Hong Kong Film: Starting Undercover from the Five Tigers!

"Let him name his price," Liu Wenhao said directly. "I want to know who hired him."

Scarface was somewhat surprised: "Where did you get so much money?"

"You don't need to worry about that," Liu Wenhao said. "Is it possible?"

“I’ll do my best,” Scarface nodded. “But you should be prepared, this kind of person doesn’t charge a low price.”

"How many?"

"At least 100,000."

Liu Wenhao gasped. One hundred thousand was indeed an astronomical figure for a high school student.

"let me consider it."

“There are other ways,” Scarface suddenly said. “If you don’t want to spend money, I can help you solve it in other ways.”

"In what way?"

A ruthless glint flashed in Scarface's eyes: "Just kill them. They're all outsiders anyway, no one will care if they die."

“No,” Liu Wenhao immediately refused. “We can’t take lives.”

“Then you’ll just have to spend the money,” Scarface said, shrugging. “Or, just forget about it.”

Liu Wenhao remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "Give me two days."

Back at school, Liu Wenhao called Li Hao and Zhao Mingxuan to his office.

“You all know the current situation,” he said bluntly. “I need 100,000 yuan.”

"One hundred thousand?" Li Hao almost jumped up. "Where are we going to find that much money?"

Zhao Mingxuan pushed up his glasses: "Is it to bribe that Mad Dragon?"

“That’s right.” Liu Wenhao nodded. “Only by knowing who’s behind it can we respond effectively.”

“But 100,000 yuan…” Zhao Mingxuan was also a little troubled. “This is not a small amount.”

“I know,” Liu Wenhao said, “so I need your help to think of a solution.”

The three fell into deep thought. For high school students, 100,000 yuan was indeed a huge sum.

Just then, Lin Xiaoyu knocked on the door and came in.

"What are you discussing? It looks very serious."

Liu Wenhao hesitated for a moment, but still told her the situation.

After listening, Lin Xiaoyu was silent for a while, then said, "I can find a way to get 100,000 yuan."

"You?" All three were surprised.

"I have some savings at home," Lin Xiaoyu said calmly. "I can also borrow some from relatives and friends."

“No way,” Liu Wenhao immediately refused. “This is my business, I can’t involve you.”

"What do you mean by 'involvement'?" Lin Xiaoyu asked, somewhat angrily. "Aren't we friends? Shouldn't friends help each other when one is in trouble?"

Looking at her earnest expression, Liu Wenhao felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

"Xiaoyu, thank you. But this is too risky, and I can't let you get involved."

“I’m already involved,” Lin Xiaoyu said. “From the moment I chose to stand by your side, I’ve been a part of this whole thing.”

Her words left Liu Wenhao speechless.

"Okay." He finally nodded. "But consider this money a loan, and I'll definitely pay you back later."

"Say what you will," Lin Xiaoyu smiled. "But the most important thing now is to solve the problem."

Just as everyone was preparing to raise money, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

The door opened, and an unexpected person walked in—Xu Hao.

"I heard you're in trouble?" Xu Hao asked directly.

Chapter 1190: Joining Forces!

Xu Hao's appearance instantly created a tense atmosphere in the office. Li Hao instinctively stood up, seemingly ready to deal with any potential conflict.

"What are you doing here?" Li Hao asked warily.

"Sit down." Liu Wenhao waved his hand to stop Li Hao, then looked at Xu Hao, "Speak, what is it?"

Xu Hao sat down in the chair, his expression less arrogant and more serious than usual. "After you were arrested yesterday, I thought a lot. Although we were rivals before, Ma Jianguo's actions were indeed excessive."

"so what?"

"So I think that sometimes the enemy of my enemy is my friend," Xu Hao said directly. "I heard that someone hired thugs from out of town to deal with your people, which goes beyond the scope of students."

Liu Wenhao narrowed his eyes: "What do you know?"

“Not much, but I have a lead.” Xu Hao pulled out a slip of paper. “Last night, someone contacted me, asking if I wanted to help deal with you. The offer was high, but I refused.”

"who?"

"The voice on the phone sounded like a middle-aged man, speaking with a non-local accent," Xu Hao recalled. "He knew about my grudge against you, and he also knew about what happened yesterday. Most importantly, he was very knowledgeable about the situation in Qingshan City."

Zhao Mingxuan pushed up his glasses: "It seems the person behind this is indeed not simple. Since they are from out of town, yet know so much about Qingshan City, it means they have an inside man here."

"An inside man?" Lin Xiaoyu asked, puzzled.

“It’s a local partner,” Liu Wenhao explained, then looked at Xu Hao, “Do you remember that phone number?”

"I remember." Xu Hao handed him the note. "But I tried calling back, and it showed that the number was not in service."

Liu Wenhao stared at the number on the slip of paper, lost in thought. Someone capable of mobilizing thugs from out of town, understanding the situation in Qingshan City, and having an inside accomplice—such a person was no ordinary individual.

"Xu Hao, why are you helping me?" Liu Wenhao asked directly.

Xu Hao was silent for a moment: "To be honest, I did want to get revenge on you at first. But what happened yesterday made me realize that we students are nothing in the face of real power. Ma Jianguo can arrest you on any pretext, and if he wanted to deal with me, it would be just as easy."

"So you think we should join forces?"

"At least when facing external threats, that's how it should be." Xu Hao nodded. "If we let those people succeed, no one will have a good life in the future."

Liu Wenhao considered for a moment, then extended his hand: "Let's temporarily cease hostilities and fight the enemy together."

Xu Hao grasped his hand: "Deal."

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the door again. This time, it was Zhang Meng who entered, his face looking very grim.

