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

Chapter 400 If you don’t care for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth.

Lin Feng glanced at the intelligence system and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

The favorable wind he's been waiting for is finally here.

Lin Feng didn't care what time it was and dialed George's number directly.

As a senior agent of the Military Intelligence Bureau, it's normal for George to stay up late.

Even so, it's 3 a.m., time to go to sleep.

He had just lain down when the phone suddenly rang, startling him.

My heart almost stopped when I saw the incoming call.

After finally calming myself down, I picked up the phone and said respectfully:

"Mr. Lin, what are your orders?"

If it were anyone else calling at this hour, George would definitely be cursing.

He dared not face Lin Feng.

Lin Feng said leisurely:
"You've completely sided with the Cunningham family, haven't you?"

George smiled wryly:
"You can see right through anything."

George's expression was somewhat numb.

Who the hell leaked this information?

George's allegiance to the Cunningham family was a fact known only to General Cunningham and Grand Duke Cunningham.

His contributions were immense.

This directly brought a wealthy and easy target to the Cunningham family.

This single deal saved the Cunningham family three generations of savings.

This directly enabled them to stand shoulder to shoulder with the family of Grand Duke Andrei in terms of wealth.

Such merit was enough to allow the Cunningham family to recruit George as one of their members.

When he returns to the Fog City, George will choose to marry a young lady from the Cunningham family.

The children born from this lineage naturally possess the blood of the Cunningham family.

In this way, he and his family would integrate harmoniously into the Cunningham family.

This is different from the royal selection process in Europe.

In order to maintain the so-called purity of bloodlines, royal families in various countries can only marry within a small circle.

As a result of inbreeding, hemophilia became a common infectious disease among royal families in various countries.

However, George's allegiance to the Cunningham family was a top secret, and this matter should not be leaked or known to anyone other than the Cunningham family.

It shouldn't be Lin Feng who received this news.

However, it was Lin Feng who found out.

George had absolutely no idea how the leak had happened.
Should not!
Absolutely not!
But reality is far from ideal, as Lin Feng knew.

George once tried to deduce Lin Feng's intelligence network, and the result terrified him—according to basic logic, Lin Feng's sources of information were actually right beside him.

Even he himself was one of Lin Feng's sources of information.

Then George gave up.

Screw it, whatever!
As long as we don't provoke that terrifying Lin Feng, everything will be fine.

"Don't be nervous, I'm here to tell you some good news."

George's face was beaming with smiles:
"Thank you very much, sir."

Lin Feng smiled and said:
"The good news is that the young tycoon has run out of money."

“The better news is that you have come into the sights of Grand Duke Cunningham. I’m not saying you’ll become a member of the Cunningham family; that was a foregone conclusion anyway.”

"There's also good news: the young tycoon didn't get General Cunningham's promise, and he's going to make one last effort."

"He wanted to take a gamble."

George was startled:
"what do you mean?"

Lin Feng smiled and said:
"Sometimes I wonder if the little tycoon or the big tycoon has put a curse on Shen Daban, that he would help the little tycoon so much."

"The young tycoon has realized that Grand Duke Cunningham is playing a trick on him."

"So they prepared to burn their bridges."

George disagreed:

"That's Chongqing, what can an outsider like him do?"

"Are they trying to create a riot?"

“The police in the Fog City are not from the Governor’s Mansion. If this rich kid dares to do this, he will be facing imprisonment.”

Lin Feng shook his head:
"A small-time tycoon wouldn't be that stupid."

"He was trying to bribe Grand Duke Andrei."

George was stunned:

"You just said that the young tycoon has run out of money, right?"

Lin Feng sighed:

"Seven billion was spent in just half a month."

"Judging by the speed at which he spends money, he really is born to be a tycoon."

"Being able to spend money is a skill in itself."

"To be able to spend seven billion in such a short time is an even greater skill."

"Most people can't do that."

George opened his mouth as if to retort, but after thinking about it carefully, he fell silent.

That's right.

To be able to spend seven billion in just over half a month, and most of that was spent on food, drink, and entertainment... that's definitely the most extraordinary person of all.

