Hong Kong General: Rebirth of Rage, Rising from Prison

Chapter 265 Money doesn't last long at all; billions disappear in the blink of an eye!

At the press conference.

Fang Jiexia, dressed in a white uniform with her hair pulled back, looked capable and efficient. As the head of the public relations department, she was very composed when facing reporters.

First, she emphasized the ferocity and ruthlessness of the three bandit kings, describing them as extremely powerful.

Then, in accordance with the police force's star-making plan, the deeds and image of Zhang Wenyao's group—brave, fearless, and swift in action amidst gunfire to annihilate the kingpin—were greatly exaggerated.

It emphasized the spirit of the police force in facing difficulties, disregarding personal safety, and overcoming dangers.

Finally, the operation concludes with the tragic sacrifices of the Flying Tigers police during the operation, aiming to garner sympathy.

The goal is to let citizens know that no matter how cruel or ruthless the criminals are, the police will be willing to sacrifice themselves to ensure their safety.

The press conference, the star-making plan launched to deal with the public opinion crisis, and the overwhelming media coverage temporarily suppressed the news that Zhang Chongbang and others had killed someone.

Citizens have limited sources of information.

Once this information is controlled by someone, it's easy to be led by the nose.

Only a few people realized that the police were downplaying the situation.

As time goes by, the old topics of conversation will lose their appeal, and people will be drawn to new hot topics and a constant stream of new information.

In short, news is forgetful.

The police public relations department's response this time can be described as very successful.

As for Zhang Chongbang and the entire Great White Shark group, they have been temporarily detained in a low-key manner, awaiting trial.

……

At Mount Davis Wharf, on the nearby hills, fishermen's village houses are scattered sparsely across the hillside.

Halfway up the mountain, there was a simple little house.

"Ahhhh!"

A large hand reached out from the side of the television and slapped it twice forcefully.

"Ah Zhi, if you shoot so hard, you'll ruin it and there won't be any footage left."

A plaintive voice rang out.

Tian Yangyi sat on a low stool, his hair disheveled and slightly unruly. He was tall and lean, with a weathered look on his face and a hint of melancholy.

"Zizzizi!"

The television flickered twice, and then the image reappeared in everyone's view.

"See? This crappy TV just needs fixing!"

The man named A-zhi is Tian Yangzhi.

His face was fierce, and his eyes revealed a violent aura. He slapped the TV on his hand before sitting down.

Here, an ice-cold beer.

As soon as Tian Yangzhi sat down, a woman with long, straight black hair, tied up high, tall and slender, exuding a heroic aura, pried open a bottle of beer with a 'pop' and handed it to him.

She was Tian Yang'en, the youngest and only sister among the Seven Sons of Heaven.

"Ah, you're so thoughtful."

Tian Yangzhi took the beer and gulped it down in big gulps, the beer overflowing and flowing down his neck into his muscular chest.

"Shh, don't talk, watch TV."

In the corner, a face peeked out from the shadows, its gaze fixed on the television, its index finger lightly pressed to its lips.

He had a buzz cut, strong facial features, and slightly narrowed eyes that were deep, cold, and menacing.

Those eyes, like those of a vicious wolf, were fierce, cold, and full of murderous intent.

His robust physique and every gesture exuded a ruthless and authoritative aura.

This is the eldest brother of the group, Tian Yangsheng.

The Central bombing was orchestrated by them in collaboration with Cheung Man-yiu.

However, after the operation succeeded, Zhang Wenyao betrayed his accomplice, double-crossed him, and took away 100 million US dollars.

When arranging for them to go to sea, they also devised a plan to capture them all.

This resulted in the separation of the siblings by death; three of the seven siblings died, leaving only four.

After escaping and resting for a period of time, the siblings sneaked back to Hong Kong Island.

They were preparing to seek revenge on Zhang Wenyao.

Take back the 100 million that belongs to them!

Right now, what's being broadcast on television is footage of Zhang Wenyao being interviewed by the news media.

"As a member of the Hong Kong Island Police Force, I will work with all my colleagues to protect this land, safeguard the safety of citizens, crack down on crime, and do my utmost to maintain the safety and rule of law on Hong Kong Island. In the future, I will live up to the trust placed in me and use my passion and sense of responsibility to build an unbreakable security line!"

Zhang Wenyao was beaming with joy.

He addressed the media and the public with earnest words, making empty promises.

"Son of a bitch!"

"This kind of thing doesn't deserve to be called a hero!"

Tian Yangzhi threw the bottle in his hand, and with a "bang!" it smashed on the TV, shattering and scattering fragments.

The remaining sips of wine, bubbling, trickled down the TV screen and onto Zhang Wenyao's face.

If it weren't for the sturdy protective cover on the outside of the TV, it would have been smashed to pieces by now.

