Hong Kong Movie: At the beginning, Big Boss B asked me to draw the death lottery

Chapter 135 If I really dragged you guys into being hooligans, you wouldn't have the guts to follow along!
Inside an abandoned leather factory on Ping Chau Island, adjacent to the East Bay waters.

At the door of a simply cleaned house, Li Zhikai's hands were tied behind his back. As Ah Xun removed the blindfold covering his head and gave him a hard shove, Li Zhikai stumbled and ran into the house.

Zhang Shih-hao also followed him in from outside.

"Damn it, what are you doing?!"

Do you even know who Mr. Li is? You have absolutely no manners!

As he spoke, Zhang Shih-hao walked over to Li Chih-kai and carefully brushed the dust off his back.

"Mr. Li, I'm sorry to trouble you to stay here for a while."

We, your group of brothers, are living and eating with you, so we hope you'll cooperate!

Li Zhikai's gaze swept over the hoods of Zhang Shihao and the others before he spoke.

"Since it's kidnapping, why not be more straightforward?"
Tell me how much ransom you want, then give me your phone and I'll call back!

"Mr. Li is too kind. We will handle the ransom matter with your Li family ourselves, so there's no need for you to worry about it."

Throughout the entire interaction, Zhang Shih-hao remained polite and courteous to Li Chih-kai, which led Li Chih-kai to misjudge the situation.

The thief in front of him clearly wouldn't dare to really do anything to him.

Or perhaps they've been asked by someone to deliberately make things difficult for me.

He immediately decided to test the waters first.

What exactly do you mean by this?
I can pay you! I can even deliver it tonight!
I urge you to understand this: the Li family has connections in both the legitimate and underworld circles of Hong Kong. If you make things difficult for the Li family, you may not be able to bear the consequences!

Zhang Shih-hao was a quick-witted man. Seeing Li Zhi-kai's attitude, he understood that this guy was a typical case of refusing to listen to reason and having to suffer the consequences.

His eyes turned cold, and without saying a word, he raised his hand and slapped Li Zhikai across the face.

"You motherfucker, you won't listen to the soft approach but only the hard one. I think you're still half asleep and don't understand your own state!"
Let me remind you one more time: you've been kidnapped!

As he spoke, Zhang Shih-hao pulled out a Black Star pistol from behind him, loaded it, pulled the hammer, and fired three shots into Li Zhi-kai's ear.

The bullet whizzed past Li Zhikai's ear, instantly causing him to shed his airs of a pampered young master.

Standing there, trembling like a frightened quail.

Indeed, violence is a common language that beings with brain capacity can understand...

"Mr. Li, are you feeling much better now?"

Zhang Shih-hao, holding a gun, walked up to Li Chih-kai with a smile and pointed the hot muzzle at Li Chih-kai's forehead.

"Don't...don't kill me..."

Feeling the lingering heat from the muzzle, Li Zhikai could only plead for mercy in a low voice.

"Wouldn't it have been better to do this earlier?"

As Zhang Shih-hao spoke, he put down his gun and waved to Ah-hsun behind him.

"Go, lock Mr. Li in the cage!"

After a flurry of activity, Li Zhikai was locked in a heavy iron cage.

The dog cage was rusty and covered with dry, faded cow hair, clearly used by the hide factory to hold livestock awaiting slaughter.

Li Zhikai squatted inside, a sense of unprecedented humiliation washing over him.

Zhang Shih-hao was very excited tonight. He sent Ah-Xun and the others outside to cook a late-night snack, and then moved a stool and sat down next to the iron cage.

He looked at Li Zhikai in the cage with great interest, as if he were admiring a rare and exotic animal in a zoo.

After a long while, he couldn't help but chuckle.

"Oh dear, I say, even the pampered sons of wealthy families are no different from us common folk when they fall on hard times."

Li Zhikai simply lowered his head, not daring to respond to Zhang Shihao's words.

He now finally understood why his second sister had always advised him not to get too involved with triads in Hong Kong.

He finally understood why the Li family so decisively gave up the cigarette license in Macau when his grandfather was assassinated there, and why they published an announcement that they would never pursue the matter further.

The whistling sound of bullets cutting through the air near his ears told him the whole answer.

No matter how deep the Li family's foundation is, or how much money they have, a bullet through the head will still kill them!
Seeing that Li Zhikai didn't dare to speak, Zhang Shihao still didn't stop teasing him.

