Hong Kong variety show: I can boost loyalty, the most generous boss.

Chapter 260, 259. They're asking for it; if we can't reach an agreement, we'll fight!
At a restaurant in Causeway Bay, seven Mercedes-Benz W14s were parked in front of the restaurant. Yang Jun got out of one of the cars and straightened his collar.

Zhou Ruifa, who was standing next to Yang Jun, looked around the restaurant curiously and asked him:
"Mr. Yang, is this also a restaurant you own?"

"No, it's owned by a friend. I'm here to patronize their business!"

Yang Jun familiarly pushed open the door and walked into the restaurant, where a waiter immediately came out to greet him.

"Mr. Yang, I've already prepared a private room. Please come in!"

Zhou Ruifa's eyes lit up. This restaurant was owned by Yang Sheng's friend, and he would definitely come here more often in the future.

The restaurant's decor isn't particularly luxurious, but it has its own style and looks very comfortable, which shows that the owner has good taste.

"Ah Fa, please sit wherever you like!"

Yang Jun entered the private room, pulled out a chair, and smiled at Zhou Ruifa.

Zhou Ruifa was flattered. He knew that Mr. Yang was very busy and rarely had the opportunity to have dinner with artists alone.

Even when he's having dinner, it's with female celebrities; he would never have the chance to have dinner alone with Chow Shui-fat.

The door to the private room opened, and a beautiful figure walked in and sat down next to Yang Jun.

Zhou Ruifa looked closely and exclaimed, "Wow, Lizhi?"
Lizhi, dressed in an off-shoulder evening gown and with exquisite makeup, sat next to Yang Jun, her delicate hand holding his arm.

"Ah Fa, let me introduce you. This is Ms. Li Zhi from our company, a newly joined Miss Asia."

Zhou Ruifa's face was grim. Of course he knew Lizhi; he had previously made things difficult for this mainland girl.

Now that Yang Jun has brought him here, Zhou Ruifa knows that Yang Jun intends to stand up for Lizhi.

"Miss Lizhi, so you're Mr. Yang's friend! You should have said so earlier!"

"Mr. Yang, there was a misunderstanding between Miss Lizhi and me before. I would like to offer Miss Lizhi a toast as an apology!"

Zhou Ruifa gritted his teeth, stood up and toasted Lizhi. Now that Lizhi had latched onto Mr. Yang, she was no longer a nobody and had to be treated with caution!
Lizhi was thrilled to see the once arrogant Chow Yun-fat bow his head, toast her, and admit his mistakes.

She knew that all of this was brought about by the men around her; only Yang Jun could give her status and respect.

Without Mr. Yang, she would just be a mainland girl who could be bullied at will, and the top actor of Giant Cinema wouldn't even give her a second glance.

"Brother Fa, you're too kind. I didn't take those things to heart at all!"

Li Zhi is also quite intelligent. Since Chow Yun-fat bowed his head, she couldn't keep putting on airs forever and had to show some magnanimity!

Yang Jun nodded in satisfaction. He knew that Lizhi had been bullied by Zhou Ruifa at the company before, so he wanted to give Zhou Ruifa a warning.

Looking down on compatriots on the mainland will ultimately lead to great losses!
"Ah Fa, you still deserve the Best Actor award at this year's Hong Kong Film Awards, congratulations!"

"Your outstanding performance in 'City on Fire' earned you unanimous recognition from the jury, and you have once again won the Best Actor award."

Yang Jun, a major shareholder of the Hong Kong Film Awards, received the list in advance and congratulated Zhou Ruifa with a smile and a glass of champagne.

This is Chow Jui-fat's second Best Actor award. The first time was two years ago when he won the award for his role as Mark in "A Better Tomorrow". Winning the award twice made Chow Jui-fat very excited.

Zhou Ruifa excitedly stood up, raised his glass to Yang Jun, and said:
"Many thanks to Mr. Yang for his guidance. Without Mr. Yang, I, Brother Fa, would not have achieved what I have today!"

