The train driver in the courtyard

[Readers who don't like the port city scenes can skip this.]

The lobby of the Lichi Nightclub was now empty, with no customers or dancers left.

He Sheng and Scarface kicked Da Cheng hard, knocking him to the ground, and then kicked him repeatedly in the head.

Several of Cheng's men also started punching and kicking him.

He Sheng He's boss, Kun, sat on the sofa, staring at Cheng Ge, who was beaten to the point of near death, with a sinister look in his eyes.

"Stop it." Huang Hu and his men finally called for a halt after fighting for several minutes.

Once everyone had stepped back, Boss Kun stomped on Cheng's chest and pressed a cigarette butt against his battered face: "You little brat! You dare cause trouble at the bookstore? Trying to drag my brother Kun down with you? Speak up!"

"Cough cough cough," Brother Cheng lay on the ground, gasping for breath. He shifted his body to the side to make his breathing easier, then raised his scarred face and gave Boss Kun a smile: "Brother Kun...who wants to rebel? But we need to eat! Wo Shing Wo can't afford a shop, but New One is! What would you choose?!"

Now all our shops have been taken by Xin Yi'an, and there's nothing you can do about it. It was Huang Hu from Xin Yi'an who gave me a few shops. What would you do in my shoes?

As he spoke, Brother Cheng tried to stand up by supporting himself on the ground.

Boss Kun picked up a bottle of liquor from the coffee table, walked over, and smashed it hard on Brother Cheng's head: "Fuck your mother! I'll kill you, you traitorous bastard!"

Cheng was knocked to the ground again, and simply lay on his back, grinning at Boss Kun, and said with a wry smile, "Brother Kun, I'm loyal to you. We can't go on like this with Shenghe. They insist on going against Xin Yi'an. We might as well join Xin Yi'an, and the brothers can live a life of luxury."

"Hang him up and throw him into the sea." The two Wo Shing Wo bosses who had been sitting silently to the side stood up and interrupted Brother Cheng.

The bigwigs at Wo Shing Wo felt a headache coming on when they thought about what had happened.

Red Star Entertainment is backed by Hextech and is based in mainland China. It's currently riding high, and they don't want to get into trouble.

They would only make concessions on the matter of the eldest and second eldest brothers of the Lou family, and the two families even reached a tacit understanding.

But his men were not convinced. In the streets, ruthlessness was the only way to survive; only the ruthless could earn a living.

With Shinichi's enticements, these guys secretly joined him and started causing trouble under the guise of Wo Shing Wo.

Fortunately, the bookstore was understanding this time and didn't send all of them to the funeral home, but instead brought them back by truck.

Otherwise, even if He Shenghe was unwilling, he would have no choice but to break ties with Hextech.

Upon hearing that someone was going to be exposed, Boss Kun was somewhat unwilling: "Ah Cheng has been with me for so many years and has done his best for the gang, can't we give him a chance?"

“Black Foot Kun, I’m warning you, we’ve agreed to stick to the outside world and fight against Xin Yi An to the end. You’re not thinking of becoming a traitor like Ah Cheng, are you?” A big shot pointed at Big Brother Kun’s nose and said.

Another person stepped in to smooth things over: "Ah Kun, you know the strength of Hextech, plus the Yang family. Now that they've sent the person back to us, they're giving us face and letting us clean house ourselves."

Hearing this, Boss Kun could only grit his teeth and accept it, waving his hand: "Cut off their hands and feet and throw them into the sea."

Cheng and the other young men were about to shout when Boss Kun personally took a baseball bat and hit each of them on the head before sending them away.

Blood and screams splattered onto Boss Kun's trouser leg, but he didn't even lift his eyelids.

After everyone left, only the melodious singing lingered in the air. Boss Kun glanced at the baseball bat and spat, "These old bastards are scared out of their wits. What's there to be afraid of with a Hextech?"

As Boss Kun kicked away the baseball bat, a piece of stiff paper slipped from his sleeve.

On the ceiling, neon lights rotate tirelessly.

The red and green lights cast eerie shadows on the blood-stained floor.

Morning light streamed through the blinds and fell on Lou Xiao'e's tea table.

"Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Mei." Lou Xiao'e learned the next morning that the matter had been resolved.