"Mr. Li, do you know how I grew up?"

When I was four years old, my father and mother moved the whole family to Hong Kong Island with me.

With my father's limited skills, we managed to establish ourselves in Hong Kong Island.

My father was very strict with me. If nothing unexpected had happened, I would have followed his plan and perhaps become an excellent tailor.

As he spoke, Zhang Shihao took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and lit one.

He took a deep breath and said with some emotion.

"But you real estate developers won't give me a chance. My father and mother have saved up their entire lives, but it's not enough to rent a tailor shop in Yau Ma Tei."

Asking me to rent a shop makes me feel like I'm working for you real estate tycoons.

But I'm someone who's naturally averse to poverty. What do you suggest I do?

As Zhang Shih-hao spoke, he knocked on the iron cage in front of him, forcing Li Chih-kai to give an answer.

Li Zhikai just shook his head, still not daring to speak.

This cowardly attitude made Zhang Shih-hao burst into laughter.

"Of course I'll ask you real estate tycoons! You make so much money, it's not unreasonable for you to give me a small share of 500 million, is it?!"

Upon hearing this, Li Zhikai finally couldn't help but speak up.

"Five hundred million?!"

"What, Mr. Li, do you think your life isn't worth 500 million?"

"no no!"

Li Zhikai quickly denied it, and then spoke up.

"But real estate companies don't have as much cash flow as you think."

Given Hysan Development's operating model, it would take at least two or three days to raise 500 million in cash.

"Besides, we'll have to grease palms with various banks, and I'm worried that if word gets too bad, the police will come after you!"

"Is Mr. Li afraid we'll kill him to cover our tracks?"

Zhang Shih-hao sneered, revealing Li Chih-kai's thoughts in one sentence.

Li Zhikai was about to deny it, but then felt it was inappropriate, and for a moment he stammered, not knowing how to answer.

But then Zhang Shih-hao spoke again.

"Don't worry, as long as your Li family doesn't call the police and pays the ransom, I guarantee I won't make things difficult for you. I'll send you out politely."

Furthermore, I will never make things difficult for the Li family again; I will only buy Li family stocks!

Hearing Zhang Shih-hao's confident promise, Li Zhi-kai finally felt relieved.

He glanced timidly at Zhang Shih-hao, then mustered his courage and answered.

"Boss, if my assistant is still in your hands, please release him."

Tell him to go back and tell my second sister that I have another 20 million US dollars in Citibank.

Also, tell him to go back and remind my second sister not to escalate this matter. I'm willing to accept your terms.

Seeing that Li Zhikai agreed so readily, Zhang Shihao couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

It seems the Li family is indeed very wealthy. Just Li Zhikai's branch alone could easily have 20 million US dollars in the bank. I should have negotiated with those mysterious people back then.

This vote will take down at least ten or eight suns!

However, Zhang Shih-hao did not choose to talk to Li Zhi-kai anymore. Li Zhi-kai's assistant had already been dragged away by that group of mysterious people as agreed.

The group that negotiated the ransom was also responsible for that.

What I need to do now is to guard Li Zhikai's treasure trove and wait for the ransom to be paid.

At this point, Zhang Shih-hao had already figured out what kind of yacht he should charter to go to Macau once he got the ransom, and which casino he should go to for a good gamble!
Three o'clock in the morning, in the villa area halfway up Bijia Mountain.

Guided by a henchman, Qiu Gang'ao entered the villa, which was still under construction and renovation, and met He Yaozong in the study on the second floor of a detached villa.

"So, did you manage to get Li Zhikai's assistant sorted out?"

Upon seeing Qiu Gang'ao, He Yaozong didn't bother with making him greet him and went straight to asking.

"Mr. He, everything is settled."

He confessed everything. The fish head banner wasn't supported by Li Zhikai; the real mastermind behind it was the group in the Political Department!

"It's the Political Department again!"

A fierce glint flashed in He Yaozong's eyes, and he immediately spoke.

"Has Zhang Shih-hao replied yet?"

"We've returned. They've taken care of everything. They're just asking us when we're going to collect the ransom."

He Yaozong pondered for a moment, then immediately responded.

"Around 10 a.m., A'ao, you're in charge of this matter!"
You must remember to find out over the phone how much ransom the Li family can raise within half a day.

