Chapter 149: Gao Jin Returns

After rewarding Ruby, Chen Mo began taking a few underlings to inspect the various venues, the purpose obviously being to check his subordinates' loyalty.

The final results were pretty good.

The core members among his subordinates, such as Shen Guodong, Ahua, and Tian Yang Sheng, all had loyalty above 95.

At that level, they are essentially Chen Mo's die‑hards; even threats or bribes might not make them betray him.

This pleased Chen Mo.

The loyalty of the other underlings wasn't low either; many were above 90, and most were over 70.

These underlings have generally been with Chen Mo for a while, so under normal circumstances the chance of them betraying him is small.

Even if you bought them off, the price would probably not be cheap.

A few, together with the newly recruited underlings, barely passed 60 in loyalty—just barely.

Those people are likely to be easily bought off, since they just joined Chen Mo's ranks and haven't received any benefits from him.

As for those who have been around for a few months but still have low loyalty, Chen Mo has also noted them.

They can be gradually marginalized later, and used as cannon fodder when needed.

Besides Luo Ji and Chen Yongren, Chen Mo discovered a few with extremely low loyalty; they were probably police informants or nails placed by others.

Chen Mo didn't tip off anyone; instead he wrote down the list and handed it to Shen Guodong.

As long as he uncovers their backgrounds and who sent them, they still have some use—at least he can leak false information through them.

As for his own women, Chen Mo also took time to see each of them.

As he expected, their loyalty was quite high.

To Chen Mo's surprise, aside from Gang Sheng and Qiu Di, the highest was actually Liu Piaopiao.

But Chen Mo thought about it and understood.

Among Chen Mo's women, Gang Sheng, Qiu Di, and Liu Piaopiao have the poorest backgrounds.

It can be said that if Chen Mo disappears, the three of them would be the worst off.

Especially Liu Piaopiao—if it weren't for Chen Mo, she'd still be a wooden fish at a nightclub.

Now she lives in an apartment, gets pocket money, and can even go to film crews to act.

Although Chen Mo has no influence in the entertainment world, the people Liu Piaopiao has with her, arranged by Chen Mo, make it obvious to others that she's backed by the Triad Society.

Following the principle that fewer entanglements are better, even though Liu Piaopiao is very beautiful, no one in the crew is eyeing her.

She now lives the most comfortable life—if she wants to act, she acts; if not, she shops.

Seeing Liu Piaopiao's high loyalty, Chen Mo happily gave her a reward.

Two days later, Gangdao Airport.

Chen Mo, followed by a dozen or so underlings, waited outside the airport.

Gao Jin and Jimi returned.

The last time they came to the airport they were almost beaten to death; this time Chen Mo deliberately brought more people and also brought weapons.

Let's see who else dares to mess with me!

Soon, Gao Jin and Jimi, along with their accompanying staff, emerged.

"A Jin, Jimi, this way!"

In fact, Chen Mo didn't need to shout; Jimi and Gao Jin saw it themselves.

The dozen‑plus people wore stern expressions, and with a dozen or so cars parked by the roadside, it was clear they weren't to be trifled with; the surrounding crowd automatically kept ten meters away, leaving a large empty zone.

Gao Jin's group dragged several oversized suitcases and walked over under the curious gaze of the onlookers.

"Mo Ge, we're back, honored to fulfill our command."

"Looking at your stance, this business trip yielded quite a haul."

Chen Mo glanced at the suitcases and then gave Gao Jin and Jimi a warm hug.

"Alright, any words can be saved for later."

Fortunately, enough cars came this time, just enough to haul all these people.

The main issue was their luggage; besides the oversized suitcases, everyone else had a smaller one each.

Back at the bar, the staff accompanying Gao Jin and Jimi each took their own belongings and left.

Gao Jin and Jimi, however, followed into Chen Mo's office.

"Did we encounter any danger on this trip to Yinghuaguo?"

"No. This time in Yinghuaguo, thanks to Jin Ge's presence, everything went smoothly."

"Oh? What happened?"

While in Yinghuaguo, Gao Jin and Jimi kept in phone contact with Chen Mo, Shen Guodong, and Lu Bin Sun.

However, many details couldn't be explained over the phone; Chen Mo only knows they sealed the deal and bought the equipment, but he isn't clear on the exact process.

Jimi explained: "After we arrived in Yinghuaguo, we contacted the local gang Yamada Group. Using Great Prosperity's banner and Jin Ge's and a few brothers' skills, the Yamada Group treated us fairly.

Moreover, the deal we were negotiating was worth tens of millions, so even the fifth‑generation Cao Gai Yixiong of the Yamada Group took us seriously."

"A Jin, many thanks to you." Chen Mo praised Gao Jin.

Gao Jin was the earliest underling to follow Chen Mo; his ability is unquestionable, and his loyalty is the highest—currently the only one Chen Mo has seen at full value.

Faced with Chen Mo's praise, Gao Jin said nothing, only smiled.

Accustomed to Gao Jin's reaction, Chen Mo continued, "When will our equipment arrive?"

"The equipment will still need some time. This deal also had the Yamada Group intervene, so the process may take a few more days."

"What's going on?"

Jimi laughed: "Our trading company and factory were just set up, and the Yinghuaguo firm feared we were a scam, so they refused to sell us the goods.

But I've already negotiated with Cao Gai Yixiong; the Yamada Group will purchase the equipment we need and then resell it to us."

The price is up by 20%, but there are also advantages. We can pay with black money.

Chen Mo heard this and his eyes lit up.

"Good, this is even better!"

Several thousand karaoke machines, plus laser disc production equipment, amounting to several tens of millions of funds.

If we pay everything with black money, it's essentially helping Chen Mo launder several tens of millions of black money.

The money laundering fees are more than 20%.

Besides this, with Yamada Group people stepping forward, those Yinghuaguo technicians installing and debugging the equipment also dare not cause trouble, saving a lot of hassle.

"Jimi, you did a great job this time. Tomorrow you contact Guo Dong, first transfer the deposit."

The first batch of goods only includes laser disc production equipment and recording equipment, plus several dozen karaoke machines, with a deposit of only several million.

Chen Mo believes the Yamada Group won't ruin its reputation over a few million.

"Okay, Mo Ge. Estimated in half a month, our production equipment and the first batch of karaoke machines will arrive."

"Mm, you've worked hard this time. First rest two days. After resting, you and Lu Bin Sun first fix up the factory, ensuring that once the equipment arrives we can start installation immediately."

The market life of LD laser discs is limited; we need to get the equipment into production as soon as possible.

"Don't worry, Mo Ge, I've been in contact with Mr. Sun, and I also understand the situation at the factory."

Once the equipment arrives, we can start production within at most two months.