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Upon hearing Li Jun ask this question, He Xin slowly and deliberately replied, word by word.
"Uncle, what do you mean?"
After listening to He Xin's words, Li Jun seemed to understand what his father-in-law meant.
“Ah Jun, no one knows the He family better than me. They are a family that only cares about profit. He Dong wants to meet with you for one reason only: they believe that you, Li Jun, can bring more benefits to the He family than the Governor of Hong Kong, Peng Jiakang. In short, the He family wants to bet on you.”
He Xin said slowly.
"Haha, interesting. Uncle, please tell He Dong that I will meet with him."
Li Jun said to He Xin with a smile.
Li Jun is not afraid of anyone having designs on him; if they want to get something from him, they will have to pay the corresponding price...
[155] Guotai Aviation, Swire Group, you're so obsessed with foreign things, aren't you? We'll take you down!
That afternoon, at the He Family Manor in Haojiang.
After meeting with He Xian and He Xin, Li Jun accompanied them directly back to Haojiang to wait for He Dong's arrival. In addition, Li Jun also had to wait for a few other people to do two 'daring' things.
“Tian’er, your mom criticized me, saying that we’re progressing too slowly, which has greatly delayed the time she can hold her grandson, and it’s made her very unhappy.”
After arriving in Macau, Li Jun relayed a 'scolding' from He Tian'er to her.
"Then, shall we give it our all tonight?"
As she spoke, He Tian'er's pretty face turned bright red.
He Tian'er wanted to quickly familiarize herself with the operation of her family's casino and take over from her father, He Xin, as soon as possible, so as to lay a foundation for her son.
After half a year of hard work, He Tian'er now felt she had a pretty good grasp of running a casino. Just then, her mother gave her a huge boost, and He Tian'er immediately decided that it was time to give birth to a successor for the He family business.
"That depends on your sincerity, Tian'er."
Li Jun said with a smile.
"I bought a really sexy nightgown, I'll send it to you tonight."
He Tian'er's cheeks were flushed, her eyes were watery, and she whispered in Li Jun's ear.
‘Dong dong dong~’
Just as Li Jun was about to interrogate He Tian'er about what kind of pajamas she was wearing, a knock sounded on the door, followed by He Xin's voice: "Jun, He Dong from the He family has arrived."
“Tian’er, I don’t think your mom will have a grandson anytime soon. Your dad has to take full responsibility now.”
Li Jun said to He Tian'er with a smile.
Upon hearing Li Jun's words, He Tian'er rolled her eyes at him with her big eyes and said with a smile, "Jun, stop joking around and go get busy."
"Wait for me tonight."
After Li Jun left a kiss on He Tian'er's forehead, he got up, walked to the door, and opened it.
A few minutes later.
The tea room at the He Family Manor.
Li Jun saw an elderly man with white hair who was clearly of mixed race.
Even without He Xin's introduction, Li Jun could guess that this was He Dong, the fourth-generation head of the He family in Hong Kong.
"This must be Mr. Li Jun. He is indeed a young talent and extraordinary."
Before Li Jun could speak, He Dong stood up, looked at Li Jun, and said with a smile.
"Patriarch He, you flatter me."
Li Jun smiled slightly and nodded in agreement.
"Brother Dong, I've brought Li Jun with me. You two can chat slowly."
After saying this, He Xinchao and He Dong turned to give Li Jun a meaningful look, patted Li Jun on the shoulder, and left the tea room.
"Ah Jun, sit down."
After He Xin left, He Dong smiled and said to Li Jun, as if he were the owner of the tea room.
"Master He, you've gone to great lengths to come all the way to Haojiang to meet me, you must have something very important to tell me, right?"
Li Jun got straight to the point, his meaning clear: spit it out or get to the point; he had no interest in idle chatter.
"Haha, Ah Jun, you're quick to speak your mind. To be honest, before the banquet last night, Peng Jiakang met with the heads of our four major families, as well as the managers of the four major foreign firms, HSBC, and Standard Chartered Bank, to discuss how to deal with you."
He Dong directly exposed Peng Jiakang's secrets, which can be considered his 'pledge of allegiance' to Li Junna.
"Oh, Patriarch He, so the Governor of Hong Kong values me so much that he has to gather all of you bigwigs of Hong Kong to deal with a short mule like me, making such a big fuss?"
Li Jun's smile was very 'bright'.
"Ah Jun, who gave you the power to overturn the table? Unless the Americans really pay a huge price and hunt you down all over the world, the Hong Kong government alone probably can't do anything to you now, right?"
