The Lin Family Will Be No More in Hong Kong (Continued)

After Song Tianyao stopped beside him, Shi Shek Chi-yik looked at his wife's figure Lin Xiaohe? Don't worry about it, no one else asked me to ask, I'm just curious."

Song Tianyao lowered his head and lit a cigarette. He glanced at Ji Wenming, who was following behind him. Ji Wenming understood and walked towards Angie Perlis and the others. After he was out of sight, Song Tianyao exhaled a smoke ring. "It's nothing. I advised Lin Xiaohe to take all the blame and then commit suicide out of guilt."

"How is that possible?" Shek Chi-yik was taken aback. "If he had been persuaded by your few words to commit suicide out of fear of punishment, he would not have achieved the political success he had when he served in the Kuomintang."

"Of course he won't die. If he really commits suicide..." Song Tianyao gently pounded his chest with his left hand. "He's either incredibly stupid, or he's genuinely wise in disguise. Then I'd be in a very passive position. I want him to live. I persuaded him to commit suicide so that he would choose to live. Three hours ago, the second wife of the Lin Family poisoned the first wife and then surrendered to the police. Lai Man-yau and his men have already taken a statement from the second wife as quickly as possible. Her reason for poisoning the first wife is that the first wife conspired with Lin Xiaohe and frame Lin Xiaoze Lin Xiao qia. Under Lai Man-yau's deliberate guidance, the fact that Lin Xiaokang died at Lin Xiaohe's hands is now a certainty. The Lin Family is finished."

"Why did you tell me so much detail? Although I'm happy that you trust me, why?" Shek Chi-yik patted Song Tianyao on the shoulder. "Trusting others is a very difficult thing."

"I won't tell you, but Hong Kong is only so big, and it'll spread like wildfire. Besides, there's no rule that says China person can't be friends with Britain. After I go to Britain to spend Christmas with my girlfriend's family and set a wedding date, maybe the next time we meet, I'll be Britain too." Song Tianyao shrugged and said casually when he saw Shek Chi-yik turn around to look at him.

Shek Chi-yik stared intently at Song Tianyao: "Are you planning to become Britain citizen?"

"I do think that way, because having Britain citizenship would make doing business much easier. However, Angie advised me to keep my China citizenship. She thinks it's more advantageous for me to retain China. She's already Britain, so I'm China person. As my wealth grows, I can better showcase Hong Kong's equality and progress under Britain rule to the world." Song Tianyao handed the cigarette case to Shek Chi-yik: "What do you think?"

Shek Chi-yik refused the cigarette offered by Song Tianyao: "Did you find out something beforehand, which is why you stopped thinking about changing your nationality? As far as I know, Angie is a smart woman, but she would never let you make a change. She can't do it. It was your own decision, wasn't it?"

"It's fine for her to manage my wealth." Song Tianyao put his cigarette back in his pocket. "Could it be Mrs. Bess...?"

Shek Chi-yik chuckled. "Let's continue with the Lin Family story. I refuse to discuss the distribution of my family's wealth with anyone. I just want you to know that a gentleman never argues with a woman. So, if Lin Xiaohe were alive and knew about his mother's death..."

"He can't get out, and Lin Xiao qia has pinned all the blame on him. The final outcome is that the two Lin Xiaoze brothers, Lin Xiao qia, are locked in a bitter internal power struggle with Lin Xiaosen. Back then, Lin Xiaohe presented me with a choice: stay in Hong Kong and admit defeat, or go to Macau to borrow money. I chose Macau and almost got shot dead by his henchmen. Now, I've presented Lin Xiaohe, trapped in prison, with a choice. What kind of plan will he devise for Lin Xiaosen? External resistance or internal strife?" Song Tianyao stood in the sunset, gazing at the woman and soldiers in the distance, and said with a gentle smile, "But no matter what they do, it's no longer our concern. We've already made enough money in the stock market, and now we have a little help from HSBC. Money is the butcher's knife. We'll hold the knife, quietly watch them make their move, and then choose which piece of meat to eat first."

"I think the He Family is in this situation..." Shek Chi-yik listened quietly to Song Tianyao's words and then added.

"That's right. In that situation, the He Family's position was very awkward. Even if He Shili insisted, other members of the He Family would probably voice their opposition. If He Shili dared to transfer the shares to the Lin Family during the internal strife in the Lin Family, or continue to secretly help Lin Xiaohe, I think even without Mr. John Keswick cursing, He Dong would probably consider giving his general son a good lesson. He Dong is still alive, and he is still the master of the He Family." Song Tianyao pursed his lips. "If the Lin Family can still stand firm and rise from the dead in that situation, I'll simply admit defeat, accompany Angie back to London immediately, and then go to take the chef's exam, striving to become an elite figure in the Britain catering industry in my lifetime."

Shek Chi-yik remained silent for a long while before taking a deep breath and saying, "Song?"

"What's up?"

"You're a fucking smart bastard." Shek Chi-yik rarely uttered a curse word.

Song Tianyao grinned. "And then?"

"And I'm so glad I became friends with you, you smart jerk, when you were still a penniless wretch."

Shek Chi-yik turned around, looked at Song Tianyao's sharply defined profile, and said seriously, "Excuse me for asking one more question, but every time you deal with an opponent, besides trying to make them fight amongst themselves, don't you have any other methods for doing business?"

"The most effective way to defeat those who harbor ulterior motives and deep-seated greed is to amplify their desires and let them ultimately be consumed by them. Since this method taught to me by the Britain is so effective, why change it? Existence is its own justification, Mr. Patrick." Song Tianyao saw Angie Perlis turn around and walk towards him and Shek Chi-yik. He first raised his hand and waved to the woman, then stepped forward to meet her, speaking to Shek Chi-yik as he did so.

Shek Chi-yik sighed and rubbed his forehead, saying weakly, "It's a real shame. I'll have to seriously mention this to the people in charge at Radio Hong Kong next time I see them: please don't broadcast 'Wuthering Heights' in Radio Hong Kong future English classics broadcasts. It's a work of literature, but this particular comment you've learned is practically a murder weapon. And the author is Britain! Are you going to teach your daughter this kind of deliberately distorted understanding when you tell her literary stories after she's born?"