novelhk Chapter 26 It's all about money; nobody's stupid!
Chapter 26 It's all about money; nobody's stupid!
Upon hearing that it concerned the inheritance of his family's martial arts, the reputation of his martial arts school, and national righteousness, Duan Tongtian had absolutely no reason to refuse and readily agreed.
"Alright, Master Duan, it's settled then. Tonight, I'll introduce you to Boss Huo. Let's take a trip out to sea first and see if it's suitable."
Zhang Guohao said happily.
"Great! I travel by boat all the time, I never get seasick."
Duan Tongtian said with a smile.
"Then I won't stay any longer. Consider this twenty yuan a deposit. Master Duan, please don't accept any more invitations from other people."
Zhang Guohao took out twenty yuan and put it on the table.
"Isn't this inappropriate? I'm not doing this for the money."
Duan Tongtian has high moral standards and is a very classical martial artist. He is even a little embarrassed to talk about money.
"Take this to the child. You're not home late at night, the child must be scared. Buy the child some treats to comfort him, and you also need to give your wife some explanation."
"Why don't you move, Master Duan? This walled city isn't safe enough. It would be better to live somewhere safe."
Zhang Guohao looked at the martial arts school again and said to Duan Tongtian, "Although the courtyard that Duan Tongtian bought is considered good in Chengzhai, it still can't compare with areas with better security."
"I rented it for six months at once, so it's not easy to move. Besides, my younger brother and several other brothers live nearby, so I don't have to worry about safety."
Duan Tongtian waved his hand and said that he was just a martial arts master and was not afraid of trouble.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Zhang Guohao stopped talking, clasped his hands in farewell, and the two agreed to meet at the pier that evening before parting ways.
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While Zhang Guohao and Duan Tongtian reached a cooperation agreement, Ge Dalong of the Number Gang and Shou Dong of He Anle also finished their business and left the restaurant.
"Big Boss, this Skinny Dong doesn't have a good reputation. Will he really put in the effort?"
Once outside the restaurant, one of the gang members asked Ge Dalong a question.
These gangsters don't take other triads seriously. In their eyes, all the local triads in Hong Kong are trash.
There's no way they can compare to the Number Gang. They're not just a simple gang of thugs; they used to have official positions.
If they're willing to take the plunge, they're even willing to kill; otherwise, the Number Gang wouldn't have expanded so rapidly.
Those groups that constantly preach about harmony are, in the eyes of the Number Gang, just arts and culture groups.
"What do you know? If you expect them to work hard, you'll never get anything done in your life. If you want to get things done, we have to do it ourselves."
"The main reason for finding them is to have someone draw attention away from us. They don't have the same obvious style of doing things as we do, so we can confuse that guy surnamed Huo."
"If we really swallow up the Huo family's fleet and let them sell their goods, people will only think of them as the murderers."
"Hmph, these people are greedy for money. They'll definitely flaunt it all, and we'll pin the blame on them. Perfect!"
Sitting in the car, Ge Dalong was smugly talking about his plans.
The two sides didn't have much of a relationship to begin with; it was all thanks to the funding from the island raiding program. Now that they're joining forces, it's purely based on mutual benefit. Whether they can actually make a move depends on whether Ge Da Longtou can pull off some convincing stunts.
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"Boss, the Number Gang doesn't play by the rules. Working with them is like dealing with a tiger for its skin; it's dangerous."
On Anle's side, even Shou Dong's underlings expressed their disbelief at the idea of joining forces with the Number Gang.
It's truly the people from the "number gang" who are acting far too recklessly.
When the Number Gang first set foot on Hong Kong Island, although they claimed to be from the Hung Society, in reality, their Hung Society secrets, sects, and halls were all bought with money, so no one regarded them as fellow members of the Hung Society.
She even fought with Anle and the Number Gang quite a bit in the past.
"There's definitely danger, so we need to be careful. Don't just blindly rush forward. Watch their team go in. If they can take it down, then we'll follow. If they can't, we'll retreat as soon as possible!"
"That guy surnamed Ge thinks I'm stupid, that I can't use my brain, that he can't see that he's using me. Hmph, I'm the one using him!"
"He took the lion's share of the funding from over there, and now he wants me to stick his neck out for him? There's no such thing as a free lunch!"
"Go back and tell the clerk that we're cooperating with the Number Gang and planning a big operation. Ask them for a few dozen taels of gold as operating funds. Let's get the funds first."
Shou Dong sat in the rickshaw and spoke to the henchman beside him.
Shou Dong is greedy and treacherous, but he won't do everything himself. Otherwise, with his small physique, he would have been defeated long ago!
Both sides had their own agendas, and the cooperation wasn't very close from the beginning. It was really hard to say whether they could beat Boss Huo.
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That evening, in another restaurant, Ge Dalongtou began his second lobbying session, this time lobbying Fatty Xin of Dongfuhe.
Fatty is in his forties, bald, and so fat he could fit three skinny guys inside.
That's why they didn't talk together. Otherwise, if Fatty Xin and Skinny Dong sat together, they would have been a perfect contrast group.
"Brother Xin, this restaurant is newly opened, and some of their signature dishes are quite good. Everyone says you're a seasoned foodie, so please give us your review."
Ge Da Longtou invited Fatty Xin into the private room and then jokingly invited him to sample the restaurant's dishes.
"Big Dragon Head, I didn't expect you to have such unique insights into food. This dish is indeed quite good."
Fatty picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks, savored it carefully, and found that the food was indeed quite delicious.
Ge Da Longtou wasn't in a hurry at all. He watched as Fatty Xin tasted all the dishes without showing any sign of urgency.
Don't be fooled by how arrogant Ge Dalong and the Number Gang are; they're quite fierce when they go out on the streets to seize territory.
But when you run into the local detective, you have to behave yourself, since he can openly carry a gun and do his job.
The number gang wasn't so daring; if they used guns, the foreigners wouldn't be happy.
The Boom Beach crew is now much like Empress Dowager Cixi; when they see foreigners, they're just terrified!
Coincidentally, Tung Fook and the big boss behind him are none other than Lau Fook, the most powerful Chief Detective Inspector in Hong Kong today.
There are currently two Chief Detective Inspectors on Hong Kong Island. One is Yao Mu, who has retired to a less prominent role due to health reasons and is more like a mascot than a detective.
Another one is Liu Fu, a rising star in the police force whose position has been rising rapidly.
In the first decade after the war, those well-known detectives like the Four Great Detectives were still making a fortune at the bottom of the ranks. The most successful Chinese in the police force was Lau Fook.
Liu Fu wanted to secure his position as Chief Detective, but relying solely on his status within the police force was simply not enough. Dong Fu He, a group of fellow Dongguan natives, became Liu Fu's natural collaborators.