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"I'm giving you two days to deal with this John Gao. I want to completely take over the Raptors Group!"
Hong Wentong certainly understood what Xu Lang meant by complete annexation.
It represents the complete elimination of Zhu Tao, the takeover of the Menglong Group, and the final annexation of all of Zhu Tao's assets!
"I understand, brother! I'll go arrange it right away!"
After saying that, Hong Wentong walked out of Xu Lang's office.
Xu Lang then picked up the phone and called James Wolverine.
"Ruolan, just go about your business these next few days. James will protect your safety!"
Li Ruolan glanced at James Wolverine, whose body was two meters tall like an iron tower and whose muscles were piled up like cast iron, and couldn't help but show a surprised expression.
With a bodyguard like that, no one should be able to damage her car!
……
In the evening, in the office building of the real estate company under the Menglong Group, a man walked out of the general manager's office and took the elevator to the parking lot.
His name is John Gao, who is also the general manager of the Menglong Group mentioned by Hong Wentong, and also Zhu Tao's advisor, Bai Zhishan.
Although Zhu Tao was in the flour business, a separate group of people were in charge of transportation and sales. Gao John was only responsible for helping Zhu Tao launder his dirty money through various registered companies or turning it into hidden assets, and also helped Zhu Tao enter the real estate industry.
John Ko knew he would be competing with Li Ruolan for the real estate in Sai Wan this time, so he wasn't very confident.
As a result, Zhu Tao, who was always ruthless in the underworld, first thought of a solution was to send someone to smash Li Ruolan's car and give her a warning so that she would back down.
Although he was Zhu Tao's advisor, John Gao actually disliked Zhu Tao's methods. After all, John Gao was a front man, specializing in business matters, and he didn't really approve of such violent behavior.
Similarly, he didn't think Li Ruolan would back down after being threatened.
But that's just how Zhu Tao is. He's been ruthless and tough all his life, selling flour in the underworld. Except for things like money laundering, where he listens to Gao John, he basically won't listen to any other suggestions from Gao John.
John Gao had also mentioned to Zhu Tao that Li Ruolan seemed to have some connection with Xu Lang of Dongxing.
But Zhu Tao was somewhat dismissive. After all, most of the Dongxing gang were street thugs, and in Zhu Tao's eyes, these thugs were far inferior to his gang of underlings who dared to fight against Southeast Asian government patrol boats!
Seeing that Zhu Tao wouldn't listen to any advice, Gao John stopped trying, which led to the incident where Li Ruolan's car was vandalized.
However, after Li Ruolan's car was smashed, she neither called the police nor questioned Zhu Tao, seemingly genuinely frightened. This, on the contrary, made Zhu Tao very proud, believing that he had made the right move and could force Li Ruolan to back down so that she would not compete with him for the bid in Sai Wan.
Gao John could only shake his head and smile wryly at Zhu Tao's understanding, and then simply gave up. Anyway, if the sky fell, Zhu Tao would be there to hold it up; he was just a general manager!
Soon, the elevator arrived at the underground parking lot. John Gao, carrying his suitcase, quickly walked to his car, opened the door, and sat in the driver's seat.
But before he could fasten his seatbelt, a cold gun barrel suddenly extended from behind and was instantly placed against his temple.
A deep male voice said from behind:
"Don't resist, or I'll kill you!"
With the cold muzzle of a gun pressed against his temple, John Gao turned slightly pale with fright. He quickly raised his hands:
"Big brother, I'm just a manager, are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?"
The person behind sneered:
"Of course I wouldn't mistake him, it's John Gao, the general manager of the Raptors Group!"
"Don't be afraid, our boss wants to talk to you. If we cooperate, you won't lose a single hair!"
Under the threat of gunfire, John Gao had no choice but to cooperate, obediently starting the car and driving out of the Raptors Group's parking lot.
The car soon arrived at a relatively secluded street, where the kidnappers ordered him to stop next to a van in front of them and get out of the car.
He had just stepped out of the car when the door of the van in front of him opened, and a man in a black suit with a cold expression stepped out.
It was none other than Hong Wentong!
"East Star Hong Wentong!"
John Gao was taken aback.
Hong Wentong gave a cold laugh and waved his hand at him:
"Get in the car, Mr. Gao."
John Gao glanced at the East Star henchmen behind him holding guns, and had no choice but to obediently get into Hong Wentong's van.
The van carrying John Ko quickly arrived at a desolate meadow in the suburbs of Yuen Long.
After stopping, Hong Wentong took a shovel from the trunk of the car and threw it in front of Gao John.
