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Chapter 291 Hit with a Blow
Even knowing the specific data beforehand, the camel was still deeply shocked.

That's 4.5 billion!

How many pills would Dongxing have to sell to raise its revenue to this level?
He felt his mouth was dry and licked his parched lips, saying, "If Dongxing were to follow suit, would Mr. Jiang have any objections?"

The words sounded nice, but the fierce look in their eyes said it all.

If Chiang Tin-sang dared to intervene, Tung Sing would probably be going to have a major showdown with Hung Hing.

We won't stop until one of them completely gives in!
When faced with astonishing profits, everything else is insignificant.

"Heh, what does Luo Sheng want to do? Do you think I can stop him?"

Jiang Tiansheng sneered, "If I really had that kind of influence and prestige, I would have unified the Hong Kong underworld long ago!"

"In other words, Jiang Sheng will not intervene!"

Camel's face showed a satisfied expression, and his tone softened considerably: "After all, Hung Hing was the first to hold a lottery event, and only Hung Hing knows the ins and outs of it!"

"What could be the trick?"

Jiang Tiansheng said self-deprecatingly, "It's obvious, Luo Sheng doesn't need to ask me specifically!"

Ignoring the camel's somewhat suspicious gaze, he didn't stay with the camel any longer. After downing a glass of red wine, he got up and took his leave.

As soon as he got out of the car, Jiang Tiansheng's face turned incredibly gloomy.

Although he had prepared himself mentally, he still found it hard to accept when the day actually came.

The lucky draw event is truly a treasure trove!
If they could come once a year, everyone in Hung Hing would be able to eat their fill.

Unfortunately, Wu Feng had already explained the pros and cons to him!

As long as the Hong Kong British government does not issue a decree prohibiting it, it can naturally continue to cause trouble.

However, it simply means that more of the profits need to be distributed.

While he was still observing, Dongxing Camel wanted to interfere!

If Wu Feng hadn't warned him earlier, he really wouldn't have been able to hold back and wanted to have a good fight with Dongxing to see who would give up first.

Camels are fucking worthless!
To force him to make a statement about something like this is simply to destroy his moral character.

Unfortunately, Chiang Tin-sang underestimated the mad pursuit of enormous profits by many triad bosses.

Before his luxury car had even returned to the pool villa, he received another call from Uncle Deng Liansheng.

The content of the phone call was almost identical to that of the previous Dongxing Camel call, inviting him to come over for a chat.

We're not very familiar with each other, so what's there to talk about?

Jiang Tiansheng wanted to smash his mobile phone right then and there, but he managed to hold back his temper and accepted the invitation from He Liansheng and Uncle Deng.

In fact, it's quite normal for this situation to occur!

Wu Feng had privately analyzed the situation with him, concluding that not only should they not stop them, but they should also get all the major gangs fully mobilized.

Compared to fighting to the death for territory, making money through all sorts of shady businesses is much more appealing.

Obviously, organizing a lottery is much easier and simpler.

The top-tier triads on Hong Kong Island still wield considerable influence.

Like the Hung Hing triad, they were able to connect with the top brass of the police force. They even used these connections to reach more influential foreign figures.

The triads have permeated every aspect of Hong Kong Island, so naturally they don't lack government connections.

It's just that you can't see its effects normally; it only comes into play in crucial moments.

However, the relationships built on such gray income are inevitably somewhat unreliable.

Obviously, prize draws are much safer.

Wu Feng's meaning was simple: if these triads could successfully organize their own lottery activities, then Hung Hing would definitely have no problem doing so in the future.

In this respect, apart from Saigon and Tuen Mun, Hung Hing's territory is almost entirely on the main island and in Kowloon Peninsula, giving them a natural advantage.

Putting everything else aside, when it comes to holding a lottery, no other triad can match Hung Hing's geographical advantage.

Especially Tung Sing, they are simply incomparable!

Despite being the second-ranked triad in Hong Kong, Tung Sing did not actually have much stable territory.

Their main business is selling pills, so they can't possibly have a stable territories to operate in, and the police station wouldn't easily agree to it.

Instead, it was divided into districts, with each hall master responsible for supplying pills to a specific area!

Then, they used the sale of pills as a means of connecting interests, which is how they gathered a huge group of followers.

This time, when they wanted to hold a lottery draw, the problems and shortcomings became very obvious.

Without a stable base on the main island and Kowloon Peninsula, the risks of organizing a lottery event are very high.

Other triads, as long as they organize their low-level thugs and cause some trouble, can give Tung Sing a hard time, and even directly affect lottery sales.

Speaking of this, Tung Sing is not even as good as the declining He Lien Sheng!
For these clubs, whether they can successfully hold a lottery event is what Wu Feng cares about most.

There's a saying: 'The law does not punish the masses!'
If the Hung Hing family were to hold a lottery event, it would be far too conspicuous.

However, if many top-tier triads are involved, Hung Hing will not stand out among them.

