"Since you speak so highly of HSBC, of course I'll do everything I can to get the Lin Family to bet their entire fortune on HSBC."
Chapter 353 Cheers
"Mr. Song, Headless." Yan Hung walked in from outside the coffee shop, ignoring Michael Sandberg's presence, and whispered in Song Tianyao's ear.
Song Tianyao turned to look at Yan Hung seemed a little nervous. "What is it?"
"Headless has been suspended. Firearms and opium were found in his Golden Source Club. Even if we can't prove he illegally possessed firearms and drugs, he can't escape the charges of protecting others in drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms, and acting as a protector for the underworld," Yan Hung said to Song Tianyao. "Now that Headless is in custody, his territory and his men are in complete chaos."
Seeing that others were approaching, Michael Sandberg stopped lingering, stood up, and said to Song Tianyao, "I'll go first."
"Brother Six, help me see Mr. Michael Sandberg out." Song Tianyao beckoned to Huang Liu beside him to help see Michael Sandberg out, while he himself put his arm around Yan Hung's shoulder and pulled Yan Hung to a seat next to him. "Liu Fu, Lee Jusheng, that Foreign Devil, who did this to him?"
Yan Hung's voice was trembling with anxiety. "Lee Jusheng... Lee Jusheng acted first and reported later, making the whole thing a disaster before reporting to Liu Fu and the Foreign Devil."
Not counting Yan Hung, Lam Kong was the first policeman to completely side with Song Tianyao. Chinese officers in the Police Force are used to finding powerful Big Water Pipe to back them up, and Lam Kong was quite bold to bet everything on Song Tianyao, who was now barely wealthy. Now, Yan Hung has established himself, and he is different from Yan Hung Lam Kong. Yan Hung not only has Song Tianyao, but he is also Chu Xiaoxin's representative at the docks. When it comes to dock business, Yan Hung can handle things for Chu Xiaoxin. Even if others want to mess with Yan Hung, they have to consider the consequences of offending Chu Xiaoxin and the Chu Family, even if they are not afraid of Song Tianyao.
However, Lam Kong only has Song Tianyao as his backer, and Lam Kong has indeed risked his life for Song Tianyao, personally killing a Foreign Devil for him and even being shot in the leg. He is considered a close confidant of Song Tianyao. If something happens to Lam Kong this time, Song Tianyao won't be able to protect him, and the outsiders...
"That old bastard Lee Jusheng Jiusheng, he's about to retire and still doesn't know how to behave. No matter whose favors he took, if I let him take care of Headless so easily, what will the others who work for me think?" Song Tianyao took out a cigarette from his pack. "Let him retire early. If he likes collecting money, let him go home and collect money. Go to Yau Ma Tei, take Lai Man-yau to a hotel room, I'll wait for him there, and then tell Headless to stay there and treat it as a vacation, waiting for Lee Jusheng to kowtow and apologize to him."
"Lai Man-yau?" Yan Hung took out his lighter and lit Song Tianyao's cigarette. "He'll be retiring soon too."
"Call him here." Song Tianyao exhaled a puff of smoke. "You'll know the rest when he arrives."
Yan Hung turned and walked away decisively.
Less than an hour later, Lai Man-yau followed Yan Hung and hurriedly entered the room where Song Tianyao was in the Dulles Hotel.
"Mr. Song." When Huang Liu opened the door, Lai Man-yau forced a warm smile and greeted Song Tianyao was flipping through English newspaper on the sofa.
Song Tianyao put down the newspaper in his hand, a smile appearing on his lips, "Mr. Lai, come and sit down."
Lai Man-yau walked to the seat next to Song Tianyao and carefully sat down. Yan Hung sat on the other side of Song Tianyao. Song Tianyao picked up a cigar from the table and tossed it to Lai Man-yau: "There was a cop who worked for me named Headless. He got into trouble. Mr. Lai, you know that, right?"
"I heard about it from A-Hung, but I'm in Yau Ma Tei in Kowloon District, Headless is in Central on Hong Kong Island. I can't help you. If Mr. Song wants me to help you make an appointment with Chief Liu, I can arrange it immediately," Lai Man-yau said to Song Tianyao, toying with his cigar.
Lai Man-yau no longer harbored any resentment towards Song Tianyao. The other party was a man of his word; not long ago, he had Lou Fengyun help him open a wig factory in the name of Lai Man-yau's brother-in-law, giving him three sets of machines as priority. Although the output was not high, it was easy to earn tens of thousands of yuan a month. He also helped his brother-in-law join the Hairpiece Industry Association, so even after Lai Man-yau retired, his family's standard of living would not decline. They could do business peacefully, and in a few years, they might even become members of the local chamber of commerce, completing the transformation from a policeman to a businessman.
So when Song Tianyao said he had something to see him about, Lai Man-yau didn't refuse and readily followed Yan Hung to the meeting.
After hearing Yan Hung's account of the Headless incident, he concluded that Song Tianyao's meeting with him was most likely to use his connections to arrange a meeting with Chief Chinese Detective Chief Inspector Liu Fu to try and secure the Headless release.
"No need to trouble Chief Liu with this beforehand. I'm going to make things clear to you first, Mr. Lai. Are you interested in continuing to serve the Hong Kong Police Force for a few more years?" Song Tianyao picked up a cigar, cut off the cap with the cigar cutter on the table, and then slowly heated it with a lighter as he asked.
Lai Man-yau's heart skipped a beat because of Song Tianyao's words. If you had connections and money, which cop wouldn't want to stay in the Detective Chief Inspector position as long as possible? Lai Man-yau was only considering retirement because of his awkward age and the fact that the Dongguan Chamber of Commerce was not willing to help him get money. If a big boss was willing to pay, Lai Man-yau certainly wouldn't want to give up such a prime location as Yau Ma Tei to anyone else.
Thinking of this, Lai Man-yau lowered his head and smiled awkwardly, holding up five fingers. "To be honest, Mr. Song, no Detective Chief Inspector doesn't want to be re-elected, but whether it's being re-elected or getting promoted, the expenses are too high. The money I've earned over the years is simply not enough. Especially Foreign Devil are now cunning and know which areas in Kowloon, Hong Kong have the most lucrative positions. For example, the position of Detective Chief Inspector at the Yau Ma Tei Police Station, if I want to be re-elected, I need at least this much."
"How much money do I need for a promotion?" Song Tianyao asked Lai Man-yau, a cigar dangling from his lips.
Lai Man-yau hesitated for a moment, then simply flipped his five fingers over. "If it's an unconventional promotion, it'll double. Even a normal promotion would cost seven or eight hundred thousand, since the next step up from Detective Chief Inspector is to become the Chief Detective Chief Inspector."
"Does Lee Jusheng have any connections? If you can ruin his reputation, I'll give you a million dollars to get you the position of Chief Detective Chief Inspector of Hong Kong Island," Song Tianyao said earnestly to Lai Man-yau.