Hong Kong film: Drowned by the Chiang family? I launch a massive attack on Hung Hing.

"Patriarch Li, what do you mean?"

He Dong glanced at Li Peicai and asked.

“Patriarch He, Li Jun has made virtually no moves in the past three days, which is quite different from the cooperation we agreed upon before.”

Li Peicai directly expressed his dissatisfaction with Li Jun.

Over the past three days, both the three major families—the Ho, Kwok, and Li—and the foreign investors have invested billions of Hong Kong dollars in a fierce competition for Swire Group and its subsidiaries, including Swire Shipping, Swire Sugar, and National Pacific Aviation.

However, the result was far from what Li Peicai and others had hoped for.

Although the three major families are headed by the patriarch, they all have histories spanning decades or even centuries, and have numerous branches. After three days of stalemate, some dissenting voices gradually emerged, which is why He Dong, Guo Yongnian, and Li Peicai gathered together today.

“Patriarch Li, I understand what you mean, but Li Jun has his own plans, and I shouldn’t rush him.”

Clearly, He Dong had no intention of taking up Li Peicai's mantle.

Stock market battles are typically protracted, and for a company as large as Swire Group to think it could be taken down in just three days was, in He Dong's own opinion, wishful thinking.

He Dong was well aware of Li Peicai's true purpose; his complaints were a pretense, his real intention was to force Li Jun to take action.

Li Jun has just seized control of the Hong Kong police force from the foreigners and is at the height of his power. He Dong believes that even if he, the head of the number one family in Hong Kong, were to approach Li Jun, Li Jun might not give him face.

He Dongcai wouldn't bother with something so pointless.

“Patriarch He, are we just going to keep fighting the foreigners with real money? Our three families do have some savings, but don’t forget, HSBC and Standard Chartered can print money.”

Clearly, Li Peicai was very dissatisfied with He Dong's excuse.

"Hehe, Patriarch Li, don't be in such a hurry. Li Jun has his own plans, and Patriarch He has his own methods. Besides, it's only been three days. Let's just wait and see."

At this moment, Guo Yongnian, who had remained silent until now, spoke up to smooth things over.

“Patriarch He, it’s not that I want to put pressure on you or Li Jun, but you should know the situation of our Li family. Now there are some people below who want to cause trouble, and I must give them an explanation.”

A bitter smile appeared on Li Peicai's face.

However, both He Dong and Guo Yongnian ignored Li Peicai's bitter smile. How could someone who had been able to hold the position of family head for more than 10 years be unable to control his subordinates because of this little thing?

They didn't even need to think to know that Li Peicai was putting on an act.

Seeing that He Dong and Guo Yongnian's expressions did not change at all, Li Peicai also stopped his performance and continued, "Patriarch He, Patriarch Guo, since you don't want to disturb Li Jun, then tell me, what should we do next?"

"Patriarch Li, there's no turning back now that the arrow has been released. All we can do now is wait for Li Jun to make his move."

He Dong looked at Li Peicai and spoke slowly, word by word.

"Alright, Patriarch He, I'll trust you this once."

Hearing He Dong's words, Li Peicai could only nod in agreement, no matter how unhappy he was.

Then, before He Dong could speak, Li Peicai continued, "Patriarch He, Patriarch Guo, there are some matters in the Li family that I need to attend to, so I will take my leave first."

After saying that, Li Peicai got up and left He Dong's villa.

After Li Peicai left, Guo Yongnian looked at He Dong and asked with a smile, "Patriarch He, it seems that Patriarch Li's life in the family is really not easy."

"What kind of life is hard to live? It's just that they want to hedge their bets."

He Dong remained calm and spoke indifferently.

"Patriarch He, since you already know, why..."

Upon hearing He Dong's words, Guo Yongnian's face showed a hint of surprise.

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"Hahaha, Patriarch Guo, your expression undermines yourself, underestimates me, and underestimates Li Peicai even more. I don't believe you didn't see it. Li Peicai is deliberately trying to tell us that he's going to bet on both sides."

He Dong looked at the expression on Guo Yongnian's face and laughed heartily.

When Guo Yongnian heard He Dong's words, a hint of embarrassment flashed in his eyes, but it disappeared in an instant. People like them have skin thicker than a city wall. Even if they are exposed for their act on the spot, they can still keep their cool and do nothing.

"Patriarch He, I'm just a little curious, did Li Jun actually tell you anything? Why do you trust Li Jun so much?"

Guo Yongnian asked with a smile.

“Patriarch Guo, there’s no need to test me anymore. Li Jun didn’t reveal anything to me. The reason I trust Li Jun so much is very simple: our He family is the number one family in Hong Kong Island, unlike your Guo and Li families. We have no way forward, but you still have our He family ahead of you.”

He Dong stared at Guo Yongnian and spoke slowly, word by word.

"..."

Upon hearing He Dong's words, Guo Yongnian fully understood that not only had He Dong seen through Li Peicai's two-sided betting, but He Dong had also seen through his own two-sided betting.

Just as He Dong said, neither Li Peicai nor Guo Yongnian fully trusted Li Jun. In fact, they trusted the foreigners more, since the foreigners had ruled Hong Kong for so many years and their invincible image was deeply ingrained.