However, this laissez-faire approach clearly affected Chiang Tin-sang's mood. This bigwig, who had already cleaned up his act, wasn't even interested in riding the wave of the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup football tournament; instead, he was focused on the actions of a group of top-tier triads.

Following Dongxing Camel and Liansheng Dengbo, the leaders of the United Blue Whale and Shuifang called Jiang Tiansheng to invite him, which disgusted him to no end.

Tung Sing acted quickly, setting up several lottery sales points in the Causeway Bay area occupied by Uncle Ben, and also bringing in a lot of prizes to attract attention.

He Liansheng immediately followed suit, setting up lottery sales points in Jordan, Mong Kok, and Yau Ma Tei.

Other organizations were not to be outdone, and they all set up their own lottery sales points.

They are mostly located in the bustling Kowloon Peninsula area, aiming for a steady stream of wealth.

Unfortunately, what awaited them was a legislative ban by the Hong Kong British government!
At this time, Wu Feng had just finished the final of the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup football tournament and won the championship. He was still in Guangzhou on the mainland and had not returned.

It can only be said that the Hong Kong British government's legislation to ban lottery activities came out quite quickly this time.

As a result, the lottery platforms that the top student organizations had just set up were rendered useless.

This time, the police responded quickly, leaving no opportunity for the various gangs to take advantage of the situation.

This incident caused quite a stir in Hong Kong.

While the major top-tier organizations didn't suffer devastating losses, the loss of a potentially lucrative business left the bigwigs heartbroken and breathless.

That's a turnover of billions every year, and the revenue is at least 500 million Hong Kong dollars.

The key point is that this is all clean money!
With one inflow and one outflow, the losses are so great that they would make even the big shots' hearts ache and they could hardly breathe.

As the saying goes, cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents!
All the top triads on Hong Kong Island, except for Hung Hing which hadn't yet taken action, were thoroughly thrashed.

They naturally wanted to find out who was causing trouble behind the scenes!
What a joke!
Could the new legislation from the Hong Kong British government be introduced so quickly?
Expecting the Hong Kong British government to be wholeheartedly for the people is a joke.

Anyone with a modicum of knowledge and access to information knows that as the handover date approaches, the Hong Kong British government is trying every means to channel benefits to the mainland.

Foreigners are all focused on making money and don't care about trivial matters like people's livelihoods.

At most, it's just for show, a way to win over public opinion through propaganda.

If it's a lottery event, it's understandable that I can't connect with high-ranking foreigners.

However, many top-tier organizations still wield considerable influence; at least within government agencies, they have a significant voice that can lend a helping hand.

At this point, it would take at least several months to quickly initiate legislation to ban lottery draws, right?

As a result, the first month of the lunar calendar had barely ended when the Hong Kong British government gave the top-notch triads a good demonstration of what it meant to act swiftly and decisively.

How could it have been so rapid without the strong impetus of large capital and influential figures?
Then, Li Bancheng surfaced!

Upon further inquiry, it was discovered that this was also related to Hong Kong Electric Power Company's frequent attempts to undermine Hung Hing.

The main reason is that the commotion that Hung Hing caused before the Lunar New Year left the Lee family's supermarket chain group feeling uneasy, and they didn't want such a mess to happen again.

They were taken aback when they saw so many top-tier clubs launching prize draws.

I thought that along with the lucky draw, there would also be that damned 'people-benefiting promotion' running at the same time.

Then let's just kill them all together. Li Bancheng has the power and strength to do so.

As a result, many of Hong Kong's top triads acted as the ones who stepped in to avoid trouble, only to be completely bewildered.

Little did they know, Li Bancheng would never allow his cash cows to run into trouble.

Despite being the richest Chinese person in Hong Kong, who surpassed established Chinese tycoons to reach the top during the 1987 stock market crash, he also faced considerable pressure.

They're buying Hong Kong Electricity and land in the port area to build wharves; the money they're spending is like water flowing away.

Moreover, this person also likes to have a large amount of money at hand.

Whether it was to be on the safe side or to prevent HSBC from tearing him apart, that's another matter.

Regardless, Li Bancheng personally stepped in to give it a push this time.

As a result, the law banning lotteries was passed so quickly.

Now, it was the turn of the gang leaders to be caught off guard.

"Damn it, do you think it's easy for me to make some honest money?"

Privately, the heads of several top triads in Hong Kong gathered together, and Camel from Tung Sing started cursing: "This is just the beginning, and they've already done this to me!"

"Putting everything else aside, what should we do with those prizes?"

"Damn it, all these prizes have to be purchased beforehand!"

"Who says it's not?"

Uncle Deng also looked gloomy and said dejectedly, "I had already discussed with some old friends how to distribute the money we made, but now it's all gone wrong!"

"No, we can't let this go like this!"

The leader of the joint venture, Blue Whale, said unhappily, "That was a real blow to my head, I took it pretty hard!"

"If there's not even the slightest reaction, I won't swallow this insult. No matter what, things can't end so hastily!"

The gang leaders present all nodded in approval.

(End of this chapter)