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

Chapter 381 Key Figure: Minister Liang

"The matter of the Four Seas Gang is a minor matter."

"If Lao Song wants to save face, he will handle things himself."

“If he doesn’t want to maintain his dignity, then we’ll help him maintain his dignity.”

"Old Song is a competent businessman; he knows how to do the math."

Li Fu remained calm.

"The core members of the Four Seas Gang are a group of second-generation officials who want to make a lot of money."

"Their goal is to make money."

"They still make money through collusion between the legitimate and criminal elements."

"The main method is smuggling."

Without visiting Taiwan, one has no idea how much money can be made through smuggling.

Yiwan is a small island surrounded by the sea.

The island has limited soil fertility and scarce mineral resources.

In addition, the special relationship with its hometown has made it a special coordinate—a coordinate for how the US and the West deal with their hometown.

Taiwan received various forms of support, but this support came at a price: they naturally became a dumping ground for products from the West.

Prices on the island are at least one-third higher than in the international market.

Simply outrageous!

This creates enormous room for smuggling activities.

Anyone who can smuggle goods into the island can easily become a millionaire.

And for big-ticket items like automobiles, creating millionaires is just a matter of the blink of an eye.

The Four Seas Gang's main business is smuggling. Thanks to their special status, they can easily create far more wealth than other gangs.

When people have money, the desire to risk their lives diminishes; this is a very common thought.

Old Song understands this better than anyone else.

Li Fu simply didn't believe that he would dare to offend Lin Feng, this killer star, for this.

"The Four Seas Gang is not a threat; they wouldn't dare risk their lives at the last moment."

"In comparison, the Pine Forest Gang is the real problem."

Xiao Ma asked, puzzled:
"I know Zhou Chaoxian well. He is a typical gang member. Of course, compared to ordinary people, he has a good business sense."

"Knowing how to utilize the power of the government."

"This is actually something that all the Taiwanese gangs have done in unison."

"Zhou Chaoxian hasn't done anything outrageous, has he?"

The gang ecosystem in Taiwan is something that its counterparts in Hong Kong can only envy.

This is collusion between the police and criminals.

Hong Kong only experienced such glory during the eras of Lui Lok and Lung Shing-pong.

Furthermore, Lei Long and his companion were merely high-ranking detectives.

How can it compare to Taiwan? They can even set prices for their councilors.

As long as you use money to "get elected" as a member of parliament, you can turn black into white and become a legitimate member of high society without anyone caring about your true nature.

Unfortunately, this era has become a thing of the past in Hong Kong.

Li Fu explained earnestly:
“Zhou Chaoxian is different from the Four Seas Gang. He dares to risk his life and he dares to overturn the table.”

"As you just said, if the Four Seas Gang and the Pine Forest Gang fight to the end, and the former uses its connections with the government, the Pine Forest Gang will surely be defeated."

Little Ma nodded.
"Where will Zhou Chaoxian's troubles lie?"

Li Fu sighed:

"It's precisely because he's willing to risk his life that he's in trouble."

"If it comes to that, there might be a crackdown on organized crime on the island."

Little Horse was taken aback.

Wang Jianjun added:

"The destructive power of someone willing to risk their life is unimaginable."

"They will definitely turn the island upside down."

“The ordinary people in Yiwan have suffered enough. If something like this happens to them, they won’t be able to bear it.”

"In order to quell public grievances, the government also has to crack down on organized crime."

"It might affect us as well."

“Crackdown on organized crime in Taiwan is not in our interest.”

Song Zihao and Xiao Ma immediately understood.

Our own Sanlian Gang is one of the four major gangs in Taiwan.

Li Fu then said:

"Brother Feng said that the Sanlian Gang will be reorganized gradually and will be completely cleaned up."

"However, this will take time."

"But right now, the Four Seas Gang and the Pine Forest Gang won't give us time."

"This is very troublesome."

"We need to keep their fighting on a limited scale."

Wang Jianjun said calmly:

"The Four Seas Gang and the Pine Forest Gang can fight, but they absolutely cannot fight to the death like this."

"This will cause a chain reaction."

"If things are not handled properly, it could lead to the ultimate consequences that we don't want to see."

Song Zihao and Xiao Ma suddenly realized.

Xiao Ma sighed heavily:

"In other words, we can't let the conflict between these two gangs drag down the entire martial arts world?"

