Hong Kong Island: From a small stall to a global supplier

That evening, the large aircraft slowly docked next to the full-size model. A ladder was lowered, and several people climbed up. Wang Yaotang smiled and shook his head, "Heh, this salty sea breeze."

The deck of the ship was dark and unlit. The group went straight into the cabin and were immediately hit by a pungent smell of salt, fish, stench, sourness, mold, and so on.

"That's awesome!" Wang Yaotang shook his head and laughed as he took out a mask and put it on. He turned his head and found that the four-eyed guy had already put it on.

"Either buy it or build it, we must get a new ship!" Wang Yaotang cursed under his breath.

“Brother Yao, as long as you have money, you can do whatever you want,” the four-eyed guy chuckled. “These are the management of our Shek O mine.”

Wang Yaotang followed their gaze, and as they entered, the dozen or so people who had been sitting on the ground stood up, their faces showing panic, confusion, anger, and excitement...

"Who the hell are you? Do you even know what you're doing? This is kidnapping! This is extortion! I..."

Wang Yaotang reached into the waistband of the security guard beside him, pulled out a pistol, and immediately pulled the trigger. "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

Three gunshots rang out. The guy who had just been shouting staggered back two steps, looked down at his bleeding chest, and tried to say something, but he spat out a mouthful of blood, raised his hand and pointed at Wang Yaotang with a pained expression, then slumped to the ground and convulsed.

Human vitality is quite strong.

According to medical tests, when a bullet penetrates lung tissue, alveoli and blood vessels rupture, allowing blood and air to enter the chest cavity, compressing healthy lung lobes and causing difficulty breathing and a sudden drop in blood oxygen, resulting in pneumothorax. In cases of unilateral lung injury, the contralateral lung can compensate for some respiratory function, with a survival time of 30 minutes to 1 hour. Severe bilateral lung injury will lead to rapid suffocation, resulting in coma and death within 10 to 20 minutes.

The sound of the fall finally woke the other senior executives of Shek O from their shock. A dozen people screamed and scattered, their faces filled with nothing but terror.

This person is insane; he's really capable of killing!
"Damn it, who is this?" Wang Yaotang handed the gun to Sha Ze and tilted his head to look at the four-eyed guy.

Four-Eyes walked closer and looked at it, then took out a notebook and flipped through it. "Lu Shan, a manager at the mine, in charge of procurement. He has two relatives working in the Hong Kong government. He has used his procurement power to receive kickbacks of over 800 over the years, and at the same time, he has maintained improper relationships with six women."

"Six of them, they're fucking scum!" Wang Yaotang cursed.

The bespectacled man looked at Wang Yaotang with amusement. "Good, good, good, he's got that old man vibe."

"According to the information we have gathered, two women committed suicide because of him, one of whom was pregnant. The police determined it to be suicide."

“Then I’ve done a service to the people, acting on behalf of Heaven,” Wang Yaotang laughed. “What a meritorious deed!”

His gaze swept over the remaining dozen or so people, and they all lowered their heads in fear, filled with regret. They should have followed him and driven away instead!
Sha Ze brought over the executive chair that was specially prepared on the ship. Wang Yaotang plopped down, crossed his legs, and said, "Everyone, please introduce yourselves, starting with the one with the highest position."

All eyes turned to Xiong Demin.

Don't come over here!
Xiong Demin's face was pale and he was covered in sweat. He met Wang Yaotang's gaze and could only manage to say with difficulty, "My name is Xiong Demin, General Manager of Shek O Quarry."

"What crimes did you commit?" Wang Yaotang raised his chin.

"I, I..." Xiong Demin stammered a few times, his gaze involuntarily drifting towards Lu Shan, who was convulsing on the ground.

The convulsing body, the gushing blood, and the pungent smell of blood all made his heart race wildly.

"I embezzled, accepted bribes, and slept with women."

"Anything else?" the bespectacled man said coldly.

“I, I also concealed the mine accident, and I did not, I did illegal transactions, I…” Xiong Demin’s expression collapsed, fearing that Wang Yaotang would raise his hand and shoot him a few times. “I really didn’t do anything else.”

"What are you afraid of? I'm not a good person," Wang Yaotang said softly.

Xiong Demin's expression stiffened for a moment; something about those words sounded awkward.

