Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings

the next day---

Hilton Hotel.

Yan Xiong woke up from a hangover and patted his head, feeling something was wrong.

I drank too much and couldn’t remember many things, seemingly fragmented.

He got up, took a glass of cold water, and drank it in one gulp.

The dry throat is moistened by the tea and feels much better.

Yan Xiong took a breath, put down his tea cup, walked to the window, opened the window, and took a few sips of the fragrance coming from the hotel's sky garden.

The mind is clearer.

At this time, Yan Xiong remembered the grand dinner last night, and Peng Wanwan, Zhao Jinbao and others who praised him in every possible way.

Yan Xiong felt that something was getting more and more wrong, and he felt more and more uncomfortable.

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and slapped his head: "Damn it, how could this happen?"

Yan Xiong remembered everything and his promise to the people at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to rebuke Du Yongxiao and ask him to dissuade Jiang Ling'er from giving up the monopoly.

"Ouch, I'm going to die! Why am I so stupid? Miss Jiang and my godfather are members of the same family, and they have a child. Kiss me now, and I'll run over and ask them to give up their monopoly, which is to cut off their wealth. , If I don’t let others make money, am I not looking for trouble?”

Yan Xiong was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. The alcohol in his body also evaporated a lot, and his mind became clearer.

"Here, what should I do?" Yan Xiong came back to his senses, walked over, and collapsed on the sofa, his whole body wilting.

The drunken scene last night kept popping up in his mind, as well as the gesture of patting his chest and vowing to "please for the people."

"Please come on! I'm dead now, what should I do? What should I do?" Yan Xiong's eyes were blank and his heart was in confusion.

The situation is obvious now. If you go directly to Du Yongxiao to intercede for Peng Wanwan and his gang, and ask Du Yongxiao to dissuade Jiang Linger from engaging in monopoly and to compete freely, this is obviously going against the dragon scales. If not, he might get scolded by Du Yongxiao. If the situation gets worse, he might fall out of favor and be sent to the frontier by Du Yongxiao.

If he does nothing, then to Peng Wanwan and other Chinese businessmen, he will be a dishonest person. In the future, Yan Xiong will be disgraced if word spreads, and no one will trust him anymore. This is a huge personal credibility crisis.

what to do?

What should we do?

Should I bite the bullet, or should I be shameless and do nothing, and be a rogue who breaks my word?

Just when Yan Xiong's mind was in chaos and he didn't know what to do-——

Jingle bell bell!

The phone rang.

Yan Xiong was startled and turned around to realize that it was the sound of a phone call.

Yan Xiong struggled to stand up from the sofa, staggered to the phone, picked up the phone, "Hello, I'm Yan Xiong, who are you looking for?"

Zhuang Dingxian's voice came from the other side of the phone: "Master Yan, Brother Xiao invites you to have breakfast together!"

"Ah?" Yan Xiong couldn't help but shudder, thinking, I haven't taken the initiative to come over, but he came over instead. Could it be that his godfather already knows something?

Yan Xiong panicked and tried his best to guess. The more he guessed, the more confused he became.

The hotel's personal butler knocked on the door and asked if he wanted to have breakfast now. Yan Xiong waved his hand: "What's for breakfast? I can't eat anything right now!"

The housekeeper was startled and didn't understand what was happening to Yan Xiong?

Yan Xiong was too lazy to look at the butler again and waved his hand: "Go, let the driver prepare the car, I want to see Mr. Du!"

…

The service efficiency of five-star hotels is very fast.

Soon there was a BMW car waiting at the door of the hotel, waiting for Yan Xiong.

After Yan Xiong washed and dressed up, he took the elevator downstairs, then walked to the door of the hotel and got into a BMW and drove towards Jianglinger Villa where Du Yongxiao was staying.

After getting in the car, Yan Xiong remained silent, thinking about why Du Yongxiao called him over early in the morning. Did he really have breakfast?

Yes, godfather Du Yongxiao has great supernatural powers. He must have known some news, such as the news that Chinese businessmen invited me and the news that they asked me to do something, so he called me over early in the morning and wanted to beat me up.

Hey, Yan Xiong, Yan Xiong, why are you so unlucky? Why should you agree to those guys and help them? There are many people in trouble in this world, and no one can save anyone. It would be better for you to be a Guanyin Bodhisattva or a Tathagata Buddha. You might even get involved in them.

Of course, it might not be this, but what else could make my godfather so moved that he would call me over early in the morning? I have been in Bangkok for so many days, but my godfather rarely greets me so early. He prefers to sleep in. It is human nature to be lazy in Bangkok, Thailand...

Yan Xiong shook his head slightly, confused.

