Started from Hong Kong Island

Chapter 31 [Useless Negotiation]

Buildings are being constructed in Tsim Sha Tsui, Wan Chai, Sheung Wan, Causeway Bay and North Point in Hong Kong. Of course, this momentum is partly due to the connivance of the Hong Kong government, but the main factor is market demand.

As the land in Central was used up, commercial building rents became increasingly expensive, and a large number of foreign companies entered Hong Kong, the commercial buildings in Central could no longer meet the needs of most companies. However, some powerful companies were unwilling to move too far away from the heart of Central, so these five locations fell into the plans of real estate developers.

Among them, Sheung Wan and North Point are the least developed. Although Sheung Wan is very close to Central, as it is a distribution center for marine goods with warehouses everywhere, building commercial buildings requires a lot of time on negotiations and may even result in high prices, plus an additional land fee. Therefore, the reclaimed land in Wan Chai and Causeway Bay is more popular with real estate developers.

However, there are some real estate developers willing to acquire warehouses in Sheung Wan, such as Li Zhaoji of Sun Hung Kai. This is one of the reasons why Li Wendi chose the warehouse in Sheung Wan as his primary investment project. This way, there will be less competition and Li Wendi can make more money.

Sheung Wan is the territory of He Liansheng, but Li Wendi's influence is far-reaching. If Li Wendi were to cooperate with the person in charge of Sheung Wan, the profits would inevitably be diluted. It would be better for him to make the acquisition on his own, which would save time and effort and would not involve personal relationships.

As for Chen Xingzhou, the two of them originally had a forced cooperative relationship. Chen Xingzhou needed Li Wendi's power and cover (to transfer assets), otherwise Chen Xingzhou would never give a share to outsiders.

Li Wendi delayed discussing with Chen Xingzhou because he wanted to see whether Chen Xingzhou could help with the Lin Jianmin incident. If not, it would be difficult for Li Wendi to do business quietly in Tsim Sha Tsui and he might be abandoned by He Liansheng. He needed to leave a way out for himself.

It is difficult for Li Wendi to get a foothold in places like Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, so Sheung Wan is his best choice.

On the afternoon of the second day, after the pursuit occurred, Li Wendi did not dare to stay outside for too long, so he arranged for several younger brothers to follow him. Even Li Xiaonan's school was protected by his younger brothers.

Li Wendi thought that Lin Jianmin was in a very bad situation, and that this guy was desperate. If he caught Li Xiaonan and made trouble for him, Li Wendi would be helpless.

Li Wendi was sitting on a chair, with peanuts, melon seeds and drinks on the table in front of him. The other brothers were sitting in the same position, except that Li Wendi was reading a book while the younger brothers were chatting and bragging. It was very noisy, but it did not affect his reading.

However, it did affect the business of Guo Cuiting's convenience store. When the neighbors saw so many gangsters sitting nearby, they were so scared that they shrank back when they wanted to buy something. It seemed like an unexpected disaster to attract gangsters when buying something.

Although he knew that Li Wendi was the leader of the Young and Dangerous gang and these people would not cause trouble for him, he was still worried.

"Boss, someone's here." The gangsters stood up and stared unkindly at the three men who were slowly walking towards them.

Li Wendi looked up and saw Lin Jianmin standing at the front. He frowned immediately. What was he doing here?
This is Sai Wan, which is not under Lin Jianmin's jurisdiction. Even if he wants to arrest Li Wendi, he needs to say hello to Xu Shoukun.

"Inspector Lin, how come you have time to come to Sai Wan?" Li Wendi asked with a smile.

Although the two of them have a grudge against each other, their faces have not been completely torn apart, so they still need to maintain superficial politeness.

After all, it's not good for anyone to fall out with each other.

Lin Jianmin deliberately exposed the gun on his waist, sat down and said, "I heard that you were chopped by a knifeman, so I came to see. People in the underworld say that I hired someone to chop you up, do you believe it?"

Li Wendi smiled meaningfully and said, "I don't know whether I believe it or not. Inspector Lin, do you think I should believe it?"

"In fact, there are only some minor conflicts between us. There is no need to find someone to axe you." Lin Jianmin changed the subject and said, "You met with Xu Shoukun that night, right? Can you tell me if you discussed anything?"

"This is the first time that Inspector Xu and I met, so of course we talked about something. Didn't Inspector Lin hear that He Liansheng was planning to build a special street in Sai Wan?" Li Wendi said nonchalantly. Of course, it was impossible to tell Lin Jianmin about those things, as they were still enemies.

Lin Jianmin was immediately displeased, "Are you discussing how to deal with me?"

"Since Inspector Lin has determined that what we are talking about is to deal with you, there is no need to ask me." Li Wendi spread his hands and sneered, "Fuck! You hired someone to chop me up, and you still come to question me. Who gave you such a big face?"

The atmosphere began to become tense, and the men on both sides seemed ready to take action.

"Li Wendi, I just finished talking to Deng Songlian, and you're making trouble behind my back. Aren't you afraid that Deng Songlian will cause trouble for you?"

"Inspector Lin, it seems like I was the one who got chopped. Why does it feel like I asked someone to chopped you?" Li Wendi's face turned gloomy. "If I knew who asked someone to chopped me, I would definitely fight back."

"Inspector Lin said I was causing trouble, so what did I do? Did my cooperation with Inspector Xu offend you?"

"."Lin Jianmin was speechless. He had no evidence to prove that Li Wendi was causing trouble, because there were only Li Wendi, Ma Yunhui and Xu Shoukun in the private room where the meeting took place.

"I heard that Inspector Xu was also hacked and the two knifemen were shot dead. I think who is behind it will soon be revealed." Li Wendi sneered. He pretended to be arrogant when talking about things. What else was there to talk about?
At this point, Lin Jianmin knew that he could not scare Li Wendi, so he changed his face and said with a smile, "If they dare to chop the police officers, they will definitely not be able to escape. Black Wolf, your territory is in Tsim Sha Tsui, and I am the inspector of Tsim Sha Tsui. As long as we cooperate sincerely, we can make a lot of money.

Xu Shoukun has a bad reputation in the police force. He is a well-known traitor. It is easy to be betrayed if you stand with him."

Li Wendi listened quietly, but in his heart he was complaining, "Lin Jianmin is not a man of honor. When you escape this time, I don't know how you will retaliate against me. In any case, Lin Jianmin must be dismissed, otherwise there will be trouble."

"This is your police force's business. If I want to set up a business in Sai Wan, I must cooperate with Inspector Xu. Otherwise, how can I continue my business?" Li Wendi completely ignored what Lin Jianmin said.

"You are just afraid that I will cause you trouble in the future if I am still in Tsim Sha Tsui. I can promise you that as long as you don't continue to cause trouble, I can let go of the past." Lin Jianmin said generously.

Of course Li Wendi didn't believe it, not even a word of it.

These people in status only care about power, money and face, and everything else means shit to them.

Li Wendi is already blocking Lin Jianmin's way, so he must be moved away, even by using gunpowder to blow him up.

"So (difficult)!" Li Wendi agreed on the surface and first stabilized Lin Jianmin. He did not take any specific action afterwards. As for finding someone to kill Lin Jianmin, he would have to wait a little longer.

Looking at Lin Jianmin's leaving back, Li Wendi's mouth corners rose unconsciously. It would be ungentlemanly not to take revenge.

Although Li Wendi is not a gentleman, he still has to emulate gentlemen.

(End of this chapter)