You really have to admit it.

That's absolutely outrageous!
George asked himself honestly, and he knew he could never do that.

In an instant, he felt a strong sense of jealousy towards the young tycoon.

Yes, it's real jealousy!

He couldn't even outspend the other person.

How could one not be jealous?
Outrageous!

George composed himself and said seriously:
"Sir, I don't think the little tycoon can mount any kind of counterattack."

Lin Feng smiled and said:
"The young tycoon did something desperate."

Ok?
Given this situation, why would you go all in?
“The young tycoon used the assets of the tycoon’s family group as collateral to obtain HK$5 billion from HSBC’s Shen Daban.”

George lost his voice:
"Etc., etc!"

Is this transaction legitimate?

"With the stock market crashing now, where are the shares held by the super-rich worth five billion?"

Lin Feng smiled and said:
"In my opinion, it wasn't the wealthy young man who was taking advantage of the situation, but rather Shen Daban."

"If these shares were put up for sale at the board meeting of the Dafuhao Group, they could easily double in value."

"In fact, this is where Shen Daban got the biggest advantage."

"Of course, the relationship between their two families is quite special."

George remained silent.

"Of course, I understand how you feel."

"When a tycoon goes to jail, no one should invest in him."

"But in fact, Shen Daban has been helping the wealthy family all along."

"What I need to tell you is..."

"The young tycoon is prepared to use these five billion to buy a promise from Grand Duke Andrei."

George was startled:
"What promise?"

Lin Feng shrugged:

"The little tycoon asks for nothing else but that Grand Duke Andrei not hold the big tycoon responsible."

George's face turned ashen instantly.

I underestimated this little tycoon.

If he were allowed to do this quietly, he could actually get it done.

That's five billion Hong Kong dollars.

Grand Duke Andrei was willing to assassinate Madame de Therese for this money.

So what if I slap myself in the face?

With this money, Grand Duke Andrei would have absolutely no fear of Grand Duke Cunningham.

They were all Grand Dukes of the Empire.

I can't afford to mess with you, so I'll just avoid you from now on.

What? Reputation?

Are you kidding me?
Which of the Onsa nobles cares about that stuff?!
Lin Feng smiled and said:
“George, I am an intelligence dealer, and I prioritize protecting my clients’ interests.”

“I’m telling you this intelligence in advance, but I want a fee of one hundred million for the information.”

George lost his voice:
"Sir, I can't produce it!"

Lin Feng sighed heavily.

"Are you a little silly?"

"I'm not asking you for intelligence fees, I'm asking the people behind you."

"My bottom line is HK$100 million."

"If you can get as much as you want, I won't care about the rest."

"That's your skill."

"If you can get a billion, I can cooperate with you externally. The information fee I want is a billion."

"Understand?"

George was dumbfounded:

"what?"

"I'm a middleman? I can make a profit from the price difference?"

Lin Feng sighed again:
"George, are you really an Onsa high-ranking agent?"

George asked, puzzled:
"Sir, I am a high-ranking agent."

Lin Feng snorted coldly:
"you are not!"

"The bottom line for senior agents is quite flexible."

"You're already a high-ranking agent of the Onsa, and you're still loyal to the Cunningham family?"

"Are you stupid?"

"Even if Cunningham were to marry one of their daughters to you, if you have no money or power, would the Cunningham family care about you?"

"Do you want me, an Easterner, to tell you what Western society is like?"

"If you still don't understand, you're incredibly stupid."

George was blushing red after being lectured by Lin Feng—it's true, Western society is completely money-oriented. You can't do anything without money.

Living in such a world, it's truly unpleasant to have to be reminded of Western ways of doing things by an Easterner.

George felt very embarrassed, but then he thought about it and was filled with gratitude. Lin Feng was scolding him like that because he didn't treat him like an outsider at all.

Otherwise, why would people do something so thankless and exhausting when they have nothing better to do?

Thinking about it this way, George surprisingly felt a pang of guilt:

"I'm sorry, sir, I was foolish just now!"

