Chapter 374 3 vs. 1
Chapter 374 Three versus One
"Darling, Lingkan is our family after all. You have to keep Jianfeng and his men in check." The lady whispered in his ear.
"Didn't I give him a chance?
"He didn't live up to his expectations and messed up the job.
“I’m worried.
"He was tortured into confessing, the evidence is really solid.
"If it's a pass, then he's courting death!"
The chairman took the initiative to block her mouth.
The lady frowned.
Of course she knew what kind of person her man was. He might not be good at fighting or controlling subordinates, but he was a good at playing tricks on people.
Hu Hannian, Wang Jingwei, and then Li Zongren.
Over the years, no one has escaped his clutches.
Obviously, the Chairman and Jianfeng were going to kill Ling Kan.
“Darling, now that American aid has just been cut off, the primary reason for Truman’s dissatisfaction is that the government is too military and dictatorial.
“At the moment, you are against vote purges, and international public opinion is very dissatisfied with you, saying that you are engaging in terrorist suppression and have no democracy at all.
"If the Kong family makes this a big deal in North America, it will have a bad impact."
His wife often uses the two huge mountains of America and democracy to put pressure on him.
"lady.
“The reason why we are in this situation today is because the anti-vote campaign was not thorough enough.
“If we don’t vote against it, our country and party will be destroyed, and we won’t even have a chance to become a dictator.
"Where is the freedom and democracy?
“Therefore, learning from past lessons, voting against is the first thing to do.
"As for the Americans, let them say whatever they want. At worst, let the Kong family pray to their God, the Statue of Liberty, and let their Supreme Court sue me."
The chairman had long been immune to her tricks and said with a stick in disapproval.
Dealing with Kong Lingkan is definitely not as simple as revenge.
It involves a deeper meaning.
First of all, the Kong family is a powerful and well-established family. Jianfeng failed at this hurdle in Shanghai in the past, which led to a great loss of prestige.
In other words, this was the second fight between Jianfeng and the Kong family.
Only victory is allowed, no defeat is allowed.
If he loses again, given the current undercurrent situation in Taiwan Island, it will be extremely risky for Jianfeng to get promoted.
This is something the Chairman will never allow.
Furthermore, Kong Lingkan was guilty of numerous corruptions and had unrepentant evil intentions.
If it doesn't hurt, beat him to death.
How to show determination to rebuild Qingming.
Therefore, there are many political considerations in dealing with Kong Lingkan.
Even if there is a rain of swords and blades, and the sky collapses and the earth breaks, the chairman will take it on for Jianfeng.
What he is worried about now is whether Hong Zhi’s “evidence” can stand the test of time and nail Kong Lingkan.
“How could Ling Kan be a red ticket?
"Darling, be careful with your words."
The lady's face darkened and she placed the coffee cup heavily on the table.
"Whether it is true or not, the evidence of Hong Zhiyou and Ye Xiangzhi speaks for itself. Madam, there is no need to say more."
The chairman raised his hand impatiently to stop her.
As he was speaking, the attendant said outside:
"Commissioner, Jianfeng requests to see you."
"Let's go and talk outside." The chairman stood up and walked out with his wife.
"Jianfeng, how is the interrogation of Kong Lingkan going?" asked the chairman.
"Father and Mother." Jianfeng greeted first.
“Ling Kan has been transferred to the Bay North Property Management Committee Office for suspected humiliation, sabotage, and fabrication of negotiations and transactions with the Allied Forces.
“I have no idea about the specific circumstances.
"I'm afraid I'll have to ask Secretary-General Hong."
Jianfeng explained slowly.
How could he openly offend his wife and the Kong family? Even if he executed Kong Lingkan, he would be known as mean and ungrateful in the eyes of the world.
“This Hong Zhiyou, the Grand Hotel, he said he would withdraw and he took away the funds raised, and now he has inserted his hand into the government’s affairs.
"For a person without any party or nationality, it's really too far to reach out."
The lady frowned and cursed.
Jianfeng sneered in his heart.
What we want is to have no party or nationality, so that it is convenient to do things and we can tear each other apart without restraint.
"Jianfeng, Ling Kan just called me and said that Hong Zhi had been tortured into admitting that he was Kuang Fuchun's accomplice, and that he is in a very dangerous situation now.
"Tell him to release Ling Kan immediately."
The lady ordered coldly.
"Mother, whether torture was used to extract a confession or not, you need to ask Hong Zhiyou and Ling Kan to find out.
