Hong Kong Movies: I am Hongxing, what the hell is the intelligence king?

Chapter 331 There are very few good people in this world
"The tycoon is really rich!"

Cunningham sighed as he puffed on his cigar.

George asked, trying to sound amused:

"How much money did the tycoon pay you to act as his lobbyist?"

Cunningham shrugged:

“They gave me 80 million pounds, and prepared another 50 million pounds for me to give to the head of the family.”

George frowned:

"This money isn't enough!"

"The nobles in the Fog City are already aware of this case. How can we possibly give this small amount of money to your patriarch?"

"Isn't this a slap in the face to Patriarch Kanningan?"

Cunningham burst into laughter:
"That's right. Grand Duke Andrei's name is only useful here; it's nothing in the Fog City."

“Even powerful earls carry far more weight than this Grand Duke.”

"Even the super-rich can't see the bigger picture."

George raised an eyebrow:
"You accepted this money?"

Cunningham mocked:

How could I possibly accept that?

“I am, after all, an important member of the Cunningham family. If I were to accept this amount of money, the family would be disgraced.”

"I did not accept it."

George relaxed:

"The general is wise."

Cunningham laughed:
"The tycoon is ultimately unwilling to part with his money."

"But it's nothing."

"He'll accept it."

George said seriously:

"I think if this guy wants to live, he should give up that little bit of money."

Cunningham shrugged:

“After being lectured by me, he quickly realized the seriousness of the matter and agreed to give two hundred million pounds to my master as an intermediary.”

"The check has arrived."

George sighed:
"The imperial nobles have quite a lot of influence."

Cunningham shook his head:

"It's only in Hong Kong that they have a lot of influence. In the world, how many people would really believe that the Duke of the Empire has real power?"

“We’re not those guys in the Middle East who wear a cloak over their heads.”

At this point, Cunningham was truly envious.
"They are the ones who are truly rich and powerful."

"That kind of nobleman is the real nobleman."

George fell silent.

He wasn't an aristocrat and couldn't understand Cunningham's envy.

In any case, the nobles in both places were the same to him—all of them were high and mighty.

George asked:

"General, do you really want to persuade your patriarch?"

Cunningham looked at George strangely:

How could you possibly think I would do that?

"What does it matter to me whether a tycoon lives or dies?"

"What do I care about the wrath of the imperial nobles?"

"My job is to take care of the Hong Kong garrison."

George said happily:

"The general is wise!"

The two looked at each other and smiled!
Neither of these two guys expected to actually do anything for the tycoon.

Seeing how extravagant the tycoon was, the two men had no intention of releasing him.

If we really let him out, with his wealth, he'll definitely cause them trouble.

The two of them were most afraid of trouble, so how could they dare to let the tycoon come out?

Saving lives is a pretense; the real purpose is to plunder the wealth of the super-rich.

Cunningham pondered for a moment and said:

"Our goal is to make money, but we must do a good job of handling the follow-up matters."

"We can't let the super-rich just leave like that."

"Therefore, we must eliminate any possibility."

George looked around and whispered:
"General, it won't be easy for us to achieve this."

Cunningham was taken aback:
"What do you mean?"

George smiled wryly:
“The little thing in Grand Duke Andrei’s phone gave me an idea, so I used the excuse that it was related to the case to secretly wiretap the family of the wealthy man.”

Cunningham disagreed:
"Eavesdropping is normal, why are you being so cautious?"

“You’re a senior agent of the telecommunications bureau, and this is the kind of thing you do.”

George remained silent for a long while before speaking:

"The eldest son of the wealthy man, the young tycoon, went to see Shen Daban."

Cunningham's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed:
"Shen Daban?"

George continued his report.

"Shen Daban went to see the Governor immediately, but naturally, it ended badly."

"After Shen Daban returned, she gave Xiao Fuhao a few things to do."

"Domestically, we must seize power; internationally, we must lobby."

Cunningham was taken aback:
"What's so special about this?"

George smiled wryly:
"Internally, when the tycoon is not around, he needs to control the finances and then mobilize his employees to take to the streets to put pressure on the Hong Kong government."

