“Xiang Ge! This isn’t good of you… We’re all adults, just pretend a little, if you pretend too much it’ll be annoying.”
Chen Dong ignored Wei Xiang’s mournful expression, still looking incredulous.
“No… ”
“Dong Ge, our boss never touches that stuff.”
A Xiong and A Wen saw that Chen Dong was serious and not joking, before Wei Xiang could speak, they also joined in.
Although their boss had changed a lot in recent years, from being daring and fearless to a scaredy-cat, it was precisely because their boss was now a scaredy-cat that he wouldn’t touch that stuff. If the cops caught him, it would be at least twenty years, how many twenty years does one have in life?
Besides, the outside world is constantly changing, let alone twenty years, even if he were locked up for ten years, he would be out of touch with the times when he got out. This is especially true for those who hang around with small-time gangsters, they aren’t some big boss, if they don’t come out for two years, they’ll be obsolete. Let alone the fact that their boss has a son, how could he possibly touch that stuff.
“Really not you? That’s not right! Old Ghost Lu’s subordinates, they usually go to a pirated factory in Saigon, that factory isn’t your property? A Bao, get the address and show it to Xiang Ge…”
Chen Dong pretended to be confused, and then asked A Bao to take out the address of the factory that the cigarette boy had found that morning.
He thought the same thing, this paparazzi Xiang is just a dog for the Hong Tai Prince, he’s been with the Prince for so many years, even though he’s a red stick, he’s still penniless, the only property he owns is his current residence and that factory, there’s no need to go to the trouble of checking.
It’s just that the address is a bit far away.
“What?! Didn’t Prince Ge say those were just pirated discs?”
Just hearing about the pirated factory in Saigon, Wei Xiang knew it was his, but hearing that it wasn’t a pirated factory but a warehouse, he was completely incredulous.
“.........”
The people in the bar looked at Wei Xiang’s reaction and felt a little pity, this guy is really naive, how could he believe that the Prince was only making pirated discs, would he really go to Saigon just to make pirated discs?
This is clearly a scapegoat used by the Prince.
The industry is his, if something goes wrong, the Prince can easily wash his hands of it.
A Xiong and A Wen looked at each other, seeing the helplessness in each other’s eyes, their boss was being used as a scapegoat, and they were still so naive. Where did the shrewd boss of the past go.
“Ah… I was planning on working with you, but it seems there’s nothing between us after all. If you want to get your Prince Ge back, get ready with two million, but I’m guessing you can’t do it either, so I’ll just talk to Mei Shu myself. When you go back, eat what you want, drink what you want, if there’s anything you want to do before it’s too late, do it while you still have time…”
Chen Dong sighed and patted Wei Xiang, who had turned completely gray, and comforted him, then waved his hand and let them leave.
He had already done what he could, if this Wei Xiang still didn’t have any guts, after extorting Mei Shu, he wouldn’t care whether Wei Xiang was a scapegoat or not, he would directly give the information to Death Scissors. As for how to make Mei Shu and the Prince caught red-handed, the cops are better than him, if it implicates Wei Xiang, it’s his own fault.
“Boss, you seem to admire this paparazzi Xiang, why are you helping him so much?”
After Wei Xiang and his two subordinates left, A Bao said while drinking beer.
Although he didn’t like to think too much, he had been with the boss for so many years, how could he not understand what the boss meant by doing all this?
Otherwise, he would have gotten the Prince’s warehouse, found a chance to make the Prince caught red-handed with the cops, and then let him be caught red-handed, who cares if the factory is this paparazzi’s or not.
“Although I don’t agree with those foreign cultures, but I think one thing a foreigner said is right, loyalty is the most sacred virtue in the human heart.”
“This paparazzi Xiang, back then he saved the Prince, even his wife died, he was treated this way by the Prince for so many years, yet he still serves him, Hong Tai isn’t a big gang, so you can see that this guy is still loyal and righteous, he may be a bit of a coward, but that’s because his wife died, find him another woman, there are many options with Jimmy… Get me two boxes of cigars in a couple of days, I want the Cuban kind… ”
Chen Dong looked like he had everything under control, he said in a forceful tone, and was about to put on a cool pose like those big shots in the movies, but then he raised his hand and found that he was holding a Marlboro… and silently put his hand down, then turned to Gao Jin.
He doesn’t know anything about cigars, and he’s not used to them. Cigars are supposed to be not inhaled, for him who smokes a lot, if he doesn’t inhale, it feels like something is missing. But getting two boxes and occasionally taking one out to pretend to be cool is fine.
“You’re planning to have him switch sides?”
A Bao’s eyes widened. Normally, he shouldn’t have any opinions about the boss recruiting new members, he’d be happy even, now that he manages five of the nine streets in Mong Kok, A Jin manages four, but just managing those five streets, he finds his brain is not enough, he goes to the racecourse less than two hours a day, the boss recruiting more people to share the pressure is fine, but if the boss is recruiting this paparazzi Xiang, he has to speak up.
Not for any other reason, but because paparazzi Xiang is too cowardly, he was so openly looked down upon by the boss, any normal person would stand up and fight, but paparazzi Xiang was still a scaredy-cat.
What’s the use of recruiting someone like this?
He can understand why the Prince treats paparazzi Xiang like a dog, he’s too cowardly!
“What do you mean switch sides? With a boss and a gang, that’s called switching sides. This boss and gang are gone, switching sides? What kind of bullshit is that!”
“But… whether to recruit him or not, it depends on whether he can be brave this time. I’m currently just admiring their loyalty. If he’s still a pushover, then forget it. People, if you’re a dead dog for too long, you might actually become a dead dog.”
“A Jin, call Hong Tai, old ghost Mei, get ready with two million, tonight at 8 pm to have the guts to redeem him, he’s been eating and drinking for free for a few days, it’s about time to settle the bill.”
Chen Dong shook his head and then said to Gao Jin.
A Bao didn’t really make things difficult for the Prince these days, the shark fin and bird’s nest he mentioned were not real, the cigarette boy and his people were watching over him, other than some physical suffering, the authentic braised pork rice was still served three meals a day, after all, he’s their money maker, he can’t let him starve.