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

Chapter 466 Li Xiu's Awakening

Some things are better left unthought; the more you think about them, the more terrifying they become.

Xiao Qi broke out in a cold sweat as he watched Hong Xing and the others walk away.

Ma Wu said to Li Xiu earnestly:

"I can't remember Cao Cao's kindness forever. If Cao Cao were still alive, that would be fine, but now that he's gone..."

Li Xiu solemnly said:
"Master Ma, I understand."

"Hung Hing has completely gone beyond the bounds of human relationships. It's fair to say that without them, Ah Tai might have succeeded this time."

"Even if we can eliminate the threat posed by Artest, we don't know how many people will be left."

Xiao Qi whispered:
“Isn’t that too exaggerated?”

Ma Wuzhi shook his head:
“Those who are not deceived by him either go along with him or stand against him.”

"It's hard to say which of the two will survive."

"But those who are deceived by him will only face death."

Xiao Qi was taken aback:
"Is it a dead end?"

Li Xiu pondered deeply and said:

"Ma Gong is right."

"Atai has always cultivated the persona of being a good helper to Cao Cao, and the image of his loyal eldest son."

"That's always been the case with Cao Cao, and the three of us are pretty much the same."

"However, Ah Wei and I are real, while Ah Tai is just pretending."

"There are quite a few people who have been misled by Atai."

"If Artest wants to cause trouble for us, who should be the first person he eliminates?"

Xiao Qi suddenly felt a chill run down his spine!

Ma Wu sighed:

"Of course, it's those people who were deceived by him."

“Those people followed Atai because of loyalty and righteousness. When they suddenly discovered that their so-called loyalty and righteousness were just a cover for Atai, they would definitely not risk their lives for him.”

"In fact, when Artest betrays us, those people will definitely stand against Artest."

"Simply to uphold loyalty and righteousness!"

"Artest won't take that risk; he'll definitely nip the danger in the bud."

“Those people will be eliminated by him first.”

Xiao Qi remained silent.

Ma Wu patted Xiao Qi on the shoulder:

"The way Artest is treating us now shows that he's starting a fight."

"In other words, those brothers who were deceived by him... are gone."

Xiao Qi's mouth dropped open in shock:

"……How can it be?"

Li Xiu sighed:

"Xiao Qi, although you are an outstanding figure of the new generation, you still lack experience in the ways of the world."

“In the organization, especially in the action group, there is no room for those who are half-hearted.”

"For Artest, these people are typical examples of being indecisive."

"It must be eliminated."

Xiao Qi wasn't stupid; he had already been woken up by Li Fu's scolding, and now that Li Xiu and Ma Wu were guiding him, he understood what to do.

"Don't worry, Brother Xiu, I will lead the action team to eliminate Atai's men."

Ma Wu thought for a moment and then said:
"Betrayal is either once or countless times. If they can betray us once with Atai, they will definitely betray us countless times."

"We must not let them go."

Xiao Qi gritted his teeth and said:
"Such an inhumane and unjust person does not deserve to live."

Ma Wu smiled and nodded:

"Cut the grass and root out the roots!"

Just as Xiao Qi was about to lead his men to do something, Li Xiu gave him some instructions:
"Xiao Qi, hurry up."

Xiao Qi thought Li Xiu was looking down on him.

"Hurry up, I'll take you to visit Lin Sheng halfway up the mountain."

Xiao Qi was taken aback:
"To pay a visit to Mr. Lin?"

Li Xiu said calmly:
"After Cao Cao's death, our Yiqun entered a life-or-death phase."

"The world has changed drastically, and no one knows what will happen in the future."

"We need to find a way out for our brothers."

"Yiqun needs to find a new backer."

Xiao Qi hesitated and said:
"Is Hung Hing a powerful backer?"

Li Xiu shook his head:
“I have never felt that Hung Hing is a powerful backer.”

Xiao Qi was puzzled:

"That……"

Li Xiu said calmly:
“The real backers are Hung Hing’s leader, Leung Kwan, and the second marshal, Lam Fung.”

"The most crucial one is Lin Sheng."

"With his support, our Yiqun will have no worries for the next thirty years."

Xiao Qi was still puzzled:

"Although Mr. Lin is the newly crowned richest man in Hong Kong, isn't his background a bit too shallow?"

Li Xiuzhi shook his head:
"You still have a shallow understanding."

"Go and get to work. Remember, how quickly we can visit Mr. Lin depends on how quickly you get things done."

