Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 527, Section 117: Everything is in progress!

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"I ran into an old friend who came without telling me, which took up some of my time."

"I'm so sorry!"

Xi Ren also took off her slippers, lay down on the massage bed, and explained her reason for being late with feigned helplessness. She then opened her handbag, took out an envelope, and handed it to Ninth Sister.

Ninth Sister took the envelope, tore it open, and found a transfer voucher inside. However, the amount on the voucher was beyond her expectations.

"This morning, Sumitomo Bank transferred a sum of money from Japan directly to Hong Xu Financial Company in Dubai. The money stayed in Hong Xu Financial Company's account for less than half a minute before it was transferred to its home city, London City."

"After five minutes in London, the money was deposited into an HSBC account, then transferred to a company in the Cayman Islands, and finally transferred to your trading company account in Singapore."

"The whole process took half an hour. Even the Commercial Crime Investigation Department couldn't find anything against you."

Xi Ren stretched and relaxed her body before finishing her sentence in one breath.

Seeing is not necessarily believing, and hearing is not necessarily believing either. Without the slightest hesitation, Ninth Sister picked up the landline and called the receptionist of the trading company in Singapore. Only when she learned that a payment had indeed arrived did she feel completely relieved.

"An extra five million! Don't tell me it was because handsome Sheng Da was being kind and transferred an extra five million in lucky money."

Ninth Sister picked up a disposable lighter from a small table and burned the transfer receipt in her hand, asking curiously.

"Brother Sheng, if you want that batch of worthless paper that you, Ninth Sister, can never see the light of day, this is the purchase price of five million."

"Of course, if Miss Jiu has a buyer who offers a higher price, we will voluntarily withdraw from the auction, and this five million will be considered as an advance payment for our next cooperation."

Xiren also took out her cigarette case, picked out a Sobranie menthol cigarette, put it in her mouth, and lit it with a disposable lighter from the spa.

Ninth Sister indeed did not have any buyers offering higher prices. She picked up the phone again, this time calling Professor J, asking her to prepare the truckload of waste paper, repackage it, and send it to Xiren's antique shop.

The two masseuses entered the private room, bowed to Ninth Sister and Xiren, and then walked behind them to begin massaging the two guests.

"Brother Sheng is really rich and powerful. Every day, Riri Fresh is having special offers. It seems that Brother Sheng has money to burn. Now, the entrances of all the flagship stores of Riri Fresh supermarkets are full of people."

"After this Lunar New Year promotion, Daily Fresh is guaranteed to be a hit. Number Gang has a lot of territory in Hong Kong. With Number Gang's protection, we can guarantee that things will be handled smoothly."

“We, Xiaozidui, are going to open ten franchise stores to test the waters. Miss Xiren, please go back and tell Brother Sheng that the franchise fee is 150,000 yuan, the store decoration fee is 50,000 yuan, and the monthly company management fee and garbage cleaning fee is 10,000 yuan.”

“Since we’re doing business together, we at Xiaozidui definitely won’t haggle. But we also hope that Brother Sheng will approve a few more good locations for us, since we won’t haggle.”

Opening a powder stall and making money through shady means is definitely not a long-term solution.

That bastard Morobin sends back a huge pile of worthless paper every month. The Atlantic Bank's fees are outrageously high, a whopping 20%, and you also have to gamble it all at the casino.

Don't even think about dealing with the shady dealings at the lottery hall. Even if you ask a big shot or a shady dealer to make an exception, they'll still charge at least 40% in fees. That way, you'll lose 60% in the process.

The junket operators aren't made of thin air; they get at least five percent of each deal, which takes away half a percent. Contracting a casino means they have to hand over fifteen percent of their turnover to Stanley Ho every year.

The brothers in the Macau branch of the lottery guild worked themselves to the bone for the business of the lottery hall, but in the end they could only earn 20%. If you don't count the noodle stalls and horse stalls, it's not even enough to cover their resettlement expenses.