"I'll finish this one, but please help yourself."

Zhou Ruifa knew very well that Yang Jun, as the behind-the-scenes boss of the Hong Kong Film Awards, had to review the final list of winners.

Ultimately, Mr. Yang has to approve who wins the award.

Yang Jun admires Zhou Ruifa most for this: he knows how to repay kindness and always talks about it, which provides emotional value.

"Alright, it's mainly because your acting skills are up to par that I can help you win the award!"

Some of them have terrible acting skills, so even if Yang Jun wanted to promote them, it would be very difficult.

For example, Rosamund Kwan's acting skills are so bad that he can't win any awards, unless Yang Jun wants to ruin the prestige of the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Lizhi looked at Zhou Ruifa with envy. She also wanted to go further in the film industry, but unfortunately she hadn't even played a leading role yet, mainly because her Cantonese was too bad and she hadn't been in the industry for long.

"Let's drink! Let's drink!"

An hour later, Zhou Ruifa wisely left, leaving Yang Jun and Lizhi with their private space.

Lizhi took the initiative to throw herself into Yang Jun's arms and said:

"Brother Jun, how could you be so heartless? You haven't come to see me for so long?"

Yang Jun sized up Li Zhi's figure; she wasn't on the thin side, but rather had a voluptuous and very alluring figure.

Her breasts were prominent and firm, at least an E cup, making them impossible to look away from.

"Lizhi, you haven't been idle either. I heard you and Ajie are getting really close~"

Yang Jun was well aware that Li Lianjie had been pursuing Li Zhi, but he did not interfere.

Lizhi was taken aback when she heard this, and immediately denied it.

"Mr. Yang, Ah Jie and I are just ordinary colleagues. You're the only one I love."

Li Zhi hugged Yang Jun's neck, her face tense. She and Li Lianjie really didn't have anything going on; she was just stringing this silly boy along.

However, thinking that men are all chauvinistic, she quickly explained that she couldn't bear to part with Yang Jun, this towering tree that blocked out the sky.

Yang Jun was well aware that Li Zhi was keeping Li Lianjie as a backup plan, stringing him along so that if Yang Jun dumped her, she could find an honest man to take her in.

"It's alright, it doesn't matter if you marry Li Lianjie. Just let me know when, and I'll come to your wedding."

Yang Jun lifted Li Zhi's chin and said with a smile.

Anyway, Yang Jun is just a regular friend to Li Zhi. It's Li Zhi's freedom to date whomever she wants!
Ah! Lizhi's eyes dimmed; it seemed Yang Jun didn't truly love her!

"Okay, let's go to the bedroom~"

This restaurant was invested in by Lizhi with money borrowed from Yang Jun, a total of 500 million yuan. Yang Jun is Lizhi's creditor.

Yang Jun planned to collect some interest today; it's only right to pay back debts.
Upon hearing this, Lizhi lowered her head shyly and nodded in agreement.

Lizhi is confident in her body and believes that with a little effort, she will definitely win Yang Jun's heart.

As long as I can marry into a wealthy family, I don't care if I'm a concubine! Li-Ning is capable of enduring hardship, so I don't mind being wronged a little.

Two hours later, Yang Jun's mobile phone rang.

"Damn it, who is it?! They're disturbing my rest!"

Li Ying, who was on the other end of the phone, looked speechless, glanced at the sky outside, and remained silent.

It's only 4 p.m., and Mr. Yang is already resting? He clearly heard a woman's voice just now.

Li Ying broke out in a cold sweat; he had interrupted Mr. Yang's good time, in broad daylight.
"Mr. Yang, this is mine, Li Ying!"

Upon hearing Li Ying's voice, Yang Jun's tone softened somewhat.

"Superintendent Li, haha! Long time no see."

"Mr. Yang, I have something urgent that I would like to discuss with you in person."

