Hong Kong film: As a boss, I use money to make decisions.

Chapter 74 Twin Beauties

The next day, Lin Xiaoru was awakened by a ringing telephone.

He fumbled for the phone, pressed the answer button, and found that it was Liu Jianming calling.

"Lin Sheng, are you up yet?"

Lin Xiaoru rubbed her eyes, glanced at her watch through the blur, and realized it was only a little before ten o'clock.

"Get up my ass! Your police force worked overtime until almost dawn last night, aren't you going to take a break today?"

"knock off."

"Then why aren't you going to sleep?"

"Ahem—Mr. Lin, I'm sorry, I was too impatient."

Liu Jianming coughed awkwardly, which immediately reminded Lin Xiaoru of something.

Sitting up in bed, Lin Xiaoru also chuckled awkwardly.

"I'm sorry, I just put myself in your shoes."

If I were you, I'd probably be even more anxious than you!

As she spoke, Lin Xiaoru held the phone in one hand and began to pick up the clothes from the bedside table with the other.

"I've already gotten Han Chen's things. Come to Anping Teahouse right now, and I'll give them to you."

"I'm already at Anping Teahouse, in the Furong Pavilion private room. Oh, and I've ordered the tea!"

When Lin Xiaoru arrived at Anping Teahouse and met Liu Jianming, she found that although he hadn't slept all night, he looked more energetic than ever.

Her hair was meticulously styled with mousse, and she wore a black handmade suit, exuding a sense of ritual in welcoming a new life.

Without saying a word, Lin Xiaoru tossed a handbag to Liu Jianming.

He then sat down, lit a cigarette, and began to speak.

"These are the audio tapes of Han Chen's meetings with you to check intelligence, as well as your underwater files from when you worked under him."

"It's all here. Whether you keep it as a souvenir or burn it is up to you!"

Liu Jianming reached out and took the handbag, then suddenly looked up at Lin Xiaoru with a complicated expression. He seemed to want to speak several times, but didn't know what to say.

Lin Xiaoru had no choice but to take over the conversation again.

"Don't look at me like that. If I want to control you, I don't need to use Han Chen's incriminating evidence!"

Congratulations, Officer Liu! How does it feel to start a new life?

"Excellent!"

Liu Jianming took a deep breath, then stood up and bowed solemnly to Lin Xiaoru.

"Thank you, thank you for giving me a chance to start over!"

"Alright, enough with the nonsense!"

The matter isn't finished yet. If you have some free time, tell me about the situation at the 0th Bureau. If you don't have time, go back and catch up on some sleep first!

Seeing how pale you are, I'm afraid you might die from overexertion here!

Liu Jianming smiled, feeling an unprecedented sense of relief. How could he bear to die suddenly now?

He sat down again and continued speaking.

"The police have initially classified this case as a gangland feud. If we investigate along this line of reasoning, we will find it impossible to find anything further."

I leaked information to the anti-narcotics team around 0 a.m. last night. When they went to the scene to make the arrests, they also notified the Zero Division that the transaction involved Han Chen's group.

Then, just before dawn, Huang Zhicheng discovered Han Chen's body in the underground tunnel.

I asked him back then if there were any more spies planted within Han Chen's group. Now that Han Chen is dead, it's about time to let them return to the team.

Lin Xiaoru immediately became interested.

"What did Huang Zhicheng say?"

"Huang Zhicheng vehemently denied that he had any undercover agents with Han Chen, but perhaps he said that to protect his undercover agents."

"He's protecting my ass! I don't know how good this Wong Sir is at his job, but he's a really terrible person!"

They seized an undercover agent and used him to the point of exhaustion, using him all the way up from inspector to superintendent, yet they still refused to let him return to the team.

He's wasted the youth of such a fine policeman, he's a real beast!

Lin Xiaoru took a drag of her cigarette and continued to tease.

"Think about it, he's a senior inspector with zero demerit points. If he planted a needle next to Han Chen, even if he had an inside man in the police force, he would have had countless opportunities to crush Han Chen over the years."

If they did things like Chen Guozhong and his ilk, they would wear Han Chen down to death.

