This professional secretary, hired by Chu Xiaozhong, had been borrowed from Song Tianyao Chu Xiaozhong by Song Tianyao since morning and had been busy until now. Even with her capable and refined appearance, she looked somewhat tired.
"Thank you, Miss Jiang. Have you considered the value of the other Penicillin and ASP Lung Tablets in the warehouse at this price?"
"Excluding bulk and counterfeit goods, there are 362 boxes of genuine Penicillin, worth Hong Kong dollars 3,547,600 based on the price of this shipment. There are also 516 boxes of PAS Lung Tablets, worth Hong Kong dollars 3,457,200. Adding other syrups or antimalarial drugs, the total value of the remaining drugs in the Likang warehouse is currently around Hong Kong dollars 9 million."
Customs and British Army seized all the medicines in the entire Pharmaceutical Association, including the batch that Song Tianyao had just sold to Lei Yingdong. The total value exceeded 12 million. Based on the average of more than 40 Pharmaceutical Associations, each of them had about 300,000 Hong Kong dollars worth of medicines seized.
"Hong Kong dollars 3.97 million, one million will be deposited into Oxfam's account in Mrs. Bess's name, and another million into Oxfam's account in the name of the Governor's wife, Mrs. Ge Mulian. Then, we'll withdraw one and a half million, of which half a million will be given to Mrs. Bess Oxfam donate to the University of Hong Kong in her name as the president of Oxfam, which will get her a visiting professorship. The remaining one million will be donated to the private foundation established by Mrs. Ge Mulian and her husband under the name of the Hong Kong Club Foundation." Song Tianyao said to Kong Wing-yan, looking at the cash in the snakeskin bags on the ground.
Kong Wing-yan raised her head and looked at Song Tianyao: "But the situation is still unclear. The Zhang Family isn't without room for counterattack. Is it really a good idea to just spend all this money now? More than three million, are you really going to spend it all now?"
"The best part of doing business is using your opponent's money to kill them. Since it's not Likang's money, why should we feel bad about spending it?" Song Tianyao said to Kong Wing-yan with a bright smile. "London is all set. Two million to buy Governor Grantham to remain neutral, and one and a half million to buy Shek Chi-yik to continue standing on Likang's side. If the Zhang Family spends more money to smooth things over, we'll just sell their drugs to them for cash. Using your opponent's money to fight your opponent. The Zhang Family isn't stupid. Zhang Yujie's path is clearly dead. No one else can continue to follow him down this dead end. Even if they are united and friendly, and really decide to continue down this path, it's just one of my deaths. But they need to know that the Chu Family hasn't made a move yet. Right now, the only one playing this game with them is a small Likang Company. As soon as I die, Chairman Chu will immediately take action, leaving the Zhang Family no room to maneuver."
Kong Wing-yan stared blankly at Song Tianyao for a long time before finally uttering a sentence: "Is this why you made Young Master Shun do charity? Protecting Likang is protecting yourself?"
"If I didn't buy myself a protective charm, how could I dare to take such a risky path?" Song Tianyao said to Kong Wing-yan with a smile, "The Chu Family certainly doesn't care if I die, but if my boss and Likang encounter other unfavorable news in the current situation, how could Chairman Chu possibly let it go?"
Chapter 174, the grand finale.
"The trial starts tomorrow. Have you been eating and staying well during this time?"
Song Tianyao sat in the guest chair in Zhang Yuliang's safe house, and through the iron bars, asked Zhang Yuliang, who was sitting on the sofa inside, flipping through a book called "Principles of Political Economy and Taxation".
Zhang Yuliang was taken from an ordinary police station to the Special Investigations Division of the Royal Hong Kong Police, located in the Sham Shui Po Barracks, by Shek Chi-yik using his personal connections. He was then placed in a temporary safe house provided by the Special Political Department of Police Force for informants or witnesses.
Of course, Zhang Yuliang only enjoyed the lowest level of safe house protection provided by the Police Force 'Political Department. This level of security might not be able to prevent assassination by special agents or spies, but it was enough to ensure that Zhang Yujie and his Sze Yap Gang members could not find a trace of them. Or rather, even if they could be found, they would not be able to enter the British Army camp in Sham Shui Po.
Zhang Yuliang closed the book, sat down on the guest chair opposite the iron railing, and smiled at Song Tianyao, saying, "Wouldn't you feel incredibly satisfied seeing me confront my elder brother in court tomorrow, and me testifying against him to his face?"
"Originally, Young Master Liang, it was just a small friction between us, but who would have thought that it would coincidentally lead to so many things you were planning behind the scenes. The more secrets you know about the other party, the more you have to worry about being killed to silence you. In this situation, the best thing is..." Song Tianyao put his hands on the edge of the table and stared at Zhang Yujie as he slowly spoke.
Zhang Yuliang continued, "Let the Zhang Family fight amongst themselves. I'm already planning to bring down the Zhang Family anyway, so you can just go along with it and make them your friends. By helping me, you're just trying to make me a scapegoat."
"Actually, my boss has been doing a lot of charity work lately, and I might be influenced by him. I'm helping you not to make you a scapegoat. Whether you appear in court or not is unimportant. The Governor of Hong Kong had already signed a commendation order on the third day after the Customs Wharf was burned down, commending the Customs and British Army personnel who participated in the seizure of illegal military supplies and drugs. This has already subtly shown his attitude to those who care about this matter. Likang has a lot of cash on hand now, and it's the Zhang Family's money. The Zhang Family knows this, so they haven't said anything during this time. They've already resigned themselves to their fate. I'm helping you just to vent your anger, which can also be considered doing charity." Song Tianyao took out two cigarettes from his pocket, lit them with the Zippo that Zhang Yuliang had given him, and then handed one to Zhang Yuliang through the iron bars.
Seeing Zhang Yuliang staring at the Zippo in his hand, Song Tianyao slid the Zippo across the iron bars and tossed it onto the table on Zhang Yuliang's side.
"I'm returning what you lent me. Actually, I think you should just become an informant for the Political Department. I was worried that I wouldn't understand if you handed me the Zippo, so I deliberately slipped a piece of paper inside?"
"I lost to you that time because I wasn't careful enough. Of course, I need to learn from that experience. I know you'll understand, but I'm still worried about the possibility of something going wrong." Zhang Yuliang chuckled self-deprecatingly, holding the Zippo lighter, and said, "But when I wrote that note, I really felt like what I did was stupid."
"I always felt that even if you cooperated with me for this last round, it still lacked something. What are you planning to do after the trial? Go back to United States?" Song Tianyao looked at Zhang Yuliang with a cigarette in his mouth. "You don't simply see me as your trump card to salvage this situation. You should have other plans. Starting strong but finishing weak is not your style."