In the mud-ring hall, you sign a contract first, and get paid after you finish playing. If you can get back 50% in a year, you should be thanking your lucky stars!
The number gang is a huge piece of meat now. They have their own money laundering channels, which can't even satisfy their own business. Every year they have to give money to the money laundering companies and the whole number gang.

When Ninth Sister came out of the auction house in Shuifang last time, she was greatly moved. Shuifang had already channeled and formalized its business. The money exchange shops alone could solve a lot of problems.

After all, at least a million foreign tourists visit Hong Kong every year. They don't care whether the rice is contaminated or not, as long as they can spend it.

When the Commercial Crime Bureau came knocking, all the restaurants and stalls turned a blind eye, simply shifting all the blame onto the tourists. In Hong Kong, you don't even need to register your passport to exchange currency.

Even if the cops wanted to get to the bottom of things with the foreign backpacker, they couldn't find any specific person.

Ninth Sister is planning to open ten franchise stores this time because she sees that Daily Fresh is always packed with customers, and the ten stores can bring in at least one million yuan worth of contaminated rice every day.

Such a good rice washing channel should not be missed.

“If Ninth Sister has ideas and is willing to invest, then the company is certainly not a problem.”

"However, the threshold for becoming a franchisee of Daily Fresh is getting higher and higher now, because Brother Sheng has found a new investor and is preparing to go public. So let's be clear from the beginning, the franchise fee and decoration fee are now paid in full at once, and there is no way to get a loan."

"However, the Xiaozi Group is very wealthy and powerful. This mere two million is just a drop in the ocean and not worth mentioning."

“Ninth Miss, how about this: you just sign a check, and we won’t cash it. We’ll settle the bill when you wash the next batch of dirty rice.”

"But the Chinese New Year is just around the corner, so if we want to sign a contract, we'll have to wait until after the New Year."

Everyone knew that Xiren had done Ninth Sister a favor, and Ninth Sister was also getting something for nothing. The money she laundered belonged to Professor A; she was just a cuckoo in the nest, working in collusion with someone from the inside.

"Okay! No rush, the New Year is just around the corner, everyone should relax!"

Ninth Sister had been having too much fun lately and was feeling quite tired. After a massage from the masseur, she felt much lighter, her eyelids couldn't stay open, and she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

"Alright! That's enough for now, everyone get out!"

Seeing that Ninth Sister had fallen asleep, Xiren waved her hand, signaling the masseuses to pause. She opened her handbag, took out her wallet, and counted out four Red Flour bills as a tip, then asked the two masseuses who were working hard to leave.

"Thank you boss!"

The two masseuses were delighted with the tip. After bowing to Xiren in thanks, they both left the private room.

"Ninth Miss! Ninth Miss!"

Xiren sat up and nudged Jiu Guniang twice, only to find that the good-for-nothing had already fallen into a deep sleep.

She quickly jumped off the massage bed barefoot, took out disposable rubber gloves from her handbag, put them on, and then took out five peanuts, imprinting them all with Ninth Sister's fingerprints.

The five peanuts bearing the fingerprints of Ninth Sister were put into a sealed bag by Xi Ren. She then put them back into the bag, pressed the doorbell, and asked the waiter to prepare two bowls of rock sugar bird's nest soup, to be delivered in two hours. She also planned to take a nap.

The effects of the sleeping potion only last for an hour. After an hour, Ninth Sister will wake up automatically. Even if Teacher Li doesn't come to interfere, she will arrive five to ten minutes late, waiting until Ninth Sister has finished drinking her tea before appearing.

Professor J was very excited after hanging up the phone. The pile of waste paper in the warehouse finally had a place to go. It had been sitting in the warehouse for three years without finding a buyer.

This handsome guy is really something. He can handle a bunch of shady stuff like this. He's a real genius, he's amazing!
Professor J, wearing a safety helmet, was watching his henchmen load the goods, calculating in his mind how he could completely empty his several cash reserves and turn them into usable banknotes.

Only banknotes that circulate normally within the banking system are considered genuine banknotes.

"Ah J, long time no see. This is a gift from your godfather."

Mai Tou, carrying a Winnie the Pooh bear taller than a person, walked up to Professor J and greeted him warmly.

