Hong Kong variety show: My Boss, Thirteen Sister

"Before we even came in, we heard Brother Ji say he agreed. What are they discussing?" Chen Yao asked with a slight smile.

"It's like this, Brother Yao! This is my little brother Jiang Lai. Last time, he fought against dozens of people, including Hua Fo, to save me. Today, he also stepped in to help the Crown Prince out of a predicament. As you know, I don't have many men under my command, so I'm planning to promote him to a Red Pole position. I'd like to get everyone's opinions," Thirteen Sister said, taking the initiative to answer when Brother Yao asked.

"Oh, hehe, Jiang Zai's reputation is quite high in Hung Hing now. It's great to finally meet him in person today," Yao Ge said with a smile after hearing Thirteen Sister's reply and glancing at Jiang Lai.

Then he spoke again:

"My Hung Hing Red Pole has four requirements."

"First and foremost, loyalty is paramount—to the boss, to the gang, unparalleled loyalty."

"Secondly, one must be courageous, possessing the courage to fight ten thousand men, daring to fight and struggle."

"Thirdly, the most important principle: loyalty and righteousness towards brothers and fellow disciples."

Fourth, be trustworthy, keep your promises, abide by the rules, and value your word.

"Can Jiang do it?" Chen Yao asked Jiang Lai, raising one finger for each task he mentioned. After raising four fingers, he turned to Jiang Lai and asked.

"Yes, Jiang Lai will remember your teachings and keep them in mind, Brother Yao!" Jiang Lai replied solemnly to Chen Yao.

"Haha, okay, I agree too," Chen Yao replied with a loud laugh upon hearing Jiang Lai's answer.

At this moment, Jiang Lai felt a glance from Thirteen Sister. Thirteen Sister raised her eyes at Jiang Lai, as if to say, "This matter is settled."

It's important to understand that Chen Yao's position in Hung Hing is second only to the leader, and his words carry significant weight. Even the leader would carefully consider his opinions and generally wouldn't contradict him.

Of course, this doesn't mean that they've agreed that Jiang Lai is now a "red stick" in Hung Hing. It still needs to be brought up at the next gang meeting, and the decision-makers will vote on it by raising their hands.

However, now, there are already five people in charge who have clearly supported Jiang Lai: the Crown Prince, Brother Ji, Sister Thirteen, Han Bin, and Brother Yao. In addition, Jiang Lai has never offended any other people in charge, so this matter is basically a sure thing.

Jiang Lai was also very happy. After becoming a Red Pole, he could recruit followers, do business, and gradually become stronger, instead of fighting alone. He could be considered to have a small status in this martial arts world.

Some online time-travel novels depict characters who, upon traveling to another world, immediately buy lottery tickets, stocks, and speculate in real estate, eventually becoming incredibly wealthy.

Jiang Lai scoffed. Who would bother to memorize the lottery and stocks of this era before time travel? That's nonsense. As for real estate, can the average person handle it?

"By the way, I've found out about those two assassins." Jiang Lai's matter was confirmed amidst the laughter and conversation of the big shots, and Yao Ge continued by talking about the Crown Prince being attacked.

“Those two assassins are the right and left hands of Whitehead from Tung Sing. One is called Ah Bao, and the other is called Cola. They just came back from Kuala Lumpur last month. Do you know them, Thirteen Sister?” Chen Yao said, then glanced at Thirteen Sister.

Thirteen Sister bit her lip and didn't answer, but she did nod slightly.

Seeing Thirteen Sister's expression, Brother Yao didn't say anything, just nodded to indicate he understood, and then continued, "Uncle Ben from Tung Sing has already spoken to me on the phone."

At this point, Yao glanced at the Crown Prince and continued, "The old man explained that the Crown Prince owed gambling debts, so the two of them came to teach him a lesson."

"Damn it, when did I ever say I wouldn't pay it back? I'm just short on cash. Damn it, is it going to kill me to give it to them a little later?" The Crown Prince roared in exasperation.