"Dig!"
John Gao was taken aback:
"What are you digging for?"
Hong Wentong coldly uttered two extremely chilling words:
"grave!"
John Gao's heart skipped a beat, and a layer of cold sweat immediately appeared on his back.
Whose grave?
Hong Wentong smiled faintly:
"If you cooperate, this grave belongs to Zhu Tao; if you refuse to cooperate, this grave belongs to you!"
Upon hearing this, John Gao's expression immediately turned pale.
But he didn't say anything immediately. Instead, he silently picked up a shovel and started digging in the ground, shovel by shovel.
Hong Wentong stood indifferently to the side, casually smoking a cigarette, watching Gao John slowly dig in the soil.
This is a form of psychological torture. As Zhu Tao's long-time follower, it is almost impossible for Gao John to betray Zhu Tao all at once.
That's why Hung Man-tung kidnapped him and took him to Yuen Long, a deserted place, to make him dig his own grave.
If he refuses to cooperate, he will be buried in this pit today.
But if he is willing to cooperate, it would be tantamount to digging Zhu Tao's grave with his own hands!
Ultimately, it's up to John Gao to decide what to do.
After digging a few shovelfuls, John Gao turned to look at Hong Wentong:
“I know it was wrong of Zhu Tao to smash Li Ruolan’s car, and I can persuade him to pay compensation!”
"There's no need to waste time on such nonsense!"
Hong Wentong pointed the gun at his head and continued:
"Don't stop, keep digging. If you dig too shallow, and one day you get dragged out and eaten by wild dogs, don't blame us!"
Upon hearing his words, John Gao shuddered, as if he could see himself buried here, one day dug up and eaten by wild dogs!
Chapter 204 Stealing the Sky and Switching the Sun: Taking Away All of Zhu Tao's Property
"Brother Lang, John Gao has agreed to cooperate!"
The next morning, Hong Wentong called Xu Lang early in the morning.
After a night of mental torture, John Gao finally gave in and agreed to cooperate with East Star.
There's no way around it, but if I give you a shovel in the middle of the night and ask you to dig your own grave, wouldn't that be terrifying?!
John Gao stood in front of Xu Lang, looking exhausted, but his expression showed some fear.
Xu Lang gestured for him to sit down, then had someone pour him a cup of coffee.
“Mr. John Gao, I have no grudge against you. As long as you cooperate well, I will not only not harm you, but I will also reserve a very good position for you in my East Star!”
"You should know the size of Dongxing. Being a professional manager for Dongxing would definitely be much better than being the general manager of the Raptors!"
Upon hearing this, John Gao felt a sense of relief.
"Thank you, Brother Lang, thank you for thinking so highly of me!"
Xu Lang smiled faintly and waved his hand:
"No need to be polite. As long as you're willing to work for me, you'll be my brother from now on, and I certainly won't treat you unfairly!"
"However, you'll have to return to the Raptors Group for now!"
In fact, John Gao had already guessed what Xu Lang needed him to do, and upon hearing Xu Lang's last sentence, he nodded and said:
"I understand, Brother Lang!"
"Zhu Tao's businesses and money are very secretive. Most of them are registered under small multinational companies on islands in the South Pacific. The heads of these companies are fictitious, their identities are bought, and the people themselves do not exist!"
"He did this to prevent the cops from uncovering all the illicit money he made from selling flour if something went wrong one day!"
John Gao paused, took a sip of coffee, and as his thoughts gradually became clearer, he said:
"It's not too difficult to get all his funds and assets, but it will take time!"
Xu Lang thought for a moment. Li Ruolan's real estate bidding was in three days, and he had to get Zhu Tao on his side within three days!
"I'll give you three days. Can you do it?"
John Gao paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth and nodded:
"I'll try my best, it should be about right!"
A satisfied smile appeared on Xu Lang's face as he stood up and said:
"Great! Once it's all settled in three days, you'll join Dongxing immediately!"
"At that time, I will appoint you as a senior manager of Tung Sing, and also as Tung Sing's 'white paper fan'!"
"Furthermore, I will give you a commission for all of Zhu Tao's assets!"
Upon hearing this, John Gao was overjoyed and immediately bowed to Xu Lang, saying:
"Yes (acej)! Brother Lang, I will complete the task you assigned as soon as possible!"
After leaving the East Star headquarters, John Gao returned home, changed his clothes, and then went to the Raptors Group again.
He is the general manager of the Raptors Group, so being an hour late is not a problem at all.