Chapter 638

On the other end of the phone was Bai Jingtang, one of the people in charge of the Brotherhood.

Ever since Chen Jiajun returned, the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the police have taken numerous actions.

You could figure out with your toes that this matter definitely has something to do with Chen Jiajun.

They wanted to seize this opportunity to create a "besiege Wei to rescue Zhao" situation, but who knew that no one dared to provoke Chen Jiajun at this time, which left Bai Jingtang feeling powerless.

Clearly, their Brotherhood has many members, and every one of them is wealthy and powerful.

Yet they have been pushed to this extent by Chen Jiajun, which left Bai Jingtang feeling somewhat at a loss.

These people are the elite among the elite, and they have experienced many great storms.

But never once have they felt this kind of powerlessness like this.

Watching Bai Jingtang's appearance, Li Yonglian, who was sitting to the side, couldn't help but sneer.

He increasingly felt that what Cai Yuanqi said made a lot of sense.

Since these people like Bai Jingtang are already useless, it wouldn't hurt to sell them off for a good price directly.

So after the meeting adjourned, Li Yonglian found Ma Zhuoqun and Lydia.

Although this woman Lydia does not get along with Li Yonglian, her status is very important—the third-in-command of the Financial Secretary! Many things they need to do cannot bypass the Financial Secretary.

So even though both sides have had friction, Li Yonglian does not hold a grudge; this is the standard style of a politician! After leaving the club, Li Yonglian suddenly spoke up and called out to the two: "A Xian, Lydia, shall we change places to chat for a bit?"

Hearing Li Yonglian's words, the two were stunned for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Driving to the Peninsula Hotel, the few of them went to the presidential suite.

As soon as they entered the door, the two saw a familiar figure: Cai Yuanqi, who had been driven out of Hong Kong.

"Cai Sir, when did you come back?" Ma Zhuoxian looked at Cai Yuanqi with a face full of surprise.

Cai Yuanqi said with a smile: "If I didn't come back, the Brotherhood would soon be played to death by Chen Jiajun!"

Lydia frowned and said: "Isn't that an exaggeration?"

"Heh!" Cai Yuanqi laughed and said: "Exaggeration? Do you know that Chen Jiajun took a trip to Longkou? Although I didn't find out who he went to see, after he came back, the ICAC, the Commercial Crime Bureau, and the Inspector departments of the government system investigated you all like crazy. What do you think is the reason?"

"You still dare to underestimate Chen Jiajun's energy at this time? If that is really how you see it, the door is over there; you can leave at any time!"

Regarding Lydia's questioning, Cai Yuanqi was not polite either and retorted directly.

Lydia was not angry; politicians are a group of shameless people to begin with, so she sat down directly, intending to hear what Cai Yuanqi had to say.

Cai Yuanqi knew this would be the result, so he directly repeated to the two what he had previously said to Li Yonglian.

Hearing Cai Yuanqi's bold idea, both of them were so shocked that their mouths fell open.

Li Yonglian chimed in: "You have also seen that these people like Bai Jingtang have absolutely no way to deal with Chen Jiajun! They can only watch as the Independent Commission Against Corruption constantly investigates them. Once they are found to have any problems, do you think we people can get away?"

"It would be better to follow Cai Sir's idea; let's perform a 'golden cicada shedding its shell' to preserve ourselves first! You don't intend to be buried along with those England Gweilo, do you?"

After hearing the two's words, Ma Zhuoxian and Lydia immediately frowned and began to weigh the pros and cons.

Indeed, the best path currently placed before them is to sell off the original Brotherhood.

And the faster, the better, so that they can maintain their own interests.

Originally, the people in the Brotherhood were all extremely selfish bastards; they had no psychological burden whatsoever about betraying their former allies.

So after only a short while, the two made their decision: "Good!"

Hearing the two agree, Cai Yuanqi was overjoyed: "Then I wish us a happy cooperation. After this matter passes, we will start a new Brotherhood!"

As he spoke, Cai Yuanqi poured a few glasses of champagne and handed them to everyone, then clinked glasses with each person.

Once the few of them had thought it through, they took the opportunity to go along with the flow and raised their glasses high.

……

"Oh? You mean, Cai Yuanqi is back?" Chen Jiajun looked at Silva with some surprise.

Because Lao E had gone out to execute an assassination mission and had not yet returned, the intelligence work in Hong Kong had been temporarily handed over to Silva during this period.

For this diligent old Agent who had served him for many years, Chen Jiajun prepared to extend his life.

Silva nodded and said: "However, this guy came back very low-key, and he has recently been mixed up with a member of the Brotherhood, Li Yonglian."

After such a long time, the Information Organization under Chen Jiajun finally found some traces of the Brotherhood.

Although they had the help of the England Gweilo, in the end, it was not a secret organization; no matter how well they did the work of confidentiality, they would leave some clues.