Cunningham scoffed:

“That won’t work. Even if the entire Hong Kong business community speaks up for the tycoon, it won’t change the Duty’s mind.”

"The reason is that this order was issued by Chongqing, and you and I are the ones carrying it out. The Hong Kong government is just playing a supporting role."

George gave a thumbs up.
"You were right. Shen Daban really did ask the young tycoon to contact Hong Kong's business leaders to write a petition, asking the Hong Kong government to make an exception."

Cunningham shook his head:

"It doesn't work!"

"Is this all the level Shen Daban is capable of? That's such a misrepresentation!"

George said seriously:
“Shen Daban’s thinking is the same as ours; we both want to solve the problem from the foggy city.”

"He then instructed the wealthy young man to take a large amount of silver to the Fog City and personally persuade the nobles."

Cunningham paused, then took a deep drag on his cigar.

"If that's the case, it would be a very troublesome matter."

"If things go wrong, and the super-rich man turns his fortunes around, it could be a huge problem for us."

George sighed:
"But now, it seems there isn't enough reason to stop them."

"The power of money is considerable. While the nobles of the empire are naturally of high moral character, they are still quite troublesome under the onslaught of money."

Cunningham snorted coldly.
"The nobles of Hong Kong are not as noble as you imagine. Otherwise, Grand Duke Andrei would not have come to Hong Kong so eagerly for fifty million pounds of silver."

"We can't let them do the lobbying."

The two fell silent.

Cunningham suddenly said:
"Can't you stop the young millionaires from leaving the country?"

George smiled wryly:
"It can't be stopped."

Cunningham frowned and said:

"Can't I just make up any excuse?"

George explained:
“Any excuse will do, of course, but there’s still Ms. Shen here.”

“With him behind Xiao Fuhao, I really couldn’t do such a thing.”

"That's someone who can actually relay messages to the cabinet."

Cunningham frowned.

The two were speechless for a moment, looking at each other, both feeling the predicament was unbearable.

Both men were well aware that if things weren't handled properly, not only would they lose the money they had extorted that day, but they might also lose their future and their lives.

Although Cunningham was a general in the Hong Kong garrison and George was the chief superintendent of the police station's political department, neither of them would dare to do such a thing in Hong Kong.

The two men, both from the Western world, understood best who truly held the power in the Western world.

That's truly the world of the rich!

Never offend a rich person.

In Hong Kong, which is close to my hometown, the influence of merchants is not as great—mainly because the influence of local Hong Kong merchants is not as great.

The power of the Anssa merchants remained exceptionally strong.

The two men dared to covet the wealthy man, but they would never dare to covet Shen Daban.

These are two completely different concepts.

They extorted a wealthy man, and he dared not retaliate.

They extorted money from Shen Daban, and the other party could kick them out on the spot.

Even if Shen Daban is just a senior class teacher!
Cunningham grew increasingly agitated.
"Are we supposed to return the check to the tycoon?"

"Then we'll have no control over him at all."

George hurriedly said:
"No!"

"The tycoon is dead. If he hadn't died, we'd both be in big trouble."

Cunningham frowned and said:

“Now that Shen Daban has stepped forward, it would be wrong for us to continue using force.”

George smiled and said:
"Then let the officials of Chongqing order the execution of the wealthy man."

Cunningham's heart skipped a beat:
"You have a good idea?"

George laughed:

"Isn't there also Grand Duke Andrei?"

Why not let him make the move?

Cunningham asked curiously:

"Grand Duke Andrei has the nerve to go?"

George's smile was sinister:

“Grand Duke Andrei still has a case against him. Unless he doesn’t want to clear his name, he’ll do whatever we tell him to do.”

Cunningham immediately became interested:
What are your plans?

George didn't hide anything and went straight through his plan.

"It's actually quite simple."

"The general stepped forward and told Grand Duke Andre that the wealthy man had invited him to the Fog City to act as an intermediary."

"As for the money, we'll give it according to the old rules."

