Hong Kong Movies: I am Hongxing, what the hell is the intelligence king?

Chapter 457 The Deterrent Power of the First Society
People interact with different people, and so do different groups of people.

Those who came to pay their respects to Cao Ya were either pure businessmen or gang leaders like Cao Ya.

None of the traditional community members showed up.

Just like Wang Dong of Quanxing.

If this were a traditional club, they would probably look down on Wang Dong—what is Quanxing anyway?

A tiny club, barely the size of a palm.

However, those who truly understand Quanxing realize that although Quanxing is small, it is a real gang.

Their composition is completely different from that of ordinary societies.

The difference between the two is too great.

Although Quanxing is small, when it really unleashes its power, even the huge Heliansheng is no match for them.

After all, Quanxing uses guns, while Heliansheng doesn't even use swords, only knives.

With a heavy heart, Ma Wu saw off all the guests.

As the day drew to a close, he received a group of senior company executives in the chairman's office. Most importantly, he met with the action team.

The Yiqun model desperately needs action teams to help protect legitimate businesses.

To put it bluntly, Yi Qun is just as domineering when doing business. Without a sufficient action team, the business simply cannot proceed.

It's very troublesome.

The leaders of the action group stood behind the sofa, while only three people were sitting on the sofa.

Two of them were naturally Cao Ya's two adopted sons, Chen Tai and Li Xiu. The other was Xiao Qi, a new generation leader trained by the action team and deeply trusted by Cao Ya!
The three of them stared blankly at what was behind Ma Wu.

Even the leaders of the action groups behind the three couldn't help but look in their direction.

Ma Wu sighed:

"The fact that Cao Cao was harmed by treacherous people is a disgrace to our righteous group."

"We must avenge Cao Cao no matter what."

As the saying goes, a snake can't function without a head.

“Our righteous group also needs a leader to guide us in avenging Cao Cao and leading our righteous group to new heights.”

"When Cao Cao was alive, he said more than once..."

"If something happens to him, then the position of Yiqun's leader will be filled by someone he designates."

"Now, Attorney Huang will announce Mr. Cao's will."

Attorney Huang stepped forward, coughed slightly, and hadn't spoken yet.

Chen Tai then stood up:
"Master Ma, who are the two people behind you?"

Ma Wu glanced behind him and said solemnly:
"These three are distinguished guests whom I have invited to attend the ceremony."

Xiao Qi, who always followed Chen Tai's lead, stood up and said:

"Master Ma, today is a big day for our Yiqun. How can we invite outsiders to watch?"

Ma Wu's face fell, and he said indifferently:

"As I said, they are distinguished guests who came to observe the ceremony."

Chen Tai and Xiao Qi were given a cold shoulder. The latter wanted to say something, but the former gently pulled his hand.

Ma Wu looked at them with a strange emotion in his eyes:

"Inviting distinguished guests to the ceremony is a tradition in the martial arts world. You're supposed to be high-ranking members of the action team, how could you not even remember that?"

Xiao Qi retorted, unconvinced:

"Master Ma, who is this? Such an arrogant attitude!"

Ma Wu looked behind him, and the leader smiled slightly:
"Li Fu of Causeway Bay".

The latter followed up with—

"Wang Jianjun of Yuen Long".

"Causeway Bay Lok Tin Hong".

The crowd gasped.

"Hung Hing?!"

"Lin the richest man's protégé?!"

Xiao Qi was so frightened that he quickly sat down.

He could speak rudely to anyone, but he couldn't help but show respect to Lin Sheng.

Real gangsters are afraid of the strong.

Follow whoever is the strongest.

It has nothing to do with loyalty or righteousness.

The biggest difference between gangs and traditional societies is that traditional societies are just a business, while gangs are truly risking their lives.

If the leader is not strong, death awaits them.

This is the true survival rule of gangsters.

Not only Xiao Qi, but also the leaders of the action groups looked at Li Fu and his two companions in surprise.

These three people's reputations are truly terrifying.

Their rise was as rapid as that of the former Chung Ching Society, but much more enduring.

If an ordinary Hong Kong resident were to mention these three people, they would undoubtedly say that they are three big bosses.

Li Fu and his associates are ostensibly high-ranking executives at Thunder Security. Li Fu is the chairman, Wang Jianjun is the general manager, and Luo Tianhong holds the title of security manager.

Most importantly, these three people were qualified to be invited to the banquet at the Governor's Mansion.

Although it doesn't reach the level of a 23-person advisory committee, it's still quite significant.