“Miss, this is what I should do. If it weren’t for patriotism, my husband and I would be fish food by now.” Aunt Mei hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, “I heard from inside Heshenghe that Black Foot Kun is very dissatisfied with the punishment of his underlings this time, and he might turn against us.”

"Brother Aiguo said, 'If it's going to rain, it's going to rain; if a mother wants to remarry, she'll remarry.' Let it be."

Lou Xiao'e took the teacup from Aunt Mei and took a sip of tea.

Despite living in Hong Kong for so many years, she still hasn't developed the habit of drinking Western coffee. "We've now reached an understanding with the other bigwigs at Wo Shing Wo, and they've started taking action against Shin I An."

"To build a career, you need to make as many friends as possible and as few enemies as possible." Lou Xiao'e said this, and immediately burst into laughter.

Why does she always seem to repeat what Li Aiguo said?

Indeed, this rough man didn't talk much, but every word he uttered seemed to contain a lot of wisdom, and his vision was remarkably far-reaching.

Take the development of Red Star Entertainment as an example.

The rough-around-the-edges man had long foreseen that the rise of Red Star Entertainment would likely provoke discontent among the gangs in Hong Kong.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to resolve the debts owed by the eldest and second eldest brothers of the Lou family, Yang Jizong had a "private" talk with several bigwigs of Heshenghe.

Wo Shing Wo was founded to unite against outsiders, and its workers were also involved in its operations.

Now that Hextech has a mainland background and is doing the same thing, and the two sides have basically the same goal, I simply secretly sided with Hextech to fight against New One Security together.

These organizations are not respectable, but they are very convenient to use.

"Aunt Mei, go and rest." Lou Xiao'e didn't want to reveal too much, so she stood up and prepared to see Aunt Mei out.

"It's a call from Councilor Mrs. Zhang, Xiao'e." Bai Jiayi pushed open the door and walked in.

Upon hearing that it was a call from Congresswoman Tai, Lou Xiao'e calmly walked out, took the phone, and spoke with a smile on her face.

"Mrs. Zhang, this is Xiao'e. We've received a lot of new books at the bookstore recently. When should I send someone to deliver them to Zhengli Club for you?"

The Zheng Li Association is a small group composed of several councilors and judges' wives in Hong Kong.

On the surface, they use the guise of charity to do things, but in reality, they are exchanging favors and helping those politicians and judges build relationships.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the Zheng Li Club only has a group of wives; it's a place where troubles can really be resolved.

The reason the verdict on the pirated books was handed down so quickly is because the Zhengli Association took action.

Mrs. Fang lowered her voice: "I was originally planning to play ball with Mrs. Fang, Xiao'e, but I heard you have connections in the mainland... My husband's councilor wants you to put in a good word about that bulletproof SUV. The price is negotiable."

As you know, things are getting more and more chaotic in Hong Kong. Those petty thugs dare to go out on the streets with shotguns. It would be much safer to have a big SUV.

Lou Xiao'e was initially shocked; how did the other party find out that Da Yueye was related to Brother Aiguo?

They immediately realized that these people were the top figures in Hong Kong, with a dense network of connections behind them.

"Mrs. Fang, I've never heard of this before. How about I look into it for you?"

"Great, thank you so much. By the way, your plan to buy the TV station has been approved. We can meet and discuss it in detail later."

"Oh, thank you so much, Ms. Fang."

Mrs. Fang hung up the phone and looked at her congressman: "Just because of a car, you're planning to hand over the TV station to Red Star Entertainment?"

The portly congressman plopped down in his chair, lit a cigar, took a puff, and then squinted: "What's a TV station? The key is to get to the bottom of Red Star."

"Has the situation deteriorated to such a wretched state?" Fang Tai's eyes widened.

The councilor sighed and said, "Woman's naiveté! Getting on board with the construction of the Grand Cross-Country will allow them to defend themselves or launch attacks in the future. The news that the Li family bought a building in London... do you think it's fake?"

Inside the bookstore, Lou Xiao'e clenched her fist excitedly after hanging up the phone.

"Once we get the TV station, we can start filming Kung Fu Panda according to Brother Aiguo's ideas."

"I just wonder when Brother Aiguo will be able to sell the SUV here."

(End of this chapter)