Nine Dragons Street.
The Dong Xing and Hung Hing gangs clashed in the street without warning.
Dong Xing came prepared, while the Hung Hing members were caught off guard and were forced to retreat.
Emperor's eyes flashed with malice, he wanted to kill Slender Eyes. The loss of two million yuan worth of goods wouldn't go unpunished. If he didn't give Dong Xing an explanation, he would die. This was the reason behind Emperor's madness.
Slender Eyes' death would be the best outcome for Emperor. Dong Xing and Hung Hing were rivals anyway. Slender Eyes, as the leader of Hung Hing, would be a significant loss, but as the saying goes, "It's better for a friend to die than for me to die."
With Slender Eyes dead, he could pin the blame firmly on him. A dead man can't talk back.
Emperor had already planned this before coming here. By killing Slender Eyes, he could survive. For the Dong Xing members, killing the leader of Hung Hing was a great feat.
Even if the matter of the goods was exposed, he could still live.
If he didn't kill Slender Eyes, then he would be the one dying. As for the consequences of killing Slender Eyes, Emperor hadn't thought about that. He couldn't even survive this round, so what consequences?
"Damn you." Slender Eyes' top enforcer, the Red Pole, Mad Dog, was surrounded by a dozen Dong Xing thugs with knives. If he had a weapon, Mad Dog wouldn't be so helpless.
But fighting barehanded in a street brawl, even a Red Pole like Mad Dog couldn't withstand so many swordsmen. After all, he wasn't made of iron, he was flesh and blood.
Ye Yao Zu watched coldly as Mad Dog, cut into a bloody mess, lay dying on the ground.
How could he climb the ladder without the boss dead, but this wasn't the right time for Slender Eyes to die. Slender Eyes could die, but not now. The best option was for Mad Dog to die.
He needed to use Slender Eyes to climb the ranks.
Killing both Slender Eyes and his Red Pole enforcer would be a disaster. Then, Hung Hing headquarters would send someone to take over, making Ye Yao Zu's position even more difficult. Only with Mad Dog's death could he take over, completely control Nine Dragons, and then Slender Eyes could die.
Slender Eyes couldn't die now.
Ye Yao Zu snatched a machete from a Dong Xing thug and charged into the fray, finding Slender Eyes, who was already riddled with wounds.
"Boss, I'm here to save you." Ye Yao Zu yelled, grabbed Slender Eyes, and fought his way out of the Dong Xing encirclement.
Slender Eyes, seeing Ye Yao Zu fighting so hard to save him, felt both gratitude and fear. He was nearly killed there.
Ye Yao Zu shoved Slender Eyes into Chen Hao Nan's mobile office and sped away.
Emperor, his face dark and stormy, watched this scene unfold. He turned toward Slender Eyes' loan shark company, ready to make his move, when he heard a shout from his men outside.
"Cops are here!"
Everyone scattered. The cops had an inherent power over these lowlifes.
Even in Nine Dragons, before midnight, and not in Kowloon Walled City, the cops would naturally intervene.
Emperor gritted his teeth, then retreated with the others, leaving behind a field of fallen lowlifes.
Some had broken arms, some broken legs, and others with unknown fractures. Those who could run had run. The rest were heavily injured, some even dead.
That's what lowlifes were like. One foot on the prison gate, the other in the coffin.
You never knew who would come first, tomorrow or an accident.
Today they were basking in the limelight, tomorrow they could be lying dead on the street.
Ye Yao Zu drove with Scarface to the nearest hospital. Lowlifes couldn't go to the hospital, that was just a myth, unless they were on the cops' most wanted list.
Otherwise, they would mostly go to hospitals, not some shady clinic.
After making arrangements, Ye Yao Zu looked at the bandage on his right hand, deliberate, otherwise how to express his loyalty?
Then, carrying a box of fish balls, he entered the ward.
"Boss, have some food." Ye Yao Zu said to the bandaged Slender Eyes. His injuries were just superficial and didn't matter much. It was the shock that was the real problem.
After all, he was almost killed there.
"Ah Zu, I owe you my life tonight. If not for you, I'd be dead. What about Mad Dog?" Slender Eyes asked Ye Yao Zu.
"Boss, Brother Dog is gone." Ye Yao Zu replied.
Hearing Ye Yao Zu's words, Slender Eyes' eyes blazed with anger. Mad Dog was his Red Pole, his confidant. In tonight's fight, all of Slender Eyes' trusted men had died.
That was why his injuries were so light, his men had taken the blows for him.
"Damn Emperor!" Slender Eyes cursed.
As Slender Eyes was venting his anger, the ward door opened, and a man in a suit, short in stature, walked in.
Chen Yao, Hung Hing's strategist, a trusted man of Jiang Tian Sheng, most importantly, he had money and men.
"What happened to Slender Eyes? Why did you fight with the Dong Xing? Mr. Jiang asked me to inquire." Chen Yao asked Slender Eyes directly upon entering.
Although Slender Eyes was a senior member of Hung Hing, Chen Yao didn't hold him in high regard. He had money and people, and most importantly, he was a trusted man of Jiang Tian Sheng. His position in Hung Hing was beyond comparison to Slender Eyes.
Slender Eyes recounted the events of the night.
"Ah Yao, if it hadn't been for Ah Zu saving me, I'd be dead tonight. Damn Dong Xing, I won't let them get away with it." Slender Eyes said with anger.
Hearing Slender Eyes' words, Chen Yao pondered for a moment, then turned to Ye Yao Zu, who was standing nearby.
"Brother Yao." Ye Yao Zu called out to Chen Yao.
"Ah Zu, you saved the day tonight. Otherwise, Hung Hing would have lost face. I will tell Mr. Jiang and give you credit." Chen Yao said with a smile, patting Ye Yao Zu on the shoulder.
Indeed, if Slender Eyes had been killed, Hung Hing would have been the laughingstock. Slender Eyes, after all, was the leader of Hung Hing and their face.
Before leaving, Chen Yao told Slender Eyes, "Slender Eyes, don't act rashly before we investigate the matter. I will discuss it with Mr. Jiang and figure out what to do. You just focus on recovering."
After saying that, Chen Yao left. He had to go back and discuss the matter with Jiang Tian Sheng, and also investigate why Dong Xing went crazy.
After Chen Yao left, Slender Eyes' face turned dark.
"Damn Chen Yao, if not for Jiang Tian Sheng, what right does he have to swagger in front of me." Slender Eyes said with a hint of dissatisfaction.
Chen Yao's words before leaving were clearly a warning to Slender Eyes not to act rashly.
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