It is far beyond what the masses of Yizhong can achieve.

Not to mention that Lin Feng was standing behind Li Fu and the other two.

Everyone knows that Li Fu and the other two must have received Lin Feng's permission to come here; otherwise, the three of them would never have come out in such a coordinated manner.

Once they reach a certain level of status, there are very few public events where these three people would want to participate together.

This is the real deal!

Li Fu smiled and said to everyone:

"The Hung Hing leadership owes Mr. Tsao a favor. Now that Mr. Tsao has encountered such a calamity, we have come without prior notice, naturally in order to catch the murderer who killed Mr. Tsao as soon as possible."

Everyone looked at each other, deeply surprised.

Does Yi Qun have such a close relationship with Hung Hing?
How come they don't know?
Li Fu said to Ma Wu:
"Master Ma, the recent passing of Master Cao has truly unsettled your gang."

"In any case, you are now the head of Yiqun, but it seems that your younger brothers are not listening to you."

Ma Wu quickly replied:
"They are all good kids."

Li Fu nodded:
"In our kind of club, good kids must be obedient."

"Especially the action team."

"You can have your own ideas, you can even question them, but you must carry out the orders given by your superiors."

"The action team is a knife in the hands of the higher-ups, and a knife is not allowed to have its own thoughts."

As Li Fu spoke, he swept his cold gaze over Chen Tai, Li Xiu, Xiao Qi, and the rest of the action team members.

Ma Wu remained silent, letting Li Fu speak for himself.

When Cao Ya was around, Ma Wu's word was law. With Cao Ya's support, Ma Wu was undoubtedly the second-in-command.

However, now that Cao Ya has been killed, the servants no longer listen to Ma Wu.

Cao Ya had only been dead for a little over a day, and these underlings had already begun to openly and covertly disobey orders.

Therefore, Ma Wu remained silent, like an outsider.

Xiao Qi was immediately furious:
“You, Hung Hing, are guests. Our Yi Qun’s affairs are none of your business.”

Li Fu said calmly:
"No organization can function without a leader."

"Everyone in the martial arts world knows that Cao and Ma are inseparable; they are a single entity."

"With Cao Cao gone, Ma Gong naturally becomes the eldest son."

"What? You're all ignoring what Master Ma says?"

"You want to rebel?"

Xiao Qi choked quite a bit.

Li Fu didn't give Chen Tai a chance to speak at all.
“Hung Hing and Yi Kwan are brother organizations.”

"The one who has been kind to my Hung Hing is Lord Cao."

"We, Hung Hing, will carry out Cao Cao's will to the end."

Xiao Qi retorted, unconvinced:

"Everyone has the same goal, so why are you being so aggressive?"

Li Fuhao laughed and said:
"Do we share the same goal?"

"Not necessarily?"

Xiao Qi was even more unconvinced:
How are they inconsistent?

Li Fu said calmly:
"If I remember correctly, Cao Cao made a will before his death."

"It records the person Cao Cao intended to pass the throne to."

“We, Hung Hing, acknowledge Cao Gong’s will and consider it legal.”

Do you acknowledge Cao Cao's will?

Xiao Qi, with his neck stiff, said:
"Of course I admit it!"

Li Fu plays with flavor:
"What if the person chosen in the will isn't Chen Tai, whom you're with?"

Do you agree?

Xiao Qi blurted out:

"Of course I won't admit it!"

Chen Tai shouted:
"Xiao Qi, what nonsense are you spouting?"

"I acknowledge my godfather's will!"

Xiao Qi was momentarily stunned.

"Brother Tai, none of us know anyone else but you."

Li Fu laughed heartily, his smile full of mockery.

Ma Wu said helplessly:
"Mr. Li, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

"My family is unfortunate."

Li Fu still held Ma Wu in high esteem:

"Master Ma, Brother Feng instructed us before he came that we must carry out the will of both of you no matter what."

"We have avenged Lord Cao!"

Xiao Qi was immediately enraged and jumped up:

"Lord Cao is Lord Cao of our Righteous Group. The life-and-death feud of Cao Dong is naturally to be avenged by our Righteous Group. What business is it of your Hung Hing?"

Li Fu mocked:
"You're about to rebel against Cao Cao and Ma Chao, how dare you say you want to avenge Cao Cao?"

Xiao Qi was furious:
"When did I decide to rebel?"

Li Fu said calmly:
"Cao Gongli left a will that recorded the leader of the righteous group."

"But you accept what suits you and reject what doesn't. Isn't that rebellion?"

