Chapter 471: Rebuilding the Landlord Association

After settling matters in England, Chen Jiajun returned to Hong Kong with his subordinates.

The Landlord Association had been uprooted by the Information Organization in Chen Jiajun's hands; now, several of the gold-medal brokers had either fled or were dead.

This team, which had once dominated the stock market under Chen Jiajun, had also vanished like smoke along with the rebellion.

Although it did not cause much economic loss, the loss of talent had caused some trouble for the Longteng Fund.

However, the first thing Chen Jiajun did upon returning was to help Sima Nianzu find his mother.

Sima Xiang's wife was no simple person; after escaping, she had hidden herself in a nursing home that specialized in caring for the elderly and widowed.

Seeing her son return, and knowing he had avenged Sima Xiang,

the old lady burst into loud sobs on the spot.

Next came the preparations for Sima Xiang's funeral.

As Chen Jiajun's top subordinate, Chen Jiajun naturally could not treat him poorly.

The mourning hall was set up in Diamond Hill, and many friends from the financial world came to pay their respects.

Huo Yingnan said to Chen Jiajun, "I heard A-Xiang was killed by Huang Shitong, who was also in the Landlord Association?"

Chen Jiajun nodded, sighed, and said, "The plate is too big; I'm almost unable to keep track of it all!"

Huo Yingnan smiled and said, "You kid has too much ambition; there will always be a time when you bite off more than you can chew!"

"I am the type of person who will eat what I can, and if I can't, I will force it down," Chen Jiajun said, taking a deep breath. "Spitting a little out this time has also allowed me to see my own shortcomings!"

"If there is anything you need help with, just say the word!" Huo Yingnan did not say anything more; he simply patted Chen Jiajun on the shoulder, went to the mourning hall to offer a stick of incense, and left directly.

After Sima Nianzu thanked the guests, he walked over and said to Chen Jiajun, "Big Boss, what do you plan to do with those people like Mai Shengyun?"

"What do you think?" Chen Jiajun asked Sima Nianzu in return.

Sima Nianzu hesitated; after all, these old guys were people he used to call uncles.

Moreover, strictly speaking, his father's death did not have much to do with them, so finishing them off did not seem quite right.

Thus, Sima Nianzu said, "How about we drive them out of Hong Kong!"

Chen Jiajun's expression did not change, but a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

He nodded and said to Sima Nianzu, "Fine, let's do as you say!"

Although Sima Nianzu said he wanted to let them go, Chen Jiajun did not intend to do so.

These people from the Landlord Association were deeply tied to the Longteng Fund and even knew about many of the Longteng Fund's financing channels.

After all, the capital flow for his current industries—Shenzhou Technology in the Greater Bay Area, Guojun Automotive, Guojun Electronics, China Light and Power, and so on—was all conducted through the Longteng Fund.

Although these companies had deep foundations, if it were leaked and someone intercepted the deals, Chen Jiajun would be miserable to death.

Therefore, Mai Shengyun, Chen Zhan, and Ma Zhuoqun all had to die.

Chen Jiajun would not let such traitors live out the second half of their lives in peace.

As for the issue of reputation? It was Sima Nianzu who intended to let them go; Chen Jiajun had never said so.

As for the remaining Luo Minsheng, he had always been close friends with Sima Xiang and was relatively upright in character; Chen Jiajun intended to test him and rebuild the Landlord Association with him at the core.

Night, Jiulongtang.

In the mansion of that old guy, Mai Shengyun.

Having received the news from Sima Nianzu that they would be driven out of Hong Kong,

Mai Shengyun felt a sense of powerlessness, but also felt quite fortunate.

After all, Huang Shitong had already been killed by Chen Jiajun in London, and that guy Lin Rundong had been killed as a warning to others.

That they, a few old guys, could escape with their lives was already a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Moreover, this old guy's children had long been sent abroad, and he had no relatives in Hong Kong other than a few mistresses; as long as he had money, he could retire anywhere! Besides, with their status as gold-medal brokers, even if they went to places like Malaysia or Singapore, there would be people who welcomed them.

Therefore, Mai Shengyun took a sum of cash directly and prepared to leave Hong Kong overnight.

Arriving at the VIP lounge at the airport, Mai Shengyun was still drinking red wine and admiring the graceful figures of the ground staff.

But after sitting for a moment, he suddenly felt a pain in his abdomen and got up to head to the restroom.

Just after he went in, the ground staff member who had just served him wine followed quietly, then hung a "Temporarily Out of Service" sign on the restroom door.

A moment later, the beautiful ground staff member washed the bloodstains off her hands and walked out of the restroom; when passing a mirror, she noticed a dark red bloodstain on her collar and went back to change her clothes, feeling somewhat annoyed.

