Chapter 258: Killing Star

On the other side, Li Yaohua's arrest operation was also proceeding very smoothly.

Inside the villa, the two Ma brothers looked at He Guorong and Li Yaohua as they burst in with expressions of terror.

Li Yaohua looked at the Ma brothers coldly and said, "Speak up, who told you to do this?"

"Mr. President, did... did we offend you in some way?"

The older of the Ma brothers still wanted to play dumb.

Li Yaohua said indifferently, "The factory in the southern suburbs—do you need me to continue?"

Upon hearing Li Yaohua's words, the complexions of both brothers turned deathly pale.

Li Yaohua's tone was chilling: "I have never liked the practice of collective punishment; after all, I believe that if one person commits a crime, it shouldn't implicate their entire family."

"But after spending time in the Black Prison, I realized I was wrong, and wrong to a ridiculous degree. The best way to punish someone is to watch their own loved ones die before their eyes while being completely powerless to stop it."

Hearing Li Yaohua's words, the Ma brothers trembled all over.

And the family members behind them nearly burst into tears on the spot.

Who didn't know what had happened to the President's own family? Now he was looking to offload that experience onto them.

The stubborn Ma brothers caved immediately, kneeling before Li Yaohua and saying, "Mr. President, we will tell you. We'll tell you right now."

"This matter was initiated by a Filipino who contacted us. He said that as long as we promoted this Laundry Powder in Brunei, we would receive great benefits."

Hearing what the Ma brothers said, He Guorong, who was standing to the side, immediately frowned.

He had originally thought this was retaliation against Chen Jiajun by the CIA, but now it seemed that wasn't the case?

However, he did not interrupt, intending to keep listening.

After the Ma brothers' account, the situation was finally clear.

In short, they were just two greedy, idiotic fools who had gotten involved with those drug lords in the Philippines.

They had been seduced by the other party into trading Laundry Powder in Brunei.

They had even formed a profit alliance with quite a few indigenous families and Chinese merchants, preparing to pull a fast one on Li Yaohua.

They just hadn't expected Li Yaohua's speed to be so fast, leaving them no time to react at all.

"What do you think?" Li Yaohua said to He Guorong beside him.

He Guorong stroked his chin and said, "These two guys don't seem to be lying, but I feel this matter isn't that simple."

"The Boss told me to handle the affairs of Brunei and that I don't need to worry about other things," Li Yaohua said flatly. "Since that's the case, leave these people to me for judgment, and you can go pursue the other matters."

He Guorong nodded and said, "I understand."

"The Boss, like me, doesn't like this Laundry Powder stuff," Li Yaohua said with burning eyes. "So I plan to establish a specialized department to handle this; help me mention it to the Boss."

He Guorong smiled and said, "Go ahead and do it boldly; the Boss will definitely support you."

Hearing He Guorong's words, Li Yaohua nodded, then said to his subordinates, "Throw the Ma brothers into the Black Prison, confiscate all their assets, and as for the others... let them fend for themselves."

Li Yaohua stood up and delivered the verdict to the Ma brothers.

Suddenly, crying broke out throughout the villa, and the Ma brothers wore expressions of utter defeat.

However, they knew this was already Li Yaohua's mercy, so they lowered their heads and said nothing.

The next day, Li Yaohua issued a decree establishing a new department.

Unlike the Narcotics Bureau in Hong Kong which was set up within the Police Force, Li Yaohua did not place this department within the Police Force.

Instead, he established a new Dushipin Jianchabu, which was not aimed at small-scale drug circulation, but at bastards like the Ma brothers who intended to poison Brunei, as well as those foreign drug lords.

This department consisted entirely of Li Yaohua's confidants and was appointed by him personally, making it very difficult for outsiders to interfere.

Then, a massive anti-drug campaign began.

"Filipinos?" Chen Jiajun was also quite surprised when he received this news.

But after considering it, he understood; much of the Philippines' culture shared the same roots as Latin America, so who was the biggest drug trafficker in Latin America right now?

There was no need to overthink this matter.