Mei Feng, wearing sunglasses and a mink shawl, followed Mai Tou into the warehouse reluctantly. But women hold grudges, especially beautiful women. She remembered how Professor J had threatened her precious daughter with his life.

"Long time no see! Little Mak, I didn't expect it to be you this time. You've been making a name for yourself these past two years, and your godfather thinks highly of you. You have a bright future ahead of you!"

It's Winnie the Pooh again! Song Sheng really has no originality whatsoever!

Professor J sneered inwardly, but his face was still full of enthusiastic smiles, after all, every beautiful woman is a born actress.

She reached out and took Winnie the Pooh, patted it carefully, and when she confirmed that there was no pass she needed inside Winnie the Pooh's belly, her face immediately darkened.

"Are you disappointed?"

"But don't be disappointed! Because the amount you want is in my hands. We're all just people in the martial arts world, and we have to abide by the rules. I need to inspect the goods before I can pay the deposit."

Only the blind man Bingcai couldn't see Professor J's disappointed expression. Mai Tou deliberately made a show of taking a brown paper bag from the bodyguard behind him, opened the bag, and showed the bank notes inside.

They are all small vouchers worth 10,000 yuan each. You can ask for money directly or transfer money directly. The money exchange won't ask who the person exchanging the voucher is; they will give you the amount upon seeing the voucher.

Professor J nodded in satisfaction. She turned around and showed Mai Tou the packaged refrigerators, letting the smooth-talking scoundrel pick a few to inspect.

"This one! This one! And this one too!"

Three tons of goods, distributed among two hundred freezers, could not possibly be all opened and inspected one by one. With people coming and going at the dock, and Swire's security guards and customs spies everywhere, it would be easy to expose the deception.

Mai Tou could only select three refrigerators placed in different locations and have Professor J's men open them.

"No problem! I'll show you just how reliable I, Ah J, am!"

Professor J first handed the Winnie the Pooh to the bodyguard, who was carrying a giant plush toy that was taller than a person and was a little strained. Then he made a long series of hand gestures, instructing the three mute men to open the refrigerator that McTominay had ordered.

The three mute men pulled out the refrigerator from Mai Tou's shop, sliced ​​open the outer plastic wrap, tore open the packaging, revealing the refrigerator, then sliced ​​open the plastic wrap covering the refrigerator body and opened the lid.

Mai Tou and Mei Feng took a few steps forward, but were stopped by Professor J's henchmen.

Seeing someone trying to stop him, Mai Tou wisely raised his hand to show that he meant no harm. At the same time, he told his bodyguards to put away the short dogs. Even if they didn't scare the children, it wouldn't be good if they disturbed the flowers and plants!
"Let them go and inspect the goods!" After giving them a show of force, Professor J coughed and told his henchmen to step aside and quickly have Mai Tou and Mei Feng inspect the goods. Customs security inspectors would be coming to inspect the goods at 1 p.m. and then seal the container.

Professor J's henchmen made way for Mai Tou and Mei Feng. The freezer was indeed full of bags of pork. Mai Tou randomly picked out a bag, flicked his fingers, and half a razor blade flashed out between his two fingers. With a light slit, he cut a small hole in the plastic bag.

Using a blade, a few grams of blue blood were picked out. Mei Feng behind him quickly took out a test kit. Mai Tou tilted the blade downwards, and a few grams of blue powder fell into the transparent liquid.

When the blue blood dissolved with the testing reagent, a chemical reaction quickly occurred, turning the liquid red, a deep crimson.

Mai Tou capped the reagent bottle, shook it vigorously a few times, and seeing that the color had deepened, he nodded in satisfaction, turned to Mei Feng and said, "It's all blue blood, very pure!"

After inspecting the freezer in front of him, he went to the other two freezers and did the same thing, checking them all and finding no problems.

“J, I’m not targeting you. As the old saying goes, things shouldn’t happen more than three times. After inspecting these three machines, I should stop. But we both bear responsibility for this batch of goods. If something goes wrong, we’ll have to pay with our lives.”

