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

Chapter 238 The biggest winner is always the one who watches others struggle
"The more he messes around, the faster he'll die." Su Hanze slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and looked into the distance calmly. "In the game of Jianghu, those who take action themselves will always die the fastest."

In the alleys of Kowloon Walled City, the atmosphere was so depressing that it seemed to be about to explode. Lao Ge's men all lowered their heads, some squatted on the ground, some leaned against the wall and smoked, and no one dared to say a word. After Lao Ge was taken away by the police, the news spread faster than the wind in Hong Kong. For a while, the whole walled city was talking about it, saying that the northerners had been completely screwed this time and had become a laughing stock in the underworld.

The bald man squatted in the corner, took a long drag on his cigarette, raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face, and cursed: "Damn it, we are really screwed this time. Brother Ge was arrested by the police, and most of our brothers were also arrested. People outside are laughing at us northerners and calling us paper tigers."

"What should we do now?" Another skinny subordinate's voice was trembling. "The matter of Xiwan is over. There is no business in the city. We can't even eat grass."

"What should we do?" The bald man pressed the cigarette butt hard on the ground, his eyes full of indignation, "What else can we do? It's all Su Hanze's fault! He deliberately tricked us into this. Now all the limelight is on his side. People outside say that he is the real master of Xiwan."

"But Brother Ge asked for it this time." Skinny Monkey muttered, "He insisted on making such a big fuss, and ended up being surrounded by the police..."

"Shut up!" The bald man slapped the skinny monkey on the head and glared at him fiercely. "What do you mean you asked for it? If you are not ruthless in the underworld, who will give way to you? But this matter is not over yet. I don't believe Su Hanze can be so arrogant forever!"

In the mahjong parlor in Mong Kok, Lu Dongpi was smoking a pipe and laughing so hard that his whole body almost sank into the chair. The younger brother opposite him said while shuffling mahjong tiles: "Brother Pi, Lao Ge is really unlucky this time. He led people to blow up the dock, but was arrested by the police. I heard that he even lost his shoes in the police station."

“Hahaha! He deserves it!” Lu Dongpi slapped the table and laughed so hard that tears almost came out. “That mad dog Lao Ge really thinks he’s a big shot. Su Hanze just waved his hand and he jumped into the pit. Now it’s good. Once the iron gate is closed, he won’t bark everywhere.”

“But Brother Pi, the situation in Xiwan is now completely stable. People say that Su Hanze is more capable than you…” The younger brother glanced at him cautiously and said tentatively.

"Older than me?" Lu Dongpi paused, narrowed his eyes, and sneered with his pipe in his mouth, "No matter how capable Su Hanze is, he is just a pawn. The gambling king and the concubine can keep him in power, but do you think he dares to take over the entire Xiwan? Sooner or later, someone will dislike him and kick him off the chair."

"Brother Beer, what do you mean?"

"Let him be arrogant for a few days." Lu Dongpi blew out a smoke ring slowly, and the mahjong tiles in his hand slammed on the table. "Xiwan is a piece of fat meat. If he can swallow it, I, Lu Dongpi, can make him spit it out. In this game of Jianghu, the one who laughs last must be me."

In the tea room of the Regent Hotel, the eldest concubine sat on the armchair, gently waving the ebony folding fan in her hand, and looked calmly at the report handed over by the Seventh Master.

"The matter of Lao Ge has been resolved. The police caught him cleanly this time. The northerners can no longer turn the tables." Qi Ye said respectfully, "But Xiwan is now firmly under the control of Su Hanze. People outside say that Xiwan was taken by him this time."

"Just listen to the words of the underworld." The eldest concubine said calmly, without a trace of emotion in her expression, "Su Hanze defended Xiwan, which is his ability, but this game has not yet come to an end. The gambling king wants to see how long he can sit on the throne."

"Should we remind him? Ask him to be more restrained?" Mr. Qi asked tentatively.

"No need." The concubine gently put down her folding fan, picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly. "He is in the limelight now. If we interfere, people will think that the gambling king has other intentions. If he can keep the affairs of Xiwan, let him keep them. If he can't, it won't be too late to replace him."

“I see.” The Seventh Master nodded, but secretly sighed in his heart that the ones who make it to the end in the martial arts world are never the ones who are the best at fighting, but the ones who can stand their ground the most.

In the office of Xiwan Wharf, Su Hanze sat on a chair with a newly sorted account book in front of him, tapping the table with his fingers, looking calm. Xiaolong stood beside him with a smile on his face that he couldn't hide: "Brother, this time Lao Ge is completely finished, all his people have been arrested by the police, Xiwan is now completely secure."