So, in the final analysis, the CIA had made a move, it was just that their method of operation was quite covert.

If it weren't for the existence of Chen Jiajun, who possessed a vision that transcended the era, they really would have been fooled by the other party.

"Hmph, you think that by putting on a mask I wouldn't recognize you?" Chen Jiajun sneered.

Although He Guorong didn't understand what Chen Jiajun was talking about, he was sensible enough not to say anything, simply waiting for Chen Jiajun to issue orders.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Jiajun suddenly thought of a good way to deal with these bastards.

So he said to He Guorong, "Do this: go back and tell Li Yaohua to organize a diplomatic delegation to visit the Philippines for exchanges."

"Huh?" He Guorong didn't quite understand Chen Jiajun's logic and looked at him with surprise.

Chen Jiajun waved his hand and said, "You don't need to worry about the specifics, just do as I say. I will go with Li Yaohua myself when the time comes."

Since he possessed a vision ahead of his time, Chen Jiajun would naturally make use of it.

He remembered there was a ruthless man in the Philippines whose attitude toward Laundry Powder was even more radical than Chen Jiajun's own.

If he could establish a connection with this guy, perhaps he could teach those damn CIA agents a harsh lesson.

Regarding Li Yaohua's sudden visit, the current President of the Philippines, Marcos, found it a bit strange, but he still agreed to the request for a visit.

Although he knew Li Yaohua was coming because of the Laundry Powder issue, Marcos did not take Li Yaohua seriously.

On the day of the formal visit, in addition to Li Yaohua and some representatives from the Citizens Society, the delegation also included representatives from the China Light and Power Company and the Guojun Group.

They intended to hold a formal negotiation with Marcos.

But unfortunately, Marcos didn't take the bait at all; although he warmly entertained Li Yaohua and the others, he had no intention of discussing the matter with Li Yaohua.

Li Yaohua's expression was very ugly, but because Chen Jiajun was there, he didn't lose his temper, only saying to Chen Jiajun, "Boss, the other party doesn't want to talk to us about this matter; what should we do?"

Chen Jiajun immediately laughed: "Of course Marcos won't discuss this with you, because this matter was likely orchestrated by Marcos himself; he is a loyal running dog of the United States, after all."

"Huh?" Hearing this news, Li Yaohua looked bewildered: "Since you knew, why did you still have me come to the Philippines for a visit?"

Chen Jiajun smiled and said: "So our target is not Marcos at all, but someone else; he is very interesting."

Li Yaohua was a bit surprised; a guy who could be called interesting by Chen Jiajun was definitely no ordinary person.

"Then what do we do now?" Li Yaohua asked, somewhat puzzled.

Chen Jiajun said mysteriously: "Wait, wait for the other party to come to us."

Li Yaohua did not understand, so he simply shrugged and stopped talking.

On the second day of the visit, according to the normal procedure, Marcos was supposed to personally take Li Yaohua and his party to visit some cities worth investing in.

But Marcos did not show up that day, and what showed up instead was a middle-aged man with a face full of fat.

"President Li Yaohua, let me introduce myself, I am Rodrigo Duterte, and I am also the mayor of Davao City." Duterte revealed a fierce smile and said: "Our Davao City is a city that welcomes foreign capital investment. If Li Yaohua has any investments to recommend, please be sure to consider our Davao City."

Seeing the appearance of this man, Chen Jiajun immediately revealed a smile and gave Li Yaohua a wink.

Li Yaohua immediately understood that this guy was the real target of Chen Jiajun's visit to the Philippines this time.

Thinking of this, Li Yaohua also said quite politely: "Mayor Duterte, I came to visit this time to promote exchanges between the two sides. If possible, could you take me to visit Davao City?"

Hearing this, Duterte appeared very happy: "Of course, no problem. Our Davao City will definitely make the President's trip worthwhile."

Since both sides reached a consensus, Li Yaohua simply changed the city of the visit to Davao City and conducted a tour under the guidance of Duterte.

The Philippines is not a safe country, especially Davao City, which is a transportation hub.