Why are they dragging their feet? Isn't it all to dig up more juicy gossip for a promotion and a raise? These kinds of people talk a big game, but they're incredibly shady underneath!

Liu Jianming smiled and then responded.

"Which police officer doesn't want a promotion and a raise? But this is fine too."

At least Chen Yongren can't return to the team, which suits your wishes perfectly!

"I'm doing good deeds because I'm afraid he'll have been an undercover agent for so many years for nothing, only to find that his superiors are getting promoted while he doesn't get a single penny when he finally returns to the team."

Alright, Mr. Lau, anyway, keep an eye on Tsim Sha Tsui for me. Wong Chi-shing definitely wants to support Chan Wing-yan to take over Han Chen's business and prevent any trouble from happening in his district.

You just need to cooperate with him. This territory must be kept until I take over, making sure no other gangs get their hands on it!

After explaining everything, Lin Xiaoru poured herself another cup of tea.

He drank it all in one gulp and then stood up.

"That's all for now. Contact me if anything comes up. Right now, your priority is to go home and get a good night's sleep!"

Sheung Wan, the rooftop of a commercial building.

Huang Zhicheng also didn't sleep all night, leaning on the rooftop railing and enjoying the early morning breeze.

When Chen Yongren, with his hair all messy, arrived, Huang Zhicheng pointed impatiently to the watch on his wrist.

"I'm five minutes late again!"

"Please, I was woken up early this morning to go to the funeral home to identify a body and then to the police station to give a statement."

After I get out, I still have to arrange Han Chen's funeral. You asked me to do all of this, and it's already quite an achievement that I was able to get here at this time!

Chen Yongren's eyes shone this time as he walked over to Huang Zhicheng, leaned on the railing, and looked at the street scene of Sheung Wan, feeling extremely content.

Before Huang Zhicheng could answer, he immediately turned his head and asked.

"Officer Wong, can you rejoin the team now?"

Huang Zhicheng bit his lip and turned his face away.

"Not yet."

"Why?!"

Chen Yongren glared and went around to face Huang Zhicheng.

"Hey, we agreed on three years, and then another three years!"

"Han Chen is already dead, and you still won't let me rejoin the team? Are you planning to send me down with him to sell salted duck eggs, to continue digging for information for you in the underworld, Inspector Wong?!"

"PC4927, how dare you talk to your boss like that?!"

Looking at the extremely agitated Chen Yongren, Huang Zhicheng remained as shameless as ever.

But this trick always worked surprisingly well. As long as Chen Yongren's siren was called out, no matter how much resentment he felt, Chen Yongren would force himself to swallow it back.

"Officer Wong, give me a reason!"

"The reason is that your mission continues. Tsim Sha Tsui needs stability. Han Chen and his group can't run around aimlessly. We need you to stay and keep them in check!"

Chen Yongren stared at Huang Zhicheng for a long time before finally letting out a bitter smile.

"These people, following Han Chen, have only ever been good at selling fans."

"You want me to sit in charge? What can I do? Lead them to keep selling drugs?"

"Listen to me, if they're selling followers, just let them sell them. Then you can expose them to me one by one!"

Huang Zhicheng spoke, then patted Chen Yongren on the shoulder, softened his tone, and continued.

"Don't think this is cruel to you; it's actually for your own good."

"Thinking of me? If you were thinking of me, you should have let me rejoin the team three years ago!"

"Ani!"

Huang Zhicheng frowned and continued his manipulative tactics.

"Think about it, you've followed Han Chen for so many years, and in the end, Han Chen died inexplicably!"

You haven't gained any credit, so who will respect you now that you're back in the team? Who will acknowledge you?

Even after returning to the team, the turnover rate for undercover agents is as high as 80% due to being ostracized by their colleagues. I don't want you to be one of that 80%, do you understand?!

Slapping someone and then giving them a big reward—this is Huang Zhicheng's usual tactic.

Seeing that Chen Yongren had fallen silent, Huang Zhicheng continued.

"The police force is a very pragmatic place. If you have achievements to show, people will look at you with more respect!"

