Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

Gunshots had just been heard at the gate when the Tanglou (traditional tenement building) inside the walled city received the news.

"Master Ji, the Hung Hing men have broken in, and they're very fast!" his subordinate reported to Zhang Kaiji in a panic.

Although he had made preparations in advance, Zhang Kaiji was still surprised by Chen Jiajun's speed.

After taking a deep breath, Zhang Kaiji shouted sternly, "Beat the dragon drum and fight the enemy!"

Then a series of deep drumbeats sounded, and the fortress in the night seemed to come alive.

Countless people emerged from the room carrying weapons, stopping whatever they were doing until the enemy was driven back.

The only difference is that before, we were dealing with Englishmen.

This time, they are fighting against Hung Hing!
Old Prison, who had been speeding along and relentlessly advancing in his car, now witnessed firsthand why the walled city was known as a no-man's-land.

Before the Hummer even got close to the tenement building, they suddenly saw a haphazardly pieced-together wooden house tilting and collapsing towards them.

If a car just drives by like this, it will definitely be buried underground by these buildings.

So the old prison guard told the driver to step on the brakes, and then all the young demon brothers from the three Hummers got out and walked.

Then figures appeared from all directions.

These figures would never confront Old Prison and his men head-on; they would rely on the complex terrain around them to launch sneak attacks.

After firing a shot, it turned and ran away immediately, and there was no way to catch it.

Old Yu casually cleaved a bullet aimed at his head with his scalpel, then sneered and shouted, "Don't get entangled with them, just charge in and kill Zhang Kaiji!"

With Old Prison leading the way, the young demon brothers buried their heads and followed Old Prison's frantic advance.

As for the bullets flying everywhere, the bulletproof vests on their bodies and the powerful physiques of the young demon brothers could block most of them.

Now, it's the people of the walled city who are suffering as Old Prisoner and his group charge forward with reckless abandon.

Their tactics, which were always effective against outsiders, completely failed against Old Prison.

This made Zhang Kaiji panic: "Gather your men and hold them off!"

Although Zhang Kaiji's command was effective, the difference in skill level between the two sides was too great.

There's a reason why the people inside the walled city were called rats.

Most of these people are illegal immigrants, drug addicts, and poor people who can't make a living. How could they be a match for veterans like Old Yu?

The result of a direct confrontation between the two sides was that they collapsed at the first contact, and it had no effect at all in stopping them.

Seeing that Lao Yu and his men were about to kill them, Zhang Kaiji's men finally made their move.

After all, they were Zhang Kaiji's elite troops, and these people were different from ordinary villagers.

They were brave and determined, and managed to slow down Old Yu's advance.

Looking at the old prison guards fighting fiercely, their knives stained red, Zhang Kaiji felt a chill run down his spine.

Even his elite troops couldn't hold out for long. Zhang Kaiji got scared, called two trusted men, and turned to run.

Old Yu saw this and immediately sneered.

He slashed away the guy who tried to ambush him with one stroke, then shouted loudly, "Zhang Kaiji ran away, go kill him!"

Those who had been fighting desperately against the old prison guards turned ashen-faced when they saw their leader turn and run away.

The frenzied offensive subsided considerably, and some people even withdrew from the battle altogether.

Old Yu knew this would be the outcome.

Gangsters and bandits are all the same; they're just a bunch of rabble who only manage to be somewhat respectable through sheer bravery and fighting.

Now that the leader has escaped, the opposing side's momentum has completely collapsed.

Without saying a word, Lao Yu led his men to give chase, determined to cut off Zhang Kaiji's "head" in the stronghold.

……

As dawn broke, many construction workers had already appeared outside the fortress.

These are all people from construction companies such as Chen Jiajun, Lin Mingze, and Huo Yingnan.

These workers waited on the outskirts with various demolition tools in their hands, while police officers were nearby to evacuate residents who had fled from the walled city.

Chen Jiajun stood at the front of these people, waiting for Old Yu to come out.

A moment later, a commotion arose among the workers.

Then, Old Prison, covered in blood, led his equally blood-soaked young demon brothers out of the fortress.

In front of everyone, Zhang Kaiji's body was thrown in front of Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun smiled slightly, then shouted loudly, "Sacrifice human heads to the flag, and let's get started on auspiciously!"

With Zhang Kaiji's death, the entire stronghold was leaderless and naturally collapsed.

Old Prison, along with the young demon brothers, had truly terrified the people in the stronghold.

The city is now in chaos.

At Chen Jiajun's command to start work, all the construction workers and construction machinery began to work.

