Chapter 284: Aftermath of the Scandal Storm

North Point, Li Er's office.

"Hahaha~~~"

Hearing the secretary's report regarding the news about Li Da, Li Er could not help but burst into loud laughter.

He had been busy with charity work over here in North Point, and he was truly treating it as genuine charity, not the fake kind.

Yet, Boss Li hadn't told him about this matter at all.

It was only when the secretary reported it to him that he found out, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud on the spot.

Wait!

Li Er looked at his current surroundings; it was his office.

Only the secretary knew.

That was fine.

This secretary had been with him for several years and could be considered a trusted aide.

The secretary also wanted to share in the glory of his future success, so with his winning odds rising, the secretary would absolutely not betray him.

The secretary offered congratulations: "Congratulations, Second Young Master. With this incident, it is likely that the Eldest Young Master will find it difficult to inherit the Li family's power."

This sentence was equivalent to offering a pledge of allegiance.

Li Er laughed: "It's too early to say that now, but what we must do is try our best not to make mistakes. Keep a close eye on the charity work for me; don't let any more errors occur."

The secretary replied solemnly: "Yes!"

Li Da's lack of virtue was being reviled by all of Hong Kong, while Li Er was devoted to charity—this was the best contrast!

The secretary couldn't help but say: "Second Young Master, would you like to go and pay respects to Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Mazu again?"

Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Mazu?

Upon hearing this, Li Er's eyes lit up!

That's right!

Could this be Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Mazu's reward for the good deeds he had been doing lately?

Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Mazu is awesome!

"Worship!"

"Must worship!"

"Tell the outside world that I am going to pray for the Li family!"

The secretary gave a thumbs up: "Second Young Master is wise!"

Li Er: "Right, remember to prepare masks. In case I can't help but laugh and get caught on camera, that would be troublesome."

The secretary: "Yes! It seems I should wear one too!"

Li Er: Hehehe~~~

Secretary: Xixixi~~~

Sovereign and subject in harmony, working together with one heart!

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Causeway Bay, Tin Hau Temple.

A pot-bellied, short, and chubby handsome man walked into the Tin Hau Temple.

Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Huang Sir Huang Bingyao!

After a period of craze, the number of fanatical pilgrims here had dropped to only one-tenth.

Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Huang Sir Huang Bingyao had cracked a major case this time, and besides thanking Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, he also had to thank Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Mazu for her protection.

Thus, he came to pay his respects and offer incense.

He stepped inside and saw someone he hadn't expected.

Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Situ Situ Situ Situ Situ Jie!

Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Situ Situ Situ Situ Situ Jie: "??"

Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Huang Sir Huang Bingyao: "??"

Lightning flashed between their gazes.

Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Situ Situ Situ Situ Situ Jie: You snatched this case from me, damn it!

Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Huang Sir Huang Bingyao: Smug!

Just then, two more people walked into the Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Mazu temple.

Second Young Master Li!

After entering the Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Mazu temple, Li Er and his secretary quickly took off their masks to show their piety.

Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Huang Sir Huang Bingyao and Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Situ Situ Situ Situ Situ Jie exchanged a glance, transforming into spectators ready to watch the drama.

Li Er offered incense and prayed:

"I hope Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Mazu can protect the Li family so we can get through this crisis (Inner thought: Protect me so I can successfully take control of the Li family). I will do more good deeds!"

Corner of the mouth curled up!

Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Huang Sir Huang Bingyao and Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Situ Situ Situ Situ Situ Jie stood to the side: "Tsk tsk~~~"

After finishing his prayer, Li Er bowed three times and then quickly left with his secretary.

Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Huang Sir Huang Bingyao offered incense and paid his respects.

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"Dad, I found out, that Li Li Cangdong has issues!"

Cheung Kong Group, Chairman's office.

Li Da rushed excitedly into Boss Li's office.

His face was full of joy.

He hated Li Li Cangdong; if it weren't for Li Li Cangdong wanting to expose him, why would he be cursed by everyone in Hong Kong?

Boss Li also perked up.

Li Da: "He cheated in the past, so his ex-wife divorced him, then jumped off a building, and in the end, his ex-wife lost her memory..."

He recounted the whole story.

Boss Li was stunned.

Li Li Cangdong had built up an image of a loving husband on television; he never expected him to be this kind of person.

Li Da said fiercely: "Dad, I want to find a newspaper to expose him! Let all of Hong Kong despise him!"

"No!"

Boss Li flatly denied it.

"Why?" Li Da was eager for revenge and found it hard to believe.

"I understand your eagerness for revenge, but don't let your anger blind you," Boss Li instructed. "Our biggest requirement now is to let the heat of this matter die down as much as possible. If we expose him, it will only make the heat of this matter even higher."

Li Da was unwilling: "Are we just going to let him go like this?"

Then he thought of another method.

"How about I just find someone to tell that Chen Xue the truth and provoke her?"