Xiao Qi reminded him:
"Brother Xiu, Cao Cao's seven-day mourning period hasn't ended yet."

Li Xiu said quietly:
"Yes, before the seventh day after my godfather's death had even passed, the murderer who killed him had already been brought to justice."

"Isn't this generous gift from Lin Sheng enough?"

“I don’t remember my godfather doing such a big favor for Hung Hing before he died.”

"Master Ma, do you remember?"

Ma Wuzhi shook his head:
"Cao is inseparable from his horse, and the horse is inseparable from Cao. Many things that Cao Cao did during his lifetime were done by my hands."

"But I'm sure Cao Cao didn't give Hung Hing much of a hand."

“There is absolutely no overlap between our two clubs.”

"If I had to name one, it would be only one person."

Li Xiu and Xiao Qi asked in unison:
"Who?"

Ma Wu said calmly:
"Han Bin."

“Back when Han Bin was just starting out in Hetu, he received help from our Yiqun group.”

"It's called helping, but in reality, it's just a convenience given according to the rules of the underworld."

"After that, we had almost no contact at all."

Li Xiu clapped his hands and said:
"That must be because Han Bin begged Lin Sheng for help."

“I heard that Han Bin has always been closely associated with the Mong Kok faction.”

"That must be it."

Ma Wu said meaningfully:
"For us, the help we gave to Han Bin back then was just something we did on a whim."

"But Han Bin always kept it in mind."

"The fact that Han Bin was able to rush over to help Cao Cao when he was in trouble shows his character."

"Ash, Han Bin is also a loyal and righteous man."

"Lin Sheng is even more so."

"You won't make the wrong choice."

Li Xiu asked Xiao Qi:

"Did you hear what Master Ma said?"

Xiao Qi immediately said:
"I'll take care of this right now."

“All of Atai’s men are to be fed to the fish, not one of them will be spared.”

Li Xiu said earnestly:
"Severe measures are needed in times of chaos."

"There's nothing we can do about it."

"One must not be soft-hearted like a woman."

Xiao Qi grinned:
"Roger that!"

Ma Wu tossed him a cigar, which Xiao Qi caught and gripped tightly, then shouted:

"Action team, follow me!"

A large group of people followed Xiao Qi out.

Ma Wu asked:

What do you think of Xiao Qi?

Li Xiu replied without hesitation:
"This kid looks just like me when I was young."

Ma Wu shook his head:
"When you were young, you were too busy showing off to resemble Xiao Qi at all."

Li Xiu argued:
"They really do look very similar."

"Back then, I had my godfather, you, and Master Luo above me, so I didn't feel any pressure at all, and naturally I wanted to act cool."

"If I don't act cool, I can't do anything else."

"Look at Wei, he's not trying to be cool, but he still has to run away."

Things are different now than before.

Li Xiu looked at the distant sea and sighed.

"Time flies so fast."

“We used to be children.”

"Whether it's me, Awei, or even Atai..."

"Back then, with you guys holding things up there, we were like carefree children."

"We can play around and do whatever we want without any worries."

"We will not be burdened with worries and troubles."

"I didn't feel anything during Lei Luo's time."

"During Long Chengbang's era, I didn't feel anything."

"That's how it was back in the ICAC era."

"I thought it would be easy to get by in the underworld."

"Who would have thought that my godfather would get into trouble, and with the burden on my shoulders, I would feel the pressure."

"It could crush a person to death!"

"I can't get through this by myself."

Ma Wu said with satisfaction:
"We definitely didn't choose the wrong person."

"Ash, you've grown up."

What you're talking about is growth.

"It's just like celebrating the Chinese New Year."

When I was little, I looked forward to the Chinese New Year.

"During the Chinese New Year, we get to wear new clothes, and if we're lucky, we can get some delicious food that we don't usually get to eat."

"We boys can set off firecrackers."

"The older I get, the less festive the New Year feels."

Li Xiu nodded:
"correct."

"I was so happy during Chinese New Year when I was little."

"The older I get, the less festive the New Year feels."

Ma Wu sighed:
"Actually, it's not that there's no festive atmosphere; it's just that we're so busy with life that we don't pay attention to celebrating the New Year anymore." "When I became an adult, you were just going through your childhood."

"Did you feel the festive atmosphere back then?"

Li Xiu laughed:

"of course."

