Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 18: Unexpected Visitors

If you hear too much flattery, you will take it seriously. It is better to listen to less to avoid becoming complacent.

Chi Mengli waved his hand casually, and walked out of the gate of Hongsheng Queguan with Bocaidong. The street was full of vendors setting up stalls, and Ji Mi and a few others were leaning against the road railings smoking and drinking herbal tea.

"Jimi, follow me."

Chi Mengli called out, and Ji Mi and the other hooligans in the housing estate quickly followed, and the group walked into the Li Ji Restaurant opposite the Queguan.

'welcome. '

Two receptionists, wearing cheongsams with thigh-slits, came and opened the restaurant's glass door, shouting welcome.

"Brother Sheng, welcome, welcome. I've reserved a seat for you on the second floor."

The restaurant manager who was entertaining guests saw Chi Mengli and others coming in, and hurriedly went up to them and greeted them warmly.

The restaurant manager and Chi Mengli are old acquaintances. It turns out that whenever Robin invited guests for dinner during the holidays, most of the time the dinner would be held in this restaurant. As time went by, they became very familiar with each other.

"Thank you, thank you very much."

"There are brothers and friends in the mahjong hall who have not eaten yet. Prepare a banquet of the same standard and pack it up and send it to the mahjong hall."

After Chi Mengli finished speaking, he walked upstairs. The manager quickly agreed and told the waiter to place the order.

Half of the second floor was a hall and the other half was a private room. Since there were no other guests, two tables of banquets were placed near the windows.

We ordered two tables for a banquet costing 888 yuan. In the middle of the table were four bottles of Heineken beer and a bottle of brandy. The banquet cost 888 yuan, which included drinks.

At this time, the Hong Kong dollar is still called Hong Kong dollar, not Hong Kong paper, although prices have been soaring in recent years.

On the table were roasted pork belly, steamed grouper, braised pork, steamed shrimp with vermicelli and garlic sauce, three kinds of lobster, fried spring rolls, steamed crab, stir-fried choy sum, braised shark's fin, stewed chicken with abalone, crispy roast goose, and a single serving of conch soup at each seat.

"Everyone sit down."

Chi Mengli naturally sat in the main seat, and Bo Xidong, as the leader, of course sat on the right. The Hongmen disciples expelled the Tartars, fought against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Han Dynasty, so the right was the most respected.

It was the first time for Jimi and his gang of housing estate guys to see such a rich variety of food and wine. They were a little overwhelmed. They had only heard of lobster, shark fin and grouper but had never eaten them.

"Jimi, come here and sit below Adong."

"Everyone else, relax a little. It's so hot here, everyone is crowded together! Go sit at another table."

Seeing that everyone was a little uncomfortable, Chi Mengli stood up and first pulled Ji Mi into his chair, and then stuffed the remaining eight kids from the housing estate into the chairs at another table.

The main table will be reserved for the remaining fellow brothers. Drunk Dragon and Fatty Nan will definitely come back. Now it depends on how many Shuifang Laosijiu they can bring back.

Ten minutes later, Drunken Dragon, Fatty Nan and Loki appeared. Appearing with them in Liji Restaurant were two other old men from the water room, all of whom were with Robin in the past.

"Ji Zai, Ah Hu, come and sit down. You are all VIPs that we couldn't invite in the past."

Ji Zai and Hei Ah Hu are both thugs under Robin. They usually just stay in the boxing gym and are just there in name only, without watching the fight and just getting paid for nothing.

The relationship between these two people and Robin's head shop Lianhua was very tense. Even so, after Lianhua took over, he still found these two people and offered them 50,000 yuan each to help him.

Ji Zai and Hei Ah Hu did not agree and spread the word that they would wait in the boxing gym for the big boss Robin to come out so that they could rebuild their empire and dominate Yau Ma Tei.

But the nightclub that Robin gave them as white-collar workers was taken away by his old friend. They haven't made any money for more than half a month. Shorty lives for the moment, eating and drinking well, and has to support a family. With the reputation of being the best four-nine boy in the water room, he is surrounded by devoted prostitutes and girls. Although picking up girls doesn't cost money, living together does cost money.

Once the money is all spent, brotherhood is no longer a concern.

After all, these two idiots didn't get into any position, so Zi Tou didn't need to worry about their life or death.

Chi Mengli never dreamed that Drunk Dragon and Fatty Nan could bring back Jizai and Hei Ah Hu. This was truly a pleasant surprise.

"Ah Sheng, you've become rich this time. You've defeated Hong Tai. It looks like all of Brother Robin's business will belong to you?"

Chicken Cannon sat down opposite Chi Mengli, crossed his legs, held a cigarette in his mouth, and spoke directly.

"Chicken, what are you talking about?"

"When the boss ordered us to do something, the entire Yau Ma Tei gang acted like turtles. Only when I, the boss, stood up did we avoid making a fool of ourselves."

"The best fighter, you idiot, I think you are just bragging!"

When Bo Xi Dong heard Ji Zai's rude remarks, he was the first to stand up, pointed at the stinky guy's nose and started to curse and mock him.

Hei Ah Hu didn't say anything, just sat aside and looked at Bo Xidong coldly. He and Ji Zai were inseparable, and they hung out together all day long and had a very good relationship.

"Adong, sit down. What is your generation? You have no place to speak here."

"Ji Zai, I know you are furious. The boss went to jail. It was an accident. He was caught red-handed and the boss couldn't send someone to take the blame."

"But the society was fair and hired a lawyer. Even though there was plenty of evidence, they only sentenced him to minor injuries and he only had to spend five years in prison."

"Every month, I send money to the boss's house on time, ask about his family's situation, and lend a hand wherever I can. He helps out with everything."

"I went to see the boss and gave him some money and cigarettes. He is in good shape and has gained a lot of weight."

Chi Mengli pretended to scold Bo Xidong, and then signaled with his eyes to Jimizi, who had already picked up the beer bottle, to put down the thing in his hand. It was just a meal, and there was no need to be so rude.

The housing estate kids at another table also stood up, ready to give this rude guy some blood. The young boys did not hold back when they attacked him. Even the big names in the underworld were unwilling to mess with these housing estate kids who had nothing.

"Everyone get off."

He asked Drunk Long, Fatty Nan and Rocky who were still standing nearby to sit down, and then waved to the kids from the housing estate at the table behind to sit down.

"Now that everyone is here, let's have dinner."

Chi Mengli unscrewed the bottle of brandy and poured half a glass for Bo Xidong and Jimizi. They both stood up, raised their glasses with both hands, and said, "Thank you, Brother Sheng."

He patted their shoulders, asked the two confidants to sit down, then walked to Ji Zai and Hei Ahu and poured wine for them.

These two guys were very arrogant and didn't make any moves. In fact, Chi Mengli was their senior. When he joined the water room, these two guys were still hanging out in Temple Street.

He didn't care. All the bullies were like that. Their heads were full of muscles and they weren't smart at all.

He came in front of the three people including Lanzuilong with a bottle of wine. The three of them had already completely recognized themselves as the boss. They all stood up with wine glasses in hand and called out, "Brother Sheng."

Although these three people will definitely fail at critical moments and are far less useful than the housing estate guys like Spinach Dong and Jimi Zai, they are also considered part of the team.

(End of this chapter)