We've made it through so many years, what's a little more perseverance? Don't let small things ruin the big picture and give up before the dawn. Listen to me, just grit your teeth and it'll get through!

Chen Yongren seemed to be moved by Huang Zhicheng's words, but he didn't want to respond to Huang Zhicheng's remarks.

So he simply reached into his pocket, pulled out a cigarette, and put it in his mouth.

Huang Zhicheng was quite perceptive; he immediately took out his lighter and lit Chen Yongren's cigarette.

Then he took the opportunity to ask a question.

"Han Chen's death last night was suspicious, and there's been a large-scale fire in Saigon. Do you know who the prime suspect is?"

"have no idea!"

Chen Yongren took a drag of his cigarette and wasn't lying.

"Since the Ni family's downfall, Han Chen has offended countless people. There are so many who want him dead that you can't even count them on one hand. How am I supposed to investigate all of this?"

Huang Zhicheng lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

"Forget it, if he's dead, he's dead. Just keep a close eye on things in Tsim Sha Tsui for me."

Also, if there's a chance, continue to dig up dirt on those moles Han Chen planted in the police force.

"I've known Han Chen for so many years, I know his character best. He's definitely hiding the mole's incriminating evidence somewhere unknown!"

I tried my best.

For the next period of time, Lin Xiaoru enjoyed a comfortable life.

Han Chen's eight million US dollars in cash was a real help to him.

It has to be said, money is really useful.

No wonder Hong Kong Island, despite its small size, is a place where home-demolition by smugglers can still occur everywhere.

That day, Lin Xiaoru received another call from Cheng Rongguang.

After a brief conversation, it turned out that they were from the finance department of Rongguang Real Estate, and they needed to go to Lei Muk Uk Estate to verify the subsidy project for the renovation project.

Lin Xiaoru needs to go along and lend a hand to Rongguang Real Estate to get these trivial matters done.

Lin Xiaoru naturally did not refuse. At 12:30 pm, right after lunch, Lin Xiaoru asked Taibao to drive the car and take her, Li Xiangdong and the other two to Limuwu Village.

This is a typical old housing estate, built in the late 1950s. It is a mixed structure of tenement buildings and tenement buildings, and from the outside, it is already dilapidated.

Lin Xiaoru waited at the agreed location under a banyan tree in front of the housing estate.

The weather was hot and humid, so Tai-bao went to the next street and bought everyone a cup of iced lemon tea.

The five of them sat under the banyan tree until they were almost finished with their iced lemon tea. Finally, they saw a white BMW coming from the direction of Kwai Chung and stopping steadily in front of Lin Xiaoru and the others.

The car door opened, and a fragrant breeze wafted towards me.

The driver was a stunningly beautiful young woman with short, ear-length hair.

Even when dressed in a formal business suit, her intellectual and graceful demeanor cannot be concealed.

When the girl got out of the car and opened the back door, another heavyweight stepped out.

The girl behind the car was quite beautiful, but her style was completely different from the girl driving the car.

One looks gentle and intellectual, while the other looks fashionable and energetic; just one glance reveals an indescribable vitality emanating from them.

Qi Jingsheng, sitting next to Li Xiangdong, stared wide-eyed. If Guo Xuejun hadn't been pushing him, he would have drooled all over the place.

Lin Xiaoru stood up, kicked away the stool behind her, and looked at the two girls.

"Which one of you is Miss Banana?"

The girl who got out of the back seat glanced at Lin Xiaoru with her pretty eyes. Just as she was about to reply, she saw the short-haired woman driving the car step forward and extend her slender hand to Lin Xiaoru.

"Hello Mr. Lin, I am Ms. Banana's assistant. My surname is Chen and my given name is Chen Le'er. You can just call me Le'er."

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Lin Xiaoru reached out and shook hands with the girl who called herself Chen Le'er, then smiled.

"Cheng Le'er? She shares the same surname as Cheng Sheng?"

"It's not Cheng, it's Er Dong Chen, handsome!"

Banana stepped forward, then took Cheng Le'er's arm and glared at Lin Xiaoru.

