Chapter 255: Only with Utility Value Can One Have Connections
"What?!"
Lok Chi-ming jumped up in shock.
"What?!"
Ho Ka-Kui was so startled he nearly lost his balance.
"Brother Feng, are you saying that Chuen Bo and Fai Wong were killed purely because George of the Political Department wanted to show off his strength in front of Lam Wai Lok?"
Lin Feng nodded slightly:
"That's right."
Lok Chi-ming was furious:
"Why?!"
Lin Feng sighed:
"Chuen Bo was unlucky."
"Last night, George could have attacked anyone. As long as they weren't from Wo Luen Shing, anyone else, including you and me, could have been shot."
"As ill luck would have it, Lam Wai Lok chose Chuen Bo."
Lok Chi-ming suddenly asked:
"Only Chuen Bo?"
Lin Feng nodded slightly:
"Only Chuen Bo."
"As for Fai Wong, who died with Chuen Bo, whose fault is it that they were standing so close together?"
Lok Chi-ming smiled bitterly, speechless:
"No wonder."
Ho Ka-Kui was dumbfounded; he understood now too.
It turned out that from beginning to end, the only person George wanted to kill was Chuen Bo.
Fai Wong was truly collateral damage.
They were targeting Chuen Bo; others were not their objective.
Neither Lok Chi-ming nor Uncle Qian survived because of good luck, but because the target of the attack was never on them.
Chuen Bo was the focus of the concentrated attack.
Lok Chi-ming gave a dry laugh.
"George of the Political Department."
"Lam Wai Lok of Wo Luen Shing!"
Lin Feng looked at Lok Chi-ming and said:
"If it were someone else, I might not have readily revealed the killer."
"Nor would I tell you certain things."
"Sun Luen Shing is different; you've experienced this before."
Lok Chi-ming's mouth twitched, but he still said:
"Thank you, Mr. Lin."
He understood Lin Feng's meaning perfectly: Sun Luen Shing had a record.
Richard, also from the Political Department, had once instigated Ah Tim to be his frontman, and the commotion caused by this almost made the Police Station focus all its attention on Sun Luen Shing.
If not for Lin Feng's mediation, Sun Luen Shing might have been wiped out by the Police Station.
Lok Chi-ming took a deep breath and asked for advice:
"Mr. Lin, in your opinion, was George's choice of Sun Luen Shing unintentional or deliberate?"
The bruised and swollen Ho Ka-Kui stared at Lok Chi-ming, not understanding what that sentence meant.
Lin Feng looked at Lok Chi-ming with an appreciative gaze:
"Ah Lok, I truly didn't misjudge you."
"You're very perceptive."
"Then why don't you guess, was it deliberate or unintentional?"
Ho Ka-Kui felt his brain wasn't working fast enough.
Why was the ball kicked back again?
Lok Chi-ming's face was very pale:
"Thank you, Mr. Lin."
"I understand."
Ho Ka-Kui's mouth hung open:
"What do you understand?"
At this moment, he couldn't even feel his pain; his mind was already a mess.
Is this how Triad bosses talk to each other?
It was too frustrating!
It was like a riddle.
Lin Feng asked with interest:
"You are now the acting Dragon Head of Sun Luen Shing. You already know who the mastermind is. What will you do?"
Lok Chi-ming said seriously:
"Sun Luen Shing will naturally take action."
Lin Feng continued to ask:
"How?"
"Kill George?"
Lok Chi-ming's mouth twitched a few times.
Lin Feng asked again:
"Kill Lam Wai Lok?"
Lok Chi-ming remained silent.
Lin Feng clapped his hands and said:
"My advice to you is to look before you leap."
"You are now a Sun Luen Shing boss. I imagine I will get news of your election as Chairman of Sun Luen Shing today."
"Then…"
"This choice is one you cannot avoid."
"Think it through carefully."
Lin Feng picked up his teacup,
"If you need anything, feel free to call me, and I will offer appropriate advice."
Lok Chi-ming got up to leave, and then he suddenly asked:
"Mr. Lin, Thunder Security is a legitimate Security Company, right?"
Li Fu answered him:
"Of course, our Thunder Security has all its documents in order and is very popular with Hong Kong tycoons."
Lok Chi-ming smiled:
"Brother Fu, then can I do business with Thunder?"
Li Fu naturally said:
"Of course you can."
"But I must tell you first, Thunder's fees are the most expensive in the industry."
Lok Chi-ming didn't mind:
"You get what you pay for, so no problem."
