Hong Kong Film: Short mules have no future, I am in charge of Hong Kong

Chapter 234: A Reckless Man Relying on Brute Force

"Brother, what are you going to do now?" Xiaolong widened his eyes and felt scared.

"Inform our channels that a batch of 'mysterious goods' will leave from the northerners' fleet tonight. Tell them to keep a close eye on the news and spread some small information in a few casinos." Su Hanze tapped the table lightly, his voice revealing cunning. "Tell everyone that this vote is the 'last chance' for the northerners to make a comeback."

"Great!" Xiaolong slapped his thigh, a hint of excitement on his face, "Now the cops, Lu Dongpi, and those who are watching will all move!"

"The more things move, the more chaotic it gets, and that's when it gets more interesting." Su Hanze smiled faintly, his eyes too deep to be read, "The water in the rivers and lakes is too clear, no one can make money."

At night, Xiwan Wharf was bustling again. The northerners' fleet was quietly loading goods. Lao Ge stood in the distance, his hands in his pockets, staring coldly at the boxes filled with goods.

"Brother Ge, the rumors today seem to be a little off. The casinos outside are saying that this batch of our goods is the lifeline for them to make a comeback."

"Let it spread." Old Ge sneered, "I want to see who dares to touch my goods."

However, just as he finished speaking, a shrill siren suddenly sounded in the distance, red and blue lights flashed in the night, and a large group of police officers rushed over in a mighty manner.

"Cops?! What's going on?!" Lao Ge's face changed and he turned back and roared.

"Brother Ge, I wonder who leaked the news!" his subordinates shouted in panic.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!" Lao Ge's eyes turned fierce, he turned around and ran towards the boat, but it was too late.

The next morning, the news from Xiwan once again shook the whole world: the northerners' fleet was wiped out by the police. Someone was sent to block the news, and the eldest concubine of the Regent Hotel sat in the tea room, listening to the report of the Seventh Master, and nodded slightly.

"This Su Hanze is really capable," said the eldest concubine calmly, with a little more appreciation in her eyes, "Go tell him that he has passed this time."

At Xiwan Pier, Su Hanze stood on a high tower, looking out over the entire pier. Xiaolong ran up excitedly, smiling widely: "Brother, the northerners are finished. Now no one in Xiwan dares to fight us!"

"Fight?" Su Hanze shook his head slightly, his eyes deep. "Victory over Xiwan is just the beginning. Next, we have to let him know that I, Su Hanze, am the only one who can defend this land."

The northerner, Lao Ge, was furious in a secret gathering place in Kowloon Walled City. The room was dim, the smell of cigarettes made people cough, the beer bottles on the table rolled to the ground, and several of his men stood with their heads down, not daring to say a word.

"Tell me! Who the hell leaked the secret?!" Lao Ge's voice was as deafening as a broken gong, and the flesh on his face was trembling.

"Brother Ge, the brothers have inquired and found out that the news came from the casino. Now people outside are saying that you secretly moved the goods and wanted to make a comeback." The bald man's voice was trembling a little, and he continued cautiously, "We are completely screwed this time."

"What do you mean I moved the goods secretly?!" Old Ge kicked over the stool, his eyes almost popping out, and said through gritted teeth, "It must be Su Hanze! This guy has been plotting against me from the beginning to the end! Damn it, he dared to plot against a northerner like me, he's going to die!"

"Brother Ge, Su Hanze is safe now, and the fleet in Xiwan is still shipping goods normally. On the contrary, our channels are being closely monitored by the police." The subordinate lowered his head and added in a low voice.

"Stable? Stable as hell!" Old Ge was so angry that his face turned blue, like a mad wild boar. "Go, call the brothers in the city, and see you at Xiwan Pier tomorrow night! If I, Old Ge, don't turn the tables, I'm not named Ge!"

"But Brother Ge, if we forcefully attack now, will it be..."

"I can't care less!" Old Ge grabbed the bottle and smashed it against the wall. "If we don't fight this time, all of us northerners will have to go back to farming!"

In the tea room on the top floor of the Regent Hotel, listening to Qi Ye's report, his fingers tapping lightly on the handrail.

"Old Ge is really angry this time. Something happened to the fleet in Xiwan. He has lost his confidence and wants to rob it by force." The Seventh Master stood aside, with a hint of tentativeness in his voice, "Brother, do you think we should let the concubine suppress this matter?"

"No need." He spoke slowly, his voice intimidating without anger, "The northerners have already lost this game. If we give them another chance, we will disrupt the situation in Xiwan."

