"Wei Lan, things are more complicated than you think......"
Du Fei raised his eyes to look at Ye Tian and said: "Uncle Lei summoned all the people who were good friends with you in the door, he ...... He should have a connection with Song Xiaolong, I think it's likely that Song Xiaolong gave him some kind of promise!"
Back then, Ye Tian asked Du Fei to help him pay attention to Song Xiaolong's affairs, so after returning to the San Francisco main hall this time, Du Fei was also inquiring about Song Xiaolong's news, intentionally or unintentionally.
Just a week ago, Du Fei saw with his own eyes that Song Xiaolong, who was supposed to be in Africa, appeared in a teahouse in Chinatown, and that teahouse was Uncle Lei's property and the place where he had to drink morning tea every day.
"Xiaolong? Is it him?"
Song Weilan didn't seem surprised by Du Fei's answer, but there was a hint of sadness on her face, she shook her head and said: "Fourth brother, my father has been friends with Uncle Lei for many years, and he treats me like a niece, why would he help Xiaolong?"
Originally, Song Weilan could rest assured that she would hand over the huge business empire to the fund for custody, which was to rest assured of Uncle Lei's character, but Song Weilan didn't expect that things would happen to the person she trusted the most.
"Mom, wait first."
After interrupting his mother, Ye Tian looked at Du Fei and asked: "Who is this Uncle Lei? What is your status in Hongmen?"
Ye Tian knew that his mother had transferred Song Xiaolong to Africa, which means that Song Xiaolong had left the center of the consortium, and Uncle Lei must have played a crucial role in the middle of the current situation.
Du Fei sighed and said: "Master, Uncle Lei's name is Lei Zhenyue, and he is a person of the same generation as my father......"
It turned out that Uncle Lei went to the United States from China with Du Fei's father, and the power of the Hongmen in the United States was already very large at that time, but the organizational structure was relatively loose.
In this case, Uncle Lei and Du Fei's father led a group of brothers brought from China to fight the world in San Francisco.
Although Du Fei's father was not famous in Shanghai/Tang, after arriving in the United States, he showed great ability.
After the war, the U.S. economy recovered quickly, and after having money in his pocket, Du Fei's father began to infiltrate the local forces.
Hongmen is an organization that pays attention to identity and generation, and Du Fei's father's seniority is not very low, coupled with the support of several local elders, he soon rose to the top of the Hongmen in San Francisco.
After successfully taking power, Du's father began to carry out drastic restructuring of Hongmen, and the various incense halls that were in vain back then also began to operate.
Hongmen's external business in the early years did not refer to any business behavior, to put it bluntly, it was to grab territory.
Lei Zhenyue took the good hands in the door and set off a bloody storm in San Francisco, killing all the inherent forces in San Francisco, thus truly establishing the hegemony of Hongmen in San Francisco.
As the main force of this battle, Lei Zhenyue was the first line to take the lead in every battle, and was also recognized by all the brothers in the sect.
After Du Fei's father passed away, Uncle Lei was originally the most powerful candidate in the family, but he declined the position in the door due to his old age and retired to become the great elder of the Hongmen, and he is also the most prominent figure in the Hongmen.
As early as the forties and fifties, Lei Zhenyue and Du Fei's father had a good relationship with Song Haotian, so Lei Zhenyue was always responsible for the related business and contact with the overseas Song family.
After Song Weilan took charge of the overseas Song family, Lei Zhenyue was also in charge of the related matters on the Hongmen side, otherwise as Du Fei, who else would dare to instruct him to follow Song Yinglan besides Lei Zhenyue.
So after learning that there was a problem with the custody fund, Song Weilan immediately thought of Uncle Lei, the only one in Hongmen who could have such a big impact on his own industries.
Seeing her son pondering there, Song Weilan looked at Du Fei and said: "Fourth brother, I have always respected Uncle Lei, but he asked for something, I have never refused, he ...... Why did he do this time?"
