Hong Kong variety show: Hung Hing, are you contributing to society?

Lin Yaodong shook his head.

He knew that Chen Yongren was not a heinous criminal, and killing him would not bring any system rewards; on the contrary, there might be punishment.

"Let's keep following them for now," Lin Yaodong said.

"Also, send someone to secretly protect Chen Yongren's wife. No matter what Chen Yongren does, his wife and children should not be implicated; that's the rule."

Upon hearing this...

Not only Gao Jin, but the two young men were also very surprised.

He thought to himself: Dong Ge is indeed a loyal friend!

"Yes." Gao Jin nodded.

"Ah Jin," Lin Yaodong asked, "tell me, how have I treated the brothers?"

Gao Jin paused for a moment, then replied earnestly, "Brother Dong is incredibly loyal to his brothers. He shares both good times and bad. None of the brothers who have followed you have ever spoken ill of you."

"Then why did Chen Yongren betray me?" Lin Yaodong asked calmly, but Gao Jin detected a rare hint of confusion in his voice.

"The salary I gave him wasn't even worth a few thousand dollars compared to what the police earned?"

Gao Jin was silent for a moment, then said, "Brother Dong, everyone has their own ambitions. Maybe he... was never meant to be on this path."

Lin Yaodong laughed, "Maybe he was never meant to be in this line of work...it's hard to say..."

Gao Jin was puzzled.

Lin Yaodong stood up, patted Gao Jin on the shoulder, and said, "Have someone go to the police station tomorrow to bail Su Jianqiu out."

"What about Chen Yongren..."

"Let's leave him alone for now," Lin Yaodong said. "I want to see if the police can still accept him after all these years in the underworld."

......

The next day, news that Chen Yongren was an undercover agent spread throughout the property management company.

Lin Yaodong was also puzzled, as he had not deliberately spread the news.

The fact that it spread so quickly means it wasn't him; it could only be someone within the police force doing it deliberately.

"Have you heard? Ren-ge is an undercover agent!"

"How is that possible? Ren-ge has been following Dong-ge for three years. He's the most ruthless when it comes to killing people and the most diligent when it comes to collecting debts. How could he be an undercover agent?"

"Absolutely true! My cousin works as a clerk at the Wan Chai Police Station; I specifically asked him..."

"Not only that, Brother Qiu was arrested too! He's still in jail!"

"Holy crap, really? Qiu Ge got arrested too?"

"Really? I heard it was Brother Ren... Chen Yongren who caught it himself!"

"So you can know a person's face but not their heart..."

The underlings were buzzing with discussion, especially those who had followed Chen Yongren; none of them could believe it.

"I don't believe it! Ren-ge wouldn't be a traitor! There must be some mistake!"

"A mistake?" another henchman sneered. "Then tell me, why didn't Brother Ren come yesterday? Why didn't Brother Qiu come either? Why did Brother Dong call Brother Gao Jin to a meeting first thing this morning?"

The younger brother was speechless.

The conference room was filled with smoke.

Seven or eight leaders sat on either side of the long table, with Gao Jin sitting to the left of the head seat—that was the second-in-command's position.

The head seat was empty; Lin Yaodong hadn't arrived yet.

"Brother Jin, how should we handle this?" asked a man with a scar on his face. He was the "property manager" of the Mong Kok Night Market Street, and his name was Sang Biao.

Street chief, as the name suggests, is the person who manages a street.

Gao Jin flicked his cigarette ash and said calmly, "Let's talk about it when Brother Dong arrives."

"Wait?" Sang Biao raised his voice. "The rumors are going crazy outside! They're saying there's a mole in Hung Hing, and Brother Tung has been made a fool of! If we wait any longer, the brothers' morale will plummet!"

"Yeah, Brother Jin," another street chief chimed in, "If that kid Chen Yongren really turned out to be a traitor, we'd better clean house quickly, or how will we ever be able to face anyone again?"

"Clean house?" Gao Jin glanced at him. "What? You're going to go to the police station and kill some cops?"

The street chief choked.

The conference room door was pushed open, and Lin Yaodong walked in.

He was wearing a black suit today, without a tie, and his expression was calm, revealing no emotion.

Everyone stood up.

"Brother Dong."

Lin Yaodong walked to the head seat and waved his hand. "Please sit down."

Everyone took their seats, and all eyes were on him.

Lin Yaodong lit a cigar, took a slow puff, exhaled the smoke, and then spoke: "I know about Chen Yongren's matter."

The meeting room was quiet, with only the hum of the air conditioner.

"Since Ah Ren has followed me... he's my brother." Lin Yaodong continued, his voice not loud, but every word clearly reached everyone's ears. "During this time, everyone here has witnessed the contributions he has made to the gang, and many people have been helped by him."

Sang Biao was about to say something when Lin Yaodong raised his hand to stop him.

"He's an undercover agent, that's a fact. He arrested Ah Qiu, that's also a fact," Lin Yaodong said. "But how we handle it is up to me."

He scanned the room, his gaze sharp as a knife. "From now on, no one is allowed to cause trouble for Chen Yongren in private, and even less so for his family. Anyone who violates this rule..." He paused, "...cannot blame me, Lin Yaodong, for being ruthless."

Sang Biao couldn't hold back any longer: "Brother Dong! Are we just going to let this go? Does that mean anyone can become a traitor from now on?"

"Forget it?" Lin Yaodong laughed, but his smile was devoid of warmth. "Who said forget it? But revenge doesn't always have to involve fighting and killing. Ah Ren chose to be a policeman, so let him be... If he can't take it, I'll make him obediently come back and continue working for me..."

"what?"

"this..."

For a moment, everyone was completely confused.

Many times, they couldn't keep up with Lin Yaodong's train of thought.

Lin Yaodong put on that smiling expression again, "Think about it, the police force sent an undercover agent to my side to bring me down... that undercover agent gets exposed and goes back to being a cop... he can't make it there anymore, but I can still accept him..."

"What does this mean..." Sang Biao scratched his head.

"Are you stupid!" a street chief next to him cursed. "Doesn't this mean that even the undercover agents have been won over and turned by Brother Dong?"

"If word gets out, how much face will the police lose!"

"I see..."

Lin Yaodong nodded: "Fighting and killing, I'll be a gangster my whole life. Everyone knows that. I, Lin Yaodong, am the most loyal friend..."

"Brother Dong is so generous!"

"Brother Dong is a loyal friend!"

...

Lin Yaodong raised his hand to signal for quiet, then turned to Gao Jin: "Jin, how's the bail for Qiu going?"

"The lawyer has already gone and should be able to come out this afternoon," Gao Jin said.

"Okay." Lin Yaodong nodded. "When A-Qiu comes out, bring him to see me. Also, spread the word: although Chen Yongren has become a traitor, he was still one of our men before. Let bygones be bygones. Anyone who uses underhanded methods to deal with his family is going against me, Lin Yaodong."

The leaders were filled with admiration.

Dong Ge is going to take revenge in a fair and square way—using the rules of the underworld, using methods, and using his brain, rather than violence.

Moreover, protecting Chen Yongren's family is also a way to show the other underlings!

Look how generous Dong Ge is!

It's also to show the police!

We follow the rules!

"Did you understand everything?" Lin Yaodong asked.

"Understood, Brother Dong," everyone replied in unison.

Meeting adjourned.