"Big brother is right. The key to whether Xiwan is stable now lies in Su Hanze." The eldest concubine gently closed her folding fan and said lightly, "The fact that he can withstand the limelight naturally proves that he has the ability to do so. If he can't, it won't be too late for us to change someone else."

"Humph, this Su Hanze is becoming more and more interesting." He laughed and looked meaningfully at the night outside the window. "Let's wait and see. If he can really hold on to Xiwan, I will give him a bigger chance."

In the warehouse of Xiwan Wharf, Su Hanze was counting the goods with a few trusted brothers. Xiaolong held the account book, frowned, and said with some worry: "Brother, the northerners are really fighting this time. Tomorrow night they have announced that they will come to rob, and Xiwan will be in chaos."

"Let them come." Su Hanze raised his head, his eyes were as steady as torches, and there was no ripple in his tone. "If they want to fight, we will use their hands to clean up all the dirt in Xiwan."

"But Brother Ge is really fighting for his life this time. He brings a bunch of desperate men with him. What if a fight really breaks out and our brothers get hurt?" Xiaolong could see that the northerners were completely at odds this time.

"Injured?" Su Hanze smiled faintly, with a hint of coldness in his eyes, "Xiaolong, do you know who the biggest loser in the martial arts world is?"

"Who?" Xiaolong was stunned.

"It was the reckless man who relied on brute force." Su Hanze said slowly, his voice as cool as ice. "The northerners shouted that they would fight to the death, but they have already lost. The one who will have the last laugh is the one who is still standing."

“Brother, what you mean is…” Xiaolong’s eyes lit up.

"We won't fight." Su Hanze stood up, holding the string of Buddhist beads in his hand, with a firm expression, "Tomorrow night, withdraw our people and empty the ships, cargo, and warehouses. Let them deal with it on their own."

"Ah? Withdrawn? Then Xiwan isn't..."

"Don't worry, they can grab the pot of Xiwan for a while, but they can't keep it forever." Su Hanze smiled faintly, squinting his eyes and looking at the sea outside the window, "In the world, it's not whoever grabs it faster will be the winner."

The next night, the Xiwan Wharf was brightly lit, and Lao Ge led a large group of northern men to rush over. The lights were as bright as day, and when the car door opened, a large crowd of people got out of the car, holding steel pipes and machetes in their hands, full of murderous intent. "Keep an eye on them!" Lao Ge stood on the roof of the car, holding an iron rod in his hand, and scanned the entire wharf fiercely, "Tonight, whoever dares to stop us will be knocked down!"

The men responded with a loud shout and immediately rushed to the dock like a tide, rushing towards the warehouses and ships with great momentum.

However, what greeted them was an empty silence.

"Where are the people?!" Lao Ge frowned and yelled.

"Brother Ge, there's... no one here!" One of his men pushed open the door of the warehouse and shouted back.

"The ship is empty! There is no cargo!" another man shouted.

Old Ge's face instantly turned pale. He jumped out of the car and grabbed one of his men by the collar: "Did you make a mistake? Where's that kid Su Hanze?!"

"Brother Ge, there really is no one here. We searched the entire dock and didn't see a single person."

Old Ge's face was extremely gloomy. He pushed his men away and shouted angrily, "Su Hanze! You're so damn fast at hiding!"

At this moment, on a tall building in the distance, Lu Dongpi was holding a telescope, looking at the miserable appearance of the northerners on the dock, and laughing so hard that he fell backwards.

“Hahahaha, this is fucking killing me!” Lu Dongpi hugged his men and pointed at the chaos on the dock. “That idiot Lao Ge, so many people came here, but in the end he didn’t catch anything! He thought he won, but in the end he fought in vain!”

"Brother Pi, Su Hanze deliberately left them there." The subordinate said with a stifled laugh, "As soon as he retreated, the northerners acted like clowns."

"This is called a duel between masters, and they don't even use swords." Lu Dongpi laughed, knocked his pipe on the table, and said earnestly, "Victory in the martial arts world is never based on who shouts the loudest, but on who can laugh the longest in the end."

In a hidden warehouse in Xiwan, Su Hanze was sitting on a worn-out sofa, drinking tea leisurely. Xiaolong ran in excitedly, his face full of excitement: "Brother, the northerners came up empty-handed, and now they are all stupid!"

"It's good to know you're stupid." Su Hanze put down the teacup, a smile on his face, "Let them toss around. When they're tired, we'll take Xiwan back."