Cunningham frowned:
"One million pounds?"

George thought to himself, "These nobles make money so easily."

"Yes, one million pounds."

"Let him act as an advocate for the great nobles."

Cunningham laughed heartily:
"Everyone in Chongqing knows that bastard Andre took 50 million Hong Kong dollars from the tycoon, and they are hoping that the tycoon will give them more money."

"The result? It turned out to be one million pounds..."

Is this acting as a lobbyist?

"This is a great slap in the face for Grand Duke Andrei."

"In this way, the super-rich have offended the noble gentlemen to the death!"

"He had no choice but to die!"

"Brilliant!" "George, are your top agents at the telecommunications bureau really this dirty?"

"You're such a bad guy."

George said softly:
"That's not all."

Cunningham exclaimed in surprise:

"You scoundrel, you still have a trick up your sleeve?"

George said, feeling wronged:
"It's not that I have a backup plan, but hasn't Ms. Shen already come up with all her backup plans?"

“Look, they let their own employees go on strike, disrupting the order in Hong Kong; they colluded with the business community to put pressure on the government.”

"Furthermore, we'll send Grand Duke Andrei with some money to lobby..."

"All of this combined is truly..."

Cunningham spoke for him:
"That tycoon really deserves to die!"

"Wonderful."

"George, you're a real bastard."

"No wonder you're so successful at the telecommunications bureau; you're very clever."

George smiled and said:
"Once the tycoon dies, we can take advantage of the situation and make things difficult for Shen Daban."

Cunningham thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said:

"That's right!"

"That's it."

"We've already offended Shen Daban, so we can't give him a chance to catch his breath."

"He's getting old; it's better for him to retire early."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Cunningham suddenly remembered something:
"Shen Daban gave the young tycoon some advice: if he wants to get a huge sum of money, he should go to whoever he wants. So, we must cash the checks we have right away."

George was startled:
"Correct."

“For every extra cent we take, the capital in the hands of the small tycoon decreases by one cent.”

"Even if he went to the foggy city, he wouldn't have enough money to use."

Canning Amoy Vagina:

“Any wealthy person will not have a huge amount of money stored up.”

"The tycoon has already vomited out so much money, I don't believe he has much liquid capital left."

George asked:

"Should we go get it right away?"

Cunningham thought for a moment:

"No, we can't take it now!"

George wondered:
"why?"

Cunningham's smile grew increasingly sinister.

"We now have to wait until the young tycoon leaves the country and then go straight to the bank to withdraw the money."

"In this way, even if the wealthy patrons successfully lobby, they will hate the wealthy patrons even more when the nobles cannot produce the silver."

George couldn't help but give a thumbs up:
"High!"

The heart must be considered in relation to these nobles.

George felt his heart was dirty enough, but compared to these nobles, he was like a pure white flower.

Cunningham clapped his hands and smiled:

“I’ll go and have a good talk with that old man, Andrei.”

George laughed:

"I believe that the general's actions will surely lead to swift success."

Cunningham laughed and went out.

George's lips curled up:

"So this is how easy it is to extort money from someone... Fifty million pounds, what a simple thing."

"Now I can finally repay Lin Sheng the money."

"Not only that, but we can also earn 25 million pounds!"

"My interactions with General Cunningham have truly helped me grow a lot."

"Screw making money for the empire!"

Make money for the empire?
Why didn't those nobles take the lead in battle?

I'm just an ordinary soldier, so I'd better give up.

Twenty-five million pounds, that's over three hundred million Hong Kong dollars, enough for me to live a carefree life for the rest of my days!
George thought for a moment and returned to his office. Elizabeth rushed over immediately.
"Sir, the young tycoon has already taken initial control of the company. With the support of Shen Daban and the fact that he is the eldest son of the wealthy tycoon, he has succeeded."

"Sir, what should we do?"

George didn't answer Elizabeth's question; instead, he pulled out a check and handed it to her.

"This is your reward."

Elizabeth stared in astonishment at the number on the check, only to discover that it was ten million pounds.

