Hong Kong Island: From a small stall to a global supplier

Chapter 53 Double Red Stick
"Where are my Hongmen disciples!" Fourth Master Gu Hengliang shouted loudly.

"Disciple is here!" Qi Gudong, Uncle Lin, Uncle Niu, Uncle Ding, Fei Bo, Ma Furong, Guan Zaisen and Xing Hong all stepped forward and clasped their fists.

"Where are my Hongmen officials in Beijing?"

"Disciple is here!" Qi Gudong, Uncle Lin, Uncle Niu, and Uncle Ding stepped forward again and clasped their fists.

The Fourth Master opened his mouth, and his loud voice echoed in the detention room.

"Please welcome the altar master!"

Qi Gudong took a step forward, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and lighted incense lightly.

"Open the altar!"

Wang Yaotang, Xing Hong, Uncle Lin, Uncle Niu, Uncle Ding and others all knelt down.

The door outside was opened. The young police officer who had just scolded was about to yell again, but the old police officer next to him slapped him on the head and whispered, "Shut up."

The young policeman was confused. He wanted to ask something but found the old policeman had a solemn expression on his face. He opened his mouth but dared not say anything.

"In the Gengshen year, Guiwei month, and Wuxu day, Teng Shengdong, the leader of the Hongmen Hongdao Incense Hall and Shengyi Incense Hall, and all the Hongying were imprisoned. They did not forget the will of their ancestors and opened an incense hall in the government office to hold a ceremony for our disciples. We invite all the Hongmen martyrs to witness it!"

"Come in the newcomer!" the Fourth Master shouted again.

"Disciple is here!" Wang Yaotang responded loudly.

Uncle Lin shouted, "You know this is a forbidden area for the Hong army. It is strictly guarded and cannot be offended! Those who violate it will be punished by the ruthless military law!"

"I am the pioneer of the Ming Dynasty, the first to build bridges and roads. I can open roads wherever there are mountains and break through cities. Who doesn't know that God has blessed me?"

The fourth master asked, "Who is at the altar?"

Wang Yaotang: "Tsim Sha Tsui disciple Wang Yaotang."

The fourth master asked, "What brings you here?"

Wang Yaotang: "Come and worship the Tiandihui!"

The fourth master asked, "What is the purpose of the visit?"

Wang Yaotang: "Anti-Qing and Restore Ming!"

The fourth master asked, "What is the evidence?"

Wang Yaotang: "There is a poem to prove it: The Hongmen spirit of righteousness runs through the universe, the heroic spirit of the group coexists, the words are sonorous and loyal, and the oath is as strong as a mountain and cannot be broken!"

The fourth master asked, "What mountain is it?"

Wang Yaotang: "The mountain is China Mountain!"

The fourth master asked, "What kind of hall is it?"

Wang Yaotang: "The hall is Shengyi Hall!"

The fourth master asked, "What kind of fragrance is it?"

Wang Yaotang: "The fragrance is from the Five Mountains!"

The fourth master asked, "What kind of water is this?"

Wang Yaotang: "Water is the sea water of the four seas!"

……

"What is this for?" the young police officer asked in a low voice.

"Open the incense hall." The old policeman replied in a low voice.

"Ah? This isn't gangsterism, can we arrest people now?" the young police officer asked with some surprise.

"You bastard, if you want to die, don't take me with you." The old policeman glared fiercely, "This is a Hongmen ritual. Downing Street can't do anything about it. If you interrupt the Hongmen ritual, you will be killed."

……

Gudong: "Silly Lin, I order you to kill the phoenix in Xiangtang."

Silly Lin: "There are many heroes and great men in the Xiangtang. I have no ambition and no ability, how dare I kill the phoenix in the Xiangtang."

Gudong: "This is the steward's authority."

Silly Lin: "Big brother has given orders. I will obey your orders."

Tucked bones East: "There are orders, instructions and superiors."

Silly Lin: "There are two main seats on the left and right sides of the stage. Please forgive me for standing in such a way."

Gu Dong: "Please stand still." Sha Lin sang: "The red flag came forward to ask for the sword, and hurried to report in front of the Loyalty Hall. Discuss the teachings in front of the eldest brother, today the heroes will gather together to patrol..."

……

Fei Ying pretended to catch the knife and waved his hand, "Do you love brothers or gold?"

"Love your brothers!" Wang Yaotang shouted loudly.

The fourth master said: "The first oath is that after you join Hongmen, your parents are my parents, your brothers and sisters are my brothers and sisters, your wife is my sister-in-law, and your son is my nephew. If you break this oath, you will be killed by the five thunders."

Wang Yaotang: "Since I joined Hongmen, your parents have become my parents..."

Fourth Master: "If there are parents or brothers who have passed away and have no money to bury them, and if a white silk comes to ask for help, you should immediately tell them that those who have money can give money, and those who don't have money can give labor. If you pretend not to know, you will be killed by the five thunders."