Li Fu smiled and said:
"We have no problem either."
Lok Chi-ming happily said to Lin Feng:
"Mr. Lin, thank you for your hospitality. I'll take my leave now."
Lin Feng nodded:
"Ah Lok, remember to say hello to Master Jin and Brother Chang for me."
"Xiao Fu, you see Ah Lok back."
Li Fu agreed and returned twenty minutes later.
Lin Feng smiled and said:
"Are things done?"
Li Fu nodded:
"Done."
"Ah Lok hired two close-protection teams from Thunder."
"However, they are not for him, but for Master Jin and Brother Chang."
Lin Feng praised:
"He still knows priorities, not bad."
"Sun Luen Shing's forces are not just Master Jin and Brother Chang; there are also other hall masters' factions."
"For Lok Chi-ming to become Dragon Head, he will inevitably need support from the uncles."
"Master Jin and Lam Yiu-cheung's seniority is there; as long as nothing happens to them, the uncles won't be in chaos."
"Ah Lok wasn't blinded by the deaths of Chuen Bo and Fai Wong."
"Not bad."
Li Fu frowned and said:
"Brother Feng, isn't George of the Political Department a bit too audacious?"
"The new Dragon Head of Sun Luen Shing? He just kills him?"
Lin Feng sighed:
"Foreigner, what reverence do they have?"
"Besides, do you still think Triads are important figures?"
"Triad bosses sound good, but if they don't have a distinguished identity, how are they different from the lowlifess at the bottom?"
"The Young and Dangerous of Hong Kong, the Taibao of Taiwan, and the petty thugs and hoodlums of the mainland are all the same. Who cares about them?"
"Killed is killed."
"Moreover, the timing of George's action was very peculiar."
"When Ah Lok came here, did you know Sun Luen Shing had just changed its Dragon Head?"
Li Fu shook his head.
He didn't know.
Lin Feng shrugged:
"See, you didn't know."
"Other Triads in the underworld didn't know."
"Only Sun Luen Shing itself knew that Chuen Bo had just become the new Dragon Head."
"Uncle Qian hadn't even sent this news to the various Triads."
"And then this happened."
Li Fu pondered:
"I understand. If Lam Wai Lok had asked to kill the Dragon Head of another Triad, George might not have agreed."
"But Lam Wai Lok chose Chuen Bo, and Chuen Bo became Sun Luen Shing's new Chairman without the knowledge of his underworld peers."
"George didn't hesitate to order the gunman to act."
"This kind of thing truly kills many birds with one stone."
Lin Feng nodded slightly:
"Exactly, that's how it is."
"George might not know who Richard was working for, and he doesn't need to know."
"Richard's death was frustrating, but he was still a Senior Superintendent of the Political Department, so George had to do something."
"Choosing Sun Luen Shing was indeed a move that achieved multiple objectives."
"If it were another Triad, George really wouldn't dare."
"Our Hung Hing is strong and well-equipped, and we've shown a little muscle in the New Territories, so he doesn't dare to move."
"The Number Gang has the largest number of members in Hong Kong; George doesn't understand their network, so he dares not move even more."
"Heung Yim of Sun Yee On plays with the law; if the Political Department dares to act, they will make the whole of Hong Kong aware."
"Tung Sing is already half-crippled; anyone who attacks now must guard against a desperate counterattack."
"Chung Yee Shun… they are a bunch of madmen."
"Other Triads are all more or less the same."
Li Fu sighed:
"So, Sun Luen Shing was an easy target chosen by George early on?"
"Even if Chuen Bo hadn't died last night, someone else would have?"
"That person might have been Lam Yiu-cheung, or even Lok Chi-ming?"
Lin Feng said indifferently:
"Bullying the weak and fearing the strong is the nature of the Anglo-Saxon."
Li Fu fell silent, then after a long while, said:
"Brother Feng, shouldn't we remind Boss Ding?"
Lin Feng was surprised:
"Isn't Ah Jie with eight brothers by his side?"
"Isn't Old Mother being protected?"
Li Fu nodded and said:
"Yes!"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"Since he's protected, why inform him?"
"Don't disturb Brother Kun's sweet time."
Li Fu immediately understood Lin Feng's thoughts—from beginning to end, among Hung Hing, Lin Feng only cared about Liang Kun; if anything happened to other hall masters, it was their bad luck.
Lin Feng said leisurely:
"Xiao Fu, just watch, the underworld is about to be in great chaos!"