"If I were a good person, I'd be terrifying. None of you scum would survive," Wang Yaotang explained.

Everyone looked up at Wang Yaotang, unsure how to react to this man who was prone to killing.

"Forget it, they're all useless. Ah Xiang, you take attendance." Wang Yaotang waved his hand.

"Yideqiu, deputy general manager, embezzled funds."

"Tan Dejiang, deputy general manager, embezzled funds."

"..."

"Hua Xiaobo, Security Department, embezzlement, corrupt official, copper smelting... connected to four murder cases."

"Bang" "Bang" "Bang" "Bang"

The group of people scattered like startled rabbits again, their eyes filled with nothing but fear as they looked at Wang Yaotang. Madman! Serial killer!

“Embezzling money from the Hong Kong government isn’t embezzling mine, and it doesn’t prevent us from cooperating. But how can we run the Shek O mine well with these kinds of scoundrels?” Wang Yaotang took the pistol, emptied the magazine, and handed it to Sha Ze to replace it.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Wang Yaotang. You should have heard of me at least once." Wang Yaotang took off his mask, showed it to the naked eye, and then immediately put it back on.

"Don't even think about reporting me to the police when I get back. Not only is this outside the colony, but to convict me of murder, there would at least be a body. But that's impossible. Those two guys will be sent to a feed mill to be ground up and fed to fish. Those fish will then be sold to various markets and eventually end up in people's stomachs. Where are we going to find them?"

In short, several people who usually enjoy eating fish immediately began to gag.

"Judging from your appearance, you've been eating too much all the time." Wang Yaotang sneered. "Alright, let's get down to business. You're all a bunch of parasites. Whether the mine is doing well or not has nothing to do with you, right? Making money is the most important thing. This is a colony. Emptying the Hong Kong British government's wallet is being loyal to the country. Does thinking like that make you feel a little better?"

"Now, there is something even more patriotic that you need to do. Go and apply to the municipal government for funding to improve the mine's production equipment and conditions, increase medical investment, whatever it is, just get the Hong Kong British government to invest heavily. You bunch of parasites are definitely more familiar with this than I am."

“My goal is simple: to make the Hong Kong government realize that keeping the mine in its hands is a hot potato and that it must be sold to a private company to stop the bleeding. And I am the best buyer.”

"For you, the mine has been sold, all the previous bad debts have been wiped clean, and you can start anew, right?"

Wang Yaotang looked at Xiong Demin and said, "You hold the highest position here, so you must be the most capable. You tell me first, can you do it?"

As he spoke, he reached out and took the gun, playing with it in his hand.

“I, I…” Xiong Demin had never thought so hard before. “Yes, definitely. Mines don’t make money, but submitting applications can only cause trouble and can’t make any decisions.”

"Then let the workers make a scene, let their families make a scene, let those with occupational diseases make a scene. Do I need to teach you these things? How did you stop them from making a scene before? Now just do the opposite." Wang Yaotang said coldly, "Don't tell me you can't do it. You were brought here on the highway, nobody knows where you went." His words were like liquid nitrogen scraping through everyone's hearts, and everyone shuddered violently.

"Yes, definitely!" Xiong Demin looked back at the people around him and nodded heavily, his chest heaving like a bellows.

"By the way, we asked you to poach talent from British Hong Kong, it's not like we're touching your family's assets, so why are you looking so troubled?" Wang Yaotang clapped his hands with a smile. "Tell me, what other difficulties are you facing?"

Tan Dejiang, the vice president in charge of finances, said in a low voice, "If it enters the sale process, the authorities will definitely conduct an asset appraisal and financial audit, and then..."

This is what everyone is most afraid of.

“Fools, that was before. Couldn’t you have pinned the blame on those two?” Wang Yaotang pointed at the two men lying on the ground, convulsing. “They abandoned their wives and children, absconded with the money, and their whereabouts are currently unknown. They have a huge financial deficit, and the company is a complete mess. It’s a good opportunity to ask the British Hong Kong government for money.”

Ah this...

Everyone looked at the two people lying on the ground, their eyes lighting up instantly.

What a great idea!

Before, everyone was on the same filter screen, and they were wary of each other. Now that the filter screen has two gaps, all the garbage that was filtered out can flow out through the gaps and be washed. Then everyone will be clean again.