"Coming back at this time, does he still want to turn the tide?" Chen Jiajun said disdainfully: "It's not that I look down on him, but a former Commissioner of Police doesn't have that ability."

Silva, however, shook his head and said: "I don't see it that way! This guy coming back at this time must have some loophole to exploit. For example... taking over the legacy of the Brotherhood?"

With Silva's reminder, Chen Jiajun remembered something: "You mean, Cai Yuanqi might even persuade the members of the Brotherhood to sell them out?"

"It's very possible!" Silva sneered and said: "These people are all politicians one by one. What are politicians? Things worse than whores. As long as it is beneficial to them, there is nothing in this world they dare not do."

Chen Jiajun pondered for a moment: "If that's really the case, then it's a bit troublesome."

The reason Chen Jiajun wanted to deal with the Brotherhood was that he intended to cut the weeds and dig up the roots.

But now it seems that Cai Yuanqi's plan is very insidious and also very effective!

When the time comes, they will sell out the members of the Brotherhood themselves; not only can they clear themselves of suspicion, but they can even consolidate their own positions.

Yet at this time, Chen Jiajun no longer has a way to intervene.

He had told Mr. Song about this matter through reporting; if he were to intervene again, what would Mr. Song think? What would the elders in the family think? Thinking of this, Chen Jiajun couldn't help but pinch his brow and say: "That really was a good move!"

Sure enough, just as Chen Jiajun expected, on the third day.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption received a report from Li Yonglian.

It exposed the affairs of the Brotherhood directly to the public.

This move can be said to have caught the Brotherhood and Bai Jingtang off guard.

Just after receiving the news, Bai Jingtang's servant walked in and told him: "Sir, there are a few officers from the Independent Commission Against Corruption who want to see you!"

Before Bai Jingtang could react, the people from the Independent Commission Against Corruption broke in directly.

"Mr. Bai Jingtang, I am Lu Zhilian, Chief Investigator of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. This is my arrest warrant!" Lu Zhilian held the arrest warrant directly and rushed in with the police.

He placed the arrest warrant in front of Bai Jingtang and displayed it.

Bai Jingtang was trembling with rage and shouted at Lu Zhilian, "Do you know what you are doing? I am a former Legislator and a Justice of the Peace! How dare you arrest me?"

Lu Zhilian said dismissively, "Mr. Bai, do you still think this is the Hong Kong Government? A Justice of the Peace is just a title; it has long since lost any special privileges!"

"You..." Bai Jingtang's chest heaved continuously from anger, his eyes staring fixedly at Lu Zhilian.

During this period, the one who had investigated them the most ruthlessly was this fellow Lu Zhilian, and he was also the one they hated the most.

Lu Zhilian could not be bothered to waste words with him and said directly to the Police beside him, "Take him away! Our car is waiting for you outside."

Two Police officers stepped forward and directly hoisted Bai Jingtang up.

"Let go of me, let go! I have my own car, damn it!" Bai Jingtang struggled to shake off the officers' hands, then straightened his clothes and walked toward the door with long strides.

The same thing was happening continuously all over Hong Kong.

A large number of high-ranking officials, Legislators, and tycoons were implicated; this matter could be called a major event capable of shaking the Hong Kong political scene.

Even the Chief Executive personally participated in this work.

Of course, as the whistleblowers, Li Yonglian and the others could be considered to have had the last laugh.

Even the Brotherhood did not know that it was their own people stabbing them in the back.

This backstabbing could be said to have lanced the boils of the Hong Kong political scene; it was simply shocking.

For a time, the entire government department was in a state of panic.

It was just like the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Police back then. The difference was that they did not have the force the Police had and were simply unable to contend with the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

Moreover, with the support of the Chief Executive and the mainland, it was simply a one-sided slaughter.

However, considering the impact, the Special Administrative Region Government did not disclose the investigation situation to the citizens of Hong Kong.

They suppressed the influence of this matter to the minimum.

Chen Jiajun had originally wanted to help these people gain some fame, but he did not expect a phone call to come in, causing Chen Jiajun to abandon this plan.

Because this matter had already risen to the level of a national-level struggle, it was better for Chen Jiajun to intervene less.

"Forget it, Silva, help me keep an eye on the few people who have connections to Cai Yuanqi!" Chen Jiajun said somewhat helplessly, "Don't let them cause any more trouble."

"I understand, boss!" Silva nodded.

Chen Jiajun patted Silva on the shoulder and said, "After Lao E returns, you can temporarily hand over the work to her; I will take you on a trip to Brunei."

Silva was stunned for a moment: "Did something happen in Brunei?"

"That's not the case, but it has something to do with you!" Chen Jiajun said with a smile, "You will definitely like it."

……

On the other side, New York.

John dug all his equipment out from under his house, cleaned it, and changed into a black suit.

