Inside the car heading towards Deng Bo’s house.
“Wife, do you think what Ah Dong said is true? Does Deng Lao Gui really support Ah Le, that loser?”
Da D was restless, scratching his head from time to time, finally couldn’t help but ask his wife.
It wasn’t that he didn’t believe his “brother” Ah Dong, he just couldn’t figure it out. He was clearly the strongest, controlling half of the Lian Sheng, how could Deng Lao Gui, that old man, support Ah Le, that loser? It didn’t make sense!
In the past few elections, he wanted to run, and Deng Lao Gui always said he wasn’t strong enough or experienced enough. Now he had both strength and experience, how come he suddenly supported Ah Le?
“Most likely, husband. Think about it, when have we ever seen the election for the leader without Deng Bo having the final say? Moreover… in previous elections, the leader was never the strongest. I think Deng Bo is playing a balancing act!”
Da D’s wife calmly analyzed.
“Damn it, this Deng Lao Gui! Before, he said I wasn’t strong enough, experienced enough. Now that I’m the strongest and have the experience, he’s playing a balancing act?!”
After hearing his wife's analysis, Da D was even more frustrated, Deng Lao Gui was clearly not letting him become the leader!
“Don’t get angry, when we get to Deng Bo’s place later, talk to him properly. Control your temper. Ah Dong is right, we still have a chance.”
Da D’s wife patted his hand in comfort.
“Damn it, I hope Deng Lao Gui doesn’t play dumb!”
Da D took a deep breath, calmed down a little, and said through gritted teeth.
On the other side, on the way to Tai Po.
“Le Ge, you guessed right. Da D and his wife just left Ah Dong’s place, they seem to be in a hurry.”
Ah Le’s right-hand man, Ah Ze, put down his large brick-like phone and reported to Ah Le.
“Don’t worry about him, with Deng Bo’s trump card in hand, no matter what Da D does, it’s all in vain…”
Ah Le smiled slightly, confident in his victory.
…
Deng Bo’s house.
“Ding-a-ling…”
“Hello… ”
After sending Ah Le away, Deng Bo had already drunk several kilos of tea and was not sleepy at all. He was practicing his tea art when the phone rang.
“Deng Bo, haven’t you rested yet? It’s not good for your health for an old man to stay up late. It’s too draining on your energy.”
The voice of concern on the other end of the phone, from Chen Dong, warmed Deng Bo’s heart.
He had spent his entire life in the gangs, with no wife or children, dedicating himself to the organization. Now, in his old age, he had no one by his side.
“I’m old, I don’t sleep much. You must have a lot of things going on today?”
Deng Bo closed his eyes, meditating while he spoke.
“There are quite a few things happening, but Deng Bo, Ah Le came to see me just now, and he said that you support him becoming the leader. I saw that you were supporting him, so I agreed, of course, because I’m your man. But then Da D ge came to see me, asking me to support him. I suddenly thought, Da D ge is the strongest in our Lian Sheng, if you were to support anyone, it should be Da D ge, so I suspect Ah Le misled me, and in the heat of the moment, I told Da D ge what Ah Le said. So I wanted to ask you to confirm this.”
Inside the private room of the Prince Dao bar, seeing Yan Zi come in, he gestured for him to sit down, then continued talking to Deng Bo on the phone, sounding like a child who had done something wrong.
Sometimes, you can’t appear too smart in front of your bosses. For a newcomer, being too smart in front of your boss isn’t a good thing, especially in a place like the gangs, where people eat people.
After years of being a low-level gangster, he understood this.
He had just realized that if Da D went to see Deng Bo, wouldn’t he be selling Deng Bo out?
Selling Ah Le out was fine, after all, Ah Le, who only knew how to draw a big picture and play sneak attacks, couldn’t do anything to him. He could just wear a helmet when fishing in the future, as if his master-level man-repelling techniques were fake?
He could take down ten Ah Le’s with one hand.
But selling Deng Bo out was not good. He had always kept in mind what Tong Shu had said: before Deng Bo “died”, he should always stick close to Deng Bo. Now he didn’t want to be targeted by Deng Bo, a seasoned old schemer.
So he thought it was necessary to report to Deng Bo, to let the old man know that he, Ah Dong, was still his most loyal subordinate, and that he would be remembered when there were benefits.
Like this time, when he fought with Hong Tai, although he had contacted Deathly Scissor Legs, Deathly Scissor Legs could only help him with the police. On the street, it still needed old hands like Deng Bo, otherwise he would be fighting with Dong Xing, Hong Xing, Number Help gangs right now.
Mong Kok was like a battleground, every bite was fat. Without Deng Bo’s help, how could he have gone to Lao Gui Lu’s house to be a playboy in the middle of the night…
“You’ve done well. I indeed support Ah Le. You don’t have to worry about Da D. I’ll take care of him…”
On the other end of the phone, Deng Bo nodded slightly after hearing Chen Dong’s words.
He thought this young man was good, knowing to report everything, he was very pleasing to the old man.
As for the other party having such thoughts, he could understand. Although this young man was very smart and could think, he was only a few years out in the world, with limited experience, so it was normal for him not to understand his intentions.
“Since that’s the case, I’m relieved. Deng Bo, I won’t bother you any further…”
Chen Dong said and hung up the phone.
“Boss, I’m finding you more and more dog-like.”
After Chen Dong hung up the phone, Ah Bao said in a bitchy tone.
He had tricked Ah Le out of two shops, promising Ah Le, then turned around and sold Ah Le out to Da D, getting a million US dollars, and now he was selling Da D out again.
He found that his boss had changed a lot in the past few years, where did the righteous and heroic boss go…?
“What do you know? This is called being all-around, like that famous strategist in the Warring States period, Su…what was his name, who held the seals of six countries, that was truly awesome. You should read more books, when you go out, it’s not just about fighting and killing, you need to use your brain!”
Chen Dong rolled his eyes at him.
“Dong Ge, what did you call me here for?”
Yan Zi finally spoke.
“I almost forgot, I’ve been a bit busy recently. So, you help me find out about a subordinate of Hong Tai’s called Wei Ji Xiang. Does he have a warehouse selling pirated goods? If so, find that place, write down the address and tell me when you come back.”
Chen Dong patted the back of his head, finally remembering the real reason.
He had been trying to recall the plot of this movie, but his memory was too hazy, he didn’t even remember the specific details. However, he did have some impression that Hong Tai’s prince, on the surface, said he was in business with Wei Ji Xiang, but actually, he was secretly selling goods in a warehouse under Wei Ji Xiang’s name. He just didn’t know where this warehouse was. What he needed to do now was to find out the address of this warehouse, then fiercely extort them before Hong Tai came to redeem him, then leak the address to Deathly Scissor Legs.
That way he could kill two birds with one stone. He was just thinking about whether to take Wei Ji Xiang out. He had no grudges against Wei Ji Xiang, and the guy was just a single dad with a son, so he felt a little reluctant to do it… So he asked Ah Bao to find this guy in a couple of days and have a good talk with him.
This was his rare bit of compassion.