The outer perimeter of the fortress, which resembled scabies, was completely cleared away.

After the workers stopped working, the police entered the scene.

The police's job is to determine whether people coming out of the Walled City have any criminal records.

If they are found guilty, they will be arrested on the spot; if not, they will be investigated for a period of time and then assigned to a rural housing estate in a remote area.

The person in charge of this matter is Inspector Lee Man-bun of the West Kowloon Regional Crime Unit.

After Li Shutang retired, the Chinese police force was leaderless, and Chen Jiajun intended to promote Li Wenbin, a young man with a strong sense of justice.

With Chen Jiajun's help and his father Li Shutang's connections in the police force, he will soon be able to rise through the ranks.

Today's "show" was also specially reserved for Li Wenbin by Chen Jiajun.

Li Wenbin, in his twenties, did not refuse Chen Jiajun's kindness because of his father's influence over the years.

I volunteered to handle this matter because I knew that doing it well would lead to a promotion.

A senior inspector in his twenties is a rare find, even among Westerners.

Inside Chen Jiajun's car, Li Shutang was smoking a cigar and said to Chen Jiajun with a sigh, "The history of the walled city over the past few decades has finally been ended by you."

Chen Jiajun looked at Li Shutang with a strange expression and said, "Why are you sighing like that? Do you have an old flame in the walled city?"

"Damn it!" Li Shutang cursed angrily, then said to Chen Jiajun, "What exactly is the point of all this trouble you've gone to to destroy the stronghold? Don't tell me you've got your eye on this territory; if you had, you would have done it already."

Chen Jiajun lit a cigarette and said calmly, "I told you, but nobody believed me. I'm avenging my brother!"

"Your brother, that arms dealer?" Li Shutang looked at Chen Jiajun with a complicated expression, unsure of what to say for a moment.

“Wenbin is doing a great job at the police station. Aren’t you planning to pave the way for him?” Chen Jiajun asked.

Li Shutang shook his head and said, "This kid told me that the most important connections should be used when they are most needed. It's good that he was able to rise up step by step from the bottom!"

Chen Jiajun nodded: "Indeed, this way the foundation is more solid! Even if the foreigners are all gone in a few years, his position will still be secure!" "I hope so!" Li Shutang sighed and said: "I don't care about so much anymore. I spend my days fishing, playing cards, and going on trips when I can't stay idle, which is quite nice. This kid already has his own ideas, and I won't interfere too much! But... Ah Jun, if this kid encounters anything he can't get through, I hope you can help him! After all, after Hong Kong returns to China, no one knows what will happen."

Chen Jiajun patted Li Shutang on the shoulder and said, "Do you even need to tell me that?"

Just as Chen Jiajun was chatting with Li Shutang, people from the intelligence department walked over.

Li Shutang consciously avoided the situation and went to find Li Wenbin.

After Li Shutang left, the intelligence officer finally spoke up: "Boss, the person has been found!"

A cold glint flashed in Chen Jiajun's eyes: "Where is it? Take me there!"

Chen Jiajun sent two groups of men to the walled city. Old Prison's group was there with the goal of taking down Zhang Kaiji.

Meanwhile, another team secretly infiltrated the walled city to find the assassins who had shot Ah Jie.

Fortunately, because Old Prison was wreaking havoc in the walled city, a few assassins who had received a tip-off took the opportunity to try to escape the walled city, and just happened to run into the intelligence department that came in looking for people.

The men took Chen Jiajun to a nearby house.

This is the intelligence department's secret room, which is being used temporarily.

Inside the room, several assassins, along with their henchman Quail Boy, were all tied up.

Chen Jiajun looked coldly at the group of people and said to his men, "Remove their seals. I have questions to ask!"

The subordinate nodded and tore off the gags from the men.

Chen Jiajun looked at the underling Quail Boy and said, "Do you know who I am?"

Quail Boy was terrified. He never imagined that his greed for money in taking on this job would lead to Chen Jiajun tearing down the entire walled city. He felt a pang of regret.

Upon hearing Chen Jiajun's question, Quail Boy immediately begged for mercy: "Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen, please spare my life, spare my life!"

Chen Jiajun said coldly, "I don't want to waste words. You'd better answer my question, or I'll show you what it feels like to have your bones crushed inch by inch!"

As he spoke, Doom joined in, twisting a solid steel pipe into a pretzel shape.

Hearing that sickeningly sweet voice, the little quail pounded its head like a pestle: "I'll talk, I'll tell you everything!"

Chen Jiajun lit a cigarette and urged, "My patience is very limited!"