"The problem now is that Hong Zhiyou is no longer under my control.
“He may not give me this face.
"Why don't you talk to MacArthur? He is the direct leader of the property management committee."
Jianfeng kicked the ball away.
“This Hong Zhiyou is really lawless.
"Where are the others? Why haven't they arrived yet?
"I want to ask him in person what he did."
The lady's chest heaved angrily.
"Where are Hong Zhi's people?" asked the chairman.
"Report, I called his office and an assistant named Xie said he was busy." The guard answered truthfully.
"what?
“He said he was busy.
“Look at this. Look at this.
"He even dared not answer your call, it's simply..."
The lady angrily fanned the flames.
The chairman frowned and looked at Jianfeng with reproach.
Jianfeng felt secretly ashamed.
If he hadn't offended Hong Zhiyou, he would have died.
Today, Secretary-General Hong is his thug and loyal dog. Now the servant is riding on the master's head.
What a pity!
"I'll call him." He stood up and said.
……
office.
Hong Zhiyou was pointing at the map of Southeast Asia and talking to Xie Ruolin. Combining the thick information in his hands, he roughly allocated the cheap resources, factories, etc. needed for each country's advantages.
“Thank you.
"The quality of products from the UK, France and the US must be guaranteed, while other countries such as India and Australia will all be allowed to make products as fake or as watery as possible.
"In a word, we need to make money from all sources.
"After guaranteeing the dividends to MacArthur and his men, there will be a surplus, and we can provide at least 30% of the genuine goods to the mainland.
“I can pay for the shipping fee, so it doesn’t need to be included.
"For other specific cost breakdowns, you have to get every penny. Don't underestimate these small profits. In the face of huge demand, they will explode like a snowball effect.
"This is a big and brain-intensive project, so I can only leave it to you."
Hong Zhiyou explained to Xie Ruolin.
“That’s interesting.
"I have never done a business worth thousands... tens of millions, or hundreds of millions of dollars in my life, but today is really good.
"I am a professional in making money. Leave it to me. Don't worry."
Although Xie Ruolin looked exhausted, when he heard that it was a job that could earn a lot of money, his eyes lit up as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
“The Bay Island is the focus, as it saves shipping costs, has low labor costs, and has abundant logistics resources.
"When you have time, talk directly to Lao Jiang and Jianfeng."
Hong Zhiyou leaned back on the sofa.
"I never dreamed that there would be a day when I could sit on equal footing with the Chairman. The number one comprador in Asia-Pacific, is there...is there anything wrong with that?" Xie Ruolin asked with a proud smile.
"Do not.
“It’s not that we are equals, it’s that they beg you.
"You don't have to agree if you're unhappy.
"You know, for my brother's sake, I can afford to lose this money."
Hong Zhiyou smiled proudly.
"Come on, who has shame when they have money?" Xie Ruolin laughed dryly.
"Row.
"You can have fun first, I have to take some time off to go back to Hong Kong in a few days.
"It's rare to be free."
Hong Zhiyou exhaled.
Jingle Bell.
the phone is ringing.
Xie Ruolin answered: "Allied Property Management Committee Office.
"Oh, it's Director Jiang... Director Jiang.
"Just a moment."
"This is Jianfeng calling. Do you want to answer it?" Xie Ruolin held down the receiver and asked in a low voice.
"catch."
Hong Zhiyou stood up:
"Director Jiang, it's me.
"Should I call you or invite you?
"If you do, I'll have to ask the Allied Command for permission.
"If you are inviting me, I haven't seen the lady for some time, so I can come and visit her specially.
“Please yes.
"Okay, let's put it this way. I have some unfinished business right now. I'll go over after get off work at five o'clock.
"that is it."
Snapped!
Hong Zhiyou hung up the phone.
"Isn't it too much for you to talk to Jianfeng like that?" Xie Ruolin was a little worried.
After all, that was Jianfeng, the prince.
For people like them who come from the Party-State, no matter how well they do, the invisible pressure from Chairman Xi and Jianfeng will always hang over their heads. Even if they become the President of North America, they will still have an instinctive awe and shadow that cannot be shaken off.
“A good man is often bullied, and a good horse is often ridden.
“For some people, the more you give them face, the more they will treat you as a soft persimmon.
"There are only so many days in a person's life. If you can't bear it anymore, then there is no need to bear it anymore."
Hong Zhiyou smiled.
"That's right, the number one comprador in Asia-Pacific is facing the little bully of Taiwan Island, how can he be timid.