Li Fu said in a deep voice:
"Brother Feng, a chaotic underworld is not in our interest."
Lin Feng smiled and said:
"You're not wrong."
"If the underworld is in chaos, it's not good for the general environment of Hong Kong."
"The Foreigner would love for us to be in chaos."
Li Fu was surprised:
"Brother Feng, why are you thinking in that direction again?"
Lin Feng chuckled, "Isn't it?"
"When the underworld is in chaos, the Foreigners benefit the most."
"The return is unstoppable. The Foreigners know they can't stop it, so they're putting obstacles in every aspect."
Li Fu was even more surprised, "Can the Foreigners still make small moves in other places?"
Lin Feng burst out laughing, "Xiao Fu, ah, Xiao Fu, you're good in every way."
"The only thing that's not good is your perspective; you need to broaden your horizons."
"Hong Kong, for an individual, is very big, after all, it has six million people."
"But for the world, it is very small."
"On the map of our Mainland, it's just a tiny speck the size of a grain of rice."
"For the world, it is both big and small."
"Hong Kong is a window for our Mainland to see the world, but similarly, it is also a window for the Anglo-Saxons to see our Mainland."
"The Foreigners want to plant mines; there are plenty of places."
"The Triad is the most inconspicuous aspect."
Li Fu frowned, "The chaos in the Triad directly affects people's livelihoods. Is this still the most inconspicuous place?"
Lin Feng sneered, "The power in Hong Kong has never been with the Triad."
"The Young and Dangerous are just small-time thugs and hooligans in the Mainland. Have you ever seen anyone in the Mainland treat them as important figures?"
"With a casual crackdown by the Public Security Bureau, these guys disappear to who knows where."
Li Fu was speechless.
Lin Feng said indifferently, "The Foreigners plant mines from the upper echelons, not by targeting the lower levels."
"Never view the Anglo-Saxons through the lens of the Mainland."
"The common people at the bottom of Western society are not considered human; they are merely consumables."
Li Fu sincerely asked, "Consumables?"
Lin Feng said indifferently, "The West believes in God; God is unique, God is supreme."
"All suffering is God's test for you."
"You cannot resist; you must pray for God's forgiveness."
"This way, after death, you might enter heaven."
"God is supreme, and Hayek's big hand comes second."
"Aren't the people deprived by capital very pitiful?"
Li Fu nodded heavily, "There are large squatter areas here in Hong Kong."
Lin Feng said indifferently, "According to the Western saying, the residents of the squatter areas live poorly, and that's all God's test; they have to accept their fate."
"There can be no resistance, no complaints."
"Just be obedient like oxen and horses, and live out your life."
"In this world, apart from our Mainland, all religious routines are the same."
"Some make people cultivate this life for the next, while others directly make people cultivate this life for heaven."
Li Fu was dumbfounded.
Lin Feng clapped his hands,
"Unlike our deities in the Mainland, if you want to receive offerings, you have to work hard for me."
"If it's not effective... ha, just change to another one."
"We make the deities serve us; we are the masters of the deities, while in the West, it's the exact opposite."
Li Fu was greatly shocked; he had never thought about the problem from this perspective.
Lin Feng sighed softly, "That's what I say, but if the underworld becomes chaotic, it won't be good for us."
"Let's see what Lok Chi-ming and the Police Station will do."
Li Fu asked, "Will Ah Lok retaliate?"
Lin Feng retorted,
"If you were Ah Lok, would you retaliate?"
Li Fu thought for a long while before saying, "I would!"
"Chuen Bo is the Dragon Head of Sun Luen Shing. Even if other Triads in the underworld don't know it, he is still the Dragon Head of Sun Luen Shing."
"No matter which Triad, once the Dragon Head is killed, if they don't retaliate, then that Triad won't be far from collapse."
"Ah Lok is not someone who can be easily bullied."
"From a policeman to a Young and Dangerous, his heart has long become hardened."
"Just now, he hired two more security teams from me... this is clearly paving the way for intense conflict."
"Ah Lok has already prepared for a desperate fight."
Lin Feng smiled and nodded, "That's right, that's Ah Lok."
"He appears carefree, but once he gets to business, he plans carefully before acting."
Changing his tone, Lin Feng said indifferently, "Inform Brother Kun and all the hall masters about Chuen Bo's assassination, and then inform Situ, Axe Jun, Hu Xu Yong, and Big D."
"Remember to remind Big D not to go out alone with Lam Wai Lok."
