Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 829: Not in good condition today

Qiande Manor, Rongyuan.

The houses that stretch for several streets here are all owned by the Li family.

Since moving from Kunshan to Tianjin during the reign of Emperor Kangxi, over several generations the Li family has grown into a large family with thousands of members in the main family and side branches.

Mr. Li is over 80 years old and he has ten sons.

It is said that when the family property was divided, each son received assets worth millions of dollars.

Of course, this is just heard. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Li family is very rich, but they are still just a lean camel that is bigger than a horse. They are not comparable to their heyday.

When Cao Sanshazi was in power, his niece married into the Li family, and the Li family almost monopolized the salt business in the entire Zhili.

At that time, the Li family had shares in such well-known enterprises as Kailuan Coal Mine and Qixing Cement. They also opened financial companies such as Ruishenghou Silver Bank, Fusheng Silver Bank, and Wantong Bank, and then expanded into the pawn and jewelry industries.

The famous Wanchang Jewelry Store in Tianjin belongs to them.

As for the Xinguang Woolen Shop and Hengchang Rice Shop, these businesses that seem impressive to outsiders are just a tiny part of their business.

When people describe a family as wealthy, they always say that they take advantage of the same street. But when it comes to the Li family, it is no longer a matter of taking advantage of the same street.

When Cao Sanshazi was in power, all the houses and shops on both sides of the roads in Dajing Road, Tianwei Road, Diwei Road in Beiyang New City, the entire northeast corner of the new city, Davenport Road and Gangcheng Road in the British Concession belonged to the Li family!

What really dealt a heavy blow to the Li family was the resignation of Cao Sanshazi. In order to prevent a counterattack from competitors, the Li family had to give up a large part of their industry, which balanced the power of the eight major families.

Later, no matter which warlord controlled Tianjin, he had to take a cut from the Li family. After so many cuts, the Li family had long lost its former glory.

Zheng Xiaji brought a few of his men and came to Rongyuan in a car.

First, he looked up at the several large archways and couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, Mr. Li had a very good reputation. He was good at judging the situation throughout his life. The Li family reached its peak during his reign. He often gave out porridge and grain, visited the poor and inquired about their hardships. Everyone respectfully called him "Mr. Li."

As soon as Zheng Xiaji got out of the car, the doorman came out to greet him.

The subordinate next to him naturally stepped forward to negotiate, "Please tell the old family that Captain Zheng of the police corps is here to visit Mr. Li."

The people who came and went at the Li family were all important people, so the gatekeeper was not afraid of them. He bowed slightly and said, "It turns out to be Captain Zheng. Please sit down at the gatehouse for a while. I will go and report."

Nowadays, Mr. Li no longer takes charge of affairs. After his sons separated from the family, he and his eldest son lived in Rongyuan. Li Baoxuan is his eldest grandson.

Upon hearing that Captain Zheng had arrived, Mr. Li hurriedly asked him to come in.

The Li family has always been willing to deal with people who have guns in their hands. Although they used to deal with military leaders like Commander Cao and Chu Yupu, things are different now. Captain Zheng has thousands of men and guns under his command, so the Li family has to take him seriously.

Li Zhenye, the eldest uncle of the Li family, went to the gatehouse in person to invite the guests to the flower hall, and old man Li came out to accompany them again.

Zheng Xiaji quickly stood up and greeted him, "Uncle, I rarely come to greet you. Are you feeling well?"

Mr. Li lit up his hookah and said, "Captain General is very busy, I am very grateful that you can come to my house and sit down. I am an old man who eats well all day and doesn't care about worldly affairs, but I am still in good health."

Zheng Xiaji exchanged a few more pleasantries, and suddenly said, "I dare not hide the truth from you, my dear uncle. I came to bother you today because I have something to tell you..."

Then he told Li Zhenye about General Dong’s report to the police, looking at him as he spoke.

Li Zhenye first looked puzzled, and then a little frightened.

Zheng Xiaji was relieved. It seemed that even if something happened to Dong Yuer, the Li family would most likely be unaware of it. This was probably the fault of that bastard Li Baoxuan himself.

Sure enough, when Mr. Li heard this, he said calmly, "Zhenye, where is Baoxuan?"

Even though Li Zhenye is nearly sixty years old, he is still trembling with fear in front of the old man.

He quickly stood up and replied, "Dad, since Baoxuan got married, he has found a place to live near the motor factory. You know, since he came back from studying abroad, he has been unruly and always accuses me of being stubborn. He is really rebellious. If I didn't have this one son, I would really want to break his legs!"

Mr. Li looked at Zheng Xiaji and said, "Captain, I am sorry to have made a fool of myself. I will have someone bring that traitor back right away!"

Zheng Xiaji stood up and said, "Old man, even if you give me ten times the courage, I dare not open a court in your mansion. Let me ask someone to arrest him, which is not a good thing. Please ask Master Li to report to the police headquarters today."

When Mr. Li heard this, his heart sank.

He knew too well what kind of person his son and grandson were.

Mr. Li was able to build up such a large family business by being fair and loyal, but his children and grandchildren, who have been living a life of luxury since childhood, have developed a habit of looking down on others.

When General Dong was in power, his eldest son and grandson were very happy about this marriage.

But now, such a big mess has arisen. Not to mention that his grandson is a bastard, his eldest son is almost sixty years old. Couldn't he see any clues at all?

Now from what Captain Zheng said, it seems that we need to handle this matter impartially!

Mr. Li pondered and wanted to say something else, but Zheng Xiaji had already seen through his thoughts and added, "General Dong has a close relationship with Master Lin. Master Lin is also aware of this matter."

Old Master Li slammed the table and shouted at his son, "Go now! Such a rebellious son should be beaten to death! If anything happens to my granddaughter-in-law, I will expel both of you from the Li family!"

Li Zhenye didn't care about etiquette and ran out, shouting at the housekeeper to prepare the car.

He was scared when Zheng Xiaji brought Lin Ze up just now!

He knew that his son and daughter-in-law were not on good terms. Now he could only hope that nothing happened to his daughter-in-law and she just ran away from home. Otherwise, this would be a big deal!

Zhongtian Electric Motor Factory, this is also the Li family's industry.

There is a two-story Western-style building behind the factory. Li Baoxuan is hugging a woman with an intoxicated look on his face.

There was a strange smell in the room. He had gotten addicted to heroin while studying abroad and had never given it up since.

At this time, the woman in his arms turned around and drank water from the cup on the bedside.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that this was a foreign woman.

The foreign woman pouted after drinking the water and said, "Li, you are getting worse and worse."

Li Baoxuan was still confused and muttered, "Reina, I slept late yesterday and I'm not in good shape today."

Reina was a little disdainful, but forget it, considering that he looks pretty good and is generous, she'll just have to put up with it for now.