Ma Wuyi shrugged:

“You see, we are from different eras, but we both feel that the happiest time of the year was during our childhood.”

"The older we get, the less festive the New Year feels... Isn't that a contradiction?"

"In the end, the Lunar New Year is just like childhood, both are carefree."

"Once you take on responsibility, it becomes difficult to explain or justify it."

Are you ready?

Li Xiu took a deep breath:
"Master Ma, I'm ready."

"To be honest, I never doubted Atai about my godfather's death."

"I just assumed it was done by Brother Wah or someone from another triad."

“Our godfather treated us three brothers well, how dare he murder our master?”

"I would never even imagine having such a thought."

Ma Wu murmured:
"What a good boy."

Li Xiu smiled wryly.

"Even when Mr. Li showed me that stack of photos, I was still skeptical. This is not something a normal person would do."

Ma Wu said in a muffled voice:
“But that’s exactly what Artest did.”

Li Xiu said in a somber tone:
"I know, that's why I'm disappointed."

"If it weren't for Li Sheng, I probably would never have suspected that my godfather was killed by Atai until my death."

"It would be too easy for Artest to deal with me."

Ma Wu remained silent.

Li Xiu really is that kind of person.

He is honest and loyal, and once he considers someone a brother, he will never doubt them.

It's instinctive to doubt others.

A treacherous fellow like Atai, who pretends to be loyal, could easily kill Li Xiu.

If it comes to scheming, Li Xiu is definitely no match for Atai.

Li Xiu was like this, and Jiang Wei was even more so.

Ma Wu admired Cao Ya very much; he was really good at judging people.

Logically speaking, someone like Chen Tai, in anyone's eyes, would be the next leader of the Yiqun group.

However, Cao Yaning was willing to give it to Jiang Wei, who had left the gang, but not to Chen Tai.

They probably already knew Chen Tai's personality.

However, Cao Ya's favoritism was truly remarkable; he preferred to give Yi Qun to Jiang Wei rather than Li Xiu.

Ma Wu had no idea what Cao Ya was thinking.

However, whatever he thinks, that's no longer important.

Cao Ya is already dead, and he can decide for himself what's written in his will.

Ma Wu was also impressed with his own keen insight; he had long suspected that Cao Ya had been killed by one of his own.

But I never expected it would be Chen Tai.

Li Xiu sighed:

"Watching others carry a load makes it seem effortless, but carrying it yourself can break your back."

"Some things, you only know how difficult they are when you do them yourself."

“When I was all alone before, I could do whatever I wanted, and I was very carefree.”

"The lives and deaths of thousands of brothers in the Righteous Group are now in my hands."

"To be honest, this is a heavy responsibility."

Ma Wu was even happier:

"Ash, it's best if you think of it that way."

"We're relieved to have Yiqun in your care."

Li Xiu hesitated for a moment, then said sincerely:

"With you by my godfather's side, you are his strategist. The two of you are a perfect match, which is why Yiqun has achieved thirty years of glory."

"To be honest, I'm good at action work, but I always lack wisdom when it comes to decision-making."

Ma Wu shook his head and said:
"No, the fact that you can say such a thing shows that you are exceptionally intelligent."

Li Xiu shook his head:
“I’m not being modest; I genuinely believe that we lack wisdom.”

"Originally, I wanted to bring Awei back..."

Ma Wu opened his mouth, but ultimately remained silent.

"It's a pity that Xinghui jumped off the building!"

Ma Wu smiled wryly:
"That's right, Ah Wei couldn't accept that Xinghui chose Ah Tai, so he left the scene."

"With Xinghui dead, Awei can no longer come back."

Ma Wu sighed inwardly. Jiang Wei was someone he had high hopes for, but he had actually suffered heartbreak because of a woman... It was simply unbelievable.

What do these old hands like Ma Wu think of women?
Those are just ordinary clothes.

We have as much as you want.

He's such a fool to let himself suffer because of a woman.

Cao Ya wants to promote Jiang Wei to a higher position? Isn't that just wishful thinking?

In the world of gangsters, how many men would disregard brotherhood for the sake of a woman?

In the community, women are subservient to men!
There's no need to say such things to Li Xiu. Ma Wu knows that Li Xiu is extremely fond of his wife—Cao Ya's three adopted sons are all devoted lovers, which is simply an anomaly!
I really don't know if there's something wrong with the feng shui of Yiqun's generation.

Women can actually hinder the development of Yiqun.

This is absolutely hilarious.