But when Chen Jiajun and his party arrived here, they found that the security environment was surprisingly good.

This immediately aroused great curiosity in Li Yaohua: "Mayor Duterte, I heard that Davao City was not safe before, why..."

Hearing this, a proud expression appeared on Duterte's face: "This is just a trivial achievement of mine after I took office as mayor."

Hearing this, Li Yaohua was very interested, but Chen Jiajun on the side could not help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

The reason he had such a deep impression of this Duterte was precisely because of this guy's methods.

The judicial system of the Philippines is simply a mere decoration; let alone this period of time, even if it were placed in the era when Chen Jiajun once lived, it would be extremely outrageous.

For such an environment, this guy Duterte simply does not take the usual path.

His method of governance is only one, and that is to kill.

In his view, the root of crime is people; as long as the people are killed, all problems will cease to exist.

So this guy established the famous "Davao Expendables" under his command to carry out crazy slaughter against the criminals and thugs of Davao City.

The cruelty of the methods is simply staggering.

Hearing Duterte's thoughts on managing the city, Li Yaohua was quite surprised.

The two chatted more and more excitedly; after all, the complex environment of Davao City was no worse than that of Brunei.

So in many aspects, Li Yaohua could even draw lessons from Duterte.

Hearing that Li Yaohua was quite interested, Duterte seemed to have found a soulmate, and the two began to talk intensely.

Now in this team, Li Yaohua is the President, and Chen Jiajun could not overstep his authority, so he could only take his employees to conduct inspections in the city with Duterte's people.

It must be said that Davao City is indeed a blessed land of Feng Shui.

Almost all land transportation in the Philippines must pass through the territory of Davao City, so investment in such a place will definitely not lose money.

Especially the weakness of the power system, which directly interested the representatives of the China Light and Power Company, who directly engaged in exchanges and consultations with the officials under Duterte.

And Guojun Group also saw business opportunities here; this is simply a blue ocean with a huge potential market.

"In other words, there is indeed soil for investment here?" Chen Jiajun was very surprised to hear the report from his subordinates.

The employees worked overnight to produce a plan and put it in front of Chen Jiajun, which could be considered an unexpected joy.

After an all-night conversation, the exchange between Duterte and Li Yaohua regarding security finally came to an end.

The two reached the same conclusion: to deal with a chaotic situation, one must use tougher means to open up the situation.

"Your Excellency, the conversation with you has benefited me a lot," Duterte said with great emotion.

Li Yaohua said with a smile: "Mayor, your theories also often make me feel refreshed."

After the two flattered each other for a while, Chen Jiajun finally could not stand it anymore and could only cough twice to interrupt their conversation.

Li Yaohua then remembered to introduce him grandly to Duterte: "This is Mr. Chen Jiajun, Chairman of Guojun Group. Many of our investments in Brunei come from Guojun Group. Moreover, Mr. Chen himself is a celebrity in Hong Kong, has a lot of say in England, and holds a knighthood."

Hearing Li Yaohua's introduction, Duterte's eyes lit up.

If one were to treat this guy as a simple murderer, that would be underestimating him.

And on the contrary, Duterte is a very shrewd politician, and Davao City is also the city most friendly to foreign-invested enterprises.

Chen Jiajun shook hands with Duterte and then said with a smile: "Davao City is a very vibrant city. After yesterday's observation, our Guojun Group has the intention to invest in Davao City."

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Duterte's smile became even brighter.

Duterte immediately invited Chen Jiajun to sit down and then asked impatiently: "Sir Chen, I wonder what aspects your investment is about?"

Chen Jiajun smiled and said: "Besides Guojun Group, I also have an enterprise called China Light and Power. I think we can talk about the power aspect first. According to our observations, the power system in Davao City is not very good."

"This... is really great."

Duterte changed from his previous joy to ecstasy.

Davao City is his territory; no one knows its advantages and disadvantages better than he does.

"On this matter, I will promote it with all my strength," Duterte said, patting his chest.

Chen Jiajun silently made a snide remark: "I guess there are not many people who dare to veto the decision of this killing star."

(End of chapter)