"I'll choose another one, you won't be angry, will you?"

Mai Tou snapped his fingers, gestured on the box, and quickly selected another one.

Professor J didn't react. Of course, one had to be cautious when running a noodle stall business. She nodded and gestured to the three mute men, instructing them to do their jobs.

The freezer was opened, and it was still full of blue blood. This time, Mai Tou didn't pick them out, but cut small openings in each bag and inspected them. Mei Feng and her men were all helping.

When Mai Tou saw that all the liquids in the test tubes had turned red, he nodded in satisfaction.

"Little Wheat," he said, "can we pack it now?"

Professor J stood aside and watched coldly. Only after Mai had finished his small science experiment did he speak coldly.

"J! No! Sister J, you've done something really impressive this time, it's blown everyone's mind!"

"I never expected that with A-laoshi absent, you, this heroine, would take on such a heavy responsibility, singing the praises of Mu Guiying taking command!"

"Incredible! Absolutely incredible!"

"Suddenly, the sound of drums and horns resounded, awakening my lofty ambition to break through the Heavenly Gate."

"Back then, I rode the Peach Blossom Horse with imposing might, and enemy blood splattered on my pomegranate skirt. As long as I live, I must fulfill my duty. How can an inch of land belong to others? What are barbarian kings and clowns worth mentioning? I can stop a million soldiers with one sword."

Mai Tou also has a performative personality. He felt that talking wasn't enough, so he immediately started singing. He sang a long monologue in a very vivid and colorful way, without any off-key notes.

Professor J watched Mai Tou make a scene with a cold eye. After this good-for-nothing finished his act and his antics, she coldly said, "After you've paid the deposit, you and Aunt Mei Feng can leave."

"I didn't prepare enough rice for both of you for lunch."

Hearing the impolite order to leave, Mei Feng was a little angry, but just as she was about to speak, Mai Tou kicked her, so she could only shut up and watch the viper continue his performance.

"This is the deposit, the voucher for the water room, 60%."

"Sister J, before I give you the deposit, are you really not going to reconsider handing the goods over to Sister Meifeng? Sister Meifeng's channels have been used many times before. As long as the radar is turned off, the old captain can proceed along the coastline without any problems."

"If Sister Meifeng has a problem, Sister Meifeng will take the blame; if your Sister J has a problem, your Sister J will step in. This is the rule of the underworld. Your Sister J has been around for so many years, she must know this!"

“I owe A a favor, and I haven’t had a chance to repay it, which is why I’m here nagging and rambling on to you.”

"To be a dealer, you need good skills and a strong heart. Sometimes, you need to know your own limitations. You give the goods to Sister Meifeng, and I guarantee I'll make up the difference to you by tonight at the latest. This matter has nothing to do with you!"

Mai Tou owed Professor A a favor, which is why he painstakingly advised Professor J. After all, they were siblings, and it wouldn't be a problem to use the favor on this silly girl.

If you make ten shipments, at least six will run into problems. It's either a natural disaster or a man-made one. No one can guarantee that the goods will be delivered safely to their destination.

The route the old man designed this time was far too complicated; to use air transport was simply outrageous.

A World War II-era cargo plane took off from Bangalore, arrived in Karachi, and then boarded a truck in Karachi, driving over a thousand kilometers to Dubai.

Professor J can only receive the final payment and complete the mission if the goods arrive at the Bangalore Mountains on time.

A seven-day sea voyage can be unpredictable, as it is common for containers to fall into the sea. These containers are all insured, and the freight companies will not attempt to salvage them; they will simply let them sink into the ocean.

“Young man, when I, your boss, stood up for you, you were just a kid who couldn’t even hold a knife properly. When I, your older sister, stepped in to help you, you were still peeing and playing in the mud.”

"Leave the numbers behind, and you can get lost. If I can't deliver the goods in seven days, I'll go to my godfather and apologize."

Professor J wasn't too keen on Mai Tou's goodwill. He saw Mai Tou as a hypocrite, a treacherous viper who would devour people without spitting out the bones. Rather than wasting his energy dealing with him, Professor J decided to express his dissatisfaction and show his non-cooperation immediately.

