The three words "bad news" caused Jin Qiqi's relaxed brow to furrow.
She hesitated for a few seconds before speaking, "Do you still remember Xiao Lan's eldest and second elder brothers?"
"Something happened to those two Gao brothers?"
Gao Fei looked over in confusion.
After getting to know the two brothers previously, he had specifically asked Guo Yue to look after them.
Logically speaking, with Guo Yue's influence in the capital, the Gao brothers shouldn't have been affected by societal forces.
Seeing his curious expression, Jin Qiqi took a deep breath and said, "I just received a message from an official friend. Gao Qiqiang and Gao Qisheng have 'gone online' with the police!"
"'Gone online' with the police?"
Gao Fei raised his eyebrows, full of surprise. "Aren't they running a cosmetics store? Could it be that the brothers have committed some other offense?"
"They are involved in organized crime!"
Hearing Jin Qiqi reveal the reason for the brothers being "online," Gao Fei was dumbfounded.
Since shifting his battlefield to Hong Kong, he had paid little attention to the capital.
He rarely inquired about matters of society.
Therefore, the news of the Gao brothers' involvement in organized crime came as a shock.
Jin Qiqi sighed helplessly and asked, "Boss, since Xiao Lan's eldest and second brothers have officially 'gone online' with the police, it means the police have a general grasp of the evidence. Xiao Lan is in Hong Kong; should we inform her now to give her a heads-up?"
Gao Fei pondered for a moment without answering, then changed the subject, asking, "How did the brothers get involved in that line of work?"
"That, you'll have to ask Guo Yue. He's involved!"
Without another word, he immediately called Guo Yue.
As soon as the call connected, before anyone could speak, he directly inquired about the entire incident.
Upon learning Guo Yue's primary reason for supporting the Gao brothers, Gao Fei was furious. He cursed into the phone, "Guo Yue, are you out of your mind? I told you, if you want to continue making money with me, don't get involved in that underworld. Now you're planning to go legitimate, and yet you're supporting the Gao brothers to take control of the capital's underground forces? What's the point of going legitimate then? Just continue being a social boss yourself. We have different paths!"
This was the first time Guo Yue had seen his boss so angry; at least, his boss had never cursed before.
"Boss, my reason for supporting them was so that after I go legitimate, your investment company's subsidiaries wouldn't be coerced by social forces. I truly had no other intentions." Old Guo on the other end of the phone complained aggrievedly. "Boss, I'll tell you the truth too. For the Gao brothers, I only taught them how to manage operations and how to do gray-area business. I didn't give them a single soldier. But these two brothers seem to be born for that path. After just my guidance, their influence expanded to other districts within a month."
"According to you, you merely gave them simple guidance and no other help?"
"Boss, I truly didn't give them any other help, just taught them how to do gray-area business!" Guo Yue sounded extremely wronged. He sighed and said, "Their 'going online' with the police this time is likely related to the demolition of the Guangmao Old Street. Boss, let me put it this way, the Gao brothers are truly not simple. After only a month in power, they've established connections that I don't even know about. From that time on, the brothers began to monopolize construction projects and venture into the real estate industry. If they continue to develop, they will definitely become a criminal syndicate surpassing Yu Min."
Gao Fei naturally knew that Gao Qiqiang and Gao Qisheng were not simple. The elder brother was steady, adaptable, ambitious, and possessed strategic vision. The younger brother was ruthless, cunning, and a highly intelligent talent who could help his elder brother circumvent many legal loopholes. The combination of the two brothers, not to mention invincible, but on the streets, they would surely have no rivals.
"Honestly, are you still in contact with them now?"
"Boss, my business is preparing to move to Hong Kong. Those brothers are now big players. I wouldn't dare contact them." Guo Yue's first half was the truth, the second half was a jest. Since being assigned to Hong Kong by Gao Fei, he had already begun preparing to shift his business operations. As for the Gao brothers, after their rise to power, he had indeed stopped contacting them.
Since there was no longer any connection between them, Gao Fei stopped discussing the brothers and instead inquired about the recent situation of Bailiansheng and A Chengrong. He was now an imperial envoy, and besides his own business, he was quite concerned about the triad societies.
"According to Ah Jin's plan, we are preparing to take over Qingkui District in one go and then move all our businesses into Qingkui District. Only when Qingkui District is completely under our control can your plan be formally implemented."
"Alright, you handle it yourselves, but remember, you absolutely cannot reveal your identities."
"Don't worry, Boss!"
Just as Gao Fei was about to hang up, Guo Yue suddenly called out, "Boss, the Yihe in Qingkui District was established by the son of the Yihe triad boss. This needs you to resolve it. Otherwise, if Yihe in Qingkui District is wiped out, I fear Bailiansheng will be targeted by the larger Yihe triad."
"I've already asked Old Huo to handle this. We'll have news soon. Just wait!"
"Okay!"
As soon as Gao Fei hung up the phone, Huo Dongcheng called. Upon connecting, Old Huo stated directly, "Mr. Gao, the Yihe in Qingkui District is not simple."
"Oh? What's the situation?"
"Xu Dongzhou's son, Xu Xiao, founded Yihe in Qingkui District. It looks like he's just playing around, but behind the scenes, he's the biggest seller of contraband."
"Do you have any evidence?"
"I've only gathered information. As for evidence, Xu Xiao is quite cunning, making it difficult to obtain any."
Hearing this, Gao Fei pondered with the phone in his hand, while Huo Dongcheng waited patiently. After a long while, Gao Fei finally asked, "What's the relationship between your brother and the police station?"
"It's alright, but with the current reshuffle, it might be difficult to get the police station to help, especially considering the significant issues Guo Yue and his group caused previously."
"Continue to help me gather information. If you obtain any evidence, hand it over to me immediately."
"Okay!"
After they hung up, Gao Fei hesitated for a moment and directly called Zhang Ziheng. After about half a minute, the call was connected.
"Hello, Little Gao!"
"Uncle Zhang, the Yihe triad in Central and Western District, and the Yihe triad in Qingkui District. Do you know the relationship between them?"
"Isn't it just some kid messing around and starting a triad?"
"So you do know."
"Triads are ultimately within China's borders. It's easy to investigate them."
"But, Uncle Zhang, do you know what kind of business this kid's triad is involved in behind the scenes?"
"What other business could it be? Gambling, bars, those kinds of things!"
Gao Fei displayed a sly smile and said, "Uncle Zhang, those are just on the surface. Xu Xiao is using Yihe in Qingkui District to conduct a contraband business."
A heavy bang of a table followed from the other end of the phone.
"Tell me, how do you want to handle this? I'll give you my full support!"