"Okay, I'm in Causeway Bay. Come over now."

Seeing that the other party was in a hurry, Yang Jun did not refuse and readily agreed.

Half an hour later, Yang Jun met Li Ying at the restaurant, and he also brought another man with him.

“Mr. Yang, this is Lu Zhilian, Chief Investigator of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)!” “He is a good friend of mine. His daughter went missing in Chiang Mai, Thailand. She was last seen in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, in a local brothel.”

Lu Zhilian was dressed in plain clothes, with an unshaven beard and bloodshot eyes, as if he hadn't slept for several days.

After listening, Yang Jun immediately understood that this was a case of human trafficking, which was common in the Golden Triangle.

"Mr. Lu, your daughter is missing. You should report it to the local police!"

If you need to find someone, go to the police station. I'm not a cop, I don't have time for that!
Yang Jun had previously sent people to investigate out of respect for Li Ying, but they hadn't found anything due to the limited clues.

Lu Zhilian's eyes were bloodshot. He slammed his hand on the table and said angrily:
“Those bastard cops not only refused to respond, but also arrested me and beat me up. I suspect they are in cahoots.”

No doubt about it, they're the same group!

These human trafficking rings usually have protectors in the local area; otherwise, they would have been eradicated long ago.

Lu Zhilian looked at Yang Jun, then knelt down with a thud and pleaded:

"Mr. Yang, I've heard you're very influential in Chiang Rai. Could you help me rescue my daughter?"

"Please, I'll do anything to get my daughter out of here!"

Hua Mei Town is also very famous in Chiang Rai. Li Ying knew that Hua Mei Town was Yang Jun's property, so he told his good friend.

Li Ying couldn't help but advise Yang Jun:

"Mr. Yang, can you please help me? This is a matter of life and death!"

Moral blackmail? Yang Jun looked at Lu Zhilian kneeling on the ground, desperately kowtowing.

This is what it means to be a father. Yang Jun's heart stirred; he was about to become a father himself.

"Get up, I can help, but it might not be effective."

Yang Jun still softened his heart. This was a human life. If a little girl were caught and taken to a brothel in Mei Sai, how miserable would she be? He didn't even want to think about it.

Without delay, Yang Jun immediately contacted Yang Yifei.

“Afei, there’s something I need to tell you. You know Zhao Meng from Meisai Town, right? Contact him and use the money to ransom him first.”

For the little girl's safety, it's more reliable to pay her ransom!
"I understand, I'll take care of it right away."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Jun said to Lu Zhilian:
"Let's go! To Chiang Rai Province, on my private jet."

Lu Zhilian finally realized what was happening, and a glimmer of light returned to his eyes, as if he had found his pillar of support.

Li Ying did not leave Hong Kong. Lu Zhilian boarded a private jet, but he had no mood to appreciate the luxury on the plane.

"Hey! Want to have a drink?"

Seeing that Lu Zhilian was distracted, Da Dong suggested they drink.

Lu Zhilian shook his head and refused the offer!

The flight took two hours to reach Dai State, and then we boarded a helicopter to fly to Huamei Town.

When Lu Zhilian saw the military helicopter, his eyes widened in astonishment. A Gatling gun was mounted on the helicopter, exuding a deep and terrifying aura.

"Here, military helicopters are not illegal; this is the Golden Triangle!"

"There's a strong wind up to the helicopter," Yang Jun shouted to Lu Zhilian.

Lu Zhilian then realized that this was the Golden Triangle, a completely different world from Hong Kong, where there was no law!

Order here is maintained by guns and cannons!
When Lu Zhilian arrived in Huamei Town, the sight of heavily armed soldiers filled him with even greater shock and disbelief.

This is the law of the Golden Triangle: with guns and cannons, I am the law!
Yang Yifei quickly walked over and said to Yang Jun:
"General, Zhao Meng is demanding 500 million Hong Kong dollars before he will release them!"