Li Fu was stunned, "Brother Feng, didn't you just say not to inform them?"
Lin Feng said directly, "That's right, I hadn't thought of informing them just now, but I suddenly remembered the old man's words..."
"So, I need some people to come out and set an example."
"Now is an era where every inch of land must be contested; we absolutely cannot let them have it so easy."
"Do you understand what I mean?"
Li Fu shook his head, "I don't understand."
Lin Feng shrugged, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, just inform them."
Li Fu then reported, "Dai Fei wants to invite you to dinner."
Lin Feng thought for a moment and said, "I've put them both off for a long time. Alright, call Dai Fei and Greyhound and tell them to come over. I'll treat them to dinner tonight."
Li Fu reminded, "Brother Feng, I think Dai Fei wants you to go to Macau to support him."
Lin Feng smiled, "Didn't I say that if you want to be popular, you have to let people use you?"
"The fight between Ko Chun and Chan Kam-Shing is quite interesting."
"One is known as the God of Gamblers, the other as the Devil of Gamblers; they will surely have a fierce battle."
"I'll go and watch."
Li Fu frowned, "The Devil of Gamblers Chan Kam-Shing acts unscrupulously and is good at playing dirty tricks. I think Ko Chun will have a hard time."
Lin Feng smiled, "We'll see then."
Li Fu then said, "Mr. Chen called and said that the project you asked him to prepare, he's going to start it."
Lin Feng smiled very happily, "Tell him to do it well, and it's best if he can achieve the theoretical maximum value for that project."
"Doesn't he not want to stay in the hospital?"
"As long as he does this project well, I'll let him take the doctor home."
Li Fu thought for a moment and then chuckled, "Mr. Chen just doesn't want to be restricted. Taking a doctor home, how is that any different from being in the hospital?"
Lin Feng asked with a smile, "Didn't Mr. Chiang return to his own home? Then do you think he's at ease or not?"
Li Fu laughed, "He's very at ease."
"Every day he has beautiful women for company, and apart from not being able to move around freely, he's much more relaxed."
Lin Feng stood up and said, "You see, isn't that it?"
"At his own home, he is the master, and the doctor is a guest."
"In the hospital, Mr. Chiang doesn't even count as a guest."
"Although both are hospitalizations, these two are completely different."
"You see, that's the difference."
Li Fu thought about it and agreed.
Lin Feng clapped his hands, "Alright, notify them as soon as possible."
Just as Li Fu was about to leave, the phone rang,
"Brother Feng, it's Chief Huang's."
Lin Feng shrugged,
"Chief Huang should have received the news."
"It's really hard for him."
As expected, when he answered the phone, Wong Bing-Yiu's voice was quite exasperated, "Mr. Lin, I heard that Chuen Bo, the newly elected Dragon Head of Sun Luen Shing, was shot dead last night?"
Lin Feng nodded, "That's right."
Wong Bing-Yiu cursed, "Who was behind this? They really don't think it's a big enough deal!"
"Does he want to throw the underworld into chaos?"
Lin Feng regretted, "According to the information I received, the other party really does think that."
Wong Bing-Yiu was startled and said incredulously, "Mr. Lin, do you know who did it?"
Lin Feng laughed heartily, "Hong Kong is such a tiny place; there's little I don't know."
Wong Bing-Yiu paused slightly, then gritted his teeth and said, "Can two million money buy this information?"
Lin Feng praised, "Not bad, Chief Huang, you know the rules."
"I just sold this information for five million, but considering our friendship, I'll sell it to you for two million."
Wong Bing-Yiu was startled, and suddenly felt that he might not have to pay the two million: "Which scoundrel did it?"
"I'm going to invite him to the Police Station for tea!"
Wong Bing-Yiu's temper was unusually fierce.
Lin Feng smiled, "Chief is mighty."
"The ones who did it were two Foreign Superintendents sent out by George from your Police Force Political Department."
"The reason was that George wanted to subdue Lam Wai Lok of Wo Luen Shing."
"Chuen Bo was the target Lam Wai Lok designated to be eliminated, in order to verify George's strength."
"Alright, I've given you the information. Remember to send the check over later."
Wong Bing-Yiu hung up the phone, grumbling.
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Chapter 256 Lam Wai Lok's Decision
"Chuen Bo, the new Dragon Head of Sun Luen Shing, was shot dead? Fai Wong also died with him?"
Lam Wai Lok answered the phone with a strange expression.