"Zhi, calm down."

Tian Yangyi's eyes were gloomy. He glanced sideways and spoke in an icy tone that sent chills down one's spine: "We came back this time to teach him a lesson!"

"One hundred million will be ours sooner or later!"

"Once we get rid of Zhang Wenyao and the money, we'll find a place where nobody knows us and live a good life."

They had seven children, seven siblings, who grew up in an orphanage and were as close as brothers.

He was later taken abroad and trained as a mercenary from a young age. As an adult, he committed crimes all over the world thanks to his excellent skills and ruthless, united personality.

Even Interpol can't do anything about them.

Their biggest dream is to one day earn enough money to retire together and have a home.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken the risk of joining forces with Superintendent Cheung Man-yiu to cause the Central District bombing and steal 100 million US dollars.

Unexpectedly, he was betrayed by Zhang Wenyao, his dreams were shattered, and three of his brothers died.

They couldn't tolerate Zhang Wenyao's immense success.

This revenge must be taken!
This is the biggest consensus among the four siblings.

……

On the other side, in the office of Umbrella Security Company.

Chen Shixian put Zhang Wenyao in the center position and had Zhang Chongbang and his entourage put in handcuffs.

He, the instigator, has perfectly remained hidden.

At headquarters, counting money.

"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions..."

Chen Shixian crossed his legs, looked at the more than one billion yuan lying in the account, and narrowed his eyes like a proud cat.

Cool!
In addition to the 1 billion yuan from stocks and Pan Asia Bank, there was also the 100 million US dollars in Zhang Wenyao's trunk, which has now been laundered and deposited into his account.

"Ah Ao, Baozhu, Ah Hua, Ah Quan, congratulations! You are now billionaires!"

After counting the money, Chen Shixian smiled and said to everyone.

"Oh yeah!"

Qiu Gang'ao, Ahua, Aquan, and the others let out a series of mournful howls.

"From now on, we'll be the elite in Hong Kong! We'll have a net worth of over 100 million! I never even dared to dream of that before!"

"Brother Xian, help me find a luxury house. I want to bring my girl and wife to enjoy it together."

Ahua smiled excitedly.

Ah Quan was beaming: "I can finally hold my head high in front of my dad."

"I want to help his roast duck restaurant become a chain, expand all over the world, open a hundred stores, a thousand stores!"

Qiu Gang'ao smiled calmly and said, "I want to follow Brother Xian's example."

“Ao, I didn’t realize you had such big ambitions.” Chen Shixian looked at him with feigned surprise, then said indifferently, “Then you’re doomed. You’ll never catch up to me in this lifetime.”

"Let's keep trying in the next life!"

"I'll try to catch up with my son."

Qiu Gang'ao thought to himself, "Damn it, you've got to show off again!"

Chen Shixian's current wealth is at least ten times that of them, and it is still growing rapidly. To emulate him is like climbing a high mountain.

"Burst bead, why are you so quiet today? What are you pretending to be so refined for?"

Chen Shixian suddenly realized that after dealing with Zhang Chongbang, even Qiu Gang'ao, this man with a deep-seated grudge, had become much more active.

Bursting Beads sat on the sofa, legs crossed, cigar in hand, without saying a word.

"When you get rich to a certain extent, the money is just a string of numbers and has no meaning at all."

With a soft "pop," the menthol capsule released a smooth smoke ring. With a gentle wave of his hand, he maintained his composure and said calmly, "I have no interest in money."

"Boom!"

"leave!"

"Fuck your mother!"

Qiu Gang'ao, A Quan, A Hua and others couldn't stand it anymore, watching him show off so much.

They all raised their middle fingers, giving him the ultimate show of contempt.

"Fine, so you're not interested in money!"

Chen Shixian smiled wickedly and said in a serious tone, "I am interested in money."

“Ah Ao, Ah Hua, and Ah Quan are also interested.”

"We'll split your share."

Qiu Gang'ao, Ahua, and Aquan immediately said in unison, "I agree!"

We wholeheartedly agree!

Upon seeing this, the explosive bead instantly lost its composure, revealing its true colors, and loudly proclaimed, "I, I'm interested! Anyone who's not interested in money is just pretending!"

"I'm just playing them!"

Ah Quan chuckled and joked, "I think you're playing Brother Xian!"

"Damn, do I usually act like this?"

Chen Shixian raised an eyebrow and glanced at him sideways.

"Ah Quan, you really don't know how to talk. Xian Ge's acting isn't fake, it's just his everyday life!"

The flattery was resounding.

This caused everyone to burst into laughter, their bodies shaking.

After calming down.

Qiu Gang'ao straightened up and, as a business representative and a model teammate, solemnly took out a videotape.

Put it on the table.

The side of the videotape is labeled with the name of the Cointreau Hotel.

