Hong Kong Island, 1970s!
Ye Yao Zu lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and gazed out the window with a deep look, lost in thought.
“Heh, this is really interesting.” Ye Yao Zu chuckled softly, speaking to himself.
Ye Yao Zu had awakened memories of his past life. It could be called reincarnation or transmigration, but it didn't matter. What mattered was that he was now in Hong Kong in the 1970s.
Moreover, it was different from the Hong Kong he knew. The era of the Four Great Detectives should have been in full swing, but it had ended two years ago.
Most importantly, Ye Yao Zu discovered many forces he had seen in movies of his past life, like the Eastern Star, the United Alliance, and of course the most famous, the Hung Hing.
These forces were all in Hong Kong, which is why Ye Yao Zu found it interesting.
Right now, Ye Yao Zu was a small fry under Hung Hing's Kowloon leader, Tiny Eye. He was on the roster, essentially a mole. As for his supervisor, Emmm, he had died of a heart attack over a year ago. Besides Ye Yao Zu, no one knew he was an undercover agent. (Those who know, know. Why write it this way? If you don't write it like this, it won't pass. Don't worry about it.)
Currently, Ye Yao Zu was in Kowloon.
It was the most chaotic place in Hong Kong. If the rest of Hong Kong was known for its rampant gangsters, then Kowloon was a true den of vice.
Snakeheads, smuggling, drug trafficking, human trafficking, arms dealing, criminals, and so on. It’s no wonder the nickname "Oriental Gotham" stuck.
This was a true no man's land. The Hong Kong police couldn't do anything, the British garrison didn't care, and the mainland was helpless too, it was too early for them to get involved.
So, this place became a paradise for vice.
【Ding: Host's past life memories have awakened, the Tyrant System is binding.........】
【Ding: Binding complete, please establish your own force, current force level: 0, upgrade reputation: 0/1000】
【Ding: Do you want to open the Newbie Pack?】
The system's voice startled Ye Yao Zu back to his senses.
“This is? My cheat is here?” Ye Yao Zu thought, a smile spreading across his face.
“Open.” Ye Yao Zu silently murmured.
【Ding: Congratulations host, you have obtained: Gene Enhancement Fluid, ten chances for normal recruitment.】
Ye Yao Zu looked at the gene enhancement fluid in his hand. The light blue fluid shimmered with starlight.
Gene Enhancement Fluid: Can enhance the human body to the strongest state of human potential, with no side effects.
Ye Yao Zu tilted his head back and drank it down. A warm current flowed through his body, repeatedly strengthening his body.
Ye Yao Zu's hair gradually fell out, and new, black, thick hair grew back. His skin also sloughed off, and new skin emerged, white and smooth.
Half an hour later, Ye Yao Zu stood in the bathroom, staring at himself in the mirror. His handsome face was not effeminate but rather masculine. His muscles were arranged neatly on his body, exuding a strong, male charm.
Ye Yao Zu left the bathroom and sat on the sofa, opening the system.
“System, what's this recruitment?” Ye Yao Zu asked, his eyes tinged with curiosity.
【Host can recruit subordinates, 100% loyalty. Recruitment requires reputation. For specific details, please check the recruitment panel.】
Hearing the system's words, Ye Yao Zu curiously opened the recruitment panel. A bright blue panel appeared in front of him. In addition to ordinary recruitment, there was also targeted professional recruitment, such as business elite recruitment, stock market elite recruitment, scientist recruitment, and so on.
Normal recruitment costs 100 reputation each time, while targeted professional recruitment costs 1000 each time, and a ten-pull guarantee. It reeked of a gacha game.
“This is so gacha.” Ye Yao Zu couldn't help but think.
“System, recruit.” Ye Yao Zu muttered silently.
【Recruitment begins.】
【Ding: Elite Swordsman X1】
【Ding: Elite Swordsman X1】
【Ding: Elite Swordsman X1】
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【Ding: Congratulations host, you have recruited Assassin, Ah Ji (from the movie 'Kill Zone')!】
【Recruitment complete, all personnel backgrounds have been arranged and will not cause any problems, please rest assured, host. Ah Ji will arrive with nine elite swordsmen to join you in ten minutes.】
“What a big pity.” Ye Yao Zu looked at the recruitment. Besides Ah Ji, the others didn't even have names. However, as elite swordsmen, their strength was real.
Ten minutes later, the door to the apartment Ye Yao Zu was renting was knocked on.
Ye Yao Zu opened the door, and the yellow-haired Wu Jing stood before him, followed by nine elite swordsmen.
“Zu Ge.” Ah Ji and the nine swordsmen said in unison to Ye Yao Zu.
Ye Yao Zu nodded. “Come in.”
Ah Ji then led the nine swordsmen into Ye Yao Zu's apartment.
“Ah Ji, sit down. These nine are under your command now.” Ye Yao Zu said to Ah Ji.
“Yes, Zu Ge.” Ah Ji said seriously.
Ye Yao Zu looked at Ah Ji. System-recruited people were naturally loyal, but they were also living beings who needed to eat and sleep.
Moreover, these were his subordinates. Right now, he was a small fry under Tiny Eye. He was a little higher than the average four-nine, a minor leader at best.
As for his wealth, he didn't have much. He had been in Kowloon for three years, and he only had HK$100,000 in hand. Three years and HK$100,000 wasn't much at all.
Kowloon, though chaotic, was a place where there was a lot of money to be made. In addition, Tiny Eye's business was loan sharking. Ye Yao Zu helped collect debts, so he earned a little extra. But, this amount of money really wasn’t much.
“Ah Ji, take this money. Arrange the brothers and come see me when you’re done.” Ye Yao Zu said to Ah Ji.
“Yes, Zu Ge.” Ah Ji was a quiet man, not someone who talked much. He was just like that, and Ye Yao Zu couldn’t do anything about it.
“Go.” Ye Yao Zu said.
Ah Ji took his men and left Ye Yao Zu's apartment. After Ah Ji left, Ye Yao Zu lit a cigarette and took a deep drag, considering what to do next, whether or not to do something drastic.
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