Chapter 35

At 9 p. m.,

Tonight's banquet was a success; after seeing off all the guests, Li Xin went to Mr. Jiang's side and clasped his fists in respect.

"Mr. Jiang, thank you today; without you and Brother Yao backing me up, I would have lost face today! I don't even know many people!"

Jiang Tian Sheng patted his shoulder, smiling as he said:

"A Xin, you're more capable than I imagined; from now on, no one will casually cause trouble for your business—that's a good thing, so keep at it."

Li Xin looked left and right, making sure no one was nearby before speaking:

"Mr. Jiang, let me tell you this: just as the banquet started, police came to cause trouble, I blocked them, but they also gave me a piece of news."

"What?"

Jiang Tian Sheng asked.

"Someone deliberately disgusted me, making me unable to save face in this setting—they want to fight me to the death!"

"This matter is definitely not over; if I find out who did it, I'll make them go swimming in the sea."

"If it's someone from within the organization, Mr. Jiang, what do you think I should do?"

Jiang Tian Sheng said:

"Fatty Lai?"

Li Xin nodded, a flash of killing intent in his eyes.

"If I find out it's him, I'll make him disappear—not just him; anyone who sabotages me or blocks my path won't be tolerated!"

"I don't even fight my brothers for food anymore; I go out to find something to eat, and even that gets my bowl smashed—there's nothing more to say!"

Jiang Tian Sheng could understand Li Xin's anger; having just become a councilor, he was taken to the police station the same day, and tomorrow his eligibility will be questioned—even though he was elected!

If it were him, his actions would be even more extreme than A Xin's.

Jiang Tian Sheng looked up at the sky, then suddenly spoke in a fierce tone:

"A Xin, if it's certain, just take care of him; out of respect for my father I didn't want to deal with him, but since he spurned my courtesy, there's nothing more to say."

"Our goals are the same; I don't want my descendants to be pointed at and gossiped about."

"Whoever dares to block my way, even heaven won't give them face—no matter who, they're all the same."

……

Causeway Bay is Hong Kong's busiest shopping and dining district, and also one of its sleepless-market areas; at night, Causeway Bay becomes lively and busy.

Li Xin wasn't in the mood to enjoy those sights; he went downstairs to the company, had Jian Guo drive to see his mother, opened the side door, went up to the office, and sat in a chair waiting for the result.

As long as today's incident wasn't done by Fatty Lai, then later tonight he'll send Old Deng to his grave.

Surely it shouldn't be Old Deng that old silver coin; he wouldn't be so childish, provoking him yields no gain, and he has no territory.

Taking out Fatty Lai still requires some evidence.

As for others?

"First we'll take care of him, then talk; if I got the wrong person, I'll apologize."

Not long after, Tian Hong and Jianjun returned, with Jian Guo following behind them.

Li Xin glanced at Jian Guo and said angrily:

"It's off‑work hours; what are you doing up here? You're off work—drive to the hospital to see your mother, don't be an eyesore here."

Jian Guo said indifferently:

"Boss, my marksmanship is very accurate; I can help."

Jianjun said:

"Boss, no problem; just these gangsters—Jian Guo's two guns in his pocket can take them all out, no need to worry."

Tian Hong, standing beside him, glared at him angrily.

Well, they've fought before; in hand‑to‑hand combat Jianjun has a slight edge, while in weapons Tian Hong is one level above him, and in marksmanship…

Forget it!

Don't mention marksmanship!

Tian Hong's good point is that, as long as you can beat him, he will be convinced.

He no longer dwelled on this issue, asking, "Are you sure?"

Tian Hong said:

"Big Brother, it's certain—I've tied up Fatty Lai's close‑in lackey; it was him who did it."

Li Xin tapped the table, "Then let's bury him—rest in peace—don't throw him into the sea; we're from the same organization, so we should still show some sentiment."

"Tell him to hand over all the money; if he doesn't, he knows what the consequences are."

"I'll handle it, Big Brother—you can rest easy."

After saying that, Tian Hong turned and left.

"Tomorrow is the surgery; during this time you two don't need to work—go to the hospital and keep watch."

Li Xin finished speaking, waved his hand, and let the two go to the hospital.

The two bowed silently, then turned and left.

That night, Li Xin slept on the sofa in the reception room.

……

The next day.

Early in the morning, Line: Qiuti came to the company; during this period she's been very fulfilled, running back and forth each day between the company and the accounting firm.

Her husband had her study accounting knowledge; she listened and kept it in mind, so she spends most of each day diligently studying at the accounting firm.

Since Li Xin didn't come home last night, this morning he had the driver send her to the company to check in.

Arriving at the third floor,

Seeing Li Xin asleep on the sofa in the reception room, I felt inexplicably at ease.

He tiptoed over to the sofa, just about to sit down, when he suddenly let out an exclamation.

"What are you doing? So early………"

"Oh dear, be gentle………hmm………a bit"

Huo Bao, who was guarding the entrance on the third floor, heard the movement, was very perceptive, and voluntarily went downstairs to stand guard.

Huo Bao came downstairs and muttered to himself:

"Is the boss this angry every morning?"

"The boss is the boss, his physique is really good!."

Line: Qiuti's driver Huo Bao is one of Li Xin's several dozen direct subordinates.

After half an hour, employees of the film company came to work one after another, and Huo Bao, who was guarding the door, drove them all to the flagship store of the neighboring agency.

If he let them in, he'd get scolded!

The boss isn't done yet!

Only after another half hour did Tian Hong arrive at the company, officially starting work today.

Tian Hong sat on the office sofa, beaming, and said to Li Xin:

"Boss, this dead fat guy's finances are not bad! He actually has over twenty million, really unexpected!."

Li Xin popped the last xiaolongbao on the table into his mouth, took a napkin and wiped the corner of his mouth, "Normal, although the name Bei Ding contains a 'corner' character, but after all, it's on the island, next to Copper Gong Bay, having some grease is quite normal."

Tian Hong agreed with the boss's words, "Boss, the money is still in the car's trunk, how should we handle it?."

Li Xin thought for a moment, then ordered Tian Hong:

"Give half to Long Tou to deliver, saying I'm inviting him for tea. Take the rest back to Xi Gong. Have Liu Bo go to the Road Works Office to get the approval documents, find a construction crew to repair the roads from the mall to all the community streets."

"Waiting for that bunch of useless foreign devils in the Hong Kong government to allocate funds—there's no telling how long that'll take! We can just spend a little of our own money and get this done."

"Set up a red sign at the mall entrance, write 'road repair fundraising' on it, and list the donors' names on it."

Tian Hong wanted to say something but hesitated, then finally spoke:

"Boss, this money………"

He understood Tian Hong's meaning, saying this money isn't clean—could it cause problems?

Li Xin explained to him:

"No problem, go ahead with confidence—if they dare utter even half a 'no' from their mouths, we don't need to speak; the people of Xi Gong could dig up their ancestors' graves!"

"With so much cash in the donation box, which bill is white, which is black? They're all merit money—how could you possibly separate black from white?!"

"Right, prioritize fixing the roads leading to our Red Letter Estate and the parking lot—this money can't be wasted!"

Li Xin quickly added a sentence.

Those two six-story residential buildings are the Red Letter Estate!

Hmm, a bit small!

We'll build it gradually in the future.