Xiao Qi shouted:
"It's impossible for Cao Cao not to choose Tai Ge."

Li Fu smiled and said:

What if he doesn't choose it?

"what would you do?"

Xiao Qi was caught in a dilemma:

"I……"

Li Fu sneered:
"You what?"

"You're just the leader of an action group. Since when have the important matters of the organization required to conform to your wishes?"

Chen Tai stood up and said:

"Mr. Li, today is a big day for our Yiqun. We are all very happy that Hung Hing can come."

"However, you are a guest after all. You don't need to get so involved, do you?"

"Yi-Kun has its own way of doing things, isn't it inappropriate for Hung Hing to interfere?"

Li Fu shrugged:

“You’re right, you’re the Yi Qun, we’re the Hung Hing, it’s not appropriate for us to interfere.” Chen Tai had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Li Fu say with a smile,

"But we Hung Hing didn't get involved either."

"It was just saying something fair."

"Do you think the martial arts world recognizes you, Chen Tai, or Xiao Qi?"

“Remember this, we acknowledge Lord Cao.”

"They recognize Yiqun."

“You can’t represent Yiqun now.”

"If you want to represent the Yiqun, first become the leader of the Yiqun."

"In other words, you need to gain Cao Cao's approval."

Chen Tai immediately shut his mouth and remained silent.

Xiao Qi angrily said:

"Cao Gong will definitely choose Tai Ge."

Li Fu stared at Xiao Qi. His status was extraordinary; to say that he was on par with Ma Wu would be an understatement. Xiao Qi felt uneasy under his gaze.

“Brother, when you join a gang, you’re following the Righteous Group, not just any individual.”

"You have many high-ranking members in the organization above you."

"Are you listening to what Cao Cao said?"

"Are you listening to what Master Ma says?"

Xiao Qi quickly replied:

"Of course I will listen."

Li Fu shook his head:
"I can't see."

Xiao Qi's face turned bright red with anger:

"Of course I will listen."

"My loyalty to the gang is clear to all my brothers."

"This is an insult to me."

Li Fuhao laughed and said:
"Since you listen to Cao Cao's words, why don't you abide by his will?"

"Master Ma is carrying out Master Cao's will and wants to implement Master Cao's last wishes. Why don't you listen to him?"

"Or is it that in your heart, you only recognize Chen Tai as your leader?"

Xiao Qi was completely at a loss for what to do.

Chen Tai had no choice but to speak:

"Mr. Li, you've gone too far."

“This is a family matter of our Yiqun.”

“Even though Hung Hing is the number one triad, it can’t act so arrogantly.”

Li Fu gently shook his head:

"Hung Hing is indeed the number one triad, but we have no interest in anything other than Hung Hing."

Chen Tai immediately said:
"But isn't Li Sheng contradicting himself by treating Yiqun's cadres this way?"

Li Fu mocked:
"We, the Hung Hing, are here simply to repay the kindness shown to us by Lord Cao in the past."

"I am speaking here with Ma Gong's permission."

"Do you intend to rebel like Xiao Qi?"

Chen Tai was choked and speechless.

Li Fu said coldly:
"If the road is uneven, someone will trample on it. Although Hung Hing is the number one triad, you can ask around the underworld and see what Hung Hing's reputation is like."

Chen Tai slowly sat down.

There was no way around it; the current leader of Hung Hing was Leung Kwan, whose reputation was backed by Lin Feng, making him unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness.

There's no way to criticize that.

Regardless of whether they are rival triads or not, they can only give a thumbs up and say "good" to Hung Hing's "Brother Kun"!

There are no other comments besides that.

Li Fu said coldly:
"I ask you, will you abide by Cao Cao's will?"

Li Xiu, who had been silent all along, was the first to answer:
"meeting."

Upon hearing what Li Xiu said, Chen Tai immediately followed up:

"Of course I will listen."

Li Fu looked at Xiao Qi:

"What about you?"

Xiao Qi said, his neck stiff:

“I will obey.”

Li Fu said calmly:
"Master Ma, please announce Lord Cao's will."

Ma Wu found it both absurd and desolate.

When Cao Ya was around, every single one of these kids was extremely respectful.

Who would have thought that just a few days after Cao Ya's death, these people would already have their own little schemes.

He, the second-in-command of the righteous group, actually had to rely on outsiders to subdue everyone.

Yiqun is going to eat dates and take medicine!

However, now is not the time to talk about this. Ma Wu composed himself, took the will from Attorney Huang, and opened it.