They agreed to cooperate with Li Jun for two reasons. First, they genuinely wanted to see if Li Jun could cause any trouble for the foreigners so they could profit from it. Second, it was because of the He family. If Li Jun won, they would share the spoils with the He family; if Li Jun lost, they would still suffer losses. Either way, they wouldn't lose out.

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"Patriarch He, I won't say anything more. All I can say is that a family like ours never puts all our eggs in one basket."

Guo Yongnian's skin was clearly even thicker than Li Peicai's, and he said to He Dong with a smile.

"Patriarch Guo, if there is nothing else, please leave."

He Dong did not respond to Guo Yongnian's words, but instead issued an order to leave.

"Hehe, Patriarch He, then I shall take my leave."

After hearing He Dong's order to leave, Guo Yongnian turned and left He Dong's villa.

"Hmph, in such a war that determines life and death, you're still thinking about betting on both sides? That's really naive. No matter who wins, the first to die will be you fence-sitters."

Watching Guo Yongnian's departing figure, He Dong snorted coldly in a low voice.

Clearly, He Dong was not as nonchalant about Guo Yongnian and Li Peicai's actions of betting on both sides as his expression suggested.

He Dong was initially quite surprised, thinking that he couldn't even answer questions from his four juniors, Li Bancheng, Li Zhaoji, Guo Desheng, and Hu Yingxing.

Now that it was confirmed that Guo Yongnian and Li Peicai had bet on both sides, He Dong suddenly realized why even with the combined efforts of the three major families, they couldn't suppress the stock price of Swire Group over the past three days. He Dong had originally thought that the foreigners' all-out attack was the reason for this result, but he had not received any news of HSBC or Standard Chartered Bank intervening.

Thinking of this, He Dong picked up the telephone receiver beside him and dialed a number.

"Mr. Li, it's me, He Dong."

After the call connected, He Dong spoke directly.

“Mr. He, I’ve been waiting for your call for a long time.”

On the other end of the phone, Li Jun was sitting in his Mercedes-Benz on his way back to the Mengzhi Club. He heard He Dong's voice through the receiver and said with a smile.

"Mr. Li, you already know what I want to say to you?"

Upon hearing Li Jun's words, a hint of surprise flashed in He Dong's eyes.

"Three whole days have passed, and Swire Group's stock price hasn't dropped by a single cent. Moreover, HSBC and Standard Chartered haven't made a move yet. Mr. Li, if I still can't see that there's a problem within your three families, then I must be blind."

Li Jun smiled slightly and spoke slowly.

"Hahaha, Mr. Li, cooperating with you was indeed a wise choice. You're right. Guo Yongnian and Li Peicai are betting on both sides, betting on you to win and betting on the foreigners to win."

Upon hearing Li Jun's words, He Dong burst into laughter.

"Mr. He, to be honest, my original plan was to swindle all three of your families, but your call has saved your He family a lot of losses."

Li Jun said with a smile.

"..."

He Dong was slightly taken aback when he heard Li Jun's words, and then subconsciously asked, "Mr. Li, I'm actually very curious, how are you planning to rip off the three of us?"

"Mr. He, don't be in a hurry, just wait and see the show!"

Li Jun kept everyone in suspense, smiled slightly, and slowly said, "Towel."

[191] A big shot from the United States, the Hongmen, the Situ family

That morning, many places on Hong Kong Island were unusually busy.

For example, the Legislative Council building, and the Hong Kong Island Police Headquarters building.

As Deputy Secretary for Justice and a member of the Hong Kong Island Bar Association, Chow Chun-nin also holds an important position as an elected member of the Legislative Council.

Originally, there was no Legislative Council on Hong Kong Island. However, after the "rejuvenation," with the covert support of Armed Forces and the Russians, a global wave of colonial liberation swept the world.

To avoid criticism and protect this "Pearl of the Orient" in their hands, the British devils have started to pretend to promote so-called democracy.

The establishment of the Legislative Council is one such measure.

Initially, the Legislative Council had only 13 members, 11 of whom were appointed by the Governor, and the Chairman was also the Governor himself.

As the 'freedom wave' grew stronger, the British gradually loosened restrictions. First, they added six more elected legislators, bringing the total number of elected legislators to eight. They also stipulated that all eight elected legislators must be Chinese. Subsequently, the Governor of Hong Kong could not concurrently serve as the chairman; the Legislative Council had to elect its own chairman.

However, the president elected by the Legislative Council is ultimately appointed by the Governor of Hong Kong.

Ultimately, it's just a change in name only; the Legislative Council remains firmly in the hands of foreigners. As the most 'successful' pro-Western family in Hong Kong, Chow Chun-nin, as the head of the Chow family, naturally managed to secure a position as an elected member of the Legislative Council.

Like the House of Representatives in the United Kingdom, the Legislative Council only holds two regular meetings every Wednesday and Friday. The rest of the time, unless there is a very urgent matter, it is a rest day, making it an absolutely golden position.

As usual on Wednesdays, Zhou Junnian arrived at the Legislative Council building early, carrying a briefcase as he entered the meeting room.

"Mr. Zhou!"

"Mr. Zhou!"