"Alright, thank you, Uncle Chuan Bao."
After hanging up, Lam Wai Lok was restless, lost in thought.
Suddenly, the phone rang, startling Lam Wai Lok. He looked closely and saw it was the Foreigner.
"Mr. Lin, you've received the news, haven't you?"
Lam Wai Lok was furious:
"Are you monitoring me?"
Elizabeth's voice held surprise:
"Monitoring you? No, no, no, it's just normal logical deduction."
"Chuen Bo was killed last night. Sun Luen Shing can't hide it. No matter how much they try to conceal it, the necessary information must be reported. Otherwise, the other Triads would be in a panic, and it wouldn't be good for Sun Luen Shing either."
"You are the person the officer chose; there's no need to monitor you."
Lam Wai Lok said coldly:
"I've seen your strength."
Elizabeth smiled brightly:
"That's good. Tomorrow night at midnight, the officer wants to see you."
Lam Wai Lok gripped the phone tightly, trying his best to calm himself down:
"Tonight at midnight?"
Elizabeth confirmed:
"No, no, no, tomorrow night at midnight."
Lam Wai Lok said indifferently:
"Tomorrow night, same old place?"
Elizabeth laughed:
"Yes, someone will pick you up tomorrow night."
After hanging up, Lam Wai Lok's anger surged. He swept his arms across the table, knocking everything to the floor, and gritted his teeth:
"George!"
He was both shocked and afraid.
These Foreigners really dared to do it?!
Swearing on a light bulb, Lam Wai Lok had mentioned Chuen Bo's name casually at the time, truly not intending for Chuen Bo to die.
After all, Chuen Bo was one of the Top Ten Gangs and the new Dragon Head of Sun Luen Shing.
Even if Lam Wai Lok looked down on Chuen Bo, after the latter became Chairman, his status was completely different from his own.
Lam Wai Lok did not want to provoke such a person.
Killing the Dragon Head of Sun Luen Shing would mean facing retaliation from thirty thousand Sun Luen Shing members, making it impossible to sleep peacefully.
He didn't expect George to actually go through with it.
He really killed him!
And even took Fai Wong with him.
Lam Wai Lok could imagine how furious Master Jin, Lam Yiu-cheung, Lok Chi-ming, and others must be.
This was greatly disadvantageous to him.
From today onwards, he couldn't avoid getting on George's boat.
Sun Luen Shing would not let him off.
If Wo Luen Shing found out about this, they would definitely cut ties with him.
It wasn't that Wo Luen Shing was afraid of Sun Luen Shing, but rather that what Lam Wai Lok did was taboo.
Triads prioritize making money.
Minor frictions between Triads are normal, but assassinating high-ranking Triad members is not.
Everyone is a respectable person and shouldn't do disrespectful things.
If you really do, no one will dare to associate with you.
After all, if you can kill Chuen Bo, you can kill other Dragon Heads too.
The incidents with Chiang Tin-Sung and Lok Bing-yun haven't even passed, and now there's another Chuen Bo.
Panic among the people goes without saying.
Most Triad feuds are carried out by low-level Young and Dangerous, who are treated like consumables in the eyes of the big bosses; no one cares how many die.
However, when things involve the high-ranking members, the nature of the problem changes.
No one would allow Lam Wai Lok to do such a thing, not even Wo Luen Shing itself.
Not to mention, Lam Wai Lok used the power of the Foreigner for this action.
It's true that Triads can lower their moral standards without a bottom line for money, but no matter how low they go, some things cannot be done.
For example, rebellion and betraying one's master are not allowed.
Similarly, wearing red shoes and washing horses is also not allowed.
The black and white forest agreement stipulated a simple boundary—Triad matters are handled by Triads; the government cannot be involved. Otherwise, everyone would condemn them.
Lam Wai Lok's actions broke the taboos everyone maintained and would inevitably cause a backlash.
Just like the mistakes made by Crow and his two companions, it is something the entire Jianghu would not permit.
Does it seem contradictory? But this is the Jianghu.
"This Foreigner has ruined me!"
Lam Wai Lok was both shocked and angry.
He was shocked that George actually followed his request without hesitation, shocked that he succeeded, and shocked that this news spread throughout the Jianghu.
He was angry that he had been completely dragged into it.
It was impossible to get out!
Even if Lam Wai Lok went all out and killed George, Sun Luen Shing would not let him go.
Wo Luen Shing and others, knowing the truth, would not support him either.