"The video of Zhang Chongbang and his gang of scoundrels at the Grand Hotel accidentally killing Inspector Yao?"

He picked up the menthol capsule and his expression instantly lit up with delight: "This is great! When will it be released?"

Originally, everyone thought that Chen Shixian would use this live stream to reveal all the contents of the videotape. Unexpectedly, he remained so calm and did not release the contents of the videotape.

"Brother Xian, you're asking me for this videotape because you plan to use it as evidence in court?"

Qiu Gang'ao asked out of curiosity.

Chen Shixian shook his head: "No, it will be made public before the court hearing!"

"Now, Brother Cai Yuanqi is putting pressure on major media outlets, and the news about Zhang Chongbang and his gang killing people has been temporarily suppressed."

"Major news media outlets are reporting extensively on Zhang Wenyao and Zhou Xingxing's heroic deeds in suppressing bandits."

"It will be difficult to get the news about the Cointreau Hotel to get out."

Qiu Gang'ao frowned, his face full of worry.

"The top leader has announced his early retirement and will step down soon."

"It's only a temporary suppression right now."

Chen Shixian looked confident: "Zhang Chongbang's case will be brought to trial in a month."

"Shouldn't they have tasted the storm of public opinion that Brother Biao experienced before that?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Gang'ao, Baozhu, Ahua, and Aquan all became excited.

Back then, they were abandoned by everyone and faced much condemnation from public opinion; now, everything is repeating itself.

This feeling is indescribable.

"That's right, when you go to a bathhouse, you have to order the full service."

"How can we only do half the job when we're retaliating against Zhang Chongbang and his gang?"

"We absolutely must give him the complete gift package!"

The menthol capsule shouted angrily.

"..."

Chen Shixian glanced at the exploding beads: "You really know how to describe things. Judging from the words, you've been to quite a few forbidden places."

"Men, you know, Brother Xian is so knowledgeable, surely he hasn't been out too often again?"

The popping bead retorted.

Chen Shixian coughed lightly, straightened his face, and said, "Let's get down to business. What are you doing with all that fancy stuff?"

He paused, then continued:

"As for the media, I plan to buy a TV station to play around with."

"What content to post and how to create hype will be entirely up to us."

Qiu Gang'ao, Baozhu, Ahua, Aquan, and the others were slightly startled and all looked at Chen Shixian.

"Holy crap, Brother Xian, did I hear that right? You want to buy a TV station? Come on, want to play around?"

Her chin agape slightly, a hint of surprise in her expression.

It would take at least several hundred million yuan to acquire a television station.

Spending hundreds of millions to buy a TV station for fun, you really know how to play the game.

He had been secretly pleased with himself.

Now I, Master Bao, am a multi-millionaire.

There's so much money that we can't possibly spend it all.

As a result, Chen Shixian immediately said he wanted to buy a television station, making a big move right away.

Hundreds of millions, wouldn't it all disappear in an instant?

From this perspective, one hundred million is still too little!

Money just disappears so quickly!
Why is a monthly salary of a few thousand yuan not enough to live on, and even less so when assets reach hundreds of millions?

"You heard me right, how about Lidi?"

Chen Shixian remained very calm.

It's as simple as preparing to go to the market to buy a head of cabbage.

"Brother Xian, of the three major TV stations in Hong Kong Island, TVB, RTV, and SNK, only TVB is making money. SNK, this new TV station, has only just begun to show its potential. As for RTV, it has been poorly managed in the past two years and its profits are very low. I heard that the Eagle company behind it is preparing to sell 61% of its shares for more than 500 million."

"Spending hundreds of millions to buy a TV station is not worthwhile."

"Jiayi has already declared bankruptcy, so let's not get involved in this mess, shall we?"

Qiu Gang'ao shared his insights.

He was somewhat surprised to hear that Chen Shixian wanted to buy the television station.

Throughout his career, Chen Shixian has been involved in real estate, transportation, casinos, and stocks, and he has never voiced any objections.

After all, the most profitable industries in Hong Kong right now are nothing more than real estate, finance, transportation, manufacturing, and entertainment.

These mainstream industries, regardless of the size of the investment, offer quick and easy ways to make money.

However, buying a TV station is a move I really don't understand.

Large investment, slow returns, and low profits.

Television programs are completely free, and revenue comes entirely from advertising. The influence of a television station determines the level of advertising revenue.

This is not as simple as investing in a movie and making money through box office revenue.

If a TV station wants high ratings, it has to invest money in producing programs. Only when the programs are good and the ratings are high can it attract advertising revenue.

This process is not only lengthy, but also requires a large investment.

ATV is barely surviving now, so buying a television station is really not a wise move.

“A’ao, I know what you’re worried about.”

