“Boss.”
“Mr. Chen.”
Chen Dong stepped out the door, and Gao Jin along with a burly foreigner were already waiting outside.
Although he also disliked these foreigners, he had to admit that in this day and age, they were indeed quite useful, albeit a bit pricey.
“Sorry to trouble you, Big Zhuang.”
Chen Dong greeted the burly foreigner.
“No trouble at all, just doing my job...”
“Let’s go... Huh? Isn’t that our boss Lu? What’s up? Has your wife not hired a lawyer to bail you out yet? Or is the money not enough?”
“Oh, right, with so many of my little brothers getting arrested, a few thousand each adds up to hundreds of thousands... it’s really expensive! Boss Lu, I’ll be leaving now... Gong Sir, I’m off.”
As Chen Dong was about to leave, he happened to see Old Ghost Lu looking grim as he walked out with the middle-aged man, a surprised expression on his face as he finished speaking, then waved goodbye to the middle-aged man.
“That bastard...”
Watching the backs of the group, Old Ghost Lu gritted his teeth in anger, feeling a pang in his liver. How had he not noticed before that this brat Dong was so despicable!
“Just sit here, wait for your lawyer to come bail you out. I told you, why put up with him?”
Gong Jiapei looked at Old Ghost Lu, who was nearly fuming, and shook his head helplessly. Today, he had truly experienced what it meant to deal with a different kind of lowlife; no need to lift a finger, just talking had already given him a half-win.
“Gong Sir, I swear on my conscience, I really didn’t provoke him. That Li Wenbin just greeted me yesterday, and besides, brat Dong is under your watch now, he’s a mess. Why would I go and provoke him for no reason...”
It was clear that Old Ghost Lu and Gong Jiapei were quite familiar, as he complained innocently.
“Alright, alright, just sit tight. I don’t have time to chat with you. Your little brothers are out on the street chopping people, and you still have a reason?”
Gong Jiapei wasn’t buying his act and didn’t bother to engage further.
“Gong Sir, Old Ghost Lu was previously blocked by brat Dong and Fire Leopard at the tea restaurant, claiming brat Dong pulled a gun, and there were those bystanders. Why is he still allowed to be bailed out?”
At this moment, the madam who had almost exploded from Chen Dong’s teasing asked with a grim expression.
“...Did they find any guns at the tea restaurant?”
Gong Jiapei didn’t answer but instead asked Ah Gui.
“Aside from the knives and sticks carried by Old Ghost Lu’s little brothers, nothing else was found.”
Ah Gui shook his head.
“Then that’s it. We’re talking about evidence here. If there’s no evidence, even if we don’t bail him out, we can only detain him for forty-eight hours at most. If you keep these bosses here, their little brothers outside will cause a ruckus, and you’ll have your hands full.”
“That’s also why these lowlifes are more troublesome than those tough guys...”
After nodding, Gong Jiapei explained to his female subordinate.
...........
“Boss, Ba Bi was taken out by Chen Haonan this afternoon. This is the document you signed last time at Ba Bi’s place.”
Back in the car, Gao Jin pulled out a document from his pocket and handed it over.
“Huh!”
“Huh!”
The simultaneous sighs of relief came from Chen Dong and Ah Bao.
“That bastard finally bit the dust...”
Looking at the document with his own signature, Chen Dong took out a lighter and set it ablaze, tossing it out the window once it was sufficiently burnt.
“Boss, you’re way more accurate than a fortune teller! How come I never noticed you had this talent before? Quickly, help me predict the next lottery results...”
Ah Bao rubbed his hands excitedly.
“You’re a big fool. If I had that ability, why would I be out here hustling? I’d just sit back and wait for the lottery to make me a millionaire! Please, use that underdeveloped little brain of yours; it’s obvious if you think about it for a second. Hongxing and Dongxing have always been at odds, and Ba Bi’s territory is in Causeway Bay. The strongest among Hongxing’s bosses is Boss B, and if Boss B’s little brothers want to make a move, do you think Boss B would do that? What could be more important than taking out a sworn enemy?”
“Just fighting and killing all your life will only leave you as a sidekick to someone like Mai Yu Biao. Look at that guy; he’s been with Mai Yu Biao for so many years and hasn’t gained a thing. He doesn’t even know what he’s mixed up in.”
Chen Dong rolled his eyes, casually finding an excuse to scold Ah Bao.
“...Got it, got it, I’ll go enroll in night school tomorrow...”
Hearing the boss was about to launch into another lecture, Ah Bao quickly waved his hands dismissively.
Three years ago, after the boss was seriously injured, he started enjoying lecturing him about life, which was incredibly annoying.
“.......”
Seeing Ah Bao’s dismissive attitude, Chen Dong couldn’t be bothered with him. This bastard only looks at pictures in adult magazines and never reads the text; how could he expect him to go to night school?
“Boss, the venue owners have been complaining a lot. This situation can’t go on.”
Gao Jin said.
“I know, tell them I’ll sort it out as soon as possible, and they can pay half the membership fee this month.”
Chen Dong nodded. He really needed to get his uncle, the Deadly Scissors, to resolve this quickly. If it dragged on for a month, those bosses would all run away. What would he eat then? Although he didn’t have to pay back the money borrowed from Ba Bi, he couldn’t just sit back and eat away at his savings.
As for reducing the membership fee, that wasn’t a problem. After all, the whole of Hong Kong and Kowloon knew he was being watched by the police, and the gang couldn’t expect him to pay the usual amount. The Chicken Blowing was just a puppet; the real decision-maker was Uncle Deng, and both he and Tong Shu were Deng’s men.
........
“I have something to attend to, so I’ll leave first. Remember to close the door when you leave.”
The next morning, after a night of exercise, a cold shower helped clear his mind. Dressed in a proper outfit, looking like a promising young tycoon in the finance world... cough cough, he approached the bed and patted the saleswoman who was still lounging around after delivering goods last night, her uniform still looking sharp, before leaving.
Men are just this carefree; when it’s time to leave, there’s no looking back.
The Mid-Levels are located between Victoria Peak and Central.
After an hour, Chen Dong drove here; the home of Deadly Scissors was right here. He had come very few times in the past three years, only being called over during holidays. Usually, he didn’t come, not just because of his identity, but also because being stared at by a strange woman with that motherly gaze made him feel uncomfortable. In short, he felt much more at ease with Deadly Scissors' uncle than with this aunt.
Perhaps it was because he had seen movies and knew that Deadly Scissors' uncle was quite humorous, so it didn’t feel like there was such a generational gap. He could say whatever came to mind. However, speaking with this thrifty aunt was different; he had to think through everything in his head first to ensure there was no disrespect before he could say it out loud.
So tiring.