News of Ye Yao Zu's ascension quickly spread throughout the entire underworld. Other gangs learned about the young, inexperienced leader of Hong Xing.
The next day, Ye Yao Zu, as the leader of Kowloon, immediately replaced the entire team of loan sharks working under Tiny Eyes.
A new emperor meant a new court. There wasn’t a single ripple of resistance in Kowloon. Ye Yao Zu had already gained control of all the Hong Xing brothers in Kowloon within two months.
As for Tiny Eyes, he hadn't left Hong Kong yet, but it was only a matter of time.
Few people came to congratulate Ye Yao Zu on his ascension. Only Big B made a special trip. Other leaders simply sent their subordinates to deliver gifts before leaving.
As for other gangs, no one even bothered to show up.
On one hand, Ye Yao Zu was too young, excessively young. On the other hand, everyone looked down upon Ye Yao Zu. Yes, they looked down on him.
After Ye Yao Zu’s rise, major forces investigated his background.
Even within Hong Xing, the conclusion was the same: Ye Yao Zu ascended thanks to Jiang Tian Sheng, not because of his own abilities.
So, it was only natural for them to look down on him.
Ye Yao Zu didn't care. Kowloon was now in his hands. Although Hong Xing didn't have a strong presence in Kowloon, thanks to Hong Xing's reputation, few dared to cause trouble for Ye Yao Zu.
For now, it was enough.
A week later, Ye Yao Zu looked at the newly refurbished loan shark company. He sat in the boss's chair, a faint smile playing on his lips as he turned to Ah Ji and Gang Sheng, who stood before him.
Ah Ji still wore white clothes and his yellow hair.
Gang Sheng, on the other hand, was dressed in an OL uniform, high heels, and black stockings. She stood in front of Ye Yao Zu, looking pretty and elegant.
“Ah Ji, when is Tiny Eyes leaving Hong Kong?” Ye Yao Zu asked with a smile.
“Tomorrow night's flight,” Ah Ji said in a low voice.
“Tomorrow night, after Tiny Eyes leaves, take him to the warehouse by the sea on his way to the airport. Use your own people, be careful,” Ye Yao Zu said slowly.
Ah Ji nodded. A retired Hong Xing leader, no one would care about his life or death. Besides, Tiny Eyes wasn’t coming back to Hong Kong after going overseas.
Who would care if he lived or died?
“Is everything arranged overseas?” Ye Yao Zu asked Ah Ji.
Ah Ji replied, “Two brothers went two days ago. They’re keeping an eye on Tiny Eyes’ wife and son.”
“A family should always be together. Make sure it's clean,” Ye Yao Zu said with a smile.
Ah Ji nodded.
Tiny Eyes’ wife and child weren’t good people either. They were like that in Hong Kong. Tiny Eyes’ son, using his father’s status as a Hong Xing leader, committed countless crimes: rape, murder, robbery.
If Tiny Eyes hadn't covered for him, he wouldn’t have survived for long. Tiny Eyes’ wife wasn’t much better either. She hadn't murdered anyone, but she did everything else. She even cheated on Tiny Eyes.
These facts only came to light after Ye Yao Zu arranged for people to go overseas. Tiny Eyes’ son even used drugs. Maybe Tiny Eyes didn’t know about it, but it didn’t matter anymore.
A family should always be together.
“Gang Sheng, how are the finances doing recently?” Ye Yao Zu turned to Gang Sheng.
Gang Sheng reported, “The total profit from all of Hong Xing’s businesses this past period is one million. After paying the fifty percent tribute, we have fifty thousand left.”
Hearing Gang Sheng’s words, Ye Yao Zu tapped his fingers on the table. It was a week’s worth of income from all of Hong Xing’s businesses in the area: one bar, two KTVs, two teahouses, and three remaining billiard halls.
The billiard halls didn’t make much. The main sources of income were protection fees from the bar and revenue from the KTVs and teahouses.
The teahouse wasn't an ordinary teahouse. It had gambling. Otherwise, the income would have been even higher. The KTVs had decent revenue, but not much more than that.
One million in revenue, fifty percent as tribute, and they still had to support three hundred younger brothers.
These days, the average person earned 1800 Hong Kong dollars. Yes, that was the income of ordinary workers. Of course, there were even lower earners. Roughly speaking, the standard for a formal Hong Xing brother was 2000 Hong Kong dollars. Grassroots members earned about 3-4 thousand.
Three hundred brothers meant sixty thousand in monthly salary. This wasn’t a joke. They calculated this based on the lowest amount. When Hong Xing boasted about having hundreds of thousands of brothers, that was complete nonsense.
A leader who could support several hundred people was truly exceptional. That was reality.
“I estimate the monthly income will be around four million. After paying five layers as tribute to Hong Xing, we’ll have two million left. Deducting six to seven hundred thousand for the brothers’ salaries leaves about one million,” Ye Yao Zu chuckled.
He was probably the poorest leader in Hong Xing, without a doubt. This was just the salary, not including other rewards.
Ye Yao Zu had cut off the loan shark business, and he was planning to shut down the gambling operations as well.
These gray industries were profitable, but Ye Yao Zu didn't intend to run them himself, nor did he want to continue with them. He needed to find other businesses.
One million was a lot, but other leaders earned several million, and even Liang Kun could casually pull out five million to buy people’s loyalty.
To expand his influence, he first needed money. Second, he couldn't use Hong Xing’s name to do business. If he did, he'd have to pay Hong Xing.
“What about smuggling?” Ye Yao Zu asked Gang Sheng.
Gang Sheng shook her head, “After Tiny Eyes left, he directly cut off the smuggling business. There’s no way in.”
Ye Yao Zu rubbed his temples. Sure enough, Tiny Eyes was still a bit unhappy with him. He had tricked him on this. Without the smuggling business, Ye Yao Zu's income would be cut in half.
Smuggling was the most profitable gray industry these days.
Unfortunately, he didn't have any connections.
Smuggling wasn’t easy. First, you needed a source of goods. Then, you needed shipping routes, and finally, you needed buyers. Of these, the most troublesome was the shipping route. Without connections, it was impossible.
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