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Chapter 187 Can We Beat Them?
In the blink of an eye, time has unknowingly come to February 2th.

Today is a special holiday, it is Valentine's Day in the West.

At noon, Lin Haoran received a call from Guan Jiahui, saying that she was coming to see him.

Girls are all love-brained. On this special holiday, they always like to be with their men to express their romance.

Lin Haoran did not refuse this. He asked her to stay where she was and asked Li Weiguo to drive the Mercedes-Benz to pick her up.

In Hong Kong, although Mercedes-Benz is a luxury car, many wealthy people own one, so it is not that noticeable. It is also considered a standard vehicle for wealthy people. You can see at least one Mercedes-Benz among ten cars on the street.

As for the Rolls-Royce, it is so conspicuous that it is the most dazzling target no matter where it goes.

To be honest, as for Guan Jiahui, Lin Haoran never planned to marry her. He dated her only because he coveted her beauty and her fame in her previous life. She was definitely not suitable for him to be his wife, but being a lover was a good choice.

Speaking of which, although Lin Haoran had women in his previous life, he had never had a serious relationship with them. So when he saw Guan Jiahui taking the initiative to ask him out on a date, he simply took her out shopping like an ordinary couple to make up for the regrets of his previous life.

Today, the stock market is still open. Both Universal Investments and Hong Kong Electric Group are buying stocks. However, these men just need to do it. After the market closes or on the next working day, they will naturally report their performance to him. As for the process, there is no need for them to participate too much.

As for other things, there is nothing that can take his attention for the time being.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve in Hong Kong is not a legal holiday, but it happens to be Friday, so even on New Year's Eve, the stock market is still trading normally.

According to Guan Jiahui, her father had gone to spend the holiday with some other woman and would definitely not be coming home tonight, so she dared to sneak out openly.

Although Lin Haoran is a celebrity, he is still young, and the photos in newspapers and videos on TV basically show him dressed in formal clothes.

On the contrary, when he goes out, he wears ordinary clothes, has a different hairstyle, and wears a pair of glasses. Basically, no one can recognize him unless they are very familiar with him.

"Where do you want to go?" Lin Haoran asked Guan Jiahui who was sitting next to him in the Mercedes-Benz with a smile.

"I want to go to Mong Kok. I haven't been shopping there for a long time." Guan Jiahui looked at Lin Haoran with expectant eyes.

"Okay, let's go to Mong Kok." Lin Haoran nodded without thinking.

So the Mercedes started and drove towards the busy area of ​​Mong Kok.

Mong Kok is located at the northern end of Nathan Road. It is an early developed area in Kowloon and is most famous for its typhoon shelters and temples.

There are many traces of the past here. It is not difficult to find old-fashioned bakeries, shrine shops, mahjong halls and other traditional shops in the streets and alleys of the area. Most of the businesses are small operations. The area also has some of the oldest streets in Hong Kong. Walking is the best way to explore the mysteries.

The authentic flavor of Mong Kok is completely different from the modern scenes of Central and Tsim Sha Tsui.

I still remember that last year when I was dating Guan Jiahui, the first time we went shopping was also here. I bought her a pair of Roger Vivier shoes. After that, I hooked up with this famous actress in later generations in just a few words.

In the blink of an eye, more than a year has passed. I am still the same person, but I have grown much more mature and more beautiful.

Mong Kok is the busiest area in Hong Kong and a popular shopping destination for local Chinese. Many shops and restaurants are open all night. The area is bustling and crowded, with banks and commercial buildings everywhere, and the shops are small and exquisite.

Although this place is not as high-end as Central, Wan Chai, Tsim Sha Tsui and other places, it is popular with the public and has many affordable goods, which attracts many young people to come here for shopping.

Basically, when these young people from ordinary civilian backgrounds want to go shopping, the first place they think of is not Central or Causeway Bay, but the busy area of ​​Mong Kok.

However, the population density here is high and there are many people flowing into the area, so there are many social groups here. Many major forces in Hong Kong have branches here, and 13K has the greatest influence here.

As an international metropolis, Hong Kong is influenced by trends and cultures from all over the world. The social situation is complex and changes are taking place at a rapid pace, but the management of public security is lax and in a mess.

Although the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption has weakened the collusion between many gangs and the police, and gang giants like跛豪 and the Ma brothers have been brought down one after another, there are still many gangs that are still thriving today.