Li Fu smiled and said:

"That's right!"

"This is also the task that Brother Feng gave us."

Song Zihao frowned and said:

"This is not easy to do."

Li Fu smiled and said:
"It's hard to say it's hard, but it's not hard to say it's not."

"The key is where you start."

"Let's see how things go on Lao Song's side first."

"I believe he will give us a satisfactory answer."

Song Zihao nodded slowly.

"Shall we go find Zhou Chaoxian?"

Li Fu gently shook his head:

"Do not."

"Zhou Chaoxian is a very talented person, but he is unwilling to be subordinate to others. If we go there rashly, it will only backfire."

"He's furious right now, so we can't become his target."

"We need to find another way."

Wang Jianjun frowned and said:

"Brother Fu, wouldn't it be better to just kill Zhou Chaoxian?"

Xiao Ma's eyes lit up immediately;
"Brother Fu, Brother Jun is right."

Li Fu sighed:

"There's no such thing as a simple matter..."

Little Horse was unconvinced:
"I refuse to believe that we can't take down Zhou Chaoxian with just a few of us."

Li Fuwan'er:

"You could take them down yourself..."

“Zhou Chaoxian is the person Brother Feng has his eye on, we can’t physically eliminate him.”

Little Horse shrugged.

Just say it.

Song Zihao asked:
"So where should we begin?"

Li Fu smiled and said:

"Minister Liang!"

Everyone was stunned.

"Minister Liang? Who is this?"

Li Fu briefly introduced the guy's background.
"Minister Liang is the Minister of Public Affairs, while Taiwan is a money empire. Nine out of ten of their officials have their heads chopped off, and not one of them is innocent."

"This guy is a typical corrupt official. He'll side with whoever pays him the most money."

"Zhou Chaoxian bribed Minister Liang with a lot of money in order to get elected as a member of parliament."

"Brother Feng's intelligence indicates that ten million was given to Minister Liang alone."

Wang Jianjun secretly shook his head:
"Corrupt officials are still the most powerful when it comes to taking money."

“The election chairman of Wo Luen Shing, one of the top ten triads in Hong Kong, received HK$200,000 from each of the elders, which adds up to no more than two million.”

Li Fu waved his hand:
"That's not the point."

Wang Jianjun looked at him, puzzled.

Li Fu said:

“If Big D sends money to his uncles, his uncles will surely speak up for him.”

"That's what credibility is."

Wang Jianjun was stunned:
"Brother Fu, do you mean that Minister Liang received ten million but didn't do anything for Zhou Chaoxian?"

Li Fu nodded slightly.

Wang Jianjun found it quite absurd.
"How dare he?"

Li Fu explained:
"Minister Liang's principle is to side with whoever pays him the most money."

"Zhou Chao first gave Minister Liang some silver."

"Unfortunately, Old Song sent even more."

"If we're talking about financial resources, how can the Pine Forest Gang compare to the Four Seas Gang?"

Xiao Ma frowned and said:
"In that case, there's no reason for Zhou Chaoxian to approach Minister Liang."

Li Fu gave Xiao Ma a strange look:
"Why do you think so?"

Little Horse said matter-of-factly:
"You get what you pay for."

"Since Minister Liang has clearly stated the price, it's just a matter of spending money."

“Zhou Chaoxian spent less silver than Lao Song, half the amount, so he can’t blame anyone else.”

Song Zihao sighed:

"Little Ma, you need to listen carefully to what's being said. Didn't you understand what Brother Fu was implying?"

Little Ma was stunned:

"The unspoken meaning?"

Song Zihao was quite troubled. This brother of his was good at everything, except that he didn't like to use his brain.

This is absolutely a headache. "Brother Fu's meaning is very clear: Minister Liang did not return the silver to Zhou Chaoxian, nor did he inform Lao Song about it."

"Otherwise, given Zhou Chaoxian's personality, he would be willing to take risks."

"It's just a difference of ten million, do you think Zhou Chaoxian wouldn't dare to pay it?"

"If Minister Liang returns the silver to Zhou Chaoxian, it will explain the situation."

“Zhou Chaoxian will not stick to Minister Liang’s path; he may find other ways.”

"However, Minister Liang did not do that."

hiss!
Xiao Ma gasped sharply.
"I've seen people court death, but I never imagined he'd dare to be this reckless. Does he have a death wish?"

