't just stand by and watch him die! But this matter is serious, and we need Mr. Shen to take the responsibility." Shao Daheng also said.

Now the situation is obvious -
The anti-Du alliance has Qiu Degen's Far East Bank, which can use the bank to turn funds into bullets and continuously attack Du Yongxiao.

They must also have the support of the bank, otherwise they will not be able to defeat the other side.

HSBC is much larger than Far East Bank in terms of both scale and capital. As long as Shen Biken represents HSBC to cover them, they might as well stand together with Du Yongxiao and fight against the anti-Du alliance.

In fact, the reason why they supported Du Yongxiao was not because they really wanted to make friendship last forever, but because it was profitable.

Shen Bi has just analyzed that if the anti-Du alliance can be defeated this time, then Li Zhaoheng's Li Group, Li Jiacheng's Cheung Kong Industries, and other bigwigs' companies will be seriously damaged, and they can take the opportunity to invade and reap huge profits.

Now everyone passed the ball to HSBC boss Shen Bi. They all looked at Shen Bi, waiting for him to make his final statement.

Yan Xiong also looked at Shen Bi eagerly.

If Shen Bi refuses, Du Yongxiao will be in great danger this time. Hengchuang might be swallowed up, and Du Group might collapse. Then, he, Du Yongxiao's godson and the former Chinese detective who rose to fame thanks to Du Yongxiao, will be reduced to his original form and become an uncultured old man!
Yan Xiong absolutely does not want to see this result happen.

Shen Bi took a deep look at everyone and was about to speak--
Suddenly there was a noisy sound of footsteps outside--
"This is a private residence, you are not allowed to go in!"

"Excuse me, this is the ICAC business! Please don't interfere with official business."

Crunch!

The door of the conference room was pushed open.
A well-dressed and handsome man walked in, followed by five other men in black suits with work badges hanging on their chests, which read "ICAC".

The imposing man glanced at everyone, his eyes fell on Yan Xiong, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Yan Xiong, you are here after all."

Yan Xiong resisted the urge to jump up and asked in surprise, "Li Luofu?"

"Yes, it's me!" Li Luofu, who was promoted to the director of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, stepped forward and looked at Yan Xiong with a haughty attitude: "It seems that your master is really anxious and sent you here so late to ask for help!"

"What do you mean?" Yan Xiong glared at the other party.

Li Luofu smiled contemptuously: "Don't worry, you are not my target tonight, and you are not worthy!"

After saying that, Li Luofu turned and walked towards HSBC Bank boss Shen Bi, reached into his arms, and very handsomely unfolded an arrest warrant and placed it in front of Shen Bi: "Boss Shen, I'm sorry, according to our investigation, you are suspected of colluding with the Du Group and committing multiple financial frauds. Please go back with us to assist in the investigation."

After these words were spoken, even though the people sitting in the hall were all real Chinese tycoons from Hong Kong, none of them showed their emotions, they could not help but stare in astonishment.

We are all doing business, and profit-seeking is the fundamental goal, but there is no need to take things to this extent.

Obviously, Li Zhaoheng went a little too far!

Since ancient times, the fight between the two sides should not involve outsiders, but in order to bring down Du Yongxiao, Li Zhaoheng actually used the Independent Commission Against Corruption to arrest Shen Bi. Everyone knows that Shen Bi is Du Yongxiao's financial manager. Without Shen Bi, Du Yongxiao is like losing his armor and weapons, and has no fighting power!

In a word——
This is obviously an attempt to kill Du Yongxiao!

(End of this chapter)