Chapter 562: Poor Old Huang!
Yuanhua Tower. Star International Investment Company!
In the cramped and cramped conference room, several executives from Star International Investment had gathered, including Investment Department Manager Lan Xinyi and Deputy Manager Cai Bingyan; as well as Finance Director Zhao Xinlan, Deputy Director He Tiansheng, and others such as Lan Xinming, Lan Xinyi, and Li Yunbao.
However, the lively banter of earlier had vanished from the room; everyone’s expressions were now grim.
“Ahem. I think we all understand the situation now. Huang Sheng is seriously injured, and Li Sheng is on the mainland and currently unreachable. We are indeed in great danger right now. Let’s all discuss what we should do!” Lan Xinyi said in a grave tone.
No sooner had she finished speaking than Li Yunbao interjected, “According to intelligence obtained by the Li family, rumors are circulating in the underworld that they intend to target not only Brother Huang but also everyone present here. Everyone must be extremely careful when going out!”
Everyone’s hearts sank!
Everyone knew Li Yunbao’s standing and the Li family’s influence in Hong Kong. If he was saying this, it meant there was definitely something to it.
Moreover, the “people” he referred to were mostly thugs and gangsters from criminal syndicates—individuals with no moral boundaries. For an ordinary person to be targeted by them was an extremely dangerous situation.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I don’t know what you’re thinking, but Mr. Li has been good to me. Now that the company is facing difficulties and danger, I will stand by Mr. Li’s side no matter what. I hope you will do the same!”
Lan Xinyi then added, “We don’t understand the ways of the underworld, and we can’t be of much help to Mr. Huang either. So all we can do is continue to safeguard the company and contact Mr. Li as soon as possible, asking him to return and take charge of the situation!”
Lan Xinming immediately replied, “I will always stand by Mr. Li!”
Cai Bingyan chimed in, “Mr. Li has shown me great kindness. No matter what those people are up to, I will never betray him!”
Zhao Xinlan added solemnly, “The loyalty of every single one of us here to the company is beyond question. And with Mr. Li’s people guarding the company, nothing should go wrong in the short term!”
“It’s just that those people have no scruples whatsoever. I’m a bit worried they might try to harm the people close to us…”
At those words, everyone fell silent.
Seeing this, Li Yunbao immediately said, “Everyone, please rest assured. The Li family has already taken action. We’re warning those bastards while also trying to contact Mr. Li. We should…”
Before he could finish, a commotion erupted outside, accompanied by the cheers of company employees.
Before Lan Xinyi, Li Yunbao, and the others could react, the conference room door was pushed open.
Then, under the delighted gazes of the crowd, Li Yi strode in, accompanied by several bodyguards dressed in black.
Seeing this, everyone instinctively stood up!
Seeing that all the company executives were present, Li Yi breathed a sigh of relief; clearly, the other side hadn’t had time to take action against the company yet.
“Sit down!”
As he spoke, Li Yi found a chair next to Li Yunbao and sat down.
“Yunbao, where is Old Huang now? How is he doing?”
Li Yunbao replied immediately, “He’s at our Li family home. He’s had surgery, but his condition isn’t good—he hasn’t woken up yet!”
Li Yi didn’t press for further details. Instead, he looked at Lan Xinyi and asked, “Has the company been significantly affected these past few days?”
“There hasn’t been much impact so far, but Legal Counsel Li just mentioned that rumors have already been spread on the streets about plans to take action against our company’s management!” Lan Xinyi replied.
“Hmph, they’ve got some nerve,” Li Yi said coldly.
“Mr. Li, we’ve all just made our stance clear—we’re willing to stand by the company through thick and thin…”
Before Lan Xinyi could finish, Li Yi cut her off: “They’re just a bunch of low-life thugs. They don’t have the capability to push us to that point!”
Li Yi then turned to Lan Xinming and said, “Xinming, go find a hotel right away. Until this is resolved, all employees and management must stay at the hotel—just to be on the safe side!”
“Alright, I’ll go take care of it right away!”
Li Yi nodded, then turned to Li Yunbao and said, “Take me to see Old Huang now. We’ll deal with the rest later!”
“Got it!”
After that, Li Yi, Li Yunbao, and the others left Star Investment together…
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In the heart of Hong Kong Island, a convoy was speeding down the road leading to the Li family estate.
The convoy belonged to Li Yunbao. Ever since he’d been kidnapped last time, Li Futao had arranged for several personal bodyguards to ensure his safety.
Inside the car, Li Yi looked at Li Yunbao, who seemed much calmer now, and asked, “How did Old Huang get injured? What exactly happened?”
“According to my intelligence, there was an internal conflict within the Blue Dragon Society. Brother Huang was ambushed by Ma Biao, another chapter leader of the Blue Dragon Society, and his men. He was stabbed seven times before finally breaking free under the desperate protection of his henchmen!” Li Yunbao replied.
Upon hearing this, Li Yi’s first reaction was disbelief.
Li Yi knew a little about the situation within the Qinglong Society. Although Ma Biao and Old Huang were both nominally chapter leaders of the Qinglong Society, in reality, they operated independently and did not take orders from the society’s president.
So, while the Green Dragon Society was nominally a second-rate gang, in reality it was more like a loose alliance held together by shared interests.
Li Yi was also aware of the animosity between Ma Biao and Old Huang, but since their forces were evenly matched and they were entangled in complex financial dealings, under normal circumstances, Ma Biao would never have gone so far as to kill Old Huang.
Unless he was absolutely certain he could absorb Lao Huang’s men and territory—or unless someone behind the scenes was instigating this…
However, Li Yunbao clearly wasn’t in the loop on this matter, so Li Yi didn’t press further. He decided to check on Old Huang first, then have a talk with Li Futiao—he should know more!
The car drove through the city and soon arrived at the Li family’s grand estate!
Finally, in a guest room at the back of the estate, Li Yi met Huang Lixing.
Old Huang looked particularly pitiful and disheveled at that moment.
His entire body was wrapped in bandages, making him look like a white mummy.
In addition, he was hooked up to various medical devices; an IV drip was attached to his arm, and an unknown liquid was flowing drop by drop from a glass bottle into his body.
Looking at Old Huang before him, Li Yi felt as if a ball of fire were burning in his heart.
Since his rebirth, he felt he had grown indifferent to many things and rarely got angry with anyone.
But this incident had crossed his line. No matter who was pulling the strings behind the scenes, he would make them pay dearly.
At that moment, Li Yi turned to the Li family’s personal physician and asked, “How is the patient doing? Is he out of danger?”
“Based on the current situation, his condition has stabilized. As long as the wound doesn’t get infected, there shouldn’t be any major issues!”
“When will he wake up?”
“Well… that depends on his individual condition. If his will to live is strong, he might wake up today, but…”
Although the doctor didn’t finish his sentence, Li Yi understood exactly what he meant.
“Alright, I’m counting on you to take care of the patient. If Old Huang pulls through this, we’ll be sure to thank you properly later!”
“Rest assured, we will do everything in our power to ensure Mr. Huang’s safety…”
After visiting Old Huang, Li Yi heard that several of Old Huang’s trusted lieutenants were also recuperating at the Li residence, so he immediately asked Li Yunbao to take him over to see them.
When he arrived at the next room, to his surprise, he saw Tie Ying.
His condition was even worse than Old Huang’s—not only was his entire body wrapped in bandages, but he was missing an arm.
However, the one thing that set him slightly better off than Old Huang was that Tie Ying was conscious at that moment.
When Tie Ying saw that it was Li Yi who had entered, he was so overcome with emotion that tears immediately welled up in his eyes…
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