"If I can't see clearly myself, then I'll find someone who can see clearly to guide me."

Ma Wu frowned and said:
"I'm afraid Xiao Qi can't do it, right?"

Li Xiu shook his head:
"Xiao Qi has the same problem as me."

"not him."

Ma Wu was startled and suddenly turned his head:

"You mean..."

Li Xiu solemnly said:
"Hung Hing - Lam Sang!"

“Mr. Ma, you should understand that Hung Hing has saved our Yi Qun this time.”

"We are not ungrateful people."

“If Hung Hing can repay kindness tenfold, then of course I, Li Xiu, can too.”

"As long as I can protect Yiqun, what does it matter if I give up my life for them?"

"I am aware of this!"

Ma Wu thought for a moment and said solemnly:

"It's good that you have this awareness."

"However, I must remind you."

"When you visit Lin Sheng, you must be aware of your own status."

Li Xiu humbly sought advice:

"Master Ma, you mean?"

Ma Wu said earnestly:
“Yi Qun is not what it used to be. In the past, Yi Qun could even protect Han Bin, who was frustrated in Hetu.”

"However, even Han Bin is stronger than Yi Qun now."

"Not to mention the behemoth Hung Hing, and the richest man in Hong Kong, Lim."

"If you're going to be someone's underling, you should act like one."

"We absolutely cannot allow anything like this to happen."

Li Xiu said speechlessly:
"Master Ma, you're overthinking it."

“I grew up in clubs, so I know the rules of clubs.”

“Since I am going to pay my respects to the richest man, I will definitely not put on airs like Yi Qun, the head of the brothel.”

"Besides, what does a gang of thugs mean to truly wealthy people?"

Ma Wu said happily:
"With your words, I feel relieved."

"However, how dare you place your bet on Lin, the richest man?"

Li Xiu said softly:
"We all know about Hung Hing's past."

"Who in the underworld doesn't know about the brotherhood between Li Sheng and Lin, and how they rose to prominence?"

"It just so happens that because of Yiqun, I know a lot of things that people in the martial arts world don't know."

"For example, Chiang Tin-sang, the former leader of Hung Hing."

"This guy is obsessed with clearing his name and wants to hide behind the scenes and control the gang."

"They want to learn from us... no, they want to learn the new model."

"What a pity."

“Li Sheng and Lin Shoufu are more shrewd than him. Jiang Tiansheng is a cunning old fox. He cut ties cleanly and without any regrets. It’s like he’s cleaned up his name in a roundabout way.”

"The richest man in the world, Lin, made it easy for Li Sheng to take the position of leader of Hung Hing without shedding a drop of blood."

"His wisdom surpasses mine."

"That's one of the reasons I chose him."

Ma Wu said speechlessly:
"Lin is the richest man in the world. He was able to swallow up the Dafuhao Group. His wisdom goes without saying."

Li Xiu smiled and said:
"What makes me agree with him even more are other things."

Ma Wu raised an eyebrow:
"whats the matter?"

Li Xiu said, enunciating each word clearly:

"To lead the entire Hung Hing to cleanse its name."

Has a triad ever been whitewashed in Hong Kong's history?

Ma Wu shook his head and said with a wry smile:
"We bosses eat and drink well, while the lower-level underlings are lucky if we can even make ends meet."

Li Xiu nodded:
"That's right, that's the reason."

"It costs money to support a younger brother."

"Hung Hing has more than 50,000 men in Hong Kong alone."

"Why can't you do more with so much money?"

"Even after becoming rich, Lin did not forget his poor brothers and managed to help them get cleaned up as well."

"Lin Sheng's reputation for loyalty and righteousness is not just empty talk."

Ma Wu suddenly realized:

"That's right, Mr. Lin and Mr. Li are the epitome of loyalty and righteousness."

Their story not only circulated in the underworld, but as their status rose rapidly, their tale of loyalty and righteousness became known to everyone in Hong Kong.

I wonder how many people envy Hank Kun for picking up a future billionaire for nothing.

Many people identify with the character of Leung Kwan and feel that they can do it too.

But in reality, if it were them, they really wouldn't be able to do it.

The words "loyalty and righteousness" have become labels attached to the two of them, labels that cannot be removed.

This brought them immense prestige, but it was also a huge shackle.

Lin Feng and Liang Kun's actions will definitely be within the bounds of "loyalty and righteousness".

Otherwise, it will backfire.

(End of this chapter)