Chen Shixian said slowly and deliberately, "Buying the television station was a decision I made after careful consideration."

"Now, our industries involve real estate, entertainment, transportation, etc., and we have gained a certain influence in both the legitimate and underworld circles of Hong Kong Island."

"But it's not enough!"

He said firmly, "I bought Lita to increase my influence!"

"The influence of a media group is enormous, as you have seen this time."

"Public opinion is a knife, an invisible knife!"

"We must hold this knife in our own hands."

"Controlling public opinion is controlling a weapon!"

Chen Shixian's gaze was distant and profound, looking out of the floor-to-ceiling window at the buildings below.

It seemed as if a media empire was about to be born from his hands.

"Just because Lidi isn't doing well now doesn't mean it won't do well in the future. Whether a knife is sharp or not, whether it's effective or not, depends on the person using it and whether they know how to sharpen it."

Chen Shixian's face was full of confidence and ambition: "If managed properly, the influence of a television station will be enormous."

"Just think about it, as our industry grows larger and larger."

"A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime. The more money we have and the larger our assets are, the more people will covet them."

"Without influence, it's like a child holding a gold brick—it will be stolen."

"It is easy to conquer a country, but difficult to maintain it; we must plan ahead."

"Once we have a media outlet with significant influence, things will be different. At that time, some powerful forces will have to be wary of our credibility."

"Not to mention, in a business war, if the 'protective umbrella' investigates the mistakes of the rival company, it will be exposed directly."

"Public opinion can cause fatal damage to a company."

An influential media outlet is more powerful than a ruthless force wielding clubs and firearms.

Just like Douyin in later generations, it was jokingly called a network law enforcement agency; if you have a problem, go to Douyin.

Countries also use media platforms to wage a war of words and create various forms of confrontation.

An influential media outlet is terrifying.

This power must be firmly in our own hands.

Now is the perfect opportunity.

With a strong wireless background and currently profitable, its market value is high, making acquisition impossible.

SNK is a newly established television station that mainly focuses on news and trending topics, which is not the development path he is interested in. Moreover, the head of the station, Mrs. Fang, has a very wide network of connections and is not easy to shake.

Only at this time, due to poor management, Eagle Country Company was preparing to sell its shares.

This is the perfect time.

He was so excited by the news that he didn't care about the twists and turns; he just knew that following Brother Xian was the right thing to do.

He immediately patted his chest and said confidently, "Brother Xian, if we're going to do it, let's do it completely!"

"Count me in! Let's go together and get 100% control!"

"We'll take 61% of the shares sold by the Eagle Country Company, and we'll buy the rest too!"

Chen Shixian chuckled, speechless: "You're everywhere."

Qiu Gang'ao, Ahua, and Aquan also expressed their intention to invest.

Chen Shixian readily agreed.

Of the shares of Lidi, 61% are held by the Eagle Company.

There's still 21% left, which is exactly in He Yuji's hands. If he can acquire these shares, that will be enough.

Just in time, the village development plan with He Yuji has been put on the agenda, and the funding should be arranged.

Chen Shixian picked up the phone and dialed He Yuji directly.

Taipingshan, where is the house?

He Yuji was practicing calligraphy in his study. He had just written a horizontal stroke when the red telephone on the table rang.

He put down his calligraphy brush and answered the phone: "Hello, who is it?"

“He Sheng, I am Chen Shixian.”

Chen Shixian's voice came through the phone.

Ah Xian!

He Yuji smiled slightly: "Guangchang Building, the King of Thieves live stream, weren't you busy helping the police catch thieves?"

The two are now close friends despite their age difference, as well as collaborators, so their conversations are naturally more relaxed.

"Protecting Hong Kong Island and fighting crime is everyone's responsibility!"

On the other end of the phone, Chen Shixian laughed. It seemed that he and Yuji had seen him on TV and were teasing him.

He Yuji listened without commenting.

Throughout his life, Chen Shixian has always seemed to be pursuing legitimate careers and building a business.

But as someone who's been through it all, he knows very well that someone like Chen Shixian, who achieved such success at such a young age in such a short time, is definitely not clean behind the scenes.

He was fighting evil, but who knows, he himself might be the greatest evil.

He muttered something to himself, then let out a standard "hahaha" laugh, and asked, "Then why aren't you busy protecting the citizens and saving Hong Kong Island?"

"Why are you calling me?"

Chen Shixian got straight to the point: "The important matter is the second phase of the village encirclement project, with 700 million yuan in funding already in place."

When will the project start?

He Yuji's hand holding the phone trembled, almost dropping it. He wondered if he had misheard, his face showing astonishment: "Seven hundred million, already in place?!"

At this moment, He Yuji really wanted to ask a question.

Young friend, where did you find that money?
Will you take me with you?!

(End of this chapter)