Chapter 503

Government House, outside the gate.

Merlin Swire got into the Rolls-Royce and returned to the Taikoo Building.

He raised his wrist and looked at the time displayed on his Blancpain watch, 13:12, which meant it was only past 5:12 in the UK.

He said to his secretary: "Make a call, tell Cathay's David (Tang Baolin/David Moore Turnbull) to come to my office..."

Secretary: "Okay, Swire Taipan."

Arrived at the Taikoo Building.

Merlin looked through the car window and saw several thousand citizens gathered at the building entrance protesting, even more people than yesterday.

Today, the business of Taikoo Place will definitely be seriously affected.

Thinking of this, Merlin's face turned dark.

"Mr. Swire Taipan!"

"Swire Taipan!"

One employee after another bowed respectfully upon seeing Merlin Swire.

Merlin Swire returned to his office,

Tang Baolin was already waiting at the door early.

As Merlin entered the office, he questioned: "Why didn't you control the media? Did you see the protesting citizens at the entrance downstairs? Do you know how big the loss for Taikoo Place will be in one day?!"

Tang Baolin explained with a bitter face: "Reporting to Swire Taipan, we already looked for the newspaper offices, but they were unwilling."

"Unwilling?"

Merlin frowned: "Was it because our money wasn't enough?"

Tang Baolin: "It's not that; I already raised the price, but the other side also raised their price, and those newspaper offices are more obedient to that Director Guan Zu because they are afraid of him."

Merlin Swire was very surprised: "They are afraid of Director Guan Zu, but aren't they afraid of us Taikoo? And HSBC?"

Tang Baolin explained: "According to the information we gathered, it's because this Director Guan Zu has great power in the underworld, and those newspaper offices all know that if they don't listen to Director Guan Zu, they will be beaten..."

Merlin frowned: "With him acting like this, hasn't the police caught any dirt on him?"

Tang Baolin shook his head: "No... and, he has also cultivated many forces within the police, and is a partner of the police."

Merlin: "So, this counts as eating from both the black and white worlds?"

Tang Baolin: "Yes."

Merlin's brows tightened further.

"Report to me in detail about this Director Guan Zu, and this Five Star Group..."

"Yes!"

After a report lasting more than 40 minutes, Merlin realized he had underestimated this Director Guan Zu too much.

It seems that in the short term, there really is no way to deal with Director Guan Zu.

"You say, should we send an undercover agent over?"

……

……

Causeway Bay.

Downstairs,

Xiao Fu and Kiki were dragging their suitcases, preparing to head to the United States.

That's right, Kiki was also following Xiao Fu to the United States. On one hand, Hong Kong follows the British legal system, and both the UK and the US are "common law (precedent)" systems; Kiki could still practice law after arriving there.

On the other hand, Kiki believed Xiao Fu would have a very good development there, and she didn't want to let go of such a man.

Of course, this also had to do with Director Guan Zu's push; with Kiki going over, having one of his own people in the legal field, Director Guan Zu felt a bit more at ease.

American lawyers are man-eaters.

Director Guan Zu, Gao Jin, Ah Wah, and seven or eight others were seeing Xiao Fu off.

"Go to the US this time, keep it up!"

Director Guan Zu patted Xiao Fu on the shoulder,

Xiao Fu smiled: "Definitely!"

Director Guan Zu looked at Kiki: "Kiki, you need to help Xiao Fu keep an eye on things in San Francisco, check for omissions and fill gaps, so I can feel more at ease!"

Kiki smiled: "Don't worry, Brother Zu."

Soon,

Xiao Fu and Kiki got into the black Chevrolet, and Xi Gui drove them off.

30 minutes later, they arrived at Kai Tak Airport.

Xiao Fu and Kiki took their suitcases and walked into the Kai Tak Airport terminal.

The airport was bustling with people, and flight information prompts were heard from the broadcast from time to time.

They lined up in the queue at the check-in counter, waiting to go through boarding procedures.

After queuing for more than 20 minutes, at the check-in counter, it was finally Xiao Fu and Kiki's turn to process the procedures.

Xiao Fu handed his passport and ticket to the check-in agent. The agent was a middle-aged woman wearing black-rimmed glasses, looking very capable.

The female agent took Xiao Fu's passport and ticket, operating the computer skillfully, but soon her brows furrowed slightly.

She said with a cold attitude: "Sir, I'm very sorry, we cannot process your boarding procedures."

Xiao Fu frowned: "Why? I bought my ticket a long time ago, and I've already flown twice; what's the reason for not being able to process the procedures?"

The female agent still used a cold attitude to say polite words: "Sir, I'm very sorry, your name appears on the airline's blacklist. According to regulations, we cannot provide you with boarding services."

Kiki beside him frowned: "That's impossible, my boyfriend has never had any bad records before, why would he be on a blacklist? I need to know the specific reason."

The female agent shook her head: "I'm very sorry, Madam. This is the company's regulation; we don't have the authority to view the specific reason. If you have any questions, you can contact the airline's customer service department."

Passing the buck.

