“......I’m not getting involved in that. They can choose whoever they want. It's not like...being the 龙头 has anything to do with you, why are you so concerned about this?”
Chen Dong looked at him curiously.
“....It’s all because of Sen Ge. A while back, he took 400,000 from Big D. Big D’s right-hand man, Long Mao, wanted to come find you, but you were being watched by the cops at the time. Knowing I had a good relationship with you, he asked Sen Ge to pass a message. He was going to give Dragon Root Uncle 200,000 and you 200,000, but Sen Ge took the money to gamble. You know the rest, he lost your 200,000 and another 100,000. He only had 100,000 left to give Dragon Root Uncle. He heard about what happened to you today and was worried you were going to go after him, so he asked me to check in on you…...”
Jimmy spread his hands helplessly. Sometimes, he didn’t want to care about this big brother, but his loyalty and sense of righteousness wouldn’t allow him to ignore him.
“....I really can’t stand this Sen Ge. He was like this when he followed me and Yong Ge. Now I’ve become the 话事人, he’s still the same. Look at you and me and Ah Bao, we all joined the triad together. The Grand Hall is holding a meeting in a few days, and Ah Bao is getting promoted, but you’re still a horse boy. I think you should switch over to me. It's better than being killed by your big brother one day.”
Chen Dong looked up helplessly. He still had a million or so left from the money he borrowed from Ba Bi, plus Old Ghost Lu’s assets, so he didn’t care about the 200,000, but Guan Zi Sen was being a real jerk by ripping off his own people.
“Cut it out. Once a big brother, always a big brother. Just give me a straight answer.”
Jimmy rolled his eyes and refused without thinking.
“This...I’m not going to get involved. You know my big brother Tong Shu is Deng Bo’s man. I just came into power not long ago, and I can’t go against Deng Bo’s wishes. I’ll naturally support whoever Deng Bo supports.”
Chen Dong waved his hand. He wanted to help Guan Zi Sen for the sake of Yong Ge’s friendship, but the circumstances didn’t allow it. Even though he had just taken control of the four streets of Hung Tai, he was still a Der in the entire Wo Sing Wo. Even Ah Le could control Jordan…
“OK, we’ll talk about it later. By the way, honestly, if you had to choose, who would you pick, Ah Le or Big D?”
Jimmy nodded in understanding, then couldn’t help but ask.
“Hmm...that's a question worth pondering. But if I had to choose, neither Ah Le nor Big D would do. Ah Le has the intelligence but lacks the courage. Even after becoming the 龙头, he’s only managed to break into Tsim Sha Tsui. His courage is too small.... As for Big D…... he wants to make Wo Sing Wo the only one in Hong Kong, so he has more courage than Ah Le, but in my opinion, it's still not enough.”
Chen Dong put on a thoughtful expression, then shook his head.
It was as if, in his view, neither of them was up to par.
“Oh? Who else besides the two of them has the courage you’re looking for?”
Jimmy was obviously taken aback by him, surprised.
In his opinion, whether it was Ah Le's slogan of "break into Tsim Sha Tsui" or Big D's "make Wo Sing Wo the only one in Hong Kong," while they both had bragging rights, they were still impressive. At least, they had the capital to brag.
Big D unified Tsuen Wan, making the entire Tsuen Wan completely under his control. Other triads couldn’t even get a foot in the door.
Ah Le firmly held a piece of Jordan in Yau Tsim Mong, a place with a lot of money. His strength may not be as strong as Big D, but it’s not simple either. After all, the triad territories in Mong Kok were calculated by street, right?
“Of course, it’s Chuan Bao! He’s going to take the triad to the moon!”
Chen Dong suddenly said with a smile.
“Damn!”
Jimmy knew he was being played, and gave him an international gesture of helplessness.
“But speaking of which, don’t blame me for not reminding you. If Big D gets elected, it's fine, but if he doesn’t, your big brother will be in trouble. Big D is someone who never forgets a grudge.”
Chen Dong reminded him.
“What else can we do? We can only pray to Guan Yu for revenge and let Big D get elected.”
Jimmy sighed helplessly. This was something he couldn’t handle as a small 四九. Big D's power was arguably the strongest in Wo Sing Wo. If Big D really wanted to mess with his big brother, he could only take things one step at a time. Even if he wanted to return the money now, Big D wouldn’t accept it…...
Because of his big brother’s situation, Jimmy had no desire to continue talking. After a greeting, he left, with many things still waiting for him outside.
........
At Deng Bo's house.
Deng Bo, who had spent the whole night greeting old friends because of Chen Dong and hadn’t slept a wink, sat in his armchair with sleepy eyes. He didn’t have the energy to show off his exquisite tea art, but while he didn’t have the energy, Ah Le, sitting opposite him, was enthusiastically performing his tea art for Deng Bo. It was clear that Ah Le had practiced, and Deng Bo was so sleepy that he almost fell asleep.
If it wasn’t for Ah Le saying he had something important to talk about, he would have chased him away. Didn’t he know that older people staying up late and not getting enough rest would reduce their life expectancy?
“Deng Bo, you didn’t get much rest last night?”
Seeing Deng Bo’s sleepy look, Ah Le stopped performing his tea art and poured Deng Bo a cup of tea.
“Last night was all about Ah Dong. I was greeting a group of old friends. We hadn’t seen each other in a long time, and we got carried away talking.”
Deng Bo picked up his teacup and sipped slowly, trying to stay awake.
“Oh? Deng Bo, the situation with Ah Dong is....”
Ah Le looked at Deng Bo in surprise. In his impression, except for matters related to choosing the 龙头, Deng Bo hadn’t interfered in the affairs of those lower-ranking branches for a long time. The fact that he had stayed up all night for this靓仔东, if it wasn’t because靓仔东 was too靓仔, Deng Bo wouldn’t have such a beautiful son, he’d even doubt the relationship between them.
“....To be honest, it’s our oversight. At the time, we were only thinking about letting Ah Dong take over Ah Tong’s position as soon as possible, without considering the reaction of the police after the death of the anti-triad task force leader. Ah Dong has been under police surveillance since he came to power, and his life has not been easy. Although he has kept a low profile, it has given others the impression that the Wo Sing Wo sign can’t protect him. It’s good to let Ah Dong move around a bit, to show others that we in the Wo Sing Wo don’t cause trouble, but we’re not afraid of trouble either.”
Deng Bo knew what Ah Le wanted to ask, and he explained directly without waiting for him to ask.
“Deng Bo is right. Today, even a Hung Tai can chop Ah Dong’s cousin. If there’s no retaliation, then anyone can do it tomorrow. However, Hung Tai won’t let this go easily. When I go back, I’ll have my subordinates pay attention to Hung Tai and see if Ah Dong needs help.”
Ah Le smiled and nodded.
Whether he believed this reason or not didn’t matter. He still needed this old ghost to support him. Whatever this old ghost said was what it was.
Besides,靓仔东’s qualifications were too low. Even if he took control of the entire Mong Kok, it wouldn’t be a threat to him. Right now, the most important thing was to be elected as the 龙头.