He Dong's words were ostensibly a compliment to Li Jun, but in reality, he wanted to test how strong Li Jun was.
"Haha, Patriarch He, don't believe the rumors outside. I dare not offend the Hong Kong British government and the Governor of Hong Kong, let alone the United States. Right now, I just want to make some money peacefully."
Li Jun completely ignored He Dong's probing and blatantly lied.
"Hehe, Ah Jun, I know you're still wary of me. It's okay. It's normal for no one to be completely open with each other on the first collaboration."
He Dong chuckled.
"Patriarch He, why don't you tell me what you want to say to me?"
Li Jun urged again.
After being urged twice by Li Jun, He Dong's smile faded, and he slowly said, "Jun, you should know something about our He family, right?"
Before Li Jun could answer, He Dong muttered to himself, "Our He family's first generation, my great-grandfather, was Dutch. He came to Hong Kong Island and went into the shipping business. Later, my grandfather expanded our He family's business, and it was under his leadership that our He family became the number one family in Hong Kong Island. But our He family's path ended there."
At this point, He Dong gave a self-deprecating smile: "Ah Jun, don't be fooled by the fact that our He family seems to be of mixed Western descent. In the eyes of the British, our He family is no different from other Chinese families. We are all targets of their vigilance. In order to contain our He family, the Hong Kong British government has secretly helped the four major trading companies to carry out countless underhanded actions."
"As long as the Americans rule Hong Kong, our He family will never have a future. Ah Jun, what I've said should be enough to prove our He family's sincerity, right?"
He Dong explained to Li Jun in detail why he came to Haojiang to see Li Jun and why he wanted to cooperate with Li Jun.
"Patriarch He, you still haven't told me what you want to say to me?"
Li Jun wore the familiar smile as he looked at He Dong and spoke slowly.
“Ah Jun, in this day and age, it’s impossible for an individual to take over a country, especially a country like the United States. My idea is that we cooperate to crush the four major trading companies, force the foreigners to make concessions in government departments and the Legislative Council, and let us Chinese take over some of the power and jointly govern Hong Kong Island with the foreigners.”
He Dong roughly explained his plans to Li Jun.
"Patriarch He, what do you want me to do? Or rather, why do you think I can help you complete your plan?"
Li Jun said with a smile.
“Ah Jun, we are different from you. We are afraid that the foreigners will overturn the table in Hong Kong, but you are not afraid. What we need is someone who can help us start a second game after the foreigners overturn the table.”
He Dong said with a smile.
Upon hearing He Dong's words, Li Jun finally understood the purpose of the patriarch of Hong Kong's premier family coming to find him.
Simply put, they provide the money, and Li Jun provides the labor. They can only withstand the first wave of the Hong Kong British government's overturning of the table. With intervention from the north, the United Kingdom will definitely not dare to take action, so their chances of success will be much higher.
However, Li Jun had no intention of cooperating with these families, for a simple reason: he didn't need to!
"Patriarch He, what benefits will I receive after this success?"
Although he didn't intend to cooperate with the He family, it didn't stop Li Jun from trying to get something for nothing.
"10 seats in the Legislative Yuan."
Without a moment's hesitation, He Dong spoke up, clearly indicating that he had already considered this condition.
The Legislative Council on Hong Kong Island currently has 100 seats. Giving one-tenth of those seats to Li Jun would certainly be considered a show of sincerity, but for Li Jun, it's all meaningless.
"Patriarch He, we can talk about this later. What can you give me now?"
Li Jun brought up the topic.
"Mr. Li, what do you want?"
He Dong was slightly taken aback when he heard Li Jun's words, and then asked.
"50 million Hong Kong dollars?"
Li Jun asked tentatively.
"Jun, you're not kidding me, are you...?"
He Dong was stunned again upon hearing Li Jun's words.
"30 billion?"
Li Jun smiled slightly and continued to ask.
“10 billion, Ah Jun, we can offer 10 billion Hong Kong dollars so you can better manage your forces.”
Seeing that Li Jun's two conditions were so "outrageous", He Dong didn't care about being "reserved" and directly stated his bottom line.
"No problem, Mr. He. When can we receive this cash?"
Li Jun is currently a division commander. Upgrading to the next level requires 2 million system points, which is 400 billion Hong Kong dollars. 10 billion is indeed a bit insignificant, but even a fly is meat, let alone free meat. Why not take advantage of it?