Boss Li denied it again: "No! You are the one in the wrong in this matter. The most important thing for us now is to improve the public's view of us, not to go and look for trouble with Li Li Cangdong."

"We only have one goal now: to make the citizens change their perspective!"

Although he disliked Li Li Cangdong, as a businessman, he prioritized interests above all else.

No amount of anger could affect him.

Thinking that the Cheung Kong Group's stock had fallen 12% in one afternoon today, he felt a wave of irritation.

"By the way, what is Ah Kai doing now?" he asked the secretary.

"Reporting to Boss, the Second Young Master has been doing charity work recently, and today he went to worship Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Mazu, saying it was to pray for the Li family."

Boss Li: "……"

Gratified.

Li Da: "……"

Li Da's inner thoughts: Is this prayer for real?

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Five Star Group building.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's office.

"Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan, thank you very much this time. If it weren't for you, my sister would have been... woo~~~"

Chen An gripped Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's outstretched hand tightly, his eyes slightly red, his voice trembling slightly from excitement.

Sunlight shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, making him seem as if he were glowing.

If he were to go to Leshan, it is estimated that the Giant Buddha would have to step aside.

Chen Le, standing next to Chen An, looked up at Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu with eyes full of both gratitude and awe; Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu was like a hero who had descended from the heavens, saving her from fire and water.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu wore a smile, his eyes revealing sincerity and care:

"No need to be so polite. The place where you live is a community covered by my Five Star Property and Five Star Charity."

"That means you are my family."

"I'm taking care of my family, is there a problem with that?"

If it were before, Chen An would likely have scoffed at such hypocritical and empty words.

But the Chen An of now had experienced his younger sister almost being kidnapped, and Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu had personally dispatched his bodyguards to protect the two of them late at night.

What was this?

He did what he said he would!

Brother Zu was truly doing good deeds, not just talking about it.

"Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan, I... I... thank you!" Chen Le bowed deeply, filled with gratitude.

"I've already said there's no need to be so formal. Being able to help you is also my honor. Remember, no matter what difficulties you encounter in the future, you can call Five-Star Property Management or Five-Star Charity, and someone will help you."

"Thank you, Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan!"

The brother and sister bowed once more.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu looked at Chen An: "I wonder what work Mr. Chen is doing now?"

Chen An scratched his head: "I don't have a job right now. To protect my sister this time, I didn't go to work, and then my boss fired me." Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu smiled: "Since that's the case, come work at Five-Star Group. The salary might not be much, but I can give you a place to settle down and make a living."

His collecting habit was acting up.

Moreover, Chen An and Chen Le had been saved by him, so they were naturally loyal and reliable, definitely good candidates for 'brothers and family.'

Chen An was suddenly pleasantly surprised: "Is that really okay?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu smiled: "Naturally, it is, though you might have to start from the grassroots level. If you perform well, promotion is no problem... Recently, Five-Element Education is busy with monthly exams, and Five-Star Charity is busy with the Knowledge Cup; it's perfect for you to go over and help."

Chen An was moved to tears: "Thank you, Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan!"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu looked at Chen Le: "You're in preparatory school? Do you have confidence in getting into university? Is there any major you want to study?"

Chen Le said: "I want to be a doctor or a nurse."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu encouraged: "That's good. Study hard, get into a medical or nursing major, and after you graduate, join Mingxin Hospital. That will be your repayment to me."

Chen Le nodded solemnly: "Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan, I will definitely study hard!"

Looking at Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan in his radiance, at this moment, Chen Le set an ambition in her heart—to become an excellent doctor and help Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan!

Chen An, standing to the side and seeing this scene, was even more grateful to Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu.

!.

Not only did he not hold his favor over their heads to demand repayment, but he even encouraged his sister to study.

Brother Zu, I would go through fire and water for you!

After sending Chen An and Chen Le away, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's system finally sent a notification:

"You have successfully taken down a heinous organ trafficking syndicate and saved 2 families... Truly a great good!"

"You will receive the following rewards:"

"Reward 1: Hong Kong support rate +1% (Total 15%)"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu punched the air.

Good!

With this +1%, every other region would also increase by 1% accordingly.

"Reward 2: '1991 Legislative Councilor Direct Election Candidacy' *1 (Total 7)"

"Wait!"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu looked at this item in surprise.

No, I've already gathered 6, and you're giving me another one?

The problem is I only have the Kowloon Central, Hong Kong Island East, and Hong Kong Island West constituencies, which only gives me 6 seats I'm certain to win.

Even if you give me 7, I can't manage that!

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu suddenly thought of Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Meili.

Being a workhorse is quite tiring; why not give her one.

As for the issue of votes, at worst, I'll just open another constituency.

Thinking of this, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu made a call to Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Meili.

"Good news, come quickly!"

Next, he continued to check the system rewards:

"Reward 3: Due to causing significant damage to Boss Li, reward: 'Five-Star Supermarket Component: Supplier Rating (Permanent)'. Explanation: You can use this to check the product quality of all channel suppliers."

When Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu saw this, he immediately exclaimed, "Holy crap!"

He had been agonizing over this matter recently.

The Pang Donglai model, if implemented now, had one very big problem—the issue of product quality.

But he had already bragged about it, so he had to make it happen no matter what. Now that this reward had appeared, the problem was solved instantly.

A small opening isn't really an opening, right!

Boss Li, I'm sorry!

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu made another call to Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Meili: "Have you done the supplier audit recently?"

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Meili: "I'm already doing it, but there are too many products, and it's very time-consuming."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "Bring the supplier list over."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Meili: "Okay, I'll have someone bring it over."

The rewards continued:

"Reward 4: A set of history books from the Top Ten Bestseller List: 'Xuegang: Collection of Chinese Historical Stories'"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu was delighted.

This is good.

'Five Thousand Years of History' and 'Brief History of China (High School History)' were no longer enough for the Knowledge Cup.

Now that this book had appeared, it was just in time to be used!

Fatty Lai's meritorious holy artifact—the printing press—was about to get busy again.

Half an hour later, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Meili rushed to the Five-Star Group building.

"Brother Zu!"

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Meili knocked on the door and saluted.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu smiled: "How have things been lately?"

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Meili chuckled: "Recently, I poached some talent from Boss Li to help out, and things have sped up. Of course, I didn't let them touch sensitive departments, such as the supplier issue."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu nodded: "I'm at ease with that... I came to you this time to tell you to prepare yourself mentally."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Meili was already looking forward to it: "What good news?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "You should know that the direct election for Legislative Councilors officially begins in September."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Meili?? Confused: "Brother Zu, are you thinking...?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu smiled: "Any interest in being a Legislative Councilor?"

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Meili's eyes widened on the spot, and she pointed at herself: "Me?"

She felt dizzy.

She hadn't even finished digesting the 'Supermarket Queen' title, and now he was giving her a 'Legislative Councilor' position.

This pie is too big, I can't finish it, I really can't finish it!

But... a Legislative Councilor!

That's the Legislative Council, the most top-tier institution in Hong Kong!

There are only about 50 members!

If she could become one of them, that would be awesome!

She was only 24 years old this year!

As expected of Brother Zu, he really throws resources around; I love it, I love it!

"Also, during this time, you must try to expose yourself as much as possible. Don't miss out on the Knowledge Cup or 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'; I'll have ATV arrange to promote you!"

"Thank you, Brother Zu!"

"Work hard, don't let down my expectations of you!"

Some words of encouragement.

Knock, knock, knock~~~

Just then, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Meili's secretary knocked on the door and walked in.

"Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan, Ms. Tan! I've brought the supplier list."

Soon,

the supplier list was delivered into Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's hands.

"Cheat code, activate!"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's gaze turned to the supplier list, and sure enough, he saw some information.

First was the food aspect:

Jindi Food: Chocolate, candy...

Shenqiu Food General Factory: Candy, pastries, Golden Monkey milk candy...

Zhongpeng Food Factory: Lotus paste, red bean paste, flour products, pastries, meal ingredients, preserved fruits...

Brother Big Frozen Dim Sum Food Factory: Frozen dim sum, high-end pastries...

Baiheng Food: Bread, cakes, Jiajiazhi brand series...

It would display on top: hygiene rating, quality rating, packaging rating... 8 ratings in total.

Among them, three were the highest, reaching over 90 points.

Then there were various categories such as daily necessities, grain, oil and non-staple food, household goods, clothing, shoes and hats, stationery and toys...

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu held a pen, selecting the best and marking them with a check, while marking the inferior ones with an X.

In a word, a small cheat is not a cheat!

"After the supermarket opens, you must provide me with a list of suppliers every month."

"Understood, Brother Zu."

Although Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Meili did not understand how Brother Zu knew which suppliers were good and which were bad, she had great trust in Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's intelligence-gathering ability, believing that he must have his own channels.

Therefore, she executed his orders one hundred percent!

A new day,

Dozens of newspapers across Zhugang reported on the Li family, but because the Li family had paid them off, the reports were relatively subtle.

In the following days,

The Li family's scandal remained the headline news in Xiangdao.

The most obvious reaction was that various ParknShop, Wellcome supermarkets, Watsons, 7-11, etc., encountered boycotts from citizens.

When the data was reported, Li Zong discovered that overall performance had dropped by about 10%.

Many shrewd newspapers also discovered this matter and put it in the news.

Meanwhile, the stock price of the Cheung Kong Group continued to fall due to the scandal and the boycott by citizens; more and more firm shareholders began to lose their patience and sold off their shares one after another.

In five days, the total decline had already exceeded 32%.

According to the 4 billion held by the three people on Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's side, after deducting the handling fees, they could earn about 1.2 billion.

And on this day, Hong Hong Wengang was sent to court to stand trial.

(End of this chapter)