Chapter 799: Uh, it really is metaphysics!
"Sister Liu, you mean you saw that Officer Cheng just now?"
Xiao He was lost in thought.
"Yes, so I also hope the matter of Weifeng running out can be settled as quickly as possible, lest it arouses suspicion and affects that Police comrade's work."
Liu Rulan nodded.
"This is interesting. Why would he be here?"
Then, Xiao He suddenly remembered something else—
It seemed that when Bao Xingsheng left last time, he had sensed someone's peculiar gaze outside.
At that time, he had thought it was just someone curious about him being an actor, but thinking back now, it must have been that Officer Cheng Bei!
After all, no matter how you put it, their experience of rushing into a fire together to save people was very hard to forget...
Based on this deduction, Officer Cheng Bei should currently be undercover among the Bao Family's group of bodyguards!
In an instant, Xiao He suddenly realized: "So, Weifeng was looking for Officer Cheng at that time."
Weifeng was a narcotics dog from the Hong Kong Police Department, and Xu Youyou's case was ultimately a Hong Kong case. After all, the Film Crew that Tong Junhui joined back then was also an investment from the Chen Family of Hong Kong. The directors, producers, and others were all from Hong Kong, so the roots of those cases were all in Hong Kong. It stands to reason that if an investigation was to be conducted, the Hong Kong Police must have put in a lot of effort.
Deducing it this way, Cheng Bei might have followed the Film Crew from Hong Kong to the mainland as an undercover agent; he was originally a Hong Kong policeman.
And Weifeng might have actually known Cheng Bei before!
The Bao Family's bodyguards had been patrolling the scene. If Cheng Bei was also patrolling with the bodyguard team at that time and happened to encounter Weifeng... but could it really be such a coincidence?!
What metaphysics!
Don't tell me I've been filming 'Mang' too much lately and started believing in fate!
Xiao He facepalmed.
No wonder Weifeng stopped when he reached the parking lot. Cheng Bei must have temporarily gotten into one of the bodyguard vehicles to avoid Weifeng.
This way, combined with his timely appearance and the vigilance of the other bodyguards, the incident of Weifeng recognizing an old acquaintance was covered up without a trace.
So, is something going on with the Bao Family?
Why would Officer Cheng be in the Bao Family's bodyguard group?
Xiao He immediately linked this situation to the cruise party next month.
"There might be one more person who knows the general situation of this matter."
Seeing Xiao He lost in thought, Liu Rulan shared a piece of information she knew.
"What?"
Xiao He asked while still thinking.
"Tong Junhui. He just sent me a message saying he's also come to Hong Kong and asked if it's convenient for him to visit the set."
Liu Rulan waved her phone. "Oh right, that reminds me. He just said he's arrived; I need to go pick him up."
"Brother Tong is visiting the set?"
Xiao He surprisingly didn't feel very shocked.
"Yes. Ah, why did he just come straight in? I'll send him the room number of the lounge then."
Liu Rulan began contacting Tong Junhui on her phone.
At this time, Bao Xingsheng had also heard the news and walked out of the lounge.
For some reason, he proactively walked up to Xiao He and shook his hand. "I'm really grateful to Mr. Xiao for appearing in time; otherwise, we might have accidentally injured a young actor from the Film Crew."
"It's fine, President Bao. It was just a small misunderstanding. A little scuffle can be seen as a kind of fate between us."
Xiao He shook his hand reservedly, carefully choosing his words.
Sure enough, when he heard Xiao He mention "fate," Bao Xingsheng smiled exceptionally warmly.
"No, no. In the end, it was my bodyguards being here that affected your Film Crew's shooting—"
Bao Xingsheng signaled to the secretary beside him and then pulled a slightly familiar invitation from a bag.
"Our Bao Family will be hosting a cruise party at Victoria Harbour next month. We'll set sail from Victoria Harbour to the high seas for a special two-day, one-night carnival. If Mr. Xiao has some free time then, you are very welcome to attend!"
Xiao He looked at the invitation in front of him and fell silent for a moment.