On the one hand, he is now curious about what Du Yongxiao asked him to do, and wants to see Du Yongxiao to find out. On the other hand, he is afraid that he may be embarrassed by what happened last night.

In short, now he is completely confused about the other party's plan.

The driver parked the car outside Jiang Ling'er's villa in Bangkok. Yan Xiong got out of the car. The Thai maid at the door of the living room saw him coming, but she knew Yan Xiong. Yan Xiong had been here several times with Du Yongxiao and was considered an acquaintance. , so the maid opened the door for him without any instructions: "Mr. Yan? Mr. Du and Miss Jiang are in the restaurant. Please come with me."

Yan Xiong cheered up, straightened his clothes, and followed the Thai maid to the door of the restaurant. Zhuang Dingxian saw Yan Xiong appear inside the door, nodded with a smile, and said to Du Yongxiao, who was enjoying the soup with a spoon: " Brother Xiao, Inspector Yan is already here."

"Very good, let him in quickly!" Du Yongxiao put down the spoon and wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin.

Zhuang Dingxian walked to the door of the restaurant and said to Yan Xiong: "Master Yan, please come in!"

Yan Xiong smiled at Zhuang Dingxian, lowered his voice and asked, "What do you want from me?"

Zhuang Dingxian shook his head and also lowered his voice and said: "I don't know, I was called here early in the morning and told you to come over for breakfast!"

Yan Xiong's heart skipped a beat again. He glanced at Duo Zhuang Dingxian and saw that he looked calm and didn't look like he was lying, so he asked, "How about we come together?"

Zhuang Dingxian shook his head: "Brother Xiao, please have breakfast alone, I won't have any share!"

Yan Xiong smiled bitterly and said, "It doesn't look like this breakfast is delicious!"

Zhuang Dingxian comforted him and said: "Don't think too much, it might be a good thing." Yan Xiong nodded: "I hope so."

Then walked into the restaurant.

At this time, Du Yongxiao, who was wearing purple silk pajamas, was sitting at the main seat in front of the bar-shaped dining table in the restaurant.

Jiang Linger was wearing home clothes and sitting opposite Du Yongxiao.

At the bottom, Jiang Muling sat. There was a stroller next to Jiang Muling, with the little rice dumpling sitting in it, and Jiang Muling was feeding him skillfully.

"Godfather, good morning, Miss Jiang!" Yan Xiong stood at the door and greeted Du Yongxiao and Jiang Ling'er with a decent smile.

Du Yongxiao pointed to the empty seat on Jiang Ling'er's right: "Sit down, Inspector Yan! Ah Xian, ask someone to bring you more tableware!"

Yan Xiong opened his seat and sat on it. He straightened his body and looked at Du Yongxiao, with a flattering smile on his face and questioning eyes.

"How about it? You don't look very good. Are you very tired these days?" Du Yongxiao looked at Yan Xiong and said with a smile: "If you are really tired, just rest for a few days."

Yan Xiong was shocked and thought, is this hinting at me? Want me to take a big vacation?

"How could it be possible? I can help you, godfather, with things. No matter how hard and tiring it is, it's worth it! Besides, I used to be a policeman, so I have nothing to say about my physical fitness. It's just a little hard work! No need to rest, really no need. Rest!" Yan Xiong waved his hands vigorously, looking like an old man who was determined to reach a thousand miles.

These words were answered without revealing anything. He first showed that he was loyal enough to Du Yongxiao, then showed that his health was fine, and finally blocked Du Yongxiao and let him rest.

"I'm very pleased that you are so hard-working." Du Yongxiao nodded slightly, but he was not too surprised that Yan Xiong said this: "Okay, anyway, I know you have been working very hard these days, especially when you came here from Hong Kong with me I have been traveling around Thailand, never taking a break, and working hard without complaint. I want to reward you, but I don’t know what to reward you, so I want to invite you to have breakfast to enhance our friendship.”

Du Yongxiao's words were very sincere.

To be honest, Yan Xiong has really endured a lot of hardships by his side these years, and he has worked hard without complaint. Many things that were inconvenient for Du Yongxiao to do were left to Yan Xiong to handle.

It can be said that Yan Xiong, the godson, is very conscientious around him and does exactly what a godson should do.

Du Yongxiao has always wanted to reward Yan Xiong, but has never had the chance. Inviting him to dinner this time is indeed a reward. After all, according to Du Yongxiao's current status, there are very few people who can dine with him.

The villa servant brought a set of silver rabbit and black porcelain tableware in front of Yan Xiong, and helped Yan Xiong fill a cup of soup and put it away before retreating.

Yan Xiong first thanked the servant very politely, and then looked at Du Yongxiao: "Godfather, to be honest, I am so happy that you can invite me to have breakfast with you. Don't worry, I will eat more!"