For example, 13K, Xinyi'an, Heshenghe, etc., these social groups are not small at all nowadays, and some even claim to have members.

However, these societies also know very well who they can and cannot mess with.

Therefore, they basically would not touch the wealthy families. This was also the reason why, even though Hong Kong was quite chaotic during this era, and Lin Haoran openly exposed his identity as a child of a wealthy family, no society dared to provoke him.

Of course, this is not 100% certain. If you encounter a gangster who is indifferent to life and death and will do anything for money, such as Zhang Ziqiang, Yip Jihan, Ji Bingxiong and others, they don't care what kind of wealthy family you are. As long as they can get the money, kidnapping the rich is a normal practice.

In the evening, after having a sumptuous Sichuan meal at a Sichuan restaurant, Lin Haoran took Guan Jiahui to continue shopping in the busy streets of Mong Kok.

Lin Haoran was an ordinary person in his previous life. He had no resistance to visiting these shopping districts that mainly sold ordinary products. Instead, he was very interested in them.

In this life, although his wealth expanded rapidly by relying on his special identity as a time traveler, he only experienced it for more than a year.

In Lin Haoran's heart, he actually just had the mentality of an ordinary person. He did not feel that these places were not suitable for him to visit just because of his superior status.

Before I knew it, I had arrived at Temple Street. It was already dark and this famous street had transformed into a bustling night market with bright lights. Hundreds of stalls sold clothes, electrical appliances, watches and other affordable goods.

Today, before going to Lin Haoran to spend Valentine's Day, Guan Jiahui dressed up carefully. She wore a snow-white dress and the Roger Vivier women's shoes that Lin Haoran had bought for her before. The hem of her skirt swayed gently with her light steps, like a newly blooming lily, beautiful and attractive.

They didn't know when they arrived at Tung Choi Street in Mong Kok. Guan Jiahui, like other girls in love, held Lin Haoran's big hand. Her face was like a newly blooming peach blossom, her skin was white and delicate, as if it would blush with the slightest touch, and her face was full of happiness.

The name of Tung Choi Street is very strange, but it actually has a source. Due to the location of this road, there was originally a field where Tung Choi was grown, so it was named Tung Choi Street.

With the development of Mong Kok, the vegetable fields have long disappeared and have been replaced by commercial and residential buildings, but the name of Tung Choi Street has been retained.

Every time they arrived at a stall, Guan Jiahui would pull Lin Haoran to stop and carefully look through to see if there was anything suitable.

In fact, despite shopping for a long time, their hands were still empty and they didn't buy anything.

The main reason is not only that Lin Haoran looks down on these cheap goods, but also that Guan Jiahui’s purpose of shopping is not to buy things, but to be with her lover Lin Haoran.

For Lin Haoran, if he wanted to give something to Guan Jiahui, he would naturally buy something from high-end brands. In many cases, you get what you pay for. After all, he is now a super rich man with a net worth of billions, so there is no need for him to save this little money.

The two brothers Li Weidong and Li Weiguo were wearing ordinary casual clothes today instead of their usual suits. This was a special instruction from Lin Haoran so as not to attract so much attention.

Now he is the chairman of Hong Kong Electric Group. If someone notices him or even recognizes Lin Haoran's identity, he might be photographed by the paparazzi all over Hong Kong. Then it would be a troublesome for Lin Haoran to go shopping with a girl.

Therefore, the best way is to dress normally and not attract too much attention, so that others will naturally not recognize him as a famous business tycoon. As they walked, they passed by a large jewelry store. Guan Jiahui looked at the dazzling array of gold, jewelry and other jewels in the display cabinet, and inadvertently revealed some eager eyes.

However, she quickly retracted her gaze and thought about walking through the jewelry store with Lin Haoran.

Guan Jiahui was naturally very clear about Lin Haoran's current identity. He was the famous chairman of Hong Kong Electric Group.

After all, such an identity did not make her proud, but instead made her feel a little inferior, because she knew that the gap between her identity and status and Lin Haoran's was too big.

In the past, Lin Haoran was just the son of Lin Wanan. Before he became the chairman of the company, although there was a gap, the Lin family was just a small wealthy family and was not out of reach after all.

In Guan Jiahui's opinion, it would be a good idea for her to marry into the Lin family, a small wealthy family, and become a wealthy wife in the future.

But now, the gap is so big that it is impossible to close it no matter how hard we try.

Given Lin Haoran’s status, can she really be a wealthy lady?

