Started from Hong Kong Island

Chapter 200 200 [You Still Want to Help]

Li Wendi smiled and said, "If my words can make them unable to move, then how can we deal with those corrupt officials? Do you think those officials have been around for so many years and can only commit corruption? If they can't investigate, let's replace the Governor with someone more capable."

"And their procedures do need to be improved. They are given the power to clean up Hong Kong's officialdom, not to cause trouble for good citizens like me."

"If you hadn't come to pick me up, do you believe they would have starved me for a day or two in the name of assisting the investigation? If I couldn't stand it, I would have had to write a confession according to what they said."

Zhao Wanying seemed to be thinking about Li Wendi's venting of emotions. Li Wendi stayed in the ICAC for nearly an hour. Logically, he should have been asked all the questions, but they did not release him until she went to rescue him. This was a fact.

"Don't worry, I will ask the Commission for the specific reasons." Zhao Wanying still felt that there was no need to offend the ICAC. "Don't say anything unfavorable to the Commission in the future. This will not benefit anyone."

"And tell me the truth, are you really involved in the Godber corruption case?"

Li Wendi shook his head. "Wei Zuhui and I have a grudge. When his son hit my mother, I was so angry that I robbed his office building. Later, he retaliated against me by telling my competitors about some of my acquisition plans. I also robbed his listed company. How could he let me go with such a big hatred?"

Zhao Wanying has learned some of the circumstances. The two did have hatred for each other, so it is understandable that they are taking the opportunity to retaliate. So why is the ICAC holding on to it?
Although she is Li Wendi's representative lawyer, she does not want to help the evil, so she must investigate it thoroughly.

The next morning, freshly printed newsprint showed major newspapers publishing interviews with Li Wendi.

The citizens of Hong Kong were divided into two camps. One camp supported the ICAC and believed that Li Wendi was a villain who must have been involved in the Peter Godber corruption case and that Li Wendi's words were not credible. The other camp felt that Li Wendi had no need to lie and that the ICAC should correct its handling methods and not wrongly accuse good people.

Just as Li Wendi had expected, those corrupt officials used their power to expand the impact of the incident in an attempt to put pressure on the Governor of Hong Kong and even take the opportunity to abolish the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

As a result, rumors spread in Hong Kong: Governor Murray MacLehose wanted to use the Independent Commission Against Corruption to clean up the Hong Kong bureaucracy, put his cronies in power, and make the Hong Kong government a place where he has the final say.

Li Wendi didn't expect things to turn out like this. It was really a big scene and he had to admire the power of these corrupt officials.

Soon, Li Wendi received a call from ICAC Deputy Commissioner Bai Liqu, who roughly apologized for the harm caused to Li Wendi by the ICAC, and hoped that Li Wendi could attend the press conference to express support for the ICAC in order to save the one-sided public opinion.

In fact, as a senior official of the Hong Kong government, Bai Liqu could not bring himself to apologize to Li Wendi. Unfortunately, the matter has affected the reputation of the Governor of Hong Kong, and he must stop it, otherwise his official career will come to an end.

Li Wendi naturally took the ladder handed to him and readily agreed to attend the reception.

Li Wendi certainly does not want the ICAC to fall because of this. After all, it would not be good for him. There are too many corrupt officials and his business is not doing well. There will always be rivals who want to take "shortcuts", and he will be in trouble.

Li Wendi was also very clear that on the surface Bailiqu and the ICAC owed him a favor, but in reality the two sides already had a grudge against each other, they just hadn't torn their faces apart yet.

As predicted, the "misunderstanding" was clarified at the press conference, and the Hong Kong government also used its influence to make major newspapers "change their tune". The situation began to turn in favor of the ICAC, and the impact was eventually eliminated.

Chen Xingzhou and Chen Jinxi followed Li Wendi in selling stocks and made a lot of profits. Now the stock market is continuing to fall and returning to the state in March and April. So Chen Xingzhou believes that the stock market will still pick up, so isn't it his chance to make money?

However, Chen Xingzhou could not judge the time of recovery, so he set his sights on Li Wendi, hoping that Li Wendi would "show his helpful character" and help him continue to make money.

"Mr. Li, you are very capable. Even the Independent Commission Against Corruption was defeated by you." Chen Xingzhou praised Li Wendi.

