“Uncle Deng, the Hung Hing guys have moved in on the Macau side, and they've taken back the casinos.”
Inside the Wo Shing Wo meeting room, Chuan Bao looked at Uncle Deng and said.
Initially, this was mainly Uncle Deng's idea. He felt that Hung Hing had just changed their leader, and Jiang Tian Zheng, an 18-year-old who hadn't even grown a beard, wanted to bully them.
So, he contacted Sang Biao in Macau and promised him that if Hung Hing gave him trouble, the Wo Shing Wo would back him up.
As a result, Hung Hing sent people to directly eliminate Sang Biao, taking back the casino.
“What a pity.”
Uncle Deng sighed.
If it had been successful, it would have earned the triad at least one hundred million a year, and he would have gotten at least tens of millions of that.
“Uncle Deng, will Hung Hing make trouble for the Wo Shing Wo?” Long Gen looked at Uncle Deng with some worry.
After all, Hung Hing was so ruthless to Sang Biao, eliminating him without a word.
“They won't.”
Uncle Deng said with confidence, “Do you think the Wo Shing Wo are some small fry?”
In terms of reputation, the Wo Shing Wo are ahead of Hung Hing.
In terms of organization size, the Wo Shing Wo has 100,000 members, while Hung Hing claims to have only 80,000.
Of course, not all of these 100,000 or 80,000 are gangsters; some are just people who depend on them for a living.
For instance, people in the gambling dens are also included.
However, most of them are "blue lanterns," or unofficial members. They can be Hung Hing or Wo Shing Wo members.
Those who have actually been formally initiated into the triad are not as many.
“We're all out here to make money, right? Harmony is the key. If Hung Hing is unhappy, we can talk,” Uncle Deng said with a smile.
The worst that can happen is that they host a "harmonization banquet," and everything will be fine.
Hearing this, everyone relaxed a little. After all, Uncle Deng was a seasoned veteran; he couldn't possibly be wrong, could he?
While everyone was chatting and laughing, Lok Sau walked in with a serious expression.
“Ah Lok, what's wrong?”
Uncle Deng asked, looking at Lin Wai Lok.
At this point, Lin Wai Lok had not yet risen to prominence and was just a headman in the triad.
“Uncle Deng, Hung Hing attacked us five minutes ago.” Lin Wai Lok reported seriously.
“What?”
Uncle Deng's brow furrowed upon hearing this. He then asked, “What happened?”
“Five minutes ago, thirteen Hung Hing branches simultaneously attacked and cleared out most of our gambling dens. Also, in Yuen Long, Hung Hing's Yuen Long leader, Ah Bu, actively launched an attack on us, and we've already lost a whole street of territory…” Lin Wai Lok said in detail.
“How could this happen?”
Uncle Deng's face immediately changed color. He looked at Lin Wai Lok and ordered, “Call Mr. Jiang of Hung Hing immediately. I'll speak to him personally.”
Uncle Deng was old, and the fire in his heart had long been extinguished.
In his younger days, hearing news like this would have instantly sparked a counterattack by the triad.
But now, he just wanted to avoid conflict; not fighting was the best option.
“Yes, Uncle Deng.”
Lin Wai Lok took out his mobile phone and dialed a number.
He, of course, did not have Jiang Tian Zheng's number but called Chen Yao of Hung Hing directly.
…
“Mr. Jiang, Uncle Deng of the Wo Shing Wo wants to talk to you.” Chen Yao held the phone and looked at Jiang Tian Zheng.
Jiang Tian Zheng stretched out his hand, took the phone, and said directly, “This is Jiang Tian Zheng.”
“Mr. Jiang, is there some misunderstanding?” Uncle Deng's voice came through the phone.
“Misunderstanding?”
Jiang Tian Zheng gave a cold laugh and said sarcastically, “When you guys from the Wo Shing Wo were working with Sang Biao to mess with my Hung Hing, did you call that a misunderstanding?”
“Mr. Jiang, when it comes to business, everyone uses their own methods. You're making things difficult for everyone by doing this.”
“Difficult? Then don't do it.”
Jiang Tian Zheng scoffed, hung up the phone.
“Tell Ah Bu to beat them up for me.” After hanging up, Jiang Tian Zheng instructed Chen Yao.
“Also, tell Wei Ji Xiang and Chen Hao Nan, to put in more effort.”
If they didn't make any contributions, how could Jiang Tian Zheng promote them?
“Yes, Mr. Jiang.”
Chen Yao nodded in agreement.
…
“This is too much, it's too much…”
Listening to the beeping sound coming from his mobile phone, Uncle Deng's face was quite unsightly.
For years, no one had dared to hang up on him.
“Even Jiang Tian Sheng didn't dare to talk to me like that.”
This was true. Jiang Tian Sheng was a man who valued etiquette and seniority, completely different from Jiang Tian Zheng.
“Uncle Deng, what did Jiang Tian Zheng say?”
Chuan Bao and the others looked at Uncle Deng anxiously.
Just now, their phones had been bombarded by calls from their subordinates.
Hung Hing's attack was too fierce.
Almost 80% of the Wo Shing Wo's gambling dens had been cleared out.
The situation in Yuen Long was the worst. They had lost a whole street of territory, and Ah Bu was on a roll, making it impossible for them to resist.
“Fight back.”
Uncle Deng lived up to his name. He was once a fierce man, just aged now.
If it was possible to avoid a fight, that was the best option.
However, if fighting was necessary, he could quickly change his mind.
“Order everyone to retaliate. For every gambling den that Hung Hing clears out, we'll clear out two of theirs.”
With Uncle Deng's final decision, the Wo Shing Wo immediately launched a counterattack.
No one had expected that the Wo Shing Wo and Hung Hing would actually start a war, and the scope of it was quite extensive.
Hung Hing had thirteen leaders, which meant thirteen branches. The Wo Shing Wo had even more branches, but they weren't as concentrated as Hung Hing's.
The flames of war were also ignited in Hung Hing's territory.
The only exception was Tuen Mun.
Tuen Mun was completely controlled by Hung Hing, and it was not very lucrative, so the Wo Shing Wo decided not to go there.