In Song Weilan's impression, Uncle Lei is an extremely bold person, and he doesn't show much desire for money or anything, plus he is in his eighties, but he doesn't know why he participated in this matter, which is also what makes Song Weilan puzzled.
"This ...... If I'm not mistaken, there are two reasons for this......"
After hearing Song Weilan's words, Du Fei's expression was a little hesitant, he glanced at Ye Tian, and said: "Some time ago, there were rumors in the door that Wei Lan, you were going to hand over the Song family's property to outsiders, and then eliminate all the disciples of the Hongmen, which had a great influence in the Hongmen at that time, and it had a great ...... at that time."
Hongmen has a layer of protective umbrella for the overseas Song family, many important members of the Song family, there are Hongmen disciples, not only that, but in some important positions in Song Weilan's enterprise, there are also some Hongmen elites holding supervisory positions.
And when Song Weilan decided to entrust her huge wealth to the fund, many Hongmen children would definitely be affected.
This is exactly the case, before completing the trusteeship, Song Weilan had made some major adjustments within the consortium and transferred some people out, including Song Xiaolong, of course, there were also people from Hongmen.
At that time, Song Weilan just wanted to complete the restructuring quickly, and then leave this circle and return to China, because she had always been cautious, she did not notice this detail, or she was confident in her control over the consortium, but Song Weilan didn't know that there was already an undercurrent surging overseas Song and Hongmen at that time.
After hearing this reason, Song Weilan was silent for a while and said: "Xiaotian was unwilling to take over those industries, my mentality was a little too hasty at that time, but in fact, it should be more secure."
A large consortium with a market value of hundreds of billions of dollars often takes several years or even longer to make certain changes, Song Weilan originally planned to do so, but her longing for her son and family made her unable to handle this matter well.
"Mom, you don't have to blame yourself, it's not that simple."
Ye Tian waved his hand and said, "Du Fei, tell me about the second thing, I think...... This incident should be the main reason why that Uncle Lei changed his mind, right?"
Ye Tian believes that as long as he is a person, he will definitely have weaknesses, and Uncle Lei may not be the kind of person who is bent on Hongmen, otherwise with his identity, he can raise his dissatisfaction with Song Weilan, and there is no need to secretly do "this kind of thing that draws salaries from the bottom of the pot.
Du Fei nodded and said, "Master, what you said is right, according to the information I got, Song Xiaolong promised that after he took over the overseas Song family, he would provide Uncle Lei with a huge amount of money!"
Song Weilan was stunned when she heard this, and asked puzzledly: "Uncle Lei, what does he want money for? Why didn't he ask me for it?"
After knowing Uncle Lei for twenty or thirty years, Song Weilan knew that Uncle Lei was a very self-disciplined person, although he had a lot of opportunities to get a lot of money, but he never overstepped it.
Du Fei smiled bitterly and said: "The current helmsman of Hongmen has not been in good health, he was bedridden last year, if there is no accident, he will definitely not be able to survive this year......"
"Du Fei, how old is Lei Zhenyue? You won't still peek at this position, right?"
Before Du Fei finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ye Tian, if Lei Zhenyue was a person of the same generation as Song Haotian, he would be at least over eighty years old, how could he still have the energy to take care of the trivial matters in the door?
Du Fei shook his head and said: "Master, of course Uncle Lei himself will not be in this position, but his youngest son Lei Hu is only in his early forties this year, and he has great hopes of taking the throne, this person is old and always wants to do something for his children......"
When Du Fei's father died, Lei Zhenyue's son was only in his twenties, and he had no reputation in the Hongmen, which was ranked in terms of seniority.
But after more than 20 years of cultivation, Lei Zhenyue's son is in his prime at the moment, and he gradually has his own power in Hongmen.
Lei Hu also expressed his thoughts to his father, but he had a shortcoming, that is, he had no money in his hands.
Don't underestimate the role of money in Hongmen, just like the US election, every president who successfully ascends to the throne is supported by a huge consortium behind it.
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