Compared to Mai Shengyun leaving Hong Kong in a swagger, Chen Zhan was much more cautious.

After all, he was a die-hard loyalist of Huang Shitong; he did not believe that Chen Jiajun would let them go so easily after the Landlord Association's betrayal.

So Chen Zhan took off the high-end suit he usually wore and changed into an ordinary jacket.

Then he shook off his subordinates and drove to the port in the New Territories alone.

He had long since made an appointment with a boat captain, planning to take the water route to the Philippines first.

And he had paid enough money—a full two million!

For these boat captains, this was more than they would make from countless smuggling or human trafficking jobs.

So when Chen Zhan arrived at the location, the boat captain was already waiting there.

"Mr. Chen, everything is arranged. There are two brothers with hardware to protect you; we will definitely get you to shore," the boat captain said with a fawning smile.

Chen Zhan nodded and boarded the fishing boat without a word.

Including the captain, there were four people on the fishing boat; besides the two steering the boat, there were two Majai holding hardware.

"What are you doing! Put the hardware away!" the boat captain said to the two underlings with dissatisfaction. "You stupid Daquan boys!"

Hearing the boat captain's scolding, the two Daquan boys did not put their guns away; instead, they pulled the bolts directly.

This immediately made Chen Zhan alert!

The boat captain was also shocked and shouted at the two Daquan boys, "What are you trying to do? Mutiny?"

The Daquan boy sneered and said to the boat captain, "You dare to transport someone Dalao Jun wants? I think you're the one who really wants to die! But don't drag us down with you if you're looking for death!"

"You... you!" The boat captain trembled in fear.

Unfortunately, the two Mainlanders didn't say a word; they opened fire directly and blew the boat captain away.

Chen Zhan was splattered in the face with fresh blood, and at this moment, he was already stunned.

The two Mainlanders grinned hideously, shifted their gun barrels over, and said indifferently, "Mr. Chen, sorry! You guys are a great opportunity for our brothers to make a fortune!"

After speaking, a gunshot rang out! ……

Ma Zhuoqun had always been a guy in the Landlord Association with little presence.

Yet he was the most cunning bastard of them all.

This guy first made an appointment with the boat captain to prepare to run, then drove himself directly toward Shatoujiao, intending to flee back to his hometown.

He knew that Chen Jiajun generally wouldn't act recklessly on the territory of his hometown, so he could transfer from there to another country. Although Shatoujiao had long been closed, there were still many people smuggling there every year.

Therefore, wanting to return to his hometown was not difficult at all.

It was just that Ma Zhuoqun didn't expect that he had just driven out of Wanchai.

When he ran into a dump truck that charged straight at him.

Unable to dodge in time, he and the car were scooped and sent flying several meters away; by the time the car landed, the Ma Zhuoqun inside was already dead as could be.

……

"What, they're all dead?"

After Luo Minsheng received this news, he suddenly felt a chill shoot from his heels straight to his crown.

He even couldn't help but want to run away with his wife.

However, thinking that the three seniors of the Landlord Association hadn't been able to escape, Luo Minsheng sat down dejectedly.

His wife, Guo Liping, walked over and said gently, "What's the matter! Who died?"

Luo Minsheng clutched his forehead and said, "The people from the Landlord Association, they're all dead!"

"What?" Guo Liping said with a look of surprise, "How could this happen? Didn't you say the Landlord Association had overwhelming power?"

Luo Minsheng shook his head and said, "It had overwhelming power before, but this time someone betrayed the Big Boss, so..."

Hearing Luo Minsheng's words, Guo Liping said nervously, "Then what should we do? How about... let's just run?"

Luo Minsheng shook his head, hugged his wife tightly, and said, "We can't run anymore; the others from the Landlord Association were finished off directly while they were trying to escape! The Big Boss's power is overwhelming; if he wants someone dead, no one in Hong Kong can save them!"

"Why is it like this?" Guo Liping also said with a look of despair.

Luo Minsheng sighed and said, "Perhaps this is all fate!"

"But we have clearly weathered so many storms, why... why..." Guo Liping began to sob in a low voice.

Just as the couple was looking desperate, a voice suddenly rang out in the room: "I'm wondering, why aren't you running?"

Luo Minsheng and Guo Liping looked up and discovered that a man in black had appeared in the room at some point, looking at the two of them with a playful expression.

"Are you here to kill us?" Luo Minsheng asked directly.

The man in black smiled and said, "Not necessarily; after all, you are a new addition, and the Landlord Association's rebellion doesn't strictly have much to do with you!"

Hearing the man in black's words, Guo Liping immediately revealed a look of pleasant surprise.

