chsdbacks Chapter 616 The Powerful Families Express Their Stance
Chapter 616 The Powerful Families Express Their Stance
"Those wealthy families would never put all their eggs in one basket!"
Hong Taidi explained.
"So we should diversify our investments, make offerings in more temples, and invest in more monks!" I continued.
"That's right!"
Hong Taidi nodded and said, "Actually, there's another reason for diversifying investments!"
"What?" I asked.
"These wealthy families have done too many shady things. I'm afraid that if these masters have too much dirt on them, they'll turn the tables and control them!" Hong Taidi said.
"Brother Teddy, now that you mention it, I understand how some families operate!" I suddenly realized.
For example, why does Li Gua, who already has a top-notch feng shui master like Uncle Chen, still need to ask Wang Sanmu to help him with the problems of Yueming Tower? It also explains why he needs to maintain a team of feng shui masters.
Everything was done in advance.
"Master Li, if I were in your shoes, I wouldn't take action until I've dealt with the forces behind that temple!"
After the matter was discussed openly, Hong Taidi offered advice.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!" Li Donglin nodded.
After chatting for a while, Hong Taidi said goodbye and left.
"Brother Li, what are you planning to do?"
After Hong Taidi left, Fatty Lin asked.
"You're worried I'll resort to force and storm the temple, aren't you?" Li Donglin said, looking at Fatty Lin with a half-smile.
"Brother Li, you really know me inside and out! You can guess what I'm thinking in an instant!" Fatty Lin said with a grin.
"Don't worry, I'm not stupid. I won't make a move until I've dealt with those two great You families!" Li Donglin said.
"Brother Li, what are you planning to do?" Fatty Lin asked.
"How do I do it?"
Li Donglin muttered to himself, his gaze drifting towards the direction of the temple, and said, "Of course, it's about cutting off their supply lines!"
"Drawing firewood from under the cauldron? What does that mean?" I asked.
"Xiao Lin, you guys need to know how to make good use of the rules. In this world, some things are not as simple as fighting and killing!" Li Donglin patted Fatty Lin on the shoulder and said.
"Brother Li, I don't understand!"
"That's what Fatty Lin said."
"I don't understand either!" I replied.
"Ni'er, do you understand?" Li Donglin looked at Long Ni'er again.
"I don't understand!" Long Nier shook her head.
"Where's Hachi?"
Li Donglin had already turned his attention away, but when he saw Xiao Ba looking eager, he asked another question.
"Chirp!" Little Eight shook his head.
Without needing a translation, we all know that Xiao Ba is also saying he doesn't understand.
Fatty Lin's eyes darted around, and he deliberately said, "Brother Li, you should also ask Xiao Ba, what could that little thing possibly know?"
"Chirp!"
Before Li Donglin could answer, Xiao Ba angrily pointed at Fatty Lin and started yelling.
"Hey Fatty, why are you always teasing Little Eight?"
Long Nier hugged Xiao Ba, whose eyes were red with anger, with a touch of heartache, and glared at Fatty Lin angrily.
"Girl, if I don't tease Xiao Ba a couple of times a day, I feel like something's missing!" Fatty Lin chuckled.
"You're so irresponsible!"
Long Nier snorted, patted Xiao Ba's head, and said, "Xiao Ba, don't be angry, we won't be like Fatty!"
"Chirp!"
Xiao Ba glared at Fatty Lin, his little belly puffed up with anger.
"Little Ba, don't be like Fatty!" Fatty Lin continued with a grin.
"You little rascal, you're such a fan of Little Eight!"
Li Donglin pointed at Fatty Lin and said, "You guys, just watch my performance and see what social skills are all about!"
"Okay, Brother Li, we're waiting for your performance!" I said.
Two days later, in the afternoon, a few of us were sitting in the shop drinking tea and chatting.
Two black sedans suddenly stopped outside the door. The doors opened, and several middle-aged men in formal attire with an air of nobility got out.
"Hey, we've got a job, and a big one at that!" Fatty Lin said, rubbing his hands together.
Soon, the group of people pushed open the door and entered.
They deliberately walked quietly as they entered.
"Excuse me, which one of you is Mr. Li Donglin?"
Just as Fatty Lin was about to step forward to greet them, the one at the front spoke up.
"I am!"
Li Donglin slowly stood up.
"Hello!"
The man at the head of the group nodded slightly to Li Donglin and said, "Mr. Lin, we have come here on behalf of our family to discuss the matter of the private temple in the western district."
"Let's go upstairs and talk!"
Li Donglin nodded lightly and turned to walk upstairs.
The three of us looked at each other, wondering what was going on.
Without a doubt, these individuals must come from those two prominent You families.
The reason for this certainty is simple: the mixed-race features of the group are very obvious, and they directly mentioned their families and private temples. Apart from those two major families, there is no one else.
What surprised me was that the two leaders adopted a very humble attitude, without the arrogance of a powerful family, but rather placing themselves in the position of subordinates.
Seeing Li Donglin walk upstairs, the two leaders exchanged a glance, nodded slightly, and followed him.
Seeing this, the three of us didn't hesitate and quickly followed.
Upon arriving on the third floor, Li Donglin casually pointed to a sofa and said, "Sit!"
The two men sat down obediently, and one of them spoke up: "Mr. Li, we've come here to make it clear that the family has completely relinquished control of the private temple in the western hillside. We will no longer interfere, protect, or bail it out. Apart from that, please feel free to make any requests you may have, and we will fulfill them all!"
Upon hearing this, we were even more confused. What was going on?!
Another person spoke up at this moment, "Mr. Li, the family has said that from today onwards, that temple has no connection with the family whatsoever. All previous support, assistance, and connections are null and void."
"Alright, tell me about the situation at the temple first!" Li Donglin nodded and said.
"good!"
They both nodded at the same time.
Ten minutes later, we figured out the situation inside the temple.
There are four people in the temple, and the one in charge is Master Dondrup.
The other three are responsible for cleaning and cooking, with two doing the cleaning and one doing the cooking.
Master Dondrup came to Hong Kong in the late 1980s.
Every so often, Master Tenzin would go out once.
The last time I went out was exactly six months ago.
As for what troubles this Master Dondrup had helped these two families resolve or what he had done for them, they didn't say.
Actually, saying all this already shows a lot of sincerity.
The more this is the case, the more I want to know how Li Donglin managed to do all this.
"Please retrieve this Dondrup's name for me!"
After listening to the introduction, Li Donglin made this request.
"no problem!"
I thought they would refuse, but to my surprise, they both nodded in agreement almost simultaneously, without even thinking about it.
"Mr. Li, actually, doing this is quite risky. I have a suggestion for you. If you feel it's not suitable, we can try to bring out Master Dunzhu!"
"That's what the Kerry family representative said."
"Go ahead!" Li Donglin nodded.
"We can mobilize the police to detain Master Tenzin, and then hand him over to you!"
A representative of the Kerry family said.