Song Zihao pondered,
"The officials may know about Minister Liang's character, but Zhou Chaoxian is a newcomer and has no idea about it at all."

"Minister Liang is also a minister in the Yiwan government. He has always looked down on the Yiwan gangs and is used to being arrogant and domineering."

Xiao Ma nodded slightly:

"That makes sense."

"Those who are out in the game naturally feel inferior when facing the government."

"In Hong Kong, no matter how arrogant a triad is, when they encounter the police, they still have to bow their heads."

"Not to mention the high-ranking officials of the Black Gold Empire."

He suddenly reacted.
"So Minister Liang is going to be in trouble?"

Li Fu nodded slightly:

"That's right, Minister Liang is going to be in trouble."

"While Zhou Chaoxian was fighting the Four Seas Gang, he also sent people to look for him."

"We cannot let Zhou Chao find Minister Liang first."

"If he falls into Zhou Chaoxian's hands, given his personality, he'll definitely throw Minister Liang into the sea as a fishing rod."

"If this happens, you can imagine Zhou Chaoxian's situation. He will definitely intensify his attacks on the Sihai Gang."

"They even wanted to kill Lao Song."

"Therefore, the hatred between the two sides will be irreconcilable, eventually leading to a decisive battle between the two major gangs."

"In that case, Taiwan will inevitably be thrown into chaos."

"Even if the government of the Taiwan Strait is a corrupt empire, it still has to put on a show and give the people on the island an explanation."

"This is not what we want to see."

Xiao Ma was somewhat unwilling:
"Minister Liang is a bad person. Should we protect him?"

Li Fu shook his head:
Why should we protect him?

"We need to find him before Zhou Chaoxian."

Xiao Ma was confused again. Wasn't this just protecting Minister Liang?

Song Zihao couldn't help but slap his forehead; Xiao Ma's appearance was giving him a real headache.

"Xiao Ma, what Brother Fu means is that Minister Liang can die at the hands of anyone, but he cannot die at the hands of Zhou Chaoxian."

“Once Zhou Chaoxian gets rid of Minister Liang, he will have no other way out but to go all the way down this path, either succeeding or dying.”

"If Minister Liang dies at the hands of someone else, then it has nothing to do with Zhou Chaoxian."

"That way, Zhou Chaoxian won't be driven to a dead end."

"In this way, the relationship between the Four Seas Gang and the Pine Forest Gang can still be salvaged."

Little Horse suddenly realized:

"I see."

He finally understood.

Song Zihao explained to Li Fu:
"Brother Fu, Xiao Ma definitely didn't refuse your order..."

Li Fu shook his head:
"We're out here to make money, of course, but it would be even better if we were loyal and righteous."

"Xiao Ma is a loyal and righteous person."

"I admire him quite a bit."

Li Fu has very high moral standards. Before meeting Lin Feng, he would never lay a hand on an ordinary person, even if that ordinary person was a member of the gang.

In fact, it wasn't just him; Li Fu could sense that Song Zihao and Xiao Ma were the same kind of people as him.

Only Wang Jianjun was different.

He was truly ruthless in order to fulfill his orders, and he didn't care whether the target was an ordinary person or not.

What reassured Li Fu was that Wang Jianjun was now under Brother Feng's command, and Brother Feng would naturally keep him in check.

"Our task is to find Minister Liang."

Song Zihao frowned and said:

"Zhou Chaoxian hates Minister Liang to the core. He has been searching everywhere but has not found him. We may need a little more time."

“I immediately ordered the brothers to search for him.”

Li Fu smiled and shook his head:
"Need not."

"Brother Feng has already given me the address."

Song Zihao greatly admires:
"I originally thought that Brother Feng was very knowledgeable about what was happening in Hong Kong, but I never expected that he was also so familiar with what was happening in Taiwan."

Song Zihao couldn't help but think of his past. It was thanks to Lin Feng's intelligence that he was able to escape Mr. Yao's trap.

From that moment on, he had no doubt about the accuracy of Lin Feng's intelligence.

“There is a three-story villa in Taichung, and the apparent owner is a widowed woman.”

"In fact, everyone is Minister Liang."

"That widow was his mistress."

"The two even had a son and a daughter."

Xiao Ma said in astonishment:
"Wouldn't that give us away?"

Li Fu shook his head:
"It won't give you away."

Xiao Ma was utterly puzzled:

How do widows give birth?