Chen Yao rolled his eyes at the Crown Prince and continued, "Now that we've captured the person, Dongxing is demanding their return. What do you think about this?"

Chapter 9 Coke

"Damn it, release them! What the hell are you talking about? It's like the prince is being beheaded!" Brother Ji shouted loudly after hearing Brother Yao's words.

Thirteen Sister lowered her head and remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.

"If you ask me, we should just sink them into the sea, otherwise everyone will think that Hung Hing is easy to bully," Brother Kei said indignantly.

“In our line of work, fighting for territory, you cutting me, I cutting you, that’s normal, but there’s a rule to everything,” Han Bin took over the conversation and said.

He paused for a moment, then continued:

"Prince is the top dog in Tsim Sha Tsui. Tung Sing's actions against him on his own turf are a violation of the rules, and there needs to be an explanation."

"Han Bin is right. If this matter isn't resolved, we'll hire a few assassins and have them keep an eye on this old bastard. If he survives, he'll be lucky." Brother Ji was also terrified by what happened today.

He was initially in a good mood, but he almost got killed on the Crown Prince's territory, and he couldn't swallow his anger.

In reality, those who live in the underworld all have their own underground order.

It's fine to fight or kill in normal times, and it's also fine to play tricks and schemes in private. Even if it's an assassination, it can't be done in the open, and it can't be used against us.

Now that Tung Sing has been caught red-handed, the initiative is in Hung Hing's hands, and naturally, no one is willing to let it go.

Currently, the only one who probably wants to release the person is Thirteen Sister. But she can't speak up right now and can only sit silently in the corner, without saying a word.

After everyone had finished speaking, Yao Ge finally spoke up:

"Release them, of course, with compensation; I've already discussed that with the old man."

He paused for a moment, then continued:

"The old man offered two forms of compensation: first, the Prince's three million debt; second, he would hand over Tung Sing's properties in the Yau Tsim Mong district, including two bars, three nightclubs, and two parking lots, to the Prince in exchange for Coca-Cola and Ah Leopard."

"Your Highness, what do you think?" Yao Ge turned to the Crown Prince and asked.

After hearing what Yao Ge said, the prince was clearly tempted. He was poor now, and although he hadn't planned to pay back his debts, he still had the income from two bars, three nightclubs, and two parking lots. So this blow didn't seem so painful anymore.

(PS: The bars, nightclubs, and parking lots here are not owned by Tung Sing; what they are giving up is only the revenue from the premises.)

"Actually, my injuries aren't that serious. It's not a good time for Hung Hing to go to war with Tung Sing right now. Anyway, I'm fine. Whatever Brother Yao says, that's fine." With that, the prince tacitly agreed, and the matter was put to rest.

"Alright, let's leave it at that. Your Highness, you should focus on recovering. As for the subsequent negotiations..."

Yao paused here, looked at everyone, and then continued:

"Let's leave it to Thirteen Sister."

"Is everything alright, Thirteenth Sister?"

“No problem, Brother Yao,” Thirteen Sister replied. Hung Hing knew about the relationship between Thirteen Sister and Uncle Ben, so arranging for Thirteen Sister to negotiate would be smoother.

"Alright, I have something to do, so I'll be going now. You guys chat." After saying that, Brother Yao left with his underlings.

After Yao-ge left, Thirteen Sister raised her head and looked at the Crown Prince, saying, "Your Highness, I want to go see those two people."

The Crown Prince glanced at Thirteen Sister and then said, "Alright, let Jiang Zai and Ah Guan take you there."

Thirteen Sister didn't say much, stood up and said to Jiang Lai, "Let's go, Jiang."

Then he nodded at Ah Guan.

After saying that, Thirteen Sister opened the door and went out first.

Seeing this, Jiang Lai knew that her boss, Thirteen Sister, was worried about Kele, so she didn't say anything and went out.

"Hey... Thirteen Sister," Han Bin quickly stood up as he saw Thirteen Sister leave.

Thirteen Sister stopped at the door and said, "I just went to check on things; the Crown Prince still needs someone to take care of him."

