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Cui Zilong took the list handed over by Lin Haoran and couldn't help but said, "Boss, isn't it a bit hasty for you to do this?"

In his opinion, it was indeed a bit hasty to determine who could pass based on just a few casual conversations.

The head coach of the training base, Peng Donghai, couldn't help but nodded, and agreed with Cui Zilong's words.

"Just do as I say. There are still a few vacancies for you to confirm. Besides, you also said that the strength of these 20 people is not much different. It doesn't matter if I choose the qualified candidate!" Lin Haoran said with a smile.

Of course, he couldn't explain to them that he had a golden finger that could check loyalty.

This is ridiculous and no one will believe it.

Moreover, it was impossible for him to reveal his golden finger to others. This kind of thing would remain his secret forever.

After hearing what Lin Haoran said, Cui Zilong stopped objecting. He looked at the people on the list and then handed the list to Peng Donghai.

Peng Donghai is the head coach of the training base. Although these 20 people are elites who were recently transferred back from the Philippines, he is already very familiar with them.

Therefore, just after reading the list a few times, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Among the list of 9 people, there are several who he still remembers clearly. Their strength is definitely among the best among these 20 people.

Unexpectedly, the boss could tell which ones were more capable just by chatting with them for a few minutes?
Although he was surprised, Peng Donghai didn't say anything.

Their goal is to select a dozen secret guards. Since the boss has already confirmed the list of 9 of them, they can just pick a few more.

"By the way, how long will it take for this secret guard team to train?" Lin Haoran continued to ask.

He always brings more than a dozen bodyguards with him whenever he goes out, which makes him very conspicuous wherever he goes. Even he feels uncomfortable with this feeling.

To put it bluntly, being so conspicuous outside actually increases his danger.

On the contrary, in the past, when he traveled with only Li Weidong and Li Weiguo, his presence was not that high.

Once the secret guard team is formed, he will no longer have this worry.

While the presence is reduced, safety is greatly improved.

"Boss, based on the current progress, their training will be basically completed in about another week. The international security expert we specially invited commented that most of these people showed extremely high comprehension. Once the training is completed, we can start screening and add suitable candidates to your security protection team." Peng Donghai replied.

Lin Haoran nodded slightly. A week passed very quickly.

After talking with the two people, Lin Haoran went to the training ground and had an in-depth exchange with international security experts.

After fully discussing with the specially invited international expert and listening to his professional opinions, Lin Haoran finally decided that the secret guard team would be organized into groups of 13 people.

Why not 15? The international expert pointed out that the core of secret guard work is secrecy, and the more people there are, the more difficult it is to hide their identities.

However, 10 people seem to be too weak, so the middle number of 13 people is the most appropriate.

These 13 people, plus the two personal bodyguards Li Weidong and Li Weiguo, bring the total number to 15. Whether one or two more people are added or removed, it will not have much impact on the overall situation.

Lin Haoran already had a preliminary list of 9 people in his mind, which meant that they only needed to screen out 4 more people and the entire team's list would be finalized.

After chatting with the international security expert, the 20 trainees walked him through what they had learned.

After spending two hours at the training base, Lin Haoran was very satisfied with this trip to Saigon.

Next, all he had to do was wait for these people to join him.

In a blink of an eye, the time has come to July 11th.

After more than a week, Lin Haoran went to Jardine House again.

As for the Swire Properties Group, since Ma Shiming took over, all affairs have been handled by him in an orderly manner.

Lin Haoran had just been there the day before and was very satisfied with Ma Shiming's management ability.

This man, who was hailed as Li Jiacheng's strongest military advisor in Lin Haoran's previous life, demonstrated management skills that were no less than Niu Bijian's. In Lin Haoran's eyes, his talent was even better.

Therefore, he is very confident about the Jardine Matheson Group.

As long as his generals remain loyal, he can rest assured to hand over the business to them.

On the other hand, even though Niu Bijian was in charge of Jardine Matheson, Lin Haoran was still a little worried.

The reason is actually very simple. He was not worried about Jardine Matheson managed by Niu Bijian, but he had doubts about Niu Bijian as a person.

In Lin Haoran's eyes, this famous boss of Jardine Matheson was a man who was extremely loyal to himself.

For such people, if used well, it is indeed a sharp knife;

But if you don't use it properly, it might hurt you one day. Lin Haoran came to Niu Bijian's office, but he was not there.

It was not until more than ten minutes later that Niu Bijian hurried back to the office.