"Speaking of which, Madam was really anxious when Kong Lingkan grabbed her.
“The more anxious we are, the more money we will squeeze out.
"How much do you want?"
Xie Ruolin asked with a smile.
"Rui Rui's trip to North America cost nearly one million US dollars.
“We need to squeeze some out of Jianfeng too.
"It'll cost at least 20 million US dollars."
Hong Zhiyou thought for a moment and said.
"What!
“Twenty million dollars!
“Does the Kong family have so much money?”
Xie Ruolin was so shocked that his jaw nearly dropped.
"Of course." Hong Zhiyou said.
You should know that Chiang gave Mao Bangchu 20 million yuan in funding for his trip to North America, but Mao Bangchu embezzled it. The two sides also filed a lawsuit in North America, which became a world-class scandal.
Later, Jianfeng was counterattacked and beaten by Mao Renfeng because of this incident.
The Kong family plundered most of the money of the old Republic of China.
Being rich enough to rival a country is no exaggeration.
The assets are only more than Jiang.
Twenty million US dollars is something you can definitely come up with if you grit your teeth.
"Will they give it?" Xie Ruolin asked excitedly.
"That depends on how miserable Kong Lingkan is.
"Old Xie, be more confident. We are now playing a high-end game, so we need to improve our appearance, courage, and vision.
“You are also a frequent visitor to MacArthur’s residence.
"Chiang, Song, Kong and Chen are nothing!"
Hong Zhiyou patted his shoulder, picked up the phone and called Ye Xiangzhi:
"Old Ye, have the photos been developed?
“Okay, hold on tight.
"Yes, I must get all of them before four o'clock in the afternoon."
……
Shilin official residence.
Jianfeng hung up the phone with a pale face.
This Hong Zhiyou actually dared to confront me.
Who is he?
Dog slave!
Jianfeng was so angry and hateful that his fingernails were almost digging into his palms.
He took a deep breath, calmed down, regained his smile, and returned to the inner room:
"Father, Hong Zhi is accompanying Wu Jingzhong in the hospital to change the dressings right now, so he really can't spare the time. I asked him to come back at 5 pm to report the case. Do you think it's feasible?"
"Alright.
"Zhiyou is a sentimental person, you should sincerely repair your relationship with him.
“In addition, you must continue to discuss the issue of diverting the production of Allied supplies to the Taiwan Islands and resuming US aid loans as soon as possible.
"Don't worry, the war won't be won and the money won't be left behind."
The chairman nodded with a slight sense of relief and gave instructions.
"Yes." Jianfeng felt very uncomfortable.
"By the way, you should take some time to visit Wu Jingzhong, apologize in person and send him back to Hong Kong Island, which can also show your sincerity." The chairman said again. "Okay, father, I will go to see him in the next few days." Jianfeng accepted the order.
……
Half past four in the afternoon.
Ye Xiangzhi came to Hong Zhiyou's office with a thick stack of photos:
"Secretary General, it's washed out.
"There were hundreds of them. I almost went blind looking at them in the darkroom."
"Thank you for your hard work." Hong Zhiyou took it with a smile.
I quickly looked through the photos and picked out the most pleasing photos of each step in which Kong Lingkan answered and signed.
After finishing his work, he looked at his watch:
"Has Director Yu arrived?"
"Not yet." Ye Xiangzhi said.
"Then let's wait a little longer." Hong Zhiyou said.
Ten minutes later, Yu Zecheng, dressed in a gray Zhongshan suit, walked in:
"Zhiyou, you are such a busy man, you didn't even inform me when you came back."
"I spent the whole morning fighting with the Jiang family father and son.
"Come on, follow me to the Presidential Palace."
"Old Ye, Kong Lingkan is locked up in a solitary cell. No one can see him without my order. Also, don't give him any food. Just give him some water."
He instructed Ye Xiangzhi again.
"Got it." Ye Xiangzhi nodded.
Went downstairs and got in the car.
US military vehicles led the way.
Hong Zhiyou personally drove the jeep in the middle.
“It’s really impressive. The Secretary-General’s style is different.
“I heard about what happened this morning.
"Are you going to play your cards straight with Jianfeng?"
Yu Zecheng asked.
“Yes, so I will apply to transfer you from the education department to my side.
“This is in the Secret Service building.
“And with the U.S. military’s most advanced equipment, it will be easier for you to settle the accounts.
"With an identity, Jianfeng won't dare to go too far even if I return to Hong Kong." Hong Zhiyou said.