Quail swallowed hard and said, "I received an assassination order. The other party offered a high price, so I sent someone to do it!"

"Who placed the order?" Chen Jiajun asked.

Quail frowned and pondered for a moment before saying, "He doesn't seem to be a local. His accent is strange, like he's been corrected. I think his native language is definitely not Cantonese."

"And when he made the deposit, he didn't use Hong Kong dollars, he used US dollars!"

Upon hearing the description from the quail, Chen Jiajun immediately realized something.

It seems to be related to something I heard recently.

However, Chen Jiajun had no idea what exactly it was, as the matter had not yet been connected.

So Chen Jiajun continued, "Anything else? Don't tell me that's all! If you do, you're useless!"

Upon hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Quail racked his brains to respond.

After a while, Quail Boy suddenly said, "Right, I remember that guy said he would create an opportunity for us to fire! He must know the target. When my men got there, it seemed like the two sides were negotiating a deal, and it seems like the negotiations broke down and they started fighting each other."

"That's precisely why my people had the opportunity to succeed! Mr. Chen, I've said everything I needed to say, please spare my life!"

Judging from the quail's expression, it seems it has spilled everything it knows.

Chen Jiajun raised his hand and ordered his men to seal the quail's mouth shut, as the little guy was being too noisy and disrupting Chen Jiajun's train of thought.

However, after thinking about it for a long time, I still couldn't figure it out. I guess I'll have to wait until Ah Jie wakes up.

Frustrated, Chen Jiajun stubbed out his cigarette and stood up, saying, "Kill them all! Chop their bodies up and throw them into the dog farm to feed the dogs!"

……

In just three days, the former Kowloon Walled City had been reduced to ruins.

Apart from a pile of construction debris that hadn't been removed yet, there was no trace of the terrifying den that once inspired fear and dread.

Chen Jiajun and the other big bosses were incredibly fast; even the Governor of Hong Kong hadn't reacted before Chen Jiajun had already finished the job.

Then Chan Ka-Chun brought the documents and requested to purchase the original piece of land in Kowloon Walled City.

After much deliberation, Yude still dared not break his promise.

After all, Chen Jiajun acted too quickly; he had his men kill Zhang Kaiji back then.

If he dares to back out, Youde estimates that Chen Jiajun wouldn't mind coming to storm his Governor's House again.

After obtaining the approval, the matter was considered settled.

Chen Jiajun doesn't need to worry about what happens next; the other big bosses and his subordinates will handle it.

The land in Kowloon Walled City wasn't very large, covering 6 acres, or about 2.7 hectares.

At most, it can be used to build a shopping mall.

However, because the location is so good, the specific design hasn't been discussed yet.

Even with the approval, it still takes a very long time.

So let's postpone it for now; the important thing now is to legally acquire this land.

However, Chen Jiajun did not intend to handle this matter himself, but left it all to his subordinates, because Ah Jie, that guy who had survived a great ordeal, finally woke up after being in a coma for a week.

When Chen Jiajun arrived at St. Mary's Hospital, this bastard was smoking and drinking with his men in the ward, acting as if nothing had happened.

When the nurse brought Chen Jiajun to the ward, she was stunned by what she saw.

Then Chen Jiajun saw the originally sweet-looking nurse suddenly lose her temper.

He launched into a tirade of insults at Ah Jie and his men, startling everyone present.

Ah Jie, that bastard, wasn't angry. He stopped his subordinate from going berserk and instead apologized to the nurse with a smile.

After finally managing to coax the nurse away, I saw Chen Jiajun's mocking face.

Ah Jie awkwardly changed the subject: "You came to see a patient, and didn't even bring a fruit basket! Shame on you!"

Chen Jiajun sneered, "If I hadn't found out early, you'd be eating ghost money down there instead of fruit baskets! You idiot! You're an arms dealer and you got shot in the back. I don't even know what to say to you!"

"I just made a mistake... a mistake!" A-Jie retorted stubbornly.

Chen Jiajun waved his hand and said, "Alright, stop explaining. Take a look at this! Brother, I've finally gotten revenge for you!"

Ah Jie took the newspaper that Chen Jiajun threw to him and his eyes immediately welled up with tears.

Because the newspapers prominently featured the headline, "Kowloon Walled City is a thing of the past."

Recently, almost all media outlets have been reporting on this matter.

So when Ah-Jie saw this news, he knew that Chen Jia-Jun was taking revenge for him.

"If only I were a woman, you bastard, I wouldn't have to think about how to thank you. I could just repay you with my body," A-Jie said flippantly. (End of Chapter)