He had seen this invitation from Liu Rulan not long ago, but back then, they had only received an electronic version. No matter how luxurious the gold-thread design on it was, it was just a high-end design for an electronic invitation.
But now—
The electronic version was already flashy and luxurious enough, but the physical version was even more extravagant. The gold-threaded rose patterns on it were likely real gold threads that could be scraped off and sold as gold. Many details were even more intricate than the electronic version, making it clear at a glance that this was definitely not a simple "mass-sent" invitation.
It was truly like the high-end invitation from 'Law of the Jungle' coming to life.
He had even gotten the same item as the protagonist.
Presumably, the invitation their company had received before was only of the most ordinary grade.
But this invitation, personally handed over by the head of the Bao Family and Hong Kong's Ship King, Bao Xingsheng, was definitely of the most extraordinary kind!
There were probably only a few people in all of Hong Kong who could produce this specific invitation at the event.
However, Xiao He was also somewhat puzzled.
Was Bao Xingsheng's attitude a bit too good?
Even though Xiao He's current business was booming and Heguang Technology was starting to get on the right track, Xiao He believed that with his level of wealth, Bao Xingsheng would certainly not give him a second look.
Then...
The person behind him nudged him inconspicuously, and Xiao He immediately pulled his thoughts back to the present.
Without thinking, he knew this was definitely Liu Rulan's reminder.
Sister Liu had always preferred that he didn't get involved in these matters.
But...
Xiao He looked at the invitation before him, a slight curve slowly forming at the corners of his mouth.
"Thank you very much for the invitation, President Bao. I've never attended such a grand party before. It would be my honor to participate and enjoy the sea breeze and scenery with everyone."
The young man smiled meaningfully, radiating high spirits as he proactively took the clearly special invitation from Bao Xingsheng's hand.
The woman behind him sighed imperceptibly.
She knew it would be like this!
"Then I look forward to our meeting on the cruise ship."
Bao Xingsheng nodded with a chuckle, seemingly very pleased with Xiao He's tact. After exchanging a few more pleasantries, he turned and left with his secretary.
—
After they had walked far away, a man wearing an ordinary short-sleeved shirt, a hat, and a mask slowly walked out from another corner.
Looking in the direction where Bao Xingsheng and the others had left, a flash of doubt crossed Tong Junhui's eyes. He adjusted his mask to hide the scar peeking out from the corner of his eye, then turned and entered the lounge.
Inside the lounge at this moment, the atmosphere was heavy around Liu Rulan.
"You said you weren't going before, but now you're being quite proactive."
Liu Rulan took a sip of the cold drink Xiao Chen brought, feeling that her anger wouldn't subside anytime soon.
She had thought the kid had finally started behaving lately, but it turned out he was brewing something even bigger.
Xiao He gave a placating smile. "I'm just curious!"
Seeing Tong Junhui enter, Liu Rulan's anger didn't dissipate much; she just gave a casual greeting.
Xiao He, however, felt as if he had found a lifeline and immediately changed the subject. "Teacher Tong, you really came to Hong Kong! Long time no see!"
Tong Junhui smiled somewhat helplessly and greeted them warmly. "Teacher Xiao, long time no see. It's great to see you and Sister Liu doing well."
But then, after glancing at the angry Liu Rulan and the "obedient" Xiao He, Tong Junhui couldn't help but voice his first thought upon arriving.
"Why would someone like Bao Xingsheng come to your Film Crew?"
Who was Bao Xingsheng? The Hong Kong Ship King, a prominent figure famous throughout Southeast Asia.
In the past, it would have been difficult to even find a way to get to know such a big shot, but now, having just arrived at the set, he had bumped into him so casually.
What was going on!
"Uh—"
Xiao He and Liu Rulan exchanged a glance, both feeling a bit awkward.
"Maybe because of metaphysics," Xiao He explained helplessly. "President Bao is very superstitious about such things. Actually, this is already his second visit—"
It was metaphysics that brought everyone together; it was metaphysics that gathered everyone here.