Chapter 248: The First President

Two RPGs paved the way, directly flipping the two lead transport vehicles onto the ground and sealing off their path forward.

Subsequently, Dumu held a Heavy Machine Gun and led the demon-spawn slaves to charge in directly.

Dozens of burly men, nearly two meters tall and wielding Heavy Machine Guns in one hand, unleashed a barrage of fire at the convoy.

Such a scene, let alone for these natives of Brunei, left even He Guorong somewhat dumbfounded.

Because the scene before him was truly too shocking for him.

After just two short minutes of strafing, apart from Richard's own vehicle, there was not a single car left intact in the convoy.

Dumu smacked his lips, still unsatisfied, and said, "I brought too many people; if I had known, fifty would have been enough."

Dumu dropped the Heavy Machine Gun, which had run out of ammunition, and pointed as he walked toward Richard's vehicle.

By this time, Richard was scared witless, curled up inside the car and trembling.

His driver was even more pathetic, having been scared into wetting himself right there in the car.

Dumu ripped the car door clean off in one go, then looked at Richard inside and said, "You are the Sultan of Brunei?"

Richard looked at the fierce, menacing burly man before him and nearly fainted on the spot.

It was only when Dumu impatiently asked again that he snapped back to reality, nodding hurriedly and saying, "Yes, yes, yes, don't... don't kill me."

"Coward."

Dumu spat in disdain, then reached out a hand as large as a palm-leaf fan and hauled Richard out of the car.

The movement was just like picking up a little chick.

"Consider yourself lucky, you aren't dying just yet." Dumu laughed, then tossed Richard to He Guorong at his side: "This guy is yours. The Boss said to let you make good use of him."

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The direction of the battlefield was not too far from the hotel, and anyone could hear the intense gunfire from over there.

Especially Richard's own Staff Member; he knew very well the strength of Richard's subordinates.

It was absolutely impossible for them to cause such a commotion, so there was only one possibility.

Was the one taking action actually the side of this young man, Li Yaohua, before him?

The first to appear before the crowd were Chen Jiajun's men.

Their terrifying height and strong physiques left a deep impression on everyone present on the spot.

Aside from the word "tough," there was no other term to describe these fully armed burly men.

Immediately following, He Guorong walked down from the vehicle while pressing Richard, then handed him over to Li Yaohua, and whispered a reminder: "Make it look good."

Li Yaohua ignored He Guorong, instead staring fixedly at the Richard before him with eyes full of hatred.

Thinking of how his originally happy family had been destroyed by this guy until nothing remained, Li Yaohua clenched his fists tightly, wishing he could kill this bastard right now.

However, a moment later, he suppressed the killing intent in his heart, had people lock Richard up, and then said loudly to all the Chinese, natives, and Gweilo from England present: "The Tyrant Richard has been captured. Three days from now, I will publicly try this person at his palace. I hope everyone here today can attend."

Hearing Li Yaohua's words, everyone present could not help but applaud.

Subconsciously, they clearly regarded Li Yaohua as the supreme leader here.

Meanwhile, the Staff Member at the side felt a strange sensation watching the fate of his former master.

Thinking back on Li Yaohua's actions during this period, a chill could not help but rise in the Staff Member's heart.

The events on Brunei Island... no, it should be called a coup, had already ended.

A small country with a population of only fifty thousand could not cause much of a stir anyway.

Apart from the nominal suzerain state, England, almost no one else was paying attention to the affairs here.

Now that the Citizens Society had seized power, even the Gweilo from England could not say much.

Three days later, outside Richard's palace, Li Yaohua had Richard brought up.

At this time, although Richard appeared extremely weak, his sinister look had not changed in the slightest.

"Bastard, I shouldn't have just killed your parents back then; I should have killed you little bastard along with them."

Facing Richard's curses, Li Yaohua appeared very calm: "I know what you are afraid of, and I know you want to provoke me into killing you, but it's not that simple. A person like you should be judged by everyone; I am going to tear away all the fig leaves covering you."