"Great! Brother, your tactic of defeating the enemy without fighting is simply a stroke of genius!" Xiaolong couldn't help but applaud.

"A stroke of genius?" Su Hanze smiled faintly, his eyes deep, "In the martial arts world, the most feared thing is a head-on confrontation. The real winner is always the one who ends up laughing at the end."

In the dilapidated building of Kowloon Walled City, Lao Ge was smashing cups, his face as black as a burnt iron pot. The room was filled with smoke, and a few dim light bulbs were shaky. Several of his men dared not breathe, and even breathed carefully, for fear of accidentally igniting the boss's barrel of explosives.

"Nothing, nothing!" Old Ge downed the remaining wine in one gulp and threw the bottle to the ground, scattering glass shards. "That bastard Su Hanze actually emptied the entire Xiwan! Damn it, are you teasing me?"

The bald man's subordinate stood aside and said in a low voice, "Brother Ge, he was well prepared for this. He withdrew all the goods and people. Now all that is left in Xiwan are a few empty ships and a few warehouses. It's a joke."

"What a joke?" Old Ge sneered, pointed at his nose and cursed, "Do you think I've become a joke too? So many people came in a mighty force, but they didn't even touch a blade of grass! What's the rumor out there now? Is it that I was fooled?"

"Brother Ge, there are indeed people outside laughing at us now, saying that you made a big fuss but ended up not even catching a mosquito." The bald subordinate shrank his neck and added in a low voice.

Old Ge's eyes turned fierce, and he grabbed him by the collar, and said in a low voice that seemed to be squeezed out of his throat: "Go, find those gossiping guys in the city, teach them a lesson, and let them know what the rules are!"

"Yes, yes, Brother Ge, I'll do it right away!" The bald man crawled out, fearing that his neck would be broken if he stayed for another second.

"Su Hanze..." Old Ge muttered the name, his eyes bloodshot. He walked to the window and looked into the distance through the gray glass. "Just wait, I will pay you back sooner or later."

On the high tower of Sai Wan Pier, Lu Dongpi was holding a cigarette in his mouth and pointing a telescope towards the direction of Kowloon Walled City, laughing so hard that he didn't even notice that the cigarette ash had fallen on his clothes.

"Hahaha, this old Ge is really mad, he actually cursed his own men to death." Lu Dongpi put down the telescope, shook the ashes on his collar, and said to the younger brother beside him, "The drama in Xiwan is getting more and more exciting. Su Hanze is really playing a good hand."

"Brother Pi, do you think Lao Ge will do something desperate next?" The younger brother with black-framed glasses asked excitedly, rubbing his hands.

"A cornered dog will jump over the wall? If he wants to jump over the wall, it means he can still jump a few more times." Lu Dongpi narrowed his eyes, sneered and blew out a puff of smoke, "But the problem is that the wall is already full of people. It doesn't matter whether Lao Ge, this northern dog, jumps or not."

"So what should we do? Continue watching the show?"

"We'll definitely continue to watch the show, but we also have to be prepared to take over." Lu Dongpi narrowed his eyes and pointed in the direction of Xiwan Wharf. "Su Hanze's move seems to be a safe one, but if it lasts too long, it will also arouse suspicion. Have your brothers go to a few large wharves and spread the word that Su Hanze has someone backing him up, and the next step is to completely take over Xiwan."

"Brother Pi, isn't this going to bring him hatred?"

"To attract hatred? Of course!" Lu Dongpi slapped the table and smiled slyly, "If no one in the world bothers him, who can I take advantage of? You are still too young."

In the tea room on the top floor of the Regent Hotel, the eldest concubine sat on the armchair, frowning slightly, and tapping the table with a folding fan in her hand, making a rhythmic "tap tap" sound. The Seventh Master stood aside, looking a little embarrassed: "Auntie, the situation in Xiwan is getting more and more tense now. It is said outside that Su Hanze has someone backing him up, and he is going to dominate the market."

"Oh?" The concubine raised her head slightly, her eyes cold, "Who spread the rumor?"

"The people from Lu Dongpi's side." Qi Ye whispered, "He seems to be keeping his troops in place, but he has actually started to spread the word at various major docks. He wants to sow discord among the various parties and completely disrupt Xiwan."

"Lu Dongpi is an old fox." The concubine sighed softly, with a hint of contempt in her eyes, "Su Hanze, go tell him that the situation in Xiwan is coming to an end. If he can't hold on, then I will ask for someone else."

(End of this chapter)