“Mr. Li… you… you’re here!”
“I came as soon as I heard the news. What exactly happened?” Li Yi asked in a grave tone.
“I’m not entirely sure of the details either. All I know is that ever since you returned to the mainland, our relationship with Ma Biao has become strained. There have been several clashes between the two sides, but they were all stopped by Brother Jiang.”
Li Yi had heard Old Huang mention this so-called “Brother Jiang” before. He was the nominal leader of the Green Dragon Society, a ruthless figure in his youth who wielded significant influence around the Wan Chai Pier.
However, due to his advanced age, he had largely stepped back from managing the Green Dragon Society’s internal affairs in recent years.
At that moment, Tie Ying spoke again: “Three days ago, Brother Jiang’s men came to inform us that he was hosting a banquet at the pier that evening to mediate between us and Ma Biao.”
“Since the message came from Brother Jiang’s men, we didn’t think much of it. But when we got there, we realized we’d been tricked—Brother Jiang’s men weren’t there at all. The place was swarming with Ma Biao’s men!”
“Huang Sheng had intended to negotiate with Ma Biao, but he never expected that guy had no intention of negotiating at all. He came at us with everything he had right from the start, so a fight broke out…”
“How bad are our losses?” Li Yi asked again.
“Huang Sheng was slashed several times and hasn’t woken up yet. Brother Biao is dead, Ah Bin is critically injured, I’m crippled, and countless other brothers have been killed or wounded…”
Hearing this, Li Yi couldn’t help but clench his fists.
“Don’t worry. I’ll make sure justice is served for everyone…”
Just as he spoke, a rush of hurried footsteps suddenly echoed from outside.
Immediately afterward, several people rushed into Iron Eagle’s room, led by none other than Li Futiao.
Upon seeing Li Yi, Li Futiao immediately said, “Brother Li Yi, I’m truly sorry. I failed to look after Old Huang…”
“Old Li, this has little to do with you—Old Huang was just careless!”
Li Yi asked Li Fu to keep an eye on Huang Lixing, simply asking him to lend a hand when the time came.
Just as was the case now: Huang Lixing had found himself in danger, and the fact that he was able to take them in at the last minute was enough.
As for the rest, Li Yi didn’t have any grand expectations.
After all, Huang Lixing wasn’t a child, and Li Futiao couldn’t possibly keep watching over him like an adult watches over a child.
Li Futiao nodded and said, “Brother Li Yi, you’ve probably already checked on Old Huang, right?”
“I have.”
“Then let’s go upstairs and talk. This is a very complicated matter,” Li Futiao said.
“Alright!”
Soon, the group arrived at the study on the second floor.
After they had taken their seats—host and guests in their respective places—Li Futiao began, “My men have been investigating this matter for the past few days. We’ve discovered that it’s not as simple as the rumors suggest—an internal feud within the organization. Someone is deliberately instigating Ma Biao of the Blue Dragon Society from behind the scenes, urging him to kill Old Huang!”
“Have you identified who it is?” Li Yi asked in a low voice.
“It was likely done by someone from the Yingzi Group, but we don’t have any evidence…”
Before he could finish, Li Yi said coldly, “The police may require evidence to do their job, but we don’t need it. We just need to find the target!”
“If that’s the case, the people from the Yingzi Group are the prime suspects!” Li Fu remarked.
“That’s pretty much what I expected. After all, the entire Hong Kong Island now knows the relationship between Old Huang and you and me. Given the Li family’s influence here, no one would dare touch Old Huang unless an outside force intervened!”
Li Yi continued, “And there aren’t many forces capable of making Ma Biao fearless of our retaliation and willing to wade into this mess. The only ones with both the capability and the motive are the Governor’s Office and the British-owned conglomerate behind them.”
Li Futiao nodded and said, “That’s right. My people discovered during their investigation that Ma Biao has been in frequent contact with members of the British-funded groups recently.”
“Especially Lai Jiuying from the British-funded group—he met secretly with Ma Biao. Right after they met, Ma Biao moved against Old Huang!”