Xiao Fu's face had already darkened,

Kiki's voice turned cold: "I am a lawyer, and I can tell you very clearly that according to the provisions of the 'Hong Kong Contract Law', carriers engaged in public transportation cannot arbitrarily restrict passengers' right to travel. If you don't have a clear legal basis or a reasonable explanation, this refusal to carry is illegal."

The female agent shook her head: "Madam, I understand your feelings, but this is the company's regulation. We are just executing tasks; for specific explanations, you need to contact the airline's customer service department."

Kiki wanted to say something more, but was pulled back by Xiao Fu.

Xiao Fu smiled and said to the female agent,

"It's okay..."

Then he glanced at the female agent's name tag, which had her name on it.

The female agent rolled her eyes.

Creep!

Xiao Fu pulled Kiki: "Let's go, what's there to chat with her about."

Kiki: "But, this is too abominable!"

Xiao Fu smiled: "It's fine, we'll talk when we get back."

Soon,

The two dragged their suitcases and left the airport.

At the entrance.

"Taxi~~~"

Screech——————

Hao Ge drove a red taxi and appeared in front of Xiao Fu and Kiki.

"Yo~~~ what a coincidence!"

"Eh, Hao Ge, long time no see!"

"It has been a while, recently went to Malaysia for a trip with Ma... get in."

Xiao Fu and Kiki put their luggage in the trunk and got into the car.

Song Zihao: "This is the boarding gate, what's going on with you guys?"

Xiao Fu: "Don't mention it, I was flying to the US today, but the person at check-in told me I was on a blacklist..."

Song Zihao was surprised: "Is it because you exposed them?"

Xiao Fu shrugged: "Apart from this, I can't think of any other reason."

Soon,

Arrived at Causeway Bay, downstairs of the building.

Xiao Fu paid the fare.

Song Zihao waved his hand: "No need, treat me to a late-night snack tonight..."

Situ Jie-Situ Jie-Situ Jie~~~

Predicting something will happen tonight!

Xiao Fu smiled: "No problem, I'll call you tonight!"

After getting out of the car, the shop owner was puzzled: "Brother Fu, didn't you go to the US? Why are you back?"

Xiao Fu smiled and said something came up, then took Kiki upstairs.

Not long after,

Xiao Fu returned to the Five Star Group, met Director Guan Zu, and reported the situation.

"Blacklist?"

Director Guan Zu frowned and pressed the red button; Gang Sheng, wearing professional OL attire, walked in quickly.

Director Guan Zu said: "Xiao Fu was put on Cathay's blacklist; I suspect the senior management of the Five Star Group has all been blacklisted... You try it, call Cathay, help us book tickets to the US, and see if we've also been blacklisted."

Gang Sheng: "Okay, boss."

10 minutes later,

Gang Sheng returned with a frown: "Boss, I tried calling, and indeed everyone has been blacklisted; there's no way to book tickets."

Director Guan Zu nodded and waved his hand: "Go out."

Gang Sheng exited and closed the office door.

Director Guan Zu and Xiao Fu looked at each other and laughed out loud.

……

……

On the other side,

In a bar. Explosive DJ, shaking neon lights, men and women twisting their waists crazily...

Amidst the liveliness, Laughing was drinking and having a happy time with a leader of the Zhengxing Society, Brother Yi. ("Laughing Gor of Turning Point")

Brother Yi: "What's wrong? In a bad mood? Asking me out to drink away your sorrows."

Laughing drank half a bottle of San Miguel beer gloomily: "Tell me, my ability is so strong, every time I've completed tasks brilliantly, why can't I get promoted?"

He had joined the Five Star Group for over a year, considering himself very excellent at doing things.

As a result...

Watching others constantly get promoted.

And himself?

Standing still.

Why? He couldn't figure it out.

So he was very gloomy, feeling let down.

!

Brother Yi: "Have you analyzed the reason?"

Laughing: "Yeah, either my bottom line in doing things is a bit flexible, or I offended someone above, that's why it's like this."

Brother Yi: "Is it possible it's your undercover identity?"

Laughing: "Ah??"

Brother Yi laughed: "Who in Hong Kong doesn't know Director Guan Zu has a good relationship with the police? It's possible your data has already been leaked..."

Laughing was suspicious: "No way?"

But thinking about it, it really was possible.

Now, Laughing was scratching his head, not knowing what to do.

Brother Yi: "Actually, whether they know you're undercover or not isn't that important... what's important is how you want to develop in the future."

"Do you want to go back to the police force?"

Laughing thought of those countless constraints and shook his head hurriedly: "Don't want to!"

Brother Yi: "Then do you want to stay in the Five Star Group forever?"

Laughing: "Of course, the Five Star Group has good benefits, and I'm now a regional supervisor; everyone in the underworld gives me face. If I go back to the police force, how could I be this carefree."

Brother Yi spread his hands: "Look, the answer is out... since you've decided to stay in the Five Star Group, your undercover identity isn't exposed now, but it will definitely be exposed later... might as well confess voluntarily now. As long as you haven't done anything to wrong the Five Star Group, there definitely won't be any problems."