Therefore, facing the current Lin Haoran, Guan Jiahui feels inferior and dares not make any requests, for fear that Lin Haoran will abandon her at any time.

However, just as Guan Jiahui was about to walk past the jewelry store with Lin Haoran, she was stopped by Lin Haoran.

"I've been shopping for so long today but haven't bought anything. It's Valentine's Day, so I can't just give you nothing. I'll give you a gold necklace. You can't refuse!" Lin Haoran said with a smile.

Guan Jiahui, who had originally planned to refuse, stopped talking after hearing Lin Haoran's next words and obediently followed Lin Haoran into the jewelry shop.

Lin Haoran glanced at the jewelry in the glass cabinet, pointed directly at a more expensive gold chain, and said to the female salesperson: "This one, pack it for me!"

The salesperson hadn't gotten into the mood yet and was just about to introduce some mid- to low-end jewelry to the young couple, but Lin Haoran's words immediately left her confused.

"Please wait a moment, sir. I will pack it for you."

After the salesperson finished speaking, he took out the gold chain as quickly as possible and put it into an exquisite gift box, as if he was afraid that Lin Haoran would regret it.

Lin Haoran didn't say much and just paid the bill.

It took less than two minutes from entering the store to checking out.

"Here, take it. This is for you. This is your Valentine's Day gift." Lin Haoran said with a smile.

"Thank you, I like it very much." Guan Jiahui was very happy at this moment.

"Let's go, it's late, we should go back." Lin Haoran looked at the time on his watch, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening, so he said.

"Yeah." Guan Jiahui followed Lin Haoran out of the jewelry store with a sweet heart.

The place where they parked was only a few hundred meters away, so they walked back the same way.

Lin Haoran and Guan Jiahui walked in front holding hands like an ordinary couple.

The two brothers Li Weidong and Li Weiguo were like passers-by, following behind and protecting their boss at any time.

The flow of people on the street is no longer as much as it was at seven or eight o'clock in the evening. After all, although tomorrow is New Year's Eve, people still have to go to work. Only many couples, like Lin Haoran and Guan Jiahui, are walking hand in hand on the street.

After walking about a hundred meters, the vigilant Li Weidong sensed something was wrong. He whispered to Li Weiguo, "Someone is following the boss."

Li Weiguo glanced at the seats and soon realized that they were being followed by at least five or six people.

Most of these people have tattoos on their bodies and are obviously social people.

So, the two of them quickly walked to Lin Haoran and whispered to him.

Lin Haoran frowned. He had gone shopping with Guan Jiahui several times, but this had never happened before.

Soon, he looked towards Guan Jiahui and roughly understood why.

Guan Jiahui was holding a bag with ** jewelry printed on it. Obviously, it was this bag that attracted these people.

Usually, Lin Haoran is dressed like a nobleman, and Li Weiguo and Li Weidong usually go out with him, dressed in suits and ties, following behind Lin Haoran. They are obviously bodyguards, so basically no blind gangsters would mess with him.

But tonight, in order not to be so conspicuous, he looks like an ordinary person, and others cannot recognize him. The two brothers Li Weidong and Li Weiguo do not look like bodyguards now, but like ordinary people at most.

Lin Haoran and others' dressing like this does make it easy for others to ignore them, but they are also easy to be targeted by some gangsters.

"Can we beat them?" Lin Haoran did not panic, but asked Li Weidong and the others with a smile.

After all, he knew how powerful the Li Weiguo brothers were, and how they had easily defeated Lin Yi.

As long as the other party does not carry a gun, there is basically no need to worry about safety issues.

"Boss, don't worry. If there are only these people here, I can defeat them all by myself." Li Weidong said confidently.

The thugs who want to rob ordinary people’s things obviously don’t have a very high status even if they are members of the underworld. Such people usually bully the weak and fear the strong, and have poor martial arts skills.

"Well, if they take action later, I'll leave it to you to deal with it. Weiguo, you stand by me and protect Jiahui and me." Lin Haoran said directly.

"Good boss!"

Although several people were communicating, they did not stop but continued to walk towards the parking space.

At this time, the gangsters who were following Lin Haoran and others also knew that their whereabouts had been discovered and there was no need to hide their actions anymore.

So, they gathered around and counted six people, all young people in their twenties to thirties.

"Girl, you're pretty good-looking. How about staying and keeping me company?" The leader looked at Guan Jiahui with a lewd smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)