The Chief Detective Inspector is dead. I'm now the top police officer in Hong Kong!

Chapter 126 Dividing the spoils and splitting the accounts (34)

Li Zhongying closed the trunk, dragged his suitcase, tightened his tie, and stepped into the elevator. Escorted by four officers from the Serious Crimes Unit, he arrived at Lin Tiansheng's home on the thirteenth floor of Rongchang Building.

Lin Tiansheng was sitting in the living room making tea. When he saw people coming, he waved and smiled, "Sit down, Mr. Li. You look very energetic lately."

Li Zhongying smiled broadly. His old, ill-fitting suits had been replaced with hand-tailored ones made by Shanghai-style tailors, using high-quality materials.

On his wrist was a low-key IWC watch with a steel bracelet and silver dial. It wasn't flashy, but it subtly showcased his wealth to his business partners.

Amidst Lin Tiansheng's polite greetings, he did not sit down, but instead bent down to lay the suitcase flat, knelt on one knee, unzipped the suitcase, and opened it.

Stacks of bright yellow Hong Kong dollars were sealed with paper twine.

Li Zhongying picked up a stack of papers with his left hand; the back of the papers was printed with a "lion," which was HSBC's "Golden Lion." He picked up another stack with his right hand; the back of the papers was printed with a "five-clawed dragon," which was Standard Chartered Bank's "Golden Dragon."

He stood up, respectfully presented the banknotes to the big boss, and said, "Mr. Lin, 1000-dollar gold bulls, 100 bills per bundle, 250 bundles in total, for a total of 25 million Hong Kong dollars."

"Both sums of money transferred to the company account have been laundered."

One item was Huang Ye's property, and the other was the HK$30 million seized from Chen Yaoxing's home. The total value should have been around HK$34 million, but after the raid, HK$9 million evaporated.

But all of it became legitimate profit sharing for real estate agencies.
Lin Tiansheng, swung a stack of "Golden Dragon" cigarettes, puffed on his lips, sat on the sofa, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Li."

"Working for the big boss is my duty, it's not hard work at all." Li Zhongying had his hair slicked back with gel and stood ramrod straight.

too fast!
Lin Tiansheng's speed in making money was frightening.

Even knowing that he had gained control of the West Kowloon Operations Division, he still couldn't sleep all night when he received the huge sum of 30 million. He was both surprised by the boss's ability and afraid of being purged one day.

Finally, I had to take sleeping pills to fall asleep. After waking up, I made up my mind that no matter what the future held, I would first earn enough money to raise my daughter.

Lin Tiansheng looked satisfied, noticing the weariness deep in Li Zhongying's expression. He put down the banknotes, poured tea and water, and asked with a smile, "How did the audit of the accounts of the forty-seven companies go?"

"The ledgers, taxes, and invoices are all complete." Li Zhongying took the tea, moistened her throat, and calmed herself down. "The people who used to manage the accounts must have been very strict. Those people didn't have the guts to falsify the accounts."

"Ah."

Lin Tiansheng nodded slightly, finding it quite reasonable, and waved his hand, saying, "Sign a contract with the firm to audit the accounts every quarter. Go ahead and get busy, I'll call you if anything comes up."

Li Zhongying put down his teacup, took two steps back, and bowed deeply: "Goodbye, boss."

After Zhang Jinrong and the others left the house, someone chimed in, "Boss, the head butler you chose is quite good. He's thorough and knows how to do business."

Lin Tiansheng was also very satisfied and said proudly, "The old men that Brother Le left behind have all experienced great storms. Any one of them can stand on their own."

Deng Gengyun slapped his thigh with delight: "The boss is right. Take me for example, I can fight and..."

Chen Anquan blurted out, "You can eat it, right?"

"He can get things done too." Yunzi's face turned red with anxiety. The remaining brothers burst into laughter, even the four small fry, Ma Delong, He Li, and Gao Zicong, laughed and joked.

As the laughter subsided, all eyes turned to the entire suitcase filled with Hong Kong dollars. Ma Delong swallowed hard, unable to contain himself, and exclaimed, "Following Brother Sheng has truly broadened my horizons. I've never seen so many 'golden bulls' in my entire life! Cheers!" Although the two banks' thousand-dollar banknotes, depending on the design and size, each had its own nickname, such as the Golden Lion or the Golden Dragon.

However, the earliest large-denomination Hong Kong banknote was the HK$500 note, featuring a bull, and was thus called the "Golden Bull." By extension, the later HK$1000 notes were collectively referred to as the "Big Golden Bull."

A thousand Hong Kong dollars is rarely seen in daily circulation; it is usually used for large commercial transactions, corporate accounting, or luxury goods consumption.

An ordinary worker's monthly salary is only two or three pieces of paper, which feels like a burning burden when they receive it.

Many laborers never see a large gold bull in their entire lives. But for rent-seeking groups such as associations, politicians, and trading companies, the gold bull is incredibly useful, facilitating both money laundering and transactions, eliminating the need to carry large bags of cash as a burden.

Lin Tiansheng picked up a stack of money from the table, threw it over, and said, "Never seen this before? Take it and play with it, enjoy it at home."

Ma Delong was stunned for a moment, then slapped himself across the face and knelt on the ground to apologize: "I'm sorry, Young Master Sheng, I was too greedy, I shouldn't have spoken recklessly."

"Neuropathy!"

"I called you here because I consider you brothers. Each of you get a stack of cash as a reward for your hard work escorting the money." Lin Tiansheng crossed his legs and exhaled smoke. "Does a big shot like me expect you to work for free?"

When the golden bull slapped him instead of a hand, Ma Delong smiled, picked up the money, and said, "Thank you, boss."

He Li, Gao Zicong, and Liu Yida each received a stack of banknotes from Zhang Jinrong, and said, "Thank you, boss!"

"Thank you, Young Master Sheng."

Lin Tiansheng chuckled lightly. In the face of people's hearts, 100,000 or 200,000 yuan is nothing. It's not like he's going to use it to pick up girls. He should be generous when distributing it to his brothers.

"I'll keep ten million of the remaining money, and you four can divide the rest among yourselves."

Zhang Jinrong, Deng Gengyun, Chen Anquan, and Zhong Zhihui were all stunned and incredulous: "Boss, I only lost 1.3 million, how could you take 3 million?"

There are 14.6 million left, which is divided among the four people, totaling a little over 3 million.

Zhong Zhihui also felt it was unfair: "Whatever it is, it is. The big boss doesn't have to give it to us."

Lin Tiansheng laughed and said, "I took quite a bit, but as a big shot, I have to take responsibility. I'll cover the money laundering fees. We agreed to get double back for you, so it has to be double, no less!"

"I will keep the promises I made to my brothers."

Moreover, receiving ten million for free is more than enough for him. He can not only spend money lavishly but also launch new investment plans.

Chen Anquan sized up his three brothers, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and strode to the suitcase: "Stop being so coy, aren't you? You're out here to risk your life for Hong Kong dollars, aren't you? The boss has given me enough, I'll repay him with my life. Take the money!"

He grabbed a trash bag and tossed stacks of gold bulls into it. Lin Tiansheng smiled without saying a word; giving the "Four Great Sergeants" more money was always beneficial.

Seeing this, Zhang Jinrong could no longer hold back. He ran forward, grabbed a cardboard box, and scooped up stacks of banknotes.

(End of this chapter)