500 million? Yang Jun's face darkened. This Zhao Meng was really pushing his luck and showing no respect whatsoever!
They don't appreciate our kindness; if we can't reach an agreement, we'll resort to violence!
"Mr. Yang, I'm willing to pay the 500 million!"

Lu Zhilian readily agreed, saying that as long as his daughter was rescued, he would find a way to come up with 500 million, let alone 1 million.

Yang Jun, with a cigar in his mouth, exhaled a puff of white smoke.

"Your Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) salaries are quite high; you can easily come up with 500 million?"

"But are you sure they'll release the person after you pay the money?"

Lu Zhilian was taken aback by what he heard and couldn't make up his mind for a moment!
However, Lu Zhilian still believed in Mr. Yang's abilities, so he asked:

"Mr. Yang, what do you mean?"

"Do you know where your daughter is being held? Let's go rescue her together!"

Lu Zhilian had been to Mei Sai town before, and went to the address of the brothel once, but was driven out by armed thugs and couldn't get close at all.

"Alright, let's not delay, let's go today!"

Lu Zhilian couldn't wait any longer; every minute that wasted meant greater danger to his daughter!
"This time, I personally led a team of 50 elite soldiers to Mae Sai town."

Yang Jun also wanted to personally take down a few of these human traffickers, damn it! They specifically targeted Chinese people.

Zhao Meng, that bastard, is actually from mainland China. He came to Southeast Asia specifically to target his fellow countrymen. He's utterly despicable!

Yang Jun had read in the documents that this Zhao Meng not only trafficked drugs, but also engaged in organ trafficking, specifically kidnapping Chinese people, selling the organs of the men he captured, and selling the women to brothels.

"General, let me go!"

Yang Yifei planned to lead the team himself because going to Meisai Town was too dangerous. Yang Jun was the big boss, so of course he had to stay in the stronghold and command.

"No need, it's just a small town like Mae Sai, I don't even consider it a threat!"

Yang Jun's success today is entirely due to his fighting skills. With the ability to foresee crises, he can easily conquer Meisai Town.

Zhao Meng didn't give him any face, so Yang Jun went over and threatened to break his neck with his own hands.
"Alright, as soon as the gunshots ring out, I'll lead my men into Mae Sai town!"

Yang Yifei was unwilling to wait for news in his stronghold. He planned to lead his men to ambush outside the city so that if Yang Jun was trapped inside, he could lead his troops in time to rescue him.

"Okay, let's arrange it this way!"

Yang Jun instructed his security guards to change out of their suits and into bulletproof vests and military green trench coats, and to bring submachine guns and various grenades.

"Do you know how to use a gun?"

Yang Jun turned to look at Lu Zhilian beside him. Lu Zhilian nodded. He was a recognized sharpshooter in the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

Lu Zhilian nodded without being coy and picked up an MP5 submachine gun.

"Put on your bulletproof vest too, safety first!"

Yang Jun was wearing a bulletproof vest the whole time, but he took off his suit and put on a large trench coat. He had a folded submachine gun hidden inside the trench coat, which made him very well concealed!
Lu Zhilian followed suit and also put on a trench coat!
"Let's go!"

Yang Jun waved his hand, and everyone got into about ten off-road vehicles. These vehicles were all modified to be bulletproof, with even the tires being bulletproof, making them quite safe.

A convoy of vehicles headed towards Mae Sai, the gateway to the Golden Triangle. Mae Sai is a melting pot of people, and its jade trade is very developed, attracting many merchants to purchase jade.

Some people come to trade drugs; any one of them could be a notorious fugitive.

Mae Sai town is home not only to Tai people, but also to many Burmese people who come to trade. The market is very lively, and there are Chinese restaurants along the roadside. Chinese can be seen everywhere here.

The convoy did not stop at the market, but drove directly to Chinatown. Many pedestrians on the street were carrying guns, but most of them were handguns.

(End of this chapter)