Li Wendi smiled bitterly and said, "What good tricks? It's just a blind cat catching a dead mouse! I didn't expect things to develop to such a serious level. If I had known, I would not have done this. I'm afraid the ICAC hates me to death now."

"Mr. Li, you're worrying too much. The ICAC will not bend the law for personal gain, otherwise the Governor of Hong Kong will have to step down early." Chen Xingzhou laughed.

It is indeed as Chen Xingzhou said, Governor Murray MacLehose endorsed the ICAC. If he made a mistake, it would be Murray's prestige that would be damaged. Moreover, the power of those corrupt officials should not be underestimated, and they would definitely not let the Governor off easily. Li Wendi did not want to continue the topic, so he asked directly, "Mr. Chen, what do you want to talk to me about this time?"

We are all very busy. We are not friends, but just business partners, so there is no need for small talk.

"The stock market has fallen sharply as Mr. Li predicted. I wonder when it will recover?" Chen Xingzhou asked.

Li Wendi smiled and said, "I'm not a god, how can I know when the stock market will pick up?"

"Mr. Li, we are friends. I just want to know your opinion on the stock market so that I can refer to it." Chen Xingzhou said with a smile. He knew that Li Wendi didn't want to say it, but he would not let it go easily.

Li Wendi thought for a moment and said, "In my opinion, the stock market will not recover in the short term, because this stock market crash was man-made (large investors selling off), and it is difficult for stockholders to believe that the stock market will rise, and they are afraid of losing money again."

Chen Xingzhou fell into deep thought. Last time, it was a group of pirates that caused the stock market to collapse, and only those pirates made profits. This time, it was caused by the sell-off by large investors, and the group that made profits was clearly harming retail investors. How could retail investors be made to believe that the large investors would raise the stock price in a short period of time?

Who knows if it will be another case of 'the weasel paying New Year's greetings to the chicken'?
"It seems that I can't raise the stock price for the time being. I'm still thinking about issuing new shares to raise funds and buy a batch of properties when the land market price is low." Chen Xingzhou argued.

Li Wendi said there was no way to deal with this. It would be difficult for the current stock market to recover, and the local market would continue to decline before 75 years. Of course, Li Wendi would never tell Chen Xingzhou about this news, and he would not even reveal a word to Zhang Yan.

However, the two men reached other cooperation agreements, such as land development in Cheung Sha Wan.

Chen Xingzhou wanted to save some funds for emergencies, so he cooperated with Li Wendi.

Qi Nian Newspaper
He Qijun sat on the leather chair with a serious expression on her face. The documents on her desk had not been turned for a long time. She was thinking intently.

Li Wendi quietly walked up to her side and took the documents away without her noticing.

"What are you thinking about? You're so engrossed!" Li Wendi said jokingly.

So after hesitating for a long time, He Qijun finally told the story in simple terms.

It turned out that there were problems with Yuanhe Printing Company headed by He Zhongmou. He Zhongmou arbitrarily misappropriated a large amount of funds from Yuanhe Printing Company to buy stocks of many companies. Now that the stock market has collapsed, only a small portion of the stocks have been successfully cashed out, and most of the stocks have been trapped.

A large part of these funds are customers' deposits. Now Yuanhe Printing Company is short of funds and cannot even prepare enough raw materials. How can it deliver to customers on time?

After He Zefeng found out about the incident, he was admitted to the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital again. Fortunately, the news of the misappropriation of funds had not yet spread, otherwise Yuanhe Printing Company would not be able to rush to produce the publication, but its reputation would no longer exist and it would be almost bankrupt.

He Zefeng hopes that He Qijun can take over Yuanhe Printing Company for a period of time. As for the funding, He Zefeng is still thinking of a way.

In Li Wendi's opinion, He Zefeng had a very clear plan. He wanted He Qijun to take over the mess of Yuanhe Printing Company, and he also wanted He Qijun to solve the problem of capital shortage on her own, because as long as there was money, Yuanhe Printing Company could operate on its own.

He Qijun should have seen through He Zefeng's calculations, which is why she was forced into a painful choice. Telling Li Wendi was also to seek his opinion. After all, Li Wendi owns 40% of the shares of Qinian Newspaper.

Li Wendi smiled and said, "What do you want to do?"

He Qijun shook her head and said, "I can't bear to give up the Qinian Newspaper now. Besides, Yuanhe Printing is a quagmire and will take up a lot of time and energy."

(End of this chapter)