Wang Yaotang: "If I had parents and brothers, I would live a hundred years..."

After swearing the thirty-six oaths, Wang Yaotang bowed his head to the ground.

The fourth master clasped his fists and said, "Master Bingxiang, please grant me the seal."

Qi Gudong nodded at Mo Shi.

Mo Shi stepped forward and saluted, "Today, the altar is opened. Mo Shi, the incense master of Donglian Society, an outer disciple, has the honor to watch the ceremony. I have heard that Tsim Sha Tsui disciple Wang Yaotang is loyal and brave, so Donglian Society is willing to give him a red flower!"

A gang with the prefix "Dong" composed of workers from Dongguan, originated from Donglianshe and Dongfuhe.

In the 50s, Liu Fu retired, and Dongfuhe split. The leader Liu Rongju brought a small group of people to unite with Deng Bowen's people and changed the name to "Lian Gong Le".
Deng Bowen is the leader of Zhigongtang in Guangzhou, so "Lian Gong Le" is a branch of Hongmen.

The successor of "Lian Gong Le" was Deng Guangrong, the son of Deng Bowen

Dong Fuhe split into five, one of which was called Dong Yixuan. Dong Yixuan split into four, one of which was called Dong Huaxuan, which was later renamed Dong Xinping and finally Dong Lianshe. It rose again in the hands of Feng Jiu, Lu Lok's personal rent collector, but declined when Lu Lok retreated to Taiwan.

The one who rose again was Mo Shijiu.

Chi Gudong said loudly: "Today, He Shengyi grants Jiandong disciple Wang Yaotang the position of 426 red sticks, bestows the treasure seal, and promotes!"

Wang Yaotang knelt on the ground and burned incense to Guandijun in the air, representing his acceptance of the position, and then performed a great worship of the gods.

Inside the detention room, everything was kept simple, and the procedures for granting credentials were also omitted. From then on, Wang Yaotang became the leader of the society, and the two societies jointly promoted the martial arts champion, the new upstart of the underworld - Shuanghua Honggun!
"The ceremony is over!" Ti Gudong shouted loudly.

"Let's close the ceremony!" the Fourth Master continued.

"Ding ding ding..." A series of system prompts sounded, scaring Wang Yaotang.

"Okay, A-Yao, when we get out, I'll choose an auspicious date to hold a grand ceremony for you. Let everyone in the martial arts world know that Shengyi and I have a new leader, Wang Yaotang, the Double Flowered Red Stick!"

"Thank you, Grandpa. I understand." Wang Yaotang responded with a smile.

Seeing that the ceremony was over, the old police officer reached out and knocked on the iron door, making a bang. "It's quite impressive to hold a ceremony in the police station. I wonder if you guys can still laugh when the inspector gets angry."

"Thank you, brother, for giving me and Shengyi this face." Qigudong clasped his fists.

"Forget it. Just don't cause me any trouble." The old policeman shrugged. He has been a police officer for more than 20 years. In fact, he is also a member of the Hongmen and has participated in Kaixiangtang. It's just that the society was getting worse and worse and was finally merged with Shenghe.

Later, the ICAC was established in 74, and there was a conflict between the police and the ICAC in 77. Finally, the Governor of Hong Kong granted amnesty and the old police officers withdrew from the society.

Nowadays, it is rare for police officers with more than 10 years of service to not be members of community organizations. It is nothing uncommon.

"Wang Yaotang, double red sticks, tied up at the police station, quite eye-catching, handsome boy, can you hold on?"

"I'm in the legitimate business, selling clothes, so of course I can make it." Wang Yaotang said with a smile.

Speaking of this, the old police officer clicked his tongue twice, and his expression became strange, "Red Bean Clothing, wow, how did you come up with that kind of clothes?"

"I don't like fighting and killing. Gambling and drugs can cause great harm to people. I, Wang, am a kind-hearted person and I will never reconcile with gambling and drugs. So I will do something that everyone likes to increase the fun between couples." Wang Yaotang said righteously.

"You didn't mention a word about the word yellow." The old policeman chuckled.

"What's your last name, sir?"

"What's going on?"

"Food and sex are human nature. I am going to open another company soon, the 'Food and Sex' Public Relations Company, specializing in high-end business affairs. The company's contact number is on my clothes. Just call and tell me your name. I will arrange the best for Sir. I guarantee that Sir will get a promotion and a raise."

"Ahem, Xiong Yunjing." The old police officer smiled and took out a cigarette box and handed it to him, and even helped to light it. "You are very conspicuous. You deserve to be a double flower red stick."

"There's a Hong Kong-wide anti-gang operation going on. I'll have time to talk to you guys after we're done. Have a good rest. I definitely don't have time today."

"Thank you." Wang Yaotang smiled and bowed.

The old policeman waved his hand and led his men out.

It was not until this moment that Wang Yaotang had time to open the system and take a look.

(End of this chapter)