Started from Hong Kong Island

Chapter 19 [One wave has not yet subsided, another wave rises]

Deep Water Bay Tang Family Villa

As she had been here many times, the security guard smiled and opened the small door for Li Wendi the moment she got off the car.

Li Wendi smiled and said, "Hello! Please contact the housekeeper. I want to meet Uncle Deng."

"Okay, Mr. Li, please wait a moment. I'll call Uncle Lin right away." The security guy said to Li Wendi with a smile.

Three minutes later, the young man turned around and said, "Mr. Li, Uncle Lin asked you to go directly to the back garden. Uncle Deng is there."

"Okay, thank you!" Li Wendi took out a pack of cigarettes and threw it to the young man.

Li Wendi found the back garden with ease and saw Uncle Deng playing with the sparrows in the birdcage.

"Dumble!"

Deng Songlian looked back at Li Wendi and said with a warm smile, "What's wrong? You rarely take the initiative to look for an old man like me."

Li Wendi was silent for several seconds before he said, "I seem to have gotten into some trouble."

It seemed unethical to start complaining about someone's son's problems as soon as you entered his home, so Li Wendi took the blame directly on himself and then just mentioned Deng Jiaren vaguely.

Deng Songlian put away his smile, looked at Li Wendi seriously and asked, "What trouble did you cause?"

So, Li Wendi told about today's negotiations with Lin Jianmin, of course adding a little artistic embellishment, emphasizing Lin Jianmin's strength and his desire for more money.

"Did A'ren ask you to do this?" Deng Songlian asked with a frown.

Li Wendi blinked frequently and said tactfully, "I didn't handle this matter well. I was worried that Lin Jianmin would cause trouble in Tsim Sha Tsui, so I had to come to you."

Deng Songlian is an old hand and a shrewd man. He could naturally hear Li Wendi's acquiescence. However, Li Wendi did not directly shirk the responsibility, which made Deng Songlian quite relieved.

However, offending Lin Jianmin gave Deng Songlian a headache. After all, no society could withstand the targeting of the police force, and now was a critical period for the Deng family to "whitewash", and no one could interfere.

"If he wants 50%, I'll give him 50%. I'll let A'ren handle this matter. You don't have to worry about it." Deng Songlian's face was still gloomy.

"Uncle Deng, do you want to come out and talk to Lin Jianmin?" Seeing that Deng Songlian was unmoved, Li Wendi continued, "I heard that Lin Jianmin is greedy and cares about his reputation. I'm afraid he won't let us go."

Deng Songlian had a very hot temper when he was young, and he became more restrained as he got older. Li Wendi felt that provoking him might be able to eliminate the hidden dangers brought by Lin Jianmin, and this was brought by his son Deng Jiaren, so it should be solved by this father.

At this time, Lin Chaoyuan, who was hiding in the flowers, suddenly spoke up, "Why don't I go talk to Lin Jianmin? It's not good to affect the business of He Liansheng."

Li Wendi was startled. He hadn't noticed Lin Chaoyuan since he entered the door. It was a bit sudden, which made him a little scared as he was trying to fool Deng Songlian.

Deng Songlian glanced at Li Wendi and nodded in agreement. Everyone in the world knew that Lin Chaoyuan represented Deng Songlian, and many things were handled by this Uncle Lin.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Li Wendi stayed for a few minutes and then left the villa.

Under the surveillance of the two old guys, Li Wendi was a little worried about exposing his intentions. Since they were not "fellow travelers", there was no point in saying more.

Deng Songlian was still teasing the bird, but there was no amusement on his face. He whispered to himself, "It seems that Li Wendi wants to leave the society. I just wanted to use Lin Jianmin to teach him a lesson."

Lin Chaoyuan smiled and said, "Master, you care too much about Li Wendi. There are many people in the society waiting for your promotion. Besides, the Deng family's whitewashing cannot be made public for the time being, otherwise other people will have opinions and we will be in trouble."

Ultimately, Lin Chaoyuan's plan was to whitewash the Deng family, not out of any regard for old friendship.

