Training the Heavens

Chapter 372 Hong Kong
Seeing Zhang Xingjiu coming out, the man shouted even more fiercely, "Oh, Mr. Zhang, you're finally back! You don't know what Guowei did during the days you were away from Shanghai! He beat my son so hard that his head was bleeding, and he's still lying in the hospital!"

"What's going on?" Zhang Xingjiu asked sternly.

"Dad, his kid deserves it. He relies on his family's wealth and power to harass women on the street. I couldn't stand it and stepped forward to stop him, but he even dared to fight with me. I don't tolerate him. I didn't expect that he could not withstand a beating so easily. He was lying down in just a few strokes." The third brother Zhang Guowei didn't have any worry on his face and told the whole story with confidence.

"He was just drunk and fooling around. Even if he made some mistakes, he shouldn't have to suffer such an end, right?" The man's momentum was immediately dampened, but he still stiffened his neck and refused to admit defeat.

"Mr. Xu, I just came back and don't know the whole story yet. Once I figure things out, I promise to give you a satisfactory answer, okay?" Zhang Xingjiu said with a pleasant face. Based on his understanding of his third son, perhaps it was not his fault. That would make things much easier.

"I'm Mr. Xin Zhang. I won't bother you anymore." The man left angrily.

"Come with me." Zhang Xingjiu turned around and called Zhang Guowei into the study. After carefully questioning him and asking other people to corroborate his claims, he discovered that things were indeed as he had said. At most, he had acted with less restraint, but it was not a big mistake.

This makes things much easier. "Tomorrow, buy some things and go to the hospital to see him. Pay his medical bills, and the matter will be over."

If that family still doesn't understand, Zhang Xingjiu is not a pushover either. He has been in Shanghai for so many years and has trained so many students, many of whom are working in key departments in Shanghai. He will definitely not get any advantage.

Zhang Xingjiu's seniority within the Hongmen was incredibly high. Although he hadn't meddled much in the underworld in recent years, every Shanghai gangster greeted him respectfully. Who would dare accept the task of dealing with their own son? If Huang Jinrong or Du Yuesheng knew about this, they'd immediately have him tied up and brought before Zhang Xingjiu to apologize.

"Dad, don't worry. I have already taken care of the matter. He will know when he gets back. His family will definitely not dare to harass our family again." Zhang Guowei said lazily.

"How did you do it?" Zhang Xingjiu was a little curious. He had been traveling around in the past few years and didn't know what his two children at home had become. He didn't have to worry about the second child. His articles could often be seen in journals and magazines, proving that he had not stopped his research in the field of electronics over the years. He should not have time to do those messy things, but he didn't know about the third child.

"I got a few tabloid reporters to the hospital and stopped him there. They took pictures of his injuries and said they were going to publish them in the newspapers with an article titled 'Shanghai Thug Gets Beaten After Failed to Molest a Woman.' You know, people like him are very concerned about their reputation. If these articles were published, who would the Shanghai socialites care about him?"

Zhang Guowei was beaming with joy as he spoke, "He immediately admitted his mistake and begged me not to send out these photos. He said it was all his fault and that he would host a banquet to apologize to me when he got better! It was also because his father was too anxious that he came to our house instead of going to the hospital. Otherwise, how could he have let you see these!"

Not to mention that this method really works, this kid has some crooked ideas, probably learned from hanging out with all kinds of people. Zhang Xingjiu was speechless for a moment, "I sent you to Oxford, and you learned this?" There are three children in the family. The eldest went to study in France and met a group of like-minded comrades. After returning to China, he changed his name and embarked on the most difficult but brightest path; the second child did not go abroad, but got a doctorate from Aurora University, and then stayed at the school to teach and engage in research in electronic technology.

He sent the third son to Oxford to study law, thinking that he would return to China to teach at a university. However, he didn't expect that he didn't like these at all. He did some business while hanging out everywhere, and he was the most troublesome one.

Thinking about the time now, Zhang Xingjiu finally made up his mind, "It's not a good idea for you to keep hanging around in Shanghai like this. You should leave Shanghai in a few days. I have a very important job for you."

"What's the matter?" Seeing his father's serious attitude, Zhang Guowei put away his nonchalant look and asked seriously.

Zhang Xingjiu explained the plan he had already thought of. "We're going to Hong Kong. The Japanese have always been ambitious and won't be content to just take over Northeast China. They'll be eyeing more places in the future. North China will be the first to be attacked, and the coastal provinces will not be immune. Their naval strength is far superior to ours. Once they blockade the coastal ports, it will be very difficult for us to obtain foreign supplies. Hong Kong's situation is quite special. Before they fell out with Britain, they didn't dare to attack Hong Kong."

"So, go to Hong Kong now and find some business opportunities for your family and get to know more people. You studied at Oxford and you're my son, so the British will give you some respect. As for the rest of the rabble, you're naturally good at dealing with them."

"First, spend a few years setting up the business and making preparations. If the situation changes in the future, you can use these resources to transport large quantities of valuable supplies to the country. Your two brothers can't do this well, so I have to rely on you."

"Dad, what has my eldest brother been doing all these years? Why don't you and mom tell me every time I ask?" Zhang Guowei did not agree immediately, but asked another question instead. The three brothers had a good relationship since childhood. Now that they haven't seen each other for many years, they both missed Zhang Guoqiang very much.

Zhang Xingjiu has always told others that his eldest son is traveling abroad to do research, but this can be hidden from outsiders, but not from his own son who he lives with day and night.

"Now is not the time to talk about this. I will tell you when you should know. Just tell me whether you can do it well! Oh, by the way, if you make money, please support the Chinese University of Hong Kong more. They have not had an easy time these years." The British in Hong Kong have been suppressing the Chinese. Naturally, this school organized and managed by the Chinese became a thorn in their eyes. It was only with the concerted efforts of the teachers and students of the school, and the help from various Chinese people, that it was able to survive.

"Okay, since this matter is so important, I will start preparing now, and go south to Hong Kong as soon as I'm ready." Zhang Guowei agreed solemnly.

A month later, he took a few people and boarded a passenger ship to Hong Kong. Zhang Xingjiu waved goodbye on the shore. With his personality and abilities, he might really be able to make a name for himself in Hong Kong.

(End of this chapter)