Chapter 285: Flood Disaster Signs, Zhang Zhang Ziqiang is Coming! (3k)

On this day,

The gavel fell in the courtroom.

Hong Hong Wengang was sentenced to life imprisonment, but due to heart disease, he required medical parole.

Then, as the police van escorted him to his brother's residence and he stepped out, a disheveled middle-aged man rushed out and stabbed Hong Hong Wengang three times.

Hong Hong Wengang died on the spot.

"Hahaha~~ Son, I have finally avenged you!"

The perpetrator knelt on the ground, crying and laughing.

It turned out the perpetrator's son was on the list of victims released by the police; the perpetrator had thought he was missing, never expecting that he had been killed for his organs by Hong Hong Wengang's syndicate.

His happy family was shattered overnight, and he had been wandering in a daze looking for his son.

When he heard the court verdict that Hong Hong Wengang was granted medical parole, he flew into a rage and stabbed Hong Hong Wengang to death.

The police nearby did not arrest him immediately, waiting until he had vented his emotions before taking him into custody.

Soon, the police notified ATV and TVB, and the report was broadcast that evening at 19:00.

The whole of Hong Kong was shaken.

Countless citizens cheered for this father.

……

"Brother Zu!"

"Big news, Hong Hong Wengang is dead!"

Wu Ying burst into the Five Star Building and ran to Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's office.

"Hong Hong Wengang is dead?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu was stunned.

He knew that because of Hong Hong Wengang's heart disease, he wouldn't be imprisoned, just like Zhu Tao in "Police Story."

So, he had been thinking about finding a chance to finish off Hong Hong Wengang later to avoid future trouble, and it turned out he was already dead?

"How did he die?"

"Killed by someone; the culprit is a father whose son was snatched by Hong Hong Wengang's men to have his liver harvested, and he died."

Upon hearing this, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu felt both sympathy and a sense of solemn respect.

He made a call to Gao Qiu at Five Star Charity and explained the situation:

"Discuss it with the ATV news team; get it on the news tonight: in the name of the Five Star Charity Foundation, pay for a top lawyer to handle this father's case."

Gao Qiu: "Understood, I'll handle it immediately."

Then Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu made another call to Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Jian Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Jian Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Jian Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Jian Councilor Councilor Councilor Jian Councilor Jian Aowei: "Lawyer Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Jian, are you interested in taking a case?"

……

……

That night,

Gao Qiu accepted an interview with ATV reporter Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Sir Huang Sir Sir Huang Huang Jieyi, stating that the Five Star Charity Foundation would pay for the legal defense of this father.

22:00, the news aired.

Citizens across Hong Kong cheered for the Five Star Charity Foundation.

Five Star Charity was in the spotlight once again.

Gao Qiu's name rose to prominence.

……

Other foundations: "????"

Damn!

Why didn't I think of that?

……

……

A new day,

Causeway Bay.

On the street, cars came and went; Following Xiao Fu and Ah Xing were eating fried dough sticks and soy milk nearby, while Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, having already eaten, arrived at a newsstand.

"Boss, what's the news today?"

"Brother Zu, morning! Today's news is all about you guys."

The newsstand owner handed a newspaper to Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu.

"Iron-Blooded Father Stabs for Revenge, Five Star Charity Defends Justice!"

Perhaps out of respect for this father, the headline in the paper wasn't as sensational or vulgar.

The newsstand owner gave a thumbs up: "Brother Zu, I have to say, the way you guys do things is convincing; well done!"

"By the way, the 'Ta Kung Pao' and 'Wen Wei Po' you asked me to save every day are here..."

The owner handed them over.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu took them and began to read.

Finally, he flipped to a report on the second page.

"Large-scale continuous rainfall appears in the Huadong region of the mainland, some areas..."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's heart skipped a beat; it had finally arrived.

"From May 18 to June 15, among the 72 cities and counties in the province, 16 had rainfall reaching 300 to 400 millimeters, 32 had 400 to 500 millimeters, and 11 had 500 to 700 millimeters.

Local rainfall in some areas reached over 800 millimeters.

Most of the region's half-year rainfall suddenly poured down within this one month!