As if afraid that Lin Xiaoru might have any improper thoughts about her assistant, she pushed and shoved him aside.

Lin Xiaoru immediately laughed.

"Come on, pretty lady, what's this 'Chen from the East'? If I'm not mistaken, this must be Mr. Cheng's daughter, right?"

"I just don't understand what you young ladies are thinking. Working at your own father's company, you have to act like you're on a secret mission. What, are you the emperor, coming down to comfort the people?"

These words immediately startled Cheng Le'er.

"Mr. Lin, how did you know who I am?"

"I'm just guessing. Otherwise, I would never have imagined that a small financial audit would make Mr. Cheng call me twice to come over for a meeting."

Okay, enough with the nonsense. You two have such delicate skin, I feel sorry for you if you get even a second more sun exposure!

As she spoke, Lin Xiaoru turned around and saw that Taibao and the others had lewd eyes that kept wandering over the two women. She immediately coughed.

"Go grab some lunch and come find me again!"

Guo Xuejun asked, puzzled, "Boss, didn't you come over after lunch?"

Taibao quickly pushed the three of them to the back.

"Come on, come on, Brother Xiao wants to pick up girls, don't get in the way!"

He led the three into Lei Muk Uk Estate and headed towards the Estate Committee.

Lin Xiaoru was quite professional, explaining to the two women what they should pay attention to later.

Cheng Le'er was clearly a newcomer to the workplace, asking questions non-stop along the way, which Lin Xiaoru didn't mind answering.

It has to be said that this world is a world that judges people by their appearance.

If two less attractive women had come instead, Lin Xiaoru wouldn't have bothered to say a word to them.

As she was about to go up the stairs, Cheng Le'er suddenly stopped.

He frowned and said, "Mr. Lin, are the residents in the housing estate really as difficult as you say? In my opinion, this is a kind of public welfare project."

But if residents get new houses in return for a symbolic payment for the construction, why would they object?

This is a rather complicated issue. If Lin Xiaoru were to insist on explaining it clearly to Cheng Le'er, she felt it should begin with *Das Kapital*.

If we go all the way to sociology, it would probably take several hours to finish.

I simply couldn't be bothered to say anything, and just gave a lukewarm response.

"Ms. Cheng, you yourself said it's your opinion!"

Banana, who was standing to the side, spoke up for Lin Xiaoru this time.

"Le'er, don't ask anymore, just listen to him in a bit!"

Cheng Le'er shook her head.

"I always feel that things should be resolved through communication!"

Lin Xiaoru shrugged and said, "Then Miss Cheng, you can go and communicate with them."

Upon arriving at the Housing Committee on the second floor and knocking on the office door, Cheng Le'er immediately saw a group of burly young men staring at the two of them with ill intent.

Feeling a little guilty, he turned to look at Lin Xiaoru, only to find him leaning against the railing in the passageway, smoking.

She silently cheered herself up and went over the prepared words in her mind before speaking.

"Dear neighbors, this is the finance department of Rongguang Real Estate —"

"Damn! Why so much nonsense? I've lived here since I was a child. When did I ever promise you a renovation?"

"You can renovate if you want, but we'll cover lost wages, emotional distress compensation, and relocation subsidies. Otherwise, you'd better leave immediately!"

The young man from the housing estate clearly wasn't buying Cheng Lok-yee's act; before he could even finish speaking, his anger nearly burst from his nostrils.

Cheng Le'er had clearly never seen anything like this before, while Banana, standing to the side, seemed to be used to it all along, only tugging at Cheng Le'er's clothes to signal her to keep quiet.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Le'er still refused to give up, clenching her teeth and speaking again.

"Sir, the housing estate renovation is a municipal subsidy project, so the amount you have to pay is actually very low."

The amount collected wasn't much; it was just a symbolic gesture. Do you really want to squeeze into this—dirty, old housing estate?

"What are you saying? You're saying our housing estate is dirty and smelly!"

"The Yan family shovels, dogs look down upon others!"

"Damn it! Don't think you can get away with this just because you're pretty!"