"Boss, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming?" When facing Lin Haoran, Niu Bijian was not as respectful as he had pretended before, but instead had a feeling of not wanting to see Lin Haoran.

However, at this moment Lin Haoran did not answer Niu Bijian's words.

Because at this moment he was staring at the number above Niu Bijian's head.

He remembered that last week, Niu Bijian's loyalty was still 62.
Although in his eyes, it was already very low, at most it could be considered barely trustworthy.

But today, I came here to check and found that the loyalty has dropped to 48.
There is no need to think too much, Niu Bijian's attitude towards boss Lin Haoran must have changed during this period.

As for whether he used Jardine Matheson Bank to gain personal benefits?

Lin Haoran still believed that Niu Bijian should not do so for the time being.

Because once he does that, his loyalty will not be as simple as 48. At most, it may drop to the range of more than ten.

So, why did Niu Bijian have such a change of thinking when Lin Haoran already had full control of Jardine Matheson?
This made Lin Haoran very confused.

After all, Niu Bijian is just a professional manager. Theoretically, after Lin Haoran took full control of Jardine Matheson, he should not have such ideological fluctuations again.

Unless... Niu Bijian thinks that Lin Haoran's control over Jardine Matheson is not strong enough!
This thought flashed through Lin Haoran's mind, making him think of many possible reasons in an instant.

"Boss?" Seeing that Lin Haoran remained silent and just stared at him, Niu Bijian couldn't help feeling a chill, as if he had goose bumps.

Doesn't he already know something?
Lin Haoran came back to his senses and said to Niu Bijian with a smile: "Mr. Niu Bijian, although I haven't been to Jardine House recently, I still know the situation of Jardine Matheson. You manage the group in an orderly manner. You have worked so hard during this period!"

"This is what I should do," Niu Bijian responded modestly. "As the boss of Jardine Matheson, I am responsible for the entire board of directors of Jardine Matheson with this salary."

Deep down, Niu Bijian believed that he was loyal to Jardine Matheson rather than to the major shareholder, Lin Haoran.

"Mr. Niu Bijian, I heard that you are planning to acquire an Australian mining company recently. I wonder how the progress is going?" Lin Haoran asked with a smile.

Investing overseas has always been a tradition of Jardine Matheson. To date, Jardine Matheson controls more than 70 overseas companies.

Lin Haoran already knew all this information after he took over Jardine Matheson.

It's just that he doesn't care much about the specific operations of these overseas companies.

Because he had studied these overseas companies carefully, he found that although most of them were not well-known, their annual performance was still good and at least they did not bring any debt to Jardine Matheson.

According to his understanding of Jardine Matheson's development plan, Niu Bijian is currently committed to making plans in the Australian mineral energy sector, and Lin Haoran did not interfere with this.

Although the prospects of overseas companies invested by Jardine Matheson were mediocre, Lin Haoran believed that even if he could not make much money, he would not lose much either.

Before completely replacing Niu Bijian, he did not intend to interfere too much in the specific affairs of Jardine Matheson.

Today, Jardine Matheson still needs to strengthen its position.

Now, the most important thing for him is to gain complete control of the Jardine Matheson Group.

He has already confirmed all the senior executives of the Jardine Matheson Group.

All middle and senior management whose loyalty to the group is below 70 will be replaced in the future.

He has already given a list of names to be replaced to Ma Shiming.

However, this cannot be rushed, you have to take it slow.

The Hong Kong property group is currently under the control of Mr Ma, and some of the senior executives who are loyal to Mr Lam have taken up key positions.

However, even a company the size of Hong Kong Land cannot replace all the people on the roster quickly.

Therefore, in Lin Haoran's view, he would not take rash action against Jardine Matheson until the problems of the Swire Group were completely resolved.

Not targeting Jardine Matheson means that no action will be taken against Niu Bijian for the time being.

After all, with the complete separation of Jardine Matheson and Hutchison Whampoa Group, Niu Bijian's influence on Hutchison Whampoa Group no longer exists.

"Boss, we are currently in negotiations and there has been no substantial progress yet," Niu Bijian replied.

But his tone made Lin Haoran feel absent-minded, as if he was not very willing to have an in-depth discussion on this topic.

From Niu Bijian's tone, Lin Haoran became more certain that Niu Bijian must have done something that he didn't want him to know.

But the other party was unwilling to say what the matter was, so Lin Haoran didn't know. (End of this chapter)