However, the man in black's next sentence plunged them both into the abyss again: "But Luo Minsheng, your attack on the Longteng Fund wasn't fake, right?"

Luo Minsheng gritted his teeth and said, "The rules of the underworld: misfortune does not extend to wives and children! Let my wife go, and I will let you dispose of me!"

The man in black said disdainfully, "You aren't even an underworld person, what underworld rules are there! Besides, the premise of 'misfortune does not extend to wives and children' is that 'benefits do not extend to wives and children.' Didn't your wife enjoy the money you earned? Too naive, right?"

Guo Liping said very firmly at this time, "If you want to kill, then kill; it's impossible for me to be separated from A-Sheng!"

"Tsk tsk, there are really very few people in this position who can be this loving." The man in black smiled and said, "Alright, I won't scare you two anymore; Luo Minsheng, the Big Boss invites you!"

Hearing the man in black's words, the couple immediately widened their eyes in disbelief.

They had originally been prepared to stretch their necks for the blade, never expecting that the situation would actually have a turning point.

The man in black placed a check on the table and smiled indifferently: "You're quite lucky to be able to gain the appreciation of Sima Xiang, so no one will lay a hand on you!"

The couple's mood was like riding a roller coaster; Guo Liping laughed through her tears on the spot.

And Luo Minsheng reacted; now that the Landlord Association had fallen apart, Chen Jiajun wanting to see him now probably wouldn't be to his detriment, but might instead be to promote him.

So Luo Minsheng said quite angrily to the man in black, "Does the Big Boss have this kind of bad taste for giving people a show of force?"

The man in black smiled and said, "The Big Boss isn't that bored; this was me wanting to test you! After all, you also know that the Landlord Association's rebellion made the Big Boss very sad! So when choosing people, we have to be a bit more careful!"

Luo Minsheng was speechless and said to the man in black, "Can I beat you up?"

The man in black spread his hands and said, "If you can gain the Big Boss's appreciation, we'll be on the same side in the future; you can't beat me up! Besides, you can't beat me anyway!"

"Damn it!" Luo Minsheng cursed through gritted teeth.

After comforting his wife, he changed his clothes and followed the man in black into the car.

They came directly to the Guojun Group.

It was already late at night, but Chen Jiajun was still busy at the company.

After all, the Landlord Association was gone, and Wei Li couldn't handle the affairs of the Longteng Fund alone.

So only Chen Jiajun could step in personally.

The abalone chicken soup Guan Jiahui had brought was already finished; she was helping Chen Jiajun tidy up the table and said softly, "Are you coming back tonight?"

Chen Jiajun rubbed his temples and said, "We'll see! You go back to sleep first, don't worry about me!"

Just as Guan Jiahui was about to leave, the office door was knocked on.

Then the man in black brought Luo Minsheng in.

"Boss, Luo Minsheng is here!" Looking at Chen Jiajun, who was working at his desk, the man in black said in a low voice.

Chen Jiajun put down the pen in his hand, took a look at Luo Minsheng, and said, "Sit! Do you know why I asked you to come today?"

Luo Minsheng shook his head blankly.

Chen Jiajun said to Luo Minsheng, "I plan to rebuild the Landlord Association!"

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Luo Minsheng's heart skipped a beat.

His guess was indeed well-founded.

After Chen Jiajun lost the Landlord Association, with no one to manage the stock market side of things, he would certainly find a way to send someone to take care of it.

It was just that Luo Minsheng had not expected such a good thing to fall upon his own head.

Forcing down the wild joy in his heart, Luo Minsheng said earnestly to Chen Jiajun, "This is not easy!"

Chen Jiajun nodded, took out a cigarette and lit it, then handed one to Luo Minsheng and said, "It is not easy, which is why I found you! You are the person A-Xiang favored; I trust his judgment!"

After a moment of silence, Luo Minsheng said to Chen Jiajun, "How much authority will I have?"

Faced with Luo Minsheng directly asking for authority, Chen Jiajun was not angry, but rather quite appreciative.

He smiled and said to Luo Minsheng, "Whatever authority A-Xiang has in front of me, you shall have the same!"

Luo Minsheng looked at Chen Jiajun with a face full of surprise and said, "You trust me this much?"

"If you use a person, do not doubt them; if you doubt them, do not use them!" Chen Jiajun said indifferently, "Besides, I am quite skilled at dealing with traitors!"

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Luo Minsheng immediately thought of the several veteran gold-medal brokers of the Landlord Association who had died miserably.

He could not help but shiver instantly.

Working under Chen Jiajun required not only ability but also loyalty! Otherwise, Luo Minsheng had already seen the outcome. (End of chapter)