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Chapter 80 The Money Empire

Luo Decheng's eyes swept over the shards scattered on the ground, finally settling on his younger brother who was slumped on the ground.

"Dehao, what's going on?" The voice carried a natural air of authority.

As the family's chosen successor, he was used to being in control of everything, and the scene before him was clearly unacceptable to him.

Luo Dehao shuddered and shakily raised his head.

Looking at his elder brother's cold and stern face, he opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

"Have you lost your temper?" Luo Decheng's eyes grew even sharper. "What terrible trouble have you gotten yourself into?"

"Brother..." Rod Hao said, his voice trembling with tears, "Ming Pao found out that Hong Kong Antenna is a shell company... I might lose all my trust fund next year..."

Luo Decheng's calm face instantly turned frosty as he stared intently at his younger brother: "You misappropriated the family fund to speculate in stocks? Who gave you the audacity?! If Father finds out..."

Before he could finish speaking, Rod Howe's face had turned deathly pale with fright.

This isn't just about money. If the old man finds out, I'm afraid I'll be exiled to a run-down manor in the English countryside to "cultivate my character," and I'll never be able to return to Hong Kong again.

"Brother! Save me! That's right! This kid said he has a way!" He grabbed at the last straw, scrambled to his feet, and grabbed Qin Han's shoulder:

"He said he could help me turn things around! As long as I listen to him, I can make my money back!"

Luo Decheng then turned his head and looked at the outsiders.

First, Ni Kuang looked embarrassed, then Raymond Chow blushed, and finally, he stared at the stranger his younger brother was holding.

"Young Master Luo, long time no see." Ni Kuang chuckled, trying to ease the tension. "I didn't expect your brother... I thought we'd just dug up some juicy gossip..."

"Mr. Ni, Mr. Zou." Luo Decheng nodded slightly, as if to say hello.

Then, he looked at Qin Han: "And who is this?"

"Hello, my name is Qin Han, and I am a producer in Hollywood."

"Qin Han? The Chinese American who fought in the arena a couple of days ago?" Luo Decheng didn't pay much attention. In his eyes, even if it was Zou Wenhuai, he was just a slightly higher-level "theater troupe leader".

"Dehao, are you grasping at straws?" He looked at his younger brother with exasperation. "What can a mere brute know? You actually expect him to save your life?"

Tell me the specifics of the situation and see if I can help you solve it.

However, Rod Howe was so anxious that his eyes were practically glowing green, and he couldn't listen to anything anymore.

"Brother! You don't know! He's the one who discovered that 'Hong Kong Antenna' was just a shell company!"

"Mr. Qin! What's your plan? Tell me quickly!"

Qin Han did not take Luo Decheng's disdain seriously. In Hong Kong at that time, class barriers were strict, and it was useless to rely on words alone to gain the approval of such top elites.

"Young Master Luo, calm down. You've seen the news just now. It's a shot in the arm for those retail investors who've gone on a killing spree."

"With the spread of this interview, coupled with the cooperation of the market makers, the share price of 'Hong Kong Antenna' will definitely see a strong rebound as soon as the market opens tomorrow."

This analysis was perfectly basic and there was nothing wrong with it. Rodhao became anxious: "A rebound? You mean I should sell after the price goes up?"

"Do you know how much stock I have?" he roared desperately. "If I dump it all at once, the stock price that just started to rise will immediately collapse!"

A large ship is hard to turn around. Small investors can sell at will, but if large investors want to unload their shares, there needs to be someone to take over.

"Selling off is only part of the process, and it's important to control the pace and create a normal fluctuation of 'profit-taking' to reassure retail investors."

"Now comes the important part," Qin Han said, emphasizing each word: "You need to find someone and sell him all the remaining chips you have, even if it's at a discount, all at once."

In 1973, the Hong Kong stock market was still in a very primitive state.

There was no computer network for trading, and no central settlement system.

Buying and selling stocks actually requires taking paper certificates to the exchange or brokerage firm for physical settlement.

With such primitive trading methods, regulation was naturally extremely lacking; the Securities and Futures Commission had not yet been established, let alone the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

This leaves a huge room for manipulation in large-scale private transactions off-exchange.

"Selling it at a discount?" Rod Hao looked at Qin Han as if he were a fool. "Mr. Qin, this is a multi-million dollar order! Even with a discount, who has the ability to close it down in a single day?"

"In all of Hong Kong, there is only one person who has both the ability and the will," Qin Han said with a mysterious smile.

"That's our dear Chief Superintendent Godber."

Upon hearing this name, Rod Hao, looking utterly dejected, nearly dropped his jaw.

However, his brother's reaction was even more exaggerated.

The eldest son of the Luo family, who had maintained his gentlemanly demeanor, strode up to Qin Han, a chilling killing intent flashing in his eyes: "Who exactly are you? Explain yourself clearly. Otherwise, don't even think about leaving this manor today!"

Qin Han was confused by Luo Decheng's strong reaction.

The reason he pushed Godber forward was because of the classic anti-corruption film "Money Empire" from his previous life.

This film, based on declassified files from the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), exposes Peter Godber, the most corrupt chief superintendent in Hong Kong's history, in a completely shocking way.

During his tenure, he amassed a fortune through corruption, accepting bribes totaling over HK$500 million—at that time, an average policeman's monthly salary was only HK$500.

In a later investigation, Godber claimed that his wealth came from stock market investments, and the stock he held in large quantities was precisely this volatile stock – "Hong Kong Antenna"!

However, in reality, the notes he obtained from the exchange for cash were all bought from the black market!

Because of this relationship, after "Hong Kong Antenna" collapsed, those swindlers not only escaped any legal punishment, but also successfully fled Hong Kong under his protection.

It will be some time before this Englishman is investigated.

Qin Han wanted him to buy all of Luo Dehao's stocks in one go: from the superintendent's perspective, this should be a "win-win" situation.

He laundered the money and also improved his relationship with the Luo family—killing two birds with one stone.

But Young Master Luo's reaction was so intense...

Qin Han immediately understood the crux of the matter: Hong Kong's anti-corruption department had likely already set its sights on this big fish at this time!

As the heir to the Luo family who holds real power, Luo Decheng must have known about it long ago!

Good grief, he thinks he's an informant, an undercover agent, trying to get information from us. No wonder he's so fierce...

Faced with Young Master Luo's aggressive demeanor, he smiled calmly: "Young Master Luo, there's no need to be so nervous."

"As a producer, the most important thing to make a good movie is to understand human nature!"

"Even a three-year-old in Kowloon Walled City knows how big the Chief Superintendent's appetite is. If he were to capsize in the gutter, it would be utterly disastrous."

"And the stock of 'Hong Kong Antenna' has seen a large increase and is highly volatile. The millions of shares your brother holds are practically a 'laundering package' tailor-made for him."

Rodham was completely confused, but he roughly understood: "You mean... that foreign policeman will take over my scheme to launder money? But I don't know him..."

Originally, Qin Han wanted to do what was done in the original history: contact someone to get in touch with the black market, lose a little commission, and get rid of this hot potato.

But now...

He had already realized that Luo Decheng was extremely protective of his younger brother.

Not only did they not report this to Old Master Luo, they also tried to help him solve his problem.

Such a great resource, might as well use it!

"Young Master Luo, with your brother's connections, arranging a 'middleman' to convey this intention to Ge Bai shouldn't be too difficult, right?"