"Let me tell you, now that you want to start work, you have to pay us. If you don't pay up, we'll skin you alive!"

These young men were actually representatives called in by the residents of the housing estate, with the aim of inciting a disturbance and taking advantage of the situation.

Seizing upon a seemingly insignificant flaw in Cheng Le'er's words, they launched a coordinated attack, surrounding her and instantly turning her face pale with fright.

Seeing that things were not going well, Banana immediately shouted at Lin Xiaoru outside.

"Lin Sheng, what are you standing there for?"

Lin Xiaoru was on the phone when she heard this. She turned around, smiled at Banana, hung up the phone, and walked into the house.

He first gave Cheng Le'er a slight smile.

"Ms. Cheng, have you made sense of my reasoning?"

Cheng Le'er was so frightened that she dared not utter a sound. She took two steps back and nestled next to Banana.

Lin Xiaoru stopped trying to amuse them and immediately turned to shout at the group of young men who looked like shrimp bosses.

"Everyone, please keep quiet!"

"Hey old fox, who do you think you are? Trying to play the hero and stand up for the girl? I'll beat you to a pulp!"

Lin Xiaoru frowned: "Boss, why are you so angry?"

"Knowing I have a short temper, I'll let you, this woman, vent your anger on me!"

The young man who had been swaggering around with Cheng Le'er glared at Lin Xiaoru, then rolled up his sleeves, looking like he was about to start a fight.

Lin Xiaoru found it amusing to see this guy putting on airs.

"Hey, watch your mouth! You just want subsidies, right? Talk to me about it!"

As she spoke, Lin Xiaoru put her arm around the young man's shoulder and sat down on a nearby bench.

Then he asked, "How many do you want?"

The people in the room were immediately dumbfounded. They had gathered to cause trouble simply to get something for nothing and avoid paying the customary fee.

Now, someone suddenly suggested they could discuss subsidies, and the group was immediately at a loss for words.

"You're really talking about getting subsidies? You're not kidding?"

The young man was taken aback at first, then asked.

At this moment, the three Li brothers had already arrived at the door.

Lin Xiaoru patted his shoulder and then stood up.

"You were the one who joked with me first! Xiang Dong, give him a couple of slaps to wake him up!"

Without saying a word, Li Xiangdong rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward, slapping the young man twice with both hands, leaving him crooked and disoriented.

Upon seeing this, a group of young men nearby immediately erupted in chaos, some grabbing chairs, others ashtrays, looking ready to fight.

This action startled Banana, who then glanced at Guo Xuejun and Qi Jingsheng, looking as if they were about to start a fight.

Fortunately, Taibao, the leader, came in.

"With Wo Luen Shing involved, which scoundrel dares to cause trouble?!"

The moment the name "Wo Luen Shing" was announced, the audience fell silent.

The young man who had been tidying up the chair quietly put his things down and slipped away into the back of the crowd.

Lin Xiaoru walked up to the young man who had been knocked over and squatted down.

"Boss, do you know Big D?"

"what?"

Upon hearing the name Big D, the young man immediately shuddered, then nodded meekly.

"I recognize him, he's a big shot at Wo Shing Pharma."

"Do you know Lin Xiaoru?"

"I recognize him, he's a big shot from Wo Shing Pharma—"

Where is Zhou Chang'an?

"I recognize him, he's also a big shot at Wo Shing Wo?

"It's your mother!"

Lin Xiaoru slapped the young man across the face, and his expression immediately darkened.

"Zhou Chang'an is my neighbor who sells rice noodle rolls downstairs!"

You bunch of scoundrels, stop putting on airs! Open your eyes and take a good look. My name is Lam Siu-yu, and I'm in charge of the Lei Muk Uk Estate project!

"Any bastard who dares to cause me trouble should go back to their books and see if they even know how to write the word 'death'!"

The room fell silent instantly, and some of the bolder young men approached Lin Xiaoru, behaving obsequiously.

"Boss, I was with Brother Capsized in Tsuen Wan and I didn't even know that you had taken over Lei Muk Uk Estate."

"If I had known you were coming, we would have thrown a welcome banquet right now."

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