He had already read the will.

Cao Ya's will stipulated that Jiang Weilai should become the leader of the Yiqun.

However, Jiang Wei had already left the gang.

Ma Wu steadied himself and calmly lied:
"The leader of the Righteous Army whom Cao Cao recognized during his lifetime was—Li Xiu!"

This statement caused an uproar among the crowd.

Xiao Qi, with his neck stiff, said:
"how come?"

"I do not……"

He spotted Li Fu at a glance, but he didn't say the rest of the words aloud.

Chen Tai was devastated.

Li Xiu was completely bewildered, pointing incredulously at himself:
"I?"

God knows he only came here as a decoration, just going through the motions.

I never expected that I would become the new leader!
Li Fu said in a deep voice:
“I am a representative of Hung Hing, and I am here today to witness the rise of the new leader of Yi Qun.”

"Does anyone have any objections to Cao Cao's will?"

Xiao Qi instinctively looked up and met Li Fu's ambiguous smile.

He immediately lowered his head, not daring to confront Li Fu.

He did not want to acknowledge Cao Ya's will.

However, we cannot deny it now.

The Hung Hing's deterrent power is undeniable.

Xiao Qi was afraid that if he voiced his opposition, Li Fu would immediately accuse him of "rebellion."

In fact, disobeying Cao Ya's will was indeed a rebellion.

Xiao Qi was well aware of this.

Chen Tai was completely dumbfounded.

Not myself!

It really wasn't me?!

Why would my godfather choose Li Xiu over me?
Li Fu asked:

"Chen Tai, will you abide by Cao Cao's will?"

Chen Tai quickly rallied:

"Naturally, we will comply."

Li Fu nodded slowly:

“Alright, you two in the action team will comply. Then, under the witness of Hung Hing.”

"Li Xiu is the new leader of the Righteous Army after Cao Cao."

Li Xiu looked at Ma Wu blankly:
"Master Ma, why me?"

These words angered Chen Tai and Xiao Qi.

You were already considered Cao Cao's successor, how could you say such a thing?

However, Li Xiu really wanted to know the answer: how could it be him?

Ma Wu said earnestly:
"You have misunderstood Cao Cao."

"Cao Cao didn't pay much attention to you on the surface. Do you think he was prejudiced against you?"

"Not really."

"Lord Cao has always admired you."

"It's just that you've always been a lone wolf and haven't integrated well with the brothers in the gang."

"Now that you're in charge of the club, you need to get rid of this bad habit."

Li Xiu nodded solemnly.

Ma Wudao:
"Alright, I need to discuss something with Ashu. You all pass on Lord Cao's instructions."

Everyone nodded in unison.

Li Fu began by saying:

"Xiao Qi, stay."

Xiao Qi was completely bewildered.

Chen Tai frowned and said:
"Mr. Li, Xiao Qi just talked back to you, you don't have to be so petty, do you?"

Li Fuhao laughed and said:
"I'm not a stingy person."

"The new leader has something to tell Xiao Qi."

Chen Tai was helpless.

He knew that this was just an excuse. Li Fu must have something to do with Xiao Qi. However, the current leader of the Yiqun was Li Xiu, not Chen Tai.

Chen Tai could only give Xiao Qi a look, telling him to fend for himself.

Xiao Qi felt a strange sense of tragic grandeur for a moment.

After everyone left, Li Xiu frowned and asked Li Fu:

"Li Sheng, why did you keep Xiao Qi here?"

Li Fu looked at the other person speechlessly:

"You really think I'm going to get revenge on Xiao Qi?"

"I don't have that much free time."

"I came to Yiqun on Brother Feng's orders to avenge Cao Cao."

Xiao Qi asked in bewilderment:
"Then what do you want from me?"

Li Fu looked at him coldly:
"On the day Cao Cao was murdered, Ma Gong asked you to escort him home, right?"

Xiao Qi's expression changed instantly:

"Yes."

"After watching the play that day, I escorted Cao Gong home."

“I was following behind Cao’s carriage, but a dump truck came out from the side of the road and blocked my way.”

"By the time I caught up with him, Cao Cao was already gone."

"Everyone in the car is here, except for the driver, A Biao."

Xiao Qi suddenly realized

"Are you trying to frame me?"

"I didn't kill Lord Cao!"

Li Fu mocked:
Why would I frame you?

"Lord Cao was killed while under your protection, so you have an obligation to kill the murderer to avenge Lord Cao!"

(End of this chapter)