"If it weren't for this, I wouldn't agree to let you meet Lin Jianmin. Since you have to meet him, you can't lose face." Deng Songlian's eyes flashed with ferocity.

"Well, people like Lin Jianmin have a lot of handles. I will ask someone to collect them." Lin Chaoyuan naturally understood what Deng Songlian meant.

Li Wendi knew that he could not trust one person completely and that he had to make multiple preparations for big things. So he found Wei Renwei again to discuss how to deal with Lin Jianmin.

In fact, Wei Renwei thought from the beginning that this was his chance to replace Li Wendi, so he just sat back and watched things get worse.

"Wendy, Lin Jianmin is not easy to deal with. He has considerable power in the police force. If he mobilizes plainclothes officers to target us, it will be enough to give us a hard time." Wei Renwei was unwilling to help.

Li Wendi sneered and said, "Brother Wei, if the Tsim Sha Tsui site is in chaos and the tribute money cannot be paid on time, it will be difficult to explain to my uncle. Some people were already dissatisfied with our position as the decision-maker in Tsim Sha Tsui."

The lack of results in Tsim Sha Tsui will naturally have an impact on Wei Renwei, and of course the person most affected is Li Wendi.

"Anyway, I don't really want to be the one in charge. If it's gone, it's gone." Li Wendi looked indifferent.

If Li Wendi had known that the Deng family would bring him so much trouble, he would never have taken this position.

"Don't worry! There is always a way to solve the problem. Maybe Lin Jianmin has no intention of dealing with us." Wei Renwei comforted Li Wendi.

Without Li Wendi, Wei Renwei's influence in Tsim Sha Tsui will definitely be greatly reduced. After all, no one in charge can allow others to seize power.

"How about this, I will help you check Lin Jianmin, and at the same time let my friends in the police force test Lin Jianmin's attitude." Wei Renwei said.

Li Wendi calmed down a little and said, "Give me the news as soon as possible. If Lin Jianmin comes secretly, it will be difficult for us to defend against him."

Li Wendi naturally would not place all his hopes on Deng Songlian and Wei Renwei.

That night, Zhang Yan was asked to personally "dig up Lin Jianmin's past", and only then did Li Wendi feel at ease.

This era is too chaotic. What makes Li Wendi nervous may be that he was deeply influenced by the Hong Kong movies in his previous life. He always feels that there are "villains who want to harm me."

After a few days, everything was still calm, allowing Li Wendi to slowly let go of the matter.

Zhang Yan rushed in and said to Li Wendi breathlessly, "The jewelry store on the site was robbed. What should we do?"

Cao!
Li Wendi cursed inwardly, his face instantly turning gloomy. Although jewelry store robberies happen from time to time, and ostensibly are the police's business, it actually has an impact on the community as well, after all, it happened on their own turf.

"This matter has gone beyond our sphere of influence, but we still have to do something. Send all the brothers out to find that group of people and assist the police in solving the case." Li Wendi immediately ordered.

"According to past practice, it is usually impossible to find the person, and we will need to find a few scapegoats." Zhang Yan said with a frown.

Li Wendi thought for a moment and said, "It's necessary to pay for the resettlement of scapegoats, so we should try our best to find those people."

Li Wendi always felt guilty about the practice of finding scapegoats.

Why do robbers enjoy good food and good drinks and live freely and unpunished?
"Okay, I'll notify them right away." Zhang Yan responded seriously.

Li Wendi sighed, "One wave has not yet subsided when another wave comes."

As soon as Zhang Yan walked out the door, he ran into several police officers who were looking for Li Wendi, so he took them to see Li Wendi.

"Wendy, sir is looking for you!" Zhang Yan greeted.

"Please sit down!" Li Wendi raised his hand.

"Li Wendi, something happened at the jewelry store on your territory. Let's follow the procedure first. If we can't catch the person, you should prepare the 'scapegoat'." The leader was a tall man with a defiant look.

"Sir, these robbers must be habitual criminals. If they can be caught, it will be good for everyone. I believe the store owner will be willing to donate some money to the police force." Li Wendi said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)