"Ok.
"Are you really going back to Hong Kong?" Yu Zecheng asked.
"yes.
“Having Old Xie here is enough. It will be more convenient for Hong Kong to coordinate resources from other countries. The company’s headquarters is also there.
"Besides, who has the time to play with them every day?"
Hong Zhiyou said a little tiredly.
"Okay." Yu Zecheng said.
Arrived at the Presidential Palace.
Yu Zecheng stayed in the car.
Hong Ji-you went to the president's office alone with the documents.
The Chairman, Jianfeng and his wife are all here.
As soon as we met, the situation was very awkward.
Hong Zhiyou looked at the three people, his chin slightly raised, with no intention of extending his hand to greet them.
The three committee members were also a little confused.
They were all used to Hong Zhiyou, or others, greeting them.
For a moment, the four of them were frozen in place.
"Zhiyou, I've been waiting for you for a long time, and you're finally here."
Jianfeng reacted and stepped forward to offer his hand.
He wanted to pretend to be familiar with Hong Zhiyou and pat his shoulder.
Hong Zhiyou had practiced for a while, so he raised his elbow and grabbed his hand and held it: "I'm busy, thank you Director Jiang."
"We're one family, there's no need to bother you." Jianfeng retracted his burning palm.
"Zhiyou, please take a seat. I have made some tea."
The lady also stood up and warmly welcomed him.
"Madam, these are some skin care products that I asked someone to bring back for you from Tokyo. They are just ordinary things, so please accept them.
"This is a soothing ointment for the chairman. It is good for sleep."
When the other party came forward, Hong Zhiyou did not pretend and greeted him with the courtesy of elders.
"Zhiyou, that's thoughtful." The chairman smiled and nodded.
Since they were all "family", they all understood each other tacitly and did not refer to each other by their positions, but just treated it as a tea party.
We talked about this and that for more than half an hour.
Madam, the Chairman did not ask any questions.
Hong Zhiyou never mentioned anything about Kong Lingkan.
Anyway, it’s the Kong family who’s anxious, not me.
Finally, the lady poured another cup of tea for Hong Zhiyou and said with a gentle smile:
“Smart.
"You and I were born in Jinhai, and we share a bond of life and death. I have always regarded you as my family and loved ones, just like Yu Xuan.
"I'm sure Yu Xuan has told you this as well."
"Mr. Yu mentioned that Zhiyou has always regarded Madam as his elder." Hong Zhi nodded.
“One family does not speak two languages.
“It is indeed extremely stupid for Ling Kan to repeatedly offend you.
"Can you please, for my sake, let him go? If he has anything to say, let him come out first, and we can sit here and talk it over slowly as a family," said the lady.
The Chairman and Jianfeng looked at Hong Zhiyou at the same time.
Both of them were afraid that the cooked duck would fly away.
"Madam, the grudge between Ling Kan and I is nothing.
“It’s not that I don’t give you face.
“The problem now is that we found out that he is a red ticket.
"And he has personally acknowledged and signed it."
Hong Zhi has the Tao.
"is it?
"I heard that it was Ye Xiangzhi who interrogated him. Could it be that he was tortured into confessing?
“As you know, this kind of undemocratic oppression has always been condemned and rejected internationally.
"Zhiyou, the image of the party-state is as big as a mountain, be cautious."
The lady frowned and nodded at him unhappily.
“Ma’am, you misunderstood, there was no torture.
"Faced with the ironclad evidence, Kong Lingkan readily admitted it.
"This is evidence, a confession."
Hong Zhiyou handed over the materials.
The chairman picked it up first, and after reading it, he pretended to be angry: "You beast, you traitor, you have misled me too much!"
Jianfeng took it quickly.
The more I looked, the more frightened I became.
Where did all these materials come from? They are so well-organized.
How come he didn't know that Chai Qian's diary recorded a high-level secret agent code-named Shanzhu?
Kuang Fuchun never told Kong Lingkan about this.
Even the Chongqing Ship’s 500,000 taels of gold have come out, and I’m afraid my father isn’t even aware of this.
“I had heard about this Undercurrent Project when I was in the mainland, but I never thought it was planned by Ling Kan.
"No wonder he didn't even listen to me, his cousin, and openly went against me in Shanghai, even at the risk of his life.
“Thinking about it now, that was probably the critical moment of the Undercurrent Plan.
“And then to this lobbying.
"They spent millions of dollars to reduce my financial resources, but secretly failed in their lobbying, causing my government to miss the opportunity to counterattack.