"Have you sat tight?" Su Hanze looked up at him and smiled faintly, "Xiwan is only temporarily calm, the water in the rivers and lakes will never stop."

"But brother, no one dares to cause trouble now." Xiaolong said puzzledly, "Lu Dongpi has also been obedient, Lao Ge has been sent to prison, and those small gangs outside have long recognized our territory, what are you still worried about?"

"What are you worried about?" Su Hanze narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the busy dock outside the window, and said in a steady voice, "In the underworld, the most terrifying people are not those who dare to cause trouble, but those who hide in the dark and wait to see the joke. Lu Dongpi is being honest now because he is waiting for an opportunity."

"Then what should we do? Should we give him a beating?" Xiaolong rubbed his hands, eager to try.

"No hurry." Su Hanze waved his hand, his tone calm, "Now Xiwan is calm, what we need to do is to stabilize the business and let everyone know that this is a place to make money, not a battlefield for fighting and killing."

"Brother, you're right!" Xiaolong nodded and grinned, "Who dares to go against money these days?"

"Tell the brothers to keep a close eye on Lu Dongpi and don't let him do anything." Su Hanze stood up, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, looking deeply at the sea in the distance, "No matter how muddy the water is, it will become clear one day."

Three days later, in a teahouse in Mong Kok, Lu Dongpi was drinking tea with several gang leaders. There were several small dishes on the table, and the clinking of glasses made the scene look very lively.

"Brother Dongpi, Xiwan is completely stable this time. People outside say that Su Hanze is amazing." A small leader raised his glass and smiled flatteringly, "But then again, how long he can stay stable depends on Brother Dongpi's mood."

“Hahaha, no way.” Lu Dongpi waved his hands, his eyes narrowed into slits as he laughed. “In the martial arts world, everyone has a few days of glory, but whether you can laugh to the end is not certain.”

"What does Brother Dongpi mean?" another leader asked tentatively.

"The meaning is very simple." Lu Dongpi put down his glass, the smile on his face faded a little, and his eyes became cold and stern. "Su Hanze is in the limelight now, so we won't move for now, but I will take back the piece of meat in Xiwan sooner or later."

"Brother Dong Pi, we will all listen to you and wait for your word." Several leaders nodded repeatedly.

"Don't worry, when the time is right, I will let Su Hanze know what the rules of the underworld are." Lu Dongpi sneered, with a calculating gleam in his eyes.

Lu Dongpi was chewing a piece of greasy barbecued pork, looking up and sneering, "Xiwan has been calm these days, does Su Hanze think he has secured his position?" "Brother Pi, he may be in a good position, but he still has to look after the mess at Xiwan Wharf every day." The younger brother with black-framed glasses bit on the straw while drinking iced lemon tea, and couldn't help laughing, "We brothers are all waiting for your arrangements, to see when you can overthrow him."

"Overturn?" Lu Dongpi clapped his chopsticks, his mouth wide open, but his smile was sinister, "If Su Hanze wants to eat this piece of meat, he has to see if he has the teeth to do it. In this pool of water, only when the smell of blood is strong enough will the fish swim up."

"Brother Pi, do you mean to take action?" The younger brother straightened up instantly, with light in his eyes.

"I do it? I, Lu Dongpi, never do it myself. I let others do the dirty work." Lu Dongpi leaned back and squinted his eyes. "Send a message to Young Master Jin in Kowloon and have his people cause trouble for Sai Wan. Say that Su Hanze's dock is too stable and will squeeze out their business. Young Master Jin is a second-generation rich man. If he is given a spark, he can burn down the whole house."

"Great, Brother Pi, this trick of killing someone with a borrowed knife is really awesome!" The younger brother slammed the table excitedly and almost knocked the soup spoon away.

"Remember, we won't step out. We'll wait until both sides are fighting to a pulp, then we'll go in and take advantage." Lu Dongpi picked up the last piece of barbecued pork and chewed it with relish, but there was a calculating gleam in his eyes.

At the same time, Master Jin was lying by his outdoor swimming pool, wearing a silk robe, and two young models in bikinis were peeling grapes for him, giggling. Xiao Tan stood aside, hunched over, and said with a smile on his face, "Master, there was a message from Mong Kok that Sai Wan Pier has been eating too much recently, and other people's business is about to be squeezed out. You see..."

"Xi Wan?" Upon hearing these two words, Young Master Jin frowned and looked gloomy. "That bastard Su Hanze, how dare he be so proud? He got me locked up by the police last time, and I haven't even settled the score with him yet!"