"Wenhao, something terrible has happened!" Zhang Meng gasped for breath. "Someone just handed out flyers at the school gate, saying you're colluding with thugs and bullying your classmates."

"A flyer?" Liu Wenhao frowned. "Let me take a look."

Zhang Meng handed over a beautifully printed flyer. It proclaimed in large characters, "Exposing Liu Wenhao's True Colors," and listed various "crimes": colluding with thugs, violently threatening classmates, disrupting campus order, and so on.

"This is all nonsense!" Li Hao said angrily after reading it.

“Nonsense is useless; the key is whether people believe it,” Zhao Mingxuan calmly analyzed. “Besides, the flyers are printed to a very high quality, clearly costing a lot of money.”

Chapter 1191 The Black Hand!

Liu Wenhao looked at the flyer carefully and noticed a detail: "Look here, the flyer mentions some things that only insiders know."

"What do you mean?"

“For example, it says here that I had a secret meeting with Scarface, and the time and place are very specific.” Liu Wenhao pointed to a line of text on the leaflet, “Not many people know about this.”

Lin Xiaoyu's expression changed: "Are you saying there's a traitor among us?"

“It’s not necessarily one of us,” Liu Wenhao shook his head, “but there’s definitely someone monitoring our actions.”

Looking at the flyer, Xu Hao suddenly said, "I think this has something to do with the person who contacted me yesterday."

"Why do you say that?"

“The timing is too coincidental. He contacted me last night, and the flyers appeared today,” Xu Hao analyzed. “Moreover, the accusations on the flyers are very professional, as if someone specifically collected and compiled the materials.”

Liu Wenhao stood up and paced around his office, his mind racing. The other side's actions were highly methodical: first, they hired thugs for physical threats, then they distributed leaflets to launch a media attack. This was clearly a premeditated and organized operation.

"How is the reaction at the school now?" Liu Wenhao asked Zhang Meng.

“Some students have started to gossip, after all, the flyer is very detailed and looks real.” Zhang Meng was a little worried. “Although the majority of people still believe you, some people are indeed starting to waver.”

“That’s their goal,” Zhao Mingxuan said. “First, they’ll damage your reputation, then they’ll isolate you. Once you lose the support of your classmates, you’ll be all alone.”

Just then, Director Chen Gang hurriedly walked in, also holding a leaflet in his hand.

"Liu Wenhao, what's going on?" Chen Gang's face was very serious. "There are a lot of parents gathered at the school gate now. They all came after seeing the flyers."

“Director Chen, these accusations are all false.” Liu Wenhao said calmly, “Someone is deliberately smearing me.”

“Of course I know most of it is fake, but the problem is that it has a huge impact now.” Chen Gang said helplessly, “Just now, Section Chief Li from the education department called again, saying that he wants to reinvestigate your qualifications as student council president.”

Everyone fell silent. If Liu Wenhao lost his position as student council president, his influence at the school would be greatly reduced.

"Is there any way?" Lin Xiaoyu asked.

“Of course there is.” Liu Wenhao suddenly laughed. “Since they want to play the information war, then we’ll play along.”

"What do you mean?"

Liu Wenhao turned to Xu Hao: "Can you contact people at a few other schools?"

"Okay, what's wrong?"

“I need them to help me clarify something,” Liu Wenhao said. “The flyers say I bullied my classmates and threatened others with violence. But yesterday in the square, everyone saw how I treated the losers.”

Xu Hao's eyes lit up: "You mean you want us, your former rivals, to testify for you?"

“That’s right. If even my former enemies speak up for me, those accusations will naturally fall apart.”

"Great idea!" Li Hao exclaimed excitedly. "Brother Xu Hao, if the top students from all the schools stand up together, it will definitely be more convincing than any explanation."

Xu Hao considered for a moment: "We can give it a try. However, it might take some time with Sun Lei; he's quite cautious."

"It's alright, we have time," Liu Wenhao said. "Besides, we need to take the initiative and find out who's behind this."

Chapter 1192: The Phone Call!

"How to find it?"

Liu Wenhao looked at the flyer in his hand: "Start with this flyer. The printing quality is so high, it can't be done by an ordinary small shop. Mingxuan, go and find out which high-end printing factories are in Qingshan City."

"Understood." Zhao Mingxuan nodded.

"Zhang Meng, go contact Wang Lei and ask him if he remembers any details."

"Ok."

"Li Hao, go to each class in the school and find out what the students really think."

After assigning the tasks, Liu Wenhao looked at Lin Xiaoyu and said, "Xiaoyu, come with me to a place."

"Where to go?"

"Go see someone who can help us."

Half an hour later, Liu Wenhao and Lin Xiaoyu arrived at a law firm in the city center.

"Attorney Zhang, I'm sorry to trouble you again," Liu Wenhao said to Attorney Zhang Wei, who had helped him the day before.

"It's alright, tell me, what trouble have you run into this time?" Zhang Wei looked very professional.

Liu Wenhao explained the matter of the flyers in detail, and Zhang Wei frowned after listening.

“This already involves defamation,” Zhang Wei analyzed. “Moreover, judging from the methods used, the other party is very professional and it shouldn’t be a spur-of-the-moment decision.”

"Then what should we do?"

“We have two options,” Zhang Wei said. “One is to call the police and let them investigate. The other is to collect the evidence ourselves and then sue the other party for defamation.”

"If we call the police, will Ma Jianguo accept the case?" Lin Xiaoyu asked the crucial question.

Zhang Wei shook his head: "I'm afraid not. Yesterday's events have already demonstrated his attitude."

“Then we’ll do it ourselves,” Liu Wenhao decided. “Attorney Zhang, if we can find evidence to prove that someone is maliciously defaming us, can we win the lawsuit?”