Chapter 1,744: Inspector Cheng

Li Zitao offered a low price. Needless to say, the situation in Egypt was only worse than that in Algiers.

Chomli and Lyman left with dark faces, saying they needed to go back to discuss and consider.

Li Zitao sent the two of them out with a smile. He was not in a hurry at this moment.

Whether it was him, Chomli or Lehmann, they all knew that the only one who could swallow up these industries at this time was Li Zitao.

Unless they are willing to risk all their assets being looted, they are more likely to be nationalized by the new regime with nothing in the future.

Otherwise, they now have no choice but to accept Li Zitao's conditions.

"Isn't it settled?" When Elena came in, she happened to bump into Chomli and Lyman who were leaving. Their faces looked like they had swallowed ink.

"No, the discussion went very smoothly." Li Zitao smiled and said, "How do you think about that matter?"

"Have you ever thought about the Hong Kong and River Shipping Association?" Elena said with a playful look.

Li Zitao patted his head and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

How could he not remember that he was the one who started this association, but at the critical moment, he left because of Li Xiaobin's matter.

What happened next was that Li Zitao laid all the foundations and then made wedding dresses for others.

The other party was very considerate and left 5% of the shares to him. Jonathan informed him of this later.

In order not to completely offend Li Zitao, most of the orders of the Hong Kong and River Shipping Association were given to the Lee C. Astor Shipyard under the name of L.C.A.

Having been busy with other things these past few years, he had somewhat forgotten that someone occupied the magpie's nest and his creativity was almost wasted.

"The association takes charge of the overall situation, Hutchison and Chengzhai are responsible for the docks and rivers and lakes, and the three shipping companies are responsible for business." Li Zitao asked.

This was the plan he had made at the beginning. The association was responsible for coordinating the official relationship with the government, while Hutchison and Chengzhai were responsible for settling the docks and the rivers and lakes.

The shipping company is responsible for the operation of the business, each is responsible for a piece of the business, and the profits are shared equally.

"That was in the past, now we are two families." Elena said.

"Which two families?" Li Zitao was a little surprised that there was internal strife so quickly?

"The Ronglian Federation was annexed and is now managed by the association."

The annexation of Ronglian is not great news.

But it was taken over by the association to manage, which is a lot of trouble.

Does the association want to get rid of its partners, Hutchison, Chengzhai, and the three shipping companies, and monopolize all the benefits?

This is quite possible, after all, money is attractive and no one wants to earn more.

However, Sir He is no longer here, and Hong Kong and Jiang now are no longer the same situation as before, but a place where Britain and China coexist.

Although Ying Mao's status is still higher, the Chinese are no longer groveling, and all aspects are no longer blindly compromising.

He Shirong alone was able to suppress all objections.

It's not that Li Zitao underestimated him, Sir He's death was the biggest loss to the He family. In terms of prestige and ability, no one after him could reach it again.

This is not a matter of personal ability, but that the times and circumstances no longer allow such an awesome figure to appear again.

"The He family united the power of the Chinese detectives." The key to Elena's expenditure problem.

"Ale?" Li Zitao raised his eyebrows, thinking of the young man standing outside the window asking him for help.

"He's not some little detective now;

Instead, he is one of the four famous Chinese detectives and holds great power. Elena said teasingly.

Compared to the Sassoon family's background, even if he sat in the position of chief detective, he would not dare to step away in front of Elena.

You must know that Elena is the closest tea friend of the Governor's wife. The two often shop and talk together. This is not a secret in Hong Kong.

"Find a time to invite him for tea, Wang Kui." Li Zitao called Wang Kui to him outside, and after exchanging a few words, he left.

"How are you sure he will come?" Elena asked curiously.

In her impression, the two had only met once many years ago, and the other party might not buy his fault now.

The Chinese detective had a very bad reputation in Hong Kong.

It is said that he can deal with everything from the street level to the police inspector. Even the Hong Kong Governor praised him highly.

Even the other three Chinese detectives were very afraid of him. starter

It's not like someone with such ability and ambition would be willing to take orders.

"Because he is a smart man. Don't forget that in addition to being a businessman, I am also an earl of the British Empire..."

Li Zitao still didn't say anything. It seemed that many people had forgotten that he also had a son named Mason.

Earl of Wellington, future Duke, Prince...

"If that's the case, I think he will come." Elena rolled her eyes, obviously thinking of what Li Zitao was thinking.

In any case, Hong Kong and Jiangsu are still under British rule.

Li Zitao has no real power, but his title is real, and Mason's status in the future requires him to look up to and fear him.

After refuting Li Zitao's face, will he, a little detective, be able to live well in the future?

At this time, Lu Mansion.

Detective Lu was walking back and forth in the study, frowning and thinking about something.

Just a few minutes ago, he received a call from the Peninsula Hotel. The person there didn't say his name, he just said that his boss invited him to the hotel to talk.

Detective Lu immediately asked who the other party was.

"Mr. Li, you took his car many years ago, halfway up the mountain." After the other party finished speaking, he told him the time and place and then hung up, leaving no room for maneuver.

Detective Lu is also having a headache about this matter. Should he go or not? A genius can remember 噺バ一中文m.x/8/1/z/w.c/o/m/ in one second

After thinking about it, he decided to go there.

The other party is a serious count and a famous capitalist.

Since you take the initiative to invite, you think highly of yourself. If you don't go, you won't be losing face.

Although he became a detective, he still had a strong charlatanism.

Loyalty and face are the two most important things.

Anything involving these two cannot be treated as a trivial matter.

"Sir." Seeing Detective Lu walk out of the study, the butler in a coat quickly greeted him.

"Get the car ready and go to the Peninsula Hotel." Taking the hat from the maid, Inspector Lu strode out.

As soon as he reached the door, he suddenly stopped again, thought for a moment, took off the holster on his waist, and handed it to the housekeeper: "Put it in my study. I'll come back to pick it up later."

"Yes, sir, please go slowly." The housekeeper watched him go out.

But my heart was filled with curiosity. I had never seen the master so serious in these years, and he even took off his gun.

Who could make him be so cautious? The Peninsula Hotel...

However, he just thought in his heart that it was better to stay out of the master's affairs, know what you should know, and don't ask a word about what you shouldn't know.

When working in Lu Mansion, if your hands and feet are unclean and your mouth is not strict, you will end up with nothing good in the end.

He still has three children to feed, and sticking to his job is the most important thing.