Tan Jingwei felt a throbbing sensation between his eyebrows; Song Tianyao was forcing him to make a choice.
If he calls Taiwan now, and Taiwan then communicates with the British Hong Kong Government, it will take more than two hours, by which time Song Tianyao's ship will have already set sail.
However, he was alone now. Even if he informed the British Hong Kong Government directly, Song Tianyao's connections with the Marine Police Headquarters would be enough to delay the ship until it set sail.
It seems like a dead end from every perspective.
Seeing Tan Jingwei struggling, Song Tianyao smiled again and said, "There's another way. I've arranged a boat for you in the Yau Ma Tei typhoon shelter. If you treat this as if nothing happened from beginning to end, I'll send you to Taiwan and give you two million for travel expenses."
A smile slowly appeared on Tan Jingwei's face, "Alright! I'll go to Typhoon Shelter right now. What happened before was my fault for not understanding the rules; I hope Mr. Song can forgive me."
Song Tianyao smiled smugly and lightly patted Tan Jingwei's cheek, "If you had said that earlier, none of this would have happened?"
Chapter 557 The Rain Stops
A ferry is docked at the Yau Ma Typhoon Shelter.
In front of the typhoon shelter pier, Yao Chunxiao, Ah Gen, and the Mute Ah Si sat on bundles of stacked cargo boxes, their wrists hanging down, each holding a pistol, gently tapping the edges of the wooden boxes.
"Brother Xiao, is that guy surnamed Tan coming over tonight or not?" Ah Gen yawned, glancing up at the fading moon. "Hurry up and take care of him, I'm going back to sleep."
"You're asking me? Who should I ask?" Yao Chunxiao's half-burnt face looked incredibly sinister in the darkness. He glanced at his watch and said in a hoarse voice, "If he doesn't arrive in half an hour, prepare to go to Kwai Chung to help A-Liu!"
Under the moonlight, the sidearms in the three men's hands reflected a cold, icy glint.
Yao Chunxiao of the Typhoon Shelter, Huang Liu of Kwai Chung Pier, Song Tianyao never intended to let Tan Jingwei leave.
On the way to Kwai Chung Pier, Tan Jingwei walked leisurely, lightly tapping the pistol in his hand on his trouser leg, as if taking a leisurely stroll.
He had already sent two of his clerical staff to inform Foreign Devil Britain. Although he didn't intend for them to stop the cargo ship that was about to set sail tonight, he hoped they could at least cause Song Tianyao enough trouble before things went wrong.
Is this a desperate last stand by the defeated?
Tan Jingwei chuckled self-deprecatingly. He looked up and could already see the cargo ship docked in the distance, with two flags flying on it, one Britain and one Japan.
It seems Song Tianyao wasn't lying to him about this matter at least. Since he wouldn't survive at the typhoon shelter pier anyway, he might as well take one last gamble. If he could deal with this guy blocking his way, perhaps there was still a chance to keep the cargo ship in Hong Kong?
Tan Jingwei stared at Huang Liu, who was blocking his way on the road leading to the dock, gripped the gun handle tightly, and grinned.
Ugh--
Amidst the familiar sound of ship horns, the cargo ship, flying British and Japanese flags, anchored at the dock, stirred up huge waves and gradually sailed out to sea.
"Is your boss's habit of not keeping his word innate?" Tan Jingwei stared at Huang Liu opposite him and laughed loudly, "Damn it, you said two hours, and now you're setting sail in less than half an hour?"
Huang Liu, sitting opposite him, laughed even more heartily, "Although my boss often goes back on his word, he didn't lie to me this time. He really gave me a chance to make a name for myself."
Tan Jingwei smiled to himself, and when he looked up again, he raised his hand without hesitation and fired a shot.
A former Kuomintang soldier and an active-duty Kuomintang officer drew their guns and fired at each other on a path leading to the Kwai Chung Pier, the sound of their guns exploding like thunder.
In the Xu Family meeting room, as Tan Jingwei left, Chu Yaozong, Lu Wenhui, and other Chinese tycoons who had watched the entire show also bid farewell to Xu Pingsheng.
Their purpose in coming was merely to watch the show, and at most, to witness Tan Jingwei's falling out with Xu Pingsheng, thus confirming Tan Jingwei's collusion with pirates on Hanging Neck Ridge to bomb Hong Kong cargo ships.
This was a superficial relationship between them and Xu Pingsheng, but now that they have achieved their goal, staying in the Xu Family would no longer be superficial; on the contrary, they would become increasingly entangled.
Chu Yaozong was the last to leave the meeting hall. As he reached the door, Chu Yaozong turned around, nodded approvingly at Song Tianyao, and commented, "Well done. I had A-Zhong reserve a Coca-Cola factory business for you in Britain. The sales chain is all set up, and you can go there anytime."
After saying this last sentence, Chu Yaozong turned and left without looking at Song Tianyao again.
Thus, only Song Tianyao, Xu Pingsheng, and Yu Shiting remained in the large conference hall.
After hearing Chu Yaozong's last words, Song Tianyao's face was full of bitterness. "Sigh! I don't know if this time it's a loss or a gain."
Xu Pingsheng and Yu Shiting exchanged a glance, about to speak, when Song Tianyao interrupted them with a gesture.
"Uncles, there's no need for further explanation." Song Tianyao stopped the two men, smiling wryly, "I've always been destined for a life of toil. I'll shoulder this responsibility alone this time, so it's best not to drag you into it."
Yu Shiting and Xu Pingsheng could also see that Song Tianyao's choice to bear all the consequences alone was clearly the best plan. Now was definitely not the time to be loyal. Although Tan Jingwei left looking disheveled, things were far from over.
Tomorrow at dawn, the United States will send people to Hong Kong to investigate the engine matter. Based on what Song Tianyao and Tan Jingwei have done recently, it will take almost no effort to investigate him.
If Yu Shiting and Xu Pingsheng get involved at this time and become entangled with Song Tianyao, they might not only fail to rescue Song Tianyao, but their own businesses would also be severely impacted by the Embargo Order.
Where do you plan to go next?
What are your plans next?
Yu Shiting and Xu Pingsheng looked at Song Tianyao and asked almost simultaneously.
Song Tianyao chuckled, then lit a cigarette. "My initial plan is to go to Malaya. A senior executive at HSBC named Michael Sandberg is waiting for me outside. I've already had him transfer all the assets he can to my Foreign Girl girlfriend's name."