After saying that, Thirteen Sister strode away.

Jiang Lai and A Guan quickly followed.

"Okay... alright!" Han Bin stopped walking and then sat down somewhat dejectedly.

A few minutes later, Jiang Lai and A Guan brought Thirteen Sister to the Prince's boxing gym.

When "Jiangzai" saw Jiang come in, Ah Long came over and greeted him.

"Ah Long, I've come with Sister Mei to take a look," Jiang Lai said, tilting his head and gesturing to Ah Long out of the corner of his eye.

“Ah, oh, young lady,” Ah Long also saw Thirteen Sister and Ah Guan behind him, and then greeted Thirteen Sister.

Those who joined Hung Hing earlier know that Thirteen Sister's original name was Cui Xiaoxiao. Because her father, Chui Shui Da, won thirteen hands of cards in a row on the night she was born, she was called Thirteen Sister.

"Hey there, Ah Long, you're getting more and more handsome!" Thirteen teased Ah Long.

Hehe, Ah Long scratched his head sheepishly.

"Where is he, Ah Long?" Jiang Lai asked Ah Long.

“It’s inside,” Ah Long said, pointing to the room behind the boxing gym.

“Lead the way, Sister Mei wants to go take a look,” Jiang Lai continued.

"Ah, oh, okay!" Ah Long responded and led the way.

After crossing the entire boxing gym, when he reached the door of a room, Ah Long took out a key and opened the door.

Jiang Lai looked inside. The room was empty, with some exercise equipment piled up in the corner. There was a beam in the middle, and Kele and Abao were tied up and suspended in the middle, their toes just touching the ground.

After opening the door, Thirteen Sister just stared at Cola and Ah Bao without saying a word.

Because Ah Bao was severely beaten by the Crown Prince and had been hung up for so long, he was already somewhat delirious. However, Cola, under the bright lights, still managed to squint and see the person who was coming.

After watching for a while, Thirteen Sister finally spoke in a slightly hoarse voice, "Long time no see."

"Cough... Long time no see, Thirteen Sister." Having been suspended for quite a while, Cola raised her head with some difficulty, squinted her eyes, forced a smile, and spoke gently to Thirteen Sister.

"Jiang, put them down," Thirteen Sister said directly to Jiang, ignoring Ah Long and Ah Guan's opinions.

"Oh!" Jiang Lai replied casually, not minding at all.

"Miss, this..." Ah Long wanted to say something more.

Jiang Lai interrupted him directly, saying, "Alright, the big shots have all settled things. This is none of your business. Don't worry. If you don't believe me, ask A-Guan."

At this moment, Ah Guan nodded to Ah Long.

Jiang Lai knew that A Long was afraid of being punished by the Crown Prince, so he said a few more words and gestured for him to go and ask A Guan directly.

Ah Long didn't say much after hearing this, and silently stood aside.

Jiang Lai went up and quickly untied the ropes for Kele and Abao. When they landed, Kele staggered but managed to stand up, while Abao collapsed to the ground.

Jiang Lai didn't care about anything else. Anyway, he had already let the person go. As long as the boss's white moonlight was alright, the other one didn't matter.

Thirteen Sister stared at the cola, expressionless, but her eyes were filled with complex emotions. Then she glanced at Jiang Lai and said, "Jiang-zai..."

"I understand... um, I understand." Jiang Lai raised his hands before Thirteen Sister could finish speaking, indicating that he understood what Thirteen Sister meant.

Then Jiang Lai said to Ah Long and Ah Guan, "Let's go, I heard there's a new barbecue restaurant that just opened outside, it's pretty good."

"what"

"What do you mean, 'huh'?" Jiang Lai slapped Ah Long on the back of the head.

After saying that, before the two could react, Jiang Lai put his arm around one of them and walked out of the boxing gym.

Thirteen Sister wanted to talk to Cola alone. As for safety, Jiang Lai knew that Cola wouldn't hurt Thirteen Sister. As for the thing on the ground, hehe!

Chapter 10 Meeting