After hearing what Yan Xiong said, Du Yongxiao smiled and stopped talking. Instead, he picked up the spoon again and put it into his mouth.

Jiang Ling'er looked at Yan Xiong's cautious and delicate look and couldn't help but smile: "Inspector Yan, you are not an outsider, so you don't need to be restrained! By the way, I don't know your appetite or what you like to eat, so I let the servant do whatever he wants. I’m a bit off, please forgive me!”

When Yan Xiong saw this, he said to himself that this girl completely regarded herself as a young mistress. It seemed that the relationship between her godfather and her was developing rapidly, and he would hug her tightly in the future.

"How could it be? I'm not picky about food, otherwise I wouldn't have grown so fat! Anyway, thank you Miss Jiang for your kindness!" Yan Xiong said with a smile, "To be honest, the first time I met Miss Jiang, I felt like You are unusual—" He deliberately lengthened his words and looked at Jiang Ling'er with a smile.

Sure enough, Jiang Ling'er asked curiously: "What's unusual?"

"I just feel that Miss Jiang, you are the kind of chivalrous and bodhisattva-hearted type. Today I took a closer look and found that you are particularly gentle and kind. Together with my godfather, we are like a golden boy and a beautiful girl, a match made in heaven!"

Yan Xiong's flattery was very explicit.

Jiang Ling'er frowned when she heard the words in front of her, feeling that Yan Xiong was exaggerating. She used to be a female pirate, so how could she be a female Bodhisattva? But later Yan Xiong said that she and Du Yongxiao were the golden boy and girl, and that they were made for each other, which made Jiang Ling'er feel happy. This was the first time someone had said this about her and Du Yongxiao, and it was of great significance.

Immediately, Jiang Ling'er changed her view of Yan Xiong greatly. She felt that he was quite good, and at least he had great eyesight.

"By the way, Detective Yan, you have been with Mr. Du for so long, do you have any other ideas?" Jiang Ling'er asked tentatively.

Yan Xiong's heart skipped a beat and he quickly put down his spoon. He thought the drama was coming. He sat upright and said, "No! How could I have other ideas? I am loyal to my godfather. No matter what others say, I will not change. I only have my whole heart for him!”

Jiang Linger knew that Yan Xiong had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "No, that's not what I meant. We don't doubt your loyalty to him. What I meant is that now you are successful in your career and a little older. I wonder if you still have the heart to continue to struggle?"

Yan Xiong's triangular eyes flickered, and his eyeballs rolled around. After thinking for a while, he replied: "I actually admire Cao Cao, the hero of the Three Kingdoms--"

"Uh, Cao Cao? He used the emperor to command the princes?"

"No, no, that's not it!" Yan Xiong waved his hands hurriedly, "It's his poem, the old horse is still ambitious! What I mean is that although I am a little older, I am still very ambitious. If godfather needs me, I will be a brick in your hand, godfather, and I will be moved wherever I am needed!"

Jiang Linger chuckled and glanced at Du Yongxiao, meaning that your godson is very interesting.

"Since you said so, I won't hide it anymore." Du Yongxiao finally spoke, raising the spoon to his mouth and smiling at Yan Xiong: "I plan to invest in the mainland market, to be precise, in Shenzhen, and I want you to go there. What do you think?"

Yan Xiong was shocked, "Godfather, are you going to send me to the frontier?"

"Uh, send me to the frontier?" Du Yongxiao was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Yan Xiong, "Why do you think so?"

Yan Xiong cried: "I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have agreed to Peng Baiwan and Zhao Jinbao's group of Chinese businessmen last night and promised to help them persuade Miss Jiang not to monopolize and open up the rice, fruit and rubber industries... They are actually in a difficult situation. They have a lot of people to support. Besides, monopoly is not right. Monopoly for a while, not for a lifetime..."

Du Yongxiao knew Yan Xiong misunderstood when he heard this, and it seemed that there was some inside story.

Jiang Ling'er and Du Yongxiao looked at each other, and then looked at Yan Xiong together to see what he would say.

Even Jiang Muling, who was feeding Xiao Tangyuan, stopped and looked at Yan Xiong curiously.

Yan Xiong felt overwhelmed when he saw everyone looking at him. He gritted his teeth and told Du Yongxiao and the others what happened last night.

Du Yongxiao understood what he heard.

Yan Xiong was sweating all over. "To be honest, I really want to help them. Although I am a bad person, I also think that monopoly is wrong! I'm sorry, Miss Jiang, I don't mean to offend you, I'm just telling the truth... If you think I'm meddling in other people's business or doing something wrong, and you want to send me to the frontier for this, I, Yan Xiong, have no complaints! Yes, no complaints!" After saying that, he took out a handkerchief and squeezed out a few tears to wipe them.