Chapter 77

Li Xuan rushed to the company in a hurry and found that two police cars were already parked downstairs in the industrial building, with police officers stationed at the stairwell and elevator entrances. Li Xuan took the elevator directly to the sixth floor, where the arcade game production workshop was orderly, seemingly unaffected by the earlier incident. He then inspected each floor, and found that none of the workshops had been damaged.

So, Li Xuan returned to the office area on the fifth floor, where his assistant, Cao Jingya, was already waiting at the door. Seeing her boss arrive, the somewhat nervous Cao Jingya quickly stepped forward and began to recount the events of the afternoon.

Around 4:00 PM, which was the shift change time for the company's production workshop, a group of people armed with sticks and machetes arrived on motorcycles, roaring into the Ansheng Building.

The company's security department immediately noticed this group and quickly shut down several elevators, intercepting them at the stairwell before they could reach the fifth floor. The intruders, intent on causing destruction, were not willing to back down and forced their way up despite the security guards' pepper spray.

The security department of Dongfang Electronics had only about a dozen security personnel, less than half the number of the intruders, and could only fight a defensive battle. At this moment, a large group of employees who had just finished their shift, led by a few workers, joined the fray with various tools. This quickly overwhelmed the intruders, forcing them to flee in disarray. A few minutes later, the Shatian Police Station received an alarm and arrived on the scene, arresting several suspects who were left behind and unable to escape.

"What exactly happened? Why would our company be so severely harassed by these people without any reason!" Li Xuan asked as soon as he entered the meeting room.

"Based on our preliminary guess, it might be related to our company's joint operation with the police this morning to shut down a counterfeit arcade game factory. According to our previous information, the boss of that counterfeit factory has ties to a triad!" Legal Department Manager Chang Feng said solemnly. "We had already predicted that there might be retaliation, so we asked all security personnel to be on duty. However, we didn't expect such a large group to come at once. It was estimated that there were about forty of them at the scene!"

Dongfang Electronics' Legal Department, in addition to having licensed lawyers, also hired a recently retired senior inspector as a security consultant. In Hong Kong, police officers can retire at the age of 55. Based on this consultant's advice, the company had specially strengthened its security measures today, equipping all security personnel with pepper spray, stun batons, and other defensive equipment.

The triad issue has always been a cancer in Hong Kong society, permeating every aspect of life. Li Xuan's older brother is a member of the Shum Shui Po Strong Branch and Lok Tung. Li Xuan knows that living in Hong Kong means inevitable contact with the triads, but he certainly doesn't want it to be in this way.

"Ya, immediately call my brother and tell him about our company's situation. Ask him to send his men to look after our home and to send someone to pick up my younger sister from school!" Li Xuan suddenly turned to his assistant and said.

He was afraid that after being frustrated at the company, the intruders might vent their anger on his family, although the possibility was small. In fact, he has always been very low-key, and few outsiders know that he is the幕后 boss of Dongfang Electronics. Recently, the media in Hong Kong has frequently featured senior executives like Han Peng and He Guoyuan.

"Manager Chang, immediately contact several well-known security companies in Hong Kong to provide protection for all the main executives and their families of the companies present here!" Li Xuan said firmly, tapping on the table. "Since someone has dared to challenge our company, we must take decisive action. Otherwise, similar incidents will keep happening in the future!"

"Who is behind this incident? Which branch?" Han Peng asked Chang Feng.

"Chen, the former leader of the Wo Shing Yee!" Chang Feng handed out the information he had collected in advance.

The history of Wo Shing Yee can be traced back to 1909, before the Xinhai Revolution, initially as a branch of Hetu. It grew and developed, becoming independent from Hetu in 1930. Li Xuan's older brother's Lok Tung was originally a branch of Wo Shing Yee, primarily established by people from the Siyi region. It later grew and became independent from Wo Shing Yee.

Therefore, Wo Shing Yee and Lok Tung are closely related, with the same system for selecting leaders, which is done by voting. The leader of Wo Shing Yee serves a two-year term, and Chen was the previous leader.

He has two tigers and one bull under him. The two tigers are his two double-flower red poles: one is Gao Fei, the spokesperson for Wo Shing Yee in Tuen Mun, who has over a thousand followers and dominates the entire Tuen Mun area. The other is Hua Yao, responsible for managing the nightclubs under Chen's control. The bull, nicknamed Fei Bo, has practiced Cai Li Fo since childhood and is a powerful fighter and bodyguard for Chen, never leaving his side. He is loyal and honest, but extremely devoted to Chen.

"I have already arranged to have dinner with Deputy Commissioner Baird, who is in charge of operations at the Hong Kong Royal Police Force, tonight. I hope to persuade him to increase the crackdown on Wo Shing Yee!" Han Peng said, frowning. He had previously known many senior officials in the Hong Kong government while working at Ampere Penta.

"According to the newspapers, the Hong Kong Police Force hopes to build a police officers' club in the urban area of Hong Kong Island and has set up a special fund for fundraising! You can represent Dongfang Electronics and contribute to the police-community cooperation effort tonight. We can donate two million Hong Kong dollars, but I hope that all the nightclubs, bars, and mahjong parlors under Chen's control will be raided by the police every day for the next week!" Li Xuan said to Han Peng.

The new police officers' club planned by the Hong Kong Police Force is exclusively for inspectors and above, and has been strongly criticized by the Hong Kong public. Since most of the senior positions in the Hong Kong Police Force are held by British people, the club is seen as a place for British people to enjoy themselves, and the fundraising progress has been very slow.

"Contact the main newspapers in Hong Kong overnight. I hope that the headlines tomorrow will be in our favor, putting pressure on the Hong Kong government and the police force!" Li Xuan turned to the Public Relations Department Manager, Cao Bingyi, and said.

"Did anyone from our company get injured today?" Li Xuan asked again.

"A colleague from the security department was hit on the left arm with a baseball bat, causing a minor fracture! A worker from the second group of the arcade game production workshop was slashed by a thug with a machete during the fight, resulting in a five-centimeter-long wound on his abdomen, but fortunately, it was shallow. Both have been treated and have returned home!" Han Peng said, noting that no one was seriously injured, which was a fortunate outcome.

"Tomorrow, the finance department should withdraw some cash and give each employee a red envelope to calm their nerves! All the workers and security personnel who participated in protecting the factory should receive an additional month's salary!" Li Xuan said.