"Ling Kan's heart is simply outrageous to both humans and gods."
Jianfeng also pretended to be heartbroken, and cursed angrily while shaking the information.
When the lady saw the father and son start to act, she couldn't help but panic:
"Chairman, I seriously suspect that this is evidence fabricated by Ye Xiangzhi, or that they forced Ling Kan to sign it.
“I am asking the Presidential Palace to intervene in the investigation.”
Hong Zhiyou sneered, "Madam, Director Ye is a veteran in the Bureau of Secrets, and he always follows procedures when doing things.
"If you're worried about torture, you don't have to."
He handed over the photo and said, "Master Kong has always been a man of integrity. When he saw the evidence, he admitted it while chatting and laughing.
"If you don't believe the photos, I still have the recordings.
“I asked word for word.
"He also admitted it himself."
Hong Zhiyou played the recording again.
After listening to this, the chairman and Jianfeng breathed a sigh of relief.
With such irrefutable evidence, even if Truman came, there would be no way to refute it.
The lady shuddered all over and opened her mouth, but had no idea what to say.
Hong Zhiyou teamed up with the chairman and Jianfeng to deal with her.
Faced with the irrefutable evidence, she was caught off guard.
I was so confused for a moment that I didn't know how to answer.
"Alas, Ling Kan's crimes are too numerous to list.
"According to the government's rules, if we don't deal with him, I'm afraid people will be dissatisfied."
The chairman said lightly.
"Father, I think the case of Kong Lingkan is not that simple. There is a high possibility that there is a bigger person or organization backing him.
"Thieves like these who bring disaster to the country must be thoroughly investigated.
"If we don't dig it out, there will never be peace on the island."
Jianfeng ruthlessly poured another bucket of gasoline, which was not just adding fuel to the fire, but was about to burn down the house.
The lady naturally understood his hidden meaning.
Jianfeng was eager to take power and wanted to use Kong Lingkan to liquidate the Kong family, and even the Song family and herself.
He has evil intentions.
"Commissioner, Madam, Director, that's the case. Goodbye."
Hong Zhiyou was not interested in their dog-eat-dog fight, so he stood up and said.
"Secretary-General Hong, thank you for your hard work." The chairman also stood up and addressed him according to his position, and personally escorted Jianfeng to the door.
“Smart.
“I still hope you come back.
“No matter how big the problem is, nothing is impossible.
"Come back, Jianfeng and I can't live without you.
"The Internal Investigation Bureau, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Executive Yuan, there's no room for you."
He held Hong Zhiyou's hand and patted it earnestly.
“Thank you, Chairman.
“The water in the Bay Island is too deep and the situation is too complicated.
“I won’t get involved.
"Farewell."
Hong Zhiyou politely declined and walked towards the car.
"I'll give it to you."
Jianfeng opened the car door and got in.
……
The lady returned to the mansion.
Mrs. Kong came forward and asked, "Little sister, what's wrong?"
“Not good.
“They didn’t even use torture, Ling Kan, that idiot, confessed everything on his own.
"Is he really the Red Ticket, the Undercurrent Executor, the Boar?"
The lady asked angrily.
"How is that possible? Don't you know who Ling Kan is?
"If he had a red ticket, the Yellow River would flow backwards.
“This is clearly a frame-up.
"Little sister, you have to find a way."
Mrs. Kong cursed.
"Now the evidence is irrefutable. The chairman and his son want to expand the scope of the case against you and me.
"If it's not handled properly, it will be very troublesome." The lady frowned.
"That's because you have too much money and thieves are targeting you.
"Aunt, look how anxious you are, it's just a small matter.
"He's in Hong Zhiyou's hands now. Isn't MacArthur coming tonight? You can give him some money and ask him to order Hong Zhiyou to release my brother and destroy those photos, or prove that the tape was edited."
Kong Lingwei, who was eating dessert at the side, suggested.
"Of course, it's a good thing that a scum like my brother died, so there will be one less trouble," she added.
The lady rolled her eyes at her, a gleam of light flashing in her phoenix eyes:
“Ling Wei is right.
"I will go to see MacArthur tonight and protect Ling Kan at all costs."
"Is fifty thousand dollars enough?" asked Mrs. Kong.
"What time is it? You are still stingy. He is the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces.
“Add another 150,000.
"As long as he opens his mouth, Hong Zhiyou won't dare to refuse to release him."
The lady said confidently.
……
(End of this chapter)