Upon hearing this, Laughing slapped his thigh.

Makes sense!

Referring to Brother Ren's (Chen Yongren) encounter, I'm a talent; logically, I shouldn't be turned into a cement pillar by the boss.

Without a second word, he took out his treasured five-dollar coin!

This five-dollar coin was from before he became a gangster; Brother Yi asked Laughing to consider clearly whether he wanted to be a gangster, and he took out this coin to let him guess heads or tails to decide.

From then on, Laughing kept this coin, because his life's turning point started from this coin.

And now, the turning point of his life had arrived again.

"If it's heads, I'll confess!"

Laughing tossed it.

Caught it.

"Heads!"

Laughing was happy: "Looks like Heaven wants me to confess."

He finished the bottle of wine and said to Brother Yi: "I'm leaving!"

Quickly left the bar.

……

……

By evening,

Merlin Swire, who had been waiting for several hours, finally waited for the start of the workday in the UK.

Then he made a call back, talking about Fat Peng's matter.

Fat Peng was actually helping Director Guan Zu, so he naturally had to report him.

……

And downstairs,

The Cathay CEO's office, Tang Baolin finished his work for the day.

This morning, the Taikoo Swire Taipan gave him a task—send commercial spies to the Five Star Group!

Since this Five Star Group is so awesome!

And Taikoo has no way to deal with the Five Star Group for the time being, then just send a few commercial spies over.

Find the Five Star Group's weaknesses!

In addition, they could also develop some spies within the Five Star Group.

And this afternoon, he was busy with this matter.

Around 18:35, he packed his things to get off work.

Then he got into the Mercedes provided by the company, the driver drove the Mercedes, and left the Taikoo Building.

The night grew darker,

The streets of Hong Kong were brightly lit.

Tang Baolin's Mercedes drove slowly in the night; the driver was driving attentively, while Tang Baolin leaned on the seat, closing his eyes to rest, thinking about the day's plan.

Time: 18:40,

The vehicle drove to a remote section of the road, where the lights were dim and pedestrians were scarce.

Suddenly, boom-boom-boom~~~

A Mazda sped over from behind, slamming into the rear side of the Mercedes.

The huge impact force caused the Mercedes to flip directly, sliding for a few meters before stopping upside down.

Tang Baolin opened his eyes abruptly, the bone of his arm piercing right out.

And the bodyguard was also knocked bloody.

The two climbed out of the car with difficulty; Tang Baolin clutched his broken arm, screaming in agony, blood flowing non-stop.

Fortunately, the bodyguard driver didn't have major problems; he hurriedly stopped the bleeding for Tang Baolin, and then dialed the emergency number.

Not far away, in another car, Laughing watched this scene.

"Brother Fu said not to kill..."

"This degree should be enough."

After confirming, Laughing drove the car and left slowly.

When passing Tang Baolin's position, he met Tang Baolin's gaze.

Laughing made a pistol gesture with his hand, aimed at him, "Bang~~~" (mouth shape), and then drove away.

Subsequently, Tang Baolin passed out.

"CEO! CEO!"

The bodyguard shouted,

"Hold on!!"

……

……

Five Star Group Building.

"Ring-ring-ring~~~"

"Target handled, broken bones, hospitalized..."

After hanging up the phone,

Xiao Fu was a bit puzzled: "Brother Zu, why not just finish him off?"

Ah-dah~~~

Director Guan Zu kicked him, saying unhappily: "Finish him off? People just put you on a blacklist, and you want to kill?"

"Do you think our Five Star is a triad nest?"

Xiao Fu clutched his head.

Feeling aggrieved inside: Brother Zu, we're our own people, stop putting on an act for me.

In San Francisco, you're the one who's most unrestrained.

Director Guan Zu felt Xiao Fu's gaze and explained earnestly: "Killing isn't that simple... our opponent is the Taikoo Group, stopping at the right point is enough."

"If we really killed someone, Taikoo and Cathay would definitely take advantage of the situation, shift the conflict, and frame us... uh... seems it's not framing... anyway, we can kill them afterward, but not during the process."

Xiao Fu suddenly realized.

Oh, so that's how it is.

Learned it!

As expected, Brother Zu is still the most insidious!

Worthy of being the boss, I still need to learn more!

Xiao Fu: "Then what do we do next?"

Director Guan Zu: "Nothing needs to be done; they are all smart people, they naturally know it was us."

"Let's go, let's go eat a late-night snack~~~"

I have a date with Hao Ge tonight; I reckon Hao Ge is already stretching his neck waiting.

……

"Ring-ring-ring~~~"

Taikoo Director Peng Peng Lizhi was having dinner with his daughter, and then a call came in.

"What? David (Tang Baolin) had a car accident?"

"What exactly happened?"

"Traffic accident?"

……

On the other side,

Taikoo Swire Taipan Merlin also quickly received the news.

Tang Baolin had a car accident and was admitted to the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital.

(End of chapter)