"You can't exactly say that he adopted these two children, can you?"

Li Fu smiled.
"It was my fault for not explaining it clearly."

"Those two children were born while the widow's husband was still alive."

Little Horse was dumbfounded and it took him a long time to come to his senses.

"Good heavens, this widow has already given her husband a huge cuckold's horns?"

Li Mo remained silent for a moment before speaking.
"Brother Feng told me that the widow's husband's death was suspicious, and it was most likely that Minister Liang and the widow did it together."

Xiao Ma's face darkened:

"Husbands and wives are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly away separately."

“If a widow has an affair, she can simply get a divorce.”
"That's terrible! Not only did she let her husband have a child with another man, but she also committed the crime of murdering her husband. This guy deserves to die!"

Song Zihao shook his head slightly and remained silent.

Everyone says gangs and societies are dark, but such things happen all the time in high society.

Li Fu clapped his hands and said:
"Let's go, let's hurry up and go to a certain unit in Taichung to meet this guy."

Song Zihao immediately arranged for a vehicle. The four of them did not bring any other people with them. Given their abilities, if they could not control Minister Liang, bringing other people would be even more impossible.

Most importantly, in order to avoid Zhou Chaoxian's men, Minister Liang simply couldn't bring a lot of people with him.

This makes it easy to expose one's identity.

"Honey, Zhou Chaoxian's men are looking for you everywhere."

"Are you alright?"

The beautiful woman looked at Minister Liang with concern.

Minister Liang is over fifty years old, but he takes good care of himself. Men don't age easily, so he looks like he's in his thirties.

His voice was slow and domineering.
"What are you afraid of?"

"He's nothing more than a petty scoundrel."

"Don't worry about it. I am, after all, a high-ranking official in the government."

Unlike Minister Liang, the beautiful woman was not confident; her worries were written all over her face.

"The Songlin Gang is incredibly savage; they're currently driving the Sihai Gang into a complete rout."

"If they take down the Four Seas Gang, even though Taiwan is a large island, where can we hide?"

Minister Liang snorted coldly:
"Long hair, short on brains."

"What I want is for the Pine Forest Gang to launch a fierce attack on the Four Seas Gang."

The beautiful woman said in disbelief:
"Aren't you on the side of the Four Seas Gang?"

Minister Liang was slightly smug:
"It is precisely because I stand on the side of the Four Seas Gang that I hope they will suffer."

"Not to mention that the Four Seas Gang will give me even more tribute after suffering losses."

"The Four Seas Gang's desperate counterattack after being hit is our opportunity."

The beautiful woman said blankly:
"Honey, I don't understand."

Minister Liang sighed:
"I've always said that long hair means short-sightedness."

Do you really think the Four Seas Gang is no match for the Pine Forest Gang?

"That is impossible."

"The Four Seas Gang is nominally a gang of outlaws, but in reality it is nothing more than a collection of the sons of officials and businessmen."

"They won't risk their lives in ordinary times."

"When faced with ruthless guys like the Songlin Gang, we'll retreat again and again."

"Think about it, it makes sense. You have so much money and a great life to enjoy, why would you risk your life?"

"Isn't it good to be alive?"

"Perhaps the Pine Forest Gang will retreat once they have achieved their goal?"

"For the Four Seas Gang, territory is not the most important thing; their relationship with the government is."

"But if they knew that the Pine Forest Gang really wanted to kill them, they would have no choice but to fight to the death."

"At that time, the terrifying network of connections of the Four Seas Gang will be put to use."

Who is in charge in the Taiwan Straits?

"It's not a gang, it's the government."

Are the Pine Forest Gang really that powerful?

"Under the government's firepower, they are nothing more than a bunch of chickens and dogs."

"Truly vulnerable."

"Only when that time comes will the government take action and eliminate Zhou Chaoxian."

"We will only be safe at that time as well."

The beautiful woman's eyes widened as she looked at Minister Liang with adoration.

"Put your mind at ease. Use that time to properly discipline your son and daughter; that's your true support."

Before the beautiful woman could speak, a round of applause could be heard.

Minister Liang's expression changed drastically. He jumped up and was about to escape through the window when he saw someone climb in from the outside.

A burly man looked at him with a strange expression.
"You see things clearly, but you don't put your mind to the right thing."

"Minister Liang, right? My boss wants to see you."

Minister Liang's face was ashen.

(End of this chapter)