"I will certainly live up to your expectations."

Lin Feng nodded in satisfaction:

"Ruzi can be taught."

"You need to know that the Cunningham family is now treating the small-time rich like this."

"The Duke of Cunningham has achieved two goals at once."

"First, we used the money of the wealthy young man to win over the nobles of the city, especially the Grand Duke."

"Instead, it's about suppressing the nouveau riche, led by Grand Duke Andrei." "If the small-time tycoon scheme really succeeds, you can imagine what Grand Duke Cunningham will become."

George was horrified and deeply moved:

"That would become a joke in Chongqing."

"And the kind that lasts for a hundred years."

Lin Feng laughed heartily:

"A hundred years have passed, but twenty years should be enough."

"That's five billion Hong Kong dollars."

"Grand Duke Cunningham could not have gotten this much money from a small-time tycoon."

George was stunned:
"That can't be right. Didn't they say the young tycoon had already spent seven billion?"

Lin Feng chuckled:
"It's true that he spent seven billion, but he targeted the wrong target with two billion. The remaining five billion was spent on the Duke."

“There are twenty-nine dukes in Ansar. Are you sure Grand Duke Cunningham would dare to monopolize them?”

“If that happens, Ms. Shen will laugh herself to death.”

"The Duke of Cunningham is a wise and experienced man, and he would not make such a mistake."

"He wouldn't do something so foolish."

George suddenly realized:

“I understand now. That five billion must be shared by Grand Duke Cunningham and the other dukes.”

"Will the Cunningham family be able to earn 500 million in this way?"

Lin Feng sighed:

"Who told you he only earned 500 million?"

"They clearly made two billion."

hiss!
George gasped.

black!
That's fucking black.

The Cunningham family alone earned more than a third of it.

This is too outrageous.

Lin Feng disagreed:

Is that outrageous?

"Don't forget, back in Hong Kong, Grand Duke Andre dared to abandon his bodyguards and act alone for tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars."

"This guy is one of the grand dukes who is quite wealthy."

"To be honest, this is just the normal price for the bigwigs in Chongqing."

George understood instantly.

Yes, that is indeed the market price.

However, the next moment, his pupils contracted, and he exclaimed:
"Isn't it a done deal that they've funded Grand Duke Andrei with 5 billion?"

Lin Feng chuckled:
"You've realized it now?"

"Yes, that's it."

"Grand Duke Andrei could not refuse."

"He would rather offend the Duke of Cunningham, or even the entire circle of dukes, than not take the money."

"Isn't it reasonable for you to ask for more compensation for the intelligence?"

George swallowed hard and said seriously:
"should!"

"Absolutely right!"

Lin Feng smiled and said:
"I'm waiting for your good news!"

Just as George was about to hang up the phone, he suddenly asked:

"Lin Sheng, if Grand Duke Cunningham asks me for a feasible suggestion, how should I answer?"

Lin Feng nodded approvingly:

"This kind of thing is neither difficult nor easy."

"This kind of thing often happens in the club."

“For a guy like that, if you cut off his source of income, cut off his military, and throw him into international waters, he will only have one path left: defeat and destruction.”

"The little tycoon's business... is it even considered a business?"

After careful consideration, George was overjoyed.

"Thank you, sir."

Lin Feng reminded him:
"If you want to establish yourself in the Cunningham family, money is essential."

"It all depends on your skills!"

George nodded fiercely.

Even if it's just for their own benefit, they won't skimp on the money.

After hanging up the phone, George jumped up and went straight to Cunningham's bedroom next door.

Cunningham was stunned, then flew into a rage and said:

"George, if you don't have anything serious to say, I'll make you pay."

George said coldly:

"Stop talking nonsense and contact the Grand Duke immediately. I have obtained intelligence worth five hundred million Hong Kong dollars!"

Cunningham instantly calmed down and looked at George incredulously:

"How many?"

George said viciously:

"Five billion!"

If it weren't for Lin Feng's lesson, he would never have dared to utter such words.

