During this time, the fight for leadership of the Number Gang has entered a fever pitch.
If it weren't for Lin Yan's seventh anniversary of death, the three would have already started fighting.
And A Wu hasn't been idle either. After becoming the talker of Tsim Sha Tsui, he's been recruiting and buying people.
Ye Hao Chen is even busier. After taking over 90 million shares of Hutchison Whampoa, he immediately convened an antique meeting.
Combined with the millions of shares he absorbed from the market, he successfully became an executive director of Hutchison Whampoa.
Hutchison Whampoa has been losing money for years and its stock price has plummeted.
But even so, it remains one of the largest companies in Hong Kong.
Its most important industries are real estate, shipyards, freight, and docks.
The news sent shockwaves through Hong Kong, immediately making headlines in all the major newspapers.
Hong Kongers are no strangers to Hutchison Whampoa, it's a foreign company.
This is the first time a Hong Konger has bought a foreign company.
Every news outlet went overboard with their headlines about "the light of the Chinese people", and "the rise of Chinese capital".
Meanwhile, over the past few days, Universal Investment has been quietly buying shares of Wharf Holdings.
Lin Yan's seventh anniversary was grand, with all the major triad bosses coming to pay their respects.
Everyone knows that once the seventh anniversary is over, the fight for leadership will truly begin.
The Number Gang Headquarters!
The talkers of Mong Kok, Kowloon Tong, and Wan Chai are at odds. They are the three most likely to become the new leader.
If they weren't, they wouldn't be the talkers of the most lucrative areas.
As for A Niu, who was secretly killed by A Wu, he was a close confidant of Lin Yan.
Next is the voting. All three talkers are bragging about themselves.
Besides the nine talkers of the halls, all the uncles are present today.
There are 22 people in total, every vote is crucial.
The talker of Kowloon Tong, Huo Che, is brimming with confidence.
He's spent a lot of money to become the leader.
He has the support of two area talkers and six uncles in secret.
Plus his own vote, that's ten votes, almost half.
"Besides Huo Che, Hei Long, and Qi Xing, is there anyone else who wants to be leader?."
Long Shu looked at the three, then at the other talkers.
The other talkers exchanged glances, and all shook their heads.
Even if they wanted to, they had no chance of winning against the three.
Being a leader requires money, it's the same in any gang.
Unlike Huo Che and the others, they don't have as much wealth from their territories, and after paying their dues, they don't have much left every month.
"Long Shu, I'd like to join in on the fun."
Just when everyone thought there was no one else, A Wu suddenly smiled and raised his hand.
His words caused a mixed reaction in the room, while Huo Che started laughing.
"Haha, A Wu, don't be ridiculous."
"You've only just become the talker of Tsim Sha Tsui...."
Huo Che had a comical expression, thinking A Wu was joking.
"What?."
"Did you make a rule that someone who just became a talker can't be leader?."
A Wu extinguished his cigarette and looked coldly at Huo Che.
Upon seeing A Wu's expression, Huo Che's face darkened.
He knew that this guy wasn't joking, he really wanted to be leader.
He hadn't noticed before how ambitious A Wu really was.
That's why he hadn't agreed when Huo Che tried to recruit him the other day.
Qi Xing looked at A Wu thoughtfully, then subtly observed the uncles.
"Alright, let's begin voting."
"Raise your hand if you support Huo Che as leader."
Long Shu looked at A Wu deeply, then said in a deep voice.
With a word, Huo Che raised his hand first, followed by two uncles and a talker.
Five votes, only five votes.
Seeing this, the smile on Huo Che's face froze, and he looked at the other three uncles and the talker of Yau Ma Tei.
"Five votes, now it's Hei Long's turn."
"Raise your hand if you support Hei Long as leader."
Long Shu looked at the stunned Huo Che, then continued.
Two votes, this time even worse. Hei Long glanced at Qi Xing, then at A Wu.
Seeing Qi Xing only had two votes, Huo Che's eyes lit up.
"Now it's Qi Xing's turn...."
"Support..."
"Wait, Long Shu, I'm giving up the election..."
Long Shu nodded, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by Qi Xing.
Hearing Qi Xing give up, everyone in the room was stunned.
"Since Qi Xing is giving up, now it's A Wu's turn."
"Raise your hand if you support A Wu as leader."
A glint flashed in Long Shu's eyes as he thought to himself, Qi Xing is much smarter than Huo Che.
With a word, five uncles raised their hands before A Wu even did, followed by the talker of Yau Ma Tei.
Before anyone could recover from their shock, Qi Xing also raised his hand.
"I also choose A Wu..."
Hei Long took a deep breath and slowly raised his hand as well.
His vote was meaningless at this point, just a matter of etiquette.
Huo Che was doomed, he underestimated A Wu.
He quickly realized who was behind A Wu, as he saw even Long Shu raise his hand.
"You...."
Huo Che, recovering from his shock, pointed angrily at everyone.
The other uncles and talkers were also shocked.
"As you all wish, thank you to all the uncles and brothers."
A Wu clapped his hands and slowly stood up, this was the effect of millions of dollars.
"I disagree..."
Huo Che slammed his fist on the table and stood up angrily.
Long Shu was about to speak when he saw A Wu slowly walk to Huo Che.
In the next instant, before everyone's eyes, A Wu suddenly struck.
He grabbed Huo Che's head and slammed it hard against the table.
Blood splattered, Huo Che's eyes were filled with stars, he almost passed out.
A Wu continued to grab Huo Che's head and rammed it against the table.
He didn't stop until Huo Che fainted, the entire table was covered in blood.
"Does anyone else have any objections?."
A Wu clapped his hands, his eyes swept across the room, sharp as a knife.
For a moment, everyone was stunned. Qi Xing, Hei Long, and the other talkers' faces twitched.
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