Good, good riddance!
No wonder they were able to start from scratch at such a young age; they're so professional!
"Any other questions?" Wang Yaotang asked with a smile.

“Once it goes into the sale process, it will inevitably attract a lot of bids. Most people in the industry actually know that the Shek O mine doesn’t lose money,” Xiong Demin said in a deep voice.

“Then design a custom-made set that can only be sold to me.” Wang Yaotang raised an eyebrow.

Xiong Demin and the others exchanged glances and whispered among themselves.

“Shek O was controlled by the British Hong Kong government to prevent market monopoly. This reason can be used to stop Lui Che-woo.”

"Yes, reclamation is about to take place in Haojiang, and the price of stone will inevitably rise. Letting Lui Che-woo control it is artificially creating a monopoly. Whoever agrees to the price increase should be held responsible."

"We can also bring up the matter of forming a stone mining association again. An association can't consist of just one person."

“Talk to a few guys in Taiwan and work together to exclude Lui Che-woo. They don’t want the Lui family to continue expanding their territory.”

"Find someone to contact the families of patients at Lui Che-woo's mine to protest and sue him. Others may not know, but we certainly do. How many people have died there over the years!"

"Excuse me," Wang Yaotang said loudly, "I just acquired Boss Fu's Fanling Stone Mine. By the way, the Lin family's shares are still there; we're currently in a cooperative relationship."

“We can add another clause: non-industry personnel are prohibited from participating in the auction, because they do not understand mine operation. This involves thousands of workers and cannot be disposed of arbitrarily.”

"We can also restrict bidders to be local Hong Kong residents and have sufficient cash assets to ensure the smooth operation of the mine."

After some discussion, it became more and more perfect, almost as if it were custom-made for Wang Yaotang.

As for persuading the Hong Kong British government, that wasn't difficult, since not all the money ended up in their pockets.

If it's not difficult for you, how can I take it?

There's such a good opportunity to make a cut, and no one can stop it.

Wang Yaotang clapped loudly, "I can see that you are all talented people."

Everyone bowed slightly and looked at Wang Yaotang with smiles.

Xiong Demin asked cautiously, "Mr. Wang, after the acquisition of this mine, what will happen to us..."

“Keep going, what else?” Wang Yaotang shrugged. “The facts prove that your abilities are not the problem. The problem is the system. As Hong Kong people, you are just taking money that the British Hong Kong government exploited from Hong Kong people. What’s wrong with that?”

This self-righteous tone left everyone looking at each other in bewilderment, and suddenly they felt a sense of unease, "Yeah, what did I do wrong?"

The mines belong to Hong Kong, Hong Kong belongs to Hong Kong people, and foreigners are all invaders!
This is an act of patriotism!

It instantly looks more upscale, doesn't it!

"Of course, after the acquisition is completed, this mine..."

"The mine is your private property, and we will manage it well and absolutely not let any scoundrels steal a single penny from you," Xiong Demin said firmly.

Wang Yaotang clapped his hands again, "Well said!"

"If you don't break the law in the future, I naturally won't do anything illegal either. It's impossible for you to be the only ones allowed to break the law, right?"

"Even if you're alive to earn money, you also need to be alive to spend it. This world may seem vast, but humans are social animals; where can you really hide?"

"If you really hide, what's the point of having so much money?"

"Yes or no."

"Shek O only makes a lot of profit in a year. This is not the end. Keep up the good work, and the future is bright. The problems we encountered before were just some minor setbacks on the road to success."

"Don't worry, everyone in the martial arts world knows that I, Wang Yaotang, am the most generous. You can start thinking about how to create a bigger hole to hollow out the stone mine. Follow me, and you will have a better future."

"So, now, let's take the Hong Kong people's stone mines back from those damned foreigners, OK?"

"OK!" a group of people shouted.

"Very good." Wang Yaotang smiled and stood up. "I'll take my friends home. I wish you all sweet dreams tonight."

"Goodbye!" With a wave, Wang Yaotang and his companions disappeared into the cabin.

Only then did Xiong Demin and the others breathe a sigh of relief. Then, seeing the two men on the ground with blood still dripping from their mouths, their minds went blank again.

Someone died... (End of Chapter)