If such a precedent was set, Triads wanting to develop in the future would only be able to curry favor with government police, bringing trouble upon themselves.
This was no different from inviting a wolf into the house.
He was angry that Lam Wai Lok, who was clearly a fox, was now forced to become something like a wolf.
Beyond shock and anger, there was boundless fear.
George had casually eliminated Chuen Bo and Fai Wong, meaning he also had the ability to casually eliminate him.
Wanting to retreat—it was too late!
Lam Wai Lok sat heavily on the chair, his face clouded with gloom.
"Is the situation truly irreversible?"
Lam Wai Lok carefully assessed the current situation and finally sighed.
It was truly irreversible.
Sun Luen Shing would not accept his apology.
Wo Luen Shing would absolutely not allow such a thing to happen with him.
"What to do?"
The most important characteristic of a fox is calmness.
Only by calming down can one make the correct judgment.
"Can this news be leaked?"
The answer, of course, was no!
Lam Wai Lok quickly made a judgment: if this news leaked, then the fate of Crow and others would be his tomorrow.
In fact, Lam Wai Lok's fate would be even more tragic than Crow's.
Crow and his two companions were condemned by everyone, supported by Jianghu ethics, as the various bosses feared their subordinates might follow suit.
But such a thing had not actually happened; it belonged to the future.
However, once what he did was exposed, it was likely that all Triads would unite to strike him down.
There were precedents in the Jianghu.
The Four Great Families, supported by Lui Lok, Lung Shing-pang, and others, had suppressed the entire Jianghu for decades, leaving it gasping for breath.
And George's Political Department was an even more powerful existence than Lui Lok and Lung Shing-pang. Lui Lok and others at least relied on Foreigners, while George himself was a Foreigner.
The destructive power of these two was completely incomparable.
"I cannot let them know that I had George kill Chuen Bo."
Lam Wai Lok immediately reached this conclusion. However, he quickly reached a second conclusion:
"It can't be kept secret!"
"Absolutely cannot be kept secret!"
There is no such thing as a watertight wall in the world. To keep a secret, everyone who knows it must be dead.
"George won't care if this news leaks. It's highly unlikely to leak from him."
"He will use this as leverage against me."
"And use it to threaten me."
Lam Wai Lok clenched his fists tightly. An old fox is best at judging the future.
And Lam Wai Lok, of this kind, would only consider failure, not success.
This was almost an ingrained behavioral pattern.
If he did nothing, he could foresee his tragic future.
"I must save myself!"
"Before the news is exposed, the most important thing is actually one—I must rise to power!"
"As things stand, only by becoming the Dragon Head of Wo Luen Shing will I have enough qualifications to deal with what happens."
"Otherwise…"
"Why does Chui Gei, that good-for-nothing, have the right to be the Spokesperson?"
Lam Wai Lok's entire demeanor turned cold. After some thought, he quickly dialed Chuen Bo's number, his tone very genial:
"Uncle Chuan Bao, are you free? I have some matters I'd like to consult you about."
"Alright, Arrogance Restaurant at half past one."
"I'll be right there."
Lam Wai Lok put down the phone, thought for a moment, then went to the safe and pulled out several rolls of money. He weighed them in his hand, still felt it was too little, gritted his teeth, and pulled out a few more rolls, which pained him greatly.
He locked the safe and turned around, which startled him.
The little boy with round glasses had appeared behind him at some point.
Lam Wai Lok controlled his expression, showing a kind face, and said:
"School's out? I'll cook for you."
The little boy held out his hand, displaying the banknotes in it:
"I'll go eat myself."
With that, he turned and left.
Lam Wai Lok was about to chase after him but remembered his own matters and sighed heavily.
As he left the house, he suddenly noticed that the items he had swept down had been re-organized at some point.
Lam Wai Lok's expression was very complex. Finally, he heavily closed the room door and rushed out of his residence.
The little boy with glasses stared blankly at Lam Wai Lok's retreating back, clenching his fists.
Chuen Bo looked at Lam Wai Lok with curiosity:
"Ah Le, don't you usually go to Uncle Deng's for tea? Why did you think of inviting me for a meal?"
Lam Wai Lok smiled broadly:
"Both you and Uncle Deng are my uncles. As a junior, it's not good for me to favor either one."
I'll go to Uncle Deng's. I also need to pay my respects here.
Uncle Chuan Bao kept shaking his head, "No, no, no, I'm not a great Buddha."
"Big D asked me to do something last time. I did it, but Uncle Deng vetoed it."