"Master, now is the chance. Lu Dongpi's intention is to send our people to Xiwan to cause trouble and mess up his business." Xiao Tan added with a smile, "As long as Xiwan becomes chaotic, Su Hanze's reputation will be ruined."

"Making trouble? Great!" Young Master Jin slapped his thigh, threw the grape skins in his hand into the pond, and stood up. "Tell my brothers to bring their weapons and go to Xiwan tonight to make some trouble! I want to let Su Hanze know what the real rules of the underworld are!"

"Understood, young master! I'll arrange it right away!" Xiao Tan nodded repeatedly and was about to leave, but Young Master Jin suddenly stopped him.

"Wait." Young Master Jin narrowed his eyes, a sly look flashing in his eyes, "Go tell the remaining people in the north that their things are hidden in the goods in Xiwan. It's up to them to find as much as they can. Whether they dare to go or not depends on whether they have the courage."

"Great, young master!" Little Tan clapped his hands, smiling with admiration, "Not only are we going to cause trouble, we're also going to drag the northerners into this. This will definitely turn Xiwan into a mess!"

At night at Xiwan Wharf, workers were still busy loading and unloading goods. Su Hanze stood on the ship closest to the sea at the wharf, holding a shipping order in his hand, with a frown on his face. Next to him was not Xiaolong, but another manager who looked honest, A Liu. A Liu was an old man from Xiwan, worked hard, and always had a bit of alertness in his eyes.

"Boss Su, there's something fishy going on these past two days." Ah Liu lowered his voice and whispered, "I heard that Young Master Jin's people are being mobilized, and people from the north are starting to raise their heads. It seems like something big is going to happen."

"Let them make a move if they want to." Su Hanze closed the shipping list with a calm look. "If they want to make a fuss, let them make a fuss. The water in Xiwan is so deep. Only after a fuss can we know who is the fish and who is the shrimp."

"But if they come for the dock, we might not be able to protect our goods." Ah Liu said with some concern.

"Ah Liu, you've been with me for so long, you should know that nothing will happen to the goods in Xiwan." Su Hanze smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "Give your brothers a heads-up tonight, don't get involved in things that shouldn't be your business, just watch the show."

Ah Liu nodded. Although he didn't understand what Su Hanze was planning, his intuition told him that Boss Su was never one to suffer losses.

At midnight, there was indeed a disturbance at Xiwan Wharf. A group of Jin Shao's men rushed into the warehouse area outside the wharf with sticks and torches, smashing people and pouring oil on goods, shouting something like "collecting protection money."

"Who told you to pretend so firmly! You, Su Hanze, dare to take all the water from Xiwan for yourself?!" The leading thug shouted and smashed over a box of goods that had just been unloaded.

In the dark alley in the distance, several northerners also rushed out. Their eyes were more ferocious than those of Jin Shao's men. They ran straight into the deep of the cargo area with shining machetes in their hands, shouting, "Turn out the goods! Those are ours!"

The entire dock was in chaos in an instant, workers were fleeing in all directions, shouting, the sound of glass breaking and cargo overturning were heard one after another, like a pot of boiling water.

Su Hanze stood at the front of the dock, watching everything with a blank expression. Ah Liu beside him couldn't help but say, "Boss Su, they are making such a fuss, what should we do? Should we call on our brothers to take action?"

"No need." Su Hanze lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and said calmly, "Let them make a fuss. We'll talk about it when the police come."

"A cop?" Liu's eyes widened, his face full of shock.

"Someone has already informed the police." Su Hanze slowly exhaled a smoke ring with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

At the same time, Lu Dongpi was standing on a high-rise building in Mong Kok, watching the movements in Sai Wan through a telescope, and laughing so hard that he almost dropped his pipe on the ground.

"Hahahaha, Young Master Jin didn't let me down. He really took action!" Lu Dongpi laughed so hard that he fell backwards, his eyes full of pride. "I'm afraid Su Hanze won't be able to sit still now, right?"

"Brother Beer, when are we going to end?" the younger brother with black-framed glasses couldn't help but ask.

"What's the hurry?" Lu Dongpi rolled his eyes at him and took a long puff of his cigarette. "Wait for the police to come and clean up this scene, then we can go and get some bargains. You don't understand, in the underworld, the biggest winner is always the one who watches others suffer."

At Xiwan Wharf, the sirens finally pierced the night sky, and the alternating red and blue lights reflected on everyone's terrified faces. Jin Shao's men fled in all directions, and the northerners were also trapped in a corner. The police rushed over and held them down one by one. The scene was as chaotic as a pot of porridge, and the air was filled with the smell of gasoline, sweat, and sea breeze, which was disgusting.

(End of this chapter)