However, since Lin Feng had already spoken, George didn't dare to shout. He was certain that he would never be able to get any more information from Lin Feng in the future.

Cunningham's bull eyes were wide open:

"are you crazy?"

"I've worked in Hong Kong for three years and haven't even earned 100 million Hong Kong dollars. You're saying this intelligence is worth 500 million?"

George sighed:
"It's not that the intelligence itself is worth 500 million, but rather that the cost of the intelligence is worth 500 million!"

Cunningham shook his head and muttered:

"You must be crazy."

"Are you kidding me?"

"Who the hell would pay 500 million for a single piece of intelligence?"

George said seriously:
"I already know the details of the intelligence; the other party said that the major guild would give him 500 million."

"If this intelligence isn't worth 500 million, we can simply stop buying intelligence from him in the future."

"But what if we had five hundred million?"

"How do you want to do it?"

Cunningham immediately understood the key point.

“You’re right, this matter must be reported immediately.”

"At worst, it's just a prank, but what if it's real..."

“I can’t take on that responsibility.”

Just think about it, if someone dares to ask for 500 million based on a single piece of information, they must have real substance.

Any valuable news is always available first and has a time limit.

Once the time limit has passed, it's worthless.

Cunningham immediately pulled out his phone and dialed the number of the Duke of Cunningham in the Fog City:

"Master, George has received some startling news."

"I'll hand the phone to him, and he'll tell you."

Cunningham held the microphone and said softly:

"Let's pray that the news is true, otherwise, we'll both be in trouble."

George replied with thanks:
"Thank you!"

Picking up the phone, George spoke calmly and collectedly.
"Your Excellency, I have received a message."

"Here's some background information: the young tycoon has already spent seven billion without getting any answers he wanted."

Grand Duke Cunningham praised:

"George, your information network is excellent. That's right, the little tycoon has gone from rich to penniless."

"You can do whatever you want with the tycoon."

George sighed:
"I regret to inform you, Your Excellency, that we cannot celebrate so soon."

Grand Duke Cunningham found it somewhat strange:
"why?"

George said seriously:
"I received a message that the other party demanded payment of HK$500 million afterward."

Grand Duke Cunningham thought he had misheard:

"How many?"

George remained calm:

"Five billion!"

Archduke Cunningham laughed in exasperation:

"Okay, tell me what message you received."

When he said this, the Grand Duke's voice was as cold and sinister as could be.

George remained silent for a while, as if he felt immense pressure, but he still revealed the information.

"The moment the young tycoon left you, he knew he had made a huge mistake."

"He has already spoken with Mr. Shen, the head of HSBC in Hong Kong..."

George then recounted the events.

Grand Duke Cunningham was speechless for a moment:
"Really?"

George said calmly:
"That's what the intelligence says."

Grand Duke Cunningham gritted his teeth and said:

“This matter is indeed extremely urgent. If it is true, I will definitely pay him 500 million Hong Kong dollars afterward.”

"You're a senior military intelligence agent, what do you think we should do about this?"

George secretly praised himself, realizing he had indeed been prescient.

He pretended to think for a moment before speaking.

"A two-pronged approach is needed."

"First, confirm the authenticity of this matter."

"We can find out if the transaction has occurred simply by checking with HSBC in the local area."

"If not, then it's obviously a prank."

"If so, then the information is definitely true."

"With the Grand Duke's connections, verifying this news wouldn't be difficult."

The Grand Duke nodded in satisfaction.

“It’s not difficult indeed.”

George then said:
"To catch the thief, catch the king. As long as you're sure this is true, in Chongqing, you have countless ways to make the rich kid submit."

Grand Duke Cunningham thought for a moment and said:
"You wait here, I'll go verify this message."

George hung up the phone and shrugged at General Cunningham:

"I think our bedtime will be delayed again."

Cunningham is now fully awake:
"Compared to your intelligence, what's the big deal if I stay up a little later?"

Less than half an hour later, the Archduke of Cunningham called:
"George, you have done a great job."

"Tell your informant later that I will definitely give him 500 million Hong Kong dollars!"

(End of this chapter)