There was no conversation along the way, but Ye Yao Zu was thinking about how to cure Xiao Jie Ba's stutter.
From the original story, Xiao Jie Ba's stutter wasn't congenital, otherwise he wouldn't have recovered after a bout of amnesia. It must have been acquired later.
“A Strengthening Pill should do the trick,” Ye Yao Zu thought, looking at his usable Reputation. A month had passed, and his current usable Reputation had reached ten thousand.
His Reputation for upgrading had reached thirteen thousand. He was only seven thousand Reputation short of upgrading. Ye Yao Zu already had enough for his company and employees - Shan He Property, Jin Xiu Clothing, and Lang Ya Security.
Shan He Property was currently managed by Ye Yao Zu himself, Jin Xiu Clothing was managed by Jimmy, and Lang Ya Security was managed by Tian Yang Sheng.
Tian Yang Sheng's Lang Ya Security was the most expensive. It was ostensibly a security company, but in reality, it was a company training international mercenaries.
Apart from Reputation, Ye Yao Zu had already fulfilled all other upgrade conditions.
Just as Ye Yao Zu was contemplating, the car arrived at Causeway Bay.
Big Boss B’s funeral was being held at Causeway Bay. There was no other way. Big Boss B’s entire family had passed away, so only his gang members were left to handle his funeral arrangements. Baji, along with the other veteran members of the Hong Xing, was in charge of the arrangements.
Although young in age, Baji was actually a veteran member of the Hong Xing. While he was a fence-sitter, you couldn't deny that he was able to rise to his current position for a reason.
In the original story, Baji was able to land safely because of his intelligence.
Don’t be fooled by his somewhat comical appearance. How many people who mixed it up in the underworld ended up with a good death? Basically none.
Don't mention Xiang Huaqiang. He wasn't a gangster to begin with. He had a legitimate business. His older brother was the one involved in underworld dealings. Otherwise, would he have been able to land safely? That's ridiculous.
See, his older brother got along well, but what was the end result? He ended up going in. I don't know what the cost was to get him out. And even then, he only got 22 months.
If they didn't whitewash themselves, they would all end up dead.
Xiang Huaqiang was a legitimate businessman with some grey areas, but to say he was mixed up in the underworld was defamatory. It was his older brother, not him.
Of course, he probably benefited from his older brother's connections, but whether he was really involved in the underworld was a matter of opinion. Otherwise, he wouldn't have achieved such great success later.
Later on, all the big bosses in Hong Kong who could wash themselves clean did so. Those who couldn't, went into hiding. Those who didn't hide and couldn't wash themselves clean went inside. Simple as that.
The power of the triads was a joke against the machinery of the Empire. Don't underestimate the great men of that era.
Mixing it up in the underworld was a means for Ye Yao Zu to accumulate initial capital, the only path he could take.
Back to the present, Ye Yao Zu and Xiao Jie Ba got out of the car, paid their respects, and burned three incense sticks for Big Boss B.
As they were about to leave, Liang Kun arrived.
"A Zu, long time no see. You've got a new chick. She's a real beauty. Got time for a drink sometime?” Liang Kun laughed, looking at Ye Yao Zu.
Ye Yao Zu smiled and nodded. "Okay, Kun Ge."
Then Liang Kun swaggered in, looking at Big Boss B's portrait.
Unlike in the original story, Liang Kun still pretended to burn three incense sticks.
At that moment, there was a commotion outside.
"Chen Hao Nan is here!"
Ye Yao Zu and Xiao Jie Ba looked outside. Chen Hao Nan, with sadness and dejection in his eyes, arrived at the gate. He wanted to enter and burn incense for Big Boss B, but he was stopped.
According to the rules, Chen Hao Nan was expelled from the Hong Xing and wasn't allowed to burn incense for Big Boss B.
"Ji Ge, B Ge treated me like his own son. Now that he's gone, can't I even burn an incense stick?" Chen Hao Nan said sadly.
Baji sighed, looking at Chen Hao Nan.
"A Nan, you know, these are the rules. It's not that I'm stopping you. The rules of the Hong Xing are like this. If you want to burn incense, then go in." Baji stepped aside.
Two rows of Hong Xing brothers armed with sticks stood on either side.
If Chen Hao Nan wanted to burn incense, he had to withstand this beating, kneel his way to Big Boss B's memorial altar, and then he could burn incense.
"Nan Ge," Da Tian Er looked at this scene and was about to dissuade Chen Hao Nan.
Chen Hao Nan knelt directly on the ground and used his knees to move towards Big Boss B's memorial altar.
The Hong Xing brothers on either side struck him with their sticks along the way, but Chen Hao Nan remained silent and walked resolutely forward.
Soon, Chen Hao Nan completed the entire journey.
He respectfully burned three incense sticks for Big Boss B.
“What's the point of coming now? He's already dead. You don't know what terrible things he did, he even killed his entire family! What good is burning incense? He's dead! There’s not even any shit to eat,” Liang Kun's voice rang out.
Chen Hao Nan glared at Liang Kun with anger. "Liang Kun!"
"What? You want to hit me? This is the Hong Xing! I am the head of the Hong Xing. You dare to touch me?" Liang Kun said arrogantly. His words were true, to be honest.
Liang Kun was currently the head of the Hong Xing. He represented the face of the Hong Xing.
If Chen Hao Nan really dared to touch him, the result would be the same.
"Liang Kun, everyone's dead. Just say a few less words," Ji Ge stepped forward to mediate, addressing Liang Kun.
"Forget it, I'll give Ji Ge some face. Let's go,” Liang Kun said, swaggering out of the memorial hall.
Chen Hao Nan looked at Liang Kun with anger in his eyes.
Then, he inadvertently saw Ye Yao Zu and Xiao Jie Ba standing nearby.
The moment he saw Xiao Jie Ba, Chen Hao Nan's heart ached. When Xiao Jie Ba disappeared, he searched for him for a few days. Then, he stopped after there was no news. He didn’t expect to see Xiao Jie Ba today.
"Let's go," Ye Yao Zu glanced at Chen Hao Nan and said to Xiao Jie Ba.
Xiao Jie Ba nodded and was about to leave with Ye Yao Zu.
Just as they stepped out of the memorial hall, Chen Hao Nan chased after them. It wasn't because of Xiao Jie Ba, but because of Ye Yao Zu.
"Ye Yao Zu, wait," Chen Hao Nan said to Ye Yao Zu. Da Tian Er and Bao Pi followed behind him. As for Shan Ji, he had long since run away.
"What's the matter?" Ye Yao Zu looked at Chen Hao Nan.
"I have something I want to ask you," Chen Hao Nan said, with a humble posture.
Ye Yao Zu looked at the time.
"Go to the teahouse next door and find a quiet place," Ye Yao Zu said calmly.
Chen Hao Nan nodded.
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