"I'm going to kill you, kill you!" Richard struggled and lunged forward, wanting to perish together with Li Yaohua.

Unfortunately, his hands and feet were locked in shackles, and there was one of Dumu's personal guards beside him.

Watching Richard being thrown to the ground by the guard, Li Yaohua said coldly to those behind him: "How is it, have his crimes been listed?"

"They are ready, Excellency." The Staff Member's voice came from behind Richard.

Richard's eyes widened instantly, staring fixedly at the Staff Member as he said: "Even you have betrayed me. Katuo."

The Staff Member Katuo adjusted his glasses: "The winner is king, the loser is the villain."

"You... you traitor, when you couldn't afford to eat, I brought you out of the slums, gave you food, gave you an education, and this is how you repay me?" Richard said with a face full of sorrow.

Katuo nodded and said: "Indeed, I am very grateful that you brought me out of the slums, but... you lost, and I don't want to be buried with you."

Having said that, Katuo stopped paying attention to Richard and instead hugged the documents and followed behind Li Yaohua.

By now, the square outside the palace was already crowded with people, both local natives and Chinese.

Soon, Richard was dragged out by the guards and placed on a specially made guillotine.

As Richard's Staff Member, Katuo began to read out Richard's crimes.

Afterward, when the blade fell, everyone erupted into a cheer.

Li Yaohua, standing to the side, watched everything before him with indifference.

With Richard dead, it meant that Brunei was reborn.

Li Yaohua abolished all previous feudal systems and changed to a party system.

And Li Yaohua himself became the first President of Brunei.

Richard's palace was also converted into the Presidential Palace office building.

That night, in the Presidential Palace, Li Yaohua held a banquet to celebrate this day of liberation from the Tyrant's control.

Everyone was having a great time, their faces beaming with smiles.

But Li Yaohua felt empty; his goal all along had been revenge, and now that the great revenge was achieved, he suddenly couldn't find a goal.

"Mr. President, you look very unhappy." He Guorong walked over holding a glass of red wine and said to Li Yaohua with a smile.

Li Yaohua did not hide anything from He Guorong and said directly: "I thought I would be very happy once the great revenge was achieved, but now all I have is emptiness."

"That's normal. You'll get used to it," He Guorong said with a smile: "You need to pull yourself together; things are far from over."

As he spoke, He Guorong gave him a wink, and Li Yaohua saw that several Elders of the Citizens Society were gathered together talking about something.

A cold glint flashed in Li Yaohua's eyes, and his face clearly showed dissatisfaction.

Because before the banquet started, these old fellows had come to find him, hoping to have their family properties returned to them.

And they also hoped to hold important positions within the new government's staff.

That greedy look made Li Yaohua feel a sense of disgust.

One must know that during the coup in Brunei, these old things did nothing at all, and even their own lives were saved by Li Yaohua.

Now that the regime had not yet stabilized, these old things were already jumping out impatiently, planning to "split the spoils" and reap the rewards.

If this wasn't treating him like a sucker, what was it?

"Don't be anxious; let's talk after I communicate with the Boss. I will deal with them for a while first."

He Guorong gave a thumbs up and said: "Smart man."

Soon, He Guorong took the time to return to Hong Kong and personally reported this matter to Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun was very satisfied with Li Yaohua's attitude; this young man had a clear head.

He had not changed his attitude toward him just because he had become president.

"Tell Li Yaohua that apart from letting the security company take over Brunei's national defense, I will not interfere too much in other matters."

"If he needs to take action, notify the people from the security company directly to cooperate with his operations."

After He Guorong left, Chen Jiajun called Wei Li over.

"The matter in Brunei is almost done, and our plan can begin," Chen Jiajun said to Wei Li with a smile: "It has always been the Gweilo from England disgusting us; now it's our turn to disgust them."