Xiaofu, who had been watching John, discovered that several uninvited guests had arrived around the villa.

However, this time John was not as careless as before; his ears twitched as he heard the movement from outside, and he immediately grabbed his Handgun and lurked in the shadows.

The few killers held flashlights and tiptoed into John's house.

John, hiding in the shadows, pulled the Trigger directly.

"Bang!"

The bullet hit the killer's head directly, and the opponent fell down without a sound.

Another killer had just reacted when John raised his hand and fired two shots into the killer's abdomen, followed by a final shot to the head.

"Wow, two shots to the body and one to the head; even the King of Hell would shake his head at that!" Xiaofu's eyes lit up when he saw John's nimble skills: "This seems to be the Mozambique Drill, right? It's really quite useful in close combat."

These killers who broke into John's house were no match for this Baba Yaga at all.

In the environment John was familiar with, this was simply a one-sided massacre.

These killers did not even have the ability to fight back; from beginning to end, only John was firing.

In less than three minutes, the seven or eight killers who had broken into John's house were cleaned up.

It was just that this commotion attracted the Police.

The Police officer also recognized John; he glanced at the corpses lying in the living room and asked cautiously: "Are you back to work again?"

John shook his head and said: "No, just handling some things."

"Alright, then I won't disturb you, good night John!" The Police officer turned and left very sensibly.

"Good night, Jimmy!" John nodded, closed the door, and after sending the Police officer away, John took out a stack of Roman Gold Coins and dialed a number.

"I am Wick, that's right, John Wick, please help me reserve dinner for 12."

John waited for a moment, and soon a group of people arrived at the door of John's house.

The leader was an old man wearing a felt hat; John called the old man Charlie.

Apparently, he was also an old acquaintance of John's.

The old man let his subordinates enter the house directly to work, packing and sealing all the corpses in the villa and wiping the blood on the floor clean.

The other party's movements were very nimble; they were clearly professionals at doing this kind of thing.

Charlie stood at the door and chatted with John: "You look good, I thought you had long since retired."

"Yeah, I thought so too." John did not deny it, just said faintly.

Within fifteen minutes, the scene was cleaned up, and the corpses were loaded onto the car.

Before leaving, the old man said to John: "You should be contacting me again soon, right?"

John did not speak, just took out twelve Roman Gold Coins and handed them to the other party: "Goodbye, Charlie."

"Goodbye, John!" Charlie smiled and left John's house with the gold coins.

On Viggo's side, after waiting for a long time without hearing his subordinates return to report, he knew that those people were likely doomed.

"Issue a bounty for John Wick!" Viggo said with a headache.

The assistant asked, "What is the bounty?"

"Two million, in US dollars!" Viggo said indifferently.

Facing this troublesome Boogeyman, Viggo used a Soviet Union proverb: "Use a hen to lure the wolf over."

The assistant said speechlessly, "Please speak English, Viggo!"

"Use Joseph as bait, then hold our position!" Viggo explained.

"Wait for what?" the assistant asked, puzzled.

Viggo glanced at him and said, "To wait for John Wick, of course!"

On the other side, John Wick had packed his things, ready to embark on his own path of revenge.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly said to a bush behind him, "Come out. You've been following me for several days but haven't made a move. What do you want?"

Xiaofu smiled and emerged from the bush, saying to John, "When did you discover me?"

"From the start!" John said coldly.

"Is that so? I don't think so!" Xiaofu said indifferently. "Your reputation as a Legendary Assassin doesn't seem to live up to the name."

John did not speak, but stared at Xiaofu and said, "What exactly do you want? Did Viggo send you?"

Xiaofu shook his head and said disdainfully, "Viggo doesn't have that ability, and I am not a person from the High Table. It's just that my Boss thinks you can cause some trouble for the High Table, so he sent me to help you."

John said coldly, "I don't need anyone's help."

"Of course, I can see that!" Xiaofu nodded and said, "Are you preparing to go for revenge?"

"Of course!" John was the type of person who was ruthless, spoke little, and had a cool expression; he was not very good at dealing with people. "Stay away from me!"

Xiaofu smiled and nodded, "Since you say so, fine!"

John ignored Xiaofu and drove directly to the Continental Hotel.

After all, since he had to deal with Joseph, he needed intelligence to find Joseph's location.

Arriving at the Continental Hotel, John discovered that the hotel had been redecorated.

And at the front desk, he saw a familiar figure.

It was Perkins, a female assassin with whom he had a brief romantic encounter for a few nights, though the two had already broken up.

As she passed by, Perkins said to John, "Good to see you again, John!"

"Hello, Perkins!" John greeted her, and the two did not say anything more and went their separate ways.

Arriving at the front desk, Charon said to John, "I have booked two nights for you."

"We'll see. I might stay a few more days." (End of chapter)