Among them, from June 12 to 15, the three-day continuous rainfall in the middle reaches of the Huaihe River was even more than the rainfall of a normal half-year.

Due to the fierce nature of the rainstorms and their concentration, the Huaihe River formed three consecutive super-large flood peaks. The entire main stream of the Yangtze River exceeded the warning water level.

"

Seeing this, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu was silent for a moment.

He made a call to Mao Mao Xiang Yang.

"Brother Yang, free for a meal?"

"Late-night snack?"

"How about noon."

"Noon?"

Mao Mao Xiang Yang on the other end of the line was stunned; Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu had never invited him to eat at noon before, usually only for late-night snacks.

Could something be up?

Mao Mao Xiang Yang: "Fine, you pick the place... I heard the Yunlai Tea House closed down, what a pity."

The Yunlai Tea House had indeed closed; although it had been renovated, the last incident was too tragic, and after Li Da helped make it infamous, the neighbors were too afraid to go.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "Kowloon Ice House, then."

……

Noon, Kowloon Ice House.

Ding-dang~~ The door pushed open, and Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, Following Xiao Fu, and Ah Xing walked in.

"Brother Zu! Long time no see! Brother Fu, Ah Xing..."

"Haha, Brother Long, it really has been a long time. How come you look like you've put on weight?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu looked at Nine-Patterned Dragon; he had indeed gained a little weight.

Nine-Patterned Dragon was delighted.

Before, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's dignified aura had made him a bit nervous, but now he had suddenly become amiable and kind, just like usual.

He was flattered.

Brother Zu was still the best; even as a billionaire and a big shot, he didn't forget them.

At this moment, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu saw the female teacher tutoring his son and chuckled, bumping Nine-Patterned Dragon's shoulder: "The female teacher, how's it going?" Nine-Patterned Dragon: "We're about to get married."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "Congratulations, congratulations! Send me an invitation when the time comes; I'll definitely be there."

Nine-Patterned Dragon was pleasantly surprised: "Thank you!"

"One silk stocking milk tea, hold the silk stockings... wait on the food for a bit, I'm waiting for someone..."

"Alright, no problem."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu sat down, and before long, clang~~~ Mao Mao Xiang Yang arrived.

Nine-Patterned Dragon went to greet him: "Brother Yang."

Mao Mao Xiang Yang nodded; he had quite a good impression of Nine-Patterned Dragon. When he first came to Hong Kong, he definitely would have disliked a street thug like Nine-Patterned Dragon, but after getting to know him, he felt that Nine-Patterned Dragon was a prodigal son who had turned over a new leaf, which was excellent.

"Ah Zu."

"Brother Mao."

!.

Mao Mao Xiang Yang sat next to Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, and Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu pushed a pearl milk tea toward him: "The one you like..."

Mao Mao Xiang Yang took a few sips.

They ordered a few dishes.

Mao Mao Xiang Yang: "Ah Zu, what's up with calling me here?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu nodded and said, "I've heard that there has been heavy rain in the country recently, so I've been reading the *Ta Kung Pao* and *Wen Wei Po* every day to understand the situation. Today's newspapers have started reporting on the situation in the country..."

After hearing this, Mao Mao Xiang Yang felt a wave of shame.

He hadn't paid much attention; he had been dizzy with work lately. Although he had heard colleagues at the Xinhua News Agency mention it, he hadn't taken it to heart.

To think that he hadn't even been as concerned about the country as Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu.

And Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu had actually been paying attention from the very beginning, keeping an eye on the news in the papers.

What did this signify?

It signified that Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's heart was with the mainland, his heart burning red.

"Let me see..."

He took the newspaper from Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu and began to read; as he read, his brow gradually furrowed.

From the newspaper, it was clearly extremely serious.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu waited for him to finish reading and stated his purpose: "It looks like a flood has occurred. If the country has a need, my Five-Star Charity Foundation can initiate a fundraising drive..."

"Also, you know that I have acquired a portion of the shares in ATV. If necessary, I can mobilize ATV's resources for publicity."

Mao Mao Xiang Yang was immediately solemn: "Thank you!"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "Brother Mao, you're joking. There's no need for thanks. As a son of China, it is what I should do."