"I don't have the face to come a second time."
Lam Wai Lok smiled and pushed the roll of money forward, "You should at least give us juniors a chance to show our filial piety, right?"
Uncle Chuan Bao's eyes immediately lit up. He deftly pocketed the money, then pointed at Lam Wai Lok, "Ah Le, you have a future."
Lam Wai Lok chuckled, "Whether I have a future or not is up to the uncles, isn't it?"
Uncle Chuan Bao's smile grew even more comfortable, "Ah Le, you really do have a future."
"No reward without merit. What's the matter? Just say it."
Lam Wai Lok asked, "Uncle Chuan Bao, the Triad has been restless lately."
This resonated with Uncle Chuan Bao, "Isn't that the truth?"
"The Ni Family is gone, the Chung Ching Society is gone, Hung Hing retired a Dragon Head, and Tung Sing was even more ruthless—one Dragon Head and a group of uncles were all taken out by treacherous disciples."
"Even Shui Ling has come out of retirement."
"Oh, and last night, the newly elected Dragon Head of Sun Luen Shing also disappeared..."
"After all these years in the Triad, this is the first time I've seen such a situation."
"It's truly terrifying!"
"Who knows what will happen tomorrow?"
Lam Wai Lok seized the opportunity, "Uncle Chuan Bao, we need to change."
"The Triad is too dangerous. Even major powers like Tung Sing and Sun Luen Shing can't guarantee their safety. If Wo Luen Shing doesn't change, aren't we just waiting to be beaten?"
Uncle Chuan Bao was startled and looked at him suspiciously, "How do you want to change?"
Lam Wai Lok's spirits lifted, and he said seriously, "Chui Gei is not suitable to be a Chairman."
"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary people. Our Sun Luen Shing's Dragon Head needs to be replaced."
Uncle Chuan Bao was exceptionally speechless, "Chui Gei was just elected Chairman. You want him out already?"
Lam Wai Lok said frankly, "Liang Kun of Hung Hing held a Dragon Head banquet. Almost all of the Top Ten Gangs attended. Even Tung Sing, which was holding a funeral, sent people."
"Not only that, even the police officers from the Police Station had to stand guard for him downstairs."
"That display, you could almost call it a Triad assembly."
"Do you think if Chui Gei held a Dragon Head banquet, the Triad bosses would show up?"
Uncle Chuan Bao scoffed, "If Chui Gei held a Dragon Head banquet, let alone the Triad bosses, just within our Wo Luen Shing, do you think all the hall masters would attend?"
"Chui Gei can't even manage Wo Luen Shing internally, and he wants to gain favor with the bosses?"
"What good things is he dreaming of?"
Lam Wai Lok clapped his hands, "Chui Gei must be replaced!"
Uncle Chuan Bao sighed, "Chui Gei was just elected a few days ago. You want to remove him already? That's not good."
Lam Wai Lok said earnestly, "Look at the current situation in the Triad... It's not that I want to remove him, it's that he's incapable of handling the current Triad affairs."
"Wo Luen Shing has fifty thousand members, but when it comes to our Chairman, we can't even hold our heads high in front of other Triads!"
Uncle Chuan Bao was speechless.
Lam Wai Lok pressed on, "Uncle Chuan Bao, I think we should act quickly."
"We need to quickly replace the Chairman to cope with the coming major changes."
Uncle Chuan Bao thought for a moment and then said, "Assuming Chui Gei is indeed impeached by you, then who do you think would be suitable to be the Chairman?"
Lam Wai Lok smiled, "If you and Uncle Deng were twenty years younger, then either of you could serve as Dragon Head."
"But time cannot flow backward... Big D is also transferring to Hung Hing. Besides me, who else can be chosen?"
Uncle Chuan Bao shook his head and sighed.
Lam Wai Lok poured him a cup of tea, quietly waiting for Uncle Chuan Bao's answer.
Uncle Chuan Bao drained the wine on the table, then said to Lam Wai Lok, "If Big D hadn't transferred to Hung Hing, then the Chairman would definitely be one of you two choices."
"I'm sure that Dragon Head position would be yours."
Lam Wai Lok beamed with joy and quickly poured wine, "Thank you, Uncle."
Unexpectedly, Uncle Chuan Bao directly blocked the bottle's mouth, "Hold on, don't pour the wine yet."
Lam Wai Lok was puzzled, "Uncle, did I do something wrong?"
Uncle Chuan Bao shook his head, "No, you didn't do anything wrong."