“Oh, so this Li Jiuying is likely the advance agent sent by the British-funded group?” Li Yi said in a low voice.
“It’s obvious, but they’re being very discreet—we can’t find any evidence to pin on them!” Li Futiao said.
However, Li Yi replied calmly, “Why do we need evidence? There’s no point in reasoning with people like this. It’s enough just to know who this scoundrel is!”
Just as Li Yi had said before, whether it’s evidence or leverage, those are things only the authorities care about.
As for people like them, they’ve always focused solely on results!
“Brother Li Yi, I’ve been in touch with some people these past few days. I plan to teach Ma Biao a lesson. What do you think…”
Before he could finish, Li Yi shook his head and said, “No need. Ma Biao is just a lowly lackey. Even if we sank him to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish, it wouldn’t be worth it. Don’t dirty your hands over a nobody like that!”
“Are you really going to let that bastard off the hook just like that?” Li Fu Tiao frowned.
“Hah, how could that be? Without thunderous measures, how could I dare to have a heart of compassion!”
Then Li Yi said coldly, “I’ll have those Westerners at Yingzi Group personally chop off Ma Biao’s head as an apology to us!”
Li Futiao and Li Yunbao, standing beside him, were both stunned. To have the British-funded conglomerate personally deal with Ma Biao—was that even possible?
It wasn’t that a lackey like Ma Biao was particularly important in the eyes of the British-funded conglomerate led by Jardine Matheson.
In fact, everyone knew that Ma Biao was nothing more than a dog kept by the British-funded conglomerate—a dog bred specifically to bite people.
They say even when beating a dog, one must consider its master. If others aren’t allowed to lay a hand on it, how could the master possibly kill his own dog himself?
Not to mention, if word of this got out, who would ever want to be their dog again!
“Brother Li Yi, what do you plan to do?”
“Old Li, help me look into what kind of businesses that Li guy is mainly involved in…”
Before he could finish, Li Yunbao cut in: “No need to look it up. I’ve handled lawsuits for companies under Li Jiuying’s umbrella before. I know he’s mainly in the jewelry and finance industries. The second-largest jewelry chain on Hong Kong Island is his family’s business, and he’s also a major shareholder in Hang Lung Bank!”
Hearing this, the corners of Li Yi’s mouth turned up slightly, and he said, “Gold, finance—what a coincidence. Those happen to be our areas of expertise!”
He continued, “Whether this has anything to do with that Li guy or not, just based on his frequent contact with that scumbag Ma Biao, we’ll make him the first to go!”
“Brother Li Yi, is there anything you need me to do?”
Li Futiao’s meaning was clear: the Li family had no intention of staying out of this.
On one hand, he wanted to use this matter to show Li Yi that he, Li Fuzhao, and the entire Li family were trustworthy allies—not just the kind of friends who only show up for feasts and drinks.
On the other hand, the British-owned conglomerate had gone way too far. Knowing full well that Old Huang and he were on friendly terms, they’d gone after Old Huang with such ferocity without so much as a heads-up—clearly showing they didn’t give a damn about the Li family.
After all, the Li family was a well-known and respected clan on Hong Kong Island. Being treated with such disregard made Li Futao quite angry.
Li Yi smiled and said, “Dealing with a few small-time thugs doesn’t require Old Li to get involved, but if you want to play around with a bank, you’re welcome to give it a try!”
“A bank… are you talking about Hang Lung Bank?”
“That’s right!”
“You’re going to take on Hang Lung Bank?”
“Isn’t that guy surnamed Lai a major shareholder of Hang Lung Bank? Tell me, if I were to drive Hang Lung Bank into bankruptcy, wouldn’t that bastard explode right on the spot?” Li Yi said with a smirk.
“Whoa!”
Hearing this, the Li family—father and son—both sucked in a sharp breath.
Henglong Bank was one of the top five banks on Hong Kong Island, with assets of at least ten billion. How could such a massive bank possibly go bankrupt?
But seeing the confident look on Li Yi’s face, and recalling all his past feats, the Li family father and son fell instantly silent…
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