Wei Li immediately revealed a wicked smile and said: "I reckon those Gweilo in England will be half-dead with anger once they know the truth."

The next day, the board of directors of the China Light and Power Company submitted a draft.

This draft was a measure aimed at the Brunei Industrial Fund.

"The Chairman has reached an agreement with the new president of Brunei. Our China Light and Power Company will make an investment in Brunei's national power," Wei Li personally announced this news at the press conference, saying with a serious face: "This will be an investment worth five billion over a period of five years."

Hearing this massive sum, the reporters present let out a gasp.

And the members of the China Light and Power Company also appeared very excited.

Subsequently, Guojun Electronic Games and Tesla both announced plans to establish new industrial bases in Brunei, shocking many people's eyes.

Especially those in the know, who all knew that England had been eyeing the companies under Chen Jiajun's name, thinking that Chen Jiajun would eventually cave in to the English.

But they did not expect Chen Jiajun to pull a feint and run off to Brunei to invest heavily.

Such a move was undoubtedly a slap in the face to the English Gweilo.

It was said that the Governor, upon receiving the news that day, smashed his own desk.

Yet, they had no way to deal with Chen Jiajun.

Because according to the content of the Retreat Act, these Gweilo could not stop Chen Jiajun from openly transferring his assets to Brunei; on the contrary, they had to provide strong support.

After all, the current Brunei was still a colony of England.

Yet Chen Jiajun chose this moment to transfer his assets to Brunei; if one were to say he wasn't doing it on purpose, even a fool wouldn't believe it.

The Governor knew this was Chen Jiajun's counterattack, deliberately trying to disgust them.

But... they were truly disgusted.

Over the next period of time, the company's stock price began to rise steadily.

Previously, Chen Jiajun's battle with the Kadoorie Family had directly destroyed the China Light and Power Company.

The price per share had dropped below ten, and it was nearly bankrupt and delisted.

But this news greatly stimulated the recovery of the stock price.

When the market closed that day, the stock price of the China Light and Power Company had hit three daily limits.

Such a sudden fluctuation left those financial institutions that had prepared to short the stock in total misery.

With the China Light and Power Company in a stable and improving situation, Chen Jiajun personally stepped in to raise the company's stock price, forcing those financial institutions that were shorting the China Light and Power Company to the point of wanting to commit suicide.

In the end, they could only cut their losses and close their positions to prevent further expansion of their losses.

In Hong Kong, Chen Jiajun made a big issue out of the Brunei affair.

And things were not quiet in Brunei either.

Especially the issue regarding the current ruling party of Brunei, the Citizens Society, which made Li Yaohua, as president, very annoyed.

First, they made a scene, demanding that Li Yaohua take out all the family properties that Richard had forcibly occupied and distribute them to them for free.

The properties Richard had forcibly occupied were not a problem; these were originally their ancestral assets, and Li Yaohua had originally intended to return them.

But there was something to be said about things like their savings.

Back then, after Richard had squeezed all the money out of their hands, most of it had been used to curry favor with the English Gweilo.

How could Li Yaohua possibly come up with this money?

Furthermore, there was the issue of positions in the new government.

Li Yaohua had always looked down upon the rampant corruption of these natives; how could he replace them with another batch of parasites?

The meetings held for such matters had not happened just once or twice; it could be said that it greatly slowed down Li Yaohua's governance of Brunei.

Fortunately, He Guorong returned soon, bringing Chen Jiajun's words.

This also allowed Li Yaohua to heave a long sigh of relief.

He Guorong looked at Li Yaohua's headache-stricken appearance and said with a smile, "Do you regret getting involved in that ruling party business back then?"

Li Yaohua shook his head and said, "No, this step was necessary. If we had followed the old path, we wouldn't have gained support from so many people internationally."

"As for those parasites in the Citizens Society, since the Boss has left them for me to deal with, then it's easy to handle." There was a hint of killing intent in Li Yaohua's words.

(End of chapter)