No matter what their asking price is, you must raise the ransom to 180 million!

This 180 million is exactly the land price that the Li family owns in Kowloon Walled City.

He Yaozong asked Qiu Gang'ao to report the extra amount to remind the Li family that Li Zhikai was kidnapped by his men, and if they wanted to ransom him, they would have to hand over the land!
Qiu Gang'ao nodded in agreement.

Previously, He Yaozong had asked him to quote a ransom of 500 million to Zhang Shih-hao and the others, so it was clear that the bottom line negotiated in the morning could not be lower than 500 million.
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The night passed, and the next morning, after taking a short nap, He Yaozong set off from Beacon Hill, intending to return to Sham Shui Po to take a look. Long Gen, at his advanced age, hadn't had a moment's rest last night.

He spent the entire night answering phone calls and facing questions from various branches of the Wo Luen Shing triad.

This was far more tiring than staying up all night playing games. When dawn broke, Longgen felt as if he had aged several years.

Tuk-tuk-tuk——

There was a knock on the bedroom door, and then Xiwei's voice came from outside.

"Grandpa, Yao asked me to come and tell you that he has already returned to Tuodi."

In an instant, Longgen felt as if a thousand-pound burden had been lifted off his shoulders.

He looked at the phone that had been ringing all night on the bedside table, and for a moment he had the urge to pick it up and smash it.

Fortunately, I managed to control the impulse.

"Alright, tell Ah Yao that during this time, no one in Wo Luen Shing should bother me!"

I'm going to stay home and research how to make penis soup!

……

Lee Garden.

Less than two hours had passed since Li Yunlian received news of Li Zhikai's disappearance.

An assistant, holding a watch in her left hand and a telephone in her right, ran into Li Yunlian's study.

"Chairman, there's news... Mr. Li, he..."

"He's been kidnapped?"

Seeing her assistant looking flustered and stammering, the experienced Li Yunlian already knew the answer in her heart.

The assistant simply nodded and then handed the phone to Li Yunlian.

Li Yunlian took a deep breath, remaining calm even if Mount Tai collapsed before her, and accepted the phone call.

"Hey?"

The voice on the other end of the phone was clearly processed.

"Ms. Li, I believe you have received Li Zhikai's watch by now, right?"

"Friend, always leave yourself a way out, so you can meet again in the future!"
"You can have money, but don't harm the lives of the Li family."

"Okay, one billion!"

A large aircraft is parked in the bay below the lighthouse on Po Toi Island.

"You must have the money ready and send it all to this big plane before 3 PM today!"

Faced with the astronomical sum demanded by the kidnappers, even Li Yunlian, who was used to seeing all kinds of storms, couldn't help but be shocked!
The kidnappers who abducted Li Zhikai either overestimated him or had no concept of money or real estate companies.

If the Li family, who are in the real estate business, want to cash out 1 billion yuan within half a day, they have to make an appointment with the bank in advance!
It could take as little as three days or as long as a week; after all, a bank isn't a vault!
If things go wrong, they can mortgage their assets and use connections to cash out from casinos in Macau.

Otherwise, Li Yunlian really couldn't imagine how she could have scraped together 1 billion in cash in half a day.

"Friend, I really can't manage to raise 1 billion in half a day."

"Then we'll wait to collect Li Zhikai's corpse!"

"and many more!"

Li Yunlian thought for a moment and then spoke.

“You kidnapped my brother simply for money.”

"Otherwise, if you give me a little more time, I can prepare the cash immediately and promise not to let the police get involved!"

This was a test by Li Yunlian.

She had a vague feeling that this was not a simple kidnapping incident, and that there might be something else going on behind the scenes.

If the other party does not agree to let her postpone the time, it means that someone with ulterior motives is deliberately causing trouble.

As Li Yunlian expected, the other party directly rejected her request.

This inevitably made Li Yunlian anxious.

"Okay, let's be honest with each other. I'll give you a lucky number: 660 million. That's the limit of cash I can raise in half a day!"

"Add another 180 million, not a penny less!"

Upon hearing the number the other party quoted, Li Yunlian was secretly alarmed, as if she suddenly remembered something.

Previously, Hu Xuyong was given leverage by He Yaozong's side, which led him to negotiate with the Li family. It seems that He Yaozong's offer was to acquire Hysan Development's land in Kowloon Walled City for 180 million.