Although Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu said this, Mao Mao Xiang Yang still felt that Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu was sincere. He estimated that half of the people in Hong Kong, upon seeing this news, would skip it without even looking, and a small portion would glance at it a few times and then be done with it.

Yet, after seeing the news, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu had immediately invited him to dinner to express his concern and even offered to help with fundraising and publicity.

This sincerity surpassed 99.9999% of people.

After finishing this topic,

Mao Mao Xiang Yang suddenly thought of the 500 million in charity funds and immediately looked gossipy: "Over in Haojiang, did you really win 500 million?"

"Yes, three rounds of 150 million, and then because there were too many people, I switched to another casino and did three more rounds of 150 million..."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu chuckled as he recounted the process, though he mentioned the truth that it was Ruan Mei who had done the gambling.

Mao Mao Xiang Yang was astonished: "I've never seen anything so outrageous."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "Perhaps it was the blessing of Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Mazu."

Mao Mao Xiang Yang didn't quite believe that.

But those 500 million were just too miraculous, so he couldn't help but wonder: Was it really Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Goddess Mazu?

In the end, he still felt: It might be because Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu does so many good deeds; good people get good rewards.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "After winning 500 million, I felt it was enough. If you win too much money, your luck will run out, so I stopped."

Mao Mao Xiang Yang: "Ah Zu, the fact that you could stop in time already puts you ahead of many people."

Admirable!

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "By the way, the acquisition of ATV is also thanks to Brother Mao and the leadership..."

After finishing lunch, Mao Mao Xiang Yang hurried to the Xinhua News Agency and called back to ask about the situation.

Sure enough, the situation there was very dire, and leaders had already gone over to inspect.

Mao Mao Xiang Yang reported Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's proposal to the leadership.

The leadership was naturally very happy: "He has a good heart."

At the very least, the resale of the ATV shares he facilitated had not been in vain.

Meanwhile, the Five-Star Education Group began a new round of monthly school exams in every district.

Only with monthly exams could one know who was improving and who was falling behind.

Then, once the report cards were delivered into the hands of the parents, the approval rating from parents soared!

The *Collection of Chinese Historical Stories* also began printing 100,000 copies, which were delivered to every household in Causeway Bay, with subsequent deliveries to follow in Wan Chai, Central and Western District, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon City...

Next up was the "Knowledge Cup."

For this Knowledge Cup, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu now had sufficient funds, so he changed the prize-winning criteria from the top 1,000 to the top 2,000. Moreover, those who had won prizes before could not compete again, increasing the participation of the citizens.

The momentum of the event was still as massive as ever; the allure of fame and money was simply too great, and the number of participants exceeded 500,000, already approaching one-fourteenth of the population.

"You have completed the monthly exams in all districts, and the monthly exam results have gained the satisfaction of parents in all districts. Reward received: Support rate in all districts +1%!"

"You have completed a massive Knowledge Cup and *Who Wants to Be a Millionaire*. Reward received: Hong Kong support rate +1%!"

At this time,

North Point.

Zhang Zhang Ziqiang and his group had already arrived in North Point.

A certain rented room.

Zhang Zhang Ziqiang peered through the rusty iron window, looking at the Li Foundation across the way.

"For this period, Li Er has been doing charity work here in North Point."

"Once we figure out his itinerary, we'll make our move."

Under normal circumstances, he should go to find Li Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Situ Situ Situ Situ Situ Jie.

But given Li Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Situ Situ Situ Situ Situ Jie's current physical condition, he was afraid that if he tossed him around a bit, Li Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Situ Situ Situ Situ Situ Jie would kick the bucket.

He was only after money, not murder.

A lackey: "Boss, he's doing charity work. Won't it be bad if we kidnap him?"

Another lackey scolded: "Are you crazy? We aren't good people, who cares if he's doing charity or not!"

"Besides, their Li family has done so many wicked things; we are acting on behalf of heaven!"

——————

PS: I've had things to do these past few days, so the updates have been messy. I will resume normal updates starting tomorrow, and if I'm in good shape, I'll try to add more.

(End of chapter)