"This this……"

Elizabeth involuntarily covered her mouth.

She swears to God, she had never seen such a large check.

"Sir, is this for me?"

George casually said:
"The tycoon is in our hands; this is one of the prices he paid for his freedom."

Elizabeth was taken aback:
Should we let him go?

George countered:
"What do you think?"

Elizabeth immediately said:
"Can't let go."

"The super-rich pose too great a threat to us."

"Whether it's colluding with the business community or putting pressure on the government, it's not something a proper businessman should do."

"We can't let him go."

George clapped his hands:

"very good!"

"Then you can accept this ticket with a clear conscience."

Elizabeth was breathing heavily, and with a determined effort, she accepted the check.

For some reason, I felt completely relaxed.

It feels so good to have money to rely on.

George smiled and said:
“Isa, you are my confidante.”

Elizabeth solemnly said:
"Thank you for your guidance, sir."

George shrugged:

"Don't take out this check yet."

Elizabeth was startled, then something occurred to her:
"Are we waiting for the young tycoon to leave the country?"

George laughed loudly:

“That’s right, the moment he boarded the plane, we immediately transferred the money to our account.”

"But until then, the check cannot be touched."

Elizabeth said solemnly:
"I understand the importance of things."

George suddenly said:
“Isa, I was so foolish before. I was originally determined to restore the empire to its former glory.”

"But look at the faces of those nobles in the foggy city..."

"Let's think about ourselves first."

Elizabeth bit her lip and said:
"I will obey the commander's orders."

George became increasingly satisfied.

Elizabeth, as if knowing his intentions, trimmed a cigar and handed it to him.

George was even more pleased.

The two didn't stay long before Cunningham came over, laughing loudly.

George quickly stood up:

"How is the general?"

Cunningham laughed loudly:

"How could that old bastard Andrei refuse when he heard he could be free?"

"He hated the tycoons to the core and gave me an idea."

George and Elizabeth exchanged a glance, not surprised at all; that's just human nature.

"I wonder what Grand Duke Andrei's opinion is?"

Cunningham sighed:
"We're still too innocent..."

"When Grand Duke Andre heard that the young tycoon was organizing a march to put pressure on the Hong Kong government, he came up with an idea."

"George, you're the Chief Superintendent of the Political Department of the police station. You must have people under your command, right?"

George replied without hesitation:
"That depends on who it is."

Cunningham said in a deep voice:

"It's good that someone's here."

"Grand Duke Andrei's suggestion was that since they wanted to put pressure on the Governor's Mansion, we should help them out."

George and Elizabeth looked completely bewildered.

Helping the super-rich?

Was this what Archduke Andrei thought of?

"How can a young, wealthy man's peaceful protest be allowed?"

"Peaceful demonstrations are completely ineffective."

George and Elizabeth instinctively sensed that something was wrong.
"What does the Grand Duke mean?"

Cunningham snorted coldly:

"You arrange for someone to hide in the crowd of protesters and make some noise."

George seemed to understand:
"for example?"

Cunningham sighed:

"You and I are indeed innocent. What that old man meant was to smash, loot, and burn, and make a big scene."

"The bigger the commotion, the better."

"If it's a dead person, that would be even better!"

"Anyway, they were all Hong Kongers who died..."

George and Elizabeth's expressions changed, and they both thought to themselves, "I was so naive!"

Cunningham asked:
"Can it be done?"

George said fiercely:
"can!"

Cunningham was extremely satisfied:
"Okay, let's make the arrangements today."

After saying that, he laughed and left.

After Cunningham left, Elizabeth couldn't help but ask:

"Sir?"

George said softly:
“Isa, do you see this? This is how imperial nobles behave.”

"From now on, we all have to live for ourselves."

What else could Elizabeth say?

The infighting among the nobles shattered her worldview; the empire was doomed!
George instructed:
"Since General Cunningham has given the order, it must be done well."

"But this is not something we should be doing."

Elizabeth understood perfectly.

"Let loyalty and integrity do it."

George nodded:
"Let's split up and get to work."

(End of this chapter)