However, Li Yunlian felt that she had already made enough concessions, so she directly rejected this arrogant request and began to control public opinion, preparing for a backup plan.

She just didn't expect that by striking while the iron was hot, the retribution would come so quickly!
Considering the series of things Li Zhikai has done recently, Li Yunlian couldn't help but come to the conclusion that the people from Lian Sheng had started using thuggish methods to communicate with the Li family, and the other party had already begun to overturn the table!
"it is good!"

Knowing that further discussion would be pointless, Li Yunlian simply replied with a "okay" into the phone.

The call ended immediately, and Li Yunlian got up as well.

“Jenny, quickly call and make an appointment with Mr. Ma in Haojiang in my name.”

Our company, Hysan Development, wants to use some assets in Australia and Hong Kong as collateral to obtain approximately 300 million HKD in cash.

Then I went to the finance department and contacted the major banks we cooperated with, hoping to raise 300 million yuan in cash within half a day!

"it is good!"

The assistant responded and was about to leave when Li Yunlian called him back again.

"Remember, don't tell anyone about this!"

After instructing her assistant, Li Yunlian didn't dare to delay and hurriedly ran downstairs to call her driver to get the car.

"Quick! Go to Sham Shui Po, to Heng Yiu Properties!"

The so-called office building of Hengyao Real Estate is actually just an office space converted from an idle nightclub on Danan Street.

Compared to the towering office buildings in Central, it looks rather shabby.

He Yaozong had been waiting for a long time in a reception room here.

So much so that when Li Yunlian came to the door, she didn't even need to be informed; she was directly taken upstairs by the receptionist.

Mr. He!

Upon seeing He Yaozong, Li Yunlian greeted him quite politely.

He Yaozong simply responded with a lazy sound.

“Ms. Li, this place is not as grand as your Hysan Development Company. Please find a place to sit.”

Li Yunlian frowned, and instead of sitting on the sofa, she pulled up a hardwood chair and sat down opposite He Yaozong.

"Mr. He, could you please have your men leave for a moment? I'd like to speak with you alone for a couple of minutes!"

He Yaozong gave Chen Luojun and Feng Yuxiu, who were guarding inside, a wink, and the two immediately got up and left.

Li Yunlian spoke again: "Since Hengyao Real Estate is interested in developing the Kowloon Walled City land, I'll just sell it to them as well."

"The transfer of 180 million to Mr. He is complete. I've already brought the contract with me, and it will be delivered shortly. Once Mr. He has reviewed the contract, he can sign it directly."

He Yaozong sneered: "What a coincidence. I've tried to acquire that land over there through an intermediary time and time again."

So much so that I had prepared 180 million in cash well in advance, but unexpectedly, Ms. Li suddenly changed her mind and took the initiative to come to my door!

Li Yunlian felt a pang of sympathy, but there was nothing she could do. Li Zhikai was the only male in their lineage, and no matter what, she couldn't just stand by and watch something happen to him.

"Mr. He, there are no outsiders in the house now."

Before we sign the contract, I hope we can talk things out face-to-face.

Whatever my brother did to offend you, this lesson should be enough.

"If you spare his life, our Li family will keep to ourselves and avoid any further conflict. Is that acceptable?"

He Yaozong leaned back in his boss's chair, his expression indifferent.

"Ms. Li, are you here to do business, or to smear me?"

What happens to your brother has nothing to do with me!

If you don't want to talk about business, then don't waste my time!

"OK! Mr. He, please don't be angry."

Li Yunlian quickly tried to smooth things over.

She sighed, and then said.

"How about this, let's sign the contract first, and we can discuss anything else after the contract is signed?"

wow-

He Yaozong opened the drawer of the desk in front of him and took out a pen directly from it.

He then stood up and looked at Li Yunlian.

He said slowly and deliberately, "I have other things to do later. After signing the contract, I'm afraid I won't have time to chat with you much."

If Ms. Li is truly committed to transferring this land to me, then she shouldn't waste everyone's time!

Looking at the aggressive He Yaozong, Li Yunlian suddenly felt a cold sweat seeping down her back.

She only learned about the Li family's nearly 100-year history of prosperity through oral accounts from her family elders.

When she finally had to face things outside of the familiar rules, she couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness.

(End of this chapter)