"It's that I haven't finished speaking."
Lam Wai Lok put down the wine glass, a bad premonition rising in his heart.
Uncle Chuan Bao sighed, "You treat me as an uncle, so I won't give you any empty pleasantries."
"Our Wo Luen Shing's century-old principle is just one—balance."
"The Triad emphasizes balance and does not allow one faction to dominate."
"Think about it carefully, how many strong candidates have become Chairmen?"
Lam Wai Lok's heart sank.
Uncle Chuan Bao clapped his hands, "Not a single one!"
"I was strong enough back then, right? I still wasn't elected when I ran."
"I was unconvinced back then."
"But there's no other way, our election rules are like this: choose the weak, not the strong."
"Let me give you an example."
"If only Chui Gei and my subordinate Yu Tau Biu were running, who would you choose?"
Lam Wai Lok's face suddenly changed color, "Yu Tau Biu?"
Uncle Chuan Bao was very indifferent, "No, the elected Chairman would only be Chui Gei."
Lam Wai Lok finally couldn't control his expression and blurted out, "How can this be?"
Uncle Chuan Bao sighed, "The rules left by our ancestors are like this."
"Choose the weak, not the strong. We cannot allow one faction to dominate; we must have balance."
"If you and Big D ran together, then you would be the weaker party, and the uncles would definitely choose you."
"After Big D transferred, you changed."
Lam Wai Lok said with a bitter smile, "So I'm the absolutely dominant party now?"
Uncle Chuan Bao nodded, "Yes, you are the absolutely dominant party."
"Your Jordan isn't entirely uniform, but Hong Kong is so big, with so many Triads. How many territories are completely uniform?"
"Those aren't important."
"What's important are the major districts within Wo Luen Shing: Lei Yue Mun, Kwun Chai, Tai Po... Whose influence is greater than yours?"
Lam Wai Lok shook his head, "No one."
This wasn't Lam Wai Lok being immodest, but simply the truth.
"Because I was too strong, I wasn't elected Dragon Head back then. As a result, Lei Yue Mun is now in decline, a far cry from when I was a hall master."
"But if I were to say, this kid Yu Tau Biu wanting to run for Chairman actually has a better chance than me."
"This is the way of survival for our Wo Luen Shing."
"You want to be elected... it's basically impossible!"
At this moment, a fierce glint flashed in Lam Wai Lok's eyes, and he suddenly asked calmly, "Uncle Chuan Bao, you won't choose me either?"
Uncle Chuan Bao said honestly, "I took your money, so of course I'll speak in your favor."
"You can ask around about my reputation, Uncle Chuan Bao."
"During the election a while ago, I absolutely wouldn't vote for that good-for-nothing Chui Gei, but did it matter?"
"Uncle Deng controls most of the uncles' power. One word from him is more effective than two of me."
"What can I do?"
Uncle Chuan Bao pointed at the wine glass, and Lam Wai Lok promptly poured for him.
"Ah Le, you're a smart person. If you want to break the deadlock, you shouldn't come to me."
"You should go to Uncle Deng!"
"As long as you convince him, and then I'm there to put in a good word for you, this matter will be settled."
"What you said is actually not wrong."
"The Triad is too chaotic and dangerous now. If our Wo Luen Shing wants to safely navigate this great change, we must have a strong Chairman."
"Uncle Deng is senile. At this time, he still wants to push Chui Gei into power, blindly clinging to ancestral rules without change. He really is a senile old fool."
Lam Wai Lok pondered for a long time, then shook his head and sighed, "Uncle Deng is the backbone of our Wo Luen Shing..."
Uncle Chuan Bao immediately became unwilling to listen. He placed the roll of money forward and said, "I'm being sincere with you, and you're playing games with me?"
"Here, take this money back."
"Let's just pretend you didn't come to see me today."
Lam Wai Lok quickly said, "No, that won't do. Uncle Chuan Bao has been so open with me today. I can't be so ungrateful."
Uncle Chuan Bao seized the opportunity, took the roll of money, turned and left, muttering, "You didn't come to see me today, remember?"
Lam Wai Lok rose to see him off, "Look at you, no matter what, you're a famous uncle of our Wo Luen Shing."
After Uncle Chuan Bao left Arrogance Restaurant and got into his car, he let out a long sigh and wiped his forehead, realizing he had been sweating without knowing it.
"That kid Ah Le, he has such strong murderous intent. Good thing I ran fast!"