Having made a fool of himself, Mai Tou shrugged, mimicking the actions of male protagonists in American movies, and then led the silent Mei Feng away.

Watching the two bastards leave, Professor J gave a cold laugh. Her boss, A, wouldn't disappear without a reason. Any of Song Sheng's cronies could make a move. She couldn't trust anyone.

After the goods had been inspected, the three mute men removed the damaged outer packaging, rewrapped it with cling film, replaced the old packaging, and delivered the goods one by one into the shipping container.

At 1 p.m. sharp, the customs security inspectors appeared on time. They didn't even bring a drug-sniffing dog; they simply walked into the container, walked around, and touched the outer packaging of the refrigerator, and that was it for the inspection.

"Please sign here! Just sign the freight forwarding company's name!"

The security officer turned the document around for less than a minute before showing it to Professor J and his colleagues for their signature.

Kou Shui Kun, who came with the security guard, immediately rushed forward, picked up a pen, wrote the name of the freight forwarding company on the signature box, and then took out a thick envelope from his pocket and put it in the document.

"Thanks for your help! Let's get rich together! Let's get rich together!"

"good luck!"

After stuffing the silver paper into his mouth, Kou Shui Kun kept muttering to himself.

Without any hesitation, the security guard took out the envelope, opened it, and found that half of it contained a red snapper and the other half contained a bull. He nodded in satisfaction, and his expression changed from serious to amiable.

"We're all out here to do something, so making things convenient for everyone is what truly matters."

"If there's nothing to put in, I'll seal the container. I saw on the documents that the ship is leaving tomorrow night, so I need to get it into the container area as soon as possible to avoid delays."

The security officer took out a lead seal and a fragile sticker, and asked Professor J and his team whether they wanted to put more goods into the container.

"That's all! That's all we have left, thank you, boss!"

Kou Shui Kun glanced at Professor J, and seeing that the ghost woman didn't react, he quickly spoke up and told the security guard to do his job.

Having taken the money, the security guard cooperated fully, first closing the container doors and securing them with a lead chain, before finally sticking the fragile sticker seal between the two container doors.

The purpose of this is to prevent smuggling and theft of goods from the containers.

After everything was settled, the security officer said goodbye to Kou Shui Kun and then turned and left.

"Thank you!"

After the security guard left and disappeared from sight, Professor J took out a thick stack of large gold bulls from his pocket and threw them to Drooling Kun.

"Thank you, Sister J. The goods will be stored in the warehouse for now. I will find a truck driver to move the container to the gantry crane at 7 p.m. to ensure it is loaded onto the ship as soon as possible."

“Sister J, if you’re worried, you can have the brothers come along.”

That's all for now, see you at 7 PM!

Kou Shui Kun briefly explained the process, then said goodbye and left.

Professor J watched the disappearing figure of Kou Shui Kun, then gestured to the three mute men, telling them to keep an eye on the warehouse. Everything was settled, and she didn't need to stay there. There was still time; she could rush back to Sha Tin and place bets at the racecourse.

She was even considering that if the goods arrived smoothly, she should also set up a stable, raise two good horses, and race for prize money.

Professor J's driver brought Professor J's Jaguar sedan, opened the rear door, and invited Professor J to get in. After seeing that the boss was seated, the driver closed the door, opened the driver's side door, started the car, and drove away from Taikoo Wharf.

"License plate number 1218, send someone to check it immediately, I need to know all the information about this car."

Bai Fengxian, sitting in the passenger seat of the refrigerated truck, picked up the walkie-talkie, gave the license plate number, and asked her subordinates to check it.

"No need! This license plate is a fake!"

Peach Blossom Girl's voice came through the walkie-talkie, stopping Bai Fengxian's futile efforts.

"December 18th is the birthday of Chen the Shipping King. Now Chen the Shipping King is in poor health and has been recuperating at the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital. The license plate number 1218 has always been parked in the Chen family mansion."

(End of this chapter)